drewgriz.bsky.social
Houstonian, native/edible gardener, energy nerd, sourdough baker, city/transportation enthusiast, (long-suffering) Miami Hurricanes and (spoiled rotten) Astros fan, dad
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I know this room, I've walked this floor
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It has definitely become one of those words (like "racist" or "capitalism") that is nearly impossible to coherently use in a conversation without all participants first agreeing on a working definition for the purpose of this specific conversation.
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Of course this is much much much easier said than done, but I wish the general consensus about this stuff would talk in realistic terms about this. An Article V Convention is not easy, but it's not *way* harder than an amendment, which many reasonable people seem to be proposing as band-aids.
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At what point does it become easier to convene a constitutional convention than to try to retrofit our rickety-ass document to fit the 21st century? IMO in any world in which we're able to significantly amend the constitution, we're leaving money on the table by *merely* amending it.
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And then, even in a best-case scenario where they manage to piss everyone off without killing too many people and leave elections untouched, finger-pointing and blame-gaming without a track record of material opposition or an affirmative alternative vision just doesn't seem like a winning strategy.
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Also, the unpopularity of dismantling/weaponizing the federal government won't just be ideological, it will be be a direct result of impoverish/deport/evict/unemploy/killing millions. Allowing that collateral damage just so you can blame it on Rs is both dispicable and hard to defend to voters.
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That said, there are some big problems with this strategy. From a very cynical standpoint, there's just no world in which you let Trump/Musk/Rs run riot and 2026 is a normal democratic election. Plausible direct fed interference, but certainly zero fed enforcement of local interference.
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But another valid concern IMO: it's not hard to imagine all-out obstruction working well enough to prevent the worst consequences, and Rs successfully blaming much milder economic impacts on Ds. "We're only in a recession because Ds & courts kept us from cutting out all the waste and fraud"
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For one thing (and this is probably the dominant motivation) it's much much easier than any of the alternatives. You basically don't have to do anything: no sticking your neck out, no working weekends and recesses. Just sit back and act the savvy operator, letting them walk right into your trap.
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I dunno it sure seems like most of the ways T2 is worse than T1 are a function of Musk calling the shots. Of course Trump is also significantly more senile than he was 4 years ago, too, so who knows?
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Alamodome is always the first one of these that comes to mind for me
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What's your track record with that? I've got so many varieties in close proximity, as well as some hybrids, that I've just assumed seed saving isn't in the cards for me.
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I am now! Thanks for the heads up!
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I had never heard this before but I'm living it right now haha one of these is not as viable as the others
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I don't have enough data to have a real assessment on that. The hot peppers have had the most trouble for me this year but they're also the oldest seeds I have so hard to tell.
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This is roughly my approach too. I have 16 different peppers started, and one variety whose seeds were probably 5 years old just barely got one weak seedling up out of 6 seeds.
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No crowd (real or fake) on the field, every visual optimized for the camera rather than the stadium, zero acknowledgement of the live audience's presence. Hell I think they even turned down the crowd in the audio mix; when the whole stadium joins in on the "A MINORRR" it kinda takes you by surprise.
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A) as someone who has never been described as "fast" (unqualified) but has severally been described as "faster than he looks" I want to affirm this quality. B) you're on the Screwballs? Bully Bryan and Craig to get on here!
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I've got a son about the lads' age (and a 6mo daughter who occupies mom during his bedtime) and being one of his 2 favorite people in the world and getting to giggle with him for an hour every evening is just like bulletproofing for my self esteem.
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The Reptilia cover is also, independent of its status as a cover, a perfect example of another fun fantasy of mine: incredible record performances that just make no economic sense to tour, that I would underwrite live performances of if I ever became properly wealthy.
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A good reason to post my single favorite example of this phenomenon. I think at their best covers should be barely recognizable.
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Reproductions on the other hand usually come off as unimaginative tribute acts; or worse, an insult to the original performance by saying you can do the same arrangement better; or worst, a bet that few enough people have heard the original that a bigger name can do it the same and make more money.
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A reinterpretation actually better highlights the "raw material" of the songwriter independent of the performance, enhancing the appreciation of the original as well as being more interesting to listen to itself.
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In this economy??
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This is partly why in theory I like making Pigouvian taxes on negative externalities "revenue-neutral." The revenue-maximizing level is often not the same as the social cost-minimizing level, but if you're relying on it to balance your budget you'll often choose the former.
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Yeah I mostly just wonder how the revenues are tracking projections so far, given it seems (to this non-expert non-NYer) that the traffic reduction effect has been much greater than anticipated.
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children aren't stupid, they can form their own conclusions about the world, they just need to be presented with information in a neutral way and given time to develop the concept of empathy before you demand they ape it