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Covid/Influenza/Black Death. 2024 and beyond
Samson's Wig replied to Parliament's topic in Daily Texan
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CEO of UHG Shot and Killed in NYC - WTF is wrong with you New York
Samson's Wig replied to Bevo's topic in Daily Texan
I remember staying in a hostel in Manhattan around thirty years ago. Four bunk beds in a tiny room. One fat middle aged guy who looked to be there on business was asleep when I arrived and asleep when I returned from cavorting about that evening. He snored like a freight train. Everyone in the room gave up their blankets to pile them up on top of him in an attempt to drown out the noise. I was mildly worried he might suffocate but was more concerned with getting some sleep. He was gone when I woke up, so he was either okay, or the staff carted his carcass off while I was sleeping off a doozy of a hangover. -
CEO of UHG Shot and Killed in NYC - WTF is wrong with you New York
Samson's Wig replied to Bevo's topic in Daily Texan
Indeed they have. Glad they're back in the fold, I guess, as we've had to drive a kid across town for imaging more than once because of this drawn out "negotiation". -
Sounds like it's time for another case, then. I'll need to look up the language in that ruling, but it is difficult to imagine that the current situation in inner cities doesn't amount to the same infringement of that fundamental right as what was going on in rural communities in the 90s.
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Covid/Influenza/Black Death. 2024 and beyond
Samson's Wig replied to Parliament's topic in Daily Texan
Some family members just aren't worth talking to. I can tolerate differing political opinions but draw the line at stupid no matter where it's directed. There are no MAGA lovers in my family, but we've got some stupid folks. I'm not talking about being born with a low IQ and can't help themselves but rather willfully ignorant half-humans. -
Covid/Influenza/Black Death. 2024 and beyond
Samson's Wig replied to Parliament's topic in Daily Texan
There are many options for lactose intolerant folks, such as lactose-free ultrapasteurized milk from brands like Fairlife. It has less sugar, more protein, no lactose, and real cow milk. Raw milk drinkers are dumb mother fuckers, and I say this as someone who grew up with dairy cows and drank fresh milk most days. Much like anti-vaxxers, crystal healers, and conspiracy theorists in general, this is more about dumbasses making a feeble attempt to exert some false sense of agency rather than acknowledge how low on the societal rung they exist. The positive news is that this recent political trend of mistaking liberty with the right to do stupid shit that can kill you, and others, will thin the herd and possibly stave off the Idiocracyesque future we're hurtling towards. So take that ivermectin and slam another glass of raw milk, everyone. You might take some innocents with you but also spare humanity from your potential future offspring. -
I suspect that, should this approach to trademark infringement cases be adopted more broadly, brand/product disparagement or Lanham Act dilution approaches will expand to incorporate any presumed protections lost. There is far too much revenue to be lost, by entities with the means to prevent it, for this type of shift in trademark law to take hold without things being shored up otherwise.
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
Samson's Wig replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
I think this guy is as big of a douche as exists on the planet at the moment, so don't take what I'm about to type as a defense of the whole man. But - putting clothing on backward is relatively common behavior for high-functioning autistic people. I have no idea if that's what is happening here, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. My son has an IQ in the top .1%, but he comes downstairs with his shirt on backward in the morning more often than he doesn't. -
They'll just pull it out of the AISD, DISD, and HISD tax base, the same way we fund every other educational project in the state.
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Why are they suddenly getting fired up about issuing tickets in January? What did I miss? Part of me is looking forward to the possibility of some control over the multitudes of dumbass drivers out there, and the other part of me really enjoys never seeing cops around. The part of me that enjoys riding motorcycles really, really, really enjoys never seeing cops around, as they love to harass riders for no reason all the damn time. I've been pulled over before just because a dumbass wanted to check out my bike. He couldn't understand why I was not happy about it and didn't want to hang out and answer all his questions.
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UAP Pentagon Report (UFOs, Foo Fighters, Commie Drones)
Samson's Wig replied to Doc Reeves's topic in Daily Texan
Religion, in all its forms, is funny business. We humans are weird. -
wtf is wrong with you California : insurance fraud
Samson's Wig replied to Im_smarter_then_you's topic in Daily Texan
The insurance fraud story is pretty good. OP was robbed. -
HISD - State of Texas to Takeover School District
Samson's Wig replied to Neonmoon's topic in Daily Texan
I feel guilty in some ways (some version of survivor's guilt, I suppose) that my kids are getting all the help they need despite attending public school because we have the means to ensure it happens outside of the school system, along with the time, energy, and know-how to ensure the educators directly involved are doing their jobs. We can also pull them out and put them in private school any time if needed, or simply pick up and move elsewhere without much fuss. I recognize that the vast majority are not in this position. I mostly feel bad for the poor kids in inner-city schools, though. Most of the people who vote for this nonsense live in areas where it doesn't impact them (big shocker there). Suburban school districts are flooded with resources that inner-city districts do not have (because inner cities have been paying to build up those suburban districts for three decades). This is the game these assholes are playing, and it's kind of hard to blame (although I still do) suburbanites for having their heads in the sand when they don't feel the direct impact of the twats they keep electing to office. -
HISD - State of Texas to Takeover School District
Samson's Wig replied to Neonmoon's topic in Daily Texan
It would be challenging to imagine adults using special needs kids for political and monetary gain if we hadn't already seen it on full display in Texas. Fuck every last one of these people, and yes, they're exactly who you think they are. -
Maybe. That game in Lubbock involved some absolute gifts from the refs to help the team get back in the game. Ultimately, despite the assistance, they didn't get it done on the field. The tiebreaker rules were what they were (although to be honest, I'm too many whiskeys away from remembering how all of that went down at the end of that crazy season). It's a shame that ESPN bought the SEC the next year, and things panned out the way they have since. Big 12 football in that decade was fun. It has been a complete shitshow since, so good riddance.
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The Big 12 has protected the frontrunners (regardless of which team it is) for the last fifteen seasons at least, and really going back into the aughts. It became worse after the SEC rise and the Big12 became more desperate for relevance. TCU's big season a couple of years back came with a huge assist from the conference and the refs. This is nothing new. College football has always been more about the spectacle than a pure sport, and the imbalance of the leagues has always been insane, whether it's BMDs buying players in the old days or broadcasters manipulating ratings and playoff spots today. That's just how it works because it's not a real sport. It's closer to "pro" wrestling than a sport with enforced parity and actual competition on the field determining champions. No one should be surprised when any conference puts a thumb on the scale. There's too much money involved and too little structure.
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18 year old student stabbed to death at Manor HS
Samson's Wig replied to Derka's topic in Daily Texan
Muddies the water a bit, doesn't it? I don't know any details about either kid other than the reports that they were both special needs, but anyone who has worked in education like yourself, or anyone who is the parent of a special needs kid like me, can form a general picture of what might have happened here. It's a tragedy all around. If the comment above that this kid threatened to do this very thing before turns out to be true, the school is going to be in some trouble and rightfully so. Special needs services at public schools in Texas are in dire shape. Between the well-intentioned but ultimately negative impact of inclusive classroom policies and the complete lack of funding, hiring of qualified individuals to work with these kids, etc. we're dealing with today, something has to change and dramatically. I wish I had any answers. EDIT TO ADD: Sorry if this gets a bit cloakroom-ish, but no group is suffering from state leadership's attack on public schools more than the special needs kids. Everyone from the Abbott to Morath to their buddies looking to profit from what's going on, can get fucked and die slowly over a fire, as far as I'm concerned. If there is a hell, people who fuck with special needs kids will be first in line. -
Three possible reasons: You're a fucking idiot. You are trying to capture the attention of fucking idiots. Both 1 and 2. My money is on the third option.
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I know I'm likely not a member of a small club with this one, but I still love that I once got to tell Tucker Carlson to go fuck himself. It's probably the most fun I've ever had at work.
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I touched a nerve, I guess, but you clearly didn't bother to read what I wrote and just got hung up because I used the word "millennial." If you're relatively young and came up in Texas public schools, I appreciate you inadvertently bolstering my argument for me. I, too, said the job sucks. And yes, there have always been shitty teachers. For anyone old enough and involved in public education directly to have witnessed what things were in the past compared to what they look like now, there is, without question, a much higher percentage of shitty teachers today than in the past. Many factors are creating the situation, and it has been exacerbated mightily by the pandemic, so it's not a "young people are bad" thing. It's that young people, particularly young women, have better options now than they used to. The many high-quality individuals among Millennials and Gen Z are, by and large, not going into teaching. In contrast, it was a viable option (sometimes the only option for women) for Gen X, Boomers, and beyond. We're left with a bunch of folks who are barely functional adults working in these roles because that is all the job can attract. The turnover rate is high, so the experience level is extremely low (the lowest in America). That's not an indictment on the generations involved; it's an indictment on the specific people in those roles today and, more importantly, an indictment of the system itself. Saying the "job fucking sucks" and wiping your hands of it isn't exactly adding anything of value, and this is one of the most critical problems facing our country today. We're not going to solve it by blaming it on something overly simplistic and then ignoring it. That's what we've been doing and look where we're at. Brisket touched on the attacks from political nutbags on teachers and the system. Make no mistake, I am very much not in that crowd, not even a little bit. I also agree that the nonsense that crowd perpetuates is a massive part of the problem with attracting quality teachers. It doesn't mean we should ignore the reality that public school teaching quality has degraded tremendously in recent years. They're not a bunch of devils out to brainwash your kids, but a bunch of them are indifferent bums who don't care if your kid is educated at all. Blaming parents is shortsighted as well. Parents are more heavily involved now than ever, and by a significant amount. Half the teachers in the profession today wouldn't get their work done if parents weren't up there carrying half the load for them. Ultimately, we have to stop destroying our public schools for personal profit as our state leadership and their buddies are trying to do, but we also need to stop sanctifying teachers and find a way to return teaching to an attractive profession that draws in quality individuals. Because right now, they're hiring from the bottom of the barrel, and it isn't pretty. Nothing will change so long as one side exclusively blames the lack of pay and bad parents as the only problems or so long as another side demonizes teachers and administrators as indoctrinators or whatever weird crap those nutbags are worried about. This is a bottom-up rebuild situation, and it can only start in Texas by restructuring how we fund our schools. That is the ONLY place this discussion should be focused until it happens. Everything else is fluff, but nothing will change so long as everyone focuses on the fluff - which is precisely what state leadership wants. In the meantime, kids currently in school are getting an inferior education from the lowest quality group of educators in the history of public schools. Find yourself one of the quality teachers left in the profession, and you'll find someone who agrees with me.
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Fellow synesthete here. For me, it mostly involves visualizing time ias spacial (along with color), and that has not waned with age. I also associate numbers with colors. I do not, however, share your photographic memory. My memory has always been good, but not that level. My neurospicy son has synesthesia as well, manifesting in lots of interesting ways. It's incredible how differently people experience the world, yet we're all, at times, a bit guilty of assuming everyone sees things the way we do (or at least not offering some grace for when they don't).
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I agree with that, of course. We couldn't just dump them all at once. But we would need mechanisms in place for weeding them out, or we'd just end up with higher-paid loafers whose primary skill seems to be doing the bare minimum to not get fired. The slightest increase in responsibilities and/or accountability would likely have most of the running for the hills reasonably quickly. The phrase "work-life balance" is too often misused as a euphemism for sanctioned laziness by that crowd. It will be a huge hill to climb, and I'm not confident it will happen in our lifetimes, if ever. I don't see the social will to fix it, and no figure in leadership has proffered anything other than gutless money grabs like voucher programs, which will do nothing but make things worse.
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