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Oddity in Australian Law
When the authorities see one of these they will mount a search and rescue operation looking for the person in distress. If you are not in distress and set off a distress flare you waste a lot of S&R effort. Its similar to dialing 911 (or 999 in some countries) when you do not have an emergency... -
OH MAN IT'S COLD!!
Last Sunday 2014 January 4th there was a weather alert about flash freezing overnight. Stocked up on extra fresh food. Monday everything was frozen. Stayed indoors. Tuesday, Wednesday deep freeze -21°C (-6°F) feels like -33°C (-27°F) Stayed indoors. Thursday afternoon temperature was acceptable... -
OH MAN IT'S COLD!!
Its not that cold (0°C 32°F) but we have freezing rain all night. My balcony looks like a skating rink. Will be stuck indoors for a while. At least I still have power. Some 250,000 are without power in the Greater Toronto area. It happened on the night of National Flashlight Day! Updates... -
Happy National Flashlight Day!
Weather office around here is expecting ice pellets on saturday. Good day to hunker down and charge batteries. -
OH MAN IT'S COLD!!
Thanks nbp. Its not the same without the old posts to compare to. guiri where are you? In Regina, the mercury dropped to a bitter -42 °C (-43.6 °F). -
flashlight app spying on you
Haven't anybody noticed if they left javascriot turned on. After browsing CPF for a while your previous page button does not work properly. If you press and hold on the button to see what pages you have visited you will see half a dozen or more 'facebook cross domain' added. Facebook is tracking... -
OH MAN IT'S COLD!!
Its getting cold outside. Can not find the old cold weather thread so I'll start a new one. Temperature map from 2013-12-06. Surprised nobody have mentioned the cold yet. There is usually a cold snap at the beginning of December. It is usually 2 or 3 days. This time the forecast is for 2... -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
Ever wonder why EVs other than Tesla have such tiny batteries? Most people would have to upgrade their electrical service first. I figure 15A 115V would provide 15KWh on a 10 hour overnight charge. That would mean 52 miles on a model S (or 60 miles on a tiny BMW i3). That is 17 miles out 17... -
Interesting Video Finds Part 3
Its got 6,817,360 views in 3 days. GoldieBlox, Rube Goldberg, & Beastie Boys "Princess Machine" (a concert for little girls) - YouTube The video has been withdrawn. See below. Update. There seems to be a music copyright issue with the video. The revised video with a different soundtrack is... -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
It is interesting that 2 of the 3 fires was caused by road debris. (The third one crashed through a concrete wall and then hit a tree.) Elon Musk pointed out that "Model S vehicles on the road ... an average of one fire per at least 6,333 cars, compared to the rate for gasoline vehicles of one... -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
Tesla's stock went ballistic when they made money for the first time. It may be too high based on current production. From CNN: "Shares are up 400% this year and are trading a nearly 100 times 2014 earnings estimates."... -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
Third Tesla Model S Catches Fire. http://www.businessinsider.com/third-tesla-model-s-catches-fire-2013-11 In every Tesla accident I've come across, the driver walked away on his own. Now if Tesla can protect the battery as well as they protected the occupants. -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
REPORT: Another Tesla Model S Caught Fire After A Crash [VIDEO] - Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/report-another-tesla-model-s-caught-fire-after-a-crash-video-2013-10 -
Avatar : A Movie Revolution?
Avatar alone does not justify a 3D TV. And most of the post conversion fake 3D are horrid. There is another movie out now that may encourage people to buy a 3D TV. Gravity. The following extended trailer shows: (1) The last 2 minutes of the opening shot when the space shuttle got hit by debris... -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
Model S Fire By Elon Musk http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/model-s-fire A very detailed description of what happened. Too long to copy into this post so go read it. -
This fire just cost Tesla $2.5 billion
The video and pictures from the link show the fire in the front of the car. The battery is much further back. The story indicates the firefighters punched a hole in the battery pack and doused it with water. Was the battery on fire or the firefighters simply flooding the battery as a precaution... -
Movie Review - "Kick-***."
One of the late night talk shows have a really pathetic Top 10 (Bottom 10?) list on the movie. Don't worry. No spoilers here. Movie goers complaints about Kick *** 2: 10 Too much kicking, not enough ***. 9 Glorifies foot on *** violence. 8 Some of the kicks were really more like nudges. 7 Got... -
Movie Review - "Kick-***."
OOPs. Read this after I saw the movie. -
Boeing 787 & Li-Ion batteries vs recent fires
The London fire is in the rear of the plane. Not near the battery compartments. One is behind the main wing. The other is under the cockpit. -
What is a movie that you think is way overrated and why?
+1 The movies are all using the same plot twists. Bad guy turns out to be the supervisor, head of the CIA, top general. They are using X rated dialog to bring in the just past teens. They rely on too much CGI and 3D so they can out muscle the lower budget foreign films. They are not taking any...
