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Blotto

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  1. While I'm more PC savvy than some, I've never been one of those guys that knows a ton about how PC's work (BIOS, Windows registry etc...) I know their purpose, but never fuck around with them. The other day Microsoft pushed a Windows 10 update to my PC and basically bricked the motherfucker. When I grabbed it the next morning, it started off with a "uninstalling update" routine, and it never recovered ending up in this Blue Screen automatic repair loop. All of the tools provided for fixing/troubleshooting didnt work (uninstall updates, restore points didnt exist, etc...). I even prepared an external USB drive with Windows reinstall media, but when I tried to reinstall the OS, the reinstall process wouldn't let me select the proper drive partition, because it was encrypted by bitlocker, telling me to disable that in the control panel (which I cant get to, because the fucking POS wont boot). 

    I got on support with Microsoft chat, had my case "escalated" from a first line moron to a specialist, also a moron who told me that I would have to contact the PC manufacturer to disable bitlocker, there was nothing MS could do. I called a couple of PC repair shops but they charged around a $100 for a diagnosis fee and start from there. The laptop is a few years old so I'm hesitant to throw a lot of money at it. Went to Best Buy in frustration to look at just buying a new PC, but got pissed off at the idea of dropping another $800-$1000 on a PC when there was nothing wrong with mine a few days ago. 

    So last night I grabbed some beer and start watching you tube videos on my work PC about how to recover from this type of shit. Brought up the old DOS command window and ran all sorts of commands that I have no real understanding what they might do. Some of those commands tell me my C drive is corrupt/unreadable. Commands to disable bitlocker would tell me the drive was already unprotected. Other commands didn't return info that would match the videos. But I plugged away at it enduring many videos, reboots, and ultimately I was able to reformat the drive , reboot the PC  its back to normal. Never even had to reinstall the OS.

    Spent a little over 2 hours but I was drinking beer so it wasn't a total waste of time, and I know I saved at least $100 for a repair trip and likely more. That last reboot cycle, when I could tell the fucking thing had rounded the corner and was gonna boot up, I'm pretty sure I let out a Gilbert  laugh.

    Fuck you Microsoft for your shitty windows update and shittier support. But us nerds will always come out on top at the end. 

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  2. 5 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

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    Shit appears to be trending poorly for Juggy McJuggerson

    59 minutes ago, Disco Strangler said:

    She going to go through some things.

    Year two of Jenny’s incarceration, Trump dies in his own prison cell after multitudes of exposed crimes prove that he was a foreign asset all along.  Working in the prison laundry, Jenny hits rock bottom with regret of her life choices thus far.  The following week, Jenny embraces Islam.  Around that same time, the relationship with her cell mate becomes one that teaches her the pleasures of female tenderness.  Things improve for Jenny over the next four years of her sentence thanks in part to some serious self-reflection, as well as a computer programming class that the new warden has implemented.  Unfortunately, Jenny never fully takes control over her diabetes.  She dies of a stroke six months before her first parole hearing.  

    I feel like you kind of rushed through some parts there. A little more color on the burgeoning relationship with between Jenny and her cellmate would help humanize the stupid cunt. 

  3. Trump ain't gonna run in 2024. Not only does he know he can’t win. He doesn't want the fucking job. He only wants the adulation/national attention. So he’ll talk about running, and go through the motions for a couple of years to keep the fundraising grift going, but he can get the adulation from the cult by riffing off the cuff on whatever bullshit media venture he cooks up. My guess is starts to position of his idiot spawn for the gig. Or better yet he’ll have an aneurysm on the shitter while hammering out tweets and be a vegetable for a couple of years. He can damage this country plenty, but it won't be as president.

  4. 48 minutes ago, pantone159 said:

    Pence is not pardoning anybody, not after what happened yesterday. There were plenty of people in that mob that are on social media record of saying he should hang. Meanwhile, Pence, and I think his family, were in the capitol for the vote ceremony. For the most part I have very very little respect for Pence, but even he is not a pushover enough to pardon Trump for putting his family into mortal danger.

     

    Lulz. I'm not saying Pence will definately pardon Trump, but I also can't rule it out. Anybody that has listened to that obsequious taint licker emasculate himself before Trump countless times knows Pence will do whatever he feels is in his best political interest. Self respect and backbone left the picture years ago.

  5. 3 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

    We are not in disagreement on this case. Protect the line of succession. Protect every sitting member of Congress and anybody else who works for them. I was more commenting on the shoot every person who pokes their head in any door or window of the capital when the occupants have taken shelter in one room already.

    Bulllshit. Storming the nation's capital comes with consequences. At least it should. Everyone of those motherfuckers had choices ranging from staying the fuck at home, to at worst peacefully protesting outside the barriers. If I was running the show, there would be a lot more arrests coming and jail time for all in Federal prison.

    Not for protesting, I'm all for the right to protest. They went about 5 steps past that. If our jails are too full, let out all the dudes in there for selling weed. Gonna be legal soon anyway. The internet is full of these fucking morons openly talking about a storm, a revolution, etc... You don't let that slide. As they say, you take a swing at the king, you best not miss.

    Start with Trump and work your way down. 

  6. 3 minutes ago, Wanker Bob said:

    If Pence had played it right he could have convinced the number he needed that trump was going to lead them to this moment now. That removing trump was necessary to avoid a democrat takeover and the problems that will cause them, all while leaking recordings of trump breaking the law much more than was leaked elsewhere. He's just not shrewd enough to pull it off but a better politician would have. 

    As was mentioned above, he's a fucking idiot. He failed at politics initially and became a talk radio guy....presumably a poor man's Rush. Thats where he got a following so he could eventually succeed at politics. These are the slapdicks running this country.

  7. Lulz at this dumb cunt. 

     

    18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Rebellion or insurrection

    Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both;  and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

  8. I'm curious, do you have experience in the HVAC industry or just running a business. I used to sell into the commercial side, and the differences in profitability was insane. Obviously the chances of fucking up residential estimates, major job slippage on residential projects is smaller, but I would see contractors doing to 50-100 million a year in revenue make less profit than companies with much smaller run rates. There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to run those businesses. 

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    On 1/4/2021 at 7:25 PM, Harrison Stafford said:

    Sounds like you know about as much about warrants as I know. Yes, there is a disconnect in price between the warrants and the stock, but damned if I know why.

    Ended up taking at stab at the warrants(EOSEW), just to change it up a bit. Got in around $9 yesterday. I see the warrants are up about 15% today vs 10% on the underlying stock. I guess it will just be a more volatile version of the stock. There are some additional considerations with warrants, so we'll see how it goes.

    FPVD also on a nice move today.

  10. Fuck Mitt Romney. He's not a great guy. He looks out for Mitt first. As the most recent nominee for president prior to Trump he was better positioned to push back against Trump from the beginning, but chose to straddle the fence for his own political well being.

    He doesn't need the gig. He's got plenty of money from his time in the private equity world putting people out of work to line his own pockets. He was smart enough to know that Trump as president would end in horrific fashion, but played right along. While I'd rather all Americans treat each other with more dignity, I find it hard to give a shit that Mitt Romney is getting the business end of the "Face Eating Leopard Party" 

    In summary, Fuck Mitt.

  11. 24 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    I really expect him to have at least 10 wins next year with our schedule but hedging in case the QB transition doesn't go well.

    Hopefully we will stop giving extensions for one year of 10 wins. 10 wins doesn't get you shit anymore.  This isn't 1972.

    10 wins should be the minimum expectation at Texas. 8-9 wins is what I expect from Sark. Nothing about his track record makes me believe hes anything other than a decent coach. Bama's been trucking opponents for 12 years, that wasn't Sark. 

  12. 24 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said:

    Sounds like you know about as much about warrants as I know. Yes, there is a disconnect in price between the warrants and the stock, but damned if I know why.

    well, this appears to be what I need to figure out the terms of the warrant, but its a beating   https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805077/000121390020012717/fs12020a4ex4-4_brileyprinc.htm

    5 minutes ago, NateHitch said:

    CHEK running hard, had a starter position but have been too busy to stay on top of my stonk acct, wish I'd bought more

    I watched a portion of some dudes video on CHEK last night and told myself to look at it first thing in the morning. When I checked it was at .85, and I almost bought, then decided I would wait for it to settle back down. At $2.40 after hours, I guess I'll be waiting for awhile. 

  13. 41 minutes ago, Harrison Stafford said:

    Take a look at EOSE.  Had posted about it earlier in this thread.  It could run like QS which took a while to get noticed and then went parabolic. The difference is QS went parabolic to a $50B market cap, I see this running to a $5B cap and $100 per share. 

    You know anything about their warrants(EOSEW)? I took a quick glance on Seeking alpha and the most recent article mentions warrants as a potentially better investment vehicle. They are currently selling at $9.48 and give you the right to purchase  a share for $11.50 (according to comments on SA). This is about all I can find:

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    So add $9.48 and $11.50, and you get $20.98, which is significantly below the current price of ~$24.00. It sounds like they aren't exercisable yet, and I am trying to find out when they will be and what the criteria will be. I guess as they get closer to becoming exercisable, they rise in price. Over the last month, EOSEW has appreciated much faster than the stock:

    EOSEW - 12/1/20 - $3.83, 1/4/21 - $9.48

    EOSE - 12/1/20 - $13.77, 1/4/21 - $23.90 

    I'm intrigued, but 1.) I cant seem to find the specifics on these warrants, and 2.) in general I know dick about warrants.  I presume there is a good reason for the price discrepancy tied to risk,  but if you are bullish on the company and expect the price to keep going up, it seems like this might be an angle to look at. There seems to be a discount rather than the premium you have to pay for an option. I guess I can pour through their website or annual reports when I have some time, but what am I missing here? 

  14. 19 hours ago, Blotto said:

    Oof. I'm sure I cranked a few out to one of her posters on my wall back in my jr high days. She was fine as shit in that timeless classic, The Beastmaster, which used to run on HBO frequently way back in the day.

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    https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/04/tanya-roberts-still-alive-rep-saying-shes-dead-70s-show-bond-girl/

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    Tanya Roberts death has been greatly exaggerated, because her rep now says she's alive, despite the rep not only telling TMZ she died, but sending out a press release with that information.

    TMZ reported Sunday Tanya had died after collapsing at her home on Christmas Eve and being rushed to the hospital and placed on a ventilator.

    The rep had told us she died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. He told us Tanya's husband had informed him that Tanya had passed.

    We even got a quote from the rep from Tanya's husband, Lance, saying, "As I held her in her last moments, she opened her eyes."

    Now the rep, Mike Pingel, tells TMZ, Lance got a call just after 10 AM Monday from the hospital saying Tanya was still alive. Pingel said Lance truly believed Tanya had died.

    What's more shocking, Lance was recording an interview with Inside Edition when he got the call from the hospital to deliver the news ... a very emotional call.

    Would. Won't. Put me down for a "maybe"

  15. Just noticed that Quantumscape has fallen from $130 to $50 in the last week or so......and still has a market cap of close to $20 billion ($10 million revenue, -$65 million operating income).  Meanwhile you can buy a company like Dana Industries that sells hundreds of millions of dollars worth of electrical components ( electric motor and drive system, battery modules and battery management, thermal management and onboard charger and auxiliary systems) to many of the EV startups as a component supplier. Their market cap is $2 billion ( $7 billion in revenue, $200 million in operating income). Crazy shit with some of these valuations.

  16. 3 hours ago, HookEm said:

    First, Kai Jones is not currently listed very high on many draft boards (30-40 range). I would be willing to bet that he comes back for another year as he has the potential to climb up into the lottery with continued improvement and visibility. 

    You probably could have said the same thing about Jaxson Hayes 10 games into the 2019 season:

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    Those stats look awfully similar for 6'11 guys. If Kai continues to put up similar or better numbers in conference play, no reason for me to assume he can't go lottery just ike Jaxson did. If anything Kai has shown much better range shooting the ball. Obviously a ways to go before we start talking draft, but he reminds me a lot of Jaxson. Freak long athlete that gets more and more attention as the season progresses. 

    Edit - checking blocked shots Jaxson has the advantage 2.2 vs 1.1, so perhaps Kai's advantage as a shooter is balanced by Jaxson's defensive abilities. 

     

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