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Being home from hospital is kinda great. I am enjoying a pilsner urquell on the deck
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fjelltorsk posted:I am enjoying a pilsner urquell on the deck I get to do this in about 13 hours. 
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Feb 1, 2015 16:41
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I should probably mention that its -3 C outside. No need for a cooler
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Feb 1, 2015 16:42
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I woke up to 8 inches of snow, with 3-5 more due before I go to work tonight. Gonna be a fun drive in.
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Feb 1, 2015 17:05
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It's foggy as poo poo in Phoenix right now. I think it knows I'm moving to Seattle.
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Feb 1, 2015 17:18
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I didn't even realize it was February.
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Feb 1, 2015 17:23
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mariooncrack posted:I didn't even realize it was February. loving same, this year is already flying by. Congrats on being out of the hospital, fjelltorsk!
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Feb 1, 2015 17:24
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Quite A Tool posted:It's foggy as poo poo in Phoenix right now. I think it knows I'm moving to Seattle. Seriously. At one point this morning I couldn't see the intersection that couldn't have been more than a hundred feet away.
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Feb 1, 2015 18:11
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I buy the same thing for breakfast and lunch for the entire week every Sunday. Every single thing I normally buy was on sale. I saved like $15.
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Feb 1, 2015 18:56
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I'm not dumb, but sometimes I am a goddamned idiot. Got a set of photocell LED lantern-style lights to replace the ones we had on the front of the house. Three for the front. I took the first old one off, undid the wire nuts, undid the bracket, got the new bracket on, re-used the wire nuts and did white-white, black-black, bare-bare for the new fixture. Got it mounted and leveled, then turned it on... nothing. The other lights in the series worked (this was the second fixture in a series of four), but not this new one. Re-checked the wire nuts, everything was tight. Did that a couple times, dead tight. Thought that I might have a DOA fixture, so I took it inside and shoved the white and black wires into an outlet and it lit right up... wtf. So, I took it out again, re-tried the wire nuts, nothing, checked with a meter and it damned sure had proper voltage. Said "gently caress it" and cut the twisted wires back to where they were straight, stripped new wire ends and shoved them in push-type wire connectors. Pushed the new lamp's wires into the push connectors, everything's tight, no way this could go wrong now, right? Again, nothing. So, I tried a different fixture, with no luck. Tried the second fixture inside and it worked straight away. Then I figured it out and felt like a goddamned idiot. What did I miss? meatpimp fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Feb 1, 2015 |
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Feb 1, 2015 19:04
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Probably taking a piece of packing material off the photocell, installing the bulb/led module, or turning the breaker on.
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Feb 1, 2015 19:08
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I replaced an outlet once thanks to forgetting that the light I was using to test it was also photocell controlled. 
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Feb 1, 2015 19:09
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kastein posted:Probably taking a piece of packing material off the photocell, installing the bulb/led module, or turning the breaker on. IOwnCalculus posted:I replaced an outlet once thanks to forgetting that the light I was using to test it was also photocell controlled. Yep, the damned photocell. Put my hand over top of it and the light came on straight away. I probably redid a perfectly fine install at least 5 times, with much cursing and an extra helping of mad. :{
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Feb 1, 2015 19:13
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Besides the insane delays driving to work I love driving in the snow. Blizzards or just freshly fallen, I like how a lot of the road/tire noise quiets down and youre forced to take a leisurely pace.
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Feb 1, 2015 19:45
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My daughter and I made a thing. It was fourth fastest. Not too shabby considering we weren't building for speed.
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Feb 1, 2015 19:54
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hello february
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Feb 1, 2015 19:55
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I guess I'm going to F1 this year.
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Feb 1, 2015 19:55
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trouser chili posted:My daughter and I made a thing. How far did you go with your prep? Did you polish the axles? There's a crazy amount of tweaks people will go to for soap box derby cars.
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Feb 1, 2015 19:56
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Found another one. How would you like 1 of 500 italian supercar with a targa top? http://ww2.copart.com/us/Lot/32054264?searchId=997050920
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Feb 1, 2015 20:01
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meatpimp posted:How far did you go with your prep? Did you polish the axles? There's a crazy amount of tweaks people will go to for soap box derby cars. Yes, deburred and polished the axles, then graphite lube. Given the nature of the pixel-art based design, there were issues at the hubs on the front wheels. We were exactly at 141.2 grams thoigh, so that was good.
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Feb 1, 2015 20:02
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The head of engineering at my job cnc milled his kids pinewood derby cars, turned the wheels on a lathe to shave them smoove and did some trickery with nylon bushings that is illegal now I guess
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Feb 1, 2015 20:03
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Powershift posted:Found another one. How would you like 1 of 500 italian supercar with a targa top? I don't know about supercar, but I didn't know they were that rare. A friend of mine's dad had one when we were in grade school. FERRARI ENGINE YO (That was the claim back in the day... inaccurate, but tangentially related). Also, I don't think that's an '88, probably '82 is more like it? trouser chili posted:Yes, deburred and polished the axles, then graphite lube. Given the nature of the pixel-art based design, there were issues at the hubs on the front wheels. We were exactly at 141.2 grams thoigh, so that was good. Yep, sounds like reasonable prep for a fast car. Nicely done! meatpimp fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Feb 1, 2015 |
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Feb 1, 2015 20:05
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meatpimp posted:I don't know about supercar, but I didn't know they were that rare. A friend of mine's dad had one when we were in grade school. FERRARI ENGINE YO (That was the claim back in the day... inaccurate, but tangentially related). Also, I don't think that's an '88, probably '82 is more like it? That's the special edition. black and gold paint, black and gold wheels. there were about 9300 zagatos made, only 500 special edition. come on, italian, designed by pinninfarina, built by zagato, based on a lancia, engine by fiat. The only way it could get more italian is if it was on fire.
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Powershift posted:That's the special edition. black and gold paint, black and gold wheels. there were about 9300 zagatos made, only 500 special edition. Probably only a matter of time until it is on fire. Plus, autotragic removes at least 80% of the Italian. Haha, 0-60 in 12.5 seconds. Awesome. meatpimp fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Feb 1, 2015 |
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Feb 1, 2015 20:22
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fjelltorsk posted:Being home from hospital is kinda great. I am enjoying a pilsner urquell on the deck Is this like a Steve Urkel?
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Feb 1, 2015 20:32
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There should be an adult pinewood derby where the only restriction is size. Rocket motors, etc should be allowed.
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Feb 1, 2015 20:43
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We're already under a foot of snow with more on the way. Good thing I don't have to be anywhere until Tuesday.
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Feb 1, 2015 20:44
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I'm already looking at ways to tune the om617a for better performance
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Feb 1, 2015 20:53
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You know you are up early (4:30am) when the cat takes one look at you, gives you a look as if you are nuts and promptly goes back to sleep. Not sure why, the cats know quite well that's about my usual time on weekdays.
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Feb 1, 2015 20:55
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Quit hogging all the snow you guys. We need it up here bad, its like a shittier spring since we get the huge temp swings and crappy roads from all the thawing and freezing and there isn't enough snow anywhere to enjoy sliding around in an empty parking lot. This season is bunk.
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Feb 1, 2015 21:01
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rscott posted:The head of engineering at my job cnc milled his kids pinewood derby cars, turned the wheels on a lathe to shave them smoove and did some trickery with nylon bushings that is illegal now I guess Par for the course for engineer dads. Between my brother and I, my dad (aerospace engineer) was pretty proud of a few years straight of wins in our immediate scout troop.
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Feb 1, 2015 21:03
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rscott posted:I'm already looking at ways to tune the om617a for better performance The beauty of a diesel is that performance is a much simpler matter. Add more fuel until it starts smoking, then add more boost to get your efficiency back and get your EGTs under control, rinse, repeat until you start breaking things or run out of money (though of course, most people go way fuckoff overboard on the first step and skimp on the second step because ROLL COAL BRAHHHHHH). The problem is that 'more fuel' in a mechanical diesel past the point of 'turn the fun screw' means fiddling with the IP, which means $$$$$ at an injection shop- and IP internals are not something you can do in your garage because they're insanely precise pieces of equipment. Like, sub-1-thou clearances and 'one invisible dust particle can kill the pump' type stuff.
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Feb 1, 2015 21:08
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Flying to San Antonio for a week in the morning on business. I loving hate San Antonio. The entire city smells like feet.
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Feb 1, 2015 21:12
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Bajaha posted:Quit hogging all the snow you guys. We need it up here bad, its like a shittier spring since we get the huge temp swings and crappy roads from all the thawing and freezing and there isn't enough snow anywhere to enjoy sliding around in an empty parking lot.  Bajaha posted:This season is bunk.
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Feb 1, 2015 21:33
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TFR cross-postin. Went to a gun show today and got me an AK-47: It's so cool I super like it 
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Feb 1, 2015 22:11
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Tommychu posted:The beauty of a diesel is that performance is a much simpler matter. Add more fuel until it starts smoking, then add more boost to get your efficiency back and get your EGTs under control, rinse, repeat until you start breaking things or run out of money (though of course, most people go way fuckoff overboard on the first step and skimp on the second step because ROLL COAL BRAHHHHHH).
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Feb 1, 2015 22:26
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If possible, could I get some input? I've decided that the current RX-7 club website is not cutting it. The previous admins haven't touched it since 2013. I've made one pass already but want many more fresh sets of eyes on it. What can be changed to make it better? [RADL assemble?!] http://edmontonrx7club.com/ Content, layout, etc...
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Feb 1, 2015 22:32
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Adiabatic posted:TFR cross-postin. Went to a gun show today and got me an AK-47: Romanian?
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Feb 1, 2015 22:38
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Rhyno posted:We're already under a foot of snow with more on the way. Good thing I don't have to be anywhere until Tuesday. Wish I didn't. Running a fever thanks to a sinus infection all weekend, just dug out the driveway to move my roommate's lovely little Toyota sonce he parked behind my Jeep.
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So speaking of poo poo that's awesome, saw this just now: NC vanity tag: MINE'S R32 
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