THis is why I am where I am
Job changing is stressful.
Our customers know me, I know the industry, other companies have an idea who I am.
May as well stay here to retirement.
Posts by MJI
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Just 22% of techies in UK aged 50 or older, says Chartered Institute for IT
Man wins court case against employer that fired him for not liking boozy, forced 'fun' culture
'What's the point of me being in my office, just because they want to see me in the office?'
Tuesday 29th November 2022 13:51 GMT 
Re: Contract clauses
I am doing probably another 15 to 20 minutes a day due to WFH.
But I do have over 1 hour of my own time for me.
Rather than counting down and as soon as 17:00 appears bolting out of the door trying to beat the traffic, I will finish what I am doing and leave the PC OK.
Then the long slow rush to work to get there 1 minute late, aghhhhhh. Much easier to drop on at ten to and get settled.
ESA names first Parastronaut: paralympian and aspiring surgeon John McFall
Quest VR glasses back on sale in Germany – but watchdog has eye on Meta
Orion snaps 'selfie' with the Moon as it prepares for distant retrograde orbit
Jaguar Land Rover courts coders caught in big tech layoffs
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 15:42 GMT
Re: Need more than coders
I have a late D2, so body on chassis, live axles, low ratio and the like.
It does have the modern extras of self levelling, traction control and disconnectable anti roll bars, but everything is solid, but to be honest if I did go on a long trip I would pack a crank sensor and a spare airbag.
I have never managed to get it stuck, drove onto some tractor generated deep mud by a ford, was diff locked, not a murmur from the TC, it just got through.
Despite all this it is a very comfortable family car, also very practical, does not handle too badly either, can corner quite quick if you are smooth. Engine is very torquey and remapped.
Best of all every part is still available new as a spare part.
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 11:25 GMT
Re: Need more than coders
Or the bits they buy in.
The only time my D2 needed road side assistance was due to the failure of a part made by Denso, part owned by ....... Toyota.
Needed a good jumping and a lot of bashing of starter motor.
But then I once drove it a few hundred miles with a failed (VDO) fuel pump.
The bits from Solihul have been OK.
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 11:12 GMT
Re: Need more than coders
But you need the Land Rover to extract the Toyota when it gets stuck.
To be honest it is not really a reliability issue, but taking of abuse issue.
Toyotas do break and break expensively.
Land Rover do have some very reliable engines. Pre 2007.
But abuse the vehicle and they will eventually fail, just takes longer with Toyota.
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 12:19 GMT
Re: Need more than coders
Hmm i think I will stick with my D2.
No snapping cranks.
Pretty reliable provided you actually service it.
I do need to disable the Romulan cloaking device though.
An interesting comment.
I spent 4 days working on it this year, the usual question was what was wrong, why? Because no one does servicing any more.
Replacing brake discs and pads - servicing.
Brake fluid - servicing.
Changing all oils - servicing.
However it does need some serious metal repairs. Do I get it welded or replace the rusty component? A component on most cars would write it poff,but on older Land Rovers can be treated as a replacement part.
Job 1: Get the boss on the network. Job 2: Figure out why Job 1 broke the network for everyone else
Croatian EV maker Rimac claims 412km/h speed record
Monday 21st November 2022 13:24 GMT
Re: Not enough range.
Our problem is that most of our freight Diesels are now not the ultra efficient ones but less efficient imports, but even with sky high fuel prices these locos are kept on more for their ability than cost to run.
Our electric freights though can pull a LOT.
And also use a mixed source of power not just tractor juice.
Friday 18th November 2022 14:19 GMT
Re: Not enough range.
Diesel Electric is OK, but when busy OHLE is more efficient, much greener and a lot more power can be used.
Look at say 1960 stuff
Diesel loco 3300 bhp about 3000 at rail on a good day (unless it was the played with one at 4000 - supposedly The Black Watch).
Similar age electric, same power, but that is continuous rating with short term a lot more.
Go to 70s
Diesel train 4500bhp with two power cars.
Electric 5000bhp with short term around 7000bhp, yes the Diesel is quicker but 8 carriages compared to 10 behind the 87.
as to efficiency the best figures I can find is 50% from fuel to rail for the last British designed and built frieght locos, ALL others are worse.
Twitter set for more layoffs as Musk mulls next move
Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done
Elon Musk issues ultimatum to Twitter staff: Go hardcore or go home
Twitter engineer calls out Elon Musk for technical BS in unusual career move
Go ahead, be rude. You don't know it now, but it will cost you $350,000
Monday 14th November 2022 11:11 GMT
Re: You get what you order
I do tend to spread it around eg Humax are good and Pace are a bunch of chancers.
I am looking as a Freeview HD PVR to supplement our Freesat PVR, after the debacle of abandoned expensive Freeview Pace PVRs,Humax will be chosen.
Their hardware was 8k compliant but their software was only 2k compliant. A previously working pre DSO Pace Twin PVR ended up at the local tip electrical recycling.
What does this mean?
I will NEVER buy another Pace product. I also recommend to other people the same.
Feel Luckey, punk? Oculus designer builds VR murder headset
Intel's top-spec Raptor Canyon NUC can double as a 700+W space heater
All the US midterm-related lies to expect when you're electing
Elon Musk reportedly outlines horrible Twitter layoff process
Friday 4th November 2022 10:08 GMT
Deleted ages ago
I had an account, just used it to talk to a few people.
Authors I have read
Some scientists in news
A celeb who borrowed a friends car for aTV shoot (she was lovely)
Then the daily emails started, unsubscribed.
Then I got recommended twerps to follow, after saying NO EMAILS (Z rated non entities)
Account deleted
Russia says Starlink satellites could become military targets
Don't mind Facebook, just putting its own browser in its Android app
Microsoft leaves the Office, rebrands everything as 365
Sony, Honda collaborate on 'premium' electric vehicles that are born in the USA
Uber, Lyft stock decimated as US aims to classify gig workers as staff
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