Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Just exploring options.

Live and let live I say.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by wolffbite

Yesterday I was watching a large mercedes SUV in my rear view drifting back and forth between the lines. I could see the driver doing the classic move of looking down at their phone and peaking up to look at traffic every once in a while.

Traffic was bumper to bumper so I wasn't able to get out of the lane for a while, but I was definitely keeping an eye on him. Several times when traffic would creep forward I would see him slam on his brakes last minute... I'm glad I have a rear-view dashcam now, but I really dread the day I have to use the footage.

Oh, that wasn't the driver, that probably was the cars auto braking system.

Also...

Lol at how they portray this being used. Who says Germans don't have a healthy imagination...

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Vid shows how zenki 86/BRZ power steering have random heavy weight steering while drifting. How they resolved it? Swap em out w Kouki 86/BRZ power steering module. Results are clear, it improved in better way. I had those feeling not only in drifting, but also in autox time, so I might be interesting in doing this simple mod/upgrade.

very interesting.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by soundman98

very interesting.

Yeah, I might be doing this mod...

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

I agree. The lane departure warning stuff, the emergency braking, etc. was all born due to people just not being able to drive worth a shit anymore.

I'm happy that my '13 FR-S doesn't have any of that shit.

You would have fit right in back in my day -


humfrz

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Yeah, I might be doing this mod...

Definitely interested in how it works out. I don't want the steering feel to change much, it's just those odd situations where it feels like the power steering is out of breath...

Originally Posted by humfrz

You would have fit right in back in my day -


humfrz

I sorta like not having to chase down and gut my dinner, thanks.

And the whole cold war thing, there's some things that are best left in the past

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

I sorta like not having to chase down and gut my dinner, thanks.

OK, no fresh, corn fed meat for you -


humfrz

[Clutch Dog]

It only tastes good if you kill it yourself.

and Id want to mess with this kouki steering module thing too. Ill do some reading and maybe do a write up. kinda bored now that everything is on the car.. I do need to make that build bio of the car and cost break down.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by echo419

BMW drivers being d-bags. I've always wondered why it is.

It's the cocaine white.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Put the fucking phone down

Car phones been around for a long time. It's just that modern people are incompetent.

[Sapphireho]

I just finished Daredevil last night. I enjoyed it, and I usually don't like comic book shows. I wish there were more than 3 seasons. The fight scenes are a bit much, but a lot of the dialogue and acting are great.

Now I need a new show.

[qcbaker]

Originally Posted by Clutch Dog

It only tastes good if you kill it yourself.

I don't know if it tastes any better, but its definitely a different experience for sure.

My gf and I go fishing all time, but we almost always do catch and release. I mostly catch bass, and I value bass for the experience of catching them a lot more than I value them as a food item so I probably wont ever keep one. I feel a bit different about trout though. I probably won't harvest any trout from native, breeding populations, because I don't want to prevent that population from growing, but all bets are off in stocked waters. These are fish put in the water specifically to be caught and eaten, so I'm not worried about affecting the ecological balance. Just this past weekend, a friend of mine took us out to some spots in a creek he helps stock, and I kept and ate a few. Not to get all philosophical about it, but I honestly believe there's something special about the experience of catching, preparing, and cooking a fish all yourself. Not only does it make me feel more connected to the food, in a way, it also makes me feel more connected to the past. This is how ancient people provided for themselves and I think its important to understand where we came from and how far we've come. Honestly, I think that everyone who eats meat should do something like this at least once.

Tangentially related story:

A couple weeks ago, we took our roommate, who is a lot less outdoorsy, up to my gf's family's cabin, and I wanted to give him the experience of eating a fish that he caught. He seemed pretty into the idea, since he'd never eaten fresh caught fish before. Being that it is trout season, my plan was to have us catch a couple trout and cook them on the campfire. Unfortunately, where we were fishing was home to some very aggressive rock bass that kept stealing the bait before any trout would come near. Not wanting to give up on the experience, I decided to say fuck it keep a few of the rock bass so we would at least have something to cook and eat. Only problem was, I've never kept and cooked rock bass myself before, only trout. So I didn't know the best way to prepare them. I decided to fillet them, thinking that was probably the safest choice, but that ended up being a bad move. Rock bass are way bonier than I expected, so I ended up wasting a lot of meat and the fillets ended up being super thin and kind of boring to eat. It really bummed me out, because those fish gave us their lives, and I ended up repaying that by wasting a bunch of the meat and eventually just saying "ehh... we should probably just make a pizza". I felt (and still feel) like I didn't properly respect the natural bounty I was taking from, and I ended up feeling pretty bad about it.

So, when I decided to keep the trout I caught last weekend, it was important to me that I prepared them in the least wasteful way I could, so that those fish didn't give up their lives just to be discarded in favor of something easier.

[NoHaveMSG]

Taking tech support calls on industrial electrical equipment is not fun when the guy doesn't even know how to use a multi meter 3rd one this week like that.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Taking tech support calls on industrial electrical equipment is not fun when the guy doesn't even know how to use a multi meter 3rd one this week like that.

Ugh. That would suuuuuuuuuck...