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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    edited October 2023
    rjsterry said:

    USB-C cables and what the difference is between cheapo and expensive.

    https://youtu.be/AD5aAd8Oy84?si=25JO2_n9wfQSdwV2


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • monkimark
    monkimark Posts: 1,952
    I imagine it's mostly the soil/sub base getting saturated beneath the tarmac. There are a few mechanisms that then reduce the capacity of the ground to support vehicle loads from above.
    rick_chasey said:

    Can someone explain why wet weather on its own causes big potholes.

    I always thought it was the water freezing which cracked and popped the surface.

  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    rick_chasey said:

    Can someone explain why wet weather on its own causes big potholes.

    I always thought it was the water freezing which cracked and popped the surface.

    Pressure of the water being forced into a small hole by vehicle tyres will break it further.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    No there's not. It's like wire n connectors and shielding to eliminate interference.

    Piece of p1ss.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    edited October 2023
    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    No there's not. It's like wire n connectors and shielding to eliminate interference.

    Piece of p1ss.
    Says the guy who hasn't watched the video. My thoughts were the same as yours prior to watching. You learn more from listening than talking. Well, some do.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,814
    edited October 2023
    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    No there's not. It's like wire n connectors and shielding to eliminate interference.

    Piece of p1ss.
    Nope. Very on brand for a Musk fan, though.
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    No there's not. It's like wire n connectors and shielding to eliminate interference.

    Piece of p1ss.
    Says the guy who hasn't watched the video. My thoughts were the same as yours prior to watching. You learn more from listening than talking. Well, some do.
    Can I have a synopsis?
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,869
    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    Glad I only use my USB C for charging
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,495
    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    No there's not. It's like wire n connectors and shielding to eliminate interference.

    Piece of p1ss.
    Says the guy who hasn't watched the video. My thoughts were the same as yours prior to watching. You learn more from listening than talking. Well, some do.
    Can I have a synopsis?
    There's processors and all kind of sh!t in there.


    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:

    pblakeney said:

    focuszing723 said:


    Without looking it can say it's down to the cables (copper) and shielding for interference consequently providing better data throughput.

    When you think nearly half of those connectors require wires, it's impressive.

    There's way more to it than that.
    No there's not. It's like wire n connectors and shielding to eliminate interference.

    Piece of p1ss.
    Says the guy who hasn't watched the video. My thoughts were the same as yours prior to watching. You learn more from listening than talking. Well, some do.
    Can I have a synopsis?
    There's processors and all kind of sh!t in there.


    Hmmm, I wonder how the different voltages work?

    5 V, 9 V, 12v, 15 V and 20v, clever stuff.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    rick_chasey said:

    Can someone explain why wet weather on its own causes big potholes.

    I always thought it was the water freezing which cracked and popped the surface.

    Gets in the cracks and washes away the sub-base causing a void. If the surface isn’t cracked then it shouldn’t happen though.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Pross said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Can someone explain why wet weather on its own causes big potholes.

    I always thought it was the water freezing which cracked and popped the surface.

    Gets in the cracks and washes away the sub-base causing a void. If the surface isn’t cracked then it shouldn’t happen though.
    Thanks.

    Spot where I punctured last year which would be considered a bad road on the Ukrainian front last year, with a dozen stricken cars with punctures in Jan 2023, already has a bunch of potholes appearing again.

    Worst are the road with busses (unsurprisingly). They don't just create a big hole, they seem to explode and spray the contents all across the bike path. Seems to have started very early this year; doesn't bode well for winter riding.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    rick_chasey said:

    Pross said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Can someone explain why wet weather on its own causes big potholes.

    I always thought it was the water freezing which cracked and popped the surface.

    Gets in the cracks and washes away the sub-base causing a void. If the surface isn’t cracked then it shouldn’t happen though.
    Thanks.

    Spot where I punctured last year which would be considered a bad road on the Ukrainian front last year, with a dozen stricken cars with punctures in Jan 2023, already has a bunch of potholes appearing again.

    Worst are the road with busses (unsurprisingly). They don't just create a big hole, they seem to explode and spray the contents all across the bike path. Seems to have started very early this year; doesn't bode well for winter riding.
    They just don't fix them properly anymore, presumably due to budgets. They should cut around the hole, patch it and seal it but now they just chuck some blacktop in the hole and give it a bit of a wack to fix the immediate safety problem. Not sure what has happened to all the money that was promised for fixing potholes but as the money being saved by scrapping HS2 is being promised towards fixing it we'll all be cycling on beautifully smooth roads in a few years obviously
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    They've fixed some potholes properly in Richmond Park and it is sad that it is noticeable how much better they are than the ones on the roads generally.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,974
    Pross said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Pross said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Can someone explain why wet weather on its own causes big potholes.

    I always thought it was the water freezing which cracked and popped the surface.

    Gets in the cracks and washes away the sub-base causing a void. If the surface isn’t cracked then it shouldn’t happen though.
    Thanks.

    Spot where I punctured last year which would be considered a bad road on the Ukrainian front last year, with a dozen stricken cars with punctures in Jan 2023, already has a bunch of potholes appearing again.

    Worst are the road with busses (unsurprisingly). They don't just create a big hole, they seem to explode and spray the contents all across the bike path. Seems to have started very early this year; doesn't bode well for winter riding.
    They just don't fix them properly anymore, presumably due to budgets. They should cut around the hole, patch it and seal it but now they just chuck some blacktop in the hole and give it a bit of a wack to fix the immediate safety problem. Not sure what has happened to all the money that was promised for fixing potholes but as the money being saved by scrapping HS2 is being promised towards fixing it we'll all be cycling on beautifully smooth roads in a few years obviously

    Yeah, the M4 and the A34 are royally fuckedup!! Huge potholes on the inside lane where most of the lorries go and the A34 is like a roller-coaster with huge bumps and undulations where the whole carriageway is failing. Patching that is never going to work. Needs digging down to the sub base and building back up again. lets hope some HS2 money goes there and the other 10,000 miles of UK roads that are in a ruinous state.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,974
    ^^^^

    Maybe my post shoudl be in the seemingly-trivial-things -that-annoy-you thread.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,974

    Following on from the above - I'm always amazed at the number of tyre carcasses strewn along the length of the Motorways now. It used to be a rare sighting but along the A34 and M4 we lost count of how many we saw. Yes, we are dull enough to count random sh!t on longer journeys.


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    This coming week, around 100 world leaders, tech bosses, academics and AI researchers are gathering at the UK's Bletchley Park campus, once home to the codebreakers who helped secure victory during World War Two. Their purpose is to take part in discussions about how best to maximise the benefits of this powerful technology while minimising the risks.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67172230

    It performed satisfactorily at Dollis Hill on 8 December 1943 and was dismantled and shipped to Bletchley Park, where it was delivered on 18 January and re-assembled by Harry Fensom and Don Horwood. It was operational in January and it successfully attacked its first message on 5 February 1944.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer#:~:text=It performed satisfactorily at Dollis,message on 5 February 1944.

    I Like that. Eighty odd years ago, blink of an eye.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    edited October 2023


    Eighty years!
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154

    You couldn't exactly use it to communicate as a Cakeist!
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    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,597
    Surprised Musk hasn't claimed he invented it.
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Pross said:

    Surprised Musk hasn't claimed he invented it.

    The evolution is incredible though, from that to this.

    Crazy
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154



  • Jezyboy
    Jezyboy Posts: 3,657
    focuszing723 said:



    Eighty years!

    Longer than it took from going from the Wright brothers to landing on the moon!
  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    Jezyboy said:

    focuszing723 said:



    Eighty years!

    Longer than it took from going from the Wright brothers to landing on the moon!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPwMdZOlPo8
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,814
    focuszing723 said:



    Eighty years!

    ChatGPT is deeply underwhelming.
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,154
    rjsterry said:

    focuszing723 said:



    Eighty years!

    ChatGPT is deeply underwhelming.
    How about the eighty year evolution to a touch screen device you can do this on?
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,228
    These votes for the velo whatever it was cyclist of the year.

    Jeremy Whittle had Remco as number 1, Pippa York didn't have MVDP in the top 5.

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