I got glasses when I was 11. Started at -1.5, gradually degrading to -5.5 when I reached my twenties. But after that it stabilised, even though my job requires looking at a monitor all day. (BTW, I don't think reading from paper of screen makes much difference. Both are straining the eye. It does help if you get a good monitor, though, and provide good lighting.)

I'm 44 now, and my close-range vision is getting worse. In a couple of years I'll either need separate glasses for reading, or varifocal glasses.

To the OP: AFIAK I'm a normal case (that is, in the development of my eyesight :tilt. Do you have a special medical condition? If not, then going blind won't happen until you're 70 or older.

Quote from Biohazard :

well, he didn´t claim lack of skill was the only reason for somebody to crash, did he?

As I read it, his (and Intrepid's) stance is: if you crash it's your own fault; become a better driver, and you won't crash.

Quote from MAM_Racing_40 :

So true, I race karts also, I've never had a major crash or come even close...

You make your own luck. It will always be the same people in the accidents. It doesn't matter if they are fast or slow. If you can't race. You'll crash more often.

Quote from MAM_Racing_40 :

You make your own luck. It will always be the same people in the accidents. It doesn't matter if they are fast or slow. If you can't race. You'll crash more often.

Yeah, right. Senna crashed because he couldn't race. And so did Peterson, Rindt, Clark, Ascari, Rosemeyer, ...

Quote from obsolum :

Also, to avoid getting kicked you can alterate with the smiley and "good pass" or "good race", for example.

I hope that this doesn't work. Because if it does, then you have just shown spammers an easy way to dodge the spam-check.

Quote from Bladerunner :

If God had wanted to make Man a vegetarian, why did He make meat taste so good?

According to those who experienced it, human flesh also tastes good*. Why would God have made it that way? Would He have intended us to ....

*: And in most cases that was even without cooking & seasoning.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Official? Is there an unofficial release you've been playing, or told about

The best way to spread rumours is to officially deny them.

The national championship Racing In Reverse was plagued by cheaters.

Quote from Intrepid :

If the standard is so high in cars why did Schumi feel the need to compete in the 2001 World Championships against guys like Luizzi, Fore, Ardigo, Cesseti??? Is it not because he has huge respect for the standard of driving?

... or is it because he wanted to learn some new dirty tricks? (Sorry for the sarcasm, but when talking about good clean racing, Schumi is not the first name I think of. Fast, yes, but not clean.)

Quote from Gunn :

The CSIRO put little tanks on their backs with tubes to their stomachs (the cow's stomachs, not the CSIRO researcher's) and experimented with farming methane directly from the cattle.

Great! Equip the cow with 4 wheels, a saddle, a seat belt and ignition. That would solve several problems in one go. (Next step: a riced cow.)

Haven't seen a clear winner, so I'll choose the best three:

Quote from Blas89 :

"Association of Adults that Did Not have Childhood"

(Unless you were referring to the LFS community )

Quote from J@tko :

And welcome to the inugural Morrocan Pedal Car championhip!

Quote from DieKolkrabe :

When NASCAR decided to make a midget class, somebody mixed up the blueprints

Who of you is first to post a new picture?

Winner? Me? I thought this one was better:

Quote from DarkTimes :

(Muffled) "Did I win?!"

It had me and chuckle continually for half an hour. Oh well.

Here is the new picture. Should be well-known among punk fans.

After a night of booze and weed, Billy Joe thought it was a good idea to drive home, cruising lazily behind a dump truck.

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Famous last words: Yay, VTEC kicked iiiiiinnnnnn!!

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The Hell's Angels have their own ways to settle a "business disagreement".

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Honda team admits to having setup problems.

Tuck me 'alf-a-lap tuh gid use' tuh the aahksin'.

From then on, it was enjoyable. Good commentary.

Officer: "Sir, this IS a road in Atlanta, but it's NOT Road Atlanta."

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Officer: "This is gonna cost you, I'm afraid. Let's see: no headlights, illegal exhaust, no license plate, ..."

Quote from BlueFlame :

I respect everyone. Just not fakers in MY country.

It's not YOUR country. If you are from Anglo-Saxon descent, you'd be a German or Dane. If your ancestors came from Normandy in 1066, you're a frog or a viking. From the bloody continent, anyhow. If you're Celtish: same, only a couple centuries longer.

According to current scientific knowledge we are all Ethiopians. So please show some hospitality to your compatriots.

Some folks take "racing family saloon cars" too literally.

AI cars go fairly slow when in a pack because they cannot know the skill of the other drivers. A human driver approaching T1 will be more cautious if he knows he is racing a couple of noobs; he'll drive closer to his limit when he is among experienced racers. The AI has no such notion, and will only react to things that happen. This effect gets stronger with the size of the pack: car #2 slows down a bit in response to car #1, then car #3 must slow down some more to avoid bumping into #2. Car #4 brakes even harder, etc.

The same holds for taking curbs (point 6). Human drivers can do this because they know how the car will behave. They anticipate the reaction, and can start countersteering before a wheel hits the curb. AIs can only respond. And on the more powerful cars any response will be too late.

BTW, in some games the AI can "cheat" the physics (e.g. by getting extra grip), to compensate for their inferior driving skills.

Hunt enjoys a smoke after the act

The MSCJ (Mil-Spec Car Jack) project was binned when the costs of floor reinforcements ran too high.

Just insert an Ubuntu live CD and boot from that.

(Um, your dad probably disabled booting from CD, and passworded the BIOS.)

"Gay? What does that word mean, young man?"

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Quote from nihil :

Maybe someone will correct me on this, but I believe that's Montlhéry, just outside of Paris. It's drastically shortened from its former glory (If still in use at all... anyone know? This footage looks recent....)

You're right, it's the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry. The movie matches the small track map at the French Wikipedia page (the English page is shorter). If my French is any good, the track lost its certification in 2004, but can still be used for track days and other 'unofficial' racing.

Congrats, and have fun spending the extra lifetime and $$$!

Quote from Hankstar :

If that's true, Kev old chap, then I'm not sure you're storing them in the right place.

ROFL

Quote from Electrik Kar :

I don't think using the mouse to accel/brake is actually really a good idea, if you're using it for steering as well, now that I think of it... dunno. Will test later.

I tried it, but it was no improvement over normal mouse control. The point is that when you brake at the end of a straight, you must move the mouse downward quickly (from 100% throttle to 100% brake). When doing so, you must not move the mouse sideways, otherwise the car becomes unstable and spins. That's very hard to do. I found it easier to have throttle and brake under a button.