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All those three-eyed fish are about to grow a fourth eye. I rag on Galveston a lot but I will point out that even early Spanish explorers would find tarballs because of the naturally occurring oil in the area. In theory, Galveston's water is actually semi-okay but good Lord. I can't even imagine what's in the ship Channel

I agree. People who are all bought in on this idea of a Utopian society on Mars believe that Sea Monkeys look like this...

99% sure my wife will not be interested in attending. I anticipate it to be an amusing train wreck. It is very cringe-worthy on so many level which is why my teenager likes it. I will look like the chaperone for the show, I'm sure. Then again, I don't care.

Serbia feeling left out of the conversation

Mmmmm FICO

I love how he sued so that he could be called a co-founder Founding (2003–2004) The company was incorporated as Tesla Motors, Inc. on July 1, 2003, by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.[8][9] They served as CEO and CFO, respectively.[10] Eberhard said that he wanted to build "a car manufacturer that is also a technology company", with its core technologies as "the battery, the computer software, and the proprietary motor".[11] Ian Wright was Tesla's third employee, joining a few months later.[8] In February 2004, the company raised US$7.5 million (equivalent to $12 million in 2023) in series A funding, including $6.5 million (equivalent to $10 million in 2023) from Elon Musk, who had received $100 million from the sale of his interest in PayPal two years earlier. Musk became the chairman of the board of directors and the largest shareholder of Tesla.[12][13][10] J. B. Straubel joined Tesla in May 2004 as chief technical officer.[14] A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 allows all five – Eberhard, Tarpenning, Wright, Musk, and Straubel – to call themselves co-founders.[15] Roadster (2005–2009) Main article: Tesla Roadster (first generation) Elon Musk took an active role within the company, but was not deeply involved in day-to-day business operations.[16] The company's strategy was to start with a premium sports car aimed at early adopters and then move into more mainstream vehicles, including sedans and affordable compacts.[17] In February 2006, Musk led Tesla's Series B venture capital funding round of $13 million, which added Valor Equity Partners to the funding team.[18][13] Musk co-led the third, $40 million round in May 2006 which saw investment from prominent entrepreneurs including Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and former eBay President Jeff Skoll.[19] A fourth round worth $45 million in May 2007 brought the total private financing investment to over $105 million.[19] In August 2007, Eberhard was asked by the board, led by Elon Musk, to step down as CEO.[20] Eberhard then took the title of "President of Technology" before ultimately leaving the company in January 2008. Co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who served as the Vice President of Electrical Engineering of the company, also left the company in January 2008.[21] In August 2007, Michael Marks was brought in as interim CEO, and in December 2007, Ze'ev Drori became CEO and President.[22] Musk succeeded Drori as CEO in October 2008.[22] In June 2009, Eberhard filed a lawsuit against Musk for allegedly forcing him out.[23] The case was dismissed in August 2009.[24] Tesla began production of the Roadster in 2008 inside the service bays of a former Chevrolet dealership in Menlo Park.[25][26] By January 2009, Tesla had raised $187 million and delivered 147 cars. Musk had contributed $70 million of his own money to the company.[27] In June 2009, Tesla was approved to receive $465 million in interest-bearing loans from the United States Department of Energy. The funding, part of the $8 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, supported the engineering and production of the Model S sedan, as well as the development of commercial powertrain technology.[28] Tesla repaid the loan in May 2013, with $12 million in interest.[29][30]

My son is asking for me to take him to see a band called... Queef Jerky

Please please tell me the venn diagram showing these morons and the "mah rights!?" antivaxxers is an overlapping circle.

Getting there...

Meta finally fixes one thing and messes other things...

No matter how hard I try, he won't put the camera in his other hand...

Is this the 20%

What a tool

I'm glad I never had an interest in graduate school because I would have been screwed. My GPA at UT was really low... very low. Like, just made it out. The only person I know of who had a lower GPA at UT is our CEO. If you're not going into graduate studies or engineering (you know, aggy bridge-builders), I cannot overemphasize the importance of using college to help you build your social and influencing skills. Personality can be a cheat code, so to speak. Not that mine is a winning personality but you know what I mean. I've met a lot of aggies because of what I do and some of their personalities are stunningly bland. That impacts future career prospects.

They have a promising future in elected office

Turn that building into a mini food hall

Yeah it's interesting they key in on Top 40 because I think Taste Freeze applies to most new music. I'm not a huge pop top 40 fan but soak up most of what gets played on stations like XMU or Alt Nation... same with KUT which is a great way to get educated on local bands. Have to say KEXP is a great source for lots of good music.

Sidenote: makes living in Austin kickass with music options but also means it can be wallet-draining and it pisses off my wife. Can confirm @jimmyjazz does not suffer from this. Pretty sure @KaiserSoze too

I've never suffered from the Taste Freeze phenomenon. I think it's because I've always had really broad taste in music that even in my.college years I would feel out on Van Halen, New Order, Eric Dolphy, Hello man, The Dead Milkmen, Dvorak, Front 242, Sisters of Mercy, INXS and everything in-between. When Bearshare rolled around, it's possible I may have enjoyed thousands of songs, many of which I had never heard. I was introduced to the brilliance of Thievery Corporation, DJ Cam, Kruder & Dorfmeister, DJ Shadow and more. So now... I still really love new music. ACL and Levitation are great because you get to see bands you know and then discover a bunch of new bands. So, I don't understand the Taste Freeze concept but see it allll the time. I don't get it. It's people getting a case of the olds and you see it in full force when the ACL lineup drops. Levitation seems to draw a more "open, crowd. Thoughts? I'm just north of 50, for context. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/55096/20150527/spotify-study-finds-that-musical-taste-stagnates-at-age-33.htm

Kick his ass, Sea Bass

and it looks like they'll be opposite Dua Lipa Was listening to Sir Chloe today... really good sound. Going to be mid-day on Friday based on that poster. And I'm thinking the Mannequin Pussy timing may be good for Friday.

Yeah, the whole "escape from Belarus" angle is inspiring.

Went to this place on Sunday... really nice. They were a bit overwhelmed with the Mother's Day crowd buy good food and very reasonable prices. https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2023-07-14/rose-gose-brings-continental-flair-to-austin/ Next to Jewboy Burgers on Airport.

1000% intentional. His buddy recorded the whole thing.