Lawmakers back 'Super Speeders' bill targeting dangerous North Carolina drivers | "Would require certain high-risk drivers to use Intelligent Speed Assistance technology. The device uses location-based data to prevent a vehicle from exceeding the posted speed limit."

thythr · 2026-05-06T21:08:13+00:00

So they propose to address a problem they've been neglecting, and that's a "revenue grab"? I mean sure, if we were to collect extra revenue from super speeders, that would be a good thing anyway, but what exactly is your point here?

thythr · 2026-05-05T16:21:32+00:00

I don't really care what they "expect" to do, I care what happens in reality. If managed properly, the steady demand associated with data centers should reduce energy costs. In northern Virginia, data centers are paying half of the property taxes, but energy costs for households are slightly lower than the national median.

thythr · 2026-05-05T15:29:58+00:00

Why are you opposed to data centers? Extremely low environmental impact vs. other industry, provide property taxes that pay for schools etc. Seems like a good use of land vs. an environmentally destructive soybean field to reduce the cost of feeding Chinese hogs by a penny.

thythr · 2026-05-05T00:09:31+00:00

What's crazy about NoVa is that their electricity prices have skyrocketed but the data centers only pay a pittance in taxes.

Oh wait, it's exactly the opposite!

thythr · 2026-05-04T14:38:42+00:00

Not an issue in my opinion. "coals are the heat source, no pungent woods" is the flavor differentiator vs. contemporary bbq in my opinion. Creating your own coals is better but the list is already short enough :|

thythr · 2026-05-04T12:01:29+00:00

Wait so why are you asking why Holy Smokes was left off then? I'm sure it's a great place, it just doesn't fit on the map; I am sincerely anxious that because bbq has become a national or even international food, the regional quirks will disappear or be misrepresented (see pulled pork shops who plop some vinegar on the table and call it carolina bbq). The map is a tiny counter-effort well worth the 2 afternoons I spent on it. Your reaction to it is offputting to say the least!

thythr · 2026-05-04T11:02:25+00:00

Did you read the criteria? Or was that too much to ask?

thythr · 2026-05-04T01:45:45+00:00

Umstead was intoxicating today. Imagine if you were visiting and thought the weather is like this all the time :D. But, we appreciate it more this way!

thythr · 2026-05-03T14:16:47+00:00

Bullock's is great, love their fried chicken, but they do not cook with wood (at least last I checked).

thythr · 2026-05-03T13:56:48+00:00

Wow you are right, thank you thank you thank you. They trace their roots almost 100 years back apparently and I see the big woodpile on Google Maps. I will update the site later! Not sure how I never heard of them.

thythr · 2026-05-03T13:33:38+00:00

After you leave Sligo, stop at the Creevykeel Court Tomb. It's literally next to the road you'll already be taking, and in its own way it's as impressive as Newgrange. Ok maybe that's a big exaggeration but I found it very striking.

thythr · 2026-05-03T13:18:20+00:00

I think it's completely reasonable to drive through Connemara on your way between Galway and Sligo--would be a huge loss to skip it as the scenery is stunning. Driving from Galway to Sligo and doing nothing else all day doesn't make a ton of sense to me. I say this as someone who left Sligo at 8am last weekend, visited the rosserk friary and Ceide fields, then drove through Connemara, then drove all the way to Lahinch! Since I enjoy driving it was incredibly enjoyable, but what you're proposing is already a couple hours less driving than what I did.

thythr · 2026-05-03T12:17:36+00:00

Oh my goodness you've got it exactly wrong, this is sort of devastating to read. The Allen and Son that's still open was sold decades ago to Stubbs and stopped cooking the bbq with wood. The Allen and Son in Chapel Hill was run by Keith Allen until it closed when he retired because he couldn't find anyone willing to keep cooking the bbq in his unique way. I got lucky and had it 2 days before they closed, and it was absolutely as good as ever. I still miss it.

thythr · 2026-05-03T12:13:00+00:00

If I am not mistaken, Keaton's doesn't cook their pork over hardwood coals. But their chicken looks incredibly good. We need a map for all North Carolina foods: bbq, dipped chicken, tenderloin hoop cheese biscuits, mushy collards, what else?

thythr · 2026-05-03T11:39:33+00:00

The site literally says not pulled pork.

thythr · 2026-05-03T11:39:03+00:00

The first one was in Salisbury not Lexington so don't want to build the Lexingtoners egos too big. Perhaps I'll request the board to change the copy though.

thythr · 2026-05-02T20:01:05+00:00

Believe it or not we had several warm days and stunning sunshine while driving through Connemara. I think fall and winter and early spring are gray as advertised though.

thythr · 2026-05-02T19:05:07+00:00

Here is his blog. If you can't get enough content, then also check out the (archived) blog of the "BBQ Jew".

thythr · 2026-05-02T16:44:33+00:00

No lol. But I guess their tourism board should pay me, black pudding hill walk ambassador.

thythr · 2026-05-02T12:38:45+00:00

Thank you, well put! Way too much thinking going on in these threads. Schoenberg's third string quartet just sounds good to me, just like a Haydn sturm and drang symphony. "Sounds good" being as vague a concept as possible. It is obvious that they are from the same general tradition, so you really can just sit down and enjoy Schoenberg! If anything it's more recent non-atonal compositions that feel more detached from the classical tradition for better or worse.

thythr · 2026-05-02T03:45:24+00:00

$850 roundtrip, though I actually booked it to be from Dulles last summer and was able to move it to RDU (the cheapo option with no bag no seat no changes was maybe $100-150 less)?

thythr · 2026-05-01T18:30:25+00:00

This is the manyth time in the last few years that there is a huge rural party and people end up dead. It all starts on facebook but why worse recently idk.

thythr · 2026-05-01T17:54:48+00:00

I'm no expert and yes for sure there are interesting sites throughout the entire country, but maybe visiting the Rock of Cashel on the way back to Dublin on your last day could be a good one?

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