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And for those who couldn't fathom why Israel needed to cause so much mayhem in Gaza in order to restore their deterrent, this is the answer... now that the US, UK, Jordan, and Saudi know what an Israeli response looks like if it gets kicked in the proverbial... they also know that if Iran does...

The coming days and weeks will tell if the Iranians are very smart or very dim. What they have achieved so far: They gave Israel a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to battle-test their air defence systems against a simultaneous attack by suicide drones (170), cruise missiles (130), and ballistic...

The issue with legalising addictive substances is that their usage increases significantly with all the health issues and social issues that this creates. The issue with banning addictive substances is that it creates a significant level of criminally and violence around the illegal supply of...

True, though the issue is that the NI card does not have a photo, and therefore can't be used as an ID card. The driver license and passport do have a photo, however.

The latest from Tesla is that the Cybertruck production is halted due to a design flaw with the accelerator pedal, apparently the pedal cover can slid upwards and get stuck in the car's trim causing (yet another) 'unintended acceleration'. I suppose that the quick fix is to use sticky tape to...

Queues? For what, charging? There are lots of available chargers everywhere, no queues... And yes, I top up when I can. In London I just charged up to 80% every week or two. Anyways, it was snowing last night.... so the IONIQ 5 is now officially in hibernation until the snow melts and the...

Charging in the village proved challenging though... there are fast chargers in the valley (Shell Recharge), and it actually makes more sense to stop there for 10-25 minutes and charge the car to 80%, than charge in the village up on the mountain. There are dozens of public chargers in the...

Driving an EV in the mountains is proving to be interesting... I drove down to the valley yesterday, and after driving 15km I reached the bottom of the valley with 65% charge (up from 62% at the start of of the journey). Of course, the gain evaporated on the way back. But the energy consumption...

But it will run AI that will come up with clever ways to optimise our electricity use and reduce energy consumption.

And how was this pension pot earned, if I may ask? Was it not earned through years of 'gainful employment'? Sincere apologies if you happen to be of landed gentry decent, of course....

Because only people in gainful employment pay tax. If you replace welfare benefits with tax credits (as the government have done), then those who do not work don't get benefits... and they don't like it and won't vote for anyone who suggests it. Putting 22mn people on benefits is by design, it...

The IONIQ 5 is an engineering marvel, amazingly well built, and has Toyota-class reliability. However, it is as bland to drive as a Toyota Prius... not aided by a slightly vague steering and a chassis/suspension setup that doesn't like sharp bends. It's super efficient and well designed, I can't...

On the occasion that I used the LeShuttle I was offered an earlier train when arriving early. I am guessing that they would only be offering it if they had the spare capacity on the earlier train. But it would be interesting to know if LeShuttle are actually getting a cut from the shops in the...