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That would be Southern California. And everyone, everywhere should know what to expect when it comes to disasters around their home. I don't feel bad for fire, tornado, earthquake, or flooding victims.

Damn Merc, that is a very significant drop. Awesome.

My BMI is horrible. I've gained 40lbs in the last 8 months. I'm hoping at least some of it was muscle, but I'm not so sure :( 6'2" - 220lbs BMI: 28.2

Sweet.

Care to share?

Nope. It annoys me as well, I just felt the thread was too one-sided. I felt a little balance was in order.

I just ordered one of the cheapest Dell Vostro desktops, should arrive in a week or so.

No thoughts of going SSD for a primary drive?

Earthquake. 5.6 on the other side of San Jose (30 miles?). Barely felt, but fun. I love earthquakes, they are the only thing that keeps our housing prices in check. ;)

Sure Vista sucks, and I'll be moving off of it soon, but I thought this was a neat feature: The way it notifies of daylight savings time in the clock. Small? Yup. But well thought out.

Hilarious. I actually saw a Smart going down the 101 yesterday at about 80mph....not bad.

I also don't think that maneuverability/small size can be discounted as a safety factor. At least once a week I get out of a situation another car put me in; merging into me, spinning out in front of me, cutting me off, etc. Many of these were situations that would have led to contact if it...

I post when I'm here. And that varies a lot day-to-day. Today I'll likely be around until 11PM or so.

First I've ever heard of BACnet, so I can't help you. Good luck.

I know what rich physicians drive, I live near a bunch of them (Stanford University, Hospital, and Palo Alto Medical Center). One of the guys down the street parks his Cayanne Turbo S and Aston Martin Vantage on the street, I finally found out what he keeps in the garage; Aston Martin DBS. But...

Cool. What was the product?

I'll agree with e_dawg and Mark on all counts above. It is with great joy that I announce the impending end of my insane commute. Within a couple months, my commute will be down to 5-15 miles. This has me looking to more "normal" cars, where extreme efficiency isn't as big a factor. Then again...

Sorry for the late entrance today, lots going on. My GF's husband finally got talked into showing up at the consulate to file for divorce (it will be official in a little over a month, yay!). I had some work to catch up on, and we had a couple's therapy session (routine maintenance, nothing...

Nope. I've just googled for how do to something I needed. I've generally found that trying to learn all of something is counter-productive. Start with the program in front of you and a task to perform, and go from there.

That is why I plan on RAIDing them ;)

Newegg offers an 8GB one for $300 or a 16GB one for $480. Both in a 2.5" form factor.

I'm not thinking about them here, I'm the one that has to drive it. Having 4 forward gears (vs. Mercedes' 7) will make it that much harder to accelerate smoothly and deal with the hills in the city. And I am paying for gas, so some sense of efficiency would be nice.

Looking at the DTS, I hope I get an "or similar". 4.6L engine that produces less than 300hp? A 4-speed automatic? I didn't even know they still made those! What crap.

Wow, uda, I hope you type fast, because that must have taken a while. I read at least the first couple sentences of each paragraph, honest ;) Weight/Mass is the easiest way to add safety, but it isn't the only way, and it isn't a guarantee of safety. Look at Formula One cars or the McLaren F1...

Her relatives are "big" so I was looking for a big car. I also wanted the most comfortable thing I could find, as I would be spending 5-ish hours driving it around. Driving big cars on SF streets doesn't bother me; I lived there for a number of years, many of those driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee...

Yeah, but I had forgotten ;) I didn't think I would need to use it if I put the long url in a text link. I guess vBulletin doesn't play well with them.

Planning a sight-seeing trip in San Francisco for some of my GF's relatives who have a hard time walking. 70+ miles of driving, and all-day trip though SF. I'll be renting a Cadillac DTS (or similar) for the day, and will be insuring it out the wazoo. If that won't wear them out, I don't know...

Damn, I think "large rolls" is a bit of an understatement. That is a crap-load of aluminum.

I was playing SimAnt a couple weeks ago with this, great fun.

I just wish they would do what Maya does. If you aren't profiting from their software, you can use it for free. I'd be OK using the educational package (or less) if I wasn't profiting from it. As soon as I begin to use software in a professional capacity, or profit from it in any way, I do buy it.

I'm aware of that, Mark. But does that mean we are doomed to an escalation of vehicle weights until we are all driving tanks? If a Miata (2400lbs) hits an Elise (1975lbs) it isn't that big a deal. It isn't until some fool shows up in an Escalade (5665lbs) or H1 Hummer (7213lbs) that there is an...

How can you possibly talk of efficiency and saving the world when you drive a 2-ton car?

I really like the looks of that CR-Z concept.

With BMW bringing their 1-series to the states next year (128i and 135i), it would be a great time to bring their 123d out as well.

So the solution to heavy cars is to make them heavier? I don't see the logic there. If a Miata hits an Elise, what is the problem? Besides, speed and maneuverability are pro-active safety features. ;)

Many of the SSDs I've seen are still PATA, for compatability with laptops and industrial computers.

What's the interface? I would want SATA so I could RAID them for more capacity later.

IIRC, there are a number of VM images around of OSX. Of course, you have to look in seedier places.

All of that looks good to me. We have a low-enough volume that it shouldn't swamp things.

It is locked somehow. IIRC, it has something to do with a different BIOS type.

Scions all around - 2400lbs Thanks.

Yeah. I was actually thinking of getting a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited for towing the boat, having a motorcycle could cure some of the guilt... I'm now comparing a Buell Lightning XB9SX, a Honda CBR 600RR and a Ducati Monster 695. They all weigh in at around 400lbs fully loaded (so 600lbs with me...

PS. One of my clients is a Harley Davidson dealership. While I'm not an old fogie, they do also market Buell Motorcycles ;)

I've been tempted to buy a bike for years. The last time I had one I was too young and stupid. But I think I'm still stupid enough... Why the weight requirement? Because I hate the waste inherent in moving around 10x my own weight when the only thing that needs to get there is me. I could get...

I'm specifically looking for cars by weight. Any suggestions on where to search, or what cars to look at? Under 2500lbs (1134kg) is mandatory. Ideally under 2000lbs (907kg). Ones I'm looking at now: Ariel Atom 2 - 1005lbs Lotus Elise - 1975lbs Mazda MX-5 (Miata) - 2414lbs Honda CRX Si - 2174lbs...

Between the 42" LCD and the 2500 lumen projector, my living room is covered You don't have enough monitors in the kitchen or bathroom? Instead of a light switch, just find a mouse and shake it. ;)

If it rains you drive your Ferrari, of course ;) This isn't for people with 52k to waste, this is for people with 500k to waste. It fills a niche in the collection next to the Caterham and the Elise.

It's a little too extreme for my older self. I'm seriously considering a Lotus Elise, though.

It took me a LONG time to find a mechanic I like. Like 3+ years. I'm actually only considering cars that he will work on as replacements (Mazda, VW, Audi, Lotus). He's also 100 miles from where I live, and 15 miles from anywhere of interest.

You can also install the RDC MMC into windows XP, but I haven't tried Vista. PUI.