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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th September 2023, 08:43 AM
Replies: 1,707
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,256
Posted By Mikemcc
Now Musk is ditching YouTube for showing the...

Now Musk is ditching YouTube for showing the SpaceX launch streams and broadcasting them on Twix (love that name!). Still not going there.

A shame really, I liked their presenters, especially Mr...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th April 2023, 08:04 AM
Replies: 318
Views: 20,709
Posted By Mikemcc
If I was a person that laid bets I would be...

If I was a person that laid bets I would be looking at the Sperical Tokamaks, they are 'cheap' enough that there a number of univerisities and private companies working on them and their performance...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th October 2022, 05:09 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 183,533
Posted By Mikemcc
Initially at least, they were still using dumb...

Initially at least, they were still using dumb old tactics - pull each gun into a straight line, survey each gun in position, do a fire mission or two and limber up and bugger off before the counter...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th September 2022, 09:54 AM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 183,533
Posted By Mikemcc
The troops in Lyman are screwed, now completely...

The troops in Lyman are screwed, now completely encircled:

https://liveuamap.com/

This site is usually quite conservative on what they report.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th September 2022, 09:37 AM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 183,533
Posted By Mikemcc
There is nothing stopping a country being...

There is nothing stopping a country being accepted into NATO with an on-going border dispute (Greece & Turkey for a start). They just cannot invoke Article 5 over it.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 18th September 2022, 06:29 PM
Replies: 318
Views: 20,709
Posted By Mikemcc
Certainly very cleaver and expensive HTS magnets,...

Certainly very cleaver and expensive HTS magnets, but probably not so massive. Companies such as Tokamak Energy at Didcot are starting to get quite a bit of funding for smaller Spherical Tokamaks.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th August 2022, 09:29 AM
Replies: 2,179
Views: 135,417
Posted By Mikemcc
I love my Nissan Leaf. it has the E-pedal option...

I love my Nissan Leaf. it has the E-pedal option that works pretty much like a dodgem - push down to go faster, lifting off primarily applies regen braking. I can still use the brake pedal, but...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th August 2022, 09:16 AM
Replies: 3,599
Views: 204,133
Posted By Mikemcc
Lets not forget that Alexander Dugin is a noted...

Lets not forget that Alexander Dugin is a noted fascist who wrote the Foundations of Geopolitics. This is the play book that Putin is using. He particularly wrote that Ukraine should be annexed...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th August 2022, 08:56 AM
Replies: 3,599
Views: 204,133
Posted By Mikemcc
Regarding exports, some of that will be for...

Regarding exports, some of that will be for humanitarian issues - medicines and precursors for medicine and vaccine production for instance. The company I work for initially stopped all orders and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th July 2022, 09:23 AM
Replies: 3,599
Views: 204,133
Posted By Mikemcc
Yep, 8 years of live firing hones your skills...

Yep, 8 years of live firing hones your skills pretty well. Why the Russians are still using 1980s tactics is beyond me, why on earth still sight your guns in nice neat firing lines?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st April 2022, 05:11 PM
Replies: 848
Views: 62,674
Posted By Mikemcc
Just in time for the 9th of May! :)

Just in time for the 9th of May! :)
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 21st April 2022, 04:41 PM
Replies: 848
Views: 62,674
Posted By Mikemcc
Doesn't matter, it can still be allowed to enter,...

Doesn't matter, it can still be allowed to enter, but can't trigger Article 5. Ukraine's problem before was the Azov neo-Nazis. A fair portion of those are now dead in the fighting, and the issue is...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th April 2022, 09:44 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 5,706
Posted By Mikemcc
NATO is only expanding because more countries...

NATO is only expanding because more countries have become wary of Russia's excesses and expansionism. The language coming from Russia has become increasingly belligerent over the years and this has...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th April 2022, 09:41 AM
Replies: 3,608
Views: 158,272
Posted By Mikemcc
Doing so whilst demonstrating why they should!

Doing so whilst demonstrating why they should!
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 8th April 2022, 09:36 AM
Replies: 3,608
Views: 158,272
Posted By Mikemcc
They are usually handed over from other escorting...

They are usually handed over from other escorting nations. These aircraft are initially trailed by the Norwegians and then handed over to us, sometimes the Germans and Dutch like to have a little...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th March 2022, 01:51 AM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,385
Posted By Mikemcc
By provoking a shutdown it's relatively easy to...

By provoking a shutdown it's relatively easy to restart afterwards (whenever that will be...), blowing the transmission lines would require a lot more work to restart.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th March 2022, 01:49 AM
Replies: 3,211
Views: 113,385
Posted By Mikemcc
BBC are reporting that all but one of the...

BBC are reporting that all but one of the reactors have been shut down by the on-site engineers and suggests that it may a method to shutdown the power supplies in Ukraine.

Laws of Armed Conflict...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th November 2021, 10:22 AM
Replies: 1,345
Views: 161,977
Posted By Mikemcc
I did the same thing a few years ago and it did...

I did the same thing a few years ago and it did convert me from from the 'we're too puny to affect this' camp.

The major sink that would affect what you calculated is how much of the addition...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd November 2021, 10:48 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,400
Posted By Mikemcc
The leaders shouldn't really be there. That part...

The leaders shouldn't really be there. That part of it is just pat-on-the-back 'aren't we being good' while they fly halfway around the world to attend. Same with people like DiCaprio. A couple of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd November 2021, 10:44 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,400
Posted By Mikemcc
Erm, I think Darat didn't make the...

Erm, I think Darat didn't make the <sarcasm></sarcasm tags obvious enough. ;)
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 16th September 2021, 03:16 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,429
Posted By Mikemcc
Is there a military training area nearby? They...

Is there a military training area nearby? They could be illuminating flares (we use handheld Shermullys), though I would have thought that you would hear the gunfire if you were close enough to see...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd August 2021, 03:24 PM
Replies: 3,502
Views: 259,600
Posted By Mikemcc
Foreign policy - Fast and Furious style!

Foreign policy - Fast and Furious style!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2021, 02:46 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 7,067
Posted By Mikemcc
Musk and Bezos are selling services under...

Musk and Bezos are selling services under contract, it's in their best interests to deliver those services economically and on time. The Russians could conceivably pull the plug on any contract that...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 19th July 2021, 06:38 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 12,339
Posted By Mikemcc
At the sort of power output that we put out on...

At the sort of power output that we put out on any particular signal it is highly unlikely that there is any detectable information in any of the signals that we have transmitted. If you are sending...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st June 2021, 10:35 AM
Replies: 3,119
Views: 313,553
Posted By Mikemcc
There was an excellent Horizon special on the...

There was an excellent Horizon special on the history of the various vaccines:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000x2tf

Heartbreaking for the University of Queensland team when their funding...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th May 2021, 08:55 AM
Replies: 2,179
Views: 135,417
Posted By Mikemcc
Had my Leaf for a year and I am still enjoying it...

Had my Leaf for a year and I am still enjoying it (even if working-from-home has meant that I've only used it half as much as intended. E-pedal (1 pedal control) and Propilot (Nissan's adaptive...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 26th April 2021, 08:59 AM
Replies: 3,489
Views: 311,315
Posted By Mikemcc
Hasn't gone away. NIRA recently admitted...

Hasn't gone away. NIRA recently admitted responsibility for an incendiary bomb attached to a policewoman's car.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd April 2021, 08:52 AM
Replies: 3,489
Views: 311,315
Posted By Mikemcc
No, not the case. He wanted to stop malicious...

No, not the case. He wanted to stop malicious persecution (i.e. repeated attempts at prosecution without significant new evidence) of veterans. If there is significant new evidence, by all means...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd April 2021, 09:05 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 17,221
Posted By Mikemcc
Yet. But there is a lot of promising...

Yet.

But there is a lot of promising small-scale fusion research going on, EMC2 (though that has gone quiet of late), Lockheed Martin, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and First Light Fusion.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd April 2021, 08:57 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 17,221
Posted By Mikemcc
My tip on the next big thing is mRNA...

My tip on the next big thing is mRNA therapeutics, either generalized such as the Covid vaccines or tailored for individuals for such thing as cancer treatments. Still early days, but very promising:...
Forum: USA Politics 14th April 2021, 10:55 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 13,626
Posted By Mikemcc
Can't even get away with that given where the...

Can't even get away with that given where the Saxons and the Angles were from! Not to mention those that founded the Danelaw, Even the Normans weren't originally French.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th April 2021, 10:39 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 3,183
Posted By Mikemcc
I'm sure it will evolve as it has done over...

I'm sure it will evolve as it has done over history. We don't need to do daily food shops anymore, so stores evolved. People will always need specialist little stores, be it specialist butchers,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th April 2021, 01:36 AM
Replies: 633
Views: 32,417
Posted By Mikemcc
Especially when the Palace has specifically asked...

Especially when the Palace has specifically asked people not to go to Buck House or Windsor Castle and lay flowers
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th April 2021, 01:27 AM
Replies: 633
Views: 32,417
Posted By Mikemcc
One of the varied jobs I had in the Army was a...

One of the varied jobs I had in the Army was a short stint at the Central Ammunition Depot at Kineton. I did a few weeks working in a section called the Detailed Issues Group. A small group would...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th April 2021, 01:18 AM
Replies: 633
Views: 32,417
Posted By Mikemcc
It was reported in the newspapers that I read and...

It was reported in the newspapers that I read and on the TV, I don't think anyone is avoiding anything.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th April 2021, 07:50 AM
Replies: 1,164
Views: 54,451
Posted By Mikemcc
Elon replied to Spacex360 on Twitter: ...

Elon replied to Spacex360 on Twitter:


https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1379022709737275393
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 5th April 2021, 07:43 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,800
Posted By Mikemcc
My guess (as an engineer supporting small scale...

My guess (as an engineer supporting small scale bioreactor systems in this field) is that there is a common goods-in for the site and there is misreading of additives in the various media mixtures. ...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 25th March 2021, 06:28 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,800
Posted By Mikemcc
The reported efficacy for over 65s is actually...

The reported efficacy for over 65s is actually (marginally)higher in the revised figures - pretty poor cherry picking...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56521166
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2021, 10:28 AM
Replies: 531
Views: 21,144
Posted By Mikemcc
Yes she does, the only times she has refused to...

Yes she does, the only times she has refused to consent to Acts of Parliament has been at the request of the Government (a bit of a fudge to get rid of an Act), but she does have the right to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2021, 10:18 AM
Replies: 531
Views: 21,144
Posted By Mikemcc
Andrew flew as a Naval helicopter pilot in the...

Andrew flew as a Naval helicopter pilot in the Falklands, William has flown operational flights as Air-Sea Rescue, Harry has done a tour and a half in Afghanistan, Charles did a stint the 'Drew as...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 9th March 2021, 10:10 AM
Replies: 531
Views: 21,144
Posted By Mikemcc
Didn't work out well for the Roundheads either.

Didn't work out well for the Roundheads either.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 2nd March 2021, 10:04 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 4,008
Posted By Mikemcc
While automated experiments do work well (X-37 is...

While automated experiments do work well (X-37 is a good example), but each experiment is very constrained, the sensor are designed to gather one sort of data and it can't be changed if circumstances...
Forum: USA Politics 15th February 2021, 02:13 AM
Replies: 643
Views: 47,506
Posted By Mikemcc
I think the fact that all of those arrested have...

I think the fact that all of those arrested have been treated like plague carriers may be a factor. NO ONE (with any sense at least) supports what they did, even Trump has stepped back and dropped...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 4th February 2021, 08:27 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,202
Posted By Mikemcc
The UK signed a contract and the sites scaled up...

The UK signed a contract and the sites scaled up to produced those doses, this was done in time before the approval date. The EU signed their contracts later, the work to scale up production was...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th February 2021, 07:24 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,800
Posted By Mikemcc
That's only because it hasn't been trialed for...

That's only because it hasn't been trialed for children. It's probably effective, but optimal dosing levels aren't known.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd January 2021, 05:34 AM
Replies: 3,119
Views: 313,553
Posted By Mikemcc
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th January 2021, 09:26 AM
Replies: 1,394
Views: 135,257
Posted By Mikemcc
The only thing taking longer is George R.R....

The only thing taking longer is George R.R. Martin finishing off A Song of Ice and Fire!
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 8th January 2021, 09:48 AM
Replies: 2,242
Views: 230,800
Posted By Mikemcc
A friend of mine spent a few weeks in an induced...

A friend of mine spent a few weeks in an induced coma on life support earlier in the year. He has Long Covid and is taking part in a number of trials. He's just had a vaccination this week. When...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 22nd December 2020, 03:48 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,897
Posted By Mikemcc
Two issues there: Fumes from mechanical...

Two issues there:

Fumes from mechanical issues with the bleed air from the engines - easily spotted by the crew and can be fixed.

Particulates (including viruses in these more aware times). ...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 3rd December 2020, 02:36 PM
Replies: 3,422
Views: 153,147
Posted By Mikemcc
No, in just the same way that service engineers,...

No, in just the same way that service engineers, truck drivers, train drivers and crew, air crew, diplomats, nuclear inspectors and uncle tom cobbley and all haven't been for the last 5 months.
...
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