What's the last thing you purchased?

[The Prowler]

A shop light....something like this:

 

[The Prowler]

Yeah I agree Prowler

My patio set would set you back well over five grand, Senile @Joe.

But it is better than any of that metal shit out there.

Well worth it, if you can afford it. It will outlast any of that metal junk.

 

[The Prowler]

A gaming mouse and keyboard....like this:

 

[The Prowler]

One of these watches:

 

[Joe]

A gaming mouse and keyboard....like this:

I gotta get a new keyboard.

I dropped it and it doesn't work to well anymore. Guess i'll look on Craigslist.

I just spent $500 usd/$600 Canadian on a ram upgrade so I don't have much left in the budget for a pricey keyboard.

 

[Jeannie]

One of these watches:

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

 

[The Prowler]

A little portable hard drive...just a small one...250 Gb.

 

[Jeannie]

A little portable hard drive...just a small one...250 Gb.

cmon now lol

 

[The Prowler]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

 

[Joe]

Anyway @The Prowler I'm probably gonna switch to Windows or Linux at some point cuz Apple is screwing its customers over lately. If I stay with the Apple platform my computer will probably be obsolete by this or next year. But if I load Windows onto it instead it might be good for another 5 to 10 more years. Windows has a better selection of apps anyways.

Apple are just acting Iike jerks.

Ironically Microsoft has become more like what Apple used to be. Giving the customer more choice

 

[The Prowler]

cmon now lol

Too small for you?

My system data is under 20Mb.

I can store over 10,000 copies of it off-site on that drive.

That is over 27 years worth of daily backups.

You think I need more?

 

[The Prowler]

Ironically Microsoft has become more like what Apple used to be. Giving the customer more choice

Senile @Joe, why is that ironic?

Also....when did Apple ever give the customer "more choice"?

 

[Jeannie]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

 

[Frood]

One of these watches:

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Watches are more reliable....

 

[Jeannie]

cmon now lol

Too small for you?

My system data is under 20Mb.

I can store over 10,000 copies of it off-site on that drive.

That is over 27 years worth of daily backups.

You think I need more?

no, but u can upload so much more - every song and movie u want, in a pinky nail sized card for $20

 

[The Prowler]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

I do not like carrying a smart phone around most of the time.

When I hike, I might carry any of the following:

A GMRS radio. A watch. A camera. A drone. A bottle of water. Snacks. A knife. Pepper spray. Sunscreen. Bug repellent.

But never a smart phone.

 

[Joe]

Ironically Microsoft has become more like what Apple used to be. Giving the customer more choice

Senile @Joe, why is that ironic?

Also....when did Apple ever give the customer "more choice"?

The last really good model Apple made was the 2012 Mac Pro. It gave the user choice. 4 hard drives 3 extra pci slots for 3 additional ssd drives. So you could install 7 or more operating systems on the same computer. Os x, Windows, Sun Solaris, linux watever. That was choice man.

Apple keeps bragging about how good it's new m1 silicon computers are...but they can't run Windows or Intel software anymore. No Linux. No PC games apps. Just shitty.

That's why I think I'm gonna drop them soon.

 

[The Prowler]

no, but u can upload so much more - every song and movie u want, in a pinky nail sized card for $20

Haha!! I need to backup my data, not store music or movies.

I have a shitload of SD and Micro SD cards. They have a purpose. Off site storage is not that purpose. For one, they are easy to lose if you are transporting them from site to site.

 

[Jeannie]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

I do not like carrying a smart phone around most of the time.

When I hike, I might carry any of the following:

A GMRS radio. A watch. A camera. A drone. A bottle of water. Snacks. A knife. Pepper spray. Sunscreen. Bug repellent.

But never a smart phone.

a smart phone does a few of those (watch, camera, compass, calculator, altimeter, etc) - before u retire a phone, uploaded with tons of usefull apps, then use it

those gmrs '36 mile' radios r bs. ok for malls and children lol

 

[Frood]

I hate checking out the time on electronic devices.

This watch replaced the last one which ran for 15 years.... same brand, same solar powered face.

 

[Jeannie]

no, but u can upload so much more - every song and movie u want, in a pinky nail sized card for $20

Haha!! I need to backup my data, not store music or movies.

I have a shitload of SD and Micro SD cards. They have a purpose. Off site storage is not that purpose. For one, they are easy to lose if you are transporting them from site to site.

lol thumb drives r cheap, make copies

 

[The Prowler]

Senile @Joe, why is that ironic?

<crickets>

Was it really "ironic", Senile @Joe?

The last really good model Apple made was the 2012 Mac Pro. It gave the user choice. 4 hard drives 3 extra pci slots for 3 additional ssd drives. So you could install 7 or more operating systems on the same computer. Os x, Windows, Sun Solaris, linux watever. That was choice man.

You can do all that on a Windows-based PC....

 

[Frood]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

I do not like carrying a smart phone around most of the time.

When I hike, I might carry any of the following:

A GMRS radio. A watch. A camera. A drone. A bottle of water. Snacks. A knife. Pepper spray. Sunscreen. Bug repellent.

But never a smart phone.

a smart phone does a few of those (watch, camera, compass, calculator, altimeter, etc) - before u retire a phone, uploaded with tons of usefull apps, then use it

those gmrs '36 mile' radios r bs. ok for malls and children lol

I carry a 5 watt UHF handheld with me....

 

[Jeannie]

I hate checking out the time on electronic devices.

This watch replaced the last one which ran for 15 years.... same brand, same solar powered face.

nice

i have a movado, mostly just as jewelry cuz the battery is dead lol

 

[The Prowler]

those gmrs '36 mile' radios r bs. ok for malls and children lol

We use them all the time when the forest is dense and we cannot send the drone up so people can scout ahead or just explore, and still stay in-touch.

Plus, they can receive weather warnings that you will miss if you only have a cell phone.

 

[Frood]

I hate checking out the time on electronic devices.

This watch replaced the last one which ran for 15 years.... same brand, same solar powered face.

nice

i have a movado, mostly just as jewelry cuz the battery is dead lol

The previous Eco Drive was 450 bucks in 2007....very attractive polished SS and gold rimmed... this one was only 120 bucks last year. The old one still works but the capacitor in it needs more and more sunlight to not miss a beat.

Like every 3-4 days instead of 3-4 months....

 

[Jeannie]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

I do not like carrying a smart phone around most of the time.

When I hike, I might carry any of the following:

A GMRS radio. A watch. A camera. A drone. A bottle of water. Snacks. A knife. Pepper spray. Sunscreen. Bug repellent.

But never a smart phone.

a smart phone does a few of those (watch, camera, compass, calculator, altimeter, etc) - before u retire a phone, uploaded with tons of usefull apps, then use it

those gmrs '36 mile' radios r bs. ok for malls and children lol

I carry a 5 watt UHF handheld with me....

we have 2m radios, is that the same? i know its illegal without a license but whatever, they go for miles lol

i checked, mine is an icom

 

[Joe]

Senile @Joe, why is that ironic?

<crickets>

Was it really "ironic", Senile @Joe?

The last really good model Apple made was the 2012 Mac Pro. It gave the user choice. 4 hard drives 3 extra pci slots for 3 additional ssd drives. So you could install 7 or more operating systems on the same computer. Os x, Windows, Sun Solaris, linux watever. That was choice man.

You can do all that on a Windows-based PC....

Easily tho?

Maybe you can post a link or YouTube video of such a model & it's price.

I'd be interested in such a model if one were available.

But from what I understand, even a nice PC with comparable performance and functionality isnt that cheap. $2500 minimum? Probably $3500 eh.

 

[Frood]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

I do not like carrying a smart phone around most of the time.

When I hike, I might carry any of the following:

A GMRS radio. A watch. A camera. A drone. A bottle of water. Snacks. A knife. Pepper spray. Sunscreen. Bug repellent.

But never a smart phone.

a smart phone does a few of those (watch, camera, compass, calculator, altimeter, etc) - before u retire a phone, uploaded with tons of usefull apps, then use it

those gmrs '36 mile' radios r bs. ok for malls and children lol

I carry a 5 watt UHF handheld with me....

we have 2m radios, is that the same? i know its illegal without a license but whatever, they go for miles lol

i checked, mine is an icom

UHF in Australia is 476.4250 to 477.4125MHz

 

[Jeannie]

u bought a watch in the era of smart phones?

Yeah. Where I go hiking, there is no reason to have a smart phone.

I do not like to carry my phone most of the time in the city, either. People can leave a message and I will call them back.

even out of range there r useful apps, ie barometer etc, that r useful.

i played angry birds then listened 2 an audiobook as i drifted off 2 sleep

I do not like carrying a smart phone around most of the time.

When I hike, I might carry any of the following:

A GMRS radio. A watch. A camera. A drone. A bottle of water. Snacks. A knife. Pepper spray. Sunscreen. Bug repellent.

But never a smart phone.

a smart phone does a few of those (watch, camera, compass, calculator, altimeter, etc) - before u retire a phone, uploaded with tons of usefull apps, then use it

those gmrs '36 mile' radios r bs. ok for malls and children lol

I carry a 5 watt UHF handheld with me....

we have 2m radios, is that the same? i know its illegal without a license but whatever, they go for miles lol

i checked, mine is an icom

UHF in Australia is 476.4250 to 477.4125MHz

thats all the room they give u?

i turned mine on and it went from 144 to 148 for talking