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ajsadauskas

@ajsadauskas@aus.social

Australian urban planning, public transport, politics, retrocomputing, and tech nerd. Recovering journo. Cat parent. Part-time miserable grump.

Cities for people, not cars! Tech for people, not investors!

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@Seagoon_ Every day, I promise myself that today's the day that I'll get to bed at a reasonable time.

And yet, here I am...

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@Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ Ooh, exciting! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Are you going to mix it up a bit and get a new style? Any that you have in mind?

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@Bottom_racer @Force_majeure123 I've tried Uyghur food before โ€” albeit not at that restaurant โ€” and it was delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹

I forget what it was called, but it was a dish where noodles were chopped up into little squares, mixed with chopped up veggies, and cooked in a sauce, with a choice of meats (optional if you're vegetarian).

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@Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ The joys of having an ethnic name (there's a reason I go by AJ these days).

It's a pity I don't know how to code apps, because if I did, I'd make one that automatically plays a response when it's asked the following questions:

Where's that from?

No, I mean where are you from originally?

No, I mean where's your family from?

Oh, and where's that?

Have you been back recently?

ajsadauskas,
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@Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ Also, best of luck for the job interviews ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ€

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    ajsadauskas,
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    @dansup A member-owned nonprofit, especially if you can get tax deductible status, would be an excellent idea.

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    @Seagoon_ I really should be going to bed sometime right about now, yet I'm still procrastinating about doing the dishes...

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    @Seagoon_ @SituationCake When I start feeling that way, it's usually a sign for me that something has to change, or I need a bigger goal to look forward to.

    Is it time to take up a new hobby? New job? Move house? Do something on the weekend you wouldn't normally do? Join a community group? Plan something? Catch up with an old friend or meet a new one?

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    @unionagainstdhmo Definitely a bad take by Bernard there.

    As for whether Crikey as a whole is any good?

    Honestly, I think it and its parent company Private Media have been really poorly managed at times.

    Many of the best reporters at the Nine papers and The Guardian used to write for Crikey and its sister publications at one time or another.

    Some current and past Private Media journos/contributors are active on the Fedi, including @firstdogonthemoon, @paulwallbank, @stilgherrian, and @mpesce.

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    @CEOofmyhouse56 Wifey and I are having lasagne tonight ๐Ÿ˜‹

    I just literally put it in the oven, and she's already asking when's it going to be cooked?

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    @CEOofmyhouse56 Very true ๐Ÿ˜‚

    So humans fed, feline folk fed...

    Just the washing up to do, the rubbish to take out, and one more work email to send, and I'm done for the evening โ˜บ๏ธ

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    @PeelerSheila @CEOofmyhouse56 Oooh, what toppings? And did you go the homemade base, store bought, or pita bread?

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    @PeelerSheila That sounds absolutely delicious ๐Ÿ˜‹

    I need to get a good pizza base recipe. (And perhaps reclaim some more kitchen bench space โ€” but that's another story!)

    When I make them, I usually take the shortcut of a store-bought base or pita bread.

    But the fresh toppings make a world of difference.

    ajsadauskas, to Trains
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    Looks like Sydney Trains is going to drop the jargon from its PA announcements.

    From the SMH:

    "Commuters will soon be told to โ€œget offโ€ the train, rather than โ€œalightโ€, after Sydney Trains resolved to overhaul its station announcements to favour colloquial language.

    "The phrase โ€œthis train terminates hereโ€ is also being retired, due to concerns the word โ€œterminatesโ€ is difficult to understand."

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-phrase-terminates-here-sydney-train-announcement-overhaul-20240502-p5foby.html

    @sydneytrains #trains #sydney #nsw #transit #planning #train #UrbanPlanning

    ajsadauskas, to tesla
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    After sacking the charging team at Tesla, the "free speech absolutist" has found a new way to save some a few dollars: Cancelling Summer internships he's already promised to students.

    The interns get paid US$35 per hour:

    https://gizmodo.com.au/2024/05/teslas-interns-reportedly-feeling-the-wrath-of-elon-musk/

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    @LowExperience2368 @Seagoon_ Lots of hugs.

    I've been there before.

    Breakups are the worst โ€” even if he's a complete and utter jerk (and from the sounds of it, he definitely is).

    Know that it's natural to cry, it's natural to mourn.

    And if you have a sleepless night, no-one will begrudge you if you take a day off work or cancel your plans for tomorrow.

    There's no rush. Give yourself time to grieve.

    It might take time, but know things will get better.

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    @Baku @Seagoon_
    First up, congratulations โ˜บ๏ธ

    A lot of FoI requests come from the media (Josh Taylor from The Guardian is notorious for them), or from industry groups, businesses, and parliamentary staff.

    They're probably not used to media requests that have come through from the customer service team, rather than their media relations team.

    Typos in internal emails are not that surprising.

    Did you end up cracking the spreadsheet? Did you find out anything interesting from the documents you got?

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    @Seagoon_ I've got a flight coming up soon.

    It's not this week, it's not next week, but it is the week after.

    Too early to start packing?

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    @Thornburywitch @Seagoon_ Some of the most delicious foods are basically mouldy (or at least use yeast or a culture of some kind).

    Cheese, wine, bread, cake, yoghurt, kimchi...

    And you probably don't want to know how salami is made.

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    @Seagoon_ I'm very much a pack early/leave early person. My partner tends to leave everything to the last minute (although she's slowly learning about leaving early).

    I'm the kind of person whose suitcase is fully packed a week ahead of time. She's the kind of person whose suitcase is fully packed the night before โ€” because I've packed it.

    ajsadauskas, (edited ) to cars
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    So the RTA's own modelling showed the Rozelle Interchange would be a traffic disasterโ€”but generating more toll road trips for Transurban was more important.

    "The [NSW Roads and Traffic Authority] finalised the first business case for the WestConnex tunnel project in June 2013, with the help of road designers from around the world.

    "[Paul Forward, a former CEO of the RTA] said the initial concept did not include the Rozelle Interchange.

    ...

    "In 2014, an expert review group was formed to assess these plans.

    "Mr Forward said it was at this point that TfNSW bureaucrats began to question the connectivity provided by the design.

    "The RTA's former director of traffic Chris Ford told the inquiry that 15 alternative designs were modelled.

    "Mr Ford said the modelling found that another motorway leading to the Anzac Bridge would cause congestion.

    "'The issues that we see today were very clearly established in the modelling in 2014,' he said.

    "In November 2015, after Mr Forward and Mr Ford were dismissed, TfNSW updated the WestConnex business case to include the tunnel to the Anzac Bridge, despite the congestion concerns raised by the modelling.

    "In 2016, Transport for NSW updated the business case a second time ... creating a tunnel linking the Iron Cove Bridge to the Anzac Bridge."

    ...

    "In 2018, the NSW government sold its 51 per cent stake in the Sydney Motorway Corporation, the body responsible for operating WestConnex, to Transurban for $9 billion.

    "Mr Forward said the final design would generate a larger number of toll trips than previous options."

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-03/sydney-western-harbour-tunnel-warringah-freeway-traffic-disaster/103801818

    @fuck_cars

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    @Gurre @fuck_cars The road lobby's big answer to the mess they've created with the Rozelle Interchange is to build a second road tunnel under Sydney Harbour.

    Engineers at the inquiry into the Rozelle Interchange fiasco have already testified that will only create traffic jams elsewhere on the road network: https://aus.social/@ajsadauskas/112383313109173146

    Just one more lane, bro!

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    @maniacalmanicmania @The_Che_Banana Here's a decent rundown of the basics to get you started: https://youtu.be/u_SqfNNfhmM?si=fPiwVNs4C1yKMbFu

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    @Seagoon_ Feeling a little better after seeing the Hawks win against the Doggies ๐Ÿ˜

    ajsadauskas,
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    @Duenan Even the invincible Essendon side in 2000 lost a game.

    It's better if it happens in May than September.

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