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Old 12-15-2015, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Girz0r
Can anyone confirm if the lower alternator bolt is supposed to have a nut on the end?

Went in for oil changed, mentioned the loose belt & noise. Discovered lower alternator bolt was backing out (almost out).
Depends on the year. 1.6 have a nut, 94+ 1.8 the bolt threads into the alternator.
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*******. CryptoWall. *******. Four. UNGH! There goes a chunk of my evening.

Oh well, off to go play with backups and make some OT the stupid way.

(I guess I should note this is unrelated to Joes link)
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I'm not terrified of accidentally downloading and/or installing cryptowalls...

I'm terrified of my wife downloading and installing a cryptowall.

Have you managed to avoid data loss yet?
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Originally Posted by Girz0r
Can anyone confirm if the lower alternator bolt is supposed to have a nut on the end?

Went in for oil changed, mentioned the loose belt & noise. Discovered lower alternator bolt was backing out (almost out).
No nut. From memory the threaded part is on the alternator.
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Originally Posted by fooger03
I'm not terrified of accidentally downloading and/or installing cryptowalls...

I'm terrified of my wife downloading and installing a cryptowall.
Honestly, your wife is not the target. The most common versions of CryproWall ransomeware target network shares (for the versions I've dealt with specifically, mapped drives) and use the end users rights to overwrite/delete/edit. Home users don't usually have mapped drives and they probably don't have an IT department who knows how to convert cash to bitcoin to pay the ransom, so home users are not the target. Hell, my company is not the target. The real target is small business who probably don't have IT capability or backups but do have business critical information.

If PC, make sure she does not use Internet Explorer, keep your Java and Flash up to date, use something like Ghostery or AdBlockPlus to block ALLTHEADS and keep them up to date. This will mitigate 99.9% of her exposure. Every version of this I've come in contact with was delivered through a compromised banner add delivery service.

Originally Posted by fooger03
Have you managed to avoid data loss yet?
We've avoided data loss thus far because we have a super solid system of backups. I will admit I need to come up with some sort of strategy that can mitigate this in process rather than just being reactionary and restoring from backup. Maybe see if its possible to set quotas for file edits or something.

Due to the nature of how this thing is disseminated I can't really yell at the end user (I already checked the webfilter, he wasn't doing anything stupid but I now suspect he may be gay) and our systems policy has everything up to date, so not sure where to go from here.

Oh well, I'm hourly.
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So far today was a good day. Rental application for a house near Atlanta was approved, and I have a phone interview with a company that sounds promising. I can't wait to leave this fuckhole of a company and wasteland that is western PA/almost ohio.
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Originally Posted by turbofan
Frustratingly, yes, it should have a bolt on the back. Helluva thing to get to with oil cooler lines in the way.
Was a pain, MSM catch can oil drain was being "helpful"

Originally Posted by shuiend
Depends on the year. 1.6 have a nut, 94+ 1.8 the bolt threads into the alternator.
Thanks!

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No nut. From memory the threaded part is on the alternator.
Blows my mind there is no nut & just a bolt that threads into the alternator. At least the belt stopped squeeking
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Originally Posted by stoves
So far today was a good day. Rental application for a house near Atlanta was approved, and I have a phone interview with a company that sounds promising.
Where? What part of ATL?
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Originally Posted by EO2K
...he wasn't doing anything stupid but I now suspect he may be gay)...
Made me lol
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Where? What part of ATL?
Not really ATL, but McDonough. Which is like 25 miles south east of ATL.

I'm so excited to party with TI and Ludacris.
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Originally Posted by stoves
Not really ATL, but McDonough. Which is like 25 miles south east of ATL.

I'm so excited to party with TI and Ludacris.
Don't forget about Soulja Boy. I hear he knows how to party.
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Relevant to a discussion previously:

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Makes some very good points, however, a self driving car should not be following so close that it couldn't stop as quickly as the car in front, which would be roughly he same as something falling off that vehicle.
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Originally Posted by olderguy
Makes some very good points, however, a self driving car should not be following so close that it couldn't stop as quickly as the car in front, which would be roughly he same as something falling off that vehicle.
Well it actually has more time. Because the thing falling off the car doesn't have brakes
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In the news yesterday, legislators here in CA just came up with a highly controversial (Google is seriously pissed) set of proposed regulations for autonomous vehicle operation within the state. It would require all cars to have a functioning steering wheel and set of pedals and a licensed driver to be behind them at all times. Additionally, said "driver" of the autonomous vehicle must hold an autonomous vehicle operation certification, much like having a Class A license, and will be legally responsible for any and all violations/accidents while driving, INCLUDING any caused by manufacturer software issues.



https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/co...df?MOD=AJPERES
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Why are good bra's so expensive? I was picking some up for my GF for Christmas and wanted to cry when I left the store. These are just normal properly fitting every day bra's not even things that are super sexy.
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Originally Posted by shuiend
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I was picking some up for my GF ...
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Originally Posted by shuiend
Why are good bra's so expensive? I was picking some up for my GF for Christmas and wanted to cry when I left the store. These are just normal properly fitting every day bra's not even things that are super sexy.
ask the engineer who had to design a suspension bridge and then scale it down to the size of some B cups...
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Originally Posted by shuiend
Why are good bra's so expensive? I was picking some up for my GF for Christmas and wanted to cry when I left the store. These are just normal properly fitting every day bra's not even things that are super sexy.
Because they can?

My wife is, shall we say, very well endowed. Enough so, that most store bought brands do not fit. She ends up mail ordering these things that look like medieval torture suits. They cost a small fortune.
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Originally Posted by good2go
In the news yesterday, legislators here in CA just came up with a highly controversial (Google is seriously pissed) set of proposed regulations for autonomous vehicle operation within the state. It would require all cars to have a functioning steering wheel and set of pedals and a licensed driver to be behind them at all times. Additionally, said "driver" of the autonomous vehicle must hold an autonomous vehicle operation certification, much like having a Class A license, and will be legally responsible for any and all violations/accidents while driving, INCLUDING any caused by manufacturer software issues.



https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/co...df?MOD=AJPERES
It's California, are you surprised? Many of them would cut off their nose to spite their faces. They want less brownouts but don't want to build a powerplant near the city because it's ugly, and they don't want to build a powerplant away from the city because the miles of high voltage lines "would hurt the environment".

Similarly, self-driving cars can be the near epiotome of efficiency, with far greater average roadway speeds, far greater lane density, far greater safety, and far less pollution, so as a result, they are taking steps to ensure that such a thing never happens.
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