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  1. On 10/24/2020 at 2:04 PM, utee94 said:

    Yup my kids have been doing club soccer since August and it made a world of difference in their behavior and outlook, compared to the previous 5 months since March.  This virus isn't transmitting between children out in the open air, that's just not a thing, and there's many months of evidence to support that at this point.

     

     

    FWIW, my daughter's soccer team was taken down by Covid.  First the coach, then multiple players.  All games and practices were outside.  Coach always wore a mask.  Shit happens.  I agree that it's less likely to transmit between kids outside in the open air, but to say it isn't at all is shortsighted.  

  2. Even though I was also birthed from the "Chicago school" of antitrust law, I'd still love to see antitrust law actually applied again in this country when it's applicable.  However, I suspect this case is merely a means to a separate end.  If backdooring an antitrust case is the only way to break up privacy monsters like Google, Amazon, and Facebook, I'm all for the feds going to pound town. 

    /Aside/ Hell, Southwestern Bell (AT&T, Inc.)  is exponentially larger now than Bell was in 1984, and they're doing a fine job, along with Disney, of buying up every piece of content IP in existence along with significant control of the distribution models.  These two should likely be nailed to the wall as well.

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  3. 20 minutes ago, rantanamo said:

    Wasnt this disproven months ago?  The levels you would need to be effective are unhealthy.  

    From the Mayo Clinic, but what do those assholes know?

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    • Supplements. Many people take vitamin C, zinc, green tea or echinacea to boost their immune systems. But these supplements are unlikely to affect your immune function or prevent you from getting sick. The supplement colloidal silver, which has been marketed as a COVID-19 treatment, isn’t safe or effective for treating any disease. Oleandrin, an extract from the toxic oleander plant, is poisonous and shouldn’t be taken as a supplement or home remedy.

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-myths/art-20485720

     

    The real irony for the "zinc cures everything" crowd is that overdoing zinc for a prolonged period may in fact reduce immune function.  There are a bevy of other side effects to go along with it.

  4. 2 hours ago, Fondren & Main said:

     Why is it that nobody addressed the nation’s vitamin deficiency problem?  We cannot control who lives or dies from this virus.  But, we can take preventative measures.  Since the beginning of this crap I’ve been taking Vitamin D, calcium and zinc.  Should have been taking it anyway, but I had to go outside the scope of the mainstream narrative to find this information.  Why is that?

    Taking vitamins might help boost your immune system?  Who fucking knew? 

    One of the parents at my kids' school is also caught up in this Q-anon bullshit.  We've had many discussions about this, and it's like trying to deprogram a cult member.   She didn't even know what Q-anon is or that this it is the origin of this nonsense bullshit.  She just got caught up in it thanks to being a Trump support on Facebook.  The algorithm finds its people.  I don't think it's too big of a leap to assume you are also an anti-vaxxer.   By all means, take your vitamins.  But don't be a dumbass.

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  5. 2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I was thinking D6 was more a state of mind, that transcends city boundaries.

    But, given that Mr. "No fees on hiking trails" Whoever injected himself into the race and has a little traction, it's pretty Austin-ish after all.

    District 6 is a wide spreader, isn't it?  I think River Place is in there, and those people never shut the fuck up about the fees on their trail and whether they own it or the city owns it and why are there so many assholes in our neighborhood on our trail who don't live here and on and on and on.  I suspect whoever this new candidate is may live in River Place.  District 6 also surrounds the entirety of Steiner Ranch, without including it, so I'm surprised no candidate has raised concerns about how they can best keep an eye on all those swingers.

  6. Brad Van Vark: Central College, Pella, Iowa

    Stuart Schake: Pittsburgh State, Pittsburgh, Kansas

    Joel Wetzel: Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX

    Ed Vinzant: Austin College, Sherman, TX and University of Dallas, Irving, TX

    Lo Van Pham: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

     

    The theory that these guys have an axe to grind is silly.  The back judge was a Tech grad, but that's the only connection to a school with a perceived rivalry with UT - and if anything a Tech fan hates TCU as much or more than UT these days.  Big 12 refs suck, plain and simple, but the notion that UT is getting hosed by conference refs is really laughable.  Perhaps those of you making that claim are just too young to remember when there was a half decent team in Austin.  No school has benefited more from officiating in this conference than UT.   It's okay to admit it.  It's in part why Nebraska bailed (to their detriment and may they fuck off forever).  Through the years coaches from other schools have been fined for bringing up the favoritism, and they weren't that wrong if you're being objective about it.  The conference protects its front runners when those teams are UT and OU, and to a lesser extent everyone else. When UT was a consistent frontrunner, the questionable calls often went UT's way. 

    But mostly we just have bad officiating, and at this stage in the season no one is protecting anyone or throwing games.   The Longhorns just aren't that good (again).  They were outplayed and should have lost on the road to a shitty Tech team, and then got beat at home by an equally shitty TCU squad.  Blaming refs for the teams' performance is weak.  The refs are terrible, no doubt, but they weren't in the bag for TCU. Every squad in the Big 12 gets fucked over by these refs, weak in and weak out.  It's an even playing field in that regard (unless one team has a shot at the playoff, then all bets are off).  Further, everyone at the conference level wants UT to win.  Everyone makes more money when UT is winning.  UT has every advantage in every category, from financial resources, facilities, recruiting, conference control and backing, etc. etc. etc.  The deck is stacked so heavily in favor of the Longhorns, in every way imaginable, that fans claiming that the refs are cheating against them is simply loony bin material.  

     

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  7. 15 hours ago, Bullneck said:

    Dear Mr. J.T. Greek,

    Please explain your comment about Title XI.  More clarification of your position would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

    Sincerely,

    Mr. B. Neck

     

    7 minutes ago, Eggo said:

    I'm not familiar with that one.

    Title XI is the one that sets aside funds for counseling those who get butthurt over even the intimation that Title IX may not be perfect.  I believe it is not as well funded as Title IX programs, but its needs actually far outweigh them.  There has been scuttlebutt around the water cooler that they're going to force a redirect of funds from arts & sciences to cover the gap.  Bio profs are indignant over the impact this will have on the quality of life of lab frogs, and don't even ask what the women's studies department is saying.

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  8. I think you make solid points, but I'm not sure I agree with your premise that kids are suffering irreparable harm.  Public schools, in particular, weren't doing a bang up job of educating kids in the first place - especially those economically disadvantaged kids you referenced.  I'm not so sure that a few months off is going to make a significant difference, statistically, in their outcomes or the outcomes of any other kids.  Most American kids are going to graduate (or drop out early) with the same subpar education that kids did before this pandemic.  And those kids who would have managed to make the most of a public school education will still go on to success in spite of missing a bit of school.  Those who wouldn't have still won't.  The social aspects, mental health aspects, etc. are more concerning, but I fail to see how sitting in a plexiglass cage, wearing a mask, and six feet from your closest classmate solves these issues.

    The economic impact, both at the family level and the national one, is a much more tangible reason to get the kids back to school.  I do worry, however, that this push to get them back will only result in a slingshot effect of the kids right back at home, if the experts and history are correct and we're in for a doozy of a second wave this winter. 

    The best case scenario is that we take this situation as a wake up call and an opportunity to fix our broken education system, instead of rushing to send kids back to the same shitty situation they were in before Covid broke loose.  What a sad state of affairs that we're all clamoring for things to get back to normal when normal was arguably the biggest failure in our nation's history.

  9. Lol.  This thread is a wonderful reaffirmation of a decision I made many years ago.  Every engineer, of any stripe, that walks into my office seeking guidance is offered a handshake, a smile, (and sometimes a drink depending on the situation), and then ultimately the door.  Engineers and lawyers are fundamentally incapable of communicating with one another.  I don't envy anyone of either persuasion who is forced to regularly deal with the other professionally. 

     

     

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  10. 14 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    My kids' schools are running 50/50 - 60/40 on opening up.  I'm sure that in some parts of town, the numbers will be lower or higher.

    AISD and the other districts have to do this as best they can, in order to get at least a decent chunk of kids into school, otherwise all kids will be back home again.

    Agreed.  I was just seeking clarification on Goodman's post.  

    Thanks to social media and our generally disconnected lives, it's been really easy to get "bubbled" and assume that the entire world sees things the way you and your acquaintances do (nothing new here, I know).  But this pandemic has made things even worse.  People have not been more isolated or able to avoid deal with opposing opinions less since we were all living in small villages.  We wonder why tribalism is seemingly so rampant these days.  We've created the modern day version of small tribal living.

  11. 1 hour ago, Lobo said:

    It is indeed, and I'm glad to hear it.  I'm just not venturing above 35th street for lunch.  Even I am not above store policy.  But best of luck to 'em, hope y'all keep supporting them. 

    I think they're about as well located as a Jewish deli can be in Austin, and they've done well with deliveries the last few months.  I doubt that's sustainable for any food business long term, but hopefully they'll survive till we're all crowding in for lunch again.

  12. On 9/22/2020 at 9:09 PM, Lobo said:

    Fucking-A, I was just there on Friday.  My partners and I were single-handedly trying to keep that place afloat.  Had lunch there at least twice a week.  Fuck!  

    I get it, it's just maths.  But you could barely get there because of the drive-thru line for P. Terry's.  Dammit.  

    As an aside, Poke House is putting in their third Austin-area store where the Popeye's used to be at Bee Caves Road & Westbank Drive, FYI.

    Really gonna miss Biderman's.  As stated by Blacklab, best sandwich by a long mile for a long ways in any direction.  SHITBURGERS! 

    Biderman's on Far West is still open I believe.

  13. On 7/1/2018 at 11:59 AM, Whitman said:

    I'm old enough to remember Iran before the Ayatollas, and sometimes we forget that besides having some of the hottest women on the planet, the Persians were an advanced western like society.   Went to high school in DC with several Iranians (one whose dad worked for The Shah) and still can't believe the "revolution" hasn't been tossed aside all these years later.     

    Bad things tend to happen when ideologues take over.  Iran isn't alone.

  14. I've no longer got a dog in this hunt, as we're among the assholes who pulled our kids from AISD, but moving forward with athletics while forcing the majority of kids to sit at home and waste their time with this nonsense is insanely inconsistent.  It highlights that the biggest problem with Texas public schools was present long before Covid, and it will be here long after.  I can't remember how many parents I've talked to, or listened to complain at a board meeting, who go on and on about how important sports are as if the loss of sports is the biggest fucking disaster of this entire mess.  Sure, sports are important (for a small handful of kids at each school), but no more so than any other extracurricular activity that keeps kids engaged.

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  15. 1 hour ago, Lobo said:

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     I don't get those maths.  Unless for the last three weeks, your wife's school has had a substantial data set for both remote AND in-person.  Otherwise, whuh? 

    All I do know is this is gonna be a wonderful kick in the nuts for the Jeff Sandefers of the world.  And his asshole minion that used to scour the old site looking for trouble.  

    How so?  And who was his minion?  This sounds good and I'm sorry I missed it.

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