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timrichards, to Trains
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Lunch aboard the Spirit of the Outback. What would you choose?

cc @diningcar

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pmoeser,
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@timrichards @diningcar The Barra

jpm, (edited ) to random
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with an immaculately-trimmed suburban driveway goatee.

pmoeser,
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@jpm Great work on the bikini lines 😂

luciedigitalni, to random
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If you've never seen Casablanca (I hadn't), it's on iView now and is a really good movie, of the correct length (100 minutes)

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/

pmoeser,
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@luciedigitalni It’s quite funny in places

timrichards, (edited ) to auspol
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Personally, I'd stop emphasising the role of news sharing on social media, and just institute a levy straight onto Google and Meta to subsidise public service journalism.

Meta may not care about Australian news but it’s the soul of our communities - Virginia Haussegger https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/10/meta-may-not-care-about-australian-news-but-its-the-soul-of-our-communities

pmoeser,
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@bhalla @timrichards Why a levy? It would be an arbitrary value someone makes up and clearly meta won’t agree with that.
Those web services companies know exactly how long an ad is looked at or clicked and so a share of any ad revenue from that post can easily be calculated and paid in commission to the publisher of the article.
If they tell you they can’t they are lying

luciedigitalni, to auspol
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"Australia simply does not need warships in the numbers required to support continuous build programs in one state, let alone two. Nor does it make economic sense: there are much better ways to stimulate the economy and create secure long-term jobs than building warships we do not need."


https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/defence/2024/02/23/labors-disastrous-navy-plans

pmoeser,
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@luciedigitalni If only there was some other nation building project like high speed rail connecting the major cities and towns along the entire eastern seaboard that needed trains built for them…

luciedigitalni, to Trains
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The establishment of "a national passenger rail operator" is a necessary first step in improving interstate train travel in this country


https://the-riotact.com/lobby-groups-submit-plan-for-canberra-sydney-high-speed-rail-to-act-government/742170

pmoeser,
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@luciedigitalni @tml Not that I believe high speed rail should have one, but surely it’s a better business case study to build the line between ports with the most frequent travellers?
Sydney to Canberra will be empty because it’s mostly politians and public servants on it. They’ll fly because it’s faster.
Sydney Newcastle or Sydney Wollongong surely.
Then Sydney Melbourne

luciedigitalni, to auspol
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Jane Hume is an idiot

pmoeser,
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@luciedigitalni As P J Keating once said: unrepresentative swill

timrichards, to random
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Today's zero-alcohol test beer: Yeah Buoy at Gage Roads, Fremantle. Pretty good.

pmoeser,
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@timrichards If you try the fish tacos, get the chipotle on the side. If you want to be able to taste the fish, that is. They drown it

timrichards, to random
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At my favourite cafe in Fremantle, D'Angelo. It's tucked out of the way but handy to the youth hostel at the old prison. Ambient place to sit outside. Also, it's 29° already at 8.30am. Perth summer!

pmoeser,
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@timrichards @LifeTimeCooking You gotta go do Gino’s for brekky!
Or Ghetto Blaster for coffee and a toastie

luciedigitalni, to random
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My cunning plan to get an empty seat beside me by choosing a seat right down the back has not been successful

pmoeser,
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@luciedigitalni @78zeros Did you fasten your seat belt before they closed the forward doors?
Never do that until the doors are locked.

pmoeser, to fuck_cars
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https://apple.news/ASXkbYd82QaWdxu8ZwBId3g
We GPS control scooters but small military style vehicles can randomly drive over pedestrians
@fuck_cars

film_girl, to random
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Speaking of essential reading, this from @gruber https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/coming_to_grips_with_apples_seemingly_unshakable_sense_of_app_store_entitlement and this link roundup from @mjtsai https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/01/18/storekit-purchase-link-entitlement-for-united-states/ are also must-reads. I cannot believe Apple is going to charge a 27% tax so developers can link to their homepage. I’m generally pretty meh on a lot of tech regulation if only b/c I think most government officials are idiots and it often doesn’t actually work. But this sort of move should be illegal. Full stop. It isn’t. But it should be.

pmoeser,
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@film_girl @gruber @mjtsai
I’m not picking a fight, just another perspective.

The 12-27% is the ‘fee’ to have a ‘shop’ in ‘their mall’ and access to one billion devices.

That does have a lot of value.

I also agree it is a very loose analogy.

But it all hangs on Apple’s definition of what an iOS device is.

They clearly* believe it to be a console and not a general computing device.

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo don’t get dragged for doing exactly the same thing on their consoles.

*By “clearly”, I mean that this is the best way for Apple to make money.

“Calitalism, Bebby!”- Coach Beard - attrib.

davemark, to cooking
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Ever cook bacon?

Use sous vide to:

  • Prep entire packages of bacon (in the package)
  • Easily pour off all the grease (into your oil jar)
  • Save the bacon until you need it

This method takes all the mess/splatter out of cooking bacon, much faster cook time.

https://www.tastingtable.com/1468768/sous-vide-method-crispy-bacon-less-fry/

pmoeser,
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@davemark baconmethod.com @danbenjamin

timrichards, to random
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Interesting that all the COVID-era premiers have moved on now. Was a hell of a time to be running a state, must have been exhausting.

He was Annastacia Palaszczuk's right hand man for years. As premier, Steven Miles is out to do it his way - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-16/qld-politics-steven-miles-doing-it-his-way-as-premier/103234646

pmoeser,
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@timrichards @abc_news using classic rubbish pictures of Labor leaders.
That person is now the leader of a parliament. Show a modicum of respect

pmoeser,
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@timrichards @abc_news The Stephen Miles article

pmoeser, to random
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@decryption Good morning! I’m trying to find where you mentioned the best ev charger locating app? Thanks in advance

harrymccracken, to random
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Update on my printer travails: After my Epson died, I bought an HP OfficeJet that had multiple fundamental issues. HP was very helpful and sent a replacement, but it had the same problems. I'm now trying my luck with Brother, which seems to have relatively few irate customers.

pmoeser,
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@harrymccracken There has been a few issues lately with iOS updates.
Try restarting everything including your router.
It worked for my family tech resolution services (sister-in-law)

perkinsy, to random
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After 50+ years on Australia's ABC TV, Dr Who moves to Disney. I am one of many who is sad about that. I don't have a subscription to Disney. I may have to invite myself over to someone's place who has got a subscription.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/nov/26/doctor-who-australia-abc-cancels-free-to-air-tv-show-disney

pmoeser,
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@perkinsy Obviously Disney are taking a cut, but the production has to be paid for. Previously it was paid indirectly by all Australian tax payers. Now it is a user pays model.
Very sad, but the way all things are going.

pmoeser, to random
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@davemark Jim obviously didn’t stay in North Sydney. This pub still has Heineken left! By the way, is the Beard on Mastodon?

pmoeser,
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@davemark @jdalrymple 👍 Appreciate that, thanks.

timrichards, to melbourne
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Interesting idea, it's certainly well located.

Horses and homes: The residential future of Melbourne’s racetracks. Flemington Racecourse housing development could form part of housing crisis fix. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/horses-and-homes-the-residential-future-of-melbourne-s-racetracks-20231024-p5eekf.html

pmoeser,
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@timrichards @iskandarv It is an interesting idea, but unless the apartments will be sold at prices people on the median wage can reasonably afford it will do nothing to solve the housing crisis.
It will create more stock of expensive apartments in prime locations that investors will buy and rent out at the existing high rates though.

9to5Mac, to random
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Apple Watch users complain of rapid battery drain and overheating with watchOS 10.1 https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/26/apple-watch-battery-drain-watchos-10-1/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

pmoeser,
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@jamiemccarthy @waynedixon @9to5Mac Imagine being an os developer and dealing with millions of user feedback.
My Watch series 6 battery has been destroyed by 10.0.x but since 10.1 it’s back to normal!

davemark, to apple
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I am mystified by this #AppleEvent timing.

  • Middle of the night for EU folks, others
  • 8p for folks on the east coast, time for winding down, relaxing, not work focus

AND:

  • Timed to line up with Monday Night Football! 🏈

My hope is that Apple rolls out a logical reason for this timing. I can think of none.

#Apple

pmoeser,
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@davemark Where has Tim just visited…?

Also great for us down here! I middle of the night alarm

timrichards, to random
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Still wondering about the point of the rental e-scooters. What need are they filling that couldn't be met by walking or catching PT?

Melbourne e-scooter injuries: Emergency doctors warn of spike in hospital admissions https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/doctors-warn-of-serious-injuries-as-e-scooter-crash-presentations-spike-20231023-p5ee9j.html

pmoeser,
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@timrichards Regardless, cars cause more damage to human lives than scooters and scooters are regulated up the wazoo.
It’s time to gps control speeds on cars and let micromobility flourish.

harrymccracken, to random
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I talked with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon about its new Snapdragon X Elite, which he says is "the fastest CPU for a laptop, period. Period! It’s faster than anything Apple, anything AMD, anything Intel." https://www.fastcompany.com/90970077/qualcomms-snapdragon-x-elite-chip-is-a-big-bet-on-the-pcs-future

pmoeser,
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@harrymccracken Maybe in 2024…

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