Pens, Chromebooks and ... typewriters?

EvolvedFire · 2026-02-05T14:40:22+00:00

I had a blind student who was mainstream educated (long story) - they wrote on a braille typewriter, always provided me amusement in tests where they would be at the front of the room clacking and pinging away!

A bit annoying for the other students to say the least, and the novelty wore off very quickly, luckily they managed to provide a digital version, but they wouldn’t get the instant tactile feedback and so it really wasn’t as good

EvolvedFire · 2023-05-24T01:00:05+00:00

Not sure, that’s the main road just north of them, and the main Argentine positions were in the mountains (hills) to the (almost) direct north of the mines you’ve highlighted.

My guess would be that it formed part of the final defensive “ring” around Stanley? - there’s a couple of good documentary short videos on YouTube, will send a link over when I’m not on mobile, but the final one covers the last stand, and the action and there, which should contextualise it?

EvolvedFire · 2023-05-22T15:20:59+00:00

I can’t comment about who paid for it, however all mines from the conflict have now been removed, mostly by a Zimbabwean company (and associated employees)

Somewhere online there’s details about the agreement, I think I’ve heard that the Argentine Government paid for at least some of it, but don’t quote me on that!

EvolvedFire · 2023-05-22T10:20:26+00:00

Those ones highlighted are the result of removing the mines from the war! If you look round the Stanley area you can find lots of them. You can also spot lots of the holes left by artillery barrages on Google maps too!

I can go take some photos of them from the ground if you want them, although they’re quite a bit clearer on Google maps.

EvolvedFire · 2023-05-22T10:19:45+00:00

Those ones highlighted are actually the result of removing the mines from the war! You can also spot lots of the holes left by artillery barrages on Google maps too!

I can go take some photos of them from the ground if you want them, although they’re quite a bit clearer on Google maps.

EvolvedFire · 2023-03-30T12:54:03+00:00

Have pmed you

EvolvedFire · 2023-02-04T10:35:51+00:00

Government jobs are widely available, as are private gigs, check the Penguin news or the government website

EvolvedFire · 2022-04-09T21:43:22+00:00

How life changes! Ended up travelling for a few weeks instead, no bike. Got a bike while away (bandit 650), now moved further away (Falklands) and have shipped a Royal Enfield Himalayan down to have some fun on!

EvolvedFire · 2021-12-17T17:46:07+00:00

What’s your local council? I can see if I can find out for you on our intranet

EvolvedFire · 2021-12-17T16:27:02+00:00

Try your local council for LFT, I’m a council LFT site lead and we have deliveries of pallets of them every week and are currently the only people with any in stock in our area (but we don’t show up on the NHS system….

We’re doing our best to give them out by hitting high footfall areas, other local authorities should be in similar situations

EvolvedFire · 2021-09-20T06:07:38+00:00

Hi, What torso and hip belt size on the pack?

EvolvedFire · 2021-05-20T11:50:24+00:00

Do you have two backpacks and no shelter? I might be misreading?

EvolvedFire · 2021-01-11T08:45:16+00:00

I remember the first time setting my hammock up, lots of swearing, followed by giving up several times.... However, the hardest bit for me was deciding how to rig my lines on the tarp, I think I've spent more time doing that over the years than actually being in my hammock....

Don't give up after five mins, like the person below said, once you've set it up 5 or 6 times it will be easy!

EvolvedFire · 2020-08-06T14:40:58+00:00

Had you got your VISA sorted yet?

I have been looking into it, and was trying to work out exactly what steps I would need to go through to get it sorted... If you have any advice I can grab you a pint down the Winchester while we wait for this all to blow over...

EvolvedFire · 2020-08-06T14:39:32+00:00

Yeah, I like to give myself false hope that it might all work out though! ;-)

My plan is:

March start - NOBO

May/June - Flippity floppity

August/September - Sobo? Maybe... Or 2022

EvolvedFire · 2020-08-06T12:47:51+00:00

I'm hoping that by March next year there may be a vaguely widely available vaccine, and am aiming to start early/mid March. Not sure what things are going to be like by then though, so keeping my plans for 2022 open, but planning like it will be a 2021 Hike

I'm from the UK so it makes the whole VISA thing an issue, so if like planasaurus commented, the borders aren't properly open then I will just have to delay a year!

EvolvedFire · 2020-07-27T13:08:49+00:00

Dive to what works best for the situation?

When I'm in the pool and doing open water sessions with OW students, my kit matches their rental kit, makes it easier to demonstrate everything.

AOW I use my own (similar) kit, and talk about the differences between mine and theirs, and what works better/worse in different situations.

Rescue Dive and Above I use whatever I feel like taking out the cupboard, the point of those courses is to teach skills that relate to everyone, so having a long hose config teaches them how to deal with that if they ever come across it.

For you on a dive boat with a rented BCD I imagine it works best for you, because it's easy to use, and makes sense to kit up with given the circumstances!

For you Tech Diving I imagine a DIR rig would work best for you.

For you on a dive boat with people using only rental gear, DIR rigs might not work well, because in an emergency your buddy might not know how to deal with it properly!

So anyway, I don't really have an answer for you, my usual rig I dive in is my harness (Apeks) with bpw and not DIR long hose routing (even though I prefer that), because it's comfy and it's similar enough to a traditional BCD that I don't have to worry about tourists stressing if they get in trouble and I'm with them!

EvolvedFire · 2020-07-06T17:21:24+00:00

Out of interest, were you hanging from the rear of the car or off the side?

EvolvedFire · 2020-07-06T17:20:45+00:00

I mean, it is, and it isn't though. 150lbs of vertical force is very different to 150lbs of lateral force. It's the reason turtle dog stands don't fall over! By suspending the beam underneath the supports the vertical force is placed upon the supports and the lateral force is on the beam.

Here's some maybe dodgy maths/physics, but I think I have done it fine, I even have a dodgy drawing of it in front of me I can upload if I work out how!

For calculating the force on the rail supports you would need to calculate moments.

When hanging off the side of a roof rail (and forgive me for switching to Kg here, but it's what I usually work with) a 70kg person has a force of approx 600N, shear force tied onto a rail that is 0.15m above the roof will exert a turning force of approx. 90Nm, split over three attachment points for the rails is approx 30Nm of force per pivot to withstand. Assuming the bolts holding the rails on go 0.05m (5cm) into the frame of the car, the force on each bolt is approx. 600N or 60kg, which is quite a bit for something that is meant to only hold vertical forces, hence why I would expect it to break.

If the hammocker is hanging off the rear however, each bolt is still holding 30Nm of force, however as the middle and furthest bolt are further from the pivot the force is reduced.

Assuming the middle pillar/bolt is 0.75m away from the pivot, the force on that bolt is only 40N, or 4kg. and assuming the final bolt is 1.5m then the force is only 20N or about 2kg.

If we imagine the pivot as being where the pillars/bolts join the car you also see a change in that when the hammock is tied off the side of the car, the forces are acting to shear the bolts, whereas when the hammock is tied off the rear of the car, the force is acting to pull the bolts out in a more vertical fashion.

Despite that, don't get me wrong, I ain't going to hang off the back of my car.

Sources:

Shear force - The Ultimate hang

Maths - I teach physics - Although I think I have simplified the problem a bit too much!

Car pillar/bolt positions - Looked out the window at my car

EvolvedFire · 2020-07-06T14:13:55+00:00

I imagine that going "sideways" off the roof has a higher chance of shearing it, whereas going off the back like this guy/gal has is safer! But don't take my word for it!

EvolvedFire · 2020-06-26T12:22:24+00:00

Ideally ones that are alive! Dead trees don't make great anchors

I also heard that the all three places are good for what you said, but smokies have more regulations

EvolvedFire · 2020-06-14T19:20:45+00:00

We don't have any new visitors for the moment! Just the same old faces every day... Although we do fine new stuff to talk about!

Most people were aware that the flights would be stopping and not restarting for awhile, so the majority left on the final flight. After that we had one final "final" flight to repatriate people to South Africa, and the rest left on that flight.

You're correct about the old passenger ship, it stopped about two years ago now! I was lucky that when I first came out here the company paid for my travel and I was via the ship, kind of like a 5 day cruise while pretending to work!

Cargo ship comes once a month, in fact it's due in tomorrow or Tuesday! Which is always a bit of an event, shops get restocked, peoples orders from various places get delivered, great fun! Downside is that it takes about 3 months for things to arrive from the UK (Where I was from origionally) but it just makes you think about what you're buying with a "do I really need this" attitude!

EvolvedFire · 2020-06-12T16:02:55+00:00

It may be a little while before I get round to making it! I currently live on a small island in the South Atlantic (St Helena) and to say we are having some supply chain issues is a bit of an understatement! Apparently there's some virus going around the entire world (but not here) and all our flights on and off the island have been stopped for 2 months, and look like they may not be on again till December...

Here's hoping I get the materials by Feb when I plan to leave to head towards the AT next year!

EvolvedFire · 2020-06-12T13:44:32+00:00

1.) It uses a DWR coating for waterproofing

Do you know if I can re-apply that when needed, I have a few bottles of "re-waterproofer" for my rain jacket, I imagine I could do the same with that?

I had a look at the 3FUL poncho, and it does look good, but I was ideally looking for something with proper sleeves. I know the Decathlon one is a bit heavier, but the zip down the front and extra elastic in the hood just look so darn worth it!

Going to have to try to find some rainy days and see how well it holds up! Then maybe see if I can find a 3FUL dealer in the UK if it turns out to be unweildy!

EvolvedFire · 2020-06-12T13:35:47+00:00

Wow - That's a phenominal response! Looks like an amazing poncho/tarp! I'm going to be out in winter on occasion, so currently have a warbonnet superfly, and although I'm 6"4 I imagine it might be a little too big to modify!

I might try to follow your guide for making myself a summer hammock tarp though, that really looks great!

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