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Wow, so July wasn't super great, huh? It's close enough to August so let's go ahead and get this thing started off on an up note. I appreciate all of you fine folks here that help to make this one of the best forums on the whole internet.
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I'm due to be married August 15, does that count as helping to keep an up note?
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Jul 31, 2019 14:12
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Assuming you're getting married because you really dig that other person and not because you're trying to create some nefarious Australo-Canadian cabal, I'd say yes. Congrats!
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Jul 31, 2019 14:58
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Well this got lost in the depression shuffle of the last thread, But I'm super loving happy about it so uts getting reposted ExplodingSims posted:So, I got an unexpected call from my boss this morning.
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I'm seeing Mogwai the week of my birthday, with my GF and my best friend from Dallas. He (friend) is coming down for a couple of days. I should actually have some vacation time at work to burn for this by then too. The lovely part: I turn 41 this month. 
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Jul 31, 2019 22:40
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I take my final exam tomorrow morning which determines if I keep my current engineering rank (and pay). The training material has to be the worst excuse for a photocopied book containing literal PowerPoint slides I’ve ever seen. I’m going in blind, other than passing the last three exams. There’s no self tests or questions and it’s driving me nuts. Wish me luck!
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Jul 31, 2019 23:10
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Good luck spyder
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ExplodingSims posted:Well this got lost in the depression shuffle of the last thread, Good poo poo man, guess that means you won't be coming back to FL any time soon huh 
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ExplodingSims posted:Well this got lost in the depression shuffle of the last thread, Give the forum a whacky project thread. You gotta beat v12 Frankenstein tho.
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Resting Lich Face posted:Give the forum a whacky project thread. You gotta beat v12 Frankenstein tho. Well, I dont know anything about working on diesels, so how bad of an idea is cramming a twin turbo Duramax into a 70yo truck?
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ExplodingSims posted:Well, I dont know anything about working on diesels, so how bad of an idea is cramming a twin turbo Duramax into a 70yo truck? That sounds like a great idea. Please do it.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Good poo poo man, guess that means you won't be coming back to FL any time soon huh Well, I do have some unfinished business there  But real talk, Oregon has been great. I hated Vegas as it was, then with my mom dying on top of everything else, I was just miserable. I was ready to move back. But since moving here? Everything has been so much better. This company I got hired on to here has been amazing, and growing so much. I mean, i got two promotions in less than a year, something must be going right. And Oregon is just great. There's so much to do. Go to the mountians, go to the beach, go down on the river. Even just walking around downtown Portland is so much fun. And the weather is amazing. I mean, right now it's hot, but its not unbearable like Florida was. Also, funnily enough, I meet so many people from Florida here.
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ExplodingSims posted:Well, I dont know anything about working on diesels, so how bad of an idea is cramming a twin turbo Duramax into a 70yo truck? wiring and a clean fuel tank. LB7. keep the Allison it's mated with. it'll probably scare the poo poo out of you the first time that old thing hits 70, if it even can without turning the governor up on the dirtymax due to the low gears of a 70yo truck.
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If you arent on AI Slack channel you seriously missed out today Major BOFH poo poo going on
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Fun article to start the month. Seems Texas Motor Speedway has banned electric cars from its drag strip. Not for any reason of competition, but because they're not equipped to put out a lithium fire. quote:“The reason for the exclusion is, in the event of a crash and possible resulting fire, our emergency vehicles currently do not carry the specific equipment required to suppress EV fires. As I’m sure you’re aware, conventional extinguishers are of no use in fighting a lithium-ion battery fire,” wrote Texas Motor Speedway spokesman David Hart in an email sent to Tesla fan site Teslarati.
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Liquid Communism posted:Fun article to start the month. Seems Texas Motor Speedway has banned electric cars from its drag strip. There's been a legit shitfight here because a bunch of series have banned EV's for the same reasons. Had nothing to do with the large and getting larger performance gap between EV's and ICE of course. Like some guy built a Nissan Leaf with some eye watering motor changes that absolutly smashed the gently caress out of anything this side of a purpose built open wheeler. Or the AWD Moke with Tesla motors that is.... JesusfuckingchristIgoneintoablackholeoffear fast. Nope, nothing to do with that at all. It's safety. Yeah that
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Aug 1, 2019 11:33
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New chat thread new Scout pics Fluff shot 
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Liquid Communism posted:Not for any reason of competition, but because they're not equipped to put out a lithium fire. Because a track isn't equipped with fire extinguishers, you see.
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To be fair, a lot of places don't have a class D fire extinguisher. And smoke from a lithium ion battery fire is insanely toxic.
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And because no ones ever shown off at a drag strip and punted it into the wall...
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Fermented Tinal posted:Because a track isn't equipped with fire extinguishers, you see. https://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-s-catches-fire-twice-in-one-day-1831228348 https://jalopnik.com/watch-volunteer-firefighters-in-austria-extinguish-a-fi-1819665352 There's a chance of reignition after the initial fire is put out. I don't know if tracks or cities are equipped to babysit a EV after they catch fire to make sure they don't reignite.
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Hi thread
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Rolling the dice. I hate Walmart but they had the tires for my car @ $160/tire, pick-up only, instead of $250-$300/tire everyone else was selling them for. They deliver to the local store next week. I'm thinking worst case, they cancel the order because their price was wrong? Or they show up damaged, or the wrong tires? Am I missing a downside here? Also is there anything visual I should look out for before I take them, outside of obvious damage? Edit - Hi Dad! 
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shy boy from chess club posted:New chat thread new Scout pics Wanna pet stinky kitty 
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Goober Peas posted:Rolling the dice. Knowing WalMart, it's probably a model number specific to them so they can get better pricing from the vendor/manufacturer. Give them a quick look over, but they're probably fine.
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Fermented Tinal posted:Because a track isn't equipped with fire extinguishers, you see. Regular fire extinguishers ain't going to do poo poo to a lithium ion battery fire, and a Class D extinguisher big enough to take a shot at a burning car starts around $20k. You need a few inches of foam on the fire, not just to deprive the fuel of oxygen briefly.
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ExplodingSims posted:Well this got lost in the depression shuffle of the last thread, Congrats dude, that’s terrific.
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slidebite posted:Wanna pet stinky kitty She would love that, when you scratch her back her leg starts going like dogs do even when she's standing up. Right now her coat isn't the usual puffiness cause she just blew the underfluff off for the summer. I got a whole skunks worth of hair in the brush every day and I don't know how she has any left.
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shy boy from chess club posted:She would love that, when you scratch her back her leg starts going like dogs do even when she's standing up. Right now her coat isn't the usual puffiness cause she just blew the underfluff off for the summer. I got a whole skunks worth of hair in the brush every day and I don't know how she has any left. Know anybody that's big into knitting? Maybe they could spin all her hair into some yarn and make you a sweet hat.
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oh hey! New thread - new truck! You may commence my ritualistic shaming and lecture me about 'financing a depreciating asset.' This is my first actual new vehicle. I'm gonna miss the gently caress out of my trailer mirrors though 
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F350s use the same cab now, so you should* be able to bolt a pair off one of those right on there. you've probably got like $1500 worth of electronics up in those mirrors these days, so the wiring might not be that easy.
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Can anyone recommend a good computer chair? preferably a comfortable one that doesn't make my legs fall asleep?
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Can anyone recommend a good computer chair? preferably a comfortable one that doesn't make my legs fall asleep? Is there a Costco near you? Mine is clearing out these la-z-boy computer chairs that are super comfortable.
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ExplodingSims posted:Well this got lost in the depression shuffle of the last thread, Hell yeah amigo congrats!
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Suburban Dad posted:Hi thread Hi hello
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Can anyone recommend a good computer chair? preferably a comfortable one that doesn't make my legs fall asleep? IKEA. STR and I have the same one. Here's an updated version, it's super comfy https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90289172/
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Can anyone recommend a good computer chair? preferably a comfortable one that doesn't make my legs fall asleep? I got a comfy and cheap one from Staples. Can't remember any other time I've bought something there. 
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Yet another 250lb rated chair, sigh.
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I'm going to make my own chair out of a cooled S-class or 7 series seat at some point because all computer chairs suck.
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Rhyno posted:IKEA. STR and I have the same one. Here's an updated version, it's super comfy
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