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I am tempted to try and bluff the next one à la Griff: "very good, should be solved easily" or "I love this one". 
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Nah ... I set Monday's, is all. It was a good clue!
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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As I haven't done one this week
Parsnip ?
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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That's the one ... you are up tomorrow.
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For once I understand a CCC OTD answer.
Frankly I am often just bewildered by them.
This was one that MM could have easily solved as well.
He knows all about good rounds, cuts and roots.
But like me was thinking, shout snips elephant.
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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To be honest, most days I am totally flummoxed by them. The one I solved was much simpler.
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grralph1 wrote: For once I understand a CCC OTD answer.
Frankly I am often just bewildered by them.
This was one that MM could have easily solved as well.
He knows all about good rounds, cuts and roots.
But like me was thinking, shout snips elephant.
Yeah but as always the ones I know I don't see until it's answered.
What language was the answer in? Cause they spell SCROTUM funny over there.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Quote: Yeah but as always the ones I know I don't see until it's answered.
Same for me with this Parsnip sh*t but at least I understood it then.
Often the answer bewilders me more than the clue.
Quote: What language was the answer in? Cause they spell SCROTUM funny over there.
Haha. You are correct, they do a lot of funny things over there and they shouldn't be using language in the lounge.
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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@Richard-MacCutchan where's the CCC
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
modified 28-Aug-19 5:14am.
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Beat me to it - but I don't think @ codes work in subject lines.
Try this: @Richard-MacCutchan
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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How do you use this to send a PM ?
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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You can't - you have to use the "Email" link at the foot of a message (if it's there, some members disable it).
That sends a message to the registered email address and includes yours so they can reply. You will not get their email unless they reply directly to you.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Perhaps we should ask the hamsters for a CCC reminder button, which sends the culprit an email, text message, WhatsApp, Facebook message, LinkedIn message, Insta, Snap, what have you, as well as inform the proper authorities (police, FBI, CIA, Interpol, MI6...).
We cannot let such negligence go unpunished!
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Completely agree - what are your thoughts on birching ?
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Ooh yes, into S&M are we?
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Isn't it Marks and Spencers (M & S)?
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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I spent too much time in the Isle of Man 
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I live in Northern California. Several hours north of the Bay Area. Today I left my car, a Honda Pilot, out in the parking lot with the two front windows open, four inches each. It was parked on standard black tarmac. I was gone eight hours and came out to this :
Dashboard Thermometer[^]
I felt like the Wicked Witch - "I'm melting, I'm melting..."
Damn.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I'd be worried about the temperature specs for the fifty-odd computer chips that the car needs to work.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The automotive temperature range is quite close to the military range (-40C - 125C instead of -55C - 125C), so I wouldn't worry to much for manufacturers that has been in business for a while. They have learned not to cheat, it's getting costly in the end.
BTW, that's why Tesla is having so much problems with their screens. They bought commercial ranged screens (0-70 C).
<edit>More on that here: Tesla's Screen Saga Shows Why Automotive Grade Matters - The Drive[^] </edit>
modified 28-Aug-19 5:45am.
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Tesla => Lithium something batteries! They don't like it that hot at all, nor do they like it cold. I wonder how many cells die quietly and how many go up in flames.
One of my batteries died recently. In the air. The cell must have shorted out and dropped to 0V. The remaining five cells were still enough to keep the helicopter in the air, but it became a little sluggish and tired.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: The cell must have shorted out and dropped to 0V
Luckily that didn't happen when it was fully charged (approx. < 40% charge depending on chemistry), or it would have caught fire.
When it comes to the batteries on Tesla I wouldn't worry to much, they're extremely well regulated. There are spare cells in the pack, and the charge is always kept between 10-90%. (but shown as 0-100)
If they get to hot, the car goes into "limp home mode", which is the reason there are no official time around the Ring for Tesla. They can't make a whole lap at full speed. Well apparently the Model 3 can make in in under 9 minutes which is amazingly slow considering all the power. (An unmodified VW Transporter rental van (150 PS) can do it in 9.58)
And if you fast charge them to many times (> 60 times according to reports) the charging speed goes down. For good.
Also for safety. (read, they don't want warranty replacements)
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The battery was four years old and had spent a few hours in the air. Until then it had never shown any signs of aging. All cells were balanced within 0,01V and it always reached its full capacity. Usually I don't drain them below 30%, giving me a small reserve before I end up below 20%. I never really needed that reserve, but that's a good thing. No dog ever tried to get that funny flying thing that had just landed, nor did any daddys send little boys to go take a good look at it. Should something like that ever happen, I'm glad to have enough power left to take off again and have enough time to yell at someone.
Anyway, the batteries all were in good shape, but this last time the cell that shorted out lagged behind while charging. I tried to bring it back up with a longer balancing session and after that everything looked okk, but obviously that did not really work very well. You can treat these batteries as good as you possibly can, but they will always be a little volatile.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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That's good to know, thanks.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I work in the automotive industry. Do not worry, cars can cope with these temperature ranges. We run tests in the Death valley (extreme high temperature), in Siberia or in Sweden (extreme low temeprature), in Ireland (rain conditions). We have climate chamber tests for all ECUs separately, plus for the car - which is quite interesting sometimes, since some irrelevant parts will indeed freeze or melt. The most severe specifications concerning temperature are for the air conditioning, since it must help you not to die from high temperature or to freeze if the car breaks down in some unfortunate area.
What we consider normal temperature range in the cockpit are -25°C to 85°C. The standards for the engine room are -40°C to 125°C.
So all is good - Unless you buy a Tesla, which is basically a tablet with some mechanical parts assembled around it. It's like with electronics devices, do not buy the latest hardware, wait for version 2.0. For Tesla, wait several years.
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