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[SaintsSeptember]

Supply Demand.

If the guy who picks up the bag and puts it on the trolly doesn't want to do it, you find someone else who will.

If you need a guy with a double degree in chicken de-sexing and electrical engineering, that one might cost you.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Yeah 275, looks shit though

Damn
JoJo go night night

 

[George]

Damn
JoJo go night night

Watching the replay now. JJ Zhang was probably fight of the night.

276 will be better. Adesanya v Cannonier and Volkanovski v Holloway. O'Malley on the card too, he's entertaining.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Yeah I like Sugar

 

[gringo2011]

Yeah they pick up suitcases and put them on trolly's , its only right that they should earn as much as someone with a phd.

The irony is that in a capitalist system that if there are 30 jobs for heads of departments in a uni and 3000 phd holders then the can pay **** all and still get people desperate for the role. If there are 3000 jobs for baggage handlers and no foreign workers to do the shitty roles no-one here wants to do, then they have to offer massive overs to attract the 30 available low skilled workers interested in the job.

My wife finished her psych degree, ex commercial lawyer and she got her first role out and it was $25 an hour and was lucky because lots that she studied with still don't have work in the industry. My 18 year old daughter in her first job doing hospo is getting $45 ph, if she works late of public holidays she gets crazy money. That's the system how it's meant to work.

 

[gringo2011]

Having a PhD doesn't make you useful or employable, I know quite a few PhDs and most of them are less useful than a good cleaner.

One of our mates has a phD and works in workplace training and uses Dr. before his name. We like to take the piss out of him. He has about 4 degrees as well, he's still an idiot. I proof read his thesis and it was so bad it was laughable and has added nothing to the knowledge bank.

 

[PoppedCorn]

I'm not saying PhDs are bad either.

Just like in gringos example
Sometimes it doesnt mean shit

 

[SaintsSeptember]

One of our mates has a phD and works in workplace training and uses Dr. before his name. We like to take the piss out of him. He has about 4 degrees as well, he's still an idiot. I proof read his thesis and it was so bad it was laughable and has added nothing to the knowledge bank.

I'm not saying PhDs are bad either.

Just like in gringos example
Sometimes it doesnt mean s**t

Yeah.
Back when i was going to Uni, ( Government funding days ) it was the BA's who seemed to be kids who hadn't figured out what they were going to do after high school, so went for a generic Uni degree that no-one really insisted on in the work place. Some of them just kept going, Masters, PHD's, more degrees.

Unfortunately the nature of industry in Australia is that some of the qualifications in technology and engineering would be great to have in other countries but not so much here.
We don't have so many big companies doing research at that level and technology developed by universities is often sold offshore.
The government seem to push those sorts of qualifications on the grounds that "hmmm if we gets brainy peoples from skool, we will end up wif brainy orstraya ".

Kids at school are not given good guidance IMO , they are encouraged to "do what they enjoy doing". ( Yay i'm going to do video games ).
Thing is , you can get a job considered boring, say accounting, its really not that unpleasant and you can work your way to a Salary that will give you the cash to buy all the things that "you enjoy doing " after you knock off.

 

[Sully111]

This is nuts

 

[SaintsSeptember]

The Tesla is quick as hell , but don't believe any of the technical crap the owner says , he hasn't got a clue.

His car has more powerful motors , not more powerful batteries.
I think all of the Tesla's use the same modular batteries ( Made up of lots of small cylinders , not unlike an A-Cell ).
A larger capacity battery won't make it go faster, just longer. 10% charge is just as quick as 100% charge ( unless the software limits the discharge when its close to flat ).

The big thing about the electric engines is they produce torque without turning, whereas a petrol engine is officially "stalled " if its not turning.
That's why the Tesla doesn't need to use a gearbox, there is no need to spin the engine faster. No need to use a clutch or a viscous coupling of any sort.

Power is proportional to Torque x Engine speed. Its a measure of the energy provided by the engine.
The power that is normally quoted is the "Peak" engine power. In a conventional engine a car with 100kw peaking at 2000rpm may feel a lot more drivable than something with 2000 killer wasps at 6000rpm.

The torque measured with a dyno at the wheels is the turning force at the wheel.
You can clearly see why the Tesla doesn't need a gearbox. The one below could have more top end performance if it used a simple 2 speed gearbox, but direct drive is more efficient, so Tesla are trying to find ways to get more revs out of the electric motor to get their top end performance.

When you look at the Torque going to the wheels below, then Add AWD. Wow.

Tesla Car "maximum torque at 0 RPM" - is this correct?

Tesla Model S Wiki I've been watching youtube videos on this car, and everyone states that the crazy accelleration is due to maximum torque at 0 rpm. Doing further research, this car uses an AC

electronics.stackexchange.com

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I took the camera out on the weekend.

 

[PoppedCorn]

This is nuts

Sully check out Tesla Racing Channel on the tube

Just blowing away American muscle old and new

 

[gringo2011]

The Tesla is quick as hell , but don't believe any of the technical crap the owner says , he hasn't got a clue.

His car has more powerful motors , not more powerful batteries.
I think all of the Tesla's use the same modular batteries ( Made up of lots of small cylinders , not unlike an A-Cell ).
A larger capacity battery won't make it go faster, just longer. 10% charge is just as quick as 100% charge ( unless the software limits the discharge when its close to flat ).

The big thing about the electric engines is they produce torque without turning, whereas a petrol engine is officially "stalled " if its not turning.
That's why the Tesla doesn't need to use a gearbox, there is no need to spin the engine faster. No need to use a clutch or a viscous coupling of any sort.

Power is proportional to Torque x Engine speed. Its a measure of the energy provided by the engine.
The power that is normally quoted is the "Peak" engine power. In a conventional engine a car with 100kw peaking at 2000rpm may feel a lot more drivable than something with 2000 killer wasps at 6000rpm.

The torque measured with a dyno at the wheels is the turning force at the wheel.
You can clearly see why the Tesla doesn't need a gearbox. The one below could have more top end performance if it used a simple 2 speed gearbox, but direct drive is more efficient, so Tesla are trying to find ways to get more revs out of the electric motor to get their top end performance.

When you look at the Torque going to the wheels below, then Add AWD. Wow.

Tesla Car "maximum torque at 0 RPM" - is this correct?

Tesla Model S Wiki I've been watching youtube videos on this car, and everyone states that the crazy accelleration is due to maximum torque at 0 rpm. Doing further research, this car uses an AC

electronics.stackexchange.com

Tesla batteries are all the same size but you pay an upgrade for the cells to be activated or de-limited at least. You can pay for online upgrades like self driving and other bits and pieces.

The torque from electric cars is insane, a guy around the corner has the top of the line Porsche electric which I can't remember the name of, it's the sport one though. He was getting shitty at a guy reverse parking in front of him so once he was in he planted his foot. It took off like a slot car and they've given them a sound like an electric turbine. It would have been up to 100kms before you could blink.

 

[bergholt]

Huge news for all Saints supporters

‘Nineteen years of silence is our finest work’: Beloved satirists TISM reform after two decades

TISM bounces back on stage for the Good Things festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Joffaboy]

Glory be.....

‘Nineteen years of silence is our finest work’: Beloved satirists TISM reform after two decades

TISM bounces back on stage for the Good Things festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

www.theage.com.au

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Tesla batteries are all the same size but you pay an upgrade for the cells to be activated or de-limited at least. You can pay for online upgrades like self driving and other bits and pieces.

The torque from electric cars is insane, a guy around the corner has the top of the line Porsche electric which I can't remember the name of, it's the sport one though. He was getting shitty at a guy reverse parking in front of him so once he was in he planted his foot. It took off like a slot car and they've given them a sound like an electric turbine. It would have been up to 100kms before you could blink.

Tesla intentionally makes some of its cars worse, and it’s good for everybody

The positive effects of price discrimination, as borrowed from the software industry.

qz.com

Its the same concept as computer chips , Intel started off making their Pentiums and what not different speeds , based on resistance checks during production. The ones that ran hotter were de-rated and sold cheaper. Later as supply outstripped demand, the cheaper ones were simply restricted fast ones. ( hence overclockers could hack them ).

The difference in the case of Tesla is.

a) The battery is a major part of the cost of the vehicle. In providing the same battery and not a smaller battery the customer is paying for it in any case, they are simply making more profit from the full battery.

b) Instead of using a smaller lighter battery, you have to lug the extra weight around everywhere. Tesla's are more economical than petrol cars, but its still a lot of energy to lug a heavy vehicle around, often just to transport one person.

c) The expensive and increasingly rare lithium is being used ...just in case someone wants to activate it.


Similar concept , without the magic switch.
I had a 3.3 litre 6 cylinder Cortina designed to run on the old Regular Leaded fuel ( as opposed to Super ).
It cost Ford "more" to make than the 4.1 litre engine , because they sold the same design 4.1 in higher numbers and the unique components for the 3.3
cost more due to low volumes.
To add insult to injury, when i had the car "Regular" leaded fuel was no longer available, so i had to pay full price for Super.

There was a 4 cylinder version of the same car, it had the 2Litre four cylinder and more gears, and would go faster than the one i had on the smell of an oily rag.

Anyway , its a car and not software, an even cheaper variant could be made available if the battery was actually smaller, and it would be better for the consumer and the environment.

 

[George]

 

[Hubnester]

Got an e-mail from JB Hifi flogging off some Google cameras.

Interesting photo they've gone for hahah

 

[BigPowerForward]

I just counted up the lettuces that I have in my vege garden and I think I nearly have enough for the deposit on the Ferrari!

 

[gringo2011]

I just counted up the lettuces that I have in my vege garden and I think I nearly have enough for the deposit on the Ferrari!
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You could sell them outside the pub on a Saturday night. Black market lettuce.

 

[sunny3193]

I will never tire of watching the opening credits to Austinpussy and seeing Gwyneth Paltrow playing “Dixie Normous”.
Possibly the best double entendre role name ever!

 

[sunny3193]

I will never tire of watching the opening credits to Austinpussy and seeing Gwyneth Paltrow playing “Dixie Normous”.
Possibly the best double entendre role name ever!

Closely followed by Number 2’s Italian associate: Alotta Fagina.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Watching the logies by God Australian TV is shit.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Closely followed by Number 2’s Italian associate: Alotta Fagina.

Taking the piss out of all of Ian Flemings original names.

Pussy Galore, Honey Ryder , Holly Goodhead, Plenty O'Toole, ( and Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ).

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Bruce in the Logies hall of fame.

That's Sppppeeeeccccciiiaaaallll