why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

**CharLac** · 11-18-2021, 08:51 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

In other news, I won a monthly drawing for canned seafood, a $50 value.
Some sardines, mostly mackerel, and a bag of fancy sea salt.

Recently a buddy of mine received a seafood shipment from the Maritimes. I had a pound of cod cheeks ordered. Soooo good.

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**CharLac** · 11-18-2021, 08:53 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Yikes! A friend of mine in Bellingham says he found himself chest deep in water in his abode.

I have quite a few family living in BC...waiting to hear if they are all okay. My brother is on Vancouver Island and is okay for now.

**CharLac** · 11-18-2021, 09:02 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by normhead

Developers are probably the slimiest people on the planet. The absolute worst of humanity.

Yes, well local Governments should not be selling building permits to these people....so who is slimier?

bertwert · 11-18-2021, 09:04 AM - **3 Likes**

More pictures from BC... sorry they're on the silly social media platform thing - you should be able to see them without an account, but they really are excellent and worth sharing to show the extent of the damage.

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Racer X 69 · 11-18-2021, 09:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

And there I go mixing imperial and metric units again

That’s what Canadians do, eh?

Racer X 69 · 11-18-2021, 09:18 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by bertwert

More pictures from BC... sorry they're on the silly social media platform thing - you should be able to see them without an account, but they really are excellent and worth sharing to show the extent of the damage.

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It says “you must log in first”.

Not gonna happen.

bertwert · 11-18-2021, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

It says “you must log in first”.

Oh that's too bad. They really are something.

On my computer I can see them if I'm not logged in - there's a big banner on the bottom saying to log in, but if I ignore that I can click the pictures and click through them.

tim60 · 11-18-2021, 10:03 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

It's interesting to think how little data 5MB is and how much space that took up at the time.

So a byte is 8 bits, where one bit is either a 0 or 1. With a word document open and writing down some bytes, just "01010101" for simplicity with a space in between to separate them, I can fit 2500 "bytes" on a US standard letter page at a small but readable font size 5 with ¼" page margins. If one were to print that double sided, you get 5KB of data per sheet of paper. That means that 5MB hard drive there only has the data capacity of 1000 sheets of paper. With a ream of standard copy paper being roughly five pounds, that's only 10 lbs.

On the other hand, look at the 64GB SD card in my camera... it's figuratively nothing and "holds" nearly 13 million sheets of this paper... but wait. You get up to 1TB microSD cards now, which is equivalent here to 200 million sheets of paper... or around 2 million pounds of paper! How can one even visualize how much that is... according to Google, a Boeing 747 is around 400 thousand pounds. So that 1TB microSD card has the equivalent weight of five 747s of paper in data. All in something that weighs one quarter of a gram! Pretty amazing. And there I go mixing imperial and metric units again

I guess the ancients made a similar data storage advance going from clay tablets to paper.

normhead · 11-18-2021, 02:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tim60

I guess the ancients made a similar data storage advance going from clay tablets to paper.

Clay tablets last longer, and don't need to have the technology maintained to be accessible.
My prints are only supposed to last 200 years.

Parallax · 11-18-2021, 03:01 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by normhead

Clay tablets last longer,

Not necessarily. Even stone tablet are perishable.

You Tube

MarkJerling · 11-18-2021, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by bertwert

More pictures from BC... sorry they're on the silly social media platform thing - you should be able to see them without an account, but they really are excellent and worth sharing to show the extent of the damage.

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Yikes! That's gonna take a while to fix.

bertwert · 11-18-2021, 04:57 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Yikes! That's gonna take a while to fix.

You could say that again... over the day I keep seeing more and more pictures of other destruction.

Military has been called in to help, so caught a chopper (CH146 Griffon) right overhead when I was working. Not the best shot, but adequate for a snap at whatever settings were there and through a window:

**rod_grant** · 11-18-2021, 04:59 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Yikes! That's gonna take a while to fix.

and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

lesmore49 · 11-18-2021, 08:32 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

Recently a buddy of mine received a seafood shipment from the Maritimes. I had a pound of cod cheeks ordered. Soooo good.

Looks real good. Out here on the prairie, we love pickerel (what many here, call walleye) cheeks.

Best tasting fish I ever had..is actually a toss up between fresh Yellow Perch caught in Lake Manitoba, or the cod we had for a meal in Newfoundland.

Our daughter's neighbour caught it, while fishing (baitcasting) as he was floating in his dory, in the Atlantic.

Our daughter cooked it.

' Magnifique ' as the French say...as I'm not sure what the Newfoundlanders say.

MarkJerling · 11-18-2021, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Getting my every 3 month scan this morning.
That bacon soda sounds much better than the barium contrast I'm about to start drinking.

Good luck Bob!

11-18-2021, 09:18 AM - 1 Like	#93291
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by bertwert More pictures from BC... sorry they're on the silly social media platform thing - you should be able to see them without an account, but they really are excellent and worth sharing to show the extent of the damage. Log into Facebook \| Facebook It says “you must log in first”. Not gonna happen. Last edited by Racer X 69; 11-18-2021 at 09:29 AM.

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by robtcorl In other news, I won a monthly drawing for canned seafood, a $50 value. Some sardines, mostly mackerel, and a bag of fancy sea salt. Recently a buddy of mine received a seafood shipment from the Maritimes. I had a pound of cod cheeks ordered. Soooo good. Attached Images

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by MarkJerling Yikes! A friend of mine in Bellingham says he found himself chest deep in water in his abode. I have quite a few family living in BC...waiting to hear if they are all okay. My brother is on Vancouver Island and is okay for now.

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by normhead Developers are probably the slimiest people on the planet. The absolute worst of humanity. Yes, well local Governments should not be selling building permits to these people....so who is slimier?

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	More pictures from BC... sorry they're on the silly social media platform thing - you should be able to see them without an account, but they really are excellent and worth sharing to show the extent of the damage. Log into Facebook \| Facebook

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Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by bertwert And there I go mixing imperial and metric units again That’s what Canadians do, eh?

11-18-2021, 09:26 AM	#93292
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Racer X 69 It says “you must log in first”. Oh that's too bad. They really are something. On my computer I can see them if I'm not logged in - there's a big banner on the bottom saying to log in, but if I ignore that I can click the pictures and click through them.

11-18-2021, 10:03 AM - 3 Likes	#93293
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,739	Originally posted by bertwert It's interesting to think how little data 5MB is and how much space that took up at the time. So a byte is 8 bits, where one bit is either a 0 or 1. With a word document open and writing down some bytes, just "01010101" for simplicity with a space in between to separate them, I can fit 2500 "bytes" on a US standard letter page at a small but readable font size 5 with ¼" page margins. If one were to print that double sided, you get 5KB of data per sheet of paper. That means that 5MB hard drive there only has the data capacity of 1000 sheets of paper. With a ream of standard copy paper being roughly five pounds, that's only 10 lbs. On the other hand, look at the 64GB SD card in my camera... it's figuratively nothing and "holds" nearly 13 million sheets of this paper... but wait. You get up to 1TB microSD cards now, which is equivalent here to 200 million sheets of paper... or around 2 million pounds of paper! How can one even visualize how much that is... according to Google, a Boeing 747 is around 400 thousand pounds. So that 1TB microSD card has the equivalent weight of five 747s of paper in data. All in something that weighs one quarter of a gram! Pretty amazing. And there I go mixing imperial and metric units again I guess the ancients made a similar data storage advance going from clay tablets to paper.

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by tim60 I guess the ancients made a similar data storage advance going from clay tablets to paper. Clay tablets last longer, and don't need to have the technology maintained to be accessible. My prints are only supposed to last 200 years.

11-18-2021, 04:19 PM	#93296
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,403	Originally posted by bertwert More pictures from BC... sorry they're on the silly social media platform thing - you should be able to see them without an account, but they really are excellent and worth sharing to show the extent of the damage. Log into Facebook \| Facebook Yikes! That's gonna take a while to fix.

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bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by MarkJerling Yikes! That's gonna take a while to fix. You could say that again... over the day I keep seeing more and more pictures of other destruction. Military has been called in to help, so caught a chopper (CH146 Griffon) right overhead when I was working. Not the best shot, but adequate for a snap at whatever settings were there and through a window:

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rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by MarkJerling Yikes! That's gonna take a while to fix. and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

11-18-2021, 08:32 PM - 2 Likes	#93299
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,337	Originally posted by CharLac Recently a buddy of mine received a seafood shipment from the Maritimes. I had a pound of cod cheeks ordered. Soooo good. Looks real good. Out here on the prairie, we love pickerel (what many here, call walleye) cheeks. Best tasting fish I ever had..is actually a toss up between fresh Yellow Perch caught in Lake Manitoba, or the cod we had for a meal in Newfoundland. Our daughter's neighbour caught it, while fishing (baitcasting) as he was floating in his dory, in the Atlantic. Our daughter cooked it. ' Magnifique ' as the French say...as I'm not sure what the Newfoundlanders say.

11-18-2021, 08:48 PM	#93300
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,403	Originally posted by robtcorl Getting my every 3 month scan this morning. That bacon soda sounds much better than the barium contrast I'm about to start drinking. Good luck Bob!

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