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After a number of years, finally got the GM workshop Virtual Machine up and running to aide with my fiddling...
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Patrocclesiastes posted:Hi all, been lurking a while but finally have a driveable car that isn't a Lada perpetually waiting for parts and I wanted to show it off. I think I’m the only other one here with a JDM Infiniti - 2006 Fuga 450GT. Nissan tragics are a dying breed. 
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Oct 7, 2020 13:44
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Humphreys posted:After a number of years, finally got the GM workshop Virtual Machine up and running to aide with my fiddling... I should do that. I've got a GM Service Info from like 2005, I think it is. Came in handy a few times. Got it when we had a 2000 Astro. I thought about trying to get it to work on Win10, but a (Windows 7? XP?) VM is a much better idea, since it needs Apache and some other specific stuff. BuckyDoneGun posted:I think I’m the only other one here with a JDM Infiniti - 2006 Fuga 450GT. Nissan tragics are a dying breed. That's a good looking car. M45 in the US, I think? Always liked those and the G35/37. Like the Gs better than the Z, actually.
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Oct 7, 2020 16:37
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Dagen H posted:Good on you for getting your poo poo together It has been a long road but I could have never gotten this far by myself. I still require some “outside help” in the form of psych meds and therapy but I mean it makes sense. You have to be pretty loving crazy to do what I was doing haha. Staying sober during covid has been pretty rough and I’ve seen a lot of ppl relapse but I’m on stable footing so it’s gonna be ok.
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Oct 7, 2020 16:48
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STR posted:e: holy poo poo my memory is just gone these days Maybe the guy didn't know, but also didn't give a gently caress. I've had a lot of people proposition me, and not take "but I'm not gay" as an excuse.
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Oct 7, 2020 16:49
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Maybe the guy didn't know, but also didn't give a gently caress. Can't help it you're just pretty and sexy, right? Not that I would know what that feels like.
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Oct 7, 2020 17:36
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I've had encounters with random guys before that seemed way too nice and interested in me for some reason and I didn't put 2 and 2 together until later that they were probably flirting with me  Also had a gay coworker try to tell me that just because I'm straight doesn't mean I wouldn't or shouldn't try.....Um no thanks I'm good I like women 
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Oct 7, 2020 18:00
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eBay is charging tax now F that Luckily I have a business and can probably submit and get an exemption but my vacation time I usually Order thousands of dollars From small sellers (computers and parts for work) that those sellers are missing out on I’m not paying 10% extra when I pay tax on what I sell Freaking the smell guy always gets it man
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Oct 7, 2020 18:35
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suckin a dick once in a while doesn't mean you're gay, you should at least try it out. I thought I wouldn't like avocado for years until I tried it.
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Oct 7, 2020 18:49
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everdave posted:Freaking the smell guy always gets it man You alright buddy?
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Oct 7, 2020 19:36
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BuckyDoneGun posted:I think I’m the only other one here with a JDM Infiniti - 2006 Fuga 450GT. Nissan tragics are a dying breed. These were really good cars M35/45 in the US. Some of the last really decent infinitis sold in the US.
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Oct 7, 2020 19:51
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everdave posted:Freaking the smell guy always gets it man I know what you mean, but that’s funny. Real talk: they didn’t have a choice in it. The states finally decided that there was no longer a mail order exemption, or enough states did, anyway, so here we are. The rise of online retailers and the decline of brick and mortar meant the states were feeling left out of potential $$, and we can’t have that, now, can we?
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Oct 7, 2020 20:10
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BuckyDoneGun posted:I think I’m the only other one here with a JDM Infiniti - 2006 Fuga 450GT. Nissan tragics are a dying breed. Cheers, thats a really nice one, i looked at a Fuga 450GT too but decided on the Skyline 370GT , really like it so far. Really quick for me and very nice to drive, even though its a bone stock type P. Sadly there were no type SPs available here 
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Oct 7, 2020 20:46
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So I hit up Wonderspaces today. They've been spamming up my Facebook feed, and one of the permanant installations is one I've always wanted to see - it was originally a temporary installation at the original Day for Night in Houston. "Hoshi" by Nonotak. It appears to be a permanent installation at Wonderspaces. Kinda expensive for what amounts to a light show in a warehouse, but pretty awesome. They had a VR dining room using some kind of Oculus VR set, which was loving awesome. Applebees Appetizer posted:Also had a gay coworker try to tell me that just because I'm straight doesn't mean I wouldn't or shouldn't try.....Um no thanks I'm good I like women "6 pack and a backrub" .... that's how my ex has managed to get me in bed more times than I'd like to admit since the breakup.  Darchangel posted:Can't help it you're just pretty and sexy, right? Both Darchangel and Charlie have met me IRL, they both can confirm I'm far from pretty and sexy. bird with big dick posted:suckin a dick once in a while doesn't mean you're gay, you should at least try it out. I thought I wouldn't like avocado for years until I tried it. Depends if you, uh, go for the finish line. If you do, well, taking a shot in the mouth is pretty gay if you're a dude. Unless you're Jason Mewes, then it's just expected that you're going to go down on every joystick you see. This is coming from a guy that identifies as "primarily gay" (5 on the Kinsey scale) and has crossed the finish line plenty of times.
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Oct 7, 2020 21:40
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bird with big dick posted:suckin a dick once in a while doesn't mean you're gay, you should at least try it out. I thought I wouldn't like avocado for years until I tried it. It's only gay if you wouldn't let your girlfriend watch.
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Oct 7, 2020 22:14
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It is all ok in a three way.
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Oct 7, 2020 22:49
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Are we going to ignore butt stuff? Because that's something everyone should try
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Oct 7, 2020 23:21
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The Door Frame posted:Are we going to ignore butt stuff? Because that's something everyone should try Always be busting rearends. Enough about Jeep ownership though.
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Oct 7, 2020 23:30
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STR posted:"6 pack and a backrub" 6 pack of what? This is critical. quote:Both Darchangel and Charlie have met me IRL, they both can confirm I'm far from pretty and sexy. I'm not really qualified to judge, but I can say you are at least not repugnant.  cursedshitbox posted:Always be busting rearends. Enough about Jeep ownership though. Nice.
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Oct 7, 2020 23:53
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BigPaddy posted:It is all ok in a three way. Don't ever three way with friends, it's a good way to lose friends/create serious rifts in relationships. Did that with an ex-bf and his now-wife. His wife doesn't allow us to speak anymore.. and it caused ~issues~. Funny thing, she was the one who called me and suggested it... Darchangel posted:6 pack of what? This is critical. 
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Oct 8, 2020 00:44
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The Door Frame posted:Are we going to ignore butt stuff? Because that's something everyone should try It's a pain in the rear end unless you relax and think of lubrication.
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Oct 8, 2020 00:58
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The Door Frame posted:Are we going to ignore butt stuff? Because that's something everyone should try Not liking butt stuff means you actually are gay because it means you're homophobic which means you're closeted. It stimulates your prostate which feels good, that's just science.
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Oct 8, 2020 01:29
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But I like butt stuff. What does that make me? I also like mouth stuff, dick stuff, vagina stuff (occasionally), earhole stuff, nosehole stuff, eye stuff...
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Oct 8, 2020 01:49
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$500 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport with 1/4 million miles and the original CVT. Bad idea or really bad idea? Everything works on it, it occasionally throws a message about the transmission overheating (but it started doing that around 50k.. she's been changing the fluid every 30-50k). Friend selling it bought it newish (it was a demo, so had ~2k on it). Shitload of delivery miles. Kinda considering it since Brokeback has a howling front or center diff... also, $500. Not even one paycheck. Tires are decent, no CEL, tags are expired (but I know it'll pass inspection fine, NBD and I can print a 30 day temp tag). Interior is basically new except for the driver's seat. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Oct 8, 2020 |
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Oct 8, 2020 02:06
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Probably not the best idea, but then again, we aren't called Automotive Sanity here
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Oct 8, 2020 02:15
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I'm looking at it more as a "running and driving $500 vehicle with no maintenance debt and working AC, should be able to pass safety and smog". If I jump on it, I'd have to find a ride to Dallas (either hitch a ride with roommate when he goes to visit his mom, or Greyhound), toss a new battery in it (it's been parked since she got her Niro - ~6 months), change the oil, drive it back. Junk it when the CVT shits itself.
randomidiot fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Oct 8, 2020 |
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Oct 8, 2020 02:27
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I’ve got to imagine wrecked or junked low mile outlanders are in plenty supply for a future cvt swap
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Oct 8, 2020 02:44
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Is it the time of year to circlejerk about internet speeds in the chat thread yet? ISP offered me an upgrade for an extra ~15bux a month and how could I say no? Before:  After:  lmao I was way overpaying for poo poo internet
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Oct 8, 2020 03:16
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I mean it's not a good car, but you can probably sell Brokeback for more than five-hundo.
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Oct 8, 2020 03:16
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 For some reason, I'm catnip for the gents, but unluckily for me I'm definitely 100% straight. Sometimes think it'd be way easier to be in a gay relationship but  After my relationship of nearly 8 years ended last September, and a bunch of other terrible poo poo happened directly afterwards (a car accident, three family deaths within a week, life and business plans shattered by Covid) I've been deliberately flying solo and just working on myself and trying to become happy with who I am and my place in the world, and on the whole it's been turning out great and I thought it would continue for a good while longer. And yet, somehow, I've been seeing this girl for the past month, with a similarly complicated history, and it's been pretty wild. I never thought I would feel like a teenager again, butterflies when she texts me and everything, but here we are life is strange.
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Oct 8, 2020 03:19
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Previa_fun posted:Is it the time of year to circlejerk about internet speeds in the chat thread yet? You sonovabitch! Rural internet haver here. At least I finally got line of site to a tower for fixed wireless last year. I used to have 5mb speed, 25gb/month for $60. Now I have a cap of 250gb for the same price and 6x the speed. 
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Oct 8, 2020 03:47
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Previa_fun posted:Is it the time of year to circlejerk about internet speeds in the chat thread yet? My ISP's main competitor is getting approval to lay FTTH in basically every major city in the country so they're making GBS threads bricks and opening up the series of tubes. A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to this from 300/15 for another  : 
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Oct 8, 2020 03:53
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nm posted:These were really good cars I love it, and surprisingly it gets a lot of compliments too. The interior is maybe not quite Lexus build quality, but not far off (they suffer from dash cracks and my headliner just gave up). They’re loving LOADED considering their age. Active headlights, 4WS, voice command, nav and DTV tuner, although obviously mine only speaks Japanese, heated and cooled seats, full Japan-spec lazyboy passenger seat, optional radar cruise control, DVD and 10 speaker Bose system with dual speakers mounted in the shoulders of each front seat. Mechanically fine although some burn a little oil, nothing major just a slight top off between services, and the steering rack mount bushes go and aren’t available as replacements, you need a new rack. 5 speed auto is boring but solid and smooth. All aluminium double wishbone front and multi link rear. With the engine so far back and the 4WS, the turn in is wicked and really hides the bulk. I wanted a V8 but couldn’t afford a late model Commodore nor did I want to pay the bills on anything German. This flies under the radar. Patrocclesiastes posted:Cheers, thats a really nice one, i looked at a Fuga 450GT too but decided on the Skyline 370GT , really like it so far. Really quick for me and very nice to drive, even though its a bone stock type P. Sadly there were no type SPs available here Where are you? Finding specific models in stock can be a bitch. You may miss the 450Nm this thing has, but I promise you won’t miss the fuel bills.
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Oct 8, 2020 03:59
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Modus Man posted:You sonovabitch! Rural internet haver here. At least I finally got line of site to a tower for fixed wireless last year. I used to have 5mb speed, 25gb/month for $60. Now I have a cap of 250gb for the same price and 6x the speed. Blurgh. Exactly 1 ISP option. 
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Oct 8, 2020 04:00
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Kazinsal posted:My ISP's main competitor is getting approval to lay FTTH in basically every major city in the country so they're making GBS threads bricks and opening up the series of tubes. A couple of weeks ago I upgraded to this from 300/15 for another Yeah the same thing happened here. A local electric cooperative started offering fiber and suddenly cox had gigabit packages available. Weird how that worked out.
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Oct 8, 2020 04:01
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Here the govt helped fund nationwide FTTH, initially to 75% of the population by 2019 then in 2017 they upped it to 87% by 2022. Rural Broadband outside of those areas is provided by wireless, 4G and now rolling out 5G, but I think there's also more fibre rollouts to beat that 87% number coming too. Govt staked a few billion in interest free loans for wholesale "local fibre companies" (4 of them) to do the build out, and those companies wholesale network access to the retail ISP's. Wholesale pricing is regulated. Currently the standard fibre install is free to the consumer. (Real cost is around NZ$2400 per home) I should be paying NZ$75/mo for unlimited 900/400. If the fibre ever goes down (it hasn't really, not for more than a few short outages anyway) my house is under 100m away from towers for the 3 mobile networks so can max out 4G, usually get 100mbit on my 6S. Oh and they've now started rolling out 10gbit FTTH, initially at 2000/2000 and 4000/4000 plans for around NZ$150 and $180 respectively. Things like this and Covid pushing people to WFH has meant outfits like Weta Digital are ditching their compute cluster and moving to AWS or Azure, and digital artists are WFH with cloud cluster rendering.
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Oct 8, 2020 04:22
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BuckyDoneGun posted:I love it, and surprisingly it gets a lot of compliments too. The interior is maybe not quite Lexus build quality, but not far off (they suffer from dash cracks and my headliner just gave up). They’re loving LOADED considering their age. Active headlights, 4WS, voice command, nav and DTV tuner, although obviously mine only speaks Japanese, heated and cooled seats, full Japan-spec lazyboy passenger seat, optional radar cruise control, DVD and 10 speaker Bose system with dual speakers mounted in the shoulders of each front seat. Mechanically fine although some burn a little oil, nothing major just a slight top off between services, and the steering rack mount bushes go and aren’t available as replacements, you need a new rack. 5 speed auto is boring but solid and smooth. All aluminium double wishbone front and multi link rear. With the engine so far back and the 4WS, the turn in is wicked and really hides the bulk. I wanted a V8 but couldn’t afford a late model Commodore nor did I want to pay the bills on anything German. This flies under the radar. Im in Finland, not sure how many owners this had in Japan but it had 131k km on the odometer when it came here. I dont really mind it being stock, the options it has are really nice. Got the radar cruise control, Bose system, etc, pretty much the same as your Fuga, just no 4WS and Type P doesnt have an LSD or paddle shifters. Yeah I cant imagine the difference having that amount of torque but this thing is already crazy fast for me. All my life I've had either a Lada or loaned my dad's 1997 VW Golf.
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Oct 8, 2020 05:31
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My internet has been lovely all night, I guess everyone is uploading their own Fly Meme or something. I have normal ping (10-12 ms) and normal download (~700mb/s) but 0 upload
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Oct 8, 2020 06:09
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Humphreys posted:After a number of years, finally got the GM workshop Virtual Machine up and running to aide with my fiddling... I still have a weird aversion to VMs and also I have some later 32bit hardware around so I just run it all native. Even tracked down an old hardcopy of Tech2Win. I love how all of GM's service software UI is still stuck in 1997. Fix your car and get a ride in a time machine at the same time! Times New Roman and awkward Win3.1 style graphics everywhere!
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Oct 8, 2020 06:51
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Patrocclesiastes posted:Im in Finland, not sure how many owners this had in Japan but it had 131k km on the odometer when it came here. I dont really mind it being stock, the options it has are really nice. Got the radar cruise control, Bose system, etc, pretty much the same as your Fuga, just no 4WS and Type P doesnt have an LSD or paddle shifters. Interesting, how common is JDM importing over there?
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