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I'm starting out as a freelance software developer, and I'm finding many things quite intimidating. ... I feel that somehow there's still so few jobs out there that I'm confident I can do, so is there something wrong with me? This is a pretty big topic. IMHO, though, you are making a misstep on thi...

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Wow. Back when CD ROM drives were making the climb from 1x and 2x to like 50x, you'd hear legends of things like this happening if you exceeded a CDRs speed rating. I've never actually seen a CD shatter or fly apart due to speed or vibration. Maybe in this case it wouldn't have happened except for a...

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This is just anecdotal but at work most new workstations are fielded with one SSD and no HDDs. I don't think we've had any more issue with them than we had with the HDD-only days. At home, we have 3 PCs with one SSD and no HDDs that we've been using for a couple years now. No issues. (Except that I ...

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I'm on the road and am staying at a Marriott-branded hotel. Free wifi available, but the speeds are really hardly enough to fairly stream video (intentional I'm sure). Yeah. I recently learned about that too on a business trip to Baltimore. Eight of us were having breakfast in our Hilton and had a ...

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I went through a similar ordeal a year ago. I bought a switch tester kit, went to Fry's and banged on stuff, and really agonized over it. I now have: * Work: Das Model S Ultimate (Cherry MX Browns) w/ red 40 A-L O-rings on from WASD Keyboards. After years of complaints, the joy of being an elitist f...

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That's pretty disappointing but this is an area where you'll probably find what you go looking for. When Peyton Manning was with the Colts, people called proudly him "Mr. Indianapolis". People here LOVE the $#!+ out of their Colts. The dude was viewed - and by some still is - as mini Capta...

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This is not a suggestion, just a data point: I spilled some Coke on my Das Silent Ultimate, which was already pretty crusty from years of eating lunch at my desk. The dried syrup make the number pad practically unusable. I ended up going with pop lore - pulled the keys, ran it through the dishwasher...

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My current wallet, which is the slimmest and probably best I've ever had. Like all wallets, they eventually wear out but you can buy a few to have on-hand for cheap. They even make quite an assortment of fashion models if you don't like basic black.

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derFunkenstein wrote:
Do it the right way, not the fast one.

If you say so!

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To kind of explain the "this is not what joins are for" comment - that code won't do what you're hoping. Consider this example: tblBank tblCash ----------------------- -------------------------- 20151002, "Food", 5.00 20151002, "Clothes", 55.00 20151002, "Car"...

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I'm looking at the Mazda 3 s. How well do those do holding together over Michigan winters? Do they get to 200,000 miles easily without a lot of repairs and upkeep? I actually graduated from RCHS up around you. BR is probably more civilized but all my family drove quarter and half ton pickups and SU...

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So how many Toyota's and Honda's have you had that have gone over 1,600,000 kms? My family has had 4 GM's that have wrapped that (Silverado, Buick Regal, Buick Park Avenue, Cavalier), with nothing more than regular maintenance. Uh... 1.6m km? Almost 1m miles in a car? And doing so 4 times? I don't ...

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No traction control, and at first it was more of a 2-wheel skid after a bump. The front maintained traction for a little longer (it was around a turn). I know it won't prevent stupidity but I'd like traction control for my next car. I am not a car expert but, IMO, you're overplaying the role TC mig...

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Ha ha. Sorry, but glad you're OK. And glad you had this experience in a car you can, in the long run, afford to total. I'm so mad at my driving and I want to know [stuff] I did see this thread: http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=116277 I learned that maybe VW is not the brand to bu...

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I drove a 1.2 litre Fiat Punto "Selecta" CVT for a while. [snip!] A bit like this one. In researching Foresters, I came upon Mighty Car Mods and got hooked. This totally reminds me of one of the cars they'd refurb. There's something really cool to me about the idea of doing those kinds of...

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CVTs that simulate discrete gears still sound completely nuts to me. If your perspective is "if you want real gears, just get real gears" then I understand! It's still useful, as LHR says when the auto is hesitating and hunting and your passing window is *now*, you just tap that button to...

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On the other hand, from the videos I've seen, those CVTs are really nice. And you get paddle shifters in the EX. (Though yeah, paddle shifters on a CVT - wut?) I'm not really sure what your understanding of CVTs are if you're saying they are "nice". Most enthusiasts seem to hate CVTs beca...

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OK, is it just me, or are early 2000's Corollas downright lame Why not both? :p Re: your comment on HVAC and satnav - I completely agree with you. I'm not even sure stuff like dual zone climate control is really worthwhile in a small car. As far as satnav goes - it's abundantly clear after test dri...

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... and it's done. Behold the new dmjifn-mobile: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yUAKVdGFheo/VgnpNTBxUqI/AAAAAAAAWl0/LEOktGykISo/s800-Ic42/liger.jpg I shall name it "The Silver Liger", after a mystical beast that is like a Lion crossed with a Tiger that also has spell abilities. Like an...

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I kind of see it like BP - they're going to get beat up but they're "too big to fail". Uhh, you know BP had to sell off ALL of their stations here in the U.S. Their footprint has been reduce to infrastructure and manufacture. It's true that I haven't been following it closely, so I may be...

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Now the LA Times is adding that the federal government paid out $51mm in "green subsidies" based on the falsified test results. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-vw-subsidies-20150922-story.html On the other hand, all this makes VW an excellent buy on the stock market. Because t...

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Love my Subarus. I have driven 4WD and AWD and Subaru's AWD is simply the best. There is a youtube video of it somewhere. Here it is. Also, don't forget the Forester XT. Loads of fun. I love Forester XT :D Do you have one? The closest dealer gets like one every 1-2 months. Next one is in two weeks,...

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Check on plugshare for Level2 EVSE and level 3 chargers, there are more coming all the time. tl;dr If you're mainly in a metro/surburban area and have a secondary gas vehicle, go for an electric. If you drive through the middle of nowhere routinely, don't. My dad also seems to be waiting for 200mi ...

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Now the LA Times is adding that the federal government paid out $51mm in "green subsidies" based on the falsified test results. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-vw-subsidies-20150922-story.html On the other hand, all this makes VW an excellent buy on the stock market. Because th...

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In terms of infrastructure, it depends to some extent on EV adoption in your area, I think. Some of the issues described might also be specific to the eGolf (especially the competence of the service department). For 95% of my driving, I think I could get by on a home charger. For the rest, I have t...

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Jigar wrote:
B5 Passat V6 30V is a petrol car and VW petrol cars are not under questions here, only VW Diesel cars with Type EA 189 engines have the manipulative software.

Not sure if trolling or serious!

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localhostrulez wrote:
My dad recently replaced the Fit (3 year lease ended) with a leased eGolf.

I'm glad you shared this. I have been eCurious but haven't been sure if it'd work for me logistically.
But then there are the early adopter problems I totally didn't consider. Sounds like it's worth letting it bake some more.

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VW dealer service departments are legendarily bad. Like, sometimes it's worth it to pay an independent to do a repair that would be free under warranty bad. I dig my local VW dealer service department. The guys there have been pretty awesome and always give great service. I've even had some hard to...

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I don't think VW customers will care about this issue or should care about it Not true. I have a B5 Passat V6 30v that I loved (then hated then loved) that I bought it new in 2003. I still pay the dealer tax for every scheduled maintenance. I'm starting the process of buying my next car and the Gol...

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