I was a really awkward, geeky kid. If I were anyone else, I would have probably gotten my ass repeatedly kicked. Luckily, up until 11th grade, I was by far the biggest kid in the class. 5'7" by fifth grade (although I didn't get any taller), 170 lbs by 9th grade with a 36 inch waist, and 205 lbs by 12th grade with a 38 inch waist. I certainly had some squish on me, but as you can tell by my waist size, I was certainly not a fatty.
I wasn't the tallest, but I was the most imposing. The best part? Never been in a fight my entire life.
The RSX is only the second vehicle I've used as a daily driver...the other was an '88 6 Cylinder 4Runner...had 326,000 miles on it when I sold it. Still had the original transmission and engine!
You can make some really bitchin' phone calls. V-Tech makes crap electronics, Honda makes engines with VTEC. Brought to you by the department of pedantry.
::hangs head in shame::. I...I can't believe I made that mistake...
The car outhandles most things in the twisties and the factory suspension soaks up bumps in Lake County, California (which are amazingly prevalent) in a way that no firmer, street-oriented aftermarket suspension would
I got the A-Spec kit on my RSX-S...the kit is overpriced compared to going aftermarket, but the suspension is AWESOME. I swear I can feel individual bits of gravel through the tires. Adding a strut bar up front and the RSX-R floor bar in the rear really helped tighten things up. It has some slight oversteer, but I got used to it fairly quickly.
With the wheels straight, if you put your hand at 12 o'clock on the steering wheel and start driving, the car will go in whichever direction your hand is pointed at 1:1. I love that little car, SO much fun to drive.
This is exactly what happened with firearms in that country. First, they made the citizens register all the weapons, then they forced them to give the weapons up. Some of the liberal jackasses that told firearm owners to "get real" and to deal with "living in a modern society" did not realize that the government would find a way to come after them next. Well, let this be a lesson to you gun-hating nut jobs. When the government decides that they are tired of you exercising your rights, they will take them away.
Disclaimer: I fully support second amendment rights, including the right for concealed carry for people that have a clean record. I myself own multiple firearms, and go to the range on a semi-regular basis.
Citing "your rights" as a reason to be a gun owner is a bit stupid, no offense. Sure, 100 years ago it could have made a huge difference were a revolution to ever take place, but at this point unless the military was entirely on the side of the people, a revolution would just be a footnote in history. The military has hardware that pisses all over anything a civilian would have nowadays, even legal or illegal.
Can't people just admit they enjoy shooting a gun?
Freedom in general is a sword that cuts both ways; it can be used for both great good and great evil. I think the lovers of freedom often forget the 2nd.
It's not that they forget, they just value the former over the possibility of the latter.
Yes. My Subaru has an automatic, but they were kind enough to provide a manual mode in which it will only lug down a gear (and if you put it in third, it will only lug down to second!) if you are attempting to stall the car. In 1st gear manual mode, it locks the center diff to a spool, making it 4WD instead of AWD.
Jeebus. I knew some of the variations on the Impreza had some complicated transmissions/gear boxes/differentials, but that is just crazy considering how low the price on those cars tends to be.
Still, I prefer the good ol' 6-shifter manual on my 04 RSX Type-S:-) BTW, in case anyone is looking for a good CAI/Cat Back exhaust combo, go with an Ingen CAI and a Borla stainless steel cat-back, with a Hondata intake manifold gasket for good measure. In regular use it's fairly quiet, but has a real low growl to it. Once the V-Tech kicks in though, it sounds like a top-fuel dragster.
What nerds don't get is that most people don't care about "user's freedom." They're happy to buy a controlled but stable device that lets them browse the web.
Many oppressed people aren't aware of it, either. Example: living in the USA. Living here, I have far more freedoms than most of the world, but since my government has the capability to spy on just about everything I do, I'm just living in a really big, well furnished cage. A well furnished cage is still a cage.
Do you add and remove components of your car's dashboard?
Not my current car, because I'm keeping it relatively close to stock, but in the past yes. I have installed different gauges to read various pressures and display that the stock dash doesn't monitor. I would LOVE to have a configurable dashboard as a standard option in vehicles, but that's asking a bit much currently.
Do you drive a stick-shift, or do you let the computer in the car change gears for you?
Until the day that I am mentally or physically unable to do so, I will always drive a manual.
I was one of those people who complained about the iPad...but I was complaining because the iPhone OS restricts what you can install based on what Apple has approved to appear in the App store, not because it isn't a "full" OS (although that would be nice).
There is no such restriction with Google's OS, even though it too is a stripped down operating system. I can live with the reduced functionality, but not with being told what I can or can't install on my device.
And no one in the tech punditry -- all happy just to have jobs and something to write about besides the latest PC graphics card -- would question *WHY* these idiots are emasculating themselves, they'd just write tedious "thought" pieces contrasting the metaphors of Job's elegant, shiny castration versus Brin's use of loud horsepower.
I think they would do it for the lulz...at least I hope so, because that's what they would be providing. In excess.
Maybe it's because it is in the video (which I can't view at work)...but where are you seeing lockdown with this device? From what I read in TFA, I didn't see anything that implied you would be restricted to Google-approved programs...
I agree with you, I despise virtual keyboards. In fact, the lack of a physical keyboard is the primary thing that prevented me from buying an iPhone (I have an HTC Ozone).
That being said, this is a Tablet...it isn't supposed to have an actual keyboard -_-;;
Exactly. I could understand if they had to OCR and then verify the books they sell, but most if not all writers use a computer nowadays...their shit is already digital!
I can fully understand wanting to advertise a link to your website, but I highly suggest just putting a link in your signature. That way, it doesn't intefere with your post, and people can ignore it if they want. It's still KINDA frowned upon, but I get so much traffic from mine that I don't care;-)
Still, highly recommended you leave it out of your actual post.
I know the genre isn't for everyone, but I personally LOVE the books Eraserhead Press puts out (note: Eraserhead Press is SFW, however many of the books they sell are NSFW. Visit them at your own discretion.) They are a bit on the expensive side, but in this case you are supporting an Independent publisher run by thee authors...and the authors get the bulk of your money when you buy a copy of their stuff.
Like I said, the genre of books they sell (bizzaro) isn't for everyone...but I don't mind paying that money when it goes to the people who do the actual work.
A big publisher though, with a huge staff and a large amount of money to work with? No. Sorry, nope. They don't get my money.
$14.99 for a freaking E-BOOK?!?!?!? No. No no no, and no.
Why would I pay twice the cost of a paperback version just so I could have a digital version? I realize there are costs associated with OCR services, but most writers use computers now anyways. What gives with the exorbitant prices?
More or less agreed. The real question is, what are they gonna do if after implementing these scanners internationally if someone else manages to get an explosive on a plane again? I mean...after body scanning, where do you go?
yes yes, we are all sad to see the onesies hung up for good, but it's just something we gotta do. Now get in your tauntaun sleeping bag and go to sleep!
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I was a really awkward, geeky kid. If I were anyone else, I would have probably gotten my ass repeatedly kicked. Luckily, up until 11th grade, I was by far the biggest kid in the class. 5'7" by fifth grade (although I didn't get any taller), 170 lbs by 9th grade with a 36 inch waist, and 205 lbs by 12th grade with a 38 inch waist. I certainly had some squish on me, but as you can tell by my waist size, I was certainly not a fatty.
I wasn't the tallest, but I was the most imposing. The best part? Never been in a fight my entire life.
::cue "see, Apple isn't perfect" comments::
See? Apple isn't perfect!
The RSX is only the second vehicle I've used as a daily driver...the other was an '88 6 Cylinder 4Runner...had 326,000 miles on it when I sold it. Still had the original transmission and engine!
Short answer? More in the pipeline.
You can make some really bitchin' phone calls. V-Tech makes crap electronics, Honda makes engines with VTEC. Brought to you by the department of pedantry.
::hangs head in shame::. I...I can't believe I made that mistake...
The car outhandles most things in the twisties and the factory suspension soaks up bumps in Lake County, California (which are amazingly prevalent) in a way that no firmer, street-oriented aftermarket suspension would
I got the A-Spec kit on my RSX-S...the kit is overpriced compared to going aftermarket, but the suspension is AWESOME. I swear I can feel individual bits of gravel through the tires. Adding a strut bar up front and the RSX-R floor bar in the rear really helped tighten things up. It has some slight oversteer, but I got used to it fairly quickly.
With the wheels straight, if you put your hand at 12 o'clock on the steering wheel and start driving, the car will go in whichever direction your hand is pointed at 1:1. I love that little car, SO much fun to drive.
This is exactly what happened with firearms in that country. First, they made the citizens register all the weapons, then they forced them to give the weapons up. Some of the liberal jackasses that told firearm owners to "get real" and to deal with "living in a modern society" did not realize that the government would find a way to come after them next. Well, let this be a lesson to you gun-hating nut jobs. When the government decides that they are tired of you exercising your rights, they will take them away.
Disclaimer: I fully support second amendment rights, including the right for concealed carry for people that have a clean record. I myself own multiple firearms, and go to the range on a semi-regular basis.
Citing "your rights" as a reason to be a gun owner is a bit stupid, no offense. Sure, 100 years ago it could have made a huge difference were a revolution to ever take place, but at this point unless the military was entirely on the side of the people, a revolution would just be a footnote in history. The military has hardware that pisses all over anything a civilian would have nowadays, even legal or illegal.
Can't people just admit they enjoy shooting a gun?
Freedom in general is a sword that cuts both ways; it can be used for both great good and great evil. I think the lovers of freedom often forget the 2nd.
It's not that they forget, they just value the former over the possibility of the latter.
At least I do.
Yes. My Subaru has an automatic, but they were kind enough to provide a manual mode in which it will only lug down a gear (and if you put it in third, it will only lug down to second!) if you are attempting to stall the car. In 1st gear manual mode, it locks the center diff to a spool, making it 4WD instead of AWD.
Jeebus. I knew some of the variations on the Impreza had some complicated transmissions/gear boxes/differentials, but that is just crazy considering how low the price on those cars tends to be.
Still, I prefer the good ol' 6-shifter manual on my 04 RSX Type-S :-) BTW, in case anyone is looking for a good CAI/Cat Back exhaust combo, go with an Ingen CAI and a Borla stainless steel cat-back, with a Hondata intake manifold gasket for good measure. In regular use it's fairly quiet, but has a real low growl to it. Once the V-Tech kicks in though, it sounds like a top-fuel dragster.
I rattle windows, bitches.
What nerds don't get is that most people don't care about "user's freedom." They're happy to buy a controlled but stable device that lets them browse the web.
Many oppressed people aren't aware of it, either. Example: living in the USA. Living here, I have far more freedoms than most of the world, but since my government has the capability to spy on just about everything I do, I'm just living in a really big, well furnished cage. A well furnished cage is still a cage.
Do you add and remove components of your car's dashboard?
Not my current car, because I'm keeping it relatively close to stock, but in the past yes. I have installed different gauges to read various pressures and display that the stock dash doesn't monitor. I would LOVE to have a configurable dashboard as a standard option in vehicles, but that's asking a bit much currently.
Do you drive a stick-shift, or do you let the computer in the car change gears for you?
Until the day that I am mentally or physically unable to do so, I will always drive a manual.
People have used cars to commit robberies, kill people, and for insurance fraud. As a species we have proven incapable of not abusing automobiles.
Do you wish to outlaw them as well?
I was one of those people who complained about the iPad...but I was complaining because the iPhone OS restricts what you can install based on what Apple has approved to appear in the App store, not because it isn't a "full" OS (although that would be nice).
There is no such restriction with Google's OS, even though it too is a stripped down operating system. I can live with the reduced functionality, but not with being told what I can or can't install on my device.
And no one in the tech punditry -- all happy just to have jobs and something to write about besides the latest PC graphics card -- would question *WHY* these idiots are emasculating themselves, they'd just write tedious "thought" pieces contrasting the metaphors of Job's elegant, shiny castration versus Brin's use of loud horsepower.
I think they would do it for the lulz...at least I hope so, because that's what they would be providing. In excess.
Maybe it's because it is in the video (which I can't view at work)...but where are you seeing lockdown with this device? From what I read in TFA, I didn't see anything that implied you would be restricted to Google-approved programs...
I agree with you, I despise virtual keyboards. In fact, the lack of a physical keyboard is the primary thing that prevented me from buying an iPhone (I have an HTC Ozone).
That being said, this is a Tablet...it isn't supposed to have an actual keyboard -_-;;
lulz is that what they have up there right now? Their homepage changes relatively frequently, last time I was there it would be SFW LOL.
By the way, in case you are interested, here is my review of Shatnerquake: http://livingwithanerd.com/shatnerquake/
Exactly. I could understand if they had to OCR and then verify the books they sell, but most if not all writers use a computer nowadays...their shit is already digital!
Elizabethje: a little hint for you.
I can fully understand wanting to advertise a link to your website, but I highly suggest just putting a link in your signature. That way, it doesn't intefere with your post, and people can ignore it if they want. It's still KINDA frowned upon, but I get so much traffic from mine that I don't care ;-)
Still, highly recommended you leave it out of your actual post.
I know the genre isn't for everyone, but I personally LOVE the books Eraserhead Press puts out (note: Eraserhead Press is SFW, however many of the books they sell are NSFW. Visit them at your own discretion.) They are a bit on the expensive side, but in this case you are supporting an Independent publisher run by thee authors...and the authors get the bulk of your money when you buy a copy of their stuff.
Like I said, the genre of books they sell (bizzaro) isn't for everyone...but I don't mind paying that money when it goes to the people who do the actual work.
A big publisher though, with a huge staff and a large amount of money to work with? No. Sorry, nope. They don't get my money.
I'm not questioning their right to charge what they want for their products...I'm just saying that their products are horrendously overpriced.
Yes yes, IMO and all that
$14.99 for a freaking E-BOOK?!?!?!? No. No no no, and no.
Why would I pay twice the cost of a paperback version just so I could have a digital version? I realize there are costs associated with OCR services, but most writers use computers now anyways. What gives with the exorbitant prices?
No critisism. Less freedom than the "suggestion box" at my office. Lame.
I see.
So because this is hard and expensive, it's worth it...but space exploration is hard and expensive as well. Do you see that as a waste?
(yes, I'm making assumptions here...my apologies)
Agreed. Fear is a major factor in military spending. Hell, just look at the shopping spree after 9/11...
More or less agreed. The real question is, what are they gonna do if after implementing these scanners internationally if someone else manages to get an explosive on a plane again? I mean...after body scanning, where do you go?
Full cavity searches for everyone!
yes yes, we are all sad to see the onesies hung up for good, but it's just something we gotta do. Now get in your tauntaun sleeping bag and go to sleep!