Chris Ratcliff
@chrisratcliff.bsky.social
Car and whisky fan. Co-host of the Automovie Podcast. Takes photos, shares whisky thoughts, and builds Lego.
Also Johnny Briggs, Press Gang, Round the Twist and Knightmare!
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Also Johnny Briggs, Press Gang, Round the Twist and Knightmare!
I like MagSafe charging stands because they’re pretty and easy to use, but also the costs/wattages involved are low. It’s telling how little wireless charging is used elsewhere.
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I like MagSafe charging stands because they’re pretty and easy to use, but also the costs/wattages involved are low. It’s telling how little wireless charging is used elsewhere.
(Just to add, I think the EV ‘turbo’ Cayenne is a big and unnecessary and silly and I’d love one. I suspect the depreciation will be all of those things too!)
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
(Just to add, I think the EV ‘turbo’ Cayenne is a big and unnecessary and silly and I’d love one. I suspect the depreciation will be all of those things too!)
On a domestic supply, that’s around 95 amps, or what many houses would be fused for in total.
More than that, if part of your justification for an EV is lower cost, would you happily double your home charging cost to not plug in a cable?
More than that, if part of your justification for an EV is lower cost, would you happily double your home charging cost to not plug in a cable?
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On a domestic supply, that’s around 95 amps, or what many houses would be fused for in total.
More than that, if part of your justification for an EV is lower cost, would you happily double your home charging cost to not plug in a cable?
More than that, if part of your justification for an EV is lower cost, would you happily double your home charging cost to not plug in a cable?
I like the idea of Bond like Dr Who. Yes, there’s bits of lore that keep coming back, but the actors and characterisation is more reflective of a writer or a world mood. Craig Bond was a reaction to Austin Powers and Borne, just as others a reaction to the Cold War.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I like the idea of Bond like Dr Who. Yes, there’s bits of lore that keep coming back, but the actors and characterisation is more reflective of a writer or a world mood. Craig Bond was a reaction to Austin Powers and Borne, just as others a reaction to the Cold War.
Filed for bankruptcy but came out the other side. Suspect these cars would carry Hoonigan branding no matter what though
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Filed for bankruptcy but came out the other side. Suspect these cars would carry Hoonigan branding no matter what though
(And I say all this as a Wetzlar bystander, never having owned one)
October 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
(And I say all this as a Wetzlar bystander, never having owned one)
Indeed. I just seems like using the L mount and giving it AF would have been a great step up from the Q experience. Why wouldn’t you buy an M and have the rangefinder over the EV1?
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Indeed. I just seems like using the L mount and giving it AF would have been a great step up from the Q experience. Why wouldn’t you buy an M and have the rangefinder over the EV1?
Hypoxia as a service?
October 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hypoxia as a service?
You have to be rich to save money.
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
You have to be rich to save money.
Congrats! Mind over maths!
October 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Congrats! Mind over maths!
Aston Martin Lagonda doesn’t own the F1 team. Rather Stroll-led consortiums own both, and AML sponsor the F1 team to (what has been) about $20m a year.
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Aston Martin Lagonda doesn’t own the F1 team. Rather Stroll-led consortiums own both, and AML sponsor the F1 team to (what has been) about $20m a year.
Oh, oh, I read about this somewhere. Basically there are no standards for maximum brightness or effectiveness of auto dimming lights, but brighter means safer according to drivers (and to some extent EuroNCAP?) so they whack them up.
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Oh, oh, I read about this somewhere. Basically there are no standards for maximum brightness or effectiveness of auto dimming lights, but brighter means safer according to drivers (and to some extent EuroNCAP?) so they whack them up.
The Nurburgring is so, so long and has its own rules around safety cars and safety procedures in general. I’m sure he’ll smash it in one weekend anyway.
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Nurburgring is so, so long and has its own rules around safety cars and safety procedures in general. I’m sure he’ll smash it in one weekend anyway.
That’s new to me. Thank you! I’ll
Give it a try
Give it a try
September 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
That’s new to me. Thank you! I’ll
Give it a try
Give it a try
I’ve downloaded Halide for the iPhone, simply because it gives you the option of processing with the Apple image pipeline or their own zero impact engine. Also, trying to use an actual camera more…
September 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I’ve downloaded Halide for the iPhone, simply because it gives you the option of processing with the Apple image pipeline or their own zero impact engine. Also, trying to use an actual camera more…
100%. And better to be honest early than the usual no customer data accessed > some customer data, but only X > whole database taken pipeline we often see.
September 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
100%. And better to be honest early than the usual no customer data accessed > some customer data, but only X > whole database taken pipeline we often see.
I disagree with the cybersecurity folk who demand full comms on exactly what happened hours after an attack. I’d rather something considered was released a week later.
September 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I disagree with the cybersecurity folk who demand full comms on exactly what happened hours after an attack. I’d rather something considered was released a week later.
(Also, imagine you’ve finally achieved your dream of racing in the NLS, and the day you do your classroom session Max walks in…)
September 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
(Also, imagine you’ve finally achieved your dream of racing in the NLS, and the day you do your classroom session Max walks in…)