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Horse Divorce posted:Man, gently caress you for laying guilt on me for being sick. Called out one time and they acted like the mongols had pillaged the store and it was all my fault. Well... Did the Mongols show up?
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Raluek posted:Sorry this is a page back, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to cheerlead. LS motors already have everything you could possibly want on a gen1 SBC, and usually those things are big dollar items. For instance, the LS motor is full roller (cam, rockers), and has has 1.7:1 rockers. 1-piece rear main seal. A good classic SBC has 4-bolt mains; most have 2-bolt mains. LS motors all have 6-bolt mains. Everything except one motor in one year has aluminum heads. It's already set up for sequential spark and fuel, and the stock ECU is incredibly flexible. Plus, you can get big-block displacement in a small-block package, and with an aluminum block if you want to spend some more money. Oh yeah, and they're cheap; an iron block 5.3 should run you less than $500. The only argument for a classic SBC that I can think of is wanting to keep a swap simple (carburetor and distributor) just for the sake of being simple. If you're going to go through with wiring up electronic engine control, might as well get the whole package. Thanks for the backup. My current SBC is a 4-bolt block, but non-roller and a 2 piece rear seal. "Retrofit" roller cams are available, but they tend to run a bit more than the standard. Add in new lifters and you're talking big bucks just to make that one change. The more I look into it, the more I really like the idea of an LS/LQ swap. There are guys building LQ strokers for not a lot of money and they're putting down stupid power levels.A 408ci in a small-block package would be just fine.
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Cage posted:Besides ebay? The answer is always ebay. Well yeah, but I was hoping to go official with it. I suppose I've seen worse adapters for higher prices, though.
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Horse Divorce posted:Where I come from, the only way to get out of work is to show up coughing out organs. Otherwise they don't believe you and passive-aggressively resent you for weeks once you come back. In construction if you call out sick they assume you are hungover and get pissed. If you show up sick they assume you are hungover most of the time as well.
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Protocol7 posted:Well yeah, but I was hoping to go official with it. I suppose I've seen worse adapters for higher prices, though. This might sound dumb but have you tried calling/e-mailing Logitech support? They're supposed to be poo poo hot and can probably point you in the right direction.
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Dec 30, 2014 15:54
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Anyone who thinks BBT is any worse than any other trash sitcom is just being a sensitive baby because THEY'RE MISAPPROPRIATING MUH CULTURE!
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Dec 30, 2014 16:01
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HAHA NERD JOKE! DO YOU GET IT? YOU DIDN'T GET IT BECAUSE IT WAS NERDY! IF YOU GOT IT HAHA YOU'RE A NERD LIKE ME! 
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Speaking of Nerds: This guy sat in a wet basement for two years, I couldn't find him. Still works! 
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Horse Divorce posted:Where I come from, the only way to get out of work is to show up coughing out organs. Otherwise they don't believe you and passive-aggressively resent you for weeks once you come back. Yeah, our business culture in the US is poo poo. Vacations are a necessary thing, for example, but no one wants to take one because of all the stress trying to get your work done before you leave, and then all the stress when you get back and none of your work was done. And more than likely, you're going to worry about both while on vacation, so you either don't really get the relaxing time away from work, or the benefit is wiped away the second you get back. Sick time is just a unplanned little mini-vacation with the same effect. No one staffs properly to take up any slack, and you're expected to dedicate the entirety of your existence to the company - free time? Pfah! I don't know about you, but I work so I can afford to have and do the things I want while not at work, not because I enjoy work so much I can't stand it. I'm one of those people that if I made a hobby into a job, I would come to hate the hobby and the job. IT stuff is one that works OK for me - but my tolerance for working on my own and family's computers is diminished, of course. I read an article a while back talking about the vacations and such, and it opined that we, now, are actually working more than our grandparents, possibly even parents, were, for less, ultimately. Oh, we have more stuff, but that's because "stuff" has gotten way cheaper - just look at the price of a TV versus, say, 1979. Lots of other consumer goods are similar. Less free time, more work while at work, more demanding, while not paying more or perhaps even less. Yeah, I *love* where this is going. Except for the guys at the top, who get paid obscenely large amounts of money that, frankly, no amount of human labor is worth, get paid even if they get fired, get paid even if the company fails, and will immediately get hired by somebody else, even if they get fired or kill the company. THAT'S a sick culture. And I don't know how to get out of it. I like my toys and gadgets, and the house they go in, so... Uh, hey. Sorry about the rant there. Set of a nerve, I guess. At least where I work is not retail, and sick time is not a big deal. Horse Divorce, gently caress 'em. You were sick, and that's it. There's none of that "being a team player" corporate bullshit when you are sick. Hell, go in next time, infect them all, and puke on the bosses desk.
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Super Aggro Crag posted:I get this sick like twice a year. My chest always gets congested as gently caress for a week or two. When I was little I got Bronchitis every year until high school. From the time I was 12 until I was like 17 I would get strep throat at least once a year, usually twice, always right around the same time (fall, spring). That sucked. Darchangel, I couldn't agree more. Terrible Robot fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Dec 30, 2014 |
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Corporate culture in america is hosed. And people will go out of their way to make sure they can cheerlead for these assholes.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Corporate culture in america is hosed. And people will go out of their way to make sure they can cheerlead for these assholes.  Job Creators
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Raluek posted:Sorry this is a page back, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to cheerlead. LS motors already have everything you could possibly want on a gen1 SBC, and usually those things are big dollar items. For instance, the LS motor is full roller (cam, rockers), and has has 1.7:1 rockers. 1-piece rear main seal. I totally spaced on those too. To get the GenI up to a full-roller valvetrain like that would take stupid money again. That's part of what makes the LSx so great - it includes all of the upgrades people had been throwing on the old SBC forever, but now from the factory on an engine that is available in millions and millions of trucks, instead of just a high-cost option on a Corvette or Camaro. Protocol7 posted:Maybe this is the wrong place to ask, but some of y'all like racing games too, right? If I remember when I get home, I'll get the specs off of my DFGT's power brick so that you can see if you can get a generic replacement instead of hunting down the actual Logitech piece.
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Darchangel posted:gently caress 'em. Well said. Now if I could hurry up and get this college thing done so I can get a real job, I'll be happy. I've got my CCNA, I'm ready for my Sec+, the only thing I need now is to finish it all up so I can get a full time job. Nobody's going to hire me because my classes are going to run from 8 am - 4 pm, so when can I get a decent job beyond those hours? I'm 29 and I live with my mother. This is pathetic. Nevermind, no more e/n bullshit. I'm going to go tool around with my truck until I feel better.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:HAHA NERD JOKE! DO YOU GET IT? YOU DIDN'T GET IT BECAUSE IT WAS NERDY! IF YOU GOT IT HAHA YOU'RE A NERD LIKE ME!
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Cage posted:Do you really think the #1 show on tv (or used to be, dunno) got there by having obscure nerdy jokes? Do you also believe The League is only for football/fantasy fans? I dont follow sports at all and that show is hilarious. For a moment I had a dream of a better world where The League was the #1 show on TV. Jon Lajoie deserves an Oscar or something.
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IOwnCalculus posted:If I remember when I get home, I'll get the specs off of my DFGT's power brick so that you can see if you can get a generic replacement instead of hunting down the actual Logitech piece. Aw thanks, but I think I already got it, it says on the actual unit as well - 24V, 0.5A. A generic one will have to do, it's like $5 on eBay.
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THE FUTURE IS NOW PENIS SHAPED EVERYTHING FROM NOW ON
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Cage posted:Do you really think the #1 show on tv (or used to be, dunno) got there by having obscure nerdy jokes? Do you also believe The League is only for football/fantasy fans? I dont follow sports at all and that show is hilarious. I don't know? I cut cable years ago and just pick through an assortment of stuff through Netflix or Hulu. The handful of episodes I watched were exactly that and insufferable.  Now, the US cut of Shameless? That's a show. 
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Horse Divorce posted:Well said. Now if I could hurry up and get this college thing done so I can get a real job, I'll be happy. The only way you can get out of that is if you own your own business, work in academia or for the government. The corporate rat race treats you like poo poo.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:For a moment I had a dream of a better world where The League was the #1 show on TV. Jon Lajoie deserves an Oscar or something.  His birthday song fit into the pilot pretty well and I know its kind of his thing but all the rest of the music seems forced into the show.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:I don't know? I cut cable years ago and just pick through an assortment of stuff through Netflix or Hulu. The handful of episodes I watched were exactly that and insufferable. LITERALLY. INSUFFERABLE.
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I dont care, I just wanted to point that out exactly. You dont like it because you dont like it, its not because they were using obscure nerd jokes that you didnt understand.
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Ozmiander posted:Anyone who thinks BBT is any worse than any other trash sitcom is just being a sensitive baby because THEY'RE MISAPPROPRIATING MUH CULTURE!  pains in the arse. The stereotypes it perpetuates about people with certain hobbies are no worse than what you get with any other comedy that depicts a given group of people.
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Geirskogul posted:THE FUTURE IS NOW How big is your build surface? What machine/kit did you end up buying?
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Protocol7 posted:Maybe this is the wrong place to ask, but some of y'all like racing games too, right? I did the exact same thing last year. What you want to do is go here http://support.logitech.com/parts And get the ac adapter listed for "G25 / G27 / G940 AC Adapter" I know your wheel isn't listed as compatible, but it works. I have the older driving force pro and have had no problems.
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mafoose posted:How big is your build surface? I bought and built a Rostock MAX v2 (over the past 15 hours, gently caress sleep). 11 inch diameter circle by 14 inch build height. It's more like D 8", though, because things get fucky near the edge. Still plenty large enough.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Now, the US cut of Shameless? That's a show. Can't say that I've seen the US version, but the UK was awesome. I loved every minute of the bullshit with the absentee father, the 'oh I'm back now' mother, and the cast who refused to return being killed off in bizarre ways. I want to see the last season- lord knows if I'll ever get access to it. I finally managed to watch the US version of "The Office", since I've learned where to skip the Gervais bits (all two of them). It was retarded and ended more sappy/crappy than the UK 2003 Chistmas special. I'm still pleased to have wasted a few days to watch it Jim had a Saabaru  .
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Geirskogul posted:THE FUTURE IS NOW Have you made a DickButt yet? Pretty sure that is the equivalent of a printer test page for those things. BBT isn' t the worst. It is the second worst. The worst television show that never had any reason at being #1 was two and a half men. Why either of these shows pulled in the ratings they did just...  In a completely non-related note: how did I survive so long without wobble extensions? Those things are the best tool I have bought in I don't know how long. They make every job so much less aggravating.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:I hate to be the bearer of bad news... But this poo poo doesn't change at a "real" job either. I know, I'd rather work for a school. But I'd be happy to live on my own for a change, that's a start.
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Cage posted:You didn't laugh because you don't like the show, sure. Its not because you didn't understand the jokes. Cage posted:I dont care, I just wanted to point that out exactly. You dont like it because you dont like it, its not because they were using obscure nerd jokes that you didnt understand. That's a lot of angst about someone else's perception of a bad show. Geirskogul posted:THE FUTURE IS NOW Please post more about the details of this -- nice looking printer and I've been kicking around buying one.
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The best part about BBT is watching it without the laugh track. I don't think it could possibly be anymore bland. BBT is less funny than Carlos Mencia. He at least stole some good jokes occasionally. CommieGIR posted:Speaking of Nerds: 
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PaintVagrant posted:Parks and Rec is the greatest comedy ever made. I agree that it was good, and particularly a few of the fringe characters made their scenes great. Ron Swanson is a character that was so consistently good at being Ron Swanson his bits were never stale. Andy was a great character too in part to Chris Pratt and seeing him gain some success on the big screen is cool to see. Donna was probably the next best under rated character. EDIT: Jean-Ralphio stole ever single scene. He was such a douche that I loved every second of him on the screen. He was totally polarizing. People loved him or hated him which I think speaks well to the character. Getting some sort of emotion out of you is the point. To call Parks & Rec the greatest comedy ever seems a bit of a stretch. There were seasons that were brilliant, and others not as brilliant. To this day I think I will say that Arrested Development (seasons 1-3) are the best comedic television show. Season 4 was still good but did not have the layers of complexity as the televised seasons. I will also give Community a nod for some of the best seasons of television comedy that I have enjoyed as well a stink face at how quickly things turned not as good with the creators departure.
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While two of my roommates played Madden all morning I decided to log my work hours from the past 6 months. You're supposed to turn them in once a month, whoops. It also appears I got a raise about two weeks ago. Another 700 work hours or so and my apprenticeship will finally be over!
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I agree that it was good, and particularly a few of the fringe characters made their scenes great. Ron Swanson is a character that was so consistently good at being Ron Swanson his bits were never stale. Andy was a great character too in part to Chris Pratt and seeing him gain some success on the big screen is cool to see. Donna was probably the next best under rated character. EDIT: Jean-Ralphio stole ever single scene. He was such a douche that I loved every second of him on the screen. He was totally polarizing. People loved him or hated him which I think speaks well to the character. Getting some sort of emotion out of you is the point. Community was decent but seemed really inconsistent to me, probably due to writer shenanigans but I was never one to pay attention to back end news on shows. On the other hand, if anyone here hasn't seen Donald Glover's stand-up you're doing a disservice to yourself. Tiny tiny Hitlers.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Community was decent but seemed really inconsistent to me, probably due to writer shenanigans but I was never one to pay attention to back end news on shows. On the other hand, if anyone here hasn't seen Donald Glover's stand-up you're doing a disservice to yourself. gently caress yes. His standup is amazing, couldn't stop laughing. He's a drat good rapper as well. Also, gently caress fixing busted water mains in 27 degree temps. gently caress it so much. I'm going to be struggling to get warm for the rest of the afternoon now.
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