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Old 06-23-2015, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by WhrDLMI
Your logic fell apart, sir.

The gap between the ability of a Rolex and a Timex to show the time is no wider than the gap between a Corolla and an S2000 at being a car. Your perception of a greater gap between the Corolla and the S2000 is because you assign value to the traits that make them different where you assign no value to the traits of the Rolex.
dat gap tho
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:05 PM
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Delta Force?

You would be the Korean American Chuck Norris



Originally Posted by HMFIC
Originally Posted by tacocat' timestamp='1435085764' post='23657760
[quote name='HMFIC' timestamp='1435085634' post='23657752']
I know what it's like to do a thankless job. But i'm not rude to people just because of it. That's not fair to anyone.
Go pound sand!!!!

Please.



Funny you say that. I was "Volunteered" to go to Delta force today. I'm like, are you kidding me? I'm almost in for 16 years. I'm no spring chicken. And even if i was in shape to do it, I would have to go to Infantry school, Airborne school, Air Assault school, Ranger school, and Pathfinder school. I would be completely gone for a long time lol. No thanks.
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by WhrDLMI
Your logic fell apart, sir.

The gap between the ability of a Rolex and a Timex to show the time is no wider than the gap between a Corolla and an S2000 at being a car. Your perception of a greater gap between the Corolla and the S2000 is because you assign value to the traits that make them different where you assign no value to the traits of the Rolex.
You can quantify the difference between a S2000 and a Corolla. 0-60, braking, etc. A watch sole measure of performance is how much time ti loses over x hours. How it gets there, through quartz movement or unobtainium movement matters not.
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:23 PM
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Have a good day gents, about to leave this cage.
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TepEvan
Originally Posted by WhrDLMI' timestamp='1435088414' post='23657842
Your logic fell apart, sir.

The gap between the ability of a Rolex and a Timex to show the time is no wider than the gap between a Corolla and an S2000 at being a car. Your perception of a greater gap between the Corolla and the S2000 is because you assign value to the traits that make them different where you assign no value to the traits of the Rolex.
dat gap tho
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Old 06-23-2015, 12:39 PM
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What coilovers are you switching to?
No coilovers.

Wanted to go with Koni Yellows and Swift Spec R springs. It has a perfect drop that I like and the shocks are meant to be lowered so it's a perfect combo.

I wasn't happy with the Fortune Auto.
I has some race valved yellows, with ground controls, that you can adjust to the perfect height. I think the swift Rs are actually a bit too low in the front. I rolled my auto rolled my fenders with them.
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Old 06-23-2015, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tacocat
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Your logic fell apart, sir.

The gap between the ability of a Rolex and a Timex to show the time is no wider than the gap between a Corolla and an S2000 at being a car. Your perception of a greater gap between the Corolla and the S2000 is because you assign value to the traits that make them different where you assign no value to the traits of the Rolex.
You can quantify the difference between a S2000 and a Corolla. 0-60, braking, etc. A watch sole measure of performance is how much time ti loses over x hours. How it gets there, through quartz movement or unobtainium movement matters not.
But those differences (0-60, braking, etc) don't make the S2000 a better basic car than a Corolla. They make it a better performance car than a Corolla. A Rolex is a better performance watch than a Timex because of the quality of the materials, the strict quality standards of assembly, etc.

You apply a performance metric to distinguish the S2000 from the Corolla but you won't use those same performance metrics to distinguish the Rolex from the Timex.

I completely agree that a Rolex does not do a better job of telling the time than a Timex and I completely agree that an S2000 does a better job of getting me from Point A to Point B. But the reasons that the S is better than the Corolla is different than the reasons a Rolex is the same as a Timex.
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Old 06-24-2015, 05:16 AM
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B E A UTIE-FUL morning out there! Hope nobody got drowned in all that r@!n last night.
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