Longmactoppedup
@Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone
- Comment on Carbon emissions limits for cars weakened amid opposition's 'ute tax' campaign 3 months ago:
Straight from the fuckwits page here: …gov.au/…/joint-media-release-new-vehicle-efficie…
Recategorising a limited number of 4WDs from passenger car to light commercial vehicle. This acknowledges that some off-road wagons use similar ladder-frame chassis, and need comparable towing capacity above 3 tonnes, to dual cab utes. This includes models such as the Toyota Landcruiser and Nissan Patrol;
Land cruiser and patrol? Oh fuck off. They are primarily used as soccer mum taxis in urban areas.
Apparently Bowen’s job title shouldn’t be taken as first thought. The “Minister for Climate Change and Energy” actually means the minister for causing further climate change rather than preventing it.
- Submitted 3 months ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 11 comments
- If we taxed land properly, we'd have billions of extra dollars to fund big tax cuts elsewhere. So why don't we do it?www.abc.net.au ↗Submitted 3 months ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 7 comments
- Comment on Australia's ageing population set to challenge reliance on workers' wages 4 months ago:
We tax income — wages — massively. Wealth and assets? Lightly.
Ironic given the LNP’s comments about lifters and learners. If you are sitting back leaning with wealth, you pay fuck all tax. If you (lift) work for a living you pay through the nose.
All the hot air about stage 3 tax cuts would have been better saved for a debate on negative gearing, capital gains tax discounts and broad based land taxes. Can’t shift land offshore to dodge tax.
- Submitted 4 months ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 2 comments
- Comment on An Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard—Frequently asked question 4 months ago:
I very much doubt the fediverse is in anyway representative of mainstream Australia.
Yes the road toll from emissions is thought to be higher than from crashes. …edu.au/…/Expert-Position-Statement_Vehicle-emiss…
Not sure if that message resonates with the average land cruiser driver though.
- Comment on An Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard—Frequently asked question 4 months ago:
They certainly need to be banned from urban areas.
On the list of things i don’t want within a few km of my kids, diesel fumes are next on the list after pedos and just above organised religion.
- Comment on An Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard—Frequently asked question 4 months ago:
From the linked page:
Will a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard impact my existing car?
No.
- Submitted 4 months ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 7 comments
- Comment on Experts have said for years we need more social and affordable housing. So where is it? 5 months ago:
The problem is not that there isn’t solutions, it’s that there is zero political appetite to implement them.
- Experts have said for years we need more social and affordable housing. So where is it?www.abc.net.au ↗Submitted 5 months ago to australianpolitics@aussie.zone | 6 comments
- Rents highlight Australia's economic Achilles heel, but it's not what you might thinkwww.abc.net.au ↗Submitted 5 months ago to news@aussie.zone | 1 comment
- Comment on Do you use the swipe to type feature on your phone? 11 months ago:
I think so. I tried to install a few different versions and got errors saying it wasn’t able to be installed. Assume Swype was a 32 bit app, which you can’t install on pixel 7 without doing away with the stock Android.
- Comment on Do you use the swipe to type feature on your phone? 11 months ago:
Yes since when ever Swype was released.
When I got a pixel 7 pro, I was very sad to find out Swype dragon had been discontinued. The APK are still around, but I’m not sure I’m ready to root and or put a custom OS my pixel yet to get it installed.
I’ve been going back and forward between gboard and swift key. Both are orders of magnitude worse than Swype was at recognising traces for longer words. Blows my mind how Google and Microsoft still can’t build something as good as decade old Swype.