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  1. The Buffs went 1-8 in conference the year before Deion and then he repeated that pathetic record. Deion has excuses why he couldn't win in the Pac12 but I'm sure the previous coach had his excuses as well. This season will be about positioning Shedeur for the Heisman/high draft pick. Winning will be secondary and I hope Buff fans are ok with that.
  2. When my mom was in assisted living, she would have her Assist Pendant next to her in bed. When she would walk to the bathroom or wherever, she would leave the pendant in her bed. head slap. it had a loop so you could wear it around your neck but she didn't like doing that.
  3. Doesn't an Apple Watch have fall detection and call someone? Or maybe call 911 for you. Of course, the wearer has to be with it enough to recharge the watch and actually wear it.
  4. Tesla is recoverable but it doesn’t appear that Elon is taking 1 step to do so. He refuses to acknowledge that his actions are the reason for the downfall. A few years ago I had decided that my next vehicle would be a Tesla. Now there is a zero chance that I would buy one. I don’t trust that Elon doesn’t have the ability to remotely kill any Tesla just because he gets mad at 3am. And I don’t mean kill my hypothetical Tesla but all teslas.
  5. ridiculous giving blanket immunity for anyone protesting. It should be a case by case basis. Even if you’re free to do something, like protest, it doesn’t mean that you’re free of consequences. And if the protestors are not willing to face and accept disciplinary actions, I question their conviction on this issue anyway.
  6. That's a real deep take. I'm sure your 10 second clips from an unknown social media user have educated you on the media.
  7. I was thinking about Abbott and his governing style. At one point, I do think that Abbott had the ability to search for some consensus and/or find nuanced solutions. However he's completely pivoted to hammering home whatever his extreme supporters want. They don't want (new) Mexicans in the state, he sends state military to the border. They want vouchers, he's actively purging the GOP of non-voucher supporting politicians. UT has people/students protesting Israel, send in the riot police. Perhaps his governing policy was like this earlier than I imagine, but Jade Helm 15 really sent him over the deep end. Whether Abbott believed in the conspiracy theories or not, he then realized the benefits of pandering to the far right. IF Abbott decided to find a softer touch or look for consensus before acting, I have to assume that his base would turn against him for being weak. He's now set a course and cannot pivot for any issue.
  8. Since the UK election has to happen by next January, I would think the Tories don’t want to even remotely get wrapped up in anything related to Trump in terms of both being conservatives. At least on paper. The Tories may be resigned to knowing they will lose the majority but hope to keep some close races.
  9. It’s a bit of bad luck for a restaurant when your new employee turns out to like child porn and defiling your food. If you’re the owner/mgr, you’re probably focused on 1,000 other issues, and this presents itself.
  10. This version of the Shogun definitely downplayed the hatred between Protestants and Catholics and between Portuguese and Dutch/English. In the book, the Portuguese were scared to death about Blackthorne and his ship going after the annual Black Ship. Not to mention that they captured Blackthorne at one point and were going to burn him at the stake as a heretic. I’m unsure that viewer today would have fully caught onto that story line. but I also understood this version was designed to focus more on toranaga and not as much on Blackthorne. Overall I liked this series and I have no doubt that any fan of the book can find reasons where any tv adaptation falls short.
  11. If the trump wins, the only people who can work for the federal govt are people who pledge their loyalty towards Trump. This will go beyond the cabinet. I seriously believe that it will be anyone who has decision power in the federal govt. sure, a mail carrier won’t have to make a pledge but any mgmt level will.
  12. Great post. It’s cool if someone has strong reasons to not vote for Biden but I think most of them are looking for justification to vote for Trump. They highlight Biden’s gaffes or stutter when almost every president including Trump misspeak. As for Biden’s stutter, it’s always been there and most likely worsened as he’s aged but there isn’t any sign that he’s incapacitated due to dementia. for selfish reason I’m proud to say that I’m voting for Biden. Life has never been better for me economically. I like to think that a fair amount of that success is due to me, but I’m not in a rush to change the dynamics by bringing in a president like Trump who wants to flip over the table when he enters a room.
  13. Thread took some weird turns with confessions including someone being assaulted by a pedo. I’m out.
  14. Wasn’t a fan of the last episode. Might be worth a second viewing to reevaluate but I won’t be in a rush. Context: I’ve read the book a dozen times.
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