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  1. 16 minutes ago, flatdawgs said:

    Fuck McCrery. He knew what he was getting into. No architect takes over a project - assuming his tiny firm wasn't involved from the start - without a full understanding of what had been done to date. I've done this on multiple large projects; you normally get all previous work (the client typically owns the rights) and often chat with the previous architect before going forward. He deserves all the shit that is about to come his way.

    They/he was announced as the architect pretty much from the get-go, definitely before the demo.

    I remember because I looked him up and he seemed credible.

    But he should have known he was working for a grimy little pimp and that the "visions" would diverge.

    I suppose the notion of working on an historic project was too tempting.

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  2. 23 hours ago, Your Mom said:

    That’s ok, I’m not out here to race grandma for pink slips. 

    What's funny, though, is those two cars, and quite a few others, are sedate kind of things one might actually buy for their kids thinking them safe.

  3. Also, this baffles me, she hired her paramour at $250/hour.  

    I think the last hourly lawyer Paxton hired was at $1250/hour.

    Low-quality grifting.

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  4. 9 hours ago, Dewey said:

    As much polluting as they do, they can't produce metal scaffolding?  What's a few more emissions if it means residential towers won't burn? 

    Reads like they expect some sort of fire rating on bamboo,  which im sure it does when its just cut, they could soak it in fire retardant,  but by the time you get into that and all the other safety issues,  wouldn't you rather burn some coal and spit out some metal? 

    Looks like they arrested the cleaning staff at the construction co. Headquarters. Problem solved,  everyone go home. 

    They don't care about pollution, or worker safety, or really much else except the cheapest possible option.

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  5. 6 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

    That used to be the case maybe but he is def not "outside agitator" during film study that is for damn sure. He skips over quite  lot and that's why I do not watch him. IT also puts out tons of content for free but it's shit and people don't watch it. They have 1500 videos on youtube. Clearly I am not the only person who feels that way judging by their subs. 

    Well, one thing I have noticed because I don't really care for video content over written, is that those Paul/Ian things really only do maybe a half dozen plays, tops, so it's not that deep a dive.  So they select representative stuff.  Or whatever they can use to bolster or explain their theories.

    Other sites put up a video and if its run time is more than about 40 minutes, I nope out of it.

    Also, over the years, it seems Scipio doesn't really wade into the obvious problems like Arch's performance or the kind of silliness like who should start.

    Wadlington has his white whales, like s/c, and other opinions/theories too, that he sticks to.  But I enjoy him for the most part.

    Enjoy your stuff, too.

  6. I guess that's youtube subs?  

    Kinda hope that's not site subscribers.  I'm not a member of any site now, except this one, but have been kind of an IT fan going back to Robert Heard and the paper newsletter.  I was even a mod there for a while.  I'd like to think it's holding its own.

  7. 3 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

    Self dealing is not limited to the Republican Party although they have taken it to 11

    I just mean she and her office did some good work.  The RICO thing might have been brilliant.

    At the same time, roughly, she was hosting fundraisers against a potential defendant, and hiring her paramour as a special prosecutor.  Not self-dealing, per se, but galactically stupid under the circumstances.

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  8. Just now, Js1 said:

    Elliot really went all on in only needing so-so floor defense if your hitting efficiency was high and you had a good block. That got us through a weak Big 12 after Nebraska left, but outside of 2012, eluded us from the ultimate goal. I’m very glad he finally saw the light and realized you can have all 3 things and be successful

    And those losses against better-rounded teams were so, so demoralizing.  Generally much worse than what you're seeing now.

    Losing a volleyball game usually means the system breaks down, passing deteriorates, and you look like dooky.  But it was so bad back then.

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  9. 36 minutes ago, SL Xpress said:

    Like Tonto said to the Lone Ranger, I don't know about this we shit white man. 

    I can't speak for whoever was posting, but there was a time when it seemed like Elliott would garnish the roster with local players for DS positions instead of recruiting nationally, and it didn't go great. But that doesn't mean local players aren't any good. It just means there should be a high standard regardless of where they're from, and I'm not sure we've had that for our back row players on a consistent basis during Elliott's tenure. Amazing pins and middles. Not so great at the other positions. 

    The rumor I heard - and I want to emphasize this is a rumor, not fact - is that Elliott's former wife was extremely active in the local club scene, and that impacted the roster choices somewhat. But that would have been a while ago, and wouldn't really be germane to what you seem to be talking about. 

    I'm just being goofy anyway. Tuozzo isn't a realistic option. 

    Yep, DS was an afterthought compared to front row hitters.  And yeah, that rumor was commonplace, whether true or not.

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  10. 1 hour ago, LCHorn said:

    There is probably a little fraud going on (I.e., the originating bank would get a hand slap for it) in that a member of Congress declares two homes purchased close to one another (or refinances those loans) as both primary residences, but it’s largely because the rules governing occupancy aren’t set up for a borrower who really does have two primary residences.  
     

    Given the (lack of) money at stake, and the infrequency of abuse (even that word exaggerates the ethical conflict), none of this should invite a policy or regulatory solution.  

    Yeah, didn't mean to say that there's not some principal/second/vacation/rental property "fraud" going on, too.

    Just that they are, for the most part, two separate issues.

  11. The remarkable thing about both Emma and Zoe is that first, they reach damn near anything on or near the court.

    But their ups are much more pass-like than, for example, Cat McCoy, who also reached most things on the court, but spewed the ball all over the damned place.

    Emma's going to be tough to replace and we were lucky to get her after lucking into Zoe.

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  12. On 9/7/2023 at 6:18 PM, atomheartbevo said:

    Yeah, he's not going to be happy that somebody got uppity with him over 9 pages and not only put him in his place, but educated him, with a bonus of using his own words about the role of Congress against him.

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    They've got a break down

     

    She is alternately excellent and quite shitty.

  13. 10 minutes ago, gatormarc said:

    I feel like BK has set himself up well based on the arguments that the actions of LSU up until this point has made it difficult for him to seek equivalent employment.

     

    Generally speaking, that's probably a disfavored argument in the courts:  "I'm damaged goods now, no one will hire me."  Courts hear that general species of argument in many contexts, trying to overinflate damages, and probably tend to be skeptical.

    But the bigger shit show the institution makes of it the more traction that gets.

  14. 2 hours ago, BigHorn'13 said:

    This runs counter to Jimbo's contract, correct? His shit is fully guaranteed, X per year, until the duration ends.

    As stated in the post, unless there is some clause of the contract, variously called a "buyout," "guarantee," "liquidated damages," or whatever that specifies what happens if the institution terminates the contract without cause.  Jimbo's contract apparently stated that he received 100% of his compensation due under the contract, regardless.

  15. A couple of things I see conflated in all this stuff.

    Most states offer some kind of tax break or advantage for a "homestead," that generally means your primary residence, that you spend most of your time in or intend to return to.  Broadly speaking, you cannot have two homesteads, certainly not within one state.  The ramifications of this are state law penalties, like you owe back whatever tax or other advantage you obtained by falsely claiming a second, or third, homestead.

    That differs, at least in legal effect, from representations that might be made to a mortgage company or guarantor like FNMA or VA.  The definition of "principal residence" and "vacation home" and all that differs from state designations of homestead.  They may be similar, but they're not the same and not prescribed by law, but rather by the rules of the mortgage company or guarantor.  

    The penalty for making false representations to a mortgage company/guarantor comes in potential criminal liability for mortgage or bank or wire fraud.  And possibly foreclosure.  

    An incorrect or even fraudulent homestead designation is not mortgage fraud.  First of all, it's not a representation to a mortgage company, but rather to a state or state taxing entity.  Second, the definitional differences can be significant.  For example, you can have more than one "principal residence," but not more than one homestead, typically.

    Homestead designations can be, perhaps, EVIDENCE of mortgage fraud.  That is, to the extent the definition of a homestead under state law is the same or overlaps that of "principal residence" or whatever representation you make to a mortgage company, your homestead claims may undercut or belie that or vice versa.

    It seems the richie riches and political types commonly claim more than one homestead.  They deserve whatever penalties state law calls for.

    But that isn't mortgage fraud.

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  16. 12 hours ago, aggie08 said:

    If our country was still capable of shame, how embarrassing is it that someone close to the President--who knows him well--talks about him to fucking Russians like a fucking child. 

    "Just call and congratulate him on his achievement. Tell him what a big, strong man he is. Maybe tousle his hair a little. He'll agree to anything."

    But whatever you do, don't give him noogies.

  17. 1 minute ago, wood said:

    It's also almost certainly hiding something, too.

    He looked vaguely unkempt to me for years before he started wearing diapers and having a catheter bag.

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