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by Mort Walker
07 Dec 2024 01:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 492
Views: 211466

Re: Electric vehicle and power storage

Turning off engine in idle is madness. Starter & solenoid problems aplenty. I bypassed mine with an additional wiring harness.

Toyota is the leader in hybrids.
by Mort Walker
07 Dec 2024 00:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 492
Views: 211466

Re: Electric vehicle and power storage

The problem with hybrids is they need to have 2 propulsion systems and integrate the two. Which Toyota has been doing for many years which Prius. So the tech is there, but it makes the cars expensive and not sure what you gain from an overall environment impact perspective. Tesla boasted for a whil...
by Mort Walker
06 Dec 2024 23:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 492
Views: 211466

Re: Electric vehicle and power storage

RES are good for handling peak loads on the grid. They make great sense to power factories & offices during the day. It reduces the load on fossil fuel based power & nuclear where they can run at reduced capacity. Saves wear & tear on machinery too. The only long term solution for batter...
by Mort Walker
06 Dec 2024 07:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Electric vehicle and power storage
Replies: 492
Views: 211466

Re: Electric vehicle and power storage

From: <this link> and and this likn ; CATL's current production capacity and output are indeed impressive, with aims to produce 1,200 GWh by 2025 . To put that into perspective, in 2019, CATL topped the list of largest battery cell manufacturers with 32.5 GWh. CATL has invested around $2.1 billion ...
by Mort Walker
02 Dec 2024 22:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8714
Views: 3325314

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

fanne wrote: 01 Dec 2024 04:04 What does the BR economic experts make of 5.7% low economic growth for the quarter?
GST needs to be cut in half. Along with petrol & diesel within GST. Size of Central & State government bureaucracies need to be reduced significantly.
by Mort Walker
27 Nov 2024 21:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

At this time it would be best to approach the Trump team in Maralago about Breon Peace being an activist political prosecutor who has a left wing agenda. Peace has a BA from UC Berkeley & JD from NYU Law. He was selected in March 2021 by recommendation of Chuck Schumer. This is entirely politica...
by Mort Walker
24 Nov 2024 19:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 8729
Views: 2062608

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Apparently Musk is not leaving Mar-A-Lago and is at Trump's side. He's involved in cabinet selection far more than Vance or any Trump family member. Effectively becoming the "First Buddy".
by Mort Walker
23 Nov 2024 09:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 3040
Views: 7444582

Re: Physics Discussion Thread

For those like myself wondering what time crystals are, here is the story from the Stanford Report: Stanford physicists help create time crystals with quantum computers A team of researchers including ones from Stanford and Google have created and observed a new phase of matter, popularly known as a...
by Mort Walker
23 Nov 2024 07:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The US attorney is one Breon Peace (appointed by Bhaidanwa)...probably won't be around for long due to incoming administration. Overzealous prosecutors with a political agenda are going to be themselves prosecuted as stated by new AG Pam Bondi earlier today. The next step is for Kash Patel to come ...
by Mort Walker
22 Nov 2024 18:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Incoming AG Pam Bondi & Trump team needs to be approached about this matter. All of this nonsense about extradition needs to be stopped. No Indian government is going to do that.
by Mort Walker
22 Nov 2024 00:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The question is whether there is enough information in the public domain to make a determination. I have posted some of what I have found above. I will henceforth discuss only additional information that folks post here. No state courts, non-BJP state governments, SEBI, various lenders in India, or...
by Mort Walker
21 Nov 2024 22:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

It is better for India for innovation, start-ups and economic growth to have 100 high multi-millionaires each with 1/100th of the Adani holdings than to have just a single Adani. That is happening, but why dump on Adani, Ambani, Tata, Jindal, Poonawala & nearly 99 more billionaires in India who...
by Mort Walker
21 Nov 2024 20:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

This is targeted to slow down India’s infrastructure progress and cheap power. No charges in any Indian state courts? Billionaires are needed at this stage of India’s development similar to the Rockefellers & JP Morgans. Someone has to put up large amounts of capital to push infrastructure proje...
by Mort Walker
21 Nov 2024 20:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The federal judge in this indictment is this NY jurisdiction is a Schumer nominated appointment rubber stamped by Biden. He has links to Soros. It’s having its intended effect of wiping out $30B of Adani capitalization & now the Adani group has halted its $600M USD based bonds. There are deep st...
by Mort Walker
21 Nov 2024 06:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Biden’s DoJ targeting Adani Group again with baseless allegations.
by Mort Walker
19 Nov 2024 12:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Comma,La/MammaLa (as she likes herself to be called/as her twitter profile indicates) in her short campaign * Raised 1.6 Billion Dollars (Yes, that is a Billion with a B) * And still in debt by $20M * $12 Million on private jets *while* talking about global warming and climate change as existential...
by Mort Walker
19 Nov 2024 02:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

We have to wait a few months and see how this 2nd Trump administration works out with India. It may turnout as a brief respite of 4 years for India to get it's geopolitical house in order, then it's back to the deep state game by early 2029. Hopefully, MAD or Yogi will be in charge after the 2029 GE...
by Mort Walker
18 Nov 2024 10:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Trump is about trade deals & promotion of US goods. De-dollarization of energy trade is going to happen, but if India buys US goods, particularly big ticket items such commercial aircraft, defense & aerospace equipment, the India-US relationship will go smoothly. If anything, Trump may be ab...
by Mort Walker
18 Nov 2024 02:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

As said before RFK Jr. is not opposed to vaccines. He's talking about significantly increasing the testing standards for vaccines. These would be for existing vaccines to ensure they have less toxic materials in them. This is something which India can help the US on. Production of high quality vacci...
by Mort Walker
18 Nov 2024 01:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Yagnasri wrote: 17 Nov 2024 20:10 She can not be stopped, not in the Dem world of wokeness. Black/mixed race women can not be denied in any primary unless you have some LGBTQ+ candidate. It will be fun.
Don't underestimate how bad of a candidate she is for any political office. There is no genuineness in her character.
by Mort Walker
17 Nov 2024 16:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Mami will be California Gov shortly as per some reports. She's trying the Richard Nixon path back to the presidency. In 1962, after losing the presidential race to Kennedy in 1960, ran for California governor, but lost to Pat Brown. Then made a comeback in 1968 after tumultuous years including assa...
by Mort Walker
17 Nov 2024 04:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Search is your friend.



RFK Jr. isn't against vaccines, but more about the purity of vaccines being administered today.
by Mort Walker
16 Nov 2024 00:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

vimal wrote:Should you complain to a manager now Karen Dubey ? :rotfl:
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by Mort Walker
16 Nov 2024 00:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

In the last 188 years, a sitting vice president has been elected once. In 1988, GHW Bush was elected who was Ronald Reagan's VP. Harris was doomed from the start and associated with Biden. In 2028, if Vance is going to run for president, he too will likely lose due to being associated with Trump's a...
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 20:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

I think Tulsi will narrowly clear senate confirmation. Gaetz is making heads explode. If Kash Patel is FBI director, then Dems & RINOs go completely ape shit.

Have to count senate votes depending on who will fill Rubio & Vance seats.
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 08:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Steve Bannon has mentioned Kash Patel as FBI director, but that will have to wait until Trump gets into office to fire Christopher Wray or Wray resigns at the end of the year. FBI directors serve 10 year terms and are confirmed by the Senate. However, vested interests may not let that happen. Lots o...
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 08:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

DOGE goes nowhere. Stephen Miller is deputy WH CoS for policy. He's a racist who will have far more influence than Elon or Vivek. I would say even Steve Bannon will have more influence on Trump than DOGE. Miller is not only a racist, but ineffective and the reason for the government shutdown in Dec....
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 03:49
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

All that’s needed now is for Trump to nominate Hulk Hogan for a cabinet position.
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 03:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Is OMB a Department of its own, or part of another Dept. (IOW does the post of Dir. OMB require Senate confirmation? ) Office of Management and Budget is an accounting org. With a miniscule budget of 140+ million and 400 employees. If bigger is better, then Dept. of Health and Human Services has a ...
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 03:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Disha-ji, 40% of Indian origin people voted for Trump including myself & wife. The hope was there that campaigning for Trump & helping him win would result in key positions, not just for Vivek & Kash, but a real change with Tulsi & RFK jr. Trump’s picks for DoD, DHS & AG are real...
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 03:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

OMB is a department directly under control of the WH and the director needs Senate confirmation.
by Mort Walker
14 Nov 2024 02:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Tulsi is DNI. Kash Patel got nothing. Matt Gaetz of FL is AG. Vivek made co-chair of government efficiency that demonstrates inefficiency with two heads. If Trump had any sense, he would have made Vivek director of OMB. Indians acting like Gunga-Din for Trump is bad. They got NOTHING for their loyal...
by Mort Walker
11 Nov 2024 21:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

sanjayc wrote: 11 Nov 2024 20:56 ^^ Sounds like America's version of Sonia Gandhi
Absolutely. It’s one of the dangers of having a young president. The bad part is that he kept a home in Washington DC. Former presidents leave the capital and maintain a home away from power centers.
by Mort Walker
10 Nov 2024 09:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Biden handled the pandemic poorly. Most deaths in the US happened after the Delta variant came through. The Biden admin chewtias messed up the mask rules around Memorial Day (late May) 2021. This knowing the Delta variant ravaged another large country- India. Further, the administration went all in ...
by Mort Walker
10 Nov 2024 00:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9765
Views: 2927932

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

VKumar wrote: 09 Nov 2024 23:32 When is the US Ambassador to be replaced.
Typically they leave in December, but don't know if Garcetti is willing to return to the shit-hole of LA. He may hang around before privately being asked to resign by the incoming Trump team.
by Mort Walker
10 Nov 2024 00:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

- Green card filing dates have been made "current" many a time, and retrogressed many a time. These are Homeland Security (USCIS) and/or State Department decisions based on their workloads and also political directions. This is correct. USCIS after Biden took over moved processing centers...
by Mort Walker
09 Nov 2024 11:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Ramana-ji,

I agree, if managed correctly by Trump, which is a big “if”, then we can see MAGA being in power for the next 12 years.
by Mort Walker
09 Nov 2024 11:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

No.10 is interesting. This means institutional knowledge can reside with members of congress as opposed to 30+ years service of babus. The flip side is that you get old farts like McConnell or Pelosi.
by Mort Walker
09 Nov 2024 02:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Harris was a bad candidate. When Biden was forced out, Dems should have scheduled a mini-primary with Newscum, Prickster, Whitmer & others who would have beaten Harris. Anointing anyone other than Michelle (Michael) Obama proved to be a disaster. Dems learned the hard way about not protecting de...
by Mort Walker
09 Nov 2024 02:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: US Election Watch Thread 2024
Replies: 620
Views: 111059

Re: US Election Watch Thread 2024

Not really, that is what people who have respect for law do (can't say the same about convicted felons) Gentleman Gore did it in 2000 and Kamala will do it now. Sky did not fall and there were NO riots as far as I know. Meanwhile I am happy and counting my money. Made a bit on bitcoin and some on T...