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  1. Hawk256

    Electric motor scooters

    Or Scottish slang for something else. If an extreme fire hazard is fear, uncertainly and doubt, I guess I'm the man. 30 years as an electrical engineer should buy me an opinion. I would much rather give some negative sounding advice than have someone lose their house or worse from a defective...
  2. Hawk256

    Electric motor scooters

    What is a king of FUD? Never heard that one before.
  3. Hawk256

    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    I don't believe those resell number numbers for Indonesia. I have never heard of friend or assosciate successfully selling an EV at any price and I know quite a few that want to sell. Not a single one. They can give as long a warranty as they want, doesn't mean it will last that long. Like the...
  4. Hawk256

    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    The jury is still out that. Don't expect to be able to resell a used EV in Indonesia either. They are practically worth nothing on the used market. At least a ICE car still has good resell value here. I will be using the buy back program on my Vinfast V3 in a couple of months so I guess I will...
  5. Hawk256

    Electric motor scooters

    Putting a malfunctioning electric scooter inside sounds like a terrible idea unless you want to burn the house down.
  6. Hawk256

    ITAS to ITAP Sponsored by Indonesian Spouse , how I did it

    Approved today. About a month and just a couple of hiccups. Not a bad experience at all. As long as you know how to covert jpg to pdf and compress them it's pretty easy. A lot of online services that do it for free so no need to download any software.
  7. Hawk256

    ITAS to ITAP Sponsored by Indonesian Spouse , how I did it

    Just got after almost a month that the application is held up because they need a copy of my old passport. Luckily it's still around but what an odd request. I changed passports 2 years ago and went through the process with immigration when you could still go to the office. It wasn't mentioned...
  8. Hawk256

    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    They are much heavier and not likely to change until some major battery changes. The roads and tires are two of the things that EV's are going to wear out quicker but no one really want's to talk about the negatives. EV's are supposed to be all flowers and sunshine. I own both so I feel that...
  9. Hawk256

    DIY - Renew KITAS

    It's almost like there is an agreement to not step on each others toes.
  10. Hawk256

    New laws- Government control

    How are you going to get an accurate measurement? Using an Android cell phone is the same as using a potato. A good, accurate DB meter is several thousand dollars. How many meters is the official max limit supposed to be measured? 100 db at at how many meters? Just like example earlier from AI...
  11. Hawk256

    New laws- Government control

    Instead of me doing the measurements and explanations let's just let AI handle it. I'm assuming 50 meters, closer and the numbers drop by small amount, further and the numbers go up exponentially. To get 120 dB SPL at 50 meters, you need an enormous amount of power, likely in the tens of...
  12. Hawk256

    DIY - Renew KITAS

    Once an agent is involved, unless they want to help free you (usually at a price) it is very hard to accomplish anything without them. However, it would seem that there must be someway to get free but it's probably not quick or easy.
  13. Hawk256

    New laws- Government control

    Are you back to that highly improbable decibel number again? I thought we had settled that a long time ago. The mosque loud speakers are not 10,000 watt concert PA systems. And to measure 120 DB at the distance you are from the mosque is almost impossible even if they were. I have lived in...
  14. Hawk256

    New laws- Government control

    I disagree with your statement wholeheartedly and I'm not sure what you are basing it on. How much have you studied Islam and what are the local practices that are different? Other than loud speakers which do seem to exist (at least in some places but oddly enough never where I have been for the...
  15. Hawk256

    New laws- Government control

    It's funny. Go to Saudi and you can barely hear the calls to prayer directly across from a mosque.
  16. Hawk256

    The drab hand of religions.

    55 been here 8 years. I can speak about what I know and I know what I have heard and what I have expereiced, It's the others using terms like "all don't want to" or " if they they say they do it for god they are liars" that rubs me the wrong way. And I was one of the firsts one to say not to use...
  17. Hawk256

    The drab hand of religions.

    Whey they say the do if for Allah, I believe them. When they say they don't feel mistreated by their religion, I belive them. What makes you so sure that they are lying? How many muslim people have hung around for 8 or so hours a day and actually talked to each other. You are getting like others...
  18. Hawk256

    The drab hand of religions.

    Like I said before my wife and her family would disagree with your assesment. I have talked to too many that all say they do it for "Allah". Maybe you are choosing women from the wrong places if you have those ideas.
  19. Hawk256

    The drab hand of religions.

    Been in and out of Saudi, UAE and Qatar many times. Never seen anything like that in the past 15 years. Iran are Shia Muslims, maybe they think differently.
  20. Hawk256

    The drab hand of religions.

    I always take the easy escape just like others that will not be named. I'm done now back to your regular scheduled post.

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