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Discussion in 'General' started by Shirty, 5 Sep 2013.

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  1. N17 dizzi

    N17 dizzi Multimodder

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    Being two years younger I feel like I can tell you you are not old.

    I sporadically log in, check two or three threads, then go again.

    I was sad to see bit end that's when I stopped being around, but I wasn't posting. I stopped needing to ask questions or try to have the biggest hardware e-peen.

    I sometimes upgrade then invariably downgrade again. It's an on off hobby. I get turned on by something innovative. The Fractal Terra was the most recent I was like 'yeah I'll give that a build'.
     
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  2. hughwi

    hughwi Minimodder

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    This is a great necro :D i used to be active, then life happened, I came back when the main site went away, and drop in every now and again - I dont have a PC or any need to keep up with (debugging or troubleshooting) hardware these days - even family members that once needed help have simplified their lives, just use phones, or are all on apple nowdays!
     
    hughwi, 28 Apr 2025
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  3. Zoon

    Zoon Hunting Wabbits since the 80s

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    I load the forums multiple times per day, have a little scout, and then go back into my introverted lil cave. I like it here. I just doubt my own value and struggle to have anything original or interesting to say. So I don't. But I'm glad I can come here and lurk.
     
    Zoon, 28 Apr 2025
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  4. Flibblebot

    Flibblebot Smile with me

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    That's never stopped most people on this forum (myself included) :grin:
     
    Flibblebot, 29 Apr 2025
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  5. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Bud, say whatever you feel like, the more talkers the better.

    As @Flibblebot implied most of us just spout nonsense. I like nonsense. :happy:

    I've said before, I consider this forum more like a pub where we just spout any old tripe.

    Other forums are more like nightclubs where you have to watch your pint and look out for the nutters just wanting a fight.

    And social media, well that's more like a Mad Max movie.
     
    adidan, 29 Apr 2025
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  6. bawjaws

    bawjaws Multimodder

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    Very true, right down to the sad old bastards propping up the bar who just won't shut up :D
     
    bawjaws, 29 Apr 2025
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  7. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    I feel like a bit of a lurker sometimes. I rarely go in the modding section anymore because of what happened with the last thermaltake comp, which also coincided with/added to a near nervous breakdown. I held onto that case and all the steel box section I bought just in case I felt the urge, that idea still looms, still have bits I want to tidy up in the one mod I actually"finished", but I dunno. A lot of pain associated with that too, although stemming from physical pain and now manifesting as something PTSD like.

    I concur a lot with their just not being an awful lot of interest in the hardware itself. Besides the ever growing expense of the damn things, they're already ran at the ragged edge and overclocking is near pointless for the extra performance you get. Watercooling isn't a requirement with gargantuan hsf on GPUs and aios available up to 420 for the CPU. It's also mentally expensive now.

    Post bit closure heartache, totally bottling going solo because we were close to missing mortgage payments, the whole mess with the last comp, I didn't touch my pc for a long long time. No need to when you have one in your pocket at all times, but have fallen in love with gaming again recently and it's brought some of the passion back. I did have a lot of fun speccing and building my new rig, I like the progression towards zero seen cables, loved that idea ever since I saw someone resolder the 24pin and ,eps onto the back of the motherboard, so got a snazzy MSI project zero board. Still tarted it up some with some nice looking GPU power cables, some AN hose clamps on the aio tubes so they sat nice and looks cool, and the now required LCD sensor panel was fun to learn how to set up and design my own gauges for.

    Like us, it's grown up, it's matured. Well, my joints and hairline have, even if I'm still an impish fool :hehe:
     
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  8. Byron C

    Byron C I was told there would be cheesecake…?

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    Getting older is mandatory. Growing up, however, is optional :happy:.
     
    Byron C, 29 Apr 2025
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  9. yuusou

    yuusou Multimodder

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    I'm here most days multiple times a day. Don't post much though. Nothing to say, really, other than the occasional quip.
     
    yuusou, 29 Apr 2025
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  10. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Same.

    I've a bit mopey recently as we're still house hunting after selling up and the lack of a base of our own is grinding a bit. Plus I'm not getting another kitty till we get somewhere and I miss having a cat.

    Still, I check here several times a day. I do post over on ocuk but that's more of a place where I don't have to think and it means less to me than here
     
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  11. Spraduke

    Spraduke Lurker

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    100% a lurker (see profile). Check the forum multiple times a day - post once every few months!
     
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  12. N17 dizzi

    N17 dizzi Multimodder

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    I found value in reading this :) I mean it
     
    N17 dizzi, 30 Apr 2025
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  13. teacherboy

    teacherboy Part Carbon/Nylon/Bovine

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    TBH I was off the forums so long that it became more and more difficult to feel like a part of the community! That and some more medical issues - came back because I actually missed it here and eventually figured out it wasn't the hardware anymore, it is actually the camaraderie and no judgement environment that largely keeps people coming back time and again.
    So I did :)
     
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  14. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    It's a Bit-tech love-in ❤️
     
    Shirty, 2 May 2025
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