LCHorn
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
There was a Reddit thread on this yesterday and my straw poll was responses was something like 90% against. I was a little surprised because the posters there seem to hate anyone with money, landlords, etc., and supporting day care for the underprivileged would seem to be consistent with an opposite view. Personally, I think I’d be more supportive if it was the city and not the county administering it. I know we complain about CofA shenanigans but the county taxes make up a huge chunk of our property tax bill and they have far, far less scrutiny over it.
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Unpopular movie opinions
Fugit was fine. Not everyone is Chalamet or DiCaprio talented when they are 15. Almost Famous’ biggest problem is that Crudup is admirably trying but Crowe originally wanted Brad Pitt and that Tyler Dursen charisma.
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Unpopular movie opinions
My friend who went with me to see it upon release was acquainted with Ben and I remember him laughing in the theater and saying he was perfect, fwiw.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
He/she should get out more. Travis County DA has “Bad Cop Database” tattooed on his left bicep.
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
That sounds like a lot of money upfront for $2450/month. I’m presuming that the $160k was purchase plus remodel and not omitting a chunk that was financed?
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Unpopular movie opinions
Haha, I’m going to go half-Lobo on this one. I saw this at the premiere in Austin with John Lee Hancock in attendance. I had followed production and he said it was his dream project (we had a mutual acquaintance and connected previously over our love of Willie Morris). If you had followed the property, it had been in development hell for a decade or more and pretty much every hot shit screenwriter had done a draft. Hancock would parlay his success shooting the low budget The Rookie, and part of why he was able to get attached was that his script would be a lot cheaper than the previous iterations. Anyway, the movie wasn’t bad, but the vibe in the theater was underwhelming and you could just feel the anxiety during the post screening Q&A. Obviously Billy Bob Thornton killed, but everything else seemed like one of those TNT historical TV series but without any of the depth to actually connect to the characters. I do recall Harry Knowles was there, slobbering over Hancock and trying to pretend he saw a different movie.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
I’ve been wondering the same, as I think our depth chart is thinner than a recruit might presume. I also wonder if we like, but don’t love, all of those recruits, at least sufficient to commit the kind of NIL that would be needed.
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Halloween/Horror Movie Thread
Fud put Skinamarink on his top 100, fwiw.
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Unpopular movie opinions
A Perfect World is it for me. Agree with you about Apocalypto.
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2024-2025 Houston Rockets thread - Prepare for Liftoff 🚀 [Now Featuring Kevin Durant]
I don't think Durant can be a full-time 3 anymore.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
While I agree with everything you wrote, I do admit to reading about generals of antiquity committing ritual suicide for losing battles and appreciating the integrity of the act.
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2024-2025 Houston Rockets thread - Prepare for Liftoff 🚀 [Now Featuring Kevin Durant]
I don’t think the Rockets see him as a specialist.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
That doesn’t make me mad, rather, it’s a reminder that tribal cohesiveness is a dominant concern at the moment (maybe because the economy IS doing good). I want to punch myself because I’m sick of reading this particular phrase (or hearing it on podcasts), but it’s another “you have to meet the voters where they are.”
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Suzanne Simpson, the disappearing San Antonio realtor (UT alum)
That makes more sense. A Fiji would have hired someone else to do it.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
This is where I land, too. I find it hard to be pessimistic about Harris’ chances when the Trump campaign has done absolutely nothing to expand his support. I am hopeful, however, that following a Harris win there is a reckoning among the Dem party elites on how to bring back in white working class males. They’ve basically surrendered them to the GOP and they should be allies, particularly so on the Dem economic platform. It’s a national problem that most likely needs a local solution (i.e,, Kamala trying to create favorable conditions for union membership won’t get it done-Dems need to keep at building the party in red states at the city and county level).
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Halloween/Horror Movie Thread
Business decision, less crowded marketplace and not competing with Terrifier 3 and Smile 2. Plus (totally anecdotal on this one), I think A24 has realized that horror films have kind of the same audience and they will hunt for those films rather than need it a seasonal marketing push.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Tony Blair killed his own career. British history is replete with examples of mp’s in disfavor, only to sit on the sidelines and regain power when the political winds shift. I do love how their Parliament requires the PM answer questions on the floor, many of which are challenging or adversarial. There was an audio I heard of Blair in this venue and he was extraordinary.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I tend to presume that people like Harris and Biden are reasonably smart and are backed by folks even smarter, and if they aren’t picking a particular line of rhetoric it’s because it can’t be boiled down to something easy to convey to a low information voter. Also, “aren’t you glad you don’t live in France? Hamburger prices are even worse there!” just lacks panache. And on this note, this is where I admit my own presumptions about election strategy beg to second guess the Harris campaign. It’s also an area where I feel Obama was the weakest-when you are in the clear right side of something you’ve got to beat that case into the minds of thick headed voters. Persuadability is about moving between areas of gray, and electing a felon is clear black and white.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I don't like either, but also asked myself that same question (what sounds better?). She's clearly made it a centerpiece of her campaign message, so I presume it's been tested in survey groups against alternatives. Not to change the subject, but I'm curious whether "equity" has now picked up enough baggage that it's the new "liberal", and you'll see the left try to avoid it.
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Local Breakfast with Character
Their cinnamon rolls taste like church’s old dinner rolls deep fried and then dipped in cinnamon and sugar. Delicious. I know it’s River Oaks (or River Oaks adjacent), but somehow it’s less snotty than the one in Austin.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
We were in Madrid this summer and I would be overjoyed if the city leaders started using it as a template for transit and street level development. They have quite a few areas like this that they’ve converted to small green spaces or pedestrian only corridors.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
That’s where I’m at and I like the idea. That north part of Congress is getting really ignored by developers and it feels like it should be great place for commercial and restaurants. I think the main losers are going to be that some parking garages are currently configured to push out cars to Congress but that’s fixable.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
I don’t think he’s chasing Terry for stars. I was speaking more about getting money commitments from big donors. “Hey X, it’s Sark-we’re going after the #1 DT in the country. He’s from Georgia, committed to Georgia, but he’s never looked around and I doubt they are paying market. Once he realizes what the other DT’s are getting he’s going to open it up. I want to help spur that conversation-maybe he gives us a look or maybe it just makes him expensive for Georgia to keep-Texas wins, either way. Can I get you to commit to $100k of the cost?” Anyway, it’s basic sales and gives the program an excuse to keep a donor involved.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I have a friend that does heavy fundraising for the HRC, and to which I’ve contributed, but I’ve wondered if they’ve ever felt like conjoining the LGBQ rights with the T rights puts them on the wrong side of public opinion. I realize that’s not their goal (it’s to shape public opinion), but it sounds like they are concerned about it, too.
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
I’m always curious if there’s a part of this that’s about keeping big NIL donors involved, as well. Just like @closetojumping has described Sark, the ones I know are star-chasers, too.