How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
07-27-2010, 10:52 AM
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I planned this build back during Thanksgiving, finally bought it 2 months ago. It's something that will last me for several years if I upgrade the video card when needed. I upgraded from a single core athlon XP. But I also have a core i7 laptop with a Gtx280m since thanksgiving.
You should get ARMA 2 and watch your computer DIE in front of you. I load the entire game into ram to have a virtual super duper SSD drive in order to play it smoothly, at medium graphics.
Check out my raided HDD's vs. my ramdrive. Lol!
You should get ARMA 2 and watch your computer DIE in front of you. I load the entire game into ram to have a virtual super duper SSD drive in order to play it smoothly, at medium graphics.
Check out my raided HDD's vs. my ramdrive. Lol!
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07-27-2010, 12:12 PM
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Word. ARMA 2 rapes my computer like a bitch. Max graphics just ain't happening unless you enjoy a slideshow of what you are doing. I was quite surprised it was so demanding when I first got it. Makes Crysis seem old school.
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07-27-2010, 01:45 PM
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A touching musical tribute to Robert C. Baker, inventor of the chicken nugget and known as the "Thomas Edison of poultry," with over 40 credited innovations in the field of poultry and cold-cuts.
http://www.paulandstorm.com/lyrics/nugget-man/
Click the "Play the song" button under the title near the upper-left of the screen.
http://www.paulandstorm.com/lyrics/nugget-man/
Click the "Play the song" button under the title near the upper-left of the screen.
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07-27-2010, 03:31 PM
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Ever wonder what the difference is between a bolt and a screw? There is no clear definition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw#D...bolt_and_screw
Clearly this is a setup for a possibly more colorful discussion. Continue...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw#D...bolt_and_screw
Clearly this is a setup for a possibly more colorful discussion. Continue...
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07-27-2010, 03:57 PM
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A bolt has a head which is designed to be turned with a wrench, pliers, or other apparatus which grips the head from the outside edge.
A screw has a head which incorporates one or more recessed ares (a slot, a hexagonal hole, etc) into which a tool is meant to be inserted.
Call Webster. Let 'em know.
There, was that so damn hard?
edit: ****, I guess by my definition, carriage bolts aren't bolts.
Ok, addendum to above: Carriage bolts shall no longer be referred to as bolts. They are now carriage axles.
A screw has a head which incorporates one or more recessed ares (a slot, a hexagonal hole, etc) into which a tool is meant to be inserted.
Call Webster. Let 'em know.
There, was that so damn hard?
edit: ****, I guess by my definition, carriage bolts aren't bolts.
Ok, addendum to above: Carriage bolts shall no longer be referred to as bolts. They are now carriage axles.
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07-27-2010, 03:59 PM
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A bolt has a head which is designed to be turned with a wrench, pliers, or other apparatus which grips the head from the outside edge.
A screw has a head which incorporates one or more recessed ares (a slot, a hexagonal hole, etc) into which a tool is meant to be inserted.
Call Webster. Let 'em know.
There, was that so damn hard?
A screw has a head which incorporates one or more recessed ares (a slot, a hexagonal hole, etc) into which a tool is meant to be inserted.
Call Webster. Let 'em know.
There, was that so damn hard?
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07-27-2010, 04:08 PM
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Did he or the current owner ruin it?
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07-27-2010, 04:16 PM
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That's what I always thought. Bolts have pre existing threaded holes, screws just go directly into the material for a friction hold against the threads/screw itself. Bolts get friction from the head (I like friction on the head) and stretch.
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07-27-2010, 04:45 PM
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Turns out that the Dept. of Homeland Security has a 21 page booklet on how to tell the difference between a bolt and a screw:
http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/...ctt/icp013.pdf
Seriously, you just can't make this **** up.
http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/...ctt/icp013.pdf
Seriously, you just can't make this **** up.
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