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At least with that, if the roof mechanism breaks you can just say it's become more realistic.

14.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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timeline cleanse

14.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 312 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6
A black ballpoint pen sketch of a wolf walking through snow, looking alert, a forepaw raised and tail held out behind. They are viewed from the side, facing to the left of the image

A black ballpoint pen sketch of a wolf walking through snow, looking alert, a forepaw raised and tail held out behind. They are viewed from the side, facing to the left of the image

Wolf trudging through the snow. Wasn't able to finish it

-3355 🎨🐑 #art

14.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agree, Trump needs Hormuz open soon but Iran has lots of ways to keep it shut; US could end up trying a (partial) ground invasion to control it (shades of Suez '56).
Other _possible_ US escalations could be allying with Kurds or Azeris to grab a chunk of territory, or making nuclear threats.

13.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hormuz Minefield In the strait, Iran holds the advantageβ€”and America has no good options.

If you want to understand the challenges for the US in the Strait of Hormuz, read this terrific @foreignaffairs.com piece by @proftalmadge.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/hormuz-...

13.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Wiped out.

13.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A green Lamborghini Useless, sorry Urus, front three-quarters view, parked in a car park with a grey Fiat 500 and a glass fronted building behind.

A green Lamborghini Useless, sorry Urus, front three-quarters view, parked in a car park with a grey Fiat 500 and a glass fronted building behind.

Lamborghini Urus. It's not just that it's an SUV, it's a by-the-numbers VAG platform SUV.

13.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Adaptive Cruise is the one that springs to mind, I'd be loathe to buy a car without it.

13.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A possible very targeted operation bsky.app/profile/bryn...

13.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Couple of shots of the S660 from the Japan trip last year.

13.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Train and Cherry Blossoms (2020)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

13.03.2026 06:50 πŸ‘ 528 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think they said they were serious about carbon neutrality. And after they go out of business and shut up shop, they will achieve it.

12.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As long as you're losing money, it's more fashionable to call yourself a "start up" than a "basket case".

12.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

American Sunroof Company have done a nice job there.

12.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Airplane mode means not transmitting signals (which might interfere with the plane's avionice). GPS is purely passive, you simply listen to the signal from the satellite and can derive lat and long from that.

12.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, that was followed by a war in the Middle East and a recession, leading to customers wanting their money back.

Luckily there's no danger of that happening nowadays...

12.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like a caching issue to me. Either that or it's PostOffice-grade coding, but caching is the simplest way to totally screw up like this.

12.03.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jaguar took advance customer deposits of Β£50k per XJ220 in 1989.

12.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For sure, AC should be easier to provide, almost a 'why not' facility.

My point is, a world without AC charging is a world where only those with driveways can own EVs.
A world without DC charging is one where EVs need a ~600 mile range to cover a whole day's driving in one hit.

11.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you have a driveway, you only *need* DC fast chargers; destination charging is a nice-to-have but it's not a deal breaker to make an extra fast-charge en route.
The ppl who *need* widespread AC chargers are those who can't charge at home, so need affordable, available charging on their doorsteps.

11.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

For my second birthday, I commissioned my mother to make me a birthday cake in the shape of a Rover SD1, my favourite car.

11.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ikarus 692 Airport Bus -- basically a bus with a front end that elevates to become an enclosed staircase to the plane

Ikarus 692 Airport Bus -- basically a bus with a front end that elevates to become an enclosed staircase to the plane

Ikarus 695, i think

Ikarus 695, i think

unsure what the model number is, but the entire front of the bus opens up and a staircase extends out of it.

unsure what the model number is, but the entire front of the bus opens up and a staircase extends out of it.

just learned about these (prototype?) airport buses from the 80s, i believe all from the Serbian (then Yugoslavian) company Ikarus

11.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 34
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Oil-poor Asian countries push 4-day weeks and car pooling Governments push to cut oil use as concerns mount about economic impact of disruption to supplies from Middle East

Stray 'e' on the end of the link, working link is www.ft.com/content/a46b...

11.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

making an RPG and adding an NPC named "Chad Gippity" who gives you advice in the form of mentioning items and settings in the options that don't exist. The game also has a moral system and regardless of if you're good or evil he will always tell you you're doing the right thing

10.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Netagon Eurolites Headlamp Beam Deflectors Adaptors Converters Magnetic UK Plate for Driving in Europe - Requirement for Cars Travelling in EU (Eurolites Beam Deflectors with 2 Magnetic UK Plates) : A... Buy Netagon Eurolites Headlamp Beam Deflectors Adaptors Converters Magnetic UK Plate for Driving in Europe - Requirement for Cars Travelling in EU (Eurolites Beam Deflectors with 2 Magnetic UK Plates)...

FWIW when driving a UK RHD car on the LHD continent, we've traditionally had to fit stickers like these www.amazon.co.uk/Eurolites-He... on our headlights to block the dipped beam from blinding oncoming drivers. Modern LED headlights have a 'flat' cut-off so don't need them.

09.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the 'snap.eurostar.com' site showing the time blocks as '07:56 - 14:00' and '14:00 to 20:56'

Screenshot from the 'snap.eurostar.com' site showing the time blocks as '07:56 - 14:00' and '14:00 to 20:56'

Part of the API response showing the exact timings: departing Brussels at 07:56, arriving London at 08:57

Part of the API response showing the exact timings: departing Brussels at 07:56, arriving London at 08:57

Another part of the API response showing the planned train for the later timeslot.

Another part of the API response showing the planned train for the later timeslot.

Essentially, they make you pick one of two VERY broad time blocks - up to 7 hours. But surely, they'll put you on whatever train has the most empty seats and set the fare based on the number of unsold seats? And yes, it turns out that their API shows the exact train already πŸ˜‚ (2/2)

09.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ISTR hearing about in Japan the fire brigade visit the schools and actually set up fires and have the kids practice using an extinguisher to put them out. Which would seem more likely to hold their attention, and stick in their minds, than just a lecture.

09.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil price spiral may be slowed but not stopped by G7 emergency move A big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow Wes Streeting will remove trans minors ability to access, and doctors to prescribe, cross-sex hormones.

Try as it might Labour will never eradicate trans people. They cannot, and should not, change who they are. All Labour will do is make trans lives harder - with more harm and more death.

08.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 2317 πŸ” 574 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 66

I thought they went to a lot of trouble _not_ to have a monarchy?

08.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0