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smokebomb

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  1. Figured this could be dropped here. Warning: pretty offensive language, may want to use headphones.
  2. Take from a Austin Reddit thread, looks like Musk made the front page of the Chronicle:
  3. My guess is that it is partly due to Jeremy Corbyn stepping down as Labour Party leader. Corbyn was the best thing to happen to the Tories in a decade.
  4. I’ve long been a patron of the Chili Parlor & the day it closes might be the true death of Old Austin. It’s a great restaurant & you can never go wrong with the Frieda’s enchiladas and/or the frito pie. Never order a Lone Star because I was told it’s not served due to a shitty sales rep back in the 70s or 80s demanding they only serve Lone Star beer. So they told him to kiss off & have never sold it since. My understanding is the current owner (Zub?) bought it from the 2nd owner in 2002. She bought it from the original owners in the late 90s but didn’t pay her sales tax & the state closed her down. The original closure notice is still hanging on the wall on the right as you head to the bathrooms/kitchen. Zub was a two decade patron of the Parlor & couldn’t see it closing, so he paid off the taxes & took over the restaurant. I’m also pretty sure I saw him on an episode of Art Mann Presents drunker than a skunk at the AVNs in Vegas. As was alluded earlier in the thread, the Parlor was used for a scene in Tarantino’s film Death Proof but they added a jukebox & switched the ‘entrance’ to the kitchen/bathroom area. In the 2000s, Tarantino often visited the place & would hang out with one of the waitresses when in town. She was on his arm during one of his Austin premiers. And the waiter that always rides a bike & has his pant leg rolled up has been there at least 20 years. He always looks stoned as hell but when I first started going, his only job was to keep everyone’s water & tea filled at lunch. He seemed happy in doing it & did that for many years before ‘graduating’ to being a waiter. Again - the Chili Parlor is an amazing place and an Austin staple.
  5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38366448/venables-says-briles-presence-field-ou-win-being-dealt-with?platform=amp
  6. Note that if the property currently doesn’t have an Ag exemption, you have to have it run with an agricultural purpose for 5 out of 7 years before you get the tax exemption. But once you have an Ag exemption, you can then convert it to a wildlife exemption, which is a bit less work.
  7. The state needs to come in & restrict any development that significantly changes the original structures. Rebuild a single story home with a single story home. But they won’t and Lahaina will become another Wailea.
  8. https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-investigation-justice-garland-ad1034e274570d65032f8e4f47c0c8f6
  9. Bally is currently not available on YouTube TV. And the separate streaming service Bally Sports+ ($20 a month) does not currently include the Southwest / Rangers & Mavericks region. Ironically enough, I am only able to watch those games through the Bally app because I use my parent’s DirecTV login. As mentioned above, Sinclair sucks and who knows what’s going to happen with Bally’s current bankruptcy situation.
  10. +1 for YouTubeTV It’s cheaper - $73 a month. All channels are HD. Can share with 6 accounts with basic plan (only 3 can stream at once though). Has some 4K content (pricey - extra $20 a month). Now has NFL Sunday Ticket as an add-on. Has NFL RedZone - $10 a month for it & Sports Package - I only subscribe during football season. Don’t have to talk to someone to sign up, change plans or quit All handled online, unlike DirecTV. Supports sports multicast - screen is split into 2-4 games. Watching the NCAA tourney was awesome. Has local stations & when you travel, it automatically switches to those locals. Could be good or bad. Can subscribe to HBO, Showtime, Starz, etc Cons - No Longhorn Network (who cares after this season though) No BallySports / old FSSW Have to have a smart TV or device & internet. I can’t recommend it enough.
  11. My understanding is not being named is Justice Department policy for people who are not indicted, nothing more. It’s a heads up though to the co-conspirators and I could see them testify against DJT in some sort of cooperation agreement.
  12. https://www.kut.org/transportation/2023-05-23/austin-project-connect-recommendation-light-rail-10-miles-street-level
  13. Looks like she has to report by May 30th and along with her ex, pay $452 million in restitution: https://www.axios.com/2023/05/18/theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-prison-sentence-may-30
  14. Bye bye bye: https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/appeals-court-denies-elizabeth-holmes-request-to-stay-out-of-prison-113457150.html
  15. Wasn’t this a The Office episode?
  16. It’s expensive but I’m ok with any kid having $30k in debt. That’s a car payment for 5-6 years and although not cheap, it won’t debilitate someone like $300k would. I would prefer free college for kids but that’s a pipe dream.
  17. I think most public schools will be fine. They normally aren’t charging $50k a year for in-state tuition and there will always be kids wanting to go there. But the small, private liberal arts schools? They are screwed. Some have already started shutting down and they won’t be bailed out. State governments already don’t pay enough to public colleges, i doubt there will be any taxpayer money for private colleges that fail.
  18. First - a 2015 OpEd from the NYT discussing the increase in tuition: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/opinion/sunday/the-real-reason-college-tuition-costs-so-much.html 2nd - I’ve always hated the assertion that a college degree is the sole reason people are successful later in life. College self-select the smartest people - high grades, activities, test scores, etc. The traits that got the kids into college are the main reason kids are successful in life, not just the degree they obtained. Colleges love to tout this but it’s just marketing to justify their existence. 3rd - I am not anti college. If your parents have $300k and you want to study international basket weaving & English at Patchouli U, go for it. But fuck that same university for trying to recruit a kid whose parents that make less than $50k and will never get out of that debt. A reckoning is coming for those schools and I have zero sympathy. If colleges want to be so expensive, kids should get an appropriate paying career out of it. Finally - I think trade schools are a great path for kids today. With the increase in technology and the high cost of shipping, factory work is coming back to the US. Plus, everyone needs to shit and plumbers will always have a job. I personally think that kids in high school should be able to start apprenticeships so that when they graduate, they are on a great career path. I will now step off my soap box.
  19. Looks interesting:
  20. https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/oklahoma-recreational-marijuana-vote-only-a-month-away?_amp=true
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