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Hozz

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  1. Hozz

    2023 NFL DRAFT

    Bijan official best times 1.52 split 4.46 40.
  2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581770/SpellForce_Conquest_of_Eo/ Was not on my radar until very recently. It's surprisingly different from anything else out there but the closest comp I think would be Heroes of Might and Magic but with a lot more gameplay systems going on, almost a 4X but not quite. So, turn based on the world map and then turn based tactical combat with an auto resolve option. $30 MSRP which is bargain from what I have seen in a couple of days of playing, but then it's 20% off for release week on top of that. The only negative I have seen is that a lot of the mechanics/systems are not explained well. This is one of those games where normal difficulty is probably going to kick your ass the first time through even if you are familiar with the genre. Age of Wonders 4 is coming out in 3 months, this is a great hold over game until then.
  3. Fuck yeah! Looks great.
  4. A couple of 2023 Benchmades that I have my eyes on: https://www.knivesshipfree.com/benchmade-knives-15535or-1-taggedout-carbon-fiber-cpm-magnacut-orange-cerakote-axis-lock/ 100% getting that as soon as it comes out which apparently is not going to be until Aug/Sep. https://www.knivesshipfree.com/benchmade-knives-748-narrows-titanium-folder-m390-axis-lock/ Price on this 2nd one is, uh, steep. I missed the Anthem when it was in production, AFAIK this is only their second non-custom titanium offering. Not quite sure why it is so expensive though. Back when it was an option I got a custom Bugout in M4/titanium and it was $345.
  5. Complete opposite, at least for a carry gun. I do enjoy SA at the range though.
  6. Totally forgot about this.
  7. I found the P365X to be the perfect compromise between the P365 and the P365XL. You can get an aftermarket mag spring and base plate that adds +2 to the OEM 12 round mags with like maybe a 1/4" of increased clearance.
  8. He was WR coach when I was at Texas, came over with fuck stick Mackovic. His room loved him. Probably was in the car with Adams and Pinkney when the Fox photo booth got smoked.
  9. I would play the one that came out on the PS4 first. It was an all timer. FWIW I have not played this one.
  10. I first saw this movie the last day of school my junior year in high school after skipping and going to Galveston to drink on the beach all day as was local tradition. A couple of friends worked at the AMC East/West theaters near Almeda Mall and we watched it on a screen with like 10 people and beer after they closed for the night. One of the greatest days of my life.
  11. So this is out, anyone seen it? IMDB/Rotten Tomatoes scores not great.
  12. I have not lived in Austin since 97 so I never had Torchy's until they opened one near me in SA. Loved it. Tortillas were shit, like Taco Bell quality, but the variety of non traditional fillings more than made up for that. My favorite ever was the Creeper. Trailer Park Trashy and Ace of Spades after that. The burrito, as others have pointed out, is also great. When Covid shut everything down I stopped getting Torchy's because their tacos don't travel for shit. We got a Velvet Taco last year in the same area-ish, The Rim. I think it crushes Torchy's at its own game. Also they don't recycle their WTF nearly as much as Torchy's does their Taco of the Month. I went back to Torchy's for the first time in years last Summer or so and they have definitely upped their tortilla game, at least the two locations closest to me, Rim and Stone Oak. They seemed scratch made vs the Sysco shit they used to use.
  13. She is my wife's aunt.
  14. Gun Jesus chimes in on the ATF brace rule TLDW: NFA 1934 was originally intended to prohibitively tax machine guns and handguns, the types of guns organized crime used most. SBR/SBS rules were added to prevent working around not technically being a handgun ie. cutting down the barrel or stock of a rifle or shotgun. Then at the last minute, handguns were removed from the NFA but the SBS/SBR rules left in.
  15. Just found this thread. I have sous vide lots of stuff but I primarily (95%) use it for steak. I got a Sansaire right around the time they were funding the Joule, which is how I learned about sous vide. At the time, that and Anova were the only two kinds of 'stick' circulators on Amazon. I say 'stick' because the Sansaire is more of a log. It was 1100W though and cheaper than the Anova so I got it. I also got one of those basic vacuum style Food Saver models pretty quickly because I hated doing the ziplock way. I could never get it perfect and then it would float around. Food Saver also made leftovers/reheating super easy. For the vessel, because it was so unwieldy, the Sansaire needed something bigger than most traditional kitchen pots. So I went with Rubbermaid stuff which was cheap and very functional. I have since moved to the Lipavi stuff which is ridiculously expensive for what it is, but I love how you can get the lids tailored for whatever circulator you are using. I seared on a chimney at first but wanted something faster and that I could do inside so I got a Searzall. It's a very high cool factor but I mostly just do cast iron now. Put some ghee on there until it starts to smoke then go. My Sansaire got cracked in a fall last year, it would still work but you had to be very careful with it or it would fall apart. So I got one of the Instant Pot Slims on sale for $70. So much smaller. 800W vs 1100W but it has not been a problem. My tap gets to 128F so the unit does not have much work to do to get to 135F, which is as high as I go with steak. Last year I also upgraded my Food Saver to a chamber sealer, the Avid Armor USVX. It's one of the cheapest chamber sealers but still a lot compared to a Food Saver. 100% worth it though...the seal you get with chamber vs vacuum is noticeably better and it handles liquids perfectly where vacuum sealers don't, at least not well. It is awesome for marinades. The bags are also cheaper because they don't need to have the channels on them like the vacuum sealers need. Another thing I discovered last year was wildfork.com. They have brick and mortars but they have a $30/year a service where they will next day any order over $35. I've had orders get to my house in less than 24 hours but they pack with a shit ton of dry ice to the point where you could probably leave the box out on your porch for days and it would be fine. Some prices are better than HEB, some aren't. But, they also have some cuts and grades you can't (or I can't get at mine at least) get at HEB.
  16. My wife's grandma opened the Molino in 1937. Interestingly, she was Italian but her husband was Mexican. My FIL ran the St. Mary's location until he retired. Her aunt inherited the San Pedro spot and sold it in 2003 but some of the same employees still cook there and they still use most (all?) of the same recipes.
  17. Hozz

    The Menu

    We loved this. I was not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised.
  18. I only saw a little since ESPN bumped it from ESPN to ESPN2. I think Mitchell was the first tip on the Williams pick. The production value was fucking awful in terms of covering the actual plays in the game.
  19. ESPN is shamelessly milking this for eye balls in a way that is surprising even for them. I set the Under Armor game to record and went to watch it just now and they bumped it for Damar Hamlin coverage.
  20. Four games today and three of them start at 11 or noon central. Annoying.
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