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Unread postby Kalah » 27 Oct 2010, 19:49

I might do a partition on it once I've formatted it. It's nice to know, though, that it works. Typing on my reformatted laptop right now ... and although it took a long time to download and reinstall all the updates, it feels like it was worth it.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 27 Oct 2010, 19:50

Glad someone's rig is working...
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 28 Oct 2010, 20:07

Fitness World is killing me slowly. And I'm paying them for it!
Ouch...aw..
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Unread postby Kalah » 28 Oct 2010, 20:38

I'd like to watch them do it ... :D

I should start training as well, organized I mean.
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 28 Oct 2010, 21:08

You'd like to see me get killed?!! :|
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Unread postby theLuckyDragon » 29 Oct 2010, 04:21

Kalah is that kind of a guy... Intriguing!
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 29 Oct 2010, 06:07

Milla aka. the Slayer wrote:You'd like to see me get killed?!! :|
Just don't ask him what he'll do with the body afterwards...
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Unread postby Kalah » 29 Oct 2010, 08:02

It's the working out part that intrigues me. ;)
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 29 Oct 2010, 11:02

I feel splendid today, no more hurting. It's just marvellous. And I'm going to get a haircut in an hours time :)
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Unread postby Kalah » 29 Oct 2010, 11:50

I thought you girls didn't have your hair cut; I thought you had your hair done. :D
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Unread postby Kristo » 29 Oct 2010, 12:09

Milla aka. the Slayer wrote:Fitness World is killing me slowly. And I'm paying them for it!
Ouch...aw..
I do my workouts with Wii Fit Plus. It costs less in the long run than a gym membership that I don't use nearly enough. And since Wii Fit is made for people who don't actually want to work out, the activities are fun and won't hurt you. :D
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 30 Oct 2010, 14:23

Yeah I thought about buying that as well for my Wii but then I didn't ;)
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Unread postby Kalah » 31 Oct 2010, 16:44

BOO! :-D

I guess Lety is busy, busy, busy today ...
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 12 Nov 2010, 08:58

Heh, it's the island from Lost: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyan
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Unread postby Kristo » 24 Nov 2010, 14:40

I watched the first episode of the American version of Top Gear yesterday on History channel. The hosts each did a standing mile in a different Lamborghini to see which one was fastest (the winner topped out at 180 mph). There was one interesting comment that I didn't understand. One of the guys said that "the game changes once you hit 150." Does anyone know what that means? Does the airflow change the car's handling at that speed or something?
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Unread postby Ethric » 24 Nov 2010, 16:24

American Top Gear? Tut tut.
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Unread postby Kalah » 24 Nov 2010, 16:29

Not sure which episode you're talking about, since I watch the British versions.

Still, they could be talking about either aerodynamics or power. To overcome the increasing wind resistance you need either one or both. If there is a great difference between the two cars re aerodynamics or (more likely) power, chances are this will not have an effect until the speed becomes high enough for wind resistance to become a problem.
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Unread postby Ethric » 24 Nov 2010, 17:33

Most (all?) cars start shaking/handle differently at high enough speeds.
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Unread postby Kalah » 25 Nov 2010, 10:15

Yes, there are even differences between models of the same maker, such as two different Lambos. :)
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Unread postby Kristo » 25 Nov 2010, 17:41

Until tomorrow, there's only one episode. ;)

They must have been referring to the handling of those particular cars. I think I got the mistaken impression that 150 mph was some magic speed barrier for cars or something. I've seen videos of people going over 200 mph on the Autobahn without much trouble.
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