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1. 06:24 AM - Re: wing transport suggestions (Richard Pike)
2. 10:14 AM - Re: Re: wing transport suggestions (Rick Neilsen)
3. 11:41 AM - Re: Re: wing transport suggestions (Charlie England)
4. 12:44 PM - Re: Re: wing transport suggestions (Rick Neilsen)
5. 05:03 PM - Re: Re: wing transport suggestions (Charlie England)
6. 05:37 PM - Re: wing transport suggestions (jaydub)
7. 08:23 PM - Re: wing transport suggestions (Richard Pike)
8. 09:49 PM - Re: Re: wing transport suggestions (Rick Neilsen)
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Makes things so much easier to read:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is amazing.
Read this topic online here:
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Always complaining. 99% of us have a real internet connection and like to
see details. Why do we all of need to hear the complaints and give up the
resolution so one or two don't have to wait a few seconds. Pay for real
internet or quit complaining please.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:27 AM Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net>
wrote:
>
> Makes things so much easier to read:
>
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
>
> --------
> Richard Pike
> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
> Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>
> Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is
> amazing.
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=494859#494859
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Rick,
I'd suggest taking a step back, and doing a little research. Both on
real world conditions and on your own attitude.
First, here in the 'great' USA, your figure of 99% broadband coverage is
grossly overstated. Even if we use the current (nonsensical) definition
of broadband, which the Trump minion has rolled back to include DSL,
only 85% have access to 'real' internet.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185602/broadband-and-dial-up-internet-connection-usage-in-the-us/
And trust me; DSL is *not* real broadband. Real world numbers for true
broadband are closer to 50% coverage here in the US. I live ~10 miles
from a city of 200K people, on a major highway (with AT&T fiber running
in front of my house), and there is currently *no wired internet
available* to new subscribers in my area, and my old DSL account barely
works. The only reason I have even imitation 'real' broadband is because
I got in on an unlimited cellular hotspot plan, which is no longer
available to new customers. Even that is barely 'real' compared to those
with access to fiber & cable. Many people can't afford to pay for
unlimited data plans, especially in areas with no real competition.
Second, useful image size for viewing an image on a computer screen tops
out at well under a megabyte. Sending 10 meg images is just a waste, it
costs Matt Dralle (Matronics host) money for disc storage, and even more
significantly, for bandwidth every time we upload or download an image.
I'd suggest reading his FAQs sometime.
Third, you've got a lot of nerve telling someone to just go spend money
they may not have. Since we're poking around in others' financial
affairs, how much do you donate to Matt each year to maintain this list?
OK; rant mode off...
Charlie
On 2/17/2020 12:12 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
> Always complaining. 99% of us have a real internet connection and like
> to see details. Why do we all of need to hear the complaints and give
> up the resolution so one or two don't have to wait a few seconds. Pay
> for real internet or quit complaining please.
>
> Rick Neilsen
> Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:27 AM Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net
> <mailto:thegreybaron@charter.net>> wrote:
>
> <thegreybaron@charter.net <mailto:thegreybaron@charter.net>>
>
> Makes things so much easier to read:
> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
>
> --------
> Richard Pike
> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
> Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>
> Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace
> really is amazing.
>
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Well I guess I ruffled a feather. In the summer I live 30 miles from any
town over 10,000 people and just got 10MB cable internet last summer. There
are options for satellite that are getting less expensive every year. I
know it can be difficult to get real internet but there are other options
if you look around and talk to people.
I have been around since the days when weather reports were distributed by
teletype at a blazing speed of 103 baud. Back then they developed a short
hand to deal with the slow speeds. When dial up internet got to 48K baud
there was no need for the short hand but it continued. Today they are still
sending some weather reports using the shorthand and people occasionally
die due to the confusion of improper decoding and most people and weather
stations have internet speed well more than the 10MB or ten million baud.
The point is we are well past the point where we need to be concerned with
a 1 MB photo. There are always going to be people that don't want to move
forward. Way too often I can't zoom in enough to see enough detail the
person was showing us because it is too compressed. Is someone going to
have to die to get the detail we need? In past years I was willing to wait
a few extra seconds to get a detailed photo.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 2:44 PM Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Rick,
>
> I'd suggest taking a step back, and doing a little research. Both on real
> world conditions and on your own attitude.
>
> First, here in the 'great' USA, your figure of 99% broadband coverage is
> grossly overstated. Even if we use the current (nonsensical) definition of
> broadband, which the Trump minion has rolled back to include DSL, only 85%
> have access to 'real' internet.
>
> https://www.statista.com/statistics/185602/broadband-and-dial-up-internet-connection-usage-in-the-us/
> And trust me; DSL is *not* real broadband. Real world numbers for true
> broadband are closer to 50% coverage here in the US. I live ~10 miles from
> a city of 200K people, on a major highway (with AT&T fiber running in front
> of my house), and there is currently *no wired internet available* to new
> subscribers in my area, and my old DSL account barely works. The only
> reason I have even imitation 'real' broadband is because I got in on an
> unlimited cellular hotspot plan, which is no longer available to new
> customers. Even that is barely 'real' compared to those with access to
> fiber & cable. Many people can't afford to pay for unlimited data plans,
> especially in areas with no real competition.
>
> Second, useful image size for viewing an image on a computer screen tops
> out at well under a megabyte. Sending 10 meg images is just a waste, it
> costs Matt Dralle (Matronics host) money for disc storage, and even more
> significantly, for bandwidth every time we upload or download an image. I'd
> suggest reading his FAQs sometime.
>
> Third, you've got a lot of nerve telling someone to just go spend money
> they may not have. Since we're poking around in others' financial affairs,
> how much do you donate to Matt each year to maintain this list?
>
> OK; rant mode off...
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On 2/17/2020 12:12 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
>
> Always complaining. 99% of us have a real internet connection and like to
> see details. Why do we all of need to hear the complaints and give up the
> resolution so one or two don't have to wait a few seconds. Pay for real
> internet or quit complaining please.
>
> Rick Neilsen
> Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:27 AM Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net>
> wrote:
>
>> >
>>
>> Makes things so much easier to read:
>>
>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
>>
>> --------
>> Richard Pike
>> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
>> Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
>> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>>
>> Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really
>> is amazing.
>>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Look, I share your frustration with poor resolution in photos. But
there's a difference between a grainy 50KB image and a high res 1MB
image (which will fill a computer screen at HD resolution). Jumping to a
10MB image gets you nothing on your screen (except possible frustration
with having to scroll to see the whole image), and does indeed cost our
generous host more money. Here you go; copied from the FAQ email that
Matt sends all of us about once a month:
/*Here are some rules for posting enclosures. Failure to abide by these
rules could result in the removal of a subscriber's email address from
the Lists. 1) Pay attention to what you are posting!! Make sure that the
files you are enclosing aren't HUGE (greater that 1MB). Remember that
there are still people checking they're email via dial up modem. If you
post 30MB worth of pictures, you are placing an unnecessary burden on
these folks and the rest of us, for that matter. 2) SCALE YOUR PICTURES
DOWN!!! I don't want to see huge 3000 x 2000 pictures getting posted
that are 3 or 4MB each. This is just unacceptable. Use a program such as
Photoshop to scale the picture down to something on the order of 800 x
600 and try to keep the file size to less-than 200KB, preferably much
less. Microsoft has a really awesome utility available for free that
allows you to Right-Click on a picture in Explorer and automatically
scale it down and resave it. This is a great utility - get it, use it! *//*http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx*//*Look for the link "Image Resizer" 3) !! This would seem to go without
saying, but I'll say it anyway. Do not post anything that would be
considered offensive by your grandmother. And you know what I'm saying;
I don't want to see anything even questionable. !! 4) REMEMBER THIS: If
you post a 1MB enclosure to a List with 1000 members subscribed, your
1MB enclosure must be resent 1000 times amounting to 1MB X 1000 = 1
Gigabyte of network traffic!! BE CAREFUL and BE COURTEOUS! Also see the
section below on the Matronics Photo and File Share where you can have
your files and photos posted on the Matronics web server for long time
viewing and availability.*/
If you don't like the rules,...well, perhaps this is the wrong sandbox.
In addition to a town of 200K 10 miles away from me, there's a town of about 1500
3.5 miles away that has fiber to the home, but that doesn't help anyone in
the area where I live. That's also the case for at least 30% of the rest of the
citizens in the USA, as well. Yes, like you, I've seen the commercials for sat
based internet, but apparently unlike you, I actually know some people who've
tried it. It's great, if you want to download 3 or 4 emails at 4:00 AM on a
Tuesday. Then you're out of high speed data for a week or two.
I share your frustration with abbreviated weather coding. And I've been around
since the 100 baud days, too. But I've seen reports that there are still weather
stations around the world that are still running on teletype grade equipment,
and the reason for maintaining the archaic weather codes are to support them.
I realize that doesn't fit the rather common US citizen's attitude of "I've
got mine; up yours". I guess we should just let those who still depend on teletype
delivered weather do without, right? Of course, that teletype speed station
might be actually *sending* useful info to *us*...so we'll make allowances
for those...
I wasn't aware that there's a high fatality rate from not being able to see detail
in an image posted on an internet email list. Dying from not being able to
see a picture really is a 1st world problem.
'We' might be well past worrying about a 1MB photo (I've got a 10M/s cell connection
now), but that doesn't mean *everyone* is.
Somebody politely and gently pointed out an easy way to *respect the rules of this
email list*, not unlike politely asking a smoker to move to the no-smoking
section. Some smokers would respond to those requests by calling the non-smoker
rude, and of trying to take away their 'freedom' and 'rights'.
Again, since you're so free with spending other people's money, how much have you
donated (ever) in support of this list?
Charlie
On 2/17/2020 2:34 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
> Well I guess I ruffled a feather. In the summer I live 30 miles from
> any town over 10,000 people and just got 10MB cable internet last
> summer. There are options for satellite that are getting less
> expensive every year. I know it can be difficult to get real internet
> but there are other options if you look around and talk to people.
>
> I have been around since the days when weather reports were
> distributed by teletype at a blazing speed of 103 baud. Back then they
> developed a short hand to deal with the slow speeds. When dial up
> internet got to 48K baud there was no need for the short hand but it
> continued. Today they are still sending some weather reports using the
> shorthand and people occasionally die due to the confusion of improper
> decoding and most people and weather stations have internet speed well
> more than the 10MB or ten million baud. The point is we are well past
> the point where we need to be concerned with a 1 MB photo. There are
> always going to be people that don't want to move forward. Way too
> often I can't zoom in enough to see enough detail the person was
> showing us because it is too compressed. Is someone going to have to
> die to get the detail we need? In past years I was willing to wait a
> few extra seconds to get a detailed photo.
>
> Rick Neilsen
> Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 2:44 PM Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com
> <mailto:ceengland7@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Rick,
>
> I'd suggest taking a step back, and doing a little research. Both
> on real world conditions and on your own attitude.
>
> First, here in the 'great' USA, your figure of 99% broadband
> coverage is grossly overstated. Even if we use the current
> (nonsensical) definition of broadband, which the Trump minion has
> rolled back to include DSL, only 85% have access to 'real' internet.
> https://www.statista.com/statistics/185602/broadband-and-dial-up-internet-connection-usage-in-the-us/
> And trust me; DSL is *not* real broadband. Real world numbers for
> true broadband are closer to 50% coverage here in the US. I live
> ~10 miles from a city of 200K people, on a major highway (with
> AT&T fiber running in front of my house), and there is currently
> *no wired internet available* to new subscribers in my area, and
> my old DSL account barely works. The only reason I have even
> imitation 'real' broadband is because I got in on an unlimited
> cellular hotspot plan, which is no longer available to new
> customers. Even that is barely 'real' compared to those with
> access to fiber & cable. Many people can't afford to pay for
> unlimited data plans, especially in areas with no real competition.
>
> Second, useful image size for viewing an image on a computer
> screen tops out at well under a megabyte. Sending 10 meg images is
> just a waste, it costs Matt Dralle (Matronics host) money for disc
> storage, and even more significantly, for bandwidth every time we
> upload or download an image. I'd suggest reading his FAQs sometime.
>
> Third, you've got a lot of nerve telling someone to just go spend
> money they may not have. Since we're poking around in others'
> financial affairs, how much do you donate to Matt each year to
> maintain this list?
>
> OK; rant mode off...
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On 2/17/2020 12:12 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
>> Always complaining. 99% of us have a real internet connection and
>> like to see details. Why do we all of need to hear the complaints
>> and give up the resolution so one or two don't have to wait a few
>> seconds. Pay for real internet or quit complaining please.
>>
>> Rick Neilsen
>> Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:27 AM Richard Pike
>> <thegreybaron@charter.net <mailto:thegreybaron@charter.net>> wrote:
>>
>> <thegreybaron@charter.net <mailto:thegreybaron@charter.net>>
>>
>> Makes things so much easier to read:
>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
>>
>> --------
>> Richard Pike
>> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
>> Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
>> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>>
>> Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's
>> grace really is amazing.
>>
>
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Enough already. I removed the photos. Sorry I ever posted them to cause this
much consternation. [Evil or Very Mad]
You can't get too much more rural than I am in WY but we still have decent internet
and very fast cell data (78mbps last test I ran). I'm surprised in this
day and age people are complaining about photo sizes taken with a budget cell
phone but hey, I'm new here.
Jay in windy WY
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=494867#494867
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
neilsenrm(at)gmail.com wrote:
> Always complaining. 99% of us have a real internet connection and like to see
details. Why do we all of need to hear the complaints and give up the resolution
so one or two don't have to wait a few seconds. Pay for real internet or quit
complaining please.
>
> Rick Neilsen
> Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:27 AM Richard Pike wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Makes things so much easier to read:
> > https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab)
> >
> > Richard Pike
> > Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
> > Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
> > Kingsport, TN 3TN0
> >
> > Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is
amazing.
> >
>
You know not whereof you speak. I run a very fast internet connection and a gaming
computer, so that has nothing to do with anything. All I did was offer an
easy way to do what Matt Dralle asks us to do, and he specifically asks in the
Official Kolb-List Usage Guidelines to keep the bandwidth usage to a minimum.
It's his show, he runs it, go fuss at him.
Jaydub; you didn't cause any consternation; It's just that I easily trigger some
people. Don't worry about it.
--------
Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is amazing.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=494870#494870
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| Subject: | Re: wing transport suggestions |
Charlie
One last time then I'm done. Technology has advanced to the point that
photo storage and down loading photos is really a non issue. We are now in
the video age where video storage and video down load speeds are a concern
like photos were maybe as far back as 8-10 years ago. I share your concern
for Matt having to store extremely large photos but photo level storage is
dirt cheep. I just built a 9TB RAID 5 media server from a NAS box for $400
that could hold app. 9 million 1 MB photos. Matt needs to update his
guidelines.
I'm sure you are a wonderful supporter of our Kolb list and Matt's efforts,
thank you. I'm not sure what you were really trying to say but you might
have seen my name on the contributors list for the last 30+ years? How long
has the list been going?
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:07 PM Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Look, I share your frustration with poor resolution in photos. But there'
s
> a difference between a grainy 50KB image and a high res 1MB image (which
> will fill a computer screen at HD resolution). Jumping to a 10MB image ge
ts
> you nothing on your screen (except possible frustration with having to
> scroll to see the whole image), and does indeed cost our generous host mo
re
> money. Here you go; copied from the FAQ email that Matt sends all of us
> about once a month:
>
> *Here are some rules for posting enclosures. Failure to abide by these r
ules
> could result in the removal of a subscriber's email address from the L
ists.
>
> 1) Pay attention to what you are posting!! Make sure that the files
> you are enclosing aren't HUGE (greater that 1MB). Remember that th
ere
> are still people checking they're email via dial up modem. If you
post
> 30MB worth of pictures, you are placing an unnecessary burden on th
ese
> folks and the rest of us, for that matter.
>
> 2) SCALE YOUR PICTURES DOWN!!! I don't want to see huge 3000 x 2000
> pictures getting posted that are 3 or 4MB each. This is just
> unacceptable. Use a program such as Photoshop to scale the picture
> down to something on the order of 800 x 600 and try to keep the
> file size to less-than 200KB, preferably much less.
>
> Microsoft has a really awesome utility available for free that allo
ws
> you to Right-Click on a picture in Explorer and automatically
> scale it down and resave it. This is a great utility - get it, use
it!
> **http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoy
s.mspx <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.
mspx>**
> Look for the link "Image Resizer"
>
> 3) !! This would seem to go without saying, but I'll say it anyway. D
o not
> post anything that would be considered offensive by your grandmothe
r.
> And you know what I'm saying; I don't want to see anything even
> questionable. !!
>
> 4) REMEMBER THIS: If you post a 1MB enclosure to a List with 1000 memb
ers
> subscribed, your 1MB enclosure must be resent 1000 times amounting
> to 1MB X 1000 = 1 Gigabyte of network traffic!! BE CAREFUL and
> BE COURTEOUS!
>
> Also see the section below on the Matronics Photo and File Share where
> you can have your files and photos posted on the Matronics web server
> for long time viewing and availability.*
>
>
> If you don't like the rules,...well, perhaps this is the wrong sandbox.
>
>
> In addition to a town of 200K 10 miles away from me, there's a town of ab
out 1500 3.5 miles away that has fiber to the home, but that doesn't help a
nyone in the area where I live. That's also the case for at least 30% of th
e rest of the citizens in the USA, as well. Yes, like you, I've seen the co
mmercials for sat based internet, but apparently unlike you, I actually kno
w some people who've tried it. It's great, if you want to download 3 or 4 e
mails at 4:00 AM on a Tuesday. Then you're out of high speed data for a wee
k or two.
>
> I share your frustration with abbreviated weather coding. And I've been a
round since the 100 baud days, too. But I've seen reports that there are st
ill weather stations around the world that are still running on teletype gr
ade equipment, and the reason for maintaining the archaic weather codes are
to support them. I realize that doesn't fit the rather common US citizen's
attitude of "I've got mine; up yours". I guess we should just let those wh
o still depend on teletype delivered weather do without, right? Of course,
that teletype speed station might be actually *sending* useful info to *us*
...so we'll make allowances for those...
>
> I wasn't aware that there's a high fatality rate from not being able to s
ee detail in an image posted on an internet email list. Dying from not bein
g able to see a picture really is a 1st world problem.
>
> 'We' might be well past worrying about a 1MB photo (I've got a 10M/s cell
connection now), but that doesn't mean *everyone* is.
>
> Somebody politely and gently pointed out an easy way to *respect the rule
s of this email list*, not unlike politely asking a smoker to move to the n
o-smoking section. Some smokers would respond to those requests by calling
the non-smoker rude, and of trying to take away their 'freedom' and 'rights
'.
>
> Again, since you're so free with spending other people's money, how much
have you donated (ever) in support of this list?
>
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On 2/17/2020 2:34 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
>
> Well I guess I ruffled a feather. In the summer I live 30 miles from any
> town over 10,000 people and just got 10MB cable internet last summer. The
re
> are options for satellite that are getting less expensive every year. I
> know it can be difficult to get real internet but there are other options
> if you look around and talk to people.
>
> I have been around since the days when weather reports were distributed b
y
> teletype at a blazing speed of 103 baud. Back then they developed a short
> hand to deal with the slow speeds. When dial up internet got to 48K baud
> there was no need for the short hand but it continued. Today they are sti
ll
> sending some weather reports using the shorthand and people occasionally
> die due to the confusion of improper decoding and most people and weather
> stations have internet speed well more than the 10MB or ten million baud.
> The point is we are well past the point where we need to be concerned wit
h
> a 1 MB photo. There are always going to be people that don't want to move
> forward. Way too often I can't zoom in enough to see enough detail the
> person was showing us because it is too compressed. Is someone going to
> have to die to get the detail we need? In past years I was willing to wai
t
> a few extra seconds to get a detailed photo.
>
> Rick Neilsen
> Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 2:44 PM Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Rick,
>>
>> I'd suggest taking a step back, and doing a little research. Both on rea
l
>> world conditions and on your own attitude.
>>
>> First, here in the 'great' USA, your figure of 99% broadband coverage is
>> grossly overstated. Even if we use the current (nonsensical) definition
of
>> broadband, which the Trump minion has rolled back to include DSL, only 8
5%
>> have access to 'real' internet.
>>
>> https://www.statista.com/statistics/185602/broadband-and-dial-up-interne
t-connection-usage-in-the-us/
>> And trust me; DSL is *not* real broadband. Real world numbers for true
>> broadband are closer to 50% coverage here in the US. I live ~10 miles fr
om
>> a city of 200K people, on a major highway (with AT&T fiber running in fr
ont
>> of my house), and there is currently *no wired internet available* to ne
w
>> subscribers in my area, and my old DSL account barely works. The only
>> reason I have even imitation 'real' broadband is because I got in on an
>> unlimited cellular hotspot plan, which is no longer available to new
>> customers. Even that is barely 'real' compared to those with access to
>> fiber & cable. Many people can't afford to pay for unlimited data plans,
>> especially in areas with no real competition.
>>
>> Second, useful image size for viewing an image on a computer screen tops
>> out at well under a megabyte. Sending 10 meg images is just a waste, it
>> costs Matt Dralle (Matronics host) money for disc storage, and even more
>> significantly, for bandwidth every time we upload or download an image.
I'd
>> suggest reading his FAQs sometime.
>>
>> Third, you've got a lot of nerve telling someone to just go spend money
>> they may not have. Since we're poking around in others' financial affair
s,
>> how much do you donate to Matt each year to maintain this list?
>>
>> OK; rant mode off...
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> On 2/17/2020 12:12 PM, Rick Neilsen wrote:
>>
>> Always complaining. 99% of us have a real internet connection and like t
o
>> see details. Why do we all of need to hear the complaints and give up th
e
>> resolution so one or two don't have to wait a few seconds. Pay for real
>> internet or quit complaining please.
>>
>> Rick Neilsen
>> Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 9:27 AM Richard Pike <thegreybaron@charter.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> thegreybaron@charter.net>
>>>
>>> Makes things so much easier to read:
>>>
>>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab
=pivot:overviewtab
>>>
>>> --------
>>> Richard Pike
>>> Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
>>> Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal
>>> Kingsport, TN 3TN0
>>>
>>> Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really
>>> is amazing.
>>>
>>
>>
>
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