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[quote bearishgurl]I wouldn’t be able to find the post you speak of, uco, but this statement speaks volumes about your current “mindset.” I didn’t have a parent with NPD but I could well imagine it must have been a “hard row to hoe” for you, especially while a minor. Have you ever heard of “inverted narcissism?”[/quote]If find it quite amusing that you throw out all these accusations of mental disorders to those that may disagree with you, and in the process avoid the issue, which was:

You adding in a dig against someone who was making a self effacing comment. Their comment was in no way addressed to offend you. On the other hand, your comment of

Not a psychologist but there is just one word (acronym) to describe this “phenomenon” . . . “NPD” (formerly DSM-IV-TR 301.81‎).

was specifically targeted at that individual. It was uncalled for, and did not add anything to the posting or discussion thread. As such, the only purpose would be to bait that individual, possibly making yourself feel better in the process. Your seeming justification was:

It worked (for awhile) until he recently “fell off the wagon.”

or

it is/was actually sdr who has taken every opportunity over the years to publicly insult me and put ME down..

But considering the posting, it looked like it was you who fell off the wagon.

I don’t know if you have had children, but there are two phrases that come to mind in the scenario where one child is caught doing something they shouldn’t and proceeds to say: “Well he did it first!”.
1) “That may be, but I caught you doing it just now.”
2) “Two wrongs don’t make a right” – real oldie there.

In the past, both you and sdrealtor “gave as you got”.. no real winner. There is no point in baiting now. You ask what I would do if the shoe was reversed? Certainly not try to ‘bait’ them by insinuating that they have NPD. I would de-fuse and redirect their statements, or ignore them altogether. The end result is that if they give repeated insults etc, they end up impeaching their own character through their actions. I certainly would not return with “Global Thermonuclear War” – a game in which neither win.

You state:

I was taught a few valuable concepts early on, however, which have served me well throughout life: Those are:

* To call a spade a spade (person, place or thing).

And that is exactly what I was doing when I addressed your first post about NPD on this thread. It was, and is, uncalled for. By doing it, you only stoop to what you perceive is sdrealtors level. ie: Kettle, pot.. which comes from the phrase: A kettle calling the Pot black.

And note that sdrealtor’s post after yours was:

Lol. I actually checked wiki for the NPD definition. Some of it fit but most didn’t. The biggest part is I don’t do it for admiration from others it is all internal motivation.

. Not even an ounce of personal attack against you.

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Kind of cool. I don’t know if I could live in such crowded environment as that building, but it looks like a very effective way of construction. It does require quite a bit of pre-planning and quality control (all parts have to fit together to be effective). The statement

n promotional literature, Broad boasts that its technology is “the most profound innovation in human history” and that construction on a third of the world’s new buildings will be done this way “in the near future.”

could be quite true. It is applying ‘mass production’ techniques to large building construction – ie. Henry Ford to the automobile..

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As I said: Kettle, pot.
[quote bearishgurl]uco, if you have been paying attention here, you will realize that it is/was actually sdr who has taken every opportunity over the years to publicly insult me and put ME down, [/quote]And you have taken several opportunities to do likewise.. and put much effort into ‘correcting’ the situation instead of letting it blow over.
[quote bearishgurl]I have never insulted sdr or called him names as he has repeatedly done to me. [/quote] What do you call [quote=bearishgurl][quote=sdrealtor] . . . CRazy huh?[/quote]

Not a psychologist but there is just one word (acronym) to describe this “phenomenon” . . . “NPD” (formerly DSM-IV-TR 301.81‎).[/quote]You just couldn’t let his comment about himself alone.. you had to add something – add your own little dig.

As a result, you proved my statement.. “Kettle, pot”, not only your added dig against sdr, but having to respond to my post in indignation

“Reacts to criticism with anger, shame, or humiliation”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

. As for the study of NPD, I am quite familiar with it. I had to live with a parent afflicted with the disorder, which if you check back, I did post about.

I would also suggest you apprise yourself of the following comment and why it was said:[quote=SD Realtor]wait for it….[/quote]
Personally, I am tired of the side/back/around-the-back handed digs. He said something effacing of himself… but you had to add your own little dig – so unnecessary!

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[quote=briansd1]Turbocharged cars are a bad deal if you plan to keep them for a while. Turbos go bad and cost a lot of money to repair. The resale value ain’t great either.[/quote]Having owned a 300zx turbo in my past, and putting almost 200,000 miles on it (not all gentle – had the ..ahem.. exercise the thing) I would have to disagree. It does depend upon the design of the turbo system, including the turbo. The Nissan 300ZX used a turbo with waterjacketed bearings. This makes a large difference to the life of the turbo. It prevents cooking of the turbo bearings. The other thing that helps is having an engine oil cooler – prevents breakdown of the oil, as well as good oil. In my case, I had belts, hoses, waterpumps, cracked exhaust manifold, clutch, brakes, and transmission second gear dog-clutch go out on me(or need major overhaul) first.

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Interest Popular Mechanics article.. but one of the things I noticed, is that their driving techniques:

Since fuel economy is so dependent on driving style, we accelerated as smoothly and consistently as possible in both tests. Our general rule was to accelerate from each stop with just enough throttle to be as quick as the slowest car leaving the light. This, we believe, best approximates the driving style that an average consumer would adopt with fuel economy as a main priority.

actually worked against the Jetta TDI. With turbocharged vehicles, efficiency goes up with boost pressure. Boost effectively increases the compression ratio of the engine (by increasing working pressures). If you feather the pedal on the Jetta TDI, the turbo never spools up.

How about testing the BMW 335d… !!

Should add a mileage category for mountain driving .. up to Big Bear, Laguna.. those types of areas ;-P

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[quote=bearishgurl][quote=sdrealtor] . . . CRazy huh?[/quote]

Not a psychologist but there is just one word (acronym) to describe this “phenomenon” . . . “NPD” (formerly DSM-IV-TR 301.81‎).[/quote]Actually, Narcissistic Personality Disorder does not fit. NPD people don’t compete, or have to win. They feel that they should win by default.. since they are so special. They don’t have to put out any effort. Excessive competitive can actually be the reverse of narcissism/NPD, in that they feel that they have to prove it continually. If you remember back to when this board first talked about NPD and about a certain individual, this individual didn’t feel they had to put forth an effort.. they were special, the ‘ideas’ person… and went promptly into a hole for over $1Mil, bringing the wife down with them.

The competitive, have to win, personality is a type-A.

NOTE: Narcissistic Personality Disorder is not equivalent to having some Narcissistic attributes. There are also two forms of ‘Narcissism’. ‘Compensatory Narcissistic Personality Disorder'(CNPD) could fit hyper competitive individuals.

PS: btw, the need to respond to sdrealtors post in this manner could mirror the need to put down others… also listed under NPD and CNPD. Kettle, pot…

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[quote=ljinvestor]That is in reference to Sellers agent and a very unique scenario. Its the first I’ve heard of a buyers agent asking for less while not discounting the difference off the purchase price.

It really doesn’t make sense because if they didn’t reduce the purchase price by that 1% then the discount agent should have taken the extrra 1% and rebated more to buyer.

Couldn’t your co-worker have said no to the 4/2 split and asked it to be 3/2?[/quote]
Yep. I was using it as an example of the lack of scruples for some RE Agents. She should have, I suggested that she do that.. but she didn’t want a ‘conflict’ and wanted to sell one place because she had a purchase contingent on the sale of the old place, which is what I suspect the RE Agent was banking on. I also re-emphasized to her.. Read all documents through before signing. He ‘slid’ the change in rates in on her, saying that the new docs were needed for some other purpose.

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[quote ljinvestor]Do you really think most buyers agents are more concerned with making you pay $25k more for the property so they can gross another $625 vs just trying to close a deal that’s fair.[/quote]Some are, and in general, some agents are. The most important part of your message is “you just need to find a buyers agent you can trust”

A co-worker of mine sold her house. The original listing/sale agreement was the standard 3%/3% buyer/seller Realtor split. When the buyer’s Realtor turned out to be a discount Realtor, only charging 2%, the co-worker’s Realtor got her to sign a new agreement with a 4%/2% split.. Increasing his own %.

Some, but not all Realtors are unscrupulous.

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[quote=flu]Both phones I’m sure have long grown dead. Dude didn’t grab the chargers and having either of those smartphones he stole last more than a day would be a miracle 🙂

The sim card I blocked, not the IMEI yet.[/quote]
Humm.. ok. Since the Simcard is now blocked.. no chance to use the ‘locator’ service. It is useful to keep in mind for the future. The moment it is stolen, if you have another phone (smart phone that isn’t stolen) on the same plan, just enable “family locator” on the account (works on Sprint, T-Mobile) and you can then even display to the police where the phones are located. If you have online account management, you don’t even have to call “India tech support.” From what I remember, all it took was adding it to the smart phone on the same account that is in your possession (pref Android) via market, and then an acknowledge on your online account. If all the phones are stolen but you have the account info and are the person on the account, just add another smart phone and immediately start “family locator”. The viewer interface for the “family locator” is on the smart phone, but it will track other types of phones than smart phones.

I assume that the police know of the numbers he dialed..??

PS: Took me a little digging, but the phone that was the “target” in the “family locator” “test” is similar to a Samsung C170.

Just thought of something. You might be able to get call history from online account management for those phones….

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[quote=flu]You did give me a great idea. We have the IMEI, and we can report that stolen….[/quote]
I wouldn’t use it to block the phone until you’ve tried locating. For “family locator” to work, the target phone does not have to be a smart phone or have Android on it.

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[quote flu]Unfortunately, the phones had my personal sim card BUT they were running a custom build without android market on them… In other words, not able to push custom software on it. Otherwise, this would have been easy.[/quote]You don’t need Android market for it. The ‘target’ phone I tested was not a smart phone. It was an old Samsung that has GPRS. So long as the phone obeys the standard phone protocols.. it should be locatable. No push needed.

The locator was commanded from a smart phone though.. but that is the one you would have to ‘locate’ them with.

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[quote=CDMA ENG]The tracking won’t be that accurate…

I would try to find the area in which the guy was calling from and then go look for you hard drive at the closet pawn shop to those calls.

CE[/quote]Funny, because I tested it(real long story here). It uses the onboard GPS chips on the phone if available, otherwise the accuracy drops. Without GPS, it was about a 100meter radius or a bit more. Also depends upon whether the person is inside or outside.. phone in back pocket when sitting down.. or on hip when walking.

Half decent GPS receivers will get you within a 15meter radius when in open sky without any problems… and there are multiple manufacturers of single chip receivers.

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[quote flu]One thing is sure. When I’m done, I’m dropping t-mobile for good. Just because the overseas call centers suck… Never have an issue with verizon…[/quote]If they are cells, and you have not disabled the phones, add “family locator” to the phone. There is a 1 month ‘trial’ period, during which the ‘target’ phone is not even notified. Then you can ‘locate’ the phone, sometimes down to an accuracy better than 15 meter radius.

PS: Nothing has to be ‘installed’ on the ‘target’ phones ahead of time. Is uses the control band and tower locating capability augmented by the phone’s GPS if available. I’ve tested ‘tracking’ with the ‘target’ phones GPS turned off.

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[quote=flu]I can’t. The pictures are not my property, but belong to the company. The company is prohibiting me from doing this.[/quote] Are the phones your property?.. because the “family locator” can be added if they are.

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[quote=Bubblesitter]Wow, the more I read about the MOP Massive Ordnance Penetrator the more I’m impressed. This is one mean mother. I bet 2 successive MOPs can clean up any hardened underground nuke site. This new weapon is now in a strange way part of the oil price equation.

http://www.gizmag.com/massive-ordnance-penetrator-mop-gbu-57ab/20538/ [/quote]
The background on image 31, “GBU-57A/B without its fins” looks interesting. Looks like a certain special place, photog’d NNW.

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