Really ?

[trevj]

Then, as mentioned earlier, there are warranty jobs, and then there are warranty jobs... Recent examples I can recall off the top were Toyota and their issue with Tundra engine failures, Toyota also, in replacing a run of frames in Tacomas, that were made of the wrong alloy, and dissolved apparently not much differently than if they were made of sugar... I found out that there is actually a whole industry in providing weld-in patch panels for Toyota and Jeep Frames...
The good folks at VW, some years back, decided that making the insulation on their wiring from a Vegetable Oil based plastic was wise... As if the rodents of the world would not do what they did... Or GM's answer to complaints from the folks in Cold Climates, that their new Duramax Diesels would not warm up when idling, so they sagely decided to tweak the computer to partially engage the Allison Transmission, frying the clutches therein... The Cold Lake GM Dealer shop looked like an Allison Transmission Graveyard, they were lined up around the walls...

 

[Gordie]

Risk - The Science and Politics of Fear" by Dan Gardener

Ordered, arrives tomorrow.

There are 3 copies in our library. I reserved one, we have too many books.

 

[slow-poke]

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[Susquatch]

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[David]

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[Susquatch]

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[Susquatch]

Hey @Gordie, sorry for poking slow fun at you.

You quoted @slow-poke but then you didn't comment. We are all wondering what it is you wanted to say or ask......

We (and especially me) can be quite childish at times. Maybe doesn't make sense to everyone, but I consider maturing to be a false goal. In my ripe old age, I want to be as childish as I possibly can.

So what is it you wanted to say or ask?

 

[jcdammeyer]

I"m going to guess that he was wondering about books in a library? Where are they located?

 

[140mower]

Hey @Gordie, sorry for poking slow fun at you.

You quoted @slow-poke but then you didn't comment. We are all wondering what it is you wanted to say or ask......

We (and especially me) can be quite childish at times. Maybe doesn't make sense to everyone, but I consider maturing to be a false goal. In my ripe old age, I want to be as childish as I possibly can.

So what is it you wanted to say or ask?

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Sorry, just got off work and didn't want to miss out.

 

[Susquatch]

I"m going to guess that he was wondering about books in a library? Where are they located?

Could be. @slow-poke is in Ottawa so I assume the library is there.

But my wife takes books out at the library all the time without actually going there. She borrows a digital version on-line. It's kinda cool. She uses a book sized kindle to read them.

 

[slow-poke]

There are 3 copies in our library. I reserved one, we have too many books.

I don't believe this quote is from me (even though it appears that way)

I'm guessing that quote must be coming from someone else. I certainly don't have 3 copies (I do have one now). We have a smallish library nothing like the one we visited in Coimbra where they allow the bats to stay, curious and want to know why they let the bats live in the library?

 

[slow-poke]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-portuguese-libraries-are-infested-batsand-they-it-way-180969276/

 

[trevj]

Books... I like Books...

There are a lot of sites out there of various reliability and legality levels, depending on what you are looking for. If you want OLD books, search for "Out Of Copyright Books, and follow through...

I have found that Library Genesis, is a pretty good source for newer stuff to read. The various LibGen sites give you access to a LOT of more or less up to date fiction, as well as a HUGE catalog of learned works and papers in various fields. May be worth a look, if you want to read a book without having to own it first! #% or so years back, the Inter-Library Loans system, was how I screened out the books that were maybe in my interest, from those that were not. I was able to borrow books from such Libraries as Sandia National Laboratories, and NASA, the irony being that I was able to sign out books a month at a time, that were normally marked as Reference Material, and not able to be be signed out of the home Library.

Not near the same as having a physical book in hand, but when you are looking at books in the hundreds to thousands range in price, you want to have a look at what the book offers up front, to see if it is well spent, or wasted!

 

[Gordie]

Sorry for misusing the site technology. Ottawa Public Library has 3 copies of Dan Gardner's Risk which I am now perusing. I use the library when I can as we have too many books..Cheers.

 

[Elektrishun]

Guess ad in Vogue magazine sparks controversy with its models

AI generated models in ads?

How can they replace human models? Oh sure, there's a little fakery in ads and a few minor problems in the industry. Like the photo editing, lighting effects, make-up, fake nails, fake eyelashes, fake hair, fake teeth, plastic surgery, eating disorders, accusations of objectification, and stories of abuse.

Besides, without real models who is Mick Jagger going to date?

 

[Elektrishun]

Driving down highway 16 to Edmonton earlier today and I have now experienced this twice in my life - someone driving towards us on our side of the highway!!!

Big truck and camper trailer combo. Did not see the driver.

Went to IKEA. Forgot to bring a shoe horn to get out of the parking lot. Tight like a tiger!

Highlight so far - La Boca Loca restaurant - 5 stars.

 

[JustaDB]

Probably 20, 25 years ago now I experienced the same thing. Was north of Lethbridge about 10 miles, heading southbound on Hiway 3 on the 4 lane. It was dark out. I was in the granny lane in the middle of this sweeping left turn when this set of headlights approaches me. I'm thinking something looked wrong & sure enough, Dodge pickup truck northbound in the southbound hammer lane. A mile back or so I had just passed someone. Who knows what could have happened?

 

[slow-poke]

someone driving towards us on our side of the highway!!!

One of the closest to deadly accidents I experienced played out as follows...

Trans Canada North of Superior one lane each way, intermittent passing on dashed line.

Cluster of 5-6 tightly packed vehicles with transport leading and stuck at 100km limit, and trailing vehicles wanting to pass. Passing lane is open.

Trailing most vehicle decides to pass, he is now doing probably 125km/hr

Gravel single lane T-junction on LHS, distracted/careless/stupid lady approaching highway on gravel laneway in a minivan, she slows to about 10km/hr, only looks left and proceeds to make right hand turn directly into the path of the now passing trailing vehicle that is in the middle of the pack of trailing behind the transport. Passing vehicle has nowhere to go.

The transport truck driver simultaneously blasts his air horn and takes to the gravel shoulder, all the trailing vehicles follow him, making space for the passing vehicle. Passing vehicle tucks in and the minivan goes past less than a second later.

None of us wanted to jerk our cars onto that gravel shoulder at 100km/hr, I think we all actually still had two wheels on the pavement. The truck almost lost it.

One F'n idiot could have killed or seriously injured all of us, and a bunch of attentive defensive drivers that acted very quickly to save the day.

It was so close it still gives me pause when I think about it.

 

[slow-poke]

Pet peeve.....

One more comment on this incident. I hate when drivers approaching a road, race towards where they are going to suppose to stop. Half the time they are about to do one of these slow down just enough to make the turn ignoring the red light or stop sign. Even when they do stop they give the impression they are not going to stop, and they always seem oblivious (or simply ignore) the traffic as long as they can squeeze in causing everyone else to hit the binders.

The first move is often followed by the second in which they cross over three lanes to the left in short order, with no regard to all the traffic they are cutting off.

 

[DPittman]

One of the closest to deadly accidents I experienced played out as follows...

Trans Canada North of Superior one lane each way, intermittent passing on dashed line.

Cluster of 5-6 tightly packed vehicles with transport leading and stuck at 100km limit, and trailing vehicles wanting to pass. Passing lane is open.

Trailing most vehicle decides to pass, he is now doing probably 125km/hr

Gravel single lane T-junction on LHS, distracted/careless/stupid lady approaching highway on gravel laneway in a minivan, she slows to about 10km/hr, only looks left and proceeds to make right hand turn directly into the path of the now passing trailing vehicle that is in the middle of the pack of trailing behind the transport. Passing vehicle has nowhere to go.

The transport truck driver simultaneously blasts his air horn and takes to the gravel shoulder, all the trailing vehicles follow him, making space for the passing vehicle. Passing vehicle tucks in and the minivan goes past less than a second later.

None of us wanted to jerk our cars onto that gravel shoulder at 100km/hr, I think we all actually still had two wheels on the pavement. The truck almost lost it.

One F'n idiot could have killed or seriously injured all of us, and a bunch of attentive defensive drivers that acted very quickly to save the day.

It was so close it still gives me pause when I think about it.

I drive the Banff-Jasper parkway several times a year. The speed limit in the park is 90kms and there are always motorhomes and towed trailers that likely should never exceed that speed anyhow on those roads. I am always amazed and p!ssed off by the impatient bas-turds that figure they must do multiple vehicle passes on solid lines because they are too important to do the speed limit. Im happy for them if they feel they need to risk their own lives if they want to do 120 km out in the open road but I really get irked when they risk the lives of the rest of us because of their impatience. Grrrr.