Andrew Clews

@crackedwindscreen.bsky.social

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Half of the MotoringPodcast, "motoring's Hinge & Bracket". Told "you don't sound thick" by Roy Lanchester. UK Car of the Year judge. www.motoringpodcast.com

The road into John O’Groats from the passenger seat of a car with a lot of dead bugs on the windscreen. In the distance is the start of the Orkneys.

A poor photograph of the Angel of the North, from the passenger seat of a car heading north on the A1.

Passenger viewpoint, whilst travelling north over the Humber Bridge in actual sunshine, with a blue sky!

A screen grab of Autotrader (UK car marketplace website) that shows the number of Volvos available with less than 100 miles on the clock.

Cover of the 1980s David Bellamy I-Spy Cars book.

Cover of the 1980s Spotters Guide to Cars of Europe, Japan and Australia from Usborne Pocketbooks.

When restrictions to social features begin early next year, how will third-party services like discord be affected?

If you're based in the UK and 18 or older, you'll need to verify your age on Xbox by early next year to keep full access to social features. Without age verification:

You'll only be able to communicate with friends on Xbox.
You won't be able to use third-party services like Discord.
Features like Looking for Group and Custom Clubs will be unavailable.
Broadcasting gameplay to Discord or Twitch from your console will be turned off.

To avoid these limits, make sure your age is verified in your Xbox account settings.

A photograph of the sea, with three rocks poking out of the water on the right hand side of the shot, just below the horizon. With clouds in the sky.

A screenshot of a conference roundtable, that says "The role of autonomous vehicles in the green transition. @ Earthfest Stage".

This is, of course, not a real thing to suggest and shows how much the industry is prepared to lie to get people to try and accept a technology that does not and can never, as developed, work. Telling that so many shills for them have moved onto AI.

A screenshot of a comment from Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman at Ogilvy UK, on LinkedIn regarding his discussion with Scott Galloway, where he writes "There’s something rather intoxicating — dare I say, sexy — about stumbling upon someone who understands that not everything valuable can be measured, and not everything measured is valuable. Absolute Joy. "

The front cover of artist Nick Coupland’s book of his work titled The Tokyo House, which is a collection of his pen and ink illustrations of various Japanese architectural examples.