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Stephen Wilhite, Inventor of the GIF, Has Died
choripan replied to atomheartbevo's topic in Daily Texan
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Reporter: "Coach, why did you shoot 2s at the end there?" Juwan Howard: "Because we couldn't go for one." (WTF at the end of the game there with the post possessions)
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So I bought a Z Grills ZPG-7002F grill on sale late last year based on the "we built them for other people" narrative and some long-term reviews. I am new to pellet smoking but have tried a brisket and also a chuck roast for shits and giggles. Brisket first and chuck roast second. Used Traeger Texas beef blend. Smoked at 225 until the probe hit mid 190s then manually checked the meat starting at around 200. Brisket came out good not great. Smoked until probe easily slid in/out at about 202. Had a really nice bark, was not the least bit dry, and had the right dangle. I know the smoke ring is primarily aesthetic, but was disappointed at its penetration. Overall, I would rate this BBQ that I'd be very happy with from a BBQ joint, but kinda disappointed with if I got it from a place I heard was really good. Provided I have time to do more smoking/prep, I'll probably not bother with run-of-the-mill BBQ places when I have this machine at home, but still spring for really good places. This was a chuck roast I did, just because I've seen that it's an alternative to brisket. Good smoke ring, not great bark, and it cooked up a LOT quicker because there's so much less intramuscular fat. Would not make for myself, but if I knew I'd have a few "eww, fat..." people coming out, I'd definitely throw one on. Overall, the quality of the machine itself seems average. It seems like they poured resources into what matters but not the extras or non-core items. Lower gauge steel on the lid, a number of cheaper plastic handles, wheels, etc., and the included cover didn't even last 6 months before tearing in a few places from the wind. But the controller unit and hopper do a really good job and I'm pretty happy for dipping my toes in the water with a relatively cheap machine. I feel like I got a 6/10 machine and paid for a 3/10 machine, which is really good for my scenario. *If* I stick with this a few years -- who knows, right? -- and it becomes a hobby, then at that point I'll spring for a nice one. Based on build quality and my above average use and care standards, I'd guess useful life on this is like 3-6 years.
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Forgot to mention this. I have a 4yo and a 2yo. And I work. And I'm starting another venture. Saving the drive to the gym, the walk in, and all the other random BS has probably saved me 3-4 hours a week in the aggregate.
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We got one around Thanksgiving. I was around 225. I've mostly been "in shape" but not beastmode at around 215 for about 5-6 years. I'm now 201.6 as of this morning and withing spitting distance of the 100s for the first time since I was in the military almost two decades ago, when I was ripped in the low 190s at 6'3". I highly recommend Peloton if you're borderline psychotically competitive, like me. I could play pick-up hoops or do something else competitive all day, but have spent maybe 4-5 dozen hours in a gym in my life (outside of required team activities like lifting). With Peloton, I can talk shit to the other people on the leaderboard, even though they can't hear me. I compete against my previous PR. I pick classes with a lot of active participants in order to compete against them, and so on. Also, I pick classes for the music. IMO, it's a big deal that they've licensed so much music so that you can jam out to great music while you ride. I've discovered some new artists while getting a workout, which is nice. I'm only 4 months in, but so long as enough other people are subscribed and active to keep the competitiveness going, I think it will remain a good fit for competitive people.
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Shout out to this thread. Was in town last weekend. Rosita's is like 1/2 block from my BIL's place and I tried it. Then we did a Shoal Creek (crawfish) --> West --> Dirty --> East day drinking extravaganza and stopped by Vaquero between Dirty and East 6th. Both taquerias slammed, went hard, etc.
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The Cloak Room is a terrible place.
choripan replied to Parliament's topic in Please do this better?
@4doorsMoreWhores, we have good food, just not those regional specialties. I can get tacos al pastor from a trompo, but it's like a 30 minute drive away. I can make high-quality BBQ but don't feel like tending a fire or, again, driving 25+ minutes. The savory Texas-style kolaches are, uh, something really weird and I love them. I'm 3/4 Slav and there's nothing like that in my communities. I remember my native Texan wife's surprise when I told her that kolaches are not "real" kolacky, but are instead a local creation that's totally different, but crazy delicious. @Anastasis, I did not. It was like 8am. Not sure I've seen a shift bar in Austin that opens at like 6-7am for folks getting off a midnight shift. @Lobo, I can get pizza at home! Hell, there are two Detroit-style places better than Via 313 within a couple miles of me. It's the pizza-style kolache and the hot polish kolache that I can't get, since those are just local/regional. I grew up eating traditional kolacky and, while they're okay, I love the Texas style and, in particular, those two. And, as for walking, I love walking and exploring new cities to get a feel for them in a way you can't in a bike or car. My BIL is a student at UT and the last couple years we've AirBnb'd a place for 3-4 weeks over the holidays, so I've explored the neighborhoods we've stayed in (Bouldin Creek and E.Austin/Cesar Chavez) and areas adjacent, but I've never had reason to explore that area up Lamar where the Kolache Factory is, or Hyde Park, or West Campus/Tarrytown, etc. So, really, walking is a good way to see a new city and burn calories without the intensity of my usual workout when I'm a bit hungover (or worse) every day. -
The Cloak Room is a terrible place.
choripan replied to Parliament's topic in Please do this better?
Hehe, I tried to walk at least 5 miles per day and explore new areas while I was there to make up for all the food and drank. Only so many times I can do the greatest hits. Basically picked a direction and went each day. Also, I'm a northerner and a big-time sucker for the pizza and hot polish kolaches. Can't get them at home and I'm only in Texas a few times a year. Always make sure to get them, good BBQ, and tacos al pastor from a trompo, since I can't get them at home. -
The Cloak Room is a terrible place.
choripan replied to Parliament's topic in Please do this better?
I was in Austin for the conference last weekend and walked from my hotel near 2nd and Congress and up past the Capitol to the Kolache Factory at Lamar and like 38th. Just to the west of the Capitol building, I saw a sign for the "Cloak Room." Just about shit myself. Well done on naming the forum (back at least to the Shaggy Bevo days, IIRC). CSB, I know, but it was cool to see it in person and connect the dots. -
Shoutout to @MillerEP and the others that put translations of Cyrillic embeds directly under the embed. It makes this thread a LOT easier to follow. (And now I'll quit gumming up the thread, as my hypocrisy does know bounds.)
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As an ex-private and ex-biglaw lawyer, I can say the analogy kinda holds, even though I picked on you a couple posts above.
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VERY low ASVAB score, VERY high LSAT score...
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Small sample size of one internet douchebag but, starting from when I was a shithead 18-1/2 years old private and fresh out of AIT, the percentage of SGTs-1SGs that had me thinking "damn, he/she is squared away" was a lot higher than for 1LTs-MAJs. And not just in the "pressed BDUs and shiny boots" way, but in the "they quickly picks thing up, gets their troops, and can cajole, coerce, etc. just right to get done what needs to be done" kind of way. I'm 40 years old, 16 years out, and a few laughably douchey degrees older, but I still often go back to the core lessons I picked up from my NCOs. No surprise that the Ukeleles are kicking ass if they have NCOs like ours. [Note: I am 3/8 Ukrainian so I get a pass on the "Ukelele" thing, fuckers.]
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Cook one and I bet you the war will be over before it cools off. NBD really.
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FWIW, I stopped by a panel last week at SXSW that included John Skipper, who used to run ESPN. The consensus on the panel was that consumers are screwed out-of-pocket by streaming, generally, because the advertising revenue stream isn't there, so it needs to be made up by direct payments from consumers. CSB, but I thought it interesting coming from that panel. given their expertise.
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Escort Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
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Not trying to CR it -- being a bit pedantic, sure -- but he was not an American military officer killed in battle, but rather an enemy combatant killed in battle against the Americans.
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I dunno about you guys, but all this Ukraine stuff has me concerned Russia won't be much help when the aliens inevitably invade us.
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That's not what they mean by "shelling," my dude.
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"If the Bengals can do it, why can't the Lions?" - Me, a Lions fan
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Congrats! I had a last-gen CTS V-Sport and then upgraded to the ATS-V after I fried my brakes at a track day. I was very into the Alpha platform and LF3/LF4 engine, but sold the ATS-V when the used car market went bonkers last year. I'll probably look to get a CT4-BW once the market calms back down and I can get one like a year old with <10k miles, which is how my cheap ass rolls. Let me know if you have questions or want references to some enthusiast groups. BTW, I believe the ATS-V/CT4-BW is superior to its big brother counterpart once you tune it, since it's already more nimble but becomes comparable from a power/weight perspective. But I'm biased :).
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Michigan has more money than anyone in the Big Ten and just about anyone in college football. I think they're a lot like Texas in that NIL will finally allow them to deploy the money cannon that the rules didn't allow them to deploy before. If you believe that tradition/infrastructure plus booster money is the recipe for future success, Michigan is as well positioned as anyone now that the booster money can be aboveboard. If I were a fan from a poorer states or poorer school, I'd worry about losing status (LSU, OU, Clemson?).
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I'll be interested to see what happens with the Maverick, F150 Lightning, and non-baby Bronco. Seems like there's a lot of demand for them and, seeing what the other poster posted above about chip shortages, I don't see it resolving itself anytime soon. In any case, bummed to say I sold my car that I was a fanatic about. Prices are just too damn high right now to hold onto a fun car. A few pics from my for-sale listing behind the spoiler alert so I don't jam up the thread too much. GREAT car, but too nice to make it a total track rat car out of it, and I didn't like tracking my DD on top of it. I'm thinking of just DDing my truck and then making my next track car a dedicated track care like a Miata that I can respectfully rag on while maintaining it well, and then once I'm not paying for daycare for two kids, I'll get something like an Ariel Atom. I haven't seen the discussion move this way in this thread -- it could be because no one is interested -- but have you guys ridden in (or driven) an Atom or a Caterham or something like that? I did a ridealong in an Atom and, after that, my ATS-V felt like the biggest, fattest pig in the entire world.
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Yep. Last time you could get one from GM in the US was 2018. Dodge only sells their "Classic" Ram in RCSB, not the newer nicer Rams, and that's 209" anyway. Similarly, RCSB F-150 is 209"+ as well. Current Ranger, Colorado/Canyon, Taco, and Ridgeline don't offer a regular cab and they're all around 211". I beat this whole thing to death researching it and found my only option was just going used full-size RCSB in order to fit something in my garage. Funny thing I remember seeing a while back... Someone wanted a new GMC so badly they chopped a new one up: https://www.motorbiscuit.com/gm-wont-make-2020-short-bed-regular-cabs-so-this-guy-made-one/.
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