Learned'd VIII: Less Bewbs, Same Nonsense

[MinisterofDOOM]

I'm the moron who bought nearly all of Nintendo's handheld console revisions. With the exception of the with a few exceptions (the XL DSs, the Gameboy Pocket and the backlit revision of the SP, plus the oddball Micro) I've owned every iteration of both handhelds. And somehow I'm always happy to buy the next one. I probably should learn some kind of lesson at some point.

[Kompresshun]

I've never bought a handheld console, aside from a PSP.

I have owned every regular Nintendo console since the beginning though. There are just some games you can't get on other systems, which make having one necessary. I finally bought a Wii a few weeks ago, because I was able to pick one up on Cowboom for $40 with everything.

As far as tablets go - I still wish I would've just kept my HP Touchpad. It was a solid tablet with it dual booting WebOS and Android. I have mentioned to my wife that I would like a N7, Nook Tablet(new one), or a Kindle Fire for Christmas. I won't buy one for myself, but I wouldn't mind having one to mess around with if it were a gift.

[MinisterofDOOM]

SO MANY GOOD GAMES for Nintendo handhelds. Many of my VERY VERY favorites (without any "for a handheld game" qualifiers either). Metroid II, Zelda: Link's Awakening, Super Mario Land II: Six Golden Coins, Kirby's Dreamland...and those are just the classics. I have more handheld Nintendo games than I have games for all my other consoles combined. Hell, I probably have more games for any single type of Nintendo handheld than those other games combined. (I said consoles, btw...my PC games collection is probably quadruple my whole console collection...and that's a conservative estimate).

Link's Awakening is the best Zelda game OF ALL. Better than all the big-console versions. Yes, Even Link to the Past. WAY GOOD. The "DX" color re-release was even more amazing, with GORGEOUS use of color. I have the cartridge, but Nintendo also released it as a downloadable title for the 3DS. That made me happy.

[danshaz82]

'tis a good mod.
I've been finally painting my calipers.
I just need to sand the letters and shoot a few coats of clear.
I'm also about to ditch my modified Godspeed FLCAs and putting on fresh-ish OEM arms.

lemme get them q45 calipers
and good. id rather have oem over godspeed

[Razi]

Werdizzle.
I'll sell em to you if you want. I'm too lazy to post em up.

[danshaz82]

if i start working (which should be soon) before you decide to put them up, i might. if the price is right. if you know what i mean

[Razi]

[sx moneypit]

Good morning folks !

[frapjap]

Morning Ben. Whats shaking with you lately? How is the wifey?

[King Ranzo]

Good engines or bad engines?
I has slight knock at weird rpms only while turning. Any ideas?

A day late on this one, but both. I'm learning engine repair. Pretty easy s***. That, however, is weird as fuh. Are you sure it's coming from the motor and not something suspension related?

Kinda glad I'm learning engine repair so I can stop breaking mine .

[frapjap]

I thought it was the downpipe or exhaust hitting the chassis, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can only think its knock at this point.
I also have a pretty bad seal from the turbo manifold to the head. Lots of carbon buildup on the head between cylinders 3 and 4. Time to buy some locking washers...

[sx moneypit]

Morning Ben. Whats shaking with you lately? How is the wifey?

Mornin' Ray , Gir !

The 240 is getting the intercooler piping welded up and assorted brackets fabricated the end of this week.

Wife is doing OK, she feels good for a few days and then crappy for a few days.
She is taking it pretty well though.

Sorry to hear you are having issues with your car.

[themadscientist]

Iron Maiden + orchestra = Awesome!
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[MinisterofDOOM]

I've decided I'm going to start working on a book.

It will be called "The Cynic's Guide to Being a Decent Human Being" It will be a counterpart to all the sappy overidealized self-help and leadership books out there.

I've been indirectly exposed to a lot of bestselling leadership mumbojumbo lately, and at least 1/3 of it is complete backward s***. Another third is stating the blatantly obvious. And the last third is based on creating the idea of success where it doesn't really exist in order to promote morale. And anything left is based around avoiding the potential for failure at the cost of personal ability. None of this is any good.

The thing that made me actually want to put stuff down on paper, though? A disastrously moronic quote from John Wooden: "Emotion is your enemy." That offends me to the core. It should offend ANY HUMAN to their core. Anyone who reads that and feels motivated is a fool, or a coward. Emotion might be your enemy, Mr. Wooden. It happens to be MY greatest asset. And while you're busy hiding from it, I'm going to put it to use, like any good tool, and BENEFIT FROM IT.

It's going to be amazing.

[AppleBonker]

Will buy.

[WDRacing]

Let me know when it's an ebook so I can dl it from TPB

[sx moneypit]

[sx moneypit]

Mornin' peeps !

[Jesda]

I like that the iPad Mini is wide. I dislike the narrowness of the N7. iPad Mini is a bit pricey for what you get though, so I shall purchase neither.

[nissangirl74]

I like that the iPad Mini is wide. I dislike the narrowness of the N7. iPad Mini is a bit pricey for what you get though, so I shall purchase neither.

Agreed. I'm not terribly fond of my first gen iPad either. Meh, live and learn I guess. I am, however, in the market for a new phone. My Droid 3 is driving me insane. I've had to replace it more than once for a faulty keyboard and one of my letters isn't working on the latest replacement. Some days I long for my trusty Nokia. Damn thing was indestructible.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I like that the iPad Mini is wide. I dislike the narrowness of the N7.

I'm exactly the other way around. I have never liked 4:3 screens, even back in the 1980s when no one imagined anything else in the home. I've never understood why the iPad is so nearly square. I much prefer the narrow form-factor which gives more versatility. If you turn a square on its side it's the same. Not so with a rectangle. There are a lot of usage applications for tablets where a tall screen is really beneficial, and there are more where a wide screen is beneficial. More aggressive aspect ratios magnify these benefits. Of course you can go too far with it, but it's been pretty well demonstrated that 16:10 is the sweet spot, so anything in that range works well.

I remember thinking, in the early days of widescreen monitors "Why would I want to loose all that vertical space?" Now, after spending years with 16:10 and 16:9 monitors, having to use a 4:3 screen is painful. That doesn't stop being true for things I can carry with me.

[Kompresshun]

I like that the iPad Mini is wide. I dislike the narrowness of the N7. iPad Mini is a bit pricey for what you get though, so I shall purchase neither.

I think that's the place i've come to as well. If I buy anything at this point, it will probably be another refurb iPad, because nothing else really strikes my interest and hasn't in over a year now. I like the N7, but every time I go look at it, it's very easy to walk away and not feel like I have to have it.

I'm not terribly fond of my first gen iPad either. Meh, live and learn I guess. I am, however, in the market for a new phone. My Droid 3 is driving me insane. I've had to replace it more than once for a faulty keyboard and one of my letters isn't working on the latest replacement. Some days I long for my trusty Nokia. Damn thing was indestructible.

See i'm exactly the opposite. I still love our first gen iPad and have been very impressed with how well it's held up. It never has given me a single issue, even with the little one using it to watch TV shows(she likes to spill things and touch it with messy fingers).

Get a Samsung or a higher end HTC. Droids can DIAF.

I'm exactly the other way around. I have never liked 4:3 screens, even back in the 1980s when no one imagined anything else in the home. I've never understood why the iPad is so nearly square. I much prefer the narrow form-factor which gives more versatility. If you turn a square on its side it's the same. Not so with a rectangle. There are a lot of usage applications for tablets where a tall screen is really beneficial, and there are more where a wide screen is beneficial. More aggressive aspect ratios magnify these benefits. Of course you can go too far with it, but it's been pretty well demonstrated that 16:10 is the sweet spot, so anything in that range works well.

I remember thinking, in the early days of widescreen monitors "Why would I want to loose all that vertical space?" Now, after spending years with 16:10 and 16:9 monitors, having to use a 4:3 screen is painful. That doesn't stop being true for things I can carry with me.

I'm with Jesda. I don't care for tablets with narrow screens, which is why I think I didn't keep my Nook tablet. The form factor of the iPad is perfect to me, which is why I think I prefer 10" tablets. I still can't see the point of having a 7" tablet, when my phone is nearly 5" - it's just not enough size difference to make me pick the smaller tablet up over my phone. I've had two 7" tablets and both times I found myself picking up my phone for basic browsing, then going to a PC for anything else. With the iPad, I find myself using it more than my phone or a PC because it's big enough to easily read on and it's easier to navigate on as well IMHO.

That's just me though. Different people have different needs and preferences.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I've had to replace it more than once for a faulty keyboard and one of my letters isn't working on the latest replacement.

Motorola's keyboards are a special kind of terrible. And they NEVER SEEM TO LEARN. The original Droid had an monumentally horrible keyboard. Each of its sequels has made its "improved" keyboard a marketing point, but the newer keyboards suck, too! There are hundreds of smartphones out there with good keyboards...why Moto can't just look at them and see what's different about those keyboards (everything) and then do the same on their own phones is beyond me.

[sx moneypit]

Mornin' !

[frapjap]

What up?
Bland storm here. Was hoping we'd get more action but its just windy/boring.

Hey Ben, I have a pretty noticible leak where my turbo manifold meets the head. I got some crush washers, but do you have any other suggestions for a better seal? I used a new gasket upon the original instal.

[sx moneypit]

Mornin' Ray !

I used a Mr. Gasket copper gasket on mine.You might want to check and see if one is available for your car.
Is your manifold new?

[frapjap]

The manifold is brand new, but I was thinking that the relief cuts I put in it may be part of the problem and would have shifted the flat plane some. I may have to pull it and hit the smooth end with a belt sander. I'm not sure I can get the manifold off the studs without removing everything so the project may wait until winter. Its still fun to drive, just isn't quite perfect.

[TurboSauce]

just met someone with an air flow gage hooked up to their non turbo altezza.

[frapjap]

Should I take the highway home? Could be really, really entertaining.

[Razi]