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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. I need to work on being more concise in my writing. Saying Fox News host would have been enough.
  2. yep. I believe Will Cain had a CNN show way back in the past when he was viewed as a potential Tucker Carlson. Then he had a co-host. Then the co-host didn't have Will Cain. And its not that his takes necessarily went against CNN viewer's opinions, they just weren't that good. The interview with Talarico demonstrated how Cain has a loose understanding of the facts and can't easily talk his way around a high quality, adversarial guest. He needs to be talking directly to the viewer where he can't be challenged.
  3. These guys are pathetic in that they have to patrol a safe neighborhood in large numbers. I realize that they're only following orders but there comes a point that you should be embarrassed about the tasks you're asked to perform.
  4. How many federally or state controlled roads break even? Airports also seem to require a lot of tax dollars to operate. Why is rail held to a standard that other modes of transportation are counted as a common good?
  5. As a side note, because of this song, I think of George Strait when I think of Amarillo and vice versa. Not exactly the place that I would want to be synonymous with.
  6. Moose out front should have told you that it's their belief that only white people have a right to fight tyranny. Hence when there's a facebook rumor that the feds, under a Dem president, will send in fed troops to Texas, Abbott will send in Texas based troops to counteract it.
  7. Still images can always look off but why does Patel's posture look so awkward. Is he simultaneously trying to puff out his chest while flexing his arms? I just stood up to attempt that pose and it felt strange.
  8. according to Sen Tuberville, you should be careful who you hang out with, who you are, and where you are. And if you're doing anything potentially suspicious, make sure you have your paperwork. And hope that the fed care about due process. That day. Some in the libertarian frame of mind do not understand that border patrol has long had the right to stop you based on reasonable suspicion that just can't be a hunch. You might win out in court if they don't have reasonable suspicion but there isn't a judge out there to protect you in the moment. If they pulled me over, I would just give my drivers license or whatever they ask for. It sucks but it gets you moving in the right direction ASAP.
  9. Is it just me or are there too many businesses that now include clauses with contracted stakeholders forbidding public complaints?
  10. Had an invasive weed in the middle of some st. augustine. Roundup killed the grass + weeds. Weeds sprouted back up but the grass didn't.
  11. When you get a 1,500% discount, do you get paid for your prescriptions?
  12. RFK Jr. looks to be targeting everything that he said he wouldn’t during his confirmations. Crazy that lying means absolutely nothing in DC. then again Trump was not going to follow Project 2025 and that is the exact playbook
  13. Experts only talk about the potential of the 51% attack (see above) or if quantum computing breaks the cryptography. Of course if that happens then most passwords, across all systems, will also be hackable. Just as there is research for quantum computing, this is other research to prevent this from happening. Most likely both by groups that share info and this will not be a problem. Crypto users are susceptible to being personally hacked, giving up their passcodes, or just losing their passwords and recovery codes. The average person could not be trusted to self-custody their codes, and as the saying goes half of the people are dumber than the average person. And if you add AI to the mix, hackers don't need to worry about hacking the blockchain, they can target the weakest link: people.
  14. Keep drinking that Tang. today I learned that NASA claims that Tang or orange drink is still used on the space station.
  15. Yep. The younger baby boomer and older genx still recall the reverence given the space program as we were young kids. While I was alive for all but the first moonwalk, sadly I have zero recollection of seeing any moon landings live. My parents have said I did see them. I do recall the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission. in hindsight we should, have placed a base on the moon to encourage a constant crew. I think now of the ISS, I believe it’s survived because of the sunk cost of the original investments. No president wanted to be the one who saw it completed just to bring it down.
  16. My current vehicle carried a $700 payment over 4 years and that felt outrageous. Couldn’t imagine a 4 figure payment, most likely for 72 or 84 months.
  17. The news about Lovell made me look up which of the moon walkers are still alive. I know Lovell wasn’t one of them. Only 4 of the 12 are still with us. the youngest being 89. Aldrin, Scott, Duke and Schmitt. It would have been cool to meet one of them.
  18. Maybe there are similar videos of Dems taking credit for local benefits they voted against but I only see this with republicans. I understand they all vote against these large bills on a party line. There are 100s if not 1000s of line items many of which 100% of people agree with, but taking credit for it demonstrates their dishonesty. And then refusing to explain that and immediately calling the reporter a leftist for asking questions about their voting history.
  19. I’ve asked his text messages to stop 4 times now, and I still receive them. I’m a Democrat but I’m looking forward to voting against him just for this.
  20. When someone says there's nothing to do in Houston, I'm always curious what they want. I roll my eyes if their complaint has something to do with unchangeable factors (heat, world class beach, lake, or mountains/snow.) One complaint that I have is most likely in other cities as well: secondary market pricing for concerts. Bigger names should book multiple nights when they're playing a <20K arena in a metro of 7m. I understand not booking NRG for multiple nights but Toyota or other arenas are different. I don't mind spending more than face but damn $300 per ticket for events especially if it appeals to the 40+ crowd. Not that I spend that much time outside in the summer, but I don't experience any mosquito issues in central Houston. Or maybe I just grew up on the Texas coast where the county pumped deadly insecticides all summer to make it bearable outside. Perhaps I measure today vs that.
  21. Trump has the taste of Richie Rich. Remember that this is how he decorated his NYC home, even down to having a odd murals on the ceiling. Look at all of this gold that demonstrates how successful I am.
  22. Just my 2 cents but that is a poor employer behavior in treating their employees that way. Do you work for a smaller company perhaps with a single owner? my opinion is that an employer, who does something like this, gets even worse performance out of their folks.
  23. Canada tariffs will go up to 500% if they allow Texas Dems.
  24. Appears that the federal govt has interns from 4chan in charge of their social media channels. Personally I would be embarrassed if my employer's posts had this vibe. Then again maybe that part of the goal, to embarrass professionals in govt to get them to quit. It's only a matter of time before one of them drop the n-word in a post. It will be described a regrettable error but zero apologies will be given.
  25. Comparing downtown Austin and downtown Houston for social activities would be like if I compared professional sports in Austin and Houston. No one is claiming that downtown Houston is better and that has never been a goal. Not to mention that this is Texas and Houston. Private businesses have the right to pretty much do what they want without interference.
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