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Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
10/9/24 8:59 p.m.

In reply to RevRico :

Counterpoint: no it's not.

NY Nick
NY Nick GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/9/24 9:51 p.m.

There are currently 60 nuclear power plants being built in the world, half of them are in China. That's a lot of nuclear reactors. 

wae
wae UltimaDork
10/12/24 7:51 a.m.

TIL: Workhorse used the 8.1 Vortec to make a gas pusher chassis!  I knew about FREDs, but I had no idea that anyone ever made a rear-engined gasser.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
10/17/24 2:37 p.m.

TIL that "Country R&B" is a thing.  Take a bro-country singer and an R&B music producer and pay them enough to work together. 

I could definitely have done without that knowledge.

It must be one of those marketing-focus-group-driven all-things-to-all-people design-by-committee ideas that is "guaranteed" to make a lot of money.

 

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/17/24 3:07 p.m.

So, if a heavily armed group of weirdo people wanted to take over one of our nuke plants, could they be stopped?

 

NY Nick
NY Nick GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/17/24 3:21 p.m.
VolvoHeretic said:

So, if a heavily armed group of weirdo people wanted to take over one of our nuke plants, could they be stopped?

 

How heavily and what do they want to do? If someone is heavily armed enough it is hard to stop them. Bad people gonna do bad things. Infrastructure is hard to protect, bridges, dams, power plants, etc.

NY Nick
NY Nick GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/17/24 3:22 p.m.
VolvoHeretic said:

So, if a heavily armed group of weirdo people wanted to take over one of our nuke plants, could they be stopped?

 

How heavily and what do they want to do? If someone is heavily armed enough it is hard to stop them. Bad people gonna do bad things. Infrastructure is hard to protect, bridges, dams, power plants, etc.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
10/17/24 8:50 p.m.

TIL that the Fugees' Killing Me Softly With His Song is a cover.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
10/17/24 9:34 p.m.
Appleseed said:

TIL that the Fugees' Killing Me Softly With His Song is a cover.

I have hated their version of that song since the first time I heard it.  Ruined.

NermalSnert (Forum Supporter)
NermalSnert (Forum Supporter) Dork
10/18/24 7:45 p.m.

That the cost of a track day has gone way the hell up in 4 years.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/19/24 7:31 a.m.

TIL that the front suspension of a Europa is frightfully flimsy.

NickD
NickD MegaDork
10/19/24 7:33 a.m.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

I mean, are you really surprised? It's a Lotus after all, and one of the more batE36 M3 crazy ones

calteg
calteg UltraDork
10/19/24 9:13 a.m.
NY Nick said:
VolvoHeretic said:

So, if a heavily armed group of weirdo people wanted to take over one of our nuke plants, could they be stopped?

 

How heavily and what do they want to do? If someone is heavily armed enough it is hard to stop them. Bad people gonna do bad things. Infrastructure is hard to protect, bridges, dams, power plants, etc.

Government sharpshooters assigned to power plants regularly beat the sharpshooters from other 3 letter agencies in competition.  

calteg
calteg UltraDork
10/19/24 9:15 a.m.
Duke said:

TIL that "Country R&B" is a thing.  Take a bro-country singer and an R&B music producer and pay them enough to work together. 

I could definitely have done without that knowledge.

It must be one of those marketing-focus-group-driven all-things-to-all-people design-by-committee ideas that is "guaranteed" to make a lot of money.

 

It's been a thing for, oh, 15 years or so. Granted, Mr. McGraw doesn't contribute much to the actual song...

Nelly - Over And Over (Official Music Video) ft. Tim McGraw (youtube.com)

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/19/24 11:31 a.m.

In reply to NickD :

From his description, the lower kingpin/ball joint thingy is just a plastic bushing with no inner sleeve. surprise

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 UberDork
10/19/24 2:15 p.m.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Pete, the actual lower trunion on the front of a Europa is the same bronze casting as many Triumphs, and so is the upright. The flimsy in a Europa is the rear upper, deadly. The front control arms look flimsy, but are usually stronger than the spindle and the chassissad The rear upper is the axle, which at it's inner end is retained by only a 3/16 roll pin. That breaks...

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/19/24 2:36 p.m.

In reply to TurnerX19 :

Well, in his case, he opened up the rear frame and stuck the front of an Avalon under the car (complete with transverse 3.5l V6), so the rear suspension is -probably- different from Lotus.

This same person used to rallycross a Typhoon. That had a C4 Corvette rear suspension.  And a twin turbo LS because why not.

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
10/19/24 4:15 p.m.

I recall a description of the Lotus method of building a car-  Put it together properly, then cut one tube at a time out until it collapses under its own weight, then weld the last tube back in.

It's not too far off the truth.  A friend of mine used to build new chassis for Elans.  Sold a few.  Same design  but heavier material at the important spots.  He took his to a lapping day on Yoko 008r tires and tore the rear control arms out of it in half a day...

etifosi
etifosi SuperDork
10/21/24 9:38 a.m.

The 1984 Soft Cell hit "Tainted Love" is a cover of Gloria Jones' song from 1964.

RevRico
RevRico GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/31/24 9:29 a.m.

Elbow length gloves are a great idea for dispatching problem roosters and turkeys. I learned this because I wore regular work gloves.

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/31/24 10:31 a.m.
TurnerX19
TurnerX19 UberDork
10/31/24 10:56 a.m.

In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :

Thanks Woody. I love Allen Tousaint's work regardless of who is playing.

RevRico
RevRico GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/31/24 12:46 p.m.

Last week I learned, then forgot her damn name, that the woman who killed John Belushi had two songs written about her before that happened, Sundown and The Weight. Apparently her crazy had a history.

Antihero
Antihero GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
11/2/24 12:58 a.m.

TIL that the movie The Villain, a DVD I bought for a quarter at a thrift store because I had never heard of it but recognized the cast , is actually a funny decent movie.

 

I had it on my shelf for at least 4 years

fasted58
fasted58 MegaDork
11/2/24 2:34 a.m.

TIL that Ford has 35K 2024 F-150s of various trims on dealer lots across the US. surprise

There should be some good deals out there right now.

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