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Capricorn

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  1. medupi is seriously flawed, but there are solutions: one is to derate the power station, the other is to replace the pulverizers. the PF quality is not good enough for the boilers height (it's too short). I've always maintained that there are good enough ppl within eskom, but they are being sidelined. The rank incompetence was predominantly at management level, but i'm afraid that over the past few years, that incompetence has started saturating the non-managerial roles as well. Eskom's problems are no different from those of government in that the pervasive incompetence in government is mirrored in Eskom's structures. And like in government, where good ppl are being sidelined and bullied into silence and inaction, so too are the good ones in Eskom. Get those good ppl going again, and I believe Eskom can be pulled straight. But it's not going to happen overnight. I'd say at least 3 -5 years to start seeing greenshoots. the key is getting the culture right,a nd currently, it's extremely toxic.
  2. this is key to appreciate: there's current state nuclear, and future state nuclear. I'm not a supporter for the former. At all. the world should plow money and focus into efforts like that of Mr Gates and the proposed travelling wave reactor. Not all nuclear is the same, and in the hype/rush to save the planet, ppl are falling for the joke that is the current state of nuclear. Renewables can fill the gap.
  3. then you are in for a treat...
  4. wait till nuclear gets put back on the table....
  5. tell us more! been on a fence on whether to watch that or not.
  6. ooo, total rash of goosebumpy trailers. Season 1 was superb. Glad it was renewed.
  7. got me some goosebumps. Hope the show itself is as exciting. https://youtu.be/-33JCGEGzwU Oct 20, 2019.
  8. so what does it take to become a gold medallist athlete, with support that doesn't come from a national body?
  9. don't forget the michelin wild enduro's. Can't hold a candle to the sidewall support of an SG carcass, but grips like stink. Rolls just as well. But the outright grip champ has to be E13. But it comes with a price, and it's not the RRP.
  10. works just as well for the keyboard heroes..
  11. is there something missing, because that statement sounds reasonable?
  12. hotdamn that arbr is pure desire..
  13. nah. the pressure wave spreads out in a cone behind the aircraft's leading edge that creates the compression. Where that cone hits the water it will effectively be a line perpendicular to the point of travel. like so... To create that level of upwash requires a massive localized drop in pressure above the water's surface. Unfortunately, even the trailing vortices generated by all aircraft, don't drop air pressure to that degree. That looks more like the spray created by a very high powered watercraft than an aircraft.
  14. i remember that image, but i think it was fake. Didn't care though, it awe inspiring, and similarly, one of my favorite child hood memories of fighter jets.
  15. love the look of that bird.
  16. with so many interdicts against strikes, i wonder when the judicial dam wall is going to be breached, and unprotected strikes become order of the day again. the country's financials are not good, and government dithering on key reforms is putting enormous pressure on existing work providers. At some point, gatvol is going to become an understatement.
  17. same thing going on in Eskom. Tthe bane of every SOC it seems
  18. how nervous does it make you when you read stuff about Mango airlines being serviced with parts supplied by criminals ? I guess it's only a problem when the plane starts falling out of the sky.
  19. Fox sox are the only ones I buy for riding. Super comfy, and they wear well. So surprised you had holes after 2 rides. Perhaps a bad batch with pre-existing faults or moths?
  20. got zero rating on Rotten tomatoes.
  21. dammit. gimme a chance to finish working my way through Bill's brain! Trailer looks so good. definitely on the watchlist.
  22. Thanks! looking forward to watching that.
  23. if the 'unofficial results are anything to go by, you shuold've gotten the tesla
  24. Got hooked on The Capture, right on the first ep. Second ep just sucked me in deeper. Show is smoking hot. BBC production.
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