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Hefeweizen

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  1. Been reading the Slow Horses, really quality writing and the show nailed the feel of the books. Really increased my volume of reading by decreasing time spent on line to about zero outside of wordle and surly. It is amazing how freeing putting away the phone is. And I got rid of my personal computer so I use my company laptop only anymore. This could have gone in the whiny old person thread I see, but one more recommendation which I may or may not have previously made : Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahnemann, great book about the tricks our brains play on us.
  2. This would have gone to classics in the old days but like everything else new, it sucks.
  3. How did we get on Hunter’s cannon? The fucking UK took care of this shit after Dunblane. We’ve had a hundred of them and haven’t done shit. End of story.
  4. If your argument is that a few dead kids and college students are the price to pay for gun freedoms you’ve already lost the argument. I mean, pointing to low percentages of catastrophic failure is not going to persuade anyone. In an interesting twist, all public meetings in Texas for an unnamed state agency now require the applicant to provide private security so that staff is safe. That’s reassuring.
  5. Coming to Arby’s, We have the crickets!
  6. Personally I’m a fan of his brother, Seymour Butts. Good post on Kasparov who has always been an interesting read, and particularly prescient on Russia politics.
  7. Building structures that don’t collapse during earthquakes is really expensive, especially if you get some height on them. I don’t know what the underlying soil is but sand will liquefy during shaking and that adds another layer of shit to the sandwich. This is horrible.
  8. Does anyone know where Tony Almeida and Jack Bauer were at the time?
  9. It’s either full of Rona or piss. Or both.
  10. Guys I think I figured out the power issue.
  11. As serious as Dr. Drunkenstein fake ass cancer.
  12. Timely bump. SF is about 2.5 hours away for me so we’re planning to visit some more, and having these recommendations is great.
  13. Performed a vasectomy on it, so to speak…
  14. Yes, generally it’s platted into individual lots because it increases the flexibility of the owner to change course and start selling the lots fee simple.
  15. Build for rent is a specific market class much like mobile home developments. Arguing against them is an argument against the current economic system. Property tax and interest rates are the fault here, along with capital looking for return. Railing against the people building to meet demand seems counterproductive. Instead work on ways to facilitate home ownership through tax incentives and lower entry costs (by reducing regulatory burden, increasing supply by decreasing time for entitlement of projects, and facilitating utility availability for raw land). Unfortunately none of those are sexy for politicians.
  16. All of the above. And we may or may not be in a recession but it sure feels like JPow has kicked me in the balls.
  17. No offense but it takes two to make an idiotic argument. You could just put him on ignore.
  18. Cole Wehrle is a hell of a designer. Root is very clever and I ordered Pax Pamir and Oath based on that experience and recommendation.
  19. Hefeweizen

    Tennis Thread

    Re tennis elbow- your string setup is the biggest key. Natural gut will be most forgiving but is pricey and won’t last. A good string shop will be able to help you and is worth the money. Unless you have a friend with a stinging machine and lots of extra time. For rackets, my experience is that Babolat are the worst for elbow pain, and Prince or ProKennex the best. Which is a shame since I always loved Babolat’s offerings.
  20. I manufacture and sell real estates.
  21. Didn’t seem to make the wolf any more dangerous. I’d go back to full mullet and jorts a la Andre. Yeah tits should beat Djoker but probably won’t.
  22. Hang on are we cheering for inflation today or no? Need my scorecard to keep track of the victory conditions.
  23. Wouldn’t say anyone has “missed” him. Really unpleasant guy.
  24. It’s insane how that little Japanese lady generates power. At least little Schwartzito has some muscle and core strength. She looks like she weighs about 100 pounds.
  25. I just don’t trust Sabalenka under pressure. Ryba 4 and 3. Lets go Karen!
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