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Samson's Wig

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  1. Our public education system is the biggest problem we face as a nation, in my opinion. It may already be too late, but if we don't make major changes soon our nation will certainly come to an ignominious and rapid end.
  2. I think the bolded part is the key. Tons of talent, but too many of them are more concerned about shit talking and showboating than they are winning games. That comes back to coaching too, of course. Recruit guys who actually want to play college ball and maybe some games will be won. I know it's the curse of the 1 and done era, but sheesh.
  3. I think the bolded part is the key. Tons of talent, but too many of them are more concerned about shit talking and showboating than they are winning games. That comes back to coaching too, of course. Recruit guys who actually want to play college ball and maybe some games will be won. I know it's the curse of the 1 and done era, but sheesh.
  4. I honestly can't tell if that link leads to heavy satire or the ramblings of a deranged person.
  5. At what point do we just annex the back 40? America could use some more space - it's getting crowded in here.
  6. I'd be fine with rounding up antivaxxers and tossing them into a walled off section of the Nevada desert to fend for themselves. No vaccines required for admission!
  7. Samson's Wig

    Starlink

    When they mention there will be regular downtime right on the main web page, it doesn't sound like a solid choice if you work from home until they get more established.
  8. Talking with doctor friends about the reason for this, and their response has all been some version of, "The percentage of techs and nurses working in healthcare who went to med school is the exact same percentage as those who don't work in healthcare at all. Even among the doctors, most of them don't know shit about epidemiology. In other words, they're just as susceptible to online conspiracy nonsense as anyone else. The public shouldn't be taking any direction from what healthcare workers do or don't do. They don't know any more than anyone else, and the percentage of them that are ignorant mouth breathers is no different than that of the general populace." Makes sense to me.
  9. God damnit so many people would actually fall for that. Throw in the promise of even more pro-lifers in the judiciary and bingo bango he's back!
  10. That would work great so long as it doesn't mutate when spreading amongst the morons and become vaccine resistant. And it would, because Murphy is an asshole.
  11. To be fair, neither could 95% of his detractors. When it all comes to light, those who hate him will laugh and point. Those (hopefully shrinking by the day) who love him will find a way to convince themselves he's always been successful and has been treated unfairly.
  12. First Moderna shot two weeks ago. Sore arm, nothing special. Had fever, chills, headache, and fatigue hit about 24 hours later. It only lasted about 12 hours and wasn't too bad. It kind of ruined the Super Bowl though. That and the Chiefs O-line.
  13. That's where nearly all of the ire for Austin residents should be directed. The days long blackouts, and days long water shortage are completely on the city of Austin. So long as Spencer Cronk, Greg Meszaros, and Jackie Sargent all get their ass fired once the dust settles on this, I won’t mind the trouble that much. They're all incompetent ass clowns.
  14. Exactly. And most in Texas have GFA, right?
  15. It looks like east of the tracks has power on (that's where my buddy is) and west of the tracks is fucked. I'm sorry, man.
  16. I still don't really get this either. The electric bill in August is usually ten times the bill in January, not just in Texas but anywhere else I've lived and still had GFA - including colder climates. Is it possible that the electric providers, in cahoots with ERCOT, just don't want to pay the spiked costs during a situation like this so they cook up some bullshit about energy shortage as an excuse to shut down half the state? I know it's more likely they are merely incompetent and have just failed to secure the system despite this same thing happening a decade ago, but I don't want to fully discount the possibility of malfeasance. Either way, fuck all of them and I hope heads roll.
  17. You're likely just losing water pressure.
  18. I have a friend just on the other side of Mopac from Lamplight Village area (north of Duval west of Mopac), and they haven't lost power. With St. David's North being nearby, I suspect your mom's area is not going to get the power turned off for blackouts.
  19. My father (mid 70's) had COVID back in early December, and is getting his second dose of vaccine today. He didn't have much reaction to the first, but his COVID symptoms were also relatively mild. I'll be interested to see what he reports after this second round. My maternal grandmother (mid 90's) also had COVID, was locked in a room with two other old COVID positive patients at the nursing home and basically left to die. She was the only one who walked out of that room alive. She never had a single symptom despite clear heavy exposure to the virus. She also had no trouble with either dose of vaccine. I think we'll eventually figure out that whether or not a particular gene or three is active will be responsible for who gets bad symptoms and who doesn't.
  20. It's APH. The determining factors aren't that hard to figure out. Here's a hint: look at any question on the registration that has the option "prefer not to answer". I don't blame APH. Their (unstated) mission is to help those who need it most: the uninsured, underrepresented, etc. I think this is a good thing. The fault lies with the state sending almost all of the vaccines to APH knowing that they don't have the capacity to handle it and that their guiding principles are going to run counter to running a vaccine program that should be for the benefit of the entire community. The best bet for someone who doesn't meet their criteria, at least until the state decides to send doses anywhere other than APH and a handful to UT, is to look outside of Austin.
  21. Buddy lives right around the corner. Nice neighborhood. One of the kids is an infant. Completely fucked up story. No updates as to this dude being caught. Description: White Male 5'10" 210 lbs brown eyes black hair. License plate FXJ5034 Known to the victims. I haven't heard or seen any updates this morning. I would hope the cops have him since they know who they're looking for. Apparently was a drive by while the woman and her kids were in their car. Unclear, but sounds like he may be the baby daddy or a boyfriend or something. Lots of rounds fired according to neighbors. Went Texas Rangers on Bonnie and Clyde style. Fuck this fat fucker. https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/1-adult-2-kids-taken-to-the-hospital-after-northwest-austin-shooting/ AUSTIN (KXAN) — One adult and two juveniles were taken to the hospital after a shooting in northwest Austin Wednesday night. A search for the suspect is now underway. Multiple calls came in at 8:50 p.m., according to the Austin Police Department, for a shooting in the 4100 block of Balboa Lane. That’s off Cabana Lane near Dorsett Road. APD said multiple witnesses reported hearing shots. When officers arrived, APD said they found three people, who are related to each other, with gunshot wounds — one woman and two small children. The woman was taken to Dell Seton, and the two kids were taken to Dell Children’s Medical Center. All had non-life-threatening injuries, according to APD. The suspect left the scene in a vehicle, and APD is currently trying to find them. Police believe they know the identity of the suspect, who is known to the victims. A perimeter has been set up, APD said, and a helicopter is also helping with the search. The area will be closed off for the next few hours so APD can investigate. You can report any tips on the open investigation to Crime Stoppers at (512) 472-8477.
  22. Just get the second shot, ffs. We Americans can't seem to stop stepping on our own dicks. If there's a way to fuck up the vaccination program and remain mired in this nonsense for an extra year or two, we'll find it. Not wanting to be bothered with a second dose when most can't get the first seems about par for the course.
  23. I'm not sure where you're at, but teachers in parts of the panhandle were distributed vaccines through their school nurses early (as in already had second dose). If you're in Austin, well . . . we're sorta fucked.
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