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WTF.....it makes me sad sometimes to live down here
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Originally Posted by Bryce
(Post 607511)
I planned this build back during Thanksgiving, finally bought it 2 months ago. It's something that will last me for several years if I upgrade the video card when needed. I upgraded from a single core athlon XP. But I also have a core i7 laptop with a Gtx280m since thanksgiving.
You should get ARMA 2 and watch your computer DIE in front of you. I load the entire game into ram to have a virtual super duper SSD drive in order to play it smoothly, at medium graphics. Check out my raided HDD's vs. my ramdrive. Lol! |
Originally Posted by rccote
(Post 607626)
Whenever I load up ARMA 2 I swear I can hear a noise coming from my computer that sounds like a labored "help me".
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It is the most demanding computer game to date.
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A touching musical tribute to Robert C. Baker, inventor of the chicken nugget and known as the "Thomas Edison of poultry," with over 40 credited innovations in the field of poultry and cold-cuts.
http://www.paulandstorm.com/lyrics/nugget-man/ Click the "Play the song" button under the title near the upper-left of the screen. |
i just downloaded the call of duty beta.
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Ever wonder what the difference is between a bolt and a screw? There is no clear definition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw#D...bolt_and_screw Clearly this is a setup for a possibly more colorful discussion. Continue... |
When I refer to bolt, it's something that is threaded into a nut or threaded hole.
Screw is like something that just threads into anything.. so like into sheetmetal or wood for example. |
A bolt has a head which is designed to be turned with a wrench, pliers, or other apparatus which grips the head from the outside edge.
A screw has a head which incorporates one or more recessed ares (a slot, a hexagonal hole, etc) into which a tool is meant to be inserted. Call Webster. Let 'em know. There, was that so damn hard? edit: Fuck, I guess by my definition, carriage bolts aren't bolts. Ok, addendum to above: Carriage bolts shall no longer be referred to as bolts. They are now carriage axles. |
Originally Posted by redfred18t
(Post 607830)
When I refer to bolt, it's something that is threaded into a nut or threaded hole.
Screw is like something that just threads into anything.. so like into sheetmetal or wood for example. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 607835)
A bolt has a head which is designed to be turned with a wrench, pliers, or other apparatus which grips the head from the outside edge.
A screw has a head which incorporates one or more recessed ares (a slot, a hexagonal hole, etc) into which a tool is meant to be inserted. Call Webster. Let 'em know. There, was that so damn hard? |
Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 607840)
And when it has both an outside gripping surface as well as a recessed area? For example, a hex head with a slot for a flat screwdriver?
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
(Post 607604)
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 607836)
So then what's the difference between a self-tapping screw and a non-self-tapping screw?
http://scienceblogs.com/isisthescien...%20explode.jpg |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 607843)
Fasteners of this nature shall be called scolts.
*Eaten with sporks, of course. |
Originally Posted by Pusha
(Post 607845)
That vehicle used to belong to my friend Big T.
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Originally Posted by redfred18t
(Post 607830)
When I refer to bolt, it's something that is threaded into a nut or threaded hole.
Screw is like something that just threads into anything.. so like into sheetmetal or wood for example. |
Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 607853)
Don't know if I like that name. Can we discuss it over brunch?
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Turns out that the Dept. of Homeland Security has a 21 page booklet on how to tell the difference between a bolt and a screw:
http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/...ctt/icp013.pdf Seriously, you just can't make this shit up. http://a.imageshack.us/img24/5540/stoat400.jpg |
I am both curious and terrified to know what the creation of that document cost in tax dollars.
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