Mike Sharpe

I like Formula 1, aeroplanes, nerd stuff and general slackery

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@sqlblues @patbhamilton @SamCKx Best have a professional come and remove the mirrors in your house then, you might do yourself a mischief if you try on your own.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@Telstra How does the assessment process work? U&P doesn't apply from what I can see in that link, but a (very expensive) device appears to have basic paint/coating flaking issues, which should be able to be resolved.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@Telstra I know it's just cosmetic damage, but can anything be done (maybe under Upgrade+Protect?) about the Galaxy Fold 7 flaking issue? It's frustrating to pay so much for a device, look after it and see this happen anyway.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@fukkachan A quokka friend? Their island home is 30 minutes boat ride from the city where I live, and they are EVERYWHERE there. So cheerful!

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@flightradar24 Might be of interest, a (purported) passenger report from the Frontier incident: https://t.co/W572Ua4jvC

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@StagnittoPhilip @Hush_Kit Hasn't flown (visibly to FR24, at least) for about six months, but was pretty active before that. Maybe maintenance or just late out of winter hibernation? (12mo history only available with subscription: https://t.co/xQm7w53Dhw)

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@SamsungAU Paint flaking off a ~$3000 device before it hits six months old is pretty poor. Is there anything that can be done?

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@NobleF1 "We need to get rid of the MGU-H, it's too complicated and not road relevant" - Oh really, please tell us more about complex non-road-relevant PUs. Time for F1's Inbox Zero moment, delete it all and start again.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@calvvyy @gauldygauld @SwiftOnSecurity I thought about it for a moment, which led to the thought "that sounds like obvious bullshit", so I looked it up to find that it was indeed bullshit.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@SwiftOnSecurity Flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and landed at Kai Tak alongside a retired Concorde pilot in this (genuine ex-BA) one a few years ago. Very fun day! https://t.co/WunuDLCJma

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@HillinjaxG @flightradar24 That specific airframe was built in 1963, but the B-57 entered service in 1954, developed from English Electric's Canberra which first flew in 1949!

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@thurrott Very close to your home in Pennsylvania, assuming you've seen it on local news but in case you're interested in the ATC: https://t.co/srsuHLdpsa

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@flightradar24 Surprising how fast fuel shortages made the new ultra-short-range A330/F-104 combi viable.

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@Q5cLP @flightradar24 @speedbird020 707 could do it too.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@Hush_Kit Primary sch. excursion, small beach on a little headland. Me, hates beach/water, hanging back. F-111 suddenly appears from behind right, min sweep, LOW, LOUD, CLOSE. Tips into steep bank around the headland and gone. Chaos from classmates shrieking and running. Me: "AAWWESOME!!!"

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@SwiftOnSecurity Not available in the US I think (AU/JP/NZ?), but they built a Lexus with his name on it: https://t.co/LigVGwaLRM

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@MoguharuO A Moguzine!

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@NobleF1 Maybe hold off for a bit on that front wing endplate's suggestion.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@tomwarren I love that @Lenovo do weird stuff like this, but I hate that they somehow can't manage to retain useful features like a pen garage and retractable keyboard even in the top-end 2-in-1 Thinkpads.

[Mike Sharpe @VMaxF1]

@SwiftOnSecurity Stayed up late on a school night in Australia as a 14y.o. kid to unknowingly watch Senna die. Wasn't the most productive Monday in class after that. Only a few friends looked as shocked as I did, but EU Sunday afternoon must've been a huge audience.