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WTF is zombo.com? I just get a guy with a jamaican accent welcoming me to zombo.com many many many times?
R.I.P. @Bracconiere
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Just a goofy website, I think?
"You can do anything at zombocom"
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It's and endless resource of inspiration and tools for the novice to professional.
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An extreme parody/satire website created in 1999. I had to Google it. And I've been in computers since I think Silicon was first created from magnesium + helium in the first stars of the universe. To recommend it is akin to Rick-rolling. I think.
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Got me!
Got me!
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Way way back in the day when the WWW was the 'next big thing' (about 1846 or so) and I was younger, svelte, single, and bored, many's the time I would find one of those links that would take you to a random website. Over and over and over. Kinda like the wikipedia game, but with the potential of seeing something extremely NSFW.
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Honestly I am not a creeper or stalker. But I had a thought, and just put it in motion. I made a post on the Welcome New Brewers thread, asking if any new members from Arizona. Probably won't pan out, but it would be fun to let the new owner of Bracc's equipment know some history of it.
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THAT'S an emoji we need!! Dancing Hamsters!!!
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No.
No, we do not.
(But @bracconiere would've both laughed, and added some obscure, miniaturely-texted cartoon over it)
No, we do not.
(But @bracconiere would've both laughed, and added some obscure, miniaturely-texted cartoon over it)
Bracc hated hamsters. I found out once on the battery powered lawn equipment thread.
beren
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Mmm. 1999 was a good year.
Correction, Bracc never said anything about hamsters. It was hedgehogs, dogs, and cats.
We had an exchange... I'll share a quote in case anyone wants a link
We had an exchange... I'll share a quote in case anyone wants a link
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How is this the first time I have ever stumbled on this thread. I read to page 3 while trying to get my daughter back down.
Now I have 2 things, ones a question and ones a statement;
1) any confirmation if he has in fact passed away?
2) I’ve always pictured @bracc as Gary Busey in Black Sheep
Now I have 2 things, ones a question and ones a statement;
1) any confirmation if he has in fact passed away?
2) I’ve always pictured @bracc as Gary Busey in Black Sheep
Sammy86 found out after reaching out by mail
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....2) I’ve always pictured @bracc as Gary Busey in Black Sheep.....
I always pictured brown hair, kind of medium dark.
Still not accepting he is really gone. Can one still gift him an upgrade?
I always pictured brown hair, kind of medium dark.
Still not accepting he is really gone. Can one still gift him an upgrade?
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I didn't see this news until today. Very sad. I always enjoyed his posts and his attitude. One of the people looked forward to hearing from, even if his input was not always what you would call practical.
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He was the ultimate of practical.
He was practical-infinity.
He was so practical, so far down the practical spectrum, it wrapped around the universe to the negative infinity practical spectrum.
He was practical-infinity.
He was so practical, so far down the practical spectrum, it wrapped around the universe to the negative infinity practical spectrum.
madscientist451
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Yes, HBT needs a new server, gift an upgrade to bracc, with a note to add it to the server account.
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There was no place to ad a note. He "bought a round" way back when for me so I figured I would return the favor. I might have clicked the wrong gift button, not sure, but there was no way to ad a note with my memorial intention.
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I just realized Bracc was probably a "lifetime" member.
So considering... well anyway, I added an extra year beyond that so presumably someone counting the beans will figure out the intention.
I can't really afford to do that, but I miss him. I'll challenge yall to do the same, even if it is only a one month extension at a time.
Energy does not die, it just changes form.
So considering... well anyway, I added an extra year beyond that so presumably someone counting the beans will figure out the intention.
I can't really afford to do that, but I miss him. I'll challenge yall to do the same, even if it is only a one month extension at a time.
Energy does not die, it just changes form.
So practical, in fact, that one might suggest he was practically impractical at all.
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It's been 6 years, man!
Let Jayjay feel his feelings!
One last shout out to Bracc. A couple of years ago he convinced me to purchase a postal scale for my CO2 tank. After receiving the scale, I realized I had a very small leak, probably a hundredth of an ounce per day. Not bad, but it pained me every day seeing the scale tic down. So I replaced all my CO2 lines and installed oetiker clamps instead of worm clamps. Still leaking at the same rate. Then I replaced the flat washer on my TapRite regular with no change. I've been living with this slow leak for a few years now and finally got it fixed. Turns out you really need to crank hard when attaching the regulator to the tank. Working flawlessly now and I honestly never would have noticed had Bracc not convinced me to buy that scale. Miss you Bracc. I hope the beer is flowing where you are.
Here is the link I used to isolate the leak. Great article.
https://www.beveragefactory.com/blo...and-fix-a-leak-in-a-kegerator-co2-gas-system/
Here is the link I used to isolate the leak. Great article.
https://www.beveragefactory.com/blo...and-fix-a-leak-in-a-kegerator-co2-gas-system/
Just a few weeks ago I renewed the HBT membership which Bracc had gifted me as thanks for answering a simple question about something or other.
ETA: Ha! It was for introducing him to coiling an extension cord over-under.
ETA: Ha! It was for introducing him to coiling an extension cord over-under.
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Haha, I still haven't mastered that technique. My daughter is taking audio tech in college next fall. I'll have her teach me.
Pretty reasonable fee to learn deep sorcery.
This thread is a place of gathering and remembrance. At times, it feels almost like like the rituals of a cargo cult, and I'm totally okay with that.
To some of us, @bracconiere was something of a John Frum, and it's much easier to pretend he's merely gone back to his homeland to retrieve more gifts for his tribe here at HBT, than having left us altogether.
In the meanwhile, we'll keep the runway clear, our radios of coconut in tune, as we look to the sky.
To some of us, @bracconiere was something of a John Frum, and it's much easier to pretend he's merely gone back to his homeland to retrieve more gifts for his tribe here at HBT, than having left us altogether.
In the meanwhile, we'll keep the runway clear, our radios of coconut in tune, as we look to the sky.
You're not kidding!
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Jeez. I had to look up cargo cult and John Frum.
The US education system is clearly deficient.
The US education system is clearly deficient.
Lovable bunch of uncultured swine!I'm in that club too,,,
Cheers,
Joel B.
I learned about them in college when I was majoring in anthropology. I recently began dusting up on the subject on a hunch it might shed some light on current political delusions.
Specifically, look up "big man" and "rubbish men" wrt cargo cults, and ask yourself if any of it sounds somewhat familiar.
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