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  1. chino

    Focus ST - Talk to me.

    Do it! I had the 3 litre version of that engine in a GTV and it was fantastic. I've driven a few V6s now and none compare. Plus, the engine doesn't have one of those silly plastic covers on it. Chrome air intakes? Yes please. It will cost you a fortune in maintenance though... For a more...
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    Show us your sunsets...

    One from a while back... DSC_0194 by Phil(m), on Flickr
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    any opinions on a ALFA ROMEO SPIDER 3.2 V6 JTS Q4

    It is the 'wrong' V6 Alfa, don't do it!
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    Oh, you like that? You may also enjoy listening to...

    I'm going to second this suggestion. First person I thought of when I read the original post. I'd recommend the song "I'll Take Care of You". He's done some great stuff with Isobel Campbell too.
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    My girlfriend didnt get American Psycho - someone explain?

    In the book Paul Allen is one of Bateman's many victims, hence he was never actually in London. I think. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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    *** The Official HTC Desire (Bravo) Thread! ***

    No typo, it is acore not score.
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    *** The Official HTC Desire (Bravo) Thread! ***

    Hi guys...so after installing the update to 2.2, I'm now getting an error message every few seconds: "android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly" I then have to press "force close" to get rid of the popup. Any ideas? Is there anyway to get back to 2.1?
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    HTC Desire - Google Nav issues

    I think, but I'm not 100% sure, that if you choose the select network automatically option in the mobile network settings screen it should stop asking you who to connect to.
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    Alfa Romeo GTV Cup - talk to me

    Very true, but I'm trying to sell mine so I'll shout it loudly! :) I feel your pain on the turning circle, by the way. That, coupled with the lacking visibility, made parking quite a challenge at times!
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    Alfa Romeo GTV Cup - talk to me

    It's the non-R Cupra (180bhp). Obviously this makes it slower than the GTV, which has around 220bhp, and it feels it. The way the power is delivered is the most significant difference, and this isn't a great surprise given one has a 4-cylinder turbo engine and the other has a V6. The engine...
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    Alfa Romeo GTV Cup - talk to me

    I have the non-cup GTV V6, and having just bought a Seat Leon Cupra to replace it (still have the GTV until it's sold), I can tell you that the driving experience isn't even comparable. The GTV is better in every way, other than practicality. The steering and handling has a more direct feel to...
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    Strange one - Alfa 156 GTA vs E39 530i

    Damn it, you've reminded how much I love the engine in my Alfa GTV (it's the 3.0 24V version of the one in the 156 GTA) and now I don't want to sell it...even though it's the only sensible choice. (Hmm...it'd be even less sensible to take out a loan to cover the extra for a 156 GTA, wouldn't it?)
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    "Useless" bomb detector used by thousands

    I can't believe it's taken this long for the story to come out...Ben Goldacre wrote this back in the middle of November: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/14/bad-science-iraq-ben-goldacre Ridiculous, amazing, and worrying at the same time. (the actual scam, that is)
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    Nitefly is a Book Novice, Please Help Him

    Okay...I'm going to throw a 900+ page book out there: Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts It gives you an insight into a different culture (Indian), a great story, and a fair smattering of philosophical musings. It's so well written that it never feels forced and you won't realise you're reading...
  15. chino

    Pictures of the Sun

    A bit of cropping on that second one to remove some of the uninteresting foreground and that'll be a great picture. I'm not sure I agree with the 'exposing correctly' comments here. Surely the correct exposure is linked to what you're trying to capture in the picture? For example, if you were...
  16. chino

    Acoustic guitar recommendations - £400

    The short answer is that no, it won't sound like an acoustic through your amp. The reason for this is that what you get through the amp is completely dependent on what's converting the string vibrations (and/or actual sound) into an electrical signal to send to the amp. It will to some extent...
  17. chino

    Need some new closed headphones

    I'd recommend some Beyerdynamic DT 250s which are around that kind of price, I think. I have some and they rule. Use them mostly for monitoring/mixing, but they get a reasonable amount of time listening to music too and I have no complaints. Listen to quite a variety of music, but most is in...
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    Speaker cables, you DO get what you pay for!

    You do realise by saying this you are essentially saying that there is no value in people understanding the scientific method. Evidence is important, but not as important as how you collect the evidence. Your ears are an incredibly bad way of collecting scientifically sound evidence. A\B\X...
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    Speaker cables, you DO get what you pay for!

    Oh my God! He's using Cambridge Audio equipment! He must be from the lower classes, he can't possibly tell the difference. What a ridiculous post you've made there. I think 'the leader of the group' has been fairly reasonable in this thread. He's made some good points about respecting...
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    Firewire Chipsets X58 Motherboards

    It's a Focusrite Saffire Pro 26. The TI one on my last motherboard seemed to struggle with it a lot, although I realise that could have been caused by many other things. TI ones do seem to be recommended almost universally for audio though. I know someone using one with the VT6306 chipset, and...
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