NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[Simpleviet]

Originally Posted by PMok

about 30% off retail. Yeah it's still pricey stuff but certainly better than most people have to pay. oooh i just saw the little microsite for the new mac pro. that is one sexy looking machine but probably too rich for my blood.

I'm pretty tech savvy and used to always build my own systems and spend hours tweaking the configs to get stuff to work right. But now I'm getting old and as I get busier, I just want stuff to work right out of the box. That's the appeal of the Macs. I see all my coworkers going in this direction and don't want to waste my time troubleshooting like the old days... you old guys remember COM ports and all that jazz? LOL

I would like to add onto this about computers. You can buy a pc from digitalstorm. The difference is maybe 100 - 200 from building a pc. I feel it's small compared to a gap back then. Few years ago, I compared prices between the two using newegg/tiger direct for building a pc vs buying it off from digitalstorm. I say give it a shot on buying a pc especially from digitalstorm. I haven't bought their computers but they do have a great review along with BBB being A+

[BlaineWasHere]

Originally Posted by MyRx

I could see your name on it . Just imagine how much faster those cones will come up on you haha

I'm not even sure what class it would put me in. But without being able to fit 285 wide Hoosiers it's ain't gonna do anything for me!

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by PMok

about 30% off retail. Yeah it's still pricey stuff but certainly better than most people have to pay. oooh i just saw the little microsite for the new mac pro. that is one sexy looking machine but probably too rich for my blood.

I'm pretty tech savvy and used to always build my own systems and spend hours tweaking the configs to get stuff to work right. But now I'm getting old and as I get busier, I just want stuff to work right out of the box. That's the appeal of the Macs. I see all my coworkers going in this direction and don't want to waste my time troubleshooting like the old days... you old guys remember COM ports and all that jazz? LOL

I hear ya, I think I'm starting to hit that point in life when saving a few mins of time and frustration out weighs saving a few bucks.

[denkigrve]

Originally Posted by PMok

about 30% off retail. Yeah it's still pricey stuff but certainly better than most people have to pay. oooh i just saw the little microsite for the new mac pro. that is one sexy looking machine but probably too rich for my blood.

I'm pretty tech savvy and used to always build my own systems and spend hours tweaking the configs to get stuff to work right. But now I'm getting old and as I get busier, I just want stuff to work right out of the box. That's the appeal of the Macs. I see all my coworkers going in this direction and don't want to waste my time troubleshooting like the old days... you old guys remember COM ports and all that jazz? LOL

It really is easier. I only use a PC for gaming at this point. I built it up, and it's basically a big console. I have a Mac Mini that I sync photos and stuff too, and then I have my 15in MacBook Pro Retina from work (best in class model #winning) that I use. Tiff has her iMac and a 13in MacBook pro Retina. We're a house of both. In the end I'm probably going to just let this PC age itself out, and then transfer all of my key files to an external drive and just stop building PCs.

The market for gaming is about to change completely, and I don't game nearly enough to justify $1,000+ just to play games when I prefer doing everything else on OS X.

[Clipdat]

Check out this dorky event I'm going to on Saturday night: http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Ticket...-Symphony.aspx

[monkeedoo]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Check out this dorky event I'm going to on Saturday night: http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Ticket...-Symphony.aspx

take the blue pill

[Clipdat]

So I tried to sneak a dive in on my lunch hour: http://goo.gl/maps/kig9b

Was going good until I came around a banked corner on Skyline and didn't see the word DIP spray painted on the road. Didn't brake enough or go into the other lane to avoid it and violently bottomed out the front as a result. Awesome! Plastic and metal underpanels now deeply scraped in multiple spots!

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

So I tried to sneak a dive in on my lunch hour: http://goo.gl/maps/kig9b

Was going good until I came around a banked corner on Skyline and didn't see the word DIP spray painted on the road. Didn't brake enough or go into the other lane to avoid it and violently bottomed out the front as a result. Awesome! Plastic and metal underpanels now deeply scraped in multiple spots!

Ewww that sucks man, but I guess at least its just the under panels, that's what they are there for, better than mechanical damage .

[PMok]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

So I tried to sneak a dive in on my lunch hour: http://goo.gl/maps/kig9b

Was going good until I came around a banked corner on Skyline and didn't see the word DIP spray painted on the road. Didn't brake enough or go into the other lane to avoid it and violently bottomed out the front as a result. Awesome! Plastic and metal underpanels now deeply scraped in multiple spots!

sorry to hear. but the way I see it, and the way we drive, the underpanels are like brake pads and tire tread ... wear items.

[86_ZN6]

Originally Posted by 415FRS

Thanks, let me know when it is here.

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motul fluids are here and ready to be picked up

[Clipdat]

Installed my prototype cam plate!

[415FRS]

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

motul fluids are here and ready to be picked up

Please provide me the address. I will pick them up tomorrow. thanks. If you have time for oil change then i will have you to do it too. )

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[Chauntalei]

If any of you guys are F1 nerds like I am, you'll enjoy this:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeO2q8FzcnM"]Sound of Honda - Ayrton Senna 1989 - - YouTube[/ame]

[BigFatFlip]

Friend was out in the Oakland hills and came across this. Figured out that it was a BMW I8 prototype. Keep a look out folks, we got a test mule prowling around the east bay!