HighPriority

8 hours ago, SpaceKadet said:

You mentioned that only dinosaurs use towers in a derogatory manner. Had to correct you...

And no, I never used my mobile to view AN, it's just not what I would want to do when I'm "out and about". AN is not my primary interest in life.

Your reading and comprehension level is out of my control 

12 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said:

I agree with you on tablet use. I have one too which I take with me to places where I would have to wait for longer, like hospital, or the car workshop while my car is serviced. But in your post you mentioned phones, not tablets.

 

But for serious gaming you will never beat a high end CPU, high end GPU in a tower with water cooling and a high res monitor(s) with your phones and pads..

You don't have to be a dinosaur for that.

Dunno what gaming has to do with the discussion, have you never been out and about and used your mobi to view this forum ?

Thats why I mentioned phones, nothing to do with gaming.

1 minute ago, SpaceKadet said:

You know, he just forgets that it's the "dinosaurs" that created Internet, integrated circuits, PC's, and even smart phones... among other things, like SR-71 Blackbird that could do Mach3+ 60 years ago. I could go on forever..

You probably do…

🤣

2 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said:

Sure.. I just wonder how my games would look on a 5 inch screen... And how I would play them without WASD. Do the phones come now with high end graphic cards? Last time I looked, even the low end graphic cards were something like 3 times bigger than the large phones. Or how would I access my customer's datacenter without my laptop, or tower. It's called progress.

And, unlike Transam, I have 3x24" screens on my desk.... Beat you there quarter miler!! 5555

 

You know, there are people that do more on their PCs than just access AN... You're welcome too..

But that’s the point, tablets are convenient to pick up and use, no need to wait for a computer to boot.

I use a laptop for my business cashbook software, it lives in my office with all the other business things at hand.

Forums and social media are easier handled via tablet from the couch.

6 minutes ago, transam said:

Not me, that's why I ask questions, and most certainly not high-priority......

The EV-ers don't want to answer questions, because they think there are no questions to answer, their ride is the bast thing since sliced bread, which I doubt it is, and for sure I will not hear of any EV problems here.....🤔

I don’t agree with that but I can see a parallel with Trannies and their own voice… 🥰🥰

29 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said:

Seriously? Thought only Gen Z were glued to their phones. How can anybody possibly get any meaningful info on a 5 inch screen. 

It's like Concorde. 21 years ago it took only 4 hours to cross the Atlantic, now it takes 11. We are regressing.... Thank you Gen Z crowd, you will not be remembered.

 

Perhaps it's time to run a survey on what equipment members access the AN. Is it possible to select more than one choice on surveys? 

Dinosaurs still use towers, desktops and laptops, everyone else uses a tablet or sometimes their phone… you’re welcome 👍🏼

3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    They just need to take the weight of the people who will be using them as supports to carry out the repairs . 

   Its scaffolding for people to stand on to carry out repairs 

Look between the concrete pylons…

17 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

 

I wasted an afternoon in BKK looking for the Tesla Store, which is even to this day still recorded on the official website as at Siam Paragon

 

 

 

 

instead of  7/1 Ramkhamhaeng Rd, Khwaeng Saphan Sung, Khet Saphan Sung, Bangkok 10240. 

 

 

 

Good job Tesla  - have only one physical store in whole country of Thailand and make sure your official website sends people to a random shopping center instead. 

 

 

 

 

That is Thai addresses for you though…

13 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

I've got a great looking Mango tree grown from seed. Will I ever see any fruit?

If it lives I guess you will Owl. 
 

Rick, if you’ve got a smartphone, post your pics directly from there.

Ive gotten a couple of mangoes from a grafted R2E2 the last 2 years, the possums and bats got the rest 🤬

My wife has largely planted mango seed against my advice, but I’m hoping a couple may fruit this year.

We are now into our dry season but it hasn’t turned cold yet, only pleasantly cool, so no flowers as yet.

10 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Bz4x did well

 

pfft

To be fair it’s sold 66 more than its sister car…

😎

7 hours ago, liddelljohn said:

The EV fanatics and Groans all bang on that Hydrogen is expensive and difficult to store and all that , but The big Oil companies and other energy companies including Nuclear, wind and solar are pouring Billions into solving the Hydrogen engineering ,production and storage issue in conjuntion with the vehicle manufactures and designers ,, along side compatible synthetic fuels the ICE engine will not die .... Its the massive elephant in the room ,, and the EV, fanatics, Groans, Politicians and vested interest know it and hate it ,,, but they are wrong ha ha

 

The HYSE ICE hydrogen engine developed by Yamaha/Toyota  is going into full production and has been licensed by others in The consortium  including Honda, Stellantis,Kawasaki, Suzuki, Komatsu, Kubota Isuzu,Ford  and Mazda ,2,4 & V8 variants  for car M/c, bus etc .

 

JCB already has its equivalent engine in production  and others are in development or licensing negotiations  with other heavy vehicle makers  , and some of the big EV companies are also in on it

 

Caterpiller are  working on their version too

 

so the end of EVs is coming

Sounds fantastic, do you have a link so I can break out the lube too ?

Geez Rick, losing an avo at that age would be soul destroying !

It must be painfully close to giving you some fruit ?

Glad someone else gave Owl a clip about his tardiness 🤣

I’ve been in Melbourne and Brizvegas for the last week, back to Darwin tonight and back to Thailand in a few weeks..

I’m a medium sized South American country, how many panels do I need ?

🤣

Just now, 0ffshore360 said:

Take it to the extreme then ...Will we be allowed outside ?

Of course we will

20 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Whoah Neddy ! Less assumptive aggression please! I am merely adding opinion to an aspect of ev operating costs that I have never seen mentioned  or "factored in ". I do not own an ev but I do agree that in most ways they have an advantage over ICE  vehicles. The simplist explanation  to support my approval is explained  just the same as  EV versus ICEV.

But more to the point of  road/highway taxes to offset  costs of creation or maintaining I have yet to see mention of  such imposed on ev.

The historical imposition of fuel taxes theoretically based on providing  transport corridors has long  been made illegitimate by use of  public taxpayer funds to create toll roads operated for profit .  OSY !

Regardless it is road user levies that keep wheels turning.

Best efficiency  is  rail !

“Most” fuel tax simply goes into consolidated revenue, wherever it actually gets spent is anyone’s guess, most would agree that not enough is actually spent on actual roads.

As ice decline and ev increase (or hydrogen, fairy dust, moon rocks etc) obviously money will be required from someone, somewhere to maintain road infrastructure.

Im of the opinion that over the next 20 yrs ice are going to be taxed to the point of oblivion, people want and need to breathe clean air.

At that point, will ev or other options be seen as cash cows to be harvested… likely yes, or we can walk.

7 hours ago, vinny41 said:

Thailand is known to be one of the most unsafe countries worldwide when measured by the proportion of people who die in a road traffic accident. In its most recent global report (2018), the WHO ranks Thailand as the number 9 country with the highest road traffic death rate, with 32.7 deaths per 100,000 population (2018)

We know what the main causes of accidents are: motorcyclists not wearing a helmet, people drinking and driving, and speeding. These three risk behaviors, often combined, make traffic dangerous for both the drivers and the passengers, but also for pedestrians, bicyclists and other road users.

https://www.who.int/thailand/news/detail/03-01-2023-a-new-year-s-resolution--for-life

Once we have seen a major accident in Thailand resulting in a number of children deaths and the root cause of the accident was ev extreme acceleration I expect  the Government will pass laws that mandate acceleration be limited in EV

Acceleration and speeding are very different creatures.

7 hours ago, Lacessit said:

If one was to replace every ICE in Australia with an EV, it would reduce CO2 emissions by a mere 9%.

 

EV's are good for city environments, by reducing air pollution.

 

The simple fact is we are still reliant on fossil fuels for two-thirds of our electricity generation, EV's are a drop in the bucket in comparison.

I’d rather put you in an airtight room and reduce the oxygen content by merely 9%.