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And yet spoiled nothing
Typo. It's Pizza Salame. Google should be able to find that
Oh got it. Guess salama doesn't exist, salami does
Ok guys, gotta go now..keep it alive please.
That’s awesome!
Good night guys!
pizza is always a good choice
No, I get it. I've had a racknerd server for years and had 3 or 4 at one point. And it's what got me into this forum.
I've said it before, Dustin is a fantastic salesman and he knows exactly how to press people's buttons to get them to buy, get others to see they've bought, get people excited about getting something for free after they've bought, and then afterwards usually engaging with the community. I get that. I got sucked in with a $11/y deal on 11/11 some years ago, and felt great about the purchase because he doubled the bandwidth that I was never going to use anyway. I felt so good about it that the next day I bought a 2 core somewhere else which I eventually got rid of, etc.
I also get the brand loyalty thing, but really it's just one of many providers. Objectively, they're good value for the very lowest end of the VPS segment, but honestly while these machines are cheap, they're not great. The CPUs were slow 5 years ago, and they're really slow now! I still keep my 1 core racknerd around because I don't need speed on it, as all it does it run DNS and a backup mail server in case my main mail server is down, so it doesn't need to be powerful. But for comparison, it scores about half on geekbench compared to my next slowest VPS. What's good about them is that they're generally reliable, I've had almost no downtime in nearly 3 years (when there was a 1.5 day on-off issue with networking in LAX), and support is really good.
But there's definitely more to see here than just in this thread. If you hang out in the megathreads, most years there are loads of deals to be had that are even cheaper and for better specs. This year was a bit weird as there weren't many deals, but instead there were non-stop giveaways. I actually felt a bit giveaway'd out because I just wanted to buy a $7/y deal rather than get one free because then I'll feel like it was MINE but just a handout! In the other threads, you'll find loads of conversation about all sorts of things in additional to deals in the megathreads, but what's really interesting is that happens without any of this spam mentality. This year the main megathread had far more posts than the RN threads, which is unusual, but was solely because Dustin wasn't around to engage with you guys. But if you look at the megathreads, apart from a few moments of silliness like the rats, there wasn't any spam, because people hate reading it and it kills off the conversation. There was just a lot of conversation, and a lot of people joining in and having fun. That's what a real community is about, not just spamming for the sake of it.
I know you guys are having fun, and understand the prizes are a big deal to some of you based on where you're from, and I get that - you should try to win them, but also be mindful of the fact that there's more to life than this! You're honestly also so far ahead of everyone else that you'd notice if anyone actually had a close of catching up and then you could double down a bit. (Hopefully I don't say that and then you lose out on the prize you want, because then I'd feel bad). Whether you get to 900 pages, 1000 pages, 1500 pages or 2000 pages, without any engagement from Dustin, it's all just posting for the sake of it. Have a rest. Browse the rest of the forum. Go outside and see the sun. You'll still be 1st / 2nd / whatever afterwards.
Anyway. Just felt like I had to share a bit... Do whatever makes you happy. But IMHO even brand loyalty to the most top-tier brand in the world won't do that, so it's definitely not worth defining your entire identity here in terms of any brand.
Heh, I definitely couldn't afford that number plate! Seems like the closest I can find "1 RAT" sold by auction for £9000 in 1992, so in today's money that'd be about $100k USD.
Yeah, I actually got my first PS3 in Hong Kong, with 5 games, and extra controller, HD video cable and brought it back to the UK. Total price of all of that was still 10% less than the UK launch price of just the console. So, at least I didn't overpay for it!
Good night! You missed my long reply!
Typing on phone
guys why you party without me!?
I had no idea you could do these on this forum but i should've known. I spoiled a little bit about a movie the other day. Would've been nice
Pizza salame sounds good. Is it similar to just pepperoni? Or is it salami on pizza?
Ok that makes more sense. I thought maybe it was a different seasoning or something but related to salami
The hype seems to have faded off after you departed. I arrive in time just to see the aftermath of the huge party you guys threw eariler
Whats an SG bag? Like a resuable shopping bag or something? Super Gator Bag? Some Garbage Bag? Super Golden bag?
Good night noob! we will see you again soon. Nice party today!
Pizza is a very flexible and relaible meal. Easy to use it to build up a meal that contains all of the food pyramid its. Also really easy to just toss it together. Throw a bunch of things on a piece of bread, cook it, then you are good to go!
Can we get a tl;dr for this one?
Wait can i collect vanity plates and sell it off?... similar to domain names?.. now you have my interest...
If you factor in the flight hotel, food etc over there, did you still come out on top? Now im thinking about doing this to acquire a telly
I saw it! I need to find a few hours to set aside and read. Likely pop up some popcorn, kick up on a recliner in my robe, slip on my slippers and dive in for an interesting read
Typing on a phone is impossible for me.. noob seems to have it down. I think he parties here sometimes on his phone while on a train on a ride home
Im starting to get worried that @noob404 is going to suprass me then push me into number 2. At that point, i have lower hopes one more person will pass me and i'll be stuck with a playstation. xD
I also hope TrK or xpress (or whever else gets #3) would still be willing to trade telly for whatever prize i end up with assuming they can take delievery of whatever prize i end up with
Stop chasing "reaching page whatever" and go and enjoy life instead.
Not if you count all of that, but I was travelling somewhere else via HK and spending a couple of days there anyway, so all that would have been the same cost whether I bought the PS3 or not.
Aww, they wouldn't do that! And you have well over double the comments of the guy in 4th. He's unlikely to catch up, even if you stopped all posting now!
I can support this cause