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Sander Rossel wrote: When people tell me metal is just a lot of noise I always ask them to tap or hum along to Shed.
... And when people tell me something's horsesh1t, I tell them it's not cowsh1t.
I mean, seriously? I've seen better-reasoned arguments in de Smurfen. Horsesh1t and cowsh1t are both sh1t.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I guess your comment is horsesh1t, but at least it's not cowsh1t although it's still sh1t 
Anyway, try tapping or humming along to Shed and you'll find metal is more than just noise.
It can be very technical and takes a lot of musicianship.
If you're still not convinced, listen to some Nightwish or Within Temptation and be amazed at the poppy melodies and opera singing in metal.
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… too quiet!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Hmm .. really ? (oops sorry, I thought you were talking about Meshuggah ...  )
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it always gets quiet here on Sundays
No one will admit it but I reckon people are quietly slinking off to catch up on cute cat utubes.
problem is all those cats look the same after a while,
so branching to bricks in tumble driers, hydraulic press channel, can you microwave X.. and other such important educational series'.
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
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Yes it is always quiet, but just seems quieter than usual.
You can only see so many cat videos before you become desensitized, then it's on to bigger and better things.
Did a little mechanic work today.
Put a rear end in a recliner!
JaxCoder.com
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I actually do a week worth of work to be free on CP when all come back...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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I never liked those kids.
I, for one, like Roman Numerals.
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The ones on your lawn?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Well, that must be a sign I'm getting old - I thought this was just posted a couple of days ago: The Lounge[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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You're not getting old I am for posting without doing a search. I keep telling myself "Never trust your memory at my age".
Did a little mechanic work today.
Put a rear end in a recliner!
JaxCoder.com
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That's right - never trust my memory at your age.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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... involves getting my hands on a Navistar T444E engine - Wikipedia[^] or similar late model "chipped" fuel injected diesel engine and hooking into the On-board diagnostics - Wikipedia[^] to see if i can't make a custom electronic dashboard for it by rigging it up to a Raspberry.
The main problem is finding a place to put the thing as I don't really have a workshop - and i have a carport, not a garage.
Eventually I'd even like to make a reprogrammable ECU for the flippin thing.
Why? To make a better boondocking rig[^] so me and my fellow freaks can caravan through the post-apocalypse wasteland in style and comfort.
Steve Wozniak is the only thing at Apple that isn't evil.
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I'm hope you aware that the T444E has a pollution problem already... In the post-apocalypse scene there is already enough debris around, you not really want to add to it... 
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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For the post apocalypse you should probably look for something fully mechanic. I wouldn't trust electronics to survive the apocalypse.
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Agreed.
I envision our apocalypse having a very good chance of having limited technology, such as an EMP or solar-event.
Now if the ECU and and semi-conductor based sensors were in a Faraday cage or similarly shielded; this may not be a problem.
Mechanical systems would still function naturally, and old school points/condenser ignitions should be good too.
Coincidentally.... just streamed E.M.P. 333 Days[^] a couple of days ago
Director of Transmogrification Services
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The thing about those diesels, is its easy to rip the computer out of them. You basically just have to replace the injector with a manual injector, and then it's a non E version of the engine. The E was just a retrofit to begin with. =)
Steve Wozniak is the only thing at Apple that isn't evil.
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Are you going to make it multi-fuel as well?
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Master of Yoda Conditional
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That would be ideal, but it's primarily a diesel. Diesels are pretty flexible in what fuel they'll let you use, but it will never run straight petrol.
Steve Wozniak is the only thing at Apple that isn't evil.
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Exactly what I was referring to; a Compression Ignition engine that can run on fuels other than Diesel; e.g. Jet Fuel, Kerosene, recycled McDonald's deep-fryer oil.
As for your particular engine, I don't see anything in my parts list for the IHC 6.9/7.3 engines
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Master of Yoda Conditional
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There's another powerplant i could use that i know a bit about - it's an older line, international, but the name isn't coming to me. It's another retrofit in terms of electric injection.
They're both common in school buses.
I know the older one will run on fry oil. I'm pretty sure i could get this engine to do so as well.
I think the main problem might be in the high pressure injection rails but i think there are WVO kits for those.
Real programmers use butterflies
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For post-apocalypse, perhaps an army surplus tank modified with bulletproof glass skylights would be in order. It might get 10 mph retrofitted with your engine.
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Greg Utas wrote: It might get 10 mph retrofitted with your engine.
And less than 1 mile per gallon.
That might be a problem in a post-apocalypse world. Gas stations are likely to be few and far apart. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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