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04-01-2010, 08:38 AM   #1
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April Fools Joke (Hack?)

I've noticed that almost everyone here, including me, has been changed into a Canon User (though there are a few Nikon Users out there too). Any ideas, mods?

04-01-2010, 08:52 AM   #2
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Nope- I have no clue what's going on here. We installed a piece of software to detect traitors to Pentax, and apparently the results are overwhelming. It uses a complex algorithm that analyzes all your posts for truthfulness and then makes conclusion that's practically 100% accurate according to our statistical partner, Smarter Tools Inc.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Adam Quote
Nope- I have no clue what's going on here. We installed a piece of software to detect traitors to Pentax, and apparently the results are overwhelming. It uses a complex algorithm that analyzes all your posts for truthfulness and then makes conclusion that's practically 100% accurate according to our statistical partner, Smarter Tools Inc.
I am a liar.

What's it make of that then?

04-01-2010, 09:09 AM   #4
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You got me with that one.
It looks like you have to send Adam money...

04-01-2010, 09:11 AM   #5
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bikecoboss: "I am not now, nor have I ever been, a user of non-Pentax cameras"

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I did take some images with my friends D90 over the last weekend.......wow, cant hide anything!!!
04-01-2010, 09:23 AM   #7
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QuoteOriginally posted by Wheatfield Quote
You got me with that one.
It looks like you have to send Adam money...
On the other hand if he sends me some I might tell him the truth!

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04-01-2010, 09:30 AM   #9
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Buggy algorithm!

QuoteOriginally posted by Adam Quote
.... We installed a piece of software to detect traitors to Pentax, and apparently the results are overwhelming. It uses a complex algorithm that analyzes all your posts for truthfulness and then makes conclusion that's practically 100% accurate according to our statistical partner, Smarter Tools Inc.
I would ask Smarter Tools Inc. for a refund. It turns out that I am a Nikon user, but for some reason it identifies me as a Canon user. Perhaps they could improve their algorithm by adopting a third category, "Canikon User", as a sort of catch-all.

Dan (who prefers Pentax to both Canon and Nikon)
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Heehee.
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mine is right. my F is sitting here next to me. nikon FTW.
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Guess this would make it harder to troll .

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QuoteOriginally posted by séamuis Quote
mine is right. my F is sitting here next to me. nikon FTW.


I've got a Nikon filter or two? Maybe a lens cap? (I mean, it wouldn't be that much fun if I got labeled a Canon user, still shooting most of my film with Canon FD stuff and all.
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Posting to see if I'm a traitor too...

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Edit: Nope!!
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Testing 1,2,3... maybe I'll be a Leica user?
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