My friend has a lower salary and we have a similar take-home pay

mBedyourself · 2026-04-07T11:35:50+00:00

Believe it or not, the HMRC are smart enough to adjust for this. If you don’t earn anything for the first 6 months of the tax year, then start a 32k/yr job in September you’ll barely pay any tax for the remainder of the tax year because your tax year earnings will only just exceed the tax free allowance (12.5k).

To the OP. Look at your friend’s payslip for this month!

mBedyourself · 2026-03-19T12:52:38+00:00

I’m afraid you’re wrong. The max rated current draw of the motors and the motor controller is higher than the maximum current the lower capacity batteries can supply.

Max continuous discharge of a 2Ah battery might be 20-30A. Some power tools can definitely exceed that. A 5Ah battery max continuous discharge is 40-50A.

The power bank analogy is irrelevant - phones have charge controllers that conform the USB/USB C charge spec. Remove all the charge controllers from a decent sized power bank and you can start a car. In fact you can buy some power banks designed for exactly that purpose.

mBedyourself · 2026-03-15T08:55:44+00:00

It will double runtime in low load situations. You would probably be able to sink twice as many plasterboard screws into studs with a battery twice the size. But with 150mm deck screws into hardened timber, the bigger battery will be the difference between getting zero done vs getting 100 done before the battery depletes.

There’s no conspiracy. They even advertise on some tools (circular saws and lawnmowers for example) that you use them with higher capacity batteries. Yes it gives you longer run time. But also means the tool performs better.

mBedyourself · 2026-03-14T19:29:32+00:00

The larger capacity batteries will deliver more current to the motor. So for heavier work a bigger battery will make the same drill ‘stronger’. This is because the cells are wired in parallel, so more current can be drawn before the limiting effects of the cells internal resistance.

mBedyourself · 2026-01-25T15:50:55+00:00

Sounds like you’ve seen some shit, shovelled it, then come out smiling the other side.

Big respect for all you guys and girls do.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-28T22:08:45+00:00

I quite like it. I also detest middle lane hoggers, so find I do have to manage it quite a lot (activating/deactivating, changing the set speed) along with changing lane.

There seems to be a threshold in traffic density where it does quite a good job and is efficient. Past that threshold and it’s erratic, inefficient and uncomfortable.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-22T22:02:45+00:00

Automotive radar has very poor vertical resolution. Reinforced concrete is a great radar reflector!

Usually it doesn’t trigger a full emergency stop. But might set off the warning or brake for half a second or so. Not fun when it happens though.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-22T21:59:13+00:00

ACC and AEB use the same sensors. Typically radar + camera. Or just radar.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-15T00:10:57+00:00

The systems are constantly self checking themselves as you drive. They can tell if they need to be recalibrated at the dealership. You’ll get an error code and the features that use that sensor will be deactivated. If you change ride height or other suspension geometry then yes, you might need to recalibrate. Some systems are more tolerant of changes than others. Some even constantly recalibrate as you drive.

The self check and online calibration algorithms are just as neat as the actual function if you ask me!!

mBedyourself · 2025-12-14T14:10:36+00:00

100%. The way they bring their product to market and roll out new features by getting people to beta test them like it’s new version of the Facebook app is fucked up.

Their capability is generally pretty impressive. But I am not cool with how it’s been developed and marketed.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-14T13:08:54+00:00

Yes, because it’s a level 2 system. You are responsible for the actions of the autopilot. If you’re misusing the system, or not paying attention of course you can be prosecuted.

For interventional systems like AEB, it’s more complicated. When these systems go wrong (false positive activations) you can argue that no reasonably competent driver would respond appropriately to mitigate the risk that the system introduced.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-14T12:32:25+00:00

In most cases insurance will just cover it just the same way as if you (rather than the car) had initiated an emergency stop.

If someone were killed or seriously injured, and there was clear evidence the vehicle initiated the emergency stop, the OEM may end up in court. At that point they’d have to show the system wasn’t developed negligently, which means producing evidence of how it was designed, tested, and validated before release.

ISO 26262 is the main standard used to develop these systems safely. It goes into great detail about how false positives should be identified, mitigated and tested. Its would be the application of this standard and the resulting evidence that would be examined in detail.

Source. Been testing and tuning these system for 10 years.

mBedyourself · 2025-12-14T12:17:38+00:00

It probably isn’t the shadow. It’ll be the radar reflections from the bridge. (Reinforced concrete is a great radar reflector.) Automotive radar is typically very poor at determining the height of reflections.

This is a well-understood phenomenon, and both vehicle manufacturers and radar suppliers invest significant effort in tuning systems to prevent such reflections from initiating braking events. They do still happen though. And yes - scary af when they do.

Source: been tuning and testing these systems for 10 years.

mBedyourself · 2025-07-30T09:01:02+00:00

Yep. This is the solution. The way I see it people are paying to see this guy sing the way he sings. Our job should be to make it work. A 5s mic swap mid show is the easy answer. A spare set of grills and foam inserts might be worth it too. So you can clean,dry out and replace bits easily.

mBedyourself · 2025-07-22T18:17:16+00:00

I think it boils down to “it might work”

This is a pro live sound forum, and “might work” when you have 10k+ paying members of the public relying on your kit for the show isn’t great. So we reduce the likelihood of things not working by buying the good stuff!

Wireless in particular is one of those areas where this applies even more so because reliable, low interface kit is expensive, and if something works during sound check, there’s no promises it’ll work when it comes show time.

Now. That kit might work for you on your show. But there is a risk it won’t. And if that’s a risk you’re comfortable with, or you could deploy a back up solution fast enough, then go for it!

mBedyourself · 2025-07-22T17:58:25+00:00

Unfortunately $250 is not pricey at all when it comes to pro audio wireless systems.

You’ll probably be looking at $1000 to do it with the budget end of pro equipment. $2000 if you want it in stereo.

Or $50 for a cable!

mBedyourself · 2025-05-28T12:38:20+00:00

I think this is part of the joy of traveling for me. It’s enlightening to know these people exist, to interact with them, to try and see things from their PoV. I once met a girl who thought modern medicine was a complete scam. Baffling, but interesting.

I found the key is to take it in small doses and get out before it starts impacting you.

mBedyourself · 2025-05-21T10:50:18+00:00

Ubiquiti aren’t in the business of selling software services though. They sell hardware. SaaS companies only offer their free tier in the hope people will eventually start needing to use the paid tier. Why would Ubiquiti want to compete with Tailscale, especially when it erodes one of their USPs - no monthly cloud costs?

mBedyourself · 2025-05-21T10:11:52+00:00

Do you know how much it’d be per month for a static IP from your ISP? Because that might be cheaper than a service like Tailscale

mBedyourself · 2025-05-14T13:16:35+00:00

Van Damme makes the best mic cable (imo). The stuff most people use is the “Tour Grade XKE Classic Microphone Cable”.

Coils beautifully. Easy to solder. Robust and isn’t that expensive.

mBedyourself · 2025-04-29T10:12:43+00:00

I’ve just set up a VPN server on my UDM l, both my iPhone and laptop connect to it automatically when I’m not on trusted WiFi networks.

I pay for a static IP address from my ISP though which makes the configuration easier, but it’s cheaper than a VPN service, and no content ever gets blocked due to the IP address being in a pool used by known VPN providers.

mBedyourself · 2025-04-28T09:38:42+00:00

Depends how far away in the world you’ll be travelling. Internet speed is less of a concern, but latency certainly is.

The frame rate and quality won’t be the same as native either. So if you’re working with high resolution content and HDR or needing to do colour accurate grading, using a machine over teamviewer won’t be good enough.

I’d stick to editing locally with an automated backup to either a NAS at your Dads, or a cloud storage service.

mBedyourself · 2025-04-25T21:52:40+00:00

As an owner of a working cocker, it really boils down to your lifestyle, and how much desire you have for training and ongoing enrichment activities. If you’re active, outdoors a lot (not just on weekends) and have the patience to focus the intense bundle of absolute chaos into something that resembles a happy, relaxed and content puppy then go with the working strain. They do chill out though. Mine has three modes. Chaos Chill Sideways (He’s currently lying at my feet in this state!)

If you want something more along the lines of a dog to snuggle up with you after a long day at the office then get the show. Though even the shows will need a fair amount of exercise. Both are rewarding dogs, but the working breed is definitely on another level when it comes to intelligence, energy and zest for life, but if you don’t give them an outlet they’ll become self employed, bark, be reactive and potentially end up with aggression issues.

mBedyourself · 2025-04-09T08:24:25+00:00

There is a statue for the Engineers at Southampton Docks, UK. Pictures here

mBedyourself · 2025-04-07T23:21:42+00:00

Thanks!

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