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Off Topic / Re: Car thread

« on: May 12, 2014, 12:29:03 AM »

While we're on the topic of transmissions, has anyone here tried to understand how automatic transmissions work? It's really complicated. I haven't gotten really into the hydrolycics parts yet.

It's actually pretty simple. Instead of a clutch they have a torque converter. Basically a torque converter would be one of those spinning flower lawn decorations with a fan placed right in front of it. Instead of air it uses a liquid, but the engine powers the 'fan' which sprays the liquid at the "spinning flower" which causes it in turn to spin. Since there's no actual contact, the "spinning flower" can stand still via the brakes while the "fan" continues to spin without any damage.

That was actually a pretty stuffty explanation, but hopefully you get the gist.

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Suggestions & Requests / Re: Restricted Aim-Bot (for cinematic purposes)

« on: May 12, 2014, 12:06:40 AM »

It'd be impossible to release a version of this that couldn't be quickly and easily modified to work in TDMs. Just find someone who can give you an unrestricted aimbot (there are plenty that are not DLL injections) and use it for good, not evil.

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Off Topic / Re: Car thread

« on: May 12, 2014, 12:03:30 AM »

It depends how you did it. If you dropped it into fifth from neutral while flooring it, you'd likely spin the clutch.

Imagine it like this: press your right fist against your left palm. Twist your right fist. When you have little to no tension (load) on your left hand, it spins easily with your right fist. If you tighten up your left hand so that it won't spin (high load / high gear), your right fist will spin independently of your left hand. Granted, in a car the clutch is much grippier than your palm print and knuckles, but it's the same basic concept.

If you accelerated a bit properly then switched to a high gear and floored it, you'd likely be okay because your car is already moving so your clutch would have an easier time moving your car forward even more. You'd just accelerate really slowly.

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Off Topic / Re: Car thread

« on: May 11, 2014, 10:23:34 PM »

You'd probably just stall. Either that or you'd forget your clutch -- the engine would be trying REALLY hard to spin it and it just wouldn't be having any of that due to the immense load. Could prob just burn out your clutch.

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Off Topic / Re: linux_megathread_3.pkg.tar.xz -- Post your desktop!

« on: May 11, 2014, 10:15:22 PM »

Technically, if his computer gets compromised his SSH key can be compromised. If it's an intelligent virus it might even be able to detect that he's using SSH to connect to a server on X port.

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Off Topic / Re: Car thread

« on: May 11, 2014, 08:57:13 PM »

Yes and no. Most exposed metal is sprayed with anti-rust compound, but probably not all of it. For example, I have one aftermarket endlink for my front swaybar and one OEM one. The aftermarket one is rusted, the OEM one is pristine.

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Off Topic / Re: Car thread

« on: May 11, 2014, 08:06:44 PM »

Saying I'm lucky, not skilled is an absurd point. If I put five hundred dollars in your hands and asked you to turn it into fourty thousand inside of six months would you be able to? If I put in a good word for you at a venture capitalism fund, would you be able to convince the team there that despite being a highschooler with no actual work experience that you are a valuable enough asset to be a full partner in a multi-million dollar company? I am not and never have denied being lucky, but that luck is not the entire picture. I'm only able to do what I can do because I'm good at it.

If everyone had 'investors' behind them, 90% of the population would be the current 1%.  You're lucky, not skilled.

I missed this gem. Do you seriously think that? I can't even begin to understand how you think that could POSSIBLY be true. Firstly, it's mathematically impossible for 90% of people to fit into 1% of people. If all the money contained in the top 1% was distributed to the top 90%, nobody would be as well off as the current 1%. That aside, believe it or not investing is an incredibly difficult and stressful job. Once my phone dying resulted in me losing twelve thousand dollars over the course of two hours during school. If predicting markets was as easy as you think it seems to be, nobody would ever lose money in the market. While other kids are studying for math tests I'm reading foreign news articles and discussing the possible effects on that country and it's trade partners' economies. While you're playing video games I'm participating in long term and short term trend brown townysis of the worldwide economy. I'm incredibly irritated you think that what I do is easy.

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Off Topic / Re: Car thread

« on: May 11, 2014, 12:59:51 AM »

however I highly doubt you started your way into the business on your on.  Supposing you're a freelance trader, your parents obviously gave you your initial investments and bailed you out the first few flops you made.

Supposing you're partnered or with a business, your parents most likely put in a good word for you.

Sure, they helped with my initial investments. I never claimed that I materialized money out of nothing and started my life from the ground up. And yes, it probably didn't hurt that my dad is an executive of a public company in the field the venture capitalism firm I'm part of invests in. What I was saying is that I make my own money now, not that I always have.

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Off Topic / Re: linux_megathread_3.pkg.tar.xz -- Post your Vim configs!

« on: May 11, 2014, 12:57:19 AM »

I guess DDC is a pusillanimous individual then since he rm -rf'd his blockland hacking forum

According to the page, it was just a joke that you perpetrated. :)

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Off Topic / Re: The Rec. Drug Thread - FAQ, Q&A, and general information.

« on: May 11, 2014, 12:56:10 AM »

This thread is bookmarked. It's one of my only two bookmarked pages -- this and the robo & slick ex bros 4 life topic.

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Off Topic / Re: apple is prob. goin to buy beats..

« on: May 10, 2014, 02:04:09 PM »

you're missing the point. headphones were made to sound good, not to be an accessory.

And t-shirts were made to clothe you and keep you warm, not to be an accessory. The thing is, anything and everything is 'an accessory.' Cars are meant to transport you from place A to B, but nobody complains that Ferraris exist as status symbols. Sunglasses shield your eyes, but rich people wear Louis Vuitton shades to show off their money. Watches are supposed to tell you the time, but ROLEX exists. Phones simply send and receive communications, but someone with an iPhone 5s or a Galaxy S III gets more attention than someone still sporting their Motorola RAZR.

Literally everything has luxury and economy versions. Luxury isn't always better than economy, but people care more about the cost than the quality.

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Off Topic / Re: apple is prob. goin to buy beats..

« on: May 10, 2014, 01:50:28 PM »

It's similar to buying a Versace t-shirt for $400. It's not that the t-shirt is the highest quality most comfortable t-shirt you've ever worn, it's that people will notice it's Versace and respect you for it. You might be able to get a 'higher quality' t-shirt from wal-mart, but it just doesn't have that same effect.

People /do/ buy knock-offs. The thing is, no self-respecting person that likes fashion will feel comfortable wearing a knockoff. It's like lying about yourself, it feels wrong.

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Off Topic / Re: apple is prob. goin to buy beats..

« on: May 10, 2014, 01:38:40 PM »

Just another fine example of why Apple is going to fail in the future.

LOL what a baseless prediction.

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Off Topic / Re: apple is prob. goin to buy beats..

« on: May 10, 2014, 01:34:53 PM »

Believe it or not, there is a limit where things are too low quality to be pawned off as high quality. When people notice that their $25 Sony headphones sound better than their $400 Beats headphones, they stop recommending it to others. Apple is not in the business of making their product seem cheap. If anything, they'll want to improve the quality to continue with their visage of "luxury".

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Off Topic / Re: Post real life pictures of yourself.

« on: May 10, 2014, 01:22:26 PM »

I can't fade my own hair and it's not allowed to touch my ears. So unless I shave it all, I have to pay for haircuts.

What could really happen if you just absolutely refused to cut your hair? Like, would you get dishonorably discharged from the military for not cutting your hair? IMO that's a cunt move and a loss for them.