Brexit, for once some facts.

[Nev]

Cause for concern or nothing to worry about?

Case of man reinfected with coronavirus stokes immunity fears

Hong Kong case leads scientists to doubt development of antibodies in previous patients, but other experts say it is no cause for alarm

www.theguardian.com

 

[Nev]

I was reading in Bike magazine today about a French (sorry Barry) tech firm NAWA that is developing super capacitors that will reduce the weight of electric motorcycles and increase their range. It sounds a little bit too good to be true, but I was wondering if anyone else has come across the use of super capacitors either with electric motor cycles, cars or e-bikes? If the improvements they claim are correct then I would have thought the car manufacturers would be all over it. Here is a link to a concept bike they are hoping to build.

INTRODUCING NAWA RACER at CES Las Vegas - NAWA Technologies

NAWA TECHNOLOGIES UNVEILS HYBRID BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRIC MOTORBIKE CONCEPT DESTINED FOR CES 2020 Potential of revolutionary new …

www.nawatechnologies.com

 

[Danidl]

No. Not by birth or most of my life. And not a sports person at all.

I assume you meant Alun Wyn Jones?

I did..

 

[Woosh]

I was reading in Bike magazine today about a French (sorry Barry) tech firm NAWA that is developing super capacitors that will reduce the weight of electric motorcycles and increase their range. It sounds a little bit too good to be true, but I was wondering if anyone else has come across the use of super capacitors either with electric motor cycles, cars or e-bikes? If the improvements they claim are correct then I would have thought the car manufacturers would be all over it. Here is a link to a concept bike they are hoping to build.

INTRODUCING NAWA RACER at CES Las Vegas - NAWA Technologies

NAWA TECHNOLOGIES UNVEILS HYBRID BATTERY-POWERED ELECTRIC MOTORBIKE CONCEPT DESTINED FOR CES 2020 Potential of revolutionary new …

www.nawatechnologies.com

it sounds overstated to me too.

 

[Danidl]

it sounds overstated to me too.

I agree. A range of 300km is exceptional. Moreover, the text suggested that the capacitors were for recovered energy, whereas the lithium was the primary source.

 

[daveboy]

I agree. A range of 300km is exceptional. Moreover, the text suggested that the capacitors were for recovered energy, whereas the lithium was the primary source.

Nowhere near as big but I have been looking at dashcams and the better ones no longer have built in batteries, they use capacitors.

 

[oldgroaner]

Uh?

I couldn't get it to load will try again!

Better?

 

[Nev]

Looking at how badly this Government has handled almost everything since it won the last election then I have no idea how it is going to cope with some of the problems highlighted in this piece by Polly Toynbee.

The Irish Sea border means chaos looms, even with a Brexit deal | Polly Toynbee

In four months’ time, an avalanche of checks, paperwork and tariffs looks certain to hit Northern Ireland, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

www.theguardian.com

 

[Woosh]

I have no idea how it is going to cope with some of the problems highlighted in this piece by Polly Toynbee.

then don't have a deal with the EU so soon.
No deal = no check

 

[oyster]

I couldn't get it to load will try again!

Better?

In so many ways, the blank was much better.

Can't help thinking that Patchwork might not have made optimum choices here - but they are getting publicity.

Founded in 2011, The Patchwork Foundation is a UK-based charity committed to strengthening democracy. We are focused on communities and individuals that are traditionally underrepresented, and seek to engage young people from these communities.
The Patchwork Foundation works to equip young people with the necessary skills and experience to encourage active participation in democracy and wider civil society. We believe that our society is only as good as our democracy and our democracy is only as great as the range of the voices within it. We know that increased confidence and self-belief leads to greater participation and realisation. The result is a stronger and more representative country; a nation where we encourage everyone to play their part, and a society that hears and responds to the needs of all.
The Patchwork Foundation mission is to promote and encourage the positive integration of disadvantaged and minority communities into British democracy and civil society. We are not affiliated with any political party and do not promote a particular political view. We do, however, work on the promotion of mainstream political and social participation and work with the main political parties and democratic institutions to support this agenda.

Our core beliefs

• Democracy is a force for good and politics is the greatest way to deliver change.
• Young people have the potential to shape the present and define the future.
• The quality of decision-making depends on the experiences that inform it.
• Change only exists when it is real, measurable and felt

Our values

COURAGE: We have the courage to stand up and speak; to sit down and listen; and to do what is right, not what is easy.
EMPATHY: We always do our best to stand in someone else’s shoes; feel with their heart; and see through their eyes.
OPENNESS: We are receptive to and respectful of new ideas and ways of thinking, even if they challenge our own.
CURIOSITY: We are constantly questioning and learning as we always seek to better understand the world around us.
COLLABORATION: We always work together because we know that alone we can do so little, while together we can do so much.

 

[oyster]

then don't have a deal with the EU so soon.
No deal = no check

But a hard border with RoI is in so many ways unthinkable.

(Why did I almost type "hard-boiled egg"? Shows I am cracking up.)

 

[Barry Shittpeas]

I couldn't get it to load will try again!

Better?

Interesting that Mrs Brown's Boys is in there. What is it with that show? I sat through one entire episode and there was absolutely no comedy element to it at all. Not even the remotest desire to smile. Nothing. I find the The Antiques Roadshow is hysterical by comparison, a real side splitter.

Yet the BBC bill this as THE comedy show and it takes the prime slots over Christmas etc. I find it to be utter $hit.

 

[oyster]

Interesting that Mrs Brown's Boys is in there. What is it with that show? I sat through one entire episode and there was absolutely no comedy element to it at all. Not even the remotest desire to smile. Nothing. I find the The Antiques Roadshow is hysterical by comparison, a real side splitter.

Yet the BBC bill this as THE comedy show and it takes the prime slots over Christmas etc. I find it to be utter $hit.

I almost 100% hate things that are billed as hilarious, zany, offbeat comedy, crazy, hysterical, and so on.

I'm sure MBB has been described as all those - and lives down to that billing.

I'd rather listen to The Navy Lark from fifty years ago.

(The Goon Show has not aged at all well. Though I really didn't find it funny first time round for me - and it was already ageing then.)

 

[Danidl]

But a hard border with RoI is in so many ways unthinkable.

(Why did I almost type "hard-boiled egg"? Shows I am cracking up.)

Well one cracks open an oyster also. A hard border on the physical actual island of Ireland would now be against UK law..since they signed off an international agreement to that effect. A hard border in Liverpool , Holyhead etc is still legal and with any number of fast track concessions for NI registered businesses is feasible.
I could see a weird scenario developing where RoI / NI becomes an entrepot. Goods from the UK manufactured wherever, travel by container to Dublin ports where they get fully scruitinised . Goods arriving via NI are not scrutinised and can freely circulate throughout Ireland . However ALL goods heading into Mainland Europe from RoI ports get scruitinised at the Irish ports by EU */Irish customs . That way the rest of the EU is protected. Goods coming the other way get inspected by Irish Customs as is current practice,to confirm VAT etc, and then can go their merry way. So if the UK wants to protect themselves from Bosch bicycles, they will need to do their own inspection...at Belfast

 

[Danidl]

Interesting that Mrs Brown's Boys is in there. What is it with that show? I sat through one entire episode and there was absolutely no comedy element to it at all. Not even the remotest desire to smile. Nothing. I find the The Antiques Roadshow is hysterical by comparison, a real side splitter.

Yet the BBC bill this as THE comedy show and it takes the prime slots over Christmas etc. I find it to be utter $hit.

Yep!. I find Mrs Brown's Boys usually inane..and will never deliberately watch it, yet there are occasionally very comic moments. Its the stuff of the music hall era. And I will not be deliberately watching the antiques roadshow, ..but again I kind of enjoy it when I do. The reverence for the history is palpable.

 

[flecc]

Cause for concern or nothing to worry about?

Case of man reinfected with coronavirus stokes immunity fears

Hong Kong case leads scientists to doubt development of antibodies in previous patients, but other experts say it is no cause for alarm

www.theguardian.com

Nothing to worry about.

"At no stage did he show any symptoms".

Clearly that is a form of immunity, he had the infection with no ill effects. That's no different from any of us, we all carry huge quantities of potentially harmful bacteria, viruses etc throughout our lives, knowing that some can turn nasty, but we don't let it worry us.

This story is another part of the hysteria that any adverse event is met with in these neurotic times.
.

 

[Wicky]

Nothing to worry about.

"At no stage did he show any symptoms".

Clearly that is a form of immunity,

Not if he's infectious

Ever heard of asymptomatic superspreaders...

 

[oyster]

Well one cracks open an oyster also. A hard border on the physical actual island of Ireland would now be against UK law..since they signed off an international agreement to that effect. A hard border in Liverpool , Holyhead etc is still legal and with any number of fast track concessions for NI registered businesses is feasible.
I could see a weird scenario developing where RoI / NI becomes an entrepot. Goods from the UK manufactured wherever, travel by container to Dublin ports where they get fully scruitinised . Goods arriving via NI are not scrutinised and can freely circulate throughout Ireland . However ALL goods heading into Mainland Europe from RoI ports get scruitinised at the Irish ports by EU */Irish customs . That way the rest of the EU is protected. Goods coming the other way get inspected by Irish Customs as is current practice,to confirm VAT etc, and then can go their merry way. So if the UK wants to protect themselves from Bosch bicycles, they will need to do their own inspection...at Belfast

Shucks!

Wouldn't that be quite a large burden on RoI?

 

[flecc]

Not if he's infectious

Ever heard of asymptomatic superspreaders...

Ah, once again the "if".

If we took notice of all the ifs in this world, we'd lose all desire to continue living.
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[RossG]

Nothing to worry about.

"At no stage did he show any symptoms".

Clearly that is a form of immunity, he had the infection with no ill effects. That's no different from any of us, we all carry huge quantities of potentially harmful bacteria, viruses etc throughout our lives, knowing that some can turn nasty, but we don't let it worry us.

This story is another part of the hysteria that any adverse event is met with in these neurotic times.
.

There's quite a few people turning up with a double dose of covid now thus ruling out immunity, you either have it or you don't in each case it doesn't make you immune as such.
That said flecc is right we're all carrying something that might effect someone else but not us.