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Siochain posted:If I'm young and ever diagnosed with something terminal, I'm going to do that. But aim for an office building with some CEO's that are assholes. Try and nail a conference table with my meaty remains or something. Go out with style! gently caress that I'm aiming for the first Juke, Soul, Cube, Murano, or Prius I see. Bonus points if it's behind another one so I pancake one and it rearends another. My grandfather on my mom's side went quick and mostly painlessly in a matter of days. I mostly take after him, hell I wear his last pair of cowboy boots occasionally. He liked jeeps, airplanes, tinkering, building or fixing anything and everything, shooting, etc. Grandmother on my dad's side went almost instantly. They sat down to watch the news, he looked over seconds later and she was dead. Grandfather on my dad's side... alzheimers and dementia. I watched him decline over the course of half a decade and I absolutely categorically refuse to put myself and my family through that if that's what I end up with. Grandmother on my mom's side is still truckin' along just fine, does whatever she wants whenever she wants, and didn't want to make me go out of my way to fix the drive system on her 30 year old snowblower because she could push it around just fine with only one wheel driving properly. I fixed it anyways, she kicks rear end.
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You Am I posted:Sorry, that's a bit too positive for this thread. Please mention something like, someone hitting your car or a pet dying please Petitioning this to be March thread title
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Anyone know much about vintage BMX bikes? My neighbor gave me this Vector Victory III made in the mid 80's and from the limited research I did it's apparently pretty rare and worth quite a bit.   It rides incredibly well, you can tell immediately that it's a high quality bike. I may just join the forums at BMX Museum to find out more about it, in the meantime I'm going to tune it up and ride it until my son is big enough then it will be his.....But if it's worth it and is rare I may restore it to new condition, I've always wanted a collectible BMX bike 
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Feb 24, 2015 23:59
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Geirskogul posted:Wait, that worked You caught me out on it too 
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Geirskogul posted:Wait, that worked  Time for Archer, beer and leftover pizza.
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kastein posted:Grandfather on my dad's side... alzheimers and dementia. I watched him decline over the course of half a decade and I absolutely categorically refuse to put myself and my family through that if that's what I end up with. Modern medical science is great at prolonging life, but not quite as good at preserving/judging quality of life.
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ilkhan posted:You know, I get the whole "I don't want to lose them" aspect, but at some point you have to figure living your own life is more important than grieving/caring for someone who isn't doing anything but breathing and suffering (or the reverse, you're done and want your kids/friends/family to move on). http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2011/11/30/how-doctors-die/ideas/nexus/ Your last line reminded me of this. After watching my mom suffer, I really need to get a living will. I've considered getting a dnr tattoo but those are more symbolic if anything.
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leica posted:Anyone know much about vintage BMX bikes? My neighbor gave me this Vector Victory III made in the mid 80's and from the limited research I did it's apparently pretty rare and worth quite a bit. That bike is loving amazing. I feel like I need to go watch Rad now. I wouldn't be surprised if you can see that bike in the movie.
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I know nothing about them but there's a BMX thread in YLLS: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3657202
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leica posted:Anyone know much about vintage BMX bikes? My neighbor gave me this Vector Victory III made in the mid 80's and from the limited research I did it's apparently pretty rare and worth quite a bit. It's missing the genuine Vector handlebars! They were a handlebar set that had the stem tube welded on, no adjustability but no gooseneck either = lightweight. They were just welded in place in what the company thought was the ideal position, and if you liked it you were golden. I had a buddy who was notably the best freestyler in town circa 1986 who swore by them. Last time I saw him he sold his bike for weed. drat shame. https://www.google.com/search?q=vec...Bw&ved=0CB0QsAQ I was a vintage 80's bmxer, though I had a Redline and later an SE Quadangle. Sold them both when I stopped riding, I'm a loving idiot. I'd love to have both those bikes today. I'd love more pics of all the details, like the grips, stem, seat, seatpost clamp, markings on rims, etc. Although maybe that's better for the bmx thread, I dunno. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Feb 25, 2015 |
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Feb 25, 2015 01:42
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These valvetrain gimmicks are getting out of hand. Four valves is enough for anyone.   
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The hits keep coming.. Does anybody know where I can purchase a 2013 Ford Taurus 5 button fob + key and have it cut/programmed for less than $260? We're using the backup set now because my wife lost the original pair at the mall today, so who knows where it went..
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keykey posted:The hits keep coming.. Does anybody know where I can purchase a 2013 Ford Taurus 5 button fob + key and have it cut/programmed for less than $260? We're using the backup set now because my wife lost the original pair at the mall today, so who knows where it went.. Literally 2 seconds ago my buddy called me asking if there is anyway to start his smart keyed durango with out a chipped key. My answer was to look around for shops that do ecu flashing and avoid dealers. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Feb 25, 2015 |
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Feb 25, 2015 03:19
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I'm sorry I'm an idiot I'll stop posting.
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Extra posted:I'm sorry I'm an idiot I'll stop posting. Never not post. just don't be an idiot anymore(?) and also post pictures of the delicious food you cook (this helps a lot)
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Wow. I don't know if you were trying to imply I did that, but I had nothing to do with that  ilkhan posted:You know, I get the whole "I don't want to lose them" aspect, but at some point you have to figure living your own life is more important than grieving/caring for someone who isn't doing anything but breathing and suffering (or the reverse, you're done and want your kids/friends/family to move on). I couldn't agree more. Substantial strides have been made in alzheimers research recently, so hopefully we will be the last generation to have to even worry about it, but if I find out that's how I'm going... I'm calling it quits while I still know who I am.
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Why yes, the proper way to respond to me turning down your application is literally write "I demand to know why you will be choosing the wrong person". Yep, you caught me red handed deliberately loving my own department. gently caress off you insufferable degenerate. And thanks for reinforcing my previous decision.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Why yes, the proper way to respond to me turning down your application is literally write "I demand to know why you will be choosing the wrong person". Yep, you caught me red handed deliberately loving my own department. I had someone show up to my office and wait in the lobby so they could discuss their turndown once. External person. Security escorted them out. An internal showed up at my desk once too.
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These we're all internal. Great first impression! I love giving feedback but it's going to be honest and you need to be an adult about it. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 04:26 on Feb 25, 2015 |
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Feb 25, 2015 04:24
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Maker Of Shoes posted:These we're all internal. Great first impression! My favorite interview story is the guy who presented a bullet pointed list refuting the feedback he had received after an interview. Not mine, but holy hell his manager needed to have sorted him out before he got that far.
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Feb 25, 2015 04:32
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I know this is AI not games but does anyone have Diablo 2 and LOD cd keys that they don't use anymore? I'm on an nostalgic gaming kick and I want to play it again.
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Tusen Takk posted:The YouTube thread keeps crashing on my phone but this is so god drat AI: Man that barn does not give a poo poo.
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Homeworld remastered is being released tomorrow dude, go play that instead!
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Damnit. Left a half empty beer on my desk last night... right next to my keys. The Dude decided to walk across my desk while I was asleep (which he does pretty often). Opened up the keyfob, amazingly it was only damp around the contacts. Wiped them off with a damp towel, let it dry, and it still works.  The keyfobs themselves are dirt cheap, but I need access to a Tech2 or a locksmith to program new keyfobs in. Also, my keys smell like beer now...Big Daddy Keynes posted:Alzheimer's chat: There is a massive history with Alzheimer's in my family. Its why I chainsmoke It runs in my paternal grandfather's side in men, and my maternal grandmother's side in women. Heart problems and diabetes also run in my mom's side - heart on both sides, diabetes in her mother's side. My dad has already outlived his father by about 12 or 13 years though (his father died in his early 50s), and shows no signs of slowing down - mentally or physically. Still plays tennis and golf constantly, still works 50+ hours a week with a bit of travel (he's both a CPA and CVA, and serves as an expert witness quite often). He's put on a little weight (he's up to a whole 165 now) and lost a bit of hair, but he's in far better shape than me physically. MrChips posted:Usually I would agree with you, but my local Latino food market (if you can believe there's one in the frozen wastes of Canada) sells a brand of canned chipotle peppers that are so hot that they could probably be used to strip chrome off bumpers. What brand? Pham Nuwen posted:My 2100 came off the science department's junk pile about 6 years ago. Nothing wrong with it, it was just old. I'm still on the toner that came with it. Goddamn, that just makes me jealous. We go through 2-3 toner cartridges a year on my Samsung. Each one is only rated for 1500 pages  (we're up to nearly 1700 on the current one, but it shows 1% remaining - going to pick up a new one when I get paid). They're a little expensive too, since they include the drum.NitroSpazzz posted:Since buying mine the media PC has been powered up twice, one of those was just for router config crap. Really a nice little device and works well. Finally put the app on my phone and that is kind of nice for controlling everything. I'm up to two dedicated media PCs, plus my desktop has a TV hooked up to it as a 3rd monitor (+ Plex Server + Plex Home Theater + Windows Media Center for DVR/TV duty), but they've been used to replace cable boxes. If there was an easy way to get live TV on a standalone device, particularly the subscription channels (HBO), I'd be all over that - but right now Windows Media Center is the easiest way. And surprisingly, most user-friendly. One of the PCs was a barebones garbage find (an old Dell P4 2.8 with no RAM or HDD) - $20 on 2 gigs of RAM, an old WD Raptor 38GB HDD I had sitting around, my old video card (Geforce 210), and my old copy of Win7 later, it works great for watching live TV. There's a 27 inch 720p TV in there, one that powers itself off if it loses the HDMI signal. The other is an off-lease HP 7700 core2duo 1.8 GHz that I picked up for $113 at Micro Center, it's hooked up to a Samsung 32" LCD TV. Video card for the HP finally showed up. Swapped the low profile bracket onto it (which means it now takes up 2 slots - the 2nd for the VGA port), installed the drivers, and dragged it into the master bedroom and plugged it into the TV. Don't have a remote yet, but I just borrowed the remote from the other one (which is in the guest bedroom - I have the same remote ordered for the other PC, should be here Thursday, along with the patch panel). Found out it struggles a little with 1920x1080, but 720p works great (plus it's a 32" TV, it only does 720p and 1080i - video looks like poo poo at 1080i on that TV). It's on wireless for now, with a decent TP-Link external dual antenna adapter - I tried using the powerline ethernet adapter for it, but I get better speeds with the TP-Link. It still pixelates slightly on fast moving stuff, but I plan to have that bedroom wired for ethernet by the weekend (, and every bedroom + den wired up by next weekend. I'll keep the powerline ethernet adapters in case we ever put a PC in the kitchen and/or if we need network access in the garage, I really don't want to deal with trying to get cable to that side of the house. Only thing bugging me is the picture is a bit soft on live TV, and the TV won't let me adjust sharpness when it's running at its native resolution. I'm sure it's something I can tweak with the video card drivers (it's a Geforce 210, just like the one in the other PC, just a fanless version that includes a low profile mounting bracket). Everything else is sharp.
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some texas redneck posted:Damnit. Left a half empty beer on my desk last night... right next to my keys. The Dude decided to walk across my desk while I was asleep (which he does pretty often). Isn't this the second time your cat has knocked over a beer on your desk and soaked electronics? At this point it's starting to seem like you should either cut your losses and eat the cat, or stop leaving beers on the desk.
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LloydDobler posted:It's missing the genuine Vector handlebars! They were a handlebar set that had the stem tube welded on, no adjustability but no gooseneck either = lightweight. They were just welded in place in what the company thought was the ideal position, and if you liked it you were golden. I had a buddy who was notably the best freestyler in town circa 1986 who swore by them. Last time I saw him he sold his bike for weed. drat shame. The handle bars are actually Vector bars, just not the type you described although I wish. Grips are lovely newer style, seat is a lovely GT, clamp is not original either but the post might be.....Stem has no markings, generic double clamp. Rims are Rigida Made In USA  never heard of them. Two different hubs, Joytech an the front and Sovos on the rear.
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Tall people problems: having to pick up the trashcans with ~80lbs of yard trash in them by the smooth plastic sides. I'm tall enough that with the handle at a comfortable height (ie not squatting down), the can wants to tip back onto its base.
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Bovril Delight posted:My favorite interview story is the guy who presented a bullet pointed list refuting the feedback he had received after an interview. Not mine, but holy hell his manager needed to have sorted him out before he got that far. Holy poo poo.
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Oh poo poo finally heard back from phone insurance, they're out of S3s so it looks like I'll be getting an S5 in the next week or so. 
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Pham Nuwen posted:Isn't this the second time your cat has knocked over a beer on your desk and soaked electronics? At this point it's starting to seem like you should either cut your losses and eat the cat, or stop leaving beers on the desk. I'm not much on eating pussy, so I guess I should just finish off the beers before I go to bed.  He hasn't managed to kill any electronics yet, but my originally white Nexus 5 is now stained pink from a Mike's Harder Cranberry Lemonade.
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 So this happened while giving Das Volk a ride. Coil packs got wet during a car wash. We left it for an hour and came back to find someone had spit on it. Also while loading it onto the truck two groups of teenagers drove past filming while screaming "human being". I hate humanity.
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They're just ultra jelly
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Welcome to the glamorous world of Italian exotic ownership.
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Comrade Flynn posted:Also while loading it onto the truck two groups of teenagers drove past filming while screaming "human being". Maybe they were advertising and not accusing?
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Bajaha posted:Maybe they were advertising and not accusing? They just wanted to ride his short fat one. Seriously though. gently caress em. let the haters hate. means you're doing something loving right. 
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Comrade Flynn posted:
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cursedshitbox posted:They just wanted to ride his short fat one. Yeah. It was just the spit on the car that pissed me off. Luckily when I dropped it off, the detailing shop refused to let that poo poo stand and detailed the area of the car that had been spit on for no cost. nm posted:What I've learned: Truly the most valuable lesson. This isn't even the first Murcielago that's broken with him riding!
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Das breaks everything that isn't a bavarian poo poo car I'm afraid. thats nice of the detail shop to step in. Be glad no fucker decided to slam reverse into the fucker, but then again they probably wouldn't have insurance any drat ways. (btdt...ugh)
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He can ride in my death traps anytime he wants, if they survive me they will survive anyone. Can't drive em though, you have to be one with the MJ to drive it because it requires a sixth sense for deathwobble and the ability to constantly fight it off with minute steering input changes or it instantly wobbles at anything over 40mph, or when not turning right. Since one of the engine mounts is questionable at best, more than a shake or two of death wobble would probably break the bracket off the block (again.) I think I'd hand a 15 year old the keys to a liter bike before I'd let them take the wheel in it. There's a reason that POS is parked. I can keep it under control even while tired but between that and the lack of an inspection sticker it simply does not belong on the road anymore.
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