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  1. KoolAidKid

    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    About 25 minutes, actually
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    Finally, an inside look at the college textbook industry

    That's BS. I am a prof, and there is nothing stopping profs from telling the bookstore that there is no textbook for the class. I do this for almost all of my classes. I then email the class before the beginning of the semester and tell them to buy the slightly out of date older edition of the...
  3. KoolAidKid

    Child's Play 2014 - ninth annual donation drive, with matching $

    Order Placed: December 3, 2014 Amazon.com order number: 115-8346498-6174617 Order Total: $38.99 To UNM Children's Hospital: 1 of: Little Tikes Tikes Patrol - 30th Anniversary Thanks so much for doing this!
  4. KoolAidKid

    I've been traveling for over a month now... make it stop

    Once again, all of you trying to help him are missing the point of a trident thread. He wants an audience to complain to, not solutions to his many 'problems'.
  5. KoolAidKid

    aggressively trade your IRA account?

    I am working on a automated quantitative trading strategy with a paper (fake money) account that I have with Interactive Brokers. Once I feel that it is tweaked pretty well I plan to implement it using actual money in an IRA. I don't feel comfortable doing this with all of my retirement money...
  6. KoolAidKid

    I'm 34, and tired of working.

    Absolutely. The consequences of your choices change over time, potentially motivating you to make new ones.
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    I'm 34, and tired of working.

    I find that most people operate by a very simple rule with these things: If the consequences of maintaining the status quo (safety, reliable salary, self-hate, job dissatisfaction, being able to support your family, etc.) are preferred to the consequences of change (uncertainty, unreliable...
  8. KoolAidKid

    Your Christmas movies?

    Watch Rare Exports on Netflix streaming. Just saw it for the first time recently, it's easily one of my favorite Christmas movies.
  9. KoolAidKid

    The girlfriend and I are getting a kitten - what are we getting ourselves into?

    I'm wondering how that's going to work out myself. First kiddo is due to be born in two days, and we have three very active 1-year old cats. Should be exciting if nothing else.
  10. KoolAidKid

    Rooftop ski racks or cargo box for best gas mileage?

    Honestly, the wind noise of the rack bothered me more than the reduced gas mileage. I took it off for that reason.
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    Not getting calls from employers for my resume!!

    Did you see me blame anyone else? And besides, I love my job. I didn't do it for the money, obviously.
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    The girlfriend and I are getting a kitten - what are we getting ourselves into?

    Not my cat. She prefers to shit on the floor right in front of the litter box. It's better that way.
  13. KoolAidKid

    Not getting calls from employers for my resume!!

    Shame on you for thinking about the ROI from your tuition dollars! Knowledge is priceless! You should be like me and get 10 years of post-secondary education so that you can earn the same salary that you could have gotten straight out of high school. It's awesome! Also, your resume kind of...
  14. KoolAidKid

    Why you should wear seatbelts

    In fact, from these two statistics: p(wearing seatbelt given that you died) = 0.47 and p(wearing a seatbelt) = 0.85 you can determine that you have a roughly 6.4X higher chance of death if you don't wear a seatbelt.
  15. KoolAidKid

    Why you should wear seatbelts

    If I understand you correctly, you are confusing two conditional probabilities. If p(death given that you weren't wearing a seatbelt) = p(death given that you were wearing a seatbelt), then yes, that would indicate that wearing a seatbelt isn't particularly useful. The statistic you cite...
  16. KoolAidKid

    What book(s) are you reading right now?

    Just finished 1Q84. Great book, but not my favorite by Murakami.
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    An Evil Man was Executed Today

    Probably not as evil as this guy
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    I swear I've never seen more idiocy than talking about CAI's...well, 'cept gpus

    In reality, many people on car (and computer) forums get the most joy from the act of upgrading. Any performance benefits are clearly a secondary consideration.
  19. KoolAidKid

    PSA: Don't clench your buttocks when near cops

    I have heard more about human rather than drug trafficking there, but it's such a craptastic (the jokes don't stop) place I would probably take up meth just to cope if I lived there. I expect many of the residents do.
  20. KoolAidKid

    PSA: Don't clench your buttocks when near cops

    :thumbsup: Deming is a shithole.
  21. KoolAidKid

    How do middle class people afford international vacationing?

    Yup, exactly. My priorities are mostly the opposite, my wife and I make travel a BIG priority. Just decide what's worth spending your money on.
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    I don't really do anything.

    You need one of these.
  23. KoolAidKid

    external DLNA server + storage. best practices?

    Thanks, those look awesome! :D
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    LOL Healthcare.gov is a joke

    Yep, the site is clearly overrun. I have been trying all morning off and on.
  25. KoolAidKid

    Garmin Map Updates

    Just buy the CoPilot Live app for $5, it includes offline maps for all of North America and free updates.
  26. KoolAidKid

    Real estate gurus - realtor commission question

    No, we haven't. No, nothing that I can find. Looks pretty boilerplate. Thanks for your response, I really appreciate it. :awe: That was my reading of the contract language as well.
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    Real estate gurus - realtor commission question

    My wife and I have had our house on the market for some time now. We decided to try a different approach and rent it out instead. I told our realtor that we wanted out of our listing contract so that we could put it on the rental market. She agreed. We did all of our own advertising for...
  28. KoolAidKid

    Tirerack questions

    If you have a Discount Tire near you they are always willing (in my experience) to pricematch any online price for a tire that they carry. I have saved up to $80 per tire by doing this, and it comes out cheaper than buying online because you don't have to pay for shipping.
  29. KoolAidKid

    Anybody recognize this wheel logo?

    Many thanks! I tried your method but I didn't scroll down far enough, apparently. :$
  30. KoolAidKid

    Anybody recognize this wheel logo?

    A prelude I bought recently has a set of 17" wheels on them that I am having trouble identifying. There are no markings on them other than the symbol on the lug nut cover. Anyone recognize this? Thanks!
  31. KoolAidKid

    Kind of hard to beat a $20 Walmart oil change

    I used to get my oil changed at Walmart. The last time that I went there they neglected to put the oil cap back on, causing me to blow engine oil all over the engine bay. I usually buy my synthetic oil there and then take it to the dealer to get the work done. My dealer charges like $16 for an...
  32. KoolAidKid

    who is wrenching today?

    Dropped an engine back into my 2001 prelude (car project #2, #1 is a 1991 MR2 with a Gen3 3SGTE in it) this afternoon. I am finishing up an H23A swap. Maybe another three hours' worth of work before I turn the key. My body hurts.
  33. KoolAidKid

    Skype alternatives?

    I've used viber and google voice. Both are better than Skype in terms of reliability and sound quality IMO.
  34. KoolAidKid

    Better business software than QB?

    I've had some success with GnuCash, I recommend giving it a try. I found the learning curve to be a little steep, but I knew nothing about business accounting practices at the time, either.
  35. KoolAidKid

    How do you plan a vacation (ie flight & hotel reservations)

    Really? How have you been spending your time up until now? To answer your question, use expedia/priceline/booking/travelocity/name-of-hotel-chain/tripadvisor.com.
  36. KoolAidKid

    Taylor Swift is happy, free, confused and lonely. All at the same time

    This thread makes me feel better about myself. Thanks, OP.
  37. KoolAidKid

    Hacking the Xbox by Andrew 'bunnie' Huang - free ebook

    Thanks, appreciate the heads up.
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    Stupidest/Most dangerous thing you've seen on the road?

    I saw a uhaul truck have the back come open during rush hour on I-95. I was right behind it. The back door rolled up, and there was sofas/boxes/lamps and shit stacked to the ceiling of the truck. I practically shit myself. Fortunately I managed to get around the truck and communicate to the...
  39. KoolAidKid

    Man left in solitary confinement for over 2 years in New Mexico jail

    No shit, that's what I was thinking. I live in the county where it happened, and the county cops have jurisdiction over the area where my house is. They are constantly hassling people, apparently so that they can put them in solitary confinement for 2 years without being charged.