bayerische wrote:

global warming

Australia today ... Ceduna 42C at the moment and places you are more familiar with (right across the continent):

• Adelaide 37C now 41C later
• Brisbane 29C now 30C later
• Canberra 31C now 33C later
• Darwin 32C now 32C later
• Hobart 18C now 23C later
• Melbourne 32C now 34C later
• Perth 31C now 32C later
• Sydney 29C now 31C later

elephant wrote:

bayerische wrote:

global warming

we are scheduled to hit 41C on Monday

 

Followed up by 29c in Melbourne on Tuesday and 21c on Wednesday, 26c Tuesday/Wednesday for Adelaide.

I know - crazy isn't it

vikinger wrote:

If you have PIN protected B&O equipment it really is too much hassle to have to keep re-entering the PIN.

Graham

No law will say you actually have to USE the switch. It's just some stupid European regulation -- because of energy consumption, all new devices now have to have the ability to be switched off completely. (Sure, you can always pull the plug or hit the main breaker otherwise...)

I doubt they would be able to allocate the police force, peeping through every window to make sure you turn off the lights when you're NOT there, and let lightning strike you down when you left the TV on while you're on the toilet!

bayerische wrote:

This is all a strike of global-warming is it not?

Well, I invite the explanations of the freak weather we are having all around the world right now, but I'm sure it's all due to global warming. 😂 Or should this winter be called, "global freezing"?! 😂😂😂 

...depends on your religion I suppose.  Is somebodies imaginary global warming god better someone elses global cooling god?

Me...I think it is just another one of those diversionary tactics by the powers that be to get us all obsessed with this GW/CC/AGW bandwagon.....while they think up the next mind-control thing.

I would also like to imagine that the total eneregy required to add these extra components (and lets face it they will all come like that soon) to electrical equipment will be greater than the energy saved.

Mad world.

10%

Stan wrote:

Irony or sarcasm, I'm sure 🙂

Not always obvious in written word and across languages/cultures (speaking from experience, unfortunately)...

Stan

Thank God. I wasn't sure and it is often hard to read sarcasm without smilies and such, but I had a feeling that Peter was just being funny 🙂

I read somewhere once that by powering off and on products that are meant to be left in standby you reduce the life of the product due to the constant surges of power rather than a continuos stream - don't know how true that is but it would surely contribute to greater energy requirements to make new products and dispose of the old one.  I leave mine on standby unless I'm going away.

elephant wrote:

we are scheduled to hit 41C on Monday

 

And Sweden has -41 C.

Don't know what I prefer. 🤔

bayerische wrote:

The PIN code seems to be more of a hassle than repellant... As was mentioned a few days ago, the PIN isn't really going to repulse burglars, what's the odds of them knowing about it? Sure we can get some enjoyment knowing most likely no-one can use our stolen goods, but it doesn't exactly help once your home has been destroyed/violated... 

I can't find the article now, but I read since B&O started with pin code protection, thefts of B&O in Denmark had a huge decrease. It was at least well over 50%.

Daniel wrote:

bayerische wrote:

The PIN code seems to be more of a hassle than repellant... As was mentioned a few days ago, the PIN isn't really going to repulse burglars, what's the odds of them knowing about it? Sure we can get some enjoyment knowing most likely no-one can use our stolen goods, but it doesn't exactly help once your home has been destroyed/violated... 

 

I can't find the article now, but I read since B&O started with pin code protection, thefts of B&O in Denmark had a huge decrease. It was at least well over 50%.

Wow, that's great if it really is so.

On the other hand, what's the odds of a dane not knowing what B&O is? It's like a finn not knowing what Nokia is. 😂