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You know a band is green when their sound check is longer than their set. But hey they sound p. good so far so gently caress it I got time.
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Lots of conversation to catch up on but I didn't know that enourmo had a MSP. Those cars are awesome for what they are. I heard they are pretty awesome for auto cross and stuff, completely ridiculous stuff suspension and stuff. And literally a fish, those fifteen52's are fresh as hell! I have a bronzed set of Tarmacs for my E36. I'm ready to sell them though.
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Yeah, every once in a while I get thinking it's not the great, then I drive my sister's CX-5 or my mom's new Escape (both of which are still pretty nimble for their size), or a moving truck like last weekend, and that resets my calibration and I fall in love with it all over again. One of these years I need to get to an autocross meet. The car probably hates being cooped up on boring rear end Orlando roads.
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gently caress PayPal. Bought some parts off of eBay and I selected my CC as the payment method (had to manually enter the drat thing as it wasn't linked to PayPal yet) and apparently that went into the ether and it defaulted to my bank account (separate for PayPal since I don't need them having access to real money, and empty at the time) Two transactions and poof $90 gone since apparently I forgot to setup that $5 pay-as-you-go NSF thing on that account. Sent a bitchy message to them, more to vent as I doubt they'd give a single cent back due to their software fuckup. Not how I planned on spending that $90 
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Bajaha posted:gently caress PayPal. Do not under any circumstances link your bank account to paypal. If you have to use paypal, buy reloadable visa cards. Paypal operates like a bank without all those consumer protections. If you sell something, and the buyer does a chargeback on their credit card, paypal automatically decides in their favor so they don't have to fight a credit card company. If your bank account is linked, they will try to pull the money back from your bank account. If your credit card is linked, they will charge any defecit to your credit card. They are a lovely, lovely company with lovely, lovely practices and lovely, lovely policies, and if you give them any access to any of your money, they will take it and make you fight to get it back.
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Jun 23, 2016 05:43
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I've been burned by Paypal once. Once.
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leica posted:I've been burned by Paypal once. I would rather shove a pinecone up my peehole than ever have to deal with them again.
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I occasionally sell things and I'd like to withdraw that money from PayPal's miserable bony clutches and roll around in it. If there's a way to do that without linking it to a legitimate bank account, I'm all ears. What I've done is setup a bank account that is only for PayPal so that I can pull out money from the things I've sold where I've taken payment through PayPal. No money resides in this account for longer than it takes me to remove it after it has transferred in from PayPal. It's a free checking account so it's like a buffer between real money and PayPal. If they try to pull back money for bullshit reasons, at worst I'm out an NSF fee. E: the reloadable CC sounds like an even better way to avoid their bullshit. I guess I've got some leanin to do. Bajaha fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Jun 23, 2016 |
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Jun 23, 2016 05:57
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Has anyone seen/listened to Hamilton? This poo poo is good.
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That's pretty cool, TT. Good luck.Somewhat Heroic posted:And literally a fish, those fifteen52's are fresh as hell! I have a bronzed set of Tarmacs for my E36. I'm ready to sell them though. Thanks! I took another pic now that there's proper lighting;  They look so goddamn nice. Sigma X posted:I think those look awful, personally. Not the design, it's cool, kind of reminds me of the OZ Racing rally-style wheels. But they're so much wider than the tires it looks like frickin' lip isn't touching the rubber. C'mon, man. I would also like to address the "YOU'VE STRETCHED THOSE TYRES TOO FAR" complaint with this photo:  Perfectly flush. If I had my way they'd be 10 or 20 mm wider to save the rims from curb rash, but such a tyre size does not exist, apparently. E: vvvv Thanks! 
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literally a fish posted:That's pretty cool, TT. Good luck. Gorgeous.
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literally a fish posted:Thanks! I took another pic now that there's proper lighting; Sounds like this will be the last season for our endurance racing team. Not sure if I'll rent seats from other teams, look at a spec series or race two wheel for a while. Definitely a bummer
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some texas redneck posted:As others pointed out, Kenmore doesn't actually build anything. Their fridges are primarily made by GE and Whirlpool; I think LG gets involved a bit for the higher end fridges. This is from a couple days ago, but figured I would chime in. 20 years ago I worked at a place that made ice makers among other things, and they entered a bid to have their model sold as a Kenmore. The vetting process to get branded as a Kenmore unit was insane. Representatives from Sears would show up unannounced and pull units right off the line to make sure we weren't sending them anything different, wanted to see extended Bill of Materials for units for at least 3 revisions in the past, and I'm pretty sure we were contractually obligated to notify them if the BOM changed at all, at which point they may choose to re-test or not. Once they had the units they would outfit them with thermocouples, water flow meters, etc. They measured pretty much everything possible as well as stress testing anything mechanical, and then came back with "suggested" improvements. If that's still the process (and who really knows) it would be hard to go wrong buying anything that's Kenmore branded. We got a Kenmore dishwasher 12-13 years ago, and it's really just starting to show it's age now.
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Oh you're going to love this, I just got quietly asked to come into HR and explain some of my actions vs a colleague. Turns out he'd complained about me "irradiating" him with careless use of tools. Passive thermal camera.
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mungtor posted:If that's still the process (and who really knows) it would be hard to go wrong buying anything that's Kenmore branded. We got a Kenmore dishwasher 12-13 years ago, and it's really just starting to show it's age now. My Kenmore Elite dishwasher has broken down at least once per year for the five years we've owned it. Stuff like pot-metal hose clamps that rusted through and broke, bad door sensors, melting tray brackets and soap door, leaking door gaskets...
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 If it wouldn't get you in poo poo with HR I'd drop a roll of tinfoil on his desk. Paypal chat: As someone that deals with ebay periodically I see it as a necessary evil. Between their draconian policies and fees upon fees, I hate them as much as the next guy but I ended up opening a basic, no frills bank account at an institution I don't otherwise deal with and just clean it out each time I withrdraw money from PP. A reloadable visa card isn't a bad idea - but don't they need a bank account? Also aren't the service fees terrible on those Visa cards
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Paypal is good because it lets me buy things easily without having to whip my credit card out. Paypal is bad because 8 years ago they took money out of my account because someone on ebay was a butt.
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First wet day here since I picked up my first RWD car, a 95NA miata. Any tips on learning to control the rear end or should I save it for autocross? I know I'm not going to be doing mad drifts, bro, but a little controllable oversteer would be a nice thing in my life.
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willroc7 posted:First wet day here since I picked up my first RWD car, a 95NA miata. Any tips on learning to control the rear end or should I save it for autocross? I know I'm not going to be doing mad drifts, bro, but a little controllable oversteer would be a nice thing in my life.
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willroc7 posted:First wet day here since I picked up my first RWD car, a 95NA miata. Any tips on learning to control the rear end or should I save it for autocross? I know I'm not going to be doing mad drifts, bro, but a little controllable oversteer would be a nice thing in my life. The only way to do it is with practice. And if you practice correctly, you'll get it wrong some times... so you need to have some safety margin. That's one way that living in snow country is great -- parking lot sliding practice. I think that is the best way to hone your skills. You can feel everything from threshold to full-on slide and learn to control them at a slow speed.
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InitialDave posted:"I thought it'd be better if he didn't breed" I am betting Cakefool gets a written warning.
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Guy'd be laughed out the building here. What a melon.
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meatpimp posted:The only way to do it is with practice. And if you practice correctly, you'll get it wrong some times... so you need to have some safety margin.
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And cancer takes another one. One of my nicest regular customers passed away from Ewing's Sarcoma on Monday. Eat a dick 2016.
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Turns out it's the same guy who complained about my Qi phone charger a year or so back. I explained the science of how a camera worked to hr while my supervisor was quietly pissing himself with laughter. I don't think this'll go far but I did recommend they check whether this guy actually has any of the qualifications he claims to have.
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Cakefool posted:Turns out it's the same guy who complained about my Qi phone charger a year or so back. I explained the science of how a camera worked to hr while my supervisor was quietly pissing himself with laughter. I don't think this'll go far but I did recommend they check whether this guy actually has any of the qualifications he claims to have. Maybe I saw and don't remember, but why did he complain about your charger?
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Cakefool posted:Turns out it's the same guy who complained about my Qi phone charger a year or so back. I explained the science of how a camera worked to hr while my supervisor was quietly pissing himself with laughter. I don't think this'll go far but I did recommend they check whether this guy actually has any of the qualifications he claims to have. Lol at having to explain it to HR are they that freaking dense? Should have never made it past them to begin with.
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Cakefool posted:Turns out it's the same guy who complained about my Qi phone charger a year or so back. I explained the science of how a camera worked to hr while my supervisor was quietly pissing himself with laughter. I don't think this'll go far but I did recommend they check whether this guy actually has any of the qualifications he claims to have. If he's in any sort of science or technology position, this is a valid concern. Actually, I'd be concerned regardless, since he's clearly an idiot.
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leica posted:Lol at having to explain it to HR are they that freaking dense? Should have never made it past them to begin with. I'm sure they're required to follow up on every dumb complaint they get ever. What do hr people even do with their day when they aren't spending their time learning how cameras work, anyway?
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Rhyno posted:And cancer takes another one. Quite possibly the only topic that mankind can all agree on is that cancer is a total rear end in a top hat. PayPal as a merchant is actually quite good with some of their current policies in place. With proof of shipment and delivery PayPal is on the hook for the money if something shows up as "not delivered" by the recipient. Higher fees over a card but a bit more secure against fraud. Can any of the Nigels in the group explain what is going on with the UK and the voting thing about leaving the EU? Does it have an actual chance of passing? A few acquaintances on Facebook are commenting on it and I can't make any sense of if this is good or bad. I blame British humour for never being able to understand if they are serious or tongue in cheek with comments made.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Quite possibly the only topic that mankind can all agree on is that cancer is a total rear end in a top hat. a bunch of racists managed to get this vote to the people but even if they all voted "yeah m8 lets gtfo" parliament can just ignore it anyways so it's really just a waste of time at best and an attempt at self-fellatio at worst
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On a high level I think there has been a growing sense for a while that the lower to lower middle class has gotten a raw deal from globalization and some politicians have decided that the best way to capitalize on this is to bundle it with racism. Basically imagine the whole Trump phenomenon but British.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:Can any of the Nigels in the group explain what is going on with the UK and the voting thing about leaving the EU? Does it have an actual chance of passing? A few acquaintances on Facebook are commenting on it and I can't make any sense of if this is good or bad. I blame British humour for never being able to understand if they are serious or tongue in cheek with comments made. The Economist has good brexit coverage, albeit from a non-neutral position. You might find this page interesting.
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Cage posted:You can get a feel for what its like in a nice open parking lot. A mall early in the morning might be good, less cars plus way less chance of a cop driving by and seeing you if the back of the mall isn't near a street. When I was a kid, my dad was teaching me how to control oversteer in a wet empty parking lot in his truck. Cops came with lights on asked us "What in the hell are you doing?". My dad told him 'teaching him how to drive in case of a spin'. Cop basically just said 'Carry on, be careful' and left. That's my learning to control oversteer story.
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Tusen Takk posted:a bunch of racists managed to get this vote to the people but even if they all voted "yeah m8 lets gtfo" parliament can just ignore it anyways so it's really just a waste of time at best and an attempt at self-fellatio at worst I voted remain and think leaving is dumb but I'd be pissed if leave won and parliament said lol j/k.
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leica posted:Lol at having to explain it to HR are they that freaking dense? Somewhat Heroic posted:Can any of the Nigels in the group explain what is going on with the UK and the voting thing about leaving the EU? Does it have an actual chance of passing? A few acquaintances on Facebook are commenting on it and I can't make any sense of if this is good or bad. I blame British humour for never being able to understand if they are serious or tongue in cheek with comments made. I have voted to remain in the EU. Almost everyone I know is voting to remain in the EU. I have not encountered anyone with half a brain or who understands the big picture who thinks the "out" option is a realistic proposal.
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