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Welp, i just realized why the radio in my car sucks. Apparently i have a POWERED antenna in the car which didn't get connected when i wired it up. Dumb.
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I really liked all the scions. They were priced too high for their demographic though.Ozmiander posted:Welp, i just realized why the radio in my car sucks. Apparently i have a POWERED antenna in the car which didn't get connected when i wired it up. Dumb.
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Feb 3, 2016 16:34
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I liked the first gen TC. Looked pretty sleek. Obvioisly too sleek for Toyota's lineup. Plus they have the potential to make a poo poo load of power.
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Feb 3, 2016 16:37
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Cage posted:I really liked all the scions. They were priced too high for their demographic though. It's the kind that's a bunch of traces on a piece of glass. I never realized there was a powered amplifier with it and the adapter just labels the wire "power ant."
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Feb 3, 2016 16:42
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Safety Dance posted:Oh my god these loving cats have to be up my rear end 24/7 when I'm working from home, which is always. We ended up finding a hotel 1.1 miles from McCormack that accepted my Dad's reward points. Two nights for $190 with free parking!
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Feb 3, 2016 16:45
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Rhyno posted:We ended up finding a hotel 1.1 miles from McCormack that accepted my Dad's reward points. Two nights for $190 with free parking! Not shabby. Hit me up when you're in town if you want to get a drink or something.
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Feb 3, 2016 17:21
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Remember kids - Make sure to count all your tools and fingers before and after each project. Other wise it may cause you to spend money that never needed to be spent.
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Feb 3, 2016 17:36
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Remember kids - Make sure to count all your tools and fingers before and after each project. Other wise it may cause you to spend money that never needed to be spent. Sounds like we're getting ready for story time. I'll get the s'mores and chairs if you light the fire.
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Feb 3, 2016 17:51
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keykey posted:Sounds like we're getting ready for story time. I'll get the s'mores and chairs if you light the fire. Oh, nothing special. Last time I was working on the mower, I left a screw driver on the battery tray. Went out to get the snow off the drive and its just back firing and running like poo poo. Figured the points and coil were poo poo. Called and ordered parts, put in new points (I already did that a couple months ago). Still runs like poo poo. Get ready to replace the coil, and notice that the screw driver that I am missing fell down and was hitting the coil to ground it out and making it obviously fire at the incorrect time. Moral of the story: I figured out where those missing sockets and tools go. Then end up rearing their ugly heads at the most inappropriate times.
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Feb 3, 2016 18:02
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Super Aggro Crag posted:So Scion is dead huh? Toyota is absorbing some of the cars but the TC is done. Good, now hopefully Mazda will bring back the 2 with the Skyactiv instead of re branding it through Scion. I want the new Mazda 2 dammit.
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Feb 3, 2016 18:04
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Tide posted:I started to make a big effort post about the responses to Somewhat Heroic and the ramblings of a kangaroo riding Australian fish, but thought better of it. Thanks for not. I had no intentions of it turning into what it did. Sorry about the pooch 
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Feb 3, 2016 18:39
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Enourmo posted:yeah, after talking to my roommate it seems he had maintenance fix a roof leak in his bathroom, and it started right after. And they screwed something up good, it's not just coming out cold; when you turn the hot water on, it runs at first, then slows to basically a fast drip. THEY FORGOT TO TURN THE HOT WATER VALVE BACK ON great work guys A+ oh well at least it was an easy fix
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Feb 3, 2016 19:02
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kastein posted:Won't matter at all though, because those idiots just get all their info from echo chambers full of nonsense and spew it forever and don't really listen. Related XKCDs:    CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:It's worse than that - the USA has Almost Centre Right and extreme Right - your Democrats aren't left at all, hell in most countries Obama would be firmly seen as right wing and conservative. Bernie himself is barely Centralist and he seems like the most left wing leaning politician you got. Let alone the ridiculous voting processes that make sure it cant change. No argument here from me. Super Aggro Crag posted:Man I am such a sucker for these treasure hunting shows. I even love Prospectors on the Weather Channel. TONIGHT ON THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND... THEY FIND NOTHING... AS USUAL. leica posted:Lol just like the Hunting For Bigfoot show, who is stupid enough to watch that thinking they're gonna find something. My wife watches Oak Island and Bigfoot hunters and just can't fathom why I dislike the shows (because there is so much other GOOD TV that we could be watching.) At least Rehab Addict and Fixer Upper are interesting.
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Feb 3, 2016 19:54
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i love rehab addict and that little lady is so nice! I got to meet her in person when she was doing a bunch of homes here in detroit
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Feb 3, 2016 20:06
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leica posted:Good, now hopefully Mazda will bring back the 2 with the Skyactiv instead of re branding it through Scion. I want the new Mazda 2 dammit. Its gonna be an ugly toyota, sorry. Time to start looking at ro-ro shippers from PR.
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I was looking at renting a challenger r/t for my father sometime this summer. When he got out of vietnam the first thing he spent his money on was a plum crazy challenger which unfortunately he no longer has and theres a local place that rents it out for $149/day as long as its Mon-Thurs. Hes battled 2 cancers over the past five years, just had both of knees replaced and he deserves a little slice of his youth for a few days. Not sure if I want to do a 3 day M-Th rental ($450) or a 2 day weekend rental ($490).
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Feb 3, 2016 20:18
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Cage posted:I was looking at renting a challenger r/t for my father sometime this summer. When he got out of vietnam the first thing he spent his money on was a plum crazy challenger which unfortunately he no longer has and theres a local place that rents it out for $149/day as long as its Mon-Thurs. Hes battled 2 cancers over the past five years, just had both of knees replaced and he deserves a little slice of his youth for a few days. That's some Good Son stuff. Well done.
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Feb 3, 2016 20:25
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Well its not like I'm not gonna take it for a little test drive too. 
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Feb 3, 2016 20:28
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Cage posted:I was looking at renting a challenger r/t for my father sometime this summer. When he got out of vietnam the first thing he spent his money on was a plum crazy challenger which unfortunately he no longer has and theres a local place that rents it out for $149/day as long as its Mon-Thurs. Hes battled 2 cancers over the past five years, just had both of knees replaced and he deserves a little slice of his youth for a few days. Is he retired? If not, I'd say weekend and take the car out of town on a weekend getaway.
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Feb 3, 2016 20:40
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Cage posted:I was looking at renting a challenger r/t for my father sometime this summer. When he got out of vietnam the first thing he spent his money on was a plum crazy challenger which unfortunately he no longer has and theres a local place that rents it out for $149/day as long as its Mon-Thurs. Hes battled 2 cancers over the past five years, just had both of knees replaced and he deserves a little slice of his youth for a few days. If he's retired and such, a 3 day cruise while everyone else is at work would be pretty nice. Plenty of time to get poo poo done, tootle wherever... I got my dad some track time at Goodwood in an E-type, DB4 and a Lotus Cortina for his last birthday, absolutely loved it so no doubt your old man will be thrilled. You should go with him too, it'd be cool as gently caress.
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1500quidporsche posted:Good it was the most useless brand. The only interesting product they had was the FRS and that should've been badged as a Toyota to begin with. gently caress yes. Does this mean the FRS will be rebadged as a Toyota and I can consider buying one? I realize not wanting to buy a car because of the badge is stupid and petty, but there it is.
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Tusen Takk posted:i love rehab addict and that little lady is so nice! I got to meet her in person when she was doing a bunch of homes here in detroit Is she as ridiculously short as it seems?
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Feb 3, 2016 21:10
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BraveUlysses posted:Is he retired? If not, I'd say weekend and take the car out of town on a weekend getaway. 88h88 posted:If he's retired and such, a 3 day cruise while everyone else is at work would be pretty nice. Plenty of time to get poo poo done, tootle wherever...
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I've reached my wits end with my career. Nothing within the industry holds my interest or seems interesting which means I don't want to know any more about IT than I already do, and every task that's given to me is like pulling my own teeth since I have no interest in it. One motivator for me to get into IT instead of auto repair stuff was someone told me that the ceiling for wages is much higher in IT than automotive, but if I don't give half of the smallest rat's rear end about IT, how'm I gonna make any more money?  Once I get my credit cards and student loans paid off, I'm gonna go find a fuckin job I like and devil-gives-a-gently caress about how much I make.
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Cage posted:I was looking at renting a challenger r/t for my father sometime this summer. When he got out of vietnam the first thing he spent his money on was a plum crazy challenger which unfortunately he no longer has and theres a local place that rents it out for $149/day as long as its Mon-Thurs. Hes battled 2 cancers over the past five years, just had both of knees replaced and he deserves a little slice of his youth for a few days. Are you my long lost sibling? My dad was in Vietnam, had a double knee and hip replacement, and battled cancer. He loves it when I take him out in the miata. Do your, sooner rather than later.
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Feb 3, 2016 21:38
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Magnus Praeda posted:Is she as ridiculously short as it seems? Yeah, her head is approximately where my breadbasket is shes really cute for her age too imo 
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mariooncrack posted:Are you my long lost sibling? My dad was in Vietnam, had a double knee and hip replacement, and battled cancer. He loves it when I take him out in the miata. Do your, sooner rather than later. Even though I lost.Dads are cool.
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scuz posted:I've reached my wits end with my career. Nothing within the industry holds my interest or seems interesting which means I don't want to know any more about IT than I already do, and every task that's given to me is like pulling my own teeth since I have no interest in it. One motivator for me to get into IT instead of auto repair stuff was someone told me that the ceiling for wages is much higher in IT than automotive, but if I don't give half of the smallest rat's rear end about IT, how'm I gonna make any more money? Ahem... Let me slap some sense in to you. You probably got into IT because you were a like DUDE I LOVE COMPUTERS I CAN DO THAT FOR A LIVING BECAUSE I GET TO WORK ON WHAT I LOVE IT WILL BE AWESOME. Now you hate it. Now you want to go into auto repair because you're all like DUDE I LOVE CARS I CAN WORK ON CARS AND DO THAT FOR A LIVING BECAUSE I GET TO WORK ON WHAT I LOVE IT WILL BE AWESOME. Am I right? Don't. loving. Do. It. A job is just a job. It puts a roof over your head, food in your belly, buys you the booze to get drink. It affords you the opportunity to things you LOVE to do. Very few people have a job they love or that they think is challenging or whatever. It's nothing more than a job. It isn't who you are, it isn't what you identify yourself with or as. It's just something you do to make money. The surefire way to immediately hate something you love is to do it for 40 plus hours a week. I don't care what it is. I love flying a plane, but you would have to pay me an obscene amount of money to do it as a career. I love to cook, and I'm really freaking good at it, but drat sure ain't gonna go back into the restaurant industry because gently caress that. Life isn't a Friends episode where everybody gets the job they love and do that the rest of their lives. Keep your hobbies and what you love and want to do separate from what earns you a paycheck. Sack up, buttercup. I hate my job. I've got 3 offices, 68 people, and 4 business streams to manage. But it is a means to an end, and that's it. At the end of the day, I go home happy because of what the job affords ME to do. (I feel like I should keep this copied down somewhere to paste when needed) Tide fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Feb 3, 2016 |
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Tide posted:(I feel like I should keep this copied down somewhere to paste when needed)
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Yeah, never ever do your favorite hobby as a job. I used to be BIG into computers, messing around with them to do all kinds of things and generally being 110% on top of everything going on in that field, including gaming and constantly upgrading my PC. I was elbow-deep in my Linux installation and tweaked the hell out of it for fun. After 8½ years in IT, I don't give a poo poo anymore. If things just work reasonably well that's good enough for me, I don't have the drive to tweak anything now. And I'm not even in a hardware or programming position, I do IT Service Management, it's been years since I even wrote a script at work or did anything that would be described as "hands-on". And it's still enough to make me annoyed rather than motivated if my PC doesn't something stupid and I have to fix it. I stay on Arch Linux for familiarity reasons, but I could just as well use Windows 10, I don't really do much of anything that requires a *nix system, honestly. I just stick with it because I know it really well by now and I dislike the lack of configurability in the Windows UI. So I've gotten into a lot of other things instead, and I'm acutely aware that as much as I enjoy those things, I should never ever try to make a career of them.
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Aren't you in the rustbelt? Don't become a flat rate mechanic. Ever. Especially in the rustbelt. As for the naysayers, it can be possible to love your hobby as a job, but I might be an outlier there. I'm an embedded systems engineer, I spent all day today designing PCBs and writing RTOS based firmware and loved it.
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Right, yeah, I'm in Minneapolis and I don't think I'd ever want to work on cars for a living even if it pops up in my brain every few months. Daily drivers that are more than, say, 7 years old are basically rust-infested to the point where you can't adjust things like tie rods cuz there aren't threads anymore, just rusty bits. I brought up auto work in my first bloo-bloo post cuz I wanted to do that when I was in high school and dad said "no, you'll hate it, you should do computers instead." In all likelihood I'd be saying the same thing about IT if I worked in a garage so I should figure out what I like about this career and find something that I at least don't hate.
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I tidied my garage up and that cheered me up out of a funk a little. Now I want to be building stuff, need to order plywood and pick something off the list.
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Feb 3, 2016 22:59
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scuz posted:groked Why do you say this?
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corn in the fridge posted:Why do you say this?
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Grok also implies a level of understanding that isn't as explainable or is more like, idk, something that you understand because it comes naturally to you or because you understand it at a very deep level It's a useful word that gets nerdshamed too often
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corn in the fridge posted:Why do you say this? The Oxford English Dictionary defines 'to grok' as "to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with" and "to empathize or communicate sympathetically (with); also, to experience enjoyment". It's a word, Corn.
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Feb 3, 2016 23:08
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Fish mate you have been dropping the mic a lot around here
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I like mic-dropping LaF, it's a fun time, especially doing in just a few paragraphs what Michael Moore took a whole movie to explain.
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I've read the book, I know what the word means.
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