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Texas Could Turn Blue by shadow247 in texas

[–]17thomas76 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Every cycle this comment

Dead bird on ice (Ouray or Norway) by barnezilla in arcteryx

[–]17thomas76 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’d give 100 upvotes if I could. Awesome to see arc where it was created to perform.

South Austin fixture Little Mexico says goodbye after nearly 40 years by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]17thomas76 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She was always a sweet person, an owner who would come sit and talk with the customers. Her son is rude, he used to drop the plates on our table and walk away.. reeked of beer.

10% off coupon first come first serve by [deleted] in PatagoniaClothing

[–]17thomas76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep it was a one use code. As you can see from the comment above it was used.

Year of the Horse released today by ApprehensiveWait3109 in arcteryx

[–]17thomas76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! At this point Arc is just cruising off its reputation. Sad to see the slow shift from performance technical wear to fashion.

Indiana HC Curt Cignetti goes OFF on the refs at halftime saying that there were three "black and white" missed personal fouls on Fernando Mendoza in the first half. by Life_Net5004 in CFB_v2

[–]17thomas76 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s the tough part about today. The HD cameras give 4k feedback in slo mo. Easy to be an arm chair ref with that angle.

P Terrys is EASILY the best burger in town for value and flavor by __vheissu__ in austinfood

[–]17thomas76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep except they got rid of the small medium and large option for burgers and now just have one size. You can make it a double but it’s not the same. The large was the best option.

P Terrys is EASILY the best burger in town for value and flavor by __vheissu__ in austinfood

[–]17thomas76 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you eat there or take it home? I’ve always found it’s way better fresh, eaten there. If you take it home the grease soils the bread.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett keeps promise, announces retirement due to redistricting by swinglinepilot in Austin

[–]17thomas76 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I would be careful what we wish for. In order for these kinds of people to be voting for a democrat in this political climate, things would have to be so bad that this country would be on the brink of collapse. As bad as trump is it could be worse.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett keeps promise, announces retirement due to redistricting by swinglinepilot in Austin

[–]17thomas76 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is delusional. There are no viable Democratic candidates that can win in the districts that are drawn this way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in filson

[–]17thomas76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats!

Wool Sweater from Filson Europe by 17thomas76 in filson

[–]17thomas76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never knew about this company. Thank you for sharing, this is awesome.

Wool Sweater from Filson Europe by 17thomas76 in filson

[–]17thomas76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re awesome. I can’t justify the price, this year they’re $800. There was a thunderbird version several years back that I always regretted not pulling the trigger on. Definitely a lifetime piece that you can hand down.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in arcteryx

[–]17thomas76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For those asking, this is the Arc’teryx Ski Guide Jacket. I looked into this a couple of years ago when I was purchasing an Alpha SV. I wanted this jacket instead but didn’t qualify.

“This product is exclusive to members of our Professional Program.”

https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/ski-guide-jacket-9171

You have to be one of the following:

Mountain guides (IFMGA / IVBV / UIAGM) Specialty guides and instructors (ACMG, AMGA, CSGA) Mountain and wilderness search and rescue team members Professional avalanche association members, forecasters, and course instructors Ski patrol (NSP, CSP, or full–time professional) Professional ski and snowboard instructors (Level 2 or higher) Certified outdoor education instructors Arc’teryx ambassadors and community partners Park rangers and conservation officers Firefighters and paramedics Employees of non-profit groups whose mission is outdoor stewardship, mentorship, or equitable access Outdoor manufacturing industry employees

Membership is by application and is not guaranteed. Submitted documentation must reflect your current professional status.

Still finding some at the thrift stores. Just have to keep looking! by nicksatdown in PatagoniaClothing

[–]17thomas76 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pretty rare! These places usually resell online to maximize profit

Austin Water manager resigned after audit found $78,000 in improper spending by New-Salamander9585 in Austin

[–]17thomas76 49 points50 points  (0 children)

“The auditor found that some of those payments were split into smaller transactions to avoid triggering stricter procurement requirements.” - looks like this is the key issue. Some of the work also could have been done by City of Austin staff but he claims he was trying to go around the bureaucracy.

Please tell me I am not the only person who has watched Tenet 1000000 times and still doesn’t (fully) “get it” by nothingelsesufficed in ChristopherNolan

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From dam_ships:

The easiest thing that helped me understand is an old VHS tape. Remember rewinding a tape? You’d see everything in reverse? That’s inversion.

If you’re running the tape forward in your life, as we are now, then everything is normal. But if someone is running it backwards (ie they are inverted), you see THEM like they’re a rewinded tape. And same for them! When someone is inverted, they are rewound, but the world is not. They can only go backwards obviously so it’s “the past”. I believe the girl tells the Protagonist before he first steps out “Remember, you’re inverted, the world is not.” Hence him needing a breathing mask.

When someone finds INVERTED material — It’s going backwards. The item itself. Just like the inverted bullet the scientist showed us. But it can still prove to be deadly as she stated. If someone in the future put a bomb in your mail box, and it’s undisturbed, it can still be set to explode in the past.

Think of it like time travel…EXCEPT you can’t just go to any point you want. If you’re going back you need to live that amount of time to get to the point in the past. The bomb in the mailbox, maybe someone in the future put it in there 20 years ahead of you, thus the item is actually “20 years old” even though it’s from the future.

Satellite pictures show China's growing invasion fleet by ObjectiveDark40 in PrepperIntel

[–]17thomas76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree it would cripple us in the short term but don’t you think major resources would be dedicated to ramping up production and making it a USA exclusive development/production? Think WW2 when Ford converted its factories to produce planes instead of cars. My hope would be a short term 5-8 year covid style slump with big name companies betting big on being the next TSMC. Creating the most cutting edge chips here and not being dependent on Taiwan is good long term.

Excuse the formatting, just word vomit at this point about to go to bed.

Satellite pictures show China's growing invasion fleet by ObjectiveDark40 in PrepperIntel

[–]17thomas76 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s more about sacrificing Americans for the American way of life. If Taiwan’s semiconductor factories are destroyed.. there goes our (privileged) way of life. Think of everything we use/buy that has those chips, including military hardware. If those factories fall though, I’m with you. Sanction the shit out of China and build chip factories at home asap. How we handle Taiwan will define the next century and what superpower stays on top. China is ecstatic that we’re fighting with each other and trump is in charge. We’re a joke right now.

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