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I drove full-sized 2-door cars for over 25 years, but then the category died out in the late 90s with the SUV craze. I'd hated 4-doors for not being able to easily put my bag in the back set, but got used to it rather easily.

It looks like 2015 was a new version. A new Outback would not be cheap unless you get a base model, but is a good long term choice. How do you feel about a CVT or do you care? You should probably get the Eyesight option. ;)

The last year of Element production was 2011. Perhaps it is possible to find a used one without too many miles if you really like that model. FWIW, I had a SOUL cubic thingie rental once. The vehicle seemed rather small and had a weak, noisy engine.

How are your back and neck? Inflammation sometimes takes a few days to reach the maximum. Do you have some meds?

That's terrible. I hope your insurance is not too awful. I have no idea why the window was open while driving, but you do seem to have some bizarre incidents. :( The newer CUVs are shorter and lower to the ground for maximizing fuel economy. Most of them are like station wagons now.

So the rest is mainly to promote the funky lifestyle. Now I get it.

That bottle is too large to fit on a commercial aircraft. The amount of time spent working on that soylent crap is probably more than all the time he would save preparing food for a hundred years, not to mention that food can taste good. What exactly is he saving time for and why is efficiency...

Are we in time warp or is the forum slowing down again? :)

I remember the reaction in the theatre. It's hard to believe the film was 42 years ago already.:( Did you see it then? I'm surprised the drink maker is allowed to use the name.

Does it taste like E.G. Robinson? :puke-r:

OK, I read it. Some people like to live like that, but I don't want to live as in a space capsule or a habitat on Mars. I want A/C and power for my computers, etc. :) Has anyone done studies on the long term use of only that drink he espouses? It seems vile.

No thanks, I spent a few thousand already on new systems this year and the 6 cores are not all that great, especially considering that the software keeps getting more boated and slower very year. It's a downward spiral unless there are major CPU performance gains.

Yes, but it still can't receive channel 13.

I thought Tulsa and Westinghouse proved the advantages of AC long ago.

Buchner, Buchner...?

Meh. That defeats much of the normal purpose of a laser. I suppose it is good for marketing.

In general I'm cautious about any new technology with unknown reliability and longevity. I did not see any lasers listed as headlight options in the cars I was looking at. They do seem to use lasers for the collision systems. I thought lasers tended to product collimated light, whereas normal...

100-400 II IQ with a 1.4X is acceptable, though not great, and only allows AF at the center point. Of course I can get about the same IQ from the 200-400 with a 2X on a 1DX compared to 100-400 + 1.4x on a 70D/7D II, but there is no net reach gain. For most people a DX body with an...

Are you planning to get a 70-200/4 or f/2.8? It is better than the 80-400 in that range, but the 80-400 is quite good. If you are not planning to buy two lenses (70-200 and 200-500), then get the 80-400. It is for sure very versatile and I do like using it. The 200-500 will be of more...

A 100-400 II would be a backup/second lens. I'm trying to decide what system to put together for this year's Africa. The challenges are more or less in the wider lenses and with the cameras. 400mm+1.4x would be the shortest long lens I've used since 2003, so the cameras have to make up for...

What's the story on LED headlights? Are they as bright as the HID, and how is the color and reliability? So many of the flashlights have putrid colors and die prematurely.

I'm curious how many apps you have installed and if any are older 32-bit ones. Every time I change OS some of the older apps or devices no longer work. Will my Win 7 printer drivers be OK?

A 100-400 II is fine for whales and less of a loss risk of flying overboard. Elephants could be done use any lens from a wide to a long tele, depending on the distance. Ellies and giraffes are good subjects for a 70-200 to cover a range as they are moving towards the camera.

I have one spared mainboard, so I hope to make it few more years on the DDR4 before the cross pointers take over.

I just want a V6 that runs on regular gas. Probiotics gave me gas, but of a different kind. I'll probably wait until November now to look at the cars since 2016 is not ready yet and I have PTO in September and October. I need to focus on the big mammals now.

I'm trying to live as long as is feasible with a decent quality of life, but I have no illusions that it would be up to a normal retirement age. That is just as well since I have insufficient funds for retirement. I should have a bunch more tests done next month. However, I'll only do the...

I'm not seeing much point to that system, but I have no idea what productivity most people have with computers.

No. Of course I'm not as 30-something.

:D Of course.

The Canon 200-400 has a built-it 1.4x TC that can be moved into the optical path with a lever.

See what happens when I have a few drinks? I did a very bad thing. :D I guess the car can wait until November.

At this point maybe I will finally sell about a dozen of the old lenses to the KEH.

I suppose it will require Windows 10 drivers or something.

Yeah, I have a couple of those.

Every Canon lens I have is an L.

Do I need a 200-400/4 IS 1.4x in addition to five 100-400s of various types?

Anyone ever have the Hotchkiss lymphoma? Supposedly that is the "good" kind of disease, with some possibility of survival. It still sucks for a 30-something victim. :(

I use the 24 TSE II. The f/1.4 or faster wide to normal primes are mainly for available light work, such as by PJs. The f/1.8s (other than a cheesy 50) are for the consumer middle market, such as D750 users.

I can understand going electric for the principle. :) I was doing the math for a relative driving ~12K and it would take about 5-7 years of hybrid driving to break even on TCO. After that the savings would not be so great anyway. I drive less than that so a hybrid is completely pointless. Much...

How many miles do you need to drive to gain an advantage over Cruze?

I've also been happy with the 6TB NADS, though they are not in RAID. I have a bunch of the old Seagate 6TB drives as well, but they have missing or non-standard mounting holes.

Well, the Androids were running amok today. :)

Thanks. Meh, the download does not restart after being stopped. I'll revisit it in Q4.

I month try that download, when I'm in another state/country for a few days. I suspect the ISO size will be enormous. ;) What is the oldest version of Office that works with Win 10?

You buy computer parts like a biological function, seemingly every day. :lol: I'm not sure how many are from personal funds.

The 200-500 is disappointing. It needs to be as good at 500 as the Sigma Contemporaneous. I'm not expecting too much for the low price, especially in build quality. Lenses like the 24/1.8 are really a good idea if the IQ is sufficient, though I have zero use for one. It's also not a good...

I'm so particles that I'm not very happy with the options. 2 of 3 are not out yet for 2016. How long does one wait with Elephantiasis in the room?

It looks like the end of the line now for non-Cloud Photoshop. They'll probably do the same in the next round for LR.

I had no idea there was a concern about pedestrians. That must be something relatively new, but it makes sense. ;) My head is somewhat misshapen and my eyes are in a strange place, but it's not enough to account for the difference. I have been told to stop obsessing about the cars and just...

The visibility is shit as are many of the controls. It's like you need a copilot to manage the iPad in the console. Of course there are mechanical improvements over the years. I feel there should be a front camera with some of these cars since the bumpers are vestigial.