What Are You Doing Right Now
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
The last time I did half a cow, cost me around $1700 processed.
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@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
My sister orders half a cow and a whole pig a couple times a year.
a couple times a year - holy crap! how much meat is her family eating??
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
yeah 65 lbs, what kind of mutant cow are you ordering that a total cow is only 130 lbs of hanging weight?
Our cows are close to 500 lbs hanging weight.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
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@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
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@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
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@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
Huh, that's exactly what I get as well. I know the farmer who raises them. We pay for the calf ($500), then we pay for processing at the meat plant.
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@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
2 years?! How little meat do you eat?
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
2 years?! How little meat do you eat?
only 1-2 days a week. Figure 1.5 lbs per meal on average. Steak days are more, hamburger days are less. We eat out a lot.
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
2 years?! How little meat do you eat?
only 1-2 days a week. Figure 1.5 lbs per meal on average. Steak days are more, hamburger days are less. We eat out a lot.
If I had half a cow in my freezer, I'd just chain myself to the grill and stop eating out.
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@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
2 years?! How little meat do you eat?
only 1-2 days a week. Figure 1.5 lbs per meal on average. Steak days are more, hamburger days are less. We eat out a lot.
If I had half a cow in my freezer, I'd just chain myself to the grill and stop eating out.
Pretty much. . . maybe I'll buy a freezer on craigslist and then go for the cow, seems like a lot. @Minion-Queen is saying 65 lbs, and others are saying 200+ lbs. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
2 years?! How little meat do you eat?
only 1-2 days a week. Figure 1.5 lbs per meal on average. Steak days are more, hamburger days are less. We eat out a lot.
If I had half a cow in my freezer, I'd just chain myself to the grill and stop eating out.
Pretty much. . . maybe I'll buy a freezer on craigslist and then go for the cow, seems like a lot. @Minion-Queen is saying 65 lbs, and others are saying 200+ lbs. . .
It's a good investment assuming you have a chest freezer and a vacuum sealer. And you like to eat beef.
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@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm considering getting half a cow. . . The price per pound is $3.95 . . . Not sure if I have enough freeze room. . .
I take delivery on 1/2 a cow this week. Around 65 lbs. But I will can most of it not freeze it.
65 pounds is the total order?
Yes after I had chosen what I wanted to do with it. I chose ground beef, steaks and a few roasts.
I think the whole half was 185 hanging weight. I only wanted to process 65 lbs. These are non antibiotic non processed grain fed Highland cows. Not as big as "normal" around here.
So I guess I am getting more like less than a 1/4. But we wont eat more than that...
Yeah, my wife and I go through a 1/2 cow over two years.
2 years?! How little meat do you eat?
only 1-2 days a week. Figure 1.5 lbs per meal on average. Steak days are more, hamburger days are less. We eat out a lot.
If I had half a cow in my freezer, I'd just chain myself to the grill and stop eating out.
Lol to each their own.
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Trying to learn about the pros and cons of the various image formats (qcow2, raw, lvm) available for my kvm hypervisor. @stacksofplates any opinion and/or some benchmarks you can share?
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Getting caught up on the comments about my GPL question.
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@DustinB3403 we buy a quarter cow once a year or so.
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Anyone heard of Prometheus?https://prometheus.io
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@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Anyone heard of Prometheus?https://prometheus.io
No, but looks interesting. What have you looked into thus far?
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@Romo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Trying to learn about the pros and cons of the various image formats (qcow2, raw, lvm) available for my kvm hypervisor. @stacksofplates any opinion and/or some benchmarks you can share?
I don't usually use raw images unless I'm just testing something and don't care. Qcow2 is the slowest, but if you preallocate, it gets much faster. You can preallocate the metadata or do a full preallocation. If you do full though, I believe you lose thin provisioning.
I don't have anything currently on volumes. I did for a while, but I don't have anything right now that needs that speed. I definitely go with volumes over raw files. Volumes give you all of the added benefits of LVM (snapshots, thin provisioning, etc).
