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#6282
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My forearms are sore from driving those go karts.
A female driver schooled myself, my brother, and Jason.
A female driver schooled myself, my brother, and Jason.
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Meh she didn't have to school me I will openly admit I just suck at it.
#6284
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Damn.... I been slacking on checking the forums lately. Sucks I missed the go-kart outing. Sounds like it was a good time. Finally got my wheels just waiting till the warm weather comes back around for some meets/shows.
#6285
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Nice wheels. I bet you're loving them.
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Those wheels look good. They have those available for the F....hmmmmm. Don't think the rears have enough concave though as the LC818s. Have to figure it out today though.
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hmmmm those or these
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Definitely the LC818s
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Damn those wheels look great. Gunmetal ftw.
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Ordered the LC818. Final deciding factor was that I already had OEM Gunmetal wheels and Matte Gunmetal 20s so figured I needed something different.
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#6293
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Thanks for the compliments. I'm very happy with them.
They do make the M310's in different colors. The dolphin grey just are the only ones that had an offset that would fit on the TL w/o doing fender work. Not sure about the ISF's offset.
They do make the M310's in different colors. The dolphin grey just are the only ones that had an offset that would fit on the TL w/o doing fender work. Not sure about the ISF's offset.
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Jason is planning a february cars and coffee meet and a victory lane karting function after the meet, so get ready.
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If anyone is bored, go check out the comments on honda tunings latest posting on facebook...(red tsx). i just made ruckus in the comments lol.
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Yeah lol Alex I said I was going to but yeah obviously that didn't happen yet
On the plans for tomorrow actually as I will be at the Lexus dealer after work while they fix my blown speaker so I will have time to organize that post. Had family down this past weekend so other than the karting trip I was hanging with them.
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More meets!!
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Yes I am planning a February Cars and Coffee/Karting meet.
Yeah lol Alex I said I was going to but yeah obviously that didn't happen yet
On the plans for tomorrow actually as I will be at the Lexus dealer after work while they fix my blown speaker so I will have time to organize that post. Had family down this past weekend so other than the karting trip I was hanging with them.
Yeah lol Alex I said I was going to but yeah obviously that didn't happen yet
On the plans for tomorrow actually as I will be at the Lexus dealer after work while they fix my blown speaker so I will have time to organize that post. Had family down this past weekend so other than the karting trip I was hanging with them.
#6301
Aired Out TLS
Hope everyone had a great weekend. So me and the GF decided to open/exchange our xmas gifts early. I got her the Iphone 4s and she got me a canon rebel t3i dslr camera with extra lens. Guys i have no clue what to do with this thing lmao.
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Bee!
Congrats on the DSLR. Just read your users manual and you'll do just fine
Congrats on the DSLR. Just read your users manual and you'll do just fine
#6303
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I got my DSLR about 4 years ago and I still dont know how to use it to its full potential. Youll get the hang of it eventually.
#6306
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For you beer lovers...
Too bad it's only for gayPhone. Still cool, though.
Amazon does it with books. Netflix does it with movies. Pandora does it with music.
Beer Prophet does it with beer.
Beer Prophet is an app for the iPhone and iPad that sells for 99 cents and was created by a quartet of Triangle entrepreneurs. What it does is recommend beers you're likely to enjoy based on your past preferences. And you can continuously update your taste profile by making entries about your likes and dislikes in a personal beer journal as you give new brews a try.
"The more you use it, the better it becomes for you," said John Federal, who has worked on Beer Prophet. Federal's day job is manager of American Brewmaster, a Raleigh store that caters to people who make beer and wine at home.
Beer Prophet grew out of a conversation that Pete Pagano, owner of Tir Na Nog Irish pub in downtown Raleigh, had with a friend. They were discussing how to best serve customers seeking suggestions of what beers they would like based on the brews they already know they like.
Pagano and his buddy recruited two tech-savvy friends and formed Zooqini, the company behind Beer Prophet. Each of them are equal partners in the business, but for now the others prefer not to be named, Pagano said.
Their cash investment to date has been minimal - a few thousand dollars - but they've put a lot of sweat equity into the venture, said Pagano. He calls the business "an after-hours passion for everybody."
Beer Prophet has more than 5,000 beers from more than 100 brewers across the country in its database. In addition to recommending beers, you also can query Beer Prophet whether you will like a particular beer and it will rate the probability from zero to 100.
Julie Johnson, editor of All About Beer magazine, sees Beer Prophet as a double-edge sword.
On the one hand, she can see it as a valuable tool that can help people avoid spending good money on a six-pack of beer that they subsequently discover is anathema to their palate.
But she also frets that people who rely solely on Beer Prophet to guide their selections will miss out on the sweet serendipity of sampling a brew that's vastly different from anything they've ever tasted before.
Beer Prophet isn't the first beer app with Triangle roots. Earlier this year a pair of Raleigh Web developers launched Brewery Map, which allows users nationwide to locate sources of locally brewed beer.
The first version of Beer Prophet was launched with minimal fanfare during the summer.
"We wanted to be very slow and very quiet with this," said Pagano. "We didn't want to come out with a big launch party until we fixed a lot of glitches."
More than 2,000 Beer Prophet apps have been sold.
But Pagano and his partners are hoping that a more sophisticated version, which they expect to introduce in mid-January, will do significantly better. Toward that end, they plan to rev up their marketing effort by teaming with breweries, retail stores and others across the country.
They're also working on recruiting retailers that could sell, via Beer Prophet, the beers that the app recommends. Getting a cut of those sales also will be another source of revenue.
So far they've signed up a Raleigh retailer, Bottle Revolution, for the program.
"As a retailer, you're looking for every avenue to promote your business as much as possible," said Ted Gross, the owner of Beer Revolution. He also likes the fact that selling locally brewed beers through Beer Prophet could help spread the word about some great North Carolina beers to people who live elsewhere and don't have easy access to them.
Pagano and his partners also are planning a Beer Prophet app for Android smartphones as well as several other beer-oriented apps.
Next up is "Brews With A View," a free advertising-supported app that will let users share pictures of their favorite beers that they've taken in locations that are exotic, fun or just plain fascinating.
Beer Prophet does it with beer.
Beer Prophet is an app for the iPhone and iPad that sells for 99 cents and was created by a quartet of Triangle entrepreneurs. What it does is recommend beers you're likely to enjoy based on your past preferences. And you can continuously update your taste profile by making entries about your likes and dislikes in a personal beer journal as you give new brews a try.
"The more you use it, the better it becomes for you," said John Federal, who has worked on Beer Prophet. Federal's day job is manager of American Brewmaster, a Raleigh store that caters to people who make beer and wine at home.
Beer Prophet grew out of a conversation that Pete Pagano, owner of Tir Na Nog Irish pub in downtown Raleigh, had with a friend. They were discussing how to best serve customers seeking suggestions of what beers they would like based on the brews they already know they like.
Pagano and his buddy recruited two tech-savvy friends and formed Zooqini, the company behind Beer Prophet. Each of them are equal partners in the business, but for now the others prefer not to be named, Pagano said.
Their cash investment to date has been minimal - a few thousand dollars - but they've put a lot of sweat equity into the venture, said Pagano. He calls the business "an after-hours passion for everybody."
Beer Prophet has more than 5,000 beers from more than 100 brewers across the country in its database. In addition to recommending beers, you also can query Beer Prophet whether you will like a particular beer and it will rate the probability from zero to 100.
Julie Johnson, editor of All About Beer magazine, sees Beer Prophet as a double-edge sword.
On the one hand, she can see it as a valuable tool that can help people avoid spending good money on a six-pack of beer that they subsequently discover is anathema to their palate.
But she also frets that people who rely solely on Beer Prophet to guide their selections will miss out on the sweet serendipity of sampling a brew that's vastly different from anything they've ever tasted before.
Beer Prophet isn't the first beer app with Triangle roots. Earlier this year a pair of Raleigh Web developers launched Brewery Map, which allows users nationwide to locate sources of locally brewed beer.
The first version of Beer Prophet was launched with minimal fanfare during the summer.
"We wanted to be very slow and very quiet with this," said Pagano. "We didn't want to come out with a big launch party until we fixed a lot of glitches."
More than 2,000 Beer Prophet apps have been sold.
But Pagano and his partners are hoping that a more sophisticated version, which they expect to introduce in mid-January, will do significantly better. Toward that end, they plan to rev up their marketing effort by teaming with breweries, retail stores and others across the country.
They're also working on recruiting retailers that could sell, via Beer Prophet, the beers that the app recommends. Getting a cut of those sales also will be another source of revenue.
So far they've signed up a Raleigh retailer, Bottle Revolution, for the program.
"As a retailer, you're looking for every avenue to promote your business as much as possible," said Ted Gross, the owner of Beer Revolution. He also likes the fact that selling locally brewed beers through Beer Prophet could help spread the word about some great North Carolina beers to people who live elsewhere and don't have easy access to them.
Pagano and his partners also are planning a Beer Prophet app for Android smartphones as well as several other beer-oriented apps.
Next up is "Brews With A View," a free advertising-supported app that will let users share pictures of their favorite beers that they've taken in locations that are exotic, fun or just plain fascinating.
Too bad it's only for gayPhone. Still cool, though.
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Leave it to Alex to post a picture of a girl for no apparent reason
#6310
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I would like to be more active and meet up. I guess I really just got busy and forgot all about these types of things...but when drive around charlotte and I see other TL's/Acuras, I start wondering how come there isnt something for us Acura folks ahah....
I dont do mods or anything, but in the last year I did manage to get my sound system rockin! got it done at Freemans. I love it! Still loving my TL'10.
I dont do mods or anything, but in the last year I did manage to get my sound system rockin! got it done at Freemans. I love it! Still loving my TL'10.
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I would like to be more active and meet up. I guess I really just got busy and forgot all about these types of things...but when drive around charlotte and I see other TL's/Acuras, I start wondering how come there isnt something for us Acura folks ahah....
I dont do mods or anything, but in the last year I did manage to get my sound system rockin! got it done at Freemans. I love it! Still loving my TL'10.
I dont do mods or anything, but in the last year I did manage to get my sound system rockin! got it done at Freemans. I love it! Still loving my TL'10.
Freeman's is good...a little pricey, but they do a good job.
#6313
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Thats a nice ass on her chest.
I had a guy waving me down like crazy at a red light once, didnt notice until my passenger said they was, light turned and i took off.
I always wonder if the other people I see in Acura's are on AZ. Even if modified, I usually end up going with no since I never see any of them at the meets . Of course, I don't go to the car sections anymore, so who knows .
Freeman's is good...a little pricey, but they do a good job.
Freeman's is good...a little pricey, but they do a good job.
#6317
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I'm about 3 hours away from leaving work and won't be back till Jan 9th my flight leaves Charlotte at 6am!!!!
Goodbye 60 degree weather and hello SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goodbye 60 degree weather and hello SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Where are you going? Home? And why the hell would you leave sunny and 60 for snow? Sorry, home can wait...it'll still be there. Just think...you'll be freezing your ass off tomorrow, and I'll be washing the car . Have a good time!
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I was hoping the "goodbye 60*weather...." part was a typo.....but I guess not.
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Winter is going to kick our ass whenever it shows up.