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Besides, anything that is radically different—especially from a very conservative company like Honda, is jarring at best, and threatening* at at worst.
* = At the risk of playing amateur shrink, I really think people's negative reactions to anything really different is rooted in a deep-seated "survival instinct." If it's new and different, and we don't understand it, our initial reaction is almost always to reject it. I really think it's a human self-defense mechanism at work here. Okay, anybody with some "real" knowledge on this subject, feel free to pick me apart...
Bob
Better yet, meet someone on the way, with your energy level and similar interests.
Graham: to stand out, I guess. Lots of extroverts here in the US. They make the "Why be Normal?" t-shirts best sellers.
Besides, young kids WANT something their parents don't like. If geezers reject it, it'll be far more popular with young people. Do you see Gen Y kids buying Buicks?
-juice
Bob
What do geezers buy down under? Probably not the same car 18-25 year olds buy.
Honda was scared about its demographics. The Civic buyer's median age went up to something like 42 with the last redesign, failing in its mission to bring in new customers to Honda. So Element is trying to appeal to young buyers, or at least new (to Honda) buyers.
-juice
Anybody here (besides myself) old enough to remember that?
Bob
It was produced in Brazil for many years after it stopped selling here.
-juice
I must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed this morning because this statement made me think of the self-help best-seller "Who Moved My Cheese?" WMMC is basically a simple parable geared to justify modern corporate change - not necessarily the good kind - to rank and file employees. It became a best-seller because corporate execs bought it by the thousands and made it mandatory reading for the mice in the maze.
Ed
As you implied correctly, consulting is a job best tackled while you're young and unattached. I think half my class at Berkeley was in consulting and almost all wanted to work a "normal" job after getting their MBA.
The big sign-on bonus, travel and expense accounts are a big lure, however. One of my good buddies still looks back to his days of eating at Zagat top-rated restaurants, flying C-class and staying at premier hotels.
The downside is that you probably won't have time to drive your shiny new STi. ;-)
So, where would you want to move to?
Ken
Though I'm not big on fancy restaurants. The last french one we visited had "Pommes de Frit", I think that's the correct spelling. Sounded good so I ordered them as a side.
French fries, even looked like 'tater tots. Or is it just "fries" since the place is already french? LOL
-juice
Like the "Benihana of New York" in Tokyo.
Jim
Keeping my housing cheap is a crucial part of the plan though-- does me no good to get a high-paying job in Boston, for example, if I'm shelling out $1800 a month for rent.
-Colin
rsholland, you are being paged in the Mid-A forum of impreza.net, FWIW.
;-)
Ross
-juice
Benihana of New York in Tokyo? I didn't know it was there, but I can completely understand why it's named that way. Teppanyaki is fairly common in Japan, but the whole flipping the knives and throwing shrimp around deal is very "American".
Ken
I found a Caribbean place that serves stuffed Roti that's better than the Cornish (sp?) Game Hen at the restaurant where I met George Stephanopolous.
Price is about 1/10th, too.
-juice
I have to admit to too much travel and fancy dining for the good of my waistline and I have developed a few useful tips. Key amongst them is to recognize what the local food specialty is and really enjoy it. Same applies to drinks and accommodation.
In the UK that translates to enjoying Pub Food which is hearty and filling although not overly tasty. The local beer is the best selection and the right place to stay is a small B&B ( Bed and Breakfast )
In France and Switzerland (major cities), you stay at the most expensive hotel you can persuade your company to pay for, eat well and drink the local wine. In the country, you stay in farmhouses, drink the local wine, cider, beer... and eat fabulous fresh fare, beautifully cooked. If on the coast, eat seafood, if inland, game.
In Singapore, you stay in a large hotel with a swimming pool and air conditioning, eat absolutely anything and drink the beer.
In the Phillipines, you stay in the hotel with the most blast-proof windows, a clearly defined escape plan and armed guards on patrol. You eat in expensive members-only clubs and drink anything but water.
For the US, the best accommodation is any motel chain, the beer is cheap, weak and very drinkable and the best food is "Fast Food". I never particularly enjoyed any expensive meals in the USA but remember fondly many burgers and fries in spotlessly clean restaurants with wonderful service.
Of course, in Australia, you stay at a mate's place, eat anything you like using fresh ingredients (it's all wonderful!) and drink our wonderful wine.
By extension, I guess the same applies to cars. I can't imagine owning a Humvee in Europe and would laugh at a Smart in the USA. Now Subarus of course fit in anywhere!
Cheers
Graham
www.chowhound.com
on the main page there is a map of the USA where a few of you will find local bulletin boards. A great site all around.
http://astro.temple.edu/~kmr/Chauffe2.mp3
bit
(technical/musical details
via F1 Racing magazine):
As we all know, a V10 engine produces five
combustions per revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 xrevs per minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the
revs you need to hit a particular musical note,
you multiply
the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz
'A', for example,
you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for
'F' 4,191rpm,
and so on.
Asiatech's French technicians (the engine,
despite its name, is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the
correct sequence. The result is delightful. Andthink of the possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to
19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.
Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir
performing "The Star Spangled Banner"! Being eight-cylinder
engines, the frequency per second would be 60/(4 x revs), which means
you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15
instead of 12: 'A' would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 3,923rpm, 'F'
at 5,238rpm,
etc."
Cheers Pat.
Ed
We were talking about food, after all!
I'm definitely in agreement with Graham about local food delights, though. You'll note I recommended regional dishes to Kate before her trip to Brazil.
Another tip I'll add, is that if there is a large enough population of immigrants in an area, like say Chinatown in NYC, then chinese might be a good idea if you like authentic cuisine. You could probably say the same for Indian food in London, and Arabic food in Rio.
-juice
Other than Subies, I think food is the favorite subject here.
Bob
-juice
Greg
Jim
Lark ... the WWMC made it into schools too (admin put it on staff development calendars) .. although I enjoyed the book, I was frustrated because "my" answer was never approached in the book ... I wanted the mouse to climb up on TOP of the maze so he could see the whole thing .....
(nah .. I'm not a global thinker or anything ....)
Also, do you need to set up a DMZ to protect the home network?
Ken
It had pop-up jump seats between the front and rear seat. We used to triple-date in that thing. It was originally the family car, as my friend had many siblings The father was doctor, and could afford such a car. Eventually, it got handed down from one brother to another, as they got old enough to drive. My friend was the 4th brother (of five) who inherited it. Needless to say, that vehicle had many adventures.
It was painted institutional green. The car was famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) at my high school, and everybody knew it as the "green latrine."
Bob
Are you using any type of software firewall (ZoneAlarm, TinyPersonal, BlackIce)? You may need to adjust a setting there to allow that traffic specifically on each pc.
Not sure how this all works on PPC though...
-Brian
File sharing on Win2000 is very similar, but I have found that you can't share the a drive if the computer is setup to attach to a network with a logon server, and the server is not present. If setup as a stand-alone machine, such as for home use, then there are no problems.
As for the DMZ, you only need to set it up if you want unrestricted access to a computer from outside, as for certain games. It's thet last thing you want for security. Most AP/Routers have built in firewall. My Siemens works just great in this regard. What brand/model do you have?
Steve
Steve -- I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 V2
Ken
In Win2k, you go to the Network & Dial-Up connection section of the Control Panel, right click your Local area network connection and get to properties. You'll see a list of protocols/components installed for it. If you don't see 'File & Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks', click the install button and browse for it. It may prompt to restart, let it do so.
Then you just can connect to that computer with a specific user logon. You can create a seperate acct for that, or use one you already have. Steve is right about the not being able to connect with a computer that has a domain setting on it. My work laptop is setup this way. I typically just map a drive on the laptop to my home computer and swap the files needed.
-Brian
I strongly urge you to reconsider. Find another way to do what you're doing.
Enabling sharing and allowing the necessary traffic to pass your router's firewall will allow SMB traffic inside your protected network. The server messaging block protocol is very powerful and can easily be used to exploit your machines. And automated port scans will find you.
Don't do it.
-Colin
When I'm all through 'sharing', I stop the service and reconnect the cable modem to my router.
Win2k sets the default for the Server service to start automatically. If you're only using it sparingly, set it to manual.
-Brian
Short version: yes I'm divorced.
Long:
Lisa and I had been together since high school. We married in June 1999 after a year-and-a-half engagement and about six years total of dating. We'd always gotten along well and had a lot in common. Arguments were very rare; friends wouldn't have believed we'd ever have problems but for the last year of our marriage the cracks were obvious to most around us.
I couldn't correct a few flaws when I needed to and Lisa slowly fell out of love with me. We separated in April of this year after trying to work at it for 6-9 months. We agreed on terms of divorce before we separated, and Lisa was adamant that she didn't want anything, so instead of renting again (we had a rental house) I went house shopping. I bought a house in May and we just couldn't work it out. She seemed too happy to be alone and didn't want to be with me, so I granted her wish and ended it. Only after that did she have a change of heart and wanted to try again, but after a few days' consideration I still felt that she couldn't love me the same and I feared a bitter end versus the peaceful one we could have now.
We divorced in July. She kept her word, thus the reason I have a house, car, etc. Not that those things matter a great deal when you loose someone that had been with for almost a decade and you thought would be there forever.
We've managed to stay good friends, and we keep in touch. She likes to visit the dogs. There's nothing beyond friendship now-- no flirting, no funny looks, no touching. It's surprising, but it works.
Anyway this and a few other things in my life (especially a good friend dying in Afghanistan 4/15-- see http://www.jamiemaugans.com ) made me look for answers and to a large extent I've found them. On September 29th after 27 years as an atheist (many of them, a fairly combatitive one) I was baptized. Looking through new eyes at the world is a blessing, but using that new point of view on things in the past can be painful. Would I have quit when I did if I were a Christian then? No. Can I change that? No.
Since then I've dated a bit. I wouldn't say "a lot" because that gives a bad impression, but I've been out there and actively looking. But let's just say I have a better appreciation now for how difficult it will be to find another person I can connect with like that.
-Colin
I guess I don't completely understand the vulnerabilities of file sharing. How does file sharing allow outside traffic to get through the router firewall? Is the only way I can be completely safe from outside 'scans' to physically disconnect my connection to the internet?
Is there some website I can go to that will answer my newbie questions regarding networking?
BTW, thanks for sharing your story. I did infer something had happened based on snippets here and there, but I didn't feel it was right to ask point blank.
A very good buddy of mine is in the middle of a divorce with his wife. Your story sounds very similar to his. He even bought a used 3-series after they made the decision to separate.
Glad to know you're OK enough to talk about it.
Ken
802.11b without encryption is insane. with encryption someone can crack it if they really are bored.
802.11a is worth the premium.
see http://netstumbler.com to get an idea of what people can do with WAPs.
-Colin
(no WAP in my house. have a few friends that wardrive...)
I have the usual WAP security set up:
128-bit encryption
MAC address filtering
Disabled SSID beacon
So, then it's okay to swap files within my own network?
Ken
Thoughts on the Stang:
Pluses:
Full Guages
RWD
Convertible
3.8 was somewhat peppy
"gas cap lose" light separate from "CEL"
Stereo was decent (Mach Audio)
Negatives:
Felt the rear solid axle, never felt it before in my significantly heavier trucks/70s erra Full-size cars
Build quality was typical FORD, with 4K miles on it the whole thing shaked and vibrated over bumps, I expect it to be falling apart by 36K miles
Automatic Tranny was typical FORD garbage. Hunting for gears, slow kickdown, etc.
Now granted it was a rental, but it only had 4K miles! I drive my cars hard, and even rentals should hold up better than this one has so far.
I'd definitely lease one though. And the Convertible was great!
-mike
Had me worried there for a bit.
Ron
Bob
What is it with divorced men and 3-series? Is that their target demographic? ;-)
Welcome back, paisan. I thought it was kind of quiet around here. Check out the Xmas song I wrote for you in MTM.
Bob: wow, any pics? Were you hurt?
As our high school prank, we carried one teacher's Bug all the way to the middle of the soccer field.
-juice
-mike
-mike