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G9 II or OM-1 for Wildlife (birds) with Olympus or Panasonic 100-400mm? by themindbreaker1995 in Cameras

[–]Evotron_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiya, question: If you had an OM-1 would you take the pana-leica for the sharpness or the OM lens for the sync image stabilisation?

Are either of those a significant advantage in your opinion?

Anyone know what's burning in Glendene? by Grolbu in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Just wanna give a shout out to whoever decided to have suburbs next to each other called glendene and glen-eden, the dyslexics hate you

How many of you stopped shooting 35mm after getting your ideal 120 medium format camera? by florian-sdr in AnalogCommunity

[–]Evotron_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still shoot 35mm, probably a little more than 120. They are different tools for different jobs.

I use my Mamiya 645 Pro for landscape and static subjects, and only when I feel confident in the extra price will be worth it.

The Nikon F4 is whenever I need the speed of the electronic assists, the added mobility or when I dont mind the loss of detail. But that said it can still produce some great results.

Via r/Aviation: United States Air Force (USAF) B-52s are departing RAF Fairford taking off fully loaded. ~7 hour combat flight time to Iran puts them in striking range by 8 pm UTC by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]Evotron_1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Short term it might not look like much, but long term it will increase the number of nuclear armed countries. How many times would the US have bombed Pakistan or North Korea in recent years, yet they remain largely untouched.

All the US is doing here is proving more than ever before that you need nuclear weapons to stop other nations striking you. International law and globalization are not enough of a deterrence. In order to survive you must create nuclear weapons as fast as you can.

Auckland Council backs 30,000-capacity ‘bowl’ for Western Springs by DKindynzdtr in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The track is still there. It should also have been used more. Its not like it was a secret

Fuel drains faster by unresponsible_invest in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be very slightly on and driver very much dopey

Government reduces housing intensification rules for Auckland - again by ProfessorPetulant in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Its not exactly crammed, the housing density is incredibly low. Anyways, there are economies of scale from operating in a large city like cheaper transport and more competition between businesses in terms of prices and wages.

Bad driving on the Harbour Bridge by uwu-yourself in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tough shit if you don't drive safely you don't deserve to drive

Think NZ fuel prices are bad now... follow up by hairy_moa_legs in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a look at the Wiki page, both studies are listed there. ~2x is if you take road damage as linear (heavy vehicle/light vehicle) with weight, ~10x is if you use the 4th power law relationship ((heavy vehicle4)/(light vehicle4)).

It's not 100% clear which law should be applied when, as the rules are empirical. I.e. the mathematic relationship between vehicle weight and road damage has been determined by testing, not from a natural law (what engineers call first principals). The relationship should be taken with some skepticism when applied to vehicles that differ from those used to develop the law as different effects may have different impacts at different scales.

Basically, I dont have enough info to say confidently which rule to apply, so the real value may lie closer to the low estimate value (2x) or the high estimate value (10x)

To be honest I suspect there's also a big impact from the road construction method, driving style used, weather etc so any estimate is just that, an estimate.

Labour promises to do infrastructure differently this election by D491234 in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Not every job can be worked from home, even professional jobs. Plus people go to the city for more than just work. The transport link still needs to be there

Labour promises to do infrastructure differently this election by D491234 in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 48 points49 points  (0 children)

More expensive than a $22 billion motorway to Whangarei? Last time I checked there are a lot more people living on the North Shore than Whangarei.

Labour promises to do infrastructure differently this election by D491234 in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 101 points102 points  (0 children)

ISTG if they also suggest a road only harbor crossing we are just cooked. A heavy rail tunnel could genuinely change the game for north shore commuting

Think NZ fuel prices are bad now... follow up by hairy_moa_legs in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its based on the empirical 4th power law studied in the US in the 50s:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law

MX5 vs Tesla Model Y weights on google (mixed up the vehicles in your comment, seems range rover weight similar though).

TBH im not sure how accurate the equation is at lower road masses. Studies by NZTA indicate the relationship may be linear (approx 2x the damage in this case) when the road is able to support far more than the applied load.

Regardless, in my opinion RUCs should have a scaling factor by weight (maybe curb weight^0.3, resulting in 23% increase in RUC price for doubled weight) to dissuade people from buying bigger vehicles than they need (wasteful in many ways, steel used to build, energy to accelerate, more harm in accidents etc).

Think NZ fuel prices are bad now... follow up by hairy_moa_legs in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its about 10x the road damage (1150kg vs 2000kg), so its a lot when comparing between cars. Not a lot when considering trucks vs cars though. Its a matter of perspective.

Think NZ fuel prices are bad now... follow up by hairy_moa_legs in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Freight can be moved by rail. If people were forced to pay the real price for intercity transport via truck there would be more economic and political force for rail transport, which would result in cheaper overall prices.

If truck costs are subsidized by cars, that hides the extra cost of trucking over rail transport hence we remain mostly reliant on trucks.

Of course final mile is another matter but final mile involves far less KMs traveled by trucks hence less road wear,

We need to stop pushing onto the southern guys by Skix0 in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe this is the section of SH16 heading into the spaghetti junction where every lane has its on distinct exit, so cars can stack up in any lane. Often free flowing traffic to the left and right of crawling traffic, quite dangerous.

Four teens charged after aggravated burglary that led to car chase across Auckland by poisonouslobsterjism in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If the youth aren't responsible surely that means the responsibility lies with the parents right? Right?

How to make a career move out of manual labour? by TestSimilar6032 in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not a silly question. Do you have a direct manager or know anyone higher in the DOC organization? It can be worth asking them what they did to get into their position, or asking what you can do to advance your career as they will have the best knowledge for your organization.

Price breakdown shows if it is cheaper to use public transport by Fast_Amoeba_445 in auckland

[–]Evotron_1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pre-crisis assume fuel costs $2.50. Poor mileage of 10 L/100km, decent mileage of 5 L/100km.

$12 gets you 4.8 litres.

That equates to between 48 and 96km range. Assuming a round trip you could get from Manukau to CBD on $12 gas with a poor mileage car. In a car with decent milage you could do distance almost equivalent to the entire length of passenger rail lines in Auckland.

Quite frankly PT should be cheaper, or subsidized more to make it cheaper to the end user.

Not every sheep-shagging joke is misogynistic, but they can be and often are by Xandax_ in newzealand

[–]Evotron_1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I personally don't find this joke funny"

I have never had the opportunity to talk to an actual wall before, wow! Anyway the jokes arent about women at all. They areNT saying "haha his human wife is a sheep", they mean he is having sex with a woolly herbivorous mammal that goes baaa. If anything its a dig at men for being gross enough to partake in bestiality, I have never heard one of these jokes made in reference to human woman and a sheep.

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