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by Jive
Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:29 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: A perfect automobile
Replies: 79
Views: 14799

Re: A perfect automobile

Flatland_Spider wrote:
I still want to see a M3 wagon from the BMW factory. I would take a 3-series wagon with the bigger engine and sports suspension as a substitute.


Ask and you shall receive. (Though not from the factory as you requested, but still damn awesome)
by Jive
Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: A perfect automobile
Replies: 79
Views: 14799

Re: A perfect automobile

Captain Ned wrote:
I noticed that nowhere on their site was price discussed. I'm sure that given all of the options they can't really
list prices but I've got to believe they're not cheap.


No they aren't. But it sure is pretty.
by Jive
Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:26 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Today's iPhone 5S/5C announcement
Replies: 97
Views: 14710

Re: Today's iPhone 5S/5C announcement

The image you linked is worldwide market share. Whoa, dude... Really? :o Thanks for opening my eyes! It's not like I could've read that fact from an IDC article or something... Thanks, bro! Your smart ass may know this fact but the readers of this forum wouldn't because you didn't link a source. Bu...
by Jive
Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:49 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Today's iPhone 5S/5C announcement
Replies: 97
Views: 14710

Re: Today's iPhone 5S/5C announcement

I can throw graphs at you too. Not sure what's the point of it, though. http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2013/08/idcosq22013.jpg Big push into China this year. China is a launch country. My guess is that sales for the upcoming year will be big across the board. :lol: You honestly believe majori...
by Jive
Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:49 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Today's iPhone 5S/5C announcement
Replies: 97
Views: 14710

Re: Today's iPhone 5S/5C announcement

Soo... Who's ready to get disappointed by ever-lasting period of stagnation at Apple? If you are - tune in to your favorite tech blog (like this http://live.theverge.com/apple-iphone-5s-liveblog/) at 1:00PM EST to see a reveal of slightly upgraded (slightly improved camera, slightly faster internal...
by Jive
Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:33 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Macbook air vs Surface Pro vs any Ultrabook
Replies: 28
Views: 7589

Re: Macbook air vs Surface Pro vs any Ultrabook

If you need battery life, then the MBA should be your first choice.
by Jive
Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:29 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Cars - are they commodities?
Replies: 118
Views: 21776

Re: Cars - are they commodities?

Thank you for your concerns about my signature, they are duly noted. I would like to point out to you (and everyone else) the fact that M156 engine is marked as "6.3 Liters" in all of the official documents, press releases as well as public websites, such as Mercedes' own configuration an...
by Jive
Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:29 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Cars - are they commodities?
Replies: 118
Views: 21776

Re: Cars - are they commodities?

Yeap, pretty much a marketing trick - MB just "rounded it off" to a 6.3 number :wink: Pretty common thing between car manufacturers - for example, GM does it to their LS9/LSA engines (6,162 cc rounded to "6.2"). I would update my sig if I were you. It will make it appear as if y...
by Jive
Sun Jul 28, 2013 11:33 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Cars - are they commodities?
Replies: 118
Views: 21776

Re: Cars - are they commodities?

do you think a Kia is as much a car as a BMW? Do South Koreans make the best bang-for-buck cars? Do Germans still make the "best" cars? Japanese? American? It's all a matter of personal preference... If you need a "source of transportation from point A to point B" - then almost ...
by Jive
Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:59 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: New Sedan Purchase - Black or White color?
Replies: 47
Views: 8958

Re: New Sedan Purchase - Black or White color?

I think you should go with the white but I am kind of biased as i drive a white car :P ('13 M3 in "Mineral White"). It entirely depends on the kind of white. If it was a flat white, i'd say that is a very boring color and I personally wouldn't choose it. If it was a pearl white, (similar t...
by Jive
Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:03 pm
Forum: Developer's Den
Topic: What do you do while compiling?
Replies: 9
Views: 4802

Re: What do you do while compiling?

Just finished a project that analyzed the losses and delinquency rates on subprime residential mortgage backed securities from 1999-2007. Took 2 hours to compile the data so that it can be readily used in the analysis portion. Much of that time is killed by reading news and forums.
by Jive
Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:19 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: PC wont boot
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

Re: PC wont boot

So is one of the disks in the array failing? Actually the hard drives work just fine (WD 1TB Black x2), however the RAID1 array failed a few years ago. I never bothered to fix/rebuild the RAID1 array as the hard drive and my data still showed up in Windows and it is all backed up to a home server (...
by Jive
Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:45 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: PC wont boot
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

Re: PC wont boot

It seems as though the culprit was my Raid1 array. Disabling the array fixed all the issues i was experiencing.
by Jive
Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:29 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: PC wont boot
Replies: 3
Views: 1586

PC wont boot

My pc currently has the following symptoms: - Post takes about 5 minutes - When it gets to the "Starting Windows" splash screen (WIndow 7 Professional) it freezes there and windows never loads - I tried booting from Windows disk, it loads all the windows files from the disk, and then freez...
by Jive
Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:49 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Keep my Nikon D5100 or upgrade to D5200?
Replies: 9
Views: 5250

Re: Keep my Nikon D5100 or upgrade to D5200?

I've got a Nikon D5100 and I've loved it for about a year and a half now. It's perfect for the light photography I do throughout the year. What I wish it did was control the video options a little better. The D5200 does just that with a few extras that I really don't think I'll benefit from . The e...
by Jive
Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:22 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: nVidia reliability
Replies: 8
Views: 1960

Re: nVidia reliability

How old are these GPUs that crapped out on you? If it is more than 5 years then it is not unreasonable for them to die... The most likely culprit is the capacitors, in which case the same can happen to any Radeon card.
by Jive
Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:31 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Stocks
Replies: 5
Views: 3248

Re: Stocks

Empirically, a retail investor will realize the best return by investing in an index fund. In fact, the more you trade, the more likely you are to lose money. I would agree with you 99% of the time. Most retail investors have no knowledge of the market (especially ones i talk too)and end up buying ...
by Jive
Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:12 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513866

Re: dymt reloaded

Aww but my laptop is broken :( new one required urgently! Not sure if you want to get the Macbook Air or Macbook Pro. The big rumored upgrades are the following: Macbook Air - much higher resolution screen Macbook Pro - completely redesigned, slimmer form, eliminates the cd/dvd drive, much higher r...
by Jive
Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513866

Re: dymt reloaded

annabel wrote:
I'm gonna buy a MacBook. Mostly because it's pretty. Hurrah.

Hold out until next week. Updates to the Mac line up is expected soon.
by Jive
Thu May 31, 2012 7:44 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513866

Re: dymt reloaded

Patience is a b***h. Havent touch a video game for about 2 months now after i slowly weened myself off of them due to studies. Now i have had Diablo 3 waiting for me (pre-ordered) and now i just got my Samsung 830 in the mail today. June 2 can't come around fast enough.
by Jive
Fri May 25, 2012 2:18 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513866

Re: dymt reloaded

So i get off work today and walk to the Metro and as i approach the platform i hear a women yell "Stop it, stop it...!" I come closer to the cry and i see a person kicking something. As i come closer i realize he is kicking another person (male) on the ground and then he quickly sprints to...
by Jive
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:10 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Apple & Valve collaboration?
Replies: 15
Views: 3788

Re: Apple & Valve collaboration?

tanker27 wrote:
Maybe it will force EA's hand to give up on Origin


This is something i would love to see in a heartbeat, however i don't think it will ever come to fruition.
by Jive
Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:05 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Apple & Valve collaboration?
Replies: 15
Views: 3788

Apple & Valve collaboration?

http://www.macrumors.com/2012/04/13/apple-ceo-tim-cook-visits-headquarters-of-video-game-firm-valve/ Not sure what this is about, but perhaps something to do with the rumored steam console? iOS based with a steam delivery platform? I cant think of a reason why Apple would want to do this since they ...
by Jive
Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:29 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Evaluating job offers
Replies: 44
Views: 5405

Re: Evaluating job offers

SO... to bring up this thread once again. Changing jobs... Not careers... What to weigh? 01. long tenure vs new position 02. well-paid salary vs 5-10k (or more) in salary 03. similar responsibilities 04. health benefits 05. 401k/stock options 06. commute distance to work -vs- relocating to another ...
by Jive
Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:18 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What do you do for a living?
Replies: 204
Views: 46166

Re: What do you do for a living?

I don't get what you do for a living. The base price of that car runs between $36k ~ $63k. Making your monthly payments around $500 to $1,000. Depending of course on a slew of variables (down payment, lease/own, interest rate, loan term, etc...). The C63 is closer to the $63k price point. I'm a toi...
by Jive
Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:44 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What do you do for a living?
Replies: 204
Views: 46166

Re: What do you do for a living?

Second year analyst for an economic consulting firm that focuses on securities litigation. 95% of the cases we have been dealing with over the past year originated from the 2008 financial crisis. The case work thus far has been very interesting to say the least and you dont really have an idea of ho...
by Jive
Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:38 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Macbook Air <> Ultrabook
Replies: 28
Views: 4398

Re: Macbook Air <> Ultrabook

[No touchpad, no matter how good, can replace the functionality of my 17 button mouse. My trackpad is more than fine for my occasional usage of it for web browsing Touchpad and heavy Exceling just don't mesh. Mouse and heavy exceling doesn't mesh either. If you want to be quick and efficient in exc...
by Jive
Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Diablo 3 Beta Invites
Replies: 28
Views: 5731

Re: Diablo 3 Beta Invites

If you guys have spare invites and don't mind sharing please let me know. :) Invites are tied to your B.net account. So unless someone is going to give you their Battle.net account you're not going to see one. I thought I read somewhere that those who received invites were able to give out 3 invite...
by Jive
Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:32 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Diablo 3 Beta Invites
Replies: 28
Views: 5731

Re: Diablo 3 Beta Invites

If you guys have spare invites and don't mind sharing please let me know. :)
by Jive
Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:55 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Your Android phone is spying on you.
Replies: 32
Views: 8105

Re: Your Android phone is spying on you.

My Sammy GS2 has been running CyanogenMod 7 since not too long after I bought it. We'll have ICS soon or CyanogenMod 9.. http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-will-never-have-carrier-iq My Droid Incredible has been rooted for sometime now but i never bothered to install CM7 even though i hear...
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