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What do you expect for Christmas?
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Go for Uni. Now's a pretty bad time to look for a part-time job.
What do you expect for Christmas?
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A watch from mah best friend, and an Ozito Dremel clone from my parents. Not sure what else.
Civil vs Software engineering?
Eller
Software. Remember that as a software engineer, you can design guidance systems for high tech weapons. As a civin engineer, you'll design targets.
Should I bother putting pants on today ?
No, I'd do shorts today don. If it's the same weather coming from where I'm at to where you're at, 50 degrees on December 14th is something to celebrate because we know what's coming :(
Let me re-word my last Q... What motivates you to do better in whatever it is that you do? For instance, a sales person is driven by the money they can make by producing a sale.
Knowing that my what i do keeps the Troops American and British, out of harms way and to support them while they are in harms way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
Who is your favorite guitarist?
Buckethead!!!!!!!
What's the fastest you've ever driven in a car?
175MPH...in my car.
Yes Buckethead rocks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCRI...eature=related
Favorite game this week?
I should have realized what your avatar was lol!!! Plus the fact you live in Las Vegas you probably have access to the track :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by BiFfMaN
Game??? Hmm.. I haven't gotten started on it, but I did buy TF2 for $9.99 yesterday :)
What's the grossest thing you've eaten?
Well if drinks count too, the last drink of a red dog can.
Have you ever drank red dog?
I'm in Milwaukee.. Need I really answer that for you? :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Klarko
I hate Malt Liquor!!!!!
Do you have all of your shopping done for x-mas yet?
A: No, I don't celebrate Christmas. :p:
Q: How often do you visit this site?
I visit XS about 4 times a day then again I use Firefox so it's always in my tabs that opens up when I start up Firefox.
If you could have any job what would it be?
Multiple times per day lately ;)
:confused: The letters of your name went from incoherent to what they are now :shocked:
Could I have limited access to the ACP? :p: :rofl:
Yes you could have as anything is possible.
Who will be the wild card teams? and will the lions win a game this year?
Ooh, another one for me !!! The Lions will be foiled in their attempt for a perfect season.
I predict that it will be due to a bad call taking away the other team's winning score. Only 2 left !
Who really cares about the Detroit Lions, though ?
A: You? :rofl:
Q: What is the stupidest thing you ever did?
since even the Arizona Cardinals cant to do the perfect season (0-16) I dont really care about them but its nice to see something else accomplished in my life time.
Who will be the wild card teams? (that is right its a football day today)
The Lions do....:rofl:
Where is your next vacation spot?
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Originally Posted by Mr_Slinky
What a slowpoke. :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by BiFfMaN
grrrr..... ash why you gotta do that to me.......
I cannot tell anyone about that time at the party..... (its not very appropriate)
Will the flu be worse this year then last year?
I call favoritism :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashraf
beat me by 2 seconds :p:
Yes, the flu is always worse this year.
Would S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Clear Sky be the most awesome game in the history of man-kind if it didn't have a horribly unoptimised engine and pants-on-head-retarded AI?
Eller
Yes it would be awesome if every flaw was taken care of. That's why Pong is still #1.
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Why did Cat8.12 fix Fallout 3?
Because Red Green was busy at that moment? :shrug:
When are the next batch of i7 CPUs going to go on sale?
Because they couldn't fix GTA4, but had to put something in the changelog.
Do you have any idea how tired I am after 14 hours of writing that review for tomorrow's release?
Yes i do I have been up just shy of 48 hrs.
do you think I should go to sleep tonight or pull an all nighter?
That would depend upon if you have something to do tomorrow. The biggest problem might be getting to sleep lol
When I was young, I could live 4 days on less than 20 hours of sleep.. No more of that crap for this old man!!!
What is the first thing you notice when you see a girl & think she's attractive?
b00bs, butt, eyes in that order:up:..............Oh wait I mean her personality :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
You ever messed with Linux?
Not by choice, forced to for about a week for work though.
Favorite sport to watch live?
Gotta be golf its so exciting........ OK its probably football as long as its a close game.
P.S. just gotta work tomorrow office work you know nothing special.So I am gonna have a drink and hit the bed and hope i fall asleep fast.
How many processors have you gone though this year?
Mouth, eyes, body, personality. In some order.:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
Has to be close to ten bought this year, only still have 4 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_Slinky
How many computers can you see from where you are sitting?
5 but I am @ work and can't make em crunch :down:
What is your favorite movie ever made?
Don't have one in particular but there are a few that I like, such as the Bourne trilogy and witty films such as Lucky Number Slevin, Burn After Reading and of course, Pulp Fiction. I found the Godfather triolgy kind of boring though.
Why does everybody love the Godfather trilogy?
Dunno, I honestly don't watch too many movies so I wouldn't know, haven't actually seen it...
The first part of that statement tends to not go over too well for me though, seeing as I'll usually just have to try to nod my head/BS my way through when movie quotes come up in conversations :p:
I just don't have the motivation to spend money on movies, or even pirate them most of the time (I suppose that's the good part).
So I'm at page 14 of my portion of my senior design team's final report, how many pages do you think I'll finish at? I started this about 7 hours ago :eek:
:shrug: GL on getting it done :up:
Air or water cooling for a dedicated cruncher?
Air. Saves money to buy moar crunchers. Unless you're working on a mass-cooling system.
2-3 Q6600 rigs, one Harpertown, or one Nehalem?
Eller
2 Gainstown's :up:
How warm will it be in your area today?
Weather report shows a sweltering high of -1F, along with it maybe being a little cool during the other parts of the day at -50F windchill.
Time for double questions.
Will it ever be possible for me to handle living somewhere where it rarely snows, if at all?
Are you more of a hot or cold person?
Yes, you can handle living somewhere it rarely/never snows.
I'm more of a cold person, though I moved from New York to Florida to escape the cold weather. Rather, shoveling snow and my high school, but cold weather none the less! :lol:
It's 6:50AM and a freezing 73F here.
What Universities should I consider for a business degree? I'm already considering NYU and Columbia, but what else? Mind you, my ultimate aspiration will be to become an officer of a Fortune500 company, which entails quite a bit of qualification and knowledge.
I say any Ivy League school then (if you can bloody afford it)!!
Favorite National Chain Restaurant?
I would say Arby's I have always loved the beef!Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
If you could have one wish for yourself what would it be? (this excludes you know curing the world of cancer, peace on earth all that stuff people say around the holidays, even though they are good were looking for something for you and only you.)
Some good luck for 2009 for a change. It's always been either health or financial problems. I have taken the initiative to change my career path though. Classes start tomorrow night :up:
I'm eager to see the FS section. Is it worth it?
A: Nope.
Q: I got me a Dell Mini 9 netbook last month, but I always leave it on 24/7 as it is still very cool. Is that bad?
Not too bad. Get your use out of it. I have an EeePC 900 from May, and that runs quite often. They get hot, though.
Want to see my city on SimCity 4? It's awesome. :D
OK - but we can't really appreciate it from a screen shot can we?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobsama
Can you make your own moral/legal rules in SimCity? Like can you have legal prostitution, drug use, gambling, death matches, etc.?
We can only hope that we can make our own rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by twilyth
What is the coldest temperature you have been in?
Around -25°C, three or four years ago in Lithuania.
What's the coldest temperature you have ever seen?
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=03UXNAAGQuote:
Originally Posted by twilyth
The lowest I've ever seen is like -196C. Boiling liquid nitrogen from some stupid science thing at my old elementary school.
Do you pray for BLUE?
Probably around -40 Celsius (and Fahrenheit, was surprised to see that it's the same in both scales). Finland is a cold place, I tell you.
*waits for people from Siberia come in and laugh and my warm temperatures*
HOLY EPIC NINJA POSTERS. I have no idea what praying for blue means, please do enlighten me. *feels ignorant*
What's the hottest temperature that you've been in? Mine is 120 degrees Celsius or 248 Fahrenheit, good ol' Finnish sauna. :p:
Hmm a kitchen at McDonald's in the middle of summer when the air-con had packed it in. Was probably 40-50°C in there, and the middle of lunch rush to boot. Almost had a couple of people pass out from heat exhaustion :p: God I don't miss that job at all :p:
Do you realistically think we'll regularly start hitting 7 million points per day some time this year?
Eller
Sure we will. I just moved from a 3,6 Q6600 to 2,66 Nehalem (gotta keep it stock for memory tests), that's one step towards 7 million :up:
Ever seen a Phenom w/o IHS? if not, any CPU with IHS removed?
Not seen a Phenom de-lidded, but I did see a cool lap job on a quad-core where some of the IHS was left on, but the cores were exposed.
How much do you think my CyberDruid build would sell for? Not sure if I'd really part with it tho!
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7...mbly342gq7.jpg
You can part with the parts inside of it ONLY if your beefing it up, but you cant sell da' case. price you can put a price on love of something CD did....
Have you ever had a dream that kept you up, all night? Not one of the kiddy dreams either!
Nope. I've had insomnia from whatever, but not really a dream that kept me up all night. Maybe some horror-story :banana::banana::banana::banana:, but never really all night.
Do you like hot sauces?
Yes, I like Scorned Woman the best :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobsama
Do you like Hot Hot wings?
I love hot wings. I go back to New York to eat them!
Have you ever had pizza in New York (for those non-residents)? (For those residents: have you ever liked pizza outside of New York?)
Nope, never had NY Pizza. Had pizza in Newark, NJ tho ;)
What is the most you've ever spent on an automobile?
PS... I would have an incredibly hard time parting with this masterpiece. I prominently display the same specs in my sig at many forums :)
I had a 2003 Chevy Silverado SS I paid just under 35k for it. I miss that one :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
What is the fastest automobile you have ever driven?
Gotta be my old shagin' waggon had that baby up to 115MPH till I saw the deer crossing the road.
Where would you be if you didn't find XS?
Probably watching :banana::banana::banana::banana:.
Do you recycle?
Pop cans I do.
Intel or Amd in laptops?
Intel... I don't have a reason oh yeah it was the best bang for my money!
Do you find yourself while at work day dreaming?
Yep
Have you ever cheated on your partner?
Nope.
Do you spend most of your free time surfing XS?
No I do it @ work :hehe: 12 hour shifts so I have plenty of time on my hands :P
Did you enjoy your taste of pie?
I've never had pie, so I wouldn't know what it tastes like. :(
Which university will accept me? Will it be Columbia?
-RPI
-Siena
-Florida International
-NYU
-University of Miami
-Iona
-Columbia University
-Villanova
-Notre Dame
-U of Penn? (not PennState)
Bloody 'oth I did :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] mysticmerlin
Colombia (but as an Ozzie I wouldnt know which was better! ;) )Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobsama
Did you enjoy taking my pie away from me! :down:
Bloody 'oth I did :up: :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by emuexport
What is your favorite brand of printer?
Samsung. I got a good deal on a color laser and I love it. Before that I always bought Canon though. But inkjets are just too prone to premature death and they really bend you over the kitchen sink on refills. A few months ago Newegg had a special on B&W samsung lasers - $50 with free shipping. Hot damn!
they suck a lot of juice though. Don't put them on a circuit that has a lot of other loads.
should I get the gf an xmas present or make a donation to a charity in her name? :rofl:
Depends, Do you want her to still be your GF after xmas? :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by twilyth
What is your screen you use on your main rig?
A Samsung 245B 24" LCD and 3 NEC1550X 15" LCDs.Quote:
Originally Posted by [XC] mysticmerlin
What is your all-time favourite keyboard?
zBoard that I have had for like 6 years now.
do you mind typing on a laptop keyboard?
I love laptop keyboards. I bought a Razor Lycosa because it was supposed to be very laptop-like, although I have been less than impressed with it so far.
What do you think is the max usable res for a 15.4" laptop LCD: 1440x900, 1680x1050, something else?
Eller
1920x1200. I use it myself and it's awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by karl_eller
Do you think trackpoints are useless?
A: Yep, I think so.
Q: Do you love your girlfriend more than your mother?
Well, that's honestly a Non-Applicable question for me, so :shrug:
At least this way I can comment on the trackpoint. :p:
Useless? I think that's reserved for regular touchpads; using a trackpoint is way better, as after a bit of practice it can be just about as fast/accurate as a regular mouse. Touchpads on the other hand, bleh, so slow and the potentiality to drag/click things you don't want to.
How much do you think the team's production will be up over the winter season(Northern-Hemisphere) compared to during the summer?
If it's similar to what has happened with F@H in the past(all that I'm familiar with until recently), most people will OC their CPUs just a little bit more so I will say "YES".
1 display or multiples & why?
Multiple displays FTW. Being able to display one full-screen window on one monitor, and another on the other monitor. Or having something full screen (eg game or movie) and still being able to do stuff on the other monitor.
One big GPU (eg HD4870 X2) or two smaller GPUs (eg two HD4870 1Gb's) in SLI/Crossfire?
Eller
pff ...... pci cards ftw using my big ole 16 MB TNT2 Riva card as my 8600 is away at RMA.
But I did do SLI with 2 6600 GT's but that was before you could fold on them
Favorite drink around the holidays that is not eggnog? (this is a non-alcoholic drink for the holidays, you can list your fav. alcoholic drink too)
Coke. I will always love Coca Cola. :p:
Where can I let out some steam about the incompetence of the largest Swiss phone company called Swisscom when I'm trying to get a Blackberry but they can't seem to understand the words coming out of my mouth?
SF section :)
How many cores do you have crunching at 100% for XS?
Wesley
Logical or physical? :D Athlon XP 2600+, that's one, and i7-920, thats four or eight.
Would you buy a Phenom II if it delivered more bang per buck than Yorkfield?
No! Until AMD can deliver a decent cost/performance ratio that beats Intel's, I will not change.
Predict the end of the recession
The recession will be over in about 1-2 years. But we will see signs hopefully this fall that its starting to turn the corner unless something catastrophic happens.
What does your ideal date consist of, where would you go what would you do?
2011. Not before. And maybe even later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
When is the next revision of i7 out?
Q3 2009.
What was your best toy when you were 10?
My best toy gotta be my bike I got.
When you buy eggs for the wife have you ever gotten the brown eggs?(there the same inside but are just brown on the outside of the shell)
Hell ya!! Used to drive to Wild Rose to get them too :D
Optimum amount of toilet paper for one use?
As someone with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), wiping is at least a 3 part process.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indignity
1. nice long stretch of maybe 2.5 feet (double ply - of course) - bunch this up to increase surface area. Dab, don't smear.
2. slightly shorter stretch for second pass - if not necessary, go to step 3
3. take about 4 or 5 sheets and fold them over a few times. Now get a wet wipe (I like Cottonelle) and fold it over the paper. The tp inside gives it bulk and helps prevent the dreaded "stink finger". Wipe carefully starting with one edge of the wipe and gradually shifting to the other. This will maximize cleaning efficiency.
4. do the same as 3 and this time make sure you really dig.
Was my description too graphic?
It was.
How was your dinner?
Last night? Not that good. Whatever really. I had a roast beef sandwich since they were out of pastrami. :(
Should I buy an i7 920 and DX58SO for $530 shipped?
Great, although the Chili Con Carne will probably leave at the bottom side tomorrow.
Should I buy new ski's from the money I reserved for my studies?
I'd be inclined to look at one of the Gigabyte or Asus boards instead (Gigabyte UD5 or Asus Palm-whatever-the-hell-it's-called)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobsama
Ski'ing (how is that spelt?) is awesome, so yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martijn
What's the correct way to spell the verb "to ski"?
Eller
Skiing.
Should I buy a Q66, IP35 Pro, and 2x2GB DDR2 800 off of a team member of ours? Or should I save the money and get Core i7 as soon as possible?
I think it's f-a-c-e-p-l-a-n-t - at least that's what it would be if I ever tried. :rofl:
Have you ever tried bungy jumping?
edit - damn ninjas.
I'd say buy a Q66 etc but mainly cos thats what I have done till i7 (or the like) gets cheaperQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobsama
No. But I did plan to but now that I have a bad back I think its out of the question. Might have to buy one of those ab-crunchers to get 'back' into shape lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by twilyth
Where are you going to celebrate Christmas (even if you aren't religious)?
I'm going home to New York.
Is this spam?
Bob yes that is spam and no I didn't click on it either just mouse over it.
Favorite system you ever owned? The longest you ever owned a system (with all the same parts in it too, custom built or otherwise)
Still have my iMac G5 :up:
Soda or Water?