John

A cynically optimistic aero-engineer. That's a fantastic idea, but it'll never work.

[John @johnmit]

@tayl24332 @gregbagwell Fairford really isn't that far from London when you use the M4&A419. It's all fast roads.

And thiefs normally go where there's easy pickings, not just whatever is closest. Why risk farms around the M25 thatll likely have much better security.

[John @johnmit]

@CCAD1 @ZachMovesAbroad 50 years of being British and you've never been to a Sunday/Farmers market?

[John @johnmit]

@GarethDennis And whilst automation can and does significantly reduce the human error side of human factors, it's not some golden panacea as it carries it's own risks of complacency and skill degredation during non-standard/emergency running.

[John @johnmit]

@ChrisO_wiki @4fHepcat Asking AI (so take at face value) France can exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction where it's state agents, public officials, assets, or assets under its control are targetted. So theoretically at least, they possibly could charge.

But politics may be the decision maker here.

[John @johnmit]

@GarethDennis @EcoWarriorMe @annaturley Also, presumably as a battery train may well have higher axel loads (from more weight) than a diesel one, your track maintenance costs get worse with battery?

The only option to reduce track wear and thus maintenance is wires?

Or is that cost only a marginal difference anyway?

[John @johnmit]

@Synchronicity34 @BreezeAmal And, rather frustratingly, that still doesn't stop political vanity projects from spaffing tax money up the wall.

How much more evidence do they need that hydrogen is a dead duck, but no, let's build another handful of stations for €millions of taxpayers cash that wont get used

[John @johnmit]

@SavMondo Ah the joys of your 30s, when you start picking up injuries from just sleeping funny.

People in their 20s have no idea how lucky they when any new injury always comes with an entertaining story.

[John @johnmit]

@Synchronicity34 @BreezeAmal There's a few tax-funded vanity projects, particularly in Bavaria, still building a few H2 stations on key motorway corridors, and subsidising small (~50) fleets of trucks.

At least Munich Airport has finally conceded BEV is the future after testing H2 apron buses since the 90s.

[John @johnmit]

@BreezeAmal @Synchronicity34 Not just that, but the largest western markets are now contracting.

Public stations in California peaked in 2023, and Bavaria looks close to peaking.

The only marginal growth is in truck and bus depots, at the expense of public car stations.

[John @johnmit]

@DanNeidle Mad theory checks out.

[John @johnmit]

@DanNeidle I look forward to collecting the £1m, as the sums definitely add up.

Liz Truss is just running the numbers for me now.

[John @johnmit]

@The_Ambassador_ But what would they charge?

Because your content is priceless 💅

[John @johnmit]

@Hush_Kit @Tim_Reid79 It did 628mph on just the EJ200.

[John @johnmit]

@The_Ambassador_ What I if use AI to excessively squash every day objects between two perspex pieces?

At least it's easier to stop looking and forget about this version, unlike the original 👀

[John @johnmit]

@DanNeidle In your view, what's the answer to this then?

Because irrespective if costs are awarded or not, you still face huge costs defending a litigious claim from a wealthy individual.

But 'normal' people need to bring legitimate claims against e.g. rogue newspapers?

[John @johnmit]

@modernheroestv What's the other side look like?

As I'm a bit suspicious as it looks like it might actually have all its body panels.

[John @johnmit]

@The_Ambassador_ @jumpeduptelex If the audience asks for a memorable show, then one way or another, that is what they shall get.

[John @johnmit]

@SavMondo I hope you're going to be responsible by doing this in some remote national park or forest.

[John @johnmit]

@SavMondo Always felt disproportionately expensive for what you actually got.

Oh, you want a small bite of a light wafer thing that will do nothing for your hunger? That'll be half your mortgage please.