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  • in reply to: Star Trek – Brave New Worlds #1013629
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    brooksby wrote:
    Cugel wrote:
     series of drawling space-cowboy cliches of the utmost vacuity”.

    Oi!  I will NOT have a word said against Firefly! 😉

    Well, my days of not taking him seriously are certainly coming to a middle.

    https://cdn.road.cc/wp-content/uploads/roadcc/56a34b19401e501fadcb56a30486f0f1-3760699600.jpeg

    in reply to: Star Trek – Brave New Worlds #1013627
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    brooksby wrote:
    Which streaming service is showing it?

    It’s on Peacock which I think is carried by Sky and NOW. I might have obtained a copy from elsewhere.

    I think Poker Face is now streaming in the UK – that’s nothing to do with SciFi, but almost a hark back to a Columbo style detective series starring Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll). It’s a lot of fun and gives Natasha plenty of space to shrug a lot. Also features appearances by actors such as Ron Perlman, Adrien Brody, Nick Nolte, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hong Chau, Chloë Sevigny, Luis Guzmán, Stephanie Hsu…

    in reply to: Pass pixi, magnets, and laptops #1013703
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    Generally you need super

    Generally you need super strength magnets (e.g. neodymium) to cause harm to modern electronics. They’re the kind of magnets used inside old spinning rust hard drives – I’ve got a couple that I scavenged from old hard drives and use them as fridge magnets, but you really need two hands to remove them as they’re that strong. I doubt that Pass Pixi uses super strength magnets, so you should be okay. If in doubt, you could try wrapping the device in aluminium foil.

    in reply to: Star Trek – Brave New Worlds #1013621
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    HoldingOn wrote:
    ohhh – Mrs Davis is going on my list

    It’s frustrating as giving any more information about it would be a spoiler

    in reply to: Star Trek – Brave New Worlds #1013617
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    I found seasons 1 & 2 of

    I found seasons 1 & 2 of Picard a bit boring, but plowed through them anyway. Season 3 however was really good and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

    However, I must give a shout out to Mrs Davis – one of the most surprising series that I’ve watched. Basic plot is that a nun (Sister Simone) is trying to defeat an all-knowing AI (Mrs Davis). Not really Star Trek though.

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    I reckon the MET will just

    I reckon the MET will just state that there’s a clear exception in GDPR for law enforcement purposes and Lancs will continue to lie and not do their job.

    It’s a great idea, though.

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    Did you just throw stones at

    Did you just throw stones at the police bears?

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #999761
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    HoldingOn wrote:
    Agree – unlikely she will drive again.

    However – what planet was her lawyer on:

    This was not a case of dangerous driving with a flagrant disregard of the rules.

    That lawyer should get disbarred or prosecuted for perjury for spouting that rubbish. Just the drunk driving would count as a flagrant disregard of the rules and being so blind drunk that you can’t figure out which way to drive on a motorway is hardly any kind of excuse.

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #999747
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    Hirsute wrote:

    Hirsute wrote:
    Also features in car crashes into building thread. We need to set up a working party to issue guidance on which thread to post in !

    Just get Road.cc to riffle-shuffle the threads together into one huge indecipherable thread.

    in reply to: Drivers and their problems #999743
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    Shelders wrote:
    School bus gets stuck under low bridge again

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65633762

    I think the ‘again’ is the point here, but doesn’t say if it’s the same ‘professional’ driver

    Those links don’t work for me, but I’ve found the article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65633762

    The reporter’s name is Caroline Lowbridge – I wonder if she specialises in these topics?

    in reply to: If Carlsberg made company responses… #1013545
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    Nice one. Let’s hope the

    Nice one. Let’s hope the driver learns from this and has a better attitude in future.

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    Hirsute wrote:

    Firstly, the vehicle’s on rubber tyres and secondly, the cab was probably acting as a Faraday cage.

    in reply to: Stelvio gearing (11-28 vs 11-30) #1013459
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    bobbinogs wrote:
    I’ve often regretted not having a lower gear to click to, I have never regretted having one and not using it.

    However, my old MTB (mainly used for shopping) has now got its front derailleur a bit stuck due to lack of use. I can still get it to change, but it involves kicking it a few times until it’s in the right place.

    in reply to: Tesla safety? #1010127
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    in reply to: Basic tubeless questions #1012719
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    Miller wrote:
    It’s no big deal without a grommet under the valve locknut although that’s a nice touch. The airtight seal is the one at the base of the valve against the inside of the rim. If that’s good you only need finger tight on the locknut, indeed if you remove the locknut entirely the valve will remain sealed because air pressure is pushing it against the rim bed. The trouble with locknuts is they get done up a bit tight, and sealant seeps into them, and they get ignored for ages (I’ve done all this) and then you find they’re an absolute b@stard to remove when you need to. 

    I was definitely getting air coming out though the locknut/rim interface so my valve wasn’t quite sealing correctly, but after replacing the busted o-ring, it stopped that leak and allowed the tyre to inflate fully. Presumably the gap around the base of the valve got fixed by the air pressure and sealant.

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