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by joele
Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Secularism and Social Issues
Topic: The War On Drugs - Time To Change Tack?
Replies: 8
Views: 2412

Re: The War On Drugs - Time To Change Tack?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/29/nsw-drug-law-overhaul-would-allow-six-marijuana-plants-for-personal-use Good for NSW Being introduced by a minor party though, that happened in Vic too and the majors just opposed it, fingers crossed for NSW. In Vic when those legalise cannabis...
by joele
Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Non Science Based
Topic: Loose Bananas!
Replies: 5
Views: 235

Re: what thread should this go in?

Still reeling from the crazy there, but I guess, to answer the question. Any craziness like this I suppose goes in "Non Science Based".
by joele
Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: News and Current Affairs
Topic: What is Elon Musk up to now..
Replies: 154
Views: 48457

Re: What is Elon Musk up to now..

Looks like he has also been getting into the car UI as well, the engineers need to tell him to fuck off, check this out; Yeah not like designers spent years working out where to place things for the least distraction. Now he moves most of that stuff to a touchscreen, because as we know interacting ...
by joele
Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: News and Current Affairs
Topic: What is Elon Musk up to now..
Replies: 154
Views: 48457

Re: What is Elon Musk up to now..

pipbarber wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:07 amMush seems to be about to enter the reversed ethical universe of being a pro-zionist/anti-semitic, which of course will suit him well, as it suits many conservative racists.
I need to add a confused emoticon reaction, just for Musk's weirdness.. ;-)
by joele
Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Geek Speak - Tech Forum
Topic: Surveillance and Tracking Matters
Replies: 27
Views: 4249

Re: Surveillance and Tracking Matters

At least we are not in China hey.. maybe we can still get there.. sigh.. A programmer in northern China has been ordered to pay more than 1m yuan to the authorities for using a virtual private network (VPN), in what is thought to be the most severe individual financial penalty ever issued for circum...
by joele
Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Geek Speak - Tech Forum
Topic: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles
Replies: 90
Views: 3009

Re: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles

Hydrogen buses given low mark by professor. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/24/victoria-warned-against-very-very-inefficient-hydrogen-buses-after-trial-announced On that point, well adjacent to it maybe, I have been noticing more and more buses with "this bus has been conve...
by joele
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: Geek Speak - Tech Forum
Topic: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles
Replies: 90
Views: 3009

Re: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles

The future of "affordable" electric cars?

As one of the comments said, the VW beetle (EV) of our time?

by joele
Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Geek Speak - Tech Forum
Topic: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles
Replies: 90
Views: 3009

Re: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles

Too many "normal" people are deluded, scary and weird. Be careful out there, anti-EV road rage crimes could be the next trend. Yeah, I was actually thinking of removing the little EV badge (which you might have seen in my debadging post) I had left on the car.. Hard to know but I have had...
by joele
Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Geek Speak - Tech Forum
Topic: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles
Replies: 90
Views: 3009

Re: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles

Not quite the header, but there's an urgent recall on some LG solar batteries. See linky. Yep those NMC batteries are the gift that keeps on giving, I think I mentioned in another thread (earlier in this one) arguing with multiple solar installers who kept trying to promise me the LG NMC batteries ...
by joele
Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: Geek Speak - Tech Forum
Topic: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles
Replies: 90
Views: 3009

Re: Electric + Human-Powered Vehicles

Kia EV5 now using BYD battery too for China built cars which will include the RHD ones coming to Australia Think there will be a torrent of new EVs next year, will be interesting to see if prices drop or they are all > 60k (for traditional brands). https://www.drive.com.au/news/2024-kia-ev5-confirme...