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  1. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    If you like somewhere, you like somewhere - why not. :thumb:

    We mainly go to new places but there are some we always return to.
     
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  2. Vault-Tec

    Vault-Tec Green Plastic Watering Can

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    Well I have been going to the same area since I was 7. However, for the past 4 years I've been going to down to meet my friends, who all live there. Strange where life takes you ! But yeah, @Arboreal lives in the area, as do the rest of us. I'm the only one in Bognor lol. So once a year I go down and we do LAN and etc. A jolly with your mates, basically. Now what @Arboreal doesn't know is the real reason.... And it's this LOL.

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    But no I jest of course. We game 4 nights a week, then I go down once a year and we all take the piss out of Martin :D I usually go to a caravan place, but due to age and arthritis and the beach being 3 miles away it has become less than ideal. So this time I decided to go right on their doorstep. Which makes life easier for all of us.

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    *waves at @David *

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    And day two. Where it was bloody lovely.

    *Waves at @David again*

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    But seriously look. LOOOOOK !

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    I've been all over. Nearly every country in Europe, half way across the USA and I am still to find anywhere as beautiful as the motherland.
     
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  3. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    *sevaw*

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  4. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    It's been a long time coming, but the outbuilding is going up. It's got walls, now, and I think the lid goes on tomorrow - mostly 'cos the spark's due to wire it up, and that doesn't sound like the sort of thing you want to do without a roof.

    Had a quick walk around the inside as-is. Ceiling's going to be low, I think to comply with planning regs, but I shouldn't have to duck. The window at the front affords me a view over the gate, down the drive, and between the two houses opposite - seeing the fields. Considering my current view's a plain beige wall, that's a major improvement.

    Back wall will have the wood-burning stove, so I can have it crackling away behind me while I work. Heat-pump air-con to the right, so the exchanger isn't visible from the garden. Metre-wide (120cm, actually, but who's counting?) decking to the front, with guard rail so nobody falls off it to the garden a few feet below. Offset steps covering over the ugly stepped retaining wall thing the last owner put in. Maybe down to a ground-level deck, we're getting a quote on that.

    Still plenty of work ahead of 'em - there's no insulation yet, no plasterboard walls, no ceiling, no window or door - but it's looking pretty building-like. Once it's up, I'll need to shove some carpet tiles on the flooring and then start actually moving in. At last.

    It's going to be pretty nice having a decent-sized office with a view, not going to lie.
     
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  5. xaser04

    xaser04 Ba Ba Ba BANANA!

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    Not used the Legion laptop in a while as my wife nabbed it for her writing after the old and trusty 2015 Macbook Air started to feel the pain.

    Damn I had forgotten what a beast this thing is.
     
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  6. KayinBlack

    KayinBlack Unrepentant Savage

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  7. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    That's no way to talk about your wife you brute!
     
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  8. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Those are really nice, the oak wrist rest I made for myself, looks a bit dull now…
     
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  9. Byron C

    Byron C Multimodder

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    New CRT get. All things considered, it's not too far out of whack, just a few pot adjustments to get it back to where it should be.

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    Show me that sweet sweet Trinitron aperture grille :naughty: - click to embiggen for full effect.

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    Games made for CRTs work best on CRTs - go ahead, just try to change my mind, I will fight you

    (YouPube has mutiliated the bitrate...)



    Of course it was absolutely filthy, many antibac wipes blackened... *boak*...
     
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  10. xaser04

    xaser04 Ba Ba Ba BANANA!

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    Every game tested on my ARC750 works so far with performance that I would consider good for its supposed performance class. CP2077 is the only one where I am left scratching my head as its all over the place depending on pre-sets used.

    Got a 3060Ti FE coming tomorrow to both act as my main gaming card and as a point of comparison (Would have gone with a 6700 non XT but my primary monitor is G-sync only). Not to mention so I can compare it (the Ti) to the 3080M in my wife's laptop.

    All of the above thanks to selling the 3090FE and returning the RM1000e (no longer needed and its also making a really nasty sound when the fan starts up). :)
     
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  11. Gunsmith

    Gunsmith Maximum Win

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    final review with Sarge all passed and signed off, probation over and payrise inbound.
     
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  12. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    / Salutes
     
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  13. Byron C

    Byron C Multimodder

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    Hah! Makes me chuckle - if you saluted a sergeant in the military you'd get an absolute bollocking for it :grin:

    But congrats @Gunsmith :grin:
     
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  14. adidan

    adidan Guesswork is still work

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    Ssshhhhhhh :happy:
     
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  15. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    My boss is off-site on a course ALL DAY! :rolleyes:
     
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  16. goldstar0011

    goldstar0011 Multimodder

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    Being "high" at work :naughty:
    On a med to help with constant headaches, a short term side affect is a euphoric feeling
     
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  17. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    Just got my promotion to a senior role (I have already been doing, but good to have it confirmed), my job role better defined (I basically got to pick the bits I wanted, which includes setting up operations in other countries) and pay rise confirmed!!!! :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin:

    Just in time for Ovo to increase my DD by £72 to £177... I live alone...
     
    Bloody_Pete, 19 Oct 2022
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  18. MLyons

    MLyons 70% Dev, 30% Doge. DevDoge. Software Dev @ Corsair Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    I thought you were classed as senior a few ye.. oh right. Congratulations . :rock:
     
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  19. Almightyrastus

    Almightyrastus On the jazz.

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    I get that if I have straight codeine. Almost makes some work days bearable... :hehe:
     
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  20. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    You cheeky motherfu.... :hehe::hehe::hehe:
     
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