Queen Combat posted:

I went to Goodwill today to stock back up on ethernet cables (I have a big roll of CAT5 and RJ45 ends, but I can't find my crimpers and at goodwill they're like a buck a piece) and found a BNIB Canon scanner from 2004 for $5. "Why not?"

Got home, set it up like it was nothing (had to use the Windows 7 x64 drivers), and it works just fine with excellent resolution. My printer is a Dell 3130C color laser toner so I've been avoiding picking up an all-in-one because the printer itself is baller as gently caress and already takes up a ton of space. Photo scanners are pretty good nowadays but like once a year I just need a flatbed. This works a treat and it's crazy that something that's nearly 15 years old and proclaims "Works with Windows XP/2000/NT4" on the box works just fine with a modern x64 system, without any issues.

Feelin' pretty good.

Queen Combat posted:

LloydDobler posted:

I'm on board the free college train. The price of a degree should be 0, borne by society which benefits from its members being educated. Don't want to go? fine, make your own way. Want job training? Fine, society pays for it. Want a degree? Fine, society pays for it. Want a bullshit degree? We'll pay for that too. Society still benefits regardless of field of study, as long as there's a base curriculum that educates on general subjects. Someone with an art degree will still be able to speak coherently and type a readable e-mail.

The way I envision it is that you still have to attend and pass your classes or you're out. Free college opponents want to prevent people just using school to avoid working, and I agree with that. Make measurable progress or stop wasting society's money. Imagine high school but when kids cut class or skip homework they're just kicked out.

But yeah, my daughter is staring down $25k a year for even mediocre schools. I'm trying to convince her to live with me and do community college, because unless she gets some great grants and scholarships it's all out of pocket.

Fo3 posted:

I have a BMW in Australia and often end up buying parts from the USA. Postage isn't cheap ($us45 min, up to $99 for either a loaded box or a couple of large items), so parts availability is not going to be a problem and would not be a deal breaker.
Big question is how good are you at welding?

Nidhg00670000 posted:

As a swede with two 1972 'Murican cars, I can tell you that it's no problem at all. All Autoexperten stores can order from the Hansen Racing catalogue, and Dalhems delivers overnight if you call and ask nicely (and pay for it). And both Dalhems and Arvika El & Motor can order whatever you want from Summit.

puberty worked me over posted:

Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) (Intel Core M, 4GB RAM, 128GB) [/url]