'Which?' are reporting that Carbon Monoxide alarms sold on Amazon and Ebay failed to detect the gas they were designed to detect. Apparently the same alarms were flagged as faulty in 2016. Yet the same alarms are being sold. The BBC reports that 3 were made in China.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44563900
I recently bought some 'imperial' sized nuts for a project on Amazon, only to find that they were 'metric'. They had come via air transport (goodness knows what the carbon footprint of that was!!!) from an Asian country.
I complained but there was no way I was sending them back only to increase the carbon footprint further!
Generally speaking though UK based companies that sell on Amazon are better and sort out problems quickly.
This ties in with Brexit. Oh yes!
The fact is I don't trust a lot of crap imported from Asia unless it was designed and has been tested in an EU country, including of course the UK. But if you cut red tape to ease trade between us and some Asian nations, then inevitably many will pay, in some cases with their lives - when a poorly designed electronic device goes up in flames, bought by a low paid zero hours contractor desperately trying to keep up with the Jones.
Saturday, June 23
Tories threaten war in a quagmire of lies
Are some Tory Brexiteers actually British?
Is Liam Fox British?
These Brexit appeasers of war want to ruin us all. That isn't in the best interests of these islands. There are more important things to worry about than who writes the current laws. Climate Change is a far bigger issue, as well as schools, health care and our ageing population.
I assume they want to win elections after Brexit. I don't see how increasing inflation and a wide spread loss of jobs is going to help them do that. They will however be sitting pretty with their foreign investments and us ordinary folk have to pay double or triple prices whilst collecting Universal Credit.
We will only survive a dangerous future with China, Russia, the US and others sabre rattling, if we stick together with the EU. If we want to change it, then stick with it. The only thing Brexit will achieve (apart from loss of jobs etc) is that we will blame Westminster for all the rubbish laws instead of Brussels. Nothing will ever change, that is the nature of democracy, it is slow and plodding. That is why it is good and is acceptable. It doesn't matter where it is, the results (if it is working) will be the same in Westminster or Brussels.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44575929
Brexit won't solve this problem or many like it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44579422
Yet while we destroy our planet, all we can do is squable over which power hungry MPs determine our laws and where they place their big fat butts.
Is Liam Fox British?
These Brexit appeasers of war want to ruin us all. That isn't in the best interests of these islands. There are more important things to worry about than who writes the current laws. Climate Change is a far bigger issue, as well as schools, health care and our ageing population.
I assume they want to win elections after Brexit. I don't see how increasing inflation and a wide spread loss of jobs is going to help them do that. They will however be sitting pretty with their foreign investments and us ordinary folk have to pay double or triple prices whilst collecting Universal Credit.
We will only survive a dangerous future with China, Russia, the US and others sabre rattling, if we stick together with the EU. If we want to change it, then stick with it. The only thing Brexit will achieve (apart from loss of jobs etc) is that we will blame Westminster for all the rubbish laws instead of Brussels. Nothing will ever change, that is the nature of democracy, it is slow and plodding. That is why it is good and is acceptable. It doesn't matter where it is, the results (if it is working) will be the same in Westminster or Brussels.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44575929
Brexit won't solve this problem or many like it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44579422
Yet while we destroy our planet, all we can do is squable over which power hungry MPs determine our laws and where they place their big fat butts.
Friday, June 15
Saturday, May 26
The Expanse is saved!
Jeff Bezos announced in the last few hours that Amazon had picked up The Expanse for Season 4 and for further seasons. Bezos is a big fan of the show and made the announcement at the International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, with the cast of the show in the audience.
Thursday, May 24
Are car sales staff fit for purpose?
A recent survey found that staff at car dealerships do not make customers aware of Electric Vehicles as a purchase option.
A lack of sales staff knowledge about the changing face of vehicle technology is one factor. The survey showed that customers wanting to buy a car would remain ignorant of the EV option after speaking to car sales staff.
Myths perpetuated by car sales staff included:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44199160
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-018-0152-x
A lack of sales staff knowledge about the changing face of vehicle technology is one factor. The survey showed that customers wanting to buy a car would remain ignorant of the EV option after speaking to car sales staff.
Myths perpetuated by car sales staff included:
- Their brands EV had a range of only 80km (ranges currently vary between 180 to 540km).
- They claimed that EVs were expensive to run (the opposite is in fact true).
- A model was only available for petrol or diesel.
- Told lies about EVs economy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44199160
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-018-0152-x
Saturday, May 19
Save The Expanse!
Save Theeeeee Expaaaaanse!
More info here:
https://savetheexpanse.org/
On Twitter:
#SaveTheExpanse
Petition:
https://www.change.org/p/amazon-or-netflix-please-buy-the-rights-to-the-expanse-savetheexpanse
Cast:
https://twitter.com/SAghdashloo
https://twitter.com/Mi55Tipper
https://twitter.com/Casanvar
https://twitter.com/FrancoisChau
https://twitter.com/ffrankieadams
https://twitter.com/theterrychen
https://twitter.com/CaraGeeeee
Authors:
https://twitter.com/JamesSACorey
Director:
https://twitter.com/Breck_Eisner
More info here:
https://savetheexpanse.org/
On Twitter:
#SaveTheExpanse
Petition:
https://www.change.org/p/amazon-or-netflix-please-buy-the-rights-to-the-expanse-savetheexpanse
Cast:
https://twitter.com/SAghdashloo
https://twitter.com/Mi55Tipper
https://twitter.com/Casanvar
https://twitter.com/FrancoisChau
https://twitter.com/ffrankieadams
https://twitter.com/theterrychen
https://twitter.com/CaraGeeeee
Authors:
https://twitter.com/JamesSACorey
Director:
https://twitter.com/Breck_Eisner
Friday, May 11
SyFy cancels The Expanse
What a bunch of dicks.
The best Science Fiction on the small screen and has gotten better every season. Then they go and cancel it after this years Season 3!
Yeah I pointed out previously that this was a cool show, with real physics and a great story. Something for everyone.
The streaming series is based on the books by James S.A. Corey, the last of which is due to be published next year.
If you haven't seen it yet on Netflix, then you should (along with the new series of Star Trek and Lost in Space!). Season 3 should be on Netflix this October.
The best Science Fiction on the small screen and has gotten better every season. Then they go and cancel it after this years Season 3!
Yeah I pointed out previously that this was a cool show, with real physics and a great story. Something for everyone.
The streaming series is based on the books by James S.A. Corey, the last of which is due to be published next year.
If you haven't seen it yet on Netflix, then you should (along with the new series of Star Trek and Lost in Space!). Season 3 should be on Netflix this October.
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