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Folding Milestones Achieved!
In a hard-fought race, @Colgere, then @Gargoyle, and finally I (BlueTattoo) have recently passed the 100,000,000 point mark Folding for Team 93.
BlueTattoo
Re: I decided to do a thing ....and perhaps more.
Since I now have some time on my hands I can post more details and pics.
This is a pic from the shop a while ago showing the difference in the rear tubs. The left side is the new size and the right side is stock. Note the relationship of the trunk hinge as a constant for reference.
This is the finished hood in initial primer. The scoops are fully functional and there is an airbox built into the hood that surrounds the air cleaner.
Mt_Goat
Re: Fountain Pens
So during my leadership training at General Motors, I discovered that all the leadership at the company used Moleskin style notebooks and fountain pens in meetings to take notes. Here I was with my computer thinking these dinosaurs were living in the stone ages. Thing was, these men and women in meetings never seemed to forget a thing. They could recall a detail on a meeting a month ago before I could search for it. I was amazed! So I swallowed my pride, bought some notebooks and some disposable fountain pens, brushed up on my cursive, and started taking notes. Sure as Sunday, written notes kicked the computer's ass. I was remembering things better and more clearly organizing my thoughts as I wrote during meetings.
So I don't work for GM anymore but I take that bit of advice with me now. In every location I work now I have a stack of notebooks and a pile of disposable fountain pens. I even bought a couple Lamy at their store in San Francisco over Valentines day as a gift for @Sazbean and I. Ill likely take this tread as a little challenge to get some better fountain pens for my note taking.
sazboom
Vermintide 2
So now that the NDA's finally been lifted I can actually say some stuff about this.
First off, Vermintide is one of my favourite coop games of all time. I love Warhammer, I love L4D style gameplay and I love getting to play as a Dwarf. Vermintide was all of this in spades. The only problem I ever had with it is that it was optimized like ass and didn't honestly look all that good (Although the skaven hair was always really nice)
So without further ado some screenshots from my first game.
This game is beautiful
My first run in and victory with a Stormfiend (Warpfire spewing Rat Ogre)
More Stormfiend
The Stormvermin look really good, they're fun to kill too.
More pretty scenery
All told, the game runs amazingly I manage an average of 70fps with a drop down to about 60/55 when I'm getting blasted with fire particles, it looks goddamn beautiful really really great job on the textures in my opinion.
Combat has been heavily improved, weapons can get stuck on or bounce off enemies, if you don't charge up a sweeping attack you could get stuck in an enemy's side for a second. Had I not been using that hammer I'm sure I would've bounced off a couple shields.
Loot has been heavily improved, instead of singular die rolls at the end of matches you get lootboxes (Don't worry there's no plan on monetizing them) and if you don't like what you got then just like the last game you can break it down and build something you do want (Immediately after this I tore down two of the pickaxes I got and built a greataxe)
Now for something a bit more personalish I guess. The last time I had this stupid a grin on my face, the last time I played a game where I exclaimed out loud how much fun I was having I was playing the Overwatch beta with IC and squeeing over Tracer. I get to be a Dwarf in my favourite fantasy setting slaying rats and chaos warriors and the whole thing is just so much fun. If I get good enough I can look like this.
That's Bardin as a Slayer, some of the most badass Dwarfs in the setting who take death oaths, cut their hair into mohawks and just keep on fighting until they die in battle. They're awesome and I want to play as one, I've played the Warhammer Fantasy RPG where I got to roleplay as one and it was one of my most enjoyable experiences.
TLDR This game so far is awesome, I can't wait for release and I'd love to play it with Icrontic. I'm sorry for ranting like this I'm just so excited.
Ilriyas
Re: Pokemon GO
Jelly! Mime is the only Gen1 Pokemon that has not made his way to SoCal (and therefore into my Pokedex). Congrats on that!
As the for the Dragonite, If you only have enough candy to evolve one...
If the shiny has a 15 Attack, or maybe even 14 attack, go with it. At that level the cool factor is enough to make up for the couple more seconds a battle is going to take when you use him.
If you have a perfect (or close to perfect at least with 15 attack) evolve that one.
Unfortunately you missed out on Draco Meteor (the event specific charge move) so that is not a consideration. No matter what you decide, get some TMs and make him Dragon Tail / Outrage.
I would love to discuss any and all of this with you if you have any further questions. Maybe we can setup a time to Discord and chat. As for tonight, there are Party Hat Pikachu to be caught so I may not be available until much later... though if you are still in Europe, that may work out?
On a side note: Rumors on the Internets say Bulbasaur is our next community day focus.
Re: Expo 2018: Pre-Announcement
Sheesh, guys...
Well. I'll be there. I have my plane tickets already and everything. 
I'll be flying in to Cincy and carpooling/caravaning with those guys instead of flying into Detroit this year, though.
CB
Re: Pokemon GO
I've only been in Europe for two days, but the trip is basically complete now.
@BobbyDigi said:
Next Pokemon Go Community day is February 24thhttps://pokemongolive.com/events/community-day/
Dratini!!!! Holy Dragonites! if Dratini spawns like Pakachu did, that is going to be a good day!
3 hour lures and 3x stardust from catches.
This was happening while I was on the way to the airport, so I didn't have much time to catch dratini, but I did manage to get a shiny! It's only about 50% IVs, so the question is whether I use the candies I've got to turn it into a green dragon or I take one with better IVs into a more boring but stronger orangey one.
Garg