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  1. https://www.raspberrypi.com/ Basically a palm-sized computer that runs linux or android that sells for dirt cheap. Like $25 for a pretty robust computer. Fun for a cheap project here and there for sure.
  2. Quoting since it's behind the paywall
  3. So there's a security office at the entrance, and an office listed near the rec hall. I'm curious if the security officer was stationed at the gate (off to the left of this map) or at the office itself. If he was at the gate, by the time he saw anything, the cabins were maybe 15-30 seconds from being hit by the water. If he was in the office labeled in the pic below, he would have been at higher elevation than the campers and futher offset from them, and again, even less heads up for the impending wall of water. Unless he was listening actively to the weather radio, they were fucked. Again, that area is a major cell deadzone, so radio or TV would probably be the best bet for receiving any alerts. And curious, did the security guard survive, or did he get swept away?
  4. Man, go watch an outages compilation from P&R. Chris Pratt might be one of the few guys to get Nick Offerman to break character.
  5. I don't know, I've never seen a Ferrari outrun a shark underwater. Says a lot about the speed of a shark.
  6. Dad called kids while floating away and left voicemails. Son was able to log in and see all his text messages, and the alerts for the RV park flooding didn't come in until he was already gone. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/i-think-is-it-dad-leaves-goodbye-voicemail-kids-before-being-swept-away-texas-flood
  7. If this is proven to be true, seems like that would shift the liability to the inspecting party/parties rather than the camp itself. I'm quite interested to see if they publish their plan in the wake of all this.
  8. How the hell is Travis or Hays still in D0?!
  9. So buddy had a Blackhawk sweeping behind his house on Sandy Creek arm again yesterday, followed by a slow troll of a police boat through a drift of debris across from Jones Brothers' Park. He didn't see them pull anything yet, but wouldn't surprise me if we see some victims recovered from there. And in regards to the Marble Falls Fire Chief, they've dug out his jeep...
  10. Well, it's 2025, so...
  11. Why can't they get the surface area right? Is the 1M acres the lake surface size while full?
  12. I'm not defending the Mayor at all. Guy slept through the entire thing. The fact that the Tribune is posting the headline to make it sound like the Mayor was competent and the Governor was lying, while at the same time there is evidence there were first responders stationed in the area (including a first response vehicle that was swept away) should tell you all you need to know. I'm fucking burnt out listening to everyone Monday morning QBing the shit of all that's gone on. Frankly, I want to read about factual recovery efforts or factual post-mortem on the entire response efforts, but the media scum telling half-truths and publishing articles 48 hours before they're ready is getting old fast. Journalistic ambulance chasers trying to put blame on whomever isn't bringing back the victims, and right now, that's exactly what the families of the victims need.
  13. Sears, back when Craftsman was made in the USA. Radio Shack when they stocked components. Hell, Fry's electronics.
  14. Bluesky + Texas Tribune... Bias much? Kerrville Mayor is in a world of shit right now, I'm sure he'll say anything to get the heat off him...
  15. Home's been getting it pretty good on the west side of town, while the office ('30) is just starting to get rain in the last 15 minutes.
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