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I am a working artist in Deep Ellum and this exhibition was a slap in the face. I spent 15 years developing my technique. Some tech bro types a sentence and sells "art" for $15K? The models were trained on work like mine without my consent.

Can confirm v0 is incredible for prototyping. I built a client dashboard mockup in 15 minutes that would have taken me a full day in Figma.

The Mega Man X intro stage is studied in game design courses. It teaches dash, wall jump, and charge shot without ever pausing the action. Compare that to modern games that hold your hand for an hour.

Deep Rock Galactic deserves more love. The community is the most positive in gaming. Everyone yells "Rock and Stone" and helps each other. No toxicity. Just dwarves mining.

Thor in full armor on the DART train during rush hour in August would be the funniest scene in MCU history. The cape alone would be a biohazard.

Angel's Egg is 71 minutes of near-silent animation about a girl carrying an egg through a ruined city. It is either the most profound anime film ever made or the most pretentious. Possibly both.

Ping Pong the Animation changed how I think about competition. Smile and Peco's dynamic is one of the best relationships in anime. The art style filters out people who would not appreciate it anyway.

Vinland Saga Season 3 is a hard sell for people who want action. It is a philosophical journey about nonviolence told through a former Viking. If you have the patience, it is rewarding beyond measure.

Geeks Who Drink trivia at Barcadia in Deep Ellum is my weekly tradition. The themed rounds are genuinely challenging and the crowd is great.

The Narkina 5 prison arc is the best three episodes of television in 2022. Andy Serkis saying "one way out" while the entire prison rises up gave me chills that no lightsaber fight has ever delivered.

Pedro Pascal barely being in Season 2 is the elephant in the room. His chemistry with Ramsey was the show's foundation. Removing that foundation is a massive risk.

The workplace horror genre that Severance created is genuinely new. No show has made fluorescent lighting and corporate jargon feel this menacing.

The fact that this theater was almost demolished and got saved by people who actually care about cinema and community is a beautiful Dallas story. Support it.

Civil War proved A24 can do blockbuster scale without losing their identity. That movie felt like an A24 film that happened to have explosions.

The Raising Cane's at A Quiet Place story is sending me. That person has no fear. The crunch of the toast alone would get you ejected from Alamo.

A Real Pain made me laugh and cry in the same scene. Kieran Culkin deserved that Oscar. The monologue about grief in the concentration camp is devastating.

Moved from California where PG&E just charges whatever they want. Deregulation sounded scary but I am paying literally half what I paid in San Francisco for better service.

The trick is the "unequal appraisal" argument. Find 5 similar homes in your neighborhood appraised lower than yours. The ARB almost always adjusts to the average.

Criminal defense attorney in Dallas here. Article 38.23 is one of the strongest protections in any state. Texas exclusionary rule has no good faith exception. That is HUGE.

Firefighter here. We respond to multiple hot car calls every summer. By the time we arrive, internal temp can be 150+. Time matters. Break the window.

This is why you always keep your pay stubs. Every. Single. One. Digital screenshots count too.

The Mega Center appointment trick saved me 3 hours. Garland Mega Center, 8 AM appointment, in and out in 20 minutes.

Employment attorney in Dallas. These cases settle quickly because employers know the liquidated damages provision doubles what they owe. Keep a personal time log — even notes on your phone count as evidence.

Used Ownwell for the first time this year. They handle everything and only charge if they get a reduction. Got my Plano home reduced by $35K. Worth it.

For anyone who gets searched illegally — document everything. Dashcam helps. Your attorney will file a motion to suppress under 38.23.

The 3x damages provision is what scares landlords into complying. Once they realize you know the statute, they fold.