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drt

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  1. https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/9-year-old-son-of-triple-murder-suspect-sought-drivers-help-after-shooting-police-say Not worthy of your admiration, he crashed his car to trap his ex-wife and family in the driveway and opened fire. Then fled, and was found in Manor the next day. I believe the suspicion was he walked home overnight. And he is accused of sexually assaulting the step-daughter he killed IIRC. As well as being a former sheriff's deputy. He's just an all around great guy.
  2. Sounds like the shithead in Austin that killed those folks in Northwest Hills and then walked his ass home 20 miles away overnight. But don't worry. They had a perimeter!
  3. Unfortunately none of that is surprising. Hope it helps get his license revoked and the family involved paid.
  4. The energy use of water utilities being 30-40% of a community's total consumption was kinda mind blowing as well. Seems like there's a good bit we just take for granted.
  5. Yeah, you can do other things if you're going to vent the attic and don't have soffits, but most likely they'll have unvented attics. Code is moving that way when mechanicals are in the attic, and Austin is a little further along than most jurisdictions in Texas.
  6. Roof overhangs 2' or under do not count against setback requirements in CoA. That's just the aesthetic (and it can have advantages for air sealing, as it makes the roof/wall intersection less complicated to detail)
  7. I saw this article linked today so I gave it a read and it reminded me of this thread The importance of improving water infrastructure and security Coupled with the other thread on ransomware, I thought there were a few interesting quotes: There's also an earlier section that details with aging infrastructure, the stimulus bill, etc. With the strain our water infrastructure has in Central Texas due to the population boom, I'm guessing we have more issues sooner rather than later. Zebra mussels infused water sure is going to be nice on the patio later this summer though.
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    Pizza

    Goddamnit. Had the best Neopolitan style in the city IMO. Any other recs?
  9. Sounds like schizophrenia. As well as a fucked up family that the mom was looking for her kids since mid April and hadn’t called the cops.
  10. I’ve only known one Mindy, and she was a real bitch.
  11. If you can fake signatures in the electronic or IR spectrum, what makes you think you can’t fake them in the visual spectrum?
  12. I want to believe in Arteta. But I'm in a wait and see. And this is why. From a Jimmy and Joes point of view, we just don't have the players needed.
  13. Warfare. Which is what this is. Public or private we better get better at it. Quickly.
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    Bourbon

    Ya. Buddy got the email, not me. He asked my opinion because it wasn’t high on his list, I told him he should snag it and trade for something he does want. Seems to be the prevailing opinion.
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    Bourbon

    Old forester 150 anniversary batch proof. Opinions and experiences? Seems steep at $180
  16. Yup. Spaced out of course, and the outdoor area looked nice. Only weird thing is that you have to use a QR code reader on your phone to look at the menu. I gather that tons of places do that now (we haven’t been out since pre-pandemic), it’s just weird at a nice date spot to have your phone out. We normally have a no phones rule at dinner.
  17. They tend to seesaw those back and forth. The years it is land value it is pretty much impossible to protest, so take your shot at a reduction this year.
  18. Did Rosewood last weekend. Lamb, cauliflower, and tartare. Would recommend. Strawberry tart was nothing special.
  19. Our last house we rearranged some interior walls and added plumbing. TCAD went in dry as it was a “major” remodel and classified our home’s condition as the best in the neighborhood. Nevermind we only remodeled 1/4 of the house. in the same spot as you currently. Want to extend a covered patio about 7 feet to add an outdoor kitchen with built in gas line and electric. Which would be 3 trades worth of permits. Honestly not sure what to do, won’t be here forever and want a stress free sale when that happens but fuck TCAD. They really incentivize people to not pull permits, which is ass backwards
  20. This is the crux of my question. To the best of my knowledge all major wireless carriers have pretty similar terms, so is there one I'm missing that is better than the others? It seems like currently if you have any concerns about the provider selling your data as a consumer for example, you're pretty much SOL.
  21. Yeah its not spam, here's a LA Times link, and T-Mobile's T&C were updated beginning of this month.
  22. So I have a personal phone with AT&T and a T-Mobile phone for work. In the last few weeks I've either gotten texts or emails from both providers mentioning forced arbitration being the only avenue if I continue using my device on their network. Realistically I don't think there are many differences in providers, and I would guess they're all selling every last piece of my data they can to whomever will buy it. So why now? I googled and can't find anything news related that would necessitate changes. This arstechnica link is almost 2 years old.
  23. I don’t think you understand the concept of karma. But carry on.
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