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* '''2022-07-11, 1031:''' i respond to the list administrator that most of the male residents in this building are walking bowlegged any given night and are likely, if anything, to be excited by talk of getting fucked in the ass by chinamen

* '''2022-07-11, 1035:''' i am informed that "chinamen" will likewise not fly on the mailing list

* '''2022-07-12:''' i walk to the office to use one of our fancy Ultimakers. like every communally-administered 3d printer ever, they are nonfunctional. later, for lack of anything better to do, i declare war on screws. i take my machine completely apart to replace every screw with hex bolts. "they're less likely to strip, see, six sides to accept your luvvvvv", i say, attempting to justify this massive bit of effort to a friend. the bolts are from [https://monsterbolts.com/ MONSTERBOLTS] of florida, of whose vaguely Satanic trade dress i approve.

* '''2022-07-12:''' i walk to the office to use one of our fancy Ultimakers. like every communally-administered 3d printer ever, they are nonfunctional. later, for lack of anything better to do, i declare war on screws. i take my machine completely apart to replace every screw with hex bolts. "they're less likely to strip, see, six sides to accept your luvvvvv", i say, attempting to justify this massive bit of effort to a friend. the bolts are from [https://monsterbolts.com/ MONSTERBOLTS] of florida, of whose vaguely Satanic trade dress i approve. while doing so, i move my top two 360mm radiators into the roof of my CaseLabs T10 Magnum. this requires cutting new watercooling tubes.

* '''2022-07-13:''' my new monoblock arrives from Slovenia. i am having surgery the next day, and am excited to finally fucking finish this beforehand. i remove the factory cooling (large L-shaped heatsinks+heatpipes+fans) from my new Aorus Master. i (very carefully) move my 3970X, polish it, apply Thermal Grizzly Kyronaut Extreme thermal paste, spatula it around feeling vaguely stupid for twenty minutes, and go to install the new monoblock.

the monoblock will not fit.

i realize that this is "Revision 1.1" of the Gigabyte Aorus Master TRX40, compared to my original "Revision 1.0". looking for differences between the two, the sedulous inspector will notice two chokes on Rev1.1 where but one choke had been mounted on Rev1.0. this new choke prevents the monoblock from mating to Rev1.1. i go out onto my terrace, smoke a cigarette in silence, and finally erupt in a spectacular chain of expletives. i have no cooling option available for my CPU. the machine will not run this evening. i weep.

* '''2022-07-14, 0900:''' my inguinal hernia is repaired in a largely painless procedure. i do not look at the machine, its pieces spread around my living room floor, mixed with tools, and manuals, and uncorraled fasteners of unknown province, and surgical gauze. to think of it is to think of my own failure, and for my eyes to burn in anguish and anger.

* '''2022-07-14, 1900:''' i rush-order an [https://optimuspc.com/products/absolute-cpu-block-threadripper-3 Optimus Threadripper] block for next-day delivery. knowing Optimus to have a reputation of shipping late and full of Lortab hydrocodone, i also reserve a [https://www.icegiantcooling.com/ IceGiant ProSiphon Elite] from Microcenter.

* '''2022-07-15:''' i receive my block from Optimus less than 30 hours after ordering it. my IceGiant is picked up and brought down by a friend. has the 3970X been sitting out bare in my living room for two days with thermal paste all over it? it sure has!

'''previously: "[[The_DNA_Power_Hour_with_Pa_Dank|The DNA Power Hour with Pa Dank]]" 2022-06-26'''

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 * '''2022-07-11, 1031:''' i respond to the list administrator that most of the male residents in this building are walking bowlegged any given night and are likely, if anything, to be excited by talk of getting fucked in the ass by chinamen
 * '''2022-07-11, 1035:''' i am informed that "chinamen" will likewise not fly on the mailing list
-* '''2022-07-12:''' i walk to the office to use one of our fancy Ultimakers. like every communally-administered 3d printer ever, they are nonfunctional. later, for lack of anything better to do, i declare war on screws. i take my machine completely apart to replace every screw with hex bolts. "they're less likely to strip, see, six sides to accept your luvvvvv", i say, attempting to justify this massive bit of effort to a friend. the bolts are from [https://monsterbolts.com/ MONSTERBOLTS] of florida, of whose vaguely Satanic trade dress i approve.
+* '''2022-07-12:''' i walk to the office to use one of our fancy Ultimakers. like every communally-administered 3d printer ever, they are nonfunctional. later, for lack of anything better to do, i declare war on screws. i take my machine completely apart to replace every screw with hex bolts. "they're less likely to strip, see, six sides to accept your luvvvvv", i say, attempting to justify this massive bit of effort to a friend. the bolts are from [https://monsterbolts.com/ MONSTERBOLTS] of florida, of whose vaguely Satanic trade dress i approve. while doing so, i move my top two 360mm radiators into the roof of my CaseLabs T10 Magnum. this requires cutting new watercooling tubes.
+* '''2022-07-13:''' my new monoblock arrives from Slovenia. i am having surgery the next day, and am excited to finally fucking finish this beforehand. i remove the factory cooling (large L-shaped heatsinks+heatpipes+fans) from my new Aorus Master. i (very carefully) move my 3970X, polish it, apply Thermal Grizzly Kyronaut Extreme thermal paste, spatula it around feeling vaguely stupid for twenty minutes, and go to install the new monoblock.
+the monoblock will not fit.
+i realize that this is "Revision 1.1" of the Gigabyte Aorus Master TRX40, compared to my original "Revision 1.0". looking for differences between the two, the sedulous inspector will notice two chokes on Rev1.1 where but one choke had been mounted on Rev1.0. this new choke prevents the monoblock from mating to Rev1.1. i go out onto my terrace, smoke a cigarette in silence, and finally erupt in a spectacular chain of expletives. i have no cooling option available for my CPU. the machine will not run this evening. i weep.
+* '''2022-07-14, 0900:''' my inguinal hernia is repaired in a largely painless procedure. i do not look at the machine, its pieces spread around my living room floor, mixed with tools, and manuals, and uncorraled fasteners of unknown province, and surgical gauze. to think of it is to think of my own failure, and for my eyes to burn in anguish and anger.
+* '''2022-07-14, 1900:''' i rush-order an [https://optimuspc.com/products/absolute-cpu-block-threadripper-3 Optimus Threadripper] block for next-day delivery. knowing Optimus to have a reputation of shipping late and full of Lortab hydrocodone, i also reserve a [https://www.icegiantcooling.com/ IceGiant ProSiphon Elite] from Microcenter.
+* '''2022-07-15:''' i receive my block from Optimus less than 30 hours after ordering it. my IceGiant is picked up and brought down by a friend. has the 3970X been sitting out bare in my living room for two days with thermal paste all over it? it sure has!
 '''previously: "[[The_DNA_Power_Hour_with_Pa_Dank|The DNA Power Hour with Pa Dank]]" 2022-06-26'''
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