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scott wrote:
>>> In 2004 2.6 million new cars were sold in the UK. There's 60 million
>>> people in the UK.
>>
>> Dude, how do you know all this??
>
> Google?
Interesting. Never works for me... [At least, not for statistics.]
>> Mmm, interesting. I was told for example that some large freight train
>> used electric motors because if they used diesel motors they would
>> need a gearbox, and it would be impossible to make one strong enough...
>
> Maybe for trains the air-drag is small compared to the other sources of
> friction that are constant wrt speed.
Mmm, maybe.
>> Well no, the generator cuts in when the batteries get down to 80% or
>> something, charge them back up to 100%, then stop. [Unless you run out
>> of fuel. Don't do that! In ANY car...]
>
> But if you're driving long-distance at high speed, there is no way the
> generator could refill the batteries as you would be using the
> electricity much faster than it could refill them!
Really? I thought electric motors were more efficient than internal
combustion engines, and hence should use power more slowly...
>> Er, actually... when I spoke to the nice lady at the recruitment
>> agency, she said "three MONTHS?! Jesus Christ!... Why so long?"
>
> She obviously doesn't have much experience with people in proper jobs
> then - 3 months is quite common, as it would take that long to find a
> replacement.
Hmm, that's not a good sign... heh.
>> I don't like being the support guy. Almost all problems that occur are
>> beyond my ability to fix, so everybody just hates me... Even when I
>> fix it, everybody is still pissed that I didn't prevent it from
>> happening in the first place. :-(
>
> Why don't you try and learn some more (books, training courses) so that
> you can start to fix some of the problems that are beyond you? I'm sure
> the IT directors of large companies (who are earning 6 or 7 figure
> salaries) started off somewhere like you.
I doubt there's any book that can tell you how to make Word stop crashing...
[And I don't care how many figures you pay me, I don't *want* to be the
director of anything! Far too much pressure...]
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Stephen wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:25:14 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
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>> [And I have to give 3 months' notice.]
>
> What notice do they have to give you?
None, IIRC.
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:59:46 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:25:14 +0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>
>>> [And I have to give 3 months' notice.]
>>
>> What notice do they have to give you?
>
>None, IIRC.
Don't you think that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander?
Regards
Stephen
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And lo on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:30:30 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
spake, saying:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>>> Well, no, you just had to stop somewhere in order to open or close the
>>> window.
>> Why? Unless of course you're talking about non-driver's windows when
>> no-one is sitting there.
>
> Well have *you* ever tried to wind the window while the car is moving?
Well yes I can also walk and chew gum at the same time.
> I mean, sure, it's great if you're *trying* to drive along a slalum
> course...
And this action is different to fiddling with the CD/Radio how? I'm not
saying I'd do it while turning a corner, but then would you be trying to
open your electric window while driving around a corner?
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And lo on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:14:46 -0000, scott <sco### [at] laptopcom> did
spake, saying:
>>> Well, no, you just had to stop somewhere in order to open or close the
>>> window.
>>
>> Why? Unless of course you're talking about non-driver's windows when
>> no-one is sitting there.
>
> And unless you are really rich and have a huge car, you can just lean
> over and do the passenger window by hand whilst you're driving.
Uh no that'd take you away from the driving position and uh yes I'm
guessing you're being sarcastic.
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>>>> [And I have to give 3 months' notice.]
>>> What notice do they have to give you?
>> None, IIRC.
>
> Don't you think that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander?
/Invisible is horribly lost/
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>> I mean, sure, it's great if you're *trying* to drive along a slalum
>> course...
>
> And this action is different to fiddling with the CD/Radio how?
Pressing a button an a radio doesn't require bruit strength.
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> Really? I thought electric motors were more efficient than internal
> combustion engines, and hence should use power more slowly...
The problem is that in petrol/diesel you can store much more energy per unit
weight than you can with batteries, even after taking into account the
better efficiency of the electric system. To carry around enough batteries
to match the amount of useful energy in 50 litres of diesel wouldn't be
practical at the moment.
> [And I don't care how many figures you pay me, I don't *want* to be the
> director of anything! Far too much pressure...]
Unfortunately, higher paid jobs usually come with more
responsibility/pressure...
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And lo on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:11:39 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
spake, saying:
>>> I mean, sure, it's great if you're *trying* to drive along a slalum
>>> course...
>> And this action is different to fiddling with the CD/Radio how?
>
> Pressing a button an a radio doesn't require bruit strength.
No it requires concentration which is what I thought you were pointing to.
If you require that much strength to wind down a window you're either a
wimp or got problems with your windows.
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scott wrote:
>> Really? I thought electric motors were more efficient than internal
>> combustion engines, and hence should use power more slowly...
>
> The problem is that in petrol/diesel you can store much more energy per
> unit weight than you can with batteries, even after taking into account
> the better efficiency of the electric system. To carry around enough
> batteries to match the amount of useful energy in 50 litres of diesel
> wouldn't be practical at the moment.
I see... Hence the hydrogen fuel cells and so forth?
>> [And I don't care how many figures you pay me, I don't *want* to be
>> the director of anything! Far too much pressure...]
>
> Unfortunately, higher paid jobs usually come with more
> responsibility/pressure...
Well yeah - the high paid jobs are high paid because no sane person
would want to do them. ;-)
Anyway, currently I have a low-paid job that no sane person would want.
If I can find a somewhat higher-paid job that's less obnoxious I'd be
happier.
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