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MrC was a gem of a man in the interactions I had with him going back heck, 10 years now? Often witty, always even tempered, and simply an incredible mind about so much. I'm particularly bummed I never had the chance to meet him, but also thankful our paths crossed in this pixel of the ...

Blacksun94 wrote:QUOTE (Blacksun94 @ Nov 25 2015, 11:46 AM) TwoWeekstm

FTFY

QUOTE (ImmortalZ @ Nov 20 2015, 09:01 AM) Speaking of Grimm and his university, I almost ended up joining there for an MS in MEMS. I don't know if you remember, but you helped me out by fishing out my application there and seeing what additional paperwork needed to be sent to complete it. I ended ...

QUOTE (phoenix1 @ Sep 27 2015, 11:22 PM) My favorite team is really bad but I have to pull with them every single game. We gun win next week.

Oh, Hockey, don't bitch out next sunday so I can get my whore on at your expense.

Hate to burst your bubble, but I'll be drunk at Raymond James watching ...

Volkswagen CEO resigns.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/volkswagens ... 44872.html

QUOTE (peet @ Sep 22 2015, 03:17 PM) It seems the EPA might ask VW for a recall.

Rest assured there will be no "asking" ;)

VW has halted all sales, New and pre-owned, of the affected models. They will be told, in no uncertain terms, that they are on the hook to fix/replace/repair the software ...

QUOTE (peet @ Sep 22 2015, 01:50 PM) The VW 'cheatware' seems to be in (every?) recent VW Diesel car sold everywhere. It 'knows' when it's on the testbed when the wheels are turning but no one uses the steering wheel (if I understand the explanation correctly). It seems to activate an 'economic ...

As a current (and second time) owner of a VW, I have to say I'm disappointed to see VW in something like this. It's mind boggling that 1. VW would risk their reputation and also that it took as long as it did for them to be outed for it.

After VW's struggles with their electronics/electrical ...

@AndrewSiciliano:
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JFC. That list is boggling.

QUOTE (Papsmear @ Sep 21 2015, 12:30 PM) The 9ers looked way worse than the Bills did and I've had a terrible week so far in my football pool.

Something that may be getting lost with the eye test or even just looking at the score and saying "wow SF got smoked!": just how big an impact a short ...