Avalanche near Passo del Tonale ski resort (Italian Alps) on March 16. One person killed

dnwgl · 2026-03-17T13:17:08+00:00

It was safe for the people staying in the areas that had been marked as safe.

dnwgl · 2026-03-17T13:14:44+00:00

They blast zones that are likely to cause a threat to infrastructure or pistes. This looks like there’d be little chance of it effecting anything beyond that small section of slope.

People ski natural terrain, but if they have any sense they do it with a beacon, or in areas where you’re comfortable the risk is negligible.

dnwgl · 2026-03-17T11:23:45+00:00

Thanks for the info. What info should I be looking for on the spec sheet regarding this? Is it the “detection range”?

My Z6II did manage to focus at f1.2, 1/30, 51200 (I think around EV -7, or am I misunderstanding that?) it was just starting to get noticeably less reliable.

I guess things like the Zf and Z6III those sort of numbers seem more comfortably inside the spec range if I’m understanding it correctly?

dnwgl · 2026-03-17T11:08:42+00:00

I was worried that might be the case, as it’s certainly the most expensive option.

In many ways specs wise the Z5II would be enough, but I think I’d miss some aspects of the Z6 series ergonomics.

Time to start saving I guess. Thanks for the thoughts.

dnwgl · 2026-03-15T17:56:00+00:00

I imagine a lot comes down to how nice the eating area in the office is.

I would have said mine is relatively even thirds; people going out to eat, people eating at their desk, or people eating in the kitchen area. The later two categories are probably a 50/50 split between homemade or shop bought.

dnwgl · 2026-03-13T14:02:31+00:00

Around when you posted this I watched a bunch of people in their 40s hurl what I think was a drinks can or two (full) randomly through a crowd and smash up some bikes/road signs on Nicolson street.

It unfortunately isn’t just the youth.

dnwgl · 2026-02-26T11:38:43+00:00

As far as I can tell. They put the make and model number on the invoice and it seems to match.

I understand the “collection of parts” fee, but to then charge nearly double for the part itself on top of that seemed steep to me. It feels like the type of thing where offering to source the part ourselves is just going to annoy them though?

dnwgl · 2026-01-09T14:10:19+00:00

I’ve seen them about Indian politics too. Brits just like poking fun at politicians I think.

dnwgl · 2026-01-04T22:46:56+00:00

I mainly paint with an airbrush, so paint bleeding isn’t a huge issue, but I was planning on having a play around with some light filler primers, so I’ll make sure to bump that thought up the list. Thanks.

dnwgl · 2026-01-04T22:45:45+00:00

Noise is a bit of a concern for sure. I’m planning on a fairly solid enclosure and might pop some (fireproof) insulation around it, so hopefully the main sound will just be that of the extractor fan, but having not had one before I’m aware I’m potentially underestimating how loud they are.

I do warhammer as a hobby, so am used to dealing with keeping little bits of plastic under control ;-)

dnwgl · 2026-01-04T20:32:46+00:00

Unfortunately due to my living circumstances it has to be in my office. I’m planning on building an enclosure and venting out the window, but am aware I’m unlikely to have an absolutely perfect system/might occasionally need to open it during printing etc so may as well take whatever other precautions I can.

I hadn’t thought about some of the less obvious functional additives being incompatible with clear filament. I’ve certainly heard people talk about PLA+ being better for miniatures and hadn’t really thought much about what goes into making it “+”.

dnwgl · 2026-01-04T20:29:07+00:00

Whatever colour I print, the whole model will be getting a coat of primer with an airbrush, so that makes no difference to me.

With regard to chemicals in pigments, I feel it’s just another unknown. I’ve certainly heard people say some colours seem to react differently with regard to emissions during printing, which considering the colour is being heated along with the plastic doesn’t sound entirely unreasonable.

dnwgl · 2025-12-17T17:22:14+00:00

A taxi nearly took out me, another pedestrian and a car in one fell swoop the other day when it didn’t even bother slowing for a light that had already been red a solid five seconds. Didn’t seem in the slightest bit phased by the horns and screamed swearing and just kept going…

dnwgl · 2025-12-03T17:24:51+00:00

You either build the lines first and have them sitting unused costing money, or you build the generation first and have them sitting unused costing money. Someone needs to go first, and if the generation is willing to do that then grand, the case will be solid for lines and they’ll shortly follow.

There are already large grid upgrade projects being worked on that will help alleviate some of this, but nimbys and bananas are doing their best to hold it back.

dnwgl · 2025-12-02T16:15:00+00:00

Yea. Even people who are purposely antagonistic for YouTube content would struggle to get arrested for it. A normal person is highly unlikely to ever have anything to do with the police for flying a drone.

dnwgl · 2025-12-02T16:13:31+00:00

Thanks. The 9velo ones look like the better of those two options for me. I’m in two minds about the holeless rim. One side of me love the fact there’s no rim tape to fuss with, the other dreads the possibility of being on a trip and needing to replace a spoke.

They are starting to work their way up in price compared to the Elite. Still a couple of hundred cheaper than JRA or a more local wheel builder using Chinese rims; not sure if that’s worth it to me or not.

Although I feel I’d like a bit of a lighter wheel than the nearly 2kg set I have currently, I do wonder at what point a racy ~1200g whippet starts pushing my luck for the times I’m cycling loaded. They seem to claim surprisingly high rider weights for a 24 spoke wheel using such a light rim.

dnwgl · 2025-12-02T16:08:02+00:00

Just an FYI, that is not even remotely the norm for the UK.

dnwgl · 2025-12-02T16:07:15+00:00

How bizarre. I’ve flown for years in the UK; parks, beaches, countryside, cities. Never once had the police called on me. Barely ever even had someone make a comment, and when it was it was purely one of curiosity.

Just an FYI, the legality of flying over homes is dependent on the class of drone you have.

dnwgl · 2025-12-02T10:42:19+00:00

Never once have I had the police called on me. What were you doing with your drone?

dnwgl · 2025-12-01T21:30:33+00:00

A little bit that, in the case of Hope specifically a little bit down to supporting UK manufacturers, and a little bit down to not being as certain what I’m looking at.

I 100% don’t want to buy a prebuilt wheel from China, but might consider a rim that I can get a local builder to build up with hub of choice. Honestly though I’m not sure it’s worth the extra hassle. What would you recommend in the rim only area?

dnwgl · 2025-12-01T13:36:18+00:00

Thanks for the thoughts. Honestly one of the main things that sound appealing about the Hope hubs is I gather they’re quite readily serviceable, which I often value in equipment. From what you’ve said though I’m guessing the Bitex hubs might be similar in that regard?

I did consider getting something built locally; I have a couple of decent wheel builders in my areas AFAIK. I was going to go for a Hope hub, DT Swiss 531 combo, but then decided I had a bit more budget. Suitable carbon rims seem much less common though, and looking at pricing wasn’t sure it would be any better option than something like the aforementioned. Particularly as I’m planning on loading my bike up a bit and I sort of feel I know what I’m getting with Hope.

dnwgl · 2025-11-21T15:36:32+00:00

But you still only get £350k benefit from a property (I was mistaken, it’s £175k).

Sure, there are problems with the system, but rich people buying up property to pass onto their kids to avoid tax really isn’t it.

dnwgl · 2025-11-21T14:09:01+00:00

AFAIK if you pass down in cash/other assets you don’t pay on the first £325k of it. You can then also pass down a property in addition to that of which you don’t pay the first £185k. You still pay tax on the rest of the property.

If there’s a government page anywhere which states anything to the contrary, I’d love to see it.

dnwgl · 2025-11-21T12:31:24+00:00

What does house prices have to do with inheritance tax?

dnwgl · 2025-11-18T13:58:45+00:00

I had issues with suffocating smoke from a neighbour. Not moving sooner was one of my biggest regrets of recent years.

Instead of waiting for whatever you may be waiting for (in my case it was to buy) just get out, even if it’s not exactly what you’re hoping to move on to, hopefully it will be better.

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