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  1. I like a lot of your theory except that it doesn’t explain why the outside air is so toxic that people die within minutes. Or at least when the silo 17 occupants died, which was 25-30 years ago, they died quickly. And silo 18 people die when they go clean, except Juliette. There must be some chemical toxicity and not just leftover nuclear fallout. I think people get poisoned with gas as they are exiting up the stairs, except for Juliette who had the better tape to seal her suit. And if that is true, then who or what is poisoning them and why? A sadistic human overseeing everything? An AI that controls the silos and wants to keep what’s left of humanity in captivity?
  2. I read both in middle school but just decided to listen to the audiobook of Huck Finn in preparation for reading James. I found it incredibly dull and boring, not to mention the frequent use of the N-word, which of course it was a different time but it was still a beating to listen to. So glad that one is finally behind me. Thanks for nothing, Mark Twain.
  3. Not using spoilers because anyone reading should’ve watched the finale by now. The flashback scene was presumably in Atlanta because they referenced a dirty bomb in D.C., so it would be uninhabitable. I suppose setting the stage for nuclear war with Iran, and the silos being created as a nuclear fallout plan. It doesn’t make sense that the outside air is still contaminated from nuclear fallout. It’s been hundreds of years, and even if there is ongoing nuclear war, radiation poisoning wouldn’t kill people in minutes. The level of radiation needed for that would easily penetrate Juliette’s suit. It’s still entirely possible the outside air is now safe. The inhabitants of silo 17 died when they had their uprising and went outside, but that happened when Solo/Jimmy was 12 years old, so the situation could have improved since then. I think another possibility is that the air is naturally safe but the person or entity (AI voice that spoke to Lukas and Sims) is working to contain the inhabitants and has the ability to use poison gas on people as they exit the silo. There could have been a mass gassing of silo 17 when they fled. The people in silo 18 likewise get poisoned as they go clean, but Juliette’s tape protected her and she doesn’t yet realize that she could survive outside without the suit. Just escape the immediate area and find clean air. All of this seems to be an elaborate scheme to control a population of people in enclosed spaces and attempts to create a structured society with rigid rules that deter their escape. I would be shocked if the silo is somehow necessary for human survival. Maybe an AI has taken over the planet and sequestered humans for unclear reasons.
  4. I’m more confused about a lot of stuff now.
  5. Well in the case of vaccines, it’s not good at all. We are not in short supply of vaccines, so it does not free up more for the rest of us. As vaccination rates in the population decline, depending on the disease, we start to lose herd immunity. Then, even the responsible vaccinated people are at higher risk of contracting the disease from the unvaccinated people around them. Joe Rogan is a problem for spreading misinformation, but I’m more worried about RFK. He could roll back public health decades.
  6. I’d like to do another marathon this year. I’ve done 3 in the past, most recent being Dallas BMW in Dec 2022. My time was 3:54:49 which was my PR. I have my eye on the Cowtown on Feb 23. I live in FW so it would be convenient, plus there are no other big marathons in this region later in the spring. I could maybe wait for OKC but I don’t like Oklahoma. Not sure if I’m where I want to be from a training standpoint. Holidays and weather have been a hindrance. My longest runs thus far have been 13.1, 14.5, 16.5, and 13.1. I’d like to get to 20+ over the next 3 weeks to actually feel good about it.
  7. I really enjoyed that episode and feel like we are finally going somewhere. The people forcing Juliette to open the vault were an irrational bunch. She narrowed it down to 6 codes that could all be attempted within 2 days, but they wanted to kill her or Silo right then because they were hungry and needed food right that instant? They’ve been scavenging in that Silo for decades.
  8. As a general rule, I don’t have ill will towards any Longhorns as long as they represent The University well. Be it Chris Simms or Blake Gideon or Garrett Gilbert or Bert Auburn. Quinn Ewers falls in that group. I appreciate the things he did well but he was also extremely frustrating to watch as a player. The recruiting rankings and hype were extremely high, even had Heisman talk going into this year, and in the end we saw QB play more similar to Simms or Ehlinger than we did Colt. When we had Colt and the game was on the line, I always felt he had it in him to make the critical pass and keep the game alive. Watching Quinn, I never felt that way. There were obviously many highlights like 4th and 13 against ASU where he made a clutch play to help win a tight game. There were also many missed opportunities like an overthrow to a wide open Golden on 3rd and 5 when we were trying to take the lead in the 4th quarter. Sark botched the playcalling at 1st and goal, but prior to that, there were plenty of other plays in the game that simply weren’t made, and I think an elite QB needs to be able to do that. I also think our offensive playbook was somewhat limited this year because of Quinn’s highly inconsistent deep ball and his inability to scramble away from a collapsing pocket. I usually don’t concern myself with off the field issues, but I do follow several Longhorns on IG and I was not a fan of our starting QB making political posts in the middle of the football season. When that was going at the same time we were watching on-field struggles post injury, Quinn alienated me a little bit as a fan. He was a drastic improvement from wandering in the desert with Case, Thompson, Buechele, Swoopes, etc, but those guys also had a much less talented team around them and far worse coaching from Strong and Herman. So I’m happy that Quinn played a role in returning Texas to prominence, and he was good enough to allow this upward trajectory to occur, but I think Texas needs better in order to win an actual championship. Hopefully Arch is the guy. Good luck to Quinn in whatever he does next.
  9. I have horrible allergies in Texas, so escaping allergies would be a minor goal if we leave Texas. I never seem to have allergies when visiting Colorado but the dry air usually gives me chapped lips and pretty dry skin. Denver is an option on our list but that’s a small concern for me.
  10. Had a family member who used to live there. Many visits growing up allowed me to build my CD collection from that Tower Records on Ventura Blvd. She is the reason a Texas kid became a lifelong Dodgers fan. I hate seeing all of this. Good luck to Sbbruin and all the other surly Angelenos.
  11. Why do people keep suggesting that Quinn returned our program to relevance? He was an adequate QB that mostly allowed us to win the games we should’ve won with the overwhelming talent advantage we had all around him. A few times he came very close to destroying the upward trajectory of our program (see: aggy game). He played well against Bama and Michigan but he played average or below average in many other games. Maybe we should start thanking Bert Auburn for back-to-back playoff appearances. Texas is better after Bert helped return us to prominence.
  12. In what regard? Chris Simms was a play away from a national championship game at one point. The gap between Colt and Quinn is massive.
  13. Why does that one play have to linger when he did that repeatedly even in his 3rd year? Have you already forgotten how unnecessarily close the aggy game was after back-to-back Quinn blunders? That’s who he is.
  14. This is it in a nutshell. Sark is absolutely to blame for the playcalling when it was 1st and 1 from the 1 yard line. That was horrendous and worthy of discussion elsewhere. But we scored 14 points and our QB overthrew balls, underthrew balls, and has a knack for stepping into a collapsing pocket to self sack. He scrambles once or twice a game only because it is so completely unexpected, but he is not a threat on the ground and has no ability to scramble outside the pocket and make a pass or a play with his legs. On 95% of plays he moves a total of 2 yds from where he initially receives the snap. The comparisons to Chris Simms are true only if you put Chris Simms in ski boots.
  15. As bad as that last TD was, this is very much a game and we can win it.
  16. Did you miss the part where Quinn likes to step into a collapsing pocket and assume the fetal position?
  17. We probably have 32 minutes left of seeing Quinn Ewers in a Texas uniform.
  18. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/09/senate-rfk-jr-health-secretary-letter
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