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There was a really neat documentary on Swedish television about that a year or two ago, it was really interesting, even though it was really heavy handed on the conspiracy theory parts wich I really did'nt like to much. That said, the old lightbulbs sometimes had a wattage of over 100 while only providing the same amount of light as a modern 25W bulb (4 lumens per watt versus 16 for a modern one), a nearby friend has a carbon filament lightbulb from the beginning of the 1900's and I just love the light that comes from it, it's so cozy...

I like watching that show, it's fun, though I mostly watch it for the really rare guns they sometimes pop up and these Axis vs Allies "battles" they have. And the presenter is a dead ringer for me, except I have a deeper voice.

It's very much related actually, that roadsalt is awful for cars, and the government should ****ing well pay carowners for rust repairs or allow proper winter tyres again so that the salt is'nt needed. If it was'nt for my friends living in the southern parts of Sweden, I'd be very much tempted to move up north where roadsalt is'nt used.

I've talked with one of the mechanics, its common practice among car manufacturers to recommend people regular checks at that manufacturers works repair shops so they can change parts with manufacturing errors without telling the owner of the car and without damaging the reputation of the manufacturer. Its quite scary. Modern production cars! I saw new Opel cars doors rusting away in two years from the inside out. I can't remember the details but it had to do with the scrap steel they used in the furnace. I think there were air bubbles in the steel itself, and oxygene + moisture = rust. My mothers 04/05 Nissan Micra has a brand new generator that she has'nt paid or asked to be changed, they've changed the steering rack aswell. Not to mention that it's been called in twice for emergency service, apparently the steering wheel could come loose and I don't remember what else they called it in for. Her x's Nissan pickup trucks entire engine was shot all to hell... and it was'nt unheard of either. And that's not speaking of all the rust that is cropping up on it. Alot of people I know that spends alot of time around cars say similar things about other brands of newer cars, even Ferrari's and such.

I'm with you, I hate the use and loose mentality, it's **** for us consumers and the environment. I try to go for high quality stuff myself when I buy things, but it's hard as hell to find and, as you say, ungodly expensive.

Because people took pride in their work. Thats especially noticeable in guns, a lot of military guns from the late 1900 century were needlessly over-engineered and even beautifully designed and made. Everything back then was built to last for centuries because of pride in craftsmanship, the best steel was used, parts were hand fitted to ensure the closest tolerances....because thats way cooler than the cheap disposable trash we're using nowadays and no one cares about. if its cheap its good enough. Quality? Just buy a new one when it breaks. Thats the modern mentality. Just look at 60 and 70's muscle cars, all steel low revving V8's with massive gearboxes and properly hardened massive cylinder heads. No BS cars. They still run like new cars while modern vehicles nowadays last for 10-15 years max till they start getting irreparable damages due to under engineered cheap cylinder heads, aluminum engine block fatigue and aluminum stampings. Hey, its cheap therefore its good enough, right? Oh, and to give you an example about obsolete weapon designs, the Swiss made service rifles that they used for up to 50 years. The Schmidt-Rubin general issue rifle G96-11 - Designed in 1896, modified in 1911- was used till the late 50's, the predecessor of this rifle - the K31- was used still the mid 90's and the sniper versions are still used in some military branches of the swiss army. Should be said though, there are some massive drawbacks to the older things aswell, weight, handling, efficiency and fuelconsumption and such. A 4.7 litre V8 with 200 Hp? +20 litres / 100km? It's not all good. Though when you modernize them...

Yeah, it does make sense after all. Funnilly I first heard of the 6.8mm round in Jagged Alliance 2 1.13. Who says you can't learn stuff from videogamez?!

I did'nt get any real pain at all afterwards when I removed mine, but I bled like a pig for a day. And then I saw the bill...

Sounds alot like the reasoning behind the 6.8mm Remington development.

No, no, no - that's clearly a Storm weapon system; It's two barrells built into one rifle afterall! Ouch! I'd have thought that was a bad ricochet or something and not a direct hit.

If a man speaks his mind in a forest, and no woman hears him; is he still wrong?

Too bad, I actually kind of liked the new era. Even yuuzhan vong.

If you do, I'd advice you to be careful, drinking with Loki has been known to cause; Chronic back(stab) conditions, massive worldshattering headaches, waking up with extremely weird partners in your bed (Including, but not limited to; Wolves and snakes), waking up as an extremely weird partner (Including, but not limited to; a Mare) and waking up bound by your kids guts and being a incapacitated massive pain in the butt to your loving partner, until the end days. Then again, the alternative is rather boring, and involves drinking mead ... Bring on the patron of furry pron and BDSM!!

Hope your back eases up soon Wals! I don't know if it's throwing one or not, I seem to remember sickdays mostly being there to make certain you don't get the other employees sick from the beginning. In any case, I think you've got reason to stay home.

I've never really experienced the hallucinations, but I do occasionally suffer from sleep paralysis, wich is some scary stuff. Occasionally when I'm sleeping on my mates sofa I get it, and usually end up kicking the table next to the sofa while trying to get back control. That frickin' table hurts by the way.

Early Kinect testgroup?

1629kWh during november. And it's a warm winter.

Normal doctors have equaly, if not more, disgusting jobs to be honest.

Yeah, they do charge a crazy amount of money, today I'll probably get some temporary fix, and it'll cost me 200 euros or something, but could go for just 100 euros if I'm "lucky". Just a normal checkup is 100 euros... for something like 30 minutes of work. And that does'nt include x-ray... Still two hours to go until my time, but atleast the pain is gone for the moment.

Toothache is really, really, really painful. Motherf... I've never felt anything like this, but I bet the bill I'm getting in a few hours is going to be just as epic. G'damn moneygrubbers.

mkreku, the AK-4 shoots 7.62*51 NATO rounds, not .30-06. The .30-06 would be 7.62*60 something in dimension, quite a bit of difference. The 7.62*51 NATO round is similar in dimensions to the .308 Winchester though.

That her? She's very pretty! Love the haircolour!

Spent a couple of days with my mates, celebrating christmas the way I like to. They got together and got me a christmas present, World of Warcraft Mists of Pandas. Wich is kinda cruel actually, to buy WoW for me after being clean for 2 years and 28 days. Good couple of days to bring my mood up from the gutter. Sadly not going to get any sleep today, but **** it, I'll live through that!