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Brisketexan

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  1. What these fucking moronic, idiotic, brain-dead FUCKING ASSHOLES don't get is what we've been telling them for fucking years: when these fascists say they're gonna just dispense with constitutional rights for "the other," you fucking morons think you're part of the in-group. Nope. In fascist regimes, literally EVERYONE eventually becomes "the other." And once you've established that constitutional rights are disposable, don't count of keeping any of yours, you pieces of shit.
  2. Kinda yeah. I mean, at least Thanos grasped, and had some remorse for, the cost of his insane plan (even if it was only because it touched him personally). Thiel, Musk, Ellison, etc., would answer that question with "just half of all human population. Not bad." And then they'd move on to their next piece of bullshit without giving it a second thought.
  3. He says that...he says lots of stupid shit that is at total odds with the laws of economics. But the assets on the ground that exist/are being built in the short term are natural gas and some renewables. AFIAK, ain't nobody even working on getting the financing to build a big new coal plant to serve a data center.
  4. Are the "1" and "0" keys on your computer broken? Because I'm sure you meant "100%."
  5. [Brisketexan, Catholic school kid of similar vintage, checking his ID to confirm his name wasn't "Brian R."]
  6. This. Imagine that you are what most would call "on the spectrum." It is NOT a bad thing - or at least, not an inherently bad thing. It bestows upon you the ability to think about the world, problems, and solutions in a very non-traditional, often non-linear way. That can lead to some lightning-bolt type innovations, changes and disruptions to existing structures, etc....which CAN be good. Now imagine that you are like that....and you are a sociopath. That is, you have no sense of empathy -- whether learned or innate, it doesn't much matter. Empathy is the foundation beneath most moral and ethical structures; if the structure depends solely on "well, you wouldn't like that if it happened to you" (appeals to self interest only), then the structure is doomed to fail. If you don't have empathy, you don't have what the ethical and moral would call "humanity." Our system rewards such a thing: innovation, gaming the system, playing OUTSIDE the system, unbound by any ethics or morality. In short, these men ARE Skynet. Not "they're creating Skynet," they ARE Skynet. They have some unique computing power in their heads. They see "problems," and they come up with "solutions," unimpeded by moral boundaries. They absolutely can -- and will -- reach a conclusion like "(1) higher-form humans are the best representatives of humanity (and they of course see themselves as members of that select group) (2) resource competition is dragging us all - including "higher-form humans" -- down, (3) therefore, eliminating competition is best for humanity, because it helps higher-form humans succeed. Shit like that. Their kind of thinking is how you end up with cold, calculating elimination of millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions, of human beings. It's the "trolley problem," except they play the game with 9 to 10-figure numbers of humans. And they do so with no remorse, empathy, sympathy, or sadness. "2 billion dead to make life better for the 6 billion left? Well, that's just a price to be paid. Did y'all see my sick meme?" These men are the most dangerous, evil humans to ever live. Not just because of how they think, but because they have to means to turn their evil into reality.
  7. What you're missing is that one would be CREATED to be politically advantageous if there was any raw material there to work with. And here, there is plenty of such raw material. It's just that the raw material does not match up with the preferred narrative of the ruling regime, thus is is not played up at all. You know that if there were images of the shooter wearing a Biden shirt and having a Biden sign on his house (instead of the Trump gear that he actually had), Ka$h would have tweeted about it before the fire was even out. This is the problem. Yes, this guy almost certainly acted as he did because he was a complex stew of fucked in the head. But that's the case for many shooters. But when the regime can find ANY connection to "THA LEFT," THAT is the narrative. And it's not just a narrative by the blogosphere, it's a narrative advanced by the head of the FBI himself. It's a fucking shitshow.
  8. I dunno. I like small town motels, where the bathroom has a sign on the mirror that says "PLEASE DO NOT CLEAN FISH OR BIRDS IN SINK," so I'm maybe not the best guy to ask about this.
  9. I understand the electric power industry reasonably well (seriously, better than most, as I've been involved in it on-and-off since before it went deregulated in Texas (and I actually worked on that transition)). And I think there may be opportunity there. First, there may be generation that's built strictly for data centers (like, on-site or functionally so) that, if an outfit goes belly-up, will be there for the vultures. Second, there may be private generation (such as by single-asset entities, or small book of assets entities) that is built banking on long-term contracts from data centers. But when the data center goes belly-up, the contract is killed in the bankruptcy, and now the business case for that generation asset won't allow it to survive (debt service and operation costs depend on selling at something like the contract price of X, and without that reliable contract revenue, something much less than X for that power just being dumped on the grid isn't going to cover the cost). Swoop in and buy those generation assets for a fraction of their cost, and they WILL be a viable business case in the grid (I'm particularly thinking ERCOT).
  10. Say what you will, but in that "blowing up boats" video, the second to last boat looks like a pretty sweet duck-hunting setup, and I'd like to know more. I mean, we probably don't need to worry about its battle-readiness until gadwalls figure out drone technology.
  11. I'd bet something approaching 50% of our generation could say something similar.
  12. That's why we have, umm, St. Copius of Northern Nebraska. Duh.
  13. I looked into working at the Hague on war crimes issues some time back (I have a cousin who is a Mexican attorney who does so). Alas, I am woefully unqualified. They need (1) prosecutorial experience, and (2) skills in languages I don't have (Russian and French, primarily). That said....I'd happy be a runner or messenger or such for Ms. Kallas.
  14. Just your friendly reminder that "the law" is not only not the end-all, be-all, it can at times be squarely at odds with all underlying human moral codes (religious, secular, and otherwise): When a human being comes to you seeking shelter, chased and threatened strictly because of where they come from, you are called to protect them. Not by me, I'm just a schlub on the internet. But maybe you listen to that jewish dude from 2000 years ago who looks like Kenny Loggins in all the MAGA literature: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was ill and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” 37 ‘Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill or in prison and go to visit you?” 40 ‘The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Or even old-school, bearded glowing God of the OT: ‘“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not ill-treat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt." Funny how we simultaneously live under a movement that LOVES to fly the banner of "CHRISTIANITY!" to legitimize themselves and shield them from criticism.....but utterly ignore the rather clear directives of their sacred, "inerrant" text. Especially Leviticus, I love that. Leviticus is used repeatedly to justify crushing the dirty homos.....but gosh, not a fucking WORD about Leviticus 19:33-37. It's ALMOST like they're just using "MUH FAITH!" as an excuse, not as an actual thing they practice.
  15. Here's my question: now that Abbott and crew are going to turn UT into MAGA Prager State U for Kids Who Can't Read Good and Wanna Learn to do Other Stuff Good Too....what's the point of UATX?
  16. Not. A fucking. WORD. Gosh. I wonder why that is?
  17. Spray cheese is one of those few things where the name brand is worth it.
  18. Brisketexan

    Austin FC

    Sold ours. At ACL instead. T Pain has only 6 fewer MLS goals than Uzuni this year.
  19. T Stain Skid n Play Li’l Stain
  20. At ACL. Apparently, they have live shrimp, if you’re looking. @Pescado_Rojo thinks it’s more likely that it smells like fresh dead. With patchouli and weed added as attractant.
  21. Jesus that’s sobering.
  22. This one is legit sad. We regularly exchange small gifts with friend overseas. Our kids will send things to us. No more. In terms of sending items from overseas to the US, it’s as if we’re in another planet. Just…nothing. We still send things to them, but FROM them? The only way it comes here is if someone carries it. Daughter is buying me a T-shirt from her new grad school. She’ll just bring it to me at Christmas. It’s such a dumb and pointless thing, but that’s the hallmark of this admin, isn’t it?
  23. Fucking. Glorious.
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