I’d say signals are maybe 50/50 (like most placed TBH. I don’t know why it’s so hard for some...). And yeah, my V6 can get me ahead of most people. The problem is the on ramps. If you’re not in front, you’re probably not hitting 65 by the bottom because grandma Betty in front won’t push her car that hard.

Yeah. Honestly, my biggest gripe with other drivers out here is no one uses their mirrors to see what’s going on behind them to be considerate. Personally I try to get out of the way if I’m holding up traffic, but the same can’t be said for most people.

I got blue on blue for my Camaro, I love it! Trust me, if you can order what you want. If you can wait, it’s well worth it. Black is like, THE go-to color for dealerships because it goes with everything, so no worry about having that weird car that sits on the lot for ages.

Funny, I think out of towners drive too slow, and they’re always in my way (because they are, because 1/2 our traffic this time of year is from out of town). Anyone from the NE is just generally slow. Cali drivers either drive 5 under or 20 over, no exceptions. You have to understand, a large portion of AZ drivers…

Yeah, that’s a good way to get rear-ended. As an AZ driver, it pisses me off when people do that. Know where you’re going, and try to be where you need to be before hand. We have super long exit ramps, and plenty of turn lanes. Of course, I get mad at our “local” drivers who do the same.

Hah, that explains why cars w/ NY plates are always kinda...in the way (as most northerners are out here TBH). I assume you got honked at more then a few times then.

Didn’t know the Xbox could do that, never been compelled to buy one as there are no games on it that interest me. Assuming you’ve got a decent wired connection this should go pretty quick. If you’re doing it over WiFi though, might be a few hours.

It’s a shame really. Soldering is neither expensive or terribly difficult. I’ve fixed a few odds and ends of the years, saved me some money.

$30 + ~ 1 hour of work vs $200 + hours setting up a new console seems like a no-brainer to me.

I found it easier to not touch the camera (it never jumped weird on me) and just do simple motions. Most of it can be down by just flipping yourself to the other side of the pole, then jumping. Tap right twice to flip around, then jump.

That’s a shame. It took me 10 or so tries, but it was a very fun level overall. Was very rewarding to complete, but I can understand where you’re coming from.

Shame on those people. It most certainly is not the most cost effective unless you’re building something high end. If you just want a simple PC to browse the internet and file your taxes, as $500 Walmart special will do just fine, and you can’t build one cheaper. About $800-1k range is where it starts being more worth…

Oh yeah, a quick no frills by the number build for work took me about 10m not rushing. Everything is the same every time, so it becomes rote after a while. Bosses (well, one of them anyway) was very particular about everything being neat and clean, even though the users would never open the cases. This made us take a…

This post assumes I ever switched to Chrome in the firstplace. Long live FF.

Of course. Volt meter, or a PSU tester can be a life/time saver. PSU testers are fairly cheap, and helpful to have on hand if you build / fix stuff a lot.

Ah, yeah that can be a PITA. Usually the mobo manual will have a pin layout guide, and there’s usually a dummy ground pin to assist with orienting everything. Many have taken to color coding everything too. Getting all the little SoBs on the right pins though is always frustrating. I usually try to do them all in one…

Not sure a 100w PSU would run much these days. =P

I built my PC almost 8 years ago now, and though long in the tooth it still does just fine. Most of my “issues” were of my own doing, so I had to learn how to fix them. That said, serious time should be spent researching what you want, and consideration should be put into the quality of components. Just because…

I worked at a repair shop for 3.5 years. PSU failures were by FAR our most common issue. I’d fire up a PC, hear that tell tale whine, and the user would tell me it’d crash under load. Replace the PSU, and she’d be up and running again like before.

It takes me about an hour and a half for a simple build. 4-5 building something for me though, haha.