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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 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) 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.

timrichards, to random
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I see the appeal, but it'd be hard to do without mapping apps.

As mobile phone use rises, some Australians are switching from smartphones to 'dumbphones' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-07/mobile-phone-use-australia-switching-smartphones-dumbphones/103313878

Salvo,
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@timrichards some retail experiences (and even government service experiences) require an App.
If you don’t have a iOS or Android smartphone, there are some things that you just can’t do.

If you have a Feature Phone, Windows Mobile Phone, PalmOS device or Mobile Linux device, Retailers and even the Government do not want to acknowledge your existence.

Salvo, (edited )
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@timrichards I wish.

I’d did have a HP Touchpad. I bought it at retail from Harvey Norman the day before HP decided to cancel WebOS.

They basically sold them at cost after that, but the only way I could get the refund was if I sold it back and repurchased it.

I did that and they gave my unit to the next person on the waiting list for the clearanced units. I missed out, but I did get my 24 hours of experience with it.

Fantastic OS on aneamic hardware.

timrichards, to random
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I sometimes suspect that when people catch a cold, the virus enters their brain and whispers "Go to the library!" Both people to my right are busy coughing and sniffing. [sigh]

Salvo,
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@timrichards just like Toxic Plasmosis and Cordycepts, I reckon Common Cold and Flu make people want to be more social.

timrichards, to auspol
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Hear hear!

Australians keep buying huge cars in huge numbers. If we want to cut emissions, this can’t go on - Richard Denniss https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/06/australians-keep-buying-huge-cars-in-huge-numbers-if-we-want-to-cut-emissions-this-cant-go-on

Salvo,
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@timrichards just remember that slashing tyres of oversized behemoths on our road and in our carparks does not help the Environment.

timrichards, to random
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Good to see them go, they're a pain to deal with. Luckily I haven't received too many in recent years; even US companies have caught up with electronic payments.

Australia phasing out cheques is a good idea, but we shouldn’t ditch cash https://www.smh.com.au/money/banking/good-riddance-to-cheques-but-don-t-ditch-cash-just-yet-20240206-p5f2oe.html

(maybe paywalled)

Salvo,
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@timrichards The only people I know that still deal with Cheques are dodgy businesses who post date them because they have cashflow problems and are trying to trick Accounts Payable clerks.

timrichards, (edited ) to melbourne
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E-bike hire still being used responsibly I see.

Salvo,
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@timrichards it is “responsibly” because it didn’t end up in Albert Park Lake.

I will count that as a (baby) step forward.

timrichards, to random
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He has a point, the online world is a lot less fun than it was 15 years ago.

Will the internet die of boredom before we do? Let me Google that https://www.smh.com.au/technology/will-the-internet-die-of-boredom-before-we-do-let-me-google-that-20240118-p5eye6.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards Mastodon and (to a lesser extent) Lemmy have reintroduced some of that fun back into the Internet.

The problem is that those like-minded individuals who haven’t joined the fediverse yet are still suckered in by the Sunk Cost Fallacy of their current Corporately owned Social Networks.

Salvo,
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@timrichards I’m not missing Twitter at all either.
I do miss Reddit a bit because Lemmy doesn’t have the User Graf.
I ditched Facebook years ago and my social life suffered. I am on Facebook purely for one Community I am interested in and find it Hell on the Internet.
I miss being a typical Facebook user (and loathe FB even more) whenever I try to visit a Business “Website” only to find that they have linked to their FB profile and don’t actually gave a website.

I don’t mind so much when I miss out on a Family event because my stupid relatives invite FB but don’t invite each other personally.

davidtoddmccarty, to random
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If someone doesn’t come up with a profitable business model soon for independent journalism, we’re seriously fucked. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s not going all that well.

What I especially like are the people who bitch about firewalls and then tell you how to get around them but insist that freedom is important.

Oh, you don’t like “corporate” news? Don’t worry. Just ask your idiot cousin on Facebook. He’ll tell you everything you need to know. He’s done his own research.

Salvo,
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@timrichards @davidtoddmccarty
Paywalls are justifiable but they are very User Hostile.
The problem for Independent journalists is that you need to extract payment from your readers/listeners/viewers without any friction.

In order to reduce friction, you need to be in league with a payment processing system, but that removes your independence.

timrichards, to random
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F*ck no. Stay in your lane, Photos.

Salvo,
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@timrichards this is one of the feature of Photos that I consider a bug.
If I want to look at photos, I will look at photos.
If I want to listen to music, I will listen to music.

stufromoz, to random
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A ship infested with stink bugs has had to be sent back to China so the bugs can be cleared which has delayed EV car deliveries (mostly Teslas)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/14/how-the-humble-stink-bug-caused-australia-to-miss-a-major-ev-milestone

Salvo,
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@kcarruthers @stufromoz @bastardsheep it also damages the plastic and electronics.
A trip to Bunnings will not be a solution.

luciedigitalni, to auspol
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"Just 2% of freight between Melbourne and Sydney now goes by rail"

Come on Albo, get those bulldozers moving and fix the tracks already!


https://theconversation.com/australias-freight-used-to-go-by-train-not-truck-heres-how-we-can-bring-back-rail-and-cut-emissions-219332

Salvo,
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@luciedigitalni @timrichards
I don’t give a rats ring about Sydney freight, get finished ASAP.

Some handy bushfires have removed the last Roadblock to completion.

https://inlandrail.artc.com.au/crossing-the-pilliga-forest-information-sheet/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-19/pilliga-bushfire-emergency-creates-pyrocumulonimbus-thunderstorm/103245060

PaulW, to random
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It has occurred to me that there are, today, adults walking the earth who have no idea that "long distance", meaning phone calls between two people who are relatively far away from each other, was expensive, and thus made rarely, and generally was once a thing. Long distance calls were special.

Long distance meant two different cities. Maybe even the nearest major city if you lived far enough away from it. International calls were a whole other thing on top of that, almost incomprehensible.

Salvo,
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@PaulW @timrichards
Longs distance rates were calculated by how far away the recipient was, not by the area code.
Calling Sunbury from Dandenong was a STD call, even thought they were both in the 03 area code.

timrichards, to random
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IMO there's no such thing as getting to the airport too early.

Nine warning signs someone will be a bad travel companion https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/nine-warning-signs-someone-will-be-a-bad-travel-companion-20231116-p5ekcn.html

Salvo,
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@timrichards one of my major pet peeves is travelling with someone who has no time management skills.

Sometimes it is because they are rebelling about perceived Wage Theft. Sometimes they want to “maximise usable time” by leaving things to the last minute.
Sometimes they get bored waiting and get side-tracked.

samuteki, to random
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Big social media is great for making money and expanding the profile of celebrities, but it's otherwise millions of people in the same room screaming for attention and usually finding that the more extreme the things they scream about get, and the angrier their screams get, the more of a platform they can eke out for themselves.

Salvo,
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@samuteki @timrichards
Mainstream mega-media news services are the same and always have been.
Even in the 1990s, The Age and The Sun (and The Herald) were marketed to the Academic and the Pleabian markets for maximum frustration.
If you were a Worker and bought The Age instead of The Sun, you would have been surprised by good news, but you would have trouble with some difficult words.
If you were a Yuppie Scum and read The Sun, it would all be good news to you, but the content would be a bit low-brow.

timrichards, to random
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Is this icon - 💯 - supposed to represent 100%? Where's the percentage sign?

(Also, very tired of everyone saying "100%" for "Agreed". But maybe I'm just getting old.)

Salvo,
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@timrichards Affirmative, Acknowledged.
(I have been playing too much Dune Legacy (remake of Dune 2) recently)

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