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Thanks for the catocalypse. I've been in Costa Rica for too many weeks and forgot what one looked like. I've seen a poo poo ton of roaming dogs that beg for food and a new Ford Ranger though. Seeing a 4 door Ranger for the first time broke my mind.
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I remember those weird quasi door not door things that GM was also super proud of doing... This is what I'm seeing here. Sorry if the pic is too large/small/whatever. I'm it on mobile here.
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Wrar posted:AI Dads/Moms how nervous should I be since my wife is due any time now. As long as the kid doesn't come out a crack baby or with fetal alcohol syndrome, you're already ahead of the game.
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Jul 10, 2017 21:58
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Serious question time, when the hell did brake pads stop coming with wear indicators? Apparently, my wife's 2013 Taurus doesn't have them and neither do any of the aftermarket pads for it. I got to change out pads and front rotors tonight and apparently need to look at those fuckers more often now that I know the only wear indicator involved is rotor replacement time... It just boggles my mind that a safety item like that wouldn't be standard much less manufacturers cheaping out and not adding in a $.02 piece of metal. Did the bean counters just not account for a markup on that poo poo?!? gently caress...
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Jul 14, 2017 08:04
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Adiabatic posted:Chewbacca knows when a post is Good and Helpful: HOLY poo poo, I just saw Chewbacca week before last at the Sloth Sanctuary in Limon Costa Rica! He was totally chill, although very disabled.
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Jul 19, 2017 18:28
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angryrobots posted:Hail sloth! Pretty much. Tap dancing around other peoples perceived bullshit is mental gymnastics I don't have time for.
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Jul 19, 2017 22:56
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Adiabatic posted:Si, thats where these pics were taken. I have a confession, that's not Chewbacca and yes ths real Chewbacca is super disabled. I just really like the name Chewbacca for a sloth. Nice! We just ended our 3 week CR trip last Wednesday. We kicked off the trip by going to Manuel Antonio, then up to Tamarindo, over to Monte Verde, up to Arenal, over to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, then back to San Jose. We rented a Toyota Fortuner turbo diesel, it was amazing for the drive up to and back down Monte Verde since it's an unpaved mountain both directions. If you're in a rental, next time you stop at gas stations, I highly recommend the limon flavored chicharrones they were amazing. Which volcano are you heading to?
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Jul 19, 2017 23:56
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Adiabatic posted:which is closed due to volcanic activity. Well, good luck to you Mr sloth. A few years ago when we came back and there was volcanic activity, the volcano erupted 7 hours before our flight was due to leave which delayed our plane by 14 hours. That was an awesome day at Alajuela airfield since they didn't let us know until we got to the gate ready to head out. $130 in food and pissed off later we were finally on our way to LAX. We arrived at 1:30 am, of course we missed our connecting flight by hours and the gate attendant cheerfully notified us that they had booked us for a flight the following morning at 10:30 am and the terminal is closed so we'd have to just hang out on a curb until 6:00 am. Fortunately, we weren't the only ones in this situation and there was a large uproar so they found it in their hearts to put us up in a room for the night at a nearby hotel. The best part is when I got back to work the day after I got to hear "Oh, you just HAPPENED to get grounded by a volcano huh? In the book of excuses, at least you're original..." Assholes.
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Jul 20, 2017 16:17
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A month late, but still worth it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071J9XNV...3&tag=natdee-20
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Jul 21, 2017 05:51
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KakerMix posted:Forgive my ignorance but as a person living in the USA I constantly get reminded that Minis and Range Rovers are unreliable garbage considering the alternatives we have available. No, they're totally reliable which is why I'm sorting a Mini cooling issue...
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Jul 24, 2017 04:56
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Cop Porn Popper posted:Coworker got stuck with a customer who told him all about his butthole Was it this guy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay_78K_pynU
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Jul 25, 2017 04:38
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Adiabatic posted:e: I should definitely point out that I was doing it too before this election, but a significant portion of the population thinks differently than I do and I know they aren't all racist bigoted morons so I have since been making a genuine effort to understand. It's probably because I just don't care anymore, but my eyes glaze over and I throw on a smile when people start politireligion talk. I quickly find an exit and walk away because it's not worth the brain power. I have my own thing going on and don't care to be bothered with any of that negativity in my life since every few years the new message is exactly the same except this time in package 2.0, or in my case package 10.3.2 or so.
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Jul 27, 2017 19:05
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fridge corn posted:the problem with the uk, the us, and all its like is that children are indoctrinated from birth to accept liberalism as a sort of religion so it's an uphill battle right from the start California is that but on an infinite multiplier. I'm super glad I'm not doing grad school at UC Berkeley since it was one of the finalists my decision came down to. All the recent bullshit started a few weeks after I would have started and the major bullshit hit when I would have been on campus during a Saturday. I'm not sure about the rest of the states, but CA is the worst of both sides since people are so hard left that they have their heads way up their asses and the right is so hard the other direction that they equally have their heads up their asses.
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Jul 27, 2017 19:28
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Leperflesh posted:Berkeley isn't representative of California. I'm not disputing that at all, I'm simply stating my decision worked out better than it could have.
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Jul 27, 2017 21:26
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ilkhan posted:On a completely different subject.... Ford didn't really kill the ranger, it just isn't available in our region, which just boggles the mind...
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Jul 27, 2017 21:39
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:I'd say that was part of it. The rest of it is americans being fat hambeasts Which makes it even worse, because the new Rangers are huge compared to what we're used to. When I was in CR I saw a few around and Ford essentially made the same move as Chevy with the Colorado.
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Jul 27, 2017 22:19
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CommieGIR posted:It also means I might be able to finish school now, since affordable schooling will be within reach. Affordable schooling is a completely subjective term that depends on your chosen major, you have to look at school in the light of investment vs return. I've worked in academia for a little over a decade and this is the one concept people, especially those in my industry, are completely unaware of. Bad investments include liberal arts, gender studies, anything art/music/theater. Good investments are vocational programs, MBA and not a bachelor's in business, a welding cert is worth it's weight in gold for time/money investment vs return. 1 semester and $500-1000 for the cert program where the instructors/deans are close with people in the industry so it's essentially a feeder program for a $45 an hour union job.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:20
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CommieGIR posted:I'm a physics major Then what's your excuse for school being too expensive? What schools are you looking at?
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Jul 28, 2017 15:39
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QuarkMartial posted:Getting my Ed.D in Education. When I invest badly, I go whole hog You also get that whole PSLF 10 year loan forgiveness with minimum monthly payments thing working for government/state.  https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
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Jul 28, 2017 15:59
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CommieGIR posted:Really can't. Tried. Don't have the time, energy, or money for both. Talk to your supervisor, you'd be surprised at how flexible they are. I finished my bachelors while working ramping up to 24 units the final 2 semesters. Working 40 hours a week, hybrid program (online/face to face), and owning a side business. The last semester my wife was gone to Costa Rica getting hours in for her field and we had 2 kids.
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Jul 28, 2017 16:49
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CommieGIR posted:How was your supervisor flexible if you were still pumping out 40/week? Working 40 hours a week is just exactly that, There are 168 hours in a week, you just need to work 40 of those for full time employment, you're left with 128. You need to sleep, I do 8 hours a night, that takes you down to 72 hours for school/commuting/family per week. Nobody said that it's fun, but it's definitely doable. Think of it as a numbers game. CommieGIR posted:spare funds for schooling. As it is, I'm trying to save up for my wife to go back to school to finish her degree. Unfortunately, the system turned into absolutely for pay around 2011 when the tuition cap was removed. This is a legit "Thanks, Obama." CommieGIR posted:Its bad enough I'm ADHD and covered in Learning Disabilities, I'm not good at stretching myself. At all. Yeah, that's a tough one man, you do what works for you.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:31
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CommieGIR posted:And DeVos is going to gently caress whatever tuition assistance is left. If it's any consolation, there's no such thing as tuition assistance for graduate degrees, unless the college/university of your choosing is offering anything. That was a factor in me not choosing US Berkeley, they wanted 165k for what I'm currently getting for 70k and the program I'm in is rated #2 in the nation, except Berkeley, of course, has the network base, but I hate living/working in the bay area so it wouldn't have mattered anyway...
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Jul 28, 2017 17:47
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cursedshitbox posted:Now you see part of my problem. My major is offered in 4 ish schools in california. all of which are pretty much unobtainable as I'm from a peasant immigrant family. What's your major?
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Jul 28, 2017 18:22
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QuarkMartial posted:Unless DeVoss curbs it. Even if whoever decides to do whatever, there's still a thing called being grandfathered in that will happen. I wouldn't be concerned about it as long as you get in under the gun.
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cursedshitbox posted:robotics engineering. My friends fiancee just finished a doctorate in cognitive and information science at UC Merced. He was from out of state and the whole program ended up only being around 30k. They're moving to Boston in the next few weeks because he got an offer for 130k starting. That said, he was full time student so work/student and 2 it's in Merced which is basically the rear end in a top hat of the valley. Edit: I should probably mention his main focus is robotics and ai. UC Merced has a great ai division with a professor base, at least while he was there, with a few who worked on the Watson project. keykey fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Jul 28, 2017 |
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Jul 28, 2017 20:57
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rdb posted:kobe is the prefecture where its raised. Its fed beer and grain i think. And massaged. Yeah, it's pretty much the definition of food fetish. QuarkMartial posted:Goddammit. I love eel. If you live in/around Oregon- Baja California coast line, you can go poke poleing for these delicious bastards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeyface_prickleback Super easy to prep, the spine goes perfectly verticle down the middle. Chop head off, slice as close to the spine as possible on both sides, peel off skin like a banana, batter, deep fry, eat. keykey fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Jul 30, 2017 |
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Leperflesh posted:I'll still sell low-value items but for the most part, stuff I can't sell to Half Price Books just gets donated to Goodwill for a tax write-off. The best thing about Goodwill/Hopechest/other thrift stores is the sheets they hand out are not itemized al all, just a signature and date.
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