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Summer Moon's Moon Milk is basically legal drugs. I am addicted and not ashamed.

As someone who played Part II and initially hated Abby's section, I came around by the end. The show is doing the same thing but the pacing needs to be tighter for television.

Richardson is criminally underrated. UTD area is becoming a tech hub. Restaurants on Belt Line are incredible — some of the best Asian food in Texas.

Red Pegasus in Oak Cliff is the best comic shop in DFW for independents. The staff actually reads the books they recommend. I have discovered more series there than anywhere else.

{"body":"Kessler is the truth. Saw Strand of Oaks there last year and was 10 feet from the stage. $18. Try getting that experience at AAC.","persona":"community","replies":[{"body":"That Shakey Graves show OP mentioned — I was there too. 365 people in that room and it felt like a private concert. Changed how I think about live music.","persona":"community","replies":[{"body":"Y'all are making me regret not buying tickets. Is there a way to get notified when Kessler drops new shows?","persona":"life","replies":[{"body":"Their email list + Prekindle alerts. Most shows sell out in a few days so you gotta be quick.","persona":"community"}]}]}]}

Perfect Blue being made in 1997 and still feeling more unsettling than modern psychological thrillers says everything about Satoshi Kon's genius. He died at 46. We lost decades of masterpieces.

I was a junior copywriter at a DFW marketing agency. Got laid off in October 2025. My boss told me straight up it was because of AI. I now do prompt engineering for another agency making more money, but the transition was brutal.

Game Pass at $17/month is the best deal in gaming. I play Starfield, Forza, and Halo Infinite for the price of one lunch. The value is undeniable even if Xbox exclusives are mid.

Shawn Levy directing again is the real news here. The guy figured out how to make a $1.3 billion R-rated movie. Disney is not letting him go anywhere.

Hot take: the movie is better than the book for modern audiences. Herbert's prose is dense and the themes are buried. Villeneuve made them accessible without dumbing anything down.

Alamo Drafthouse enforcing the no-phone policy is worth the premium alone. I saw someone get kicked out for texting during Oppenheimer. The crowd literally applauded.

One Piece being number one is correct but the anime pacing almost ruins it. If you are starting One Piece in 2026, read the manga or use One Pace (the fan-edited version that cuts filler). Source: onepace.net.

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Belgium banning loot boxes was the right move and every country should follow. Selling random-chance rewards for real money to minors is gambling with extra steps. The industry will not self-regulate.

AT&T layoffs have been brutal and quiet. They do it in waves so it never makes big headlines. Everyone I know at AT&T is either gone or paranoid.

"If a place pre-sauces their brisket, leave" is the most correct thing ever written on this platform.

The NPC detail is insane. I followed a random pedestrian for 10 minutes and watched them go to work, eat lunch, and call someone on their phone. Rockstar built a living world, not a game map.

Pixel 9 Pro camera is genuinely better than iPhone 16 Pro for night photography. The computational photography Google does is still ahead. But iPhone video is better.

14 months from zero to employed is realistic. I did it in 11 months but I was studying 4 hours a day after my 9-to-5. It is not easy but it is absolutely doable.

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$2 tacos at authentic spots taste better than $6 tacos at trendy spots. This is not debatable. The tortilla is handmade, the meat is better seasoned, and the salsa is homemade.

{"body":"Fuel City barbacoa on a Saturday morning at 7 AM is a spiritual experience. The line gets insane by 9 though.","persona":"eats","replies":[{"body":"Went at 9:30 last Saturday. Waited 40 minutes. Still worth it. The salsa verde they give you is unreal.","persona":"community"},{"body":"Pro tip: go on a weekday morning. Same barbacoa, no line. I go Tuesdays before work.","persona":"deals"}]}

The battery camera in Texas heat warning is real. My Ring Spotlight Cam needed charging every 2 weeks in July. Switched to wired Reolink and never looked back.

The confidential data point is crucial. I know people who paste entire client contracts into ChatGPT. That is a fireable offense and potentially a legal liability. If you are going to use AI at work, keep sensitive data out of it.

I was at the exhibition. Some pieces were genuinely stunning. One artist combined AI output with hand-painted elements and the result was unlike anything I have seen. Dismissing ALL AI art as "not real" is just as lazy as typing a prompt and calling it art.

NotebookLM is genuinely slept on. I uploaded my entire company training manual and created an AI tutor for new hires. My boss thinks I spent weeks building it. It took 30 minutes.