What is new in your little world?

Post by **obsidian** » Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:20 pm

Couple more photos:

View from the top. The ledge I'm standing on is pretty damn narrow, about 2 feet wide.

[lvlshot]http://zero.robotrenegade.com/photography/2019/IMG_6157.JPG[/lvlshot]

Then the storm started rolling in so we got the hell out.

[lvlshot]http://zero.robotrenegade.com/photography/2019/IMG_6168.JPG[/lvlshot]

Post by **lars63** » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:43 pm

Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing

Post by **ToxicBug** » Fri Aug 09, 2019 2:15 am

obsidian wrote:Then the storm started rolling in so we got the hell out.

http://zero.robotrenegade.com/photograp ... G_6168.JPG

Good call getting out. We've had some wild flash storms in Maryland the last few weeks. It's party sunny all day, every day, but once in a while the sky just goes dark and there's intense rain (two day ago with hail) for up to a half-hour. Then sunny the rest of the evening.

Post by **Κracus** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:12 pm

Yeah I ran into one of those storms on Saturday. Nice sunny/cloudy day then bam, torrential rainfall like I've never seen before combined with hail and lightning.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:31 am

A friend was selling his slightly used 1080ti for $300.00 and I couldn't resist. Even though I was planning a 2080ti rig in a few months. Well I got the car installed only to discover that the 1080's no longer support analog signals, rendering my current (1080p TV/monitor) connection method obsolete. So I hooked it up with an HDMI cable and couldn't have been more disappointed with the image. Everything looks like it's over digitized. Since I already planned to pick up a new monitor with the purchase of the new PC, I popped on this one a little early.

https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32GK8 ... ng-monitor

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:10 am

That is a lot of monitor for the cash

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:55 pm

Staring down another CAT 3 or 4 hurricane. The cost of living in South Florida. But we're ready. :owned:

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:18 pm

the cost of living in south Florida: your roof, and occasionally some of your walls

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:13 am

I've been here for 40+ years without an issue. :rolleyes:

Post by **SoM** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:51 am

here or there bruh

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:44 pm

Florida, soon to be the shallow sub-tropical Sea of Florida

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Looking more like Florida is going to catch a big break this time.

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:36 pm

same in my neck of the woods

oh wait, that's just a normal day :olo:

Post by **obsidian** » Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:51 am

Sometimes it rains a little bit, and then it stops. Should I be worried?

Post by **Don Carlos** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 10:57 am

Very...especially if you are indoors

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:34 pm

when it rains, go swimming underwater

problem solved

Post by **xer0s** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:46 pm

What if I was to go swimming above water?

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 11:43 pm

you'd get wet, dummy

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:52 am

Me, well enjoying the simpler things of life....A bottle of New Zealand Sem Sav in the afternoon sun on the patio for one

Re: What is new in your little world?
Yesterday after having cleaned (tooth-brushed and immersed some of the vintage (white/grey) in hydrogen peroxide for time) I've re assembled the classic Lego Technic 'Test Car', the set # 8865

LMGTFY

Bought back many happy memories from 30 years ago :tear:

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:25 am

Whiskey 7 wrote: SOAPboy. Thanks for the reply. I was considering an RTX card, updating my NVIDIA GeForce 980ti but have decided to wait and watch a little longer for any new developments. I was just mesmerized by those mirror reflections in that earlier post....

YOU REALLY WANNA LIVE ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT RAY TRACING?!

Gotta do some shit with FaZE soon, Thats fun. Got another tattoo. Also fun. Um.

Went to canada (Vancouver area), Finally got a vacation, that was fun. Was so lazy. And man. Freedom discount woooooooo. 27% off every swipe!

I still do a lot of VR. Thats not new. Umm. Hi?

Oh my 2080ti is dying. Thats cool. I mean. New one will be here tomorrow so w/e but just funny. GG launch cards. Poor memory. RIP.

OC6 and Twitchcon are coming up. Those will be interesting. Yay traveling. Also gotta do an ad or something while I'm there. Weeeeee WORK WORK.

I basically just work. Minus the canada thing. Least its fun work.

Post by **Κracus** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:03 pm

Put your old card in an oven after you strip everything off it at 275 degrees for about 10 minutes. It'll reconnect any soldering points that are getting worn out. Just prop it up on some aluminium balls on non sensitive contact points first. PS: it's going to smell really bad.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:41 pm

Κracus wrote:Put your old card in an oven after you strip everything off it at 275 degrees for about 10 minutes. It'll reconnect any soldering points that are getting worn out. Just prop it up on some aluminium balls on non sensitive contact points first. PS: it's going to smell really bad.

Why?

Its a 1500$ video card under warranty. I'll just take a free new one. Which was overnighted and is here now.

Post by **Κracus** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 5:59 pm

Oh I thought you were buying a new one. I generally try a last ditch effort to repair something before throwing it out.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:18 pm

Κracus wrote:Oh I thought you were buying a new one. I generally try a last ditch effort to repair something before throwing it out.

Nah 2080ti isnt even a year old yet, warranty fam.

New one though, Got 1300 overclock on memory and 225 on the core. HIT THE LOTTO BABY!!!

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:35 am

I got my hands on one of these the other day, a Swedish Ericsson Ericofon.
Having worked in the Telecom industry for 20+ years, I have always been after one icon of the early days. Luckily I've stayed in contact with a few workmates, one in a collectors group. Thanks Denys

Quoted from the from the Wiki for those interested

The Ericofon is a one-piece plastic telephone created by the Ericsson Company of Sweden and marketed through the second half of the 20th century. It was the first commercially marketed telephone to incorporate the dial and handset into a single unit. Because of its styling and its influence on future telephone design, the Ericofon is considered one of the most significant industrial designs of the 20th century by Phaidon. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. In Sweden, the Ericofon is known as the cobra telephone for its resemblance to a coiled snake.