I'm not sure if we have anything as formal as an HOA but there are bylaws in our subdivision concerning minimum house size, land use (no goats) etc. we had to submit our house plans for acceptance before building.
As far as yard maintenance goes, we live so far off the road, no one would ever know if we decided to grow a jungle.
As far as yard maintenance goes, we live so far off the road, no one would ever know if we decided to grow a jungle.
What's a bonus?
It's when the opposite team has made too many errors, and every time they make one afterwards, you get free throws.
Dave
Staff member
It's what they give you once a year instead of a raise.
I thought you said she only bought one ticket?
EDIT: Hey, @MindDetective I was being serious!
--Patrick
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Yeah, it was a raffle for a trip for 2. Silly!
So who's going with her?
Lol, nice! It's a $3000 voucher for the trip and we need to use it in the next year. Now that we were officially called by the owner of Dublins (the bar that held the raffle), I'm very excited. Starting to sink in!
...What's a "raise"?
We really need passports first.
fade
Staff member
I just scored a sweet deal. I found a Hobie cat in excellent shape for $500 and I talked him down to $400. If you know Hobie Cats you know finding even a crappy one at less that a couple grand is hard. This one is in excellent condition for its age. No soft spots, decent sails, good trampoline.
Shut the fuck up! That's awesome!
I don't think you're talking about a cat.
Open Minds Quarterly has re-published my short story, The Never-Ending Battle. In this case, it's a special CLASSROOM EDITION, to be used in high schools and colleges to teach about mental health. Even crazier, my story is the first one in the magazine. Which means my work will likely been seen first before all the others.
I just received my contributing copy. This is the 8th time a short story of mine has been published (if you count the first time this story was published) and it's still surreal seeing my name in print. This is the first time I've had a PICTURE included with a bio.
I just received my contributing copy. This is the 8th time a short story of mine has been published (if you count the first time this story was published) and it's still surreal seeing my name in print. This is the first time I've had a PICTURE included with a bio.
And for those that are interested in reading the re-worked story, I've published it on my blog.
https://nickpiers.com/2016/06/28/the-never-ending-battle-rewritten-republished/
https://nickpiers.com/2016/06/28/the-never-ending-battle-rewritten-republished/
GasBandit
Staff member
Hey, I said my piece. I just hope you don't have to put ketchup on it between now and next year's bonus.
Dave
Staff member
My upgrade budget went from $1000 to $229.98. I'm not going to do the mobo or CPU at this time. Going from an i7-4770 (9.819 benchmark) to an i7-4790 (10.007) isn't enough of an upgrade to justify the cost & trouble.
That means that after EVERYTHING - bills, food, gas, Vive, furniture, etc. - we're still going to be able to put away a couple thousand dollars.
That means that after EVERYTHING - bills, food, gas, Vive, furniture, etc. - we're still going to be able to put away a couple thousand dollars.
Yeah, no real reason to actually replace either until you can do both at the same time. The only reason to go 4770->4970 is if you're going to be doing aggressive overclocking to push that margin further (4970 has "enhancements" to facilitate overclocking), and you probably aren't, so there's no good reason.
Just remember that if you go with Skylake or newer (6xxx-series), Microsoft REALLY, REALLY wants to make sure you're running Win10. If you are planning on sticking with Win8.1 or older, then you'll be better off with the 5775C (which you might already be able to use on your board with a BIOS update).
--Patrick
Somewhere in the Phantom Zone, Zod is receiving an update telling him his Windows 10 Upgrade is ready
Had my first employee evaluation at the new job today. According to boss-man, both the team and the company at large like me and want to keep me (I'm apparently the new yardstick for measuring potential hires, which is weird).
10% raise, before I could bring up my salary, and "more to come"
10% raise, before I could bring up my salary, and "more to come"
"more to come"
[DOUBLEPOST=1467412931,1467412629][/DOUBLEPOST]Spent some time writing today. Managed to finish a meddling chapter that's been bugging me for awhile. It only took about 1,100 words to finish it. Turned out pretty well, too.But then I felt like writing more. Except I wasn't entirely sure where to go next with my young adult novel. For the moment.
Then I thought, "Well, what's Dill up to?" I hadn't worked on his third adventure for awhile, so I thought I'd try.
2,100 words later and THAT chapter was done.
So, 3,200 words written today. Not too bad. Not too bad at all.
Dave
Staff member
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
98.3
Score:
4115
Min FPS:
32.6
Max FPS:
167.1
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3399MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 10.18.13.6839 (4095MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Preset
Custom
Quality
High[DOUBLEPOST=1467600240,1467599943][/DOUBLEPOST]And here's on Ultra 4K.
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
94.3
Score:
3947
Min FPS:
33.6
Max FPS:
165.5
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3399MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 10.18.13.6839 (4095MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Preset
Extreme HD
FPS:
98.3
Score:
4115
Min FPS:
32.6
Max FPS:
167.1
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3399MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 10.18.13.6839 (4095MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Preset
Custom
Quality
High[DOUBLEPOST=1467600240,1467599943][/DOUBLEPOST]And here's on Ultra 4K.
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
94.3
Score:
3947
Min FPS:
33.6
Max FPS:
165.5
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (3399MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 10.18.13.6839 (4095MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D11
Mode:
1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Preset
Extreme HD