[-] Auk@kbin.social 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The oldest extant building is circa 1832, so ~192 years old - not much compared to some places but doing well for an Australian building.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 9 points 8 months ago

Baked beans on toast is my usual go to when I want something quick and minimal effort.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

The majority of cars don't have a warning for low oil levels, the sensor for that has historically been the owner checking the dipstick. Oil level sensors are becoming more common now as more models appear with them but are still not ubiquitous even in brand new cars.

The oil warning light in most cars is for low oil pressure, and if that one comes on it's time to pull over immediately and hope you managed to turn the engine off in time to save the bearings.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Say that to start off with then rather than "there's no way to drive safely above the speed limit on a public road", because there clearly are roads where it can be safe to drive above the speed limit.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If speed limits are indeed set at the true safe maximum for all vehicles and all conditions then how can you travel safely at said speed limits in your car, which I would wager cannot corner as well or stop as quickly as a top end sports car?

[-] Auk@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

I have my firstname@lastname.email for my primary after deciding to try and reduce my reliance on gmail, that can get good reactions.

I bought ymous.[tld] deliberately to have anon@ymous.tld as a functioning joke email for when places request one, though amusingly the reason I didn't say which tld is that it's not one which allows whois masking so it's really not anonymous at all...

[-] Auk@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Is he carrying them around and using them or are they more for collection/display?

For general use I like having a multitool, often having a bit more than just the knife comes in handy. I normally carry a Leatherman Wave+ and consider it a pretty good tool to have, but I suspect that might be a bit over your budget even with exchange rates taken into account. Something like the Leatherman Skeletool might be worth considering though.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Curiosity I guess, it's not like I've done it often.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

If you take the bag right out of the box it tends to be difficult to put back into the box, having seemingly become larger like the rabbit in the OP picture.

[-] Auk@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

What do you mean electric motors have no transmissions?

They do though, it's just that most are single speed reduction boxes (unless you've got a Taycan).

[-] Auk@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why argue only about the transmission? Why not have cars with manual ignition?

Because on an enjoyment:effort scale a manual transmission ranks a lot higher than stuff like hand starting, manual ignition timing or manual chokes.

If you dislike machines making your life easier, stop driving all together.

Do you also tell photographers to quit photography if they use manual mode to control their camera, or woodworkers to only use powered tools instead of hand tools? Sometimes having that bit more of a connection to or control over what you're doing is just more engaging or more enjoyable - maybe you don't care about that when driving but there's a lot of people who do.

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