*manly grunting* My new @falconnorthwest.bsky.social machine, with lovely custom artwork. More to come. - ThreadSky

jpatcv.bsky.social•148 days ago

I didn’t realize that you are a gamer. Have fun.

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scriptorhominis.bsky.social•148 days ago

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tazornissen.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nice. Very stylish.

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chrish4med.bsky.social•147 days ago

I expect the 4090 will come in handy for writing your Atlantic articles.

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cookiepussfred.bsky.social•148 days ago

God damn. All that $$$$$$ to play the sims.

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gluonspring.bsky.social•148 days ago

Sweet!

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jbminn.bsky.social•148 days ago

that’s pretty cool looking

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liseski.bsky.social•147 days ago

SWEET

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laurovela.bsky.social•148 days ago

4090! That is some fancy pants stuff right there! You can game pretty much anything on max graphics settings.

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bryanmarshjr.bsky.social•148 days ago

What games do you primarily play?

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markmcgee.bsky.social•148 days ago

World of Tanks

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paulrichwine.com•148 days ago

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lbblaura.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yeah, but does it have a juke box?

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bedwyr.bsky.social•147 days ago

Ohhh a 4090. 🔥

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luisainez.bsky.social•148 days ago

Wow, manly cool.

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billmccormickpm.bsky.social•148 days ago

I swear I remember you installing your last “new” Falcon in 2019 or 2020

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radiofreetom.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yeah - 5+ yrs ago

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dchand2425.bsky.social•147 days ago

Same....

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wiredtexan.bsky.social•147 days ago

Sweet rig. I build my own rigs but have been a fan of Falcon Northwest for ... decades.

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alexavier-estrada.bsky.social•147 days ago

4090? I wasn't familiar with your game, respect. An added bonus: your office will never be cold while playing games! 🤣

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mtcrace.bsky.social•147 days ago

Gonna have to build a nuclear power plant in your backyard....a small one.....

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peterb77.bsky.social•148 days ago

Man, that's gorgeous.

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intergalacticp.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nice!!! Love getting new gear.

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aliciab3.bsky.social•148 days ago

Fun!!

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handle.invalid•147 days ago

come play Hell Let Loose with my buddy and i. steep learning curve but a very rewarding experience

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oceanmusic.bsky.social•147 days ago

It looks like yours came with a flux capacitor.

She’s a beaut!

Congrats!

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terry-scott.bsky.social•148 days ago

👏👍😍

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mimimalwaysblue.bsky.social•148 days ago

Cool look!

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thomastell.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nice! 😎

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tinkermadewood.bsky.social•148 days ago

Ok I dig THAT and I’m not a gamer 👌🏻

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wweiss53.bsky.social•147 days ago

Specs?

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bobbybgood.bsky.social•148 days ago

Looks like a lot of computing power. What are you using it for mainly? Gaming?

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martylenz.bsky.social•147 days ago

Commodore 64 forever🤣

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eggerdc.bsky.social•147 days ago

Didn't know you spent so much time rendering 3D video!

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mjinthemitten.bsky.social•148 days ago

That is a sexy beast.

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harrisrubin.bsky.social•148 days ago

Re: Gaming - must watch documentary “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin”. Truly an astonishing film.

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deportmusk.bsky.social•148 days ago

A gaming Computer?

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markmcgee.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nice! I have a FNW Fragbox, it’s a pleasure to play on

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falconnorthwest.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thanks Mark!

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attila179.bsky.social•148 days ago

Have you considered a Mac? Much nicer custom artwork!

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cookiecat2017.bsky.social•148 days ago

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gchance60.bsky.social•148 days ago

Have you considered a Mac lately?

I’ll let myself out….

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benreynolds.bsky.social•147 days ago

Don't let the window hit you on your way out:-)

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shawnconnery.bsky.social•148 days ago

Can it make you an espresso?

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chrissharp42.bsky.social•148 days ago

🥵🫡🇺🇸

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fawalken.bsky.social•148 days ago

Damn, you make 4090 money?

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1basemoney.bsky.social•147 days ago

Mine Bitcoin, portion of proceeds to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

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slackergeorge.bsky.social•148 days ago

Nice.

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cyborg87.bsky.social•148 days ago

4090 Impressive, most impressive.

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mauliksharma.bsky.social•147 days ago

You should get into VR gaming with that rig Tom. That machine will run everything.

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madalienist.bsky.social•147 days ago

Sweet. 4090. What other specs. I like to drool.

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radiofreetom.bsky.social•147 days ago

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bhandel58.bsky.social•144 days ago

The power company must love you.

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madalienist.bsky.social•147 days ago

Wow, that’s a screamer. 🤤

That should push just about any AAA game at ♾️ FPS on a 4k monitor.

My rig still runs fine so I have to wait a couple of years.

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christurner.bsky.social•148 days ago

GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition! Very nice - and very rare to have brand new! Congrats!

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corsair8x.bsky.social•147 days ago

The custom paint is as beautiful as you said.

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tacothecat.bsky.social•148 days ago

So fancy!

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pmatsey.bsky.social•148 days ago

My sympathy to Mrs. Nichols...
(I assume she knew about "all this" when she married you, right?)

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tina48.bsky.social•148 days ago

Is it Lily approved?🤔

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kenhamilton.bsky.social•148 days ago

We have a gamer....

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lazeeye.bsky.social•146 days ago

That’s a beauty.

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ellencdesq.bsky.social•148 days ago

Is there a disco ball accessory?

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mainecarpenter.bsky.social•147 days ago

Sick new rig

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mirimg.bsky.social•147 days ago

Where’s the kitty?

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jimswift.bsky.social•147 days ago

See you on call of duty later?

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wiredog.bsky.social•147 days ago

His cat’s gonna love that space heater there.

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thegoodviking.bsky.social•147 days ago

Make gaming great again!

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taterddot.bsky.social•147 days ago

Saaaaweet!

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vir7uos0.bsky.social•147 days ago

Outstanding. Enjoy!

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mskeen24.bsky.social•148 days ago

Does it dispense drinks and cat treats?

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onedumbcountry.bsky.social•148 days ago

4090? If I'm not mistaken, you've got a full 24 gigs of ram on that card.

I'm remembering how excited I was to have a *system* with a total of 256 *megabytes*.

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wiredtexan.bsky.social•147 days ago

I remember being giddy to access memory above 640k 😜

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onedumbcountry.bsky.social•147 days ago

I was a late bloomer 😏

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benreynolds.bsky.social•147 days ago

I remember having to learn what the 640k was about

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garyjmsn.bsky.social•148 days ago

4090 😍

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rukhwhitefang.bsky.social•148 days ago

Damn, a 4090? Nice.

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nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•148 days ago

No trolling here, but an honest question, do those rgb lights not bother you as you use your box? Maybe its just me or my desk setup, but it became a distraction because my eyes would be drawn to them over what i was concentrating on. Do you just not suffer that or do you do something to stop it?

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radiofreetom.bsky.social•148 days ago

I love them and they don’t distract me at all

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nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•148 days ago

Yeah, kinda expected it to just be something to do with me. Anyway, congratulations and may your frags be hot and your healer be on the ball.

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dasquires1.bsky.social•147 days ago

Have paused scrolling to look at these side by side photos. A lot to think about. And a reminder about your seminal piece just before the election. It is a master work. Thank you for writing. It was a moment of truth, and sadly as a country, we did not meet the moment.

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