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Posted by: Schnickelfritz

This is my favorite. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/20/man-lost-127-million-worth-of-bitcoins-and-city-wont-let-him-look.html

Keep in mind too that '$127 worth of Bitcoins', was 2017 Bitcoin. Sniffing at half a BILLION USD now.

That was one of the two I was thinking of.  I’d lose so much sleep, what a nightmare.

I think I read a follow up where he had a venture cap behind him, and offered the city half the proceeds and they still won’t/can’t let him dig for that hard drive.  Gov’t bureaucracy at its best.  LOL

Posted by: Fast-Orange

Posted by: Schnickelfritz

Since you're planning on holding Bitcoin long term, have you looked into a Cold Wallet (either an offline wallet or a hardware wallet). Exchanges and online wallets can be pretty vulnerable, just look into the Nicehash heist. - Edit* What PaulB said!

I'm still debating. Part of me trusts online storage more than my ability to not lose a thumbdrive

There are a couple of Epic stories about that already

LOL - My bad. Apparently my google skills need sharpening.

I went for a ride around deep cove this afternoon and was wondering where these parking restrictions were.

Posted by: Bull_Dozer

My understanding is that it's more that they don't want people from Vancouver to go to Whistler, the Fraser Valley, Okanagan, the Island, etc. rather than telling someone from Burnaby they shouldn't be going to the North Shore.

https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/north-shore-park-access-limited-in-covid-crackdown-3120983

If they’re closing parking lots to discourage visitation, I think they are saying: Stay in Burnaby if you live in Burnaby.

But then BH says this:

In her daily press briefing Monday, Dr. Bonnie Henry said she encourages people to get outside for the good of their mental and physical health, as long as they are keeping a safe distance.

“We know this virus can’t magically jump between people,” she said. “People are out with their family, with their housemates, having picnics, sitting in the sun, going for a walk. Those are fine. It is the gathering together inside where we know this is most likely to be transmitted and I’m really grateful that most people are following the rules.”

So yeah... Get outside, but don't crowd up all the same spots, and preferably in your neighborhood? Everyone on this board has two wheels and pedals, park a few blocks away from the trailheads and ride in if you're gonna travel outside your neighborhood.

BC's messaging is such a trainwreck.

My dad had a late-80s Norco sasquatch.  I got a hold of it in 94 and thrashed it in the UBC Endowment lands.  Those dudes were 10 years ahead of me... good times!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSlZ38Kji38&t=317s

Different variant. Different level of transmission.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7740392/covid-variants-transmissible-outdoor-gathering-rules/

Hinshaw said Alberta officials have seen cases where individuals are in close proximity to one another for long periods of time, such as going on a long walk together and are not distanced or masked.

"And over the course for that long period of time that they are close together talking, there has been some transmission reported,” she said. “If people are gathering outside for social gatherings, they should be very mindful of being distanced or masked. If you wanted to be completely safe you can do both.”

I think the challenge is people using "i'm outdoors" as a catch-all to expand social circles to infinity and ignore distancing suggestions. If you're just going for a solo ride or with your kids, whatever BH.

What's more dangerous in terms of catching/spreading Covid: my 3X/week trip to the grocery store, or my crossing the bridge on my road bike for some Stanley Park laps?

The biggest concern I'd think for outdoor exercise is the congestion at the parking areas, and the ignoring the "rules" for post-riding beer/gathering. But then again, patios are open and ok. It's just silly.

I've been grumbling about this approach all ski season. Essentially the Covid response is to set up a big Prisoner's Dilemma experiment.

Don't ski whistler because it's not a "local" mountain. But people from Vancouver can consider the North Shore mountains 'local' (huh?). Meanwhile, only the people that break the "rules" get the benefit of skiing a reduced capacity Whistler. So that leads people to the logical conclusion that breaking the "rules" is the logical approach.

We have community spread, so we need to stop community movement. Reality is, people aren't going to listen and are gonna go get their riding in. Also, outside exercise is (at least with Vanilla covid, maybe less so with variants) low risk from all the reading I've done. Which makes a bunch of this finger wagging frustrating.

That's right.  Stay out.

I think he's just riffing on the meme.