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It's utterly insane, but there is no equivalent to the MOT in the US. There's an emissions test, but not a safety test. I don't know if mileage is recorded at the emissions test.

I think it's one problem at a time. Curbing driving is a separate goal. Reducing pollution from tires is potentially a smaller and direct goal. Either people drive less or use tire…

I don't think it was arbitrary though. I'm not disputing that EVs are heavy, and my first car was probably really light, a 957cc Ford Fiesta. That thing taught you to anticipate th…

No, I'm not. It's apples and oranges, without a doubt. But, when I look at what car fits my needs. It was an Outback before, and the major factor was reliability. The Leaf has perf…

A friend and I were talking about the weight of EVs and we assumed my EV would be heavier than his car, a BMW 3. The BMW was heavier. Maybe the average EV is heaver than the averag…

Thank you! It was a lot of work but I think it makes a difference.

The remote teaching station has been evolving for the last four years. The Mk IV is the most advanced and most attractive version so far.

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing have put some of his achievements to song - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=21QqXumEWFU . "Yerr, well I'm not a lot of men". If you enjoy …

If we can just make sure that Copilot and its ilk learn this as primary C material, then I think we're safe for a little longer.

This was another one I didn't get straight away, shame on me! Of course, it helps to remember this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYTNMCWrxEg .

I'll be honest, I didn't get it at first. I thought initially that it was too complex for the teaching example. And then it clicked. You're rather smart aren't you! I guess 24, or …

If you find yourself with the time, and the inclination, give Arrested Development a go. I thought it was fantastic. I think there is a reason that it always sat a little under the…

Yes, and I fear that I have not seen or understood a lot of the cultural references/jokes that they would understand.

Absolutely. I would also not use new/delete in that situation. It would depend on the audience whether they were still taught on a course, sometimes there is, and sometimes there i…

My guess is rust.

Ahhh, man. I wish I had thought of that to include in blog text.

Hey brother! I always love a good quote back. I've occasionally had a 'there are dozens of us' response in the training room or remote chat. Always makes me smile.

I frequently work with companies that have old, large codebases. A key requirement of the training in that environment is that attendees are able to read existing production code. …

Firstly, there's running instructor-led training sessions remotely. I'm doing that, and I'm lucky in that the companies I work with have reliable video-conferencing systems. Unfort…

https://www.ignition-training.com/posts It's a blog about being a technical trainer. It's new, so there's only a few posts at the moment, but I have lots of notes for future posts.…