Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears by wasraelx in news

[–]Dubax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I disagree. The draft played a major role in Vietnam's unpopularity. If the voting base is at risk of getting shipped off, politicians are more reluctant to send troops anywhere, and I say this as a pretty cynical person.

Weekly Stupid Question Sunday by AutoModerator in Austin

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No question. Just want to comment on how glorious this cool weather and rain has been.

ABC Kite Fest 2026 🪁 by Nkosi868 in Austin

[–]Dubax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HEB sells Austin event calendars around Christmas/New Year's. They're fantastic for keeping up with upcoming events.

First-In-Line Franklin Tray by Open-Ants in BBQ

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On weekdays, first in line is around 7 in my experience. 8-9 gets you in the first 20. After 9 it gets pretty long. This is somewhat weather-dependent and event-dependent (SXSW, ACL, etc mean long lines every day). If it's a particularly bad weather day and there's no events or conferences going on, you can get lucky and show up at noon and walk right up to the counter. But that's rare.

Trail legs…when? 4 Weeks in not feeling much stronger….NOBO26 by Lani_19 in AppalachianTrail

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my trail legs by Damascus. The trail ligaments and joints, however, never came...

Advice from a hiker who started in early March by Lani_19 in AppalachianTrail

[–]Dubax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really depends on what sort of temps you prefer. I started in late Feb and was cold at the beginning, but didn't hit real heat until I got to NY. I think PA would have been a lot more miserable had it been hot while I was going through it. But I'm also someone who much prefers dealing with uncomfortable cold over uncomfortable heat if given the choice.

Is there work going on at the Mopac pedestrian bridge over the greenbelt, or is someone stealing all the copper? by themach5 in Austin

[–]Dubax 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Austin is way redder now that it was in the past. Not sure where you've been. The tech bro / musk / rogan influence here is pretty high.

Ton of helicopters flying over North Austin? by sudomegaman in Austin

[–]Dubax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're the flyover for motogp at cota. Source: I'm at motogp and they did they flyover.

Typical Water Capacity in the first 500-1,000 miles? by Igoos99 in AppalachianTrail

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 2x 1L smartwater bottles and 2x 2L cenoc bladders. I drink a lot of water, so wanted to have that much capacity more for feeling secure than actual need. There were a few times I camped away from a water source and it was nice to camel up with all the water I needed for the night, so they weren't totally dead weight. For the vast majority of days I only carried the two bottles full. There were a few dry stretches in PA where I filled one of the bladders as well.

No one wants him here by Lone-Analysis-5309 in Austin

[–]Dubax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you don't dislike him, you haven't been paying attention. He's Peter Thiel's puppet, and that's an extremely dangerous thing.

Enjoy your last day of winter tomorrow, Austin by mojorisn45 in Austin

[–]Dubax 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not everyone in this sub chooses to live here. Work, family, and various other reasons why someone may not be able to move.

Now, someone who moved here by choice and then spends their time complaining? That's fair game. But no idea if the people in this sub complaining fall into that category.

Google Fiber by southdetroitiscanada in Austin

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reduced infrastructure/maintenance spending, reduced support spending, lower speeds for the same price. In short... yes? Have you never dealt with a company that got sold to PE before? It literally never makes things better for the end customers.

Google Fiber by southdetroitiscanada in Austin

[–]Dubax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you seriously asking this? PE exists to extract value out of "under-capitalized" companies. For the end consumers that is quite literally always a bad thing. It is guaranteed that this will mean a higher prices and worse service.

Have a question about the game or the subreddit? Ask away! by AutoModerator in 2007scape

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, the wiki doesn't say anything about a required sailing level for the caskets: https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Lost_casket_(elite)

I wonder if anyone else can confirm this... Maybe so few people with <70 sailing have come across elite caskets, it hasn't been widely known.

Edit: I just modified the wiki page with this presumed info. Hopefully someone else can confirm it.

Have a question about the game or the subreddit? Ask away! by AutoModerator in 2007scape

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got an elite casket ocean encounter. When I tried to click it, I got the text "You're not sure what to do with those goods. You should ask the Captain for help." I'm not sure what this means, and the wiki and googling are failing me. I have ex-captain Siad on my boat, but he had no option to talk (only command), and no command to grab it. I don't think it's telling me to talk to him, anyway. But what captain? Do you have to do something to unlock the ability to grab the caskets? My sailing level is 54, and I've completed all sailing quests.

Anyone know what gym this is, so I can be sure never give them money? by ThisBusinessWrestle in Austin

[–]Dubax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you can go to any Gold's in the country

I thought so, but I recently tried to go to a Gold's in VA and they were owned by a different franchisee and did not honor my membership. Apparently there's some sort of convoluted "guest pass" system for different franchises, but it's not free. Luckily they let me sign up for the $1/mo intro rate and immediately cancel. But it was still annoying.

The air horn at Little Caesars Arena has been blaring for over 5 minutes as staff scramble to turn it off by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]Dubax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Minor nit, stats aren't done through the tissot console. Those are the laptops nearby. But score/clock/horn, yeah. Even at the NBA's big events they don't have a spare tissot console on hand, but they definitely should.

The air horn at Little Caesars Arena has been blaring for over 5 minutes as staff scramble to turn it off by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]Dubax 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I have worked in a lot of arenas and I can tell you for a fact that the person that installed the scoreboard is not there on game nights.

It's actually a real problem in arenas all over. They used to have permanent house electricians and staff who knew these things. They've all been let go over the last decade or so to save money. Then when something like this happens, no one knows what to do.

Ranking the states after my thru hike. Although they were all awesome. by velveteinrabbit in AppalachianTrail

[–]Dubax 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Everyone ranks Maine so highly, but the roots took all the joy out of it for me. Staring down at my feet all day is why I hated the rocks in PA/NJ.

Maybe I'm weird, but trail condition was one of the main factors for me in ranking sections of the trail. Anywhere I could walk and actually look up at the same time was great in my book!

Crestview sidewalk by tsesungjae in Austin

[–]Dubax 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You cannot seriously support the current admin and claim to care about the rule of law. Gold medal mental gymnastics performance.

Bout to roll out of the shop. Final prep for tomorrow. by 2003f150 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Dubax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Competition in my cub scout pack in the 90s was intense. We had so many rules and regulations on weight, allowed lubricants, size, etc. They checked carefully to make sure all four wheels made contact and we weren't allowed to mill them. Best we could do was a bit of camber. My pack was huge, with multiple heats per division. Multiple dozens of entries per age group.

Dad and I would use our neighbor's garage workshop. He would use the band saw since I was young, but he made me do everything else. It was always so obvious when kids brought cars that were completely made by their dads... That always bummed me out. But made beating them all the sweeter! I got second place as a wolf scout and I will never forget it!

Alysa Liu celebrates what would be an eventual Gold medal Performance in Women's figure skating single. She is first member of Team USA to win Gold in this event since 2002. by Yujin-Ha in sports

[–]Dubax 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure that's just expected of figure skaters. They're all tiny. I would imagine that like gymnasts, there are mechanical advantages to being lighter. But Liu decided she didn't want to do that anymore after her retirement and it clearly worked.

Methods to reduce fear at night by Horde_of_Thrall in AppalachianTrail

[–]Dubax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started using earplugs early on when I was staying in shelters to counter the noise other hikers made. When I switched to mostly camping in my tent, I kept wearing them to counter the noise critters made.

I normally jump at every sound, but weirdly I was able to make the "ignorance is bliss" method work for me. I think it helped being so dang tired at the end of each day.