𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚐𝙼𝚊𝚌𝚃𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚍𝚄𝚙 @ Longmactoppedup @aussie.zone

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As much as I love the south park analogy it simply doesn't apply to our system at all.

Having to manually share ICS was a bridge too far for me. Especially if event details get updated.

Can be fairly sure they are in the USA.

To grossly simplify a very expansive topic of concrete vs asphalt, vs bitumen...

Concrete = more upfront cost, slower to built. It is more durable. Costs more to repair. Less traction. More noisy to drive on due to joints.

Bitumen = cheapest up front to build. Less durable, but can still get a fairly good life out of it if designed to meet expected loads. Can be repaired more cheaply.

Asphalt. Middle ground between the two. (It's effectively bitumen with cement binder added) Most of our freeways, major arterial roads here are asphalt.

Things that effect the choice: Different CAPEX vs OPEX strategies, especially with politics for public roads.

Local availability of materials.

Local environmental conditions i.e. freeze / thaw cycles we don't have to deal with in most of Australia. High temperatures we do get, which does effect bitumen.

Fair to say that costs in one country for different labour and materials look a bit different too.

Guessing you are not from Australia and have never been here. Thick concrete and rebar are not typically how we construct our roads. The vast majority use flexible pavement.

We use the outer suburbs as a fire break. No trees left to burn there. Just roof and road.

What if my lawn mower is battery electric?

A friend shared their account with me. Whilst their reviews focus on how a product is when new, it does not really do long term reviews of how they hold up over time. Which for bigger purchases is also just as important.

Drove from Perth to Albany yesterday. No evidence that anyone cares about double demerits.

The usual experience of course. That is people doing 80 around corners / up hills in the 110 zone, that speed up to 120+ in the overtaking lanes. Including several double trucks.

I tend to take my chances and fly past them in the overtaking lane regardless whilst hoping there isn't a police car around.

They also banned adults from big social media who don't want to comply with what ever data harvesting / govt spying mandate that will be implemented.

Fancy olive oil. Hell even regular stuff costs fancy prices these days.

Gourmet pickles, sauces etc. Not stuff that you find in supermarkets though.

Wide brimmed hat.

Damn I wish I had asked for one of these!

Not even our first rodeo. Both of our major parties are abhorrent on digital rights.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/government-abandons-plans-for-internet-filter/4362354

Yes! Another great point. I have a very high success rate with aldi self serve checkouts. Coles ones frequently have issues resulting in waiting for the attendant.

Another thing I like about aldi is it doesn't have inane music and ads blasting at you over a P.A. If I go there when it's not peak time it's nearly silent which makes shopping feel very peaceful and makes me want to spend longer in the place.

Also much faster to navigate than colesworth due to less aisles of stuff I mostly have no interest in.

Maybe it varies by industry, but I've been a white collar desk jockey for 18 years and I've never once heard of lunch theft in real life, only seen on social media.

Ha. Better from Labor? When it comes to digital rights they are terrible just like the liberal party.

Labor rubber stamped the libs meta data retention and secret software backdoors legislation.

This one is up there with the 2009 Krudd / Conroy clean feed.

The two major parties here are always trying to out do each other when it comes to taking away digital rights.

Circa 2009 we had Labor trying to bring in a nationwide filter. That failed however since then we have had a ton of shit legislation with bi partisan support dropped on us.

My guess is that small targets like the fediverse will likely escape scrutiny because it would be a lot of trouble for a tiny handful of users.

If large numbers of kids started moving here once all the big platforms are blocked, and the pearl clutchers get wind of it, then the govt might move slowly towards trying to do something.

I agree he absolutely did do the right thing on gun control.

I guess that's why I really dislike him. I don't want Australia to be so unequal. A good leader would have attempted to bring people together. Instead he drove as many wedges through society as he could, both economically and socially.

No question people who already owned real estate did very well under Howard.

IMO Howard changed our society from being one of mate-ship and egalitarian values to the current "fuck you, got mine" society we have. Ironically whilst giving speeches to the media about "Australian values" including mate ship. Agree it's hard to say if he caused it, or just reflected society at large.