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Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 03, 2022, 11:58:21 am ---
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on July 03, 2022, 06:37:01 am ---Yonks ago, I remember driving a 100E Ford Popular back from London to Southampton on the M3.
Back in those days, the Poms were well into tailgating, with the worst offenders being "chaps driving Jaguars".
Downright terrifying, with the poor old "Pop" screaming its guts out, and a Jag bonnet emblem seemingly in the back seat.
Tailgating was not rare in Oz at the time, but I was surprised how 1970s Brits made an artform of it!
"Culture shock", I guess!
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I've been known to repeatedly slow down and then speed up by 5mph.
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I just let a gap build in front of me to two times the standard safe distance, decelerating gently if necessary, and try to give them an opportunity to "Go away!" as soon as possible. If that opportunity requires it, and road conditions permit it, I'll accelerate away and pull into a safe gap where they're not behind me. Being left in a cloud of dust by someone who then drops back to their original speed, well out of their way, is usually enough hint that I want them to either pass me safely or keep the hell away. If they're really persistent I'll just indicate and pull over to the side of the road forcing them to pass me if they want to continue - I'd rather add a minute to my journey than have to spend the next x miles compensating for a tailgating idiot.
--- Quote ---I really ought to develop an index relating manufacturer vs how long it takes for the driver to Get A Clue. Wonder which would be beat/worst :)
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Why not do it by gender, age, skin colour, wearing of a head covering (hat, wimple, turban, whatever), having children or some other entirely arbitrary characteristic? You'll get the same results whichever way, that associating a distinguishing characteristic with bad driving will just make you more likely to spot that characteristic when you spot bad driving. That's why people associate bad driving with "brand x". It's not that "brand x" drivers are any worse than drivers of any other brand, it's just that it's easy to reinforce your cognitive biases as you completely fail to attribute the "brand x" effect to any car of that make you see being driven well.
If the "brand x" attracts bad drivers effect was true, then it's converse would also be true: "brand y" attracts good drivers. However, I've never heard anyone hold forth that "Brand y drivers? They never cause any problems.". That's because people don't actively spot good driving the way they do bad, and therefore don't succumb to the human trait of trying to associate arbitrary labels with observed phenomena.
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 03, 2022, 12:15:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: bd139 on July 03, 2022, 11:12:35 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on July 03, 2022, 11:08:35 am ---
--- Quote from: bd139 on July 03, 2022, 11:06:40 am ---Depends how many posts people deleted :-DD
Revisionist bastards! :-DD
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Oh right, and you haven't played that game...... how's your halo hanging these days ? :-DD
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Oh I buried that halo 40 years ago :-DD
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"Buried halo" reminds me: when is Netflix releasing the next season of "Warrior Nun", which ought to be called "Ninja Nuns With Guns"? It is good mindless entertainment late at night, with a drink, reading this thread on a tablet.
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I'm reminded of the 2010 classic film: "Nude nuns with Big Guns"
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 03, 2022, 01:27:08 pm ---Boy, do I loooooveee hole punches, waayyy better than nasty holesaws. 8)
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Ditto. But what I'd really like is a big [hydraulic] press and a large collection of dies, punches and appropriate holding fixtures.
mnementh:
--- Quote from: bd139 on July 03, 2022, 11:12:35 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on July 03, 2022, 11:08:35 am ---
--- Quote from: bd139 on July 03, 2022, 11:06:40 am ---Depends how many posts people deleted :-DD
Revisionist bastards! :-DD
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Oh right, and you haven't played that game...... how's your halo hanging these days ? :-DD
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Oh I buried that halo 40 years ago :-DD
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mnem
What... is it crooked again...?
TERRA Operative:
--- Quote from: Vince on July 03, 2022, 03:20:36 pm ---
--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 03, 2022, 03:14:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vince on July 03, 2022, 02:47:01 pm ---[img width=6°°]https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/?action=dlattach;attach=1528393;image[/img]
--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 03, 2022, 01:27:08 pm ---Boy, do I loooooveee hole punches, waayyy better than nasty holesaws. 8)
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I don't understand... must have misread your previous post... though this amp was just a very vague long term project... and now you present us with a chassis... could you have been lying to us.... no, you would not do that.
Looks very clean/professional indeed... but what machine did you use that had enough force to punch through that metal, smoothly, i a controlled manner ? Surely a flick of a hammer won't do it... do you have a press ? That would be to just as interesting to see as the resulting holes... because I sure am interested as well.... links/costs etc....
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Ha, I used a sheet metal punch, to cut the holes in a chassis I've had ready and waiting for a while. :)
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Wow a simple screw is enough for the job and get that clean a result ?! :o
That's great ! :D
No need for a bulky expensive press than... hmm .... how appealing....
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Yeah, really easy to use, just wind the screw tight and it cuts right through.
Soooo much better than a hole saw..
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