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AppleBonker wrote:
I wish most phones didn't. Phone cameras are generally piss poor.
fact

but they do come in handy at times when you don't have a camera on you.


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i like my phone for that fact that i can take pics and make videos and upload them straight to my facebook or youtube.

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Dave, you still in here? I need a good source for FJ20e info, tuning etc. You know of anything?

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I do believe I can do that with mah crackberry....

if my phone wasn't so fubared, I think I would've waited till I had more cash and gotten a better phone....

the Curve 8310 isn't bad...but it's not even 3G

ah well, I'll treat myself to whatever the next best thing is when it's time to re up.

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DrifterXRPS13 wrote:http://chicago.craigslist.org/....html

i'm really tempted to buy something old school...anybody have any suggestions...i really really really like roadrunners...well the first generation one anyway.
Just buy my MG! Hell, I'll sell it to you on payments...

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i believe i had propositioned you for payments a long time ago...interesting that we have no come full circle my elder jedi master...

but in all seriousness you still got no bites?

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too few people in this world are cool enough to drive that car.

have you tried throwing it up on the GRM classifieds?

sounds right up their alley.

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Mr1der wrote:but they do come in handy at times when you don't have a camera on you.
Yeah, but phone camera quality is teh suck. IMO, most of the time I'd rather not take the pic and have crappy quality over taking a crap looking pic. It's all the damn companies catering to what the average joe wants. Gimme a camera on my phone with MOAR MEGAPIXELS. Little do most people realize, more megapixels does not equal better quality image, just a larger file size.
DrifterXRPS13 wrote:i like my phone for that fact that i can take pics and make videos and upload them straight to my facebook or youtube.
Yeah, most phones do this now. Personally, I like to check the photos out on a pc first before uploading for the world to see. The phone screen is too small to get a good feel for anything. Who knows what crazy stuff might be visible in the photo.

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So far nothing serious and I really could use the space and the $$$. We're planning to buy a place by the end of the year and that'd be nice down payment money.

If you're serious Faizan shoot me an email. If you could pay it down before the end of the year I'd be happy to work it out with you. I'd much rather see it go to someone on here than a random somebody.

Time for work! Catch ya later guys!

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Mr1der wrote:you could always get the Sony Ericsson with I think an 8.1mp cam on it...
you mean the 8.1mp cam with the sony ericsson phone attached to it?

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Mr1der wrote:you could always get the Sony Ericsson with I think an 8.1mp cam on it...
Pointless. The lens on a phone isn't good enough for much over 1 megapixel. Anything more and you're just getting higher resolution garbage. It makes me angry, because I can't get a quality camera that I like. I just want a point and shoot with no more than a 6-7 megapixel sensor. Even that is probably too much. But now we're up at like 12-15 MP and the quality is absolute garbage. All because the average moron walking into best buy *knows* that a 14 MP camera is better than an 8 MP camera. Too bad that knowledge is wrong!

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AppleBonker wrote:
Pointless. The lens on a phone isn't good enough for much over 1 megapixel. Anything more and you're just getting higher resolution garbage. It makes me angry, because I can't get a quality camera that I like. I just want a point and shoot with no more than a 6-7 megapixel sensor. Even that is probably too much. But now we're up at like 12-15 MP and the quality is absolute garbage. All because the average moron walking into best buy *knows* that a 14 MP camera is better than an 8 MP camera. Too bad that knowledge is wrong!

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I would love to help you out aaron but i'm in the same dilemma you are...no space and besides i don't have that much money to spend on another car but if i did...i would love to add that to my stable.

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Just had three of these fly over my house bearing the president

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Why does posting in the Z forum take so much less time than over here?

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More importantly, why are you posting in the z forum?

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It's nice out, going for a ride and getting gas.

Also, why is everyone in the Altima coupe section illiterate?

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lol...

the Alty Coupe is the new Versa in regards to retarded owners.

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Mr1der wrote:lol...

the Alty Coupe is the new Versa in regards to retarded owners.
This is very true.

I just paid twenty dollars for by far the worst hair cut of my entire life. Long patches here and there, one ear is trimmed way higher than the other, the back of my neck is trimmed halfway up my head. This is your job woman! You get paid to do this! Do it well. How are you licensed? f*** recommendations from people too.

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Bwana wrote:Dave, you still in here? I need a good source for FJ20e info, tuning etc. You know of anything?
Sorry, I had a lunch interview.

FJ tuning info is available from http://www.aus12.org and there is a little bit on http://www.club-s12.org as well, but I would try the Aussies first as they deal with this stuff ALL the time.

Also, http://www.fj20.com also used to be a great resource, I'm not sure if the site is current anymore, but give it a try anyway. Hope that helps.

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93coupe wrote:
This is very true.

I just paid twenty dollars for by far the worst hair cut of my entire life. Long patches here and there, one ear is trimmed way higher than the other, the back of my neck is trimmed halfway up my head. This is your job woman! You get paid to do this! Do it well. How are you licensed? f*** recommendations from people too.
lol...

I'm cheap, I bust out the beard trimmer on a 2 setting and just plow my head.

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damn, i just saw the aftermath of a collision between a bike and a car. the guy on the bike must have been goin pretty fast cause the bike was trashed. the front wheel was completely sideways and pushed back real far

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AppleBonker wrote:It's nice out, going for a ride and getting gas.

Also, why is everyone in the Altima coupe section illiterate?
True story. It's becoming the new D-bag car. I'm ashamed.
AppleBonker wrote:More importantly, why are you posting in the z forum?
Eh, saw someone making fun of a double height wing, and had to post a 993 Porsche race car to silence the fools.

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93coupe wrote:I just paid twenty dollars for by far the worst hair cut of my entire life.
Nice. Perfect timing too, right as your going to hang out with the woman's 'rents.
danshaz82 wrote:damn, i just saw the aftermath of a collision between a bike and a car
I've seen a guy riding a bike get hit by a car. Fortunately it wasn't too serious. All I managed to do was go "waaaaAAAAAHHHH!".
marlin29311 wrote:True story. It's becoming the new D-bag car. I'm ashamed.
I'm done responding to posts that are mental. There != their != they're. Your != you're. And stop typing in damn letters. You've got a full keyboard, use it. If you can't be troubled to actually type out "see" or "too" or "your", I'm not gonna waste my time answering your question.

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"depends on how soon you want your balls back" - nice. I was gonna respond "until it becomes less gay", but for some strange reason I decided not to be that guy. Now, you've stolen the spot so my opportunity is gone.

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Okay, I need some ideas... I have three job offers on the table right now, two are not as sure as the other one.

The first job:A coffee bar repair company. Job duties are to travel within my given area (50 mile radius from D.C.) and repair the rented or owned equipment at many different espresso bars. I would be the first employee in said area and will eventually take over the job as supervisor with more brand new trainees when I complete training in Chicago this summer and get the kinks get worked out of the schedule. I am told I will have an offer by Tuesday if one is to be made. They seem real interested, probably around $15-18 an hour.

The second job:A music performance equipment tech with mixed delivery duties (class B CDL). They want me to repair drum equipment for shows (replace heads, check shells for warpage, tune and re-work mounting equipment, as well as deliver this stuff to it's destination. It's sometimes a lot of work I am told, but you do get to hang out with some cool musicians and probably makes some connections for gigs. As I am a percussionist (and an experienced repairman for this type of equipment), I have let them know I am not "cheap". They didn't seem to bat an eye! I am lost as to what that really means. They told me also I will have an offer (if any) by Monday or Tuesday. I'm not sure what payment or benefits are offered.

The third job:A digital web-enabled security camera installation and repair company. I used to work for a security company about 2 years ago, and this was relevant. I'm really not that interested in the type of work, but it won't be boring seeing as I will be scrambling around everywhere putting up poles, running wire to the existing (if any) house computer network, and configuring them down to what port and how to access the VNC or any type of controller. Basically, a whole lot of COMPUTER STUFF mixed with CONCRETE and WIRE MONKEY duties.This job is over in Virginia and will be a pain in my as$ to get to work every morning at 8 AM (argh) since I have to brave traffic on the Cabin John Bridge to a whole other state.They have made a solid offer of $17 an hour. I told them I'd get back to them as I had to discuss it with everyone first.

SO am I in a pickle? I've never had so much variety before.

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do what you love.

getting paid less for something you enjoy is worth it in the grand scheme.

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holy hell james...that movie looks amazing...and look at all the people in it, i gots to sees it.

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Mr1der wrote:do what you love.

getting paid less for something you enjoy is worth it in the grand scheme.
This. I was just about to ask which of the three you would prefer to be doing daily.


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