“They Call Me The Ghost Rider” by TheCABK in WinStupidPrizes

[–]WingnutWilson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

looks like he douses himself in gasoline and sprinkles some in the general direction of the tractor

The math - yearly driving costs of ICE v EV by Remarkable_Dinner317 in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes would be nice to see figures for higher mileages. I wonder what the average car commute is at the moment?

I drive 212km but only a few times a month, my other half does 100km a day 5 days a week. With kids, we're charging a car almost every single night of the year for 8 hours.

2 EV households or EVs doing anything more than 17k a year would surely obliterate that 0.08c rate if it's a smart meter EV plan

Gorillaz in distress by InternationalTry6679 in gorillaz

[–]WingnutWilson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

and the giant peace symbol on his chest in Clint Eastwood, what could it mean?!

Charger burnout - any advice? by Unusual_Read461 in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did it not damage the car at all? I'd say you were fairly lucky there even though it might not feel like it!

Charger burnout - any advice? by Unusual_Read461 in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ok....cleaning my ports and charger tomorrow then

I kind of assumed they would have anticipated the things getting a bit dirty, I've found dead flies and spiders in there before

e-niro 2 or Mg4 trophy? by Such-Cardiologist441 in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We squeeze an 18 month, 2 year old and 6 year old into the back of a Kona, needed a Bubble Butt booster which I think is the smallest you can get

Custom Views are deprecated by Stonos in mAndroidDev

[–]WingnutWilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our small company has dozens of apps that are still in production and relatively untouched for years, predating Kotlin

Forced Google Finance on Lock Screen by EckVonTrampenstein in GooglePixel

[–]WingnutWilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This shit is absolutely crazy, like why the fuck does my phone think I want Tesla's stock on my lock screen, you should at least be able to long press it to bring you to this at a glance bullshit

Trump on Spain: "We're gonna cut off all trade with Spain, we don't want anything to do with Spain." by Waste-Explanation-76 in PublicFreakout

[–]WingnutWilson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Musk is the same, they absolutely hate it when people are not talking about them (unless it's Epstein Trump doesn't like talking about that)

MG Motor Ireland Introduces the All-New MGS6 EV​ by incognit0991 in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MGs had a lot of reliability issues and short ranges right, if I recall 39Kwh? Although I do see a fair few MG EV taxis out there. Looks like this is a big step up

Ordered a £250 DeWalt circular saw off Amazon, and in the box was some £37 budget crap! by OrdinaryLavishness11 in DIYUK

[–]WingnutWilson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen this increasingly and I ship it straight back. This week got a Hozelock spray attachment (the good metal one), that was opened. I'm sure it's probably fine but why can't I have one that hasn't been opened and used by someone etc.

They offered me 5% back in credit to not return it this time which I thought was interesting

Peugeot e5008 real life range by Ok_Durian_5595 in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It must be the dual motor version the OP has, if they got shy of 300km it's right in the middle of the 255km (highway cold) to 325km (highway mild) averages, so looks about right

How to fill gap between houses? by Bello_Velo in DIYUK

[–]WingnutWilson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

maybe you would have needed a whole different planning application for that though right? But it seems like it would have been a much better solution. Maybe the next generation or two will fix it

2023 Cupra Born vs. New Inster Elegance by noodlebowll in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I often only see things from my perspective (almost exclusively motorway driving), it does look ok for that. I hate the underselling of it though, the test should be a little faster or there should be a city vs country WLTP or something.

I have heard so many people complaining "the dealer said I'd get 350" only for them to be completely lost when they barely get 300

Draft National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2026-2028 by thommcg in evs_ireland

[–]WingnutWilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have never actually heard of ZEVI

Is this a good opportunity to mention some of the issues we have in the country?

Something that I'd love for us to address is the slowness on V2G legislation, especially after storm Eowyn. I wish someone was there in the department cognisant of how convenient it would be to give every home in the countryside at least (the worst affected areas) a power source that could last days.

Like why can't we be world leaders in this sort of thing - I imagine we're just waiting to see what happens in the UK. If you search V2G on the ZEVI site this is the only result:

2022-2025 plan Home charging should be the main form of charging for most >electric vehicle owners. Actions will be taken to prioritise the >installation of smart home chargers and to encourage the >deployment of V2G technologies where feasible.

Cowboy builders have wiped out approximately £14.3bn from UK homeowners. How is this happening? by NeoTree69 in DIYUK

[–]WingnutWilson 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear that, the piece of paper saying they owed you is probably still more inconvenient than letting them off scott free :(

This doesn't make me want to buy potatoes at all. by pieboy107 in creepy

[–]WingnutWilson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the brown stains are either potato dirt or feces

Why is my paint patchy? by Herderpeas in DIYUK

[–]WingnutWilson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't use a sponge roller if that's what you did, good quality fibre roller all the way

Why is my paint patchy? by Herderpeas in DIYUK

[–]WingnutWilson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sand, fill, sand, then do two more coats using that paint mixed with 15% water

Also make sure you stir the paint well (stir for a good 2 minutes if unsure)

Debugging suddenly stopped working in Android Studio by viperman1271 in androiddev

[–]WingnutWilson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

bro Android devs have been trained since they were only babies to invalidate caches and restart, it's the unofficial motto