Everything posted by KaiserSoze
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COVID-19 2nd wave - Texas only - Stats and such
Pretty sure that all the ones dying are peeps who are still "doing their own research"... we're not losing anyone who matters- it's just the morons who are dying at this point.
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Shit's Borked
Ages ago (2011-ish) I started using it when in low bandwidth / spotty cell coverage areas. It would load tons faster than the web UI on mobile. It was good for that scenario.
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Gabby Petito case - Dude comes back from couple's cross-country road trip; she's missing, he's silent
Reminds me of a December 1992 night I spent in gen pop in a Harris County jail- luckily it ended up being for only 5-6 hours. Me and a buddy, both white boys who were barely 18, were guests for the night- arriving around 1:00a.m. Once processed and thrown into the common area we sat down against a wall doing our best to stay unnoticed and out of the way. The room had 5 or so metal hexagonal "picnic" tables and a few pay phones along one of the walls. All in all there were maybe 100 or so occupants in the room. I remember a hispanic guy using one of the phones yelling and shouting constantly to the point where all of the black peeps were yelling at him to shut the fuck up. He refused to shut up and continued yelling into the the phone- this led to the black inmates ripping him away from the phone, mid conversation, and bashing his head against a corner of one of the metal picnic tables long enough for him to pass out while bleeding heavily and collapsing on the floor. Some guards eventually showed up ~10 minutes later and dragged him out of the room. It kinda looked like he was still breathing at that point, but I have no idea how that played out for him. Good times
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Ex Cop and son kill unarmed black man jogging
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Official 2021 Bitch about family/Holiday Insanity
I have to assume I'm actually the asshole/outlier in the holiday gathering equation, even though my limited family gathering is always fun during the holidays. With the exception of our absentee mom faking some kind of outrage over a random benign comment having nothing to do with her, there's no drama... just my brothers and I (and their families) having fun. Oh well. Luckily we're all successful, and I'm by far the least responsible of us all (divorced with no kids), and even with an Emmy & a Peabody to my name I'm still considered the Black Sheep of the family (no room for creatives in this bunch). Good times. I'll keep my appearance brief, but it'll be fun. After the Thanksgiving gathering I'm heading to West Texas for a week to enjoy some quiet time at the McDonald Observatory- Star Party during the Super New Moon- and some drunken debauchery in Alpine, Marathon, and Marfa. Looking forward to reading about more shitshows, and if there's a way I can contribute to the fucked up stories I promise to carry my weight and post something here.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
That was the last meal I had there.
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COVID-19 vaccine discussion
Got the Moderna booster today (10.5 months after 2nd Moderna dose) and continuing with tradition I picked up lunch at Texas Chili Parlor afterward.
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Narcos: Mexico
Finished Season 3 today- great season- very much enjoyed it. Agreed that the constant smoking really stood out. At one point there was a scene with the journalist chick washing her hands in a bathroom and my first though was, "I'm surprised she isn't smoking a cigarette even while washing her hands".
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COVID-19 vaccine discussion
I got the flu shot a few weeks ago and didn't notice any after affects.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
The crooks have known this for ages, this isn't a new practice by APD. Also, the city didn't make the announcement- APD did and it was timed to manipulate you into voting for Prop A. Prop A passing will not change how APD responds to your calls.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
None of this is a change in how they respond, the only difference is now they're just being honest about the fact that they're not really gonna do anything unless it is a real emergency (a robbery that already happened is not an emergency). Your "concern" simply shows that you had no idea how things were already being handled.
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Succession -- HBO
Looking forward to it!
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COVID-19 2nd wave - Texas only - Stats and such
Yes, 2-3 weeks ago someone posted in this thread that they were full.
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My old lawsuit
Username checks out.
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Whatcha reading?
I picked this up yesterday and am ~300 pages into it- very entertaining and well paced.
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Official "Fuck this stupid ass-commercial" thread
This. Fuck off Derka, you worthless piece of shit.
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W Anderson Lane
The T-22 patio over there there is big, covered, and has big fans that keep it plenty cool.
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Houston Nostalgia Picture Thread
Were there hookers in the back of the house?
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston?
The Holcombe location sure was, but I have a difficult time buying into the idea of a new Gallant Knight opening in the old Timberwolf spot being worth a visit.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston?
Sunday brunch at La Strada always led to a great time (and a rough Monday morning). My last time there was at some point during the late 90s - early 2000s. That timeline is a bit blurry.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston?
That sounds like a terrible idea... like opening a TGI Fridays in the old Liberty Lunch space and expecting it to draw the same crowd. Probably best I missed that. About the same time I moved away was when Sammy's opened up in 2016 Main, hoping to rekindle the remaining lightning in a bottle from Gallant Knight (or as I recall the name, "Monroe's Gallant Knight").
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston?
The guy who thought it was rough says he's from Lake Travis (according to his user name), he's clearly a bubble boy.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston?
Someone looked at Karen the wrong way I guess.
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Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread
Of course it is.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Houston?
LOL, that fucking place. No idea, but I hope it is. When I moved away in 2005 it was still open.