Samoht

@sam0ht.bsky.social

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Likes: Cars, planes, engineering Walks, canoeing, skiing, mountains Programming Japan

Price history for used car ad showing first listing on 14 June at £14k now reduced to £12700.
Gartner hype cycle graph showing interest in a new technology going through the stages of Technology trigger, Peak of inflated expectations, Trough of disillusionment, Slope of enlightenment and Plateau of productivity.
Mazda prototype V12 engine with five-speed manual gearbox
White Toyota Mirai, side view, parked in a supermarket car park at night.
A Nissan VH engine. The inlet manifold runs across the engine rather than along, making it look like the engine's main axis is at 90 degrees to where it actually is.
A chart showing international visitors to Japan. In the 2000s it was fewer than 10 million, whereas last year it was 42 million.
A black 1996 Mazda RX-7 Type RS seen from front three-quarters, parked beside a curving country road in the autumn sunshine.
Image of Gromit from Wallace & Gromit
1939 UK petrol ration book page entitled "Motor Spirit Ration Book" from https://www.1900s.org.uk/1940s70s-petrol-rationing.htm
A real black C3 Corvette T-top from the rear three-quarters
Crop of a weird Corvette C2/C3 mix from a bad AI fever dream
Blue Mazda RX-7 FD, rear three-quarters, parked on concrete with countryside behind with trees and fields.
The Simpsons screenshot, memorial sign stating - Tien An Men Square: On this site, in 1989, nothing happened
McLaren 570GT, Volcano Orange, doors open, from ahead, parked on a long avenue.
BBC news page 'Most read' section. Story 1) One in six young people will not be in work or training in five years without action, report warns Story 2) 'It's not a nice world to bring children into': Births fall to the lowest level in 50 years
An orange McLaren 570GT from the front, parked on a narrow avenue of trees under an overcast sky.
GMaps screenshot showing an uphill hairpin in sunshine. The road has two lanes climbing and one descending. A truck is ahead climbing the road. The sky is blue and there are trees behind the road. from https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nagarehayama/@36.3045027,137.2307711,3a,75y,324.94h,90.58t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sRu6VbzuVRrdjdzXjoNpeHg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.5782798520822183%26panoid%3DRu6VbzuVRrdjdzXjoNpeHg%26yaw%3D324.93796271835413!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x5ff8088bbfce1d1d:0xc37010799d05f5af!8m2!3d36.3231939!4d137.2356543!16s%2Fg%2F1wcxcytd?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
A Daimler-Benz DB605 inverted-vee V12 direct injection aero engine, as used in various Luftwaffe aircraft in the 1941-45 period.
Short passage from Autocar magazine 1991 describing Peugeot's prototype 405 diesel hybrid.
Photo of a ceramic grey-blue Lamborghini Revuelto, side view, driving along a moorland road. From evo magazine.
A large brown ugly carbuncle, also known as a Rolls Royce Cullinan, from front 3/4 view, cornering with trees and grass behind.
Image of a new Mercedes EQS from a Pistonheads article. The text reads: "Mercedes EQS gets overhaul - and 575-mile range Entirely new electric architecture, the MB Operating System and steer by wire (with a yolk) for flagship EV" Yes, "yolk" where other people would write "yoke".
A mid-90s Dodge Ram pickup in teal, front 5/8ths view, with the V10 engine, parked on concrete in front of trees
A silver Mercedes C55 estate side profile from above, with a fence and woodland behind.
A charging curve for a Chevy Blazer EV. It starts high (155kW peak) and descends as usual, but there is an anomalous dip between 60 and 65% SoC which then speeds up again by 70%.
A chart showing the charging power of an early Renault Zoe EV as a function of battery state of charge and battery temperature. Charging is fastest with a low SoC and high temperature. Temperatures below 25C reduce charging speed proportionately, as does SoC above about 50%.
A black Range Rover with a 90 degree rotation applied around the roll axis, belonging to Prince Philip.
Nissan 240Z 4-3-2 in orange with black bonnet and details, on display indoors with the bonnet open revealing the S20 Prince-originated inline six.
11 Model T Fords lined up on gravel in front of a stone wall at an Owners Club event.
Picture of a CH-53 helicopter flying overhead, silhouetted against a bright sky with 5/8ths cloud. There are seven blades on the main rotor and four on the tail.
Graph showing power and torque vs speed for Polestar 2 before and after the Performance Software Update. The biggest difference is between about 70 and 115 km/h, although low speed take-off is also quicker.
How do I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant with Octopus? × The good news is that we take care of it all for you! When you get a heat pump quote with us, we’ll apply the £7,500 grant to your quote so you’ll only need to pay the remaining amount. We’ll make sure your home is suitable for a heat pump and meets all of the criteria for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. To claim the grant, your property must have a valid Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), (an EPC is valid for 10 years). If you don't have one - we will cover the cost and help to arrange this for you. Then, when you’ve paid your deposit, we’ll claim the grant on your behalf from Ofgem. It’s that simple.
A green Lamborghini Useless, sorry Urus, front three-quarters view, parked in a car park with a grey Fiat 500 and a glass fronted building behind.
Eagle Weslake, likely Dan Gurney at Spa, entering a corner.
Jim Clark in the wet at Spa. On the left a group of spectators stand in front of a house, watching.
Inigo Montoya Solid Hardwood Sign from The Princess Bride saying "Hello, My Name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my Father, Prepare to Die!"
Port stern corner of Irish warship prior to impact
Drawing of a man sitting on a branch while sawing through it.
"Baldrick, have you no idea what irony is?" "Yeah, it's like goldy and bronzy, only it's made of iron."
A red Suzuki Swift Sport, front three quarters view, parked in front of a wall with greenery growing on it.
A silver Mazda MX-5 NC, from front 5/8ths, parked in a garage.
A Volcano Orange McLaren 570GT from the front three quarters, parked beside a road through a wood.
The latest eight issues of Autocar magazine in an online portal, except it's the latest seven because the newest one is actually a repeat from six weeks ago.
A black 1994 Nissan 180SX on TE37s, from the side, parked in front of some greenery.
Google streetview screenshot of a narrow stone arch on the 60mph road through the grounds of Castle Howard, North Yorkshire.
A silver Mazda RX-7 from the rear 5/8ths, parked in a car park at night, illuminated mainly by the light from a vending machine.
A battered silver Daewoo Matiz, seen from the side, parked on a street on a yellow line. The car has a wheelclamp on the front wheel. On the side of the car someone has written "F**king keep it."
A photo of a blue Alpine A110, front three quarters, entering a right hand corner at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe. The front left suspension is fully compressed, with the wheel driven into the wheel well and the front splitter almost touching the tarmac.
Dark blue 2015 Tesla Model S, front three quarters view, parked in a wooded clearing. Oh, and it's an estate.
Trending topics list on Bluesky. Tatiana Schlossberg, Arsenal, Tatiana Schlossberg again, Newcastle United, Beyond the Gates, & Chinese EVs
A graph showing UK newspaper circulations declining manyfold between 2000 and 2023
A black 1996 Mazda RX-7 from the side, parked on gravel with grass behind.
A Honda S360 roadster in silver from the front three quarters, hood down. It looks like the S500 production car, but with a much shorter rear overhang to remain within Kei limits.
An extract from Driving Ambition, the book about the McLaren F1, discussing how the name was arrived at.
A white Nissan Note front three quarters in a car park. The blue trim on the badge reveals it is the e-Power model.
A black 1996 Mazda RX-7 Type RS in the autumn sunshine, seen from the front three-quarters, parked beside a curving country road.
Near: Volcano Orange McLaren 570GT. Behind: Silver Mercedes AMG C55 Estate. Parked on a suburban street pointing uphill, with a brick wall behind.
Blue poster with a lightbulb with sleeping eyes on. There are a row of tsurikawa (handhold rings) above, and the english text 'Saving Electricity'. It is a poster for Tokyo Metro.
The Tay Road bridge framing a small islet with a tower on, looking like a submarine with its conning tower