WTF.....it makes me sad sometimes to live down here

 

Whenever I load up ARMA 2 I swear I can hear a noise coming from my computer that sounds like a labored "help me".

 

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.

 

It is the most demanding computer game to date.

 

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.

 

i just downloaded the call of duty beta.

 

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...

 

When I refer to bolt, it's something that is threaded into a nut or threaded hole.

Screw is like something that just threads into anything.. so like into sheetmetal or wood for example.

 

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.

 

So then what's the difference between a self-tapping screw and a non-self-tapping screw?

 

And when it has both an outside gripping surface as well as a recessed area? For example, a hex head with a slot for a flat screwdriver?

 

Fasteners of this nature shall be called scolts.

 

That vehicle used to belong to my friend Big T.

 

 

Don't know if I like that name. Can we discuss it over brunch?*





*Eaten with sporks, of course.

 

Did he or the current owner ruin it?
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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.

 

I wanted like hell to call them stoats (just because I think stoats are not only funny by themselves, but also have a funny name) but I couldn't make it work.

 

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.

 

I am both curious and terrified to know what the creation of that document cost in tax dollars.