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    cliveb replied to the thread The all things EV chat thread.
    And after 12 years the Model S is still the only Tesla that isn't ugly as sin. Who the hell are they employing in their design department?
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    cliveb replied to the thread Over-rated Bands / Musicians.
    ATTWT is listenable, but that's where the rot set in. Duke has four fabulous tracks (Behind the Lines, Duchess, Duke's Travels, Duke's...
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    cliveb replied to the thread The all things EV chat thread.
    I agree that is the best scenario. Like how those compact fluorescent bulbs were around for a while before LEDs became common. But as...
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    cliveb replied to the thread The all things EV chat thread.
    So even PJ87 agrees that running an EV entirely on public chargers is a non-starter. Which reinforces my earlier observation that in...
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    cliveb replied to the thread Over-rated Bands / Musicians.
    A lot of In Through The Out Door is pretty dodgy, with the notable exception of Fool In The Rain, and possibly In The Evening. And of...
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    cliveb replied to the thread Over-rated Bands / Musicians.
    On first few listens Amarok just sounds like a chaotic hotchpotch. But give it time and suddenly it snaps into focus. Perhaps put it on...
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    cliveb replied to the thread Over-rated Bands / Musicians.
    I'm quite a big Oldfield fan, but have to say that Hergest Ridge is pretty forgettable. And if you think nothing he's done since those...
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    cliveb replied to the thread Post Office - Horizon scandal.
    Does anyone else find the idea of MPs complaining about being lied to a bit ironic? (Apologies if that qualifies as a political comment).
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    cliveb replied to the thread Over-rated Bands / Musicians.
    +1 Have you seen Bill Bailey's impersonation of The Edge playing guitar when his assortment of effects fail? Says it all.
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    cliveb replied to the thread Random Irritations.
    I think if you call 111 they can tell you where there are emergency dentists in your area.
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    cliveb replied to the thread Celebs who’ve passed.
    All useful technological advances are based on previous abstract scientific research. One obvious example that springs to mind is that...
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    cliveb replied to the thread Celebs who’ve passed.
    I guess it depends on whether you feel that ordinary people's lives are impacted more by advances in science or being entertained.
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    cliveb replied to the thread Celebs who’ve passed.
    Peter Higgs. More important than any mere celebrity.
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    cliveb replied to the thread Over-rated Bands / Musicians.
    So why isn't Zappa on his list? Now there's a musical genius, but 90% of his output is just painful. Sitting through Andy's videos...
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    cliveb replied to the thread Random Irritations.
    I've used 111 in the past, and they were not helpful. So this time I rang the GP surgery and was told (by recorded message) that I had...
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