Notices by Simon Waldman (swaldman@mendeddrum.org)

@goatsarah TBF, many traditional car-makers are now being inspired by Tesla to be much worse....

@goatsarah ah, they're keeping the shit bits and making the rest worse? Impressive.

@goatsarah wait, but doing Ryanair wrong would probably be an improvement?

@goatsarah this was my fear during much of May's rule : that if the tory Party shattered, one of the shards would be Norsefire. You're right, I think, that this is another route to the same.

Actually, the key to Labour getting much done may turn out to be whether they can wrench the Overton window back a bit. This is just another reason why that's important...

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I'm assuming this is hazing for some club - like tge alleged Cameron pig thing?
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@goatsarah @zoe Also, "You put something down on this cold and not-in-use cooking surface? I will BLEEP AT YOU INCESSANTLY until you move it or turn the power off".

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@zoe
Yes!! I have a touch-button hob for the first time in my current place and I am screaming "why? Turning knobs was perfectly good, and you made it worse!". Though it is easier to clean.

@goatsarah @zoe Glad. It's almost certainly not exhaustive! And given subsequent conversation, a few of them might be too much in the "ipad with wheels" category...

@goatsarah Seriously? They've stopped the Leaf? That's v sad.

OTTOMH: ID3 / Born, MG4, probably Ionic 5 if not too big, possibly the new Peugeot e-308 (or the e-208 if it's big enough for you). BYD Dolphin. Ora Funky Cat if you don't hate the looks.

*Possibly* the Smart #1, but I'm not sure how much it reads as an SUV.

@sparrowsion @goatsarah I'm in favour of lane following so long as it is easy to turn off - because, as you say, there are some roads where it does more harm than good.

My current Toyota: Button on the steering wheel. Easy. MG4: deep in a menu, and turns itself back on every time you start the car. Apparently the latter is required to get the max NCAP rating nowadays 😠

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It's not about the scale, but about the usage: long-distance shipping works v differently to smaller craft on shorter trips because they need constant power output for days or weeks. That means a hybrid system is mostly pointless (unlike eg ferries, which maneouvre a lot).

Personally I suspect that this will be all the things mentioned in thread - slow steaming, wind assist, maybe PV, plus also renewables-based liquid fuel.

@MicroSFF good luck!

@goatsarah is that Haslar marina? That has Memories associated for me.

@goatsarah I've had those coins! I never noticed the smaller hang, nor knew the significance.

@goatsarah swans also live in London, so it serves londoners right for invading their territory.

@goatsarah 😂🤣

Spot on. I await the swans discovering how to operate the emergency engine stop buttons...