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[The enD 467]

No more flakes. Hella nice weather. It was 69F ( ) yesterday.

[MKader17 332]

Anyone ever read Born To Run? It was a really interesting book.

What was really interesting to me was that we actually were able to develop our brains (with protein of course) when we were without "weapons". I'm trying to summarize a long chapter but we have some very odd evolutionary traits that categorizes us as a "running" animal (such as our Achilles' tendon and a special characteristic in out necks). That being so, we captured our first meat by actually running animals down over a period of time until the animal literally collapsed with exhaustion. This allowed us a steady meat supply as well as larger brains and therefore all the developments we now know. I find it odd as most people say that our bodies were not made for running marathons but that is, in fact, exactly what they are made for.

Take a gander at these blog posts:http://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2011/02/run-and-youll-only-die-tired-evidence.htmlhttp://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2011/03/run-and-youll-only-die-tired-evidence.htmlhttp://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2011/03/run-and-youll-only-die-tired-evidence_23.htmlhttp://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2011/04/run-and-youll-only-die-tired-science.html

I like that guy. Some kind of bioscience meets real science kind of thing, with hot chicks. Bueno.

Yeah, all I learned is that he is some insecure douche who talks trash about the other guys (and uses their physique as an arguing point) but then uses the same kind of evidence. He also skirts around the fact that David and Daniel both talk about the Neanderthal hunting methods and there ultimate demise. Also he uses the picture of the jacked sprinter and an old guy when ironically the best sprinter in the world is no where near jacked. I'm not saying that a lot of what he said wasn't valid but his attitude is stupid and makes him seem like any other desk jockey.

[dem beats 1,223]

You read that running book though. The snippets I went over really sounded condenseding, elitest

[///M5 2,833]

Damn lake front why art thou so unaffordable

[topgun 262]

Damn lake front why art thou so unaffordable

 

 

I'll bet the bank and you have different versions of unaffordable.  

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Any closet's a walk in closet if you try hard enough!

[Adrian_D 520]

I am going to call my PC screen Lazarus.

About 3 years ago the backlight went off and after 24 hours it went back on. Today it went off again and I decided to investigate. Once I had most of the screen back I tested it. No image but the backlight worked. After putting everything back together it works again. 

 

Lesson learned, do not open it again, at least no more than to see if the backlight powers supply works. 

[Adrian_D 520]

Big sigh of relief, I don't have to buy a monitor, as I don't particularly like wide screens. 

[The enD 467]

Big sigh of relief, I don't have to buy a monitor, as I don't particularly like wide screens. 

Yeah right, play around with one for a week and go back to a square.

 

Idk what you have at work tho, so in the end you may really not like them. It's just... more natural to the eyes.

[Adrian_D 520]

I have two at work, a 19" 4:3 and a 17" 16:9 and dual monitor fucking rocks  

 

I will probably get used to the 16:9

But until this one really bites the dust, I'm not changing it. 10 years and counting.

[topgun 262]

I've got dual 24s at work, its great.

[dem beats 1,223]

I have a 28" main and then two 26" on either side.

[dem beats 1,223]

Anamorphic baby.

[dem beats 1,223]

So.

Pissed.

Off.

About.

Basement.

[dem beats 1,223]

Is there any possibility at all that water could go through dirt that is 10' away from the house?? I used black pond liner and graded it 10' out in the garden next to the house where we took out the pond.

I'm going to run strips of rubber along the driveway where it meets the house and see if that helps. It is hard to think a joint as small as the gap from driveway slab to foundation is the cause, but maybe it is just that bad.

I am so frustrated.

[MKader17 332]

You read that running book though. The snippets I went over really sounded condenseding, elitest

Really, which ones did you read?

[nem 2,019]

Is there any possibility at all that water could go through dirt that is 10' away from the house?? I used black pond liner and graded it 10' out in the garden next to the house where we took out the pond.

I'm going to run strips of rubber along the driveway where it meets the house and see if that helps. It is hard to think a joint as small as the gap from driveway slab to foundation is the cause, but maybe it is just that bad.

I am so frustrated.

Did it get any of you audio equipment? Mine get water also, but I have done things to minimize it.

[MKader17 332]

The biggest thing is that he spends all his time saying that people would use tools to kill, which is exactly correct, except the whole premmis of the idea is that this was performed prior to having weaponry (or brain power to create them) . So the whole idea is we were able to develop brains from hunting without weapons that allowed us to create them.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Is there any possibility at all that water could go through dirt that is 10' away from the house?? I used black pond liner and graded it 10' out in the garden next to the house where we took out the pond.

I'm going to run strips of rubber along the driveway where it meets the house and see if that helps. It is hard to think a joint as small as the gap from driveway slab to foundation is the cause, but maybe it is just that bad.

I am so frustrated.

 

All it takes a little gap. Keeping structures water tight is a major PITA. Is the driveway graded away from the foundation, or is it level?

[dem beats 1,223]

Is there any possibility at all that water could go through dirt that is 10' away from the house?? I used black pond liner and graded it 10' out in the garden next to the house where we took out the pond.

I'm going to run strips of rubber along the driveway where it meets the house and see if that helps. It is hard to think a joint as small as the gap from driveway slab to foundation is the cause, but maybe it is just that bad.

I am so frustrated.

Did it get any of you audio equipment? Mine get water also, but I have done things to minimize it.

I have made it so it can't hurt anything. Just so pissed off

[dem beats 1,223]

Is there any possibility at all that water could go through dirt that is 10' away from the house?? I used black pond liner and graded it 10' out in the garden next to the house where we took out the pond.

I'm going to run strips of rubber along the driveway where it meets the house and see if that helps. It is hard to think a joint as small as the gap from driveway slab to foundation is the cause, but maybe it is justices that bad.

I am so frustrated.

All it takes a little gap. Keeping structures water tight is a major PITA. Is the driveway graded away from the foundation, or is it level?

It is along the house and graded. But the grade isn't "away" from the house. The driveway goes from the street, along side the house, past the house, to the garage set into the back yard. So it is graded to the street, along the side of the house.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

could be an issue with the side to side grading of the driveway in relation to the house

Edited March 11, 2013 by Penguin4x4

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

you could tar the bejesus out of the joint where the house and the driveway meet

[dem beats 1,223]

It didn't start comming in badly until we removed the pond next to the house in this little garden. But that garden even had a slight slope towards the house in one spot. Now it is all graded 10' away from the house. Covered with pond liner rubber and topped with rock. So that means the water would need topenitrate cold dirt 10' away from the house and travel back towards the house.

So now, I'm thinking the foundation wall along the driveway must have a large enough gap that water is comming in and just pooling and seeping through. I haven't taken down the walls , but the cement floor had no cracks. So if there is a crack it must be in the wall. Even so, if there is a crack and I plugged it it and waterproof painter the walls it would still eventually find a way in, or just rot the foundation wall.

Logic said that since the pond changed then I got water that must have been the source. But now I'm thinking it must be the place where the driveway and foundation meet. Any suggestions on how to seal that? They had silicone there that I sill pull out and replace. Would running a cemen "curb" or 45 degree ramp at the foundation help? I would worry it would just crack as the house and driveway move durrring the seasons. We can go from below zero to 40's in a day...... rough on concrete.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

just make sure not to set the mudsill, rimjoist, or wood siding (if you have wood siding) on fire.