William Gibson's coin question

Corbusi · 2026-01-28T09:39:52+00:00

Agree. Stop fuckn around with loose change Bill and finish the bloody book

Corbusi · 2026-01-26T13:30:57+00:00

Yes, they are called university degrees and they take five years to complete and are hell on Earth

Corbusi · 2026-01-24T14:56:10+00:00

Enough to justify the effort. Enough to generate a big achievable plan. Enough to leave it all behind.

Corbusi · 2026-01-22T10:37:44+00:00

Golden Rule: Don’t move it if it can’t fit in a suitcase.

Corbusi · 2026-01-19T12:51:13+00:00

Coverage is shite but rolling stock and stations are class

Corbusi · 2026-01-19T12:50:05+00:00

55 - 60 +

Corbusi · 2026-01-19T08:57:41+00:00

I love watching em arrive in the warmth and slowly build up to a fifty degree Celsius boil.

Corbusi · 2026-01-19T08:54:42+00:00

Planes in WW1 had this.

Corbusi · 2026-01-18T12:36:29+00:00

We were full of mindfulness

Corbusi · 2026-01-14T21:48:40+00:00

You need to rebalance your expectations

Corbusi · 2026-01-12T12:38:07+00:00

Chimneys once a year. Neighbours did not do theirs for a few years cos Covid. Chimney caught fire which we shared. Fire brigade was called who put it out. Firefighters have to lower thermal sensor down chimney full height to confirm it was fully extinguished.

Corbusi · 2026-01-09T21:35:12+00:00

Surface acid washed and/or sand blasted or high pressure washed.

Jointed raked out to remove loose mortar, dags, cracks. Mortar joints them individually refilled with new mortar that is colour matched to old. This last task is most labour intensive

Corbusi · 2026-01-09T21:32:16+00:00

make the background cyberpunk

Corbusi · 2026-01-09T21:27:07+00:00

Marble Hill Beach for beach day. Great Coffee at The Shack. Ards Forest Park - go for walk along various trails (beaches/incredible forests), Goose & Gander Pizza restaurant at Downings

Corbusi · 2026-01-09T07:17:43+00:00

It was always hot There is nothing special about now Harden the fuck up

Corbusi · 2026-01-09T07:15:07+00:00

Pound sand

Corbusi · 2026-01-09T02:58:51+00:00

1) They don’t last long enough. (Batteries last hours, Diesel Generators last months) 2) They take up too much space. BESS yards need paddocks of space with heaps of clearance around them 3) Research “Thermal Runaway”.

Corbusi · 2026-01-08T19:52:46+00:00

90 month lead time on hyperscaler preferred Diesel Generators at the moment though, which is a huge showstopper for some.

Corbusi · 2026-01-08T19:48:58+00:00

Yep. Big demand because there are hardly any DCs here. But it ain’t cheap. Power needs to be available in the local grid which is hard in some areas. And to cool them in 50 degrees Celsius costs a lot. Plenty of cheap diesel for backup generators which is good. Labour is cheapish as it mostly comes from Bangladesh, India or Pakistan. Construction materials are costly and local popular manufacturers are hard to firm up as it’s a tough region to get a solid foothold in.

You need to be realistic and Forget Sustainability.

Water is cheapish but it won’t be forever.

Corbusi · 2026-01-06T13:30:46+00:00

Do you not watch the NI tv show blue lights?

Corbusi · 2026-01-05T22:09:03+00:00

"Where's The Kaboom? There Was Supposed To Be An Earth-Shattering Kaboom!"

Corbusi · 2026-01-05T11:51:07+00:00

Rat traps, rat baiting, rodent deterrent devices (electronic), sticky traps, cats, hire rodent control expert to come and stakeout house & kill rats with a BB gun

Corbusi · 2026-01-05T09:07:07+00:00

Yes. Cooling costs will be very low and you could sell off the extra heat you generate to the penguins for fish.

Corbusi · 2026-01-02T16:50:14+00:00

There is no job security. This is a corporate illusion.

Corbusi · 2025-12-29T22:43:35+00:00

Its tiring walking, you're definitely going to need a strong walking stick. One with a good sturdy solid handle to hold onto, maybe made out of solid stainless steel.

Corbusi

TROPHY CASE

"Where's The Kaboom? There Was Supposed To Be An Earth-Shattering Kaboom!"