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  2. On 5/25/2023 at 2:56 AM, Phil1111 said:

    .......  "The German government insists that protecting the climate is one of its central concerns. It has said it wants to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% from 1990 levels by 2030 and has plans in place to sharply boost renewable energy production while phasing out fossil fuels."........

    While germans have a talent for formulating goals, we are well behind getting the needed infrastructure.
    The windpark next to my village, for years does not harvest about 25% of the energy because there are not enough powerlines to transport it.
    The above mentioned goal requires the construction of 5 windturbines daily for years, already well behind.

    Good goals but no realistic plan to reach them or no realistic goals for what actually can be done.

  3. 9 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

    April 13th, 2023

    Here we are: 103 days into the new year and we have amassed 147 mass shootings to date (but, the day is just beginning).

    213 killed. 566 injured.

    Maybe, just maybe, it's time to reconsider the handling of these events.
    Instead of waisting time with thoughts and prayers or feeling bad for people who are dead anyway. (There are too many people walking on this planet anyway)
    Why not embrace these shootings as part of american culture and celebrate the flawless working of these magnificently engineered weapons and their manufacturers?

    Disclaimer: The above text may contain traces of sarcasm.

  6. 30 minutes ago, jakee said:

    Joking about racist murderers really brings out your best side.

    Where's the joke, he is stating a fact.
    Rittenhouse went there, straightened things out and the court said it was ok.
    At least that's how it looks from the outside.

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  7. On 3/18/2023 at 2:26 PM, kallend said:

    The GOP busibodies who stick their noses into women's reproductive organs have struck again. 

    In Wyoming, which has  illegal to made it illegal "to prescribe, dispense, distribute, sell or use any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion."  

    And they're working on defining any abortion at all as murder in S. Carolina, with no exception for rape.

    Wow, looks like it's time to revise the anthem and get rid of the "land of the free" part.

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  9. 13 hours ago, Phil1111 said:

    Germany appears to be neck and neck with Canada:"The commander of the 10th Tank Division reported to his superiors that during an exercise with 18 Puma infantry fighting vehicles, all 18 of them broke down.........

    Our former minister of defence was quick to blame the manufacturer and she started to question the whole program.
    Yesterday came out a new report and the army had to admit that the  problem was based on user error and lack of training.
    Neither version sheds a good light on our military or  their leadership.

  14. 6 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

    Germany is controlled by the CDU who received about 35% of the vote........

    Actually it's a coalition of 3 parties (SPD, Green, FDP) which, at least, represent more than 50% of the voter.

  15. 7 hours ago, brenthutch said:

    So she won? Or did she loose?

    Looking from the outside it's fascinating how americans insist on being ruled by a minority.
    - Electoral college
    - Gerrymandering
    - Fillibuster

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  16. 33 minutes ago, carrier louis paul said:

    at least it helps the reserve container to open in case of total malfunction :happycat:! not a surprise in fact, Icon rig is a bad copy of Atom rig, actually Aerodyne is a bad copy cat machine of everything on the market

    Funny, back in the days we used to say that the Icon is the better Atom.

  17. This same shit happend with the Atom containers from PdF in the early 2000 years.
    After having the alteration done the top flap stood up and was, in my eyes, a serious danger if somebody brushed over my container.
    I really didn't like that and got rid of the rig.

  23. Posted

    In an actual tandem fatality thread someone wrote:

    "Even if properly rigged, estimat is that it disconnect prematurely in approx 15% of uses."

    Since nobody commented or argued about this statement I have two questions.
    1. Is this estimate correct in any way?
    2. What do people think is the reason for this? (Esp. if properly rigged)

  24. 4 hours ago, BIGUN said:

    I'm just now studying up on this "Regenerative Braking." I still have a hard time believing that with moving parts EV's can't utilize that energy to increase its mileage. 

    If you drive your EV with a constant speed you get X miles out of your battery.
    As soon as you start braking and accelerating you only get x minus a loss.
    Increasing the milage means you cut down on the loss but you will never get the X miles out of that trip.
    At least that's how my little brain understands these regenerative systems.

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  25. · Edited by phantomII

    17 hours ago, BIGUN said:

    If I'm going to a house party; do I really need to wonder if I should strap up? Cause if I do - not the party for me.

    You can only become the good guy with a gun if you carry it.
    So, don't hesitate.;)