dontpanic said...

dontpanic at 05:27 PM JST - 21st October

Cards in the wheel spokes is as good an idea as any. At least you will be able to tell whether the car is speeding along or not, near or far etc.

This is a health & safety nightmare in the making. Unless the government sets a standard, car makers…

Posted in Carmakers to be obliged to fit engine-like sound device in hybrids at 05:27 PM JST - 21st October
dontpanic at 06:07 PM JST - 20th October

sfjp330 you seem to know nothing of the European market. Petrol is taxed at a higher rate (though not as substatially as you intimate) to encourage a reduction in it's use, call it ecotax if you like. Why diesel? because as a fuel it is cheaper and easier to produce…

Posted in Tokyo Motor Show to showcase eco-cars at 06:07 PM JST - 20th October
dontpanic at 02:58 AM JST - 11th October

"The moment they figure out how to reverse engineer all that tech, then its gonna be mass production"

They arent going to learn much from Hummers then are they?

Posted in GM agrees to sell Hummer brand to Chinese heavy equipment maker at 02:58 AM JST - 11th October
dontpanic at 04:36 PM JST - 5th October

"the Utsunomiya prosecutors office decided to disclose audiotapes and written records of interrogations of Sugaya over the unsolved murders of two other young girls in the area to his lawyers at their request"

So does this mean that tapes and written interrogation records are not available to the defense at…

Posted in Chief prosecutor apologizes to man wrongfully jailed for 17 years for murder at 04:36 PM JST - 5th October
dontpanic at 07:14 PM JST - 30th September

How do they get taxed outrageousely? As soon as the bonus for taking daft risks with other peoples money is paid, it gets offshored, re offshored and then benefits get paid as untaxed, undeclared interbank transfers.

As for capping bonusses, no ones even suggested that. Theyre just asking for bonusses…

Posted in Britain to crack down on bonus culture in financial sector at 07:14 PM JST - 30th September
dontpanic at 06:47 PM JST - 29th September

"What we have is politicians taking care of their interests and not the people's"

The bankers that made short term profits along with long term losses selling bad debt buggered off with their bonusses pretty quickly when it all turned sour. Were they thinking of the peoples interests?

Posted in Britain to crack down on bonus culture in financial sector at 06:47 PM JST - 29th September
dontpanic at 06:35 PM JST - 29th September

Never mind a 75% cut, buy in some zero emmissions vehicles.

http://www.smithelectricvehicles.com/ http://www.modeczev.com/

Posted in Electric garbage collection truck devised at 06:35 PM JST - 29th September
dontpanic at 04:48 PM JST - 25th September

Ciffy - The Focus Designs unicycle doesnt control side to side balance and lets be honest it looks like someones chopped up an old push bike.

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dontpanic at 06:53 PM JST - 23rd September

Foxie - "Why was it ok for Jews to get refuge during WWII but not for Iraqis and Afghans?"

The Jews in WW11 were being pursued by a despotic government intent on shooting, gassing, starving or working them to death. Most Afghanis and Iraqis in general are fleeing fighting and…

Posted in French police bulldoze immigrant camp near Calais at 06:53 PM JST - 23rd September
dontpanic at 06:16 PM JST - 23rd September

I believe there already is a focal point, the largely successful whale moratorium. Unfortunately people with livlihoods to loose make a lot noise.

With little political will in the Med states sf2k may well be right. Perhaps Japan, as the biggest consumer could step in and limit imports? But like…

Posted in EU nations fail to agree on bluefin tuna ban at 06:16 PM JST - 23rd September