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[Pipcard]

It's pretty much the Japanese Domestic Market's early Toyota Corolla. Except it was part of an anime, and now every weeaboo with even a passing interest in refined petroleum wants one.

Actually, if I get a car, it will be a Corolla.

 

[Andy44]

Yeah, a Guigiaro design car, those still look like classics, like the first generation Volkswagen Golf and especially the Scirocco - there are still quite many of those around here.

My first car was a used Scirocco. 4-speed manual, power nothing, Bosch mechanical fuel injection (as in "not electronic"), and no A/C. I loved that car, did a lot of work on it myself, and I was pretty upset when it got rear-ended and destroyed when I was in college, but it's final act was to protect me from the impact so I could walk away in the pouring rain.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I loved the look of the Scirocco. But I am taking a serious look at the Tesla model S next. There was a time when I never thought I could afford a car of that price.

 

[Andy44]

Also, I forgot to mention my Scirocco used to get over 32 miles per gallon and, on occasion, much higher than that on the highway, almost 40. To get that now you have to buy something expensive and complicated. The Scirocco was a much more simple machine.

And Volkswagon didn't have to cheat for me to get those numbers!

 

[Urwumpe]

I loved the look of the Scirocco. But I am taking a serious look at the Tesla model S next. There was a time when I never thought I could afford a car of that price.

There was once a time when even considering buying an apartment was completely unthinkable. Now it is a matter of duty. :lol:

Well, its still the question: Apartment or Porsche. But since I already know, who would call this Porsche her own despite me paying the bills... maybe not the smartest move.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

The problem is that the sorts of folks that regularly play the lottery are often not the best with money and numbers in the first place. This sort of money will likely destroy whoever wins it, and will do little good for anyone except for the lawyers.

The first winners of the Powerball have come out:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/01/15/munford-couple-wins-powerball/78837572/

• They have opted to take the $528 million as lump sum ($327 million) because "You never know if you'll be here tomorrow" :facepalm:
• They announced themselves on the Today Show :facepalm:
• They are going to work on Monday, because "You can't just sit down and do nothing anymore," John Robinson said. "How long ya gonna last?" :facepalm:

They don't have any idea how much money they have, or what to do with it. They are so screwed.

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I had real bad taste several years ago.

My favorite font was Comic Sans, because I thought it looked cute. I once had replaced all the fonts on my computer with it. I also even enjoyed the second (Michael Bay) Transformers movie, because I only payed attention to the action scenes and could sit through all the trashy plot and dialogue. And this car (specifically the Pivo 2), I thought it had a cool and unique design, not understanding why everyone else was calling it ugly.

Don't worry. I'm an anti-hipster - I do things long after they are cool.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

The first winners of the Powerball have come out:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/01/15/munford-couple-wins-powerball/78837572/

• They have opted to take the $528 million as lump sum ($327 million) because "You never know if you'll be here tomorrow" :facepalm:
• They announced themselves on the Today Show :facepalm:
• They are going to work on Monday, because "You can't just sit down and do nothing anymore," John Robinson said. "How long ya gonna last?" :facepalm:

They don't have any idea how much money they have, or what to do with it. They are so screwed.

-Hey, I'd take the lump sum too. You have no assurances that the lottery will still exist when you're supposed to get the last check from them. It's a tradeoff: More money over time, but you might not get it all; or not get all of it, but be assured you'll get what you're owed. Besides, you can do a hell of a lot of good with $327 million.
-Well, that was dumb. :lol:
-Hey, I'd go to work, too. If nothing else, it's something to keep me out of trouble and socialized. Granted, I wouldn't have made a media announcement, because that's just putting a giant target on my head... and I hate the media anyways.
-Most people have a hard time truly wrapping their heads around any numbers larger than a few dozen. The denizens of this forum are notable exception to that.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I'd take the lump sum, taking at least half, and then buy my own annuity. That way if I keel over it can become part of the estate. From what I understand, if you take the Lottery annuity and die, it's gone. Your estate only gets what you've already drawn.

 

[mojoey]

I'd take the lump sum, but I'd make damn sure to remain anonymous. I really don't need everybody and their Father's brother's cousin's roommate from grad school asking me for a bit of change.

Personally, I'd buy a nice house somewhere, maybe Texas or Northern Sweden, and put down a private strip and a decent sized hangar. I'd buy a few warbirds or kit planes, not exceeding 15 million. Then some old cars and a tool set that'd make working on them 'easy'. The rest of the money would go into savings and investments, not to be touched unless absolutely necessary.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

I'd take the lump sum, but I'd make damn sure to remain anonymous. I really don't need everybody and their Father's brother's cousin's roommate from grad school asking me for a bit of change.

Personally, I'd buy a nice house somewhere, maybe Texas or Northern Sweden, and put down a private strip and a decent sized hangar. I'd buy a few warbirds or kit planes, not exceeding 15 million. Then some old cars and a tool set that'd make working on them 'easy'. The rest of the money would go into savings and investments, not to be touched unless absolutely necessary.

Agreed. Stearman, Texan, Mustang, in that order. :thumbup:

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I'd take the lump sum, taking at least half, and then buy my own annuity. That way if I keel over it can become part of the estate. From what I understand, if you take the Lottery annuity and die, it's gone. Your estate only gets what you've already drawn.

If you assign the winnings to a trust or LLC, you don't need to worry about your lifespan - the payments will still be made to it after your death. With these piles of money, you could establish a foundation that would fund charities and your family well after you are gone.

I don't have a predilection for shiny toys, so I'd probably would only draw what I could spend to travel and live well. My "job" at that point would be to see what good could be done with that money.

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Agreed. Stearman, Texan, Mustang, in that order. :thumbup:

Look at the Collings Foundation as a potential model for how the money could be spent. It would be a way to prevent these aircraft from going derelict in a hangar after you snuff it.

 

[Artlav]

You might think that a phrase "I parked my car in orbit" won't seriously be said for centuries, much less next decade. But consider, how else would you describe leaving your driverless car circling around the block on autopilot because there were no parking spots nearby?

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Aaaand 21,000 posts in the RCT. :woohoo:
Let's keep up the mayhem and chaos, folks!

 

[Andy44]

You might think that a phrase "I parked my car in orbit" won't seriously be said for centuries, much less next decade. But consider, how else would you describe leaving your driverless car circling around the block on autopilot because there were no parking spots nearby?

Well, that's the plan for most future moon mission concepts, leave the CSM unmanned in lunar orbit, so it's a valid concept.

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Aaaand 21,000 posts in the RCT. :woohoo:
Let's keep up the mayhem and chaos, folks!

But is this really a "Random" comments thread, ot should it be called "Pseudo-random"? :tiphat:

 

[SolarLiner]

Given the number of parameters that is needed to predict wherever a new subject will be talked about, or if we'll continue the current one, I'd say it is true randomness.

So while we're at it, let's all keep this high entropy! :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

Given the number of parameters that is needed to predict wherever a new subject will be talked about, or if we'll continue the current one, I'd say it is true randomness.

So while we're at it, let's all keep this high entropy! :lol:

#TruRandom

Looks like Chris Evans really has some physical limitations that make him unfit for the task of hosting Top Gear.

 

[Artlav]

I just tossed a coin cell.
It fell negative.

True Random enough?

 

[Quick_Nick]

Why is it that I've only *ever* seen the word written 'alright', but Google tells me that the proper and vastly more prevalent phrase is 'all right'? This is seriously blowing my mind right now.

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I just tossed a coin cell.
It fell negative.

True Random enough?

But did it flip?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sjAyQcv0oM"]FAIL! Coin Toss Doesn't Flip For OT | Packers vs. Cardinals | NFL - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Artlav]

But did it flip?

Yep.
But that is not the right question.

Why is it that I've only *ever* seen the word written 'alright', but Google tells me that the proper and vastly more prevalent phrase is 'all right'?

Is that a case of color colour?

 

[Urwumpe]

Yep.
But that is not the right question.

What is the characteristic speed of a solid rocket motor based on ice and thermite?