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by sundvor 3y ago
Yeah I'm so glad I paid top dollar for the 8GB version of the OG X1 Carbon back in 2012 - and got the i7 with the biggest NVME, a 256gb. I also have a newer Nano for work, but prefer the keyboard of the old. If I had picked the 4GB mod
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by sundvor 3y ago
Unlike Maverick, where the scenes of the authentic jacket were ultimately worth sacrificing the entire Chinese market. That was a proper Taiwan patch though, rather than these vague dots. Respect.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yes. Political campaign contributions is the perfect euphemism for corruption . Corporations aren't allowed to make direct campaign contributions in Norway; political campaigns are paid for by the public. (I've been an expat for
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yep, just look at Australia - bending over backwards for the foreign mining companies, quivering in fear at the prospect of taxing them even a fraction of Norway's 78%. Spine vs spineless.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yeah in Australia anything under a 5 out 5 may seem like grounds for a defamation lawsuit. It's a complete farce.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Thanks; good response. Yes you got to push alternatives. But at the same time, at least 90% of the cars - and near 100% of buses - that are still going to be sold (no matter how one might wish for new cars not to be needed) should be _elect
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yeah, I see I'm being severely downvoted to the point of (dead) for speaking to the benefit of EVs in a thread about air pollution..? As a somewhat serious cyclist (I have 4 bikes - two for the road, two for MTB), I know which kind of
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yep, very much so. I intended it as such! (Expanded version: "Nor will there be much demand for people servicing the electric motors in after sales"). My first service after getting an EV was for tyre rotation, an air cabin filter
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by sundvor 3y ago
Quite a few cars these days are electric, some of which may even be charged to a high degree by PV. And people who drive generally have a legitimate need for one. "Make your next car an EV" would be a better statement.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Nor servicing them, further down the line.
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by sundvor 3y ago
The effort required to pedal a 25kmh limited 250w e-bike at 35kmh (or even 30) compared to a carbon road bike at the same speed is ridiculous. I really wish they allowed for a very token level of assist to help counter the extra weight of t
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by sundvor 3y ago
Ah I forgot about commercial airline, that was another no for me.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yeah applying a very loose, or perhaps pedantic, definition of vehicle (it doesn't specify size, for example) combined with a reasonable understanding of "in" ie including air space in proportion to the size of a regular park
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by sundvor 3y ago
It is indeed :) I upgraded mine to the VKB Gunfighter Ultimate, as it allows for much less stress on your arm and fingers, but kept the Throttle.
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by sundvor 3y ago
If you were to believed the movies, the Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS Flight Stick is the most common input method on any flying vehicle. :)
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by sundvor 3y ago
Side comment: I just got the Normandy 2.0 map for DCS World, a PC flight simulator, which models 1940s English channel with northern France and southern England. Last night I flew across London, then down to the (7 sisters?) cliffs. Absolut
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by sundvor 3y ago
Thanks for those tips, great to know! I hadn't thought of maybe upgrading the pre-amp only (one with a room processor built in, for simplicity?), that's actually something that would make sense especially for connectivity also. I
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by sundvor 3y ago
Amen. Not exactly a minimalist thing this, but more about sourcing quality to "buy once": Rotel multi channel sound system (amp and pre amp) from 1997 here, still going strong with one repair five-ten years in, along with Infinity
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by sundvor 3y ago
Oh thanks, appreciate the updated info.
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by sundvor 3y ago
I think there's a reason why a new sensor suite is rumoured to be imminent. Much better cameras + radar? Key word being "Project Highland". It won't be a retrofit for older cars, which tells me current owners won't
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by sundvor 3y ago
I remember half a lifetime ago when I was on my way to start the paper delivery rounds (I had to pay for my Amiga equipment somehow!) on my little 50cc scooter - probably around 5am in the morning, in a small place in Østfold, Norway. Sudde
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by sundvor 3y ago
It might be "2 times as expensive" up front, but not for the TCO. People really need to remember maintenance costs over the ownership period. In a Tesla all you're really paying for is tyre rotation / alignment / ru
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by sundvor 3y ago
I'd rather pay a single fee once than be subjected to the barrage of ads that normally occur instead. I just can't stand in app ads, to the point that if I can't pay for them to go away I have to remove the app.
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by sundvor 3y ago
If you wonder why the rest of the world looks at USA funny, here's a counter point: There are 9614 schools in Australia, and since 1992 there's been a total of six shootings resulting in a sum of 3 deaths. The deaths were at unive
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by sundvor 3y ago
Yep, didn't spell that out - but indeed, this.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Speaking as someone who started working in the mid 90s, we're definitely well past The Internet's "Golden Hour". These days we can see first hand just how much societal degeneracy it has helped facilitate. All the latest
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by sundvor 3y ago
He died just having finished a passionate speech about the SR-71. What a legend he was. RIP, Brian, you'll be greatly missed. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-pilot-brian-shul-famou...
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by sundvor 3y ago
Any car regardless of propulsion will have its range slashed pushing that much air, so I don't quite see the point of the question? Battery pack is a very large one, at least by Model 3 standards. Details are in the article.
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by sundvor 3y ago
Related: 99.999% of users don't read T&C's, so why do consent checkboxes exist? (I made the number up, but I'd be very surprised if I am off by magnitudes).
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by sundvor 3y ago
I was specifically wishing for the actual quality journalists to find a better place to continue their excellent work.

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