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#81

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Bella - June 10, 2025, 09:15:52 PM

Schools aren't an issue for us ^_^;;

That's a *really* pretty part of the state. Not sure I've been to Madison itself but I visited Sandwich, Conway & North Conway on different occasions and liked them... that said I've spend enough time in the city that I'm not sure I could go back to rural/small town living.

Southern NH might be more our speed. Also the metropolitan areas of Vermont (such as they are), we really enjoyed it when we visited last year.

#82

OS-tan Talk / Re: More IBM-tans

Last post by Hālian - June 10, 2025, 01:01:21 PM

Bendix G-15-tan
-Likes to dig; tunnels, holes, railroad cuts (computer was good at cut and fill calculations for civil engineering firms)
-G-15 suffers from short term memory loss (didn't retain memory when shut off)
-Doesn't believe in Iowa.
-Admires her mother, ACE-tan, and the work of Alan Turing
-By extension, harbors lingering animosity towards the British government
-Plays the drums (uses a lot of different types of memory drums)
-G-15 suffers from short term memory loss (didn't retain memory when shut off)
-SCOPE-sama's favorite <adopted> "daughter" despite being older (Bendix Computer Division was bought by CDC) as well as the only other person grounded enough to help KRONOS-kun out on a regular basis
-A successful challenger to IBM's of her era in contests (replaced an IBM 610 at the NRAO, because it was too slow)
-Much more excitable then KRONOS, but not as manic as MACE or as driven as SCOPE.  Misses the Bendix company and her creator more then she lets on
-Interested in a variety of engineering and scientific fields, notably radio astronomy
-Status: Alive in museums and small engineering firms world wide

Physical: Gold eyes (designer Harry Huskey received the final production model with a gold plated front), has Huskey ears (see designer Hary Husky) with short thick black and buff hair, wears mainly shades of blue in her clothing in a variety of practical styles

More relevant than ever, thanks to Usagi Electric's videos on the G-15!

#83

OS-tan Fan-Fics, Comics and Fan-Stuff / Re: My 20th -tanniversary Proj...

Last post by Bella - June 10, 2025, 09:23:26 AM

This week's additions: Apple Lisa, Mac OS 7.5 & 9.2, OS X Tiger & Panther, and Mac-tan.

#84

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Chocofreak13 - June 09, 2025, 01:43:04 PM

Congrats on the house Kraus!!

It's crazy. When I moved 8 years ago my 1bed/1bath apt was like $1500. Went up to nearly $1800 by the time I moved out. We're in a bigger apartment now and most of the time I think it'd be cheaper to just have a mortgage. Dunno where we'd want to settle down; we like this area, but I also yearn for New England. T_T

oh dude, a mortgage would def be cheaper. i've done the math on that several times over. were it not for the Air B&B boom, i'd suggest moving to my sister's area up north since she got her house for a song....ofc, that's also dependent on how much you have left over to heat the damn thing (she's got 4500 sq ft and the temp with wind chill gets into the -30's F), and if you plan on having kids (theirs is the worst school district in the state). i couldn't in good conscience direct you there unless those two things weren't an issue.

that said, if you're ever approved for this kind of thing, Madison, NH is super nice. a little pocket of liberal amidst the republican north, and super pretty. :0

#85

General Chat / Re: Topicless thread

Last post by Bella - June 08, 2025, 11:41:00 PM

Congrats on the house Kraus!!

late to this, but duuuuude, you bought a house!? cool!!

hope all your homeowner-based dreams come true. i forget, are you outside of the US? cause i mean, buying a house is already like, "woah that's a lot of money", but the US lately has been INSANE in terms of CoL...

like i was browsing apartments last week and in my area it's over $1600 for a studio.

to think, at one point my dad thought they went for $400/mo....this was pre-insane-inflation but they still cost like, $950 and up at that point lol

It's crazy. When I moved 8 years ago my 1bed/1bath apt was like $1500. Went up to nearly $1800 by the time I moved out. We're in a bigger apartment now and most of the time I think it'd be cheaper to just have a mortgage. Dunno where we'd want to settle down; we like this area, but I also yearn for New England. T_T

#86

Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: Break a Wish

Last post by Bella - June 08, 2025, 11:35:54 PM

Granted, but you can't restart it.

I wish I had a snack...

#87

General Anime and Manga / Re: What Manga are you reading...

Last post by Bella - June 08, 2025, 11:34:52 PM

Picked up Gunslinger Girl vol. 4, I Can't Believe I Slept with You! vol. 1 & 2, and Superwomen in Love vol. 1 at the used bookstore today ...

#88

Forum Games and Role-Playing / Re: Forum Games: Break a Wish

Last post by Chocofreak13 - June 07, 2025, 11:33:24 AM

granted, but it's all fetish stuff now. that's literally all anyone wants to talk about.

i wish i could stop time whenever i wanted.

#89

General Anime and Manga / Re: What Manga are you reading...

Last post by Chocofreak13 - June 07, 2025, 11:30:38 AM

late to reply, but Fushigi Yugi's a classic. i've heard there's some rather dated stuff in there, but otherwise a great one. an isekai before that was a coined term. :0

picked up a bunch of manga at the con and during mum's "my boyfriend left and now i'm sad" bookstore shopping spree, including the sequel to one i already had, so i'm reading the OG work so i can read the sequel, lol. xD; (OG is Dekoboko Sugar Days, sequel is Dekoboko Bittersweet Days. it's a yaoi, afaik, but i'm only two chapters in. :0 )

#90

General Anime and Manga / Re: What anime are ya watching...

Last post by Chocofreak13 - June 07, 2025, 11:26:45 AM

been watching Dungeon Meshi/Delicious in Dungeon lately; my sister wanted my mum and i to watch it, but getting her to sit still is like herding cats, so i gave up and am watching it alone. loving it thus far, Studio Trigger always delivers. -w-