MrFoof

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by MrFoof 9y ago
Audi's former head of R&D, Ulrich Hackenburg, and Porsche's former head of engine developent, Wolfgang Hatz, are the other big two (aside from Winterkorn) in the crosshairs. Not "just engineers". They were, but they
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by MrFoof 9y ago
I did similar a few years ago. Dropped from 172lbs (78kg) to 139lbs (63kg) in 5 1/2 months. Near 21% weight reduction in body weight, just by counting calories and walking (granted, quite a bit). There definitely isn't a "
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by MrFoof 9y ago
I have a car as low as an Aventador, without a front-axle lift, and a similarly bad approach angle. You don't take steep inclines head on. Period. You take them at an oblique angle, and get the closest wheel up first. It takes a few
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by MrFoof 9y ago
I pay just under $100/mo to insure a 1 of 724 (in the US) Boxster Spyder for 7,000 miles a year. For comparison, my 10-year old Mazda Miata ran me $62/mo with identical coverage, and was worth about 10% as much. However, unlike
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Let's replace "salad" with "burrito" and just look at Chipotle in isolation... * In March and April 2008, 22 customers were infected with hepatitis A from a Chipotle restaurant in California. * In April 2008, over 4
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by MrFoof 9y ago
> Whom are you expecting to pay for health insurance if one hypothetically quits working for Google and starts their own one man/woman company? Um, yourself? I have an ACA plan. It handles all the catastrophic stuff, and has a ve
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by MrFoof 9y ago
This is because of highly publicized failures in past years, and it similarly being brought to the forefront by the Chinese media earlier this decade. I suspect by 2020 cars like the Renault Kwid will mostly be a thing of the past in India
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Several manufacturers have very cheap cars available in other markets. Renault immediately comes to mind with the model year 2016 Kwid that is sold in emerging markets. One of the things you may find unpalatable is how they hold up in cras
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by MrFoof 9y ago
This seems similar to the iPhone prior to iOS 5. Prior to iOS 5 you needed a computer to activate the phone. Only with the introduction of iOS 5 could you activate an iPhone without a computer. My guess is the ability to have an Apple Wat
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Moreover, talk to the person managing your apartment. In my apartment (managed by a property management company at that), they allowed me to repaint some walls, bring in three appliances of my own (washer/dryer and dishwasher), complet
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by MrFoof 9y ago
A large number of clothes dryers in Europe (save for the UK, which still uses a lot of hotboxes) are condensation dryers. Some countries (Sweden I believe) actually don't allow vented hotbox dryers for new construction due to building
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Houston also contains nearly 40% of all US polyethylene and nearly 50% polypropylene production. That is a tremendous amount of production capacity for plastic and polymers going offline.
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They are not plugged into the OBD-II port. They are hardwired. Example: http://i.imgur.com/G2HVLGI.jpg
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by MrFoof 9y ago
The other thing is Porsches aren't anywhere near as rare. Until very recently, Ferrari limited worldwide production to 7000 total units (now it's 9000). Historically that was limited to demand (being unable to SELL 7000 units).
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by MrFoof 9y ago
You are correct. 956-003 won LeMans in '83, and won five races overall. Regardless, most "classic Porsches" sell for under $100K. As I mentioned in another comment, the bulk of what's sold are 1978 - 1993 911s. 964s t
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Active rear-wheel steering actually has a far larger history than its recent resurgence from Porsche, actually coming from Japanese manufacturers with mostly hydraulic (not electric) implementations. * Nissan stared offering it with several
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by MrFoof 9y ago
In the US, ~45% of car registrations are new vehicles. In 2016 around 17.6 million new passenger vehicles were sold in the US with a combined transaction price between $500B and $600B. That puts used car sales (including private sales) at
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by MrFoof 9y ago
What classic Porsche is selling for $30M? * Even Steve McQueen's 917K only sold for $14.08M the other day. * A 956 with five LeMans wins sold for $10.12M. * The L&M sponsored 917/10 sold for $5.83M. * A RS60 Spyder with an ama
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by MrFoof 9y ago
There's a lot of interest I would have if the controllers used the same connectors as the original OEM SNES controllers. I have no need for a Mini as I still have my SNES and nearly every game being re-released here, but I would love
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by MrFoof 9y ago
PBS Frontline covered this in their February 9th, 2016 episode, "The Fantasy Sports Gamble" ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/fantasy-sports-gamble... ) Zip to around 18:15 in the video. &quot
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Taking a look at reviews, this appears to be basically a mail order delivery service that delivers high quality TV dinners. The meals even come in the same black plastic containers sealed with a film on top as a TV dinner or microwave meal
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Although I'd agree that the Volkswagen Group as a whole may not be the same as it is today if it were under different management... ...it remains that passing up a robust, reliable, and simple car design -- and the factories/tooli
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> The reason so many of the mid-sized market leaders come from Germany can be traced back to post-WW2 policies to ensure that Europe could be at peace. Some of these policies were undoubtedly exploitative in the short term, but long term
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by MrFoof 9y ago
Not surprised, considering the producer is HuskyStarcraft, and Rosanna isn't exactly "slacking off" herself. Basically what should be considered the benchmark for high production value on both ends. If you were to make a foo
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by MrFoof 10y ago
I believe Smugmug's basic plan may be what you're looking for. They've been around for 15 years (and I believe some of the founder's articles have been on HN), so should be in it for the long haul.
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by MrFoof 10y ago
No. After 10 years of using them I've just been acclimated to not having my shirt collars and cuffs destroyed in the dryer.
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This is the main reason. The difference in the longevity of my clothes -- same exact articles, same brand, same material, thickness, size and stitching -- from switching from a "hotbox" dryer to condensation dryer was initially am
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by MrFoof 10y ago
It emulates the NES perfectly, since it exactly emulates the NES hardware on more powerful modern hardware. Every glitch will work exactly as it does on an actual NES. That was their goal. A few places have reviewed it to ensure the g
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by MrFoof 10y ago
There are alternatives like the Analogue NT which is fully compatible with the entire Nintendo library, including Flash carts like the PowerPak and Everdrive. It has a built-in Four Score. It supports Component and HDMI output. It has a
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by MrFoof 10y ago
Not hard, actually. Suppose you are 25 years old, today. You run your own little software consultancy business, and average $200,000 a year in revenue (before inflation), in perpetuity. You max your IRA every year ($5500 tax advantaged).

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