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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    I just ran into:

    Ask Question & Experts Answer You ASAP! Name Your Price, Get Online Answers & Help - Just Answer!

    It appears to be a 'pay for advice' web site so I'm asking a question about OBD scanners and the 2001-03 Prius. For $15, it will satisfy my curiosity. But has anyone else used this service?

    Understand I have no problem with paying for useful information but I won't know until we see the response. But I was curious if anyone else has used it and your impression?

    Thanks,
    Bob Wilson
     
    #1 bwilson4web, Jul 22, 2010
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    I am afraid that you will get the same answer as you can find from wikipedia.
     
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  3. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Well I got a follow-up question but it wasn't very . . . encouraging. Regardless, I answered and gave them my phone number if they want to 'talk about it.'

    Of course it is 'ego-stroking' to think my question might be . . . beyond their subject matter expertise. Might as well pose the 'Riemann hypothesis.' Or:

    • Define the universe and give three examples
    • Give the exact value of Pi ... show your work
    Bob Wilson
     
    #3 bwilson4web, Jul 22, 2010
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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    To infinity and beyond! (Haven't you ever seen Toy Story?) :rolleyes:

    Yours, mine, and ours.

    'Yours' is what you think it is, 'mine' is what I think it is, and 'ours' is one of those wave/cloud dualities that is both 'when our worlds collide' and 'the stars align', but obviously not at the same time. :D

    As for the exact value of pi, well, that's clearly impossible to answer. Pi are not squared, by the way, they are round. Plus, there are too many flavours. :p
     
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  5. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR! You used the philosophy version of the test!

    Bob Wilson
     
    #5 bwilson4web, Jul 22, 2010
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    Pi aren't squared, but corn bread are.
     
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    They needed a more detailed question to narrow down the Google results.:D
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    I had already 'kissed off' the $15 and won't go back to that well. In all fairness, I pretty well knew the answer but wanted to find out if money made a difference . . . no it didn't.

    I've ordered a T605 via Ebay, a new scanner that claims to be Toyota specific. The posting site said '30 day' return but the seller claims '7 days.' Regardless, I can easily meet the '7 day' limit and have two scanners, Graham and Auto Enginuity, to compare the results.

    What amuses me is this puts a 'market value' on the technical postings at PriusChat. Actually, the technical postings at any open site.

    Bob Wilson
     
    #8 bwilson4web, Jul 23, 2010
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    Pi may be round, but many cobblers are squared.
     
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    The true value ranges for a significant negative amount to a significant positive amount.:D
     
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    The exact value of pi is the ratio between the circumfrence (C) and diameter(d) of a perfect circle on a plane pi = C/d. It is also commonly defined as twice the smallest x for which cos(x) is zero.
     
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    Pi, close enough:

    • 355/113
    Bob Wilson
     
    #12 bwilson4web, Jul 23, 2010
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