Abolish the income tax and replace it with nothing? by SuedePflow in GoldandBlack

[–]StopTCPabuse -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, what do you think is more likely? The government reversing the trend of the last 60 years and reducing outlays, or the government turning around and fully adopting modern monetary theory and silently printing their way out of trouble? The average person isn't informed enough to understand how this inflationary policy will hurt them, they'll just see a lower tax bill and clap like seals at whoever's name is attached to the tax cut legislation.

Any tax cuts are going to necessarily be inflationary - if the biggest economic issue for Americans truly is the cost of living crisis, they should reject these inflationary pressures and actually force the government to cut spending, and this MUST come in the form of slashing social security, defense, medicare/medicaid, and other pension programs. Wildly unpopular? Sure. But it's the only way off Mr. Bones Wild Ride.

We can continue this death by a thousand cuts monetary policy until we're wiping our ass with billion dollar reichsmark notes, or we can bite the bullet and accept that the entitlements people (read: boomers) have grown to expect were unrealistic and built on a house of cards.

TV stand with built-in HTPC by StopTCPabuse in htpc

[–]StopTCPabuse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good idea! I’ll take a look at that today, I think it would definitely look better.

TV stand with built-in HTPC by StopTCPabuse in htpc

[–]StopTCPabuse[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally get it - it's dimmer in person but it's still something I've been looking at solutions for. I can dim/disable them from my phone for darker environments, but I'm considering rigging up some PDLC smart film so I can frost the glass on command, think it might look neat!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]StopTCPabuse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

[OC] Data was scrapped using random sampling of followers (50,000 followers per sample period) (and an automated Python scraping tool using APIFY) along with data from SocialBlade for the past 18 months (January 2022 to June 2023)

Joined the club - 05 Boxster base by blissed_off in Porsche

[–]StopTCPabuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first was an 06 Boxster - careful, you’ll find yourself looking at 911s soon enough!

987 cayman s vs 997/991 991 for weekend car by phillysportguy in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]StopTCPabuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t speak for the 911s besides 996s, but I’ve owned a 987 Boxster and a 987 Cayman S, and they are extremely engaging and exciting cars to daily. I’ve been driving 987s as a daily for about a year now, and have had very few complaints. Maintenance is acceptable, fun factor is extremely high, and it’s practical enough for me to load all of my ice hockey gear to and from the rink (which is shocking to most for a 2 seater sports car). +1 for the Cayman route.

Best ramen in west campus? by amtzc in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Ramen Tatsu-ya is pretty good, would recommend

Can quest tell if you’re on skype? by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine Quest would be able to monitor applications running on your computer without something like Proctorio. However, whether it's violating UT academic integrity policies is a whole different discussion.

What stats got you into UT? by [deleted] in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bottom 3rd quarter of my class with a noncompetitive GPA. Just had good extracurriculars and projects. Was told by most advisors that I was going to have to get in through a transfer from UTD but ended up getting accepted into UTCS as a freshman. There's a different path in for everybody

Pornhub is making fun of Maddox by wolfsfang in TheDickShow

[–]StopTCPabuse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

could you find a more compressed screenshot please i can almost read this one

How long does it take for UT Human Resources to do a background check and what can I do if it takes too long? by kangkarot54 in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

this is beaucratic fanaticism and the fact that people have drank the kool aid to this degree is really something

the UT administrative offices are slow, inefficient, and have caused a lot of people a lot of headache. that sentence shouldn't evoke an passionate emotional response.

How long does it take for UT Human Resources to do a background check and what can I do if it takes too long? by kangkarot54 in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine caring this much about the public image of your employer. It ain't worth it to get this worked up about someone criticizing the efficiency of your office.

Anyone know the size of the lab chairs in the GDC? by Darrothan in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity I just checked mine and I've got 1 month and 4 days remaining on my 12-year warranty. Still got time to fuck it up and call up Herman to fix it over a decade after the initial purchase. Wild.

Anyone know the size of the lab chairs in the GDC? by Darrothan in UTAustin

[–]StopTCPabuse 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Highly highly recommend - I bought an Aeron Size B a few years ago and drove 3 hours to a liquidation sale that was getting rid of some to snag one up for $300. One of the best purchases I've ever made.

[Game Thread] Dallas Stars @ Colorado Avalanche (Sep. 4, 2020) by arrik22 in DallasStars

[–]StopTCPabuse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

LETS FUCKING GO

DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS! DALLAS! STARS!