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re: Why does Louisiana suck?

Posted by bmela12 on 10/6/26 at 9:38 am to
If Louisiana would just treat its leadership like it treats LSU athletics....Louisiana would thrive.

re: Charlotte, NC Recommendations

Posted by bmela12 on 10/1/26 at 4:51 pm to
Thanks! Bar recs are good and appreciated! As for any food spots, I'm all in for someone's top 5. It doesn't matter what type of food it is, I'll try it.

re: Washington DC trip

Posted by bmela12 on 9/29/26 at 1:41 pm to
Old Ebbitt grill is a cool experience near the white house. We've been successful reserving a table while sightseeing during the week. Allows a little flexibility.

Charlotte, NC Recommendations

Posted by bmela12 on 9/28/26 at 5:08 am
Heading to Charlotte, NC for a few days for work in November. I'll be staying near the convention center. I won't have much time to explore too far away (work and all...), but willing to hop in an uber for a short drive.

Any food and entertainment recommendations?
I've noticed just about every item I purchase with a "be there by xxx day" is late. USPS, Amazon, UPS, etc...doesn't matter. And I live in Lafayette.
"It just means more...to the story"
I second busch fireplace. I've had nothing but good experiences with them.
All good info. Firstlite's balaclava actually has small ear holes to help with hearing.

Seeing what everyone is saying, I think neck gaiter is my route. I own firstlite tops that keep me very warm in the "South Mississippi Cold", but I don't like how tight the jacket is zipped all the way up to cover my "lower face".

I like the idea of different weighted gaiters for temperature. I have a light weight beanie already, so a gaiter would work well as a combo.

Thanks for the input!

Balaclava vs Neck Gaiter + Beanie?

Posted by bmela12 on 8/18/26 at 7:44 pm
Anyone have any experience using a balaclava vs neck gaiter & beanie for hunting in southern Mississippi? I hunt in tree stands and sometimes need my face covered. I know the balaclava is versatile, but so is a neck gaiter. Mostly using it for cover and not warmth.

Give me your pros cons!
In addition to the good advice in the thread, if you're in BR, look into what Dr. Jeff Keller is doing at Pennington. There may be trials or something more to learn from his local research.
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No one -- I repeat, absolutely no one -- saw this joke coming


I said maybe.
That is likely an annual number of new and renewed annual contracts. For example, a 5-year $20M grant would probably contribute to $4M to an annual figure.

ETA: from Dr. Dalton's email: "I am proud to share an extraordinary milestone for LSU’s flagship enterprise. For the first time in university history, LSU’s flagship research campuses collectively surpassed $600 million in annual research activity, reaching $601 million in FY 2024–2025."
My man...

I will rejoice here shortly after playing around in it.

That said...as I understand it, Frontier is Microsoft's AI agent sandbox, correct? Agents in frontier have been released, but are technically still in development?

re: AI Program To Execute Commands

Posted by bmela12 on 5/7/26 at 9:43 am to
Claude is probably the solution to my problem. However, our company's policies are restrictive bc of IP (understandable) and we have a firewalled CoPilot license. So that coupled with the need to access files in a closed system is currently problematic. At the moment, I don't think we're looking to operate Claude inside our organization's walls. Cost issue, not a "want to" issue.