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Post Your Last Purchase XXVI
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Nothing too special (yet) but I purchased a Large ruled Moleskine for note taking and idea keeping.
As an old fogey...it delights me to see that folks are actually still putting pen to paper.
As an old fogey...it delights me to see that folks are actually still putting pen to paper.
I honestly don't like using any note taking application on my devices. I eventually forget about the note, delete the application and realize afterwards. It's nice to not have to worry about deleting the Moleskine.
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I think it's a bit of a misnomer how gas stations use the word premium for high octane gas. Perhaps it stems from back in the day when luxury imports were the only cars on the market with high compression engines, thus it was seen as a premium gas.
It really only makes sense to use high octane if your engine has a high enough compression ratio that premature detonation becomes a problem. Put it this way, if you're getting 200+hp out of a 4 cylinder engine, it probably has a high compression ratio.
In cheap cars that's a common restraint though, because if your value car requires higher octane gas it's going to get slammed in the total cost of ownership figure (even if it's really not that much money), especially because cheap cars are usually sold as budget conscious cars.
Thing is, if your car's manual says use 87 octane, use it. If it says use 89 octane, use that. If it says 91 octane, use that. Unless you modify the engine, or they release a TSB saying they screwed up and it'd actually run better on the higher octane, you're just wasting money on higher octane gas. As said before, the car's computer will react accordingly, and may make more power (unlikely) or make less power (probably more likely) to deal with premature detonation or such things.
Now if you decide to mod your car's firmware and tune it to use a higher octane gas, that's a different story.
Now for my related thoughts: It's not unusual for turbos to exist in the higher end ford/chevy compacts, driving the car towards higher octane fuel. Still, it'd be weird if a car company made the cheap mass market version of their car require high octane fuel, a lot of people would probably force the cheap stuff into it anyway.
Like I'm sure some people have, I picked up the PS4 last night. I'm loving this thing, wish I could say the same for the network at the moment.
Nothing too special (yet) but I purchased a Large ruled Moleskine for note taking and idea keeping.
Did you pick these up on MassDrop?
Shameless plug for http://massdrop.com
As an old fogey...it delights me to see that folks are actually still putting pen to paper.
Ditto. I'm oldish (33 lol), and even though I'm an ultra geek, Sys Admin at work an an Evernote Junky, I still work day to day with a notepad and pen. Just find it much easier to do that, and use Evernote for all my clipped notes and to-do lists.
Wanted one of these for a while so I pulled the trigger when it showed up on a Dailey steals site on sale. Love it so far.
I am doing a lot more traveling for my job, so I ordered a set of noise canceling headphones. Reviews were mostly positive, but I am not willing to shell out $300 for a set of Bose.
For $30.50, we'll see how they work on my flight to Mexico on Wednesday. Fingers crossed...
For $30.50, we'll see how they work on my flight to Mexico on Wednesday. Fingers crossed...
Nothing too special (yet) but I purchased a Large ruled Moleskine for note taking and idea keeping.
Ooh, I love Moleskine!
A few 3D films for my new Panasonic TXP42GT60B plasma tv...
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From www.bigshotbikes.com because they were on sale and I wanted to try a single speed. Front wheel purchased separately.
Shimano M520 clipless pedals
Specialized Armadillo tire for the front
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Specialized Wagon Wheel top cap because I always use these, and it matches the front wheel
Shimano M520 clipless pedals
Specialized Armadillo tire for the front
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Specialized Wagon Wheel top cap because I always use these, and it matches the front wheel
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This is going to my co-worker tomorrow. Thanks anyway.ill buy it for what u paid plus shipping
That Xbox though.
64GB iPhone 5s, Space Grey, Unlocked.
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