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Finally got around to buying a Qi charger for my Nexus 4. This thing is cool as fuck. It's ridiculous how hard it is to find one that isn't way overpriced though. Ended up buying one I found on Amazon that was relatively inexpensive:Single Position Inductive Charger Wireless Qi-enabled Charger...

I fucking hate you and fucking morons like you with such a depth of feeling it's almost impossible to describe. You realize that Daily Mail article is THE ONE THAT WAS BEING DEBUNKED IN THE LINK I PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY, RIGHT? No, you probably don't. Because you're a complete fucking imbecile...

Girlfriend and I decided it was time for her to move in with me. She brought up finances, and expressed concern that it wasn't fair if she only took care of groceries as I proposed. She'll also likely to have pay $150 or so a month for a parking stall. She wants to pay more. I slapped her with...

Those would be air to air heat pumps. As has been discussed, they're generally not very good for heating in colder climates. They've improved recently though, some of them do have a COP of around 2 even at -20C, so they'd still be better than straight electric heat utility cost wise. But those...

That's fair. So Europe aside, do you stand by your claim that the UK does not count homicides based on reports, but only convictions? Do you feel that the OECD and UN compiled statistics on homicide are inaccurate? Do you honestly believe that the US does NOT in fact have a homicide rate...

FROM THE THING YOU JUST CHERRY PICKED You really are retarded, aren't you? Not to mention that that particular factoid is discussing "violent crime" in general. Not homicide in particular, which is what you initially claimed was double in the UK as compared to the US. So tell me garglechimp, do...

The rest of Europe all have very similar murder rates as compared to the UK, although the UK is slightly higher. So it stands to reason that if the UK is cooking the books to get it's rate so low, the rest of the continent would have to as well, given the cultural/societal/economic similarities...

That would be an idiotic way to count murders, and I sincerely doubt that every Western European country uses it while only the US is "honest" about it's murder rate. Listen, this whole "UK is two or four times more violent than the US" meme has been going around for year's now, and it's based...

She's actually a really nice person, everyone likes her. She's not bitchy or two faced or anything like that. She does have expensive tastes, but so does her fiancee. He's a lawyer, she has a masters in econ and is working on an MBA, so they should make some decent coin once they get fully...

Don't give him an out. Per capita murder rates are a pretty specific thing. He thinks that the UK has a much higher murder rate than the US, which is diametrically opposed to reality. How much do you want to bet that like every other piece of evidence that contradicts his retarded worldview, he...

I can see spending good money on a photographer. But I can't see how a DJ could justify much more than a grand or $1,500 for the evening. I guess it depends on how much of the A/V and lighting they supply, but man 2-3k sounds like a lot of money for 6-8 hours work. Just be glad none of you...

From what I've read, you're a fucking moron. Jesus christ, really? You really think that? When there's hard statistical evidence all over the place that the US has somewhere around 3-4 times as many murders as the UK? The US has a homicide rate of somewhere around 4-5/100,000, give or take. Most...

There's "hot" geothermal, which is common in Japan, Iceland and a few other seismically active places. Otherwise, yeah, geothermal without a heat pump is virtually pointless. When anyone refers to "geothermal" these days, it's with the use of a water to water or water to air heat pump and a...

Where was that pipe running? Nothing within your building envelope should ever freeze. Nor should there be plumbing run in an attic (which is outside your building envelope) or any other space that has the possibility of freezing.

The vast majority of geothermal systems for residential and commercial heating outside of geothermally active areas use heat pumps these days. Otherwise there's little point in doing a geothermal system. "Cool" geothermal systems without heat pumps are pretty much nonexistent. It seemed fairly...

Seems like a lot of work! I'm going to hold tight for another year or two and hope/pray that BMW brings over the 550d Touring, or really any sport wagon that comes with a decent engine. If not, then I guess I'll have to figure something else out.

If you guys enjoyed the movie, perhaps try reading "Into Thin Air". Same author as Into The Wild, but in that case he was actually part of the Everest expedition. Takes awhile to get going, but once shit hits the fan, you won't be able to put it down. Into Thin Air - Wikipedia, the free...

Yeah, agreed on insulation and sealing. New houses today have a fraction of the heat loss that houses built in the 70's or even 80's do because they are so much tighter. However, sealing your house up tight can lead to other problems if not done properly, mainly with mold and moisture. Mold...

Bad idea to get yourself involved in this shit. Terrible, actually.

Fuck knife control. When it comes to knife "mass" killings, you need Asian control.

Eh? No one even mentioned heat pumps until I did, I don't think. Pancreas specifically said that he didn't think geothermal can warm your house up past the ambient temperature of the geothermal well. That's false. Yes, you can also do an air to air heat pump, but generally the COP's of those is...

Yeah, it does work as a standalone heating or cooling system with heat pumps. It's just a question of how efficient it is, or rather the return on the electricity it consumes. Basically heat pumps can remove or add heat to the geothermal loop, depending on whether it's heating or cooling. So the...

Deja vu, or have you made nearly the exact same post before joeboo? Fuck you for giving me deja vu.

You're saying that something as fundamental as an inability to get data over WiFi isn't an inherent lack of quality on the device's part but rather user error or other incompatibilities? No way!

Hey fuck you bro! I am in a healthy, almost year long relationship with a lovely young lady. I'm willing to drop her and start anew if that's what this thread needs. Plus I am now starting to understand what the whole "strange" concept is all about. My woman is gorgeous, but I find myself...

Then get an xi. Oh sorry, get one with X Drive Technology. Personally I like the looks of the S5, but when I decided on my 335xi, the S5 was a couple inches longer and wider, and I have a fairly tight parking stall. Although in hindsight the S5 would fit fine. It was also at least 5-8k more...

Also, in case anyone's not seen this one. Tell me your palms don't get sweaty watching this:

I had mild astigmatism in my right eye, not sure if the Lasik fixed it or if it's so minor as to not matter, but my vision is pretty much perfect now. Forgot to mention that my dad had Lasik back when it was pretty much brand new 20 or so years ago. He was in his early 40's at the time. His...

It's a supertouch post! Got it done 2 years ago. My vision wasn't too bad to begin with, I think one eye was -2.75 and the other was -2.25. I now have 20/15 vision. Haven't had any issues with dryness. My night vision wasn't good to begin with, but I don't think it got any worse. There was...

Is there another universal, free, OS independent instant messaging program out there that's as good though? Don't get me wrong, I haven't used BBM since I dropped my Torch last year, but I kind of miss being able to IM racist memes to my group of friends back when everyone had a BB.

Really? I couldn't get it working on my actual NAS because it was too old and the Atom CPU couldn't transcode, but once I installed it on my HTPC it's worked flawlessly on my Nexus 4, Nexus 10, and girlfriend's iPad. It's pretty awesome.

Does he turn in to a giant fucking bear and fuck up a lot of orcs and shit? Yes? Good enough for me.

How about a cheap tablet using Plex? I had been considering getting some sort of streaming box for my bedroom TV, but now that I discovered Plex I just use my Nexus 10 when I want to watch something on it. I don't however watch a lot of TV, so that might not be as convenient as a permanent solution.

Not a good tooth to gum ratio.

Sam was indeed a registered sex offender. That was part of the hilarity. Not quite 8 years old though. I think he was caught paying a 16 year old pro or something.

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People who leave a few seconds on the microwave timer, and don't reset it.

Is it just me, or are oil changes these days massively overblown? When was the last time you heard of someone's engine seizing? The vast majority of problems people experience with their cars in the first 100,000-150,000 miles have absolutely nothing to do with engine lubrication. It's shit like...