Everything posted by swraith
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Lake Travis 2024: Countdown To Zero
I will be interested in seeing the economics of this new possible reservoir. I generally support building more reservoirs in Texas.
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Downtown Projects
what killed that 2500 braker project?
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Markets still falling like whoa
The bulls come roaring back, at least for today.
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Markets still falling like whoa
whoa, now that is a move for AMZN
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Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-05/michael-saylor-s-crypto-project-pounded-after-12-4-billion-loss
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
job cuts making housing cheaper again?
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Texas -- a failed state
I refuse to allow myself any hope based on polls in this era we are in.
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Markets still falling like whoa
I have zero sympathy for laptop tech bros or their PE owners. News media talking about the sell off but broader US equity market indexes didn’t show a dramatic drop today.
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Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, etc.)
Let's see MSTR ramp up its BTC purchases at these lower prices.
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
Some forecasts for Austin next week have the highs in the low 80s. Might have to turn the A/C back on.
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Gold bug / silver bug / numismatic / metals thread
so buy the pullback today?
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
I certainly hope so.
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
I was bitching about this with family yesterday. A
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
H‑E‑B Allandale remains pretty well stocked. They just keep restocking all product that customers panic purchase.
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
came here to say the same thing. we will have precip Friday and Saturday but its Sunday that will be cold. Monday morning is the highest load draw for ERCOT and will be a good test of the grid that morning. For central Texas this is better than 24 hours ago.
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Soup, Stew, Chili, Gumbo (Cold weather eats)
Started prepping for the upcoming cold weather weekend. Made a batch of tomato basil soup to keep in fridge as a backup meal along with a loaf of Easy Tiger sourdough bread. Need to plan another meal prep tomorrow along with making a blackberry cobbler. HEB has lots of fresh blackberries in stock.
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
that's just ridiculous
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Hey Oil Barons.......
weather models up until this past Saturday had this cold contained up north with the heat ridge staying in place over the south (including TX). the heat ridge has failed us, and all the cold has coming screaming south.
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Greenland
well that discussion got dark very quickly
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Winter Weather 2026 - I Can Haz Cold Front?
Forecasts this afternoon appear to be pulling the cold weather further south and extending how long the ice sticks around.
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Markets still falling like whoa
SPY down 1% today. That is in the range of noise at this point. Now if the 10-year treasury yield gets moving from 4.25 to say 5.00, that would raise some eyebrows.
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Austin ISD School Consolidation
Does Mendez school returning to AISD impact the opportunity for further school consolidation in that geographic area?
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Austin ISD School Consolidation
It is like a 1 for 3 swap. Mendez coming back. Dobie, Webb, and Burnet leaving.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
Travis county and its voters are doing it on their own scale. Austin-area kids will get free or low-cost after-school care this year | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station Travis County adds 1,000 affordable child care slots | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
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Hey Oil Barons.......
Crude oil market has decided it wants to take a run at rallying. Over $62 for WTI today.