Happy new year!

This month, I've used less than a gigabyte of mobile data. This is not only because I spend most of my time in a Wi-Fi zone, but also because mobile internet in Russia is practically dead. Meanwhile, almost all mobile operators are raising their prices due to the "increased load."

The difference in the sound of cars from the same team has been discussed many times, and in most cases, the difference is explained by different car settings and driver preferences. I also noticed a pronounced whistle from Norris's onboard, but I don't consider this evidence of a decisive difference in the cars' technical characteristics. But I heard an opinion that the last updates of the season, which McLaren brought in at rounds 7-9 before the end of the championship, introduced decisive changes that were much more suitable for Norris, Piastri's weeks. I agree that favoritism for brit is evident, it's obvious, but I don't believe that the team is sabotaging Piastri, preventing him from revealing his talent, especially that they have different cars. Piastri would never agree with old details. And if one driver have a new front wing/brakes/suspension or anything, but his partner is not, the team explain it immediately after the mandatory registration of any changes in it's cars between races.

FIA and F1 owners are political, profit-oriented and likely corrupted institutions. I agree Briatore needed to be banned from racing business for life after what he did.

Behind the scenes, a lot of what could be called match-fixing happens, whether for the sake of high ratings, spectacle, or drama. But in this particular case, even though I like the calm Oscar more than the whiny Lando, I see no reason to consider Formula 1 a failing sport. You say you stopped watching it in favor of F2, but you still watch. It seems to me that in recent years, with Max becoming king, the championship has become much more interesting and the intrigue has increased exponentially. Even if it's partly artificial, I don't care. I think it's long been clear that in Formula 1, you can't be a nobody; you can't win races only on pure talent. It's long been a sport for billionaires, allowed into which the children of millionaires are allowed, who are expected to be able to elbow each other and weave intrigues from the very childhood.

In any case, time will put everything in its place. Thanks for the interesting opinion!

That's what I said "team prefers Norris". By the way, some so-called F1 experts attribute Oscar's drop in pure speed to the fact that the final tracks on the calendar simply don't suit him. It's all about cornering technique, and Oscar himself has mentioned this more than once. One source (Mark Hughes) quotes:

"They have completely different techniques, and they load the car differently on corner entry in almost every race. But on these two tracks, Piastri was about 0.5 seconds behind.

Looking more closely at the Mexico City round, the main challenge with the smooth surface of the track, located at high altitude, is warming up the front tires before the first turn and preventing the rears from overheating by the final stint. This is much more difficult to achieve than on other tracks that require a similar compromise in car setup (Barcelona, Hungary, Abu Dhabi), as the ultra-smooth asphalt prevents the tires from gripping the surface well, meaning the mechanical grip generated by tire hysteresis (the deformation of the tire during movement, causing heat) is not very effective.

All this puts additional stress on the tire tread, which is prone to overheating. As it overheats, it transfers less load to the tire carcass, which remains cold and inflexible.

Norris' pole position was 0.588 seconds faster than Piastri's lap, which earned him eighth place. This difference is explained by Piastri losing 0.25 seconds in Turn 1 (his front tires were underheated) and 0.343 seconds in the long, slow final corner (his rear tires were overheated). In total, Piastri lost 0.593 seconds compared to his teammate in these two corners.

They lapped the rest of the lap at the same pace, as the layout smoothed out the differences in their driving techniques. While Piastri did lose time in the fast Turn 9, which is unusual, he was generally faster in the slower sequence of Turns 4, 5, and 6.

Piastri's 0.343-second loss in Turns 16-17 is explained by greater understeer on entry, more wheel lockup as power builds, and, consequently, greater oversteer on exit, which further overheats the rear tires.

Piastri isn't as efficient at cornering simply because his driving technique puts a different strain on the front tires. This is also evident in the time lost in Turn 1. Approaching this corner, Norris partially lifts off the throttle and simultaneously applies braking, while Piastri brakes later and immediately releases the throttle completely, without simultaneously applying both the throttle and brake pedals.

During this phase, Norris has the opportunity to turn the car more deeply into the corner, allowing him to take it at higher speed. This is where the significant time gain occurs. Norris took the apex of Turn 2, the slowest part of the sequence, at 112.6 km/h (70.5 mph), while Piastri did at 101.4 km/h (63.5 mph). Piastri lost a quarter of a second in this section.

Mexico City was simply a more extreme example of what we typically see at the start of every race weekend, when on a dusty track with no rubber, Norris is invariably faster than his teammate. As grip improves throughout the weekend, and the car copes better with the more abrupt load changes associated with Piastri's corner entry technique, Oscar catches up or passes Norris."

It's slippery in Brasil too. So the team has an explanation. Anyways, we will see if Oscar is much better when they both will change the team. I think Lando is good too.

I disagree with your marketing conspiracy theory. The hyper-marketing Lewis once left McLaren and won multiple titles with Mercedes. Your example of his move to Ferrari after seven titles is rather an exception. The undeniable talent of Schumacher, Alonso, Raikkonen, and others at the end of their careers wasn't enough to compete for the title. Of the current drivers mentioned, Alonso shines compared to Stroll, but his protégé Bortoleto would probably have outscored Fernando this season. I keep seeing the same arguments between the glory boys and the haters, and they say that absolutely every driver they don't support is bad. They drive like rocket ships compared to others, and the team devotes all their resources to them, forcing their teammates to give up positions and help defend against attacks, and much, much more. Meanwhile, the teams these haters are rooting for isn't much different. Oscar and his Australian manager, by the way, aren't saints either and are battling it out behind the scenes. I think if McLaren's fortunes worsen in 2026 with the new regulations, we'll see Oscar in a different team in 2027, and he'll have a chance to prove he's stronger than Lando.

Have a good weekend, #Nostr

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It seems the pressure has gotten to Piastri, and the championship is slipping away. Lando, however, pulled himself together and drove much faster and more confidently than at the start of the season. This is especially surprising given Max Verstappen's strong performances in the second half of the season. Oscar lacks experience, and most importantly, it seems the team doesn't want him to win; they prefer Norris.

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Code 3 is a good movie.

Remind me something

Counter-Strike 2 in-game items' marketcap fall from 6 to 4 billion dollars in one night after update of knife craft mechanic.

A whole industry of business — skin trading, which investors who don’t even play the game believed in — is rapidly shrinking due to Valve’s dissatisfaction.

Or AI summary maybe? Content as is may be copyrighted and it owners won't be happy with client's behavior like this.

Played Arkham City first time today. Like it.

Tomorrow I will lose my family. They'll be ok, but I'll be alone again. In many ways it's my fault. Anyways, happy father's day to me.

I worked for a month building my parents' house, while also helping a friend, who was the main worker there. He has a lot of experience and skills, and I assisted, did housekeeping, and electrical work. I also cleaned up the property and built sidewalks. The air outside the city is completely different, and I wanted to stay there because I felt much better, despite the physical exertion and the cold in less than comfortable conditions.

It's both funny and scary that I was writing back then, but now I can't see my messages, even though the client sent them somewhere...

Internet is pretty broken in Russia. I can't reach my own website from mobile. Maybe shared server is blocked by IP, idk. But from home provider website is loading well. It looks like foreign traffic has simply been cut off or hardly pessimized.

Found this in my desk. Who knows what it is?

The repair (pump replacement) took half an hour and cost $60. The repairman also told me how to fix a small leak from the detergent intake tank. I took it apart, sealed it with sealant and it was done. It was worth it!

My 20-yo washing machine broke down. Having looked at the reviews of modern models, I decided to call a repair specialist first. The quality is significantly different - judging by the reviews, inexpensive modern washing machines work without problems for 3 years, if you're lucky. Then you definitely need to repair either the pump, or the bearings, shock absorbers, or the motor.

Today I replaced the spark plugs on a V6 engine, which turned out to be quite a difficult task. And then touching grass.

What email are you using? Self-hosted on own domain? Proton that asking for a phone number? Or something else?

Good advice about trying it first. Graphene is a really specific OS, and it's installed on my previous Pixel. Compared to Google Android Graphene OS may seem cut down in terms of interface and features, and system apps look like from Oreo times. So of course you should first try it on an old or secondary device.

Looked at this feature, almost everything in it was in other settings before, except perhaps 2G networks and automatic reboot after 3 days without unlocking. Antispam, antitheft, call and message filter, antifishing/malware detection firewall, disabling installation of applications from unknown sources - all this is now enabled with one slider. But I need to install third-party applications, I think many people choose Android precisely because of this. And I can't turn on the new additional protection feature because the choice is all or nothing.

Yes, you are right, everyone need to switch to Graphene OS, I still can't decide to get rid of Google services and some Google play-only apps.

My pixel updated to android 16 and nothing changed.