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Salvo

@Salvo@aus.social

Currently into #camping, #Jimny and #4WD.
Going though a bit of a mid-life crisis :).

Also find me https://aussie.zone/u/Salvo

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timrichards, to random
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Ugh I was just a bit rude to a charity cold caller and I feel slightly ashamed. But I really wish they wouldn't call. How can you trust them not to be scammers anyway?

Salvo,
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@timrichards @augustusbrown
I make it known to any charities or political parties that I will donate to or vote for whoever successfully removes charities and political parties to the Do Not Call List.

I repeat this when ever they ask anything else from me.
They usually get the message.

timrichards, to auspol
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Who privatises their national postal service? Even the neoliberals here never tried that on with Australia Post. https://mastodon.social/@DaveWhittle/112525629963030503

Salvo,
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@timrichards @DaveWhittle
Meanwhile, in Australia, the Australian Postal Service is cutting all the other couriers grass, and even buying up some of the better performing ones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTrack

angiebaby, to random
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I've thought about it a lot, and I think the only way we could actually begin reversing the climate crisis if if one nuclear nation announced it was setting a clock for 60 days for the nations of the world to hammer out an iron-clad, no-loophole, binding plan to reduce emissions, and that failure to complete it within that time will result in the launching of nukes.

I really think it would take something that extreme.

Salvo,
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@angiebaby That won’t work.
The Boomers and GenXers who now run the countries lived through the Cold War.

They will interpret this as just another hollow threat that will never follow through.

Also, a nuclear winter is a terrible way of combatting global warming. It is just another type of extreme climate change.

timrichards, to random
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I never use them. The supermarket can pay me if it wants me to do its work.

Supermarket self-checkouts must die. And no, I don’t want a receipt
https://www.smh.com.au/national/supermarket-self-checkouts-must-die-and-no-i-don-t-wish-to-print-a-receipt-20240509-p5jb5m.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards I use them when I don’t want to speak to anyone, but because of the 20 questions, (this is card only, do you have a bag, do you want to use loyalty card, etc) it is quicker to go through the service desk.

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    Salvo,
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    @angiebaby Instant Karma would have been that he was served 3 years ago.

    It would have also dis-emboldened other insurrectionists and made the last 3 years much less stressful for lovers of democracy.

    timrichards, to random
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    In a cafe which insists on closing at 3pm even though there are always a fair few customers here then. IMO Aussie cafes need to dare to stay open later. I bet they'd get a lot of business straight after work, say 5-7pm.

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards
    I love my afternoon coffee/focaccia too but the problem is that the Baristas have been working since 4:30am to cater to the tradies.

    Also, the focaccias start to go stale at about 1:30pm.

    timrichards, to tv
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    We're not still buying DVDs, but we have kept our collection of a couple of hundred titles just in case we ever need to take a break from streaming services to save money. And I'm currently watching season 2 of Doctor Who because it isn't on any streaming services I subscribe to.

    DVDs, Blu-ray revival: Why physical media is making a comeback

    (maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/first-the-vinyl-revival-now-dvd-why-physical-media-is-making-a-comeback-20240514-p5jdk9.html

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards after the recent situation with Telstra TV Box Office, physical media sounds like a good idea again.

    UncivilServant, to random
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    Dear Google,

    When I search, I am not looking for The Answer. I am looking for sources. A search that generates only answers will be useless personally, and worse than useless professionally for me.

    What I would really like is an internet search engine that works. Google did that once. Then they focused on other things and used it for ad revenue and it became the new Craigslist.

    It would sure be nice if Google would reinvent an actual internet search engine.

    Salvo,
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    @UncivilServant @timrichards
    Google had their time and the have blown it.

    Google need to follow AltaVista and WebCrawler into oblivion.

    Someone else needs to step up to the plate and create a new search engine; one that ignores LLM-generated articles by default and prioritises real content.

    shermozle, to random
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    When the revolution comes, the executive team at Ticketek are going to be the first up against the wall.

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards @shermozle
    I have an Aramex deliver scheduled for today.

    The developer of my Parcel tracking app has obviously dealt with Aramex before. They are saying it will be tomorrow.

    Salvo,
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    @shermozle @timrichards
    This is the No# 1 reason I don’t go to concerts.

    If you are selling tickets to your event through Ticketek or Ticketmaster, I will not be attending.

    timrichards, to comicbooks
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    I'd forgotten about this. Probably for the best.

    Superman: Why DC Gave the Man of Steel a Mullet

    https://www.cbr.com/why-superman-had-a-mullet/

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards Speaking of Superman and Mullets, I strongly recommend watching the final scene from Argyle.

    Although I still can’t get enough Superman with Moustache.

    timrichards, to random
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    Christ, imagine feeling nostalgic for the Trump presidency. Those four years were the worst, and I don’t even live in the USA! https://flipboard.com/@axiosnews/stories-by-mike-allen-s53fkjd8z/-/a-0TXdLUCASym-3BijsmSeIg%3Aa%3A2150299410-%2F0

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards I think that the people who “remember it fondly” were probably amused by the soap-opera/sit-com entertainment value of his incompetence.

    The problem is that the rest of us have nightmares about the soap-opera/sitcom-com levels of incompetence.

    timrichards, to melbourne
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    [deep sigh]

    How trying to build a train to Melbourne Airport turned into a 60-year odyssey with no end in sight - ABC News

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-10/melbourne-airport-rail-link-delayed-again/103823938

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards it is only as inconvenient as changing from passenger car to shuttle bus for those who are forced to drive to the airport and pay for parking.

    I’m more worried about the “last mile” between a tram terminus and the airport-proper.

    I think it would be an adequate stopgap until the Airport management get their heads out of their arses and allow a real train station to be constructed.

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards We need to build airport rail to Keillor East, with Light Rail up Airport Drive (with a terminus just outside the Airport Property) and another temporary light rail from Broady to DFO, and then up to a Terminus at Quarry Road.

    They should also fix and upgrade the XPT so that travellers do have an alternative to the Airport.

    timrichards, to random
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    [ROLLS EYES DRAMATICALLY]
    https://flipboard.com/@fastcompany/fast-company-l36v8lfpz/-/a-E9RG1QeATJO6kI-AVrXDYQ%3Aa%3A3199563-%2F0

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards Time to turn off Automatic Updates…

    timrichards, to random
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    IMO the Australian government should set up its own free equivalent of FB's groups (the only useful bit of it), then ban Facebook from operating here due to its general misinformation dodginess.

    Meta threatens to strip Facebook, Instagram feeds of news if Australia forces it to pay for journalism

    (maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/meta-will-play-hardball-so-will-the-government-facebook-threatens-canadian-option-20240502-p5fob1.html

    #auspol

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards
    They need to ditch X as well.

    Embrace Mastodon and Lemmy (or one of the dozens of compatible alternatives) and encourage Australian Citizens to use it.

    timrichards, to random
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    Slightly creepy when the government texts you while you're walking through Melbourne Airport (I was cutting through the international terminal to the Qantas domestic terminal).

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards it really is eye opening how we can be tracked by our mobile phones, even without Location Services or Bluetooth MAC tracking.

    The problem is that organisations don’t interpret this a being creepy.

    We have become so desensitised to having our identities logged into corporate and government databases that we are no longer shocked.

    Salvo, to random
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    I started growing facial hair for the first time in nearly 50 years (midlife crisis? Probably).

    I started using Moustache Wax and now my mouth feels like I’ve been giving celebrity blowjobs at Madame Tussauds .

    timrichards, to random
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    Can't help thinking it's good for the environment if people have fewer kids as countries get wealthier. We'll have to rethink how our economies work though - endless growth is impossible in the long run anyway.

    China is pushing couples to have more babies for the good of the country. Many young people are saying no https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-25/fertility-rates-in-china-dropping/103654528

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards
    The problem is that there will be a demographic change.

    Think of “Idiocracy”, or the “Every Sperm is Sacred” Song from “Monty Python and the Meaning of Liff”.

    timrichards, to random
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    The big price rises at cafes and restaurants are helping me save money, because there are red lines I will not cross.

    Eg I'm not paying more than $15 for a sandwich or $25 for a pub/cafe main. And I'm definitely not paying double figures for a slice of cake! Jesus.

    Pubs and bars are getting a bit cheeky with pricing zero-alcohol beers too. I don't mind $9-$10 for a Heaps Normal, but no way am I paying $12. It's soft drink after all, get real.

    #CostOfLiving

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards
    We currently have runaway inflation and everything the economists are trying to do is counterproductive.

    The main reason is government expenditure which is not being fed back into the economy.

    timrichards, to random
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    Jeez. If visiting country Victoria, don't accept anything made from mushrooms.

    Clunes death: ‘Magic mushroom’ probe after woman dies at Soul Barn wellness centre
    https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/one-dead-two-hospitalised-over-suspected-mushroom-drink-poisoning-at-health-retreat-20240416-p5fk8y.html

    Salvo,
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    @timrichards I would just avoid anything that claims that it improves your “Wellness”.
    That word has no meaning.

    coffeegeek, to coffee
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    OMG. Amazon reviews are less than useless, 90% of the time.

    Every 9 out of 10 reviews is someone posting about a product five minutes after they got it. This is across all of consumerism products, not just coffee and espresso.

    But it's bad in coffee and espresso too. I'm researching a specific machine, and one of the things I do is scour consumer-feedback on machines where I can. That means Amazon and Google reviews.

    Which just makes my brain hurt.

    Salvo,
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    @coffeegeek @timrichards

    This applies to all online commerce;

    “Why haven’t you reviewed our product t that you haven’t even received yet!?”

    “Please review this product that you only received the other day, and haven’t had a chance to use yet!?”

    “Please review this boring, utilitarian item you received but is so boring and utilitarian that it does not deserve a review!?”

    melissabeartrix, to random
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    Larger vehicles, like SUVs should have to make the driver have a different class if licence... After watching someone take a 6 point turn, when it should be max 3 ... And forward and reverse at least a dozen times to park in a spot, where they are still taking two spaces ... Just saying

    Hugz & xXx

    Salvo,
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    @melissabeartrix @static
    Absolutely, also towing trailers; there should be a Light Articulated licence, requiring professional training.
    Overweight caravans are just a symptom of the problem. The problem is incompetent/untrained drivers, ignorant of what they are doing.

    My controversial take is also training to have Bike Racks, Roof Racks and anything else outside the original footprint of the vehicle.

    ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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    Americans wondering how on earth all the Taylor Swift fans got to last week’s concert at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when there’s no sea of car parking next to the stadium:

    Salvo,
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    @ThermiteBeGiants @static
    These come from Twitter so they are probably all sponsored bots from the automotive lobby.

    Salvo, to random
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    I reckon that I could hide another underneath my 180 Versatile Awning.

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