EVs will certainly help with pollution, but I'm not sure they'll make a huge difference to noise. With the odd exception, the engine/exhaust noise from most modern ICE cars is pretty low for most of … (View Post)

It's worth noting that during the period 2014 (following Russia's annexation of Crimea) to 2020, France was, after the US, by far the biggest exporter of weapons to Ukraine. https://www.nzz.ch/intern… (View Post)

Yes, that's what I do too. The wallet stays at home as an emergency backup. God knows what my lad was doing, out on the piss with both his phone and his wallet. He's normally got more sense than that! (View Post)

I know what you mean, but on the whole actual dictatorships don't tend to be either woke or green. At least, I can't think of one. (View Post)

Perhaps a better metric would be the likely number of years of life gained as a result of the transplant. (View Post)