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- Comment on It's funny how once a country has Universal Healthcare they never give it up. 2 days ago:
Not the worst plan. But even with a zero risk, easy win like that I’m pretty sure he’d still think he’s getting screwed in the deal and demand the values flipped.
- Comment on Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there? 4 days ago:
Yep, and as I said, the return trip with all the rapidly evolved super-geniuses would be the impossible part of the plan.
You can’t travel someplace else - experience say 100 years, and then travel back to your place of departure and have had only 20 years passed. That’s fundamentally impossible.
- Comment on Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there? 5 days ago:
Interstellar is just a movie, mate. There is no such planet, time passes at the same rate everywhere - ie the caesium standard.
Time dilation is a thing, but as far as I’m aware it’s not possible to travel someplace, pass any greater amount of time, and then return as though less time had passed - that’s time travel. It’s theoretically impossible, at least with current technology and understanding of relativity. Great movie though.
- Comment on I getting more and more enraged seeing self proclaimed leftists resorting to ghastly Gen AI to bastardise their rather humorous ideas. 1 week ago:
Blockchain is here. NFTs are here. The Metaverse is here.
Not long ago they were the ‘unavoidable evolution of technology’ that we were sometimes scolded for mocking.
Maybe they won’t go away, ever. But that’s actually not important.
Just because a technology exists doesn’t mean it will be relevant whatsoever in the future - even if the technology is ostensibly a huge market with billions of dollars being poured into it, and there’s nothing wrong with calling out stupid technology and complaining about it.
The AI LLM slopaverse is both a stupid business model and a stupid technology (given the amount of investment and valuations). Considering real world utility of LLMs I’d say it deserves around 1/1000th of the current investment - if rational people ran the world.
- Comment on Some men just want to watch the world burn. 2 weeks ago:
Why give the company at the epicenter of the coming financial crash your money?
This is like hoping for the sub-prime market to crash so that you can afford a Bear-Stearns home loan at a favourable interest rate.
- Comment on Fuck Labor. Fuck McKenzie. Fuck Setka. Defend the CFMEU. 4 weeks ago:
The CFMEU gives unions a bad name, which is bad for all workers.
They need to remove their rot and implement big changes to transparency and hiring policy. It will take decades of successful meaningful action to earn back public trust.
Else, the government will use them as an excuse to come down hard on all unions via legislation and in public discourse, which helps nobody but the big end of town.
- Comment on Comedian’s visa sabotaged, war crimes suspects cheered through 4 weeks ago:
Fucking embarrassing how little pressure it takes Labor to cave to literal Zionist Lobby pressure tactics that cost them far more in the US, breaking against their own longstanding laws and policy as the reporter points out.
Though I will say that they are helping me convert former Labor voters into future Greenies. So… not a total loss.
This excellent (as always) reporting from MWM is helping.
- Comment on WA Labor candidate Georgia Tree quickly walks away from influencer asking her about her background working for Woodside | Punters Politics 5 weeks ago:
I know you didn’t ask, but Punters Politics is great btw… Very level-headed political analysis in the videos I’ve seen from him, and he seems to be getting through positive messaging to a young demographic with his approach. Which is so important with all the mountains of cash being astroturfed into fake groups like ‘Advance Australia’ to push pro-oil&gas and anti-Greens messaging to that non-politically informed demo.
- Comment on Profit over people is a failed system 5 weeks ago:
This reads like they’re more pissed that products didn’t get cheaper, than they are that companies lowered food standards immediately after regulations disappeared.
Remember this anytime some lassaize faire dipshit talks about regulations not being needed because ‘the free market regulates itself’.
Same for monopolies. Which now exist the virtually all major industries thanks to deregulation or weakened regs.
- Comment on A 'huge' trade-off: One Nation's pitch for cheaper cigarettes 1 month ago:
“Labor has not only lost the revenue, it has lost control of the black market in illegal tobacco,” Hanson said in her announcement on Tuesday.
Conveniently forgetting that the LNP Coalition was in power for what… 17 of the last 26 years, last as recently as 2022?
And that One Nation typically voted with them and gave their electoral preferences to them…
- Comment on Whistleblower David McBride Released on Parole 1 month ago:
Should have been dropped by Labor day one of gaining power.
Reminds us all that they largely push the “increased government transparency and anti-corruption” agenda performatively when they’re in opposition. When they get the chance to actually demonstrate it they either water it down or back off entirely to keep their powers.
- Comment on Deliberately misleading party name approved for Victorian election 1 month ago:
Mate it’s not even illegal according to the AEC to mimic AEC livery and ‘how to vote’ forms and placards to trick Chinese immigrants into voting for the LNP.
Nor is it illegal to hand out “How to vote for Greens / LNP / Labour” cards at polling stations as a member of an opposition party, and deceptively place all preferences for the opposite intentions.
Nor is it illegal to mimic the AEC and puport to simply be a government representative enabling your application to a postal vote, while actually being from Liberal or Labor party and taking any submitted information as your own, to do whatever you like with.
So there’s zero chance they’ll care about a party misrepresenting their political goals.
Australians have very little freedom of speech enshrined in law, but what little there is aims to protect politicians only.
- Comment on AI Slop 1 month ago:
- Comment on The way Walmart delivered my son’s new backpack 1 month ago:
Bummer. When this kinda thing happens to me I just accept the fate the universe has delivered me and pick of the sticker for like 45 minutes while watching an episode or something.
No other removal method has proven reliably non-damaging.
- Comment on Does Israel have a right to your tax dollars? 1 month ago:
I’m disappointed with the US regularly, but gotta say it’s really great watching the current movement with Mamdami and El-Sayed unfolding.
- Comment on First Thing: Trump chastises oil companies for ‘making too much money’ from his Iran war 1 month ago:
“Whereas my taste”
Fuckin dollar-store mafioso-ass presidency.
- Comment on Only boomers can use this bench. Meanwhile, they're trying to get rid of their own property taxes. 1 month ago:
What a reactionary zealot response.
This is a dumb exclusionary policy being fairly pointed out, not ageism.
I’ll explain it with a comparision of the language used.
The language used for benches like this in my country, Australia: “Priority seating. Please stand for seniors, pregnant, or handicapped people”.
Priority, based on needs. Anyone can use it otherwise.
The language used in this sign: “Benches are for seniors are handicapped citizens only”
Exclusionary, based on privilege and needs. If you are old and infirm and a citizen ONLY YOU may ever use this bench, and if you’re not a citizen (tourist, asylum seeker, migrant worker) you can fuck off regardless of your needs. Pregnant women? Who cares, they’re not old and they’re women.
This is not a subtle distinction. This is language used to assert a hierarchy and exclude underclasses, and it’s embedded into every aspect of US society without most people even noticing because they’ve never seen different.
- Comment on Only boomers can use this bench. Meanwhile, they're trying to get rid of their own property taxes. 1 month ago:
I disagree wholeheartedly. This is a dumb exclusionary policy being fairly pointed out, not ageism.
I’ll explain it with a comparision of the language used.
The language used for benches like this in my country, Australia: “Priority seating. Please stand for seniors and handicapped people”.
Priority, based on needs. Anyone can use it otherwise.
The language used in this sign: “Benches are for seniors are handicapped citizens only”
Exclusionary, based on privilege and needs. If you are old and infirm and a citizen ONLY YOU may ever use this bench, and if you’re not a citizen (tourist, asylum seeker, migrant worker) you can fuck off regardless of your needs.
This is not a subtle distinction. This is language used to assert a hierarchy and exclude underclasses, and it’s embedded into every aspect of your society without most people even noticing because they’ve never seen different.
- Comment on Leggo's, Coles and Aldi selling Chinese tomatoes as 'Australian' and 'Italian' in products, forensic testing finds 2 months ago:
Lying cunts preying on people trying to support local farmers, and with forced-labour sourced goods no less.
All off my shopping list for good, and hoping to see ACCC action. This is clearly deceptive labeling and false advertising.
- Comment on My body, my life, my choice 2 months ago:
The hero we need, but not the one we deserve.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Haha… OK pal. Have a great one.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Re-reading my comment it was way more aggressive than it meant to be. I think I laid on the sarcasm too thick after reading the latest Trump bullshitery. Anyway, appreciate your comment.
We culturally usually bring our glasses to parties if we are drinking something that needs a glass (eg Guiness, Kilkenny) if the gathering is over a dozen people. Keg parties require hiring the keg - and glassware (or washable plastic schooners) are included in the hire price. Kegs aren’t any cheaper than buying by carton/case here unless you’re doing bulk kegs for a wedding or something (Australia - we have a significant alcohol tax).
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Yes of course, my hundreds of personal parties attended are invalid evidence compares to your personal experience of several commercial venues (which is not even what was being discussed).
I don’t care about downvotes. Parties full of red plastic cups is a very American phenomenon - and also in countries that have low environmental concerns and use a lot of single-use plastics. All through Europe, Australia, NZ, Japan, its far more common to use glassware or bring your own cups. I’ve only been to a few keg parties because it’s no cheaper than buying cans/bottles unless you’re running a really big event like a wedding - and even then, proper glassware or washable plastic schooners are included in the hire contract (kegs are hired and must be returned).
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Yeah generally. Or everyone is drinking from cans / beer bottles. Keg parties are not a common thing for your average BBQ or your average student party.
- Comment on Review: EXO-6’s ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Garak Is No Plain, Simple Figure 2 months ago:
I see it too.
The photo leading the article is a bad angle tho, he looks much more accclurately captured in other angles of the figurine.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Yes. The rest of the world uses glasses because we’re adults and we don’t hide the glassware from our friends.
The only time I ever see disposable cups used is at kids parties, or to play beer pong.
- Comment on no time rule 2 months ago:
TFW you abolish clocks and you are forced to work from ‘sunup to sundown’ instead.
- Comment on 3 months ago:
This is just a social engineering attack for rich, gullible people.
- Comment on AMD changes rules, denies researcher $10,000 bounty after taking 124 days to patch security flaw 3 months ago:
$10k is nothing to AMD. The middle-management bean counters making these decisions are actively harming their company’s (and user’s security.
- Comment on ‘Believe All Women’ Is a Right-Wing Trap 3 months ago:
Uhh what are you talking about… The (long) article is about how “believe all women” is a right-wing invention, predominantly used by detractors of feminism, and that “believe women” is the genuine leftist/feminist phrase, and discusses the difference between the two. My comment was that it’s a good article but that it may not be heard widelt due to the complexity and nuance of such a discussion and people’s short attention spans.
And then here you go… clearly not reading the article, and complaining about it and my opinion on it.
Way to prove my point I guess.
