I had a Báthory-bathing-in-blood vibe when I first saw this. I haven’t changed that thought yet.
On a painting criticism I don’t mind the face, but the hands really are undead.
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There is a UK court order in place until the outcome of her appeal.
I don’t know all the details.
Private Eye, which has a whole page every fortnight dedicated to our NHS, written by someone with the pseudonym MD, has had to postpone MD’s article on the matter for this reason.
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Hemophilia tends to run in european royalty
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Two thoughts:
- What happens when that EMP hits other things? (Pacemakers!)
- How hard is it to add shielded wiring to ebikes?
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What happens when they’re generally available and people point them at cars? Cop cars? Ambulances? Cop radios? The cop shop’s computers?
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Pointing something with a chunky coil barrel at a cop car probably will get a reaction. 
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Well, quite…
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(Some) additional information, links:
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NPCC chair Gavin Stephens told media: “Basically, it interferes with the electric motor, to trick the electric motor into thinking it is overheating. It sends a signal to confuse the electric motor. All these electric motors apparently have an inbuilt safety system that if it thinks it’s overheating, it shuts down. At the minute, it’s like a ginormous backpack.”
Under the oversight of the NPCC’s chief scientific adviser, cops aim to have a weapon that is harmless to humans and other electronic devices. Because you don’t want to accidentally brick a Tesla in the act of disabling a crook on an e-scooter, though there’s a strong argument to be made that this counts as acceptable collateral damage.
Less acceptable would be to zap an elderly person with a pacemaker.
A victim of the crime told The Register: "From my London experience as a victim of phone theft by an e-bike and having witnessed it happen to others, I welcome this if it ends up being a practical ‘hit of a button’ solution and the motor shuts down. However, if they have to charge/setup the EMP and if the range is short, given how swift these criminals are on their e-wheels, this might not be effective at all.
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7 weeks and while the remains of the bridge are being blown apart over the ship!?
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Whoa, I thought companies learned how quickly isolation can become harmful to the crew of a ship during the pandemic:
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What the actual fuck?!?!
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Sometimes a greased obelisk is just a cigar.
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… the world has long considered sailors subhuman
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Oh yes, and by manipulating their status to avoid the law.
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