Everything posted by eisfeld
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CVT Explained.....
Should be obvious to see because automatic transmissions will show the currently selected gear somewhere in the dash while a CVT doesn't. ATs usually also have a manual mode.
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CVT Explained.....
Some CVTs fake the sensation of gears. I know the Honda Civic had such a feature for example. It would just clumb through the revs and then jump back down for no mechanical reason just so it sounds and feels like a real gear shift. Some people might also mistake a CVT shifting gears because especially with lower torque ones they tend to jump to higher revs if you want to accelerate as they need the revs to make any kind of power and then quickly rev down again to get into a more efficient RPM range. That jump up could be mistaken for a down-shift and conversely the jump down in revs could be mistake for an up-shift.
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Eurozone Economy Trails Behind UK's Robust Growth in Q1
Who is cherry picking here? The people who focus on a single quarter or the people who take into consideration the broader context and longer timeframes?
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Eurozone Economy Trails Behind UK's Robust Growth in Q1
Completely misleading title and article. The UK had a much more massive decline the quarter before and are now on a rebound. The EU declined less so doesn't need a rebound of that size. Remember Growth is always relative. If you look at longer timeframes then the UK is massively lagging behind the EU. That's not from some EU source but the UK parliament. I hope the UK can step up its game. *looking awkwardly at Germany*. Source https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/
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Google stopped playing sounds on videos
Just a nitpick but it's Chrome, not Google. Or Google Chrome. But Google itself usually refers to the search engine not the browser. Might help in the future if you have some issue and are... googling for an answer 🙂
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what happened to the alleged new test for big bikes
Dealers are the wrong place for such restrictions. They can sell to people who don't even have a valid license and that's totally fine. Licenses are the permission to ride on public roads. Companies can also buy bikes and companies can't have licenses. I know no dealer in Thailand who would hesitate to sell a bike to someone unexperienced. I have bought 5 bikes here and not once was my experience any talking point. And that's fine.
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what happened to the alleged new test for big bikes
Best example why cc is a stupid measure because any modern liter sports bike with less than half the cc will fly past that thing like it's a tractor with an anchor. Power is a much better metric. As mentioned Thailand already produces bikes that are compatible with EU rules which have the A2 license where a bike must not produce more than 47HP and must not produce more than 95HP when unrestricted. Another killer for cc based regulations are of course electric bikes which have zero cc.
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Michael Cohen Takes Center Stage in Trump's Hush Money Trial
The one who asks people on a forum to lay out each and every fact of the trial. The one who asks for statutes. The one who hasn't bothered to read the indictment or charges but asks others to present them. The one using "Trump deranged". And the one who calls people names. You.
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Michael Cohen Takes Center Stage in Trump's Hush Money Trial
Don't bother, Yagoda is a troll. Asking for someone to lay out a case against Trump on a topic about a case being run against Trump...
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60 day e-visa application cancelled. What next?
Try to see if you can call or email the local embassy that handles the application. They didn't answer because he found no email to contact them and didn't provide any reason in the rejection email (which one cannot answer to as it's a no-reply address).
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Detained Political Activist Nethiporn Suffers Cardiac Arrest Amid Hunger Strike
WTF? The AI is going mad. A tragic event of a young woman dying and Thaiger/AseanNow can't be bothered to write a proper article. For shame.
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what happened to the alleged new test for big bikes
CCs don't mean too much. kW/HP is what would matter. They could just copy the rules from the EU and be done with it. At least then they would have already aligned with the manufacturers who developed models specifically around those rules.
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Michael Cohen Takes Center Stage in Trump's Hush Money Trial
The prosecution has to present evidence to the jury. Known already or not doesn't matter. How else do you think this trial should work?
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Had a small accident
In the OPs language which is the language of the forum it just means he came off and since he was not the taxi rider there's no reason to believe the taxi crashed. He could have simply fallen down while trying to dismount.
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Had a small accident
Not worth it to get a lawyer at this stage. Don't sign papers that you don't understand. It would be a good idea to take a Thai that you trust so they can help with understanding the situation fully and also not looking like a lone guy that can easily be fleeced.
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Had a small accident
Accidental or not it sounds like it was indeed your fault as you dropped the bag onto the road. Mandatory government insurance pays for smaller medical expenses which it sounds like that should be the case. So if they ask you to pay for that then check if insurance covered it or they'll just pocket that money. I hope you have made pictures at the scene or they might claim whatever damages the bike has. It can help if you can present whitnesses, maybe even the taxi driver. Or ask some of the shops if you can get the CCTV footage. This only matters if they try to make a big story out of it and ask for bigger than reasonable compensation. Could also help if you can show that they were somehow travelling illegally (do they have a license? did they wear a helmet? was the bike roadworthy? did they drive in a dangerous way or break traffic rules?).
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DOJ Seeks 40-Year Sentence for Pelosi's Husband's Attacker
Makes no sense. The court case already happened, he already talked. He was convicted. None of the crackpottery gay sex or drug nonsense went anywhere as there's zero evidence. Just people on the other political side throwing slandering theories around.
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Thailand probes wealthy foreigners for money laundering scheme
Impressive. Operated a 2 Billion dollar scam on the Facebook page of the Central Investigation Bureau. No wonder they got angry. Also hot damn must the CIB have many followers. 🙂
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My little contribution to forum guidelines
Reporting trolls is not even ratting. Ratting usually involves some kind of betrayal of friends or people who belong to the same group. You are a stranger on the internet trolling people. If someone reports that it's not ratting, it's just house keeping - removing people who want to disrupt conversations and annoy others. If people don't do that then constructive people leave and things devolve into complete shttery pretty fast. There are other places on the web for that.
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My little contribution to forum guidelines
Well that's how it's supposed to work. If you bait/troll people then people should report you for that. Maybe stop baiting?
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My little contribution to forum guidelines
Holy crap that post is pure gold. So concise but working on so many levels and angles given the context. 🤣 🤣
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My little contribution to forum guidelines
Being baited or being punished for baiting?
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My little contribution to forum guidelines
Seems fair? To me the first sentence sounds like you abused the emoji system to harass another user and not as a genuine reaction to a post. I of course can't say for sure because I don't know the exact circumstances and posts but that's what it sounds like.
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My little contribution to forum guidelines
It's not the features that are the problem, it's how some users use them that's the issue. You can abuse emoji reactions same as you can abuse text posts. That you use them "for the hell of it" and you admiting that you like to bait certain users shows that you abuse the features and should not be surprised if you get warned or suspended.
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Putins Hunger.
I think it's fair to assume that Russia attacking NATO would be the start of WW3. All bets are off and I would not count on pensions anywhere, even in your home country. The primary objective would be to find a safe place where your life is not threatened. Second step would then be to see how one can have a life in that location but there are always ways to at least find some lodging and food if one is at all capable of doing something productive. I would not rely on the state or any other third person taking care of me apart from maybe family. So money transfers etc would be not high on my list of concerns as long as I am a bit prepared. In fact I always think it's good advise to not rely too much on others and to always have multiple options.