Some fascinating shit with that guy. He went to jail for stalking some female DJs and threatening them and a festival with violence. He also had a bad time in said jail. https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/investigations/san-diego-county-sued-for-medical-neglect/509-ad1e9c2d-bb38-4734-a59d-ab9b0f12a81b

The Domain outdoor mall/offices/living area in Austin has at least 3 of these... North Italia, Culinary Dropout and Flower Child that I know of.

The radioactivity is pretty mild - adding an undetectable amount to the background radiation in most areas. It’s material that came from the same place that gypsum is mined - the earth is full of naturally occurring radioactive elements that come up when mining. It can emit small amounts of radon so you wouldn’t want…

A colleague of mine worked on the development of the Doritos taco shell. They’re actually quite different than the recipe for the Doritos chip which would break apart too easily if used in that manner. The dust is different too. It’s really more like a “Doritos-inspired” shell.

I guess you haven’t ever dealt with the Canadian govt on international matters... they are sticklers for rules and have plenty of them. The whole “Canadians are so nice” is not all that true. For example - if they even think you’re coming to do some work there and don’t have a visa lined up and properly sponsored…

Rideshare driving is expressly prohibited by every normal insurance policy. They’ll drop you/won’t cover anything. Need to buy different insurance if you’re doing that.

Probably not. It’s not just the driver, it’s the other people on the road at that time too - they are more likely to be drunk or sleepy. The cold statistics are that even if you’re the best driver in the world it’s inherently less safe to drive at 2am.

Prior to the pandemic I used to get good basic service from the dealer on oil changes - reasonable price comparable with jiffy lube, fast and a nice waiting area. Then during COVID all the long time service reps got replaced with shady hucksters. Last time they tried to tell me I needed a new suspension arm (at $2,000…

I read it as her issue is the girl comes off as a stereotypical “girls don’t read grownup books/are superficial” trope. The original article has more context. https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/why-lorelei-linklater-has-a-problem-with-boyhood/

That’s the one. Highly recommend.

A lesser known competitor of HBO that is, remarkably, still in existence and producing original content. They have tended to fuck it up though with cancellations of good shows - like the original run of Party Down and Counterpart, because Counterpart was “not female enough” or something.

Hat Creek is decent too. And better fries.

They’ve improved over the past few years by listening to customers and cooking them a little longer. Another thing is to not let them steam in the bag and open the top, if you’re doing drive thru. Letting them steam in there makes them soggy. They’re a lot better than they used to be, but some folks have long memories.

Actors have free agency about the work they are willing to take and they wouldn’t have agreed to a nostalgia cruise from the outset.

I liked them too, well enough. Much better than Discovery which has become my hate watch. Brave New Worlds misses the mark sometimes but I think it’s great for a first season.

These chains are surprisingly expensive. Olive Garden is also as much, if not more, than many good local Italian spots. Here in Texas, Pappasitos (16 locations I think) is wildly expensive for a Mexican restaurant. Have to pay for all that marketing somehow.

They’re not really direct competitors and offer significantly different things, despite both being burger places. Price point, style, all quite different.

I remember this; the marinara was kind of weird - overly sweet. Otherwise it was basically a pizza hut pizza cut into large slices.

Same with Thai, Vietnamese and Indian. Ramen too if the noodles are packaged separately from the broth.

It’s all amateurish. “Indie author” just means self-published writer. Common in the romance genre because quality doesn’t count for much among the fans there so it’s easy to get into.