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  1. 2 hours ago, Satoshi said:

    Far and away the #1 cause of all this is the easy money policies of the Federal Reserve. 
     

     

     

    I don't know much about economics (I took Micro as an elective 30 years ago) but can you explain to me, in the simplest terms, how Fed policies make housing more expensive? When people buy homes, it seems to me that money is coming primarily from their wages, and in some cases inherited wealth. Have wages increased that much, and if so, is that really driven by the FR?  Or do you mean the real estate market reacts to low interest rates by jacking up prices, because people buy based on monthly payment and not total cost?

  2. Cottage cheese. Specifically, the highly variable consistency of it. Even within a given brand like Borden's or HEB, sometimes it's a runny, soupy mess, and at other times it's a thick, congealed lump with the consistency of drywall mud. 

     

  3. 3 hours ago, CTC2 said:

    Where is all this craziness going?  I mean, really.  What is the logical conclusion to what the republicans are doing here?  I don't know, but it does not sound very good.  They are even taking over the University with all that Liberty Institute and letting Hot Wheels use the stadium as a prop for the fact he can't get it up.  

     

    And US House Dist 10 continues to be the biggest joke.

    If they are successful, the "logical conclusion" is a quasi-fascist kleptocracy (think Putin's Russia) that can do whatever they want behind the cloak of the flag and the cross. They want to enrich themselves and their donors as much as possible, deconstruct American institutions or oversight mechanisms that might hinder their goals, and intimidate or eliminate marginalized groups. They want to ensure that whatever remains of American wealth is reserved for the right kind of people, and doesn't get "wasted" on government services or public assistance that the wrong kind of people depend on. They want to eliminate, destabilize, or at least "manage" the democratic process so they can continue to stay in power long after they lose the support of the majority.  

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  4. Dallas really doesn't have a fullback or something who can reliably pound it for a half-yard or so, on critical short yardage plays? 3rd & 1,  4th & goal, etc should be automatic and it just kills me to see them unable to make those plays.

     

  5. I'd often wander by the Dobie Nikki's just before closing time and they'd sell you a slice for like 25 cents I think? Basically giving it away.

    Did that ever become a large-ish chain?  Years later I saw a Nikki's Pizza in Victoria Mall and I wondered if it was related, but I didn't ask.

     

  6. I was at Dobie from '89-92, my recollection is that a standard double room was in the $5-6 K range (total for fall + spring semesters, with a meal plan). My last year I got a nice single corner room for about $7 K.  As a returning resident I probably got some discounts that reduced the cost a little. I really liked Dobie, with the mall right underneath (Power Play, Dobie Theater etc.) plus amenities like their janky pool tables.

     

  7. I've only had YTTV for a month, and generally I like it. When I still had my DirecTV service, I did a pretty careful A/B comparison of picture quality of live TV over satellite and over YTTV and I came to the conclusion that YTTV video tends to be a little more compressed, although it varies network to network and event to event. I also echo what others said above about not being able to delete something from your DVR library. Also, it does take me about 5-7 seconds to change channels or switch from one stream to another--that may be related to my own internet speed and/or hardware (Roku). But it's much cheaper than DirecTV so I'm still pretty satisfied.

     

     

     

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  8. 15 minutes ago, satyanash said:

    Still waiting for that replay...

     

    ABC did a shit job with replays in this game. I know it's not MNF, but there were lots of mystery penalties and questionable spots that were never shown in replay.

  9. I'm not sure if YTTV is specifically to blame here, from what I'm reading it seems like NBC/Comcast wants to charge more. In any case, they need to work this shit out because this just involves too many channels that I watch, and I just subscribed to YTTV a few weeks ago and I'd hate to bail on it so soon. And I don't know of any other (low-cost) provider that has a comparable "DVR" feature and the range of channels that YTTV has.

     

     

     

  10. I'm thinking about doing some cord-cutting and I haven't figured out how I'll deal with getting (or not) LHN. Is there any semi-reliable information or predictions of which games this season will only be shown on LHN? From an ESPN website, I see the Rice game is scheduled for LHN, but which others are most likely? I know a lot of the TV schedule (and kickoff times) won't be set until we get closer to each game, but is there a minimum number of games that we can expect to be on LHN this season? Thanks for any feedback.

     

     

     

  11. I'm trying to cut expenses and I just can't justify what I'm paying for DirecTV. I'm mainly looking at Youtube TV as my replacement, which does not currently offer the Longhorn Network. (I know some other streaming services do.)

    I guess my main question/complaint: why the fuck isn't the Longhorn Network available as a standalone subscription channel on something like the Roku platform, independently of whatever other shit I'm subscribed (or not) to? That would tremendously increase the availability and prospective revenue from subscribers. From a consumers' point of view, it seems crazy that my access to LHN is completely dictated by whether I'm a subscriber to some other cable or satellite provider. I know the "answer" is something along the lines of Big Telecom/ESPN/Disney/Spectrum/Whatever the fuck is trying to control access and leverage everything in their fucking favor, but I'm still going to complain about it.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  12. Give it to me straight, I'm a public employee that will probably retire soon on a modest five-figure pension. My plan for retirement was to buy a Frank Lloyd Wright-style house on a scenic beach, maybe in Carmel, Pebble Beach, or Oahu, but now I'm starting to wonder if I'll be able to afford that. Should I instead be hoarding mass quantities of instant ramen and Alpo?

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