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May I suggest that this month's book be "The Long Earth" by Stephen Baxter and the late Terry Pratchett? A lot of you have probably read it already but it's a really nice piece of scifi with a very unusual premise I've not run into before. Being a Pratchett book, it's also loads of fun 
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Jimmithy posted:And for those of you who wish to expand their experience by reading some real literature may I suggest the cool and good A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o Well poo poo we didn't even get halfway down the first page before someone decided to be an elitist jerk for no reason  What's wrong with Pratchett? What makes The Long Earth not "real literature"? It's a book. It tells a story. It's a complex and sneaky story told in an absolutely beautifully assembled and described world with detailed characters and at least a few things you won't see coming. Don't get me wrong, you don't have to like it, but you also don't have to insult it just because you don't like it. P.S. STR I'M GOING TO BE IN YOUR CITY FOR LIKE FOUR HOURS ON WEDNESDAY
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Aug 1, 2016 07:19
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I may have come across a little more aggressive in that post than I meant to, but I object to being told that the works of one of my favorite authors are garbage  It's actually a series and the 5th/final book came out this year so you can read them all if you like the first one :3
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Aug 1, 2016 07:29
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Jimmithy posted:Relax. I was merely offering an alternative for people who don't enjoy genre fiction. I have never read Pratchett so I can't comment, although I have my suspicions. Perhaps I'll have a look at it when I'm finished with my current book so I can tell you how bad it actually is Then why did you comment, gosh Nah, we cool. If you've never read any Pratchett though you are really missing out, man. Discworld books are some good poo poo.E: OH IT'S CORN THAT EXPLAINS IT THEN Tomarse posted:I agree however that book of the month generally seems to be too serious for my liking. I prefer lighter entertainment from my reading matter. This is actually why I suggested The Long Earth. I knew someone would likely come along and suggest something more serious/""deep"", and it felt like it was time for something that more than two people who post here might actually read
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Aug 1, 2016 07:48
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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
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Aug 2, 2016 01:00
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I'm reading this post I'm writing right now
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Aug 2, 2016 06:54
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fridge corn posted:I have finished reading The Long Earth Thoughts? I know it's not your usual sort of thing, but I appreciate that you actually read it
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Aug 7, 2016 20:35
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In the market for an LQ4/4L80E, spyder? That looks awesome enough to partially redeem my failure
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Aug 8, 2016 19:13
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the spyder posted:Oh hell yes, I'll need some more details, but that would save me a ton of parts searching. Plus the freight shipper I work with is pretty awesome and as long as you can get it secured on a pallet/dropped off at the local terminal, it shouldn't cost that much to ship it here. It's loving on*. I have practically everything you'll need bar the stuff specific to putting it in the Jag, and I'm sure we can get everything palletized/dropped off no problem. I'll PM you my phone #  * If it fits, which it should, because a full size gen1 SBC fits in a jaaaaaag just fine
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Aug 8, 2016 19:42
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Safety Dance posted:They probably know enough to leave running cables to the cable-running professionals. Hey man, I know my way around a punchdown tool and 8p8c crimper  Ain't no way I'm touching anything intended for >1gbps operation though. gently caress STP and gently caress Cat6A connectors.
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Aug 9, 2016 20:04
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meatpimp posted:I thought he was talking about coming back to buy the LFA. The woman would probably be cheaper tbh
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Aug 9, 2016 22:17
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Pffffft like we have any self-respect, IOC.
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Aug 11, 2016 17:56
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angryrobots posted:You're not alone. Tide posted:I don't even know what that is and google confused me on the subject. 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"
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Aug 11, 2016 18:47
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I have that same Titan crimper and iirc Ken recommended it as a "cheap but decent" option in the tools thread, it's worked pretty well thus far
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that sounds pretty fuckin' awesome, not gonna lie.
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Aug 24, 2016 21:01
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Sounds like you need better friends 
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Aug 25, 2016 01:37
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Safety Dance posted:These are the bearings in question. One of them is good, the other's right hosed. You can just barely make out HJ 104 on the right bearing. The left is its twin (also HJ 104), but I've flipped it face down in case that reveals anything interesting. bog standard ball bearings, get you a decent quality 6004 and carry on
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Aug 25, 2016 16:46
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There's no MSG/other source of glutamates, and no dextrose, so that's almost certainly incorrect. It's probably a pretty passable approximation for the home gamer, though, lack of a pressure fryer being the main barrier to recreating KFC at home.
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Aug 26, 2016 19:53
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It probably bears no resemblance to what they use today, though.
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Aug 26, 2016 20:08
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Works for me! MSG makes basically everything with meat in it better. You can also just use a tiny bit of vegemite in your brine/whatever for that glutamate tang
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Aug 26, 2016 20:14
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Tide posted:Hows the price on a PC with these specs: Not too bad, but yeah, the RAM and SSD are a bit ridiculous. 1300 bucks should be getting you a 240GB SSD and 16GB of RAM. Also, 1TB HDDs are lovely $/tb these days, it should be a 2TB or 3TB at that pricepoint (difference in cost is like  )
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Aug 26, 2016 20:32
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But how will your rear end feel about it in a few hours?
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Aug 28, 2016 15:27
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Well that sucks. They're usually pretty good at sorting that stuff out in my experience  You should order something through primenow while you're on shift and see if you get handed your own delivery some texas redneck posted:Nobody uses Frontier by choice. They use them because they have no other option. 
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Aug 28, 2016 18:08
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Coredump posted:I saw a Miata with a Cummins 4bt this weekend. And you didn't take photos?!
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Aug 28, 2016 23:35
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fridge corn posted:Gene Wilder was a hero and a source of personal inspiration for me. One of the all time greats. He will me missed. Namaste One of the few times we'll agree on things. Adiabatic posted:lmao quote != edit https://twitter.com/ElusiveJ/status/686568077991882753 I wrote a big slab of text about this when Bowie passed so I'm not going to repeat it
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Aug 29, 2016 22:03
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Goodbye, three-year relationship. Jesus christ I wanted you to work out so, so loving badly. It was close, but not close enough. Lord knows we both tried, but better now that in 8 years/a kid. I have been the king of red-flag ignoring in all of my prior relationships, and I couldn't let myself do it again despite how desperately I wanted to. She was a great girl, I wish her only the best. A bit late, but;  E: oh for fucks sake not again it's been so long That all sounds lovely, Sigma X. It's shittiness all the way down.
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The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center would be very upset to discover that I have now touched TWO space shuttles Holy crap Nonesuch I knew it would be relevant but 
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