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Salvo

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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 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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

timrichards, to random
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I have a friend who turns 64 this year who was born in 1960, while I'm turning 60 this year and was born in 1964. That seems neatly symmetrical.

Salvo,
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@timrichards my nieces were born on 8th April and 4th August.

It makes it really easy to remember their birthdays.

timrichards, to random
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Hmm what fresh hell is this?

Salvo,
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@timrichards enshittifcation.
Adobe are doing the same with Adobe Reader.

timrichards, to sydney
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Say what now? Rail replacement SCOOTER?

‘We can’t afford another debacle’: council demands more detail on NSW plan to trial e-scooters as train substitute https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/10/inner-west-council-sydney-e-scooter-trial-train-replacements-t3-line-closure

#Sydney #Train #Trains

Salvo,
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@timrichards this has to be April Fools!

timrichards, to random
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Just reading about torrential rain up north while this is going on in Melbourne. Quite a contrast.

Salvo,
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@timrichards just remember to bring your washing in tonight.
We are supposed to get Sydney’s and Brisbanes sloppy seconds.

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.

#coffee #espresso

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!?”

Salvo,
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@timrichards @coffeegeek
If I find that they nag me too much, I will give an honest review of the product and give a 1-star review of the sales experience.

That said, I am not a writer by trade, so my words don’t have that much value…

timrichards, to random
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From all the posts about Threads today, am I to assume that Threads and Mastodon are now linked in some way?

Salvo,
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@timrichards I think it is from all the Instagram Spam that Mastodonians are now receiving, I think you may be right.

timrichards, to afl
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I dunno, I quite like the simple retro look.

Tasmania Devils AFL jumper: Tassie deserves better than the guernsey equivalent of a mullet

(maybe paywalled) #AFL #Footy https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/tasmania-deserves-better-than-the-afl-jumper-equivalent-of-a-mullet-20240319-p5fdjc.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards it reminds me of the original Fremantle Dockers Jumper;
Terrible combination of colours and reminiscent of genitals.

timrichards, to auspol
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Sober analysis. God I hope he doesn't get back in; that 2016-2020 period was such a stressful waste of time. All the ridiculous theatrics and hate-mongering.

US election 2024: How terrible would a second Trump presidency be for Australia? Terrible enough

(maybe paywalled) #USpol #auspol https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/how-terrible-would-a-second-trump-presidency-be-for-australia-terrible-enough-20240311-p5fbcy.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards it was the global follow-on effects that are still being felt.
His 2016 electoral abuse emboldened Clive Palmer, Nigel Farage, Vladimir Putin, Jair Bolsinaro and other political shitstains (including the one at Endagine Maccas).

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.

timrichards, to melbourne
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Slightly odd.

Double standards: Confusion as The StandardX hotel opens down the street from The Standard Hote

(maybe paywalled) https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/double-standards-confusion-as-the-standardx-hotel-opens-down-the-street-from-the-standard-hotel-20240301-p5f90p.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards they need to Standardise on a naming convention.

timrichards, (edited ) to random
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Happy Leap Day! And happy birthday to this writer:

As a leap year baby, I’m technically turning 10. But I’ve endured 40 years of bad jokes https://www.smh.com.au/national/as-a-leap-year-baby-i-m-technically-turning-10-but-i-ve-endured-40-years-of-bad-jokes-20240223-p5f7en.html

(maybe paywalled)

Salvo,
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@timrichards Happy Birthday to you!

Salvo,
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@timrichards happy birthday for June then ;)

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.

timrichards, to random
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Will no one rid us of this turbulent idiot?

US election 2024: Trump says he would allow Russia to attack NATO allies

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/i-would-encourage-them-trump-says-he-would-allow-russia-to-attack-us-allies-20240212-p5f42a.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards at this point is it just performing art of someone taking the piss, but we thought that 7 years ago too!

timrichards, to climate
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Weird science...

Global warming: What if a giant parasol was used to shade the Earth and cool it down?

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/what-if-a-giant-parasol-was-used-to-shade-the-earth-and-cool-it-down-20240207-p5f34i.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards this was described in Red Mars/Blue Mars/ Green Mars as a way to cool the surface of Venus and to heat the surface of Mars.

IIRC, the Corporate Authorities repurposed it to attack the Eco-Terrorists, so it was blown up, causing huge loss of life and further ecological damage.

The Science in Kim Stanley-Robinsons Mars Trilogy was accurate to what we knew in the 1990s, but is very out of date and inaccurate to what we know 30 years later.

It will be interesting to see how the science in Andy Weir’s books holds up in 20 years time.

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