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  1. this seems like the absolute most ill advised roll out of a vehicle in history https://www.tesla.com/early-cybertruck-delivery
  2. Wachtell is going to make so much fucking money off of Elon over the next decade. https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/openai-hires-musk-foe-wachtell-fight-lawsuit-over-companys-mission-2024-03-11/?utm_source=reddit.com OpenAI hires Musk foe Wachtell to fight lawsuit over company's mission
  3. the experience is the ONLY reason to go to Pat Gee's Jordan went into consulting i know, and i think he's doing some stuff w/ Joe Zavala. i know he had his issues and i am legit proud of him for making life changes - he's a good human and i'm glad he's on the right track now (and has been for 5+ years) this just came out, not sure if it's where he talked about it or not. edit: went into consulting because he wants to help folks who have a passion to help them grow their talents. trying to help people figure out what they want to do and become the best they can be. sounds like he's doing some work helping at Stanleys? said he has a knack for teaching and wants to help people. "i am here as a teacher"
  4. an amazing, ironic note!
  5. bringing it back to make fun of Elon's foundation https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/us/elon-musk-charity.html Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity. Its Money Stays Close to Home. + + + + + + most folks are significantly better at hiding things than Elon "let's move money from my foundation to another foundation run by the head of my family office" all you need to know about all of this is the minimal amount of work put into the foundation's website. i know, you think "it can't be that bad" - and you would be wrong here is a screenshot:
  6. i'm a Danny Ric fan, but ignoring a 41 second pit stop due to a jack failure and the team bringing out the wrong tires and getting ready to fit them to the wrong side of the car is fucking dumb. his total time off the track was over a minute. https://imgur.com/a/coJKHjH
  7. been a while since a full update was posted here, thought it would be useful to share one!
  8. depends on what you are in the mood for "northern italian style steakhouse" - newest/hottest spot in FBG is Alla Campagna on Main. wife's favorite app in town is their roasted garlic & ricotta meatballs. highly rec the bucatini and wild boar paparadelle. had almost all of their pizzas, but the margherita is the one we go back to. i would skip the steak, it's good but not $80 good. sides are ok - charred broccolini is excellent. their tiramisu is the best dessert in Fredericksburg. if you want something to go, they have a side entrance off of Milam for to go orders - recent one from wife and I was to order the bucatini, add a couple of the ricotta meatballs + pizza and split it. highly recommend a reservation, they use Tock. probably want to sit inside based on weather. live music, bar food and strong margaritas? Hondos - queso, grilled chicken sandwich, burgers, brisket mac & cheese are all great.warning: it's a self serve restaurant which bothers some folks but who cares. waiting list only, no reservations - you want to sit outside though. if you want good food and a little less fancy, with outdoor seating and a more new orleans style flair? Granite House. all of their apps are solid to very good. best chicken fried steak in Fredericksburg, get the fried egg on top. they have a seafood pasta special every night that's very good. i like their shrimp and grits. waiting list only, no reservations - you want to sit outside though. if you want good food and a little more upscale? Hill & Vine - carnita nachos, tri tip, redfish are all good. croissant bread pudding is one of my favorite desserts in FBG. i think they are waiting list only now, no reservations If you want fancy and the items on the menu look appealing to you, but seems more expensive than it should be? Vaudeville -Mediterranean plate, chicken pesto pizza, charred octopus. reservations recommended, i think they use RESY. If you want fancy and the items on the menu look appealing to you? Ottos is pretty well regarded as the "best" restaurant in FBG but their menu just never has pulled me in. had good experiences, but just not a menu that's for me. highly recommend a reservation, they use Tock actual Mediterranean food? Cafe Dimona (new spot in town, where Emma & Ollie used to be - know some back of house folks, just started dinner service recently) no matter where you go you should finish at OroBianco Creamery (just opened in FBG, they have locations in Stonewall and Blanco): try all that you want to, but the cutrus crema is incredible, wife loves the mint stracciatella, and they have more seasonal flavors that are not on their website. also an affogato with their house made gelatos is a life changing experience https://www.orobiancomilk.com/products/ here is where you shouldn't go and why Sage: super fancy but not really filling or that good and obscenely expensive for what it is Martini's: do you want a couple of hundred dollar seafood tower in Fredericksburg? what about fresh oysters? also this is the loudest place in town, and you support owners who are generally pretty shitty. avoid at literally all costs. Jack's Chop House: owned by the same folks as Martini's, also very expensive for FBG so we have avoided it. it's evidently gotten better since it opened but i'll never know. Burger Burger: so many better burger spots in FBG - Pecan Grove, Tubbys, Hondos, Mamacita's Restaurant: go to Campo Azul if you want cheap Mexican food, it's significantly better in every single way Altdorf: know a local who called it a freezer to table restaurant and that's basically what it is in my experience. lots of Chef Mike cooking things up in the back. very mediocre. couple of bonus spots for you Caliche: best coffee in town and nothing else is close. can take your lady friend there for an excellent avocado toast - i usually get the green chile grits bowl if they have it on menu. next door to Alla Campagna. Pritzers Sweet Shop: if you are walking around downtown this is a little tiny bakery that has excellent baked good. crossiants are great, large salted pretzel - go to are their cookies: cowboy, snickerdoodle or cinnamon toast marshmallow Piccolina: italian ice spot downtown (main & lincoln) that's fantastic - use local produce as much as possible. try all their flavors, but the lemon is the best seller for a reason. https://www.instagram.com/piccolina.fbg/?hl=en Pontotac Winegarten - like 2 doors down from Hondos and on the same block as Hondos, Alla Campagna and Caliche. cool spot off of Main that you can sit, enjoy some wine or their house made sangria. order the picnic packet which is some homemade pimento cheese, bread, olives, nuts, chocolate chip cookie, berries and sausage if you want to sit for a minute. Woerner Warehouse: solid lunch spot, good sandwiches and salads - make sure you order the Key Lime Pie Tubby's Ice House: behind the Nimitz off of Austin St. excellent burgers and very kid friendly if you need that. easy spot to sit outside and enjoy the weather if it's nice. Prometheus Pizza: new york style pizza that's currently a BYOB food truck, with a B&M opening in the very near future off of San Antonio St. Breakfast of Champions (white sauce, mozz, potato, Force of Nature wild boar chorizo, fines herbes, black pepper, cured egg yolk) is a go to order. they also have great pepperoni that actually gives you pep cups. Hilda's: get the breakfast taco only. they have a drive through. don't go for mexican food. Pecan Grove: best burger for my money in FBG. it's north of town a bit and service is slow but you are drinking a beer in an...old pecan grove...and enjoying live music. much more of a locals spot than a tourist spot. Eaker BBQ (off West Main): Top 50 BBQ joint with a Korean flair - can't recommend them enough but you are looking for dinner, which they don't have anymore sadly. their saturday special is typically a pork belly burnt end made one of a few different ways (hot honey glazed, gochujang glazed, raspberry chipolte glazed, jalapeno, mango habanero, etc) - great BBQ and even better people that own it. https://www.instagram.com/eakerbarbecue/ Der Lindenbaum - i don't eat German food but if you do, the only place to go happy to answer any specific questions/recs here or via PM!
  9. naw, it's just BO&W. i'm sure this is what he is doing right now:
  10. i know you know that it's worth it but NEVER GIVE UP - kid is at 4.5 months and sleeps 9-10 hr straight on week days (up at 630 for daycare) and will go up to 11 on Sat AM. it's a glorious piece of equipment, sorry the kiddo is fighting yall so much on i
  11. they don't have all sizes in all colors but the sale is ongoing. it's a tough deal to beat
  12. just want to point out that Goodwin has more than "hung around the NFL for several years" - dude was a 3rd round pick, has played in the NFL for over a decade, has earned almost $22m in contracts, has a fully vested NFL pension and competed in the Olympics. put way more respect on his name. Fozzy was absolutely good enough to also not be in that grouping also, earning just under $5m in the NFL himself. Newton gets, at worst, an incomplete for having to retire in college due to concussions - dude had something like 7 or 8 in 7 years? Johnson, Williams, Chiles - sure. but acting like Goodwin deserves to be anywhere near those guys on a "not very good talent" list is absolutely incorrect.
  13. but he paid the largest tax bill in history! he would never use a loophole like that to try and reduce his tax burden, right?!?!?!?!
  14. oh my god. he sent the "vote for the guy running as DA in Austin" to the entire TSLA company. they employ 140k people worldwide. he didn't send it to the US group. he didn't send it to the Texas group (remember they have offices in Austin, DFW, Houston, etc.) he didn't send it to the Central Texas group (Austin + Bastrop.) he didn't send it to those working in the Austin office only - he sent it to the ENTIRE COMPANY - then emailed them again 10 hours later about it. also, he's megafucked in this X music publisher lawsuit: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/06/tech/x-lawsuit-music-elon-musk/index.html as a reminder, they don't pay companies to license it and they have virtually no anti piracy system or team in place for music or videos compared to every other social media site in the universe. they aren't even out there looking at the top 25 viewed videos for the day to screen out "hey this is the entire mario movie" or "hey this is the #3 most RT or liked video on the platform, but it's playing what is obviously copyrighted music, we should mute that or demonotize it"
  15. the parent tweet for all this is makes it even funnier - shes giving away her money as part of her signing the Giving Pledge. here is who she has given $$ to last year btw:https://yieldgiving.com/essays/giving-update/ includes such well known wildass groups like the Girl Scouts and United Way. she's given $25 million to an affordable housing nonprofit plus another $20m to a community land trust in SF that works on housing, $5m to a foundation's fund that benefits those impacted by the wildfires in Hawaii, a bunch of legal aid and justice services across the entire country, a bunch of early childhood development services across the entire country, substance abuse programs, etc you know, not everyone just gives $5.7 billion to their own charity, some folks actually like to give it to places that will make a difference.
  16. that's still super cool. thanks for sharing, been poking around it for a few minutes
  17. NoName

    Texas Primaries

    don't know him well personally, but know a few who do - he's a good dude and they do excellent work.
  18. its not theft...i'm just borrowing them for a very long time. but seriously dude, they are fantastic.
  19. this is as good of a place as any to drop this article Kahn Jr & Max Olson: How Mack Brown and Texas built a prestigious (and perilous) early recruiting phenomenon + + + + text:
  20. Typical Musk Things can't deliver the Cybertruck because of rain! this should 100% have ramifications
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