Richard Cranium

I thought you were saying the basement collapsed. I wish him luck.

Any time I see a product try to be two different things at once typically fails at both.

Nice intro, love the Camaro. + rep

What else is the kid supposed to do? When the customer complains the car has a wicked shimmy at 140, the mechanic has to test his work to make sure he fixed it. I'm sure the dealership does not officially support this, but at those prices, the customer is ALWAYS right. Posting the videos on youtube was a dumbass attack.

Personally I would like all entries on the list to be verified by time slip. Not everyone has a scanner, camera or the ability to post the time slip itself. What about this idea. The list has screen name, all the info from the time slips, and a check box for verified entries. That way people who can't post the slip can at least post their time and get on the list. Then at a later date the time slip can be verified and the list can be updated. The list would be sorted by fastest ET. Time slip must have a visible date stamp for the current year. Another idea I had was that the slip must be from a track in Ohio. Nothing against guys out side Ohio, but this would keep the competition local, and also takes away anyones advantage of longer seasons, temperatures, air densities, etc... But that's just an idea, I'm still volunteering to maintain the list based on what the site wants.

Depends on whether we trust people to use the honor system. The script would work well as long as people are posting true times in their profile. If not then we want to see a scan of the timeslip. Maintaining a list doesn't sound like a lot of work as long as people don't expect it to be updated every day. Sounds like it would be fun to track. If we want someone to do the job manually I'll volunteer. Doesn't sound like much work as long as it's just a list of screen name, ET and Speed. Update it periodically (couple times a week), sort it by ET and post it.

The Harley needs a new rear, I'll be looking you up when the weather breaks.

Did Paul Walker drive that car?

I think you can buy a rebuild kit for them too. Might check J&Ps website for a kit.

Pig Iron is great, used to go there all the time. My favorite is Barley's Smokehouse.

Sounds like the best option is to snag a cheap set of stealies with a cheap set of snow tires and roll those when the weather gets bad. I know my Impala has been a pig to drive so far this winter. No wheel damage yet, but no sense waiting till I have some to realize I'm rolling on the wrong wheels and tires for the weather.

That Time Of The Month: The Internet's Best Period-Related iPad Jokes jezebel.com http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/39/2010/01/500x_ipadpicfancy12710.jpgApple's iPad announcement earlier this afternoon prompted a score of WTFing across the internet, prompting many to ask, "Are there any women on Apple's marketing team?" Answer: Apparently not. (Period.) From Twitter (for what it's worth, #iTampon is apparently the number three trending topic on the site.): tjakabon: "It surfs the web AND stops the bleeding." Gelatobaby: And you can use the giant QWERTY keyboard to get your period on the #iPad! CarolBlymire: Is #apple making an iPad for light-flow days? Just wondering... Trish1981: iPad? Really? All I can say is, I'm sticking with Always, bitches. tremendousnews: So I can say "That chick is on her iPad" and not be called a pig? Thank you Apple. melissapierce: iPad has changed "the conversation" from how we use tech in context to how we use tech as Kotex. (who named this thing?) TwittsMcGee: I haven't heard this many period jokes since I was forced to watch The View last month. #iPad kathycacace: Okay, just one more. The iPad: protecting your data from embarrassing incidents. Johnpapa: "64 gig iPad will forever be known as the heavy flow model." From the comments section of "Period Pieces": lady_justice: Did the prototype come with a belt? Lymed: Does the Period Tracker app come free? fauxfruit: If I order this, will my boyfriend and I have to worry if it comes late? andBegorrah: If you and your friends all buy one, will they sync up? boston_nj: Meh. I'll wait until they come out with the iDivaCup morninggloria: Don't wear white jeans while using an iPad, and especially don't use an iPad in front of your crush. You're a teen magazine embarrassing moment waiting to happen. ms negative the easy-going unicorn: someone needs to make a 'mysterious blue liquid stain on white' wallpaper for this. LilSpitfire: Later in the year they will be releasing the companion tablet pen, the Ipon. Vesuvius At Home (I believe in peace, bitch): But what if the cute boys see me shopping for one? What if my dad has to take me?? NellMood: It's so beautiful when an electronics company finally becomes a woman... Cinnamoncanuck: @NellMood: Aunt Flo will be so happy! Reply soykatrina: Eh, I prefer the CVS brand. A few bucks less but does the same thing... vlvtjones: So will iffy Wifi coverage be called iSpotting? morninggloria: Can I get a scented iPad for when my data feels not-so-fresh? Mary McCarthyite: Everyone, just try to Stay(free) calm and Poise(d). It's Always nice to see a new product on the market. I Depend on Apple to come up with great ideas. Maybe we're taking this out of Kotex. Lymed: Somebody give the iPad a Red Bull, because it ain't no good without wings. andBegorrah: Are you there, God? It's me, Marketing. NellMood: iPads are for 8th graders. I'm waiting for the iTampon, because I prefer to do all my interneting from inside my vagina. BicSharpie: Hopefully it will help people deal with the 24-hour news cycle.

60k right out of college or shortly after? That's a tall order for an associates degree. What are your other skills you can apply along with the skills of the degree?

I'm not sure I'm following you Rob. If a high volume shop is using 1 zip disk per week, and a zip disk holds 250MB, then a 1Gig flash drive would hold 4 weeks of backups. So, 1 Gig per month of data means a 16 Gig flash drive would hold over a years worth. Unless your backup software won't let you backup to the same media every night I don't see why you couldn't get by with one set. That being said I would probably use an external hard drive myself. There are several small ones based on laptop drives that would be convenient to transport off site for storage. A simplistic plan would be to have 2. Switch them from home and the shop every day and you'll have 2 copies that are no more than 48 hours old. If you don't want to store one off site then I recommend at least a fire safe. I don't completely trust them though for electronics. My understanding is they will keep the temp low enough during an average fire to keep paper from combusting. Plastic will not do well at those temps. Just don't skimp on your plan whatever you decide. The whole reason you are doing this is because the data is important. God forbid something happens you don't want to find out that flash drive you've been using is toast.

There is always IT, but if you're locked into an 8 hour day forget it.

His shadow is 1/2 as dark as the cars shadow. Could be a double exposure. I can see distortion when he walks in or out from the right of the camera. Double exposure would not have the distortion. But you would need a camera that can open the shutter without advancing the film (preferable), or a camera that can rewind one frame. An idea would be a shutter open for a long time. Put something in front of the lens to simulate the shutter closing. He walks into the shot, pull the cover away. Poor mans double exposure. I would try it using multiple lengths of time to make sure I got the shot I wanted.

Electrically operated valve opening a compressed air line to a horn. How loud you want? For a short blast you could probably power one of those from a small CO2 bottle for a BB gun. I'm in agreement about adding a deadbolt to the closet and changing the one on the apartment door. Management won't even know until someone tries to use a key to get in.

The dog could have taken off and saved his own skin. The dog chose instead to risk its life to save the kid. The dog could have stood and barked a warning to the parents, but instead it got between the cougar and the kid and kept him from harm at its own expense. Any animal willing to risk its life for me or my family is family. That animal is not a pet and will want for nothing the rest of its life. The mere fact that the cougar tried to attack a human child means it needs to be put down. Sorry, I'm not going to wait for it to succeed before I put it down. If you let it finish off the dog and let it go, who's child is next on the menu? Maybe there will not be another dog to step in.

Does sound fun, I'm interested. I'll have to pay attention when it gets closer to see if I could make it.

+1 Got a buddy going through a mess with his EX. One thing I might mention is that you word it so all costs (that both parents agree to) are split 50/50. My buddy's EX decided one of their sons needed counseling, and racked up $1000 in bills before she told him about it. Then just in passing announced to him he owed her half of that as medical expenses. This should not apply to emergency situations obviously. Other than that all I can recommend is document, document, document. Take nothing for granted, keep 2 copies of EVERYTHING. Pay with checks so there is a paper trail. ETC... And if she felt the need to contract a lawyer for this process, then you need one too.

Was kinda my reaction when I found that a few days ago. A 3rd gen Camaro with and ugly body kit.

Sucks being an adult? Shit, I am 40 today. My brother in law posted to me this morning, you can only be young once, but you can be immature forever. My motto has always been "Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyhow". That being said, I'll PM about the wheels. I'll call it a 40th birthday present for myself.

Yeah, I want them too. If you don't get them I will.

If I wasn't planning a narrowed rear end I'd buy those in a heartbeat. Do you need spacers to clear the calipers for those?

Damn, and industrial arts teacher that can still count to 10? I thought my dad was the only one (then again one time he did get close to being only able to count to 9.5).