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Liquid Communism posted:Or I try to find a barebones manual transmission vehicle. This is straight from Toyota Canada's website. If you want a manual pickup truck from them in TYOOL 2018: 
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Seminal Flu posted:How is that reading between the lines? It's making up details that weren't in the story. Happens here, for example they'll crow about shutting down people making and selling "illegal, fake number plates", but what they're actually nabbing them for is unlicensed use of manufacturers' logos printed on the plate, while bigging it up like they're all about stopping cloned plates etc. Customs and the tax man are a lot more eager to pursue anything they can find an excuse to than a private entity or law enforcement proper are.
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Seminal Flu posted:From the article "the discs were never sold." Depending on the discs, they could have came with preinstalled product keys that once online they automatically activate. Dell/HP use to have those. We stopped getting those around the HP dc8200 series when they came with windows 8.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/25/pc_recycler_lundgren_gets_15_months_for_selling_windows_restore_discs/quote:PC reseller Eric Lundgren will spend up to 15 months behind bars after a US Court of Appeals upheld his sentence on charges of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and criminal copyright infringement.
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spog posted:The court noted that Lundgren had the discs printed professionally overseas with labels that claimed they were authorized copies of the restore media. This is key to understanding the prosecution, and court's, reasoning here. Yep, that's a key point that Terrist brought up and was missing from the first article I saw. Why would you go through the effort to print discs when you just label them "Restore Disc of existing operating system" and be pretty much in the clear? 
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If you could put the disc into a brand new component built PC and have it activate, the charge is valid. If it required being installed on an oem/bios-keyed Mobo the charge is bullshit, and the article doesn't make it clear which it is.
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No, the charge is valid either way. Software X is available as free download to consumers, but is charged for if supplied to a business or reseller (even if reseller's customers are consumers not other businesses). A reseller obtained the software without paying for it, through the free download interested dedicated for consumers only. They then had it copied onto retail quality discs with logos and markings that made it seem like a legit oem product. Even giving them out for free would still mean they'd done a naughty in two avenues.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I just don't get how he thought any of that was a good idea. Florida, and I'm betting a giant lolbertarian.
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iwentdoodie posted:Florida, and I'm betting a giant lolbertarian. He's from California and is a big anti-e-waste thing, he just worked with someone in Florida that got him caught up.
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I mean, I'm not even seeing how making a whole bunch of new discs is actually preventing e-waste. If the issue is that Microsoft's process to DIY it is too onerous, how is paying them $25 for a disc such a horrible thing? Alternatively, spend that same money on developing an app or script that makes the legal download option easier.
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IOwnCalculus posted:I just don't get how he thought any of that was a good idea. Because e-waste, maaaaaaan. The 0's and 1's should be freeeeeee!
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STR posted:My TV is only 32", and frankly, if I'm home, I'm either reading a book or on the PC. Unless I'm in the shower or have friends over, anyway. Oh, I don't get to watch movies much because I spend too much time on the internets while simultaneously not wanting to watch stuff on a smaller screen. What I should do is go surf in my office where I can use one screen for that, and the other for a movie. 27" and 22" are good enough when you're right on top of them. It's a little harder to pay attention when I'm using my laptop in the living room. So much media to consume! Seminal Flu posted:Man gets sentenced for This is what my federal tax dollars go to? No one was damaged here. Seminal Flu posted:From the article "the discs were never sold." Article says "Eventually, the Florida broker, Robert Wolff, called Lundgren and offered to buy the disks himself as part of a government sting, Lundgren said. Wolff sent Lundgren $3,400, and the conspiracy was cemented." That's where they nailed him. spog posted:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/25/pc_recycler_lundgren_gets_15_months_for_selling_windows_restore_discs/ Aha. That lovely Washington Post article left out a lot of important details, didn't it. Changes things a bit. IOwnCalculus posted:I mean, I'm not even seeing how making a whole bunch of new discs is actually preventing e-waste. If the issue is that Microsoft's process to DIY it is too onerous, how is paying them $25 for a disc such a horrible thing? Alternatively, spend that same money on developing an app or script that makes the legal download option easier. He felt like a lot of people are too uncomfortable with tech to deal with downloading the ISOs and burning discs (he's not wrong), and just giving up an buying a new PC when their current PC gets crapped up, thus: e-waste. He's probably not far off, but forgetting the details that people like new things regardless. Otherwise they'd take the PC to a shop to have *them* reimage the machine.
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In car news, I was actually doing work on a car last night and I did something I haven't done in a very very long time: I over-tightened a bolt and snapped the head off. I'm really embarrassed. Luckily it's on a bolt-on part and not in the engine block. Good lesson right before I do the water pump which is held on with the same size bolts in a very difficult location. Do not over-tighten.
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Binge watching Breaking Bad. I have an insane desire to know what Los Pollos Hermanos fried chicken tastes like.
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Tide posted:Binge watching Breaking Bad. Is it nearly lunch time by any chance?
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Tide posted:Binge watching Breaking Bad. probably a safe bet it's not as good as CFA
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LloydDobler posted:In car news, I was actually doing work on a car last night and I did something I haven't done in a very very long time: I over-tightened a bolt and snapped the head off. I'm really embarrassed. Luckily it's on a bolt-on part and not in the engine block. Good lesson right before I do the water pump which is held on with the same size bolts in a very difficult location. Do not over-tighten. I learned that same lesson by over-tightening the bolts on a mechanical fuel pump on my dad's old zodiac hurricane. Didn't snap the head off, just cracked the housing. Swapped the new fuel pump on, everything looked good so I take it out for a test drive and after a couple minutes, it wont rev past idle in gear. Limp it back to the dock, open the engine cover and the bilge is full of gas. I had no idea how close I came to being crushed between the engine cover and center console(engine cover opened towards the center console, and there was standing seat on the front end of it for the driver to sit on). Ended up disconnecting the fuel lines to the mechanical pump and installed an electric one cause we didn't want to wait for another mechanical one to be shipped to Alaska. Funny part was, that was probably one of the less dangerous things to happen in that skiff. I used to take it out in the open ocean during high seas warnings, alone with just a handheld vhf and a life jacket. Of course there was no safety shut-off, so if you did lose your grip on the steering wheel and fell overboard, it would turn hard left and run in circles till the gas ran out. slurry_curry fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Apr 26, 2018 |
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LloydDobler posted:In car news, I was actually doing work on a car last night and I did something I haven't done in a very very long time: I over-tightened a bolt and snapped the head off. I'm really embarrassed. Luckily it's on a bolt-on part and not in the engine block. Good lesson right before I do the water pump which is held on with the same size bolts in a very difficult location. Do not over-tighten. Before I knew how to work on cars I used a 1/2" drive wrench to tighten a 10mm valve cover bolt. Learned that lesson pretty early.  Those ones usually will come back out pretty easy vs. a seized bolt at least.
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For any of you folks who are in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area, if you didn't already know, the annual Pate Swap Meet, largest in the region, starts today at the Texas Motor Speedway, through Sunday. Weather is looking good for the whole weekend. I plan to be out there at least Saturday, and possibly Sunday. Normally, I would take time off and go Thurs-Sat (my dad has a space, so I have a place to rest, eat, etc.), but my current contracting gig has no PTO, so that's a losing proposition. https://www.pateswapmeet.com/
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RandomPauI posted:A lot of the comments are dumb as gently caress too. The assumption that people who aren't currently buying crossovers will just buy crossovers is probably the dumbest aspect of this. The sort of person who is still buying sedans in the the late 2010s isn't going to say "Oh, Ford isn't making Fusions anymore? Guess I'll buy an Edge." They're going to say "Oh, Ford isn't making Fusions any more? Guess I'll buy a Mazda 6."
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Theris posted:The assumption that people who aren't currently buying crossovers will just buy crossovers is probably the dumbest aspect of this. The sort of person who is still buying sedans in the the late 2010s isn't going to say "Oh, Ford isn't making Fusions anymore? Guess I'll buy an Edge." They're going to say "Oh, Ford isn't making Fusions any more? Guess I'll buy a Mazda 6." This. This so much. Despite what Ford is claiming, Small Cars were still a significant market share, 3rd under Trucks and Crossovers, and outsold SUVs so far in 2018.
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I have been bothered all morning by my morning commute involving a motorcycle. The rider was in full gear, high vis jacket and sport bike. He was riding responsibly and I was aware of him (driving behind him). We are both in the far right lane approaching our exit. Our existing lane gives you the option for the exit, with an exit only lane that also begins to the right. I entered the "exit only" lane by signalling and pretty much maintaining my speed. Having traveled in the exit only lane for a good ~200 feet the sport biker begins to merge into the exit only lane that I am currently occupying. He did not use his signal OR check his blindspot. He had plenty of room in front of him and rather than matting the brakes I gave a little gusto on the skinny pedal while making sure he had enough room but I passed him. I could tell he was bothered by it because bikers often feel victimized (generalization and opinion =/= fact I know) but he made a run up the back of me. He almost made a move to swing into the left lane but ultimate decided against it and just stayed behind me. As we went under the underpass I think he was going to try to lane split through but again it appears he decided against it. I am bothered because none of it wouldn't have happened if he took the time to signal and check his blindspot before attempting the merge. Instead I am sure he passed it off as "Have a look, another rear end in a top hat in an M3". I take a lot of pride in being an involved and attentive driver. Hands on the wheel, checking mirrors and blindspots. Refusing to text/change music on my phone etc. Please validate me internet friends and strangers.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I have been bothered all morning by my morning commute involving a motorcycle. The rider was in full gear, high vis jacket and sport bike. He was riding responsibly and I was aware of him (driving behind him). We are both in the far right lane approaching our exit. Our existing lane gives you the option for the exit, with an exit only lane that also begins to the right. I entered the "exit only" lane by signalling and pretty much maintaining my speed. Having traveled in the exit only lane for a good ~200 feet the sport biker begins to merge into the exit only lane that I am currently occupying. He did not use his signal OR check his blindspot. He had plenty of room in front of him and rather than matting the brakes I gave a little gusto on the skinny pedal while making sure he had enough room but I passed him. You were paying attention. He wasn't. Not your fault he got mad and had misplaced aggression (although it sounds like he was restrained, as well). No harm.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I have been bothered all morning by my morning commute involving a motorcycle. The rider was in full gear, high vis jacket and sport bike. He was riding responsibly and I was aware of him (driving behind him). We are both in the far right lane approaching our exit. Our existing lane gives you the option for the exit, with an exit only lane that also begins to the right. I entered the "exit only" lane by signalling and pretty much maintaining my speed. Having traveled in the exit only lane for a good ~200 feet the sport biker begins to merge into the exit only lane that I am currently occupying. He did not use his signal OR check his blindspot. He had plenty of room in front of him and rather than matting the brakes I gave a little gusto on the skinny pedal while making sure he had enough room but I passed him. I am forced to assume that you are coloring the story in your favor, because you drive a BMW. Actually, a stereotypical BMW driver would have boasted that he cut off that rear end in a top hat on the bike - served him right for not driving a car, and worse, not a BMW - so maybe you *are* telling the truth. In all seriousness, you do what you can, but in the end, you are not responsible for other peoples actions or perceptions. There's only so much you can do. A dashcam can help vindicate you, if only to assure yourself that you actually did drive the way you think you did.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I have been bothered all morning by my morning commute involving a motorcycle. The rider was in full gear, high vis jacket and sport bike. He was riding responsibly and I was aware of him (driving behind him). We are both in the far right lane approaching our exit. Our existing lane gives you the option for the exit, with an exit only lane that also begins to the right. I entered the "exit only" lane by signalling and pretty much maintaining my speed. Having traveled in the exit only lane for a good ~200 feet the sport biker begins to merge into the exit only lane that I am currently occupying. He did not use his signal OR check his blindspot. He had plenty of room in front of him and rather than matting the brakes I gave a little gusto on the skinny pedal while making sure he had enough room but I passed him. I hate to be that guy but people are dumb and he was mad that you recognized he made a mistake. Lots of people can't take responsibility and there is a good chance that in the moment he couldn't either.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:commuting words Sounds like classic "Hey this racer bike is supposed to be faster than all the cars whenever I feel like it so what is this bullshit, gently caress this M3-haver for dispelling that notion in my head". Also here in lanesplit-legal California, I see a lot of riders acting entitled to making every other vehicle get out of their way while riding semi-recklessly (blasting along splitting at 50mph while traffic is moving at 8mph, weaving between lanesplits, etc), because reducing the biker's commute home should be the key goal for everyone, shouldn't it?
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Devyl posted:In the 3 days I've had my Infiniti in the body-shop, I've gone through just as many rental cars from Hertz. Each one I get has under 30k miles but comes with so many issues I have to keep swapping them out. Like what?
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I enjoyed Infinity War. I hope other people who like the comic book movie thing also enjoy it.
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I am the terrible people we share the road with (was only two blocks, but still) Got it for 50% off, $30 for a recliner. My first piece of furniture other than a bed and office chairs.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I am the terrible people we share the road with (was only two blocks, but still) Is that an ex police car?
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spog posted:Is that an ex police car? Did the "police interceptor" badge give it away?
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Yeah, had it for about a year now. Bought it for $750 (at a weird "come-a-long" police auction), put new coils, transmission pan gasket, and shocks/struts on the thing, and have been driving it. Got tired of people slowing down for me at night (even with all the missing paint), so I put that 'NOT A COP" sticker on the back. You can see the impossible-to-remove adhesive residue all over the bumper. It had a bunch of blue reflective remnants all over the place. E: Weirdly, the white reflective tape all around the door frames was how it came. I've never seen an actual DPS car like that, but talking with an ex-LEO on my orientation day this Tuesday, he said it was probably a "range car" for the last chapter of its life, so they put the reflective tape there to prevent the car from being shot through in low light scenarios. I did find a bunch of .40 S&W and .223/.556 casings all over the car, inside and out. Made it fun the first time it rained and the wiper motors stopped working, the motor was sitting in a pool of water under the windshield cowl. The cowl drain flap was blocked by... a bunch of .556 cases packed with dirt and leaves. Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Apr 26, 2018 |
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I remember when the 03 CVPIs first started hitting auctions around $6k and dropped to about $3k after a few years, at this point they're around $1k. What amazes me is the Tahoes only go for around $6k. with 170,000kms, which on a GM is just out of warranty. 5.3, 6L80, RWD. that seems like something that could last forever if you could get to it before the rust does. Seeing the latest engine masters with the 5.3 also gives me bad ideas. Ecoboost Tauruses/Exploders seem to go for more than the tahoes, and seeing what civilian use does to the PTO, i wouldn't touch one of those with a 10 foot pole.
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Powershift posted:Did the "police interceptor" badge give it away? I couldn't read that but I could see the spotlight thingy. Metal Geir Skogul posted:Yeah, had it for about a year now. Bought it for $750 (at a weird "come-a-long" police auction), put new coils, transmission pan gasket, and shocks/struts on the thing, and have been driving it. Got tired of people slowing down for me at night (even with all the missing paint), so I put that 'NOT A COP" sticker on the back. You can see the impossible-to-remove adhesive residue all over the bumper. It had a bunch of blue reflective remnants all over the place. So it doesn't have cop shocks anymore? You've ruined the quote.
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You can still do the quote, I put "cop shocks" back in it. For the image thing, I used code:code:I have an add-on to Chrome called imagus (there is a firefox version as well) that automatically makes the largest version of an image on most websites like reddit/tumblr/imgur pop up when I hover a mouse over an image. It's also really handy for google image searches now that google has removed the "view original image" button (lawsuit), because a lot of websites will have a higher-res version with a common naming scheme. Imagus looks for that highest-res image and makes it available to you. So, even though I posted the "h" version of the image, when hovering or clicking through I get the largest resolution image.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I am the terrible people we share the road with (was only two blocks, but still) This is totally legit. You’ve got it strapped in there good. I found the 3M sticker and stripe remover in a spray can, and lots of elbow grease to be effective in removing cop residue. And my not a cop license plate frame is better than your sticker, Nyah!
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