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My TVs double as monitors, so I find this really interesting. You may not notice it while watching a movie, but try reading a console window / web page / document and you'll realize that even HD TVs come up short when they get into 40+ inches. From a gaming perspective as well, most upper end...

Same here. I've had the rift several weeks now, and it is hard to imagine buying an entire system that won't support it. Sony has several, and has expressed interest in making it work, so here's to hoping at least one of them does! Microsoft has been on my "bad" list even before the DRM...

I had a 2006, brand new, for years. Put about 100k miles on it, and the only problem it had was the rear window randomly exploding a bit after I got it. That was fixed under warranty. Best car I've probably ever owned. Towed a 12' enclosed trailer with my karts and racing gear in it, no...

Can confirm, I just received one worded pretty much like this on a motorcycle I'm selling. The first email they sent was asking if it was still for sale, the follow up was that copy and paste job. They stangely never refer to what they are buying directly, always the "item" or "it" which for...

Maybe it is a US thing, but most little sports cars here seem looked down on. Almost always when cars come up in conversation with my non-enthusiast acquaintances it comes down to power, and the little cars don't pack as much. They sound even slower then they are because most don't consider the...

The early Boxter engines died at a horrible rate from IMS failure. The early Caymans died in droves at the track from oil starvation during hard cornering. There have been a decent number of Caymans and 911 that have scored cylinder walls (theorized cooling problem?). Porsche has been of...

It does look more like the Cayman, which I think is a very good thing! One of the big reasons I bought one (Cayman) is that I find it one of the best looking cars south of $100k. Never liked the 911 that much, but this is much better! I prefer a simpler interior too, but from what I...

I had a turbo kit on a '99 Hayabusa (the copper / silver scheme) ten years back. The accelleration it was capable of you'd have to experience to believe, and the speeds I could hit in a short distance were nuts (0 - 150+ in 10 seconds, nearly cracked 200 on the I-90 bridge). The braking...

Atheist with one kid here (wife's from a previous marriage). No plans to have my 'own', but couldn't be happier with our son. I get to have soooo many hobbies under the pretext of "something for us to do together" that I doubt she'd tolerate without him lol :) His interests mirror my own, so...

'08 Porsche Cayman about four times a week, then an '06 STI the other. Trying to keep the miles down on the Porsche as I have a long commute, but like driving it too much :)

Thanks :) It never photographs well, its actually a slightly darker "Hugger Orange", but still kind of bright. I put the front end from a CBR 929 on it for bigger, inverted forks, much beefier springs and more adjustability. It also lowered the front about an inch which quickened up the...

Been through quite a few, but ended up falling for the Honda Superhawk. 1000cc twin, nice low end grunt for the street. It had a few shortcomings that I took care of with upgrades (it's been my vehicle to wrench on). After all the mods I ended up with the perfect bike for me :)

LMAO! I've gotta admit, I was a bit worried for you when you showed up in here as I've seen how ugly it can get, but you've held your own and then some! I tip my hat to you sir :)

Tell me about it! My GF's son was playing with the neighbor kid last week, and they drove up in his 12 volt yellow Corvette, complete with multiple speeds, a working radio, engine sounds, etc. Sweet little ride! He has a little electric Honda motorcycle I bought him for Xmas a year or two...

1.) I'd say about 3000 (we have a few hundred locations nationwide) 2.) IT staff maintains all of them from corporate 3.) 450 or so 4.) Corporate has three floors, then the others are spread out in about 300 locations. 5.) Two network folks, six help desk techs, four application support...