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Dbeasy

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  1. Of course there are mountain lions all over central texas and have been since I was younger. I saw one myself hunting in the 1980's, and we have one on camera here in Leander in the last two years. The guys on the Ticket in Dallas keep arguing that there weren't mountain lions up there for a long time but that's bs too. I know multiple folks who saw them over the years.
  2. Big risk was the wrong word. I would more accurately just say “risk”. Davis had struck out on his top few targets and these guys were the next level down, and it was discussed on the board that some of these guys were undersized or were motivation risks (like Mitchell). A few on the board were “over the moon” about the takes, and tried to shut down any discussion of limitations of those takes. My only point is that a lot of the posters, myself included, knew there were some risks with that whole group, so the current situation is not a surprise to me at all.
  3. As compared to 10 years ago, it seems to be getting a little easier predicting who will be a bust in a recruiting class. Ross, Bryant, Mitchell, etc. were all flagged as pretty big risks when they signed, except by a few fanboys who blindly love everyone Texas takes, usually with a “trust the coaches” reference.
  4. Did he lose his eye? Because I’m still trying to think of many/any talents Davis recruited to Texas.
  5. Why in the world would local governments have any answers? They can’t deal with drones. They have no tools to deal with drones, for the most part. They’ve just started deploying a few themselves in the last few years. It’s the federal government that has the technology to evaluate drones and also shoot them down. The Federal government is ignoring this because it’s likely local amateur dipshits, and since local government is ill-equipped, this will keep happening until Chinese nationals start flying spy drones across and into facilities. The whole thing is stupid. It’s just like the balloon. That damn thing should have been shot down in Alaska. We are such pussies.
  6. So then you acknowledge that it may actually be drones flying near these facilities? And if so, why in the world wouldn’t the U.S. shoot some down?
  7. but they've been identified as drones by a lot of people.
  8. I'm completely confused by this entire thread. There are a bunch of nutty people claiming UFO's or aliens, or others claiming it's foreign government drones. None of those is likely, obviously. But, there are many people on this thread claiming they aren't even drones and that all of the sightings are either just people mis-identifying planes and helicopters as drones, or conspiracy theorists. I'm not getting that from the dozen or so stories that have been running on neutral national news sources like PBS, ABC, NBC, BBC, etc. I've just been assuming it's amatuer drone operators are flying drones near these facilities. It started happening in one place, and dipshits started doing it everywhere. Is that not a reasonable scenario? Why are people jumping straight to misidentification or conspiracy theories. I'm lost. What am I missing?
  9. Dbeasy

    Getting old sucks

    This thread mostly deals with the physical ailments of getting old. But there are some interesting non-physical health related aspects of getting old. There are mental related aspects of getting old and also huge learnings from getting old. From 50-60, my entire perspective of the world has changed pretty significantly. I wish younger me could have tapped into the “right” older person’s brains more to hear their views on various topics. The challenge, of course, is that some people are as dumb or dumber when they are 60 as they were when they were younger. The key is tapping into the brains of the right people on the right topics. I wonder whether there would be interest in a “thoughts from old guys/gals” thread. Probably not. Anyone under 50 thinks they have it all figured out.
  10. Someone needs to update that Aggie graphic that shows every highly ranked QB that has left in the last few years.
  11. All foreigners receive an exclusion from my rule, particularly Australians.
  12. I have a bias that I’d prefer to see players transfer in who have only made one stop. Two or more stops before Texas seems like just a money grab, not a desire to be developed and showcased.
  13. She does actually say drones in this clip. Now to your point, there is a chance that she purposely made the reference to drones unclear, but that would be an epic level of word salad if so. I think that is very debatable But more importantly, she leaves the very clear impression that there is “activity” going on that is being investigated by local law enforcement. She never once hints or indicates that it is a case of mistaking normal planes or helicopters for something else. Obviously some sightings are going to be false, but there seems to be an acknowledgement that there are unusual sightings happening at multiple locations.
  14. So… back to the topic. The Pentagon did a press conference today acknowledging they are drones. Which raising the question, why not just shoot them down. Like now.
  15. Let’s nip the nerd talk right in the bud right now.
  16. Was driving out in the hill country and was flipping stations. Listened to some sec oriented radio show which I later realized was Finebaum’s. Besides hating his guts, his sec callers were the biggest hillbilly morons I’ve ever listened to in my life. And apparently some of the same callers call in all the time. These people are truly stupid. What the hell has Texas mixed itself up with.
  17. Remind me to not put you in charge of the "recruiting pitch".
  18. I like this idea if I could find the right property and have a property manager for it. I have a real estate license so that bolsters the irs requirements for being active in real estate.
  19. ABC National News has been reporting drones not only in NJ but elsewhere. I haven’t paid much attention. Are you trying to tell us that all those stories are bs?
  20. Bump. Unusual question. i need some ideas from the Surly brethren regarding one of my LLC businesses. I’ve used it for several years to do management consulting. I’ve decided this year will be the last one where I actively do consulting unless someone approaches me with short well defined consulting opportunities. I don’t want to look for engagements, nor do long involved ones. However, for certain reasons I really need this LLC (or a new one) to generate some revenue every year, on the order of $15k+ for the next 3-4 years. It doesn’t not need to be profitable. Breakeven ish would be fine. I don’t want to have to monitor the business closely, unless it’s for 2-3 months per year, or do any prospecting for business, or take on much financial or liability risk. I just need that $15k+ revenue to come in yearly for 3 years. Here is an example. I could just have a rental house LLC, but I’ve found I hate dealing with tenants. Any thoughts of any other business I could buy or establish?
  21. I saw an Austin market price trend line a few weeks ago from ~2010 to now. There was a bump in the price trend line in 2021-2022, but now prices are back in line with that trend line. I don’t feel like Austin prices will get much worse/lower unless we go into a recession. Even if inflation spikes again, I’m not clear whether prices would suffer because land is a hard asset.
  22. I assume any player who says they are going into the portal can still play with their team thru the playoffs if they want and the school agrees? I finally added only the second poster ever to my ignore list. Good grief.
  23. Ugh stupid iPhone.
  24. Dumb Aggies voicemail on the hardline, complaining that they made fun of the corps. Hahaha
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