mariooncrack posted:

Anyone have recommendations for audio books? I have a bunch of credits at audible to burn.

I listened to American Gods but I found it enjoyable. I also listened to the expanded version, don't know if that makes a difference.

Rhyno posted:

If you do this, absolutely do not read past the third book.

Rhyno posted:

The best books are the ones they turn into movies so I don't have to do any of that gay reading poo poo.

Rhyno posted:

I drew pictures on the wall of the asylum with my poop that told a better story than the Lynch film.

literally a fish posted:

I just wanted to give people the option of a BotM that more than 4 of us might actually read since this is a car forum not a college literature class and we are perhaps not all interested in books for books' sake, but for entertainment and escapism and other things

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

At least you lot can read. Other car forums, I honestly have no goddamn idea how anyone can be on the Internet and be that illiterate

Seat Safety Switch posted:

I sort of want that job.

MustardFacial posted:

Baby check in: She cries a lot. I think she might be cholic. I don't get any sleep.

the spyder posted:

You just had a kid. Goodbye car toys!

Also, watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlOYX124hrU
EFR FTW.

Adiabatic posted:

CommieGIR and I are watching this gaming garbage livestream and it's horrid

The Locator posted:

What the hell is that? Is that Lowtax and his kid?

mariooncrack posted:

Government tracking you? Hell no.

Private company tracking you so you can catch pokemon? OK!

Super Aggro Crag posted:

Been off my anti-anxiety meds for a few months now but lately I have been getting panic attacks and super anxious over nothing. Hate that butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling.

IOwnCalculus posted:

I now get why people hate millennials. I think this officially makes me old but I don't care.

Sitting at dinner with my almost-4-year-old, a couple of college age kids sit in the booth directly behind us. After ten minutes of them reading off all of their hilarious Pokémon names like "Gloopy gently caress" and calling the girl who brought them food a "dumb ho", I told them to shut the hell up. Response?

"Why are you using harsh language?"

I think the last time I wanted to cause someone such severe physical harm was back in high school when some shithead with pretty much the exact same flippant attitude decided that he needed to ride in the bed of my truck. Wouldn't listen to me saying no until I gave it a few quick stabs of gas and brake.

Country is doomed, terrorists win.

Darchangel posted:

Can confirm: Dental insurance is far worse than general health insurance. Mine knocks almost everything down by 50%, but only covers a max of $3500, which is pitiful.

ssjonizuka posted:

Ugh, that sucks. Not quite as bad -but in a similar vein: I go to a periodontist 3-4 times a year. For the past...4 years. Usually about $130 out of pocket a visit. Add any extra services and it just balloons. And some old fillings are breaking down, so..here comes some more work on top of that! hooray! Insurance is awesome!

Safety Dance posted:

They probably know enough to leave running cables to the cable-running professionals.

Adiabatic posted:

Lmao so I thought the AC compressor went out in the MR2 but I go and look at it and the belt's loose. It's only the harmonic balancer, the compressor, and a tensioner.

Also the harmonic balancer pulley for the AC compressor (but not for all the other accessories) has about an inch or two of axial play when I rev the motor. It legit reminds me of a starter gear clutch.

blk posted:

meatpimp posted:

Yeah, screw your existential angst, blk, still got that old cheap laptop?

Goober Peas posted:

I think questioning whether you married the right person is common, especially in the early years of the marriage. Also big life changes tend to put stress on the relationship that prime that question.

Sounds completely normal to me

the spyder posted:

I've been meaning to post our old Lenovo T510+T520 up, but I haven't had time. If anyone wants a cheap i5/i7 (8GB/160-256GB SSD/15") laptop, PM me.

angryrobots posted:

My wife and I have had major arguments over the dumbest poo poo, but probably the most common is my shop time, and the differing opinions we have about what is equitable, and included.

Sorry hun, but no I don't agree that yardwork should be counted toward my personal time.

the spyder posted:

I think the T510 has a Quadro, I'll check. It's a quad core, 8GB, 256GB, WXGA+. Was our kitchen computer for the last few years.

NitroSpazzz posted:

Speaking of computers and stuff anyone need a hard drive or several? Have a box of these that are going to scrap shortly. I can't sell them but I can give them away as long as you pay shipping. I already grabbed a couple that I'll likely never use but there's probably 100+ left.

Cakefool posted:

I missed the birth of my second but my only concern was that were both okay.

All of a sudden they're 6 and 3 years old.

NitroSpazzz posted:

All 4TB, used in a massive storage development system for a few months then sat powered off and now they're in a cardboard box waiting to be scrapped. I'll respond to PM's at the end of the day once I figure out how I'm going to get a very heavy box full of hard drives home. I'll weigh a couple and see how many I can safely stuff in a flat rate box. They're SAS if you haven't looked up the part number yet.

Collateral Damage posted:

For you vultures, do note that those are SAS drives and most onboard SATA controllers won't work with SAS drives, so you'll need a standalone SAS controller like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2KM4558738

IOwnCalculus posted:

What self-respecting goon doesn't already have a SAS-based NAS for serving their Linux ISOs?

literally a fish posted:

Translation: "What sort of self-respecting nerd doesn't have a server full of hard drives to store all their COMPLETELY LEGAL AND IN NO WAY PIRATED digital content"

opengl128 posted:

I'll post this every time someone has a stuck rotor because it's a million times better than beating the poo poo out of it and possibly messing up a hub/bearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtsTJCRljAs

It has never failed me. So satisfying when it just pops loose.

Enourmo posted:

Turns out that to get budget for the rocket project I'm running ($500 which the SGA will then match), I have to make a powerpoint and potentially an in-person presentation to the regional chapter of the organization. Like the actual pro-tier main part of the org where real engineers run it, not the school chapter.

Rhyno posted:

So the pissing cat continues to pee in the same spot no matter what I do. I had the idea that maybe if I buy a motion sensing air freshener and sit it right in that spot it might scare him away. I'd of course need to fill it with water so I don't poison him but how cruel does this sound?