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  1. 1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

    HOAs are a necessary evil.  They are necessary because most Americans  humans are assholes who completely ignore the effect that their actions have on other people.  Most Americans humans have to have strict rules, that are enforced, in order for them to act like humans that are capable of living in a cooperative society with other humans. 

    FIFY.  Thomas Hobbes was right in a lot of ways.  

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  2. I have one.  3.0; 300 hp.  I'm not really a car person.  It's fast, handles well, and looks nice.  Gas mileage is something poors worry about.  

    I would definitely get the turbo.  It's very fun to drive.  

  3. On 7/2/2019 at 12:07 PM, Chips O'Toole said:

    Exhibit A is pretty good if you follow the various true crime docuseries.  It's only 4 eps but it covers some examples of flawed forensic science in criminal cases.  The first case is about the video evidence in the Killeen Valero robbery case.

    To my surprise, the filmmakers actually didn't leave much out concerning this case.  You can read more here if interested:

    Spoiler

    1) There was a jailhouse snitch, which may or may not have been in the doc - I FF a few parts.  Jailhouse snitches are notoriously unreliable.  This was actually the basis for Powell getting a new trial a few weeks ago. 

    2) the clerk who knew powell as the CD guy and who was featured in the doc worked at a valero that was robbed, while he was tried for the 7/11 robbery - that's where the surveillance video featured in the doc and trial came from. I don't think this matters much in the grand scheme of things, but that was a bit unclear to the viewer IMO.

    3) At trial, 2 employees at the 7/11 identified powell as the robber and they were not featured in the doc.  However, one of their statements to police had the perp at 5'7.

    4) the evidence against powell was very weak IMO.  Glad he's getting a new trial.

    This ruling summarizes the evidence against him nicely: http://media.graytvinc.com/documents/Powell+retrial+ruling.PDF

     

    On 7/2/2019 at 1:16 PM, Scraps said:

    I've always hated dogs in cases.

     

    On 7/2/2019 at 1:22 PM, Chips O'Toole said:

    I had never heard of dogs being used as evidence in these cases, it seems completely fucked to use a dog's reaction as evidence rather than just as a means of finding a body.  It blows my mind, it could be so easily manipulated and even if it wasn't, it's still bullshit that you would take an interpretation of a dog bark as admissible evidence.

     

    On 7/2/2019 at 2:43 PM, Deej said:

    Yeah, using dogs as evidence is more than suspect. Damn things want nothing more than to make their owner happy. What makes a cop happy? Getting an arrest. A handler can give off any subtle indicator to a dog, and a handler can read anything into a situation. Not saying dogs aren't capable, but once you introduce a cop into the situation, all bets are off. 

     

    On 7/2/2019 at 5:06 PM, MissingInAction said:

    I could make my last dog bark at anything if i stared at it long enough. Current dog is also learning this. 

    Had no idea i could be convicting motherfuckers with this trick.

    As with the blood spatter story, the doc makers left out a lot of evidence, including evidence about the reliability of these dogs.  Read further if interested:

    Spoiler

    1) unlike the dog who failed the test in Texas (that was very misleading to include in my view), the particular dogs used in this case have a very high (>95%) accuracy rate based upon controlled experiments (single and double blind), supervised by the FBI.  In this way, this type of evidence is much more scientific than say ballistics or fiber comparison, etc, which are based upon the subjective opinion of the analyst and whose reliability is not assessed through controlled experimentation.   

    2) when the dogs tested his car, it was among 30 other vehicles in a warehouse.  The handler was not told which car was the suspect car.  The dogs hit only on his car.  Also, when they separately tested the car's belongings, the belongings were in a room of other objects not connected to the case, and the handler was not told which objects were the suspect objects.  The dogs hit only on the child's car seat and bag containing the child's blanket.  

    3) witness testimony at trial indicated that the father frequently spanked the 2 year old with a paddle for wetting herself.  The night before the alleged carjacking, a sleepover witness testified the father beat the child so hard she sounded like was in immense pain.

    4) the father told the police the night before the incident that child fell and hit her head and may have had a concussion.  

    5) The morning of the incident, the dad took the 2 year old with him to drop off his 7 year old at school.  This was unusual, as he never took the 2 year old.  He also covered her with a blanket to "keep her warm."  

    6) not long before the alleged car jacking, the father stopped his car and spoke with an acquaintance.  This man testified the father was the only occupant in the car and that the father seemed distraught.  

    7) the car was found a short distance away with they keys in it, running, but the child was missing.  Does it make sense that the average car jacker would ditch the car, but take a 2 year old? Why not ditch both?  Or the kid, but not the car?

    😎 the father's alleged movements that day do not match cell phone tower pings

    9) the dogs also alerted in the child's bedroom and closet.   

    You can read more about the evidence against the father here:

    https://caselaw.findlaw.com/mi-court-of-appeals/1683760.html

     

  4. On 7/2/2019 at 12:07 PM, Chips O'Toole said:

    Exhibit A is pretty good if you follow the various true crime docuseries.  It's only 4 eps but it covers some examples of flawed forensic science in criminal cases.  The first case is about the video evidence in the Killeen Valero robbery case.

    I watched the blood spatter case from Texas.  Then I googled the court filings because these types of documentaries tend to leave out important, often incriminating, aspects of the case. This one was no exception.  It's misleading and frustrating.  I wish they were more honest.  

  5. On 7/1/2019 at 5:21 PM, Dbeasy said:

    Projecting out, we are headed for consumers having to buy 2-3 different services in order to get the content they want, because much of the content will be exclusive. $50 x 3 = back to $150 per month.

    And that will create a demand for a viewing service that aggregates across multiple content providers and offers just one bill for the consumer.  I wonder what they'll call it.  

  6. On 6/30/2019 at 4:32 PM, Neonmoon said:

    This has been a pleasant June in Austin. The rain has really cut down the heat. There were multiple days of cool downs. Just crazy good. I know July and August are going to return to ass rape heat, but it was nice while it lasted

    Careful bro - we can't talk about that here.  1st rule of blastfurnace thread.  

  7. 7 hours ago, Lobo said:

    By the looks of the SS numbers at the various levels of their organization, Hamilton will be scooting into San Antonio for Missions ball within 3-4 years.  

    Iswydt 

  8. 1 hour ago, sbmcruise said:

    Mixed emotions. 

    I like David and have really enjoyed watching him play in Burnt Orange and White. I wish him the best.

    I'm frustrated that he almost single-handily wrecked our 2019 season. Without him at SS, we weren't in the top 50 programs in Double Plays Per Game. Of course there were other injuries and a major coaching failure at mid-season too. I'm frustrated that he has now decided not to come back and make amends. If he had returned next year, he would still have had 2 years eligibility remaining, so MLB teams couldn't have squeezed him like they do Seniors with no remaining eligibility.

    I guess he and his doctors are in the best position to gauge his recovery. Recovery from this injury and resultant surgery typically takes a year and not all athletes return to pre-injury speed and quickness. If he had doubts, the safe course was to take the money and run. I hope he got more that the $162,700 slot money. I heard he was being offered $400K. If so, he probably made the smart choice. I'll check on MLB Draft Tracker for his signing bonus amount after he has actually signed.

    He did not almost single handedly wreck our season. We still would have sucked, just not as much. 

    He was wise to take the money imo. I would have advised him to do the same. 

  9. So our returning players next year who are good are Kennedy and Elder. Zubia, Ford, and Ellis are ok. The rest of the slack will have to come from newcomers.  That does not seem ideal. 

  10. On 6/27/2019 at 9:31 AM, Js1 said:

    I like that there's already legit accountability - hitting wasn't up to par so he made a change. 

    this.  You can't hit for shit with the kids you're given, you are shit, hit the bricks pal, and beat it cause you are going out.  

    Image result for alec baldwin glengarry

  11. 3 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

    Not so much. She's said that she finds modern country a bit of a bore.   She did a solo album a few years back;  "Mother", the title track being a cover of the Pink Floyd song. 

     

    You seem to know quite about Natalie Maines' career and music.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.     

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  12. This was the first season I didn't care for. Each of the episodes might have been better if they were only 30 minutes or so.  

    5:1 - homo/hetero VR bro affair was an unexpected premise, but not enough to carry the episode for me.  Kinda odd and not really my thing - had a San Junipero feel (same director) and that wasn't really my thing either.  To each his own.  Still, sadly, I think this was the best episode of the season.  

    5:2 - meh.  The satire of google/facebook being way ahead of the cops was humorous, but again, not enough to carry an hour+ episode.  

    5:3 holy shit that was terrible.  The last act was some like some terrible disney/Nickelodeon movie with the rescue mission.  Just dreadful.  Miley isn't that bad of an actress though.  

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