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BiohazrD posted:I-10 is like, 14 lanes now right? How do you clog up that many lanes. How many loving people commute downtown jesus christ Actually, lately the reverse commute has been even worse lately: http://purple.city/2015/01/06/edge-cities/ I've worked at 3 different places over the last 5 years in Houston, and have always had to commute out to a suburb from where I live in the city. Right now I'm schlepping my rear end 40 miles north to work in the Woodlands, actually. The problem with Houston isn't that so many people commute downtown, it's that employers are all over the place and low-density housing is everywhere, so unless you can move to be close to each job you're going to be commuting. Reverse commuting on I-45 is way less bad than reverse commuting on I-10, though. It feels like everyone and their dog lives inside 610 and commutes to outside Beltway 8 near Katy for work. Twerk from Home fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Jul 14, 2016 |
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quote:Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday pressed Barack Obama over his support for law enforcement following recent violence involving police, telling the president "words matter" in his responses to such incidents. https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/14/patrick-presses-obama-over-support-police/ Goddamn 
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Twerk from Home posted:Actually, lately the reverse commute has been even worse lately: http://purple.city/2015/01/06/edge-cities/ I got a job offer out at barker cypress and i10 and the drive to my house back downtown, at 3:30 PM, made me think reaaaaaaaaaal long and hard about if unemployment is really as unbearable as I think it is.
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Katy, Cy-Fair, Northside. I bet those Austin kids are Anderson or Austin High, not Travis. loving white people, man.
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Badger of Basra posted:https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07/14/patrick-presses-obama-over-support-police/ https://mobile.twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/753747915269509122
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Badger of Basra posted:Do we know if Dan Patrick was asked to be there or if he volunteered? I like to think Obama is just sick of him and was like, this motherfucker needs to be dealt with before he claws his way up any higher.
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Badger of Basra posted:Also, did his rant about how BLM is to blame get national coverage? Oh yeah. The "hypocrites" thing was everywhere. Unrelated: two of the Nice victims were Lakeway residents so it's going to be fun watching the state GOP pretend that, for narrative purposes, the attack happened in Texas. zoux fucked around with this message at 14:32 on Jul 15, 2016 |
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How legit is the BLM protest scare going around downtown Austin today? AKA Why is everyone freaked out about a protest? AKA Why is my office shutting down early for "safety reasons"?
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Charles Get-Out posted:How legit is the BLM protest scare going around downtown Austin today? AKA Why is everyone freaked out about a protest? AKA Why is my office shutting down early for "safety reasons"? What time are y'all closing? What building are you in? If you don't work at the capitol complex at all I don't know what you'd have to worry about. Traffic is going to be a nightmare though, maybe that's the consideration?
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zoux posted:What time are y'all closing? What building are you in? I'm a bit down Congress at 9th and we're closing at 3pm, the same time I think the Preservation folks are encouraging people to close Capitol offices. But I think they're worried maybe some of their new glass will get smashed? I have this kind of gut feeling that this is scaremongering, but I don't think I'm going to try and argue the point - Had someone tell me that BLM protesters have threatened to kill cops on 6th? Like this poo poo just sounds ridiculous.
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Charles Get-Out posted:I'm a bit down Congress at 9th and we're closing at 3pm, the same time I think the Preservation folks are encouraging people to close Capitol offices. But I think they're worried maybe some of their new glass will get smashed? I haven't heard poo poo about that. People have been freaking out about this since Wednesday at the least, I'm assuming it's mostly rumor and hyperbole.
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I saw something about it in the freep thread. Seems according to Snopes a similar rumor went around in 2014, but if enough people do think it to be true and show up, I guess it becomes a thing regardless of its beginnings.
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Chango 12oz plastic cup 2 limes Finely crushed ice Chili powder Sturdy straw Fill cup 2/3 with ice and sprinkle a layer of chili powder. Top with more ice, give it a nice snow cone head over the rim, sprinkle another layer of chili powder. Cut your limes in half and juice them over the chili and ice to fill the cup. Stick it with your straw and enjoy. You can also use sour pickle juice instead of limes and I like to use Tajin as the chili powder personally. And if you're feeling like an alcoholic piece of poo poo throw in an ounce of vodka or tequila.
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ReidRansom posted:I saw something about it in the freep thread. Seems according to Snopes a similar rumor went around in 2014, but if enough people do think it to be true and show up, I guess it becomes a thing regardless of its beginnings. I just can't imagine Austin BLM would be put forth the effort, honestly; the one BLM protest I've seen here was one person holding up a sign and 5 or 6 people sitting in the shade behind her looking bored. I'm envisioning this uber-scary protest being 10 or 12 people holding a banner up in front of the Capitol grounds south gate with a bunch of people playing Pokemon GO on the grounds for contrast.
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MariusLecter posted:Chango how do two limes fill a 12 oz. cup and why does the original recipe not contain alcohol
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Update: apparently someone lit the nut job beacon on this story and the Facebook discussion is full of people talking about "medical liberty" and how the measles isn't that bad, really. Texas Tribune Facebook is usually pretty normal I assume it just got posted on same antivaxxer forum.
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Charles Get-Out posted:I just can't imagine Austin BLM would be put forth the effort, honestly; the one BLM protest I've seen here was one person holding up a sign and 5 or 6 people sitting in the shade behind her looking bored. yeah there are probably more black people in Pflugerville than Austin now, i really don't think they can muster a real crowd
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Badger of Basra posted:Update: apparently someone lit the nut job beacon on this story and the Facebook discussion is full of people talking about "medical liberty" and how the measles isn't that bad, really. Curate that poo poo for my perusal dog
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zoux posted:Curate that poo poo for my perusal dog https://www.facebook.com/texastribune/posts/10154157060885837
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Aliquid posted:how do two limes fill a 12 oz. cup and why does the original recipe not contain alcohol Maybe it was an 8oz cup also it's filled with ice? i dunno I'm bad with details. e; And it's hot as gently caress, give me a break.
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Aliquid posted:yeah there are probably more black people in Pflugerville than Austin now, i really don't think they can muster a real crowd http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/why-it-matters-that-austins-black-population-is-being-pushed-to-the-suburbs/ In case anyone was wondering why Gentrification
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The Monkey's Paw strikes again.
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Aliquid posted:how do two limes fill a 12 oz. cup and why does the original recipe not contain alcohol He was a little vague but it's a common snow cone flavoring
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oh it's a snow cone! there's the volume i was looking for needs a tablespoon of salt and a dos equis in there imo
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So https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...k-it/?tid=sm_tw The group quoted from page 248 of the textbook: “Industrialists were very driven, competitive men who were always on the clock and continually concerned about efficiency. They were used to their workers putting in a full day’s work, quietly and obediently, and respecting rules, authority, and property. In contrast, Mexican laborers were not reared to put in a full day’s work so vigorously. There was a cultural attitude of ‘mañana,’ or ‘tomorrow,’ when it came to high-gear production.” Board member David Bradley, R-Beaumont, who opposed asking for a Mexican-American studies course and textbook, said the proposed book seems fine. “It’s really kind of amusing. The left-leaning, radical Hispanic activists, having pounded the table for special treatment, get approval for a special course that nobody else wanted,” Bradley said. “Now they don’t like their special textbook? I bet they want everyone to also get an A for just attending? The one thing we can’t fix in this world is unhappy people.” Celina Moreno, an attorney with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said in an interview Monday. “It’s not only highly offensive, but it’s filled with factual inaccuracies. Even though this is supposed to be about Mexican-American heritage, much of the book actually talks about Latinos of other ethnicities. The publishers don’t know the difference between a Mexican and a Chilean.”
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The good ol days of the industrial revolution, when workers knew their place, you see.
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Between this and waving the Terrible Towel in Cleveland, are we sure that Paul Ryan actually knows how sports work
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uhh.... lol In other news, rural assholes scored a minor victory in their fight against progress quote:On Monday afternoon the Surface Transportation Board (STB) officially declined to get involved in the Texas Central Railway (TCR) proposed Dallas-to-Houston High-Speed Rail project. If these people manage to kill rail (and jobs) because all the dumb reasons I keep hearing, I'm going to be pretty disappointed.
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Hey Badge here's one from YA BOY Joe Strauss https://twitter.com/RobertTGarrett/status/755396696864092160
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zoux posted:Between this and waving the Terrible Towel in Cleveland, are we sure that Paul Ryan actually knows how sports work What are you talking about, he totally knows how to do the sport 
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zoux posted:Hey Badge here's one from YA BOY Joe Strauss I think we have already reached the nadir of these jokes with the CO senate candidate's quip about sending Hillary an email re: her pantsuits.
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computer parts posted:This explains so much about their thought process. Where are Aggies right now on the rivalry now that yall are in the SEC? Does anyone give a poo poo? Who's varsity team is getting it's horns sawed off now
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zoux posted:Where are Aggies right now on the rivalry now that yall are in the SEC? Does anyone give a poo poo? Who's varsity team is getting it's horns sawed off now Aggies suck, Horns suck, Arlen sucks and Wichita Falls rules, Go Sooners!
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