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pichlo 2018-07-30 16:02

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Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1546757)
OOK is the same as UK.

Ook. Not OOK. An example: bee bee sea dot ko dot ook

pichlo 2018-07-30 16:15

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Originally Posted by pichlo (Post 1546758)
Ook. Not OOK.

The reason is that English is a case sensitive language. You can roast a turkey from Turkey and polish a Polish sausage but you cannot roast a Turkey from turkey or Polish a polish sausage.

Dave999 2018-07-30 18:05

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But the pronunciation would be the same?

bUt THe proNunCIATiOn wOuLD BE tHE saMe?

Dave999 2018-07-30 18:06

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But the pronunciation would be the same?

bUt THe proNunCIATiOn wOuLD BE tHE saMe?

Dave999 2018-08-01 06:16

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huawei passing Apple in smartphone sales for the first time.

Excellent.

Im not sure if you remember the epic semi scam tri(turning Phone)? Eitherway. They are back!

This time with...

[Dums playing]

THE HUBBLE PHONE!
http://hubblephone.com

Excellent!

mscion 2018-08-01 11:11

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Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1546795)
huawei passing Apple in smartphone sales for the first time.

Excellent.

Im not sure if you remember the epic semi scam tri(turning Phone)? Eitherway. They are back!

This time with...

[Dums playing]

THE HUBBLE PHONE!
http://hubblephone.com

Excellent!

The dumbs are certainly playing. Looks like it might be a flip phone. The future is now! Where do I send my money!

Dave999 2018-08-01 11:54

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Originally Posted by mscion (Post 1546804)
The dumbs are certainly playing. Looks like it might be a flip phone. The future is now! Where do I send my money!

You can send them to me. I am a little short from the jolla tablet project.

They are at least cutting-edge when it comes to promoting their devices @www.

The phone might even work in space...

mscion 2018-08-01 15:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1546806)
You can send them to me. I am a little short from the jolla tablet project.

They are at least cutting-edge when it comes to promoting their devices @www.

The phone might even work in space...

Send money to Dave999... Hmmm... I smell a scam here...

Dave999 2018-08-01 15:27

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Originally Posted by mscion (Post 1546818)
Send money to Dave999... Hmmm... I smell a scam here...

I will invest it in an expensive bottle of wine. If I am unhappy with the taste I will refund. What else will you do with your well earned american dollars?o

pichlo 2018-08-01 15:29

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Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1546821)
I will invest it in an expensive bottle of wine.

I suggest a good cask strength whisky. With wine, the best you can hope for is 15%. With a proper distillate, you can get 55% or more.

Dave999 2018-08-01 15:58

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Originally Posted by pichlo (Post 1546822)
I suggest a good cask strength whisky. With wine, the best you can hope for is 15%. With a proper distillate, you can get 55% or more.

Whisky. Bought my last one long ago. Even if someone offered me the best of best I would still pass.

The whisky scene is a scam. Bad taste in an expensive pack.

Thanks. But ms coins must go to wine or...eggnog if I get them for Christmas. It’s not negotiable.

Dave999 2018-08-02 07:09

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On a second note. I dont want the money. Dont want to participste in to this
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/e...-a8460756.html

mscion 2018-08-02 11:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave999 (Post 1546842)
On a second note. I dont want the money. Dont want to participste in to this
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/e...-a8460756.html

Its ok to have money. Just don't spend it on unnecessary things like nearly all material good... Or slow down rate of purchase. Instead of buying a new phone every 6 months, buy one every 8 months....

Dave999 2018-08-02 12:06

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mscion (Post 1546859)
Its ok to have money. Just don't spend it on unnecessary things like nearly all material good... Or slow down rate of purchase. Instead of buying a new phone every 6 months, buy one every 8 months....

true. Im definitely buying less stuff now. eating less meat. biking like cracy. instead of diving a huge car. Thinking about buying a few electric vehicles but not sure how healty that is yet.

then we have flying. That really bad, really hard to avoid. possible pay extra if the have fuel efficient plans.

endsormeans 2018-08-02 12:24

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Good on you Dave....

I highly suggest electric.
they are better for the environment , MUCH cheaper to run, and fun too

It's been a year now for me, of solid daily driving this...

https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/P...per-soco-6.jpg

and it has been a great deal of fun...
zero repairs ...virtually zero maintenance...
got the torque of a honda civic..
excellent acceleration, excellent disc brakes, nimble quick, turns on a dime.
so as well as hauling a trailer of groceries weighing in at about 200lbs
I can carry a passenger ..
I have loaded it up with girl , cat and dog and headed off on day trips..
the range with a couple extra batts is the equivalent of the range a Tesla has
It takes perhaps 3 hours to charge a batt from a standard outlet and costs about 25 cents to charge..
and the money I have saved compared to a traditional vehicle...this last year now...I could buy 3 of these cycles a year in what I save....

E- Cycles are fun...and worth every penny.
Just get a reliable manufacturer.
There are a few new ones out there...
But I went with a reliable ..
I suggest Super Soco
frankly I suggest one for every member of the family...they are just too fun.

mscion 2018-08-02 13:26

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Where do you put the cat on your motorcycle?

pichlo 2018-08-02 14:14

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I've been considering an electric bike for two years now for my daily commute (70 miles round trip). It has to be not just road legal, but also motorway legal, do the round trip on a single charge with some mileage to spare and not be prohibitively expensive. Such bikes are few and far between, if they exist at all. I would be happy to stand corrected.

endsormeans 2018-08-02 14:47

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a super soco with 2 batteries (both in the tank cavity ..there is space for two there...) would definitely be more than enough

Road legal?
Motorway legal?
Really???
They aren't making these in basements or garages out back of the house pichlo
Mine meets Canadian and and my Provincial government standards (which are the most severe in the country)
I have no doubt it will meet yours.
as far as I know they sell them in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere as well...

Much depends on the balance involved...
You can get a E Cycle that will do in town speed limit,
Motorway speed limit,
Highway speed limit,
and freakin' Autobahn speed limit.

But the faster you go...the faster the batts will drain.
Of course you don't need to go that fast always ...unless on a road that requires that minimum...
Super Soco makes up to the Highway speed limit in model classes...I believe.
There are others that go much faster.
My bike model came out last year...and when I got it..it was unique.
It still turns lots of heads..and I still get people daily asking me questions..
But ...
Now I am seeing all shapes and sizes and speeds zipping around me...

there are a solid number of companies now...
It depends what you want, and your use.

My experience after a year....of daily to and from work...off on day trips, grocery shopping ...sun, wind, rain and snow...

most certainly it is worth every penny.

My cat (Cat-O) ...he either sits in the soft shell trailer with my dog (Eddie)...
or if I use the hard shell I just built ..I put him in his cat mesh backpack and strap him to the luggage rack on top of the hard shell ....so he has a view...
Both of them love it.

Super Soco with their 1st model (2014-15)
built a 400lb capacity model that looks like a homage to a military motorcycle from the "great escape" steve mcqueen movie....
They also built a sidecar for it...
They are still available to buy...
But since it was built before they went Li-ion ..it is Lead Acid.
Meaning bigger battery, less battery lifespan, and less range...
The cost to convert one to Li-ion was the same price as the model which I bought.
At the time I was dubious of the tech and the company, about putting out a large chunk of money ...

Now...
I am going to be buying a second model like mine for company when they visit...and as a spare...
and I am looking around for one of the 1st models ....
I want to convert one to LI-ion ...so the boys can ride in the sidecar instead.
They have their helmets and goggles ...
they just need the aviator scarves...

mscion 2018-08-02 14:57

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Btw. I hope to visit the beaches of La Jolla some time next week. That's pronounced La Hoya!

pichlo 2018-08-02 15:01

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There are a LOT of e-bikes sold in the UK. Almost all of them dirt bikes, for the off-road use. I found two (I counted them, TWO!) road legal ones. One of them is actually a scooter, limited to 25mph. I asked the distributor of the other one several times what the construction speed limit is and whether it is motorway legal. I never received any answer.

mscion 2018-08-02 15:02

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One more thing. I prefer to invest in things that prolong and improve quality of life. Motorcycles are too dangerous...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_safety

pichlo 2018-08-02 15:05

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All the best things in life are either illegal, immoral, dangerous or unhealthy. C'est la vie!

endsormeans 2018-08-02 15:20

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I suggest looking elsewhere than the local e-bicycle shop.
the alternatives are available in your country.
whether one of the super soco models will suit your need is the issue.

super soco UK
http://supersoco.co.uk/

there are E Cycles available from other makers that are much more powerful and seriously fast .

personally I like the collaboration of the Super Soco.
Good design, good build...
Bosch motor,
Panasonic Li-Ion batts.
etc.

pichlo 2018-08-02 15:46

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Quote:

Originally Posted by endsormeans (Post 1546893)
I suggest looking elsewhere than the local e-bicycle shop.

Haha, very funny.

Quote:

super soco UK
http://supersoco.co.uk/
Thanks. I had looked at Soco before but it did not tick the "not prohibitively expensive" box. At £2,349, it is still within that territory, but not too deep. I cannot justify the expense at the moment, but who knows in a year or so? I will keep an eye on them.

The one I looked at more closely was about £1k on a time limited offer, which is more up my street. But, as I said, the distributor ignored me and I eventually lost the details, including the name. I am not even sure it still exists.

Dave999 2018-08-02 16:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mscion (Post 1546886)
Btw. I hope to visit the beaches of La Jolla some time next week. That's pronounced La Hoya!

Where are they hiding? Not sure how many times I’m ended up on their shitty site when looking for jolla.

Tell them to change the name to A-Holas

Thanks

endsormeans 2018-08-02 17:00

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actually pichlo...
super soco also sells a lot more directly and a lot cheaper via their store on aliexpress without the additional overhead from a middleman local distributor.
Here in Canada ...the price for a super soco bought local is over $5500 CDN
On super soco's store on aliexpress ...shipped straight to my house ...the total is $3930 CDN ...
So you could consider that option.
Also there are faster E Cycles that are cheaper ...
Shop around..

Dave999 2018-08-02 19:45

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Electrical vehicle are all great. But it depends where the power comes from. More wind, sun water power needed. Less nuclear. Less waste.

But I will go for cars. Maybe a simple version of bike at my summer house to pick up breakfast and stuff. But don’t really like to drive bikes on the roads with all “idiots” roaming the world.

If I’m gonna die...it should be by an alien attack. Not lunatic with a car.

But yeah. Your bike looks awesome! If you manage to rebuild it the awesomeness will be limitless.

Dave999 2018-08-03 13:57

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I wonder If US and China can blackmail themselves to bankruptcy with trade wars and taxes :D

endsormeans 2018-08-03 14:12

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They certainly are trying.
Both have been pushing for it to come to a trade war.
Both have done and do practices that amount to the inevitability of a confrontation between each other.
The US wants dominance ...and China wishes to supplant the US dominance.
The harsh reality is with trade conflict at the level it is right now, the actual "effect" is far reaching and has yet to be fully seen.
It is too soon to see the extent of the damage both parties have done to one another and to the globe.
It will take decades for the effects to subside and for the tally of damage to be fully seen.

Dave999 2018-08-03 14:28

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The bad part is that it is affecting stocks around world.

Better the two leaders going for a good old Gun fight. Back to back, walk turn around and fire.

Then it World be calmness on the global trading scene.

endsormeans 2018-08-04 07:23

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we need more people like Jeeg in the world...
that is what we need.

mscion 2018-08-07 04:47

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Ahoy sailors, from La Jolla!

Dave999 2018-08-07 05:41

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Great to see that all the mods/commandors have vaccation 2018 and is no longer harrasing me on a weekly basis. TMO seems to be a nice place again, like before. Just with less active membrers but still. The police state is officially gone!

No personal attacks on TMO anymore as far as I can see.

I guess TMO has not yet called the last countdown.

Nice Palm trees. Mscion!

Jeeg?

endsormeans 2018-08-07 06:45

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yeah man...
Jeeg..
best italian superhero there is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvt_48b2y7s


I know it is a marketing catchphrase ...
but the whole ahoy sailors thing rankles me sideways...
for a problematic device I doubt any actual sailor would use..
and I HIGHLY doubt that there are any actual sailors in the Jolla community of users ..
If there are ...they would be the freak exception and not the norm.
Hell ...I spend more time on the ocean daily during my commute than most Jolla Sailors do...I am sure...
Hell..even forget spending my time on my actual sailboat...
I AM a sailor in compare to the slogan branded device users ...

hm...
I think we all need such superfluous catchphrases to designate our device usage.

Definitely I could think of a few concerning the flaming phoenix of the neo900...
"flaming turkeys" is one that comes to mind.
and there are others ..
but I won't ruin the fun..
chime in anytime people ...with your nick names for devices based solely on a marketing profile.

endsormeans 2018-08-08 04:42

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Wow Mike ...
that was good.
I completely understand why
A- it was removed
or
B- you took it down

That postimage was more inflammatory than jalapenos
:D

Shame ...it would have started a pretty good and meaningful conversation and debate I believe...

Dave999 2018-08-08 05:23

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Italian superheros??? Never ever heard about those. Only Silvio B.

Did mscion cut down the Palm trees?

endsormeans 2018-08-08 05:38

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Yup...
Jeeg rules...
Excellent film
Right up there with Casshern...
Well...frankly I think Casshern is almost in a class above as far as superhero film goes ...wicked wicked film...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1xeis94QNB0#But I am Jeeg ....is pretty good.

Up there with Goemon....Duel....Attack on Titan...

Mscion cutting down palm trees??
Bet he is cutting them down to try to see if he can squeeze palm oil out of them...
:D

Dave999 2018-08-08 15:47

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Originally Posted by endsormeans (Post 1547063)
Yup...
Jeeg rules...
Excellent film
Right up there with Casshern...
Well...frankly I think Casshern is almost in a class above as far as superhero film goes ...wicked wicked film...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1xeis94QNB0#But I am Jeeg ....is pretty good.

Up there with Goemon....Duel....Attack on Titan...

Mscion cutting down palm trees??
Bet he is cutting them down to try to see if he can squeeze palm oil out of them...
:D

Baaaaaa. It was Mike. Not mscion. What Palm tree was he cutting down?

mscion 2018-08-08 16:19

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Originally Posted by endsormeans (Post 1547039)
yeah man...
Jeeg..
best italian superhero there is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvt_48b2y7s


I know it is a marketing catchphrase ...
but the whole ahoy sailors thing rankles me sideways...
for a problematic device I doubt any actual sailor would use..
and I HIGHLY doubt that there are any actual sailors in the Jolla community of users ..
If there are ...they would be the freak exception and not the norm.
Hell ...I spend more time on the ocean daily during my commute than most Jolla Sailors do...I am sure...
Hell..even forget spending my time on my actual sailboat...
I AM a sailor in compare to the slogan branded device users ...

hm...
I think we all need such superfluous catchphrases to designate our device usage.

Definitely I could think of a few concerning the flaming phoenix of the neo900...
"flaming turkeys" is one that comes to mind.
and there are others ..
but I won't ruin the fun..
chime in anytime people ...with your nick names for devices based solely on a marketing profile.

I think sailor is a metaphor for people exploring new ideas and things and places. Speaking of exploring, I went to Balboa Park in San Diego yesterday. Quite nice. Here is pic of flowers I took in rosegarden

mscion 2018-08-08 16:21

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I did not cut down palm trees!


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