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  1. Graptor

    Happy Birthday to the true leader of TEST, NinjaGirl!

    Happy Birthday @NinjaGirl! Thanks for putting up with all of us beer guzzling crazies!
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    Graphics Card - Good Deal?

    Should be here by the end of the week. If they manage to ship it. I got 2 day shipping cuz now I want instant gratification.
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    Graphics Card - Good Deal?

    Went for it I caved and went for the 1050 ti. It wasn't that much more, and by watching the price go up and down since yesterday, pulled the trigger at $154. Had to go Amazon, as I had a bunch of gift cards and transfer points available, so it brought my real price down to under $100. Night...
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    Graphics Card - Good Deal?

    I know this has been debated almost endlessly on the forums, but here goes again. Amazon seems to have a good deal on a card (black friday deal?), and I actually need *something* to play right now. I am still using my daughter's gaming computer, and even that's getting dated. Mine has never...
  5. Graptor

    SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

    Not only is it hump day, but it's also the last day of work for those of us in the States! Happy Thanksgiving all! Or Happy TESTIEgiving!
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    VirtualAce (Now N_forcer from Aerospace Alliance) Exploiting / Lag Switching Drama Queen

    I thought this was just testing the hull integrity of Olisar. I did this repeatedly, testing entire sections of Olisar for integrity before finally flying off to find some other space object to test. Isn't this was we're supposed to do?
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    SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

    The beer consumption level was one that TESTies would definitely be proud of! Oh, and the tequila... my head hurts again just thinking about it. It's amazing that everyone came out alive. Yes, it was heavenly... I may have posted this pic once before, but what the hell, it's worth doing it...
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    SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

    The beer consumption level was one that TESTies would definitely be proud of! Oh, and the tequila... my head hurts again just thinking about it. It's amazing that everyone came out alive. Yes, it was heavenly... I may have posted this pic once before, but what the hell, it's worth doing it...
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    SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

    I went on an extended wilderness trip on the Wyoming range this year with a bunch of insane horseback riders. 8 days out of all electronic signals. I brought a camp stove and a peculator and some good French Roast. By the end of the trip my tent was visited every morning for the coffee over...
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    Cryptocurrency world - Selling hashpower, mining, and making money

    I have a colleague at work who invested about $40,000, built 10 rigs, each with 6 GPU's. As noted, it heats his whole house. Lives in South Dakota and his heat hasn't turned on yet this year. And he's now saving electricity because he turned off all the air conditioners. :) He is solo...
  11. Graptor

    Today we mourn

    The important question here is will it affect the price of Scotch here in the States? If so, I switch to Kentucky Bourbon... Or maybe some moonshine... :cocktail:
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    TESTies, what national monuments do you find impacted you the most?

    I am not sure if it's a national monument, but the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial made me cry. When I saw those "little chairs"... (if you have been there you probably know what I mean. The Vietnam Vets Memorial was another tear-jerker. When I was there, I was half way through the memorial...
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    SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

    That sounds somewhat like just about every software project I'm involved in! :confounded: Good to see the coffee shop activity again! @AstroSam, don't be a stranger!
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    Guns. Good or Bad?

    But TEST is the only place I've actually been part of a civilized type discussion about this. Facebook is just a bunch of useless bloviating. I've learned a bunch from all the smart people here!
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    When nerds grow up: another childhood dream realized

    Nicely done! I used to be a bartender in the 80's, we'd spend all the quarters from our tip money every night playing Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Defender, and Pac Man until sunrise. Nice memories just triggered by looking at your pics.
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    in The Pit

    True true!!!!! It's is damn fun to fly, and almost as fun as an Aurora to crash I bet!
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    in The Pit

    I'm ready to go with you guys either in space or planet-side once 3.0 is here. With only a Mustang to fly, I don't have very much range yet, so crewing will be my outlet.
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    in The Pit

    @marcsand2, I really like the convenient empty beer storage so you can keep track of consumption. We all know that until the shelf is half full your only flying at less then optimal efficiency. I assume there is a beer holder by the joystick somewhere. The comment about removing the fridge...
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    Guns. Good or Bad?

    I know someone will correct me if I'm wrong, which I realize is a high likelyhood, so I appreciate the more accurate info. If you look at all the mass shootings, have any one of them had a fully automatic weapon involved? I am leaning towards no. So what's the upside of debating fully...
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    Guns. Good or Bad?

    I'm totally impressed with the civility of the conversation. This is great. TESTies *are* awesome! I read all the previous to make sure I wasn't repeating something already said, so hopefully this helps to add to the scope of the ban issue. I have to trust some of the internet numbers, as I...
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