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  1. Fwiw - She's married to Jack Antonoff of bands Fun and Bleachers. Antonoff is also the co-writer of many of the top Taylor Swift songs. Qualley's mom is Andie MacDowell, who has been one of the most gorgeous women on the face of the planet for quite some time. She's aging gracefully a 67. And, she's a good actress. Last - from all of the comments, it seems HG2 is a shoo-in for an academy award nomination for a new category - most effective use of cameo appearances.
  2. Looks like he's in clear violation, esp. if on campus. Can extend to off campus if "conduct adversely or seriously affects the learning environment or University community." Football player found with suspected murderers and a cache of guns may not affect the learning community, as I suspect little learning going on in that area. However it does adversely affect the university community. https://www.lsu.edu/saa/students/codeofconduct.php 5.0 Jurisdiction of the Code 5.1 Jurisdiction of the Code The Code applies to conduct that occurs on the Campus, at LSU-sponsored activities, and/or when the Student or RSO is representing LSU. SAA shall have discretion to extend jurisdiction over conduct that occurs off campus when the conduct adversely and significantly affects the learning environment or University community and would be in violation of the Code if the conduct had occurred on campus. In determining whether or not to extend jurisdiction, SAA may consider its ability to gather information. SAA may extend jurisdiction if the alleged conduct: Involves violence or produced a reasonable fear of physical harm; and/or Involves any members of the University community or any academic work, records, documents, or property of the University. Each Student is responsible for conduct from the time of admission through the actual awarding of a degree, though conduct may occur before classes begin or after classes end, as well as during the academic year and during periods between terms of actual enrollment and even if the conduct is not discovered until after a degree is awarded. 5.2 Violation of Law and LSU Policy Proceedings may be instituted against a Student or RSO charged with conduct that potentially violates both the law and the Code without regard to the status of any civil, criminal or other proceedings. Proceedings under this Code may be carried out prior to, simultaneously with, or following any civil or criminal proceedings. 10.2 Behavioral Misconduct A Student or RSO may be charged with Behavioral Misconduct for any of the following acts or omissions: Weapons. Possession on one’s person, which includes any bag, case, container, purse, clothing, or backpack and/or use of any weapon, defined as any object used or designed to inflict or attempt to inflict harm or injury or fear of harm or injury. Weapons include, but are not limited to firearms, facsimile guns, air guns, knives, explosives, any dangerous chemical or biological agent or any other object or material capable of causing harm, and used by the offending person to inflict or attempt to inflict fear, harm or injury.
  3. Looks like Trump flipped on Lip-Bu. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/11/intel-ceo-trump-lip-bu-tan.html Another TACO case? President Donald Trump said Monday that he and members of his cabinet met with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, days after he called on the head of the chipmaker to resign. Intel shares rose 2% in extended trading. “I met with Mr. Lip-Bu Tan, of Intel, along with Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “The meeting was a very interesting one. His success and rise is an amazing story. Mr. Tan and my Cabinet members are going to spend time together, and bring suggestions to me during the next week. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” An Intel spokesperson confirmed the meeting. “Earlier today, Mr. Tan had the honor of meeting with President Trump for a candid and constructive discussion on Intel’s commitment to strengthening U.S. technology and manufacturing leadership,” the spokesperson wrote in an email.
  4. For what it's worth... When he was born, a midwife struggled to remove the umbilical cord around Crow’s neck, which resulted in nerve damage that paralyzed the left side of his face. Pretty fortunate that he survived and was able to lead a productive life, all things considered.
  5. It's quite obvious. If I was using a Win11 machine, I would have rebooted first . That's the normal salve for any windows wound.
  6. Position coach and the guy authorizing or signing the checks. Makes sense.
  7. Clearing cache did it. Doh! should have been one of the first things I considered Thank you!
  8. Strange phenomenon. Chrome on MacOS. Large pic stands alone at the top of page. have to scroll down and then see that the tabs/links are kinda wonky. I can still read everything, but the experience is poor. Just exited and re-entered Chrome - same problem. Here's a zoomed screen shot. Works fine on safari, though.
  9. Gotta use monosyllabic or 5th-grade reading level vocabulary so the Tech fans and grads understand. That’s TxAgs level, fwiw.
  10. To date, all but 1 or 2 of the rookie QBs look like steaming garbage. Might explain 2 in round 1 and 5 in the first 3 rounds. With the ownership preferential salary scale, only 2 were taken in round 1 and the 2nd was a “WTF” pick. In 2024, 6 were picked in the first round. The guys picked in the 5th and 6th round (Rattler, Travis, and Milton) all suck, but they look better than every 2025 QB take outside round 1 in 2025. Maybe, just maybe, the NFL guys know what they are doing.
  11. Earlier this week, Cadence Design Systems pleaded guilty to illegally exporting EDA technology to China from 2015-2021. The CEO of Cadence at that time: Lip-Bu Tan. Today's Intel CEO: The same Lip-Bu Tan. DJT tends to do almost everything with a bludgeon, but a "leak" to the NYT or WSJ or whatever stating, "The administration, the DoE, DoD, etc. is extremely concerned by the outcome of the Cadence case. Cadence's CEO was Li-Bu Tan, who is now the CEO of Intel. Federal officials are concerned about such a breach under his leadership at Cadence and whether the Intel board exercised proper due diligence in adding Mr. Tan to the board in 2022 and appointing him as CEO in 2025. Intel has been a large recipient of CHIPs Act funding and has several critical contracts with the DoE and DoD." EDIT to add: DJT being prescriptive almost guarantees a certain course of action will not be taken. An immediate resignation/termination followed by a partnership with TSMC might actually be one correct course of action. They absolutely cannot do that now, as it would be akin to DJT dictating corporate actions. Yet another case where DJT should have been cautious or quiet.
  12. That article is rife with interesting quotes in there. It's not quite as bad as some of the Mensa pieces we read a few years back, but it's an odd piece. Lacks depth, IMO, but it is a WSJ Sports piece.... "Jim Knowles studied in the Ivy League and worked on Wall Street. Then he found his true calling: inventing new ways to hammer quarterbacks" He attended Cornell, the LSU of the Ivy League. I kid. "At Ohio State, Knowles pulled off an even bigger miracle. Before Knowles arrived, the Buckeyes had just the 38th-ranked defense in college football." "Bigger miracle" might be a bit of hyperbole. In 2019, tOSU was top-5 in scoring and total defense. In 2015-2016, they were top-5 in scoring and top-10 in total defense. Not exactly a miracle. Shoddy research. "That’s when the mad scientist truly began experimenting. He designed schemes built to do exactly what sophisticated financial algorithms are supposed to manage: Spot inefficiencies and ruthlessly capitalize on them." The article refers to him as an experimenter and mad scientist a couple of times, but cites nothing other than throwing blitzes that wreak havoc. No examples of exploiting inefficiencies. “Jim, basically, is a very, very intelligent man,” said former Western Michigan coach Gary Darnell. “I wouldn’t want to play poker with him.” [Darnell nod referred to by @notre dame joe] There are a few references to him figuring out how to snuff out offenses with inferior talent while at WMU and Cornell, failing to cite that some of that is because he is playing against inferior talent. The testimonial of a WMU/Florida game where his WMU team caused 2 interceptions left out an important detail: WMU lost 55-26. Sure, the game was 31-26 at one point. But WMU had zero sacks while giving up 600+ yards. Sure, Knowles is effective, but the article seemed a little lazy.
  13. Well, it looks like I’ll be visiting a Jim’s in the next week or two. I’ll report back…
  14. Somehow Jim’s at 183/Burnet and 183/Spicewood are still open. Honestly, I have not been to one in 10 years and eaten at one in around 30 years (just had a coke 10 years ago). Amazing that it has survived. Glad to see it has.
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