Recent content by oyster

In other areas, I have read many things Mercola has written. And find his standards not good. Sure, he knows enough to grab some interesting, even useful, information and make an article. Might be helpful. But some is garbage. And everything is highly derivative. Like all these people, his aim...

Mine is 7 speed. If I want to achieve extra oommph, I tend to flick the gear lever and switch to so-called Sports mode. (That's on top of four overall choices of setting.) But I rarely overtake. Most of the time, it simply isn't worth it. Often the roads don't give sufficient visibility. All...

Can't help myself making another comment. One of the cars I drive has a dual-clutch gear system. And paddles on the steering wheel you can use to force a gear change. The widespread opinion seems to be that people like that option. At least in principle. But in the real world, drivers never -...

I now only have one spinning disc that I use. Several in cupboards, etc. That is the second (1 TB) drive in a Windows PC which I only keep for a couple of minor reasons. (Has a 256 GB SSD as prime drive.) Everything else is some form of SSD.

I'm trying to imagine someone who learned to drive on an EV, and has never driven any non-auto ICE, being confronted by this!

Best of luck. But the proper answer is to avoid relying on any single device. I have most stuff on at least two devices and in the cloud. (A bolt of lightning could destroy every data device in a house.)

They had been contacted so knew all about it. Work is planned but all through them - they have spokenw ith me. But the person who did still not!

The idea that any charge should be related to mileage seems pretty much unassailable. But there are questions. Like the difference between a Zoe and the latest USA pick-up with a sub-4 second 0 to 60, weight of around 3 tonnes, etc. Surely they could be taxed at the same rate?

Foresight is an amazing thing. It's what consulting true experts attempts to provide. Brexit red tape puts brakes on UK innovation and EU sales Many new products now need multiple safety test facilities for home and abroad, say entrepreneurs...

It might get to the point where a referendum ends up being towards the academic.

Covid vaccine - appointment arrived a week or so ago. Not sure whether advisable for me so contacted them to ask. They replied and said yes, fine. (Though I was not exactly reassured. Ended up thinking I'd feel more of a fool getting/passing on Covid than having a vaccine issue.) Today, actual...

He shouldn't have been.

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a man below. He descended a bit more and shouted: "'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am". The man below replied "You're in a hot air balloon...

Are there sufficient guests to need more than a few sarnies on the kitchen table?

I think there is all too often a mental disconnect. As party leader, they are appealing to their voters, and the small proportion of other party voters they think they can persuade. And they continue with that when PM. They seem to entirely miss that fact that being PM, likely more than any...