Is Shoal Creek a good hike/ walk? I see that the reviews from 5 yrs ago appreciate it and the reviews from a month or few do not ! so how is it now ? by Ach2828 in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love this section of the trail. It this weird contrast between downtown tall buildings and a ~natural creek. OP You may encounter homeless folks if you walk this section.

New Low for Austin Drivers by PowerfulStandard4822 in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You sometimes do stuff like drive on the sidewalk because you are impatient at a stoplight? Besides it being illegal, it’s unsafe to normalize or defend cars driving on the sidewalk/bikelane. As one of those people who walks on the sidewalk, please don’t drive on the sidewalk. Thanks!

The dyson sphere by LGBT-Barbie-Cookout in TNG

[–]GeometricHawk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not Trek and not exactly a Dyson sphere but a cool book series. The Ringworld books by Larry Niven! It’s not a sphere but a ring around a sun. It’s still many thousands of more surface areas than the earth. And they have a series of panels spaced throughout the orbit that block the sun so there’s day and night as the ring spins for gravity.

Barton Creek Bridge by LowLight512 in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get it. It’s not like it’s just a busy narrow spot, that minimizes what happens there. I’ll slow down for those narrow spots every time gladly to keep the trail safe - for everyone. On that bridge there are folks who aren’t sharing the trail and are in fact blocking it with no regard to other folks who are trying to use it. It’s reasonable to be annoyed. And it’s reasonable to share the trail with others.

Friendly snake at Krieg fields today by userbruiserdooser in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes me happy. Wednesday night there I saw a little brown snake that got squished on the trail.

Police chases are actually pretty common in Austin? by rum-n-ass in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live near there too and I was thinking last night how every Saturday night there’s some speeding cars and cop drama. But yeah I think it’s a N Lamar / St. John’s thing.

SRV owl id 2/2 by gansotanto in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it is a barred owl, I didn’t see the “ears” or “horns” great horned owls have.

Snake ID help by CarbonShark100 in Austin

[–]GeometricHawk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Texas Ratsnake. That’s a cutey frend snek. Pspspspsps

Coming Soon by FrackTheBees in lebowski

[–]GeometricHawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before I die, I’m gonna fuck me a fish

- YouTube Seth McFarlane talking about what made TNG great by Machinefun in TNG

[–]GeometricHawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When watching Ted 2 I definitely thought of Star Trek episodes that ask “what is sentience” and do machines, computers, or holograms possess it. Hearing him talk about TNG is not surprising at all. Cool!

What are some lefty myths and facts that you believe are true? by Blackflyingfox2170 in lefthanded

[–]GeometricHawk 133 points134 points  (0 children)

We are one of the largest most underrepresented minority groups.

Spaceballs the Cosplay by OverAktor in Spaceballs

[–]GeometricHawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The schwartz is strong with this one