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  1. Saucy first half here… IMG_6364.mov IMG_6365.mov IMG_6358.mov IMG_6362.mov
  2. also relative currency value in the international market. he has always been a troll and a willing participant in being a mouthpiece for stupid culture war bullshit that get maga all rock hard but he is too fucking stupid to understand any of the variables contributing the idiotic point he thinks he is making.
  3. correct. i think it is probably most wrong because i suspect that a material amount of the shares were acquired through compensation after amazon had taken off and had some market value so there would be a cost basis...not just all the shit he gave himself when he started the company. but it is not wrong to say he eliminated a hundred million plus tax liability by realizing the gain while a resident of florida instead of washington. it is, of course, the individually smart thing to do but the ethics of it given the importance of washington's infrastructure contributing to the success of amazon's formative years could certainly be debated. as is the fact that he is definitely paying a tres comas club federal tax bill.
  4. they are coming to the $610 million by multiplying 7% by the current market value of the 50 million shares he stated he intends to sell - 24 million of which he has already sold. the 7% is the capital gains tax for the state of washington that began in 2022. florida does not have a capital gains tax so all of that is saved with no alternative taxes paid. that is, of course, all notwithstanding the federal capital gains tax he would pay, as well as the article not considering what portion of the current market value of those shares is comprised of the cost basis (if any) which would affect the taxable basis.
  5. relative to earth. they (the probes themselves) are moving away from earth at 38,000 and 34,300 mph respectively.
  6. i had a back fusion surgery three weeks ago on a thursday. hydrocodone through the weekend and last one on monday. none from tuesday forward. didn't take a shit until wednesday and it took two hours. the fusion was at the l5-s1 level so it required an anterior approach to start resutling in a scar in my abdomen that was still in surgical recovery. i told my wife that i just delivered a baby naturally with a c-section at the same time. anyway, if they don't have a predilection towards addiction, etc..., i wouldn't worry about it but if he is on it for more than a week or so, he does need to taper off or it won't be a fun couple of days.
  7. but is patrick mahomes not a celebrity?
  8. that's just because it was the first moment in the season where we had any plot advancement.
  9. fucking bayern moneyline cost me a pretty penny as one of a five legger in which the other four hit easy. never fucking bet on a team going into italy. never works out.
  10. dude, the preferred nomenclature is patagonian toothfish.
  11. voyager 1 is currently 15.146 billion miles away from earth which is about 162 times the distance between the earth and the sun. it is 35 degrees north of the ecliptic in the direction of the solar apex in hercules. it has been in interstellar space for about 11 years now. you are not. voyager 2 is only 12.680 billion miles from earth. it is about 48 degrees below the ecliptic. radio waves move at approximately 300 million meters per second. signals from voyager 1 take a little more than 22 hours to make it to earth. signals from voyager 2 take about 18 and half hours.
  12. Our resident minor league catcher/homeless hunter nearly has me convinced.
  13. Humblebrag?! As I said. It was laced with ostentatious pretension in order to big time gsoda’s take so as to prevail in this battle of rating matters of subjective taste and stanning for my boys at odd duck and dai due. but yeah, immamac’s not wrong. back to horrific stories of the desperate and mentally disturbed nut jobs and substance abusers we live amongst doing awful things and dumb traffic pattern management.
  14. it's not just service, the food is also elevated. experience and setting are big. though it is somewhat unspoken, everyone knows that one star restaurants are somewhat designated for inventiveness, creativity and quality of the food almost in isolation with little regard for the service/setting. hell, i think an argument could be made that the con todo taco truck could at least get some consideration. but to achieve 2 to 3, the techniques require significantly greater elevation and precision in their eyes. as to the service, it is a lot of both tangible and intangible things stemming from professional levels of service and training. it's a bit of a you know it when you see it thing. the "forks" episode of the show "the bear" wouldn't be the worst introduction into what i mean. the recruiting thread did cheese puns for nearly 30 pages and the coaching search thread did burger ratings for like ten days. but point taken, i'll hit eject with saying that imo, quality and diversity of restaurant offerings in austin is one of the few things that is not the subject of a wtf is wrong with the city topic.
  15. michelin has a strong japanese bias problem when it comes to asian cuisine. they fucking love love love elevated japanese to a near fetish level to the detriment of other east asian cuisine imo. and i say that as someone who prefers japanese over most. that said, i ate at lung king heen in hong kong for some family style cantonese right after it was awarded its third star and was genuinely surprised with the rating. i find myself disagreeing with certain elements of their ratings sometimes but that was one i just didn't get. ychang is on point with his post as well. michelin's restricted footprint obviously creates a lack of information on a number of great food destinations and i would personally posit that houston is one of the greatest overlooked spots in the world. i love austin and the food here but houston has such a deep bench across a lot of cuisines that it is embarrassing. i would posit that other than melbourne and sao paolo, there are not any non-asian cities that could best houston on asian cuisine quality and diversity. it is in a club with l.a., san francisco, and ny on that category.
  16. since you're being a bit of an ass, i'll respond in kind with plenty of ostentatious pretension. i have...over 100 of them in the last 20 years. and over 30 3 stars in the last 20 years across 8 different countries. i disagree with your subjective take. the food at odd duck and dai due is absolutely capable of achieving a one star status on its better days. as i said, no restaurant in austin is capable of achieving a 2 or 3 because the service necessary is simply not part of the city's dna and there is no market to prioritize the level of hospitality/service necessary to achieve that. but on just the food basis (which is the priority of a one michelin star restaurant), dai due and odd duck are absolutely capable. not guaranteed, but capable.
  17. uchi and uchiko are definitely michelin star level food. they have no service though. they have waiters. nowhere in austin has 2/3 michelin star service/hospitality. not even close. it's an order of magnitude difference...totally inconsequential to the quality and enjoyment of the food but it there is not a single place that even tries to achieve anything in that arena.
  18. used to do nevada until 2019 as well but stopped because people weren't buying the book for vegas. as our local michelin reviewer expert, i can tell you that there are a few restaurants in austin that that would definitely qualify for at least a star if, as jimmy points out, michelin actually reviewed austin. i would venture a guess that amongst pasta bar, juniper, este, dai due, suerte, franklin, odd duck...there'd be a couple that could get a star. certainly nowhere in austin has the focus on service hospitality necessary for a 2 or 3 star but food quality wise, there are a few.
  19. i think we may be in trouble. all you other clubs keep shitting the bed against luton fucking town. we really need to win out 10 point deduction appeal.
  20. sidis

    Wine

    you two nut jobs are the only people i would ask this based on posting history... grabbing a bottle of salon for a gift. have either of you compared the 2012 to the 2013 and have any opinions on the superior vintage?
  21. no. as you know, you are either just a terribly pathetic troll or truly one of the dumbest fucking idiots to ever roam this rock.
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