i did some mural work years ago and they paid me some cash and a modified 77 280Z.

and when i say modified,i mean MODIFIED.
brand new straight 6 with a cam,1800 stall converter and porsche transmission and linkage.

it looked very similar to the 240 in this video.
was a total rust bucket.
the suspension was toast and the u-joints were all bad.
no muffler....just a straight pipe ..yeah..that baby was LOUD.
chug chug CHUG chug chug....
didnt even have a key for the ignition,started it with a screwdriver.

but holy hell could it move on a straight away.
mustang GT's were my favorite to embarrass.
i would stay with em till they hit 4th gear (round 50 mph) and i would hit second,chirp the tires and wave...buh bye....

man,now that i think about it...
how am i still alive?
damn car was a death trap.

I'm not sure what to make of this. On one hand, I approve of the message.

On the other hand, every time I hear Julia Gillard speak I want to drive a screwdriver through my ear drums

There should be two types of cars:
- Those decked out with all kinds of techno-wizardry.
and..
- Those you can fix any part of with a wrench, welder, and a screwdriver.

Both have their place.
..also, can we get less intrusive motion graphics please?

Some people are never satisfied. Personally, I'm so tired of the extremists views on both sides (and believe me, Pat Robertson is often the source of pretty nasty extreme views) that this was actually refreshing. Some people are just so cynical, they can't appreciate anything less than Pat Robertson and Jesus himself coming forward as atheists.

Here's my view on it for those who may care:

Religion is pretty worthless. Sure it's been the cause of lots of horrible (and good) things through history, but it's also an attempt to combine what some deem as fact with something that's so beyond fact that we can't even comprehend it. It's man made. Full of errors and contradictions, blah, blah, blah. We all know that. Basically it all just falls apart whenever you try to throw science in there. It's like judging an apple by the standards of screwdriver.

So let's look at just the spiritual side of things. This is where I hang out. I see it as something beyond science (though uses science as it's tool) and factual understanding. It goes beyond nitpicking this fact and that falsehood. It's just a thing in the air that you can either be in touch with or not. If you are (and I am) then it fills a gap. Gives you hope. Comfort. Peace. Lots of things that are indescribable. But you feel better when you have it and you can't choose to believe in it or not. You just do. If you don't buy into it, then there is no gap to begin with. Doesn't make you smarter or better. You just have different needs.

Now maybe that means that in some dark recess of your psyche that if you're in touch with this spiritual side of things, then you die believing you'll be in an amazing place for eternity. And so you are. Or you don't believe, and so you aren't. Neither is better or worse compared to the other because they have no business being compared to the other. They don't coexist. They just both exist.

I think whatever it is that you believe in sets a standard for your life. Following those things, being true to those things, is what it's all about. This completes you. You can't force them on others or yourself for that matter. You can't punish others for not playing by your rules. You just have to play by your own (as long as you don't harm others).

And I'm tired of spiritualism HAVING to mean pure magic. Science is magic. Science is the most amazing magic. Does things you'd never believe. It's not an insult. It's just makes the whole damn system that much more incredible. If you choose to call that magic, go right ahead. It's just a word. Before long we'll realize that science can do things magic only dreamed of and that's pretty damn magical.

By the way, I'm not typing this trying to change anyone's mind or act like it's some kind of original thought. I'm just typing some thoughts. I like this kind of shit. Debates are great and healthy. I'm just sick of people hating on or insulting folks for believing in their heart something that's different.

I have a car with a knackered lock barrel, so I had to hot wire it (I didn't have to - I could have bought a new lock barrel, but it's going to be scrapped soon so I thought I'd see how hard it would be to do this). This can all be done safely and without cutting any wires by just taking the thing apart. If you've got the time and all the tools it's easier and nothing needs to be broken.

I took the covers off, then disassembled the lock barrel. You can get to the rotary switch that is operated by the key and simply remove it from the barrel. You can then just use a screwdriver to turn it, and it will work exactly as the key in the ignition. Remove the lock barrel completely to remove the steering lock. This is far safer than breaking it open like in the video, as it won't slip back into place while you're driving. I've replaced the cowling around the wheel and the rotary switch now sits under the dash. You'd never know from the outside that it had been done. All I'd have to do to fix this is buy a new lock barrel and key set and fit them.

What key can start any car? A pikey.

>> ^BoneRemake:

Where the fuck did little one come from ? you watch some elven sci fi movie while high ?


i have a metric left handed screwdriver in my gut and i do not comprehend what you babbled out. please cum back into the lounge shy greeenhorn

Had to replace original video with similar video as original was removed for showing "dangerous" actions. The actions are the same (find rfid chip, place screwdriver or nail on top, hit with hammer.)

I'm a bit 'meh' about it all, I mean, the first 300 hours were great, but between hours 342 and 498 I found myself getting bored and wanting to insert screwdrivers and other random objects into my eyeballs. Good ending though, I'll watch it again when I get more time.

Firstly, the sonic screwdriver wasn't introduced until the Troughton (2nd Doctor) era. I believe it was 1967-68.
Secondly, you think it's overpowered in the new series? You should see some of the feats it pulled off in the classic series. It could slice, dice, and make tunnels in solid rock. Thankfully, at some point they decided not to let it be too powerful and scaled it down a bit. They even nixed it in Peter Davison's run as the 5th Doctor. (Manliest Doctor, of course.)
Still, I have no problem with it, as the writers do a decent job of keeping it from being all that important a plot device on the show.

As @Phreezdryd mentioned, the eleventh Doctor used psychic paper in "The Eleventh Hour." Apart from that, he used it in the episodes "The Vampires of Venice," "The Hungry Earth," "Vincent and the Doctor," "The Lodger," "A Christmas Carol," "The Rebel Flesh," "A Good Man Goes to War," and finally, "Night Terrors". I don't think that's much less often than his predecessors.

>> ^brycewi19:

On another note, I just realized that the 11th Doctor doesn't use the psychic paper any more.
What gives?

>> ^brycewi19:

On another note, I just realized that the 11th Doctor doesn't use the psychic paper any more.
What gives?


Someone put a Deadlock on it. Fucked his sonicscrewdrivering shit up.

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>> ^brycewi19:

On another note, I just realized that the 11th Doctor doesn't use the psychic paper any more.
What gives?

I think the psychic paper has been used a few times. Once at least in his first episode when the jailor on the other side of the crack in the wall beamed a message to it. Not as much as the previous Doctor of course, but still around. Anybody else remember another example?

The sonic screwdriver is way too close to a magic wand these days, but if they fix the horrible writing from this past season I might be willing to overlook it. Of course if they had good writers again, they might not need a magic wand to make the plots work.