Posts by graeme leggett

thinking how to do it without a surveyors measure:

Furlong = 1/8 of mile. 'Average' walking speed ~ 3 mph. So a rectangle 2.5 minutes walking in one direction by 15 or so seconds walk in the other?

Re: Relaxed of Tunbridge Wells

Your erudition does you proud.

I was more of a Duke guy myself.

Re: Generous non self-serving billionaires

Getty was a private person working from his own bank balance. By comparison Gates (plural -it's in his and hers names) foundation handles a large portfolio of stock including Warren Buffet's donation; it makes funding awards just like any large foundation and all it's financials are out in the open.

I note in passing Getty died about 14 years ago on 17th April - admitted to hospital for a chest infection.

Re: thinking the discs were battery-powered instead of needing a mains electrical connection.

Unless you have a very big bathroom. I think about 6ft from the spray area of bath,sink etc is the mininum to have a socket within the regulations. Though still not necessarily a good idea.

Re: It's not just IR35 though

Cromwell was just the top guy of the religious-military junta.

Charles Second was more a case of deciding to go back to the old ways was the least worse option after the Republic/Protectorate. At least insofar as England was concerned, Scotland and Ireland suffered in their own different ways. And the swing of power to Parliament meant it was a different type of monarchy afterwards - and thus get to replacement of James a few years down the line.

Re: Why not have a locker in the shop staff room?

A sensible idea. But not one Apple would have thought of using while it still had the whip hand over the staff.

This ruling may inspire Apple to go for some back room re-modelling of their stores. Or they might be hoping someone develops those body scanners from Total Recall.

Re: ACL Guarantee

EU law made it cross border.

Live in Spain but bought item in Germany, you're protected.

What happens in a few years if you're in UK and buy from France, who knows?

Re: Nothing new here

Tea is a good source of fluoride for winding up the anti-fluoride crowd.

Re: I guess

In two of three early crashes Comets failed at a aerial cover where the panel supports had been riveted instead of glued per design spec. And punch riveted not drilled.it was also designed in excess of the requirements set. The other was overstressed in bad weather.

Re: How easy to re-purpose the hardware?

Other way round?, see "Hacking the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Into a High Quality Speaker Amp"

https://makezine.com/2019/08/16/hacking-the-sonos-ikea-symfonisk-into-a-high-quality-speaker-amp/

Re: @NeilPost

"means of production, distribution, and exchange should be... regulated" - that's what governments as elected by the people do, don't they?

Re: "My employer is a liar"

What if the company is lying?

Re: Wondering

Because at the time, those with the power could have him buried there.

Unsurprisingly the Civil War has left its effects long after the fighting (officially) ended.

Re: Dear Kieran... Tax inclusive, tax exclusive

With these sorts of devices isn't Apple pricing based upon

1) what the market will bear

2) the impression of exclusivity Apple want to give

I watched one of those documentaries on becoming an RAF pilot.

I noticed the female "pull up" voice in the Hawk trainers cam across as more urgent that the rather lanquid ones that civilian aircraft appear to have. Probably for the best when navigating the Mach Loop.

Re: Nice Picture

Gordon was green before he came to Sodor.

I realise that could only have sounded worse if I'd put "Actually" at the start of the sentence.

Re: Mozilla are only partly right

I see that the Czechs require passing a written and practical exam and a clean criminal record before a licence is issued.

An AK47 needs a specific valid reason to be given . In general the Czech gun laws seem comprehensive and thorough to achieve a balance between public safety and right to have a weapon for certain uses.

Re: Android vs Robot?

If you're not sure if it's meant to be male or female - "androgenoid"?

Re: This is the sort of thing that we should have been talking about

Bugger Bognor.

Re: Ah the old push-out-the-cd-tray trick

I thought they put lights on the front panel you could flicker. Like our HP box with it's "UID" led

He'll probably get more exercise and fresh air as well.

There will be a immediate cause such as "blown tyre" (proximate cause of the accident) but there will be a reason the tyre blew eg it was worn, then there will be a reason why a worn tyre was used on the aircraft eg not picked up at inspection, then there will be a reason why it wasn't picked up at inspection eg insufficiently trained inspector and vague checklist and then there will be a reason why the inspector wasn't trained correctly and a reason the checklist was vague. And there lie the "root causes".

And uncovering the root causes might then show a risk to a whole fleet of aircraft. Which is what aviation accident investigators are after.

Re: Well done, SpaceX ...

Because British intelligence were feeding duff gen to the Germans.

Had they received accurate feedback on the target, the Wehrmacht could probably have improved on accuracy.

That said Jerry aimed 40-odd V2s at my home city and did not hit any buildings.

Your changing the software might not be 'illegal' but it reads to me that the EU regulation could mean that the manufacturer should have made it diffficult (assuming nothing is impossible) for you to change the software.

Re: " I suppose it's no different from black cabs refusing to go over the river in the evenings!"

"A taxi driver, unless required by the hirer to drive more than 12 miles, or more than 20 miles in respect of a journey which begins at Heathrow Airport, London, or for a longer time than one hour, is under a duty to accept a fare:"

"A taxi driver is under a duty to drive the hirer of his taxi to any place within the Metropolitan Police District or the City of London not exceeding 12 miles from the place where he was hired; or more than 20 miles in respect of a journey which begins at Heathrow Airport, London"

Says TFL

Re: Age?

This past week in my newsletter from Airfix I heard one of the last flying Gloster Meteors (a Nightfighter) has ceased flying.

Airframe age, of itself, means that it's had more opportunity for problems to develop but that does not mean you shouldn't step foot in the cabin of an airliner just because its been around a while.

[declaration of (in)competence - I may have watched too much Air Crash Investigation and be overrating my skills/opinion]

If I've understood correctly, you can't open people up to do these sorts of direct measurement of brain impulses. So you find people who are having their skulls opened for surgery etc and then ask them if you can stick your multimeter probes into their grey matter before the brain surgeon gets going. Obviously routine surgery not emergency surgery (even though such nuerological prodding and poking is not rocket science)

I heard of this project on the Sceptics Guide to the Universe podcast earlier this week, but a more interesting aspect of brain mapping mentioned in the episode (described by Steve Novella, a neurologist) is the use of "lattice light-sheet microscopy" to map the neurons in a brain.

https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/new-technique-to-map-brains/

Re: The real hangup is an instinct for self-preservation.

"I never wanted a jet-pack, I want a drink that makes me slim without exercise."

and that tastes of bacon....

Re: Cooking Basmati

After many years of intermittent cooking of rice I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that microwaveable bags of rice make a lot of sense. No pans, no clouds of steam, no starchy water down the sink, no anxiety over timing.

Rice is there to soak up liquids while giving you a portion of carbs. And if you're mixing it with a strong tasting sauce such as a curry then any subtlety of flavour is forsworn.

And if you're only cooking because your body is crying out for something because of the ravages upon it from alcohol, then 'is it edible?' is your yardstick.

Re: How about a high power laser burst ?

"Urban myth" implies didn't happen at all.

The flip was used but not often. because it wasn't an simple manoeuvre and was resorted to when a pilot a ran out of ammo.

Eg a 3 Squadron pilot "It wasn't impossible to tip them up but quite difficult. I only did it once.... I found that every time I put my wing under its starboard wing, it just skidded away; I had upset the airflow. On the next try I slipped my wing under it and immediately flipped my stick over to the right, and that tipped its wing right over and it just catapulted into the ground."

The few Meteors available were only in use from late July (when seven aircraft were posted to Manston) to September (when the launch sites were overrun) against V1s. That and working out the kinks in the new fighter probably counted as much as low endurance against them getting a passable score.

Re: Inside for 6 and a half years?

Some balls are held for charity

And some for fancy dress

But when they're held for....

[sorry, couldn't resist]

Re: Isn't it bad?

I don't think I was implying that. But I see a lot of of copyright material on youtube and the impression I get is that if youtube wanted to they could throw tech at the problem.

What woudl the knock on effect be if the averager user uploaded a video and it took 5 minutes or 50 minutes for the system to "validate" it?

Re: Bigelow?

But Robert Bigelow is going to be real disappointed when he doesn't find evidence of aliens on the moon.

On the other hand he can blame any system failures on sabotage by aliens already on Earth trying to stop him from discovering their far side base.

I do have a copy. And in hardback it's a beautiful item. I haven't looked at it in a while but it must have partly influence my suggestion.