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GW Hayduke

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  1. But why would anyone use bitcoin rather than a bank? To create/maintain wealth from rubes through a ponzi scheme?
  2. I get there are lots of folks pushing crypto to create some wealth from rubes using a ponzi scheme, but other than purchasing illegal things and considering the amount of fraud and theft going on, why wouldn’t anyone just use a bank for their purchases?
  3. Which is a reflection of how dumb a large segment of our population has become, which freaks people out. Ideally, the floor of our education would produce enough critical thinking for anyone exposed to Rogan to understand he is dumb and then not watch him. Sadly, our floor is lower than that
  4. So you are against a prosecutor bringing charges against him? Ok. Which prosecutor are referring to? Which one brought charges? Do you think you are arguing against a strawman? Have you considered whether you may have adopted a victimhood complex and applied it to JR because you share an identity with him?
  5. So your position boils down to the idea that people (or maybe certain people) shouldn't have consequences for their speech? Because when a politician says something dumb, they are usually excorticated for it. When someone says something dumb here, they are often excoriated for it. Why do you want JR to be immune to consequences - immune to ridicule? Is it because you perceive JR to have a unique/different lifestyle?
  6. The polling data doesn’t need to be lynchpin in anything. But we do know the 2020 senate intelligence committee report on page 70 that the data was encrypted when transferred and deleted daily. Page 78 notes that the polling data was “significant to the Trump Campaign and was relied upon by the Campaign’s data operation.” It goes on to state that the campaign used the polling data to allocate 98% of their resources. Page 80 they describe how Manafort described campaign strategy in battleground states with the Russian intelligence officer. That is the part Jane at the juice bar really has a hard time with
  7. And Deripaska is a Russian oligarch. Why would a Russian oligarch place any value on internal Trump campaign polling data in the lead up to a presidential election? How would it make Manafort “whole?” This isn’t rocket science. Mueller wasn’t able to trace the polling data past Kilimnik. But we do know he was a Russian/Ukrainian political consultant and a “Russian intelligence officer” per the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2020 report. We also do know that he was tasked with giving it to Deripaska, the Russian oligarch. In order to conclude the motive wasn’t related to helping trump get elected, we have to accept as coincidence that manfort’s job title was ‘trump campaign manager,’ that it was a coincidence he happened to give it to a Russian intelligence officer while Russia was coincidentally running troll farms to get trump elected, and that a Russian oligarch would value polling data on US citizens in the lead up to a presidential election for reasons unrelated to that election. I hear Russian oligarchs often use US citizen polling data to boost their hits on tiktok. I also hear Manafort often gives US citizen polling data out randomly as payment. It always befuddles Jane at the juice bar
  8. Guys, it is pretty clear that Trump's campaign manager gave polling data to the russians for his own financial gain and it had nothing to do with helping Trump get elected. It is just a coincidence that his job title was 'trump campaign manager' tasked with getting Trump elected. It is also just a coincidence that the russians were running troll farms (likely based on polling data) to get trump elected.
  9. What wasn’t real in 2017? That Russia set up troll farms to sway US opinions and instill division to help Trump win election? That Trump’s campaign manager provided internal polling data to russia? That Trump’s son and campaign manager met with Russians to get dirt on Hillary? That Trump asked Russia to hack Hillary’s emails? That Russia hacked DNC emails? That russia provided those hacked emails to Wikileaks? That Trump’s advisor worked with Wikileaks on the timing of those hacked emails?
  10. Lulz. Science has been using mice, monkeys, rabbits, dogs, and cats as test subjects since before Fauci's grandma had that twinkle in her eye. Connecting Fauci to some instance somewhere in the world is exactly the kind of right-wing misinformation we have come to know and love. WhY dId FaUcI hUrT sPoT, dAdDy?1??
  11. All he needs is some basic camping gear (which we know he has), a big enough stock of beans and rice, and a fishing pole. A 5 gallon bucket of rice and a 5 gallon bucket of beans could last him two months. If he is at a place he could reliably fish, probably add a couple more months.
  12. I'm not sure what the question is about. My overall point is that state law allows a cyclist to travel on our roadways and gives them as much legal right to a travel lane as a vehicle in most circumstances. The false belief that cyclists must stay on the far right side of a lane is not supported by the law and actually invites additional danger. The actual mechanics of how a cyclist should use any facility is dependant on the specifics of the corridor. All of that applies to recreational riders along with commuters.
  13. You should check out this story. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/waller-bicyclists-hit-truck-teen-driver-ironman-16490862.php
  14. Why would TxDOT ever build a 16 or 18' wide lane? That is literally crazy. The widest they currently build is 14'. The typical width of existing lanes is less than 14'. 14' is a recent design standard, and most of our network was built decades ago. 10' wide lanes is most typical for existing facilities. These are the situations we are talking about - 10' wide lanes and no shoulders. A facility with 14' lanes is a new facility. A new facility would also either have wide shoulders or a dedicated bike lane.
  15. Yeah, and those exceptions give a rider the right to an entire lane, to ride in the middle of it, when the lane of any width is "too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely travel side by side" even when going slower than traffic. In virtually all situations, a 14' wide lane (which is the widest lane TxDOT builds) is too narrow for both a bike and car to travel side by side in the same lane.
  16. It isn't about being an asshole. It is about traveling safely on a corridor. In most cases it is entirely unsafe for both a cyclist and an automobile/truck to share the same 10-14 foot wide lane. That is just a fact and reality. A cyclist that does not ride the middle of a lane invites a truck/car to ride in the lane, invites an unsafe condition.
  17. I don't think the law implies that at all. There is no obligation to travel the same speed as a vehicle, except when riding two abreast. A cyclist traveling slower than the vehicles still obtains full right of a lane. A rider can't take up an inside lane unless passing or making a left hand movement. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless: (1) the person is passing another vehicle moving in the same direction; (2) the person is preparing to turn left at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway; (3) a condition on or of the roadway, including a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or surface hazard prevents the person from safely riding next to the right curb or edge of the roadway; or (4) the person is operating a bicycle in an outside lane that is: (A) less than 14 feet in width and does not have a designated bicycle lane adjacent to that lane; or (B) too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to safely travel side by side.
  18. The triggered angst against cyclists here is blaming them for "not following the rules or disregarding traffic laws" although very few here know the actual rules or laws or blaming them for "taking up an entire lane and causing inconvenience." The DT heads here are triggered about bikes taking up an entire lane irrespective of number of lanes. See the comments throughout this thread. The DT head, the subject of this thread that tried to roll coal, was triggered on a 4 lane facility. He was likely triggered out of selfishness driven by ignorance, which is also reflected throughout this thread. It is true there are some very low income folks that don't have access to a vehicle and are forced to ride on a high speed corridor with only 2 lanes and no shoulders. That really sucks for that person. They should probably just walk. It is not a common occurrence though. Roadies that train with mileage and commuters that use bikes for transit to/from work do not frequent those type of facilities, except in very limited rare cases. The reason they don't frequent those corridors is that they are dangerous, but when they do ride those dangerous corridors it is for limited stretches and to get to safer corridors. Either way, the law still allows them to use those facilities, and that triggered angst against those limited number of riders is driven by selfishness.
  19. Yeah, your main gripe is selfishness. It definitely isn't your obesity. The reason two cyclists take up an entire lane, the reason one cyclist takes up an entire lane, is because that is the law and that is the safest method of travel. When there isn't a bike lane or a safe shoulder, a cyclist should take up an entire lane. It is unsafe for a cyclist and an automobile to use/share the same lane. It is the law that the automobile change lanes to move around the cyclist. A cyclists not taking the entire lane is inviting a vehicle into his lane and is inviting danger. The reality is a lot of our roads have shoulders and an increasing number of them are getting bike lanes. Cyclists do not typically need to use vehicle lanes on those corridors; however, they do need to merge to the left to make turns at intersections, etc. on those type of corridors. The reality is that on 4 lane corridors without a bike lane or safe shoulder, a cyclist is entitled to and should for his own preservation take up an entire lane, forcing vehicles to move into the middle lane to pass. Not all vehicle drivers are ignorant to that fact, but those on the DT board should get on board with this. Cyclists shouldn't typically be on high speed corridors with only two lanes and no shoulders. Cyclists should be on and take up the entire lane on lower speed two lane corridors with no shoulders.
  20. Good stuff here. I think most of the bicycle hate isn't about cyclists following traffic laws. The angst is because too many DT folks are fat and selfish. They feel they have a right to drive the speed limit while smashing a BigMac into their face, so having having to drive 20 mph and be reminded of their obesity is some kind of triggered tyranny. Dangerous stuff actually. Too many instances of road rage, bicycle victims, and coronary disease. Get off your fat ass people.
  21. That is a dumb point. Your facts are wrong also. We have a legal system that gives cyclists full rights to most lanes. I understand your feelings don’t care about the law, which is probably why you have a dumb point.
  22. This is the dumbest thing I’ve read today. Roads are designed for automobiles and bicycles. Our laws are also structured that way. Your facts are wrong, and the point you are trying to make is dumb.
  23. The reason cyclists get a bad rep is that they go 15-20 mph under the speed limit and drivers see them as an inconvenience. Considering the nature of the story behind this thread, the fact it occurred on a 4 lane facility, your narrative seem rather dumb. We aren’t talking about a drunk college kid on his bike riding down Guadalupe. This was a group of roadies on ride. There are a lot of them, and most of them strictly follow traffic laws. It’s like blaming the rape victim because of her clothes, or the black guy cause he was wearing a hoody. Yeah, he shouldn’t have raped her, but we all know why she was dressed like that. The cops shouldn’t have shot that kid, but why was he hiding his face.
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