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  1. 22 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

     

    And the CCP doesn't care if any Western company threatens to leave. Or at least not to date.  If Apple even mumbled something in support of protests, the CCP will happily show them the door. 

     

    Why is that?

  2. On 11/20/2022 at 10:38 AM, Eskimohorn said:


    Bijan’s gonna have Top 5 production at Texas. I’d take Bijan over Ced and Jamaal and I’ve seen every snap they all played. Jamaal had some injury, fumbling and focus issues and started his best season poorly. Ced was solid and turned into a power back with some shiftiness and great lean. Ced had more longevity and durability and played on far better teams than Bijan. Bijan never played with Colt or Vince behind a great offensive line. He’s just the 3rd best running back in Texas history.

    This is where I stand.  By pure talent, he is the best RB since Ricky, followed by Jamaal.  Cedric had great production over his 4 years and could really batter teams with his physicality, but Bijan's ability to cut is up there with some of the best of all time.

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  3. One thing I've considered, when you have this 'death by 1000 cuts' defense it really forces your offense to be hyper-efficient.  In the Tech and ISU games, they're going on these 15 play drives, chewing up 5+ minutes of game clock.  It makes it where if your O doesn't respond in kind, you're looking at an entire quarter gone and you've touched the ball once.  Not to mention it demoralizes your D and the O gets cold/out of sync.  Sometimes I wish they'd just be more aggressive and be feast or famine, but I'm sure I'll have holes poked in this theory.

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  4. On 9/24/2022 at 9:56 AM, Neonmoon said:

    It sucks for first time homebuyers. Although I’m super impressed with this generation trying to get a home. When I was 24, I could barely afford rent as most of my salary went to booze. This kids are like, I have 20K in savings. 

    Yes, to expand on this thought, this is something I have been noticing as someone involved with UT students in a regular way.  The kids that are serious are serious in a way that my cohort (late aughts-early tens) were not.  I think the competitiveness of high schools and college admissions, combined with the economic situation they will be thrust into has caused them to really think about their future and plan out how they are going to be successful.  No more just going with the flow and figuring it out as you go.  

    Of course this has created an environment where only the strong survive.  If you don't have everything figured out by the time you are 21 you are behind the 8 ball and might never get yourself to a point where you can own a home or have financial independence.  No more finding yourself in your 20s and still getting a decent paying career and buying a home in your 30s.  I think my generation was the last to be able to do that.

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  5. 3 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

    we are going to need a very concerted effort along multiple fronts to bring inflation under control
    maybe something like the advertising campaign launched in 1974
    Should We Be Scared of Inflation? - St. Louis Trust & Family ...

     

    It was so successful that the administration was able to bring it under 2.5% by mid-1983, only took 9 years for that little button to have a big impact

    Footnote: I would like to thank that high inflation rate for ruining the Michigan economy, which led me to move to the great state of Texas and I spent the 80's and most of the 90's in the Houston area

    my condolences 

  6. 18 hours ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    I looked at the LCRA Hydromet for the Austin area over the past 30 days.

    Everywhere is in the 4-6" mark for rain and the station closest to my house... less than 2.5". Literally a mile away, they've had more than 5". I thought it was just my imagination that I was getting boned on the rain. Not at all.

    Similar story for our place in Driftwood.  5-10 miles north is all 4"+ while the ranch is at around 1.5".  Tanks are all bone dry.

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