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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 21, 2023 10:23:44 GMT
While cooking I accidentally poured some boiling water over my hand, straight from the oven - it did not hurt nearly as much as I would have thought and my skin is not damaged at all. I need to check my stats, I think I may have 20% fire resistance. I don't even wear any rings or necklaces! Then again I have always been strangely resistant to high temperatures of all sorts.
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 19, 2023 9:15:30 GMT
Most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72 - Mark Twain
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Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 17, 2023 20:39:12 GMT
I was bored so I fired up the racing sim Gran Turismo 7 and tried something new - trying to do a sub- 33 second lap at the Daytona Nascar oval. Tried a couple cars and ended up with an engine swapped tuned to hell and back Mitsubishi GTO with 1186 horsepower. It took me 4 hours to get the gearing just right and to set up the suspension correctly. In the banking the suspension gets absolutely squished at those speeds and that always resulted in super high tire temperature and cars getting out of control. With its HUGE turbo the car has so much turbo lag it takes an entire lap to spool up the turbo for a max speed attempt. I even removed its little stock rear wing to reduce wind resistance, that gave me 4 more km/h on the straights. I installed a rear diffuser for a miniscule amount of drag-free downforce to prevent sudden lift in the exits of the turns. But in the end I did a 32:972 with a max speed of 448 km/h or 280 mp/h. In the turns the car was always at the very edge of controllability. Nerve wracking! Made a video:
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 14, 2023 23:52:17 GMT
Cases these days are organized all wrong. See? That's what happens when you don't build for over a decade. You're left behind and don't know anything any longer. Yeah I feel the same, like the development of M.2 SSD is completely new to me, I did not know about that kind of SSD until I browsed PC configurators. Had a little online crash course on the newest stuff and turns out a lot of things changed in the past 7 years. I have to admit I've lost a lot of interest in gaming and that in turn has also extended to PC tech. As for getting a new PC, I thought about it some more and I have come to the conclusion I'm simply not interested enough to spend 1.5k+ on it. I'm going to get BG3 on my PS5 which can easily handle it, I simply have to get used to playing an RPG on a controller and not having access to mods.
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 14, 2023 14:12:48 GMT
I DO have a PS5.
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 13, 2023 23:07:35 GMT
I've been struggling all day long with deciding whether to buy an expensive gaming PC or not. On one hand my 2016 spec grandpa PC needs to retire eventually, on the other hand new games that I'm actually interested in get scarcer every year. No idea if it makes sense to invest in a new gaming rig if I'm not even a regular gamer anymore. Starfield looks kinda interesting, so does BG3. But that's just two games with nothing else on the horizon.- I've already configured my PC and it costs close to 1.8k bucks so its gotta be worth it. What did you decide? I'm still trying to come to a decision!
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 11, 2023 23:33:10 GMT
I've been struggling all day long with deciding whether to buy an expensive gaming PC or not. On one hand my 2016 spec grandpa PC needs to retire eventually, on the other hand new games that I'm actually interested in get scarcer every year. No idea if it makes sense to invest in a new gaming rig if I'm not even a regular gamer anymore. Starfield looks kinda interesting, so does BG3. But that's just two games with nothing else on the horizon.- I've already configured my PC and it costs close to 1.8k bucks so its gotta be worth it.
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 9, 2023 21:52:11 GMT
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 6, 2023 10:06:19 GMT
I would not touch elven stuff if my life depended on it!
You really are a half orc aren't you?
I am! According to the D&D test I did a year ago I'm a chaotic neutral half-orc mage.
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 5, 2023 8:39:28 GMT
Thanks for the emergency food ideas those were actually really good! Definitely gonna add beef jerky and chocolate to the pack! Or this! These are good unless you are traveling with a nasty fat hobbit like Sam Gamgee. I would not touch elven stuff if my life depended on it! You'd think that military rations would be ideal - but you'd be dead wrong. Instead of military perhaps try searching marine/sailing sources? Something like this, not saying it's ideal but it's just another avenue to try, specifically where volume is at a premium which might help narrow down some things. Ships-biscuits kinda stuff I found something very similar - the challenge was to find packs with that don't taste like dogshit and contain ingredients I don't absolutely hate. But I did find a relatively good compromise.
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764
0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 5, 2023 8:02:08 GMT
Not really, I can swim but I have a very bad buoyancy which I credit to my muscle mass/density. I have to move a LOT more than the average person to stay afloat and that's just really annoying.
Do you have an ability that makes you very special?
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764
0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 2, 2023 23:17:46 GMT
I'm working on my bugout backpack (Emergency backpack for 5 days) and today I've been tackling the most dreaded part: emergency food. I've spent quite some time browsing the internet and investigating emergency food choices which is quite difficult. You'd think that military rations would be ideal - but you'd be dead wrong. Way WAY too big, one huge pack lasts for only one day, needs to be prepared, requires cutlery. The food needs to be incredibly dense in calories, it must be possible to be eaten raw without heat sources or water to dissolve it, it must not expire in at least 5 years (10+ years preferable) and stay at least semi-enjoyable for the entire time, it must contain as little water as possible (weight), it must be relatively packable (last for 5 days - 3000 kcal / day ), it must not be packed in aluminum/steel containers (Weight) and it must not contain soy protein powder, peanuts or palm oil, I can't stand any of those things. Finding something that fits all those criteria has proven to be very hard, everything I have found so far has at least two red flags.
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 2, 2023 22:45:52 GMT
Took a long exposure picture from the milky way
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 25, 2023 0:29:33 GMT
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 22, 2023 19:27:51 GMT
I'm sitting in front of my computer with my zippo lighter and a hairspray ready, that's how many mosquitos have invaded my place. They burn really well. I wish I could borrow some 35mm Gepard anti aircraft systems from Ukraine though, I could really use those now against those flying pests.
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 22, 2023 18:53:00 GMT
Yes, I base most of my decisions mostly on logics / reason. Unlike most politicians. In fact I find it easy to exclude emotions in all areas of life if I want to, I absolutely do have a good built in robot-mode.
Can you maintain a good work-life balance or is it a lopsided mess?
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 22, 2023 12:23:30 GMT
Lol, .......... Yes, I can see that there's a lot of difference between Germany and Australia, not even the same continent, right? Agreed. Austria and Australia are not on the same continent. I feel for beet, although Germans and Austrians have the same speech impairment. *hides* *Stops playing the didgeridoo* Take that back! Without the Germanic language there would not be any English! In fact English is just a super speech impaired version of German! Lol, .......... Yes, I can see that there's a lot of difference between Germany and Australia, not even the same continent, right? Everyone wants to be an Australian Especially those New Zealanders! And the Tasmanians want to be New Zealanders? Or is Tasmania a myth?
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 21, 2023 17:52:04 GMT
Lol, well, you are in Germany... I don't know if it's true, but it's rumored that the sense of humor is very unsubtle. Something with saving the verbs for the end. I'm an Austrian, that is very VERY different from being a German! Mixing up Germans with Austrians is like mixing up bodybuilders with weight lifters - everyone is offended!
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 21, 2023 10:10:14 GMT
Today I had lunch with my colleagues. One of my coworkers ordered some dumplings and she stared at them and said ''What are those? Looks like pale little bags filled with some disgusting foul smelling goo''. I said: Disgusting, why? That's basically what we are. I laughed, but they just stared at me.
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764
0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 16, 2023 22:59:55 GMT
If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!
Don't do the deed if you can't take the heat!
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 14, 2023 23:03:53 GMT
Got a non-training related non-trivial back injury and did bench presses and shoulder presses today. After finishing the session I just wanted to see if my back injury was healing. Despite my doctor telling me not to strain my back at any cost I loaded 50kg on the barbell and deadlifted it 10 times. Felt no resistance, like lifting pure air. Loaded 90kg, 10 repetitions. A breeze. No pain. In the end I caught myself deadlifting 200kg for 5 repetitions no straps and no belt and it was so much fun. I have zero self discipline. Like a child. At least I finally stopped before going for 230kg. Luckily my back is still ok.
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 13, 2023 20:04:02 GMT
If you're going to fight in the rain, train in the storm.
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 11, 2023 20:10:23 GMT
"Well you know how people say what doesn't kill you make you stronger, well I've seen the nearly killed and they just couldn't be more wronger"
- Baby Cakes
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16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 8, 2023 14:15:18 GMT
The guy that was supposed to work on my garage roof has cancelled again, and someone stole my credit card info, so I need to get a new one. So today's been just peachy. Is it something you could fix yourself?
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Aug 6, 2023 22:35:33 GMT
There are a couple things I hate but what I hate the most is entropy. The fundamental natural law that order inevitably decays resulting in aging and loss of information as time moves forward. Its an ugly thing and the ultimate enemy.
Do you age like fine wine?
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