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The 3rd-and-long playcalling was maddening all season. You have CeeDee Lamb and you are running draws on 3rd-and-8. Offensive coordinator has to go.

{"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"}]}]}]}

Darknet Diaries is SO good. The episode about the casino heist through a smart fish tank is one of the best podcast episodes ever made.

Austin comp is higher on paper but factor in cost of living and DFW wins for everything below Staff level. At Staff+ level, Austin pulls ahead because of FAANG presence.

Bitwarden being free and open-source makes it the easy recommendation. There is no excuse for not using a password manager in 2026.

The "AI replaces tasks not jobs" framing is correct but undersells the impact. When 60% of your tasks get automated, your employer does not keep paying you the same salary for the remaining 40%.

Finding Nokron for the first time is one of the best moments in gaming history. You fall through a crater and discover an entire underground city with its own sky. No quest marker told you it existed. You just found it. That is what exploration should feel like.

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.

Manga outselling American comics is not surprising when you compare the value proposition. A $10 manga volume gives you 200 pages. A $5 comic gives you 20 pages. The math is not hard.

Something is Killing the Children is genuinely scary in a way that most horror comics are not. Tynion understands that the horror comes from the mystery, not the monsters.

Serial Experiments Lain predicted the internet's effect on identity in 1998. Watching it in 2026 is terrifying because everything it warned about came true. Prescient does not begin to describe it.

Modern anime studios are overworking their animators to death to produce flashy fight scenes. Source: NHK documentary on anime industry working conditions. The art has improved but the cost in human labor is unconscionable.

Eren crying about Mikasa in 139 is the scene everyone mocks but it is consistent with his character. He is a 19-year-old boy who just committed genocide and is about to die. Of course he breaks down.

Bojack Horseman episode 11 of Season 1 — the one where Bojack does the interview about Herb — is the moment the show reveals what it really is. Everything before it is setup.

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.

Below Deck is the most addictive show on television and nobody talks about it because it is on Bravo. The yacht drama is unmatched. Captain Lee is a legend.

Mindhunter cancellation still makes me furious. Jonathan Groff interrogating serial killers with Holt McCallany was appointment television. Fincher please come back.

Texas Theatre into Eno's Pizza into a walk through Bishop Arts is the best date night in Dallas. Not expensive, not pretentious, genuinely fun.

The budget discipline point is key. A24 can take 10 risks for the cost of one Marvel movie. Even if 7 of them underperform, the 3 that hit pay for everything.

State championship weekend at AT&T Stadium is the best sporting event in Texas and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. Including Cowboys fans.

Mesquite resident here. Some neighborhoods are perfectly fine. Sunnyvale-adjacent areas near Town East are great value. Don't write off the whole city.

California has weather. Texas has everything else. Signed, a 2023 transplant who has zero regrets.

Whataburger at 2 AM after a night out in Deep Ellum is a spiritual experience. Honey butter chicken biscuit. Trust me.

Average score of 3.1 to 2.8 tells you everything. This is not flashy hockey. It is competitive, tight, and every shift matters. The best kind of rivalry.

The North Stars relocation history adds a layer to this rivalry that no other matchup in hockey has. Minnesota fans genuinely resent Dallas for taking their team. That resentment fuels every game.

8 players graduating from the Texas Stars to the NHL roster in 3 years shows the pipeline is working. Developing talent internally is cheaper and more sustainable than free agency.