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corduroy

@corduroy@aus.social

Executive Director of Mobile at The Pants Institute. PhD in Crystallography. Now, creator of awesome technology products. He/him

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corduroy, to sydney
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People who laugh about Adelaide not being a World city should try buying food within 500m of Sydney Central station after 10pm on a Tuesday.

timrichards, to random
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The new Albury trains have USB charger plugs on them. That's cool.

corduroy,
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@timrichards Sydney intercity fleet will get this later this year too. USB-A just as the world moves to USB-C. This is the problem with installing kit like this on trains that last 40 years.

corduroy,
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@timrichards I’m sure it can be done, but it’s not straightforward.

corduroy, to random
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It’s nice having a government that looks for smarter solutions to a problem. Want to use the dam for flood protection? Lower the storage and make water another way when we need it. Cheaper, quicker, and better than raising the wall.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-09/water-minister-floats-desalination-solution-to-warragamba-dam/103686270

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    corduroy,
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    @decryption not giving a shit about that offensive made up price cycle is my new favourite thing.

    timhollo, to random
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    Oh, this is too perfect. Call an election to get a majority and end up with a parliament where it’s impossible for either old party to secure a stable majority. Magnificent. Well played, Tasmanians, well played.

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/06/make-up-of-tasmanian-parliament-finally-settled-as-anti-politician-independent-takes-last-seat?CMP=aus_bsky

    corduroy,
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    @timrichards @timhollo @trib 💯 ”let someone else fuck it up so we look good in comparison” is the opposite of why anyone should get into politics

    corduroy, to random
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    This is a “traffic camera”. Yarramundi bridge across the Nepean River at Agnes Banks.

    corduroy, to random
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    When I saw this image, I initially thought it was a beef mince croissant and now I can’t stop thinking of how awesome that would be.
    Sacre bloody fantastic!

    corduroy, to random
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    It’s a bit wet in the . Note that all tracks into the valley are closed for the weekend.

    Start of amphitheatre track, with a closed sign strung across it
    Leura cascades during heavy rain

    atomicpoet, to random
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    I know that not all my interests appeal to everyone, and some would prefer I segment them into separate accounts.

    But I refuse to do this because not only is it too much work, it makes me feel like a god damn content farm. And I don’t like feeling like I’m a content farm.

    As crazy as this might sound, I write for myself first. If you like what I write, that’s gravy—but that’s just a bonus too.

    So if you’re here just for Fediverse posts, I’m sorry to disappoint you—I talk about other stuff too.

    corduroy,
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    @atomicpoet endorse this. Some people can compartmentalise their thoughts but it’s ok if you can’t or don’t want to. I enjoy following people!

    ayo, to random
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    if following a I think the hashtag followed should be prominent when you see a post with it in your feed -- this instantly answers: "why am I seeing this?"

    corduroy,
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    @ayo some apps do this. I’m using Ivory on iOS and I know why I saw your toot

    decryption, to random
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    corduroy,
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    @decryption they must be bringing boat loads of them in, there are so many of them on the road all of a sudden. Reckon they’re a good deal against a $40k Corolla. You’d save half the $5k extra in the first year’s fuel saving.

    corduroy,
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    @decryption oh the base model is now under $40k drive away, so same price as a Corolla! There are going to be a lot of these on the road.

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    Toyota is advertising a fully electric car. In Australia. Must be annoying them to spend money on such a silly idea.

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    corduroy,
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    @decryption @Susan60 nope. Waited too long, so it’s too expensive to buy property now. We have to wait until there are enough people in Newcastle to make a tunnel viable.

    corduroy, to random
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    It’s emergency services drone practice night in Katoomba. This seems to be a monthly thing, they must be seriously massive drones, big bright lights, and move really fast. Want one.

    corduroy,
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    @decryption sure would. wonder if they have a drone that could lift me out of the valley.

    corduroy, to random
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    I really thought they would skip this numberplate sequence

    corduroy, to MTB
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    Might have mentioned this before, but I really do like the in-ride displays on the iPhone. Glad I finally spent a ridiculous amount on a case and handlebar mount.

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    luciedigitalni, to random
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    Watch out Paris, here come the Matildas!

    corduroy,
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    @HardBeingGreen @luciedigitalni second half was a credit to them, to come back from that and defend so well. Cracking football, all over!

    corduroy,
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    @luciedigitalni @HardBeingGreen forgot about the temperature, as it’s not like that up north

    corduroy,
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    @luciedigitalni @HardBeingGreen yeah, I’m in cold, wet Sydney.

    18+ dgar, (edited ) to random
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    Whose name is Bingo?

    corduroy,
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    @dgar WTF how is this even a question?

    jonoabroad, to random
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    @KiwiEV did you see the AU car experts thing where they drove two 7 series one petrol and one EV between MEL and SYD and said it was cheaper and faster in a gas car.

    I couldn't be bothered digging into it, but it does seem like it was about 5 years too late, but I guess they are still " on noes the EVs are bad"

    corduroy,
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    @owen3d @franksting @jonoabroad @KiwiEV this is weird. Driving between Sydney and Melbourne there are a lot of charging options, there’s absolutely no need to get to 2%. 20 minutes charging gets you more than two hours of driving, there’s no need to sit for an hour unless you’re an idiot.
    I only recently switched from a petrol car to an ev, an I have no solar - charging at home, this car costs me ⅓ as much as petrol. Public charging, it’s closer to ½. I can’t see how you could make an ev cost more than an ice car. Like I say - weird.

    corduroy,
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    @franksting @owen3d @jonoabroad @KiwiEV it’s worth noting that Melbourne - -> Sydney via the Hume is the worst case for an ev - Almost no regen that you get driving almost anywhere else.

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