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Second Hand Smoke Does Not Rule

I remember when the smoking ban was introduced in the UK and the smell of smoke in pubs and clubs was replaced by the stench of body odour, I was actually wanting smoking to return as it was a more tolerable smell!!

Either I've got used to it now or people have learned to wash because I don't notice it anymore!

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With Perez out of way, Ferrari are “ready to attack” Verstappen in Austria

I hope so too, but I think Max is on another level and I just can't trust Ferrari on strategy, I really want to, but history is against them!!

Part of my wants to see Red Bull win every race this season just to see if the FIA do something about absolute dominance by one team or stick to their line that its within the rules and other teams have to catch up! But the other part of me who is a fan of F1 and no particular team or driver wants to see competition for wins from all teams.

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Thoughts on posting spoilers?

I don't watch either qualifying or the race live, more often on a several hour delay. So I absolutely hate those posts that have the results as a picture because it's all too easy to accidentally see the results while scrolling through a feed.

I would much prefer that the post title be something like "British GP Race Results" and then the results in the first comment, not the body of the opening post, that way I can scroll through my feed and not accidentally see the results while leaving people who know the results to discuss the subject.

Anyway, that's my 2 pence worth!

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Drivers want petrol station-style totem poles for EV charging prices

I'm in agreement with this, it would massively help show the differences between charging prices at locations close together.

For example, near to where I live is a Waitrose supermarket with Shell chargers, they're priced at 90p per kWh, 100 metres up the road is a Tesla supercharger that's priced at 46p per kWh at peak times. I often wonder why people are using the Shell chargers instead of the Tesla chargers!! (I am aware that not all EVs can use a Tesla supercharger, but if they're charging up at a Shell rapid charger, i.e. using CCS2, then they can use a Tesla supercharger!)

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Tesla shareholder criticizes Elon Musk’s ‘ridiculous’ $56bn pay deal ahead of vote

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I agree, at this point he's holding Tesla back.

Their range of cars has become stale and outdated. His vanity project, the Cybertruck, is a disaster, the Model S and X aren't selling and the Y isn't getting a refresh anytime soon. Tesla can't continue on just the Model 3 sales. They need to compete with the established manufacturers who are now getting their act together when it comes to EVs and also acknowledge that the Chinese EVs are viable alternatives.

Tesla need a small SUV and small compact, it's what people want.

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Favourite narrators?

I listen to a lot of Sci Fi so my favorite's are the usual suspects!!

  • Ray Porter (although I sometimes find I mix up characters from one series to another as he makes them sound the same)
  • R C Bray (His voice work is awesome, currently working my way through Ex Force and I can tell each character just from the way he voices them, without having to wait for the "...said X" )
  • Jefferson Mayes (It's been a while since I last heard a book he's done but The Expanse was excellent, looking forward to DCC soon)
  • Wil Wheaton (I know this is polarising because of the updated version of The Martian, but I found him really good for Ready Player 1 & RP2 (not so much the second book though!!) and his reading of John Scalzi's books)

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What are you Reading? (August 2023)

I consume most of my books via audiobooks.

I'm just about to finish the final Expeditionary Force book, overall I really enjoyed the series, yes there were a few low points (we won't talk about the the audio drama one!) but I thought it held up well.

This is my list of upcoming books:

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My Mini Lab!

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Thanks, the frame is self designed and made. I found a cool company here in the UK that will supply the extrusion in any length required so I planned out the frame, worked out the lengths I needed and ordered it from them. It's all 2020 extrusion and I think it's 4x 200mm, 4x 300mm, 4x 400mm & 2x 360mm. all held together with L corner brackets. The 3D printed parts were designed in Tinkercad.

If you follow the Printables link there's a basic description of the design and parts.

Feel free to ask questions if you want more information.