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|Publication number
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|Jan 5, 1971
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|Aug 26, 1968
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|Aug 26, 1968
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|Thomas J Macdonald
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|Am Forge Inc
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United States Patent [50] Field ol'Search 83/372, 639. 524. 390: 91/461. 426. 38. 527
Primary Examiner-Andrew R. J uhasz Assistant Examiner-Leon Gilden Attorney-Gary, Parker, .luettner, Pigott & Cullinan ABSTRACT: Apparatus for shearing steel bar stock and the like including improved means for removably mounting a cutter block member to a power ram and means for controlling the stroke of the ram through use of an electrical timing device.
Inventor Thomas J. MacDonald Elmhurst, Ill. Appl. No. 755,256 Filed Aug. 26, 1968 Patented Jan. 5, 1971 Assignee Am Forge, Inc.
Chicago, Ill. 1 a corporation of Illinois BAR SHEAR APPARATUS 7 Claims, 5 Drawing Figs.
US. Cl 83/372, 83/524. 83/527. 83/639, 83/ l 98: 9 1 I38. 91/426. 91/461 Int. Cl 826d 5/38, 826d 5/08, 826d 1/10 4 lllllllllllll:
sum 2 or 3 PATENTED JAN 5 SHEET 3 OF 3 1 .BAR SHEAR APPARA US BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Machines for shearing bar stock commonly comprise a pair of shear or cutter blocks one of which ismounted in a stationary manner and the other of which is movable by means of a hydraulically actuated ram. Each of the two shear blocks is provided with an opening to receive a length of bar stock to be sheared. The two shear blocks are initially positioned with their openings in alignment with one another, and bar stock to be sheared is positioned so as to project therethrough. Subsequent movement of one of the'two cutter blocks through a predetermined strokeby means of the power ram will then effect shearing of the bar stock. 1 i
It will be understood that the optimum stroke of the hydraulically operated'ram and the movable shear block is dependent upon the diameter of the bar stock to be sheared. Generally speaking, the desired stroke of the movable shear block is approximately equal to one-third the diameter of the bar stock to be sheared. If the stroke of the movable shear block too short, then a complete shear of the bar stock material maylnot be effected. On the other hand, if the stroke is set for too great a distance, it will of course shear the bar stock but it will also often cause undesirable deformation of the bar stock. Accordingly, it is important to provide bar shear apparatus having means which readily permits accurate adjustment of the stroke of the power ram member.
Heretofore, it has been common to provide various types of plunger members which are physically engaged by the ram or move with the ram and in turn actuate a limit switch for the purpose of controlling the power stroke of the ram. Such devices can be adjusted by changing the position of the limit switch. However, this is a rather inconvenient procedure.
Another operation which must be carried out when preparing the bar shear apparatus for use with a particular size of bar stock is to mount shear blocks having the proper size opening therein on the apparatus, with one such shear block being mounted for movement by a hydraulically actuated ram through a power stroke. It has been common heretofore to bolt the movable shear blocks directly to the ram, but when this procedure is followed it becomes a difficult and time-consuming task to change the shear blocks when a different size of bar stock material is to be sheared.
It is a general object of the present invention to provide improved bar shearing apparatus which overcomes the disadvantages of known devices as described above.
A more specific object of the present inventionis to provide an improved means for accurately controlling the stroke of the power ram component of bar shear apparatus through use of electrical timing means which is readily adjustable for any desired time.
Still another of my objects is to provide bar shear apparatus DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is an elevational view of a bar shear machine constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially along'the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagramof the hydraulic cir c ui tif or the present invention; and r FIG. 5 is a schematic electrical wiring diagram.
acquaint those skilled in the art with the pump motor housing representedat lg, and anelectrigalen- DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THEINVENTION Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a complete ,bar shear unit comprising barshear apparatus 10, a. pump and position as shown in FIG. in face-to-face relatibn with the shear block 20. In a similar manner, a pair of tipper andlower ppera'nd lower retainer bars 32 and 34 are bolted to the mounting blocks 2d and 30 and engage aginst the outside face of the shear block 20 at the uppe'f and lower edges thereof to retain the latter inthe upright position shown.
. It will.be =se en that the shear block 18 includes a hardened insert 36 having a central bore 38 formed therein having a beveled outer portion 40. Similarly, the corresponding shear block 20 includes a hardened insert 42 having a bore 44 formed therein with a beveled outer portion 46. Bar stock to be sheared is shown in dash lines at S, and it willbe seen that the length of bar stock S is pass'ed'through the aligned openings 38, and 44. In order to effect a'she'aring operation the shearblpcit '20 is moved horizontally transverse to the bar stock 'S while'the shear ,block member l 8 remains stationary. Movement of the shear block 210' is accomplished by meansof a-hydraulically actuated ram 48 which moves in acylinder 50 as shown in power stroke of the rain481isito the left as viewed in FIG. I and it'willbe seen from'FIG': that the opposite shear block 18 is spaced sufficiently from the end of .the ram so that it is not engaged by the ram duringth e' stroke of the latter. Thus, as 'the ram' 4 r noves out of the cylinder 50, it pushes on the rear end of the' 'she arblock'20 so as 'to force the-latter through a predetermined st rloke, thereby effecting shearing of the bar stock S. f i i The shear block 20 has a transverse groove 52 (see'Fl'G. 3) formed in its outer face near the rear end thereof. If desired, the groove 52 may extend for'the full width of the shear block member. A retainer member 54 is bolted to the forward end of the ram 48 and is formed with a key or tongue 56 which projects radially inwardly into the groove 52. Because the rain 48 directly abuts the rear end of the shear block 20, the ram when moving on its forward power stroke pushes the rear of the block 20 without any appreciable force being transmitted through the retainer 54. However, it will be noted that during the return stroke of the ram 48 the retainer 54 will act through the key 56 and groove 52 and cause the ram to pull the shear block 20 back to its original position.
With reference to the foregoing, it is important'to note that when it is desired to change the shearfblocks l8 and 20 to another set of a different size in "order to s hear bar stock material ofa different diameterfit is a relatively simple matter to make such a change. The retainen'plat'es 24 and 28 are removed from the mounting blocks 26 and 30, and the stationary block 18 may then be removed. Thereafter, the movable shear block 20 may be released by siinply inoving the same a short distance away from the retainer 54 so as totseparate the key 56 from the groove 52. The shear block 20 Fnay'then be removed without disconnecting the retainer'54 from the erid oft'he ram 48 and without disconnecting tit e retainer bars 32 an'd'34. A newshear 'block 20 may t'hen be inserted in operative position with the key projecting into the groovel52; a new stati pnary shear block 18 is then positioned inface-toface relatiop with the shear block 201 and-the retainer bars 24 and 28 may thenbe replaced. With'the' foregoing arrangement, it is possible to replace a set of theshearblocks in only a small fraction of the time which is required where the movable shear block member is bolted to the end of the ram member.
Reference is now made to FIG, 4 which shows the hydraulic circuit for the bar shear apparatus of the present invention.
"There is shown a pump motor 60, and a pump 62, the latter Tom the pump 62 is conducted through the line 64 through a two-position hydraulically controlled valve 72 to. the right hand side of the cylinder 50 thereby urging the ram piston 48' and ram to the left ortoits retracted position. A relief valve 74 is connected withthe line .64 immediately before the latter communicates with the right hand side of the cylinder 50. The relief valve" is:set for a suitable pressure .such as- 400 p.s.i. thereby regulating the pressure WhlChlS applied to return the ram .48 and maintain the same in its retracted position. A line 76 extends from the relief valve 74 to a junction 78 at which location the line is connected with a relief ,valve 80 which is set fora suitable reduced pressure suchas .100 p.s.i. The relief valve 80 leads toa heat exchanger 82 which cools the oil,and' a line 84 leads from the heat exchanger to a reservoir 86. From the junction 78, a line connects with a pilot line. 90 which leads througha solenoid valve 92 and then through a line 94 to a hydraulic valve control member 96,. It will thus be seen that oil at a pressure of 100 p.s.i. issupplied to the hydraulic member 96 and the, latter in turn maintains the hydraulically controlled valve 72 in its left-hand or idling positionasshown in FIG. 4,- v
A spring 98is shown for biasing the solenoid valve 92 to its left-hand position, and there is provided a solenoid 100 which when energized will move the valve 92 to its opposite righthand position. When the valve 92 is thus moved to its right- FIG. 4 his normal idling hand position, it will bcunderstood that oil at a pressure of 7 I00 p.s.i. in the pilot line 90 will be directed by the valve 92 to a line 102 which leads to a hydraulic valve control member 104, and the valve 72 will thereby be shifted to its rightihand position. Consequently, the oil at 3000 psi. delivered to the line 64 fromthe pump 62 will now'be conducted through the valve 72rto a line 106 which leads to the left side of the cylinder 50. Thus, the piston 48 and ram 48 will be moved to 100 is subsequently deenergized,the valve 92 and the valve 72 will be returned to their idling positions and oil at the reduced pressure of 400 p.s.i.wil| again be supplied to the right side of i the right asviewed'in FIG. 4 through apower'stroke so as to effect a shearing operation..Furthermore, when the solenoid the cylinder to stop the power stroke of the ram 48 and return the same to its retracted position.
I will 'now describe the electrical means for controlling the energization of the solenoid 100, and for this purpose reference is made to the schematic wiring diagram of FIG. 5..
There is shown a power supply 108 connected through lines 110, 112 and 114 .to-the pump motor, and a transformer 11 is provided to, step down the voltage to 110 volts. The'pon tion of the electrical circuit enclosed within the dash outline 118 is essentially a starter for the pump motor 60. There is further provided a push button start switch 120, a limit switch 122, and a relay 124. The push button switch 120 permits manual starting of a shear cycle at-any desired time. The limit switch 122 on the other hand is adapted to be positioned for engagement by'the end of a length of barstock S when the latter has been passed'through the shear blocks 18 and 20 and is in a position to be sheared. Thus, when the bar stock S is in position to be sheared it trips the limit switch 122 and automatically initiates a shearingcycle.
When either the push button switch 120 or the limit switch 122 is closed, current is supplied to the relay 124 which closes a contact 1241: thereby providing a holding'circuit through a line 126 to the relay 124 so that'the latter will remain energized even though both switches 120 and 122 are subsequently opened. Energization of the relay 124 also closes a contact 124a thus initiating operation of a timer 128. it is also important to note that when a circuit is completed through the contact 124b, current will be supplied to the solenoid to energize the latter, and as described hereinabove, energization of the solenoid 100 initiates movement of the ram 48 through its power stroke for purposes of a shearing operation.
it will be understood from the foregoing that as long as the solenoid 100 is energized the ram 48 will move outwardly through a. power stroke. The timer 128 is set for a predetermined amount of time, and when that time runs out a timer relay 130 opens a contact 130s thereby opening the circuit and deenergizing the solenoid 100. Consequently, when the timer 128 runs out of time, the ram 48 stops its forward movement and begins toreturn to its retracted position. A potentiometer 132 is connected with the timer 128 for setting the desired amount of time into the timer. In accordance with the present invention, it is preferred to locate the potentiometer 132 remote from the timerhousing so that the potentiometer and also the push button start switch may be located at a position most accessible for use by an operator of the bar shear apparatus.
' Byway of example of a preferred embodiment, and without intending in any way to limit the present invention, the pump 62 has a capacity of 27 gallons per minute rated on the basis of 1800 r.p.m. The cylinder 50 is 14 inches in diameter, and thus pump capacity may be expressed at 6250 cubic inches per inches in diameter, and it were desired to provide a stroke of 1.5 inches for the ram 48, the timer l28-would be set for 2.43 seconds. In other words, the stroke of the ram 48 may be accurately controlled simply by setting the dial of the potentiometer 132, thereby putting a predetermined amount of time into the timer 128. Such control of the stroke of the ram 48 is a great deal easier to adjust than where it is necessary to vary the position ofa limit switch or the like, and it will of course be obvious that if desired the dial on the potentiometer 132 may vbe calibrated directly in inches of stroke.
While 1 have described my invention in certain preferred forms, I do not intend to be limited to such forms, except insofar as the appended claims are so limited, since modifications coming within the scopeof my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, particularly with my disclosure before them.
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l. lnbar apparatus for shearing metal bar stock and the like, said apparatus including a hydraulically actuated pistoncylinder assembly for driving a power ram member through a predetermined shearing stroke, the improvement comprising, in combination, pump means for supplying oil under pressure to said cylinderfor moving said power ram in a predetermined direction, said oil being supplied to a first end of said cylinder to move said power ram through a shearing stroke and being supplied to a second end of said cylinder toreturn said power ram to its idling position, valvemeans between said pump means and said cylinder for directing said oil to a selected one of said. cylinder ends, timing means, means for initiating operation of said timing means at the beginning of a shearing stroke, and valve control means responsive to said timing means for controlling said valve' means, said valve means being moved to a first position to initiate movement of said power ram through a shearing stroke and said timing means being operative after a'preselected time to actuate said valve control means and cause movement of said valve means to a second position thereby effecting a reversal of the movement of said power ram after movement of the latter through a predetermined shearing stroke.
2. The invention of claim 1 where said valve control means means serving to effect deenergization of said solenoid means a preselected time after the beginning of said shearing stroke.
3. The invention of claim 1 where said timing means includes a potentiometer for setting said preselected time, the setting of said potentiometer thereby determining the length of said shearing stroke.
4. The invention of claim 2 including an electrical start switch, said start switch serving to effect energization of said solenoid while simultaneously initiating the operation of said timing means,
5. The invention of claim 1 where said valve means comprises a two-position hydraulically controlled valve, and said valve control means including second valve means for directing a portion of said oil to a selected side of said hydraulically controlled valve to control the position thereof.
6. The invention of claim 5 where said valve control means further includes solenoid means, said solenoid means being energized upon the beginning of a shearing stroke, and said timing means serving to effect deenergization of said solenoid means a preselected time after the beginning of said shearing stroke, said solenoid means being connected with said second valve means for controlling the position of the latter.
7. ln bar shear apparatus for shearing metal bar stock and the like, said apparatus including a hydraulically actuated piston-cylinder assembly for driving a power ram member through a predetermined shearing stroke, the improvement comprising, in combination, pump means for supplying oil under pressure to said cylinder for moving said power ram in a predetermined direction, said oil being supplied to a first end of said cylinder to move said power ram through a shearing stroke and being supplied to a second end of said cylinder to return said power ram to its idling position, first valve means comprising a two-position hydraulically controlled valve between said pump means and said cylinder for directing said oil to a selected one of said cylinder ends, second valve means for directing a portion of said oil to a selected side of said first valve means to control the position thereof, solenoid means connected to said second valve means to control the position of the latter, timing means, an electrical start switch for effecting energization of said solenoid means while simultaneously initiating the operation of said timing means, said solenoid means thus being energized upon the beginning of a shearing stroke and said timing means serving to effect deenergization of said solenoid means a preselected time after the beginning of said shearing stroke, said first valve means thus being moved to a first position to initiate movement of said power ram through a shearing stroke and said timing means being 1 operative after a preselected time to deenergize said solenoid
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Sony goes 4K with the Bravia X900 Ultra HD TV, we go eyes-on
Sony has announced the Bravia X900A 4K Ultra HD TV. Launching in the spring, it will be Sony's flagship 4K set and features all the bells and whistles you would expect.
This means a 4K picture with the X-Reality Pro picture engine keeping things ticking over. On top of that, there is the Motionflow XR 960 engine ensuring you get a super-smooth image. Rather predictably, when putting out 4K images the set looks stunning. Colours are incredibly vibrant and motion silky smooth.
The problem is that there isn't that much 4K content to view on the screen. Sony is instead going big on upscaling 1080p to 4K. We saw a Blu-ray upscaled on the set and it looked great. The display itself is "Triluminous'" or essentially massively bright, detailed and colourful. Sony is also launching the world's first 4K video distribution service to go along with the TVs, further bulking out content.
The set of speakers on either side of the display make for an unusual-looking design. They pack quite a stereo punch as demoed to us and boast proper diverse and rich audio that outdoes what you would normally hear from a TV.
The whole set is passive 3D and will come with four pairs of glasses in the box. There is also built-in Wi-Fi, ticking the Smart TV box, as well as access of course to the Sony Entertainment Network. Sony's Smart TV experience is looking good as ever and at 4K its even nicer.
That built in Wi-Fi can also be used for screen mirroring or alternatively MHL can be used. Then there is USB playback, completing a fairly robust feature set. Also thrown in with the TV is an NFC remote.
As for screen sizes, this will start 55 inches and go up to 65 inches. With 4K and passive 3D, expect this one to be a looker. You just need to find the 4K content to watch on it.
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Dec 7, 2011, 5:04 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper
The Department of Justice today said that AT&T's withdrawal of its application to acquire T-Mobile USA with the Federal Communications Commission puts into question whether or not the plan is still active. In AT&T's request to withdraw the application, it said in so doing it would either "abandon the transaction altogether" or submit a substantially changed new plan. These comments gave pause to the Justice Department, which wonders if there's even a case to now pursue. Richard Levie, a special master overseeing the DOJ's antitrust case against the merger, says the DOJ can proceed. "The FCC-related activities have not … altered the status of this litigation," he wrote in an order today. "Although FCC approval is necessary for the proposed merger, so, too, is a favorable ruling from the federal court in this case. As there is no requirement of which the Special Master is aware that one approval must come before the other, the federal court case remains on track." The trial is set to start on February 13.
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on 05.19.2010
Let's Play Hitman - The shortened more "entertaining" remix.
Last night I posted a blog introducing my Let's Play series of Hitman: Blood Money. The advice I was given was to be funnier than the cutscenes, more entertaining, and to make the videos shorter... a maximum of five minutes long. I took it to heart and decided I really should work on it. So now I give you the shortened entertainment remix of my LP.
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on 05.18.2010
Let's Play Hitman: Blood Money - Silent Assassin Run - Part 1
If you aren't sure what a "Let's Play" is I'll explain. Basically you'll watch the video of me playing a fucking video game and talking. It's entertainment for those people who are lonely and craving human contact.
In this LP I'm doing Hitman: Blood Money, which is one of my favorite games of all time. Not only am I playing it, but I'm doing it on professional difficulty (which is the hardest setting) and getting Silent Assassin rank on every level, all accidents too.
If you're interested take a look, you can find the rest of them on my YouTube page. Lemme know what you think.
on 04.10.2010
Hans Zimmer Scored My Snuff Film.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has captured my interest like no game has in a long time. My previous blog post was all about playing Recon and how great it was, so on and so forth. Well apparently I wasn't satisfied with gushing over this game in just text... so I got myself a Dazzle (a nifty thing you can use to capture console footage to your PC) and decided to throw together a montage of me playing BC2 for just over 8 minutes.
To be honest, if you're not a BC2 player you probably won't know what's going on in this video. If you are a BC2 player, shhhh, don't tell anyone when you notice me noob things up in the video.
on 04.04.2010
Why Do I Love Recon In Bad Company 2?
--- It's been over a year since my last blog. Wish my return was something... better, but hell, this is what I have to say right now. ---
Everyone hates Recon or �snipers� in every game. I felt the same way when I first started playing Bad Company 2, then I tried it. The reasons why people don�t like it are discussed at length and on a whole I tend to agree. Yet for some reason I just can�t help but select Recon when I start the match. I decided to talk a little bit about what makes Recon/sniper so much fun for me.
I enjoy moving through cover so I can get line of sight on a tank that�s locking down an area and feeling the suspense as I see my mortar strike lock in and watch as death rains from above. +30, +50, +50, +100. The post-destruction bliss, seeing those blue triangles advance through the map towards our objective, is for me, like a cigarette after sex.
Hearing one of my squad members complain about a sniper, positioning myself to get a view, spotting and removing the threat so my team can take position. The whole time knowing that most likely for the rest of the match that �sniper� is going to be looking for me and not taking out my run and gun partners.
The satisfaction of seeing a high value target running across the map towards an objective or having an RPG in hand as he moves on one of my vehicles. Overcoming the hesitation and self-doubt as gauge the distance, putting the cross hairs � of an inch above his head and a half inch in front of path of movement, and finally pulling the trigger and watching that pink mist, knowing he�s just yelled �WTF! Come on!�
The annoyance of realizing when I don�t have a shot on an enemy followed by the smile that goes across my face as I get a spot kill bonus because someone who does finished the job I couldn�t.
Running to the objectives, tossing down motion sensors and waiting with pistol in hand. Confident enough in my team mates abilities to know that even if I am killed, the red triangles will pop up and the objective will be defended.
That tense moment when I realize that the man in your crosshair also has you in his. The gamble of pulling the trigger and hoping you�re faster and more accurate or the safety of ducking and running for cover and a new position.
I�ve been playing first person shooters for years. I�ve been AWP�d back when Counter-Strike was still someone�s little project. I�ve seen the 2Fort matches in Team Fortress 2 turn into pointless sniping matches. I�ve been on teams with people in Halo who want to get long range head shots more than they want to win the round. The difference for me is that in Bad Company 2 I know that if I play well and use my class to the fullest I am not just playing my own meta-game of �shoot the other snipers�. I�m helping complete objectives, tearing down defenses, advancing an offense, and having a ton of fun while I do it.
Not to mention that I�m smart enough to switch classes if the current situation calls for it. Don�t be a one trick pony. Play for your team.
on 10.02.2008
Autistic Kid Plays WoW And Thinks Cops Are Maniacs.
A long time ago, like last year, I made a posted about how I was talking video games with this Autistic kid at my father-in-law's house. Well I just got back in town after a week of visiting them and the whole trip pretty much sucked except for when I let this kid play WoW.
The first thing he did was create an undead rogue named "Undersneaky". When I asked the nine year old why he picked that name he informed me that "when The Undertaker and sneaky combine they form... UNDERSNEAKY!". I found his answer satisfactory.
I showed him the basic mechanics of the game and within five minutes he was running around having a good time. Then he came across some monsters that attacked and killed him. As he looked at the corpse on the screen he said the greatest thing I've ever heard a nine year old say...
"Those guys just started attacking me... they are maniacs... like cops".
on 09.17.2008
Golden Age of Gaming? Yep... Pretty Much.
Originally Sean Sands posted
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During the "retro" days of gaming when NES was at it's prime I was there. I was also old enough to understand what was happening in the industry. If I look back and let nostalgia take hold I'll have nothing but warm and fuzzy memories of how awesome things were back then. The truth is that they were awesome, but it wasn't because games were better or the industry was creating an environment of greatness. It was because I was a young man with little to no real responsibility and video games were something exciting and new. I finally had the power to control what was on the television screen and it felt good.
We can skip all the talk about the classic games that fill our hearts with joy, every era of every form of media will have some gems in the pile of gravel. The truth is that it was a time of intense marketing and games filling the market whose advertisements were more entertaining than the games themselves. It's very much the same today except that now we are living in a unique situation where gaming has evolved into a culture instead of hobby of novelty.
What solidifies the idea that we are living in a golden age for me as a PC gamer isn't the amount of good titles that are released or features of new consoles. It's that I can spend around $50 for a good game and enjoy the experience of playing that game for years. I can do a simple internet search for "LAN Party" and find lists of times and places where I can go meet up with hundreds of other gamers and enjoy playing games together. I don't see how after all the talk of PAX and NARP's going on anyone can claim we are living in something other than THE golden age of gaming.
Remember when you first played Super Mario Bros. and you thought about how cool it would be if you could make levels for it? Well now, in this age, you can. Not only can you make levels for Super Mario Bros. but if you love Team Fortress 2 you can make levels for that which people will download and actually play. Hell, people are creating games by themselves out of their bedrooms and releasing them to the public for people to play.
Right now I'm sitting in an IRC chatroom talking about video games, while posting a blog about video games which will be read by other gamers, after which I will sign on to Steam to see what current sales there are on video games that I can dowload and play with the click of a button, and while playing those games I can speak through a microphone and actually speak to people playing the same game I am who live across the country.
This is the golden age. From here on out we need only sit back and smile waiting for the platinum age... I hope I'm alive long enough to see it.
on 09.11.2008
When you have a PC and something breaks... UPGRADE!
One of my favorite things about having a PC is that when something breaks after a few years you have the option of either replacing it with the same part... or upgrading. Upgrading is awesome, not only does it usually end up improving your gaming experience, but let's be honest, it's always nice to get new toys.
This mouse is old and busted:
For the past month my nearly one year old son has gotten into the habit of attacking my Logitech MX510 optical mouse. By attacking I mean pulling it off the desk, yanking on the wires, and trying his best to shove the whole thing in his mouth. The result of this assault has been that it's started taking a shit on me, to the point that it has been performing worse than a crusty trackball at random points while using it. This is no good when you're leading a headshot across a battlefield.
So I did what had to be done. I loaded the family up into the car and headed to Fry's where I picked up a lovely Logitech G5 laser. Not only is it an outright upgrade in terms of sensitivity but it has lots of nifty options my MX510 did not. For instance I can now avoid the trouble of a light handed mouse by using the weights that come with the mouse (which are housed inside a metal case that says G5 on it... sexy). I can also switch between three different DPI settings with the push of a button on the mouse. If you're not sure what that means let me explain:
I'm playing an FPS and I'm running around the field. I'll want to use a lower DPI setting which allows for more mouse movement without the camera flying all over the place. I spot a target far away and zoom in while at the same time clicking the button to raise my DPI. This gives me more direct control over where the sight of my gun will be increasing the accuracy. This is very nice.
The other thing I like better than the MX510 is that it has a rough almost sandy feeling surface. During extended gaming sessions the mouse will not become slippery and hard to operate due to sweaty hands. Oh and if you're going to say "I've never had a problem with my mouse getting to sweaty to use" then let me tell you that you've never had an actual EXTENDED gaming session.
This mouse is new and sexy:
Now I'm sure some will point out that there are better mice for whatever reasons. On paper some may seem better but when taking into account that I've been using an MX510 for years and the basic design of the G5 is the same, there is not really an adjustment period. It's just using a better piece of hardware instantly.
Now I'm off to play with my new toy.
on 09.09.2008
My BioShock! Nooooooo! Someone Must Pay!
Having finally gotten around to playing BioShock I settled down in front of my PC and got to work. I was blown away not only with how amazing the game looked but with the story from the beginning. Normally when a game comes out with a lot of hype around it I tend to back off and wait for things to cool down before I play it. I want to develop and an opinion without the feedback of everyone else.
So far I have to say that the credit this game was given was totally on point. Aside from one huge problem I have had.
Playing through to the point where I entered Langford's office to search the safe I was confronted with a horrible bug/glitch. The safe is empty, thus not allowing me to progress any further in the game. I've re-installed, started the game over, basically every step one would take to fix the problem and it hasn't helped. As I've searched for a solution I've found that this has happened with other people and not just on PC, there are also Xbox players who are reporting this bug. I've posted on the 2k forums and gotten zero response.
It's very disappointing to say the least. Getting myself into a game that is fun and with a great story is such a rare thing these days. I hate seeing it ruined by such a glaring error. You would think that by now 2k would have stepped up and done something about this, I mean it's not a simple bug where an enemy freezes or something that prevents you from getting an achievement. It's a game stopping glitch. I really wish companies would put more effort into uncovering and fixing these type of issues.
So until a solution comes up I'm left with a partially finished game... yay.
on 09.08.2008
Mercenaries 2: Gettin' Bruckheimer On Their Asses!
Spent several hours earlier playing through Mercenaries 2 on my PC and I still have mixed feelings. The menu design is probably my favorite thing about this game so far. It's really good looking and upon loading the game I was actually excited about playing it. I even considered taking a few screenshots to use as my desktop background.
Once I began playing the game my opinion started shifting. To begin with the controls feel muddy, as if I have an old trackball mouse and it's sticking... except I don't and it's not. It could just be that I'm used to a certain type of pinpoint targeting perfection due to using a keyboard and mouse to play games. While I can forgive some of this due to the fact that the game is third person, that forgiveness only goes so far, especially when games like Ghost Recon had it perfect years ago.
When it comes to the story I feel like they shouldn't have bothered. Much like the early GTA incarnations the plot line serves only to give you an excuse to fuck shit up... which I'm fine with. Like so many big budget action movies, this game has been entertaining to a degree but I'm left feeling slightly empty and ashamed that I didn't use my time to play something more interesting. The characters feel like they come straight out of that abortion of a film "Smokin' Aces"... I mean one of the main characters has a fauxhawk... that's just not acceptable.
I'll probably play it again later just to see if things change up, but I most likely won't finish the game. There are too many other games to play, too many books to read, and too many movies to see to invest time into something this bleh.
on 09.07.2008
Dollar Store Mega Man Score
My Sunday ritual began as usual. I got into the car and headed to the Dollar Store down the street to pick up a few pregnancy tests and some meat tenderizer. I grabbed my items and as I was walking towards the register I noticed some 3" Mega Man figures sitting on a shelf. They were all connected to some plastic display board type thing and I figured that six bucks wasn't a bad deal so I picked them up. When I checked out the cashier only counted the whole plastic display thing as one item.
So now for $1.00 even (there is no sales tax in Oregon) I have six 3" Mega Man figures.
on 09.05.2008
You've got to be kidding me! Why haven't we stopped Spore?!
I've been playing Spore all week and I'll be the first to admit that it's plenty of fun and very adorable. The tutorials are very simple and integrated into each level making for a seamless transition between learning the mechanics of each section and playing them. While some people will claim that the lack of serious difficulty is a minus, I personally feel like it helps the game along. This game is about progression, not achievement. That can be a blurry line but that is part of what makes Spore interesting.
With that said I'd like to point out that we live in a world where a inter-species sex scene makes headlines. A world where the simple act of shooting someone in the virtual face and stealing their vehicle for kicks is something parents are warned against. A society where games like Dr. Aborto!, which has been leading sales on Mac, openly encourage teenage girls to get secret abortions.
Now why is it that we haven't gathered the courage to take down Will "The Blasphemer" Wright? How is he permitted to force our children and elderly people to play a game which clearly proves that evolution is better than Jesus Christ?! Not only does Spore support evolution, but in the tribal stage of the game there is music and dancing!
My fellow Dtoiders we are known across the internet as being the righteous and wise in the video game community. Join with me as we teach Will "burnin' in hell" Wright a lesson!
on 08.31.2008
Oh sweet delicious FPS benchmarks...
The BFG GeForce 8800GT OC's have dropped in price. I saw one when I was at Best Buy for $150 and couldn't resist. I had to upgrade my power supply though so I headed to Fry's and picked up a 500w for $40. My rig is very nice now.
Before the upgrade my bottleneck was my graphics card. I mean I have a Phenom Quad Core that's rated at 5.5ghz and 3GB of DDR3 RAM.
YKMG is a very happy man. Especially after running the Crysis test...
If you're looking to upgrade your graphics card now is the time to do it. You're not going to find a better card for a better price than this.
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A couple of fall storms timed for early this weekend and next week
Thursday, October 1, 2015
The above average temperatures of this early fall will continue through most of tomorrow before a storm currently off the California coast brings cooler temperatures and showers into the Steamboat Springs area later Friday.
This storm will be forced eastward from the coast as a second splitting storm currently in the western Canadian high latitudes takes its place along the West Coast by Saturday night. The first storm will bring a noticeably cooler airmass by Friday night, with showers developing ahead of and along the front by Friday afternoon or evening.
Saturday should start off dry and cool before there is a chance of light showers redeveloping in the afternoon and evening. The second storm will then develop into a closed low cutoff from the jet stream to our north around Sunday, backing our winds to the southwest and initially bringing some drying into the area for Sunday and Monday.
This second storm is forecast to move eastward or southeastward across the southern Great Basin on Monday, and will bring increasing moisture from the south over Colorado, similar to the active monsoonal pattern we saw for a lot of this summer. There may be a small chance of showers on Monday afternoon, but the heaviest rainfall is reserved if the storm moves over our area from later Tuesday through Thursday.
Models are struggling with the timing and position of the storm. A fair bit of uncertainty exists with how far south the storm eventually moves, with the latest European ECMWF favoring a more southern, slower and drier solution. If the storm takes a more northern track like the American GFS, showers may continue through Thursday and perhaps even Friday as the storm moves east of the area, leaving the classic-for-Steamboat cool, moist and unstable northwest flow.
Some ridging is forecast to occur behind the storm, bringing improving conditions for the following weekend.
Quintessential Colorado fall weather continues through the weekend
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The current warm days and cool nights reflective of this quintessential Colorado autumn weather will endure through this weekend, highlighting the spectacular fall colors.
Starting early in the work week, model differences make the forecast uncertain. All models have a Pacific storm currently in the Gulf of Alaska splitting, with the northern part of the storm moving north of the Steamboat Springs area late in the weekend. This grazing storm will drag some cooler and more seasonable air over the area by late Sunday or early Monday.
The American GFS insists on the southern part of the storm crossing the West Coast and bringing moisture into the Steamboat Springs area by Monday afternoon. The European ECMWF, on the other hand, has been consistent in keeping the southern part of the storm off the coast for the first few days of the work week and moving it towards our area by later in the week.
Because the GFS has been trending towards the slower and drier ECMWF the last few model runs, I expect this trend to continue, leading to only a slim chance of showers early in the work week.
The ECMWF does finally bring the southern part of the Pacific storm over our area later in the work week, so the weather around then and heading into the following weekend may be unsettled.
Last and coldest wave for tonight followed by dry weather heading into the weekend
Thursday, September 17, 2015
There is one more wave grazing the northern Colorado border tonight which will drag the coldest air of the season over the Steamboat Springs area . Though moisture rapidly diminishes as the wave passes, there may be enough around when the coldest air arrives overnight to produce a light dusting of snow at the highest elevations of Mt. Werner by Friday morning.
Temperatures will stay cool under mostly sunny skies Friday before the clear night brings strong cooling, leading to temperatures near or even below freezing by Saturday morning. Temperatures will begin to warm towards normal Saturday and after another cold start Sunday morning, will return to normal by Sunday afternoon and above normal by Monday. Locals will need to protect their tomato plants both mornings!
Warm and dry weather looks to last through much of Tuesday as the upper level flow backs to the southwest, with another surge of moisture forecast over Colorado during the day. There is the potential for more wet weather from Tuesday night through Wednesday as this moisture and energy pass over Colorado, with current long range models predicting a return to warm and dry after the midweek storm passes.
Cool and wet work week
Sunday, September 13, 2015
The remnants of former hurricane Linda and a Pacific storm currently in the Gulf of Alaska will conspire to keep the Steamboat Springs area cool and likely wet starting tomorrow afternoon.
Moisture from the former hurricane is beginning to overspread Colorado today, as some smoke the wildfires to our west invaded the area in weak northwest flow overnight. Periods of rain by later Monday and lasting overnight into Tuesday morning may occur as the circulation is forced eastward across the Great Basin today and through Colorado tomorrow by the approaching Pacific storm. The intensity of this rain may be tempered if cool and cloudy conditions are present earlier in the day.
Though the possibility of rain will decrease during the day Tuesday, waves ejecting ahead of the Pacific storm will keep the temperatures cool with a chance of showers during the rest of the day.
Waves are forecast to continue moving through the Pacific storm, keeping its eastward motion slow and the chance of continued cool and showery weather through Wednesday and Thursday. By Friday, current model guidance indicates some warming and drying heading into the weekend.
Some models have another much weaker Pacific storm approaching the West Coast early in the weekend, and this may allow moisture to return from the south and increase the chance of showers by mid-next weekend, though this chance will be greatest south of the Steamboat Springs area. This will be a quick moving storm with warm and dry weather quickly returning heading into the following work week.
Pleasant late summer weather this week
Sunday, September 6, 2015
A storm currently to our north that brought some snow to the higher elevations of Idaho yesterday morning and cooler temperatures to the Steamboat Springs area today will stay to our north but keep a chance of passing showers around for today and tomorrow. Trailing waves behind this storm will reinforce the cool weather through Tuesday before more drying and warming is forecast to occur by Wednesday.
There is a possibility of smoke from the Pacific Northwest wildfires being transported over our region as the flow veers from the southwest to the west-northwest by midweek, but otherwise the weather should be classic early-September beautiful for the rest of the work week with warm sunny days and cool nights.
A dry wave in west-northwest flow is forecast to stay mostly north and east of the Steamboat Springs area late Friday or early Saturday, but may knock temperatures back a bit before they rebound for the rest of the weekend.
The next storm of interest will approach the West Coast early by late next weekend and will likely significantly affect our weather for the following work week.


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By : lieutenant winslow07.23.2008 @ 3:08 PM
you know that scene in 'the professional' when natalie portman is in the men's room w/ gary oldman and she's got a big brown paper bag full o' guns but instead of pulling the 4-5 on him and taking her revenge, she pusses out & blows the only chance she'll ever have to exact sweet, blood-soaked revenge?
well she was a 12 yr old girl. what's your excuse, bull?
By : swanychitown07.23.2008 @ 3:12 PM
Needs more anal and shin goring.
By : toidi2307.23.2008 @ 3:17 PM
the columbian wave…
By : Dave0507.23.2008 @ 3:18 PM
The bullfighting gods do not look favorably upon The Wave.
By : Punch Rockgroin07.23.2008 @ 3:20 PM
Musta been Do As You Feel day.
By : whowillsexmutombo07.23.2008 @ 3:26 PM
This is surprising, because when one thinks about Colombia, the first thing that comes to mind is "concern for public safety."
By : whowillsexmutombo07.23.2008 @ 3:27 PM
the other surprise is that this was at Columbia UNIVERSITY. That push for ethnic diversity is working like a fucking charm.
By : rv07.23.2008 @ 3:28 PM
that reminds me of the one time i was at this really big orgy…
By : Enrico Pallazzo07.23.2008 @ 3:34 PM
Did I see Tito Santana in there?
By : Yamabushi07.23.2008 @ 3:41 PM
Was Jose hurt?
By : Otto Man07.23.2008 @ 3:43 PM
+1 Punch
By : WhyDoYouAsk07.23.2008 @ 3:50 PM
Hold on here…this grandstand wasn't double-bolted!
/I feel good
By : Anonymous07.23.2008 @ 3:52 PM
Hold on here…this grandstand wasn't double-bolted!
/I feel good
By : Dan Daoust07.23.2008 @ 5:30 PM
Wait, wait, what about the restaurants??