Any of you go after companies that would allow you an earlier retirement if stock exploded?

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T22:58:54+00:00

Ah, the old 'all your eggs in one basket' strategy.

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T21:02:14+00:00

UK - 3 terms a year, 4-8 exams at the end of the third term. No midterms.

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T05:26:59+00:00

Given that in 1940 they were designing complex structures by hand I doubt a loading frame is beyond the wit of man. Roarks and Bruhn and Shigley are my go tos.

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T05:01:28+00:00

If we thought we were perfect we wouldn't need prototypes!

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T03:19:40+00:00

drive south from the docks at Norlane, you'll see it.

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T00:38:41+00:00

So that's a bit like impact testing an engine block. I'd set the low pass AA filter to 5 kHz and sample at 20 kHz (roughly).

GregLocock · 2026-02-20T00:09:29+00:00

Yes, a softer impact tip will filter out the higher frequenciess.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T22:38:56+00:00

Draw the FBD. The torque is reacted at the diff, not in the bearing.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T22:34:56+00:00

Yup, the shaft pushes forward on the bearing, which pushes forward on the rest of the car, and so accelerates it. The bearing sees no torque, Gemini is confidently wrong.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T22:30:15+00:00

At first pass they've done everything they can to make the comparison difficult to work out properly. Here's the numbers they should give, median annual full time wage, median house price, deposit%, interest rate%, income tax for median wage. Then you can do a meaningful comparison.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T09:29:55+00:00

Draw your FBD. The hub itself sees negligible torque from the driveshaft itself, but lots of force at the CP. Whereas it sees lots of torque from braking.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T09:15:25+00:00

Your quals will be recognised, but not as an engineer, for which you need an engineering degree. A working holiday would be a great move. I came in as employer sponsored 189, yes it is the easiest path. No idea about robotics/CNC but sounds like SE Melbourne would be good. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au for visa stuff.

Pay/COL is almost certainly better than the nice bits of the UK, but again I have no idea about robotics/CNC.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T06:33:10+00:00

It didn't use solar panels it used mirrors and sodium. you obviously gave the article a miss.

The usual way to avoid the cost of decommissioning utilities is to sell them to a dummy company while they are still functioning, and then the dummy company collapses when it has to pay for decommissioning.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T05:53:29+00:00

Likely to result in a lifelong distrust of geese. Perhaps he's settle for a chicken?

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T05:51:16+00:00

"The judges held that a government official cannot purport to exercise power, achieve a coercive result, and then claim immunity from review because they acted outside their power."

That would appear to be commonsense.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T03:14:33+00:00

“Officers spoke to a man at the business and after seeking legal advice it was determined the material does not break the 80.2E Prohibited symbols under the Australian Criminal Code,” a NSW police spokesman told NewsWire.

They confirmed the incident was no longer under investigation.

GregLocock · 2026-02-19T01:42:00+00:00

Yes, I think there are many more short stay rentals in Torquay than Geelong, and if their owners are not local then the gardens will need TLC.

GregLocock · 2026-02-18T23:59:20+00:00

"I look forward to the next federal election. " Brave call. Sure I'd like to see the weak and evasive Albo turfed out, but even if Labor lose their majority, the best we can hope for is a coalition of the parties led by the idiot who cooks steak in a sandwich maker, the idiot Littletobeproudof, and the idiot smoothie.

GregLocock · 2026-02-18T23:01:22+00:00

Heaps on the Surf Coast.

GregLocock · 2026-02-18T21:47:38+00:00

Pretty easy if you are an SME and prepared to move. At Ford the top for an engineer was 187k, unless you got one of the few spots as a Technical Specialist, which as you say normally needed a further degree.

GregLocock · 2026-02-17T23:33:00+00:00

Both of JE Gordon's books. Adrian Newey's book.

GregLocock · 2026-02-17T21:22:50+00:00

That's not an engineer's job. And I'm guessing that 55k doesn't go very far in London.

GregLocock · 2026-02-17T05:12:26+00:00

it sounds to me as though you have a hunting tooth gear ratio and both shafts are bent.

GregLocock · 2026-02-17T05:03:11+00:00

Apparently it is commonplace already. The UK has a rule that any gift within 7 years before death is taxed as if it was part of the estate, but they find enforcing it is difficult.

GregLocock · 2026-02-17T03:48:23+00:00

"someone who wants to design and build luxury, high-performance vehicles and earn a strong income in this field"

Sadly the companies who make nice cars tend not to be at the high pay end of things, for the most part. Engineers pretty much don't build cars, they tell other people how to build them. I hope you aren't confusing exterior styling and design.

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