I don't know how it's always An Post that manages to fuck up amazon deliveries and not the ad hoc delivery companies that have just existed for a few weeks. Think I'd nearly pay a small premium for a non-AnPost delivery option at this stage.
This recent article on Toyota and hydrogen in New York Times is fascinating. Possibly what CC is referring to as it was a big article when it came out.
Tl;Dr none of the car companies have even the slightest doubt that everything will be electric and soon, they're just getting there at different paces.
The auto giant bet on hydrogen power, but as the world moves toward electric the company is fighting climate regulations in an apparent effort to buy time.
looking through the slow uptake of the FPL this year really hammers home how many posters we've misplaced along the way
kevirl, bohsman, mdoug, roadsweeper, ian_mac, davey devil, rigger, juanpablo, el rifle, eagle eye, silver tiger, flushdraw...sure there's a bigger list but that's just the obvious fpler's off the top of my head
all usual suspects missing in action and can't remember the last time I saw any of them post at all.
Anyway, only 1 week left until FPL starts for any interested parties.
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This recent article on Toyota and hydrogen in New York Times is fascinating. Possibly what CC is referring to as it was a big article when it came out.
Tl;Dr none of the car companies have even the slightest doubt that everything will be electric and soon, they're just getting there at different paces.
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It's amazing the extent to which the gig is up with petrol cars. I think we'll be looking in astonishment at people buying petrol / diesel by 2025 at the absolute latest. Nothing non electric being sold from 2030. Hence why US car producers caved so easily here.
Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the world's carmaking future, President Joe Biden has announced a commitment from the auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
What's going to happen to all those oil companies? Worthless?
Get out of jail free card.
"The deal with automakers defines electric vehicles as plug-in hybrids, fully electric vehicles and those powered by hydrogen fuel cells."
...With a range of 10 urban KM's, a few extra batteries to run small electric motors. They really need to state they have to have a minimum range.
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I don't know how it's always An Post that manages to fuck up amazon deliveries and not the ad hoc delivery companies that have just existed for a few weeks. Think I'd nearly pay a small premium for a non-AnPost delivery option at this stage.
Our postman who is spot on must be on holidays, I have amazon deliveries marked as received at 10pm on 2 days this week and several others still MIA.
That article seems to be calling out Toyota as a bad actor who are trying to stall the march to E-Cars
e.g.:
Absolutely. Although I read that as: if the evil villain bad guys are Toyota because they are only 70% of the way to electric, then the game is well and truly up.
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This recent article on Toyota and hydrogen in New York Times is fascinating. Possibly what CC is referring to as it was a big article when it came out.
No it's more just a belief that batteries are pretty filthy in their own way, and the requirement for rare metals will be a problem in the not very long term. Betamax was a far super product to VHS too.
Fear dubh was taken. But always a bit baffled why gorm/blue was up next instead of the much more obvious donn/brown.
the way it was explained to me was that the Irish word gorm should not be thought of as equalling the English word blue but rather as 'reflecting a dark shine, like indigo'
That was my Irish teacher's take on it anyway.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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I don't know how it's always An Post that manages to fuck up amazon deliveries and not the ad hoc delivery companies that have just existed for a few weeks. Think I'd nearly pay a small premium for a non-AnPost delivery option at this stage.
I'm still waiting nearly 4 weeks for that pallet that they sent to Switzerland in error. Was guaranteed* it would be here Monday coming but now its lost again last spotted somewhere in Holland. Like their only job is to move pallets from A to B.
This argument seems to always play out along the “born like this” vs “opted to change” lines, where generally people are more sympathetic to the former over the latter. The arguments you make, as usual mellor, are very logical that it’s hard to find fault in it.
I can definitely see how a “born like that” situation elicits sympathy. I do have sympathy for Semenya. She created no aspect of the situation, was likely oblivious to the existence of the issue for a long time. Was just doing what she was good at.
I just don’t let sympathy excuse an inherent unfairness, that unfortunately is contrary to the way sports are segregated.
the way it was explained to me was that the Irish word gorm should not be thought of as equalling the English word blue but rather as 'reflecting a dark shine, like indigo'
That was my Irish teacher's take on it anyway.
It’s not exactly equal, covers a different range of the spectrum or so. I have heard blighted potatoes and crows being gorm. But the blue of the sky was also the typical “gorm” in school.
It seems fear donn actually refers to brown haired man. More parallel to brunette. So would never makes sense for skin colour. Similarly the way fear rua means red haired not a red faced ail-fella down the pub.
George Hamilton owes us nothing and should be given the keys to Ireland for services given.
However I've noticed he looks lost calling races at the Olympics. I doubt he has seen any track and field since the last Olympics though which wouldn't help. Where he comes good is at the crescendo or if something dramatic happens but calling the races in running he seems lost.
I'm still waiting nearly 4 weeks for that pallet that they sent to Switzerland in error. Was guaranteed* it would be here Monday coming but now its lost again last spotted somewhere in Holland. Like their only job is to move pallets from A to B.
*not a guarantee it seems
think you BBV'd me
I live at XXX Rise. New Virgin equipment sent to XXX Drive.
Literally round the corner so I wandered down to see did they have it for me.
"oh sorry, knew it wasn't for us so we sent it back"
No problemo, I'll just call the courier (DPD) and get them to send to the right address.
Ring up, explain.
Girl is totally puzzled; "can't you just knock into them and get it?"
"eh, no. As I already explained, they gave it back to your courier."
"ah OK, so. Let me call him."
<five mins later>
"He says he can leave it at <random premises in Clondalkin>, is that OK?"
This went on for some time, got upgraded to an offer of dropping it into the wrong address again but maybe next Tuesday, perhaps "if you can arrange it with the neighbour".
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Hitch I can't stop thinking about you bringing six books away with you on holiday.
Just can't get my head around it.
Are you just indecisive, want a few options?
You're not gonna read six books surely?
Normally read two books a week. Surely I'll up my game on holidays? If not then, then when? An hour or two a day while the kids are in the pool. No WiFi probably in the campsite - that's an extra hour or two.
It's about 120 pages a day, I reflect, as the ferry boarding wait continues. The likes of Raoul and WesternSean the IPB powerhouse readers would get through that just in the shower every day.
I live at XXX Rise. New Virgin equipment sent to XXX Drive.
Literally round the corner so I wandered down to see did they have it for me.
"oh sorry, knew it wasn't for us so we sent it back"
No problemo, I'll just call the courier (DPD) and get them to send to the right address.
Ring up, explain.
Girl is totally puzzled; "can't you just knock into them and get it?"
"eh, no. As I already explained, they gave it back to your courier."
"ah OK, so. Let me call him."
<five mins later>
"He says he can leave it at <random premises in Clondalkin>, is that OK?"
This went on for some time, got upgraded to an offer of dropping it into the wrong address again but maybe next Tuesday, perhaps "if you can arrange it with the neighbour".
DPD have lost the plot recently. Used be great and now they are pretty poor.
Had a similar thing go wrong when I was on route to Killarney recently and learned an Ikea order that wasn't due for a further week was arriving today...facccckk. Had the option to re-route the parcel by weblink which I took up so had it re-routed to a Mace in Raheny close to a brother. Later that morning as I was eating lunch a lovely lunch in Adare I got the DPD text message that the package was dropped in Mace so I dispatched the brother who soon replied "Just went to Mace and they knew nothing of such a package of course they didnt"(Everything goes wrong for this lad so he takes a perma cynical line.
Its soon solved when I checked the house cam and the driver I presume left it around the back as seen him approach and not re-appear again for a minute or two empty handed. Hadn't the heart to dispatch the brother around again in case a neighbour took it in and it wasn't around the back.
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It's about 120 pages a day, I reflect, as the ferry boarding wait continues. The likes of Raoul and WesternSean the IPB powerhouse readers would get through that just in the shower every day.
yeah, 6 books wouldn't last long on holidays
although I have pretty much switched to kindle 100% now so at least amn't carting around mountains of paper..
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Any restaurant recommendations in or around Wexford town?
The cheeky cod operating out of a container on the quay is top class for fish & chips plus a few other dishes. It's an offshoot of the La Cote restaurant right next to it. Sorry I don't have any other recommendations as everywhere else was shut when I visited a while back.
The cheeky cod operating out of a container on the quay is top class for fish & chips plus a few other dishes. It's an offshoot of the La Cote restaurant right next to it. Sorry I don't have any other recommendations as everywhere else was shut when I visited a while back.
Cheers, was looking at La Cote but is booked up when we're there
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I was 100% kindle for years, but after reading a book called Digital Minimalism earlier in the year, I've started to reintroduce paper books.
when i moved to London, no more room for my books. gave away 1k+. was a sad day, but to be fair i'd been on an ereader for years before then so the sadness was in getting rid of the collection and not so much the format. love my ereader although they only seem to last for a few years so onto my 4th or 5th already (never kindle though ).
I don't know tbh. I've found it a bit more immersing to be reading a paper book. It might be the novelty factor. It might be just nothing. I maybe hadn't bought a paper book for ten years before this year. In my last uni I spent the full five years having never once visited the library.
My Gen1 kindle is still doing a powerful job. Usually 40-50 books on there (rarely bother taking them off unless I know I'll never revisit)
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I don't know tbh. I've found it a bit more immersing to be reading a paper book. It might be the novelty factor. It might be just nothing. I maybe hadn't bought a paper book for ten years before this year. In my last uni I spent the full five years having never once visited the library.
I think I made that exact argument on here about a decade ago, if not more
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George Hamilton owes us nothing and should be given the keys to Ireland for services given.
However I've noticed he looks lost calling races at the Olympics. I doubt he has seen any track and field since the last Olympics though which wouldn't help. Where he comes good is at the crescendo or if something dramatic happens but calling the races in running he seems lost.
George's eyesight has to be gone, he barely gets any football players names right anymore and that's not difficult. But he can't be as bad as the Canadian commentators, was watching the 4x100m men's earlier and they didn't even mention the Italian running down GB in the final few meters to get the win. Just called the race as if Canada was running. And they even admitted after they didn't even know Italy had won.
Not sure if this will be geo blocked, but this is an awful call or am I being overly critical?
Thiughts on audiobooks from the purists? Got 3 on the go atm
I go for a few hour walk every day, listen to books then, it's great. I used to on my commute as well. Not the same experience but a very good one too. In some ways worse, some better.
Too often I find I'm hearing the words but not listening and trying to find the last part of the book you were cognizant for is a disaster.
Same with listening in bed. Fall asleep and you are hooped.
A good old text book lets me skim back and figure out where to start again.
I'm pretty sure some audiobook apps have solved some of these problems but meh, just avoid them altogether with text.
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I'm still waiting nearly 4 weeks for that pallet that they sent to Switzerland in error. Was guaranteed* it would be here Monday coming but now its lost again last spotted somewhere in Holland. Like their only job is to move pallets from A to B.
*not a guarantee it seems
If it makes you feel any better, I've just discovered this afternoon that my office in Chicago has misrouted one of my shipments. It should have been arriving in Dublin this week but instead it is on its way to Bangkok and won't get there until the 1st Sept. We'll then have to go through the painful rigmarole of re-exporting it from Thailand and sending it to Dublin so it should get here around the start of November, provided everything goes smoothly.
It's the second shipment that they have misrouted in about 9 months - Last one, they sent to Korea instead of Dublin - Getting that re-routed was an extremely painful experience.
But, yeah, LOL at four weeks from Switzerland to Dublin
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Normally read two books a week. Surely I'll up my game on holidays? If not then, then when? An hour or two a day while the kids are in the pool. No WiFi probably in the campsite - that's an extra hour or two.
I'd probably average 30 mins a day, a great evening is an hour uninterrupted.
On holidays I reckon I'd do well to get through one book, but probably just to do with the age profile of the kids.
After they've gone to bed my only time, and then there's other pressures, TV with the wife, cooking.
I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
The only podcast I ever listened to was the Rome one.
Just not a format that works.
Re: DPD, they lost a ~€250 order from that french food site that was recommended here. Never got any restitution in the end.
Also, had an incident at my last address, DPD dropped a package to a neighbouring business. The manager insisted that the driver drive back, take it and personally hand it over to me. Very bizarre for a business that would rely on local custom.
We use DPD a lot in work, they're generally grand. Good customer service in my experience. Few issues but no business in that industry is free of issues.
GLS on the other hand are absolute cunce.
I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
We use DPD a lot in work, they're generally grand. Good customer service in my experience. Few issues but no business in that industry is free of issues.
GLS on the other hand are absolute cunce.
I remember I used to deliver NTL boxes, must have been 10 years ago. You'd get the odd customer who wasn't home on a Friday afternoon, who would insist on it being delivered on a Saturday morning between 7 and 8. I always made sure I was there to wake them up at 7am on the dot. Never had one who I wasn't getting out of their bed.
looking through the slow uptake of the FPL this year really hammers home how many posters we've misplaced along the way
kevirl, bohsman, mdoug, roadsweeper, ian_mac, davey devil, rigger, juanpablo, el rifle, eagle eye, silver tiger, flushdraw...sure there's a bigger list but that's just the obvious fpler's off the top of my head
all usual suspects missing in action and can't remember the last time I saw any of them post at all.
Anyway, only 1 week left until FPL starts for any interested parties.
Can't even remember when it took place, but when this site moved to the new 'style' it ruined it for me. Very, very rarely log in anymore and used to be on it the whole time.
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You did! I remember mocking you at the time.
Guess I should have wrote a book about it
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She's one of the four of us that hasn't yet got sick, but is threatening to be next in the vomitorium that has already claimed the two kids as early fallers. It seems we got lucky with the mild calm crossing last year and the sea is actually a horrible mean beast.
We use DPD a lot in work, they're generally grand. Good customer service in my experience. Few issues but no business in that industry is free of issues.
GLS on the other hand are absolute cunce.
Some of the stories I heard about G*L*S* during lockdown...couldn't put them in print they were that bad
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