Some real estate dickhead just rang my mobile (which is not advertised anywhere) saying they were “just in the area” and wanted to do an appraisal on a house we own in ....
Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?...
Tesla announced it had quit the FCAI on Thursday and Polestar followed it up on Friday, saying the FCAI campaign – driven largely by Japanese car makers led by Toyota – is intolerable....
I am not here to make the case that cats should be kept indoors for the sake of local wildlife – that case has been made over and over and over and over again. Cat owners know these arguments, and if they have not been persuaded by the fact that cats kill more than 6 million native animals in Australia a day they will not be...
I assume there are people who read these things, otherwise companies wouldn’t send me so many of them. I seem to get daily spam from literally any company I’ve ever interacted with in any way, and they are long boys full of text and pictures that Thunderbird helpfully hides from me but I presume are full of jagged brightly...
I’ve had YouTube Music since it was Google Music, but the price has recently doubled and at the same time I’ve started noticing my “Radio” keeps playing the same dozen songs over and over again. Started to feel like I was listening to Triple M....
I may just be yelling at clouds here, but it seems to me like Discord is just IRC with pictures added. Or Skype with text added. Whatever analogy it is, what it isn’t is a suitable replacement for a threaded forum like Reddit / Lemmy. Or you know… proper old-school forums like phpbb and invision and what not....
While polling for Brisbane has suggested the majority will vote No, one supporter of the Yes campaign, Nathan Appo said the large crowd was an indication of strong support....
It’s always annoyed me that you see the recommendation to get a “side hustle” to get ahead… when in reality you need that “side hustle” just to afford basic cost of living. At that point it’s not a hustle, it’s literally survival....
YouTube Premium family plan price update ($17.99/month -> $32.99/month!) (aussie.zone)
So this is some bollocks. Guess I’ll be cancelling our plan since it’s only used by two of us....
Cold calling real estate agents - is there a law against it?
Some real estate dickhead just rang my mobile (which is not advertised anywhere) saying they were “just in the area” and wanted to do an appraisal on a house we own in ....
Keeping pet cats indoors would save millions of native animals and billions of dollars. So what's stopping us? (www.abc.net.au)
Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?...
“We cannot support it:” Polestar follows Tesla out of car lobby over Toyota led campaign (thedriven.io)
Tesla announced it had quit the FCAI on Thursday and Polestar followed it up on Friday, saying the FCAI campaign – driven largely by Japanese car makers led by Toyota – is intolerable....
Keeping cats indoors is a rare solution where everybody wins (www.theguardian.com)
I am not here to make the case that cats should be kept indoors for the sake of local wildlife – that case has been made over and over and over and over again. Cat owners know these arguments, and if they have not been persuaded by the fact that cats kill more than 6 million native animals in Australia a day they will not be...
The absolute state of housing in Australia at the minute - rent a caravan in a driveway in a semi-rural locality, only $200/week! (aussie.zone)
People who read marketing emails, where do you find the time to do so? And why?
I assume there are people who read these things, otherwise companies wouldn’t send me so many of them. I seem to get daily spam from literally any company I’ve ever interacted with in any way, and they are long boys full of text and pictures that Thunderbird helpfully hides from me but I presume are full of jagged brightly...
We compared the finances of 30-year-olds now, to 30-year-olds 30 years ago (www.abc.net.au)
Feels bad man
It often gets a bad rap, but fans of the recorder say the instrument's reputation is undeserved (www.abc.net.au)
The recorder is often seen as the daggy instrument you first played at primary school....
It's all coming up tollhouse (aussie.zone)
Stolen from my favourite Facebook group (warning: not really safe for work)....
The federal government will offer some people the chance to buy a home with a 2pc deposit. Here's how it works (www.abc.net.au)
Labor has reactivated its Help to Buy scheme, which means you can move into a “home” with just a 2 per cent deposit....
Recommend me a music streaming service?
I’ve had YouTube Music since it was Google Music, but the price has recently doubled and at the same time I’ve started noticing my “Radio” keeps playing the same dozen songs over and over again. Started to feel like I was listening to Triple M....
Hot take: Discord is a piece of shit (aussie.zone)
I may just be yelling at clouds here, but it seems to me like Discord is just IRC with pictures added. Or Skype with text added. Whatever analogy it is, what it isn’t is a suitable replacement for a threaded forum like Reddit / Lemmy. Or you know… proper old-school forums like phpbb and invision and what not....
Coalition will seek to block Labor plan for cheaper medicine after backlash from pharmacies (www.theguardian.com)
Seems like the tl;dr is that profits of pharmacies is the highest priority....
[META] Where the daily thread at?
Our Southern cousins in Sydney and Melbourne have daily threads which encourages a bit of chatter… Where’s ours?...
Families distressed after 'highly misleading' video used by anti-Voice campaigners goes viral (www.abc.net.au)
Oh boy, it’s the same sex marriage debate all over again!...
Daily Discussion Thread - Fri Jan 12 2024
The bandicoot must be sleeping, sshh don’t wake them 🤫
Brisbane's deputy mayor rails against 'radical' Greens proposal to reduce car dependency (www.abc.net.au)
LNP against common sense progress proposed by the Greens. I think I’ve heard this one before.
Tens of thousands of Australians hit the streets in support of the October 14 referendum (www.abc.net.au)
While polling for Brisbane has suggested the majority will vote No, one supporter of the Yes campaign, Nathan Appo said the large crowd was an indication of strong support....
'Young people are hustlers': Gen Z 'willing to do what they need to' to make ends meet (www.abc.net.au)
It’s always annoyed me that you see the recommendation to get a “side hustle” to get ahead… when in reality you need that “side hustle” just to afford basic cost of living. At that point it’s not a hustle, it’s literally survival....
Queensland mother fears family were secretly filmed by cameras in their rental property (www.abc.net.au)
Sandy* noticed eight cameras when she inspected the home last month, but had been assured they were inactive....
Conservative politicians stoking Australia Day debate online with paid ads, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative politicians are dominating Facebook advertising about changing the date of Australia Day, analysis shows....
Does anyone recognise this location? Brisbane, possibly northside, circa 2002
A photo I took on December 27th, 2002 at 11:49am… but where?...
Motorists are paying more for petrol now than they have all year — and it's likely to stay that way for weeks (www.abc.net.au)
Why petrol is costing more at the pump...
People who chop and change lanes constantly: Why tho? (aussie.zone)
Every day I drive down Beaudesert Road for most of its length, and every day I see people who constantly chop and change lanes the entire way....