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  1. https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
    34 points
  2. I don't know if anyone else is having this issue but I'm see tons and tons of inane bullshit posts. Anyone else seeing this?
    33 points
  3. I’ll reiterate what I’ve said previously in that I won’t be shocked if Muhammed is the next commitment. I will be shocked if he makes it out of the dead period without having dropped a video or edit. When Texas lands MM, it does have adjacent value with several other defensive targets as well, and ahead of the aggie pool party push. ATM is unsurprisingly trying to make a few very large “one day and one day only!” offers at their gathering. That might work with a few guys. However, as discussed here, that’s something that other programs have prepared for this round and already made it clear to players that they shouldn’t accept any “take it or leave it forever” type offers from ATM or anyone else. The CB out of Alabama is a good example of the process that I’m referencing. He heads to ATM set to take numerous visits and leaves ATM shutting everything down. Problem is, the guy lives in Alabama, not College Station. There are ways for Bama to get in the middle of that no matter what Fisher promises or threatens. Harder for state of Texas recruits, especially those in aggie friendly territory with aggie alums on staffs. Something worth watching. Areas where Chris Gilbert has influence aren’t those areas, fwiw. It’s crazy to me to think about how bold, yet instructive, it was the first time this kind of thing went down with Demas.
    27 points
  4. I was sitting in a bar in Oklahoma City. Minding my own business. Guy to the right of me was having an intense conversation with a buddy about Johnny Manziel being the best quarterback in college football history. I look over, he’s got his Aggie ring on. A&M polo. I have no dog in the fight, I went to a small college with no football. As I walked out, in passing, said “Johnny couldn’t hold Vince Young’s jock”. He gets furious and yells “get out of here you Sip!”. I reply “congrats on your upcoming 8-4” and walk out. So, I guess I was an honorary Texas fan yesterday. I don’t know how you deal with that cult all year round.
    25 points
  5. Hypothetically speaking, I wonder how much demand would be saved if some enterprising citizen burned down all the Bitcoin mines in the state.
    20 points
  6. And they'll still go 8-4.
    16 points
  7. No CR but our leaders had 20 years of deregulation to get this right and it’s gotten worse. My house isn’t going above 68 this summer and I’m washing dishes and clothes in the afternoon. I don’t care if my electricity bill doubles if it helps to take down the grid so we can get more competent people in charge. people that support the current leadership - feel free to set your thermostat at 82.
    14 points
  8. Not a chance in hell that I would let my wife drive my motor home on the "million dollar highway." Shit i don't even let her roll it out of the driveway. Funny story... Back when I was 19, went on a road trip with the fam. Drove thousands of mile from SA to the grand canyon, north to Montana, further north into the the Canadian Rockies and then back down through the Montana plains, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. All in a 31 ft Class C. I drove ALL of those +/- 7000 miles. Driving through many mountain passes, I ignored signs such as "vehicles over 24 ft not permitted." Never had an issue, until the road up to Takakkaw Falls in Yoho. On one of the last switchbacks towards the top, my vehicle was too long and couldn't make the curve. I had to white knuckle reverse that beast back down the mountain. Tied up traffic. Had countless tourists flip me off and/or yell obscenities. My ex-wife was so fucking scared, she actually got out and walked a good portion of the ordeal. Took me almost three hours. Moral of the story is; don't ignore the warning signs....
    14 points
  9. meanwhile, there's office buildings with one or two people on the whole floor, and it's kept at a chilly 68 degrees. Business electricity usage is far more wasteful than individual usage, and yet they're given a pass.
    14 points
  10. Would you like to see a few slides from my vacation trip?
    13 points
  11. Traylor definitely wanted to stay at Texas. I was present at a recruiting presentation of his this spring at UTSA. When speaking on his resume, he said that the one thing he would change about his career was winning at Texas. He even got emotional when talking about the pleasure he receives by having many people from that roster/staff currently getting to experience success with him at UTSA. He loves Austin and UT and he really admired Coach Strong. It was evident to me while he was speaking that Texas is his dream job.
    13 points
  12. Hudson Standish. (3. Texas is the current leader for five-star linebacker Anthony Hill Jr.) Complete article below.
    12 points
  13. imaging of the galactic cluster is from approximately 4.6 billion years ago. slightly older than the age of our lovely home planet and about the time armybrat was born.
    12 points
  14. Gerry: The Texas Longhorns enter the week with the No. 3 ranked recruiting class in the On3 Consensus team rankings. Steve Sarkisian and staff have the strong probability of adding to the second straight top 5 class in the next week to 10 days. Inside Texas brings the recruiting latest intel, including a new 2023 offer extended to one of the nations best. Texas offers Jordan Hall The Texas Longhorns extended an offer to one of the nations top defensive tackles Sunday. Longhorns defensive line coach Bo Davis had a lengthy conversation with the No. 46 ranked prospect in the On300. Hall informed Texas that he wants to make a visit before making a decision. Hall’s interest in Texas began when friend Sydir Mitchell committed to the Longhorns. According to a long time source in the Jacksonville area Hall is pretty open right now. Georgia has been consistently mentioned for weeks as one of the teams to beat. Hall released a top 10 July 4 prior to the Texas offer. As the recruiting world turns The recruitment of On3 Consensus 4-star Hunter Osborne continues to take some unexpected twists and turns. The near 6-foot-4, 250-pounder has been limited in his conversation with the Texas staff in recent days. With that said, the circle of Osborne has engaged the Texas staff in a conversation in the last 24 hours. Moving off the original late August timeline to a decision in the next week is entirely possible. Tennessee, Texas, Clemson and possibly Alabama are the four schools remaining. Decisions from in state prospects could be around the corner On3 Consensus 4-star EDGE prospect Braylan Shelby tweeted “Wednesday” within the last couple of hours. Inside Texas continues to hear there is confidence on the Texas side. But here is the kicker, there is also confidence on the USC side. The 6-foot-5, 235-pounder is one of the closer decisions in the 2023 cycle thus far for the Texas staff. Make no mistake, this is a big recruitment for the Longhorns. A position of need, and very high-ceiling prospect. Derion Gullette and family are are scheduled to sit down this week and talk about the 6-foot-3, 228-pounders recruitment. Gullette, himself, is a very heavy lean to Texas and has been for some time. The question remains if Gullette will take any more visits before announcing a decision. If he does, it would likely be Texas A&M to end July. If not, a commitment to Texas could come in the next two weeks. It’s not out of the question that On3 Consensus 4-star cornerback Malik Muhammad could make a decision in the next couple of weeks. Texas continues to trend in the right direction for the DFW star. https://247sports.com/player/jordan-hall-46113691/
    12 points
  15. I’m not absolutely sure but I think the dead period began on page 316.
    12 points
  16. This is a very rough list of folks I follow, I'm not on my iPad (and it's more than I thought by around 5). These are almost all people who have solid backgrounds, and were writing about Russia and/or Ukraine well before February. A few of them came to prominence/came into being after things started in February because they filled a niche, but I follow them because they document their sources, and are presenting solid information that is not being compiled elsewhere, or they are presenting it in a much better fashion than others. More than a few of these people lived in Russia or live/lived in Ukraine and so the topic is very personal to them, and they may feel (or are) biased, but arguably they back it up objectively. No particularly order, all should be linked. And I'm kind of surprised, I follow a wider range of disciplines and experience than I thought. Julia Davis - comments on Russian state TV (Russian speaker, has followed Russia for years) aka Russian Media Monitor Julia Ioffe - Russian-born, and has written about Russia and Putin for years, she comments a lot about the bigger picture. She and Julia #1 comment a lot about the bigger picture of Russian politics and Putin's goals. She mixes in politics, including American politics. Mark Hertling - Retired US General, commanded in Europe, provides lots of military commentary at a higher-level Mick Ryan (War in the Future) - Australian general, comments a lot about modern/future warfare Rob Lee - OSINT type, provides a shit-ton of photos and videos documenting both Ukraine and Russian actions. He constantly references back to old tweets to provide updates on whatever it was, and he has an odd system (odd if you aren't used to it) that can be confusing, in that he's working with the tracking people so he'll have tweets that are numbered, and you kind of have to follow his system or otherwise you don't get why he's retweeting tweets from earlier in the day, etc. Jack Detsch - Pentagon reporter, has broken stories about various aid/hardware, as well as what the US military is doing/thinking Kyiv Independent - great news organization. Illia Ponomarenko - writes for Kyiv Independent, does a lot of investigative stuff inside of Ukraine, and long posts from combat zones. Also calls out a lot of bullshit when he sees it. Ukraine Weapons Tracker - OSINT, tracking stuff from both sides Oryx - OSINT, tracking military hardware losses for both sides, as well as military aid given to Ukraine @KilledInUkraine - OSINT, grim, but they document Russian officers killed in Ukraine using Russian social media and/or photo/identification of Russian officers in the field. It's one thing when you hear about a Russian officer being killed, and another when you realize 170+ Captains or 50+ Lt. Colonels have been killed. Nathan Ruser - another OSINT type, lots of geolocation and mapping stuff, does a lot of solid commentary down in the weeds and up at 35,000 feet Max Seddon - Moscow bureau chief for Financial Times, @TheStudyofWar - Institute for the Study of War (great website: https://www.understandingwar.org) - they put out a lot of the highly detailed maps everybody is using. Nolan Peterson - writes for Coffee Or Die, Ukraine-based war reporter (since around 2014) @ChristopherJM - journalist, has covered Ukraine/East Europe for over a decade, Ukraine-based Polina Ivanova - another Financial Times reporter specializing in Ukraine/Russia, she covers a lot of the economic and geopolitical fallout, and does investigate stuff (like Russia stealing Ukraine's grain, etc.) Henry Foy - yet another Financial Times reporter covering Ukraine/Russia/etc. War on the Rocks - great site (https://warontherocks.com) last year, predicted Russia's supply problems if they invade Ukraine, lots of deep dives on military topics Jomini of the West - writes on war issues, Russian history, etc. Kevin Rothrock - Writes on Russia, Ukraine War, etc., part of Meduza, that worked to get information into Russia under the censors @PhillipsPOBrien - Professor at University of St Andrews, Scotland, does a lot of long-form writing about these topics, and a good twitter follow Michael MacKay - Another writer, long form commentary about Ukraine/Russia LiveUAMap - Maps and info about Ukraine Amelia Smith - she covers the aerial side of things, including NATO flights around Ukraine Yeah, 3-4 Financial Times reporters, but they are covering the shit out of this war, and they do a helluva lot of well-sourced deep dives into the economic issues.
    12 points
  17. Color me surprised that people promising NIL as enticement have not followed through at all and those who have done everything by the book have set expectations that will be met. It's almost like the people in charge of Texas NIL may have had a plan. It's almost like, that plan was tested at a smaller scale before turning it into a death star.
    12 points
  18. geesus. i feel for you guys. not gonna lie...as I sit outside enjoying a lovely evening of my 10th day as a new Coloradan (Coloradoan? 🤔), it feels a bit like...
    11 points
  19. I follow a few rules, some of which others have mentioned. I follow about 15-20 people and organizations who clearly know their shit because of their background (journalists covering Russia for years, generals, defense industry writers, think tanks, etc.) and I watch who they reference/retweet/etc. When this started in February, I was following about 60 people, but over time, I found about 15-20 people who were putting out a lot of good content/data or commentary that covered about 90% of what was happening, and never missed a major event. These 15-20 people and groups I follow, were all pretty much predicting Russia would invade, and they had all been writing and commenting about Russia and/or Ukraine for years. They aren't journalists that hopped on an airplane and became experts within hours of making it to Kyiv. OSINT folks are amazing. Many of them will happily self-correct and/or they will correct others making mistakes (they can be anal-retentive). And if you are a part of that community and you start showing bias (even for Ukraine), you will get called out, and they will dogpile on you for it. Some of these people have been into this stuff for years (many of them write for various defense industry journals, blogs, etc., as well as more than a few book authors). It actually feels like this is sort of their finest hour - all of the tools (software, satellite imagery access, on-the-ground reporting, geolocation, etc.) and circumstances (they have sources on the ground able to provide quick updates, Ukraine is a democracy and not trying to censor much, if anything (outside of OPSEC stuff), and a shitload of civilians and soldiers in Ukraine have smartphones and are willing to share photos and video) came together for them to truly shine and sort through and present a tremendous amount of data, whether it's extremely intricate maps or massive spreadsheets of dead Russian soldiers picked up from Russian social media or massive spreadsheets of destroyed or captured vehicles, complete with photos for each. As mentioned, if Russia denies it, it's probably true Ukrainian Government is not always accurate, but they are accurate more often than not. Their numbers about Russian tanks/personnel/etc. destroyed and captured, when compared to the OSINT folks, are turning out to be a lot closer to the truth than a lot of people originally suspected. And Russia acts like you would think they would act if the Ukrainian Government's numbers are accurate. While it's possible the Ukrainian Government has duplicate counts in the stats it releases (especially if multiple units are involved), they will also have the most accurate records of what's actually going down simply because it's the people doing the fighting and reporting their results up the chain. The more angry and the more pseudo-nihilistic Russian TV commentators get about a weapons system or a country, the better it's probably performing, or the country is aiding Ukraine, in reality. And when some of them are losing their shit and talking about letting the nukes fly, there's a good chance that major shit went down over the past 24 hours, and it's not hard to figure out what pissed them off. Kyiv Independent has been an amazing news organization. They will self-correct when they make mistakes, and they will even poke holes in things that seem to be really good - they were one of the first media organizations to raise the flag over the comments about the US sending the super-long range HIMARS ammo possibly being falsified. BBC, Reuters, and AP are all usually very good, thanks to having reporters/freelancers on the ground. Most of the "mainstream" media, especially in the US, are running stories written by people who are a few degrees separated from what's happening on the ground. This isn't necessarily bad, as they are trying to report on what's going on and they can reach a far larger audience, but they just don't usually have the infrastructure in place and on the ground in Ukraine. There's also been a problem of some of their high-profile reporters/writers being embarrassed at how bad they misjudged last February (versus the OSINT writers), and either they've been trying to make up for it ever since, or they are slanting their coverage in favor of Russia just in case Russia pulls it off and they can say "see, we told you Russia would win!" Some caveats: The Russian government heavily censors Russians social media these days. It's a wonder any info about deaths gets out. And we know Russians have cremated their own soldiers, so there is a fog of war when it comes to Russian casualties at times, and I think they are way underestimated. The Ukrainian Government is not above releasing false or semi-false information for OPSEC purposes and/or to fuck with the Russians. They will also force soldiers and people in certain areas to stay offline (not posting to FB/twitter/etc.) if shit is going down, which leads to lulls in information gathering for the OSINT folks. There are folks who present themselves as OSINT types, when in fact they are just war porn types, or people trying to boost their twitter profiles by latching on to current events and trends, including the "HEY LOOK AT ME I'M REPOSTING SHIT FROM OTHER TWITTER ACCOUNTS AND ACTING LIKE I CAME UP WITH THAT" types. There are people in the OSINT community who have supported or done sketchy shit in the past (like Trent Telenko and his election conspiracy nonsense) and it's hard to trust them, because if they buy into some bizarre conspiracy, what else do they buy into? There is stuff released (like audio of Russian phone calls) that sometimes seem very suspect, but ultimately there isn't anything proving many of them wrong, and more often than not, there is evidence of what the calls were about. It's just hard to know sometimes if Ukrainians learn of an awful incident and then generate a phone call about it, and you can't blame them, since it's just another tool in the modern warfare arsenal and Russia is the master of information warfare. FWIW, I've run some of them by a Russian friend, and he said they were definitely native Russian speakers, but that's not to say that it wasn't Russians aiding Ukrainians. We don't see as many videos/photos from the Russian side of things, and it's hard to know if that's Russian commanders making sure Russian soldiers aren't putting out things that could lead the Ukrainians to pinpoint units/positions, or if it's a lack of internet or smartphones. And a shitload of OSINT folks are constantly trawling Russian social media looking for this stuff. Russia clearly has a lot of bots and supporters on social media, and certain events will trigger them like nobody's business, like somebody put out the Bat Signal for them. That leads to a lot of stuff trending when it shouldn't, and other stuff getting buried. I'm missing some things, but it's late.
    11 points
  20. Not a replaced leg ya fuckin' dummy. It's a leveler. 10 mins to set up.
    10 points
  21. I am going to suggest to Mrs. Brat that we just get naked for the rest of the day.
    10 points
  22. No offense, but fuck every single part of that.
    10 points
  23. Vince Young- "If you want to beat Ohio State, meet me at the field at 7 AM" Roschon Johnson- "If you want to cover the spread against Bama, meet me at the field at 7 AM"
    10 points
  24. The German Minister for Economy was in Prague today and ate a bit of crow: https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/ekonomika-firmy-byla-chyba-orientovat-se-tolik-na-rusko-priznal-nemecky-ministr-v-praze-208634
    9 points
  25. Scoop: Anthony Hill, LB, Denton (Texas) Ryan: GH: 65%. This one is still trending in the right direction for the Longhorns ahead of the scheduled visit to Texas A&M at the end of the month. JW: 65%. Hill and Texas continue to pickup steam. A&M is selling defense, UT is selling everything else (early PT, familiarity on the roster, 2023 recruits pushing). EN: 70%. Huge need, huge opportunity for Hill to play very early, multiple recruits pulling him in the direction of UT. I love the way this sets up for UT, but that A&M visit does loom. Cedric Baxter Jr., RB, Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater: GH: 75%. I remain the same as I have with the On3 RPM pick. Hearing nothing different one month from the decision. JW: 60%. Nabbing the nation’s top tailback from out-of-state is always a tall task. But Tashard Choice seems up to it. EN: 70%. I remember internal conversations when we realized UT was pulling back on Rueben Owens and going all in on Baxter. We knew right then how confident they must be to make that decision. Still, we were a little leery but that’s been wearing off over recent weeks. The pre-existing relationship between Choice and Baxter is huge here. If he pulls this off, what a hire by Steve Sarkisian. Malik Muhammad, CB, Dallas (Texas) South Oak Cliff: GH: 70%. Like Hill, this one continues to be trending in the right direction. Muhammad is a real fit at Texas. And this would be a huge win for the Longhorns staff. A Muhammad and Cook combo in DFW would be huge in 2023, and beyond. JW: 70%. Once it became clear how serious each party was about each other, sparks really flew. EN: 75%. Slack recruitments are fun to watch unfold. You’re sitting there wondering why a recruitment isn’t going anywhere, then next thing you know, you’re the leader. David Hicks, DL, Katy (Texas) Paetow: GH: 40%. Hicks will be at Oklahoma to end July. He does love Todd Bates. Texas A&M and Oklahoma now have Texas to contend with, with an announcement still months away. JW: 35%. Recruit through the whistle and be in it around December. That’s when it’ll get good. EN: 45%. Hicks will be a lagging indicator for the class as well as the season. If UT wins 9-10 games, this percentage goes way up. Derion Gullette, EDGE/LB, Marlin (Texas) High: GH: 80%. Gullette wants to be at Texas. This week should be a big one on the timeline and could determine how long this recruitment plays out. A visit to Texas A&M at the end of July is not out of the question. JW: 75%. UT made up ground monthly since Texas Relays and that hasn’t stopped. EN: 80%. Texas is the best scheme fit for him and has recruited him the hardest. It should already be over, imo, especially given the knee injury. Javien Toviano, DB, Arlington (Texas) Martin: GH: 45%. The out of state powers are in it. Oregon, Michigan, Alabama, LSU and Georgia. But at the end of the day this one is still trending to Texas vs. Texas A&M. JW: 45%. These percentages increase if he makes it to campus for the July 29th BBQ event. EN: 50%. Texas isn’t the leader — there probably isn’t one — but is in good position to stick the landing. Mikal Harrison-Pilot, WR, Temple (Texas) and Jalen Hale, WR, Longview (Texas): First come, first serve. Harrison-Pilot still wants to take his officials, and Hale needs to visit at the end of July. Hale’s decision will likely come before MHP’s, but Alabama and Georgia are involved too. Freddie Dubose, WR, New Braunfels (Texas) Smithson Valley (2024): The 6-foot-2, 175-pound four-star has his eyes on UT. Texas A&M, Baylor, and Utah are the mix, but this is trending Texas. He recently transferred to Smithson Valley from Schertz Clemens.
    9 points
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