Habakure Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Bacon. It was good, really good. Link to post Share on other sites
Baddbaz Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 --- . I just cannot understand how being drunk can be in any way enjoyable. Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of alcohol !!! Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Got my Concept2 Model C rowing machine out of the shed after (officially) too long. Installed it on top of 2 layers of underlay to keep the noise down and got to it. 4k in just under 16 minutes on the hardest setting. Not bad, I've got all winter to concentrate on it though. I did order some new cycling gear to help get me out doing that over winter too though. However, I still can't afford to buy new brakes - stupid Christmas... Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Got Far Cry 3 at a 75% discount, sold my flatmate's LOL account, now he owes me only 100 quid. Link to post Share on other sites
k30dxedle Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Carbine pronounced with the long-E sound (IPA i:) is an acceptable pronunciation in American English. Always amuses me how on the Internet everyone's a prescriptive linguistics expert. Edit: true scotsman on radar, closing fast! chaff, chaff, chaff! Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 im not saying its wrong, but im saying its wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
JCheeseright Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm not saying you're making a good argument, but you are good at arguing. Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm not saying you're making a good argument, but you are good at arguing. exactly, you see my point Link to post Share on other sites
AceOfSkulls Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 quote name="k30dxedle" post="2652158" timestamp="1386001403"]Carbine pronounced with the long-E sound (IPA i:) is an acceptable pronunciation in American English. Always amuses me how on the Internet everyone's a prescriptive linguistics expert. Edit: true scotsman on radar, closing fast! chaff, chaff, chaff! You are correct. Pronunciation: /?kär?b?n, ) pronounced like my, so unless you pronounce my like mea like you are saying bean. Kar-by-n. Or; S ?b?n/ ) pronounced like see , so the e is a see noise, kar-bee-n Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Carbeen might be technically acceptable but so is marrying your cousin. I don't like the sound of it, puts my teeth on edge. Like "erbs and spices" and people saying pacific when they measn specific. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 American English. Yeah, erm what? It is English we speak, not sticking 'American' on it so you can make an excuse to change words as you feel like it. We don't have Scottish Enlgish, Welsh English, Australian English or any other country that speaks our common tongue stuck on like that. English is English, it is pronounced 'carBINE' and everytime I see people like Haley pronounce it incorrectly I both laugh and die a little inside knowing that our language is again being stumbled around like drunks on a Friday night. The same goes for every other word that people can't pronounce. At least those with accents realise that they know how the word should sound but they don't start saying they are speaking 'Birmingham' or 'Scouse' English to justify their mistakes. But anyway this is the happy thread so away for a site seeing weekend to Inverness. That makes me happy as I get to see the last of the areas I want to in Northern Scotland while it is convenient, before I move away that is. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Like "erbs and spices" Or as Eddie Izzard put it "you say erbs, we say herbs. Because there's a *fruitcage* h in it" Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 So, the American pronounciation of Iraq is to have the "I" as a single syllable? I-raq? I-biza? Just curious. Edit:- whooooops, thought this was the rant thread. I apologise with the tiny tears of a male seal, left alone during mating season. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunmane Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I apologise with the tiny tears of a male seal, left alone during mating season. inb4 apologise/apologize dispute. Also, why did you have to describe my sad situation... I suppose that I am to look forward to my birthday on Saturday, but in reality my rant would be two textwalls in length and belong in the rant thread. I guess today I get to see my Havanese, Winston, come home from the groomers all fluffy. He naturally takes out his displeasure of going on me, always growling, even when he demands that I pet him. Adorable at all times though. Link to post Share on other sites
k30dxedle Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 True Scotsman impact starboard side! Counterflood port side bilge compartments! Predictability is fun. (edit: also, this, this, this, and this.) Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 <Snip> That doesn't actually prove anything but alas I don't think you are going to get my point based on that post so lets just leave it at that as this would go on too long and it would end with 'differing opinions'. But next time don't try and use Wiki to explain an argument, next you will be telling me that you get cancer from everything as it is in the Daily Mail. As for what makes me happy today, it would be that I have only 7 more working days then I am off from the 14th of Dec to the 3rd of Jan. Can't complain . 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Bought a DBOYS PDW second hand for only 40 quids. Time to DSG, Mosfet and Flat hop, methinks. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Rude not to. I had a bit of a stroke of genius this evening. I wore my SCUBA undersuit under my coveralls while I was supervising the night dig. Instead of being cold, I was toasty warm. And smug. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Managed to dispose of an annoying fly that was threatening to contaminate my food.... ...by waiting until it had stopped on the roof and pinging it with a .25 from my pistol (eye pro on of course). Gave me a good feeling to get rid of that fly and show how my skills have come in the past few years. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Rude not to. I had a bit of a stroke of genius this evening. I wore my SCUBA undersuit under my coveralls while I was supervising the night dig. Instead of being cold, I was toasty warm. And smug. Damn. Makes me regret I didn't grab a wetsuit when the local thrift shop had them in August. I could use it as a spacesuit/SIGINT ninja suit for photo ops. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunmane Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Somehow I managed to not flop on giving a presentation in German, though now my teacher assumes I can actually speak the language decently now... Have my two doomsday papers pretty much wrapped up to turn in tomorrow and tues, so tonight I shall play monster hunter till my hands fail me (and having to get up again tomorrow for the final regular class day before exams). I suppose I should be happy about my B-day on Saturday, but I honestly just hope to have the day to myself, which I know already is not going to happen. I suppose I could just sit around in my kit all day... Link to post Share on other sites
bladerunner168 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 SSD's. Just wow, why did I hold off for so long Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 SSD's. Just wow, why did I hold off for so long Because you could buy a regular HDD with about 10 times the capacity for the price of an SSD? Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Yeah, but that's capacity you don't need. I have had a 60gb SSD in my laptop for years and never run into capacity problems. I have a RAID5 array in my desktop for storage but both the OSs and all my games and programs are on low capacity SSDs. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 I fitted some spare parts to my rowing machine today. Working on the rowing machine has taught me a few things. 1, The customer services people at Concept2 are awesome. I understand that they have to be since they are in the cut-throat gym equipment business but damn! I ordered the parts at about 1400hrs on Thursday and they arrived on Friday morning. I know they are expensive but they are the best by a mile and they have amazing customer service. Hell, mine was second hand and although it is missing its serial number sticker they made the C from '93 until '03 so it is definitely betwen 10 and 20 years old and for under £50 it is running flawlessly. That's right, the parts were under £50, including postage and VAT. The track is fragile and long and had to come by courier, under £50. 2, Having seen how cheap the spares are (and they are all still available) I feel I am going to begin the process of getting mine in 100% showoom condition. I put a few things on it today but I could do with a new seat, a chain, sprocket, pulleys and bungee plus some castors. I might also strip the whole thing down in spring and have it powder coated safety orange for a giggle. The only thing I am not sure of is the computer. Mine is a model C and it came with a PM2 computer, I upgraded to the PM3. The PM4 is available for a couple of hundred pounds and I am tempted because it comes with ANT+ capability and will sync with my HR monitor and the Garmin from my bike but... Apparently the PM5 is in the works. Should I wait for the PM5? I do not know. I hate not knowing. Link to post Share on other sites
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