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Old 11-12-2011, 07:50 AM
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I always tell people I'm an architect.
really?
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Old 11-12-2011, 10:39 PM
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I always tell people I'm an architect.
...have you seen the new addition to the Guggenihiem?

I prefer Marine Biologist.
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Old 11-14-2011, 01:15 AM
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...have you seen the new addition to the Guggenihiem?

I prefer Marine Biologist.

I'm in the latex industry...
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Old 11-14-2011, 02:09 AM
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Sounds like Scammy of Method 4 fame. Rumor has it he and others totally ****ed over Crucial Jeremy.
And then moved to Orange County

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My buddy worked at Gamestop while were at San Diego State. He was allowed to open brand new games, play them for as long as he wanted, and return them back. I guess they would reseal them and sell them as new? We played NBA 2K3 for like a month straight, Madden, and whatever Tony Hawk game was out at the time.
If he was my employee, he would be fired and blacklisted

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lol @ they're allowed. I used to be a assitant manager at a funcoland (now gamestop) back in 98 and some of my employees did that. Needless to say they got fired. The guy probably works at a very lax store where everyone is in on it.
My store is very lax. And that **** does not happen. We are allowed to check out a pre-owned game for four days. And only one copy of a title per month. No MW3 checked out seven times a month.
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I'm in the latex industry...
Importer/Exporter here
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Old 11-14-2011, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by chinabox
these are my job~~


You are a game developer for the SIMS?????? LOLOLOLOL
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Old 11-16-2011, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Shayhan27
You are a game developer for the SIMS?????? LOLOLOLOL
lol,i dont think so
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Pearl07STI
the gas you get at your costco, sams club, grocery stores etc... could be the same gas you get at valero, bp or 76 or a mix of all of them.
Let me expand on this having worked in the fuel industry.

1)ALL gas/diesel comes from the SAME pipelines in a given area. I don't care what place you buy gas at, it all came out of the same storage tank.
2)The only difference betwene stations, is the additives they use. The additives go into the fuel at the filling pumps where the fuel trucks load.

Shell/76: use a blend of 5x the 'standard' blend
Chevron/Valaro/JP: use a blend of whats called "techron"
AM/PM/flyers/costco/etc...: all use the stock 'standard' blend

Now, there is no such thing as "bad" gas. Gas/diesel is a hydroscopic fluid, meaning it obsorbs water/moisture from the air around it. When you get a tank of 'bad' gas, it is because there was too much water vapor in the tank at the station at the time.
To solve this problem, use sta-bul or another fuel treetment in every tank. I keep a bulk supply (buy it in 5 gal tanks) and it goes into every tankful. The products help seperate the water out (making the fuel hydrophobic).

OH, and on octane. Higher octane does not mean more power! it means the fuel burns slower, that means a more even flame pattern and more effecient burn. However do not believe the hype of the "octane boosters" its crap. The amounts of product you would have to use to boost the octane past 92, are somthing in the order of magnatude of a gallon or more per tankful.
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by chinabox
lol,i dont think so
Someone works BIM/VDC
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Old 11-17-2011, 07:30 AM
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Someone works BIM/VDC
Just search and learn what is BIM/VDC ~~~it is a little different in China ~
the price of the building increase hella quickly,so Developers do not pay attention in design ,they pursue high speed ,because that means more money~~
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Originally Posted by chinabox
lol,i dont think so
I was just kidding. Apparently it was a bad joke. Seriously though that sounds like a neat job.
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Old 11-17-2011, 08:22 AM
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Almost every prank call you've ever heard on the radio is fake.
FCC regulations require that if speaking to someone on the air you either immediately identify yourself and ask permission before anything else, or get a release signed after the fact.

... I Used to work for Clear Channel Radio
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Old 11-17-2011, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by chinabox
Just search and learn what is BIM/VDC ~~~it is a little different in China ~
the price of the building increase hella quickly,so Developers do not pay attention in design ,they pursue high speed ,because that means more money~~
It is SOOOOO awesome that you use the word "Hella"!!!!



We <3 Chinabox!
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Old 11-17-2011, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Shayhan27
I was just kidding. Apparently it was a bad joke. Seriously though that sounds like a neat job.
yea,i like that joke ~~~if i can choose id rather to be a game developer
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Old 11-17-2011, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by chinabox
these are my job~~


You live in Tianjin? I grew up there, miss it like crazy, both my parents were professors at Tianjin University. My cousin and her husband both graduated from Tianjin University and are both architects.
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