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  1. Kobayashi

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

  2. Kobayashi

    What vehicle do you drive?

    The dynamic guidelines just use the vehicle's steering angle sensor. Pretty sure that vintage of Escape should have that since you need it for vehicle dynamic control - it needs to know if you happen to be turning so it doesn't think wheels are slipping from the differential in wheel speeds...
  3. Kobayashi

    MLB 2025: Year of Ohtani, on the doorstep of an Empire

    I'm about to stop, this is never going to end. Side note: can we bring in the fucking robo umpires already? Porter is allegedly one of the best in the game and he's absolutely blown some massive calls this game.
  4. Kobayashi

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    So that's what happened to all my 10mm sockets...
  5. Kobayashi

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    I had to look up a video to understand how that steering wheel worked. That entire interior is the most fascinatingly weird I've ever seen. Just about everything I look at I can't quite figure out how it's supposed to work. Asking me how to do any simple task like activating a turn signal and...
  6. Kobayashi

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    SimAnt, SimEarth, and Mutant League games please.
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    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    A friend of mine sent up a giant track throughout his entire garage workshop. The cars you could completely customize - motors, suspension, tires, etc. Thought I was really going to get into it until I tried it and flew off at every turn - I could never master throttling down in time. Everyone...
  8. Kobayashi

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    I think it's perfect. The Geo Metro's engine had no balls. Metro with balls:
  9. Kobayashi

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Speaking of getting stuck in Police Quest games, this old bag still haunts my dreams:
  10. Kobayashi

    Microtubules (responsible for your thoughts) spin faster then speed of light, they go back in time, they send light back to its original source faster

    This isn't making sense to me. Can you please fire up Microsoft Excel and decode it? You can post the results here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeeCiphers/
  11. Kobayashi

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Don't put your hopes up. Lions D really struggles against running QBs, especially Lamar. If they can't keep pace early and it's obvious passing downs, the Lions are going to get smoked like they did in week 1.
  12. Kobayashi

    Nintendo Switch (previously NX)

    Fuck Yeah! I can't wait to play Mario Tennis for 7 minutes and then have a migraine the rest of the day!
  13. Kobayashi

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    I assume we're talking about main controllers and not gimmicks... I've never actually used it, but as a kid, the Atari Jaguar controller looked absolutely retarded. How many games needed a full number pad? Don't know, maybe it wasn't actually bad to hold - the Dreamcast controller looked...
  14. Kobayashi

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Has anyone else been following N64 hardware emulation using FPGAs? There are a couple of dedicated boxes coming out from Analogue and ModRetro. Analogue is promising 4k upscaling, not clear on ModRetro. Both have released hardware in the past and have serious developers working on the projects...
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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    He doesn't. That said, with how Williams holds onto the ball, he might get a sack or two and get your hopes up.
  16. Kobayashi

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    I'll buy her some black makeup and she can be one of my 25 goths. Not on my short list:
  17. Kobayashi

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Not exactly sure what I'm going to do with Sydney Sweeney and 25 goth chicks, but I'll figure it out. Oblig
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    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    Last year, their line was easily top 3 in the league. This year, a lot of questions. Tackles are unchanged. Decker is probably a B+ at LT. I'd say he was 2nd weakest on the line last year - only because 3/4 of the others were that damn good. He still made a Pro Bowl last year. Sewell at RT you...
  19. Kobayashi

    2025-2026 NFL Season Thread - God hates the Chargers

    I couldn't watch any of this game. Looking at the box score - what happened with the Eagles passing game? AJ Brown had only one target? Was Dallas' run defense just that bad all night? Did they never try to spy Hurts?
  20. Kobayashi

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    I assume that is tracking trips to the mechanic.
  21. Kobayashi

    *warning* Do not accept DMs/click links from Hatorade on Steam until he verifies he still controls the account

    Curious if the guys who got hacked were running Steam Guard and had the mobile app - I have always had notifications there for any login attempts, but I'm thinking a website like that might be able to cheat it since it's somehow coming from a trusted device.
  22. Kobayashi

    Car ?'s

    If the connector looks similar, but is a different color, it could be that the pins are the same and you could de-pin the connector housings and swap them. There's usually a video out there for de-pinning just about any connector.
  23. Kobayashi

    What vehicle do you drive?

    I've driven a car from just about every OEM and have never had the automatic climate control work well enough to set and leave alone. I'll admit I'm a bit picky though. The big one that usually knocks it out of auto is changing vents - most companies have the AC set to the upper vents and I...
  24. Kobayashi

    What vehicle do you drive?

    It sucks we have to get to the point where the government has to step in to stop asshole styling departments and Musk from being idiots. I'm all for innovation, but all this stuff they've been doing is objectively substantially worse. HVAC controls peaked with the 3 dials. Anything beyond that...
  25. Kobayashi

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    Either that thumb thing is totally made up or I got ripped off. If it was accurate, I'd have magnum dong. Oblig
  26. Kobayashi

    Christian gaming thread

    Finally a thread for Billy Graham's Bible Blaster!
  27. Kobayashi

    Home Improvement

    I'd like to do that to every leaf blower I come across. We're almost getting to that season where those things are droning all hours of the day.
  28. Kobayashi

    What vehicle do you drive?

    This guy desperately needs an editor, that was irritating as hell to watch. 'Let's walk over here to this 2024 used Bronco Wildtrak on the lot. They're listing MSRP as blah blah. Ok, now let's see what it's selling for at 2025.' *proceeds to walk down a row of cars for a minute* 'Guess they...
  29. Kobayashi

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    Apparently they're trying to reboot it again on Amazon. They'd better bring back Assault. Also, hopefully they don't spend any time going through the contestant's sob stories like so many shows these days do. If they just left things alone and brought the exact same show back it would be a...
  30. Kobayashi

    Job Hunting

    All these industries are pretty tight knit. I know people in pretty much every competitor. The scenario where the company found out would probably be more like: Company X Guy: Hey Y, I just had tugofpeace interview with me. Is he any good? I guess he's working on some tireless car thing for...
  31. Kobayashi

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    At least Bennett had the decency to wear a shirt underneath in Commando. What is with this gay wife beater? How many movies was it in?
  32. Kobayashi

    What vehicle do you drive?

    Hey guys, we've revolutionized the assembly of vehicles. Imagine this: we have a system where we build out some subassemblies and then mate them together at a later point. For example, we could build the chassis/drive components, then later on join the cab/box to that - kind of like we've been...
  33. Kobayashi

    Robot Vacuums and Robot Moppers

    I wouldn't be so sure you need 2 RTK antennas - that's essentially the lawn I have. I set up my antenna in the back corner of the yard since it was about the only place near the house that had an unobstructed view of the sky - I figured I'd return it if it didn't work since I didn't want to...
  34. Kobayashi

    Job Hunting

    I'd leave it off. I've never seen any patent whatsoever on someone's resume that would move the needle and now you're talking some vague description with no details that you probably legally couldn't actually describe if I asked. I'd also consider it a red flag if you had too many patents -...
  35. Kobayashi

    Home buying thread

    If that's your price range, this is what you need: https://denisetaylor.greentreerealestate.com/property-search/detail/4/202507884/6900-dave-carr-rd-charlestown-in-47111/
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    Job Hunting

    Well, stupidity at work has finally gotten to me. Time to start actively looking for a new job. I assume LinkedIn, Indeed, and checking direct postings on known local businesses is the most efficient way still. Anything else worth using? Should I pay for an AI service and have it find me jobs...
  37. Kobayashi

    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    Fair point. I use this cooker for that reason. If you soak it for a couple of hours after cooking, it cleans up just as easily as non-stick, no scrubbing necessary. https://www.amazon.com/AROMA%C2%AE-cooked-StainlessTM-Stainless-ARC-753SG/dp/B007TNXYYA Tougher to find with the Cadillac rice...
  38. Kobayashi

    The "Shit I just bought" thread

    Not to pile on, but using your own logic that it makes no appreciable difference to the flavor/texture, wouldn't you want to rinse it just to potentially clean off any contaminants like others are saying? It doesn't take long - maybe 30 seconds and you can rinse it within the vessel you're...