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In this case "I think his confidence was shaken a bit when I nailed it." is referring to him nailing the gas pedal, not hitting his friends car physically.

So I finally ended up with a 2015 GS 350 Awd with less than 30k miles, meteor blue mica with flaxen interior. The IS was just too compact if there was more than just me riding. Definitely a big step up in interior and ride quality, and the 300 or so HP from the 3.5 V6 is plenty. Will keep this...

Internet says "An insurance company's study of washing machine hoses says that the average age of a failed hose is 8.7 years. The study recommends replacing both stainless steel braided hoses and rubber hoses every 5 to 7 years. The most common place for a washing machine hose to leak or burst...

How long ago did you install the hoses? Apparently its best to replace them every 5 to 7 years.

I've had to return two 4k discs to Amazon and Best Buy, significant scratches right out of the case. Other discs with smudges that look like fingers that need to be buffed out. I don't remember this many problems with blu rays.

The x700 was released a while after the x800, so I would assume us x800 beta testers paved the way for your stable production ready unit.

Thanks. This was a 2019 with about 300 miles on it.

Depending on the specific firmware version of the UHD optical drive you may be able to rip a 4k disk to your hard drive and play it from there without dealing with Win 10 and all the rest of the garbage. I ended up going with a Sony x800 player which is actually quite a pile of shit, constant...

Its one of those things that you dont miss if you've never experienced it. I had a rental Altima with it when we had the super cold snap a couple of weeks ago and it was very comforting. Obviously we are talking about first world problems here.

Yes, I accepted delivery on Saturday afternoon, the driver called to confirm delivery 35 minutes prior to scheduled time. Car is very nice, a great upgrade from my 325. Heated seats are great, however the cold wheel is not up to par with the rest of the car. I checked back on the website last...

Yes I went with the 48 month/100k additional warranty.

The 2004 325i started having some issues (I believe its related to exhaust manifold leak). Its got a 182k miles on it now. Anyway I had played with the Capital 1 auto navigator option, but the last time around it offered me garbage in terms of financing. So I tried out Carvana online. It's an...

Yes, very satisfied with the Hakka 9 performance. Absolute control when cornering (RWD) in the crappiest of conditions The only time these failed me was when I beached the car in a severely unplowed intersection, but I can't blame them for that. Downside is they are reasonably loud due to the...

Had the Nokian Hakka 9s mounted for their second season on the car today. Conditions were marginal on way to shop, its been many years since I've driven an all season tire on snow and ice. Terrifying.

Not sure how new your tv is but it may support some sort of screencasting function where you can stream your phones display to the TV, thereby allowing you to view in better quality. Also be aware Verizon unlimited actually has three tiers, only the higher two include HD streaming (from...

I don't see how the north facing panels will deliver sufficient output to offset the penalty, if you have a significant roof pitch, which is common in snow regions. What pitch is your garage roof? Are the exactly north/south facing? Link below has some numbers depending on your latitude and...

I can recommend the Audioengine HD6 active speakers (amp in left channel speaker, passive connection to right speaker). It has RCA and toslink spdif inputs, in addition to Bluetooth aptx. Comes with remote control for volume, mute and power. Has rca outs for a subwoofer, I use mine with a PSA...

Greg, if you are still looking for a real Toughbook replacement Dell just announced three in the Latitude line, the big boy is surprisingly affordable when compared to a Toughbook. https://www.anandtech.com/show/13505/dell-launches-three-rugged-latitude-laptops-8th-gen-core-dgpu-1000nit-display

So I'm looking for my first NAS. Candidates are the QNAP 963X-2G: https://www.amazon.com/TS-963X-2G-US-64bit-x86-based-2-0GHz-10GBASE-T/dp/B07CVLSCSJ/ And the QNAP 873-4G: https://www.amazon.com/TS-473-4G-US-IP-SAN-Quad-core-2-1GHz-10G-Ready/dp/B07BMXG7KK/ The 963 has five 3.5 bays and four...

Signed up to get a quote for Dandelion, a cheaper to install geothermal system spun out of X labs, a Google company. Im not up for a 20k upfront payment but apparently they also do a $135 a month over 20 year option with nothing upfront and still saves you about 20% in fuel costs. Propane...

They haven't admitted what caused it yet (happened after maintenance work had been announced) but apparently a very similar pattern of fires happened a while back in Chicago and turned out that was a failure of the pressure regulator that drops the distribution pressure down to domestic levels...

Hopefully Handruin is ok after all those natural gas pipeline explosions in Massachusetts, scary that an overpressure in the pipe can cause such devastation. Makes me glad I've got LPG tanks instead.

Looks like Exos is the replacement for the Enterprise Capacity series? The ones released recently (Ironwolf etc) seem to be limited to 300TB per year of writes, I'm assuming the Exos will be at 550TB or greater like the Capacity drives.

Presumably this is a relatively rare occurence and not a daily routine. I'm sure he's aware of the health effects of binge drinking.

Lunar, its a plug in battery vehicle so presumably no volatiles.not sure how they dealt with the battery pack and associated liquid cooling.

Compared to the last Winter games in Sochi where temps hit 60F its a significant difference. Though obviously cold conditions is a big part of Winter.

There are workplaces and sites where there is xray examination of your bags and metal detector pass thru for the body. At which point they'll take your knife away.

Tesla purchased SolarCity for $2.6 billion at the end of 2016. Solarcity was the largest manufacturer and installer of solar panels in the US. Musk was the largest shareholder of Solarcity prior to the deal. Apparently they are focusing on "solar tiles" that look like regular shingles from the...

So Trump has put into place a 30% tariff on imported solar panels and cells that will be in effect for 4 years. One would think that would be bad news for Tesla, but the first 2.5GW of imported cells each year are exempt from the tariff, and apparently only about 500MW of cells were imported in...

Is it within driving/flying range? Send the drives accompanied with a trusted colleague as carry on, chassis checked in.

Back when Verizon grandfathered unlimited was truly unlimited I hit over 1.2 TB one month on one one of my lines (the one I kept at home with hotspot for the whole family). Thats with four people streaming Netflix and Amazon in HD. With the new unlimited plan hotspot speeds are throttled after...

Our desktop support has started seeing some 460s with battery issues, given they have two built in non removables I wouldnt recommend if you plan on using one for a lot of battery cycles. I still love my 460s tho for the lightness/form factor, but its usually plugged into AC. Santilli, I can...

Did 3 hours of Uber this morning starting around 7am for about $30 after deducting for gas. Off till next week, going to put a lot more hours in before 2018 rolls around.

With a 3k budget, I'm thinking two of the Titan XP Jedi Star Wars editions for about $2300.

Congrats Chewy and best wishes to your sister as well! Lunar, how long did you have for the missed connection?

Using 9 platters, rated for 550 TB of writes annually like the Seagate Enterprise Capacity: https://www.anandtech.com/show/12134/toshiba-announces-14-tb-pmr-mg07aca-hdd-9-platters-heliumfilled-260-mbs Article also mention a possible 16TB model later next year. Edit im dumb, can a mod please...

$115 for 2 years rego on the 5500 lb truck here.

Not related to the 8tb drives but prob an appropriate place for discussion: "It is interesting to note that Seagate has been talking about 14 TB models for a while, without any concrete public details. Meanwhile, the company’s 14 TB HDD will be more than just a capacity bump. With the 12 TB...

Depends on the State. NY allows between October 16 and April 30.

Going with Nokian Hakka 9 studded snow tires this winter, after many years of non studded winter tires. I'm expecting significantly more road noise but better control in icy conditions.

Yes, I got the VTC6s for future proofing, in case I one day end up with a high draw flashlight. Its only a matter of time. I also have some LG HE2s, but the VTC6 is hard to beat for 3000 mAh and high current capability for only a dollar or two more. As for the MHGT25, it's a pocketable monster...

Still waiting for it to get dark outside but definitely a thrower in the basement. Came with a protected Nitecore 3400 mah, switched over to a Sony VTC6.

This one for $129, currenly sold out: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-8tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/6110900.p?skuId=6110900 Model WDBCKA0080HBK-NEBBSKU versus the old model WDBCKA0080HBK-NESN Im guessing they've switched to WD Blues or something like that.

Went with the MH25GT from Amazon for $53, should have it Friday.

The Seagate Enterprise Capacity drive would be best from a performance and reliability perspective, you will pay a premium thpugh.

Thanks Lunar, looks like something like the Nitecore P10GT should do the job, or perhaps the MH25GT with the bigger head for a bit more money.

Looking for recommendations for something smallish that runs on a single 18650 witha really tight beam so I can illuminate house numbers when I'm driving rideshare part time on nights/weekends. I have the HC90 if needed for broader illumination. A striking bezel wouldn't go astray while I reach...

Looks like you can expand it: "Up to 30 drives with two DX1215".

I think one of the big pluses once we do have more automated driving is that it should in theory save the lives of motorcyclists who are geting killed and injured when someone makes a left turn (right in the Commonwealth and other locations) in front of them. Presumably the car will not allow...

So an update on the Tesla autopilot crash: "Federal investigators announced Tuesday that the design of Tesla's semiautonomous driving system allowed the driver of a Tesla Model S in a fatal 2016 crash with a semi-truck to rely too heavily on the car's automation." Basically it did too good a...