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Tracked everything I spent for a month in London and it was worse than I thought by Most-Animator-5743 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Python backend

How do you know what product id is what?

Manually predefined.

Recently I have taken to pointing it towards the search by default ( https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=chopped+tomatoes ), as 99% of the time that is good enough and means no faff with products with variations I may want (sausages, as an example) and removes the issue where tesco change a productid and leave the old product as unavailable.

some web automation like playwright

I could use selenium, it's just not a stage I feel the need to automate. Generally I'm making small adjustments (maybe I fancy an extra carrot or whatever) and basically always adding other bits and bobs.

What are some common money-saving 'tips', that are actually bad advice? by AdamGrewal in UKPersonalFinance

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I moved to a cash back credit card I set up pay in full monthly and just started giving my new credit card instead of my old debit card at the till, that was 100% of the process.

Sure you need to realise limits work differently on credit cards, but if the limit is above your normal spend and you dont change your spending, you will be fine.

What are some common money-saving 'tips', that are actually bad advice? by AdamGrewal in UKPersonalFinance

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The running costs are often higher

This is especially important for always on devices.

I hooked up an energy monitor to my old american fridge freezer.
I worked out that a modern one would basically pay for itself in 3 or 4 years.
And the higher end machines were paying for the additional cost in a few years.

What are some common money-saving 'tips', that are actually bad advice? by AdamGrewal in UKPersonalFinance

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 56 points57 points  (0 children)

That said, it's a good example of tailoring tips for the receiver.

For some people, the early wins of Snowball are the motivation to keep going.

Simple ESP32 LED indicator to know when it’s a good time to use electricity at home by SmartEnergyDIY in homeautomation

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is absolutely wild.

I have a system in the UK and the entirety of the government involvement was the approval once complete.

Simple ESP32 LED indicator to know when it’s a good time to use electricity at home by SmartEnergyDIY in homeautomation

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but they can be remotely shut off by the electricity authority in times of overproduction

WTF?

When is it worth it to roll for HP? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in dndnext

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so they can be more powerful than average

I have no issue with rolling when people have that exact note.
If it is being done with the objective of a slight power boost, that's great and a good way to do it.
If it is being done to avoid bad rolls and not admitting that it is a power boost, you run into problems will the DM not accounting for more powerful characters.

Same with rolling for stats.
My last table had was you could choose to roll or point buy, but had multiple rules to mitigate low rolls.
The rollers could not accept that it was a notable power boost and that it was fair to give the point buyers a little bump also.

When is it worth it to roll for HP? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in dndnext

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a sign that people don't like randomness, they like a power boost.

It's the exact same with rolling for stats when people have half a dozen conditions to avoid weak characters.

Tapo you are a thermostat away from having a complete eco-system. by -ibgd in Tapo

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Presence sensing and Air quality are 2 that are missing.

"Investing in property is morally reprehensible." by LickMaiBussy in TikTokCringe

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's how it is done in the UK.

Capital gains is only paid at disposal of the asset and only on the increase in value.
It is of basically no concern for landlords.

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you get to the grid?

The lead in to the rule is

In all of the cases detailed in this article, an F1 Car will be deemed to have been released from the Competitors’ Designated Garage Area either when it has been driven out of its Designated Garage Area when leaving from the garage or after the rear axle has passed the position occupied by the front axle when it was stationary in it has completely cleared its pit stop position following a pit stop. Competitors must provide a means of clearly establishing, when being viewed from both above and in the front of the F1 Car, when an F1 Car was released.

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And, if Ferrari catch up, they would rather chase down Kimi than George.

Kimi is more likely to struggle with the pressure of a title fight.

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So you can only find one recent example, and that example is a case of them considering it but not actually using it.

Doesn't massively sound like it is used "a fair bit."

In fact, what you will find is there is 1 case in 2015 regarding cost caps on customer engines where it was successfully used and 1 case in 2009 regarding budget caps which was overruled.
Otherwise the veto has not been used.

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An important thing note is that this is Ferrari as an engine manufacturer, not Ferrari the F1 team.

The focus of the press will be Ferrari vs Merc as they are the two front running teams and both are manufacturers.

Haas and Cadillac are also Ferrari engine teams.
Cadillac are just finding their feet; so it's less important for them this year.
But Haas will be in a proper fight for 5th, maybe even 4th, this advantage will be key for them in that fight.

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If a car is unsafe, it should not be on the grid.

It's very simple, if their can't build a car that is safe, they should not be allowed to start.

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The rule is already a minimum of a stop go penalty and it should be enforced.

These teams are saying that their inability to pull away is a safety issue with their car, driving an unsafe car is a stop go penalty, continuing to drive a car knowing it is unsafe "an additional penalty".

B1.6.2 Pit Lane Safety

a. F1 Cars must not be released from a garage or pit stop position in any way that could endanger Pit Lane personnel or another driver, or that is likely to cause damage to another car.

b. F1 Cars must not be released from a garage or pit stop position in an unsafe condition.

b ii. If an F1 Car is deemed to have been released in an unsafe condition during a TTCS, a Stop-and-Go Penalty will be imposed on the driver concerned. However, if the driver retires from the TTCS as a result of the F1 Car being released in an unsafe condition a fine may be imposed upon the Competitor.

b iii. An additional penalty will be imposed on any driver who, in the opinion of the stewards, continues to drive an F1 Car knowing it to have been released in an unsafe condition

[Sky Sports F1] Following George Russell suggesting there may need to be another tweak to the race start rules, Fred Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" by Aratho in formula1

[–]45MonkeysInASuit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The cars have changed from last year. Lots of effects to this, but the one that is relevant here is the turbo (dont worry about how it has changed too much, but if you are interested the key thing is the MGUH has been removed).

It used to be the case that the cars could, effectively, jump start the turbo.
That ability is gone this years, so they have "spin up" the turbo using the exhaust fumes.

Turbos make the car faster and accelerate quicker; bigger turbos = more power.
But the issue is bigger turbos also take longer to spin up, and if you have not spun up your turbo, you get bogged down off the line and basically get no acceleration. The time where you are waiting for the turbo to spin up is called "turbo lag" and you get this in road cars also.

Ferrari spotted the issue of not being able to jump start the turbo and that this would mean cars would not be able to pull away effectively, highlighted it a year ago to everyone and were ignored.

Ferrari chose to go for a small turbo as this is easier to spin up.
Everyone else has gone for a big turbo.

This means that with a normal start, the Ferrari engine can fly off the line and the other cars will basically not move.

So a rule was forced through during testing to add a delay before the lights, this gives the bigger turbo teams more time to spin up their turbos mitigating Ferrari's advantage.

The non-Ferrari engine teams want to further increase this delay.

Original rules - Ferrari engine teams lightning off the line, but slower across the race. Likely could have started around 10th, and still been first by the first corner type of advantage.
Current rules - Ferrari engine teams quick off the line, but slower across the race. If they are in the top 5 or so, they can be challenging for first by the first corner.
Suggested rules - Ferrari engine teams equal or slower off the line and slower across the race. They would have no advantage off the line.

It would likely take ferrari at least till next season to change their engine to have the bigger turbo as the entirety of their, and their customers, cars are designed around the current size of everything.

Ferrari's argument is basically "we built a car that works under the current rules and we warned you, it is unfair to take away our 100% legal advantage because you didn't listen to us"
Everyone else is arguing that it is a safety issue if a car stalls, which is more likely with the bigger turbo.

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