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iwentdoodie posted:Motherfucker. Oh poo poo. Well that sucks 
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DesperateDan posted:Married with 2 kids, drive an A4, if I had the cash I would also have something small and impractical and fun, but my only other options right now is a beat up old 4x4 for work purposes (I want a hilux) or inheriting my father in laws old civic (looking to do both next year). With 2 kids a saloon like the A4 is just about the right mix of storage with not being too big. Depending on your proportions, maybe a 911. Technically a 4 seat unless you get a gt3, but the seats are useless. I think I've heard the audi r8, but no experence. AWD, but who cares? Yes, these are expensive options. Cheapish? Datsun 240z (s30). loving cavernious inside. I did "ok" with a 350z but kinda snug.
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Dec 29, 2015 03:05
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QuarkMartial posted:Do tell more. My wife got me the 10 inch HD tablet and the stock OS is a little lacking. Doesn't look like there's root available for that device yet. Supposing I have the right device, check this again later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10
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2:15am and I'm lying on the sofa because I've a cough that won't let me sleep and I keep waking my wife up. Sucks.  :I mean I chose to come down here rather than keep waking her.
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Dec 29, 2015 03:15
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Finally got our first taste of the poo poo to come for the next couple of months. Been snowing heavily since about 9AM, and when I left work 3&1/2 hours ago at 5, I had to shield my face because freezing rain replaced snow, and that poo poo hurts. Still going strong out there, and the shits just collecting everywhere, plows probably won't even bother for a few more hours. And all I can think about is how I wish I had a set of snows for my E30 so I could pull it out and go hoon Also, I'm getting ready to retire my poo poo-house F150. I've been looking at 2005-2009 4-Runners, but apparently everyone wants $15,000 for their ten year old SUV with 200,000 miles on it.  I found one with low miles and good shape for 10k and was waiting for my credit union to get back to me so I could jump on it, because it had been out on a lot for at least 20 days or so. Fuckers took forever to get back to me and it was gone when they finally did. So recommend me a nice SUV or truck that can be had for 10-12K with around 100k or less on it I guess?
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Dec 29, 2015 03:33
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iwentdoodie posted:Motherfucker. Sounds like he got an aggressive cancer, and that was it. I think you can still get Marc Maron's interview with him for free at the moment. I'm sure he went out kicking 
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Dec 29, 2015 03:34
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T-Square posted:Also, I'm getting ready to retire my poo poo-house F150. I've been looking at 2005-2009 4-Runners, but apparently everyone wants $15,000 for their ten year old SUV with 200,000 miles on it. Honda Pilot?
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Dec 29, 2015 03:41
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blk posted:Those of you with kids and significant others: do you both drive family haulers, or do some of you have one practical car and one with a reduced/no back seat? My wife had the Astro van, I had an RX-7, so there ya go. 14 years later, and I have a Crown Vic, and she has a Kia Spectra5, but the Crown Vic is recent. Between that and the RX-7 was another RX-7, and a 2-door Cherokee. We switched to the Spectra5 once my daughter didn't need a full-on car seat any more, basically. The Locator posted:I have a much older Onkyo, probably about 8 years old (model wise) and I have it connected to my TV via a single HDMI and every single input I have connected passed through no problem. I've had it connected via component, optical and basic cable and RCA inputs as well as all of the HDMI at some point in the past without any problem. Thanks, that's perfect for my usage - the receiver will handle all the sound in my setup as well. Galler posted:Also need to see if I can modify my big server UPS to use motorcycle batteries or something. The batteries in it are about shot and it would be nice to have like 4 hours of runtime and not pay the apc tax. Pull the batteries and look at their model number - I bet that they can be had generically. The two APC SmartUPS that I have that need new batteries use a standard battery that can be had from just about anywhere. Even Batteries+ is cheaper than APC (and they should have an application on their website to look up what batteries your UPS uses, come to think of it.)
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Dec 29, 2015 03:46
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mariooncrack posted:Doesn't look like there's root available for that device yet. Supposing I have the right device, check this again later: I think that's right. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks!
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Dec 29, 2015 03:52
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Anyone in the office who hasn't seen The Force Awakens has been ordered by the boss to get out and see it immediately. Like literally, they were sent to the cinema for the 9:30am screening. So we can talk spoilers in the office. And now there is a nerf gun war breaking out while I'm pulling apart the server room
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Dec 29, 2015 04:00
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You Am I posted:Sounds like he got an aggressive cancer, and that was it. I think you can still get Marc Maron's interview with him for free at the moment. 
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Dec 29, 2015 04:20
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Anyone in the office who hasn't seen The Force Awakens has been ordered by the boss to get out and see it immediately. If I ever go crazy and move to Straya, I know where I want to work 
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Dec 29, 2015 04:22
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IOwnCalculus posted:If I ever go crazy and move to Straya, I know where I want to work I thought I was pretty well versed in most of the horrors that inhabit Straya. Then I found out about the gympie gympie.
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Dec 29, 2015 04:25
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Darchangel posted:Pull the batteries and look at their model number - I bet that they can be had generically. The two APC SmartUPS that I have that need new batteries use a standard battery that can be had from just about anywhere. Even Batteries+ is cheaper than APC (and they should have an application on their website to look up what batteries your UPS uses, come to think of it.) You can also just type the UPS model # into Amazon, along with "battery", and you'll find a ton of replacements. I paid  for a battery for mine last year. IIRC the original battery was 7.2aH, this one is 8, so there's a slight increase in runtime. Physically it's just a hair larger, but fits inside fine.
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Dec 29, 2015 04:29
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Jesus, even the plants are trying to kill you: "The sting causes an extremely painful stinging sensation that can last for days, weeks, or months, and the injured area becomes covered with small, red spots joining together to form a red, swollen mass. The sting is potent enough to kill humans, dogs, and horses,"
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Dec 29, 2015 04:32
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The PNW has Giant Hogweed though so fair play.
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Dec 29, 2015 04:42
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Coredump posted:I thought I was pretty well versed in most of the horrors that inhabit Straya. Then I found out about the gympie gympie. Yeah, but I'm coming from Arizona, where there's plenty of things that want to kill you (some of which may in fact be people) already. As much as my wife would love the diving, I'm sure she wouldn't take the option of having to give up all of the pets to do so.
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Dec 29, 2015 04:45
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, but I'm coming from Arizona, where there's plenty of things that want to kill you (some of which may in fact be people) already. Have you been to Texas? Every thing is trying to kill each other, including the weather. Glad STR is doing good, but holy gently caress, way to get all 4 seasons in 24 hours.
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Dec 29, 2015 04:48
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This seems appropriate. I didn't even realize until today that we had some damage (limited to landscaping and fencing from what I can see). A shrub got snapped in the front yard, and the sign that the alarm monitoring company stuck in the yard is twisted pretty good.  Part of our fence in the back yard is leaning, but gently caress if I want to dig up the posts and deal with that poo poo.
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Dec 29, 2015 04:54
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some texas redneck posted:This seems appropriate. You stole our weather, you can keep it though blk posted:I'm contemplating selling my Miata and getting a Boxster or Cayman - I'm comfy in it but don't pass the broomstick test, even with a mild foamectomy. S2000
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Dec 29, 2015 04:58
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T-Square posted:
Trailblazer? Early 00s Yukon/Tahoe?
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Dec 29, 2015 05:34
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iwentdoodie posted:Trailblazer? Early 00s Yukon/Tahoe? You can get a Trollblazer for 5 grand 
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Dec 29, 2015 05:53
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blk posted:You can get a Trollblazer for 5 grand And total it if someone breaks your headlights
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Dec 29, 2015 05:53
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For those that are interested, my Automation challenge is now live in Let's Play. Come build fake cars with me/us!
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Dec 29, 2015 06:28
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iwentdoodie posted:And total it if someone breaks your headlights They're the best part Actually, the only good part. I always wondered how hard it would be to fab brushed metal trim pieces to replace all the gnarly burled wood inside. The turqoise color and layout of the gauge cluster is also pretty lovely (and un-Saaby). Christ, what a loving cynical car. gently caress GM. blk fucked around with this message at 07:00 on Dec 29, 2015 |
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Dec 29, 2015 06:55
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I want to wait until I find a not-poo poo camera, but imagine this layout but waaay shittier and runny and drippy and overspray-y.  And the panel with the dragon lives on the other side, still don't know what I want to do with it. So, imagine this for the other side:  The orange/pink/red is bondo. So much goddamned bondo in this bus
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Dec 29, 2015 07:34
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Wasn't there a golf released with a similar paint scheme to that at some point?
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Dec 29, 2015 07:52
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loving hell. Drink whiskey and turn it up till the neighbors call the cops.
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Dec 29, 2015 07:56
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Yes, the harlequin golf. Based off of the 1967 (I believe; 14 inch will hopefully correct me if I'm wrong) VW Beetle ad showing that panels (up until that point anyway lololsuper) were all interchangeable.  Then the beetle's got backronymed (backronystic? there's a word I'm thinking of that means what I'm trying to say) into the paint scheme by owners. There is one VR6 powered harlequin bus, and another sportwagen poptop westy bus painted by owners in harlequin schemes, but none of them adhere to the rule of "no color shall touch itself" and "all colors shall have even numbers of panels colored". Both of the other two I've been able to find have mismatched panels (both doors different colors, etc) and none follow the scheme laid out by VW, which is:  Of course the Germans would have a spreadsheet scheme. Mine kind of follows the "yellow base" scheme, except for the fact that the bus doesn't really have a front "grille," so I made the front air intake yellow. Different from my picture posted, the rear bumper is green and the front bumper is red, so no color touches itself, and all four colors have the same number of placements on the bus (three). Blue: nose, middle side panel, rear engine hatch Red: Front bumper, doglegs, rear side panel Yellow: front grille carrier, "stripe" between door and side panel (trying to stay with the "rocker panel" idea the golf had) Green: Rear bumper, doors, front grille plastic (hey, I was running out of panels) 
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Dec 29, 2015 08:00
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MrChips posted:For those that are interested, my Automation challenge is now live in Let's Play. Come build fake cars with me/us! Has the game improved any? Or is it still just a case of finding the One True Spec?
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Dec 29, 2015 09:06
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You Am I posted:Sounds like he got an aggressive cancer, and that was it. I think you can still get Marc Maron's interview with him for free at the moment. How can one kill a god? With loving cancer, apparently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7-sbiGlzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFV2BjWnLCw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkqKOFavXE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJzv3DWWVg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s_Q2VAUZj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOwKtAtnpUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHWsjLRfeHI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRBdapYgFaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQH-UAefq_c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9y103DsYWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrxVGisEODU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpLk0jtUenY KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 09:50 on Dec 29, 2015 |
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Dec 29, 2015 09:34
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Didn't most of these get repainted into solid colors by the dealers just to get them off the lot?
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RIP Lemmy. Sudden trauma incompatible with life is the best way to go, but something like a cancer that does you over in a few weeks while you're sedated isn't bad. trying to live a long time is just the worst, like flakeloaf said in the healthcare thread: flakeloaf posted:It took a special kind to work in the "special care unit", as it was called in our old folks' home. Being the night receptionist gave me basically no reason to ever go there except as a way to dodge people I'd rather not be talking to; I'd say it smelled more like a just-opened box of adult diapers and that apple-oatmeal smell that permeates day cares. They'd shuffle through the hallways, sleep in each other's beds, or take up a chair next to one of the exits and poke endlessly at the number pad hoping to make the door push itself open of its own accord. Occasionally one would punch another in the head for no reason, leaving both of them on the floor wondering what the hell just happened. Eventually they would become ill enough to be installed in a geri-chair and shipped back up to the third floor, where their withered carcass could be wheeled from sunroom to bedroom every day like some kind of window display for a store that sold half-inflated leather sex dolls to whatever occupied the great beyond. The nurses and HCAs would pace respectfully around them, wiping this and primping that and hoping that maybe today would be the day that one of them was lucky enough to got sold.
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some texas redneck posted:Didn't most of these get repainted into solid colors by the dealers just to get them off the lot? No, but I can see why you'd think that. Most dealers got one (or two!) harlequin cars tops, most got none. IIRC there was a dealer in Georgia that got more than 30 of them, and most of them he resold by making them back into solid-color cars, as the Navy Blue and Pistachio Green they had was a Europe-only option and he had some minor popularity by offering those unique colors from the jigsaw'ed cars. Fo3 posted:RIP Lemmy. Dying lovely of old age is often the worst way to go, but you don't know if that's what will happen to you until you get there.
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Dec 29, 2015 10:24
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QuarkMartial posted:I think that's right. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks! I checked out youtube and found a dude called 'root junky' as he'd put together a tool for ease of use. Worked fantastically well!
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Dec 29, 2015 11:17
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Geirskogul posted:No, but I can see why you'd think that. Most dealers got one (or two!) harlequin cars tops, most got none. IIRC there was a dealer in Georgia that got more than 30 of them, and most of them he resold by making them back into solid-color cars, as the Navy Blue and Pistachio Green they had was a Europe-only option and he had some minor popularity by offering those unique colors from the jigsaw'ed cars. I remembered reading something about a dealer or multiple dealers who had done that, hence the question mark. Good to know it was likely only one dealer, and that they didn't actually paint them. 
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Geirskogul posted:Dying lovely of old age is often the worst way to go, but you don't know if that's what will happen to you until you get there. In the near future we're all going to be posting from old people homes making GBS threads our pants arguing about the mid engine Corvette vs. the front engine and posting RIP threads each time one of us kicks the bucket
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leica posted:In the near future we're all going to be posting from old people homes making GBS threads our pants arguing about the mid engine Corvette vs. the front engine and posting RIP threads each time one of us kicks the bucket Thanks to lunch, I'm pretty much already making GBS threads my pants. THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!
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MrChips posted:For those that are interested, my Automation challenge is now live in Let's Play. Come build fake cars with me/us! Oh hell yeah! Maybe I can come up with something a little more competitive this time around... Haha yeah right, I think I'm gonna try to create a fury road entry 
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blk posted:Just saw that, listening through the catalog now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPYX0Ypv8DU
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