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  1. 7 hours ago, Mole said:

    My wife has created a massive list of unrelated busywork for her and me and is attempting to line the floor of the house with every article of clothing she owns. I look like I’ve joined the Ministry of Silly Walks trying to navigate all of the stuff she has strewn about. I guess my tidying made space for her to expand her territory.

    There's something about packing that many people just cannot handle- it breaks their brains. I don't understand it, but it seems to be a real thing. My ex-wife had that issue, and I also know adult males who are dumb as fuck about that simple task as well. At this point I've resigned my disappointment with these kind of people as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (so long as it won't become my problem)

  2. On 11/7/2024 at 4:58 PM, Ten Bears said:

    Snow Dog started this thread.  Is he still around?

    Yes he is. I'm still in touch with him somewhat regularly about all things disc golf, kayaking, and chili cookoff.

    Post-round beer at Live Oak today...

     

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  3. 3 minutes ago, texasdago said:

    "But dago, you don't know the lineup???"

    I don't care. Every year some of my favorite performances are bands I started listening to thanks to ACL.  

    Same here. 

  4. On 12/4/2024 at 3:13 AM, Hank_Hill said:

    Probably already mentioned in an HBO thread and this one but Scavengers Reign is really, really good if you’re itching for some sci-fi animation. Sad to hear they aren’t moving forward with a second season after buying it off HBO but it honestly doesn’t need one (although I’d love it). Would definitely recommend an episode or more on some weed or psychedelics but definitely not necessary.

    Great series, and IIRC it won an Emmy or two recently. I watched it on HBO last year and absolutely loved it. 

  5. 2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    4 people downed 17 drinks at lunch?  Well done!

     

    Just now, DoobieWah said:

    I'm guessing three with shared nachos. 

    Yep, 3 of us. 

    Following up with more drinks at Barton Springs Saloon right now

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  6. 50 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    They started spinning stuff off, namely defense systems to Raytheon, then memory operations to Micron (they were only competing by extracting licenses from Asia, Inc.) and so on.  I don't believe Templeton presided over most of that, but he was there to refocus what was left.

    Templeton reduced them to educational products/calculators, analog SC devices, and embedded processors/ASICs/SOCs.

    Their stock has done very, very well simply on the strength of a well-run company that's a leader in its several fields.

    I worked at TI during that era- in the  Semiconductor group in Houston (DSPs specifically).

    The CEO (Jerry Junkins) died the same week I started, and Rich Templeton took over the Semiconductor group at that point... selling off everything non-SC. I'd graduated from college 3 weeks earlier so I had no idea what good leadership/management looked like at the time but he seemed sharp.

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  7. 1 hour ago, A-Tex Devil said:

    It’s a weird lineup this year but I’m an old.  Still had fun yesterday.  Mannequin was great.  Leon Bridges and Stapleton were good. Norah Jones can still get it.  Back today with clients.  There is nobody in the slate today I give a shit about but will watch Dua Lipa for reasons. If there is anyone 2:30 onward that I should absolutely check out I am all ears.  

    Similar all around (minus the clients part). This is my 20th year to attend and I long ago stopped recognizing most band names except maybe half of the headliners.  Most years I make time to get familiar with the unknowns before the festival but this year I didn't bother.

    For today- @texasdago posted his picks upthread somewhere. I've favorited his picks in the app for when I'm wandering around but will generally end up going with the flow of my group and enjoying the people watching and drinks. 

    Norah Jones was fantastic yesterday and I also really enjoyed Elderbrook, Mannequin Pussy, Foster the People, Porter Robinson, and Blink 182. 

  8. 14 minutes ago, Fud said:

    I remember thinking Terrifier 2 was the best pure slasher that's come out in years. Elite slasher. But very fucked up 

     

    I saw Terrifier 3 last week at Fantastic Fest. I didn't think it was possible, but they bumped it up a notch from Terrifier 2.  

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  9. On 8/26/2024 at 10:47 AM, tbone_ said:

    Reality Bites.

    Might be the worst movie ever made.

    I'm surprised to see hate for Reality Bites. As someone born directly in the middle of the Gen X era and who saw it in the theater during college it really hit home with me. I enjoyed the hell out of it.

    I had an unexpectedly interesting experience with it when they released the 10-year anniversary edition of it with Writer's commentary. As a kid in college watching it I thought Ben Stiller's character was a huge douchebag. Watching it 10-11 years later on Netflix (before they offered streaming) I got the DVD that included the Writer's commentary special edition. Watching it again at that age, ~8 years post-graduation from college, things were reversed- the recent grads seemed like the douchebags and I related to Ben Stiller's character way more.

    The chick who wrote it, on the commentary track, said she experienced the exact same thing upon rewatch all those years later after writing it.

    Good times- that movie will always occupy a special place in my heart for a certain moment in time/culture.

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  10. Props to all who have contributed to this thread. I had my first one yesterday and reading the posts in this thread was super helpful in the week or so leading up to it.

    As others have said, the procedure itself is a breeze and Propofol is impressive. After they told me they were about to start the Propofol I recall hearing 5 or so beeps from whichever machine was beeping and then I woke up in the recovery room 20-30 minutes later feeling completely fine.

    The prep process wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting- my doc prescribed Suprep and mixing it with almost frozen water the taste was 99% masked. The volume wasn't bad either. If I had to do it again that way I'd be fine with it, but next time I might go for the pills others have mentioned (by the time I saw that was an option I'd already picked up the Suprep kit).

    I hit Taco Deli for lunch afterward and then took a long nap at home. The staff where I went were all excellent- very friendly, helpful, easygoing, and professional (Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital). I highly recommend them if they're convenient to you. 

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  11. On 7/27/2024 at 12:29 PM, irishtexan said:

    Lake Travis is very fucking far from the things you'll be wanting to do while you're here. If you want to hang out at the lake all day, it will be good for you. But if you're planning on doing F1, going to the Georgia game, hitting up stuff in the city, you definitely do not want to be in Lake Travis. 

     

    100x this ^

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