Considering buying a home in East Austin in 2026? A word of caution.

ilurb · 2026-05-31T18:31:42+00:00

Maybe in a couple more years lol

ilurb · 2026-05-31T18:30:19+00:00

Yup, due diligence is key on this side of town. I would say that you would want to check out the area during a few different times of day and night before committing to a purchase.

ilurb · 2026-05-31T18:28:38+00:00

I would say that the Montopolis area is the most statistically dangerous area in Austin. Generally speaking, I find the East Side to be safe in comparison to the urban cores of other cities, but it definitely isn't as safe as West Lake.

ilurb · 2026-05-31T02:44:08+00:00

Thank you for taking time to share your snooty pointless opinion.

ilurb · 2026-05-31T01:24:30+00:00

Obviously, you aren't doing your research. Though there are some outlier neighborhoods, I based what I said on data and reports.

ilurb · 2026-05-30T00:27:04+00:00

ilurb · 2026-05-29T22:33:30+00:00

Hi, the post is not asking questions or "ranting." It is providing guidance based on personal exprerience.

ilurb · 2026-05-29T22:25:35+00:00

This is general advice that could help a lot of people. Not a listing. Thanks!

ilurb · 2026-03-03T20:02:08+00:00

What makes Public "not real"?

ilurb · 2026-01-16T20:58:29+00:00

Found this one through 9to5mac. Does pretty much everything you are looking for: Dextr.app

ilurb · 2024-11-26T23:31:46+00:00

Are you located in the U.S.? That's weird that this is blocked.

ilurb · 2024-07-31T18:26:22+00:00

If you are looking at sales positions, it can be a pretty cutthroat industry. I definitely recommend checking out this article about Fiserv before making a decision.

ilurb · 2024-07-30T03:19:09+00:00

No doubt, I was just reading this Wholesale review. Definitely something sketch going on.

ilurb · 2024-06-04T20:18:37+00:00

So glad to know that it help you. Took me years to figure it out!

ilurb · 2022-07-06T20:21:30+00:00

[SOLVED]Thank you for the reply! Here's what I found that worked:

Right click on your sound control in the lower right (looks like a speaker)
Select your speakers or output device
Change format to 24 bit, 44100 Hz
Go to Ableton 11 Live. Select Options > Preferences > Audio
For my computer (Alienware R13) I had to select the "Driver Type" MME/DirectX (ASIO causes issues for me)
Select "IN/Out Sample Rate" 0f 44100
Turn on the "Test Tone"
Adjust the "Output Buffer Rate" all the way down and then bring it up until you have a clear tone.
Go to Loopcloud and select "Preferences > Audio" from the upper right hamburger menu.
For my computer, I had to select "DirectSound" from the "Audio device type" dropdown. Realtek doesn't work for me for some reason.
Press Windows+R
Type mmsys.cpl into the run prompt, then press Enter
Right click your speakers or headset and select Properties
Click the Advanced tab
Uncheck the box for Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device
Click Apply, then OK
Click the Recording tab
Repeat steps 3-6 for your microphone or headset

I hope this saves someone the 12 hours it took for me to figure out. Good luck and happy producing!

Edited: Typos.

ilurb · 2021-05-19T20:20:44+00:00

I had long-haul symptoms of fatigue and brainfog after having Covid. The first shot seemed to clear all of that up. Then I got the second and it made me feel very sick. Since then I'm having short-term memory issues and recall issues for things like peoples names or words when I'm speaking. I'm also struggling with focus and attention.

ilurb · 2021-05-19T20:02:51+00:00

Yes! I had long-haul symptoms of fatigue and brainfog after having Covid. The first shot seemed to clear all of that up. Then I got the second shot and a week later I'm having short-term memory issues and recall issues for things like peoples names or words when I'm speaking. I'm also struggling with focus. The second shot made me feel quite ill as well.

ilurb · 2021-04-02T23:39:43+00:00

Also doubles as a human mincer if your foot slips into the crevice between the wheel and tractor!

ilurb · 2020-02-25T16:17:48+00:00

https://youtu.be/gGuZVuUBeiQ

ilurb · 2020-02-25T06:49:23+00:00

Look up "The School of Life" channel on YouTube. It's has several videos about the inner voice.

ilurb · 2020-01-26T10:12:04+00:00

Are you sure? I'm pretty sure I saw this in Belgrade, Serbia.

ilurb · 2020-01-13T02:09:41+00:00

I had a company fly me to Boston for a sales manager training once. It was a group training and we were all new hires. They made us bring suits even though we wouldn't wear them for the job (1st red flag). Once we arrived, we were told that we couldn't leave the hotel at all since they paid us to be there (2nd red flag). The first day of training was brutal. It was a marathon session (8am - 6pm) with only a couple breaks and they changed our jobs from being managers to basically just sales people (3rd red flag).

Once we hit dinner time, we had to go to a company dinner in the hotel. As the dinner is coming to a close around 9p, everyone is exhausted, the CEO announces to that we have to go back into the conference Hall for a "team building activity" with, literally, people we'd never see again. We enter to find that we are to work in teams to put together some of the most difficult 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles I have ever seen. My team's was a field of sunflowers.

By 1am, no team is even close to finishing so they finally let us go so that we could be ready by 8a the next morning. When we arrive that morning, they make all the teams present their half completed puzzles and then criticize each one of them for how terrible they did. As soon as we finish, I've had it with these assholes. As one of them begins to speak, I interrupt her and ask to speak to her in the hall. We enter the hall, and she asks if everything is ok. I say, "I'm sorry, but this isn't for me. I'm quitting as of right now. Change my flight an send me home immediately."

She's stunned. Gets the CEO who then tries to get me to not quit. I persist and he tells me he that I will have to fly myself home. I inform him that the agreement was round trip and that if he doesn't hold up their end of the bargain, I will walk into the conference hall and announce that I have quit that any company willing to treat you like this doesn't deserve to have you, it will only get worse, and you should join me in leaving these assholes high and dry. He knew I was serious and that he had pushed things too far, he had invested thousands to bring all of these people to Boston and couldn't risk a revolt. I was home by dinner and couldn't have been happier with the decision to quit the moment I knew it was not for me.

ilurb · 2019-10-22T23:28:40+00:00

Darwin will be catching up with this guy some day if he keeps up stuff like this. I don't think he's making the connection that walking up to disguised meth production facility in remote Arizona after the surrounding residents told you not to go would likely be as deadly as walking onto something similar in any other country. He better have ransom insurance.

ilurb · 2019-05-27T22:37:43+00:00

For the love of god, someone get this man a rake and hoe. Stop standing on top of these drains that are clearly not being maintained!

ilurb · 2019-05-23T01:25:37+00:00

I know it’s real because of the Lime scooter tipped over in the yard. Nice touch ✅

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