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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Best gaming PC from a store for AH3

« Last post by AKpizzle on Today at 06:57:53 PM »

I wouldn't upgrade this CPU unless it's for something very specific because I upgraded from this to a 12700 and saw less then a 10 fps increase in most of the games I play. Just an FYI

i was looking at a i5-14600KF specifically for more cores. i do really appreciate the power a single core on this processor can put out, but i tend to run a dual monitor set up most of the time with multiple applications running at once. im going to upgrade the graphics card to something like an rx 7700 xt at the same time. and definitely going to need a bigger power supply. i have a b660m-a ac d4 motherboard for reference. ive done research, but im struggling to figure out whats the most optimal build for this mb. id also like to experience AH in VR at some point in time.

a lot of newer games coming out arent very well optimized, so my current build tends to suffer. at least the bottlenecking happens on the GPU and not the CPU, but still. id like to play with a better setting than medium.

but also, im not as savvy as id like to think i am when it comes to PC builds.

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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Some things never change

« Last post by Getback on Today at 06:37:12 PM »

Dan,

for you that looks to be unscathed. It should rub right out. 

 

 

And a band-aid.

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The O' Club / Re: Funny one for all you jet jocks

« Last post by AKIron on Today at 05:52:10 PM »

How would you compare the sensor modeling in WT with DCS?

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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..

« Last post by Spikes on Today at 05:13:45 PM »

When considering Corporate integrity, I will start with the Ford Pinto and the DC-10. OF course, no criminal charges were filed. Care to add to the list?

Boeing in general (well, McDonnell Douglas management).

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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..

« Last post by Captain Virgil Hilts on Today at 05:02:45 PM »

I deal daily with c level types in multinational corporations. I wouldn't describe them same way. In one to one setting they can appear human, gather them into a group that washes away responsibility, and all resemblance of conscience disappears quickly.

As for second example, you're absolutely right. This is because US government is a best government that corporate money can buy. It stopped working for people long time ago, it works for companies and lobbyists. First amendment, company = human stuff.... that ship has sailed long time ago. And billionaire owners of those companies ain't about to fix it.

Oh, I work in a multinational corporation. I have little, if any, use for most at mid level management and up. They're not people I consider truly successful, they're just turds that float up high in the bowl.

Successful to me is the guy (or gal) who builds a business, or at least is part of one, that is truly successful, on their own.

The government is a perfect example of both Bastiat, who warned what would happen when people discovered they could vote themselves largesse from the public coffers, as well as the politicians that learned to buy their votes, and the theory of democracy, that the people know what they want, and deserve to get it, good and hard.

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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Some things never change

« Last post by Captain Virgil Hilts on Today at 04:56:44 PM »

Great to see another SAPP stlll flying. Maybe if I'm lucky I can build a rig next year and fly some.

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The O' Club / Re: Whatever happened to sonic booms?

« Last post by AKIron on Today at 04:54:49 PM »

Sonic booms were common around Dallas in the 60's. All military jets. They would rattle the windows.

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The O' Club / Re: Whatever happened to sonic booms?

« Last post by Busher on Today at 04:50:39 PM »

Concord kad a lot to do with it.  Boeing spent a lot of money back then convincing congress the concord sonic boom would be bad.  That is, bad for Boeing.

Hate to disagree but the Concorde burned almost twice as much fuel as a B747 and carried far less than half the number of passengers. Considering that supersonic flight over the continent was never going to be allowed, the airplane, while amazing technology, was a novelty that Boeing saw as a waste of research dollars.

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The O' Club / Re: A 50 year mortgage..

« Last post by Busher on Today at 04:41:56 PM »

I deal daily with c level types in multinatonal corporations. I wouldn't describe them same way. In one to one setting they can appear human, gather them into a group that washes away responsibility, and all resemblance of concience disappears quickly.

As for second example, you're absolutelly right. This is because US government is a best government that corporate money can buy. It stopped working for people long time ago, it works for companies and lobbists. First ammendment, company = human stuff.... that ship has sailed long time ago. And billionaire owners of those companies ain't about to fix it.

When considering Corporate integrity, I will start with the Ford Pinto and the DC-10. OF course, no criminal charges were filed. Care to add to the list?

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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Some things never change

« Last post by maxy on Today at 04:41:31 PM »

still have the gear...you doing good