Tom Hill
@jazzpenguin.bsky.social
Materials Science consultant, more likely to be talking about mountain bikes, dinosaurs or cars.
My Cheshire village is slowly being isolated as the bridges over little streams get damaged and the council is unable to fix them until at least next year.
December 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My Cheshire village is slowly being isolated as the bridges over little streams get damaged and the council is unable to fix them until at least next year.
I should add it probably is true of older, pre-steel truss rod instruments, which will warp being just wood.
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I should add it probably is true of older, pre-steel truss rod instruments, which will warp being just wood.
I’ve always suspected this is nonsense, the truss rod is already under plenty of tension and leaning it applies very little force, it’s not going to yield and it won’t creep unless your rickenbackers on fire.
The real reason not to lean them is they inevitably fall over and break a tuning head.
The real reason not to lean them is they inevitably fall over and break a tuning head.
December 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I’ve always suspected this is nonsense, the truss rod is already under plenty of tension and leaning it applies very little force, it’s not going to yield and it won’t creep unless your rickenbackers on fire.
The real reason not to lean them is they inevitably fall over and break a tuning head.
The real reason not to lean them is they inevitably fall over and break a tuning head.
I’ve always wondered if it’s because they’re lazy, because most papers are paywalled, or because they know they (at best) massively over simplify any science story.
December 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I’ve always wondered if it’s because they’re lazy, because most papers are paywalled, or because they know they (at best) massively over simplify any science story.
Nothing gets you in the Xmas spirit more than putting up the lights and casual infanticide in a kids movie.
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Nothing gets you in the Xmas spirit more than putting up the lights and casual infanticide in a kids movie.
How long were you parked up in a lay-by exactly?
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
How long were you parked up in a lay-by exactly?
Exactly, the ISO date standard isn’t the US one, and I’ve complained on here before about their insistence on using *F even in quite technical applications.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Exactly, the ISO date standard isn’t the US one, and I’ve complained on here before about their insistence on using *F even in quite technical applications.
Gonzo as Bond
That is all.
That is all.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gonzo as Bond
That is all.
That is all.
I think with the Atlas Norton must be quietly hoping that no one remembers the mid 2000s Aprilia Caponord
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I think with the Atlas Norton must be quietly hoping that no one remembers the mid 2000s Aprilia Caponord
Presumably from the same magic zero-development-cost parts bin that Jaguar should get their 3-series competitor from?
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Presumably from the same magic zero-development-cost parts bin that Jaguar should get their 3-series competitor from?
Hang on, you’re still missing “you can’t hose out the interior” still
October 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hang on, you’re still missing “you can’t hose out the interior” still
Let me guess, it should also be RWD, sub 1200kg and also £25K?
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Let me guess, it should also be RWD, sub 1200kg and also £25K?
You’ve got the best already, it’s the Gannet, no submissions required.
October 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
You’ve got the best already, it’s the Gannet, no submissions required.
They also always imply that STEM subjects are worthwhile, while ignoring the fact that actual engineers in the country get paid bobbins relative to our international peers.
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
They also always imply that STEM subjects are worthwhile, while ignoring the fact that actual engineers in the country get paid bobbins relative to our international peers.
F-4 Phantom, it’s ugly, and the upturned wing tips are a lazy solution.
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
F-4 Phantom, it’s ugly, and the upturned wing tips are a lazy solution.
Same question as with the 5 - are you be able to get a rear-facing seat in the back without the passenger sitting on the dash? Or a smallish adult behind you?
September 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Same question as with the 5 - are you be able to get a rear-facing seat in the back without the passenger sitting on the dash? Or a smallish adult behind you?
Oh god the pre-credits sequence will be his parents dying won’t it.
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Oh god the pre-credits sequence will be his parents dying won’t it.
Yep, the same as guitar shops, I expect it’s also frustration with people who come in with no intention of buying the big thing the shops sells.
That said, absolutely no excuse for not having stock of typical service items for the only brand you sell, Looking at you Specialised Concept store!
That said, absolutely no excuse for not having stock of typical service items for the only brand you sell, Looking at you Specialised Concept store!
September 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yep, the same as guitar shops, I expect it’s also frustration with people who come in with no intention of buying the big thing the shops sells.
That said, absolutely no excuse for not having stock of typical service items for the only brand you sell, Looking at you Specialised Concept store!
That said, absolutely no excuse for not having stock of typical service items for the only brand you sell, Looking at you Specialised Concept store!
A festival with only Slade cover bands is the most you thing ever.
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A festival with only Slade cover bands is the most you thing ever.
Apparently just 9 people have built the engines for them, what they don’t mention is that they were actually 9 generations of the same family.
August 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Apparently just 9 people have built the engines for them, what they don’t mention is that they were actually 9 generations of the same family.
See also the continuing decline in quality of Dinosaur-based films since 1993.
August 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
See also the continuing decline in quality of Dinosaur-based films since 1993.