I wish we had cars for those prices

Any decent 5 year old car is almost 8k euros over here.

Last edited by Blackout, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 23:00.

Good racing once again.

Unfortunately I had problems with oil pressure again in the longer race.

Too bad the retards started using euro as currency over here. Ok, it's logical but when prices are just converted with chancing the symbol from dollar to euro, the consumer really feels like he's being screwed up in the ass badly.

Makes no sense buying anything from Steam anymore.

/rant

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Most places require nothing more than a good attitude and the will to learn, at least places where younger people would be working. What good is Alegbra if you're working in the motortrade, in the mechanical sector, etc etc?

2) How does one "teach people how to learn". After all, isn't that instinctive, to learn new things.

And it's all relevance. 90% of the things you learn at school are only learnt so you pass the test. Even genius mathematicians use calculators and stuff!

Basic school is meant to provide you with basic understanding, theories and knowledge to go study more and focus on something you like and make a job from it. You narrow the studies down later and then specialise.

It's also meant for learning how to study, some people might not realise that learning isn't just reading and repeating what you read. It's about understanding what you read. I remember people at school who had read the material for a test four times, but still hardly passed the test. It can be hard process, I like to say I learned to read properly three years ago.

Another thing people don't often get is that they are supposed to learn and study for themselves, not for the teacher or your parents or to pass the test. This is of course hard if you don't have the will or motivation, but this might be the reason you don't have it as you are doing it for someone else. Sometimes you need to be an egoistic bastard for your own good.

Well, and using a calculator and knowing what to use it for are two completely different things. Having a calculator doesn't make you an engineer, like knowing how to measure heartbeat doesn't make you a doctor.

Quote from Senninha25 :

yeah, but we're gonna miss...what's his name? ah, nevermind.

Kev...and Kev is, or at least used to be awesome while driving the LX4.

Now some pussy feeling has just got over him, and he has left his extensive ball collection to some nephew of him.

Which is sad of course, or not, if he did the post blind drunk like me now, which I doubt as his post actually make sense. Mine doesn't as it's done way too late, but then I'm a pussy who can't speak his mind unless freed by feel of drunknesnseesn. Which actually isn't true but is.

Joke or not I'm very seriuus about this now. Save Kevness on this forum, please!

The Concept racing LX racing nights were made just for you man!

Doesn't make much sense to me, and I'm not that sure I could turn the wheel that fast. Plus I hate understeer above anything to start with.

Probably don't, at least intentionally.


Nice retro video btw.

Arrrgh I so want to start photography and buy a camera, again.

Have wanted to buy one for years. But now the reason is that I've been taking pictures and writing short news bits as a trainee for a local newspaper for a month. And now I'm really sure I want to take photography as a hobby and the camera wouldn't sit useless gathering dust.

Yeah, and a burst of awesome I need to get out. I've been working with an old Canon EOS 350D with some focusing issues. But today I got hold of a spanking new Canon 50D. Must admit I'm rather novice with cameras, but there is just something in the feel of that sort of bulky equipment which makes it feel awesome. It's like shooting with a gun, but the opposite and more awesome, creating and not destroying.

Quote from (SaM) :

I heard some of you say it's turn-based? Does that mean it plays like a boardgame? You take a step - your enemy takes a step etc. etc. ? If it is... I might have to revise my interest in the game...

Well you got both turn based and real time play.

Moving armies and managing cities (some of this has changed in the Empire) are made on your own turns, could say it's like board game. It's like in Civilizations really.

The battles, unlike in Civilizations are real time strategy. Which you can pause or speed up.

Managing your empire in real time just wouldn't work because there is too much to do, especially when it starts to cover the whole European continent and it would be a game of who can click stuff faster.

Bump

Anyone tried it yet? Waiting my own copy, buying blind, didn't test the demo from steam.

I'd rather be worried being kidnapped by some thugs than being killed by terrorists while traveling abroad.

Don't travel thought, but that's mainly because lack of funds than being afraid.

Quote from Takumi_lfs :

wth, I got paris hilton? I thought more of Britney spears.. Paris hilton is not even a singer!

She is, or at least tried to be.

Isn't there some nasty car limit on that track?

It's a great combo, but was just wondering if everyone can race as we were almost full last time.

I have the Syncmaster 2493 HM (different shade of black, I don't know?), which is similar to the one on the first post I think. I've been happy with it. The only thing I don't like are the touch buttons which are not illuminated and you can't really see nor feel them.

An ambulance with no hazards on overtook me in blind bend on a double yellow.

Your mum must be living in a parallel universe. Because if it had been on this weekend, every single news bit over here had been full of how Finland is going to win this year and how they didn't.

Or, I've successfully lived a weekend in a total isolation on the internet.

Last edited by Blackout, Mon 23 Feb 2009, 15:05.

Quote from danowat :

Loving it

I can see why.


:yummy:

Yes.

Nice.

The first time on that jump on RBR was awesome. "Caution jump, yeah yeah - oh cock..." Landing on the corner.

Last edited by Blackout, Tue 10 Feb 2009, 19:28.

*gough* Scawen is a BMW driver.


Or at least used to be.

Actually that is just a cunning way to park so that nobody can hit your car and scratch the paint with their door!

Work of a true genious.

Nice concept to lure in lots of engine manufacturers but let me guess, it can't be seen on TV anywhere but Japan.

Quote from Jakg :

On the way to work I can fill up at any of the petrol stations I mentioned - If "performance" petrol gives me the same or better MPG than i'm getting now - why not use it? Even if it's got no benefit for performance or the car, saving maybe 1p per mile all adds up - plus the expensive stuff usually gives better rewards (i.e. Shell give me double the points which all adds up).

What I said can also be turned upside down, it's no use finding out if the cheaper petrol gives you poorer performance and just stick with the more performancely you like.

Quote from Jakg :

The whole point is that expensive petrol MAY cost less in the long run - that's what i'm finding out.

The difference and possible advantage is probably so tiny it's not even worth finding out.

Personally I think 36,1 MPG (7,8 liter/100km) isn't that bad for an old engine from 1992.

Last edited by Blackout, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 14:14.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Honestly, if you're whinging about the fuel costs, how it's hard to afford etc, just stick with the cheap and cheerful fuel.. :doh:

Naah, Jack is obsessed with his mileage like a geek is on maximizing performance on his computer. It will get too complicated quickly.

Just concentrate on your driving, leave out the "the occasional crazy bits" you mentioned, unnecessary overtaking, stopping for lights and slow granny accelerations from stand still.

Wii, especially with Wii Fit, is worth a lot more than PSP. I'd go with the Wii just because it's more expensive.