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Elmnt80 posted:I swear these assholes are driving around butt rear end naked. Feels good man
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BloodBag posted:I don't want to go to the hospital mostly because I can't afford a trip to the emergency room
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14 INCH SLIT posted:Feels good man Well, they can at least wipe their rear end before they get in the car. Some of these people's seats should be superfund sites. 
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Jul 30, 2015 05:29
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Elmnt80 posted:EDIT: I should probably stop bitching about terrible parts store customers, given they do pay my bills and let me buy things for my terrible truck. I don't mind bitching about the dumb ones. There's a lot of cool locals that come in and occasionally bring in some pretty cool cars. And some are just friendly people. Just not that fun to talk about 
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QuarkMartial posted:I don't mind bitching about the dumb ones. There's a lot of cool locals that come in and occasionally bring in some pretty cool cars. And some are just friendly people. Just not that fun to talk about True, I do enjoy it when there is some oddball part off of some rare car to find. Finding parts for stuff that was rare when it was being made and hasn't been in production for 60+ years is a pretty good feeling.
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Jul 30, 2015 05:57
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Elmnt80 posted:True, I do enjoy it when there is some oddball part off of some rare car to find. Finding parts for stuff that was rare when it was being made and hasn't been in production for 60+ years is a pretty good feeling. Hell, if you're a parts guy who can actually answer emails and doesn't constantly gently caress the dog at every chance you get, you're already ahead of 99% of parts guys I've ever met.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Hell, if you're a parts guy who can actually answer emails and doesn't constantly gently caress the dog at every chance you get, you're already ahead of 99% of parts guys I've ever met. plz don't kinkshame or technoshame, tia.
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Time Warner finally managed to get my cable modem activated. Apparently calling during hours when you actually get US based support gets you someone who knows their poo poo, who would have thought? For some reason my modem went back to acting in bridge mode, which is pissing me off; I'd like to be able to log in to it to see signal levels (they're weak enough that just switching out a splitter causes it to not sync). Probably for the best since I have a router with its own DHCP server behind it though. They also sent me a modem. Apparently if you sign up for home phone service, they send a full modem, and just disable the modem part via firmware. I was expecting something that needed a phone jack and ethernet; nope, this bitch needs coax and a phone jack. It's the exact same modem they would lease me for $8/month if I didn't buy my own. Also had to go buy a new router. I have a Netgear WNR3500L, which claims to have a gigabit WAN port, but speedtest.net was maxing out around 85mbit. Went to Fry's and bought the cheapest 802.11ac router I could find with a gigabit WAN port for a reasonable price (it was shockingly difficult to find any routers with a gigabit WAN port, though pretty much all of them had gigabit switches built in), finally found a TP-Link Archer C5. TP-Link has come a long, long way on their firmware, it's a shockingly powerful router. Especially for $90. Now I'm gonna be that rear end in a top hat for just a moment:  My stepdad's laptop actually freezes up entirely when he tries to run speedtest.net's test until it finishes (his maxes out around 120mbit, though it has onboard gigabit, and links to the switch at gigabit speeds).  The Core2Duo desktop in the master bedroom that serves as cable box and DVR duty struggles to keep up with the speedtest.net test as well (it starts stuttering really bad, even when moving the mouse, until it finishes), but it matches the above results pretty closely.I forgot just how much poo poo is on wireless. Walked past the thermostat and it had a message saying it couldn't connect to the wifi. Then noticed the printer wasn't printing. Then noticed the Kindle wasn't online. Plus the 3 phones and 3 laptops in the house. I called Verizon to cancel service. Apparently someone had waived the ETF (it's never shown up on a bill) - the CSR even said "oh, I see you won't be paying an ETF either, good news for you!". When she asked what price TWC had offered and what bundle, she went full stop on retention offers and said "yeah, there's no way we can come close to that". Cage posted:My favorite thing to do to the revvers is to rev back and then take off at a regular pace while they peel out. Never fails to make me laugh. It's more fun when they don't realize there's a cop sitting behind them. Celica (I think? it's been like 15 years) was revving the poo poo out of their engine at me, I revved back plenty, then when the light changed I took off like grandma, laughing my rear end off, and the cops blew past me laughing their asses off as they pulled over the Celica. fake edit: this was a fully marked patrol car. mariooncrack posted:Not defending Amazon's recruiting practices but I hear it's a nice place to work for. A former coworker of mine got a job there. I know he's doing very well and it's the job that he wanted for a very long time. You DO NOT want one of their warehouse jobs, trust me. Probably a great place once you get above grunt work though. The Midniter posted:STR, seriously, the tires have lasted this long - they can wait a goddamn day. This is your actual life you're loving with - don't miss your IOP sessions and don't make excuses. I only did the tire that day because Discount said they should have it done by 5:30, MAYBE 6:00 (it's 10 minutes from the IOP). Also because it's my only day off during the week - no way in hell are you getting me near anything retail on a Saturday (my only other day off). Plus my employer inspects my car every few months, and my boss took one look at that tire and said "you need to get that replaced before your next shift". Trust me, I was as pissed about missing it as you are about me missing it. I'm actually enjoying the IOP sessions (never in my life did I think I'd say that). Had I scheduled my appointment with my counsellor earlier in the day, I would have made it, but hindsight etc. CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:The concept of that coming from the POV of socialist republic of Australiastan blows my loving mind. I just got the ambulance bill. Just for them to show up was $745. Then $15 per mile for the ride. 6 miles. Total bill is $835. They didn't have my insurance info though; I've provided it, so I'll probably wind up owing about 10-20% of that. And I was so dehydrated that they couldn't get an IV started (my veins run away and hide even when fully hydrated), so I basically paid for a bumpy ride strapped to a gurney, and a guy going "holy loving poo poo" at my blood pressure (197/something). I'm dreading the hospital bill. Oddly, they haven't even billed my insurance yet. Last time I was there they billed my insurance the day after I got out; I've been out over a week now. Officially 14 days of sobriety now. 
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Jul 30, 2015 06:35
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mafoose posted:I still would rather have negra modelo, dos xx, or pacifico (in that order). Negra Modelo>Sol>Modelo Especial>Bohemia>Dos Equis>Pacifico>Tecate>Corona
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Boy its great when you hit the sack at 11 cause you got poo poo to do at 8 am and proceed to lie in bed wide the gently caress awake for the next 6 hours watching the loving clock tick by. I got university orientation In addition/contributing to the problem, I've been craving a loving cigarette for about 3 hours now. I haven't smoked since January 2011 (barring two REALLY poo poo days at Sears, still a few years ago and those were one smoke each). loving nicotine addiction needs to gently caress the gently caress off.
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Jul 30, 2015 10:03
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Man, thanks for those figures STR. I knew bus rides are expensive, but goddamn. I have really nice health insurance, but I really can't afford another red cent of expenses. What I do need is someone to drive my car back from the bike shop. Aint no way I can operate the clutch on my car right now. I dread to think if the roof's been cut or my window broken. Any houston goons wanna help a brother out?
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Oh man the in-house propaganda machine for the Miria is running full throttle and I feel I'm the only one who actually understand how terrible an idea hydrogen is. Okay the 700bar gas systems don't boil off but they still require very complex and energy intensive refueling mechanisms, not to mention the whole "where the gently caress do you think this gas is coming from" question. If I hear one more person utter the words "most abundant element" I'm going to snap. These are intelligent people but they're not asking any questions and taking the propaganda at face value.
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Jul 30, 2015 12:38
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stump posted:I'm looking forward to drinking in the States next week, from what I've heard there is a lot of decent craft / faux craft stuff? Most of what's made it over here that I've tried has been good. Sweet Action is p nice. Beer chat: My cheapish go-to beer for yard and garage is Yuengling. Otherwise I've been trying all the stouts and porters I can get my hands on. I'm craving another new toy...but something actually newish and not German. Going to force myself to work on the Porsche tonight/tomorrow evening and this weekend if needed then list it and several motorcycles for sale this weekend. I blame Hatebrooks for putting ideas into my head  Or maybe I'll just have Dad ship down the MG TC.
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Jul 30, 2015 13:03
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Cakefool posted:Oh man the in-house propaganda machine for the Miria is running full throttle and I feel I'm the only one who actually understand how terrible an idea hydrogen is. Okay the 700bar gas systems don't boil off but they still require very complex and energy intensive refueling mechanisms, not to mention the whole "where the gently caress do you think this gas is coming from" question. If I hear one more person utter the words "most abundant element" I'm going to snap. These are intelligent people but they're not asking any questions and taking the propaganda at face value. I always wondered why the photos of that were taken from the front and it's because of this reason;  What the gently caress is going on here?!
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Jul 30, 2015 13:08
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88h88 posted:I always wondered why the photos of that were taken from the front and it's because of this reason; Looks like droopy the dog
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BloodBag posted:Looks like droopy the dog All I can see is a slightly retarded sloth wearing a headband. 
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Jul 30, 2015 13:20
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Cakefool posted:Oh man the in-house propaganda machine for the Miria is running full throttle and I feel I'm the only one who actually understand how terrible an idea hydrogen is. Okay the 700bar gas systems don't boil off but they still require very complex and energy intensive refueling mechanisms, not to mention the whole "where the gently caress do you think this gas is coming from" question. If I hear one more person utter the words "most abundant element" I'm going to snap. These are intelligent people but they're not asking any questions and taking the propaganda at face value. It's most likely because it's such a wonderful idea in theory. The process is elegant from an engineering standpoint, so people who understand that elegance want it to succeed despite the obvious flaws. I was sold on it when I got to drink the exhaust from a fuel cell in class once. Not to say it's at all practical currently. Man, if we could find an energy-efficient way of production and distribution though...
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Cakefool posted:Oh man the in-house propaganda machine for the Miria is running full throttle and I feel I'm the only one who actually understand how terrible an idea hydrogen is. Okay the 700bar gas systems don't boil off but they still require very complex and energy intensive refueling mechanisms, not to mention the whole "where the gently caress do you think this gas is coming from" question. If I hear one more person utter the words "most abundant element" I'm going to snap. These are intelligent people but they're not asking any questions and taking the propaganda at face value. Miria or Mira? Mira is a cool place. I was once helping out with an EMC testing in the big semi-anechoic chamber they have there. It's like being in a square version of the core from Event Horizon and feels really weird to be inside due to the way sound is dampened
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Jul 30, 2015 13:31
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88h88 posted:I always wondered why the photos of that were taken from the front and it's because of this reason; The front really isn't much better. That thing is just a hideous loving car all around.
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Adiabatic posted:It's most likely because it's such a wonderful idea in theory. The process is elegant from an engineering standpoint, so people who understand that elegance want it to succeed despite the obvious flaws. I was sold on it when I got to drink the exhaust from a fuel cell in class once. I had a discussion with someone in regards to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles vs electric vehicles vs hybrids back in 2008 with the Honda FCX Concept at the example. What held true then still holds true today - there is absolutely no benefit to Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles over hybrids or electrics when the energy supply chain is considered. In fact, they're worse in every conceivable way to a modern electric because whatever tiny amount of gain you get from not having to transport the electricity over the line to a person's home or workplace charger pales in comparison to the energy lost using electricity to convert (source) to compressed hydrogen fuel, and then transport it to a hydrogen fueling station. Unless/until we come up with a way of creating compressed hydrogen fuel that doesn't rely on conventional energy generation and whose energy generation isn't possible to garner electricity from, OR whose process results in a more efficient generation of hydrogen than it does electricity, HFC vehicles will continue to be a wasteful exercise in marketing and nothing more. The Mirai, which is in production for the 2016 model year, barely even has the added benefit of longer range than a Model D - EPA tested 312 miles per tank VS. 295mi EPA range for the S85D. A whole 17 miles, WHOOOO. The Prong Song fucked around with this message at 13:46 on Jul 30, 2015 |
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Sigma X posted:I had a discussion with someone in regards to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles vs electric vehicles vs hybrids back in 2008 with the Honda FCX Concept at the example. What held true then still holds true today - there is absolutely no benefit to Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles over hybrids or electrics when the energy supply chain is considered. In fact, they're worse in every conceivable way to a modern electric because whatever tiny amount of gain you get from not having to transport the electricity over the line to a person's home or workplace charger pales in comparison to the energy lost using electricity to convert (source) to compressed hydrogen fuel, and then transport it to a hydrogen fueling station. Unless/until we come up with a way of creating compressed hydrogen fuel that doesn't rely on conventional energy generation and whose energy generation isn't possible to garner electricity from, OR whose process results in a more efficient generation of hydrogen than it does electricity, HFC vehicles will continue to be a wasteful exercise in marketing and nothing more. So you agree with me?
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88h88 posted:Mirai. Oh whoops didn't see that his post and yours were related due to trying not to look at that hideous car
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I've heard bad things about Amazon as a culture from someone who worked there. It tends to chew people up, and Bezos is a psycho.
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Sigma X posted:The Mirai, which is in production for the 2016 model year, barely even has the added benefit of longer range than a Model D - EPA tested 312 miles per tank VS. 295mi EPA range for the S85D. A whole 17 miles, WHOOOO. But that's okay because of the convenience of filling up in 5 minutes! (At one of the three stations that exist in your country, assuming there's no temperature change between the vehicle and refilling terminal, which will add 2 minutes per Kelvin difference!)
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Adiabatic posted:I was sold on it when I got to drink the exhaust from a fuel cell in class once. Did they mix some sort of powdered drink into it first?
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Adiabatic posted:It's most likely because it's such a wonderful idea in theory. The process is elegant from an engineering standpoint, so people who understand that elegance want it to succeed despite the obvious flaws. I was sold on it when I got to drink the exhaust from a fuel cell in class once. I've loved Hydrogen as a fuel source ever since my grade-7 science fair project where my buddy and I compared "Hydrogen vs Methane as Opposed to Fossil Fuels: An analysis of Portable Energy". Gods I wish I could find that, we nerded it up something loving fierce. Our poo poo was strong, especially since that was "dial up and use gopher" days of the internet. We concluded that hydrogen and methane were superior fuel sources, but only if we could address challenges in supply creation. We also predicted that everything would be hydrogen cars by the year 2000...we may have been off...
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Siochain posted:I've loved Hydrogen as a fuel source ever since my grade-7 science fair project where my buddy and I compared "Hydrogen vs Methane as Opposed to Fossil Fuels: An analysis of Portable Energy". Considering the need for fresh water is only growing, we kinda need Hydrogen to stay in its most easily found compound form for now. That and the energy inefficiency of producing hydrogen.
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NitroSpazzz posted:What areas will you be visiting? Depending on the area you should be able to find some great craft and microbrew stuff.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Or maybe I'll just have Dad ship down the MG TC.  Trade that German cooling system for an English electrical system! And then post lots of poo poo in the British sports cars thread, I'd love to read about working on a TC. My tools are finally here, so this weekend I'll be leaning out the Midget's carburetors to account for the altitude, get it idling right. It'll be a fun time seeing how much power I've lost by going up a mile... it's not like I had a lot to begin with! Luckily, if it can't make it up a hill, I could just get out and push it up by hand.
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88h88 posted:All I can see is a slightly retarded sloth wearing a headband. Oh my god yes! Hahahah
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CommieGIR posted:Considering the need for fresh water is only growing, we kinda need Hydrogen to stay in its most easily found compound form for now. That and the energy inefficiency of producing hydrogen. Oh absolutely. I'm still in love with the concept. I just realize that (currently) its not feasible, and with advances in electric vehicles, may never be. But a man can dream.
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Pham Nuwen posted:
Looks like this might be the route I end up going. Everyone else in the family and extended family that has expressed interest backed off when they heard I was interested. Shipping should be easy enough...time to make some space. Forgot how limited the cars we get from some manufacturers is in the US.
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Just bought a nice camelbak day pack, an ENO hammock, $200 worth of "If you're using this you're probably lost" camping gear. Let's hope I go hiking more than once. Current plan is to test everything out while hiking Crabtree Falls and Spy Rock on Saturday, then go for stupider and backwoods-ier hikes after I get used to the gear. Should be fun
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Adiabatic posted:Just bought a nice camelbak day pack, an ENO hammock, $200 worth of "If you're using this you're probably lost" camping gear. Let's hope I go hiking more than once. ENO hammocks are great I use mine all the time for sleeping in the trailer at races. Try not to die, your thread is entertaining.
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CommieGIR posted:Considering the need for fresh water is only growing, we kinda need Hydrogen to stay in its most easily found compound form for now. That and the energy inefficiency of producing hydrogen. You know, if we just nixed fuckin' almond farming out in Cali, we could save a shitload of water for other uses...
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Wow this week has been horrible. My boss has been giving me conflicting info on how to do something and will get mad either way I do it. I've been out of my anxiety meds and him yelling at me just makes things worse. Thank god tomorrow is Friday. I just can't win.
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T1g4h posted:You know, if we just nixed fuckin' almond farming out in Cali, we could save a shitload of water for other uses... Still wouldn't solve the issue of our need for water over the need for hydrogen versus other energy sources.
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CommieGIR posted:Still wouldn't solve the issue of our need for water over the need for hydrogen versus other energy sources. Oh, no doubt, but it'd help provide some water at the very least. Every little bit helps, etc.
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