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Samson's Wig

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  1. The problem with the "did my own research" and "common sense uber alles" crowd is that they've never grasped the age-old principle that the breadth of one's knowledge always limits one's logic and reason. If you know very little about something, or research incorrect information about a topic, lots of wrong things will seem perfectly reasonable to the point you would swear up and down you must be right. I made the joke in my last post about airplanes getting smaller as they get higher, and that comes from an old story that illustrates this point well. A kid who has never flown before watches from the airport window as planes take off and disappear into the sky. Once she's on board her flight, she turns to her mom and asks, "When do we start shrinking?" It's a perfectly logical and reasonable presumption based on the kids' limited knowledge, but it's also completely wrong.
  2. There's no reasonable justification for Tesla's valuation since, well, just about ever. Why should that change now?
  3. Don't forget that those fucking things shrink as they get higher, and plain old common sense tells you that is impossible. It has to be some kind of mirage trickery, probably some secret DOD stuff harvested from alien tech they won't tell us about.
  4. I agree with this. The older I get, the more confrontational I get, which will probably be the end of me at some point. I mentioned this already today in a thread about conspiracy nutbags, but we have been too neutered as a society and don't call out bad or stupid behavior like we should. This is the true dismal tide, as assholes will just keep being assholes if no one points out what an asshole they are. That's what I'm talking about right there. Take action.
  5. The feel-good inclusivity politics of the last thirty years are a big part of why we are now dealing with conspiracy theorists who are confident enough to espouse idiotic bullshit to anyone who will listen. They genuinely believe that they are reading and doing research because they have no fucking clue what that means. I know the Internet and social media provide a platform, but if we adequately shamed stupid people for being stupid none of this would be happening. Instead, we pass kids along who can't read, convince certain folks (mainly white suburban kids) that they are intelligent because they score high on really easy standardized exams, and generally coddle morons of all stripes. Maybe it's time to bring back the judgmental shaming of kids. At the very least, start failing the kids who are too stupid to pass our embarrassingly easy public school classes instead of passing every single one of them along. At least then, they'll know they're stupid and/or lazy and will have the opportunity to do something about it instead of just meandering into adulthood with misguided notions of their own intelligence. TLDR: We would have fewer stupid adults if we started telling stupid kids they're stupid again. Put that on a red hat.
  6. Agreed, except Aggy should be folded back into the UT system from whence it came. They both serve the same markets. If there were to be a second system (and really, it should all be under one, IMO) it should probably be Tech to serve the western part of the state. Plus, fuck aggy.
  7. Getting into UT 40 years ago and prior was easier than falling off a log, especially if you checked a handful of the right social boxes. When the top 10%, now 6% or whatever, rule kicked in sometime in the 90s it got even easier for a stretch. I'm not sure when the turn to exclusivity began, but there aren't many posters here who experience it firsthand, although there are certainly some who have seen their kids go through it. This is the case for most schools perceived as prestigious, frankly. Getting into an Ivy League was not exactly a monumental feat back in 1985. Starting from its early days, Harvard Law would auto-admit any applicant from a state without an accredited law school, which is why you will find assloads of Harvard lawyers over the age of fifty in places like New Mexico, Montana, etc. Obtaining a higher education at a top-tier school used to be more a matter of want-to than anything else. Now it's a fucking death match that parents engage in with other parents on behalf of their kids, and taking state schools like UT and turning them into exclusive ivy-league-esque institutions is hurting way more than it's helping. The State of Texas has limited opportunities for students to receive a quality education at a state university, which is a shame for all of us. Most of this stems from our fractured system, the hoarding of resources in two (but mostly one) of those systems, and a general brain drain in leadership in this state. The current state of politics, combined with the lack of educational opportunities, will drive this place further and further into the mud. Young, intelligent women, in particular, are leaving in droves. This fake bullshit tech-bro school isn't going to change that. The tech industry, and the financial industry that props it up, are the number one enemy of the future of this country, and Texas is hell-bent on being the tip of the downward spiraling spear.
  8. I appreciate that. I'm the pain in the ass in my house, lucky to be here, and well aware of it. I was just being silly.
  9. I think this is spot-on. My post about single people and dogs was purposefully hyperbolically silly.
  10. Did that study focus on evangelicals? Because it seems like it focused on evangelicals. If you believe that once "saved," you've got the eternal bliss green light no matter what, I can see where that would make you less self-reflective and remorseful of harmful actions and more likely to sweep scandals of fellow believeres under the rug as no big deal (see Baylor).
  11. Lost in all of this is that 99% of people who take their dogs everywhere are single people. Please don't mistake this as me suggesting they deserve our pity, for the complete opposite is the case. They already lead quiet, uncomplicated, bliss-filled lives of individual freedom and still insist upon subjecting those of us slogging through the mayhem of sharing our lives and living spaces with loud, opinionated, and unruly spouses and children to their shit and piss-filled little emotional crutches that are never even half as well behaved as they think they are. Fuck these people and their exceptional fucking lifestyles. These are not the people who need a living, breathing teddy bear with them at all times. They have already won. They should feel nothing but comfort as they glide through their days of not being concerned with anything but their own needs and desires. Next time I see one of them I'm going to steal their dog for my own emotional well-being. It only seems fair.
  12. Love this idea, but I won't hold my breath waiting for Texas to "regulate" anything that doesn't involve bathrooms, women's health, or ensuring children aren't educated properly.
  13. I think I see a problem for someone's solution.
  14. The folks who let their dogs off leash where they shouldn't be are nothing but human trash. It's amazing how common it is.
  15. There is also that whole "teach them how to act like a functional human being in public" element that just doesn't apply to dogs, no matter how much dog people want to pretend like they're the same thing as human children. I say this as the parent of two human children and multiple dog children. I love them all, but if the house is burning down and there is only time to save two of them, the human kids are making it out. Yes, kids in public can be a much bigger pain in the ass than some dogs, but tough shit. They have to learn. The dog might enjoy going to Home Depot and pissing on the weed eaters, but there is zero societal benefit for such behavior. Letting kids go to Home Depot and piss on the weed eaters and learn that it's wrong is the only way we get adults who don't piss on the weed eaters at Home Depot.
  16. You've clearly never picked up a product from the bottom shelf in a Home Depot only to find it covered in dog piss.
  17. Most obnoxious vocals of all time? Perhaps not. But damn close. Holy shit. Apologies if that's you, I guess.
  18. Only one of these two is at risk of long-term damage to their career, and that damage is already done.
  19. You're very late to this game. I've owned one for around twenty years. It works. . . fine. I'll take your fuck you and leave you with a recommendation to go learn the basic vocabulary of intellectual property.
  20. MotoGP says, "fuck off rain, at least for this weekend."
  21. I wouldn't share my DNA willingly like that in a million years, but unfortunately, my sister (with whom I share a mother and father, as far as I know) was happy to do so. So I'm fucked, anyway. Having family is great. Until it's not.
  22. A homeless woman recently broke into Paragon Prep (a small private school that moved into the space by El Dorado that formally housed Magellan) while they were on break. She spent a few days shitting all over the place (apparently damn near every room), destroyed tens of thousands of dollars worth of property, and scared the hell out of a bunch of kids when they showed back up for school. I wonder what, if anything, will happen to her. Obviously, she needs help, but she also has no business on the streets and among the public. I suspect the revolving door will be in full service for her.
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