Recent content by smoghat

I think I was a passenger in Lent’s van about 40 years ago. It was somewhere between 1985 and 1988 when I was an undergraduate. I think maybe even a little bit earlier when I was in high school. I had long hair, and I know a few people who picked me up while I was hitchhiking thought I was a...

So it’s been four years and a couple of days. Surprised there wasn’t more on this here.

I don’t know that specific area but I used to live in CA and hike all over the Sierras, including Sierra National Forest. Nobody with any sense about them would drink water without using a serious filter. Giardia is quite common in the Sierras. Anybody (with any sense) who moved to the area to...

One TripAdvisor review of this hotel says that something very serious happened with a member of the bar staff and the TripAdvisor member had to get the lawyers and embassy involved. You can see it under safety reviews...

It’s early but I agree, he seems like a classic incel. <modsnip> <political comments>

Ok elsewhere on reddit mods say that the poster was a troll and they are aware of who he is. Sorry for posting. Official Discussion Thread - Jayme is Found : JaymeCloss

Found this on a reddit thread this morning. Apparently the cops were given tips about this post which is by “Barronbowhunter” who certainly sounds he abducted her. Sounds like the tips didn’t help. Removeddit tracks deleted reddit pages. It can be disturbing reading but if you are reading this...

Well… that explains everything to me. It just makes sense. He had a huge gun collection. And if someone had a huge gun collection, wouldn't they want to use it one day? Plus he was an outcast who didn't like people and had a grudge against the world. Maybe he thought his health was failing or...

Why can&#8217;t anybody say radical Right wing terrorism? We&#8217;ve seen it over and over since Timothy McVey. But nobody in power says it... nobody wants to do anything about it. Yet the deaths keep mounting...

Just ask yourself... if a critical support structure (a tower carrying cables) has not been built, is it ok to mess with the structural integrityof a bridge while cars are passing below? I wouldn&#8217;t say so!!

Taught 20 years in architecture schools so I think I have some idea&#8230; (YMMV). 1. Universities do things for flash now, to attract attention, e.g. funding and students. I think that was at root of this project and it's failure. 2. FIU always struck me as a cut rate institution, which...