Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees and there is a rosy Eastern horizon. We are forecast a partly cloudy 19 degrees.
There will be gardening. At some stage we also need to wander around to the local gallery as Sarah has a big exhibition happening today. I can’t find anything online about the times, so I’ll walk around now while there is no-one about and look at the signs in the window.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees and there is a rosy Eastern horizon. We are forecast a partly cloudy 19 degrees.There will be gardening. At some stage we also need to wander around to the local gallery as Sarah has a big exhibition happening today. I can’t find anything online about the times, so I’ll walk around now while there is no-one about and look at the signs in the window.
oooo. A gallery review…
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees and there is a rosy Eastern horizon. We are forecast a partly cloudy 19 degrees.There will be gardening. At some stage we also need to wander around to the local gallery as Sarah has a big exhibition happening today. I can’t find anything online about the times, so I’ll walk around now while there is no-one about and look at the signs in the window.
oooo. A gallery review…
It’s curated by Sarah Gabriel.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees and there is a rosy Eastern horizon. We are forecast a partly cloudy 19 degrees.There will be gardening. At some stage we also need to wander around to the local gallery as Sarah has a big exhibition happening today. I can’t find anything online about the times, so I’ll walk around now while there is no-one about and look at the signs in the window.
oooo. A gallery review…
It’s curated by Sarah Gabriel.
Looks good.
The U.K.’s Royal Mint has unveiled an official coin depicting the new monarch, King Charles III.
On October 3, the Mint will release a memorial range of £5 and 50p coins to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. These will also feature a portrait in profile of the king, which will be the public’s first chance to spot his effigy in their spare change.
The reverse of the commemorative £5 coin will also feature two new portraits of the late queen designed by John Bergdahl, who specializes in coins.
On the reverse of the commemorative 50p coin will be a design from 1953 originally used to celebrate the queen’s coronation. It features four shields decorated with the Royal Arms and emblems of the four nations: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland, and a leek for Wales.
The king’s likeness was made by the British sculptor Martin Jennings, whose statue of John Betjeman is installed at St. Pancras station and of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station. The portrait was personally approved by Charles.
“It is the smallest work I have created,” Jennings said, “but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come.
mo..
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-charles-mint-coin-2184321
sarahs mum said:
The U.K.’s Royal Mint has unveiled an official coin depicting the new monarch, King Charles III.
On October 3, the Mint will release a memorial range of £5 and 50p coins to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. These will also feature a portrait in profile of the king, which will be the public’s first chance to spot his effigy in their spare change.
The reverse of the commemorative £5 coin will also feature two new portraits of the late queen designed by John Bergdahl, who specializes in coins.
On the reverse of the commemorative 50p coin will be a design from 1953 originally used to celebrate the queen’s coronation. It features four shields decorated with the Royal Arms and emblems of the four nations: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland, and a leek for Wales.
The king’s likeness was made by the British sculptor Martin Jennings, whose statue of John Betjeman is installed at St. Pancras station and of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station. The portrait was personally approved by Charles.
“It is the smallest work I have created,” Jennings said, “but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come.
mo..
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-charles-mint-coin-2184321
the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
Oh dear. I just read the overnight posts. I think Bubblecar may have had a bit too much to drink.
buffy said:
Oh dear. I just read the overnight posts. I think Bubblecar may have had a bit too much to drink.
it was rough.
Bitcoin mining was less costly than fossil fuel production, but slightly more costly than beef production.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
Oh dear. I just read the overnight posts. I think Bubblecar may have had a bit too much to drink.
it was rough.
ah, solvents and plausible deniability
ABC piece on Australian native rice
But it’s old news. Here is a similar piece from 2019. Don’t scientists in same/similar fields talk to each other?
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
The U.K.’s Royal Mint has unveiled an official coin depicting the new monarch, King Charles III.
On October 3, the Mint will release a memorial range of £5 and 50p coins to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. These will also feature a portrait in profile of the king, which will be the public’s first chance to spot his effigy in their spare change.
The reverse of the commemorative £5 coin will also feature two new portraits of the late queen designed by John Bergdahl, who specializes in coins.
On the reverse of the commemorative 50p coin will be a design from 1953 originally used to celebrate the queen’s coronation. It features four shields decorated with the Royal Arms and emblems of the four nations: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland, and a leek for Wales.
The king’s likeness was made by the British sculptor Martin Jennings, whose statue of John Betjeman is installed at St. Pancras station and of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station. The portrait was personally approved by Charles.
“It is the smallest work I have created,” Jennings said, “but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come.
mo..
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-charles-mint-coin-2184321
the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
The U.K.’s Royal Mint has unveiled an official coin depicting the new monarch, King Charles III.
On October 3, the Mint will release a memorial range of £5 and 50p coins to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. These will also feature a portrait in profile of the king, which will be the public’s first chance to spot his effigy in their spare change.
The reverse of the commemorative £5 coin will also feature two new portraits of the late queen designed by John Bergdahl, who specializes in coins.
On the reverse of the commemorative 50p coin will be a design from 1953 originally used to celebrate the queen’s coronation. It features four shields decorated with the Royal Arms and emblems of the four nations: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland, and a leek for Wales.
The king’s likeness was made by the British sculptor Martin Jennings, whose statue of John Betjeman is installed at St. Pancras station and of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station. The portrait was personally approved by Charles.
“It is the smallest work I have created,” Jennings said, “but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come.
mo..
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-charles-mint-coin-2184321
the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
debossed?
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
The U.K.’s Royal Mint has unveiled an official coin depicting the new monarch, King Charles III.
On October 3, the Mint will release a memorial range of £5 and 50p coins to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II. These will also feature a portrait in profile of the king, which will be the public’s first chance to spot his effigy in their spare change.
The reverse of the commemorative £5 coin will also feature two new portraits of the late queen designed by John Bergdahl, who specializes in coins.
On the reverse of the commemorative 50p coin will be a design from 1953 originally used to celebrate the queen’s coronation. It features four shields decorated with the Royal Arms and emblems of the four nations: a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland, a shamrock for Northern Ireland, and a leek for Wales.
The king’s likeness was made by the British sculptor Martin Jennings, whose statue of John Betjeman is installed at St. Pancras station and of Philip Larkin at Hull Paragon Interchange station. The portrait was personally approved by Charles.
“It is the smallest work I have created,” Jennings said, “but it is humbling to know it will be seen and held by people around the world for centuries to come.
mo..
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/king-charles-mint-coin-2184321
the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
Thanks to a minting error, this 1720 George I guinea has two “tales” sides. It could be the most valuable of the coins discovered beneath a kitchen floor in the U.K. Photo courtesy of Spink and Sons, London.
Today, the rarest is a 1720 George I guinea that—due to a minting error—does not feature the king’s head, with two “tails” sides instead. It could bring in as much as £4,000 ($4,600). A 1675 Charles II guinea, meanwhile, which misspells his Latin name as “CRAOLVS” instead of “CAROLVS,” carries a presale estimate of £1,500 ($1,725).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kitchen-floor-coin-discovery-2169410
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
debossed?
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
debossed?
Fair call, thanks.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
Thanks to a minting error, this 1720 George I guinea has two “tales” sides. It could be the most valuable of the coins discovered beneath a kitchen floor in the U.K. Photo courtesy of Spink and Sons, London.
Today, the rarest is a 1720 George I guinea that—due to a minting error—does not feature the king’s head, with two “tails” sides instead. It could bring in as much as £4,000 ($4,600). A 1675 Charles II guinea, meanwhile, which misspells his Latin name as “CRAOLVS” instead of “CAROLVS,” carries a presale estimate of £1,500 ($1,725).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kitchen-floor-coin-discovery-2169410
Oh, cool. Thanks.
:)
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
debossed?
Fair call, thanks.
Indented would have also worked.
and now for something completely diferent and yet the same
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:the story underneath this…
What’s hidden beneath your floorboards? For one anonymous U.K. couple, it was a trove of 264 gold coins that is now set to sell at auction for as much as £250,000 ($288,000).
For generations, the treasure lay hidden underneath an 18th-century townhouse in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. Then, in 2019, the homeowners of 10 years redid their kitchen floor, and hit what they thought was an electrical cable beneath the concrete.
Instead, it was the secret hoard, tightly packed inside a salt-glazed earthenware cup, about the size of a soda can, buried beneath the home, ITV News reported.
“It was an entirely serendipitous discovery,” Gregory Edmund, of London auctioneers Spink and Son, said in a statement. “As a coin specialist with many years of experience, I cannot recall a similar discovery in living memory.”
That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
Thanks to a minting error, this 1720 George I guinea has two “tales” sides. It could be the most valuable of the coins discovered beneath a kitchen floor in the U.K. Photo courtesy of Spink and Sons, London.
Today, the rarest is a 1720 George I guinea that—due to a minting error—does not feature the king’s head, with two “tails” sides instead. It could bring in as much as £4,000 ($4,600). A 1675 Charles II guinea, meanwhile, which misspells his Latin name as “CRAOLVS” instead of “CAROLVS,” carries a presale estimate of £1,500 ($1,725).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kitchen-floor-coin-discovery-2169410
Camouflaged road in Finland during WW2. The trees are hung up with rope so enemy watch towers don’t see the road. June 27, 1941.
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
Thanks to a minting error, this 1720 George I guinea has two “tales” sides. It could be the most valuable of the coins discovered beneath a kitchen floor in the U.K. Photo courtesy of Spink and Sons, London.
Today, the rarest is a 1720 George I guinea that—due to a minting error—does not feature the king’s head, with two “tails” sides instead. It could bring in as much as £4,000 ($4,600). A 1675 Charles II guinea, meanwhile, which misspells his Latin name as “CRAOLVS” instead of “CAROLVS,” carries a presale estimate of £1,500 ($1,725).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kitchen-floor-coin-discovery-2169410
A few errors in that piece.
tales instead of tails.
Tales side instead of reverse. Coins have two sides: The obverse bearing the monarchs likeness & the reverse.
Art historians should do better.
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:That’s a very odd photo.
The top coin on the stack is a mirror image, and not in relief (is there a word for that?).
Thanks to a minting error, this 1720 George I guinea has two “tales” sides. It could be the most valuable of the coins discovered beneath a kitchen floor in the U.K. Photo courtesy of Spink and Sons, London.
Today, the rarest is a 1720 George I guinea that—due to a minting error—does not feature the king’s head, with two “tails” sides instead. It could bring in as much as £4,000 ($4,600). A 1675 Charles II guinea, meanwhile, which misspells his Latin name as “CRAOLVS” instead of “CAROLVS,” carries a presale estimate of £1,500 ($1,725).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kitchen-floor-coin-discovery-2169410
A few errors in that piece.
tales instead of tails.
Tales side instead of reverse. Coins have two sides: The obverse bearing the monarchs likeness & the reverse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tael
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
Thanks to a minting error, this 1720 George I guinea has two “tales” sides. It could be the most valuable of the coins discovered beneath a kitchen floor in the U.K. Photo courtesy of Spink and Sons, London.
Today, the rarest is a 1720 George I guinea that—due to a minting error—does not feature the king’s head, with two “tails” sides instead. It could bring in as much as £4,000 ($4,600). A 1675 Charles II guinea, meanwhile, which misspells his Latin name as “CRAOLVS” instead of “CAROLVS,” carries a presale estimate of £1,500 ($1,725).
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kitchen-floor-coin-discovery-2169410
A few errors in that piece.
tales instead of tails.
Tales side instead of reverse. Coins have two sides: The obverse bearing the monarchs likeness & the reverse.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tael
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:debossed?
Fair call, thanks.
Indented would have also worked.
Yes.
:)
Olive and Mabel – Their Master’s Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y3QJZIqhg4
We should get chat back into the month of the day.
http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html
sarahs mum said:
Olive and Mabel – Their Master’s Voicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y3QJZIqhg4
Thank you. I have to boast though…I used “leave it!” on Bruna when there was a baby maggie squarking in her face a couple of weeks ago and she did leave it.
:)
oh look a whole bunch of things that can’t be done
roughbarked said:
are the materials any good
roughbarked said:
Who are “we”?
They could have signed it.
Gerald and Felicity Optus, Optus House or whatever.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Who are “we”?
They could have signed it.
Gerald and Felicity Optus, Optus House or whatever.
Indeed.
dv said:
http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html
Is that updated since 1/9/22?
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
dv said:
http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html
I thank you for your service
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
Arts said:
dv said:
http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html
I thank you for your service
standard reply that accepts credit where no credit is due to the poster.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
Anyway it’s clear I’m the only one who thinks this forum needs to lose wookie, so I’ll accept that the forum really needs to lose Bubblecar.
Seems I’ve been seriously unpopular for a long time but too self-immersed to notice.
Bogsnorkler said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
Bubblecar said:
Anyway it’s clear I’m the only one who thinks this forum needs to lose wookie, so I’ll accept that the forum really needs to lose Bubblecar.Seems I’ve been seriously unpopular for a long time but too self-immersed to notice.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Bubblecar said:The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.
there are some poster who i rarely read. others are hit and miss depending on the subject of the conversation. and others i read nearly all.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway it’s clear I’m the only one who thinks this forum needs to lose wookie, so I’ll accept that the forum really needs to lose Bubblecar.Seems I’ve been seriously unpopular for a long time but too self-immersed to notice.
It is not a binary one or the other choice.
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.there are some poster who i rarely read. others are hit and miss depending on the subject of the conversation. and others i read nearly all.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Bubblecar said:The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.
Aye, most of you would have howled with indignation if the Allies had managed to get Lord Haw Haw off the air.
I don’t need those kind of friends.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.
there are some poster who i rarely read. others are hit and miss depending on the subject of the conversation. and others i read nearly all.
That’s a good system.
sorry, but i don’t read your posts.
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.there are some poster who i rarely read. others are hit and miss depending on the subject of the conversation. and others i read nearly all.
I read everybody.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.
there are some poster who i rarely read. others are hit and miss depending on the subject of the conversation. and others i read nearly all.
I read everybody.
glutton for punishment.
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.
Aye, most of you would have howled with indignation if the Allies had managed to get Lord Haw Haw off the air.
I don’t need those kind of friends.
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:there are some poster who i rarely read. others are hit and miss depending on the subject of the conversation. and others i read nearly all.
That’s a good system.sorry, but i don’t read your posts.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:We are sensible enough to see that censorship is always unacceptable.
Aye, most of you would have howled with indignation if the Allies had managed to get Lord Haw Haw off the air.
I don’t need those kind of friends.
My WWII RAAF Dad said they thought that Tokyo Rose was good entertainment.
Particularly when she said that a Japanese submarine had blown the middle pylon out of the Sydney harbour bridge.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:Aye, most of you would have howled with indignation if the Allies had managed to get Lord Haw Haw off the air.
I don’t need those kind of friends.
My WWII RAAF Dad said they thought that Tokyo Rose was good entertainment.Particularly when she said that a Japanese submarine had blown the middle pylon out of the Sydney harbour bridge.
tokio rose was several women, not one, as i just found out via wiki.
Bogsnorkler said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
honestly we just read whatever posts we think are going to make us laugh and then laugh at the rest anyway
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:My WWII RAAF Dad said they thought that Tokyo Rose was good entertainment.
Particularly when she said that a Japanese submarine had blown the middle pylon out of the Sydney harbour bridge.
tokio rose was several women, not one, as i just found out via wiki.
SCIENCE said:
honestly we just read whatever posts we think are going to make us laugh and then laugh at the rest anyway
nice to know someone laughs at my general posts and not just the funny ones.
Bogsnorkler said:
SCIENCE said:
honestly we just read whatever posts we think are going to make us laugh and then laugh at the rest anyway
nice to know someone laughs at my general posts and not just the funny ones.
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Bubblecar said:The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I often have a good purge. Most mornings, in fact, when I get out of bed.
Just slightly stunned that Arts thinks my thread calling for wookie to leave us alone is a “bullying thread”, while wookie’s many threads defending Russian atrocities in Ukraine are apparently not “bullying threads”.
Anyway, sums it all up I suppose. This is not a nice place to be :)
Woodie said:
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I often have a good purge. Most mornings, in fact, when I get out of bed.
best order of things, woodie.
Bubblecar said:
Just slightly stunned that Arts thinks my thread calling for wookie to leave us alone is a “bullying thread”, while wookie’s many threads defending Russian atrocities in Ukraine are apparently not “bullying threads”.Anyway, sums it all up I suppose. This is not a nice place to be :)
anyways, time to get ready for a drive to perth to drop a friend off.
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Bubblecar said:The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I thought maybe we’d be transported back to a 17th century medical practice.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I thought maybe we’d be transported back to a 17th century medical practice.
with friends like you lot who need enemas?
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:maybe cb88 thinks we are adult enough to manage ourselves?
all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I thought maybe we’d be transported back to a 17th century medical practice.
Bogsnorkler said:
anyways, time to get ready for a drive to perth to drop a friend off.
I’ll assume that they’re going voluntarily.
be here or not be here. they is no superposition of states.
captain_spalding said:
Bogsnorkler said:
anyways, time to get ready for a drive to perth to drop a friend off.
I’ll assume that they’re going voluntarily.
ask me no questions.
taps nose and winks.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway it’s clear I’m the only one who thinks this forum needs to lose wookie, so I’ll accept that the forum really needs to lose Bubblecar.Seems I’ve been seriously unpopular for a long time but too self-immersed to notice.
I enjoy your writings and many of the nostalgic pictures you post.
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I thought maybe we’d be transported back to a 17th century medical practice.
with friends like you lot who need enemas?
I used to have an Aunty Enema. Such a lovely name for a girl.
https://www.babynology.com/name/enema-f.html
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:all this talk of purges has us feeling like we’re back at the party
I thought maybe we’d be transported back to a 17th century medical practice.
I have to have some blood letting done on Tuesday.
Leeches?
Woodie said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:I thought maybe we’d be transported back to a 17th century medical practice.
I have to have some blood letting done on Tuesday.Leeches?
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway it’s clear I’m the only one who thinks this forum needs to lose wookie, so I’ll accept that the forum really needs to lose Bubblecar.Seems I’ve been seriously unpopular for a long time but too self-immersed to notice.
I enjoy your writings and many of the nostalgic pictures you post.
C’mon, Mr. Car.
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
Not least because if I recall correctly (I read through some hours ago) it contains threats made over a carriage service (or whatever the wording is).
roughbarked said:
I think more broadly there’s a massive hack anyway, the entire enterprise
putting the gadgets with bells and whistles in your hands, connected to the entire world, a great thing to help you spend, and study your desires and habits to that end
all has a lovely personal feel about when in your hand, but you know there’s a lot of machines involved
i’m reverting to analog, though still allow myself the indulgence of arranging some alphabet in this rectangle here
and yours truly has no smell or taste hardly at all, good as none
i’ll try my favorite cold drink, soda water and raspberry cordial, see how that goes
And now in the correct threrad:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
LOL, slightly more agile.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
LOL, slightly more agile.
Soon as they can teach them to reload a rifle, the production lines will start rolling.
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
:)
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
Not to take anything away from the BD demonstration but i’d be more impressed with a robot that can navigate a supermarket than one taught an obstacle course.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway it’s clear I’m the only one who thinks this forum needs to lose wookie, so I’ll accept that the forum really needs to lose Bubblecar.Seems I’ve been seriously unpopular for a long time but too self-immersed to notice.
LOL
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
LOL, slightly more agile.
Soon as they can teach them to reload a rifle, the production lines will start rolling.
I;m not sure there is really any great reason to make robots that walk or run like humans. The human form is multi-purpose and doesn’t really do anything well. I reckon robots are best optimised for whatever task they are doing. I think it is much better to have a small robots doing a particular task, say vacuuming the floor, than having a walking bipedal robot which can use a conventional vacuum cleaner.
Witty Rejoinder said:
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
Not to take anything away from the BD demonstration but i’d be more impressed with a robot that can navigate a supermarket than one taught an obstacle course.
I would be as impressed, Witty.
The nerdiest thing I spotted this week.
sibeen said:
The nerdiest thing I spotted this week.
seems a bit self-defeating
DO, tried this on Wednesday night, very nice. Unfortunately, only had the one.
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
Ooh, Boston Dynamic. I hadn’t seen that one. I recall a dancing one a year or so ago?
Zoo shares rare sighting of first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history
Lottie Kilraine – 11h ago
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A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history.
Troublesome trio. Playful fossa triplets emerge from their den after being born at Cheshire.
The 12-week-old triplets were spotted for the first time by keepers as they emerged from their den at Chester Zoo in Cheshire.
The tiny trio, born to the zoo’s five-year-old adult fossas named Shala and Isalo in July, have been identified as one male and two females but zookeepers are yet to decide on names for the youngsters.
Zookeeper Rachael Boatwright said: “While it’s still early days, the three pups are doing great and are now full of confidence as they learn to climb trees and explore together, all under the watchful eye of mum, of course.”
Growing up to six feet long from nose to tail tip, and weighing up to 12kg, the fossa is a catlike creature and is a distant relative of the mongoose.
Their long tails help keep their balance when leaping among tree branches and the species is considered one of the world’s most elusive carnivores, so much so that conservationists have had trouble observing them.
Ms Boatwright said: “The birth of Shala’s triplets is a huge cause for celebration.
“Not only are they the first pups to ever be born at our zoo, but their arrival into the endangered species breeding programme will allow us to discover more about their behaviours – from tiny pups all the way to adults.”
Originating from the island of Madagascar in East Africa, there are only as few as 2,600 remaining fossas in the wild.
Conservationists from Chester Zoo have been helping to protect endangered habitats in Madagascar for more than 10 years.
In 2015, the Malagasy government established The Mangabe New Protected Area, co-managed by the zoo’s field partner Madagasikara Voakajy and the communities that live in the Mangabe region.
The area provides a safe haven for thousands of species living on the island, including the fossa.
Mike Jordan, director of animals and plants, said the zoo’s new additions have given conservationists “hope” amid fears the species could face extinction due to deforestation.
“These three fossa pups are incredibly important to the future of the species and the safety-net population found in conservation zoos like ours, which has become vitally important given the huge amount of deforestation in Madagascar,” Mr Jordan said.
“In the wake of such dramatic devastation on the island, these three little pups give us hope that we can protect this species from being lost altogether.
monkey skipper said:
Zoo shares rare sighting of first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history
Lottie Kilraine – 11h ago
Comments |
A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history.
Troublesome trio. Playful fossa triplets emerge from their den after being born at Cheshire.
The 12-week-old triplets were spotted for the first time by keepers as they emerged from their den at Chester Zoo in Cheshire.
The tiny trio, born to the zoo’s five-year-old adult fossas named Shala and Isalo in July, have been identified as one male and two females but zookeepers are yet to decide on names for the youngsters.
Zookeeper Rachael Boatwright said: “While it’s still early days, the three pups are doing great and are now full of confidence as they learn to climb trees and explore together, all under the watchful eye of mum, of course.”
Growing up to six feet long from nose to tail tip, and weighing up to 12kg, the fossa is a catlike creature and is a distant relative of the mongoose.
Their long tails help keep their balance when leaping among tree branches and the species is considered one of the world’s most elusive carnivores, so much so that conservationists have had trouble observing them.
Ms Boatwright said: “The birth of Shala’s triplets is a huge cause for celebration.
“Not only are they the first pups to ever be born at our zoo, but their arrival into the endangered species breeding programme will allow us to discover more about their behaviours – from tiny pups all the way to adults.”
Originating from the island of Madagascar in East Africa, there are only as few as 2,600 remaining fossas in the wild.
Conservationists from Chester Zoo have been helping to protect endangered habitats in Madagascar for more than 10 years.
In 2015, the Malagasy government established The Mangabe New Protected Area, co-managed by the zoo’s field partner Madagasikara Voakajy and the communities that live in the Mangabe region.
The area provides a safe haven for thousands of species living on the island, including the fossa.
Mike Jordan, director of animals and plants, said the zoo’s new additions have given conservationists “hope” amid fears the species could face extinction due to deforestation.
“These three fossa pups are incredibly important to the future of the species and the safety-net population found in conservation zoos like ours, which has become vitally important given the huge amount of deforestation in Madagascar,” Mr Jordan said.
“In the wake of such dramatic devastation on the island, these three little pups give us hope that we can protect this species from being lost altogether.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_(animal)
Fossa (animal)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
This article is about the animal with the common name fossa. For the taxonomic genus Fossa, see Malagasy civet. For other uses, see Fossa (disambiguation).
Fossa
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Eupleridae
Genus: Cryptoprocta
Species: C. ferox
Binomial name
Cryptoprocta ferox
Bennett, 1833
Range map showing the fossa’s distribution in Madagascar. Areas in red mark its distribution and run along the outer edge of the island.
Distribution of Cryptoprocta ferox (red-shaded area)
Synonyms
C. typicus A. Smith, 1834
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; /ˈfɒsə/ or /ˈfuːsə/; Malagasy: ) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of Eupleridae, the family of carnivorans, and closely related to the Malagasy civet.
The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar, as it has convergently evolved many cat-like features. Adults have a head-body length of 70–80 cm (28–31 in) and weigh between 5.5 and 8.6 kg (12 and 19 lb), with the males larger than the females. It has semi-retractable claws (meaning it can extend but not retract its claws fully) and flexible ankles that allow it to climb up and down trees head-first, and also support jumping from tree to tree. A larger relative of the species, Cryptoprocta spelea, probably became extinct before 1400.
The species is widespread, although population densities are usually low. It is found solely in forested habitat, and actively hunts both by day and night. Over 50% of its diet consists of lemurs, the endemic primates found on the island; tenrecs, rodents, lizards, birds, and other animals are also documented as prey. Mating usually occurs in trees on horizontal limbs and can last for several hours. Litters range from one to six pups, which are born blind and toothless (altricial). Infants wean after 4.5 months and are independent after a year. Sexual maturity occurs around three to four years of age, and life expectancy in captivity is 20 years. The fossa is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. It is generally feared by the Malagasy people and is often protected by their fady taboo. The greatest threat to the fossa is habitat destruction.
Its classification has been controversial because its physical traits resemble those of cats, yet other traits suggest a close relationship with viverrids. Its classification, along with that of the other Malagasy carnivores, influenced hypotheses about how many times mammalian carnivores have colonized Madagascar. With genetic studies demonstrating that the fossa and all other Malagasy carnivores are most closely related to each other forming a clade, recognized as the family Eupleridae, carnivorans are now thought to have colonized the island once, around 18–20 million years ago.
more in the article….
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
Olive and Mabel – Their Master’s Voicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y3QJZIqhg4
Thank you. I have to boast though…I used “leave it!” on Bruna when there was a baby maggie squarking in her face a couple of weeks ago and she did leave it.
:)
That would be ‘Drop’ for my dogs. They Sit and Down.
Cobbett will drop readily. Paisley might need some lowered tone.
monkey skipper said:
monkey skipper said:
Zoo shares rare sighting of first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history
Lottie Kilraine – 11h ago
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A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history.
Troublesome trio. Playful fossa triplets emerge from their den after being born at Cheshire.
The 12-week-old triplets were spotted for the first time by keepers as they emerged from their den at Chester Zoo in Cheshire.
The tiny trio, born to the zoo’s five-year-old adult fossas named Shala and Isalo in July, have been identified as one male and two females but zookeepers are yet to decide on names for the youngsters.
Zookeeper Rachael Boatwright said: “While it’s still early days, the three pups are doing great and are now full of confidence as they learn to climb trees and explore together, all under the watchful eye of mum, of course.”
Growing up to six feet long from nose to tail tip, and weighing up to 12kg, the fossa is a catlike creature and is a distant relative of the mongoose.
Their long tails help keep their balance when leaping among tree branches and the species is considered one of the world’s most elusive carnivores, so much so that conservationists have had trouble observing them.
Ms Boatwright said: “The birth of Shala’s triplets is a huge cause for celebration.
“Not only are they the first pups to ever be born at our zoo, but their arrival into the endangered species breeding programme will allow us to discover more about their behaviours – from tiny pups all the way to adults.”
Originating from the island of Madagascar in East Africa, there are only as few as 2,600 remaining fossas in the wild.
Conservationists from Chester Zoo have been helping to protect endangered habitats in Madagascar for more than 10 years.
In 2015, the Malagasy government established The Mangabe New Protected Area, co-managed by the zoo’s field partner Madagasikara Voakajy and the communities that live in the Mangabe region.
The area provides a safe haven for thousands of species living on the island, including the fossa.
Mike Jordan, director of animals and plants, said the zoo’s new additions have given conservationists “hope” amid fears the species could face extinction due to deforestation.
“These three fossa pups are incredibly important to the future of the species and the safety-net population found in conservation zoos like ours, which has become vitally important given the huge amount of deforestation in Madagascar,” Mr Jordan said.
“In the wake of such dramatic devastation on the island, these three little pups give us hope that we can protect this species from being lost altogether.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_(animal)
Fossa (animal)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to searchThis article is about the animal with the common name fossa. For the taxonomic genus Fossa, see Malagasy civet. For other uses, see Fossa (disambiguation).
FossaConservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Eupleridae
Genus: Cryptoprocta
Species: C. ferox
Binomial name
Cryptoprocta ferox
Bennett, 1833
Range map showing the fossa’s distribution in Madagascar. Areas in red mark its distribution and run along the outer edge of the island.
Distribution of Cryptoprocta ferox (red-shaded area)
Synonyms
C. typicus A. Smith, 1834
The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; /ˈfɒsə/ or /ˈfuːsə/; Malagasy: ) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of Eupleridae, the family of carnivorans, and closely related to the Malagasy civet.The fossa is the largest mammalian carnivore on Madagascar and has been compared to a small cougar, as it has convergently evolved many cat-like features. Adults have a head-body length of 70–80 cm (28–31 in) and weigh between 5.5 and 8.6 kg (12 and 19 lb), with the males larger than the females. It has semi-retractable claws (meaning it can extend but not retract its claws fully) and flexible ankles that allow it to climb up and down trees head-first, and also support jumping from tree to tree. A larger relative of the species, Cryptoprocta spelea, probably became extinct before 1400.
The species is widespread, although population densities are usually low. It is found solely in forested habitat, and actively hunts both by day and night. Over 50% of its diet consists of lemurs, the endemic primates found on the island; tenrecs, rodents, lizards, birds, and other animals are also documented as prey. Mating usually occurs in trees on horizontal limbs and can last for several hours. Litters range from one to six pups, which are born blind and toothless (altricial). Infants wean after 4.5 months and are independent after a year. Sexual maturity occurs around three to four years of age, and life expectancy in captivity is 20 years. The fossa is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List. It is generally feared by the Malagasy people and is often protected by their fady taboo. The greatest threat to the fossa is habitat destruction.
Its classification has been controversial because its physical traits resemble those of cats, yet other traits suggest a close relationship with viverrids. Its classification, along with that of the other Malagasy carnivores, influenced hypotheses about how many times mammalian carnivores have colonized Madagascar. With genetic studies demonstrating that the fossa and all other Malagasy carnivores are most closely related to each other forming a clade, recognized as the family Eupleridae, carnivorans are now thought to have colonized the island once, around 18–20 million years ago.
more in the article….
TIL there is an animal called a fossa. Thank you, MS :)
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
this place should not need management.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
this place should not need management.
+1
monkey skipper said:
Zoo shares rare sighting of first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history
Lottie Kilraine – 11h ago
Comments |
A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history.
Troublesome trio. Playful fossa triplets emerge from their den after being born at Cheshire.
The 12-week-old triplets were spotted for the first time by keepers as they emerged from their den at Chester Zoo in Cheshire.
The tiny trio, born to the zoo’s five-year-old adult fossas named Shala and Isalo in July, have been identified as one male and two females but zookeepers are yet to decide on names for the youngsters.
Zookeeper Rachael Boatwright said: “While it’s still early days, the three pups are doing great and are now full of confidence as they learn to climb trees and explore together, all under the watchful eye of mum, of course.”
Growing up to six feet long from nose to tail tip, and weighing up to 12kg, the fossa is a catlike creature and is a distant relative of the mongoose.
Their long tails help keep their balance when leaping among tree branches and the species is considered one of the world’s most elusive carnivores, so much so that conservationists have had trouble observing them.
Ms Boatwright said: “The birth of Shala’s triplets is a huge cause for celebration.
“Not only are they the first pups to ever be born at our zoo, but their arrival into the endangered species breeding programme will allow us to discover more about their behaviours – from tiny pups all the way to adults.”
Originating from the island of Madagascar in East Africa, there are only as few as 2,600 remaining fossas in the wild.
Conservationists from Chester Zoo have been helping to protect endangered habitats in Madagascar for more than 10 years.
In 2015, the Malagasy government established The Mangabe New Protected Area, co-managed by the zoo’s field partner Madagasikara Voakajy and the communities that live in the Mangabe region.
The area provides a safe haven for thousands of species living on the island, including the fossa.
Mike Jordan, director of animals and plants, said the zoo’s new additions have given conservationists “hope” amid fears the species could face extinction due to deforestation.
“These three fossa pups are incredibly important to the future of the species and the safety-net population found in conservation zoos like ours, which has become vitally important given the huge amount of deforestation in Madagascar,” Mr Jordan said.
“In the wake of such dramatic devastation on the island, these three little pups give us hope that we can protect this species from being lost altogether.
Bubblecar said:
Just slightly stunned that Arts thinks my thread calling for wookie to leave us alone is a “bullying thread”, while wookie’s many threads defending Russian atrocities in Ukraine are apparently not “bullying threads”.Anyway, sums it all up I suppose. This is not a nice place to be :)
It isn’t necessary to go on like that.
monkey skipper said:
A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history.
Michael V said:
monkey skipper said:
A zoo has shared rare footage of the first fossa pups to be born in its 91-year history.
Cutie.
indeed.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
the thread that is rude and conveys bullying behaviour should be purged.
The poster who supports Russian atrocities should be purged, but I’m not holding my breath.
Seriously, this place is being mismanaged.
this place should not need management.
Yeah, aren’t we supposed to be an anarcho-syndicalist social dynamic-driven egalitarian techno-savvy science-oriented free-thought high-tolerance collective community?
Or something along those lines?
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
Olive and Mabel – Their Master’s Voicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y3QJZIqhg4
Thank you. I have to boast though…I used “leave it!” on Bruna when there was a baby maggie squarking in her face a couple of weeks ago and she did leave it.
:)
That would be ‘Drop’ for my dogs. They Sit and Down.
Cobbett will drop readily. Paisley might need some lowered tone.
She hadn’t grabbed it, so it was “leave it!”. Which is different from “put down” (put whatever is in your mouth on the ground) or “give!” (put that thing that is in your mouth into my hand). When I took the puppy classes we taught “leave it!” particularly because we were at Warrnambool where on the beach your dog might find dead fish/penguins etc. I had a game we played, which I called doggy smorgasbord. I would lay out various treats (I had a dried cowpat amongst them, and bits of sausage, jelly beans, some kibble) in a line. The person had to walk along the line with their puppy just out of lead reach of the yummy things, and each time the pup went to get something they were gently pulled back and told “leave it!”. It was quite surprising how quickly most of the handlers and pups got themselves co-ordinated to do it properly.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:Thank you. I have to boast though…I used “leave it!” on Bruna when there was a baby maggie squarking in her face a couple of weeks ago and she did leave it.
:)
That would be ‘Drop’ for my dogs. They Sit and Down.
Cobbett will drop readily. Paisley might need some lowered tone.
She hadn’t grabbed it, so it was “leave it!”. Which is different from “put down” (put whatever is in your mouth on the ground) or “give!” (put that thing that is in your mouth into my hand). When I took the puppy classes we taught “leave it!” particularly because we were at Warrnambool where on the beach your dog might find dead fish/penguins etc. I had a game we played, which I called doggy smorgasbord. I would lay out various treats (I had a dried cowpat amongst them, and bits of sausage, jelly beans, some kibble) in a line. The person had to walk along the line with their puppy just out of lead reach of the yummy things, and each time the pup went to get something they were gently pulled back and told “leave it!”. It was quite surprising how quickly most of the handlers and pups got themselves co-ordinated to do it properly.
Okay. Shall try that.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:Thank you. I have to boast though…I used “leave it!” on Bruna when there was a baby maggie squarking in her face a couple of weeks ago and she did leave it.
:)
That would be ‘Drop’ for my dogs. They Sit and Down.
Cobbett will drop readily. Paisley might need some lowered tone.
She hadn’t grabbed it, so it was “leave it!”. Which is different from “put down” (put whatever is in your mouth on the ground) or “give!” (put that thing that is in your mouth into my hand). When I took the puppy classes we taught “leave it!” particularly because we were at Warrnambool where on the beach your dog might find dead fish/penguins etc. I had a game we played, which I called doggy smorgasbord. I would lay out various treats (I had a dried cowpat amongst them, and bits of sausage, jelly beans, some kibble) in a line. The person had to walk along the line with their puppy just out of lead reach of the yummy things, and each time the pup went to get something they were gently pulled back and told “leave it!”. It was quite surprising how quickly most of the handlers and pups got themselves co-ordinated to do it properly.
Oh, and because “drop!” is a command used in obedience trialling for getting your dog to go down as it is coming towards you in a recall. So in case people might go on to trialling, we didn’t use “drop!” for other things.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:That would be ‘Drop’ for my dogs. They Sit and Down.
Cobbett will drop readily. Paisley might need some lowered tone.
She hadn’t grabbed it, so it was “leave it!”. Which is different from “put down” (put whatever is in your mouth on the ground) or “give!” (put that thing that is in your mouth into my hand). When I took the puppy classes we taught “leave it!” particularly because we were at Warrnambool where on the beach your dog might find dead fish/penguins etc. I had a game we played, which I called doggy smorgasbord. I would lay out various treats (I had a dried cowpat amongst them, and bits of sausage, jelly beans, some kibble) in a line. The person had to walk along the line with their puppy just out of lead reach of the yummy things, and each time the pup went to get something they were gently pulled back and told “leave it!”. It was quite surprising how quickly most of the handlers and pups got themselves co-ordinated to do it properly.
Okay. Shall try that.
It’s also part of them knowing that you control the food supply. And are therefore boss.
We went to Sarah’s opening. There were a lot of people there and it’s a small space. So we made an appearance (yes, got dressed up a bit), and after her speech, we nipped back home. The exhibition is on for a week, so I’ll go around on Monday or Tuesday when it’s quiet and I can have a proper look. There are some truly beautiful bit sculptures (which are right out of my price range)
buffy said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:That would be ‘Drop’ for my dogs. They Sit and Down.
Cobbett will drop readily. Paisley might need some lowered tone.
She hadn’t grabbed it, so it was “leave it!”. Which is different from “put down” (put whatever is in your mouth on the ground) or “give!” (put that thing that is in your mouth into my hand). When I took the puppy classes we taught “leave it!” particularly because we were at Warrnambool where on the beach your dog might find dead fish/penguins etc. I had a game we played, which I called doggy smorgasbord. I would lay out various treats (I had a dried cowpat amongst them, and bits of sausage, jelly beans, some kibble) in a line. The person had to walk along the line with their puppy just out of lead reach of the yummy things, and each time the pup went to get something they were gently pulled back and told “leave it!”. It was quite surprising how quickly most of the handlers and pups got themselves co-ordinated to do it properly.
Oh, and because “drop!” is a command used in obedience trialling for getting your dog to go down as it is coming towards you in a recall. So in case people might go on to trialling, we didn’t use “drop!” for other things.
yeah. I know I am out of sync.
buffy said:
We went to Sarah’s opening. There were a lot of people there and it’s a small space. So we made an appearance (yes, got dressed up a bit), and after her speech, we nipped back home. The exhibition is on for a week, so I’ll go around on Monday or Tuesday when it’s quiet and I can have a proper look. There are some truly beautiful bit sculptures (which are right out of my price range)
It’s all Sarah’s work there?
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:She hadn’t grabbed it, so it was “leave it!”. Which is different from “put down” (put whatever is in your mouth on the ground) or “give!” (put that thing that is in your mouth into my hand). When I took the puppy classes we taught “leave it!” particularly because we were at Warrnambool where on the beach your dog might find dead fish/penguins etc. I had a game we played, which I called doggy smorgasbord. I would lay out various treats (I had a dried cowpat amongst them, and bits of sausage, jelly beans, some kibble) in a line. The person had to walk along the line with their puppy just out of lead reach of the yummy things, and each time the pup went to get something they were gently pulled back and told “leave it!”. It was quite surprising how quickly most of the handlers and pups got themselves co-ordinated to do it properly.
Okay. Shall try that.
It’s also part of them knowing that you control the food supply. And are therefore boss.
I use wait at meal times. The can’t start until I say.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
We went to Sarah’s opening. There were a lot of people there and it’s a small space. So we made an appearance (yes, got dressed up a bit), and after her speech, we nipped back home. The exhibition is on for a week, so I’ll go around on Monday or Tuesday when it’s quiet and I can have a proper look. There are some truly beautiful bit sculptures (which are right out of my price range)
It’s all Sarah’s work there?
No. Several artists. I can’t remember how many.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:Okay. Shall try that.
It’s also part of them knowing that you control the food supply. And are therefore boss.
I use wait at meal times. The can’t start until I say.
We’ve always done that with our dogs. Boxers will bowl you over for food if you don’t teach them some manners.
buffy said:
We went to Sarah’s opening. There were a lot of people there and it’s a small space. So we made an appearance (yes, got dressed up a bit), and after her speech, we nipped back home. The exhibition is on for a week, so I’ll go around on Monday or Tuesday when it’s quiet and I can have a proper look. There are some truly beautiful bit sculptures (which are right out of my price range)
:)
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
We went to Sarah’s opening. There were a lot of people there and it’s a small space. So we made an appearance (yes, got dressed up a bit), and after her speech, we nipped back home. The exhibition is on for a week, so I’ll go around on Monday or Tuesday when it’s quiet and I can have a proper look. There are some truly beautiful bit sculptures (which are right out of my price range)
:)
Oh dear…bit=bird in that post. Not sure how that happened.
buffy said:
We’ve always done that with our dogs. Boxers will bowl you over for food if you don’t teach them some manners.
If i get hungry enough, i’ll bowl you over for food.
I think I’ll go and read some SciAm. Mr buffy is cook tonight – he called in to the pub coming back from the gallery and ordered fish and chips for 6 o’clock pickup…
There is some leftover roast pumpkin from a couple of nights ago that we will reheat in the oven to eat also.
First night for months that we are not going to have the woodheater going.
Oh yes…doco on NITV tonight that I want to watch:
Black Mamba: Kiss Of Death
Saturday, 1 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
She’s the deadliest snake on the planet, but will she outwit her greatest enemy and complete her mission; to safely deliver the next generation of silver killers into Mamba Valley?
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:It’s also part of them knowing that you control the food supply. And are therefore boss.
I use wait at meal times. The can’t start until I say.
We’ve always done that with our dogs. Boxers will bowl you over for food if you don’t teach them some manners.
Cobbtt waits well. He even waits still while I pile goodos on his nose.
Heidi has found a keyboard ith an attached mouse in her shed. She is bringing it up soon.
sarahs mum said:
Someone has an eye for photography.
sarahs mum said:
Heidi has found a keyboard ith an attached mouse in her shed. She is bringing it up soon.
I’m wondering what use a mouse has for a keyboard. Are you sure this wasn’t a typo and you meant ‘moose’?
sarahs mum said:
Like.
sarahs mum said:
Looks like a tunnel to another universe.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
Looks like a tunnel to another universe.
like the soul as they say
I must inform that the wind off the great southern iceblock is making me think about wrapping myself in a doona.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Someone has an eye for photography.
Ha
dv said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Someone has an eye for photography.
Ha
It seemed apt.
using the keyboard that heidi brought up, with the attached mouse, that is a bit all over the place. So I am using it with the mouse that does not scroll. But things are a lot better.
One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.
📷 by @jamie_hall_definitive_imaging
It’s the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).
With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.
If you’re wondering, the red sap-like substance is called “guttation”, which is basically the mushroom’s way of purging excess water as it grows.
buffy said:
Oh yes…doco on NITV tonight that I want to watch:Black Mamba: Kiss Of Death
Saturday, 1 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
She’s the deadliest snake on the planet, but will she outwit her greatest enemy and complete her mission; to safely deliver the next generation of silver killers into Mamba Valley?
No, she’s not.
Almost any Google search for the world’s deadliest snake will bring up a list with ‘Australian inland taipan’ at the top of it. They live where very few people live, for which both snakes and people should be grateful.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Someone has an eye for photography.
Ha
It seemed apt.
way cool
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
Looks like a tunnel to another universe.
Reminded me of:
monkey skipper said:
One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.
📷 by @jamie_hall_definitive_imaging
It’s the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).
With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.
If you’re wondering, the red sap-like substance is called “guttation”, which is basically the mushroom’s way of purging excess water as it grows.
nice
apart from the endangered part
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (born Cecilia Helena Payne; May 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979) was a British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed in her 1925 doctoral thesis that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Her groundbreaking conclusion was initially rejected because it contradicted the scientific wisdom of the time, which held that there were no significant elemental differences between the Sun and Earth. Independent observations eventually proved she was correct. Her work on the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern astrophysics.
Her interest in astronomy began after she attended a lecture by Arthur Eddington on his 1919 expedition to the island of Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa to observe and photograph the stars near a solar eclipse as a test of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. She said of the lecture: “The result was a complete transformation of my world picture. My world had been so shaken that I experienced something very like a nervous breakdown.”: 117 She completed her studies, but was not awarded a degree because of her sex; Cambridge did not grant degrees to women until 1948.
Payne realized that her only career option in the U.K. was to become a teacher, so she looked for grants that would enable her to move to the United States. After being introduced to Harlow Shapley, the Director of the Harvard College Observatory, where he had just established a graduate program in astronomy, she left England in 1923. This was made possible by a fellowship to encourage women to study at the observatory. Adelaide Ames had become the first student on the fellowship in 1922; the second was Payne. She was described by Lawrence H. Aller as one of the “most capable go-getters” in Shapley’s group.
Shapley persuaded Payne to write a doctoral dissertation, and so in 1925 she became the first person to earn a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College of Harvard University. Her thesis title was Stellar Atmospheres; A Contribution to the Observational Study of High Temperature in the Reversing Layers of Stars.
Payne was able to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures by applying the ionization theory developed by Indian physicist Meghnad Saha. She showed that the great variation in stellar absorption lines was due to differing amounts of ionization at different temperatures, not to different amounts of elements. She found that silicon, carbon, and other common metals seen in the Sun’s spectrum were present in about the same relative amounts as on Earth, in agreement with the accepted belief of the time, which held that the stars had approximately the same elemental composition as the Earth. However, she found that helium and particularly hydrogen were vastly more abundant (for hydrogen, by a factor of about one million). Her thesis concluded that hydrogen was the overwhelming constituent of stars (see Metallicity), making it the most abundant element in the Universe.
However, when Payne’s dissertation was reviewed, astronomer Henry Norris Russell, who stood by the theories of American physicist Henry Rowland, dissuaded her from concluding that the composition of the Sun was predominantly hydrogen because it would contradict the current scientific consensus that the elemental composition of the Sun and the Earth were similar. In 1914, he had written in an academic article:
The agreement of the solar and terrestrial lists is such as to confirm very strongly Rowland’s opinion that, if the Earth’s crust should be raised to the temperature of the Sun’s atmosphere, it would give a very similar absorption spectrum. The spectra of the Sun and other stars were similar, so it appeared that the relative abundance of elements in the universe was like that in Earth’s crust.
Payne consequently described her results as “spurious”.: 186 A few years later, astronomer Otto Struve described her work as “the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy”. Russell also realized she was correct when he derived the same results by different means. In 1929, he published his findings in a paper that briefly acknowledged Payne’s earlier work and discovery, including the mention that “he most important previous determination of the abundance of the elements by astrophysical means is that by Miss Payne “; nevertheless, he is often credited for the conclusions she reached.
dinner done, and I need make wood the right size
dv said:
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (born Cecilia Helena Payne; May 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979) was a British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed in her 1925 doctoral thesis that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Her groundbreaking conclusion was initially rejected because it contradicted the scientific wisdom of the time, which held that there were no significant elemental differences between the Sun and Earth. Independent observations eventually proved she was correct. Her work on the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern astrophysics.Her interest in astronomy began after she attended a lecture by Arthur Eddington on his 1919 expedition to the island of Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa to observe and photograph the stars near a solar eclipse as a test of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. She said of the lecture: “The result was a complete transformation of my world picture. My world had been so shaken that I experienced something very like a nervous breakdown.”: 117 She completed her studies, but was not awarded a degree because of her sex; Cambridge did not grant degrees to women until 1948.
Payne realized that her only career option in the U.K. was to become a teacher, so she looked for grants that would enable her to move to the United States. After being introduced to Harlow Shapley, the Director of the Harvard College Observatory, where he had just established a graduate program in astronomy, she left England in 1923. This was made possible by a fellowship to encourage women to study at the observatory. Adelaide Ames had become the first student on the fellowship in 1922; the second was Payne. She was described by Lawrence H. Aller as one of the “most capable go-getters” in Shapley’s group.
Shapley persuaded Payne to write a doctoral dissertation, and so in 1925 she became the first person to earn a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College of Harvard University. Her thesis title was Stellar Atmospheres; A Contribution to the Observational Study of High Temperature in the Reversing Layers of Stars.
Payne was able to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures by applying the ionization theory developed by Indian physicist Meghnad Saha. She showed that the great variation in stellar absorption lines was due to differing amounts of ionization at different temperatures, not to different amounts of elements. She found that silicon, carbon, and other common metals seen in the Sun’s spectrum were present in about the same relative amounts as on Earth, in agreement with the accepted belief of the time, which held that the stars had approximately the same elemental composition as the Earth. However, she found that helium and particularly hydrogen were vastly more abundant (for hydrogen, by a factor of about one million). Her thesis concluded that hydrogen was the overwhelming constituent of stars (see Metallicity), making it the most abundant element in the Universe.
However, when Payne’s dissertation was reviewed, astronomer Henry Norris Russell, who stood by the theories of American physicist Henry Rowland, dissuaded her from concluding that the composition of the Sun was predominantly hydrogen because it would contradict the current scientific consensus that the elemental composition of the Sun and the Earth were similar. In 1914, he had written in an academic article:
The agreement of the solar and terrestrial lists is such as to confirm very strongly Rowland’s opinion that, if the Earth’s crust should be raised to the temperature of the Sun’s atmosphere, it would give a very similar absorption spectrum. The spectra of the Sun and other stars were similar, so it appeared that the relative abundance of elements in the universe was like that in Earth’s crust.
Payne consequently described her results as “spurious”.: 186 A few years later, astronomer Otto Struve described her work as “the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy”. Russell also realized she was correct when he derived the same results by different means. In 1929, he published his findings in a paper that briefly acknowledged Payne’s earlier work and discovery, including the mention that “he most important previous determination of the abundance of the elements by astrophysical means is that by Miss Payne “; nevertheless, he is often credited for the conclusions she reached.
Many amazing things in that.
Including that I had never heard of her.
Coincidentally, I just bought a book today about Jenneifer Doudna, who I had also never heard of.
(Code Breaker, Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race).
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (born Cecilia Helena Payne; May 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979) was a British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed in her 1925 doctoral thesis that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Her groundbreaking conclusion was initially rejected because it contradicted the scientific wisdom of the time, which held that there were no significant elemental differences between the Sun and Earth. Independent observations eventually proved she was correct. Her work on the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern astrophysics.Her interest in astronomy began after she attended a lecture by Arthur Eddington on his 1919 expedition to the island of Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa to observe and photograph the stars near a solar eclipse as a test of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. She said of the lecture: “The result was a complete transformation of my world picture. My world had been so shaken that I experienced something very like a nervous breakdown.”: 117 She completed her studies, but was not awarded a degree because of her sex; Cambridge did not grant degrees to women until 1948.
Payne realized that her only career option in the U.K. was to become a teacher, so she looked for grants that would enable her to move to the United States. After being introduced to Harlow Shapley, the Director of the Harvard College Observatory, where he had just established a graduate program in astronomy, she left England in 1923. This was made possible by a fellowship to encourage women to study at the observatory. Adelaide Ames had become the first student on the fellowship in 1922; the second was Payne. She was described by Lawrence H. Aller as one of the “most capable go-getters” in Shapley’s group.
Shapley persuaded Payne to write a doctoral dissertation, and so in 1925 she became the first person to earn a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College of Harvard University. Her thesis title was Stellar Atmospheres; A Contribution to the Observational Study of High Temperature in the Reversing Layers of Stars.
Payne was able to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures by applying the ionization theory developed by Indian physicist Meghnad Saha. She showed that the great variation in stellar absorption lines was due to differing amounts of ionization at different temperatures, not to different amounts of elements. She found that silicon, carbon, and other common metals seen in the Sun’s spectrum were present in about the same relative amounts as on Earth, in agreement with the accepted belief of the time, which held that the stars had approximately the same elemental composition as the Earth. However, she found that helium and particularly hydrogen were vastly more abundant (for hydrogen, by a factor of about one million). Her thesis concluded that hydrogen was the overwhelming constituent of stars (see Metallicity), making it the most abundant element in the Universe.
However, when Payne’s dissertation was reviewed, astronomer Henry Norris Russell, who stood by the theories of American physicist Henry Rowland, dissuaded her from concluding that the composition of the Sun was predominantly hydrogen because it would contradict the current scientific consensus that the elemental composition of the Sun and the Earth were similar. In 1914, he had written in an academic article:
The agreement of the solar and terrestrial lists is such as to confirm very strongly Rowland’s opinion that, if the Earth’s crust should be raised to the temperature of the Sun’s atmosphere, it would give a very similar absorption spectrum. The spectra of the Sun and other stars were similar, so it appeared that the relative abundance of elements in the universe was like that in Earth’s crust.
Payne consequently described her results as “spurious”.: 186 A few years later, astronomer Otto Struve described her work as “the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy”. Russell also realized she was correct when he derived the same results by different means. In 1929, he published his findings in a paper that briefly acknowledged Payne’s earlier work and discovery, including the mention that “he most important previous determination of the abundance of the elements by astrophysical means is that by Miss Payne “; nevertheless, he is often credited for the conclusions she reached.
Many amazing things in that.
Including that I had never heard of her.
Coincidentally, I just bought a book today about Jenneifer Doudna, who I had also never heard of.
(Code Breaker, Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race).
You could make a pretty good doc series about women who made crucial discoveries for which they did not receive credit
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (born Cecilia Helena Payne; May 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979) was a British-born American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed in her 1925 doctoral thesis that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Her groundbreaking conclusion was initially rejected because it contradicted the scientific wisdom of the time, which held that there were no significant elemental differences between the Sun and Earth. Independent observations eventually proved she was correct. Her work on the nature of variable stars was foundational to modern astrophysics.Her interest in astronomy began after she attended a lecture by Arthur Eddington on his 1919 expedition to the island of Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa to observe and photograph the stars near a solar eclipse as a test of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. She said of the lecture: “The result was a complete transformation of my world picture. My world had been so shaken that I experienced something very like a nervous breakdown.”: 117 She completed her studies, but was not awarded a degree because of her sex; Cambridge did not grant degrees to women until 1948.
Payne realized that her only career option in the U.K. was to become a teacher, so she looked for grants that would enable her to move to the United States. After being introduced to Harlow Shapley, the Director of the Harvard College Observatory, where he had just established a graduate program in astronomy, she left England in 1923. This was made possible by a fellowship to encourage women to study at the observatory. Adelaide Ames had become the first student on the fellowship in 1922; the second was Payne. She was described by Lawrence H. Aller as one of the “most capable go-getters” in Shapley’s group.
Shapley persuaded Payne to write a doctoral dissertation, and so in 1925 she became the first person to earn a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College of Harvard University. Her thesis title was Stellar Atmospheres; A Contribution to the Observational Study of High Temperature in the Reversing Layers of Stars.
Payne was able to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures by applying the ionization theory developed by Indian physicist Meghnad Saha. She showed that the great variation in stellar absorption lines was due to differing amounts of ionization at different temperatures, not to different amounts of elements. She found that silicon, carbon, and other common metals seen in the Sun’s spectrum were present in about the same relative amounts as on Earth, in agreement with the accepted belief of the time, which held that the stars had approximately the same elemental composition as the Earth. However, she found that helium and particularly hydrogen were vastly more abundant (for hydrogen, by a factor of about one million). Her thesis concluded that hydrogen was the overwhelming constituent of stars (see Metallicity), making it the most abundant element in the Universe.
However, when Payne’s dissertation was reviewed, astronomer Henry Norris Russell, who stood by the theories of American physicist Henry Rowland, dissuaded her from concluding that the composition of the Sun was predominantly hydrogen because it would contradict the current scientific consensus that the elemental composition of the Sun and the Earth were similar. In 1914, he had written in an academic article:
The agreement of the solar and terrestrial lists is such as to confirm very strongly Rowland’s opinion that, if the Earth’s crust should be raised to the temperature of the Sun’s atmosphere, it would give a very similar absorption spectrum. The spectra of the Sun and other stars were similar, so it appeared that the relative abundance of elements in the universe was like that in Earth’s crust.
Payne consequently described her results as “spurious”.: 186 A few years later, astronomer Otto Struve described her work as “the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy”. Russell also realized she was correct when he derived the same results by different means. In 1929, he published his findings in a paper that briefly acknowledged Payne’s earlier work and discovery, including the mention that “he most important previous determination of the abundance of the elements by astrophysical means is that by Miss Payne “; nevertheless, he is often credited for the conclusions she reached.
Many amazing things in that.
Including that I had never heard of her.
Coincidentally, I just bought a book today about Jenneifer Doudna, who I had also never heard of.
(Code Breaker, Jennifer Doudna, gene editing, and the future of the human race).
You could make a pretty good doc series about women who made crucial discoveries for which they did not receive credit
there is a lot of revisionism going on in the art world. but not enough still.
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
Sunny here
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
Sunny here
Sun made a brief appearance around lunchtime, the rest of the day has been pretty bleak.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
Sunny here
Sun made a brief appearance around lunchtime, the rest of the day has been pretty bleak.
Been blowing off the big southern iceblock all day.
monkey skipper said:
One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.
📷 by @jamie_hall_definitive_imaging
It’s the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).
With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.
If you’re wondering, the red sap-like substance is called “guttation”, which is basically the mushroom’s way of purging excess water as it grows.
It’s difficult to tell the size of the mushroom from that picture. We have some that do that golden syrup droplets thing. There has been some discussion about what exactly these are, but at present they are labelled as Lepiota at iNaturalist, still requiring confirmation. (Not my photo)
(Why is it that I can remember that I’ve seen something similar, where in the field guide the photo is to get the name…but I simply can’t put people’s names to their faces?!)
buffy said:
monkey skipper said:
One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.
📷 by @jamie_hall_definitive_imaging
It’s the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).
With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.
If you’re wondering, the red sap-like substance is called “guttation”, which is basically the mushroom’s way of purging excess water as it grows.
It’s difficult to tell the size of the mushroom from that picture. We have some that do that golden syrup droplets thing. There has been some discussion about what exactly these are, but at present they are labelled as Lepiota at iNaturalist, still requiring confirmation. (Not my photo)
(Why is it that I can remember that I’ve seen something similar, where in the field guide the photo is to get the name…but I simply can’t put people’s names to their faces?!)
I rarely see many people, so it is easy to forget their names.
Yesterday a ftiend brought a piece of a plant and asked if I knew what it was. Automatically, I said looks like bedstraw, then said I’ve never actually seen the plant before but I believe I’ve seen a picture. Opened a book on medicinal plants and there it was.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
From Toowoomba, we’ve been seeing dense grey cloud to the east, and i saw rain falling to the south-west of us when i took the Wolf out for walk earlier, but the rain seems to have passed us by.
12 deg here right now.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
We had a nice sunny afternoon.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
Sunny here
absolutely lovely
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
monkey skipper said:
One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.
📷 by @jamie_hall_definitive_imaging
It’s the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).
With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.
If you’re wondering, the red sap-like substance is called “guttation”, which is basically the mushroom’s way of purging excess water as it grows.
It’s difficult to tell the size of the mushroom from that picture. We have some that do that golden syrup droplets thing. There has been some discussion about what exactly these are, but at present they are labelled as Lepiota at iNaturalist, still requiring confirmation. (Not my photo)
(Why is it that I can remember that I’ve seen something similar, where in the field guide the photo is to get the name…but I simply can’t put people’s names to their faces?!)
I rarely see many people, so it is easy to forget their names.
Yesterday a ftiend brought a piece of a plant and asked if I knew what it was. Automatically, I said looks like bedstraw, then said I’ve never actually seen the plant before but I believe I’ve seen a picture. Opened a book on medicinal plants and there it was.
“Velcro plant”? (Galium) I hate that stuff. It sticks to your clothes and scratches your skin. The hooky bits might be tiny, but they are very scratchy.
buffy said:
monkey skipper said:
One of the rarest and most endangered mushroom species on this planet.
📷 by @jamie_hall_definitive_imaging
It’s the elusive wrinkled peach mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus).
With the decline of ash wood and elm trees throughout Europe and Britain, these majestic mushrooms are increasingly becoming rarer and more endangered.
If you’re wondering, the red sap-like substance is called “guttation”, which is basically the mushroom’s way of purging excess water as it grows.
It’s difficult to tell the size of the mushroom from that picture. We have some that do that golden syrup droplets thing. There has been some discussion about what exactly these are, but at present they are labelled as Lepiota at iNaturalist, still requiring confirmation. (Not my photo)
(Why is it that I can remember that I’ve seen something similar, where in the field guide the photo is to get the name…but I simply can’t put people’s names to their faces?!)
I wonder if “guttation” has any healing properties, it might be good for coughs, colds and sore holes.
party_pants said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think spring has recoiled, it’s wet and bloody cold in Brissy.
Sunny here
absolutely lovely
And it’s no good crying out Author Author because he’s busy judging people as to where they are going to spend eternity.
“We got carried away and paid too much.”
David WalshThe founder of Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art confirms he paid $334,958 for the handwritten lyrics to David Bowie’s 1972 song “Starman”. But who is to say what is too much for a rhyme like “Didn’t know what time it was, and the lights were low / I leaned back on my radio”?
sarahs mum said:
“We got carried away and paid too much.”David WalshThe founder of Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art confirms he paid $334,958 for the handwritten lyrics to David Bowie’s 1972 song “Starman”. But who is to say what is too much for a rhyme like “Didn’t know what time it was, and the lights were low / I leaned back on my radio”?
falls down
1,000 musicians doing ‘Highway to Hell’, somewhere in France:
https://imgur.com/gallery/CK9Uh2U
Would have been good to be there.
captain_spalding said:
1,000 musicians doing ‘Highway to Hell’, somewhere in France:https://imgur.com/gallery/CK9Uh2U
Would have been good to be there.
Dunno.. isn’t France where most of the French live?
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
1,000 musicians doing ‘Highway to Hell’, somewhere in France:https://imgur.com/gallery/CK9Uh2U
Would have been good to be there.
Dunno.. isn’t France where most of the French live?
Vraiment.
I must dig out those old AC/DC cassettes.
‘H2H’ was never better/more appropriate than when heard though an SPH-4 while sitting in the open door of a helicopter.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:It’s difficult to tell the size of the mushroom from that picture. We have some that do that golden syrup droplets thing. There has been some discussion about what exactly these are, but at present they are labelled as Lepiota at iNaturalist, still requiring confirmation. (Not my photo)
(Why is it that I can remember that I’ve seen something similar, where in the field guide the photo is to get the name…but I simply can’t put people’s names to their faces?!)
I rarely see many people, so it is easy to forget their names.
Yesterday a ftiend brought a piece of a plant and asked if I knew what it was. Automatically, I said looks like bedstraw, then said I’ve never actually seen the plant before but I believe I’ve seen a picture. Opened a book on medicinal plants and there it was.
“Velcro plant”? (Galium) I hate that stuff. It sticks to your clothes and scratches your skin. The hooky bits might be tiny, but they are very scratchy.
Yep they are.
Interesting.
Watchdog issues ban over therapist’s claims ‘rapid eye therapy’ can cure mental health conditions
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/sa-interim-prohibition-order-against-pauline-masters/101493864
The therapist in question didn’t make the claim; one of her clients/patients did (on the therapist’s Facebook page.) The WHO also claims that EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) is as effective as trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy in treating PTSD, and it may also be effective in treating cases of depression, anxiety-related disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and some other disorders.
btm said:
Interesting.
Watchdog issues ban over therapist’s claims ‘rapid eye therapy’ can cure mental health conditionshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/sa-interim-prohibition-order-against-pauline-masters/101493864
The therapist in question didn’t make the claim; one of her clients/patients did (on the therapist’s Facebook page.) The WHO also claims that EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) is as effective as trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy in treating PTSD, and it may also be effective in treating cases of depression, anxiety-related disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and some other disorders.
Meh. Give it properly devised and supervised trials (subject to ethical assessment) and let’s see.
If ti works, terrific.
If it’s a dud, let’s label it a dud.
btm said:
Interesting.
Watchdog issues ban over therapist’s claims ‘rapid eye therapy’ can cure mental health conditionshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/sa-interim-prohibition-order-against-pauline-masters/101493864
The therapist in question didn’t make the claim; one of her clients/patients did (on the therapist’s Facebook page.) The WHO also claims that EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) is as effective as trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy in treating PTSD, and it may also be effective in treating cases of depression, anxiety-related disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and some other disorders.
I read that piece and had no idea what they were talking about. Is the therapist a trained psychologist? Because I think EMDR is something for psychologists to administer. If you Google search on “rapid eye therapy” (with the quotation marks) you get a range of woo sites. If you Google without the quotation marks you get stuff about EMDR. So I’m not entirely clear it is the same thing.
buffy said:
btm said:
Interesting.
Watchdog issues ban over therapist’s claims ‘rapid eye therapy’ can cure mental health conditionshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/sa-interim-prohibition-order-against-pauline-masters/101493864
The therapist in question didn’t make the claim; one of her clients/patients did (on the therapist’s Facebook page.) The WHO also claims that EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) is as effective as trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy in treating PTSD, and it may also be effective in treating cases of depression, anxiety-related disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and some other disorders.
I read that piece and had no idea what they were talking about. Is the therapist a trained psychologist? Because I think EMDR is something for psychologists to administer. If you Google search on “rapid eye therapy” (with the quotation marks) you get a range of woo sites. If you Google without the quotation marks you get stuff about EMDR. So I’m not entirely clear it is the same thing.
Here is the Cochrane page for EMDR assessment. It doesn’t know what rapid eye therapy is.
https://www.cochrane.org/search/site/EMDR
captain_spalding said:
btm said:
Interesting.
Watchdog issues ban over therapist’s claims ‘rapid eye therapy’ can cure mental health conditionshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/sa-interim-prohibition-order-against-pauline-masters/101493864
The therapist in question didn’t make the claim; one of her clients/patients did (on the therapist’s Facebook page.) The WHO also claims that EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) is as effective as trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy in treating PTSD, and it may also be effective in treating cases of depression, anxiety-related disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and some other disorders.
Meh. Give it properly devised and supervised trials (subject to ethical assessment) and let’s see.
If ti works, terrific.
If it’s a dud, let’s label it a dud.
Try EMDR in Google Scholar. You get a lot of papers.
buffy said:
btm said:
Interesting.
Watchdog issues ban over therapist’s claims ‘rapid eye therapy’ can cure mental health conditionshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-01/sa-interim-prohibition-order-against-pauline-masters/101493864
The therapist in question didn’t make the claim; one of her clients/patients did (on the therapist’s Facebook page.) The WHO also claims that EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) is as effective as trauma-focussed cognitive behavioural therapy in treating PTSD, and it may also be effective in treating cases of depression, anxiety-related disorders, dissociative identity disorders, and some other disorders.
I read that piece and had no idea what they were talking about. Is the therapist a trained psychologist? Because I think EMDR is something for psychologists to administer. If you Google search on “rapid eye therapy” (with the quotation marks) you get a range of woo sites. If you Google without the quotation marks you get stuff about EMDR. So I’m not entirely clear it is the same thing.
Good point. I’d just assumed they were the same thing.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
And now in the correct threrad:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/30/tesla-optimus-humanoid-robot-elon-musk-ai-day
ROFL
This really is gold. You need to check out the amazing video embedded in the article. Shows just how advanced Tesla are in robotics; decades ahead of any other firm.
Here’s the clunky fuckers from Boston Dynamic in a demonstration video from last year – such a joke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4DML7FIWk&ab_channel=BostonDynamics
LOL, slightly more agile.
Soon as they can teach them to reload a rifle, the production lines will start rolling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3RIHnK0_NE
it is worse than you imagine!
how was the drive to Perth?
it was such a lovely day in Perth today… I took some time out to just go sit at the beach and do some reading.. it was perfect… a little windy, but just enough to keep the temp reasonable…
I really should do that more often, but then I her it’s going to start to rain again next week. lousy Smarch weather.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379119302847
Chronologic constraints on hominin dispersal outside Africa since 2.48 Ma from the Zarqa Valley, Jordan
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Human artefacts (tools) in Jordan dated to 2.48 million years ago This is by far the earliest evidence of hominin presence outside Africa. This date is before the widely accepted origin of the genus Homo, which would mean that it might be an Austrolopithecus site.
This paper is from 2019 but I only just became aware of this interesting development.
Arts said:
how was the drive to Perth?
Long. Had to go to Westminster north of perth, balga area. apart from that uneventful.
Arts said:
it was such a lovely day in Perth today… I took some time out to just go sit at the beach and do some reading.. it was perfect… a little windy, but just enough to keep the temp reasonable…I really should do that more often, but then I her it’s going to start to rain again next week. lousy Smarch weather.
If you made a habit of it students would be turning up and requesting (demanding) an extension on the latest assignment. You need to vary your routine and favourite places to avoid this.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
how was the drive to Perth?
Long. Had to go to Westminster north of perth, balga area. apart from that uneventful.
Balga is usually full of adventure and excitement.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
it was such a lovely day in Perth today… I took some time out to just go sit at the beach and do some reading.. it was perfect… a little windy, but just enough to keep the temp reasonable…I really should do that more often, but then I her it’s going to start to rain again next week. lousy Smarch weather.
If you made a habit of it students would be turning up and requesting (demanding) an extension on the latest assignment. You need to vary your routine and favourite places to avoid this.
I have a student who requested an extension on an assignment five days after the assignment was due and gave me a doctors note dated three days after the assignment was due.. and is now upset that I cannot offer any help… it’s a never ending rollercoaster of bullshit with these people.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
how was the drive to Perth?
Long. Had to go to Westminster north of perth, balga area. apart from that uneventful.
Fair enough. Did you do a few bog laps around Balga looking for some action?
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
how was the drive to Perth?
Long. Had to go to Westminster north of perth, balga area. apart from that uneventful.
Fair enough. Did you do a few bog laps around Balga looking for some action?
It was quiet. too quiet. drove in chucked my passenger out and drove off.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:
it was such a lovely day in Perth today… I took some time out to just go sit at the beach and do some reading.. it was perfect… a little windy, but just enough to keep the temp reasonable…I really should do that more often, but then I her it’s going to start to rain again next week. lousy Smarch weather.
If you made a habit of it students would be turning up and requesting (demanding) an extension on the latest assignment. You need to vary your routine and favourite places to avoid this.
I have a student who requested an extension on an assignment five days after the assignment was due and gave me a doctors note dated three days after the assignment was due.. and is now upset that I cannot offer any help… it’s a never ending rollercoaster of bullshit with these people.
One of my fellow students in first-year maths asked for special consideration after missing an exam; the doctor’s certificate was dated 10 days after the exam, but said that the student was dead on exam day. (He got better.) They accepted that one.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:
it was such a lovely day in Perth today… I took some time out to just go sit at the beach and do some reading.. it was perfect… a little windy, but just enough to keep the temp reasonable…I really should do that more often, but then I her it’s going to start to rain again next week. lousy Smarch weather.
If you made a habit of it students would be turning up and requesting (demanding) an extension on the latest assignment. You need to vary your routine and favourite places to avoid this.
I have a student who requested an extension on an assignment five days after the assignment was due and gave me a doctors note dated three days after the assignment was due.. and is now upset that I cannot offer any help… it’s a never ending rollercoaster of bullshit with these people.
Provide that student with a doctors note saying that you are unable to help with their assignment due to you being on the beach now because the assignment was due in last week, which was before your compulsory, medically ordered beach time.
there are two advantages of teaching in the tertiary system over the secondary system.
1. the pay is a shit load better
2. I don’t have to deal with parents..
other than that, there is not much difference.
dv said:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379119302847Chronologic constraints on hominin dispersal outside Africa since 2.48 Ma from the Zarqa Valley, Jordan
—-
Human artefacts (tools) in Jordan dated to 2.48 million years ago This is by far the earliest evidence of hominin presence outside Africa. This date is before the widely accepted origin of the genus Homo, which would mean that it might be an Austrolopithecus site.
This paper is from 2019 but I only just became aware of this interesting development.
Without reading the article, are they making an assumption that the tools were made by humans, or hominids?
We are finding more and more examples of other species making tools.
uglification.
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…
I saw a landcruiser today with a white power OK hand sticker on the rear.
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…
At least they’ll learn to follow someone who talks really fast in an annoying voice. Could be a relevant life skill.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…At least they’ll learn to follow someone who talks really fast in an annoying voice. Could be a relevant life skill.
that’s what they have me for!
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…At least they’ll learn to follow someone who talks really fast in an annoying voice. Could be a relevant life skill.
that’s what they have me for!
you don’t talk fast.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…At least they’ll learn to follow someone who talks really fast in an annoying voice. Could be a relevant life skill.
that’s what they have me for!
I wouldn’t say you talk really fast.
fuck
sibeen said:
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…At least they’ll learn to follow someone who talks really fast in an annoying voice. Could be a relevant life skill.
As long as there isn’t that crescendo background music that never actually reaches a conclusion. So annoying. I have to turn those videos off.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
sibeen said:At least they’ll learn to follow someone who talks really fast in an annoying voice. Could be a relevant life skill.
that’s what they have me for!
I wouldn’t say you talk really fast.
Lucky you didn’t say it.
Arts said:
I put up a YouTube link to John Oliver discussing Critical Race Theory… and today a student sent me an email saying that they ‘did their own research’ and sent me to another video of Critical race theory from a ‘different perspective’… that they thought their fellow student might benefit from.. the you tube link was Ben Shapiro…
Actually, that could be a good lesson for students, check your sources.
Compare the two videos, then compare facts.
Ask the students to rate the two sources on their history of providing honest information.
Or not. I’m not your dad.
been watching this series
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwix5PoqRIFNFxBcVsrcq2CrnVvbkexVR
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carré
very good spy story.
Multiple catchments of the Darling river are draining their recent downpours into it, and since it’s already flowing nicely from past rainfall, it appears that it’s going to get a good top up, and hopefully the people in Menindee might just feed some more of it into the Anabranch.
So why was the word “bloody” ever considered to be a swear word?
party_pants said:
So why was the word “bloody” ever considered to be a swear word?
Use of the adjective bloody as a profane intensifier predates the 18th century. Its ultimate origin is unclear, and several hypotheses have been suggested. It may be a direct loan of Dutch bloote, (modern spelling blote) meaning entire, complete or pure, which was suggested by Ker (1837) to have been “transformed into bloody, in the consequently absurd phrases of bloody good, bloody bad, bloody thief, bloody angry, etc., where it simply implies completely, entirely, purely, very, truly, and has no relation to either blood or murder, except by corruption of the word.”
The word “blood” in Dutch and German is used as part of minced oaths, in abbreviation of expressions referring to “God’s blood”, i.e. the Passion or the Eucharist. Ernest Weekley (1921) relates English usage to imitation of purely intensive use of Dutch bloed and German Blut in the early modern period.
A popularly reported theory suggested euphemistic derivation from the phrase by Our Lady. The contracted form by’r Lady is common in Shakespeare’s plays around the turn of the 17th century, and Jonathan Swift about 100 years later writes both “it grows by’r Lady cold” and “it was bloody hot walking to-day” suggesting that bloody and by’r Lady had become exchangeable generic intensifiers. However, Eric Partridge (1933) describes the supposed derivation of bloody as a further contraction of by’r lady as “phonetically implausible”. According to Rawson’s dictionary of Euphemisms (1995), attempts to derive bloody from minced oaths for “by our lady” or “God’s blood” are based on the attempt to explain the word’s extraordinary shock power in the 18th to 19th centuries, but they disregard that the earliest records of the word as an intensifier in the 17th to early 18th century do not reflect any taboo or profanity. It seems more likely, according to Rawson, that the taboo against the word arose secondarily, perhaps because of an association with menstruation.
The Oxford English Dictionary prefers the theory that it arose from aristocratic rowdies known as “bloods”, hence “bloody drunk” means “drunk as a blood”.
wiki.
Kingy said:
Multiple catchments of the Darling river are draining their recent downpours into it, and since it’s already flowing nicely from past rainfall, it appears that it’s going to get a good top up, and hopefully the people in Menindee might just feed some more of it into the Anabranch.
Err, the Menindee has been at over 100% since at least May. I suspect a ‘tad’ more rain is the last thing they want right at the moment.
Bogsnorkler said:
party_pants said:
So why was the word “bloody” ever considered to be a swear word?
Use of the adjective bloody as a profane intensifier predates the 18th century. Its ultimate origin is unclear, and several hypotheses have been suggested. It may be a direct loan of Dutch bloote, (modern spelling blote) meaning entire, complete or pure, which was suggested by Ker (1837) to have been “transformed into bloody, in the consequently absurd phrases of bloody good, bloody bad, bloody thief, bloody angry, etc., where it simply implies completely, entirely, purely, very, truly, and has no relation to either blood or murder, except by corruption of the word.”
The word “blood” in Dutch and German is used as part of minced oaths, in abbreviation of expressions referring to “God’s blood”, i.e. the Passion or the Eucharist. Ernest Weekley (1921) relates English usage to imitation of purely intensive use of Dutch bloed and German Blut in the early modern period.
A popularly reported theory suggested euphemistic derivation from the phrase by Our Lady. The contracted form by’r Lady is common in Shakespeare’s plays around the turn of the 17th century, and Jonathan Swift about 100 years later writes both “it grows by’r Lady cold” and “it was bloody hot walking to-day” suggesting that bloody and by’r Lady had become exchangeable generic intensifiers. However, Eric Partridge (1933) describes the supposed derivation of bloody as a further contraction of by’r lady as “phonetically implausible”. According to Rawson’s dictionary of Euphemisms (1995), attempts to derive bloody from minced oaths for “by our lady” or “God’s blood” are based on the attempt to explain the word’s extraordinary shock power in the 18th to 19th centuries, but they disregard that the earliest records of the word as an intensifier in the 17th to early 18th century do not reflect any taboo or profanity. It seems more likely, according to Rawson, that the taboo against the word arose secondarily, perhaps because of an association with menstruation.
The Oxford English Dictionary prefers the theory that it arose from aristocratic rowdies known as “bloods”, hence “bloody drunk” means “drunk as a blood”.
wiki.
So nobody bloody knows then.
sibeen said:
Kingy said:
Multiple catchments of the Darling river are draining their recent downpours into it, and since it’s already flowing nicely from past rainfall, it appears that it’s going to get a good top up, and hopefully the people in Menindee might just feed some more of it into the Anabranch.
Err, the Menindee has been at over 100% since at least May. I suspect a ‘tad’ more rain is the last thing they want right at the moment.
Hence my suggestion that they open the floodgates into the anabranch, which hasn’t had a decent drink for many years. It had a trickle a few months ago, but this is a good opportunity to give it a flush.
There was a pilot of an American TV series called 1775 inspired by Blackadder.
https://youtu.be/1n-oIYVYAjw
It’s worse than you imagine.
Kingy said:
sibeen said:
Kingy said:
Multiple catchments of the Darling river are draining their recent downpours into it, and since it’s already flowing nicely from past rainfall, it appears that it’s going to get a good top up, and hopefully the people in Menindee might just feed some more of it into the Anabranch.
Err, the Menindee has been at over 100% since at least May. I suspect a ‘tad’ more rain is the last thing they want right at the moment.
Hence my suggestion that they open the floodgates into the anabranch, which hasn’t had a decent drink for many years. It had a trickle a few months ago, but this is a good opportunity to give it a flush.
This indicates that they already have:
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/water/cewo/publications/lower-darling-baaka-great-darling-anabranch-flows-2021-update-1
dv said:
There was a pilot of an American TV series called 1775 inspired by Blackadder.https://youtu.be/1n-oIYVYAjw
It’s worse than you imagine.
OK, I’m five minutes in and cannot see any resemblance to Balckadder. I’m not going to go any further – I have a delicate constitution.
Bogsnorkler said:
been watching this serieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwix5PoqRIFNFxBcVsrcq2CrnVvbkexVR
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carré
very good spy story.
The comments say it’s a seven-part series, but only six parts are listed.
btm said:
Bogsnorkler said:
been watching this serieshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwix5PoqRIFNFxBcVsrcq2CrnVvbkexVR
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carré
very good spy story.
The comments say it’s a seven-part series, but only six parts are listed.
it is only six.
Amongst other things that I have been doing this weekend, I have towed one of the dead Hiluxes into the garage in order to pull the engine out and find out where the bad noises were coming from. The first thing I found out was that one of the power steering lines had a split in it, and was pouring red fluid all over the garage floor.
Now I have to find it’s part number and order a new one, before I even start fixing the first engine problem.
One powerball, and I will buy a new car.
I gets another fire going, if nobody has any objections
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:
“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
transition said:
I gets another fire going, if nobody has any objections
did that, done bookwork on the computer and and emailed that
nearest i’ve got to sense of smell now after better part of a week of plague is like something electrical burning
a very blunted sense and quite different
I hope that rights itself soon
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
I think that is a stupid attitude, and in this I think the green parties are idiots.
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
Well said.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
I think that is a stupid attitude, and in this I think the green parties are idiots.
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
I think that is a stupid attitude, and in this I think the green parties are idiots.
Hello wookie.
shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:I think that is a stupid attitude, and in this I think the green parties are idiots.
Hello wookie.shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
:) Forgot the winking icon/
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:Hello wookie.
shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
:) Forgot the winking icon/
No you didn’t.
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
:) Forgot the winking icon/
No you didn’t.
So you say.
Gas is probably our best option and we should be using as much methane as we can burn.sibeen said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:I think that is a stupid attitude, and in this I think the green parties are idiots.
Hello wookie.shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:Hello wookie.
shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Yes but the same was said forty or fifty years ago.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Yes but the same was said forty or fifty years ago.
It’s getting crazier by the day.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Yes but the same was said forty or fifty years ago.
It’s getting crazier by the day.
It is. What was once science fiction is fast becoming fact
sarahs mum said:
I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:Hello wookie.
shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.
sibeen said:shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
and you are correct. It isn’t really about what we need but what we demand.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.
sibeen said:shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
But there’s a fair chance that Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, knows better. After all, she has a placard.
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
But there’s a fair chance that Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, knows better. After all, she has a placard.
However else does she get a voice?
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.
sibeen said:shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
There is very little, if any advantage in using natural gas or methane when you consider the leakage during extraction and exploration, something governments don’t tell you because of all the money they make from it. If there is la heap of money to be made, you can’t trust anyone to be truthful.
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
sibeen said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
But there’s a fair chance that Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, knows better. After all, she has a placard.
However else does she get a voice?
She can just shut up and suck on her new age of austerity.
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.that doesn’t mean we should put shit on every attempt to do so. moving that way is the right way to go. heading along that road the sooner the better and with gusto doesn’t mean stopping all gas and oil tomorrow.
Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
There is very little, if any advantage in using natural gas or methane when you consider the leakage during extraction and exploration, something governments don’t tell you because of all the money they make from it. If there is la heap of money to be made, you can’t trust anyone to be truthful.
Do you really think that there is no difference between coal and gas in carbon emissions?
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:But there’s a fair chance that Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, knows better. After all, she has a placard.
However else does she get a voice?
She can just shut up and suck on her new age of austerity.
and wear an exrtra jumper and coat.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:But there’s a fair chance that Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, knows better. After all, she has a placard.
However else does she get a voice?
She can just shut up and suck on her new age of austerity.
But if she held a sign against abortion, she’d be just a stupid old woman…right? The placard matters.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:However else does she get a voice?
She can just shut up and suck on her new age of austerity.
But if she held a sign against abortion, she’d be just a stupid old woman…right? The placard matters.
a sign against abortion would make her an American..
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:I’m not putting shit on a move to renewable. That is exactly what the green party, at least in Australia, demands…no gas.Not having a gas support line at all. Period. There is no interim solution. It’s renewable or nothing. As an electrical engineer I think that is madness.
There is very little, if any advantage in using natural gas or methane when you consider the leakage during extraction and exploration, something governments don’t tell you because of all the money they make from it. If there is la heap of money to be made, you can’t trust anyone to be truthful.
Do you really think that there is no difference between coal and gas in carbon emissions?
It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:She can just shut up and suck on her new age of austerity.
But if she held a sign against abortion, she’d be just a stupid old woman…right? The placard matters.
a sign against abortion would make her an American..
No, it wouldn’t. There are plenty of people around the world, outside of the USA, who are not fans of abortion.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:But if she held a sign against abortion, she’d be just a stupid old woman…right? The placard matters.
a sign against abortion would make her an American..
No, it wouldn’t. There are plenty of people around the world, outside of the USA, who are not fans of abortion.
No one is a fan of abortion.
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:There is very little, if any advantage in using natural gas or methane when you consider the leakage during extraction and exploration, something governments don’t tell you because of all the money they make from it. If there is la heap of money to be made, you can’t trust anyone to be truthful.
Do you really think that there is no difference between coal and gas in carbon emissions?
It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
No. the leakage extraction and exploration in no way compares to the burning of them. That’s just madness.
kii said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:a sign against abortion would make her an American..
No, it wouldn’t. There are plenty of people around the world, outside of the USA, who are not fans of abortion.
No one is a fan of abortion.
OK, fair point. A supporter of the right to have an abortion.
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:There is very little, if any advantage in using natural gas or methane when you consider the leakage during extraction and exploration, something governments don’t tell you because of all the money they make from it. If there is la heap of money to be made, you can’t trust anyone to be truthful.
Do you really think that there is no difference between coal and gas in carbon emissions?
It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
Methane emissions from natural gas flaring underestimated fivefold, US study calculates
Methane emissions from flaring at oil and gas wells are five times higher than was generally assumed by industry, according to a new study.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of between 27 and 30 times that of carbon dioxide.
The study indicates flaring — the process of burning off methane from gas and oil wells — is responsible for between 4 and 10 per cent of the US oil and gas industry’s total methane emissions.
If the findings, which were calculated from oil and gas wells in the US and published on Friday in Science, translate internationally, it could indicate the fossil fuel industry has significantly underestimated global methane emissions.
Study co-author Eric Kort from the University of Michigan said it’s been known for “more than a decade” that overall emissions from the US oil and gas industry were higher than reported, and his colleagues expected to see that was probably also the case for flaring.
“What we were less prepared to see was the high proportion of unlit flares simply venting methane to the atmosphere,” Dr Kort said.
“Flares are a much larger contributor to those excess methane emissions than previously realised.”
Flaring is done for a range of reasons.
For instance, exploratory gas wells that aren’t connected to a processing facility flare their gas rather than pumping volatile methane straight into the air, and crude oil wells flare unwanted gas that sits on top of their underground oil reserves.
It’s also used to manage pressure and volume in gas pipelines and facilities.
The higher the flaring efficiency — the amount of methane burnt off during flaring — the less methane enters the atmosphere from the flare.
The industry-accepted figure for flaring efficiency is 98 per cent.
“If we consider just the US, if we addressed combustion issues such that the effective was 98 per cent, that would be approximately equivalent to removing 3 million cars from the road,” Dr Kort said.
But, the researchers said, the assumption that flaring achieved 98 per cent efficiency was based on US Environmental Protection Agency studies from the 1980s, didn’t account for unlit flares, and was not supported by real-world observations.
So they used aircraft to sample the emissions from flares across three US oil-and-gas basins, where more than 80 per cent of the country’s flaring happens.
They combined that data with previous surveys that calculated the proportion of unlit flares.
They found that 91.1 per cent of methane was destroyed (converted) at each flare — about 7 per cent less than assumed — leaving almost 9 per cent of methane at each flare, on average, venting to the atmosphere.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently revised their estimate of flaring efficiency down to 92 per cent.
While Dr Kort said it wasn’t clear what data the IEA used to settle on that figure, his team’s results suggest that is a more accurate estimate than the industry assumption, and should be used globally in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
“ certainly would suggest that number might align better with real-world flare performance than 98 per cent,” he said.
“We haven’t made measurements outside the US yet, but it would make sense to use the observation-based estimate from the US in the absence of better information.”
Global satellite data used by the World Bank shows Australia was 31st by volume of flaring in 2020-21.
Dimitri Lafleur — a former Shell geoscientist — said he wouldn’t be surprised if emissions from flaring are under-reported in Australia.
He also said flaring was likely to increase in Australia given our expanding gas industry.
“This is a study specific to the US … we are and have been very reliant on US standards,” said Dr Lafleur, chief scientist at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR).
In the past, emissions reporting has largely been done by industry, but Dr Lafleur said the use of aircraft in this study was an “exciting” development.
Using technology like aircraft and satellites is allowing independent researchers direct access to emissions data, and will make it harder for companies to underestimate their emissions, he said.
“The technology has already moved on and there are much better ways of empirically measuring what’s going on.
“It’s shifting power away from , because it’s giving independent experts the power to monitor their emissions.”
According to Dr Lafleur, under-reporting of emissions is a widespread problem across the coal, oil and gas industry, and isn’t limited to flaring.
Analysis from the ACCR earlier this year based on satellite data suggested Glencore was understating its fugitive methane emissions from its Australian coal mines by between 11 and 24 per cent.
Glencore had previously stated there was no reliable way to capture fugitive methane emissions during open-cut or surface mining, which includes the Hail Creek open-cut coal mine in central Queensland, and is known to emit significant volumes of methane.
And in another study using satellite data, geospatial analytics firm Kayrros reported last year that mines in the Bowen Basin emitted around 1.5 million tonnes of methane per year.
Australian government data showed only a third as much was reported for the same period.
Dr Lafleur said under-reporting emissions was a “big problem”, and puts the world at risk of overshooting its emissions budget — how much CO2-equivalent gas we can emit before we overshoot 1.5C and more.
“If you don’t know how much you have used, then you don’t know how much you have left in .
“In a 1.5C-aligned world, the use of fossil fuels is ramping down very quickly.”
In a statement in response to questions from the ABC, chief executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Samantha McCulloch said the applicability of the study to an Australian context is “limited” given its US focus.
“In particular, it doesn’t distinguish between oil and gas and so the greater presence of liquids in the US (which means flaring is more prevalent), along with the different age of the industry and its infrastructure, regulation and operations, means there are different factors at play,” she said.
Ms McCulloch said the Australian industry was “committed to net zero by 2050” or sooner.
“The industry is committed to reduce flaring and continues to monitor, report and reduce its own emissions profile.”
Although flaring “destroys” methane, the by-product of that is CO2 — another greenhouse gas.
Dr Lafleur said fossil fuels were no longer part of the energy mix of the future.
“Flaring is a necessary evil if you’re talking about fossil fuel extraction and production, but in the longer term we need to be moving away from fossil fuels.
“There are plenty of other sources of energy. We know how efficient are now.”
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/methane-emissions-from-natural-gas-flaring-underestimated-fivefold-us-study-calculates/ar-AA12pdiw
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:Do you really think that there is no difference between coal and gas in carbon emissions?
It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
No. the leakage extraction and exploration in no way compares to the burning of them. That’s just madness.
Unfortunately not. But like I say, there is a great deal of money to be made.
PermeateFree said:
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:Do you really think that there is no difference between coal and gas in carbon emissions?
It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
Methane emissions from natural gas flaring underestimated fivefold, US study calculates
Methane emissions from flaring at oil and gas wells are five times higher than was generally assumed by industry, according to a new study.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of between 27 and 30 times that of carbon dioxide.
The study indicates flaring — the process of burning off methane from gas and oil wells — is responsible for between 4 and 10 per cent of the US oil and gas industry’s total methane emissions.
So, you’re agreeing with me then.
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:
PermeateFree said:It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
Methane emissions from natural gas flaring underestimated fivefold, US study calculates
Methane emissions from flaring at oil and gas wells are five times higher than was generally assumed by industry, according to a new study.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of between 27 and 30 times that of carbon dioxide.
The study indicates flaring — the process of burning off methane from gas and oil wells — is responsible for between 4 and 10 per cent of the US oil and gas industry’s total methane emissions.
So, you’re agreeing with me then.
If you want to play that silly game, then please do so without me.
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:It you compare the use of both, then yes there is an appreciable difference, but as I said the leakage during extraction and exploration largely makes up for that and being methane compared to co2 that is something like 70 times worse as a greenhouse gas, then there is little difference and gas extraction could make it even be worse.
No. the leakage extraction and exploration in no way compares to the burning of them. That’s just madness.
Unfortunately not. But like I say, there is a great deal of money to be made.
Of course there is money to be made. Do you suspect that the Chinese factories that are manufacturing solar panels are doing it for altruistic reasons? The Danish and German wind turbine factories are pouring these out at cost? The mines in Africa paying their child labourers a decent wage?
/;
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:Methane emissions from natural gas flaring underestimated fivefold, US study calculates
Methane emissions from flaring at oil and gas wells are five times higher than was generally assumed by industry, according to a new study.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential of between 27 and 30 times that of carbon dioxide.
The study indicates flaring — the process of burning off methane from gas and oil wells — is responsible for between 4 and 10 per cent of the US oil and gas industry’s total methane emissions.
So, you’re agreeing with me then.
If you want to play that silly game, then please do so without me.
Is burning gas better for the environment than burning coal? That is the question. I couldn’t give flying fuck about your games.
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:No. the leakage extraction and exploration in no way compares to the burning of them. That’s just madness.
Unfortunately not. But like I say, there is a great deal of money to be made.
Of course there is money to be made. Do you suspect that the Chinese factories that are manufacturing solar panels are doing it for altruistic reasons? The Danish and German wind turbine factories are pouring these out at cost? The mines in Africa paying their child labourers a decent wage?
/;
I think you intentionally miss the point. It must be very galling for you to admit to someone you intensely dislike that you are incorrect in your understanding.
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:So, you’re agreeing with me then.
If you want to play that silly game, then please do so without me.
Is burning gas better for the environment than burning coal? That is the question. I couldn’t give flying fuck about your games.
Instead of making silly assumptions, why don’t you just read completely the article I gave.
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:Unfortunately not. But like I say, there is a great deal of money to be made.
Of course there is money to be made. Do you suspect that the Chinese factories that are manufacturing solar panels are doing it for altruistic reasons? The Danish and German wind turbine factories are pouring these out at cost? The mines in Africa paying their child labourers a decent wage?
/;
I think you intentionally miss the point. It must be very galling for you to admit to someone you intensely dislike that you are incorrect in your understanding.
Oh, no doubt that I think that you’re a complete cunt. I’ve made that completely clear on many occasions. On this though I think that you’re way off tap.
Coal and gas are poles apart on carbon emissions.
sibeen said:
PermeateFree said:
sibeen said:Of course there is money to be made. Do you suspect that the Chinese factories that are manufacturing solar panels are doing it for altruistic reasons? The Danish and German wind turbine factories are pouring these out at cost? The mines in Africa paying their child labourers a decent wage?
/;
I think you intentionally miss the point. It must be very galling for you to admit to someone you intensely dislike that you are incorrect in your understanding.
Oh, no doubt that I think that you’re a complete cunt. I’ve made that completely clear on many occasions. On this though I think that you’re way off tap.
Coal and gas are poles apart on carbon emissions.
And you are a prime example of a YOB and as such a total waste of time discussing anything with.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees at the back door and just starting to get light. We are forecast a sunny 20 degrees.
I’ll have some breakfast and make some sammiches for lunch. Then I’m heading off to the bush block. Mr buffy and Strong Friend are coming to the bush mid morning but I want to go earlier than that.
birdies chirpy out there I hears
transition said:
birdies chirpy out there I hears
Yes, there are a lot of birds chattering here. The red wattle birds have been squarking. I don’t know what is annoying them.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/harry-potter-dungeons-dragons-satanic-panic-america-australia/101483054
I don’t remember any suggestion that Dungeons and Dragons was satanic. Although I knew it (I never played it) from my nerd uni friends in the late 70s and early 80s. I do remember the Christian fuss about the Harry Potter books, and it’s what made me go and read them. And I found they were no different from the myths and legends of the world that I grew up reading.
NYC doctor faces prison for $31M insurance scheme where he did surgery on homeless and drug addicts
A New York City doctor pleaded guilty to being part of an evil scheme that involved performing unnecessary surgery on poor and destitute patients, some of whom were drug addicts, in order to scam insurance companies.
Dr. Sady Ribeiro, 72, a pain-management doctor and surgeon, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a convoluted insurance scheme that earned him millions.
Ribeiro follows Adrian Alexander, 77, in pleading guilty to the scam.
Alexander was the owner of a litigation funding company who was also at the head of the trip-and-fall scheme, which enticed more than 400 homeless- and drug-addicted patients to submit to surgeries they did not need so that the men could take payouts from the insurance companies.
According to a federal indictment, Ribeiro and Alexander spearheaded an extensive insurance fraud scheme through which participants staged trip-and-fall accidents and subsequently filed fraudulent lawsuits that enriched both men to the tune of $31 million.
Emergency Medical Technicians help an elderly homeless man off the street and into an ambulance on Canal Street in Lower Manhattan
The NYC homeless crisis has increased significantly in recent years
Homeless people in New York were targeted by Ribeiro and his colleagues to become fraudulent patients participating in their insurance scheme
Ribeiro performed unnecessary surgeries on close to 200 destitute patients
Ribeiro and Alexander recruited patients to stage or falsely claim to have fallen at locations across New York City; the accident sites would frequently be at places like sidewalk cellar doors, potholes and cracks in city sidewalks.
The patients were then directed to specific personal injury attorneys who filed fraudulent lawsuits against the site owners or their insurance companies. The patients were also instructed to receive ongoing medical care and chiropractic treatment from specific medical professionals, including Ribeiro.
The patient-victims were told that in order to move forward with their lawsuits they were required to undergo unnecessary surgery, which Ribeiro performed.
The poor patients were usually incentivized to receive unnecessary back surgeries with payments of between $1,000 and $1,500. Patients were generally told to undergo two surgeries.
The legal and medical fees were paid for by the litigation financing service that Alexander owned and operated, which charged patients up to 50% on medical loans and 100% on personal loans.
The incredibly high interest rates meant that the vast majority of the proceeds from the fraudulent lawsuits went to the deceitful doctors, lawyers, and businessmen.
More than 400 desperate individuals were persuaded to become fraudulent patients and Ribeiro performed back surgeries and other medical treatments on close to 200 of them.
To maximize his own financial gain, Ribeiro paid participants additional cash kickbacks for patient referrals.
The individuals recruited for the significant scam were poor enough to agree to receive unnecessary surgery in exchange for the relatively small post-surgery payments.
According to the Justice Department, most patients did not have enough clothing to keep them warm during the winter. Their shoes were flimsy and falling apart. And many of them would ask for food when they showed up to their intake meetings with attorneys.
Members of the team perpetuating the fraud would also recruit patients from homeless shelters in the city.
The crimes to which Ribeiro pleaded guilty carry a maximum sentence of 10 years – five for each count. Alexander previously pleaded guilty to just one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Ribeiro also agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 to the US government and make a restitution payment in the amount of nearly $4 million.
US Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, where both men have been charged, said, ‘As alleged, Sady Ribeiro abused his professional license and position of trust by performing medically unnecessary surgeries to increase the value of fraudulent trip-and-fall lawsuits.
‘In carrying out the scheme, Adrian Alexander, who funded many of the fraudulent lawsuits, Sady Ribeiro, and their co-conspirators preyed upon the most vulnerable members of society in order to enrich themselves. Ribeiro and Alexander now await sentencing for their reprehensible crimes.’
Ribeiro is scheduled to be sentenced on January 5, 2023 and Alexander on November 30 of this year.
Ribeiro could be sentenced to up to 10 years for his participation in the scheme that targeted the homeless and defrauded victims and insurance companies to the tune of $31 million
monkey skipper said:
NYC doctor faces prison for $31M insurance scheme where he did surgery on homeless and drug addictsA New York City doctor pleaded guilty to being part of an evil scheme that involved performing unnecessary surgery on poor and destitute patients, some of whom were drug addicts, in order to scam insurance companies.
Dr. Sady Ribeiro, 72, a pain-management doctor and surgeon, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a convoluted insurance scheme that earned him millions.
Ribeiro follows Adrian Alexander, 77, in pleading guilty to the scam.
Alexander was the owner of a litigation funding company who was also at the head of the trip-and-fall scheme, which enticed more than 400 homeless- and drug-addicted patients to submit to surgeries they did not need so that the men could take payouts from the insurance companies.
According to a federal indictment, Ribeiro and Alexander spearheaded an extensive insurance fraud scheme through which participants staged trip-and-fall accidents and subsequently filed fraudulent lawsuits that enriched both men to the tune of $31 million.
Emergency Medical Technicians help an elderly homeless man off the street and into an ambulance on Canal Street in Lower Manhattan
The NYC homeless crisis has increased significantly in recent years
Homeless people in New York were targeted by Ribeiro and his colleagues to become fraudulent patients participating in their insurance scheme
Ribeiro performed unnecessary surgeries on close to 200 destitute patients
Ribeiro and Alexander recruited patients to stage or falsely claim to have fallen at locations across New York City; the accident sites would frequently be at places like sidewalk cellar doors, potholes and cracks in city sidewalks.
The patients were then directed to specific personal injury attorneys who filed fraudulent lawsuits against the site owners or their insurance companies. The patients were also instructed to receive ongoing medical care and chiropractic treatment from specific medical professionals, including Ribeiro.
The patient-victims were told that in order to move forward with their lawsuits they were required to undergo unnecessary surgery, which Ribeiro performed.
The poor patients were usually incentivized to receive unnecessary back surgeries with payments of between $1,000 and $1,500. Patients were generally told to undergo two surgeries.
The legal and medical fees were paid for by the litigation financing service that Alexander owned and operated, which charged patients up to 50% on medical loans and 100% on personal loans.
The incredibly high interest rates meant that the vast majority of the proceeds from the fraudulent lawsuits went to the deceitful doctors, lawyers, and businessmen.
More than 400 desperate individuals were persuaded to become fraudulent patients and Ribeiro performed back surgeries and other medical treatments on close to 200 of them.
To maximize his own financial gain, Ribeiro paid participants additional cash kickbacks for patient referrals.
The individuals recruited for the significant scam were poor enough to agree to receive unnecessary surgery in exchange for the relatively small post-surgery payments.
According to the Justice Department, most patients did not have enough clothing to keep them warm during the winter. Their shoes were flimsy and falling apart. And many of them would ask for food when they showed up to their intake meetings with attorneys.
Members of the team perpetuating the fraud would also recruit patients from homeless shelters in the city.
The crimes to which Ribeiro pleaded guilty carry a maximum sentence of 10 years – five for each count. Alexander previously pleaded guilty to just one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Ribeiro also agreed to forfeit more than $500,000 to the US government and make a restitution payment in the amount of nearly $4 million.
US Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York, where both men have been charged, said, ‘As alleged, Sady Ribeiro abused his professional license and position of trust by performing medically unnecessary surgeries to increase the value of fraudulent trip-and-fall lawsuits.
‘In carrying out the scheme, Adrian Alexander, who funded many of the fraudulent lawsuits, Sady Ribeiro, and their co-conspirators preyed upon the most vulnerable members of society in order to enrich themselves. Ribeiro and Alexander now await sentencing for their reprehensible crimes.’
Ribeiro is scheduled to be sentenced on January 5, 2023 and Alexander on November 30 of this year.
Ribeiro could be sentenced to up to 10 years for his participation in the scheme that targeted the homeless and defrauded victims and insurance companies to the tune of $31 million
Yet when SWMBO trod on an ineffectivley refitted grating over a drain in the path and it threw her to the ground injuring her shoulder, the Canberra council refused to even acknowledge the accident.
buffy said:
transition said:
birdies chirpy out there I hears
Yes, there are a lot of birds chattering here. The red wattle birds have been squarking. I don’t know what is annoying them.
They are just chortling about the beautiful day and the abundance of food.
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:I think that is a stupid attitude, and in this I think the green parties are idiots.
Hello wookie.shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
I agree, but I don’t think the statement implies moving to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas.
It implies moving to a more sustainable energy supply as soon as reasonably practicable.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
Now we all know your age?
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
roughbarked said:Hello wookie.
shrug
If you think we can move to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas being at least an interim storage method – well, welcome to the dark ages.
I agree, but I don’t think the statement implies moving to completely renewable energy in the near future without gas.
It implies moving to a more sustainable energy supply as soon as reasonably practicable.
This.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
Now we all know your age?
If you have ever looked at numerology, ‘The secrets of the inner self’ by De Davud A. Phillips according to the author, everyone born in the 1950’s has a factor of determinism.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
Marilyn Taylor, 71, from Muswell Hill, London, pointed to her placard and said, said: “The whole point of this is to bring these two campaigns together, and I hope that’s clear from here:“‘I can’t afford oil and gas and neither can the planet.’”
People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
Now we all know your age?
Yeah, like I said yesterday, not an older person.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
Now we all know your age?
If you have ever looked at numerology, ‘The secrets of the inner self’ by De Davud A. Phillips according to the author, everyone born in the 1950’s has a factor of determinism.
David.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
Now we all know your age?
Yeah, like I said yesterday, not an older person.
Older than me.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:People born in 1951 have great wisdom :)
Now we all know your age?
If you have ever looked at numerology, ‘The secrets of the inner self’ by De Davud A. Phillips according to the author, everyone born in the 1950’s has a factor of determinism.
I’m sure that’s true.
For some meaning of having “a factor of determinism”.
And provided for that meaning it is also true for people born before 1950 and after 1959.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Now we all know your age?
Yeah, like I said yesterday, not an older person.
Older than me.
and a couple of years older than me.
So he’s lying about not being older.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Now we all know your age?
Yeah, like I said yesterday, not an older person.
Older than me.
OK, but in the entire world there is only one person who is not older than someone.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Now we all know your age?
If you have ever looked at numerology, ‘The secrets of the inner self’ by De Davud A. Phillips according to the author, everyone born in the 1950’s has a factor of determinism.
I’m sure that’s true.
For some meaning of having “a factor of determinism”.
And provided for that meaning it is also true for people born before 1950 and after 1959.
:( you mean you don’t believe him?
;) He wrote a book on it.
Therefore because his name is on a book, he must think he knows what he’s talking about…
;)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yeah, like I said yesterday, not an older person.
Older than me.
OK, but in the entire world there is only one person who is not older than someone.
There’s more than one of them born every minute.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Older than me.
OK, but in the entire world there is only one person who is not older than someone.
There’s more than one of them born every minute.
Sure, but for those few seconds they are really special :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OK, but in the entire world there is only one person who is not older than someone.
There’s more than one of them born every minute.
Sure, but for those few seconds they are really special :)
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:If you have ever looked at numerology, ‘The secrets of the inner self’ by De Davud A. Phillips according to the author, everyone born in the 1950’s has a factor of determinism.
I’m sure that’s true.
For some meaning of having “a factor of determinism”.
And provided for that meaning it is also true for people born before 1950 and after 1959.
:( you mean you don’t believe him?
;) He wrote a book on it.
Therefore because his name is on a book, he must think he knows what he’s talking about… ;)
Just looked up “a factor of determinism”
I still don’t know what it is supposed to mean, but just for the record I do not believe in “determinism”.
Everything is to some extent subject to random factors, and is unpredictable, even in principle.
Read an article yesterday that human personality traits are about 50% determined by genes, and most of the remaining 50% is the result of random events, rather than “nurture”.
And of course, exactly which genes you end up with is a result of random interactions as well.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I’m sure that’s true.
For some meaning of having “a factor of determinism”.
And provided for that meaning it is also true for people born before 1950 and after 1959.
:( you mean you don’t believe him?
;) He wrote a book on it.
Therefore because his name is on a book, he must think he knows what he’s talking about… ;)
Just looked up “a factor of determinism”
I still don’t know what it is supposed to mean, but just for the record I do not believe in “determinism”.
Everything is to some extent subject to random factors, and is unpredictable, even in principle.
Read an article yesterday that human personality traits are about 50% determined by genes, and most of the remaining 50% is the result of random events, rather than “nurture”.
And of course, exactly which genes you end up with is a result of random interactions as well.
:) but but you don’t call yourself Dr the revered Dodgson. ;)
Apparently in the USA, one can write a book and get a doctorate for it.
roughbarked said:
Apparently in the USA, one can write a book and get a doctorate for it.
In the USA, you can send $50 to a post-box address and get back a lovely certificate that says you’ve got a doctorate from some university that no-one’s ever heard of.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I’m sure that’s true.
For some meaning of having “a factor of determinism”.
And provided for that meaning it is also true for people born before 1950 and after 1959.
:( you mean you don’t believe him?
;) He wrote a book on it.
Therefore because his name is on a book, he must think he knows what he’s talking about… ;)
Just looked up “a factor of determinism”
I still don’t know what it is supposed to mean, but just for the record I do not believe in “determinism”.
Everything is to some extent subject to random factors, and is unpredictable, even in principle.
Read an article yesterday that human personality traits are about 50% determined by genes, and most of the remaining 50% is the result of random events, rather than “nurture”.
And of course, exactly which genes you end up with is a result of random interactions as well.
Determination.
roughbarked said:
Determination.
Does it make a difference as to which date format is used?
I mean, if you use e.g. 13/06/1972, does it give a different result than that weird American format (06/13/1972)?
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said::( you mean you don’t believe him?
;) He wrote a book on it.
Therefore because his name is on a book, he must think he knows what he’s talking about… ;)
Just looked up “a factor of determinism”
I still don’t know what it is supposed to mean, but just for the record I do not believe in “determinism”.
Everything is to some extent subject to random factors, and is unpredictable, even in principle.
Read an article yesterday that human personality traits are about 50% determined by genes, and most of the remaining 50% is the result of random events, rather than “nurture”.
And of course, exactly which genes you end up with is a result of random interactions as well.
Determination.
he seems to have done a number on the gullible among us.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Determination.
Does it make a difference as to which date format is used?
I mean, if you use e.g. 13/06/1972, does it give a different result than that weird American format (06/13/1972)?
No. the numbers all occupy the same space on the grid. They don’t move about because of anything more weird than the original concept.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Determination.
Does it make a difference as to which date format is used?
I mean, if you use e.g. 13/06/1972, does it give a different result than that weird American format (06/13/1972)?
No. the numbers all occupy the same space on the grid. They don’t move about because of anything more weird than the original concept.
Weirdness sufficient unto the purpose, then.
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Just looked up “a factor of determinism”
I still don’t know what it is supposed to mean, but just for the record I do not believe in “determinism”.
Everything is to some extent subject to random factors, and is unpredictable, even in principle.
Read an article yesterday that human personality traits are about 50% determined by genes, and most of the remaining 50% is the result of random events, rather than “nurture”.
And of course, exactly which genes you end up with is a result of random interactions as well.
Determination.
he seems to have done a number on the gullible among us.
:) that he did.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Does it make a difference as to which date format is used?
I mean, if you use e.g. 13/06/1972, does it give a different result than that weird American format (06/13/1972)?
No. the numbers all occupy the same space on the grid. They don’t move about because of anything more weird than the original concept.
Weirdness sufficient unto the purpose, then.
He’s got it all worked out. ;)
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:No. the numbers all occupy the same space on the grid. They don’t move about because of anything more weird than the original concept.
Weirdness sufficient unto the purpose, then.
He’s got it all worked out. ;)
Gerald Herbert Holtom (20 January 1914 – 18 September 1985) was a British artist and designer. In 1958, he designed the Nuclear Disarmament (ND) logo, which was adopted the same year by the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and later became an the international peace symbol, and one of the most recognized designs in history. The design is meant to represent the letters “N” and “D” — standing for “nuclear disarmament” — as they appear in the semaphore alphabet, which is used by sailors to communicate from a distance with flags.
Bogsnorkler said:
Gerald Herbert Holtom (20 January 1914 – 18 September 1985) was a British artist and designer. In 1958, he designed the Nuclear Disarmament (ND) logo, which was adopted the same year by the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and later became an the international peace symbol, and one of the most recognized designs in history. The design is meant to represent the letters “N” and “D” — standing for “nuclear disarmament” — as they appear in the semaphore alphabet, which is used by sailors to communicate from a distance with flags.
Often accompanied with the caption, Ban the Bomb.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Weirdness sufficient unto the purpose, then.
He’s got it all worked out. ;)
According to TATE, historical numerology, including that practiced by Pythagoras, was determined by allocating numbers to letters, and had nothing to do with the date of birth.
But I was born in the 1950’s, so that may be affecting my understanding of these mysteries of course.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:He’s got it all worked out. ;)
According to TATE, historical numerology, including that practiced by Pythagoras, was determined by allocating numbers to letters, and had nothing to do with the date of birth.
But I was born in the 1950’s, so that may be affecting my understanding of these mysteries of course.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:He’s got it all worked out. ;)
According to TATE, historical numerology, including that practiced by Pythagoras, was determined by allocating numbers to letters, and had nothing to do with the date of birth.
But I was born in the 1950’s, so that may be affecting my understanding of these mysteries of course.
And I failed to take account of the all-powerful beans watching our every move:
“Pythagorean Numerology: The Full Guide to Modern Numerology
By Adena Adams
Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move. However, modern Numerology is a type of spirituality that bases human beings’ destiny and future on numbers.
Pythagorean Numerology has many different facets in which a human being’s destiny or future can be predicted by using their date of birth or creating master numbers distilled from the letters of their name. The most critical numbers for understanding one’s future are destiny, talent, Heart’s desire, personality, maturity, and challenge numbers.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
has been
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
:-)
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
Unless there is only one Supreme Bean.
Mister to you!
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:He’s got it all worked out. ;)
According to TATE, historical numerology, including that practiced by Pythagoras, was determined by allocating numbers to letters, and had nothing to do with the date of birth.
But I was born in the 1950’s, so that may be affecting my understanding of these mysteries of course.
:)
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
Unless there is only one Supreme Bean.Mister to you!
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
According to TATE, historical numerology, including that practiced by Pythagoras, was determined by allocating numbers to letters, and had nothing to do with the date of birth.
But I was born in the 1950’s, so that may be affecting my understanding of these mysteries of course.
And I failed to take account of the all-powerful beans watching our every move:
“Pythagorean Numerology: The Full Guide to Modern Numerology
By Adena Adams
Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move. However, modern Numerology is a type of spirituality that bases human beings’ destiny and future on numbers.Pythagorean Numerology has many different facets in which a human being’s destiny or future can be predicted by using their date of birth or creating master numbers distilled from the letters of their name. The most critical numbers for understanding one’s future are destiny, talent, Heart’s desire, personality, maturity, and challenge numbers.”
Yes. I think he’s twisted it to make it his own whilst claiming the laurels attributed to Pythagoras.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Weirdness sufficient unto the purpose, then.
He’s got it all worked out. ;)
Angus and Robertson have a reputation to uphold and they fact check books they publish.
To add to the veracity of Numerology the Bile has a book of Numbers.
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Isn’t there a religion which says that when the last name of their god/s is recorded the world will end?
(Or something like that)
I’ve looked into lots of religions but haven’t heard of that one.
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bogsnorkler said:i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
Unless there is only one Supreme Bean.
the one with lots of names?
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Tamb said:Unless there is only one Supreme Bean.
Mister to you!
Aye Offendi.
I’m cracking up here.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:He’s got it all worked out. ;)
Angus and Robertson have a reputation to uphold and they fact check books they publish.
To add to the veracity of Numerology the Bile has a book of Numbers.
The Bile? ;)
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Well duh.
That’s what bean counters do, obviously.
Unless there is only one Supreme Bean.the one with lots of names?
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:Unless there is only one Supreme Bean.
the one with lots of names?
That could work. One god with lots of names.
Then you could have lots of schisms.
I’m reasonably sure it has been done before, thousands of times. ;)
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Angus and Robertson have a reputation to uphold and they fact check books they publish.
To add to the veracity of Numerology the Bile has a book of Numbers.
The Bile? ;)
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt here is for about 95 percent of the posters here , they’ve never seen a war they didn’t like.
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
Backwards..
Russia is losing soldiers on the battlefield — now it’s losing old friends
By Sean Mantesso
Ukraine’s lightning offensive in Kharkiv may have damaged more than just Russia’s depleted army — it’s also tarnished Russia’s status as a regional power in Central Asia.
I tend to try and limit myself to the distant voices thread, it makes people angry and bubbles usually threatens to kill me. I’m always amazed at the deranged hate by people you’d assume to be educated and rational. The age of reason died quietly.
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
We should commit half of our army to ukraine and take a ten trillion dollar loan to pay for ANOTHER on goingIf there’s one thing I’ve learnt here is for about 95 percent of the posters here , they’ve never seen a war they didn’t like.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
Backwards..
Russia is losing soldiers on the battlefield — now it’s losing old friends
By Sean Mantesso
Ukraine’s lightning offensive in Kharkiv may have damaged more than just Russia’s depleted army — it’s also tarnished Russia’s status as a regional power in Central Asia.
Tamb said:
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
We should commit half of our army to ukraine and take a ten trillion dollar loan to pay for ANOTHER on goingIf there’s one thing I’ve learnt here is for about 95 percent of the posters here , they’ve never seen a war they didn’t like.
I spent some time in the Congo. It was horrible
There’s stuff floating around on the internet I’m sure. I rarely look at any of that stuff – I don’t think it would be psychologically wise.
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date
wookiemeister said:
Tamb said:
wookiemeister said:We should commit half of our army to ukraine and take a ten trillion dollar loan to pay for ANOTHER on going
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt here is for about 95 percent of the posters here , they’ve never seen a war they didn’t like.
I spent some time in the Congo. It was horrible
Oh GodThere’s stuff floating around on the internet I’m sure. I rarely look at any of that stuff – I don’t think it would be psychologically wise.
I remember seeing these comments totally removed from reality on the old SSSF when fukishima blew up. Some people were saying things weren’t as bad as they seemed. Massive explosions at nuclear plants are ALWAYS a bad thing.
Tamb said:
wookiemeister said:
Tamb said:I spent some time in the Congo. It was horrible
Oh GodThere’s stuff floating around on the internet I’m sure. I rarely look at any of that stuff – I don’t think it would be psychologically wise.
I don’t mention it often & try to forget what I’ve seen but it surfaces sometimes.
Just forget it or you’ll go mad
Nuclear power is viable in Australia bit it can only be a system that’s inherently safe. The mates / incompetent types always weasel their way in and cause disasters. Chernobyl was caused by someone kicked out of the navy/ military (?) I think who thought running an unplanned “test” fraught with danger was a good idea very early in the morning.
Gone
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
There’s large Russian troop movement at the moment.
I like a good movement. Particularly first thing when I get out of bed in the morning.
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Looking at the weather in ukraine, average temps only fall below 0 deg in December. You’d have to assume a Russian offensive would happen sometime late November. You’d see large troop movements forming around that time.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, Mr Man?
Tamb said:
I spent some time in the Congo. It was horrible
The Congo has been an ongoing shitfight since like forever.
It was the world’s biggest slave labour camp for a very long time under the Belgians, who seemed to send only their most imaginative sadists to run the place.
Since the early 1960s, it’s essentially been engaged internal wars of some sort, really just gang wars as various groups strive to exert control over natural resources and take the money for them from big foreign corporations.
I’ve been to the Congo, too, and it is truly bloody awful. Any appearances of civilisation are only a paper-thin veneer.
If the world ever gets an enema, that’s where the nozzle goes.
Tamb said:
wookiemeister said:
Tamb said:I spent some time in the Congo. It was horrible
Oh GodThere’s stuff floating around on the internet I’m sure. I rarely look at any of that stuff – I don’t think it would be psychologically wise.
I don’t mention it often & try to forget what I’ve seen but it surfaces sometimes.
You don’t forget. You can’t.
As someone said ‘you’re as responsible for everything you see as you are for everything you do’.
Maybe it was that kid who set off an OZM-3, maybe it was a little dog that died from concussion, maybe a lot of things whatever it is, it’ll be with you all your life, and it’ll stop you in your tracks when you least expect it.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:I spent some time in the Congo. It was horrible
The Congo has been an ongoing shitfight since like forever.
It was the world’s biggest slave labour camp for a very long time under the Belgians, who seemed to send only their most imaginative sadists to run the place.
Since the early 1960s, it’s essentially been engaged internal wars of some sort, really just gang wars as various groups strive to exert control over natural resources and take the money for them from big foreign corporations.
I’ve been to the Congo, too, and it is truly bloody awful. Any appearances of civilisation are only a paper-thin veneer.
If the world ever gets an enema, that’s where the nozzle goes.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
wookiemeister said:Oh God
There’s stuff floating around on the internet I’m sure. I rarely look at any of that stuff – I don’t think it would be psychologically wise.
I don’t mention it often & try to forget what I’ve seen but it surfaces sometimes.You don’t forget. You can’t.
As someone said ‘you’re as responsible for everything you see as you are for everything you do’.
Maybe it was that kid who set off an OZM-3, maybe it was a little dog that died from concussion, maybe a lot of things whatever it is, it’ll be with you all your life, and it’ll stop you in your tracks when you least expect it.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:I don’t mention it often & try to forget what I’ve seen but it surfaces sometimes.
You don’t forget. You can’t.
As someone said ‘you’re as responsible for everything you see as you are for everything you do’.
Maybe it was that kid who set off an OZM-3, maybe it was a little dog that died from concussion, maybe a lot of things whatever it is, it’ll be with you all your life, and it’ll stop you in your tracks when you least expect it.
Losing Mz Tamb kind of overshadows it.
I can’t begin to comprehend, and i won’t pretend that i can. Beyond my experience to have a loss like that as well.
We go from day to day, huh?
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:You don’t forget. You can’t.
As someone said ‘you’re as responsible for everything you see as you are for everything you do’.
Maybe it was that kid who set off an OZM-3, maybe it was a little dog that died from concussion, maybe a lot of things whatever it is, it’ll be with you all your life, and it’ll stop you in your tracks when you least expect it.
Losing Mz Tamb kind of overshadows it.I can’t begin to comprehend, and i won’t pretend that i can. Beyond my experience to have a loss like that as well.
We go from day to day, huh?
Yuk.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/indonesia-police-say-127-people-killed-after-stampede-at-footbal/101494532
Michael V said:
Yuk.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/indonesia-police-say-127-people-killed-after-stampede-at-footbal/101494532
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Spirituality is usually faith-based and born out of the idea that there is a supernatural and All-powerful bean or deans watching over our every move.
i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Isn’t there a religion which says that when the last name of their god/s is recorded the world will end?
(Or something like that)
There was a short story by Asimov with that as the main line.
sibeen said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Isn’t there a religion which says that when the last name of their god/s is recorded the world will end?
(Or something like that)There was a short story by Asimov with that as the main line.
Egad – it’s Clarke, not Asimov.
The Nine Billion Names of God,
It’s interesting just how much Hurricane Ian stirred up the Gulf waters off Florida. With this website you can scroll through the days either side of the event and see the water turbulence and the streams of sludge coming off the land afterwards.
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-86.19614402731274,23.846023287875504,-79.06817668129118,27.055174032973063&l=VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_ENCC(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_At_Sensor_Radiance(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_DayNightBand_AtSensor_M15(hidden),Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor,MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_Bands721(hidden)&lg=false&t=2022-10-01-T06%3A00%3A00Z
sibeen said:
Tamb said:
Bogsnorkler said:i wonder if their numbers have been counted?
Isn’t there a religion which says that when the last name of their god/s is recorded the world will end?
(Or something like that)There was a short story by Asimov with that as the main line.
Ah. Maybe that’s where my vague memory originated. Thanks.
Peter Fitzsimons steps down as leader of the Australian Republicans.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peter Fitzsimons steps down as leader of the Australian Republicans.
Has he just. I wasn’t asked for permission!
Peak Warming Man said:
Peter Fitzsimons steps down as leader of the Australian Republicans.
OK. Time to get Turnbull back in the job then.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peter Fitzsimons steps down as leader of the Australian Republicans.
Has he just. I wasn’t asked for permission!
Damn I thought this was going to be his time to shine
lady adjusting the clock, wiping that hour from existence, she’s deem it back into existence in april or whatever, there will be one clock hour that occurs twice
transition said:
lady adjusting the clock, wiping that hour from existence, she’s deem it back into existence in april or whatever, there will be one clock hour that occurs twice
But are we banking the hour for later use, or just repaying the hour we borrowed 6 months ago?
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
lady adjusting the clock, wiping that hour from existence, she’s deem it back into existence in april or whatever, there will be one clock hour that occurs twice
But are we banking the hour for later use, or just repaying the hour we borrowed 6 months ago?
dunno but she none likes the fucking with clocks and time, such government impositions to adjust what clocks say to correspondent more conveniently with the obliquity of the ecliptic
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
lady adjusting the clock, wiping that hour from existence, she’s deem it back into existence in april or whatever, there will be one clock hour that occurs twice
But are we banking the hour for later use, or just repaying the hour we borrowed 6 months ago?
dunno but she none likes the fucking with clocks and time, such government impositions to adjust what clocks say to correspondent more conveniently with the obliquity of the ecliptic
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
lady adjusting the clock, wiping that hour from existence, she’s deem it back into existence in april or whatever, there will be one clock hour that occurs twice
But are we banking the hour for later use, or just repaying the hour we borrowed 6 months ago?
dunno but she none likes the fucking with clocks and time, such government impositions to adjust what clocks say to correspondent more conveniently with the obliquity of the ecliptic
In six months time NSW will come cap in hand forlock tugging saying please can we come back on Queensland Standard Universal time as usual and one of these days we might well say NO.
Spiny Norman said:
.. going to be the very next phase
:)
Me rn
Spiny Norman said:
That’s a whole new meaning to mellow yellow.
gives forum a shake
I think there’s something wrong. Ian came in and commented and he wasn’t complaining about being soggy or washed away and such.
gives forum a shake
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But are we banking the hour for later use, or just repaying the hour we borrowed 6 months ago?
dunno but she none likes the fucking with clocks and time, such government impositions to adjust what clocks say to correspondent more conveniently with the obliquity of the ecliptic
In six months time NSW will come cap in hand forlock tugging saying please can we come back on Queensland Standard Universal time as usual and one of these days we might well say NO.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/qld-daylight-saving-trial-adrian-schrinner-/101494710
Brisbane’s LNP mayor reckons it is time for another Daylight Saving trial in the Godzone
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:dunno but she none likes the fucking with clocks and time, such government impositions to adjust what clocks say to correspondent more conveniently with the obliquity of the ecliptic
In six months time NSW will come cap in hand forlock tugging saying please can we come back on Queensland Standard Universal time as usual and one of these days we might well say NO.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/qld-daylight-saving-trial-adrian-schrinner-/101494710
Brisbane’s LNP mayor reckons it is time for another Daylight Saving trial in the Godzone
I hope not.
sibeen said:
gives forum a shakeI think there’s something wrong. Ian came in and commented and he wasn’t complaining about being soggy or washed away and such.
gives forum a shake
Not complaining.. not washed away.
A bit cool and drizzly.. pretty ordinary day.
bitch
And now I’ve sorted out my photos, some of which were particularly bad today. I got a bit fatigued cutting bracken and got a bit of the shakes up. And then decided to take photos. I’ll go over to the Purdie Flaars thread.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:In six months time NSW will come cap in hand forlock tugging saying please can we come back on Queensland Standard Universal time as usual and one of these days we might well say NO.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/qld-daylight-saving-trial-adrian-schrinner-/101494710
Brisbane’s LNP mayor reckons it is time for another Daylight Saving trial in the Godzone
the scheme would benefit both Queensland residents’ ways of life and their wallets
—
No, not in the Godzone!
Lol
so what they’re saying is that democracy is actually communism
In his book, Capitalism versus Democracy, political economist Boris Frankel points out the liberal social democratic dream of a “democratic capitalism” that serves the disadvantaged “has proven to be a mirage”.
like
SCIENCE said:
so what they’re saying is that democracy is actually communism
In his book, Capitalism versus Democracy, political economist Boris Frankel points out the liberal social democratic dream of a “democratic capitalism” that serves the disadvantaged “has proven to be a mirage”.
like
From that brief paragraph, i suggest that ‘democratic capitalism’ is probably more like ‘socialism’.
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
Interesting article.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/sally-mcmanus-actu-thirty-year-war-against-unions/101458318
Michael V said:
Interesting article.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/sally-mcmanus-actu-thirty-year-war-against-unions/101458318
I was just about to read that.
nice south-easterly out there, feels nice, doesn’t smell much though, fairly much everything smells like chlorine, or something electrical burning, something like that
though might be some minor improvement in the olfactory sense, not sure
taste has improved slightly
transition said:
… fairly much everything smells like chlorine, or something electrical burning, something like that
That’ll be the chemtrails.
There, there, transition, all is well. No need to challenge the established order of things. There, there.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
… fairly much everything smells like chlorine, or something electrical burning, something like thatThat’ll be the chemtrails.
There, there, transition, all is well. No need to challenge the established order of things. There, there.
could be as you say, from chemtrails
anyway I took one for Team Covid by looks
should be able to save on deodorant now
roughbarked said:
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
I checked my tomato pots before tea. Some are beginning to germinate.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
I checked my tomato pots before tea. Some are beginning to germinate.
Mine are flowering.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
I checked my tomato pots before tea. Some are beginning to germinate.
Mine are flowering.
Can’t plant out here until late November at the earliest. Still a risk of frost until then.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I checked my tomato pots before tea. Some are beginning to germinate.
Mine are flowering.
Can’t plant out here until late November at the earliest. Still a risk of frost until then.
Yes, we have had frosts as late as the 30th of November and big freezes in October but as the climate changes we haven’t been getting as much in the way of frost as we used to get.
transition said:
nice south-easterly out there, feels nice, doesn’t smell much though, fairly much everything smells like chlorine, or something electrical burning, something like thatthough might be some minor improvement in the olfactory sense, not sure
taste has improved slightly
You’ve stopped wearing bell-bottom trousers?
roughbarked said:
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
You got a ride-on?
I see even by February the ground must still be hard in ukraine. March is when the grounds start to thaw out.
The offensive might last three months ?
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
You got a ride-on?
No. I’m beginning to think I should have one, the older I get.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Well I’ve mowed an acre and a half and still lots to do but I think I’ll rest up and do that tomorrow. Old bones are complaining. Planted out Black Krim and black cherry toms as well as a few other varieties.
You got a ride-on?
No. I’m beginning to think I should have one, the older I get.
An acre and a half with a push mower for an old fella is well enough for one day.
Penrith have come out on fire, this could be a cricket score.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:You got a ride-on?
No. I’m beginning to think I should have one, the older I get.
An acre and a half with a push mower for an old fella is well enough for one day.
I reckon so.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:No. I’m beginning to think I should have one, the older I get.
An acre and a half with a push mower for an old fella is well enough for one day.
I reckon so.
ride on approval from me.
Peak Warming Man said:
Penrith have come out on fire, this could be a cricket score.
Parra haven’t seen a try line except their own…I should be watching at the stadium but numbnuts that was meant to work today and tomorrow is ‘sick’…
poikilotherm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Penrith have come out on fire, this could be a cricket score.
Parra haven’t seen a try line except their own…I should be watching at the stadium but numbnuts that was meant to work today and tomorrow is ‘sick’…
Is numbnuts at the stadium perchance?
:)
sibeen said:
poikilotherm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Penrith have come out on fire, this could be a cricket score.
Parra haven’t seen a try line except their own…I should be watching at the stadium but numbnuts that was meant to work today and tomorrow is ‘sick’…
Is numbnuts at the stadium perchance?
:)
Nah, I think they’re actually sick unfortunately- they’re Victorian and as such are quite confused by the thick necks of NRL.
Smoky as fuck here from burnoffs.
Jamin
2 h ·
Good progress today on the shirt and wooden drawer, lots of different textures going on in this one! I’ll be adding a few details tomorrow including book titles… can you guess any of the new titles?
listening music, like this performance, use to listen quite a bit
https://youtu.be/uFY5EqtsoaI?list=RDcjpyIGlRacA&t=31
Pretenders – “Brass in Pocket”. VH1 Fashion Awards 1995
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
must have been the renewables’ fault
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Did it trip?
sibeen said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Did it trip?
Yes
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
In other news, bought an ’80s era 6” bench grinder at a garage sale today for $10.
Mentioned it to my father this afternoon and he told me he has an engineer’s vice he has been trying to offload, was given to him by his grandfather. I put my hand up for that.
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
I was going to mention that is the approved method now days :)
dv said:
sibeen said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Did it trip?
Yes
How were you exposing yourself to live terminals?
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:
Did it trip?
Yes
How were you exposing yourself to live terminals?
ACed trip
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:Did it trip?
Yes
How were you exposing yourself to live terminals?
Probly stuck a fork in the toaster, he’s not a bright spark ya know.
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
Years
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
I was going to mention that is the approved method now days :)
What a helpful man
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
I was going to mention that is the approved method now days :)
Was just asking because I have done plenty of RCD tests where the breakers have not been operated for some time. Those can take a full second or more to trip, but all following tests are well within spec.
dv said:
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
Years
You should do it every 3 months for good reasons. (see my previous post)
dv said:
I got a 240V zap, just across fingers but it’s still not all that nice.
Good test of our breakers I guess.
more details please… if you can type or tap
strangest tasting apple ever had, tasted almost rotten but whatever I persisted
coffee earlier with chocolate chip cookies tasted yeah, off, didn’t persist with that
Europe seeks to build Australian city
Dark Orange said:
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:Just curious, when was the last time you pressed the button on the breaker to test it?
I was going to mention that is the approved method now days :)
Was just asking because I have done plenty of RCD tests where the breakers have not been operated for some time. Those can take a full second or more to trip, but all following tests are well within spec.
Interesting.
Do they use sterile needles for lethal injections?
btm said:
Do they use sterile needles for lethal injections?
Needless stick injury could happen to the hangman
btm said:
Do they use sterile needles for lethal injections?
Probably. Clean and sterile needles are bought by the boxload or by the pallet. The return and recycling is also conducted in bulk. Not worth the hassle of saving used needles just for the odd lethal injection.
CNN Meteorologist Gene Norman tracks Hurricane Orlene off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3TC-wDw_74
For what it’s worth they should probably just use a firing squad
Faster, cheaper, more humane. No special equipment needed
sarahs mum said:
CNN Meteorologist Gene Norman tracks Hurricane Orlene off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3TC-wDw_74
I was just checking the forecast for this coming week and we have rain etc for Wednesday and Thursday. Looks like it might be from Orlene.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
CNN Meteorologist Gene Norman tracks Hurricane Orlene off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3TC-wDw_74
I was just checking the forecast for this coming week and we have rain etc for Wednesday and Thursday. Looks like it might be from Orlene.
i’Ve never heard the name Orlene before.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
CNN Meteorologist Gene Norman tracks Hurricane Orlene off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3TC-wDw_74
I was just checking the forecast for this coming week and we have rain etc for Wednesday and Thursday. Looks like it might be from Orlene.
i’Ve never heard the name Orlene before.
It’s a bit obscure, like a lot of names here in the US.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:I was just checking the forecast for this coming week and we have rain etc for Wednesday and Thursday. Looks like it might be from Orlene.
i’Ve never heard the name Orlene before.
It’s a bit obscure, like a lot of names here in the US.
I wonder why the US doesn’t hyphenate cyclone names. Like Becky-Sue or Anna-Lee.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:i’Ve never heard the name Orlene before.
It’s a bit obscure, like a lot of names here in the US.
I wonder why the US doesn’t hyphenate cyclone names. Like Becky-Sue or Anna-Lee.
Last week I was talking to an insurance agent on the phone. She was spelling the website or something and when she got to the hyphen she called it “a little line”.
Coincidentally her name is Eilyn.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:It’s a bit obscure, like a lot of names here in the US.
I wonder why the US doesn’t hyphenate cyclone names. Like Becky-Sue or Anna-Lee.
Last week I was talking to an insurance agent on the phone. She was spelling the website or something and when she got to the hyphen she called it “a little line”.
Coincidentally her name is Eilyn.
I Like little line. I wonder how she would describe an underscore.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:I wonder why the US doesn’t hyphenate cyclone names. Like Becky-Sue or Anna-Lee.
Last week I was talking to an insurance agent on the phone. She was spelling the website or something and when she got to the hyphen she called it “a little line”.
Coincidentally her name is Eilyn.
I Like little line. I wonder how she would describe an underscore.
I tried to clarify where the little line was, mentioned underscore and she said something something, but I couldn’t hear her properly. So I went with hyphen as it is littler than an underscore.
Time to do more undercoat removal on Gracie Blue. For a short-haired dog she sheds so much fur.
Then maybe make a tofu and vegetable stew, or a hotdog and vegetable casserole.
Hoping to find The Stranger with Joel Edgerton on Netflix.
Maybe make the food before I get covered in Gracie’s fluff?
kii said:
Time to do more undercoat removal on Gracie Blue. For a short-haired dog she sheds so much fur.
Then maybe make a tofu and vegetable stew, or a hotdog and vegetable casserole.
Hoping to find The Stranger with Joel Edgerton on Netflix.Maybe make the food before I get covered in Gracie’s fluff?
How old is GB now?
kii said:
Time to do more undercoat removal on Gracie Blue. For a short-haired dog she sheds so much fur.
Then maybe make a tofu and vegetable stew, or a hotdog and vegetable casserole.
Hoping to find The Stranger with Joel Edgerton on Netflix.Maybe make the food before I get covered in Gracie’s fluff?
go the food first.
kii, about a week ago you accused me of cheering on curves death. I found that to be especially hurtful and totally uncalled for as I was trying to help him, a person who knew he was dying and was terrified of the prospect. There was only Bubblecar and myself who stayed up to try and comfort him and to be then accused of doing the opposite I was to put it mildly dumbfounded and sincerely trust you will be more careful with your comments in future.
dv said:
kii said:
Time to do more undercoat removal on Gracie Blue. For a short-haired dog she sheds so much fur.
Then maybe make a tofu and vegetable stew, or a hotdog and vegetable casserole.
Hoping to find The Stranger with Joel Edgerton on Netflix.Maybe make the food before I get covered in Gracie’s fluff?
How old is GB now?
Seven and a half. A lot calmer and very protective.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Time to do more undercoat removal on Gracie Blue. For a short-haired dog she sheds so much fur.
Then maybe make a tofu and vegetable stew, or a hotdog and vegetable casserole.
Hoping to find The Stranger with Joel Edgerton on Netflix.Maybe make the food before I get covered in Gracie’s fluff?
go the food first.
Yep, marinating the tofu in smoked green chile and olive oil/salt. Half my veges are blergh, so I am very limited. Grace is waiting for me to cut up the butternut pumpkin and broccoli, she loves baked broccoli.
PermeateFree said:
kii, about a week ago you accused me of cheering on curves death. I found that to be especially hurtful and totally uncalled for as I was trying to help him, a person who knew he was dying and was terrified of the prospect. There was only Bubblecar and myself who stayed up to try and comfort him and to be then accused of doing the opposite I was to put it mildly dumbfounded and sincerely trust you will be more careful with your comments in future.
Not you, it was done very behind the scenes. Via messenger. For months.
It was horrific, the videos he made of his fear. Heart-breaking. I’m glad that you and Bubblecar were there for him.
Back on the main computer to do what I should’ve done earlier. Book my next COVID-19 booster at the local pharmacy and check on the processing of my order of CBD oil and gummies.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees and lightly overcast. No wind to speak of. We are forecast 20 degrees with perhaps some showers this afternoon.
I plan to spade the borders in the front yard and then mow the grass. There are also weeds to be attended to in the backyard. And perhaps I’ll feed prunings and bark through the garden shredder/chipper. But that is probably too many tasks for one day. I also should write the Letter to Mum.
Oh, I see kii was in last night.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:I wonder why the US doesn’t hyphenate cyclone names. Like Becky-Sue or Anna-Lee.
Last week I was talking to an insurance agent on the phone. She was spelling the website or something and when she got to the hyphen she called it “a little line”.
Coincidentally her name is Eilyn.
I Like little line. I wonder how she would describe an underscore.
a lower little line ? :P
buffy said:
Oh, I see kii was in last night.
Yeah, time for me to go.
Hey DO
https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/boom-in-unapproved-medicinal-cannabis-products-worries-australian-experts/ar-AA12vtx0?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ccae437d8041424da67891f867d946d8
Boom in unapproved medicinal cannabis products worries Australian experts
Melissa Davey Medical editor –
Prescriptions for unapproved medicinal cannabis products in Australia have quadrupled since 2019, with half issued for adults aged 24 and under.
Researchers and GPs’ representatives have questioned whether the boom has led to patients taking cannabis for conditions where there is little evidence it is effective, given large gaps in the data and the role of cannabis manufacturers in promoting their product to practitioners.
Most prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia are for unapproved products, which means they have not been authorised by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for legal supply.
Practitioners must apply to the TGA through the Special Access Scheme for permission to prescribe the products, and show why approved products are not suitable.
Related: More than half of prescriptions for medicinal cannabis in Australia given in Queensland, study says
Since the start of 2021 the TGA has approved more than 200,000 medicinal cannabis prescriptions through the scheme for people who are not severely ill but who have exhausted evidence-based treatments for their condition. There were 122,486 such prescriptions in 2021 alone, compared with 57,714 in 2020 and 25,516 in 2019.
Doctors treating terminally ill patients or those likely to die prematurely apply through a separate, less commonly used process.
The president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Karen Price, said medicinal cannabis products should be seen as “last-resort medication for specific illness”.
“Most of the research on medicinal cannabis products is on five clinical conditions: multiple sclerosis, palliative care, epilepsy, nausea and vomiting, and chronic non-cancer pain,” she said.
“The quality of evidence varies and in some cases is inconclusive or insufficient to suggest any benefit to patients. However, if after conventional, evidence-based treatments have failed, and medicinal cannabis products are considered a viable treatment option, it’s reasonable for clinicians and patients to consider medicinal cannabis.”
The most common reason for prescriptions was chronic pain (60% of approvals), but almost one in four were for anxiety. This is despite low-quality and patchy evidence that medicinal cannabis products are effective for anxiety.
A survey from the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative, published on Thursday, found 37% of respondents obtained medicinal cannabis with a prescription, compared with only 2.5% in the previous survey, conducted two years earlier. The survey found the main reason for using prescribed medicinal cannabis was chronic pain, followed by mental health and sleep disorders. It found 95% of users reported improved health.
The lead researcher, Prof Nicholas Lintzeris, said people using illicit cannabis were more likely to smoke it, whereas people using prescribed products were more likely to use oral products or vaporised cannabis, “highlighting a health benefit of using prescribed products”.
A separate paper outlining the rise of medicinal cannabis prescriptions, led by Dr Christine Hallinan from the University of Melbourne’s department of general practice, found that of the 277,338 medicinal cannabis prescription approvals between January 2017 and August 2022, 50% were for patients aged between 18 and 24, and 31% were for those aged 45 to 64.
Hallinan said evidence was lacking that medicinal cannabis was an effective treatment for many of the conditions claimed by its manufacturers, although that did not mean clinical trials might not eventually show the products worked.
She said increased prescribing had not been accompanied by strong monitoring of efficacy, side-effects and which conditions specific age groups were using the products for. She said patients should be encouraged to use apps to track their outcomes, and this data could then be combined with deidentified patient data and prescribing data to better understand the use and impact of medicinal cannabis.
“At the moment we can’t tell how many patients are actually filling their scripts,” she said.
“For every product on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and even many products on the , you have a register of patients so you can see how many people are actually taking the drug, and you can also link this to other drugs they’re on, hospital admissions and deaths data. We can’t do this for medicinal cannabis because there is no patient database.”
Hallinan said the launch of cannabis clinics was one reason for the sharp rise in prescriptions.
Some clinics have a strong online presence, and offer same-day appointments to a prescribing GP. Some claim medicinal cannabis can be useful in treating a wide range of conditions, including migraine, insomnia, stress and pelvic pain, without always highlighting adverse events or the limited evidence.
The RACGP said it was very concerned about the emergence of online prescription services for medicinal cannabis.
“There are numerous risks to these types of services offering prescriptions via telehealth or online,” Price said. “A key concern is that these services are fundamentally responding to a business opportunity rather than delivering healthcare. They won’t have the patient’s medical history and these services can lead to fragmented and poor-quality care.”
Many of the major dispensaries operating in Australia are owned by medicinal cannabis manufacturers and suppliers.
On Wednesday, the TGA issued 73 infringement notices totalling $972,360 to three medicinal cannabis companies for the alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis products on their websites and social media platforms.
The companies allegedly promoted the use of prescription-only, unapproved medicinal cannabis products, and published references to the treatment of serious diseases such as cancer and epilepsy.
Dr Mark Morgan, a professor of general practice and chair of the RACGP’s quality care expert committee, said the influence of the industry may have led to levels of prescribing not justified by the evidence of efficacy.
“The industry has been guiding a lot of the education, facilitating a lot of the prescribing, and leading the marketing of these products,” Morgan said.
“There’s been marketing to clinicians and pharmacies about medicinal cannabis which is dressed up as ‘education’. But it is not independent, and therefore we have to question whether or not some of the prescribing is following the evidence, or going beyond it.”
Random quote from the Internet:
“The mystery of Math. Here’s what a few smart guys think:
Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner: …the enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious in that there is no rational explanation for it.
Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman: Why nature is mathematical is a mystery… The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle.
Galileo: The book of nature is written in mathematical language.”
Well those guys are far smarter than I, but the alleged mysteriousness of nature following mathematical rules is a mystery to me.
I mean if it didn’t, how the hell would evolution work?
And if evolution didn’t work, how could there be living things capable of wondering about the mystery of nature being so mathematical?
If anything, it is the randomness of nature that I find mysterious.
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
G’day.
:)
Cymek said:
Greetings
Mornin.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Random quote from the Internet:“The mystery of Math. Here’s what a few smart guys think:
Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner: …the enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious in that there is no rational explanation for it.
Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman: Why nature is mathematical is a mystery… The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle.
Galileo: The book of nature is written in mathematical language.”
Well those guys are far smarter than I, but the alleged mysteriousness of nature following mathematical rules is a mystery to me.
I mean if it didn’t, how the hell would evolution work?
And if evolution didn’t work, how could there be living things capable of wondering about the mystery of nature being so mathematical?
If anything, it is the randomness of nature that I find mysterious.
i’m a math dunce, but there is something, just the geometry of gravity and light for starters, and intersection of those for example, probably the basics of computation in that
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Random quote from the Internet:“The mystery of Math. Here’s what a few smart guys think:
Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner: …the enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious in that there is no rational explanation for it.
Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman: Why nature is mathematical is a mystery… The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle.
Galileo: The book of nature is written in mathematical language.”
Well those guys are far smarter than I, but the alleged mysteriousness of nature following mathematical rules is a mystery to me.
I mean if it didn’t, how the hell would evolution work?
And if evolution didn’t work, how could there be living things capable of wondering about the mystery of nature being so mathematical?
If anything, it is the randomness of nature that I find mysterious.
i’m a math dunce, but there is something, just the geometry of gravity and light for starters, and intersection of those for example, probably the basics of computation in that
maybe they’d just never heard of the anthropic principle
The composers wanted this to be the worst song ever
https://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
New Discovery Means Parkinson’s Could Be Diagnosed With a Swab in Just 3 Minutes
David Nield – 19m ago
When it comes to developing treatments and eventual cures for diseases, being able to diagnose a condition early and accurately makes a huge difference – and scientists have now developed a quick, reliable method of identifying people with Parkinson’s disease. The test can be run in as little as 3 minutes after a skin swab has been taken. The swab is analyzed for changes in the chemical mix of sebum, a natural waxy oil produced by the skin that has
previously been linked to Parkinson’s. At the moment, there’s no conclusive test for Parkinson’s disease – specialists look at symptoms, medical history, the results of a lengthy physical examination, and in some cases, a brain scan to diagnose the condition. “This test has the potential to massively improve the diagnosis and management of people with Parkinson’s disease,” says neurologist Monty Silverdale from the University of Manchester in the UK.
The new test builds on work done by researchers with Scottish woman Joy Milne, who has hereditary hyperosmia – a heightened sensitivity to smells. After noticing her husband developing a more musky odor many years before he was officially diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it was discovered that Milne could smell the signs of the disease on people.That led the team to sebum, which is linked to the endocrine system, and keeps skin moisturized. Back in 2019, some of the same researchers identified how the chemical mix of sebum changed in an individual once Parkinson’s disease was present. Now we have a test based on that shift in biomarkers. Swabs taken in a clinic are sent off to a lab, where they undergo a mass spectrometry analysis to see their molecular make-up. For the purposes of the current study, samples from 79 people with Parkinson’s were compared against samples from 71 people without the disease.
Joy Milne helping with the research. (University of Manchester) “When we do this, we find more than 4,000 unique compounds of which 500 are different between people with Parkinson’s disease compared to the control participants,” says chemist Depanjan Sarkar from the University of Manchester.
That the test is non-invasive and so quick in terms of generating results are positive signs, though the scientists still need to show that they can scale up the procedure and get it working outside of laboratory conditions. Further down the line, the researchers say that other diseases and conditions could be diagnosed through an analysis of sebum – though as yet it’s not fully clear why the onset of Parkinson’s should cause these changes in the production of the fluid.
Parkinson’s is currently the fastest growing neurological disease there is, and that growth is set to continue. While scientists are working hard to find a cure, there are ways to slow it down and manage it – and that’s where an early diagnosis can be so important.“We are tremendously excited by these results which take us closer to making a diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease that could be used in clinic,” says chemist Perdita Barran from the University of Manchester. The research has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Random quote from the Internet:“The mystery of Math. Here’s what a few smart guys think:
Nobel Laureate Eugene Wigner: …the enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious in that there is no rational explanation for it.
Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman: Why nature is mathematical is a mystery… The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle.
Galileo: The book of nature is written in mathematical language.”
Well those guys are far smarter than I, but the alleged mysteriousness of nature following mathematical rules is a mystery to me.
I mean if it didn’t, how the hell would evolution work?
And if evolution didn’t work, how could there be living things capable of wondering about the mystery of nature being so mathematical?
If anything, it is the randomness of nature that I find mysterious.
A thoughtful response.
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
I once saw a couple of buskers in Forrest Place near the train station. One was playing the bongo drums, the other had a bagpipe. That was by far the worst I have ever heard. This Youtube clip is quite tame.
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
But did they achieve this lofty ambition?
party_pants said:
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
I once saw a couple of buskers in Forrest Place near the train station. One was playing the bongo drums, the other had a bagpipe. That was by far the worst I have ever heard. This Youtube clip is quite tame.
giving me a chuckle, a tortured fun eclectic mix is that
monkey skipper said:
New Discovery Means Parkinson’s Could Be Diagnosed With a Swab in Just 3 Minutes
David Nield – 19m agoWhen it comes to developing treatments and eventual cures for diseases, being able to diagnose a condition early and accurately makes a huge difference – and scientists have now developed a quick, reliable method of identifying people with Parkinson’s disease. The test can be run in as little as 3 minutes after a skin swab has been taken. The swab is analyzed for changes in the chemical mix of sebum, a natural waxy oil produced by the skin that has
previously been linked to Parkinson’s. At the moment, there’s no conclusive test for Parkinson’s disease – specialists look at symptoms, medical history, the results of a lengthy physical examination, and in some cases, a brain scan to diagnose the condition. “This test has the potential to massively improve the diagnosis and management of people with Parkinson’s disease,” says neurologist Monty Silverdale from the University of Manchester in the UK.
The new test builds on work done by researchers with Scottish woman Joy Milne, who has hereditary hyperosmia – a heightened sensitivity to smells. After noticing her husband developing a more musky odor many years before he was officially diagnosed with Parkinson’s, it was discovered that Milne could smell the signs of the disease on people.That led the team to sebum, which is linked to the endocrine system, and keeps skin moisturized. Back in 2019, some of the same researchers identified how the chemical mix of sebum changed in an individual once Parkinson’s disease was present. Now we have a test based on that shift in biomarkers. Swabs taken in a clinic are sent off to a lab, where they undergo a mass spectrometry analysis to see their molecular make-up. For the purposes of the current study, samples from 79 people with Parkinson’s were compared against samples from 71 people without the disease.
Joy Milne helping with the research. (University of Manchester) “When we do this, we find more than 4,000 unique compounds of which 500 are different between people with Parkinson’s disease compared to the control participants,” says chemist Depanjan Sarkar from the University of Manchester.
That the test is non-invasive and so quick in terms of generating results are positive signs, though the scientists still need to show that they can scale up the procedure and get it working outside of laboratory conditions. Further down the line, the researchers say that other diseases and conditions could be diagnosed through an analysis of sebum – though as yet it’s not fully clear why the onset of Parkinson’s should cause these changes in the production of the fluid.
Parkinson’s is currently the fastest growing neurological disease there is, and that growth is set to continue. While scientists are working hard to find a cure, there are ways to slow it down and manage it – and that’s where an early diagnosis can be so important.“We are tremendously excited by these results which take us closer to making a diagnostic test for Parkinson’s disease that could be used in clinic,” says chemist Perdita Barran from the University of Manchester. The research has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Nice one!
transition said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
I once saw a couple of buskers in Forrest Place near the train station. One was playing the bongo drums, the other had a bagpipe. That was by far the worst I have ever heard. This Youtube clip is quite tame.
giving me a chuckle, a tortured fun eclectic mix is that
i’m quite enjoying that, but don’t tell anyone
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
But did they achieve this lofty ambition?
it aint’ good.
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
But did they achieve this lofty ambition?
it aint’ good.
Better than rap.
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But did they achieve this lofty ambition?
it aint’ good.
Better than rap.
Don’t let dv hear you say that :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:it aint’ good.
Better than rap.
Don’t let dv hear you say that :)
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-proper
cough there ya go, have some plague
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
The composers wanted this to be the worst song everhttps://youtu.be/mQ8P4DNQA90
But did they achieve this lofty ambition?
it aint’ good.
Heard worse, honestly
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
Oh, yuck. Nooo.
Runs away…
Michael V said:
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
Oh, yuck. Nooo.
Runs away…
alienating me, I gets all lonely and alienated now
rubs tears from eyes
sigh
I’ve been getting the shits all day with people from Sydney who won’t take any calls. I’ve just been told that it’s a public holiday up there.
sibeen said:
sighI’ve been getting the shits all day with people from Sydney who won’t take any calls. I’ve just been told that it’s a public holiday up there.
Up here, too.
sibeen said:
sighI’ve been getting the shits all day with people from Sydney who won’t take any calls. I’ve just been told that it’s a public holiday up there.
😆
poikilotherm said:
sibeen said:
sighI’ve been getting the shits all day with people from Sydney who won’t take any calls. I’ve just been told that it’s a public holiday up there.
😆
Yes, we’ve all been labouring away all day with the phones turned off, so others think we are having a day off.
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
The rain began here about half an hour ago now. It smells like Spring rain. Unsurprisingly.
I saw this on a shirt and seriously thought “what the heck is HOTBATS?”
I think we will give this a go at 7.30 on NITV tonight.
The Blinding Of Isaac Woodard
Monday, 3 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
In 1946, Isaac Woodard was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.
dv said:
I saw this on a shirt and seriously thought “what the heck is HOTBATS?”
So is it actually saying ‘stabtoh’?
I needed to replace a fuse in the power supply of one of my computers. This involved completely disassembling the power supply, desoldering the fuse, soldering the new fuse in place, then reassembling the power supple. I’m amazed at just how badly designed this thing is.
btm said:
I needed to replace a fuse in the power supply of one of my computers. This involved completely disassembling the power supply, desoldering the fuse, soldering the new fuse in place, then reassembling the power supple. I’m amazed at just how badly designed this thing is.
Bloody engineers.
sibeen said:
dv said:
I saw this on a shirt and seriously thought “what the heck is HOTBATS?”
So is it actually saying ‘stabtoh’?
It’s actually saying STRETCH
dv said:
sibeen said:
dv said:
I saw this on a shirt and seriously thought “what the heck is HOTBATS?”
So is it actually saying ‘stabtoh’?
It’s actually saying STRETCH
That’s what I thought.
sibeen said:
btm said:
I needed to replace a fuse in the power supply of one of my computers. This involved completely disassembling the power supply, desoldering the fuse, soldering the new fuse in place, then reassembling the power supple. I’m amazed at just how badly designed this thing is.
Bloody engineers.
No, it’s a good tool for showing engineers how not do do things.
Apparently anything with the queen’s head on it is selling like hotcakes. $1 notes are worth $6.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
sibeen said:So is it actually saying ‘stabtoh’?
It’s actually saying STRETCH
That’s what I thought.
Oh. I thought it said HCTERTS
roughbarked said:
Apparently anything with the queen’s head on it is selling like hotcakes. $1 notes are worth $6.
Seems odd, given that she reigned for over 70 years. Stuff with her image on it shouldn’t be rare.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Apparently anything with the queen’s head on it is selling like hotcakes. $1 notes are worth $6.
Seems odd, given that she reigned for over 70 years. Stuff with her image on it shouldn’t be rare.
Some is. The day of the rabbit set for one.
btm said:
I needed to replace a fuse in the power supply of one of my computers. This involved completely disassembling the power supply, desoldering the fuse, soldering the new fuse in place, then reassembling the power supple. I’m amazed at just how badly designed this thing is.
The thing is, you see, that the fuse is there to stop the thing catching on fire if it all goes to shit. And if it has done its job, then the likelihood is there is more to it than “Just the fuse”.
btm said:
I needed to replace a fuse in the power supply of one of my computers. This involved completely disassembling the power supply, desoldering the fuse, soldering the new fuse in place, then reassembling the power supple. I’m amazed at just how badly designed this thing is.
Shakes head in disbelief.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:It’s actually saying STRETCH
That’s what I thought.
Oh. I thought it said HCTERTS
I thought it said HOT DATE.
dv said:
PWM will be cock-a-hoop, he’s a big Al fanboi.
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:
PWM will be cock-a-hoop, he’s a big Al fanboi.
I’m a law abiding citizen so if it’s the law that’s it.
There’ll be a Gas Flying Police Squad I’d imagine.
Let’s go to the tape.
GFPS breaking down door
Housewife-: What’s going on?
GFPS-: We’ve had reports that you’ve got a gas stove and what’s more you’ve been using it.
Housewife-: Well yes I’ve been cooking scones and roasts in it.
GFPS-: Just as we thought.
Housewife-: Well I….I thought……
GFPS-: You can tell it down the station and you can also tell us who your gas dealer is as well
Housewife-: There’s no need for handcuffs.
GFPS-: Yes there is, we know you denier types.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:
PWM will be cock-a-hoop, he’s a big Al fanboi.
I’m a law abiding citizen so if it’s the law that’s it.
There’ll be a Gas Flying Police Squad I’d imagine.
Let’s go to the tape.
GFPS breaking down door
Housewife-: What’s going on?
GFPS-: We’ve had reports that you’ve got a gas stove and what’s more you’ve been using it.
Housewife-: Well yes I’ve been cooking scones and roasts in it.
GFPS-: Just as we thought.
Housewife-: Well I….I thought……
GFPS-: You can tell it down the station and you can also tell us who your gas dealer is as well
Housewife-: There’s no need for handcuffs.
GFPS-: Yes there is, we know you denier types.
It won’t be the GFPS, it’ll be drones dropping robot paratroops with an armed Boston Dynamics dog in a harness.
Your only chance is if you’re packing an illegal EMP pistol, which only alerts more cybercops anyway.
Yeah, you may as well just give yourself up, become one with the borg.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
dv said:
PWM will be cock-a-hoop, he’s a big Al fanboi.
I’m a law abiding citizen so if it’s the law that’s it.
There’ll be a Gas Flying Police Squad I’d imagine.
Let’s go to the tape.
GFPS breaking down door
Housewife-: What’s going on?
GFPS-: We’ve had reports that you’ve got a gas stove and what’s more you’ve been using it.
Housewife-: Well yes I’ve been cooking scones and roasts in it.
GFPS-: Just as we thought.
Housewife-: Well I….I thought……
GFPS-: You can tell it down the station and you can also tell us who your gas dealer is as well
Housewife-: There’s no need for handcuffs.
GFPS-: Yes there is, we know you denier types.
Now look you guzzling energy users, stop it, stop it right now.
Drove up to the redoubt this arvo.
There’s baby cattle running around everywhere, one was newly minted, still wet and finding it’s feet.
Peak Warming Man said:
Drove up to the redoubt this arvo.
There’s baby cattle running around everywhere, one was newly minted, still wet and finding it’s feet.
did it look on the ends of its legs?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:PWM will be cock-a-hoop, he’s a big Al fanboi.
I’m a law abiding citizen so if it’s the law that’s it.
There’ll be a Gas Flying Police Squad I’d imagine.
Let’s go to the tape.
GFPS breaking down door
Housewife-: What’s going on?
GFPS-: We’ve had reports that you’ve got a gas stove and what’s more you’ve been using it.
Housewife-: Well yes I’ve been cooking scones and roasts in it.
GFPS-: Just as we thought.
Housewife-: Well I….I thought……
GFPS-: You can tell it down the station and you can also tell us who your gas dealer is as well
Housewife-: There’s no need for handcuffs.
GFPS-: Yes there is, we know you denier types.Now look you guzzling energy users, stop it, stop it right now.
I pay for every kWh I use. I can use as much as I want.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Drove up to the redoubt this arvo.
There’s baby cattle running around everywhere, one was newly minted, still wet and finding it’s feet.
did it look on the ends of its legs?
It only found cloven hooves.
Peak Warming Man said:
Drove up to the redoubt this arvo.
There’s baby cattle running around everywhere, one was newly minted, still wet and finding it’s feet.
I hope it does find its feet.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Drove up to the redoubt this arvo.
There’s baby cattle running around everywhere, one was newly minted, still wet and finding it’s feet.
did it look on the ends of its legs?
The only thing it was looking for was an udder.
buffy said:
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
The rain began here about half an hour ago now. It smells like Spring rain. Unsurprisingly.
I get not much more than chlorine type smell at the moment, variations of, been raining nice for quite a while now
have a fox, wants say hello to your chooks, likes chooks, just out the back here earlier
transition said:
buffy said:
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
The rain began here about half an hour ago now. It smells like Spring rain. Unsurprisingly.
I get not much more than chlorine type smell at the moment, variations of, been raining nice for quite a while now
have a fox, wants say hello to your chooks, likes chooks, just out the back here earlier
Looks in rude health.
transition said:
buffy said:
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
The rain began here about half an hour ago now. It smells like Spring rain. Unsurprisingly.
I get not much more than chlorine type smell at the moment, variations of, been raining nice for quite a while now
have a fox, wants say hello to your chooks, likes chooks, just out the back here earlier
That’s not a fox, it’s a thylacine with mange.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
buffy said:The rain began here about half an hour ago now. It smells like Spring rain. Unsurprisingly.
I get not much more than chlorine type smell at the moment, variations of, been raining nice for quite a while now
have a fox, wants say hello to your chooks, likes chooks, just out the back here earlier
Looks in rude health.
and notice I got quite a few roses too, while was out there
transition said:
buffy said:
transition said:
rain maybe’s just turning up, rain-propercough there ya go, have some plague
The rain began here about half an hour ago now. It smells like Spring rain. Unsurprisingly.
I get not much more than chlorine type smell at the moment, variations of, been raining nice for quite a while now
have a fox, wants say hello to your chooks, likes chooks, just out the back here earlier
Foxes are damn cute little critters…. I know they are destructive and don’t belong here, but damn if I couldn’t get lost in their eyes.
There appears to be a strong rain warning for the Eastern States, does anyone have some more details?
There is a car race on there this weekend, should they make floaties compulsory?
well, two good British spy dramas under the belt. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley’s people.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXsEx73JaDXlb-yBcx02Jw
https://twitter.com/DrWhoMoment/status/1576648210373713921?t=al6Zpnd_gRfvXknXVqPGLg&s=19
That time when the Doctor Who producers got in trouble with Naval Intelligence
Morning punters and correctors.
I’m in 10/10th cloud here.
I think that means the day will be set fair.
Good morning Holidayers. It’s 7 degrees, overcast and just starting to get light. There is a little bit of wind. We are forecast 16 degrees with showers increasing.
It’s Bakery Breakfast morning, although our Hamilton friend who comes with us is presently in Queensland. He did quite well at the archery tournament last week and is now touring. But that is no reason Mr buffy and I can’t go to the bakery for breakfast.
Quite light here but the sky is full of cloud. 11.7 here reputedly heading for 25 degrees.
Kingy said:
There appears to be a strong rain warning for the Eastern States, does anyone have some more details?There is a car race on there this weekend, should they make floaties compulsory?
dv said:
Are you now working for Big Oak?
Coal prices collapsed overnight to under US$400/tonne. I’m not sure that an Ian Macfarlane will be able to afford a decent lunch today.
sibeen said:
Coal prices collapsed overnight to under US$400/tonne. I’m not sure that an Ian Macfarlane will be able to afford a decent lunch today.
BUY BUY BUY
The area, once desolate, bursts into a discombobulating cocktail of life.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/lake-eyre-impact-of-gas-development/101486164
Well, you’ve confused me.
SCIENCE said:
sibeen said:
Coal prices collapsed overnight to under US$400/tonne. I’m not sure that an Ian Macfarlane will be able to afford a decent lunch today.
BUY BUY BUY
Too late. All earmarked for China. Why do you think WA is short of coal for their power stations? China first!
We’ve got a visitor again. I could smell koala. Bruna wuffed to show me where it was. It was camera tarting a bit to start with, then got bored and went back to sleep.
…..
Not too worried, not too high up in the tree really. Second fork up on the right hand side.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
sibeen said:
Coal prices collapsed overnight to under US$400/tonne. I’m not sure that an Ian Macfarlane will be able to afford a decent lunch today.
BUY BUY BUY
Too late. All earmarked for China. Why do you think WA is short of coal for their power stations? China first!
No.
Coal
Main article: Coal in Australia
Coal in Western Australia is currently, as of 2019, mined at Collie, where two mines are operating. Ninety percent of all coal mined at Collie is used in power stations, the remainder in the mineral sands production. While a small amount of Western Australian coal has been exported to India and China in recent years, the majority goes to the coal-fired power stations, mainly located in the Collie area.
Coal production in the state has been quite steady in the past decade, with the 2019 production of 6.3 million tonnes (14 billion pounds) being only four percent less than in 2009. Like production, the value of the Western Australian coal industry has remained reasonably constant, too, with a slight increase in sales to A$319 million in 2019.
sibeen said:
The area, once desolate, bursts into a discombobulating cocktail of life.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/lake-eyre-impact-of-gas-development/101486164
Well, you’ve confused me.
:)
sibeen said:
The area, once desolate, bursts into a discombobulating cocktail of life.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/lake-eyre-impact-of-gas-development/101486164
Well, you’ve confused me.
if i pointed to three shovels and told you to take your pick, it’s confuse you.
Bogsnorkler said:
sibeen said:
The area, once desolate, bursts into a discombobulating cocktail of life.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/lake-eyre-impact-of-gas-development/101486164
Well, you’ve confused me.
if i pointed to three shovels and told you to take your pick, it’s confuse you.
‘d
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:BUY BUY BUY
Too late. All earmarked for China. Why do you think WA is short of coal for their power stations? China first!
No.
Coal
Main article: Coal in Australia
Coal in Western Australia is currently, as of 2019, mined at Collie, where two mines are operating. Ninety percent of all coal mined at Collie is used in power stations, the remainder in the mineral sands production. While a small amount of Western Australian coal has been exported to India and China in recent years, the majority goes to the coal-fired power stations, mainly located in the Collie area.Coal production in the state has been quite steady in the past decade, with the 2019 production of 6.3 million tonnes (14 billion pounds) being only four percent less than in 2009. Like production, the value of the Western Australian coal industry has remained reasonably constant, too, with a slight increase in sales to A$319 million in 2019.
Ah. See, i was guilty of ‘the toilet-paper assumption’ – about why COVID meant there’d be no poo-tickets so we should panic buy. China’s shut due to COVID, all the bumwad comes from China, so no more toilet paper. However, this is not the case, and there was no need to panic-buy.
I assumed wrongly that WA was heavily into selling coal to China, and that such an important customer would get first dibs.
Silly me, i should ‘do my own research’.
This bloke is good:
https://imgur.com/gallery/eqQjmKR
47 second video.
https://youtu.be/JYsiJ_WzxV8
For Michael V…. Snooker Team have expanded their lineup
This morning I have had two emails from addresses that ended up @e.legitimateaddress.com.au.
I’m assuming these are scams, but is that right, or is it something large organisations actually do?
dv said:
https://youtu.be/JYsiJ_WzxV8
For Michael V…. Snooker Team have expanded their lineup
:)
Thanks
:)
captain_spalding said:
This bloke is good:https://imgur.com/gallery/eqQjmKR
47 second video.
!!!
Bogsnorkler said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:BUY BUY BUY
Too late. All earmarked for China. Why do you think WA is short of coal for their power stations? China first!
No.
Coal
Main article: Coal in Australia
Coal in Western Australia is currently, as of 2019, mined at Collie, where two mines are operating. Ninety percent of all coal mined at Collie is used in power stations, the remainder in the mineral sands production. While a small amount of Western Australian coal has been exported to India and China in recent years, the majority goes to the coal-fired power stations, mainly located in the Collie area.Coal production in the state has been quite steady in the past decade, with the 2019 production of 6.3 million tonnes (14 billion pounds) being only four percent less than in 2009. Like production, the value of the Western Australian coal industry has remained reasonably constant, too, with a slight increase in sales to A$319 million in 2019.
maybe but with this price collapse who else to sell it to
The Rev Dodgson said:
This morning I have had two emails from addresses that ended up @e.legitimateaddress.com.au.I’m assuming these are scams, but is that right, or is it something large organisations actually do?
yes
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
This morning I have had two emails from addresses that ended up @e.legitimateaddress.com.au.I’m assuming these are scams, but is that right, or is it something large organisations actually do?
yes
Surely there must be other options.
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
This morning I have had two emails from addresses that ended up @e.legitimateaddress.com.au.I’m assuming these are scams, but is that right, or is it something large organisations actually do?
yes
Surely there must be other options.
No.
Hello
dv said:
As Bill Mollison said, 6 inches of leaf litter or mulch will hold 2 inches of water.
sibeen said:
The area, once desolate, bursts into a discombobulating cocktail of life.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/lake-eyre-impact-of-gas-development/101486164
Well, you’ve confused me.
What part don’t you get?
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
This morning I have had two emails from addresses that ended up @e.legitimateaddress.com.au.I’m assuming these are scams, but is that right, or is it something large organisations actually do?
yes
Nobody sends me emials. :(
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/gold-coins-buried-in-wall-found-israeli-archaeologists/101498558
That can’t be right. There was no-one there before the annexation of the Golan Heights.
;)
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/gold-coins-buried-in-wall-found-israeli-archaeologists/101498558That can’t be right. There was no-one there before the annexation of the Golan Heights.
;)
;)
The new chief executive of the Essendon Football Club, Andrew Thorburn, has distanced himself from the homophobic views associated with the Christian church he leads.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/essendon-ceo-andrew-thorburn-church-homophobic-anti-abortion/101499074
The news today – parody writers must be green with envy.
16mm rain
sibeen said:
The new chief executive of the Essendon Football Club, Andrew Thorburn, has distanced himself from the homophobic views associated with the Christian church he leads.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/essendon-ceo-andrew-thorburn-church-homophobic-anti-abortion/101499074
The news today – parody writers must be green with envy.
‘It’s my church, but i don’t believe what it preaches.’
???
Tau.Neutrino said:
1936 Illinois Central “Green Diamond” at the Milwaukee Road depot on 5th and Clayborne in Milwaukee, WI.
classy looking machine
From Hubble, a snapshot released today.
Yes, Hubble is still very close to 100% utilised.
https://esahubble.org/images/potw2240a/
mollwollfumble said:
From Hubble, a snapshot released today.Yes, Hubble is still very close to 100% utilised.
https://esahubble.org/images/potw2240a/
Do you reckon Hubble suffers from an inferiority complex and constantly worries about being made redundant and kicked to the curb
Finally saw my doctor face to face. she says she is feeling better than she has for a long time.
got checked out. got scripts. got bloods taken. doc said she thinks I crushed snuff box too. But she also said I had damaged the ulnal nerve badly. The good thing is that it isn’t permanent damage because it is getting better. also nerve damage always heals slowly.
recommended more guitar playing…but stop when it hurts.
sarahs mum said:
Finally saw my doctor face to face. she says she is feeling better than she has for a long time.got checked out. got scripts. got bloods taken. doc said she thinks I crushed snuff box too. But she also said I had damaged the ulnal nerve badly. The good thing is that it isn’t permanent damage because it is getting better. also nerve damage always heals slowly.
recommended more guitar playing…but stop when it hurts.
:)
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Finally saw my doctor face to face. she says she is feeling better than she has for a long time.got checked out. got scripts. got bloods taken. doc said she thinks I crushed snuff box too. But she also said I had damaged the ulnal nerve badly. The good thing is that it isn’t permanent damage because it is getting better. also nerve damage always heals slowly.
recommended more guitar playing…but stop when it hurts.
:)
don’t they say 1 mm a day or something that way
‘Fishermen nearly won a tournament. Then weights were found in the fish.”
Gawd blimey, fishermen cheating now.
I put it down to lack of Christian values no longer being taught in schools.
People have no moral compass any more.
Peak Warming Man said:
‘Fishermen nearly won a tournament. Then weights were found in the fish.”
Gawd blimey, fishermen cheating now.
I put it down to lack of Christian values no longer being taught in schools.
People have no moral compass any more.
Since when did cheating bother many Christians?
I has look at weather, temperatures…
tonight’s not too cold but trending down
probably enough wood here for tonight
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
‘Fishermen nearly won a tournament. Then weights were found in the fish.”
Gawd blimey, fishermen cheating now.
I put it down to lack of Christian values no longer being taught in schools.
People have no moral compass any more.Since when did cheating bother many Christians?
atheist mongrel
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
‘Fishermen nearly won a tournament. Then weights were found in the fish.”
Gawd blimey, fishermen cheating now.
I put it down to lack of Christian values no longer being taught in schools.
People have no moral compass any more.Since when did cheating bother many Christians?
atheist mongrel
what’s rb up to today
I been whippering, about to lunch, which will be fruit and a cold drink
Just had lunch. Chicken wing and some other bits (and a salad). A magpie came up to the table and tried to bludge bits of hot distant cousin. I wonder whether it gets fed by someone else.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
‘Fishermen nearly won a tournament. Then weights were found in the fish.”
Gawd blimey, fishermen cheating now.
I put it down to lack of Christian values no longer being taught in schools.
People have no moral compass any more.Since when did cheating bother many Christians?
atheist mongrel
Not sure I deserved that but thanks anyway.
transition said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Since when did cheating bother many Christians?
atheist mongrel
what’s rb up to today
I been whippering, about to lunch, which will be fruit and a cold drink
Was just out hand watering my sturts peas, even though they say it is going to rain, they needed it before then.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Since when did cheating bother many Christians?
atheist mongrel
Not sure I deserved that but thanks anyway.
just humor, don’t mind me
get back out in my church shortly, outdoors
Michael V said:
Just had lunch. Chicken wing and some other bits (and a salad). A magpie came up to the table and tried to bludge bits of hot distant cousin. I wonder whether it gets fed by someone else.
Many people feed the birds which can make them demanding.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:atheist mongrel
Not sure I deserved that but thanks anyway.
just humor, don’t mind me
get back out in my church shortly, outdoors
I’m going back to church to remove weeds.
sigh
Telstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
Bugger.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Mrs S used to get paranoid about our name and address.
I said ‘it’s in the goddamn phone book, fer chrissake!’.
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Mrs S used to get paranoid about our name and address.
I said ‘it’s in the goddamn phone book, fer chrissake!’.
And on the electoral roll.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Easy enough to spam filter and/or delete them
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Mrs S used to get paranoid about our name and address.
I said ‘it’s in the goddamn phone book, fer chrissake!’.
And on the electoral roll.
That too.
I should put my bow and arrows in the car and think about going to Hamilton for archery. Doesn’t start until 5.30 though and our friend who opens the shed early is away at the moment. So we won’t be starting earlier than 5.30. Could pick up a Tattslotto ticket on the way and then I won’t have to do that tomorrow when I take Auntie Annie in for her shopping trip.
:)
https://misschinesefood.com/the-fried-bullfrog-leg/
I just successfully convinced a Land Mullet to leave the house. It was about 30 cm long.
Michael V said:
I just successfully convinced a Land Mullet to leave the house. It was about 30 cm long.
I have no idea what a Land Mullet is.
Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
sibeen said:
Michael V said:
I just successfully convinced a Land Mullet to leave the house. It was about 30 cm long.
I have no idea what a Land Mullet is.
A lizard – Australia’s largest skink.
I see Essendon are looking for a new CEO.
Bogsnorkler said:
I see Essendon are looking for a new CEO.
ROFL – today’s headlines really have been outstanding.
Dark Orange said:
Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
That’s easy – just change your and Mrs O’s names by deed poll, and voila – matching flutes.
Neophyte said:
Dark Orange said:Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
That’s easy – just change your and Mrs O’s names by deed poll, and voila – matching flutes.
You’re an ideas man, Neo.
Dark Orange said:
Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
Probably a stupid question, but are you sure they’re silver and not pewter? I’d expect silver goblets to have a hallmark, but not pewter.
btm said:
Dark Orange said:Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
Probably a stupid question, but are you sure they’re silver and not pewter? I’d expect silver goblets to have a hallmark, but not pewter.
I had been wondering that as well.
btm said:
Dark Orange said:Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
Probably a stupid question, but are you sure they’re silver and not pewter? I’d expect silver goblets to have a hallmark, but not pewter.
Eurpoean silver wouldn’t have hallmarks, but numbers representing the silver content. ‘925’ signifies the equivalent of ‘sterling silver’.
Neophyte said:
Dark Orange said:Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
That’s easy – just change your and Mrs O’s names by deed poll, and voila – matching flutes.
There’s also a date, we’d need to sort out some sort of time travel.
Having trouble sorting out the density though, it’s pretty thin metal and has a conical concave base that traps air and I have done three different tests with random kitchen stuff that is not set up to do this and my margin of measurement error is greater than the difference between the potential metals it could be. (It is somewhere between 10-30cc and weighs 215g)
Interestingly enough, I just measured the other of the pair and it is 15g lighter.
btm said:
Dark Orange said:Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
Probably a stupid question, but are you sure they’re silver and not pewter? I’d expect silver goblets to have a hallmark, but not pewter.
They feel heavier than pewter, and are only 2mm thick and have a silver-ish tarnish.
And LOL at Martha Stewart’s advice:
Most precious metals-like gold and copper-are nonmagnetic, and silver is no exception. Grab some magnets and see if they are drawn to your object. “Silver is not noticeably magnetic, and exhibits only weak magnetic effects unlike iron, nickel, cobalt, and the like,” says Martin. “If your magnet sticks strongly to the piece, it has a ferromagnetic core and is not silver.”
Dark Orange said:
Neophyte said:
Dark Orange said:Just picked up a couple of silver champagne flutes from Vinnies for $10. Quite heavy, so have a lot of silver content but no hallmark. They also are engraved with the bride and groom’s names so are probably not wort keeping in their current form.
That’s easy – just change your and Mrs O’s names by deed poll, and voila – matching flutes.
There’s also a date, we’d need to sort out some sort of time travel.
Having trouble sorting out the density though, it’s pretty thin metal and has a conical concave base that traps air and I have done three different tests with random kitchen stuff that is not set up to do this and my margin of measurement error is greater than the difference between the potential metals it could be. (It is somewhere between 10-30cc and weighs 215g)Interestingly enough, I just measured the other of the pair and it is 15g lighter.
How are you measuring their specific gravity?
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:
Neophyte said:That’s easy – just change your and Mrs O’s names by deed poll, and voila – matching flutes.
There’s also a date, we’d need to sort out some sort of time travel.
Having trouble sorting out the density though, it’s pretty thin metal and has a conical concave base that traps air and I have done three different tests with random kitchen stuff that is not set up to do this and my margin of measurement error is greater than the difference between the potential metals it could be. (It is somewhere between 10-30cc and weighs 215g)Interestingly enough, I just measured the other of the pair and it is 15g lighter.
How are you measuring their specific gravity?
Place item in jug. Fill jug up to an arbitrary mark. Remove item. Pour water from item, and measure how much water needs to be added to jug to get the water level to mark, subtracting the volume of water required to fill the hollow conical base.
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:There’s also a date, we’d need to sort out some sort of time travel.
Having trouble sorting out the density though, it’s pretty thin metal and has a conical concave base that traps air and I have done three different tests with random kitchen stuff that is not set up to do this and my margin of measurement error is greater than the difference between the potential metals it could be. (It is somewhere between 10-30cc and weighs 215g)Interestingly enough, I just measured the other of the pair and it is 15g lighter.
How are you measuring their specific gravity?
Place item in jug. Fill jug up to an arbitrary mark. Remove item. Pour water from item, and measure how much water needs to be added to jug to get the water level to mark, subtracting the volume of water required to fill the hollow conical base.
Ah.
If you have kitchen scales, measuring this way would be far more accurate:
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/specific_gravity.htm
sibeen said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I see Essendon are looking for a new CEO.
ROFL – today’s headlines really have been outstanding.
How long did he last? What was it? Less than a day?
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:How are you measuring their specific gravity?
Place item in jug. Fill jug up to an arbitrary mark. Remove item. Pour water from item, and measure how much water needs to be added to jug to get the water level to mark, subtracting the volume of water required to fill the hollow conical base.
Ah.
If you have kitchen scales, measuring this way would be far more accurate:
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/specific_gravity.htm
Unsure I can do that with a champagne flute though.
I just got an email.
It’s World Telstra Day tomorrow.
Shall I start a thread?
Woodie said:
sibeen said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I see Essendon are looking for a new CEO.
ROFL – today’s headlines really have been outstanding.
How long did he last? What was it? Less than a day?
Something like that. Must be a record of sorts.
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:Place item in jug. Fill jug up to an arbitrary mark. Remove item. Pour water from item, and measure how much water needs to be added to jug to get the water level to mark, subtracting the volume of water required to fill the hollow conical base.
Ah.
If you have kitchen scales, measuring this way would be far more accurate:
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/specific_gravity.htm
Unsure I can do that with a champagne flute though.
Yep, any shape. Just suspend it completely immersed in water. Use string, if necessary to make a sling.
I’ve done many hundreds of core samples with vughs and very odd shapes.
Study finds US future floods becoming more frequent, wider spread, less seasonal
Summer 2022 has been an unprecedented one with five “1-in-1,000-year” floods experienced across the U.S.: St. Louis and Eastern Kentucky, both in July, and Southeast Illinois, Death Valley and Dallas, all in August.
more…
Researcher offers new explanation for consciousness
Consciousness is your awareness of yourself and the world around you. This awareness is subjective and unique to you.
A Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine researcher has developed a new theory of consciousness, explaining why it developed, what it is good for, which disorders affect it, and why dieting (and resisting other urges) is so difficult.
more…
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Hey. I do take precautions but I am aware that I am out there.
Cymek said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
sighTelstra staff suffer data breach as names and email addresses uploaded to dark web forum
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-04/telstra-staff-have-details-hacked/101499920
Have a guess which forum member has had a Telstra contractors pass for the last 30 years or so – go on, have a guess.
bloody hell
But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Easy enough to spam filter and/or delete them
All my filters stop you.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But unless you are roughbarked, who allegedly gets no junk mail, is having your name and e-mail address made even more public than it is already such a big deal?
Easy enough to spam filter and/or delete them
All my filters stop you.
I think my ISP does all that for me. Can’t remember the last time I got spam.
After 50 Years, Scientists Finally Figure Out How Bacteria Actually Move
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NASA Is Sending a Rotorcraft to Titan in 2027. Here’s Where It Will Land.
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Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Easy enough to spam filter and/or delete them
All my filters stop you.
I think my ISP does all that for me. Can’t remember the last time I got spam.
:)
roughbarked said:
Bogsnorkler said:
roughbarked said:All my filters stop you.
I think my ISP does all that for me. Can’t remember the last time I got spam.
:)
Like if in the dark ages, it is still only a phone call away.
Bo-ho rock.
turkish agate.
sarahs mum said:
Bo-ho rock.
turkish agate.
Ver’nice
sarahs mum said:
Bo-ho rock.
turkish agate.
pretty.
Indonesia’s soccer federation bans two Arema FC officials for life over stadium riot that killed at least 125 people
While two Arema FC officials are banned for life, the club has also been fined, and 10 police officers have been suspended while investigations into the riot and stampede continue.
Posted 8m ago
Rain dragons aproach.
roughbarked said:
Indonesia’s soccer federation bans two Arema FC officials for life over stadium riot that killed at least 125 people
While two Arema FC officials are banned for life, the club has also been fined, and 10 police officers have been suspended while investigations into the riot and stampede continue.
Posted 8m ago
Seems like a complete mess. Fans started a riot because their team lost. With things getting out of hand police opened up with tear gas. Everyone panicked and ran for the gates.
The use of tear gas on crowds inside stadiums is well understood to be dangerous and likely to make matters worse. FIFA have banned it. Everyone else understands it. The Indonesian police need to be tough guys. They should be the ones up on charges of manslaughter.
Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough toward unraveling the mystery of how life first arose on Earth and whether it might exist elsewhere in the universe, reports a new study.
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howdy folks!
monkey skipper said:
howdy folks!
waves.
sarahs mum said:
monkey skipper said:
howdy folks!
waves.
hey sm
where is the caR?
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
In the sleeping car.
or he could be at the bar.
I gets my fire going, better otherwise I gets cold, not wants be cold, or little covid monsters has a party
Kanye West.
sarahs mum said:
Kanye West.
He likes to be controversial.
fruit buns and tea.
sarahs mum said:
fruit buns and tea.
not had fruit bun for a while, suppose got orange peel in’t, i’d be picking that out
coffee in a moment
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
fruit buns and tea.
not had fruit bun for a while, suppose got orange peel in’t, i’d be picking that out
coffee in a moment
no peel. a hot cross bun sans cross.
Rescheduled COVID-19 booster to next week – having it the day before a dentist appointment was a bad idea.
CBD products have shipped.
Gracie Blue and Sally Cat’s travel permits are still being processed.
Grace just told me that I am an hour late with her mid-morning jerky and rawhide treats.
It’s 18 months today since mr kii died. His cat still sleeps on the corner of the bed where his pillow was. Grace still runs to the front door when I’ve been out, and looks for him.
kii said:
Rescheduled COVID-19 booster to next week – having it the day before a dentist appointment was a bad idea.
CBD products have shipped.
Gracie Blue and Sally Cat’s travel permits are still being processed.
Grace just told me that I am an hour late with her mid-morning jerky and rawhide treats.
It’s 18 months today since mr kii died. His cat still sleeps on the corner of the bed where his pillow was. Grace still runs to the front door when I’ve been out, and looks for him.
one of my neighour’s is on meficinal cannabis. he has cut down his meds by two thirds and mostly given up booze and cigarettes.
it doesn’t seem that long since Jim died. but i am living in warped time.
gonna try for some sleep.
My word for the day – sans-culottes – the common people.
Good morning Holidayers. Still darkish here. It is 8 degrees, windy and cloudy. But not raining. We are forecast 15 degrees and rain.
I’d better get on with the morning routine of feeding the dogs, doing some stretches and weights, lighting the woodheater (we’ve had several days without lighting it, but it’s back on the agenda today). Then some breakfast for me and when it is light enough, feed the chooks. That lot should keep me occupied for a little bit. Mr buffy has gone to Hamilton to do his exercises in the therapy pool.
It seems I killed the forum for an hour or so.
sibeen said:
My word for the day – sans-culottes – the common people.
Are they people without pants?
Michael V said:
sibeen said:
My word for the day – sans-culottes – the common people.
Are they people without pants?
Dates from the French Revolution where it does literally mean that.
sarahs mum said:
Bo-ho rock.
turkish agate.
Pretty and interesting, too.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Indonesia’s soccer federation bans two Arema FC officials for life over stadium riot that killed at least 125 people
While two Arema FC officials are banned for life, the club has also been fined, and 10 police officers have been suspended while investigations into the riot and stampede continue.
Posted 8m ago
Seems like a complete mess. Fans started a riot because their team lost. With things getting out of hand police opened up with tear gas. Everyone panicked and ran for the gates.
The use of tear gas on crowds inside stadiums is well understood to be dangerous and likely to make matters worse. FIFA have banned it. Everyone else understands it. The Indonesian police need to be tough guys. They should be the ones up on charges of manslaughter.
Nods.
Also, the stadium being overcapacity and having locked exits didn’t assist.
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
strange
sibeen said:
My word for the day – sans-culottes – the common people.
We’re all elites here.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
My word for the day – sans-culottes – the common people.
We’re all elites here.
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
But why?
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
Never seen, nor heard of such a thing.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
But why?
that’s a good question. Answer because they can?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/05/staff-at-security-firm-g4s-on-alert-after-tax-numbers-and-bank-details-posted-online-following-hack
Harvey Norman and Latitude are being sued in the Federal Court for allegedly misleading customers about “no deposit” and “interest-free” payment methods.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
But why?
that’s a good question. Answer because they can?
Here’s the right answer:
Mirror Clocks
Not so common in cars was the rear vision mirror clock. They were developed in the 1920’s to free up space for the growing number of instruments on the dash and to allow back seat passengers to see the time more easily. These stem wound and set mirror clocks had a few issues – the position of the mirror could move while winding, glass glare and reading the clock at night. The remedy was the pull wind cord mirror clock developed in the 1930’s which used anti-glare glass, luminous hands and the option of a built-in night light.
Link
I can’t see the images on this page. Can others see them?
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:But why?
that’s a good question. Answer because they can?
Here’s the right answer:
Mirror Clocks
Not so common in cars was the rear vision mirror clock. They were developed in the 1920’s to free up space for the growing number of instruments on the dash and to allow back seat passengers to see the time more easily. These stem wound and set mirror clocks had a few issues – the position of the mirror could move while winding, glass glare and reading the clock at night. The remedy was the pull wind cord mirror clock developed in the 1930’s which used anti-glare glass, luminous hands and the option of a built-in night light.
Link
I can’t see the images on this page. Can others see them?
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
Just act normal.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
Yeah, come back soon.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just act normal.
Why act?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
Same to you and will look forward to your return. :)
Peak Warming Man said:
Just act normal.
you can’t handle my “normal”.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
But why?
Everyone should take some time for reflection now and then.
esselte said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Any of you motoring enthusiasts seen a mirror clock?
But why?
Everyone should take some time for reflection now and then.
Dear oh dear.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just act normal.
you can’t handle my “normal”.
Are chemical restraints the answer?
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
Look forward to it.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just act normal.
you can’t handle my “normal”.
Are chemical restraints the answer?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
Look forward to it.
Looks like Essendon found out just in time that Andrew Thorburn goes to church.
Hello
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like Essendon found out just in time that Andrew Thorburn goes to church.
It’s not o much that he ‘goes to church’.
It’s that he leads a church which equates abortion with concentration camps and claims “practising homosexuality is a sin”.
And then says that the views of the church which he leads do not necessarily reflect his own views.
And, apart from being a lying weasel, he’s also a banker.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like Essendon found out just in time that Andrew Thorburn goes to church.
It’s not o much that he ‘goes to church’.
It’s that he leads a church which equates abortion with concentration camps and claims “practising homosexuality is a sin”.
And then says that the views of the church which he leads do not necessarily reflect his own views.
And, apart from being a lying weasel, he’s also a banker.
A banker and a church goer, this is worse than I thought.
I’ll contact the ABC and get them to put their Investigation Unit onto him, he may well be a conservative.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like Essendon found out just in time that Andrew Thorburn goes to church.
It’s not o much that he ‘goes to church’.
It’s that he leads a church which equates abortion with concentration camps and claims “practising homosexuality is a sin”.
And then says that the views of the church which he leads do not necessarily reflect his own views.
And, apart from being a lying weasel, he’s also a banker.
A banker and a church goer, this is worse than I thought.
I’ll contact the ABC and get them to put their Investigation Unit onto him, he may well be a conservative.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like Essendon found out just in time that Andrew Thorburn goes to church.
It’s not o much that he ‘goes to church’.
It’s that he leads a church which equates abortion with concentration camps and claims “practising homosexuality is a sin”.
And then says that the views of the church which he leads do not necessarily reflect his own views.
And, apart from being a lying weasel, he’s also a banker.
A banker and a church goer, this is worse than I thought.
I’ll contact the ABC and get them to put their Investigation Unit onto him, he may well be a conservative.
Money lenders in church, Jesus would be pissed
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:It’s not o much that he ‘goes to church’.
It’s that he leads a church which equates abortion with concentration camps and claims “practising homosexuality is a sin”.
And then says that the views of the church which he leads do not necessarily reflect his own views.
And, apart from being a lying weasel, he’s also a banker.
A banker and a church goer, this is worse than I thought.
I’ll contact the ABC and get them to put their Investigation Unit onto him, he may well be a conservative.
Make sure to sign it ‘non-practicing homosexual’.
That would an interesting statistic to see how many people who say they are religious are only non practicing ones
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:A banker and a church goer, this is worse than I thought.
I’ll contact the ABC and get them to put their Investigation Unit onto him, he may well be a conservative.
Make sure to sign it ‘non-practicing homosexual’.That would an interesting statistic to see how many people who say they are religious are only non practicing ones
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Make sure to sign it ‘non-practicing homosexual’.
That would an interesting statistic to see how many people who say they are religious are only non practicing ones
Is it possible to be a non-practising atheist?
I’m agnostic on that question.
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
Tamb said:
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
How are your tanks?
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
How are your tanks?
20mm here and still raining.
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
How are your tanks?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
How are your tanks?
20mm here and still raining.
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
If only.
Tamb said:
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
How does a £ help TV watching>
No good without the shillings and pence.
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
LOL
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
How does a £ help TV watching>No good without the shillings and pence.
roughbarked said:
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
If only.
what about mushrooms
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:How does a £ help TV watching>
No good without the shillings and pence.
20 s in a £. or 240 d
We now have a king again so why not £sd as well.
He probably only uses the guinea.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
If only.
what about mushrooms
Ay least they are available on the right days of the year.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:No good without the shillings and pence.
20 s in a £. or 240 d
We now have a king again so why not £sd as well.
He probably only uses the guinea.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
:) *waves
It’s strange how you can go to the fridge and open it and your minds chucks a reset and you can’t remember what you are there for.
But you can wake up after 8 hours sleep with the same tune stuck in your head.
sarahs mum said:
It’s strange how you can go to the fridge and open it and your minds chucks a reset and you can’t remember what you are there for.But you can wake up after 8 hours sleep with the same tune stuck in your head.
Opening the fridge door nust bring some comfort. I see people doing it often. Sometimes catch myself doing it.
>>It’s strange how you can go to the fridge and open it and your minds chucks a reset and you can’t remember what you are there for.
Yes I’ve often found myself with the fridge door open staring blankly.
Peak Warming Man said:
>>It’s strange how you can go to the fridge and open it and your minds chucks a reset and you can’t remember what you are there for.Yes I’ve often found myself with the fridge door open staring blankly.
I just helped a lady get into a gas station toilet
Door had a weird gas strut giving too much resistance
Community Announcement.
Don’t make grilled cheese on toady with Feta cheese, it doesn’t melt.
Peak Warming Man said:
Community Announcement.Don’t make grilled cheese on toady with Feta cheese, it doesn’t melt.
Poor toady….
Peak Warming Man said:
Community Announcement.Don’t make grilled cheese on toady with Feta cheese, it doesn’t melt.
Makes sense.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Community Announcement.Don’t make grilled cheese on toady with Feta cheese, it doesn’t melt.
Poor toady….
Bloody auto correct.
let’s be fair it only counts as a single instance if there’s no interruption to the cheating between sessions right
Chess.com released a report detailing more than 100 games in which Niemann was believed to have cheated
Niemann has admitted to cheating twice in his life, when he was 12 and 16
SCIENCE said:
let’s be fair it only counts as a single instance if there’s no interruption to the cheating between sessions right
Chess.com released a report detailing more than 100 games in which Niemann was believed to have cheated
Niemann has admitted to cheating twice in his life, when he was 12 and 16
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-05/chess-com-says-hans-niemann-likely-cheated-100-times/101502504
So..am I right in reading that as they are suspicious he cheated but that is all?
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
How are your tanks?
Needs be careful or the Ukrainians will be carting them away.
Peak Warming Man said:
Community Announcement.Don’t make grilled cheese on toady with Feta cheese, it doesn’t melt.
BUMP
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/?main=https%3A//tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/topics/14081/
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Packing done for the next round of chemo in Cairns.
Also the first (1.0mm) rain since 11/09
How are your tanks?
Needs be careful or the Ukrainians will be carting them away.
wookiemeister said:
I just helped a lady get into a gas station toiletDoor had a weird gas strut giving too much resistance
Going to hang around to open the door when she wants to come out?
Optus just giving me an update. Looks like I need a new license.
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
let’s be fair it only counts as a single instance if there’s no interruption to the cheating between sessions right
Chess.com released a report detailing more than 100 games in which Niemann was believed to have cheated
Niemann has admitted to cheating twice in his life, when he was 12 and 16
So..am I right in reading that as they are suspicious he cheated but that is all?
honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
let’s be fair it only counts as a single instance if there’s no interruption to the cheating between sessions right
Chess.com released a report detailing more than 100 games in which Niemann was believed to have cheated
Niemann has admitted to cheating twice in his life, when he was 12 and 16
So..am I right in reading that as they are suspicious he cheated but that is all?
honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:buffy said:
So..am I right in reading that as they are suspicious he cheated but that is all?
honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
If he was cheating the bloke doing the coaching was likely running the game through a high powered chess app.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:buffy said:
So..am I right in reading that as they are suspicious he cheated but that is all?
honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
because the bloke doing the coaching was being coached by a computer and when asked about anal beads the computer said ‘no”.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
If he was cheating the bloke doing the coaching was likely running the game through a high powered chess app.
Even I’ve lost to a high powered chess app.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:buffy said:
So..am I right in reading that as they are suspicious he cheated but that is all?
honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
Me and me 20th century mind…
late lunch will be meatballs and boiled vegetables, gravy all over, did I mention the gravy
yeah’s in the pan sizzling, meatballs are, the vegetables are in a pot boiling alongside, all having a happy chat
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:honestly we don’t know, we haven’t cheated at chess enough to be an expert at this kind of thing
He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
AI setups usually always beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
and I see black-shouldered kite out back while about to respool the whipper
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
Are war plans still created by humans or would an AI work better
Cymek said:
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
Are war plans still created by humans or would an AI work better
Well where to start, first you need multiple committees beginning with a steering committee.
Then there’s the meetings, I doubt an AI would be good at them.
Then you need an environ mental impact study .
Well all that is in peace time, in war time you just do it.
Cymek said:
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
Are war plans still created by humans or would an AI work better
Humans.
sibeen said:
Cymek said:
sibeen said:AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
Are war plans still created by humans or would an AI work better
Humans.
AI would conclude that it’s all a waste of lives and resources, and refuse to do it.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:He was supposed to be getting coaching during the matches via ‘vibrating anal beads’ or something, wasn’t he?
Why not cut out the middleman: just ditch Niemann, and enter the bloke who was doing the coaching into the tournament?
AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
But..do they have anything more than suspicion? Maybe he really is a prodigy. It’s not impossible.
buffy said:
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:AI setups usually beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.
AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
But..do they have anything more than suspicion? Maybe he really is a prodigy. It’s not impossible.
The bloke who is the supposed expert in these matters thinks that he’s clean after examining the games. I suspect Carlsen was having a really bad day when he was beaten by Niemann. Carlsen is attempting to become the first player ever to reach a 2900 rating and getting beaten by Niemann really put a very large dent in that attempt.
sibeen said:
buffy said:
sibeen said:AI setups
usuallyalways beat humans these days so that is how they cheat.fixed
An app on your phone will easily beat a grand master.
But..do they have anything more than suspicion? Maybe he really is a prodigy. It’s not impossible.
The bloke who is the supposed expert in these matters thinks that he’s clean after examining the games. I suspect Carlsen was having a really bad day when he was beaten by Niemann. Carlsen is attempting to become the first player ever to reach a 2900 rating and getting beaten by Niemann really put a very large dent in that attempt.
From my perspective, where I don’t care, there appear to be egos involved.
Peak Warming Man said:
Community Announcement.Don’t make grilled cheese on toady with Feta cheese, it doesn’t melt.
It does melt in frittata.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
where is the caR?
MIA
I’m fine, just having time away from the forum. I’ll doubtless peep in again eventually.
So best wishes and take care :)
:)
btm said:
I watched a documentary on LSD last night; I think I’m going to watch all documentaries that way now.
:)
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
Cymek said:Are war plans still created by humans or would an AI work better
Humans.
AI would conclude that it’s all a waste of lives and resources, and refuse to do it.
sad, a real AI would agree that there are too many lives
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:Humans.
AI would conclude that it’s all a waste of lives and resources, and refuse to do it.
sad, a real AI would agree that there are too many lives
There’s always the first law of robotics.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:AI would conclude that it’s all a waste of lives and resources, and refuse to do it.
sad, a real AI would agree that there are too many lives
There’s always the first law of robotics.
You do wonder if humans are fit to rule over other humans and the planet.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:sad, a real AI would agree that there are too many lives
There’s always the first law of robotics.
You do wonder if humans are fit to rule over other humans and the planet.
sure you are, you totally beat COVID-19, took it down easy
Modeling predicts supercontinent Amasia will form in 300 million years
Modeling predicts the Pacific Ocean will close and America will collide with Asia. Curtin University
New modeling from researchers at Curtin University has simulated 300 million years of tectonic plate movement to predict the formation of a supercontinent called Amasia. The modeling estimates the Pacific Ocean closing and America colliding with Asia.
“Over the past two billion years, Earth’s continents have collided together to form a supercontinent every 600 million years, known as the supercontinent cycle,” explained lead author on the new study, Chuan Huang. “This means that the current continents are due to come together again in a couple of hundred of million years’ time.”
The most recent supercontinent was Pangaea, which came together around 335 million years ago and began to break up at the beginning of the Jurassic age 200 million years ago.
When Pangaea broke up, the Atlantic and Indian oceans ultimately formed as the slow rifting of continents created the world map we know today. What we now refer to as the Pacific Ocean is the remnant of a super ocean called Panthalassa. And this ocean has been slowly shrinking for several hundred million years, leading many to suggest the next supercontinent will form through the closing of the Pacific.
But unsurprisingly, there are plenty of hypotheses speculating how the world’s continents will shift over the next few hundred million years. One configuration, dubbed Pangaea Proxima, suggests the Atlantic and Indian oceans will ultimately close, creating a supercontinent not entirely unlike Pangaea. Another hypothesis proposes the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will both close, with a rift splitting Eurasia from India to the Arctic creating a supercontinent called Aurica.
The new research used 4-D geodynamic modeling to predict tectonic movement over hundreds of millions of years. According to Huang, the results indicate it is most likely the Pacific Ocean will close, and in less than 300 million years time a supercontinent called Amasia will form.
“The resulting new supercontinent has already been named Amasia because some believe that the Pacific Ocean will close (as opposed to the Atlantic and Indian oceans) when America collides with Asia,” said Huang. “Australia is also expected to play a role in this important Earth event, first colliding with Asia and then connecting America and Asia once the Pacific Ocean closes.”
Study co-author Zheng-Xiang Li said the planet’s ecosystems will be wildly different by the time Amasia has formed. The massive supercontinent would inevitably feature a superhot arid interior.
“Currently, Earth consists of seven continents with widely different ecosystems and human cultures, so it would be fascinating to think what the world might look like in 200 to 300 million years’ time,” said Li.
The new study was published in National Science Review.
Food report: I am cook. I’m about to encase a mixture of chicken mince + ricotta + egg + Dijon mustard + chopped onion + chopped asparagus + grated cheese in a couple of sheets of puff pastry. This will be baked, and served with some lightly steamed savoy cabbage.
PermeateFree said:
I don’t think that thing is playing.
PermeateFree said:
It could probably reach those humans
Cymek said:
PermeateFree said:
It could probably reach those humans
You can hand-feed me if you like.
PermeateFree said:
quite a beautiful picture there, master permeate
PermeateFree said:
you can’t see it but the hippo is actually on skis
PermeateFree said:
Where’s that taken
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I’m about to encase a mixture of chicken mince + ricotta + egg + Dijon mustard + chopped onion + chopped asparagus + grated cheese in a couple of sheets of puff pastry. This will be baked, and served with some lightly steamed savoy cabbage.
Sounds good.
:)
transition said:
PermeateFree said:
you can’t see it but the hippo is actually on skis
Hadn’t thought of that, but certainly could be true.
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I’m about to encase a mixture of chicken mince + ricotta + egg + Dijon mustard + chopped onion + chopped asparagus + grated cheese in a couple of sheets of puff pastry. This will be baked, and served with some lightly steamed savoy cabbage.
Looks like Bubblecar has got Buffy’s login.
PermeateFree said:
https://nataliamroz.com/holyplaces
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:
Where’s that taken
‘Marks of Devotion’ by Natalia Mroz. Mroz’s series explores Orthodox Christianity in Ethiopia where prayers are chanted across the stunning valleys.
PermeateFree said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
PermeateFree said:
Where’s that taken
‘Marks of Devotion’ by Natalia Mroz. Mroz’s series explores Orthodox Christianity in Ethiopia where prayers are chanted across the stunning valleys.
Ta.
“EU votes to force all phones to use same charger by 2024”
They’ll probably have to let you know by email when it’s your turn.
You could get to see it and the Lalibela churches using this service. However it is in the Tigray region of Ethiopia where there is a nasty war going on…
https://nanook.travel/itineraries/ethiopia/15-days-north-ethiopia
Peak Warming Man said:
“EU votes to force all phones to use same charger by 2024”They’ll probably have to let you know by email when it’s your turn.
snort
Is it cool up your way Michael?
People walking past, walking their dogs etc are all rugged up.
I want spring back, it was lovely a week ago.
Peak Warming Man said:
Is it cool up your way Michael?
People walking past, walking their dogs etc are all rugged up.
I want spring back, it was lovely a week ago.
Yes, I feel cold. I’ve got a fleecy top on. Mind, it’s 21.5°C, but feels much colder. It’s been overcast almost all day, too. Just a few spits of rain yet, though.
I don’t know what these killers game is but they’ve got us surrounded.
In Toowoomba, 700m up, it’s 15 deg and cloudy. Wind ENE 19kmh/force3. Some drops of rain on the breeze about 11:00am, but nothing since.
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t know what these killers game is but they’ve got us surrounded.
Uh-oh. Look out!
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I’m about to encase a mixture of chicken mince + ricotta + egg + Dijon mustard + chopped onion + chopped asparagus + grated cheese in a couple of sheets of puff pastry. This will be baked, and served with some lightly steamed savoy cabbage.
Sounds good.
:)
It was. I was impressed with myself. It’s a combination of a recipe I use for chicken and asparagus loaf, with ricotta and egg added, like spanakopita. Very, very good.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I’m about to encase a mixture of chicken mince + ricotta + egg + Dijon mustard + chopped onion + chopped asparagus + grated cheese in a couple of sheets of puff pastry. This will be baked, and served with some lightly steamed savoy cabbage.
Sounds good.
:)
It was. I was impressed with myself. It’s a combination of a recipe I use for chicken and asparagus loaf, with ricotta and egg added, like spanakopita. Very, very good.
Bacon and eggs with cheese topped fried tomatoes, fried onions and toast.
Washed down with a mug of tea (black and one)
Over.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Is it cool up your way Michael?
People walking past, walking their dogs etc are all rugged up.
I want spring back, it was lovely a week ago.
Yes, I feel cold. I’ve got a fleecy top on. Mind, it’s 21.5°C, but feels much colder. It’s been overcast almost all day, too. Just a few spits of rain yet, though.
Looking at the BoM for Hamilton, seems we got to a top of 13 degrees today, with gusty stuff around 50km/hr at times. About 5mm rain, but nothing happened until after lunchtime.
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?
Should you do it : Or should you not?
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?Should you do it : Or should you not?
“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?Should you do it : Or should you not?
“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?
Should you do it : Or should you not?
Quel élément est en dessous de l’argent dans le tableau périodique? Or.
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?Should you do it : Or should you not?
“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
SCIENCE said:
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?
Should you do it : Or should you not?
Quel élément est en dessous de l’argent dans le tableau périodique? Or.
Au
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?Should you do it : Or should you not?
Within a paragraph is fine but I wouldn’t do it in the first sentence of a paragraph.
Arts said:
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
Can’t imagine who would care that much unless its a NeoGrammarNazi website
I’ve been doing a bit of research on conductive inks over the last few weeks and most commercial formulations are either;
a – use expensive ingredients.
or
b – aren’t very conductive.
However, I have been reading a few papers and have been working on a formula using three relatively cheap ingredients (all carbon based) and tonight I found a 3 year old paper that has done all the work for me working out the ideal ratios.
Bonus!
Arts said:
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
I don’t think I’d use “or”. I think I’d use “alternatively” in that instance.
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
I don’t think I’d use “or”. I think I’d use “alternatively” in that instance.
hmm. something to think about…
Peak Warming Man said:
I don’t know what these killers game is but they’ve got us surrounded.
The C type orcas are safe enough, it’s the Land type ones that you have to worry about.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Food report: I am cook. I’m about to encase a mixture of chicken mince + ricotta + egg + Dijon mustard + chopped onion + chopped asparagus + grated cheese in a couple of sheets of puff pastry. This will be baked, and served with some lightly steamed savoy cabbage.
Sounds good.
:)
It was. I was impressed with myself. It’s a combination of a recipe I use for chicken and asparagus loaf, with ricotta and egg added, like spanakopita. Very, very good.
——> Details in recipe thread, please.
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?Should you do it : Or should you not?
I would rephrase to avoid it.
Arts said:
buffy said:
The Rev Dodgson said:“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
buffy said:I don’t think there are many instances where it would work really.
yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
yes, this is what I ended up doing
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:yes there are… when your sentence is too long and you need to complete the thought
That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
ok ok… message received.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
sibeen said:That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
Dude, we heard you the first time.
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
Dude, we heard you the first time.
When I’m right, I’m right.
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
Dude, we heard you the first time.
to be sure. to be sure. to be sure.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
what say you people about starting a sentence with Or?Should you do it : Or should you not?
“Or not to be” that is the second part of the question.
Or you might even say:
“Or should you not” is the second part of the question.
You can also put a comma after or, which first points to other possibilities, or the possibility of other possibilities.
Or, you might not.
sibeen said:
Arts said:
sibeen said:That’s why god invented the semi-colon.
yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
I did it before you said it.
I don’t want to scare you all over in Perth, but today I got contacted about some possible work in the Kimberley, so I may be over your way in a few months.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
Arts said:yes, this is what I ended up doing
I knew you’d come round to my way of thinking. It is the correct way; it just takes some awhile to realise it.
I did it before you said it.
snort
S’if.
sibeen said:
I don’t want to scare you all over in Perth, but today I got contacted about some possible work in the Kimberley, so I may be over your way in a few months.
Thank god the kimberley is the other end of a big state.
sibeen said:
I don’t want to scare you all over in Perth, but today I got contacted about some possible work in the Kimberley, so I may be over your way in a few months.
I am alert but not alarmed.
Bogsnorkler said:
sibeen said:
I don’t want to scare you all over in Perth, but today I got contacted about some possible work in the Kimberley, so I may be over your way in a few months.
Thank god the kimberley is the other end of a big state.
yeah it’s almost far enough away.
Bogsnorkler said:
sibeen said:
I don’t want to scare you all over in Perth, but today I got contacted about some possible work in the Kimberley, so I may be over your way in a few months.
Thank god the kimberley is the other end of a big state.
I’d be stopping over in Perth – just to annoy you.
A Famous Golden Palace in Spain Is Turning Purple, And Now We Know Why
Built by the last of Spain’s Muslim rulers, the Alhambra is a regal palace that has shimmered over the city of Granada for 800 years. Throughout the day its colors seem to shift, standing out as a terracotta orange beacon under a midday Sun before giving way to red-pinkish hues in dusk’s fading light.
more…
NASA Nerds Out Over Mars Rover’s Lucky 13th Rock Sample
The small sample could one day be brought back to Earth for close-up study.
more…
saw three cop cars on the road to bunbury today. one was pulling someone over. one had pulled someone over. and the third was looking for someone to pull over. must be doing a bit of a blitz on that section.
and i’ll do it again!
whoops he did it again.
I have just sent off a report that I started back in May. What a clusterfuck of a project.
Exciting last over. Aus win off the last ball.
Andrea Tishman (Waban, Massachusetts, USA), “We Sang”, Linocut print and gouache on thirty-two teabags mounted on wood, 24” x 32” x 1.5”
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees, lightly overcast and the wind has dropped. We are forecast 21 degrees today, with showers increasing. And another warm night tonight – only forecast to drop to 11 degrees.
This morning I pick up Auntie Annie at 10.00am and take her to Hamilton for her to do the rounds of the supermarkets. I know she has to go to the bank too. That will be first stop.
Morning. 14.0°C here and not currently raining though the weather report says;
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe in the W with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding.
I’ll be away taking Mrs rb to the specialist 200km distant.
Morning pilgrims, got nothing.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, got nothing.
Is it warmer today?
Much better here.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/10/06/bad-thinking-epidemic-kohler/
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/10/06/conflict-club-church-andrew-thorburn-essendon-saga/
After resigning from his day-long position at Essendon, Thorburn bemoaned that “my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” Others claim Essendon caved in to the ‘woke brigade’.
Nonsense.
The simple fact of the matter is Thorburn can believe what he wants. In our society he is free to join whatever church he wants and advance whatever their mission and beliefs are.
But equally, Essendon is free to evaluate its values against the values of other organisations and then associate or disassociate themselves with whoever it wants.
That ain’t woke. It’s common sense.
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/10/06/bad-thinking-epidemic-kohler/
STEMocracy
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/10/06/conflict-club-church-andrew-thorburn-essendon-saga/After resigning from his day-long position at Essendon, Thorburn bemoaned that “my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” Others claim Essendon caved in to the ‘woke brigade’.
Nonsense.
The simple fact of the matter is Thorburn can believe what he wants. In our society he is free to join whatever church he wants and advance whatever their mission and beliefs are.
But equally, Essendon is free to evaluate its values against the values of other organisations and then associate or disassociate themselves with whoever it wants.
That ain’t woke. It’s common sense.
Sure it’s common sense.
“Woke” is used in this manner to trivialise and denigrate. It’s nasty.
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/10/06/conflict-club-church-andrew-thorburn-essendon-saga/After resigning from his day-long position at Essendon, Thorburn bemoaned that “my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” Others claim Essendon caved in to the ‘woke brigade’.
Nonsense.
The simple fact of the matter is Thorburn can believe what he wants. In our society he is free to join whatever church he wants and advance whatever their mission and beliefs are.
But equally, Essendon is free to evaluate its values against the values of other organisations and then associate or disassociate themselves with whoever it wants.
That ain’t woke. It’s common sense.
Well, his personal Christian faith is not tolerated by me. Not when he starts tell other people (who didn’t ask for his advice) about how they should or should not lead their lives.
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/10/06/conflict-club-church-andrew-thorburn-essendon-saga/After resigning from his day-long position at Essendon, Thorburn bemoaned that “my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” Others claim Essendon caved in to the ‘woke brigade’.
Nonsense.
The simple fact of the matter is Thorburn can believe what he wants. In our society he is free to join whatever church he wants and advance whatever their mission and beliefs are.
But equally, Essendon is free to evaluate its values against the values of other organisations and then associate or disassociate themselves with whoever it wants.
That ain’t woke. It’s common sense.
Sure it’s common sense.
“Woke” is used in this manner to trivialise and denigrate. It’s nasty.
I’m sure that once upon a time people used that word in a positive way, but I don’t think I have ever seen or heard it used other than as a term of contempt for the “politically correct”.
I’ve been listening to an old radio series of ‘The Avengers’ (John Steed, EmmaPeel, etc).
Does anyone know if it was ever made known just what it was they were supposed to be ‘avenging’, or why?
captain_spalding said:
Well, his personal Christian faith is not tolerated by me. Not when he starts tell other people (who didn’t ask for his advice) about how they should or should not lead their lives.
Also, he’s a banker, so he can go and get fukced.
captain_spalding said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/10/06/conflict-club-church-andrew-thorburn-essendon-saga/After resigning from his day-long position at Essendon, Thorburn bemoaned that “my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” Others claim Essendon caved in to the ‘woke brigade’.
Nonsense.
The simple fact of the matter is Thorburn can believe what he wants. In our society he is free to join whatever church he wants and advance whatever their mission and beliefs are.
But equally, Essendon is free to evaluate its values against the values of other organisations and then associate or disassociate themselves with whoever it wants.
That ain’t woke. It’s common sense.
Well, his personal Christian faith is not tolerated by me. Not when he starts tell other people (who didn’t ask for his advice) about how they should or should not lead their lives.
Considering that a lot of religious views are nonsense based on entities that don’t exist and spaces that don’t exist, religious people need to keep their religious views to themselves.
captain_spalding said:
I’ve been listening to an old radio series of ‘The Avengers’ (John Steed, EmmaPeel, etc).Does anyone know if it was ever made known just what it was they were supposed to be ‘avenging’, or why?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)
The Avengers began with the episode “Hot Snow”, in which medical doctor David H Keel (Hendry) investigates the murder of his fiancée, office receptionist Peggy, by a drug ring. A stranger named John Steed who was also investigating the ring appears, and together Keel and Steed set out to avenge Peggy’s death in the first two episodes. Steed asks Keel to partner with him, as needed, to solve crimes. Hendry was considered the star of the new series, receiving top billing over Macnee, and Steed did not appear in two of the series’ episodes.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Considering that a lot of religious views are nonsense based on entities that don’t exist and spaces that don’t exist, religious people need to keep their religious views to themselves.
Conquistador: Had it not been for us, you would have still been worshipping the Sun like ignorant savages.
Aztec: But, mate, the Sun is real.
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
I’ve been listening to an old radio series of ‘The Avengers’ (John Steed, EmmaPeel, etc).Does anyone know if it was ever made known just what it was they were supposed to be ‘avenging’, or why?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)
The Avengers began with the episode “Hot Snow”, in which medical doctor David H Keel (Hendry) investigates the murder of his fiancée, office receptionist Peggy, by a drug ring. A stranger named John Steed who was also investigating the ring appears, and together Keel and Steed set out to avenge Peggy’s death in the first two episodes. Steed asks Keel to partner with him, as needed, to solve crimes. Hendry was considered the star of the new series, receiving top billing over Macnee, and Steed did not appear in two of the series’ episodes.
Hey, thanks, cleared that up.
Although the team seemed to have traded heavily on that one occasion thereafter.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Considering that a lot of religious views are nonsense based on entities that don’t exist and spaces that don’t exist, religious people need to keep their religious views to themselves.
Conquistador: Had it not been for us, you would have still been worshipping the Sun like ignorant savages.
Aztec: But, mate, the Sun is real.
Without which humanity and the Earth wouldn’t exist
Hello
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/10/06/bad-thinking-epidemic-kohler/
i’d suspect a decline in thinking about thinking, so as not to alienate those, but further worse to recruit those that do not much of it
advertising and large part unbridled commercial influence, cultivating markets inclines it, industrial scale
everything is about the money, it’s a moral decline, a darwinian abyss really
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
I’ve been listening to an old radio series of ‘The Avengers’ (John Steed, EmmaPeel, etc).Does anyone know if it was ever made known just what it was they were supposed to be ‘avenging’, or why?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)
The Avengers began with the episode “Hot Snow”, in which medical doctor David H Keel (Hendry) investigates the murder of his fiancée, office receptionist Peggy, by a drug ring. A stranger named John Steed who was also investigating the ring appears, and together Keel and Steed set out to avenge Peggy’s death in the first two episodes. Steed asks Keel to partner with him, as needed, to solve crimes. Hendry was considered the star of the new series, receiving top billing over Macnee, and Steed did not appear in two of the series’ episodes.
Don’t remember that.
My recollection of the Avengers is closely associated with Steed & Peel, which I guess was a later series.
transition said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/10/06/bad-thinking-epidemic-kohler/i’d suspect a decline in thinking about thinking, so as not to alienate those, but further worse to recruit those that do not much of it
advertising and large part unbridled commercial influence, cultivating markets inclines it, industrial scale
everything is about the money, it’s a moral decline, a darwinian abyss really
Is it?
I don’t think I know anyone who thinks or acts like everything is about money.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
Bogsnorkler said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/10/06/bad-thinking-epidemic-kohler/i’d suspect a decline in thinking about thinking, so as not to alienate those, but further worse to recruit those that do not much of it
advertising and large part unbridled commercial influence, cultivating markets inclines it, industrial scale
everything is about the money, it’s a moral decline, a darwinian abyss really
Is it?
I don’t think I know anyone who thinks or acts like everything is about money.
what’s your God then, we could start there
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:i’d suspect a decline in thinking about thinking, so as not to alienate those, but further worse to recruit those that do not much of it
advertising and large part unbridled commercial influence, cultivating markets inclines it, industrial scale
everything is about the money, it’s a moral decline, a darwinian abyss really
Is it?
I don’t think I know anyone who thinks or acts like everything is about money.
what’s your God then, we could start there
I don’t have one.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:i’d suspect a decline in thinking about thinking, so as not to alienate those, but further worse to recruit those that do not much of it
advertising and large part unbridled commercial influence, cultivating markets inclines it, industrial scale
everything is about the money, it’s a moral decline, a darwinian abyss really
Is it?
I don’t think I know anyone who thinks or acts like everything is about money.
what’s your God then, we could start there
Well there’s three………………
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Is it?
I don’t think I know anyone who thinks or acts like everything is about money.
what’s your God then, we could start there
I don’t have one.
easy to say, sounds benign perhaps, but is it true
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:what’s your God then, we could start there
I don’t have one.
easy to say, sounds benign perhaps, but is it true
Yes, it’s true. Why do you doubt it?
A Mk1 Cortina that’s so fast it flies.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I don’t have one.
easy to say, sounds benign perhaps, but is it true
Yes, it’s true. Why do you doubt it?
Needing a god is a crutch
The famous atheist Andrew Bolt once said climate change was the opiate of the people.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I don’t have one.
easy to say, sounds benign perhaps, but is it true
Yes, it’s true. Why do you doubt it?
i’m not saying it is or isn’t true, I asked you if it were true, of you, to which you responded adamantly you have no God
Peak Warming Man said:
The famous atheist Andrew Bolt once said climate change was the opiate of the people.
TATE says he is an agnostic.
So that’s a relief.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:easy to say, sounds benign perhaps, but is it true
Yes, it’s true. Why do you doubt it?
i’m not saying it is or isn’t true, I asked you if it were true, of you, to which you responded adamantly you have no God
OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yes, it’s true. Why do you doubt it?
i’m not saying it is or isn’t true, I asked you if it were true, of you, to which you responded adamantly you have no God
OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
If you say it’s raining I’ll believe you.
You’re in Sydney, right?
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yes, it’s true. Why do you doubt it?
i’m not saying it is or isn’t true, I asked you if it were true, of you, to which you responded adamantly you have no God
OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
there are all sorts of rain, on and off rain, intermittent rain, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, rain with hail, i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earth
not a few times have I mentioned it’s raining just as it stopped
Some amazing photos of Mt St Helens when it erupted in 1980.
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/eruption-mount-st-helens-1980/
And useless trivia – I’ve been only 21 km from an erupting volcano. The one at Rabaul in the early 90’s. It was amazing seeing boulders larger than houses being thrown up into the air.
Spiny Norman said:
Some amazing photos of Mt St Helens when it erupted in 1980.https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/eruption-mount-st-helens-1980/
And useless trivia – I’ve been only 21 km from an erupting volcano. The one at Rabaul in the early 90’s. It was amazing seeing boulders larger than houses being thrown up into the air.
I’ve seen that volcano carrying on.
Saw it from Rabaul airport a few times, it’s impressive.
“L.A. Rapper Half Ounce Shot Dead While on the Phone”
FMD another rapper down.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:i’m not saying it is or isn’t true, I asked you if it were true, of you, to which you responded adamantly you have no God
OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
there are all sorts of rain, on and off rain, intermittent rain, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, rain with hail, i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earth
not a few times have I mentioned it’s raining just as it stopped
True, but nonetheless, there are many times when the statement “it is raining” is indisputably true, and many times when it is indisputably false.
Likewise, for many people (including me) the statement “I do not have a God” is indisputably true.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:i’m not saying it is or isn’t true, I asked you if it were true, of you, to which you responded adamantly you have no God
OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
there are all sorts of rain, on and off rain, intermittent rain, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, rain with hail, i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earth
not a few times have I mentioned it’s raining just as it stopped
There’s a word for that: virga.
we mean fuck, what’s in the name, that which we call the mechanics Governing Our Dimensions by any other name would seem just as real
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The famous atheist Andrew Bolt once said climate change was the opiate of the people.
TATE says he is an agnostic.
So that’s a relief.
The evil pixie worshiping Daniel Andrews on the other hand.
At a press conference on Thursday in Melton in Melbourne’s west, Andrews spoke of how his own Catholic faith guided his actions in government.
“I’m not here to be having a debate with faith leaders but I will just say this: I am a Catholic. I send my kids to Catholic schools. My faith is important to me. It guides me every day,” he said
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.
She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The famous atheist Andrew Bolt once said climate change was the opiate of the people.
TATE says he is an agnostic.
So that’s a relief.
The evil pixie worshiping Daniel Andrews on the other hand.
At a press conference on Thursday in Melton in Melbourne’s west, Andrews spoke of how his own Catholic faith guided his actions in government.
“I’m not here to be having a debate with faith leaders but I will just say this: I am a Catholic. I send my kids to Catholic schools. My faith is important to me. It guides me every day,” he said
Yeah, but I’m quite happy to disagree on some things with D. Andrews, but when I hear Andrew B. saying something I agree with, that’s a real worry.
sarahs mum said:
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
But don’t you see?
The Land of the Free must protect itself from contamination by such women.
sarahs mum said:
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
Just when you think they can’t get worse they do.
Smart traveller has been updated recently I see
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations
United States of America Reconsider your need to travel 04 Oct 2022 (Third world medical treatment) (Numerous human rights violation) (Gun violence) (Religious extremism) (Inequality) (Invasive personal questioning at border control)
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
Just when you think they can’t get worse they do.
Smart traveller has been updated recently I seehttps://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations
United States of America Reconsider your need to travel 04 Oct 2022 (Third world medical treatment) (Numerous human rights violation) (Gun violence) (Religious extremism) (Inequality) (Invasive personal questioning at border control)
Why would you bother with it, when Canada is right next door?
sarahs mum said:
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
Crikey!
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
there are all sorts of rain, on and off rain, intermittent rain, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, rain with hail, i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earth
not a few times have I mentioned it’s raining just as it stopped
True, but nonetheless, there are many times when the statement “it is raining” is indisputably true, and many times when it is indisputably false.
Likewise, for many people (including me) the statement “I do not have a God” is indisputably true.
certainly sounds like conviction, and good for you
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
Crikey!
Unbelievable.
Michael V said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OK, but if I said it was raining outside at the moment, I doubt if you would ask if that was true, unless you had some reason to think it wasn’t.
there are all sorts of rain, on and off rain, intermittent rain, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, rain with hail, i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earth
not a few times have I mentioned it’s raining just as it stopped
———->> i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earthThere’s a word for that: virga.
I learnies a word today
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virga
“In meteorology, virga is precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates or sublimes before reaching the ground. It is seen a lot in deserts and temperate climates. These areas have low humidity and high temperatures which cause the rain to evaporate before reaching the ground. In North America, it is seen a lot in the Western United States and the Canadian Prairies. It is also seen a lot in the Middle East and North Africa.”
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Asking a woman whether she’s had an abortion has not historically been a prerequisite for entry into the United States, but the US Customs and Border Patrol at Los Angeles airport told 32-year-old Australian Madolline Gourley that it was part of its “policy”.She now wants the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to update its travel advice for women of childbearing age heading to the US.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/10/05/australian-quizzed-abortion-us-border-dfat-travel-advice/
Crikey!
Unbelievable.
Supposedly they can demand access to phones, laptops, tablets, etc to check for copyright violation
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:there are all sorts of rain, on and off rain, intermittent rain, drizzle, light rain, heavy rain, rain with hail, i’ve even seen rain fall from clouds that never reached the earth
not a few times have I mentioned it’s raining just as it stopped
True, but nonetheless, there are many times when the statement “it is raining” is indisputably true, and many times when it is indisputably false.
Likewise, for many people (including me) the statement “I do not have a God” is indisputably true.
certainly sounds like conviction, and good for you
Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:True, but nonetheless, there are many times when the statement “it is raining” is indisputably true, and many times when it is indisputably false.
Likewise, for many people (including me) the statement “I do not have a God” is indisputably true.
certainly sounds like conviction, and good for you
Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The famous atheist Andrew Bolt once said climate change was the opiate of the people.
TATE says he is an agnostic.
So that’s a relief.
The evil pixie worshiping Daniel Andrews on the other hand.
At a press conference on Thursday in Melton in Melbourne’s west, Andrews spoke of how his own Catholic faith guided his actions in government.
“I’m not here to be having a debate with faith leaders but I will just say this: I am a Catholic. I send my kids to Catholic schools. My faith is important to me. It guides me every day,” he said
https://www.health.vic.gov.au/patient-care/voluntary-assisted-dying
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:certainly sounds like conviction, and good for you
Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:certainly sounds like conviction, and good for you
Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
Yeah sure, and for some people, who don’t have enough to afford somewhere to live for instance, it must be hugely important, but for many lucky people who have enough to live comfortably + put a bit aside, it’s not really such a big deal.
Cymek said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
I think it was set up to make life easier. I’d rather go buy a car with money than shepherd a flock of sheep to the caryard.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
Yeah sure, and for some people, who don’t have enough to afford somewhere to live for instance, it must be hugely important, but for many lucky people who have enough to live comfortably + put a bit aside, it’s not really such a big deal.
you go ahead, rub that privilege in poor peoples’ faces, show us your utilitarian credentials
Bogsnorkler said:
Cymek said:
transition said:yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
I think it was set up to make life easier. I’d rather go buy a car with money than shepherd a flock of sheep to the caryard.
Maybe but when it’s a stress to acquire enough money just to live its not fun.
Something is wrong when someone can earn more money for a few days work than others can for decades or a lifetime of hard work
Cymek said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Jolly good.
Now where were we on the discussion of why money isn’t everything?
yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
Set up by whom?
One of the best things I’ve read in a while is –
Some people are so poor, all they have in money.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
transition said:yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
Set up by whom?
them.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
transition said:yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
Set up by whom?
The lizard masters
Spiny Norman said:
Some amazing photos of Mt St Helens when it erupted in 1980.https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/eruption-mount-st-helens-1980/
And useless trivia – I’ve been only 21 km from an erupting volcano. The one at Rabaul in the early 90’s. It was amazing seeing boulders larger than houses being thrown up into the air.
Puts man and nature to scale. Very impressive.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:yes, let’s
I sees people don’t like to have not much of it, or worse, none, so it’s definitely motivational
Yeah sure, and for some people, who don’t have enough to afford somewhere to live for instance, it must be hugely important, but for many lucky people who have enough to live comfortably + put a bit aside, it’s not really such a big deal.
you go ahead, rub that privilege in poor peoples’ faces, show us your utilitarian credentials
What a strange response.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yeah sure, and for some people, who don’t have enough to afford somewhere to live for instance, it must be hugely important, but for many lucky people who have enough to live comfortably + put a bit aside, it’s not really such a big deal.
you go ahead, rub that privilege in poor peoples’ faces, show us your utilitarian credentials
What a strange response.
are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:you go ahead, rub that privilege in poor peoples’ faces, show us your utilitarian credentials
What a strange response.
are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
No, I’m using as a descriptive word, using the usual accepted meaning of the word “strange”.
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:What a strange response.
are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
No, I’m using as a descriptive word, using the usual accepted meaning of the word “strange”.
From the electric internet:
Strange: unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
you go ahead, rub that privilege in poor peoples’ faces, show us your utilitarian credentials
What a strange response.
are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
charming
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:What a strange response.
are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
No, I’m using as a descriptive word, using the usual accepted meaning of the word “strange”.
is that how your mind works, around descriptive, accepted meanings, or is there actually some working concepts in there of your own you might explain, something not mostly borrowed
I wonder when the last time was you really found something to be strange
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:
are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
No, I’m using as a descriptive word, using the usual accepted meaning of the word “strange”.
is that how your mind works, around descriptive, accepted meanings, or is there actually some working concepts in there of your own you might explain, something not mostly borrowed
I wonder when the last time was you really found something to be strange
it’s all semantics
transition said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
transition said:are you using strange like a swearword there, or what, you’d know, save me guessing
No, I’m using as a descriptive word, using the usual accepted meaning of the word “strange”.
is that how your mind works, around descriptive, accepted meanings, or is there actually some working concepts in there of your own you might explain, something not mostly borrowed
I wonder when the last time was you really found something to be strange
About 12 minutes ago.
But I have to go and earn some money now.
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:That’s because you can do very little without it.
You can’t do most essentials that keep you alive and healthy without money
Its set up that way to control people
Set up by whom?
The lizard masters
I suppose we can be grateful you didn’t say Jews.
Spiny Norman said:
Some amazing photos of Mt St Helens when it erupted in 1980.https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/eruption-mount-st-helens-1980/
And useless trivia – I’ve been only 21 km from an erupting volcano. The one at Rabaul in the early 90’s. It was amazing seeing boulders larger than houses being thrown up into the air.
I’d seen some of those. National Geographic Volume 159, no 1 (January 1981) pp26-27, has the photos from Robert Landsburg’s camera that he took just before the volcano took him. I picked up the National Geographic from a second hand book shop years ago.
Incredible photos of André the Giant, the wrestler who was known as ‘The Eighth Wonder of the World’, 1970s-1980s.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/05/nobody-spell-avocado-shopping-lists-museum-brands
Spiny Norman said:
Incredible photos of André the Giant, the wrestler who was known as ‘The Eighth Wonder of the World’, 1970s-1980s.
I think he could handle that emergency door, don’t you?
ABC News:
‘Anglican Archbishop describes Essendon saga as ‘crazy’ as debate continues on Andrew Thorburn’s resignation
The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a “knee-jerk response” to issues involving religious beliefs.’
But, what if it wasn’t his ‘religious beliefs’ that were the problem?
’He runs a ratbag church.
‘Hmm…can’t do much about that, freedom of religion and all that.’
’His church equates abortion with concentration camps.’
‘Problematic, yes, but people believe weird things.’
’They also condemn homosexuals as ‘sinners’.
‘Well, homophobia and the AFL are hardly strangers, now are they?’
’He used to run the ANZ Bank.
‘WHAT? WELL, HE CAN FCUK RIGHT OFF THEN, PRONTO!’
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Anglican Archbishop describes Essendon saga as ‘crazy’ as debate continues on Andrew Thorburn’s resignation
The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a “knee-jerk response” to issues involving religious beliefs.’But, what if it wasn’t his ‘religious beliefs’ that were the problem?
’He runs a ratbag church.
‘Hmm…can’t do much about that, freedom of religion and all that.’
’His church equates abortion with concentration camps.’
‘Problematic, yes, but people believe weird things.’
’They also condemn homosexuals as ‘sinners’.
‘Well, homophobia and the AFL are hardly strangers, now are they?’
’He used to run the ANZ Bank.
‘WHAT? WELL, HE CAN FCUK RIGHT OFF THEN, PRONTO!’
A group of people who believe in human rights abuse and things that don’t exist.
Does sound like a ratbag church, I suppose they think they are moral and proper.
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Anglican Archbishop describes Essendon saga as ‘crazy’ as debate continues on Andrew Thorburn’s resignation
The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a “knee-jerk response” to issues involving religious beliefs.’But, what if it wasn’t his ‘religious beliefs’ that were the problem?
’He runs a ratbag church.
‘Hmm…can’t do much about that, freedom of religion and all that.’
’His church equates abortion with concentration camps.’
‘Problematic, yes, but people believe weird things.’
’They also condemn homosexuals as ‘sinners’.
‘Well, homophobia and the AFL are hardly strangers, now are they?’
’He used to run the ANZ Bank.
‘WHAT? WELL, HE CAN FCUK RIGHT OFF THEN, PRONTO!’
A group of people who believe in human rights abuse and things that don’t exist.
Does sound like a ratbag church, I suppose they think they are moral and proper.
All is forgiven when we happy clap
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Anglican Archbishop describes Essendon saga as ‘crazy’ as debate continues on Andrew Thorburn’s resignation
The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a “knee-jerk response” to issues involving religious beliefs.’But, what if it wasn’t his ‘religious beliefs’ that were the problem?
’He runs a ratbag church.
‘Hmm…can’t do much about that, freedom of religion and all that.’
’His church equates abortion with concentration camps.’
‘Problematic, yes, but people believe weird things.’
’They also condemn homosexuals as ‘sinners’.
‘Well, homophobia and the AFL are hardly strangers, now are they?’
’He used to run the ANZ Bank.
‘WHAT? WELL, HE CAN FCUK RIGHT OFF THEN, PRONTO!’
NAB. Under his leadership it helped sponsor the new AFLW. Never a finer bunch of lesbians if there ever was one so he seems to apply his faith quite liberally.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Anglican Archbishop describes Essendon saga as ‘crazy’ as debate continues on Andrew Thorburn’s resignation
The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a “knee-jerk response” to issues involving religious beliefs.’But, what if it wasn’t his ‘religious beliefs’ that were the problem?
’He runs a ratbag church.
‘Hmm…can’t do much about that, freedom of religion and all that.’
’His church equates abortion with concentration camps.’
‘Problematic, yes, but people believe weird things.’
’They also condemn homosexuals as ‘sinners’.
‘Well, homophobia and the AFL are hardly strangers, now are they?’
’He used to run the ANZ Bank.
‘WHAT? WELL, HE CAN FCUK RIGHT OFF THEN, PRONTO!’
NAB. Under his leadership it helped sponsor the new AFLW. Never a finer bunch of lesbians if there ever was one so he seems to apply his faith quite liberally.
Queen Victoria gave no credence to allegations that nice young ladies ever indulged in such things. So it never had quite the same social stigma.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Anglican Archbishop describes Essendon saga as ‘crazy’ as debate continues on Andrew Thorburn’s resignation
The Anglican Archbishop for Melbourne warns organisations not to make a “knee-jerk response” to issues involving religious beliefs.’But, what if it wasn’t his ‘religious beliefs’ that were the problem?
’He runs a ratbag church.
‘Hmm…can’t do much about that, freedom of religion and all that.’
’His church equates abortion with concentration camps.’
‘Problematic, yes, but people believe weird things.’
’They also condemn homosexuals as ‘sinners’.
‘Well, homophobia and the AFL are hardly strangers, now are they?’
’He used to run the ANZ Bank.
‘WHAT? WELL, HE CAN FCUK RIGHT OFF THEN, PRONTO!’
NAB. Under his leadership it helped sponsor the new AFLW. Never a finer bunch of lesbians if there ever was one so he seems to apply his faith quite liberally.
Religious freedom is getting tedious, they mean freedom for my religion to do what it wants even if it’s against human rights, equal opportunity, discrimination, etc
It doesn’t include any other religion and especially not atheism.
We are allowed to influence government decisions, up to and including going to war
You can’t criticise us even if we act scummy as you are the one with the problem not us.
The first quartz clock by Junghans , afaik the first available on the market , with discrete circuits instead of integrated circuits. Verry few were sold because they were extremely expensive , fewer survived.
If you speak German or can get someone to translate for you, I suspect there is a lot of info to be had. From a few English words…an early Junghans quartz clock …the stack of circuit boards are “flip flops” which progressively reduce the thousands of vibrations per second of a quartz crystal to something manageable for a clock mechanism.
Track 6, Spiderbait, wicked track.
Peak Warming Man said:
Track 6, Spiderbait, wicked track.
I agree, you canna hold a candle to it!
Much as I’m generally happy with Telstra, right now I am not. I tried to phone Mr buffy on my “emergency mobile” today to tell him I was about to leave Hamilton on the way home with Auntie Annie. “Sorry, you cannot make this call as your recharge has expired”. Oh yeah? My old plan was due to expire on 2nd October, but I was changed to a different one unilaterally and when I went into the Telstra shop (twice) to check, I was told it was fine and my credit would carry over and I’d be right for quite a few months yet. So, today I did the #100# thing to check my credit, and I’ve got 353 minutes sitting there. Not due to expire until April next year. I was going to leave my own supermarket shopping until Monday, but I think I’ll go tomorrow and call in again to the Telstra shop and get them to fix things.
buffy said:
Much as I’m generally happy with Telstra, right now I am not. I tried to phone Mr buffy on my “emergency mobile” today to tell him I was about to leave Hamilton on the way home with Auntie Annie. “Sorry, you cannot make this call as your recharge has expired”. Oh yeah? My old plan was due to expire on 2nd October, but I was changed to a different one unilaterally and when I went into the Telstra shop (twice) to check, I was told it was fine and my credit would carry over and I’d be right for quite a few months yet. So, today I did the #100# thing to check my credit, and I’ve got 353 minutes sitting there. Not due to expire until April next year. I was going to leave my own supermarket shopping until Monday, but I think I’ll go tomorrow and call in again to the Telstra shop and get them to fix things.
That type of incompetence annoys me.
And I’ll bet the person responsible can never be found and never brought to book.
And…food report. Mr buffy is making apricot chicken with roasted sweet potato.
There is stewed rhubarb and cream for dessert.
’m going to get some pork on me fork tonight.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-06/grower-dumps-300-tonnes-of-oranges/101506922
I grafted all those blood orange trees. Then I went through and infected them all with a dwarfing virus.
The largest blood orange planting in Australia.
buffy said:
Much as I’m generally happy with Telstra, right now I am not. I tried to phone Mr buffy on my “emergency mobile” today to tell him I was about to leave Hamilton on the way home with Auntie Annie. “Sorry, you cannot make this call as your recharge has expired”. Oh yeah? My old plan was due to expire on 2nd October, but I was changed to a different one unilaterally and when I went into the Telstra shop (twice) to check, I was told it was fine and my credit would carry over and I’d be right for quite a few months yet. So, today I did the #100# thing to check my credit, and I’ve got 353 minutes sitting there. Not due to expire until April next year. I was going to leave my own supermarket shopping until Monday, but I think I’ll go tomorrow and call in again to the Telstra shop and get them to fix things.
Annoying.
Australia Could Grab 20% of World’s Lithium Refining by 2027
- Government report predicts rapid growth in local processing
- Global demand growing for battery metals that bypass China
4 October 2022 at 00:01 GMT+11Updated on4 October 2022 at 12:55 GMT+11
Australia is poised to grab a fifth of the world’s lithium hydroxide refining capacity within five years as demand grows for battery metals that bypass China, Canberra said in a report.
China produces more than 80% of the world’s lithium hydroxide, a processed form of the in-demand metal, according to the International Energy Agency. However, several companies are building refineries in Australia that would turn locally-mined lithium ore into battery-grade chemicals.
If these plans progress on time Australia could have 10% of the refining market by 2024 from a negligible amount currently, and 20% by 2027, the government said in a report released Tuesday. But delays and technical issues could derail the timeline, it warned.
Chinese company Tianqi Lithium Corp. has already opened a refinery near Perth in Western Australia, in a joint venture with Australia’s IGO Ltd. US group Albemarle Corp. is close to opening a plant nearby in a joint venture with Mineral Resources Ltd. Both projects have been beset with technical problems and cost blowouts, however.
Australian groups Wesfarmers Ltd, Mineral Resources and Liontown Resources Ltd. are also planning to open new lithium refineries.
Australia is the world’s biggest producer of the raw form of the metal that’s vital to the electric vehicle industry, supplying just under half of global demand. Most of that is sent to China as hard rock ore, where it’s refined into battery-grade lithium hydroxide.
Asia remains the biggest market for Australian lithium, but demand is growing in Europe and the US as carmakers there accelerate the switch to EVs, the government said in the report. It cited President Joe Biden’s landmark climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, as a driver of refining in Australia. The IRA grants tax credits on EVs, but requires 50% of materials to be produced either in the US or from a country with a US free trade agreement.
The IRA is likely to boost Australia’s lithium sector, BloombergNEF said in a report on Tuesday, pointing to recent announcements by South Korean battery maker SK On Co. and Japan’s Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Inc. that they planned to increase investment in the country.
Lithium is on track to become the Australia’s fifth-most valuable export commodity, surpassing beef and wheat, and on par with copper and crude oil, the government said. Exports of the battery metal are forecast to reach A$13.8 billion ($8.9 billion) this financial year, a more than tenfold rise over two years.
Most of the growth in export revenue is due to surging prices, which have doubled since the beginning of the year as carmakers around the world scramble to secure enough to meet ambitious EV targets, the government said. Lithium ore prices are projected to more than quadruple this year, it said.
Increased output will also drive the sector’s earnings, with Australian lithium production expected to more than double over the next five years. Still, it remains a small export industry next to the three biggest export sectors: iron ore, coal, and liquefied natural gas will together earn A$329 billion in revenue this year, the government forecast.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-03/australia-could-grab-20-of-lithium-refining-capacity-by-2027?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Australia Could Grab 20% of World’s Lithium Refining by 2027
- Government report predicts rapid growth in local processing
- Global demand growing for battery metals that bypass China4 October 2022 at 00:01 GMT+11Updated on4 October 2022 at 12:55 GMT+11
Australia is poised to grab a fifth of the world’s lithium hydroxide refining capacity within five years as demand grows for battery metals that bypass China, Canberra said in a report.
China produces more than 80% of the world’s lithium hydroxide, a processed form of the in-demand metal, according to the International Energy Agency. However, several companies are building refineries in Australia that would turn locally-mined lithium ore into battery-grade chemicals.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-03/australia-could-grab-20-of-lithium-refining-capacity-by-2027?
https://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/2919152/lithium-exploration-licence-sought-for-donnybrook-bridgetown-region/
My area.
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-06/grower-dumps-300-tonnes-of-oranges/101506922I grafted all those blood orange trees. Then I went through and infected them all with a dwarfing virus.
The largest blood orange planting in Australia.
why can’t they juice them?
at least 30 dead including children after mass shooting in day care centre Thailand…
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-06/grower-dumps-300-tonnes-of-oranges/101506922I grafted all those blood orange trees. Then I went through and infected them all with a dwarfing virus.
The largest blood orange planting in Australia.
why can’t they juice them?
My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
Grape vinegar, also known as red wine vinegar, brings antioxidants from purple grapes, which improve heart health and strengthen the immune system.
Balsamic vinegar is made from grapes and brings the antioxidant benefits of this fruit, like better cholesterol control, prevention of cardiovascular disease and prevention of premature aging.
Rice vinegar has the advantage of not containing sodium, a mineral that makes up table salt and is responsible for the increase in blood pressure, and can be consumed more frequently by people with hypertension.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-06/grower-dumps-300-tonnes-of-oranges/101506922I grafted all those blood orange trees. Then I went through and infected them all with a dwarfing virus.
The largest blood orange planting in Australia.
why can’t they juice them?
My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
Vinegar may help to lower blood glucose levels, and heart health, and thus helping in weight management. One Japanese study showed that vinegar improved blood sugar and insulin levels. Vinegar has chemicals in it called polyphenols that helps to stop damage to cells. Cell damage may lead to cancer and other health conditions.
Prolonged consumption of excess vinegar may lower the blood’s potassium level. Excess consumption may also cause heartburn.
Peak Warming Man said:
Prolonged consumption of excess vinegar may lower the blood’s potassium level. Excess consumption may also cause heartburn.
it’s also difficult to skull.
The pH of vinegar is around 3 to 3.5, that is, it is acidic, which against an empty stomach generates a progressive loss of natural protection, which can damage the wall of the gastrointestinal system, causing unpleasant symptoms such as burning and even esophageal erosion. It can aggravate possible undiagnosed gastritis and other inflammatory conditions.
Apple cider vinegar is rich in a mineral called chromium, which is needed in small amounts to regulate insulin and blood sugar metabolism, but too much chromium can lead to hypoglycemia. Therefore, we must be careful with people who use medication to control diabetes. So, before making any dietary changes for weight loss or health, consult a nutritionist.
Generally, the consumption of apple cider vinegar for weight loss is accompanied by very restrictive diets, which can reduce the speed of metabolism, causing the so-called accordion effect. Momentarily, weight loss occurs, but it is not sustainable, as it dos not involve dietary re-education and, as soon as the individual returns to the previous eating pattern, the lost weight is regained. In addition, restrictive diets can generate binge eating and increase appetite in an uncontrolled way.
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:why can’t they juice them?
My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
maybe there are too many in the market already for more to be juiced. reading the article it appears the cost of picking and transport vs the price they get makes it a losing option. Plus transport to the markets seem to be a problem as well.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Prolonged consumption of excess vinegar may lower the blood’s potassium level. Excess consumption may also cause heartburn.
it’s also difficult to skull.
Vinegar is not recommended for skulling games.
Using large amounts of vinegar, especially in undiluted form, may cause damage to the teeth from erosion of the enamel, digestive issues, and possibly effect potassium levels going too low which can have a negative effect on bone health.
CARROTS
Carrots can improve your vision. Carrots are a great source of vitamin A, which is a nutrient that boosts your immune system, cuts your risk of heart disease and is essential for vision, growth and reproduction.
Carrots can help to prevent cancer. The vegetable is rich in beta-carotene, which is an antioxidant that works to prevent come types of cancer, this includes prostate, colon, stomach and breast cancer.
Carrot regular consumption may help in weight loss. The vegetable has few calories and it is a source of dietary fiber, which help to keep the feeling of satiety for a longer time. Thus, carrots can be a potent ally to reduce weight.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
maybe there are too many in the market already for more to be juiced. reading the article it appears the cost of picking and transport vs the price they get makes it a losing option. Plus transport to the markets seem to be a problem as well.
what is wrong with the world when good food is more economical discarded than eaten… they should put the oranges in Tupperware containers and stick them in the fridge until they form some sort of growth on them so they can be discarded then… like the normal people do it.
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:why can’t they juice them?
My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
I can only speak from my experiences in meeting them when working for Centrelink, local government, as the employee of some, and socially.
Some are really ‘the salt of the earth’. And some are just bloody-minded a***holes.
One told me that he was going to plough a whole crop of chicory back into the ground because the price had dropped. When i said ‘but, you’ll get absolutely nothing for it then’, his reply was that he’d just get the accountant to write it off against tax, apply for government relief, and it’d ‘help teach “the customer” (whoever that was meant to be) a lesson”’.
PWM wants to go on a diet?
Carrot is rich in beta-carotene, soluble and insoluble dietary fiber, antioxidants and minerals such as potassium, offering potential benefits for eye health, digestion, cholesterol reduction, weight loss and blood pressure regulation.
Carrot and carrot juice showcase cardioprotective benefits by decreasing systolic blood pressure, increasing total antioxidant status, and by attenuating oxidative damage of the unsaturated fats of the cell membranes (Potter et al. 2011).
vinegar is nice on fish and chips.
Carrot is usually safe to eat, but when consumed in large amounts it can lead to some side effect such as the change of the natural color of your skin, which can become slightly yellow or orange.
An excessive amount of Carrot may provoke yellowish and/or orange skin coloration due to pigmentation caused by high amounts of beta-carotene contained in this vegetable, which may generate vitamin A accumulation and this may result in toxicity.
Bogsnorkler said:
vinegar is nice on fish and chips.
I use vinegar a lot in cooking… all of the kids depending on what it’s for… it’s good stuff… it also makes your towels fluffy
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-06/grower-dumps-300-tonnes-of-oranges/101506922I grafted all those blood orange trees. Then I went through and infected them all with a dwarfing virus.
The largest blood orange planting in Australia.
why can’t they juice them?
There has to be the market. The farmer perhaps should have looked further than supermarts.
Carrot contains very high amounts of vitamin A and should be consumed with caution from individuals taking acne medication. Many acne drugs contain vitamin A which combined with carrot’s vitamin A may accumulate in the liver and lead to hypervitaminosis and liver damage.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Prolonged consumption of excess vinegar may lower the blood’s potassium level. Excess consumption may also cause heartburn.
it’s also difficult to skull.
Vinegar is not recommended for skulling games.
In the Bible, there’s a bit where a Roman soldier offers the crucified Christ a sponge soaked in vinegar.
People read this, and think ‘ offering him vinegar; what a bastard’.
But, he was really being quite generous.
Roman soldiers got a daily ration of wine. But, by the time the wine got to them it had often turned to a somewhat alcoholic vinegar. So, they just got used to drinking somewhat alcoholic vinegar.
The soldier was making what is probably the ultimate gift of any military person: offering part of his grog ration to another person.
Peak Warming Man said:
Carrot is usually safe to eat, but when consumed in large amounts it can lead to some side effect such as the change of the natural color of your skin, which can become slightly yellow or orange.
‘A’ vitaminosis?
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:why can’t they juice them?
My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
It has yes. By the way, blood oranges are actually best used for juice or as I found out today, mix the oils with some other chemicals and you can get a nice smelling moisturiser.
LETTUCE
I
Iceberg lettuce helps in gut health. It contains fiber which helps in improving gut health and makes sure that there is regular bowel movement, which in turn prevents constipation.
Iceberg lettuce is also a good source of vitamin K which works with calcium to ensure good bone health as well as blood clotting.
I’ll stop there because the average punter can’t afford lettuce.
ABC Hobart
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#BREAKING: At least 31 people, including children, have been killed in a mass shooting at a daycare centre in a north-eastern province of Thailand.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
maybe there are too many in the market already for more to be juiced. reading the article it appears the cost of picking and transport vs the price they get makes it a losing option. Plus transport to the markets seem to be a problem as well.
No. The supermarts import the product in juice form from America. The total area grown in Australia of blood oranges eight years ago was 180 hectares and Vito’s plot was 120 of those hectares.
Picking is one of the biggest costs. On top of all the other costs, it is similar to the milk thing and supermarts. Farmers go out backwards feeding suermarts.
Peak Warming Man said:
Using large amounts of vinegar, especially in undiluted form, may cause damage to the teeth from erosion of the enamel, digestive issues, and possibly effect potassium levels going too low which can have a negative effect on bone health.
Is this consuming or simply rinsing out the mouth with it?
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-06/grower-dumps-300-tonnes-of-oranges/101506922I grafted all those blood orange trees. Then I went through and infected them all with a dwarfing virus.
The largest blood orange planting in Australia.
why can’t they juice them?
My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
True.
Arts said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
maybe there are too many in the market already for more to be juiced. reading the article it appears the cost of picking and transport vs the price they get makes it a losing option. Plus transport to the markets seem to be a problem as well.
what is wrong with the world when good food is more economical discarded than eaten… they should put the oranges in Tupperware containers and stick them in the fridge until they form some sort of growth on them so they can be discarded then… like the normal people do it.
Nods. They are loony throwing good food on the tip.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:My own experiences/meetings with farmers have taught me that there is no more bloody-minded set of people in Australia.
The guiding motto for some of them (not all, but some) is ‘f*** ‘em’. Happily throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Unless there’s some sort of tax break/subsidy/relief payment involved.
I expected to get a reply back saying – ya can’t juice them oranges, ya need juicing oranges to juice these are eaten’ oranges…
but your candour has once again prevailed,
I can only speak from my experiences in meeting them when working for Centrelink, local government, as the employee of some, and socially.
Some are really ‘the salt of the earth’. And some are just bloody-minded a***holes.
One told me that he was going to plough a whole crop of chicory back into the ground because the price had dropped. When i said ‘but, you’ll get absolutely nothing for it then’, his reply was that he’d just get the accountant to write it off against tax, apply for government relief, and it’d ‘help teach “the customer” (whoever that was meant to be) a lesson”’.
I’ve seen this too.
Does anyone know how to switch PWM off?
Peak Warming Man said:
Carrot is rich in beta-carotene, soluble and insoluble dietary fiber, antioxidants and minerals such as potassium, offering potential benefits for eye health, digestion, cholesterol reduction, weight loss and blood pressure regulation.
There was a bloke in England who decided he’d go on a carrot diet. He was probably also taking Vit A supplements. Anyway, he went yellow and died.
Peak Warming Man said:
Carrot and carrot juice showcase cardioprotective benefits by decreasing systolic blood pressure, increasing total antioxidant status, and by attenuating oxidative damage of the unsaturated fats of the cell membranes (Potter et al. 2011).
Pick me ups them juices are too.
Peak Warming Man said:
LETTUCE
I
Iceberg lettuce helps in gut health. It contains fiber which helps in improving gut health and makes sure that there is regular bowel movement, which in turn prevents constipation.
Iceberg lettuce is also a good source of vitamin K which works with calcium to ensure good bone health as well as blood clotting.I’ll stop there because the average punter can’t afford lettuce.
Particularly iceberg.
Witty Rejoinder said:
carrot -> coit?
Does anyone know how to switch PWM off?
Peak Warming Man said:
LETTUCE
I
Iceberg lettuce helps in gut health. It contains fiber which helps in improving gut health and makes sure that there is regular bowel movement, which in turn prevents constipation.
Iceberg lettuce is also a good source of vitamin K which works with calcium to ensure good bone health as well as blood clotting.I’ll stop there because the average punter can’t afford lettuce.
What about cos lettuce?
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LETTUCE
I
Iceberg lettuce helps in gut health. It contains fiber which helps in improving gut health and makes sure that there is regular bowel movement, which in turn prevents constipation.
Iceberg lettuce is also a good source of vitamin K which works with calcium to ensure good bone health as well as blood clotting.I’ll stop there because the average punter can’t afford lettuce.
What about cos lettuce?
Dunno. I grow my own. Lots of types. Don’t bother trying to grow iceberg.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Does anyone know how to switch PWM off?
Normally you just remove the gate drive from the IGBT.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LETTUCE
I
Iceberg lettuce helps in gut health. It contains fiber which helps in improving gut health and makes sure that there is regular bowel movement, which in turn prevents constipation.
Iceberg lettuce is also a good source of vitamin K which works with calcium to ensure good bone health as well as blood clotting.I’ll stop there because the average punter can’t afford lettuce.
What about cos lettuce?
Dunno. I grow my own. Lots of types. Don’t bother trying to grow iceberg.
I buy cos, cos they are cheap, $3-something for a pack of 2. They seem to last longer in the fridge than iceberg.
Australia is forecast to import 18,000 MT of orange juice, slightly higher than the anticipated 17,300
MT of domestic production in MY 2021/22. Domestic production is expected to be down from the large
production of 19,200 MT in MY 2020/21, which was due to a large increase in supply of oranges for
juicing. Orange juice exports are set to fall to a more typical level of 3,500 MT in the forecast year after
a large increase to 5,000 MT in MY 2020/21. Domestic consumption is forecast to remain relatively
stable at 32,000 MT despite the health consciousness triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic leading to
reported increases in home consumption. However, this was countered by a decline from the food
service sector due to associated lockdowns.
https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus%20Annual_Canberra_Australia_12-15-2021.pdf
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:What about cos lettuce?
Dunno. I grow my own. Lots of types. Don’t bother trying to grow iceberg.
I buy cos, cos they are cheap, $3-something for a pack of 2. They seem to last longer in the fridge than iceberg.
If they have roots you can plant them. They last longer than in the fridge because you keep picking leaves.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:Dunno. I grow my own. Lots of types. Don’t bother trying to grow iceberg.
I buy cos, cos they are cheap, $3-something for a pack of 2. They seem to last longer in the fridge than iceberg.
If they have roots you can plant them. They last longer than in the fridge because you keep picking leaves.
That’s an interesting idea.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Does anyone know how to switch PWM off?
Normally you just remove the gate drive from the IGBT.
Ha!
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:I buy cos, cos they are cheap, $3-something for a pack of 2. They seem to last longer in the fridge than iceberg.
If they have roots you can plant them. They last longer than in the fridge because you keep picking leaves.
That’s an interesting idea.
Been doing it for decades.
Bogsnorkler said:
Australia is forecast to import 18,000 MT of orange juice, slightly higher than the anticipated 17,300
MT of domestic production in MY 2021/22. Domestic production is expected to be down from the large
production of 19,200 MT in MY 2020/21, which was due to a large increase in supply of oranges for
juicing. Orange juice exports are set to fall to a more typical level of 3,500 MT in the forecast year after
a large increase to 5,000 MT in MY 2020/21. Domestic consumption is forecast to remain relatively
stable at 32,000 MT despite the health consciousness triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic leading to
reported increases in home consumption. However, this was countered by a decline from the food
service sector due to associated lockdowns.https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus%20Annual_Canberra_Australia_12-15-2021.pdf
what is MT in this case?
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Australia is forecast to import 18,000 MT of orange juice, slightly higher than the anticipated 17,300
MT of domestic production in MY 2021/22. Domestic production is expected to be down from the large
production of 19,200 MT in MY 2020/21, which was due to a large increase in supply of oranges for
juicing. Orange juice exports are set to fall to a more typical level of 3,500 MT in the forecast year after
a large increase to 5,000 MT in MY 2020/21. Domestic consumption is forecast to remain relatively
stable at 32,000 MT despite the health consciousness triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic leading to
reported increases in home consumption. However, this was countered by a decline from the food
service sector due to associated lockdowns.https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus%20Annual_Canberra_Australia_12-15-2021.pdf
what is MT in this case?
metric tonnes?
I went shopping today at Bunnings with a $100 voucher. I bought a pair of gumboots. Some white spirit and a scraper tool. A punnet of cherry tomatoes and a pack of Jarrahdale pumpkin seed. Some vegi mix. Some sugar cane mulch. I went to the checkout and they gave me $1.75 and a $20 voucher.
the big shock to me was the price of a bundle of starpickets. They were $4.25 last time I looked. I suppose that might be 15 or 20 years agosarahs mum said:
I went shopping today at Bunnings with a $100 voucher. I bought a pair of gumboots. Some white spirit and a scraper tool. A punnet of cherry tomatoes and a pack of Jarrahdale pumpkin seed. Some vegi mix. Some sugar cane mulch. I went to the checkout and they gave me $1.75 and a $20 voucher. the big shock to me was the price of a bundle of starpickets. They were $4.25 last time I looked. I suppose that might be 15 or 20 years ago
Oooh yeah starpickets are expensive at bunnings.
Buy then online if you can.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
I went shopping today at Bunnings with a $100 voucher. I bought a pair of gumboots. Some white spirit and a scraper tool. A punnet of cherry tomatoes and a pack of Jarrahdale pumpkin seed. Some vegi mix. Some sugar cane mulch. I went to the checkout and they gave me $1.75 and a $20 voucher. the big shock to me was the price of a bundle of starpickets. They were $4.25 last time I looked. I suppose that might be 15 or 20 years agoOooh yeah starpickets are expensive at bunnings.
Buy then online if you can.
I have about 25 leaning up against an old fence. I keep finding them everywhere and I have been collecting them and putting them in one place for a few years now. (they were widespread in the days of electric fencing and some cows.)
Arts:
…
Serial killer in California may have slain 5 people in 6 months, police say
By Praveena Somasundaram
Updated October 5, 2022 at 9:14 a.m. EDT|Published October 4, 2022 at 8:17 p.m. EDT
California police provided new details Tuesday in five killings over the past six months and two other attacks from last year that authorities say may be the work of one or multiple serial killers.
The seven cases — six in Stockton, Calif., and one in Oakland — have been linked by ballistic and video evidence, police said, releasing footage of a “person of interest” and a description from the only surviving victim.
This year, five men, each alone in the dark at night or early in the morning, were killed between July 8 and Sept. 27 in Stockton. None of the men were robbed, and police said the cases do not seem to be connected to drugs or gang violence.
“By definition, these shootings are a series of killings, and so we do believe we could have a potential serial killer,” Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said Tuesday. “That’s how we’re going to treat it.”
The concerns about a potential serial killer grew on Monday, when authorities confirmed that two cases from April 2021 were linked to the five homicides. A man was fatally shot in Oakland on April 10 — in the only case identified outside Stockton thus far — and a woman was shot in the city six days later but survived.
The woman told police she saw a male around six feet tall, wearing dark clothes, a dark jacket and a black “covid-style” mask, McFadden said.
Of the seven people who were shot, five were of Hispanic descent, but McFadden said Tuesday that a motive was unclear.
San Joaquin County’s Office of the Medical Examiner identified the victims as Paul Yaw, 35; Salvador Debudey Jr., 43; Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez, 21; Juan Cruz, 52; and Lawrence Lopez Sr., 54, the Associated Press reported.
Last week, authorities cautioned residents to be vigilant, avoid traveling alone and stay in well-lit areas of the city. McFadden on Friday told the public to “have your head on a swivel.”
The D.C. snipers terrorized a region. Here’s what it was like.
Police also released a photo of the person of interest, who was shown in Tuesday’s video. The hazy picture showed a silhouetted individual clad in full black and facing away from the camera. On Tuesday, McFadden said authorities wanted to speak to the individual, who has not been connected to any of the crimes.
As of Tuesday, police have not found any witnesses in the Stockton killings because there was little light and the victims were in isolated areas, McFadden said. Investigators have reviewed hundreds of hours of video, he said, but none of the shootings were caught on camera.
The city, Stockton Crime Stoppers and local business owners have put together a cash reward of $125,000 for information leading to an arrest in the cases.
McFadden said Tuesday that this series of homicides is “abnormal” for Stockton. Thus far in 2022, 43 homicides have been recorded in the city — up from 32 this time last year.
Analydia Lopez, the wife of victim Salvador Debudey Jr., told KCRA-TV that his killing has “caused a lot of pain” for the family.
“To be honest with you, a part of me died with him that day,” Lopez said. “It’s been hard. It’s been really, really hard.”
Suspect in custody, but kidnapped Calif. family still missing, police say
Stockton, a city of more than 300,000 people, has a history of violence. In June, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that an operation targeting street gangs in Stockton resulted in 88 arrests and two solved homicides.
But the killings have left the community with a newfound sense of fear as police have yet to make an arrest in the case, Stockton resident Jason Winland said.
The 50-year-old barber, who has lived in the city for three decades, said the string of killings is “totally different” from the typical violent crimes he is used to hearing about.
Over the past few days, Winland said, he has been running errands only when it’s light outside.
“It could be anybody,” he said. “If a guy had to go get formula in the middle of the night for his family or something, God help him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/04/stockton-serial-killings/?
“Four more Chinese irrigation projects designated world heritage structures”
Clever clever.
If you are going to build a dam designate it a heritage structure and away you go, no problem.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts:…
Serial killer in California may have slain 5 people in 6 months, police say
By Praveena SomasundaramUpdated October 5, 2022 at 9:14 a.m. EDT|Published October 4, 2022 at 8:17 p.m. EDT
California police provided new details Tuesday in five killings over the past six months and two other attacks from last year that authorities say may be the work of one or multiple serial killers.
The seven cases — six in Stockton, Calif., and one in Oakland — have been linked by ballistic and video evidence, police said, releasing footage of a “person of interest” and a description from the only surviving victim.
This year, five men, each alone in the dark at night or early in the morning, were killed between July 8 and Sept. 27 in Stockton. None of the men were robbed, and police said the cases do not seem to be connected to drugs or gang violence.
“By definition, these shootings are a series of killings, and so we do believe we could have a potential serial killer,” Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said Tuesday. “That’s how we’re going to treat it.”
The concerns about a potential serial killer grew on Monday, when authorities confirmed that two cases from April 2021 were linked to the five homicides. A man was fatally shot in Oakland on April 10 — in the only case identified outside Stockton thus far — and a woman was shot in the city six days later but survived.
The woman told police she saw a male around six feet tall, wearing dark clothes, a dark jacket and a black “covid-style” mask, McFadden said.
Of the seven people who were shot, five were of Hispanic descent, but McFadden said Tuesday that a motive was unclear.
San Joaquin County’s Office of the Medical Examiner identified the victims as Paul Yaw, 35; Salvador Debudey Jr., 43; Jonathan Hernandez Rodriguez, 21; Juan Cruz, 52; and Lawrence Lopez Sr., 54, the Associated Press reported.
Last week, authorities cautioned residents to be vigilant, avoid traveling alone and stay in well-lit areas of the city. McFadden on Friday told the public to “have your head on a swivel.”
The D.C. snipers terrorized a region. Here’s what it was like.
Police also released a photo of the person of interest, who was shown in Tuesday’s video. The hazy picture showed a silhouetted individual clad in full black and facing away from the camera. On Tuesday, McFadden said authorities wanted to speak to the individual, who has not been connected to any of the crimes.
As of Tuesday, police have not found any witnesses in the Stockton killings because there was little light and the victims were in isolated areas, McFadden said. Investigators have reviewed hundreds of hours of video, he said, but none of the shootings were caught on camera.
The city, Stockton Crime Stoppers and local business owners have put together a cash reward of $125,000 for information leading to an arrest in the cases.
McFadden said Tuesday that this series of homicides is “abnormal” for Stockton. Thus far in 2022, 43 homicides have been recorded in the city — up from 32 this time last year.
Analydia Lopez, the wife of victim Salvador Debudey Jr., told KCRA-TV that his killing has “caused a lot of pain” for the family.
“To be honest with you, a part of me died with him that day,” Lopez said. “It’s been hard. It’s been really, really hard.”
Suspect in custody, but kidnapped Calif. family still missing, police say
Stockton, a city of more than 300,000 people, has a history of violence. In June, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that an operation targeting street gangs in Stockton resulted in 88 arrests and two solved homicides.
But the killings have left the community with a newfound sense of fear as police have yet to make an arrest in the case, Stockton resident Jason Winland said.
The 50-year-old barber, who has lived in the city for three decades, said the string of killings is “totally different” from the typical violent crimes he is used to hearing about.
Over the past few days, Winland said, he has been running errands only when it’s light outside.
“It could be anybody,” he said. “If a guy had to go get formula in the middle of the night for his family or something, God help him.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/04/stockton-serial-killings/?
all over it.. thanks
another one in Texas is going on trial on Monday…
I can barely keep up with them all… I have 22 (now 24) serial killers active in the last four years… it’s great
Arts said:
PWM wants to go on a diet?
He’s going to eat carrots and drink vinegar, and get yellow skin and rip the enamel off his teeth.
buffy said:
Arts said:
PWM wants to go on a diet?
He’s going to eat carrots and drink vinegar, and get yellow skin and rip the enamel off his teeth.
Oh, sorry…reading on I see he’s covered the yellow skin too.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:carrot -> coit?
Does anyone know how to switch PWM off?
Icebergs are only about $2 each now.
Video – 11.26 – Can SpaceX’s Dragon Give Hubble New Life?
SpaceX & Jared Isaacman have been awarded an unfunded space act agreement to study boosting the Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit, and potentially more. While they haven’t gone into great detail about what the plan could be it would be logical to use SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft which has cargo space for payloads which would be required for this kind of mission.
But I think the potential of EVA servicing is still minimal due to the lack of manipulator arms, EVA suits and other hardware that’s needed to provide astronaut mobility. However without servicing the telescope could well fail before it falls out of orbit since it’s down to one working computer and no spare gyroscopes.
More…
I like the idea of a separate module that is left there, with fuel and thrusters, extra gyroscopes and computers.
BMX, golf and coastal rowing will be added in the Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026.
BMX is something involving body mass, Golf is a game that ruins a good walk and I dont know if they have thought this costal rowing thing through for Australia. I doubt any of them will finish in time.
Peak Warming Man said:
BMX, golf and coastal rowing will be added in the Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026.BMX is something involving body mass, Golf is a game that ruins a good walk and I dont know if they have thought this costal rowing thing through for Australia. I doubt any of them will finish in time.
Flinders did a bit of coastal rowing. Trim was there too.
Bogsnorkler said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BMX, golf and coastal rowing will be added in the Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026.BMX is something involving body mass, Golf is a game that ruins a good walk and I dont know if they have thought this costal rowing thing through for Australia. I doubt any of them will finish in time.
Flinders did a bit of coastal rowing. Trim was there too.
And his human friend too, for some of the time early on.
Peak Warming Man said:
BMX, golf and coastal rowing will be added in the Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026.BMX is something involving body mass, Golf is a game that ruins a good walk and I dont know if they have thought this costal rowing thing through for Australia. I doubt any of them will finish in time.
I have no problem with any of these. They involve skill, or speed, or strength.
I am not a fan of K-Pop music. But I recently clicked on one Youtube short post featuring BlackPink. I had never even heard of them before. Now that I have watched one video, even if it was just a short, YouTube is pushing them hard in my feed and suggestions. They must think I am some sort of dirty old man. The dance moves are very sexualised.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/familyhealth/your-eyes-offer-a-window-into-how-many-years-you-have-left-to-live-suggests-large-study/ar-AA12ugOQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=335984c6749b4a59aacdc34ebb1a1485
Your eyes offer a ‘window’ into how many years you have left to live suggests large study
Adam Chapman – 4h ago
If you could find out how long you have left to live, would you want to know? A recent study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, suggests your eyes can lift the curtain on your life expectancy. A team of International researchers have discovered a link between the biological age of a person’s retinas and their risk of death.
The retina – a membrane at the back of the eye – contains millions of light-sensitive cells (rods and cones) and other nerve cells that receive and organise visual information.
A study of almost 47,000 adults found that people whose retinas were “older” than their actual age were more likely to die over the next decade.
The discovery could have profound implications for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
“The retina offers a unique, accessible ‘window’ to evaluate underlying pathological processes of systemic vascular and neurological diseases that are associated with increased risks of mortality,” said corresponding author Doctor Mingguang He from the Centre for Eye Research Australia.
The retinas hold clues about your biological clock finds study.
How the researchers gathered their findings
Researchers monitored the participants, all between 40 and 69 years-old, for an average of 11 years.
Each person had their fundus – the back surface of the eye – scanned as part of the UK Biobank study; a large-scale biomedical database and research resource, containing in-depth genetic and health information from half a million UK participants.
The international team compared each retina’s “biological age” with that person’s chronological age – discovering a “retinal age gap” in many participants.
Large gaps were associated with 49 to 67 percent higher risks of death from any cause other than cardiovascular disease or cancer.
This was after taking into account potentially influential factors such as high blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), lifestyle habits, and ethnicity.
“Our novel findings have determined that the retinal age gap is an independent predictor of increased mortality risk, especially of non-cardiovascular disease/ non-cancer mortality. These findings suggest that retinal age may be a clinically significant biomarker of ageing,” the researchers said.
For each one-year increase in the age gap, scientists found a two and three percent rise in the risk of death from any cause or a specific cause, respectively.
The findings add to evidence that the network of small vessels in the retina are a reliable indicator of the overall health of the body’s circulatory system and brain.
Retinal age gap is an independent predictor of increased mortality risk finds study
While the risks of illness and death increase with age, it is clear they vary considerably among people of the same age, according to the team.
Study authors used an advanced type of AI (artificial intelligence) known as “deep learning” to accurately predict a person’s retinal age from images of the fundus.
The new technology is different from similar tissue, cell, and chemical tests of biological aging that the study authors said are fraught with ethical and privacy issues. These tests are also invasive, expensive, and time consuming.
The team validated their screening model using some 19,200 fundus images from the right eyes of 11,052 participants in relatively good health. This showed a strong association between predicted retinal age and real age, with an overall accuracy to within three and a half years.
The same process applied to the left eyes produced similar results. Scientists then assessed the retinal age gap in the remaining 35,917 volunteers.
During the study period, 1,871 (five percent) participants died. From this group, 321 (17 percent) died of cardiovascular disease, 1,018 (54.5 percent) died from cancer, and 532 (28.5 percent) died of other causes including dementia.
Over half of the participants fell into the category of “fast agers” – those whose retinas looked older than their real age – with 51 percent having retinal age gaps of more than three years, 28 percent with a gap of five years, and 4.5 percent with a gap of more than 10 years.
The new findings, combined with previous research, add weight to “the hypothesis that the retina plays an important role in the ageing process and is sensitive to the cumulative damages of ageing which increase the mortality risk”, wrote Doctor He.
“Our findings indicate that retinal age gap might be a potential biomarker of ageing that is closely related to risk of mortality, implying the potential of retinal image as a screening tool for risk stratification and delivery of tailored interventions,” the study authors concluded.
This newspaper previously covered a study which found a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health, and lifespan.
party_pants said:
I am not a fan of K-Pop music. But I recently clicked on one Youtube short post featuring BlackPink. I had never even heard of them before. Now that I have watched one video, even if it was just a short, YouTube is pushing them hard in my feed and suggestions. They must think I am some sort of dirty old man. The dance moves are very sexualised.
Hmm….I see….sniggers
Greetings Earthlings. I’m hoping that you have all been nice to each other while I was away collecting the repaired bobcat and trying to comprehend the price tag of the repairs.
Kingy said:
Greetings Earthlings. I’m hoping that you have all been nice to each other while I was away collecting the repaired bobcat and trying to comprehend the price tag of the repairs.
yes
Kingy said:
Greetings Earthlings. I’m hoping that you have all been nice to each other while I was away collecting the repaired bobcat and trying to comprehend the price tag of the repairs.
hey there king tootie
I forgot to take a pic of it, but a tiny metal part about 20mm x 30mm failed, and the repairs are currently around $35,000 to get it working again. The machine is worth about $45,000 in working order, so it was a long discussion as to fixing it or not or melting it down into scrap metal. This is my daily driver.
There are only 4 of these in Australia, and when the main hydraulic pump failed due to the splined sleeve that connects the two halves of the pump failed, we discovered that there are no replacement pumps on the planet. We managed to get a similar hydraulic pump from Germany, flew it to the US for modifications, got it shipped to Melbourne, then trucked across the Nullabor. A new bell housing was manufactured to install the new pump, and then we discovered that the chassis computer wouldn’t talk to it, so a “technician” had to reinstall the software in the machine to make it work.
I went to collect it this morning and the battery was flat, so I took it to the auto sparkies to get a new battery and the battery bolts were rusted into place. After a couple of hours grinding them off and replacing them, it started, and it threw about 6 error codes.
I’m so glad that I get paid by the hour.
“It is troubling that faith or association with a church, mosque, synagogue or temple could render a person immediately unsuited to holding a particular role. That is a dangerous idea, one that will only reduce tolerance of others.”
Like faith schools not wanting gay people to be employed?
ChrispenEvan said:
“It is troubling that faith or association with a church, mosque, synagogue or temple could render a person immediately unsuited to holding a particular role. That is a dangerous idea, one that will only reduce tolerance of others.”Like faith schools not wanting gay people to be employed?
Is this the former Essendon CEO?
It is more than faith or association with. He is on the board of directors of that particular church which made statements of doctrine. He wanted to work for an organisation which has explicitly and overtly expressed the opposite view and established policies to that effect. So there is a clear clash. He can’t carry out both roles without hypocrisy.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
“It is troubling that faith or association with a church, mosque, synagogue or temple could render a person immediately unsuited to holding a particular role. That is a dangerous idea, one that will only reduce tolerance of others.”Like faith schools not wanting gay people to be employed?
Is this the former Essendon CEO?
It is more than faith or association with. He is on the board of directors of that particular church which made statements of doctrine. He wanted to work for an organisation which has explicitly and overtly expressed the opposite view and established policies to that effect. So there is a clear clash. He can’t carry out both roles without hypocrisy.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-test-for-people-of-faith-faith-leaders-appalled-by-treatment-of-thorburn-20221005-p5bndw.html
Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making
In June of 2020, Stephen Gosser, a self-described “diehard birder,” was out in the woods of Western Pennsylvania when he thought he heard the song of the elusive and strikingly beautiful scarlet tanager. The blood-red bird with black wings and tail is a favorite among birders for both its beauty and rarity, as the birds prefer to stay hidden high in the forest canopy.
more…
https://policebumper.com
neat device.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
“It is troubling that faith or association with a church, mosque, synagogue or temple could render a person immediately unsuited to holding a particular role. That is a dangerous idea, one that will only reduce tolerance of others.”Like faith schools not wanting gay people to be employed?
Is this the former Essendon CEO?
It is more than faith or association with. He is on the board of directors of that particular church which made statements of doctrine. He wanted to work for an organisation which has explicitly and overtly expressed the opposite view and established policies to that effect. So there is a clear clash. He can’t carry out both roles without hypocrisy.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-test-for-people-of-faith-faith-leaders-appalled-by-treatment-of-thorburn-20221005-p5bndw.html
He’s a lying little creep who’s happy to say one thing and do another so as to further his influence and provide himself with more avenues through which to impose his and his ‘church’s’ views on other people. Unless someone calls him out on it, as they did here.
‘Hypocrisy’ is his middle name.
ChrispenEvan said:
https://policebumper.comneat device.
Rope ‘em. cowboy!
Astronomers find a ‘cataclysmic’ pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet
Nearly half the stars in our galaxy are solitary like the sun. The other half comprises stars that circle other stars, in pairs and multiples, with orbits so tight that some stellar systems could fit between Earth and the moon.
more…
T3 deleted scene
https://youtu.be/D_bz1bFk7po
It’s nocturnal, has six spiny legs, and is omnivorous, meaning it doesn’t have a problem chowing down on other insects. The devil katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus), featured in a recent post on Nat Geo’s Instagram, is “one of the most unreal insects I’ve photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” says photographer Javier Aznar.
PermeateFree said:
It’s nocturnal, has six spiny legs, and is omnivorous, meaning it doesn’t have a problem chowing down on other insects. The devil katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus), featured in a recent post on Nat Geo’s Instagram, is “one of the most unreal insects I’ve photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” says photographer Javier Aznar.
It does look like it was designed by Jim Henson and then printed in plastic.
Scotland has now reached a point where we need to make a decisions. Either we need to just give up and accept that the role of devolution is to translate Westminster rule for Scotland, taking their policies and, oh I don’t know, sticking the word ‘Green’ on the front to make them more acceptable in Scotland.
Or we need to set out a different, long-term vision. We can simply let the rich leave. A large proportion of Scotland’s higher rate tax payers are public employees and I’m not convinced they’re all that great. Bringing through a more innovative younger generation is a good plan anyway.
There really aren’t all that many major businesses left in Scotland whose senior staff are a flight risk. Is our higher rate tax payer really going to hang out in Hexham or Morpeth in his evenings and commute an hour and a half into Edinburgh in the mornings? We need to hold firm to principles and call some bluffs.
We can create a national industrial strategy which is not based on low tax and low regulation but on high quality and effective exploitation of national resources. If we had proper integrated government policy we’d be racing to develop public energy generation off our east coast and be enticing energy-intensive businesses to come here because of inexpensive clean electricity.
We can build manufacturing businesses based on our wide range of natural resources, pioneering in bioplastics, new organic fabrics, wood-based construction materials. We can pursue ‘import substitution’ and produce much more of the food we consume. We can create engineering strategies to rebuild green-based engineering capacity in Scotland. We can do many things.
But we can’t straddle both paths. We have to choose. If we choose Freeports we choose to undermine the rest of the economy. If we choose tax cuts we transfer great wealth from the poor to the already rich. If we choose deregulation our water and air and soil and urban areas will deteriorate, more people will die at work, health will decline, poverty will increase.
So we need to choose. We have let the debate be driven by narrow-focussed cynicism. It’s the ‘well since everyone else is stealing this old woman’s money, we might as well give her a kick and take her TV’. It’s the ‘I don’t like taking away this child’s only toy but I kind of want it so I will’.
If you take the shitshow which is British policy, break it down into its tiny, mental components and say, each one one at a time, ‘here, it is this or it is nothing’, we build a trap from which our children won’t escape never mind us.
It is our failure, the failure of those of us who oppose this awfulness, to provide an alternative, an alternative which is about more than just soundbites and adjectives and personal approval ratings. It is about a vision for Scotland which challenges and takes on Trussonomics or Union Jack Starmer. That is exactly what Common Weal is feverishly working on right now.
I don’t want higher rate tax payers to leave Scotland. I want them to stay because we’ve persuaded them that there is more to life than tax cuts, that the society we are building is good for everyone, that they will live a life which is generous and enriching and fulfilling not despite the fact that they are contributing to the public good but because they are contributing to the public good.
I want them to see that, working together, putting all of us first, we can build a Scotland which is beautiful, not ugly, kind, not selfish, together, not fragmented and broken, innovative, not reductive, peaceful, not at permanent war with itself and everyone else.
It is easy to be angry at the rich. They never seem to accept that they have enough power, enough money, enough of a quality of life to be content with. But we live in a democracy, and it is not (as we have seen) the responsibility of the rich to make it a good democracy and a good society.
It is all of us. It is time for Scotland to stop pointing the finger at others and point it at ourselves. Do we want to continue on this path or not? If not, where are we going to go?
And when are we going to start?
https://commonweal.scot/death-and-taxes/
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I looked for the indyref 2 thread.
sarahs mum said:
Scotland has now reached a point where we need to make a decisions. Either we need to just give up and accept that the role of devolution is to translate Westminster rule for Scotland, taking their policies and, oh I don’t know, sticking the word ‘Green’ on the front to make them more acceptable in Scotland.Or we need to set out a different, long-term vision. We can simply let the rich leave. A large proportion of Scotland’s higher rate tax payers are public employees and I’m not convinced they’re all that great. Bringing through a more innovative younger generation is a good plan anyway.
There really aren’t all that many major businesses left in Scotland whose senior staff are a flight risk. Is our higher rate tax payer really going to hang out in Hexham or Morpeth in his evenings and commute an hour and a half into Edinburgh in the mornings? We need to hold firm to principles and call some bluffs.
We can create a national industrial strategy which is not based on low tax and low regulation but on high quality and effective exploitation of national resources. If we had proper integrated government policy we’d be racing to develop public energy generation off our east coast and be enticing energy-intensive businesses to come here because of inexpensive clean electricity.
We can build manufacturing businesses based on our wide range of natural resources, pioneering in bioplastics, new organic fabrics, wood-based construction materials. We can pursue ‘import substitution’ and produce much more of the food we consume. We can create engineering strategies to rebuild green-based engineering capacity in Scotland. We can do many things.
But we can’t straddle both paths. We have to choose. If we choose Freeports we choose to undermine the rest of the economy. If we choose tax cuts we transfer great wealth from the poor to the already rich. If we choose deregulation our water and air and soil and urban areas will deteriorate, more people will die at work, health will decline, poverty will increase.
So we need to choose. We have let the debate be driven by narrow-focussed cynicism. It’s the ‘well since everyone else is stealing this old woman’s money, we might as well give her a kick and take her TV’. It’s the ‘I don’t like taking away this child’s only toy but I kind of want it so I will’.
If you take the shitshow which is British policy, break it down into its tiny, mental components and say, each one one at a time, ‘here, it is this or it is nothing’, we build a trap from which our children won’t escape never mind us.
It is our failure, the failure of those of us who oppose this awfulness, to provide an alternative, an alternative which is about more than just soundbites and adjectives and personal approval ratings. It is about a vision for Scotland which challenges and takes on Trussonomics or Union Jack Starmer. That is exactly what Common Weal is feverishly working on right now.
I don’t want higher rate tax payers to leave Scotland. I want them to stay because we’ve persuaded them that there is more to life than tax cuts, that the society we are building is good for everyone, that they will live a life which is generous and enriching and fulfilling not despite the fact that they are contributing to the public good but because they are contributing to the public good.
I want them to see that, working together, putting all of us first, we can build a Scotland which is beautiful, not ugly, kind, not selfish, together, not fragmented and broken, innovative, not reductive, peaceful, not at permanent war with itself and everyone else.
It is easy to be angry at the rich. They never seem to accept that they have enough power, enough money, enough of a quality of life to be content with. But we live in a democracy, and it is not (as we have seen) the responsibility of the rich to make it a good democracy and a good society.
It is all of us. It is time for Scotland to stop pointing the finger at others and point it at ourselves. Do we want to continue on this path or not? If not, where are we going to go?
And when are we going to start?
https://commonweal.scot/death-and-taxes/
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I looked for the indyref 2 thread.
Indyref 2
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/topics/15940/
I remind you that the forum thread list can be found here
http://dazvoz.com/Holiday-Forum-List-04.html
You could bookmark this, or if you don’t want to do that, you can look near the top of a chat thread, and you’ll find the URL there.
sarahs mum said:
PermeateFree said:
It’s nocturnal, has six spiny legs, and is omnivorous, meaning it doesn’t have a problem chowing down on other insects. The devil katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus), featured in a recent post on Nat Geo’s Instagram, is “one of the most unreal insects I’ve photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” says photographer Javier Aznar.
It does look like it was designed by Jim Henson and then printed in plastic.
Yes, it doesn’t look real. I spent a few years looking for katydids and was amassed at the varity of shapes and sizes, some were quite bazar.
PermeateFree said:
sarahs mum said:
PermeateFree said:
It’s nocturnal, has six spiny legs, and is omnivorous, meaning it doesn’t have a problem chowing down on other insects. The devil katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus), featured in a recent post on Nat Geo’s Instagram, is “one of the most unreal insects I’ve photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” says photographer Javier Aznar.
It does look like it was designed by Jim Henson and then printed in plastic.
Yes, it doesn’t look real. I spent a few years looking for katydids and was amassed at the varity of shapes and sizes, some were quite bazar.
amassed = amazed
varity = variety
Very tired, long day and my bed calls.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees, dark and gently raining. We are forecast 16 degrees with showers.
Mr buffy has gone to the therapy pool in Hamilton. I’ll go later to do the supermarket shopping and to get Telstra to make my mobile phone work. I also need to call in to the bank to shuffle money.
Got an email newsletter from our accountant this morning. I hadn’t thought about it (because I don’t have to now), but there are “traps for beginners” in working from home.
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Example: living a long way from work – travel expenses aren’t deductible
Ainsley lives in Brisbane with his family. He accepts a job on a long-term project that is being carried out in Sydney. His employment contract indicates that his place of work is the office located on the project site in Sydney.
As Ainsley lives in Brisbane and does not need to be physically on-site all the time, he has an informal agreement with his employer to work from home whenever he is not required on-site. When Ainsley must be on-site, he is generally there for no longer than 2 weeks. As Ainsley’s regular workplace is in Sydney, his employer does not cover the cost of his flights to Sydney or his accommodation, meal and incidental expenses when Ainsley stays near the site.
Ainsley can’t claim a deduction for the accommodation, meal and incidental expenses he incurs when he travels and stays in Sydney to work at the project site. The expenses are private expenses, and Ainsley incurs them as a consequence of his personal circumstances; that is, he decides to live in Brisbane and work in Sydney.
Ainsley can’t claim the cost of his flights between Brisbane and Sydney for the same reasons.
This is an annoying article. If you don’t really have any information – why bother to write about it?
PermeateFree said:
sarahs mum said:
PermeateFree said:
It’s nocturnal, has six spiny legs, and is omnivorous, meaning it doesn’t have a problem chowing down on other insects. The devil katydid (Panacanthus cuspidatus), featured in a recent post on Nat Geo’s Instagram, is “one of the most unreal insects I’ve photographed in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” says photographer Javier Aznar.
It does look like it was designed by Jim Henson and then printed in plastic.
Yes, it doesn’t look real. I spent a few years looking for katydids and was amassed at the varity of shapes and sizes, some were quite bazar.
Many katydids are bizarre. This one takes the cake.
One of Sydney’s oldest private schools, The King’s School, is under investigation by the NSW Department of Education.
There are allegations of possible misuse of taxpayers’ funds over building and other plans.
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said there was an expectation attached to state funding.
“The expectation of any non-government school receiving public funding is very clear — the funding must be for the education of its students,” she said.
“I expect all non-government schools to comply with their not-for-profit requirements and will not hesitate to take action should it be clear they are non-compliant.”
Logging regulator not adequately detecting illegal logging, Victorian Auditor-General’s Office finds
7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Hardly knew any.
“US President Joe Biden says the decision reflects his position that “no-one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana.
The Long-eared Jerboa has the largest ears relative to its size in the whole animal kingdom.
buffy said:
Got an email newsletter from our accountant this morning. I hadn’t thought about it (because I don’t have to now), but there are “traps for beginners” in working from home.———————————————————————————————————————
Example: living a long way from work – travel expenses aren’t deductible
Ainsley lives in Brisbane with his family. He accepts a job on a long-term project that is being carried out in Sydney. His employment contract indicates that his place of work is the office located on the project site in Sydney.
As Ainsley lives in Brisbane and does not need to be physically on-site all the time, he has an informal agreement with his employer to work from home whenever he is not required on-site. When Ainsley must be on-site, he is generally there for no longer than 2 weeks. As Ainsley’s regular workplace is in Sydney, his employer does not cover the cost of his flights to Sydney or his accommodation, meal and incidental expenses when Ainsley stays near the site.
Ainsley can’t claim a deduction for the accommodation, meal and incidental expenses he incurs when he travels and stays in Sydney to work at the project site. The expenses are private expenses, and Ainsley incurs them as a consequence of his personal circumstances; that is, he decides to live in Brisbane and work in Sydney.
Ainsley can’t claim the cost of his flights between Brisbane and Sydney for the same reasons.
There’s thousands of people who work from home some of the time and who can’t claim the cost of their bus and train tickets when they have to go in to ‘the office’. And many thousands more who commute every day and can’t claim such costs.. None of them can claim the cost of their lunches, or incidentals, either.
Ainsley is just another commuter. Long-distance, more expensive, but just another commuter.
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Deadset shocker here, 4/10
dv said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Deadset shocker here, 4/10
There was only one I had to guess. Eight I knew the answer straight away, one I had to think for about 10 seconds and one (semi-educated) guess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVhP3618aKY
Mondo Rock perform Cool World Live From Eddie’s Desk| Triple M
that was nice, almost a different song
dv said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Deadset shocker here, 4/10
I’m shocked.
Shocked and appalled.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Deadset shocker here, 4/10
I’m shocked.
Shocked and appalled.
I actually got 5/10.
7/10
Q8: An Australian has been crowned World Barista Champion for the first time since 2015. Which state are they from?
I got that one wrong.
They are all from Victoria, apparently.
sibeen said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
boyey swot.
Peak Warming Man said:
7/10Q8: An Australian has been crowned World Barista Champion for the first time since 2015. Which state are they from?
I got that one wrong.
They are all from Victoria, apparently.
The one was my semi-educated guess :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
boyey swot.
Why does swotting require a gender?
I didn’t get any of the sports ones right, nor the Barista one, nor the Elon Musk one and Kim Kardashian one.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
boyey swot.
Why does swotting require a gender?
Forum tradition I suppose.
Greetings
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:boyey swot.
Why does swotting require a gender?
Forum tradition I suppose.
plus it is being applied to a male. in this instant.
Peak Warming Man said:
7/10Q8: An Australian has been crowned World Barista Champion for the first time since 2015. Which state are they from?
I got that one wrong.
They are all from Victoria, apparently.
Yes. All ‘baristas’ are from Victoria.
TIL that Fitz- usually indicates illegitimate sons of a monarch.
e.g. William IV’s out of wedlock kids were named FitzWilliam, and those of Charles II were called FitzCharles or FitzRoy.
ChrispenEvan said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Why does swotting require a gender?
Forum tradition I suppose.
plus it is being applied to a male. in this instant.
He identifies as male, well during the week anyway.
dv said:
TIL that Fitz- usually indicates illegitimate sons of a monarch.e.g. William IV’s out of wedlock kids were named FitzWilliam, and those of Charles II were called FitzCharles or FitzRoy.
FitzHarry is a problem.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
TIL that Fitz- usually indicates illegitimate sons of a monarch.e.g. William IV’s out of wedlock kids were named FitzWilliam, and those of Charles II were called FitzCharles or FitzRoy.
FitzHarry is a problem.
Belay that, it doesn’t work.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
TIL that Fitz- usually indicates illegitimate sons of a monarch.e.g. William IV’s out of wedlock kids were named FitzWilliam, and those of Charles II were called FitzCharles or FitzRoy.
FitzHarry is a problem.
Belay that, it doesn’t work.
What about the gay couple next door – Patric Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatric?
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:FitzHarry is a problem.
Belay that, it doesn’t work.
What about the gay couple next door – Patric Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatric?
Do the Germans use Fritz instead of Fitz
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Statistically average for me, as I had to guess at least 8 of the questions.
3/10.
“A grandmother has lost an eye after it became infected when she wore contact lenses while having a shower.
Marie Mason, 54, developed an infection in her left eye after a microscopic amoeba present in tap water got between her contact lens and cornea.
She first noticed something was wrong when it constantly felt like something was stuck in her eye in 2015.
After her vision deteriorated, she went to the opticians who immediately rushed her to hospital.
Marie was then told she has a type of bacteria called Acanthamoeba Keratitis living inside of her eye, which was causing her the problems.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis is a rare infection that is caused by a microscopic, free-living organism which can cause permanent visual impairment or blindness.
Marie wore 30 day contact lenses, which mean she showered in them and as the infection can be found in tap water, it is believed that’s how her eye became infected.”
Blimey.
Cymek said:
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:Belay that, it doesn’t work.
What about the gay couple next door – Patric Fitzgerald and Gerald Fitzpatric?
Do the Germans use Fritz instead of Fitz
I think it’s called Devon over there.
sibeen said:
dv said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Deadset shocker here, 4/10
There was only one I had to guess. Eight I knew the answer straight away, one I had to think for about 10 seconds and one (semi-educated) guess.
Same
9/10I just received a wedding invitation. 4:30 in the afternoon on the 24th of December.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Got an email newsletter from our accountant this morning. I hadn’t thought about it (because I don’t have to now), but there are “traps for beginners” in working from home.———————————————————————————————————————
Example: living a long way from work – travel expenses aren’t deductible
Ainsley lives in Brisbane with his family. He accepts a job on a long-term project that is being carried out in Sydney. His employment contract indicates that his place of work is the office located on the project site in Sydney.
As Ainsley lives in Brisbane and does not need to be physically on-site all the time, he has an informal agreement with his employer to work from home whenever he is not required on-site. When Ainsley must be on-site, he is generally there for no longer than 2 weeks. As Ainsley’s regular workplace is in Sydney, his employer does not cover the cost of his flights to Sydney or his accommodation, meal and incidental expenses when Ainsley stays near the site.
Ainsley can’t claim a deduction for the accommodation, meal and incidental expenses he incurs when he travels and stays in Sydney to work at the project site. The expenses are private expenses, and Ainsley incurs them as a consequence of his personal circumstances; that is, he decides to live in Brisbane and work in Sydney.
Ainsley can’t claim the cost of his flights between Brisbane and Sydney for the same reasons.
There’s thousands of people who work from home some of the time and who can’t claim the cost of their bus and train tickets when they have to go in to ‘the office’. And many thousands more who commute every day and can’t claim such costs.. None of them can claim the cost of their lunches, or incidentals, either.
Ainsley is just another commuter. Long-distance, more expensive, but just another commuter.
I am also of this view. For many years I chose to live 60km from work. I knew that was not a deduction.
sibeen said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Engineery swot…
dv said:
I didn’t get any of the sports ones right, nor the Barista one, nor the Elon Musk one and Kim Kardashian one.
This sounds like me.
Peak Warming Man said:
“A grandmother has lost an eye after it became infected when she wore contact lenses while having a shower.
Marie Mason, 54, developed an infection in her left eye after a microscopic amoeba present in tap water got between her contact lens and cornea.
She first noticed something was wrong when it constantly felt like something was stuck in her eye in 2015.
After her vision deteriorated, she went to the opticians who immediately rushed her to hospital.
Marie was then told she has a type of bacteria called Acanthamoeba Keratitis living inside of her eye, which was causing her the problems.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis is a rare infection that is caused by a microscopic, free-living organism which can cause permanent visual impairment or blindness.
Marie wore 30 day contact lenses, which mean she showered in them and as the infection can be found in tap water, it is believed that’s how her eye became infected.”Blimey.
It’s a rare risk, but it’s there. I was never very happy about people wearing extended wear contact lenses. I can only remember prescribing them in very rare circumstances, and never for more than a week. And then you put in a new one. You could, of course, also just get it from a splash of water, if your water has it. Yet again…wash your hands!
Do these guys find prison inviting?
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“A grandmother has lost an eye after it became infected when she wore contact lenses while having a shower.
Marie Mason, 54, developed an infection in her left eye after a microscopic amoeba present in tap water got between her contact lens and cornea.
She first noticed something was wrong when it constantly felt like something was stuck in her eye in 2015.
After her vision deteriorated, she went to the opticians who immediately rushed her to hospital.
Marie was then told she has a type of bacteria called Acanthamoeba Keratitis living inside of her eye, which was causing her the problems.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis is a rare infection that is caused by a microscopic, free-living organism which can cause permanent visual impairment or blindness.
Marie wore 30 day contact lenses, which mean she showered in them and as the infection can be found in tap water, it is believed that’s how her eye became infected.”Blimey.
It’s a rare risk, but it’s there. I was never very happy about people wearing extended wear contact lenses. I can only remember prescribing them in very rare circumstances, and never for more than a week. And then you put in a new one. You could, of course, also just get it from a splash of water, if your water has it. Yet again…wash your hands!
Are contact lenses a good alternative for glasses or do they work only for a few prescription lenses
Cheese & tomato roll with a mug of tea (black and one)
Over.
Cymek said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“A grandmother has lost an eye after it became infected when she wore contact lenses while having a shower.
Marie Mason, 54, developed an infection in her left eye after a microscopic amoeba present in tap water got between her contact lens and cornea.
She first noticed something was wrong when it constantly felt like something was stuck in her eye in 2015.
After her vision deteriorated, she went to the opticians who immediately rushed her to hospital.
Marie was then told she has a type of bacteria called Acanthamoeba Keratitis living inside of her eye, which was causing her the problems.
Acanthamoeba Keratitis is a rare infection that is caused by a microscopic, free-living organism which can cause permanent visual impairment or blindness.
Marie wore 30 day contact lenses, which mean she showered in them and as the infection can be found in tap water, it is believed that’s how her eye became infected.”Blimey.
It’s a rare risk, but it’s there. I was never very happy about people wearing extended wear contact lenses. I can only remember prescribing them in very rare circumstances, and never for more than a week. And then you put in a new one. You could, of course, also just get it from a splash of water, if your water has it. Yet again…wash your hands!
Are contact lenses a good alternative for glasses or do they work only for a few prescription lenses
They can be a good alternative. You can get pretty much any prescription. But you have to be happy poking your fingers around your eyes, which a surprising number of people are not, even though they think they want contact lenses. I had people faint when they tried.
buffy said:
Proud BoysDo these guys find prison inviting?
Too much testosterone, it effected their thinking.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cheese & tomato roll with a mug of tea (black and one)
Over.
I’ve had a piece of buttered white bread so far. I et a lamington with my mocha at 11.00am, so not particularly hungry at this point. If Cam has made lamingtons (which I don’t make, too fiddly) who am I to resist eating one?
:)
buffy said:
Cymek said:
buffy said:It’s a rare risk, but it’s there. I was never very happy about people wearing extended wear contact lenses. I can only remember prescribing them in very rare circumstances, and never for more than a week. And then you put in a new one. You could, of course, also just get it from a splash of water, if your water has it. Yet again…wash your hands!
Are contact lenses a good alternative for glasses or do they work only for a few prescription lenses
They can be a good alternative. You can get pretty much any prescription. But you have to be happy poking your fingers around your eyes, which a surprising number of people are not, even though they think they want contact lenses. I had people faint when they tried.
Definitely not for me thanks. I really hate the glaucoma pressure test, having something sitting on the surface of eye all day creeps me out.
‘Plaintiffs argue Alex Jones should pay $500 million in damages in Sandy Hook defamation trial
“You reap what you sow,” plaintiffs’ attorney Chris Mattei said.’
https://abcnews.go.com/US/plaintiffs-argue-alex-jones-pay-500-million-damages/story?id=91129153
Update on my visit to the Telstra shop to persuade them to make my phone work. “Hmm”, the young fella said. “You do indeed have credit. I’ll just go and check with someone.” I told him I thought I knew where the problem arose (my old plan finished on 2/10, and I think that is when they cut me off, but it was them who put me onto a new plan, not my choice. And said I was a bit angry because I had called in to the shop when the plan was changed, and again a couple of weeks before that date and had been assured that I didn’t need to do anything and it would all be fine)
When he came back he apologized and said there had been a problem with information coming to them (the local shop), and I actually had to be within some sort of plan date and despite me having credit which didn’t run out until April next year, the system still thought I was out because of the previous plan. It seems this detail had not been passed on to the shop people in the training.
I suggested I simply wanted the phone to work and I would like him to fix it. I also suggested that going on what the previous people at the shop had told me, it would be a Good Idea if they found out how to fix this problem, because I’d been told there were people who now had a couple of years of credit up their sleeve, and I wouldn’t be the first to come in with this problem. He changed the date in their system to April next year and the phone works again.
I was nice about it.
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:
Cymek said:Are contact lenses a good alternative for glasses or do they work only for a few prescription lenses
They can be a good alternative. You can get pretty much any prescription. But you have to be happy poking your fingers around your eyes, which a surprising number of people are not, even though they think they want contact lenses. I had people faint when they tried.
Definitely not for me thanks. I really hate the glaucoma pressure test, having something sitting on the surface of eye all day creeps me out.
I fitted contact lenses for many years, but I never wore them. Early on I thought “this is ridiculous, I need to experience this”. But I completely failed to be able to insert them into my eyes. I was fine putting them on other people’s eyes, but couldn’t do it to myself. I was probably not really motivated enough. I’ve never really had any problem with wearing glasses.
buffy said:
Cymek said:
buffy said:It’s a rare risk, but it’s there. I was never very happy about people wearing extended wear contact lenses. I can only remember prescribing them in very rare circumstances, and never for more than a week. And then you put in a new one. You could, of course, also just get it from a splash of water, if your water has it. Yet again…wash your hands!
Are contact lenses a good alternative for glasses or do they work only for a few prescription lenses
They can be a good alternative. You can get pretty much any prescription. But you have to be happy poking your fingers around your eyes, which a surprising number of people are not, even though they think they want contact lenses. I had people faint when they tried.
That makes sense
buffy said:
Update on my visit to the Telstra shop to persuade them to make my phone work. “Hmm”, the young fella said. “You do indeed have credit. I’ll just go and check with someone.” I told him I thought I knew where the problem arose (my old plan finished on 2/10, and I think that is when they cut me off, but it was them who put me onto a new plan, not my choice. And said I was a bit angry because I had called in to the shop when the plan was changed, and again a couple of weeks before that date and had been assured that I didn’t need to do anything and it would all be fine)When he came back he apologized and said there had been a problem with information coming to them (the local shop), and I actually had to be within some sort of plan date and despite me having credit which didn’t run out until April next year, the system still thought I was out because of the previous plan. It seems this detail had not been passed on to the shop people in the training.
I suggested I simply wanted the phone to work and I would like him to fix it. I also suggested that going on what the previous people at the shop had told me, it would be a Good Idea if they found out how to fix this problem, because I’d been told there were people who now had a couple of years of credit up their sleeve, and I wouldn’t be the first to come in with this problem. He changed the date in their system to April next year and the phone works again.
I was nice about it.
That got you sorted but I bet they haven’t fixed the core problem.
buffy said:
Update on my visit to the Telstra shop to persuade them to make my phone work. “Hmm”, the young fella said. “You do indeed have credit. I’ll just go and check with someone.” I told him I thought I knew where the problem arose (my old plan finished on 2/10, and I think that is when they cut me off, but it was them who put me onto a new plan, not my choice. And said I was a bit angry because I had called in to the shop when the plan was changed, and again a couple of weeks before that date and had been assured that I didn’t need to do anything and it would all be fine)When he came back he apologized and said there had been a problem with information coming to them (the local shop), and I actually had to be within some sort of plan date and despite me having credit which didn’t run out until April next year, the system still thought I was out because of the previous plan. It seems this detail had not been passed on to the shop people in the training.
I suggested I simply wanted the phone to work and I would like him to fix it. I also suggested that going on what the previous people at the shop had told me, it would be a Good Idea if they found out how to fix this problem, because I’d been told there were people who now had a couple of years of credit up their sleeve, and I wouldn’t be the first to come in with this problem. He changed the date in their system to April next year and the phone works again.
I was nice about it.
jerry can of petrol and lighter next time, keep them on their toes
that’s humor above, just incase there’s someone out there given to overly literal interpretations, luck of birth or whatever gifted them a neurological peculiarity that way
“Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat”
Peak Warming Man said:
“Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat”
looking at weather, the forecast..
sunday’s a cold morn
building up to some possibility rain tuesday>thursday
I tells ya it’s a wet year, a good year, be some monster crops
and I needs gets phlogiston containing materials for the dephlogisticaters, today, no putting it off
and lunch will be pizza
buffy said:
Update on my visit to the Telstra shop to persuade them to make my phone work. “Hmm”, the young fella said. “You do indeed have credit. I’ll just go and check with someone.” I told him I thought I knew where the problem arose (my old plan finished on 2/10, and I think that is when they cut me off, but it was them who put me onto a new plan, not my choice. And said I was a bit angry because I had called in to the shop when the plan was changed, and again a couple of weeks before that date and had been assured that I didn’t need to do anything and it would all be fine)When he came back he apologized and said there had been a problem with information coming to them (the local shop), and I actually had to be within some sort of plan date and despite me having credit which didn’t run out until April next year, the system still thought I was out because of the previous plan. It seems this detail had not been passed on to the shop people in the training.
I suggested I simply wanted the phone to work and I would like him to fix it. I also suggested that going on what the previous people at the shop had told me, it would be a Good Idea if they found out how to fix this problem, because I’d been told there were people who now had a couple of years of credit up their sleeve, and I wouldn’t be the first to come in with this problem. He changed the date in their system to April next year and the phone works again.
I was nice about it.
My experience with Optus has been that the people you deal with are helpful, and do their best to sort things out as well as possible, but the underlying systems are terrible.
Sounds like Telstra are much the same.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat”
What has DS been up to now, and what does it have to do with Clarckson?
sibeen said:
buffy said:
ABC news quiz7/10. I think I knew 5, a couple of good guesses. Some faulty guesses.
Score: 8 / 10
Quiz Completed!
—-
fancy that.
dv said:
TIL that Fitz- usually indicates illegitimate sons of a monarch.e.g. William IV’s out of wedlock kids were named FitzWilliam, and those of Charles II were called FitzCharles or FitzRoy.
I know now.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Update on my visit to the Telstra shop to persuade them to make my phone work. “Hmm”, the young fella said. “You do indeed have credit. I’ll just go and check with someone.” I told him I thought I knew where the problem arose (my old plan finished on 2/10, and I think that is when they cut me off, but it was them who put me onto a new plan, not my choice. And said I was a bit angry because I had called in to the shop when the plan was changed, and again a couple of weeks before that date and had been assured that I didn’t need to do anything and it would all be fine)When he came back he apologized and said there had been a problem with information coming to them (the local shop), and I actually had to be within some sort of plan date and despite me having credit which didn’t run out until April next year, the system still thought I was out because of the previous plan. It seems this detail had not been passed on to the shop people in the training.
I suggested I simply wanted the phone to work and I would like him to fix it. I also suggested that going on what the previous people at the shop had told me, it would be a Good Idea if they found out how to fix this problem, because I’d been told there were people who now had a couple of years of credit up their sleeve, and I wouldn’t be the first to come in with this problem. He changed the date in their system to April next year and the phone works again.
I was nice about it.
That got you sorted but I bet they haven’t fixed the core problem.
if they have a system that works perfectly, there would be no need to hire all these customer service people. They would be putting thousands out of a job.
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
buffy said:They can be a good alternative. You can get pretty much any prescription. But you have to be happy poking your fingers around your eyes, which a surprising number of people are not, even though they think they want contact lenses. I had people faint when they tried.
Definitely not for me thanks. I really hate the glaucoma pressure test, having something sitting on the surface of eye all day creeps me out.
I fitted contact lenses for many years, but I never wore them. Early on I thought “this is ridiculous, I need to experience this”. But I completely failed to be able to insert them into my eyes. I was fine putting them on other people’s eyes, but couldn’t do it to myself. I was probably not really motivated enough. I’ve never really had any problem with wearing glasses.
I also have a problem with putting them in (I only have needed glasses in the last five years, so I put it down to age and hesitancy)… but I did find them uncomfortable to wear anyway…
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…
pizza in the oven, did I mention we’re having pizza for lunch
“Perth teen linked to alleged attack on pregnant mom is arrested again
A teen, who was with the 15-year-old accused of dragging a pregnant mom to the ground and sending her pram flying in an attempt to rob her, is being held over a shockingly similar alleged crime. “
Mom, bloody mom, we don’t have moms in Australia thank you very much.
stomps off
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…
It’s lack of importance ?
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…It’s lack of importance ?
just a commentary on how differently the media treats similar events from different countries.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…It’s lack of importance ?
just a commentary on how differently the media treats similar events from different countries.
Was this the ABC?
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…
Search “thailand massacre” gives dozens of hits.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:It’s lack of importance ?
just a commentary on how differently the media treats similar events from different countries.
Was this the ABC?
ABC, Twitter, anywhere
Ian said:
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…Search “thailand massacre” gives dozens of hits.
form each source,, sure. I’m not saying they aren’t reporting it, I am commenting on the number per publication..
remember any mass murder that has happened in the US in recent years involving schools, days and days of stories for every which angle.. several stories a page…
Peak Warming Man said:
“Perth teen linked to alleged attack on pregnant mom is arrested again
A teen, who was with the 15-year-old accused of dragging a pregnant mom to the ground and sending her pram flying in an attempt to rob her, is being held over a shockingly similar alleged crime. “Mom, bloody mom, we don’t have moms in Australia thank you very much.
stomps off
daily mail’s having it both ways, mom in one, mum in another
and here’s some graphs showing use of mum and mom, everyone likes a good graph
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…
There’s two articles currently on the ABC front page.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/
sibeen said:
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…There’s two articles currently on the ABC front page.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/
1. one was from yesterday
2. down the line..
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…Search “thailand massacre” gives dozens of hits.
form each source,, sure. I’m not saying they aren’t reporting it, I am commenting on the number per publication..
remember any mass murder that has happened in the US in recent years involving schools, days and days of stories for every which angle.. several stories a page…
I personally find that oversaturation distasteful, but yes in our media white children murdered is more significant than other children.
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:
Once again, just one article on How it unfolded in the media about the shooting of children…Search “thailand massacre” gives dozens of hits.
form each source,, sure. I’m not saying they aren’t reporting it, I am commenting on the number per publication..
remember any mass murder that has happened in the US in recent years involving schools, days and days of stories for every which angle.. several stories a page…
Are you searching in Asian outlets?
Ian said:
Arts said:
Ian said:Search “thailand massacre” gives dozens of hits.
form each source,, sure. I’m not saying they aren’t reporting it, I am commenting on the number per publication..
remember any mass murder that has happened in the US in recent years involving schools, days and days of stories for every which angle.. several stories a page…
Are you searching in Asian outlets?
that’s not the point.
Hadn’t heard from a friend for a while, he replied last night was in hospital for a mental breakdown and only got out yesterday.
Going to try and arrange for us to get together for a catch-up.
Normally get reasonably drunk not sure if we should this time
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:form each source,, sure. I’m not saying they aren’t reporting it, I am commenting on the number per publication..
remember any mass murder that has happened in the US in recent years involving schools, days and days of stories for every which angle.. several stories a page…
Are you searching in Asian outlets?
that’s not the point.
A racist angle does seem to exist like its expected there, no big deal and they value life and their children less than we do.
Good way to justify a war were lots of civilians are killed they are only “insert race” but when the return happens its wrong.
Arts said:
Ian said:
Arts said:form each source,, sure. I’m not saying they aren’t reporting it, I am commenting on the number per publication..
remember any mass murder that has happened in the US in recent years involving schools, days and days of stories for every which angle.. several stories a page…
Are you searching in Asian outlets?
that’s not the point.
perhaps it’s cultural sensitivity, they don’t want bad news in thialand, they not that degenerate
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Ian said:Are you searching in Asian outlets?
that’s not the point.
A racist angle does seem to exist like its expected there, no big deal and they value life and their children less than we do.
Good way to justify a war were lots of civilians are killed they are only “insert race” but when the return happens its wrong.
It could be a basic case that there is a large network of news outlets linking the english speaking countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
That and the language barrier could mean that “News” has difficulty getting to us from Asia.
transition said:
Arts said:
Ian said:Are you searching in Asian outlets?
that’s not the point.
perhaps it’s cultural sensitivity, they don’t want bad news in thialand, they not that degenerate
it’s not about being lust driven or degenerate.. from a criminological perspective mass shootings are super important… but in this case it makes a comment on western media and representation.
Dark Orange said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:that’s not the point.
A racist angle does seem to exist like its expected there, no big deal and they value life and their children less than we do.
Good way to justify a war were lots of civilians are killed they are only “insert race” but when the return happens its wrong.
It could be a basic case that there is a large network of news outlets linking the english speaking countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
That and the language barrier could mean that “News” has difficulty getting to us from Asia.
except there was a shit load of it when Corby and Bali nine happened… and a shit load when the Bali bombings happened…
Arts said:
Dark Orange said:
Cymek said:A racist angle does seem to exist like its expected there, no big deal and they value life and their children less than we do.
Good way to justify a war were lots of civilians are killed they are only “insert race” but when the return happens its wrong.
It could be a basic case that there is a large network of news outlets linking the english speaking countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
That and the language barrier could mean that “News” has difficulty getting to us from Asia.
except there was a shit load of it when Corby and Bali nine happened… and a shit load when the Bali bombings happened…
even a shit load when the Moscow siege happened.
Arts said:
Dark Orange said:
Cymek said:A racist angle does seem to exist like its expected there, no big deal and they value life and their children less than we do.
Good way to justify a war were lots of civilians are killed they are only “insert race” but when the return happens its wrong.
It could be a basic case that there is a large network of news outlets linking the english speaking countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
That and the language barrier could mean that “News” has difficulty getting to us from Asia.
except there was a shit load of it when Corby and Bali nine happened… and a shit load when the Bali bombings happened…
Fair call, but they involved Australians dying which made them relevant.
Yes, a school shooting in the US isn’t relevant to us, but the content distribution system is there, so we get it anyway.
Dark Orange said:
Arts said:
Dark Orange said:It could be a basic case that there is a large network of news outlets linking the english speaking countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
That and the language barrier could mean that “News” has difficulty getting to us from Asia.
except there was a shit load of it when Corby and Bali nine happened… and a shit load when the Bali bombings happened…
Fair call, but they involved Australians dying which made them relevant.
Yes, a school shooting in the US isn’t relevant to us, but the content distribution system is there, so we get it anyway.
Schools shootings especially in the USA are lots of point scoring for pro and anti gun ownership.
Every human and their dog weigh in and it becomes unpleasant apart from children being murdered
Its almost like a ratings grab for the media, reporting it and being respectful people need to grieve seems like the proper way to go.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Update on my visit to the Telstra shop to persuade them to make my phone work. “Hmm”, the young fella said. “You do indeed have credit. I’ll just go and check with someone.” I told him I thought I knew where the problem arose (my old plan finished on 2/10, and I think that is when they cut me off, but it was them who put me onto a new plan, not my choice. And said I was a bit angry because I had called in to the shop when the plan was changed, and again a couple of weeks before that date and had been assured that I didn’t need to do anything and it would all be fine)When he came back he apologized and said there had been a problem with information coming to them (the local shop), and I actually had to be within some sort of plan date and despite me having credit which didn’t run out until April next year, the system still thought I was out because of the previous plan. It seems this detail had not been passed on to the shop people in the training.
I suggested I simply wanted the phone to work and I would like him to fix it. I also suggested that going on what the previous people at the shop had told me, it would be a Good Idea if they found out how to fix this problem, because I’d been told there were people who now had a couple of years of credit up their sleeve, and I wouldn’t be the first to come in with this problem. He changed the date in their system to April next year and the phone works again.
I was nice about it.
That got you sorted but I bet they haven’t fixed the core problem.
I suspect not.
Dark Orange said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:that’s not the point.
A racist angle does seem to exist like its expected there, no big deal and they value life and their children less than we do.
Good way to justify a war were lots of civilians are killed they are only “insert race” but when the return happens its wrong.
It could be a basic case that there is a large network of news outlets linking the english speaking countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.
That and the language barrier could mean that “News” has difficulty getting to us from Asia.
And it’s more politically charged in the US which may mean that because even though mass killings are common they may paradoxically receive more coverage.elsewhere than otherwise.
Arts said:
transition said:
Arts said:that’s not the point.
perhaps it’s cultural sensitivity, they don’t want bad news in thialand, they not that degenerate
it’s not about being lust driven or degenerate.. from a criminological perspective mass shootings are super important… but in this case it makes a comment on western media and representation.
don’t mind me, struggling for seriousness today, not got it in me
charging my camera, maybe i’ll see some avians while getting wood, go slow it will be today, is
Arts said:
transition said:
Arts said:that’s not the point.
perhaps it’s cultural sensitivity, they don’t want bad news in thialand, they not that degenerate
it’s not about being lust driven or degenerate.. from a criminological perspective mass shootings are super important… but in this case it makes a comment on western media and representation.
This one seems to fit a standard pattern for domestic stuff, but with heaps more collateral damage than usual.
“West Australian farmer scammed out of $16,000 after trying to purchase cattle on Facebook”
If you can buy 30 head of cattle for that price you must know something’s not quite right.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/west-australian-farmer-scammed-out-of-16-000-after-trying-to-purchase-cattle-on-facebook/ar-AA12GtV4?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=dc97e4cbc18c426bb01ea1ea580e6634
BREAKING:
BREAKING:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
No news is good news?
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Zodiac signs are one thing anyone could check, but them influencing people is bollocks
Cymek said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Zodiac signs are one thing anyone could check, but them influencing people is bollocks
spoken like a true Scorpio
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Zodiac signs are one thing anyone could check, but them influencing people is bollocks
spoken like a true Scorpio
Damn, wish I said that.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:Zodiac signs are one thing anyone could check, but them influencing people is bollocks
spoken like a true Scorpio
Damn, wish I said that.
I mean the joke here is on “Zodiac killer” right?
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:spoken like a true Scorpio
Damn, wish I said that.
I mean the joke here is on “Zodiac killer” right?
I mean sure, but let me spoil that for you…
The Zodiac named himself after the watch… which also had the famous cross hairs in it… why? dunno.. maybe he liked the style
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Arts said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:Damn, wish I said that.
I mean the joke here is on “Zodiac killer” right?
I mean sure, but let me spoil that for you…
The Zodiac named himself after the watch… which also had the famous cross hairs in it… why? dunno.. maybe he liked the style
Too slow. Dang real world…
Arts said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:Damn, wish I said that.
I mean the joke here is on “Zodiac killer” right?
I mean sure, but let me spoil that for you…
The Zodiac named himself after the watch… which also had the famous cross hairs in it… why? dunno.. maybe he liked the style
Do you think the watch owner was the killer in question?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Montres Zodiac SA / Fils de Ariste Calame Le Locle, Neuchâtel und Genf, Schweiz; gegründet 1882;
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
dv said:I mean the joke here is on “Zodiac killer” right?
I mean sure, but let me spoil that for you…
The Zodiac named himself after the watch… which also had the famous cross hairs in it… why? dunno.. maybe he liked the style
Do you think the watch owner was the killer in question?
I really have no idea. One of my work colleagues will die on the Ed Edwards hill… but Arthur Allen is as good a guess as any
Arts said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:Damn, wish I said that.
I mean the joke here is on “Zodiac killer” right?
I mean sure, but let me spoil that for you…
The Zodiac named himself after the watch… which also had the famous cross hairs in it… why? dunno.. maybe he liked the style
“Allegedly”
The interpretation of the simple equilateral cross as a solar symbol in Bronze Age religion was widespread in 19th-century scholarship. The cross-in-a-circle was interpreted as a solar symbol derived from the interpretation of the disc of the Sun as the wheel of the chariot of the Sun god. Wieseler (1881) postulated an (unattested) Gothic rune hvel (“wheel”) representing the solar deity by the “wheel” symbol of a cross-in-a-circle, reflected by the Gothic letter hwair (𐍈).
The English term “Sun-Cross”, on the other hand, is comparatively recent, apparently loaned from German Sonnenkreuz and used in the 1955 translation of Rudolf Koch’s Book of Signs (“The Sun-Cross or Cross of Wotan”, p. 94).
The German term Sonnenkreuz was used in 19th-century scholarly literature of any cross symbol interpreted as a solar symbol, an equilateral cross either with or without a circle, or an oblique cross (Saint Andrew’s cross). Sonnenkreuz was used of the flag design of the Paneuropean Union in the 1920s. In the 1930s, a version of the symbol with broken arms (resembling a curved swastika, illustrated below) was popular as a link between Christianity and Germanic paganism in the völkisch German Faith Movement.
Wiki.
dv said:
However clever his code was purported to be, it could still easily be spelt incorrectly, going by his spelling and dictation skills.
The numbers 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 and 54 win Filipino lottery:
https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/wealth/philippines-lottery-jackpot-with-433-winners-sparks-calls-for-investigation/news-story/be8c91e230884658c88234bae31a8e52?
dv said:
he started all of his correspondence in about the same way
as far as I know, no-one has cracked this cypher… although it is also contentious (amongst those in the ‘dangerous’ game) that even the last purported cypher has been correctly decoded. Nothing adds value of figuring out who the killer was.
The latest one (where the folks used a computer to come up with likely decoded message) is contentious because you can run anything though a program enough times (and they did) and find some sort of pattern… ‘we’ are skeptical
There is also talk about how someone who has managed to fool everyone with a seemingly uncrackable code can do something like misspell simple words.. and yet produce another seemingly uncrackable code of (his name) that is nothing like his first one and is uncrackable.
The killer did not kill a bus load fo children, the killer had no need to threaten that when there was already a great deal of fear about him… it doesn’t make sense from a criminal behaviour point of view. I even speculate that his cyphers were anything but distractions with no meaning.. just little symbols of his daily walks ( crime pattern theory anyone??) …
anyway, there’s a lot there but the bottom line is that nothing leads to nothing…
roughbarked said:
dv said:
However clever his code was purported to be, it could still easily be spelt incorrectly, going by his spelling and dictation skills.
I think that is why they couldn’t decipher all of them as it had spelling mistakes that messed it up
Peak Warming Man said:
shopped.
Arts said:
dv said:
he started all of his correspondence in about the same way
as far as I know, no-one has cracked this cypher… although it is also contentious (amongst those in the ‘dangerous’ game) that even the last purported cypher has been correctly decoded. Nothing adds value of figuring out who the killer was.
The latest one (where the folks used a computer to come up with likely decoded message) is contentious because you can run anything though a program enough times (and they did) and find some sort of pattern… ‘we’ are skeptical
There is also talk about how someone who has managed to fool everyone with a seemingly uncrackable code can do something like misspell simple words.. and yet produce another seemingly uncrackable code of (his name) that is nothing like his first one and is uncrackable.
The killer did not kill a bus load fo children, the killer had no need to threaten that when there was already a great deal of fear about him… it doesn’t make sense from a criminal behaviour point of view. I even speculate that his cyphers were anything but distractions with no meaning.. just little symbols of his daily walks ( crime pattern theory anyone??) …
anyway, there’s a lot there but the bottom line is that nothing leads to nothing…
Likely dead or quite old now
Arts said:
dv said:
he started all of his correspondence in about the same way
as far as I know, no-one has cracked this cypher… although it is also contentious (amongst those in the ‘dangerous’ game) that even the last purported cypher has been correctly decoded. Nothing adds value of figuring out who the killer was.
The latest one (where the folks used a computer to come up with likely decoded message) is contentious because you can run anything though a program enough times (and they did) and find some sort of pattern… ‘we’ are skeptical
There is also talk about how someone who has managed to fool everyone with a seemingly uncrackable code can do something like misspell simple words.. and yet produce another seemingly uncrackable code of (his name) that is nothing like his first one and is uncrackable.
The killer did not kill a bus load fo children, the killer had no need to threaten that when there was already a great deal of fear about him… it doesn’t make sense from a criminal behaviour point of view. I even speculate that his cyphers were anything but distractions with no meaning.. just little symbols of his daily walks ( crime pattern theory anyone??) …
anyway, there’s a lot there but the bottom line is that nothing leads to nothing…
Did they investigate cryptographers
Impact that killed the dinosaurs may have triggered a ‘mega-earthquake’ that lasted weeks to months
Some 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs. New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months after the collision. The amount of energy released in this “mega-earthquake” is estimated at 1023 joules, which is about 50,000 times more energy than was released in the magnitude 9.1 Sumatra earthquake in 2004.
more…
Cymek said:
Arts said:
dv said:
he started all of his correspondence in about the same way
as far as I know, no-one has cracked this cypher… although it is also contentious (amongst those in the ‘dangerous’ game) that even the last purported cypher has been correctly decoded. Nothing adds value of figuring out who the killer was.
The latest one (where the folks used a computer to come up with likely decoded message) is contentious because you can run anything though a program enough times (and they did) and find some sort of pattern… ‘we’ are skeptical
There is also talk about how someone who has managed to fool everyone with a seemingly uncrackable code can do something like misspell simple words.. and yet produce another seemingly uncrackable code of (his name) that is nothing like his first one and is uncrackable.
The killer did not kill a bus load fo children, the killer had no need to threaten that when there was already a great deal of fear about him… it doesn’t make sense from a criminal behaviour point of view. I even speculate that his cyphers were anything but distractions with no meaning.. just little symbols of his daily walks ( crime pattern theory anyone??) …
anyway, there’s a lot there but the bottom line is that nothing leads to nothing…
Did they investigate cryptographers
or cryptographer quacks?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Impact that killed the dinosaurs may have triggered a ‘mega-earthquake’ that lasted weeks to monthsSome 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs. New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months after the collision. The amount of energy released in this “mega-earthquake” is estimated at 1023 joules, which is about 50,000 times more energy than was released in the magnitude 9.1 Sumatra earthquake in 2004.
more…
Woulda been good if we could have stored that in a battery.
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Impact that killed the dinosaurs may have triggered a ‘mega-earthquake’ that lasted weeks to monthsSome 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs. New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months after the collision. The amount of energy released in this “mega-earthquake” is estimated at 1023 joules, which is about 50,000 times more energy than was released in the magnitude 9.1 Sumatra earthquake in 2004.
more…
Woulda been good if we could have stored that in a battery.
Doesn’t take a very big rock to wipe us out, not beyond our capabilities if determined to alter a big one to hit us
The battery that runs 630 km on a single charge
The number of newly registered electric vehicles (EVs) in Korea surpassed 100,000 units last year alone. Norway is the only other country to match such numbers. The core materials that determine the battery life and charging speed of now commonly seen EVs are anode materials. Korea’s domestic battery industry has been committed to finding revolutionary ways to increase the battery capacity by introducing new technologies or other anode materials. But what if we get rid of anode materials altogether?
more…
Cymek said:
Arts said:
dv said:
he started all of his correspondence in about the same way
as far as I know, no-one has cracked this cypher… although it is also contentious (amongst those in the ‘dangerous’ game) that even the last purported cypher has been correctly decoded. Nothing adds value of figuring out who the killer was.
The latest one (where the folks used a computer to come up with likely decoded message) is contentious because you can run anything though a program enough times (and they did) and find some sort of pattern… ‘we’ are skeptical
There is also talk about how someone who has managed to fool everyone with a seemingly uncrackable code can do something like misspell simple words.. and yet produce another seemingly uncrackable code of (his name) that is nothing like his first one and is uncrackable.
The killer did not kill a bus load fo children, the killer had no need to threaten that when there was already a great deal of fear about him… it doesn’t make sense from a criminal behaviour point of view. I even speculate that his cyphers were anything but distractions with no meaning.. just little symbols of his daily walks ( crime pattern theory anyone??) …
anyway, there’s a lot there but the bottom line is that nothing leads to nothing…
Did they investigate cryptographers
it was one of the biggest long running investigations, so my suspicion is they had a decent look around. They have narrowed it down to about five or six individuals and hundreds of scholars have studied this case…
He must be asleep.
Peak Warming Man said:
He must be asleep.
On the sixth day he created the seeded herb and on the seventh he got stoned and rested. He’s been resting ever since.
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Arts said:suddenly everyone’s a fucking expert.
Zodiac signs are one thing anyone could check, but them influencing people is bollocks
spoken like a true Scorpio
Whereas we homebody Cancerians would have been more polite, and maybe made some biscuits to share…
buffy said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:Zodiac signs are one thing anyone could check, but them influencing people is bollocks
spoken like a true Scorpio
Whereas we homebody Cancerians would have been more polite, and maybe made some biscuits to share…
and us Taureans would provide a comfy chair.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
shopped.
That would be a waste. Should have been eaten.
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
shopped.
That would be a waste. Should have been eaten.
I’ve always wondered, do food photographers waste the food after being photographed?
Food report: I have chopped up lots of veggies into tiny bits. Also some bacon. I have some cold boiled rice. Tonight it is “buffy’s very veggie fried rice”. There will be bacon in it as a flavouring.
And that has just reminded me, I need to prepare a couple of eggs too.
i’ll make my own coffee, and then unload the stumps
and i’m told larry’s watching Afternoon Briefing on the ABC, yeah follows the politics that canine
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:shopped.
That would be a waste. Should have been eaten.
I’ve always wondered, do food photographers waste the food after being photographed?
Often it has stuff sprayed on it that is not edible, I believe. However, on one memorable occasion when we were visiting my Hobart brother, his wife brought home a huge chunk of smoked salmon that had been used for a photoshoot. It was delicious.
“The following day, a doctor observed the man as being dead but with his eyes open and fresh blood on his gown, suggesting he had died in the morgue after being left there.
A coroner’s court confirmed it was investigating the alleged incident.
The patient, who was in palliative care at Rockingham General Hospital in Western Australia, was identified by local media as Kevin Reid, 55.”
Too early.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:shopped.
That would be a waste. Should have been eaten.
I’ve always wondered, do food photographers waste the food after being photographed?
yes, because they often have to use other (non edible) things to make it look photo worthy…
Peak Warming Man said:
“The following day, a doctor observed the man as being dead but with his eyes open and fresh blood on his gown, suggesting he had died in the morgue after being left there.
A coroner’s court confirmed it was investigating the alleged incident.
The patient, who was in palliative care at Rockingham General Hospital in Western Australia, was identified by local media as Kevin Reid, 55.”Too early.
we discussed this.. it is not unusual for eyes to be open.. either because someone forgot to close them or because they spring open or partially open due to temp differences of rigor…. it is also not terribly shocking that the arms might have moved… the blood thing is a bit different, but has happened, but the oxygenated blood maybe not as easy to explain away… A decent lawyer might be able to statistic their way out of a claim.
Celebrity chefs dont cook the meals. they have proper cooks to do that.
The celebrity just comes in and opens the oven and says things like “umm smelling good” and stuff.
The dead eyes opened
Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘privacy breach’
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63164654
Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross breaches of privacy”.
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley have also filed cases against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
The company’s alleged activity includes having listening devices secretly placed inside people’s cars and homes.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:That would be a waste. Should have been eaten.
I’ve always wondered, do food photographers waste the food after being photographed?
Often it has stuff sprayed on it that is not edible, I believe. However, on one memorable occasion when we were visiting my Hobart brother, his wife brought home a huge chunk of smoked salmon that had been used for a photoshoot. It was delicious.
:)
dv said:
Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘privacy breach’https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63164654
Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross breaches of privacy”.
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley have also filed cases against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
The company’s alleged activity includes having listening devices secretly placed inside people’s cars and homes.
Unusual the British press has a reputation for being decent and not overstepping to get a photo
someone insult me, motivate me
cough have some some plague, i’m giving it away today
Cymek said:
dv said:
Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘privacy breach’https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63164654
Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross breaches of privacy”.
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley have also filed cases against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
The company’s alleged activity includes having listening devices secretly placed inside people’s cars and homes.
Unusual the British press has a reputation for being decent and not overstepping to get a photo
Sarcasm?
dv said:
Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘privacy breach’https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63164654
Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross britches of privacy”.
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley have also filed cases against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
Well good luck.
transition said:
someone insult me, motivate mecough have some some plague, i’m giving it away today
Your shoes need cleaning
dv said:
transition said:
someone insult me, motivate mecough have some some plague, i’m giving it away today
Your shoes need cleaning
about time the forum appointed a shoeshine boy, or girl
transition said:
dv said:
transition said:
someone insult me, motivate mecough have some some plague, i’m giving it away today
Your shoes need cleaning
about time the forum appointed a shoeshine boy, or girl
ain’t no nevertime it going to be me, bwana.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over ‘privacy breach’https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63164654
Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call “gross breaches of privacy”.
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley have also filed cases against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
The company’s alleged activity includes having listening devices secretly placed inside people’s cars and homes.
Unusual the British press has a reputation for being decent and not overstepping to get a photo
Sarcasm?
A little bit
roughbarked said:
transition said:
dv said:Your shoes need cleaning
about time the forum appointed a shoeshine boy, or girl
ain’t no nevertime it going to be me, bwana.
reminds me that last word you use, D had a chap from the continent humans reportedly descended from working for him, D insisted he be called that, anyway they were watching a movie together oneday and the chap got to see the context the term was used historically, not liked it much, what he learned, stopped calling him that, probably thought cunt instead, quite appropriately imo
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:about time the forum appointed a shoeshine boy, or girl
ain’t no nevertime it going to be me, bwana.
reminds me that last word you use, D had a chap from the continent humans reportedly descended from working for him, D insisted he be called that, anyway they were watching a movie together oneday and the chap got to see the context the term was used historically, not liked it much, what he learned, stopped calling him that, probably thought cunt instead, quite appropriately imo
Glad you got it then. ;)
I think we will watch Fran on the ABC tonight at 8.30. See how it goes.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:ain’t no nevertime it going to be me, bwana.
reminds me that last word you use, D had a chap from the continent humans reportedly descended from working for him, D insisted he be called that, anyway they were watching a movie together oneday and the chap got to see the context the term was used historically, not liked it much, what he learned, stopped calling him that, probably thought cunt instead, quite appropriately imo
Glad you got it then. ;)
He could have started calling him ‘chupi’ and told him it means ‘leader’ in Swahili. In fact, it means ‘c**t’.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:reminds me that last word you use, D had a chap from the continent humans reportedly descended from working for him, D insisted he be called that, anyway they were watching a movie together oneday and the chap got to see the context the term was used historically, not liked it much, what he learned, stopped calling him that, probably thought cunt instead, quite appropriately imo
Glad you got it then. ;)
He could have started calling him ‘chupi’ and told him it means ‘leader’ in Swahili. In fact, it means ‘c**t’.
Mzungu.
Wanna see some real bullshit?
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
I mean at least he was fired
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
I mean at least he was fired
Should have been taken out of the pistol range and fired at.
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
He fired at the teen and then got fired himself.
Kama
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
Bloody!
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
I can’t see anything that either of them did right.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
I can’t see anything that either of them did right.
The kid panicked, for sure. Wrong thing to do, certainly. But, 9 out of 10 young blokes would have been surprised/panicked, too.
Once the first shot went off, if was Rafferty’s Rules, and time to git yo shit outta there. No point in giving him a stationary target.
I mean, the copper could have just noted the rego plate, and pursued it all in a much more measured manner later.
ABC News:
‘Adidas puts partnership with Kanye West under review
The news comes after the rapper was allegedly critical of the company and its chief executive. ‘
Also, he’s a dick.
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
I can see no reason to shoot at all.
Our fire brigades fuel card turned up yesterday. It’s $1000 worth of fuel from the State Govt that I can distribute to our vollies. It was passed into law by WA’s National Party, which are reasonably ok(not great, but ok). The Federal National Party are a bunch of dicks.
Luckily ms Kingy is the brigade records officer, so it’s relatively easy for me to work out who has turned out to the various emergencies, who has been at the various training evenings, and who has been helping out behind the scenes. Then I divvy it up according to the amount of effort put in, divided by how wealthy the various vollies are. Some are battling to buy food, and some are buying a new car each year. I distribute accordingly.Kingy said:
Our fire brigades fuel card turned up yesterday. It’s $1000 worth of fuel from the State Govt that I can distribute to our vollies. It was passed into law by WA’s National Party, which are reasonably ok(not great, but ok). The Federal National Party are a bunch of dicks. Luckily ms Kingy is the brigade records officer, so it’s relatively easy for me to work out who has turned out to the various emergencies, who has been at the various training evenings, and who has been helping out behind the scenes. Then I divvy it up according to the amount of effort put in, divided by how wealthy the various vollies are. Some are battling to buy food, and some are buying a new car each year. I distribute accordingly.
commie
ABC News:
‘Former NRL player Scott found guilty of domestic violence charges
Former NRL player Curtis Scott is convicted of assaulting his girlfriend and intimidating her with threats to kill as their relationship broke down in 2018.’
Doesn’t matter what the coach says, boys, those steroid jabs are not good for you.
Hey Kingy – I’m doing a bit of CAD work for a mate of mine who does custom & hotrod cars.
Here’s an HT crossmember I’ve drawn up. Pretty happy with it.
sibeen said:
Kingy said:
Our fire brigades fuel card turned up yesterday. It’s $1000 worth of fuel from the State Govt that I can distribute to our vollies. It was passed into law by WA’s National Party, which are reasonably ok(not great, but ok). The Federal National Party are a bunch of dicks. Luckily ms Kingy is the brigade records officer, so it’s relatively easy for me to work out who has turned out to the various emergencies, who has been at the various training evenings, and who has been helping out behind the scenes. Then I divvy it up according to the amount of effort put in, divided by how wealthy the various vollies are. Some are battling to buy food, and some are buying a new car each year. I distribute accordingly.commie
I also distribute commiepliments around the holiday forum according to who has put in an effort to entertain the other forumites.
It appears that sibeens tank is running dry, perhaps he needs some
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Kingy – I’m doing a bit of CAD work for a mate of mine who does custom & hotrod cars.
Here’s an HT crossmember I’ve drawn up. Pretty happy with it.
Nice work.
At the brigade meeting last night it was mentioned that we should buy a 3D printer to make stuff like helmet torch brackets etc, and I explained that the hardest part was actually designing it on autocad or whatever. The easy part was clicking “print”.
PS. Where are the dampers and damper mountings in your design?
Kingy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Kingy – I’m doing a bit of CAD work for a mate of mine who does custom & hotrod cars.
Here’s an HT crossmember I’ve drawn up. Pretty happy with it.
Nice work.
At the brigade meeting last night it was mentioned that we should buy a 3D printer to make stuff like helmet torch brackets etc, and I explained that the hardest part was actually designing it on autocad or whatever. The easy part was clicking “print”.
PS. Where are the dampers and damper mountings in your design?
The chap is welding them on afterwards.
Might be worth either learning something like Fusion360 (free) and/or poking around such sites as https://www.thingiverse.com, https://www.printables.com , and grabcad.com for things you might need.
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Hey Kingy – I’m doing a bit of CAD work for a mate of mine who does custom & hotrod cars.
Here’s an HT crossmember I’ve drawn up. Pretty happy with it.
Nice work.
At the brigade meeting last night it was mentioned that we should buy a 3D printer to make stuff like helmet torch brackets etc, and I explained that the hardest part was actually designing it on autocad or whatever. The easy part was clicking “print”.
PS. Where are the dampers and damper mountings in your design?
The chap is welding them on afterwards.
Might be worth either learning something like Fusion360 (free) and/or poking around such sites as https://www.thingiverse.com, https://www.printables.com , and grabcad.com for things you might need.
Solid Edge is another that you can get a free student version of.
surly
PRONUNCIATION:
(SUHR-lee)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Rude; sullen; unfriendly.
2. Ominous or dismal (used for weather, clouds, sky, ocean, etc.).
ETYMOLOGY:
In the beginning the word meant lordly or majestic. Surly is an alteration of sirly, from sir, shortening of sire, from Old French sire, from Latin senior (older man), from senex (old). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sen- (old), which is also the ancestor of senate, senile, senectitude, and senescence. Earliest documented use: 1566.
NOTES:
What’s “surly” in “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth” in the poem “High Flight” by the fighter pilot John Gillespie Magee?
Magee was born in China to an American father and British mother. He joined Canadian Air Force and was posted in England. Inspiration for this poem came to him in 1941 while flying a Spitfire at 33,000 feet. The poem celebrates the joy of flying. “Surly bonds” can be seen as gravity, “surly” emphasizing its unrelenting nature.
Later that year his Spitfire collided with another plane in mid-air. Both pilots died. Both were 19. Leaving the surly bonds of Earth now takes on another meaning.
USAGE:
“If she often seemed surly and bad-tempered while playing tennis, seemingly taking no joy whatsoever from the sport, it’s easy to understand why now.”
Mary Hannigan; Emma Raducanu Needs to Rediscover the Joy of Sport; Irish Times (Dublin); Sep 8, 2022.
“Unfortunately, we were driven astray by treacherous winds across an enormous expanse of surly sea.”
Don Beach; Searching Heaven’s Vault; Writers Club Press; 2002.
ChrispenEvan said:
surlyPRONUNCIATION:
(SUHR-lee)MEANING:
adjective:
1. Rude; sullen; unfriendly.
2. Ominous or dismal (used for weather, clouds, sky, ocean, etc.).ETYMOLOGY:
In the beginning the word meant lordly or majestic. Surly is an alteration of sirly, from sir, shortening of sire, from Old French sire, from Latin senior (older man), from senex (old). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sen- (old), which is also the ancestor of senate, senile, senectitude, and senescence. Earliest documented use: 1566.NOTES:
What’s “surly” in “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth” in the poem “High Flight” by the fighter pilot John Gillespie Magee?Magee was born in China to an American father and British mother. He joined Canadian Air Force and was posted in England. Inspiration for this poem came to him in 1941 while flying a Spitfire at 33,000 feet. The poem celebrates the joy of flying. “Surly bonds” can be seen as gravity, “surly” emphasizing its unrelenting nature.
Later that year his Spitfire collided with another plane in mid-air. Both pilots died. Both were 19. Leaving the surly bonds of Earth now takes on another meaning.
USAGE:
“If she often seemed surly and bad-tempered while playing tennis, seemingly taking no joy whatsoever from the sport, it’s easy to understand why now.”
Mary Hannigan; Emma Raducanu Needs to Rediscover the Joy of Sport; Irish Times (Dublin); Sep 8, 2022.“Unfortunately, we were driven astray by treacherous winds across an enormous expanse of surly sea.”
Don Beach; Searching Heaven’s Vault; Writers Club Press; 2002.
Surely we all know what surly means.
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:surlyPRONUNCIATION:
(SUHR-lee)MEANING:
adjective:
1. Rude; sullen; unfriendly.
2. Ominous or dismal (used for weather, clouds, sky, ocean, etc.).ETYMOLOGY:
In the beginning the word meant lordly or majestic. Surly is an alteration of sirly, from sir, shortening of sire, from Old French sire, from Latin senior (older man), from senex (old). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sen- (old), which is also the ancestor of senate, senile, senectitude, and senescence. Earliest documented use: 1566.NOTES:
What’s “surly” in “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth” in the poem “High Flight” by the fighter pilot John Gillespie Magee?Magee was born in China to an American father and British mother. He joined Canadian Air Force and was posted in England. Inspiration for this poem came to him in 1941 while flying a Spitfire at 33,000 feet. The poem celebrates the joy of flying. “Surly bonds” can be seen as gravity, “surly” emphasizing its unrelenting nature.
Later that year his Spitfire collided with another plane in mid-air. Both pilots died. Both were 19. Leaving the surly bonds of Earth now takes on another meaning.
USAGE:
“If she often seemed surly and bad-tempered while playing tennis, seemingly taking no joy whatsoever from the sport, it’s easy to understand why now.”
Mary Hannigan; Emma Raducanu Needs to Rediscover the Joy of Sport; Irish Times (Dublin); Sep 8, 2022.“Unfortunately, we were driven astray by treacherous winds across an enormous expanse of surly sea.”
Don Beach; Searching Heaven’s Vault; Writers Club Press; 2002.
Surely we all know what surly means.
Fuck off.
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:surlyPRONUNCIATION:
(SUHR-lee)MEANING:
adjective:
1. Rude; sullen; unfriendly.
2. Ominous or dismal (used for weather, clouds, sky, ocean, etc.).ETYMOLOGY:
In the beginning the word meant lordly or majestic. Surly is an alteration of sirly, from sir, shortening of sire, from Old French sire, from Latin senior (older man), from senex (old). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sen- (old), which is also the ancestor of senate, senile, senectitude, and senescence. Earliest documented use: 1566.NOTES:
What’s “surly” in “Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth” in the poem “High Flight” by the fighter pilot John Gillespie Magee?Magee was born in China to an American father and British mother. He joined Canadian Air Force and was posted in England. Inspiration for this poem came to him in 1941 while flying a Spitfire at 33,000 feet. The poem celebrates the joy of flying. “Surly bonds” can be seen as gravity, “surly” emphasizing its unrelenting nature.
Later that year his Spitfire collided with another plane in mid-air. Both pilots died. Both were 19. Leaving the surly bonds of Earth now takes on another meaning.
USAGE:
“If she often seemed surly and bad-tempered while playing tennis, seemingly taking no joy whatsoever from the sport, it’s easy to understand why now.”
Mary Hannigan; Emma Raducanu Needs to Rediscover the Joy of Sport; Irish Times (Dublin); Sep 8, 2022.“Unfortunately, we were driven astray by treacherous winds across an enormous expanse of surly sea.”
Don Beach; Searching Heaven’s Vault; Writers Club Press; 2002.
Surely we all know what surly means.
Fuck off.
:)
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Wanna see some real bullshit?https://www.sacurrent.com/news/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-after-shooting-unarmed-teen-at-mcdonalds-parking-lot-30019308
I mean at least he was fired
Should have been taken out of the pistol range and fired at.
As long as he was stood far enough a way he might have lived too remember that consequences can happen.
You’ve gotta hand it to blind prostitutes.
btm said:
You’ve gotta hand it to blind prostitutes.
are you trying to be funny or something?
kitchen fire’s just lit, hot coals transfer from lady’s room, the mallee leafs and sticks on top lighted, now the little stumps feeling the warmies, getting some glowies
we’s back on the mallee, gots the mallee phlogiston, rather than that other shit from the green dump
listening to on the tube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachman%E2%80%93Turner_Overdrive
“Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated BTO, were a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, founded by Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner in 1973. Their 1970s catalogue included five top-40 albums and six US top-40 singles (11 in Canada). BTO has five certified gold albums and one certified platinum album in the US; in Canada, they have six certified platinum albums and one certified gold album. The band has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide, and has fans affectionately known as “gearheads” (derived from the band’s gear-shaped logo). Many of their songs, including “Let It Ride”, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, “Takin’ Care of Business”, “Hey You”, and “Roll on Down the Highway”, still receive regular play on classic-rock stations…”
transition said:
kitchen fire’s just lit, hot coals transfer from lady’s room, the mallee leafs and sticks on top lighted, now the little stumps feeling the warmies, getting some glowieswe’s back on the mallee, gots the mallee phlogiston, rather than that other shit from the green dump
Mallee is almost all gone around here.
Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at age 22
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Good morning Holidayers. Cold here this morning – 2 degrees, clear sky, no wind. We are forecast a sunny morning, 13 degrees, shower or two later.
I can recommend not inhaling a tiny bit of almond while chewing up a handful. I’ve just spent a couple of minutes coughing and sneezing to dislodge it.
I’m not sure if this is true, but it’s a good read anyway.
“This formula here is known as the “Standard Model Lagrangian”. It’s an equation that encapsulates everything we currently know about particle physics.”
https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/other/woman-devastated-after-tattoo-fail-leaves-word-meow-branded-on-the-outside-of-her-lip/ar-AA12HAt5?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=da6c4656b194401b84aefe2b2752f734#image=4
Unexpected Activity in ‘Dead’ Bacteria Detected by Scientists
Fiona MacDonald – Yesterday 12:54 pm
Scientists have detected unexpected activity in dormant bacteria spores, showing for the first time that even when they’re physiologically ‘dead’, the organisms are still aware of their surroundings. Using a stored supply of charged particles for energy, rather than their usual fuel, the bacteria could actively respond to tiny changes in nutrient levels to determine a prime time to wake. The discovery challenges our understanding of not just how disease spreads, but also how life could survive in extreme states here on Earth and beyond.
“This work changes the way we think about spores, which were considered to be inert objects,” says molecular biologist and lead researcher Gürol Süel from the University of California San Diego.
“We show that cells in a deeply dormant state have the ability to process information. We discovered that spores can release their stored electrochemical potential energy to perform a computation about their environment without the need for metabolic activity.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAkaWrsJl88The implications also spread beyond disease management here on Earth – it’s often thought that one way we may encounter extraterrestrial life is in similar dormant states.
“If scientists find life on Mars or Venus, it is likely to be in a dormant state and we now know that a life form that appears to be completely inert may still be capable of thinking about its next steps,” says Süel.
Bacteria are generally pretty tough, but one of their key survival tactics is being able to shut down into spores, where they can remain in a dehydrated, dormant state surrounded by a protective coating for hundreds of years – surviving extreme heat, pressure, and even outer space.
This isn’t just a deep sleep, either. Essentially, the bacteria are physiologically dead, with no metabolism. But somehow they know when conditions are right to wake up again.
Spores are how diseases such as anthrax, caused by the Bacillus anthracis bacteria, can survive long periods without water or nutrients in the mail – within moments of exposure to suitable conditions, they’re able to rehydrate and restart their metabolism, allowing them to become infectious again.
But how exactly do spores know when to wake up? Responding to every drop of moisture or whiff of nutrient could mean a lot of wasted energy if the good times don’t continue for long. Waiting for a feast might also mean lost opportunities, though.
To tease this out further, Süel and his team tested thousands of dormant Bacillus subtilis spores. The bacteria are considered non-harmful to humans and also happen to hold the record for the longest time surviving in space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNTxOFjFcUs
They measured whether the spores could pick up on multiple short-lived pulses of nutrients being sent into their environment – signals that generally wouldn’t be strong enough to trigger a spore to come back to life.
As predicted, one or two of these nutrient pulses alone wasn’t enough to wake up the bacteria. But over time, a cumulative effect seemed to occur; somehow, the bacteria were somehow able to keep score and switch on again after a certain number of signals. The team was also able to monitor changes in the activity of the spores in response to these short-lived signals, and showed that the bacteria were using stored energy in the form of potassium ions (K+) with each input.This is sort of like a capacitor in a circuit, storing the energy for later use. Using a mathematical model to explain what was happening, the team showed that each signal triggered the release of potassium ions, and over time the potassium ions became strong enough that it kickstarted the reawakening of the bacteria. They called this a ‘integrate-and-fire’ activation model.
Illustration showing how bacterial cells decide when to wake up. (Lombardino & Burton, Science, 2022) This is known as a cumulative signal processing strategy, and it stops the bacteria from waking up too soon if conditions aren’t quite right.
“These findings reveal a decision-making mechanism that operates in physiologically inactive cells,” the researchers write in their paper. In some ways, this is a pretty familiar evolutionary strategy.
“The way spores process information is similar to how neurons operate in our brain,” says Süel. “In both bacteria and neurons, small and short inputs are added up over time to determine if a threshold is reached. Upon reaching the threshold spores initiate their return to life, while neurons fire an action potential to communicate with other neurons.”However, unlike neurons, which are incredibly energy-hungry cells, the spores were able to do this without any metabolic energy at all, only the stored potassium. In an accompanying Perspectives piece, microbiologists Jonathan Lombardino and Briana Burton from the University of Wisconsin-Madison say that further study across other organisms known to enter a similar spore-like state, such as fungi, could help further tease out what this means for life more broadly.
“For example, could the extreme longevity of so-called superdormant spores be traced to their initial K+ concentrations?” they write. There’s more work to be done, but the discovery challenges our understanding of dormant bacteria as being inert – and also reframes how we may evaluate signs of extraterrestrial life in the future. The research has been published in Science.
monkey skipper said:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/other/woman-devastated-after-tattoo-fail-leaves-word-meow-branded-on-the-outside-of-her-lip/ar-AA12HAt5?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=da6c4656b194401b84aefe2b2752f734#image=4Unexpected Activity in ‘Dead’ Bacteria Detected by Scientists
Fiona MacDonald – Yesterday 12:54 pmScientists have detected unexpected activity in dormant bacteria spores, showing for the first time that even when they’re physiologically ‘dead’, the organisms are still aware of their surroundings. Using a stored supply of charged particles for energy, rather than their usual fuel, the bacteria could actively respond to tiny changes in nutrient levels to determine a prime time to wake. The discovery challenges our understanding of not just how disease spreads, but also how life could survive in extreme states here on Earth and beyond.
“This work changes the way we think about spores, which were considered to be inert objects,” says molecular biologist and lead researcher Gürol Süel from the University of California San Diego.
“We show that cells in a deeply dormant state have the ability to process information. We discovered that spores can release their stored electrochemical potential energy to perform a computation about their environment without the need for metabolic activity.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAkaWrsJl88The implications also spread beyond disease management here on Earth – it’s often thought that one way we may encounter extraterrestrial life is in similar dormant states.
“If scientists find life on Mars or Venus, it is likely to be in a dormant state and we now know that a life form that appears to be completely inert may still be capable of thinking about its next steps,” says Süel.
Bacteria are generally pretty tough, but one of their key survival tactics is being able to shut down into spores, where they can remain in a dehydrated, dormant state surrounded by a protective coating for hundreds of years – surviving extreme heat, pressure, and even outer space.
This isn’t just a deep sleep, either. Essentially, the bacteria are physiologically dead, with no metabolism. But somehow they know when conditions are right to wake up again.
Spores are how diseases such as anthrax, caused by the Bacillus anthracis bacteria, can survive long periods without water or nutrients in the mail – within moments of exposure to suitable conditions, they’re able to rehydrate and restart their metabolism, allowing them to become infectious again.
But how exactly do spores know when to wake up? Responding to every drop of moisture or whiff of nutrient could mean a lot of wasted energy if the good times don’t continue for long. Waiting for a feast might also mean lost opportunities, though.
To tease this out further, Süel and his team tested thousands of dormant Bacillus subtilis spores. The bacteria are considered non-harmful to humans and also happen to hold the record for the longest time surviving in space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNTxOFjFcUs
They measured whether the spores could pick up on multiple short-lived pulses of nutrients being sent into their environment – signals that generally wouldn’t be strong enough to trigger a spore to come back to life.
As predicted, one or two of these nutrient pulses alone wasn’t enough to wake up the bacteria. But over time, a cumulative effect seemed to occur; somehow, the bacteria were somehow able to keep score and switch on again after a certain number of signals. The team was also able to monitor changes in the activity of the spores in response to these short-lived signals, and showed that the bacteria were using stored energy in the form of potassium ions (K+) with each input.This is sort of like a capacitor in a circuit, storing the energy for later use. Using a mathematical model to explain what was happening, the team showed that each signal triggered the release of potassium ions, and over time the potassium ions became strong enough that it kickstarted the reawakening of the bacteria. They called this a ‘integrate-and-fire’ activation model.
Illustration showing how bacterial cells decide when to wake up. (Lombardino & Burton, Science, 2022) This is known as a cumulative signal processing strategy, and it stops the bacteria from waking up too soon if conditions aren’t quite right.
“These findings reveal a decision-making mechanism that operates in physiologically inactive cells,” the researchers write in their paper. In some ways, this is a pretty familiar evolutionary strategy.
“The way spores process information is similar to how neurons operate in our brain,” says Süel. “In both bacteria and neurons, small and short inputs are added up over time to determine if a threshold is reached. Upon reaching the threshold spores initiate their return to life, while neurons fire an action potential to communicate with other neurons.”However, unlike neurons, which are incredibly energy-hungry cells, the spores were able to do this without any metabolic energy at all, only the stored potassium. In an accompanying Perspectives piece, microbiologists Jonathan Lombardino and Briana Burton from the University of Wisconsin-Madison say that further study across other organisms known to enter a similar spore-like state, such as fungi, could help further tease out what this means for life more broadly.
“For example, could the extreme longevity of so-called superdormant spores be traced to their initial K+ concentrations?” they write. There’s more work to be done, but the discovery challenges our understanding of dormant bacteria as being inert – and also reframes how we may evaluate signs of extraterrestrial life in the future. The research has been published in Science.
That’s threadworthy.
Morning punters, pretty quiet in PWM world.
“Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attacks Bomber Base Deep In Russia”
Ooooh that’s going to make The Bear mad as hell.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters, pretty quiet in PWM world.
hello, what’s doin?
dv said:
Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at age 22By Zoe Sottile, CNN
How do you know it was the worlds oldest dog?
I’ve known dogs that lived longer.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attacks Bomber Base Deep In Russia”Ooooh that’s going to make The Bear mad as hell.
Shouldn’t.
Russians have been launching similar drones at Ukraine from inside Russia for quite while.
Disingenuous of them to complain about now being on the receiving end of what they’ve been dishing out
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at age 22By Zoe Sottile, CNN
How do you know it was the worlds oldest dog?
I’ve known dogs that lived longer.
might have been the currently known oldest dog.
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at age 22By Zoe Sottile, CNN
How do you know it was the worlds oldest dog?
I’ve known dogs that lived longer.
might have been the currently known oldest dog.
Not all dogs are known.
I’m reasonably sure that most people don’t ask if their dog is older.
Today Windows greeted me with:
“Why we will never see the likes of Tony Abbott again”.
If only.
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Pebbles, the world’s oldest dog, has died at age 22By Zoe Sottile, CNN
How do you know it was the worlds oldest dog?
I’ve known dogs that lived longer.
might have been the currently known oldest dog.
I doubt it. The headline claims the dog was no longer living.
Dark Orange said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:How do you know it was the worlds oldest dog?
I’ve known dogs that lived longer.
might have been the currently known oldest dog.
I doubt it. The headline claims the dog was no longer living.
Sure did.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:How do you know it was the worlds oldest dog?
I’ve known dogs that lived longer.
might have been the currently known oldest dog.
Not all dogs are known.
I’m reasonably sure that most people don’t ask if their dog is older.
Oldest dog ever. The greatest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years 5 months for an Australian cattle-dog named Bluey, owned by Les Hall of Rochester, Victoria, Australia.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today Windows greeted me with:“Why we will never see the likes of Tony Abbott again”.
If only.
Ooh, this will do for tonight’s viewing. NITV.
Bears: The Ultimate Survivors
Saturday, 8 Oct
7:35 PM – 8:30 PM
Deep in the wilds of Canada and the frozen expanses of Alaska, Polar, Grizzly and Spirit bears are all fighting to survive. Adapting to climate change and humans faster than anyone thought possible, these charismatic, captivating and often deadly predators still rule the cold north.
“Russian soldiers calling Ukrainian surrender hotline by the thousands”
Well maybe, sometimes when I’m bored I call that hotline.
DO,
Did you get your SG sorted?
Feral cats getting bigger and bigger
The witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
roughbarked said:
Feral cats getting bigger and biggerThe witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
‘After spotting the cat, Mr Gardiner took a photo of its footprint.(Supplied: Wayne Gardiner)’
Needs a banana for scale.
I’ve shot more than a couple of feral cats in days gone by.
They can get pretty big, say about 50% or so bigger than the average household moggy. Biggest one i ever saw would have been getting on for twice the pet-cat size.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Feral cats getting bigger and biggerThe witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
‘After spotting the cat, Mr Gardiner took a photo of its footprint.(Supplied: Wayne Gardiner)’
Needs a banana for scale.
silly you. Bananas don’t have scales.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Feral cats getting bigger and biggerThe witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
‘After spotting the cat, Mr Gardiner took a photo of its footprint.(Supplied: Wayne Gardiner)’
Needs a banana for scale.
silly you. Bananas don’t have scales.
OK. Needs a fish for scale.
captain_spalding said:
I’ve shot more than a couple of feral cats in days gone by.They can get pretty big, say about 50% or so bigger than the average household moggy. Biggest one i ever saw would have been getting on for twice the pet-cat size.
Yes.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:‘After spotting the cat, Mr Gardiner took a photo of its footprint.(Supplied: Wayne Gardiner)’
Needs a banana for scale.
silly you. Bananas don’t have scales.
OK. Needs a fish for scale.
The tale gets fishy-er.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:‘After spotting the cat, Mr Gardiner took a photo of its footprint.(Supplied: Wayne Gardiner)’
Needs a banana for scale.
silly you. Bananas don’t have scales.
OK. Needs a fish for scale.
Michael V said:
DO,Did you get your SG sorted?
The survey?
Don’t think so, but I have stepped away from the venture for a bit to destress.
We also still have the native title issue that the TOs don’t want to budge on.
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
DO,Did you get your SG sorted?
The survey?
Don’t think so, but I have stepped away from the venture for a bit to destress.
We also still have the native title issue that the TOs don’t want to budge on.
I thought MV meant the specific gravity.
People in Melbourne are complaining it’s that time of year again when the ‘cum trees’ bloom
https://www.ladbible.com/news/australians-complain-as-trees-that-smell-like-semen-come-into-bloom-20221005
dv said:
People in Melbourne are complaining it’s that time of year again when the ‘cum trees’ bloomhttps://www.ladbible.com/news/australians-complain-as-trees-that-smell-like-semen-come-into-bloom-20221005
what the hell, Melbourne?!!
dv said:
People in Melbourne are complaining it’s that time of year again when the ‘cum trees’ bloomhttps://www.ladbible.com/news/australians-complain-as-trees-that-smell-like-semen-come-into-bloom-20221005
Manchurian?
Bradford?
They are an abomination really. Sure they can be ornamental in some people’s care but they are all over the place like a blight and uncared for. Weeds I call them.https://sophiespatch.com.au/2020/04/20/ornamental-pears/
In nurseries where I worked, every year thousands of bloody ornamental prickly bastards of things to work with and virtually useless in repairing our environs.
Not necessarily a purty flaar. 
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
DO,Did you get your SG sorted?
The survey?
Don’t think so, but I have stepped away from the venture for a bit to destress.
We also still have the native title issue that the TOs don’t want to budge on.
I thought MV meant the specific gravity.
Ah, yes. Sorry busy morning with brane elsewhere. Hope to dig up a suitable container this weekend.
Dark Orange said:
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:The survey?
Don’t think so, but I have stepped away from the venture for a bit to destress.
We also still have the native title issue that the TOs don’t want to budge on.
I thought MV meant the specific gravity.
Ah, yes. Sorry busy morning with brane elsewhere. Hope to dig up a suitable container this weekend.
:)
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:
sibeen said:I thought MV meant the specific gravity.
Ah, yes. Sorry busy morning with brane elsewhere. Hope to dig up a suitable container this weekend.
:)
Despite the differing weights, the cups work out at SGs of 8.23 and 8.36, which considering the primitive nature of the measurement, and lack of decimal places in my kitchen scales, I’d consider the same. That would suggest a silver bronze, would it not?
Mouse stops working.
Checks Control Panel.
Checks all drivers
Runs troubleshooter
Nothing helps.
Unplugs little blue usb driver thing and plugs it back in again.
Mouse starts working.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Mouse stops working.Checks Control Panel.
Checks all drivers
Runs troubleshooterNothing helps.
Unplugs little blue usb driver thing and plugs it back in again.
Mouse starts working.
95% of IT ‘solutions’…. the other 5% are googled..
cough
I breakfasted, had me half an aspirin, thin the blood and reduce inflammation, might live another day
I could whipper a while
2C tonight lady reckons
The Rev Dodgson said:
Mouse stops working.Checks Control Panel.
Checks all drivers
Runs troubleshooterNothing helps.
Unplugs little blue usb driver thing and plugs it back in again.
Mouse starts working.
That was happening to me a lot on the very ancient tower.. now deceased.
Mouse would go missing on startup.. re-plug it into the USB hub…
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:Ah, yes. Sorry busy morning with brane elsewhere. Hope to dig up a suitable container this weekend.
:)
Despite the differing weights, the cups work out at SGs of 8.23 and 8.36, which considering the primitive nature of the measurement, and lack of decimal places in my kitchen scales, I’d consider the same. That would suggest a silver bronze, would it not?
Possibly plated brass, or EPNS.
Just found some mushrooms in the backyard when I was mowing. Agaricus of some sort, I’d say. I’ll watch them develop. I can’t photograph the underneath yet without breaking them.
I might see if I can find a small mirror to reflect the underneath to see if it’s white or salmon gilled.
buffy said:
Just found some mushrooms in the backyard when I was mowing. Agaricus of some sort, I’d say. I’ll watch them develop. I can’t photograph the underneath yet without breaking them.
I might see if I can find a small mirror to reflect the underneath to see if it’s white or salmon gilled.
Salmon, I think. I’ll check again over the next few days.
LP
Some of my son’s AI “art”. Ok for a day and a half’s mucking around I reckon.
Michael V said:
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said::)
Despite the differing weights, the cups work out at SGs of 8.23 and 8.36, which considering the primitive nature of the measurement, and lack of decimal places in my kitchen scales, I’d consider the same. That would suggest a silver bronze, would it not?
Possibly plated brass, or EPNS.
It’s engraved post-manufacture, and there is no colour difference in the engraving. I’m guessing Nickel Silver would make sense.
Where Fanta originated from, not what I would have guessed.
Spiny Norman said:
Where Fanta originated from, not what I would have guessed.
I knew dat.
‘Elon Musk suggests making Taiwan a ‘special administrative zone’ similar to Hong Kong
Billionaire recommends in interview that Taipei let Beijing control some of the island and believes conflict over Taiwan is inevitable
Elon Musk has suggested tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
The billionaire’s remarks were published just days after he floated a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine which drew condemnation in Ukraine.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk-taiwan-china-special-administrative-zone-hong-kong
A brilliant idea.
I mean, Beijing’s been scrupulous in observing the conditions of the Hong Kong Handover Agreement.
Hasn’t it?
captain_spalding said:
‘Elon Musk suggests making Taiwan a ‘special administrative zone’ similar to Hong KongBillionaire recommends in interview that Taipei let Beijing control some of the island and believes conflict over Taiwan is inevitable
Elon Musk has suggested tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
The billionaire’s remarks were published just days after he floated a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine which drew condemnation in Ukraine.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk-taiwan-china-special-administrative-zone-hong-kong
A brilliant idea.
I mean, Beijing’s been scrupulous in observing the conditions of the Hong Kong Handover Agreement.
Hasn’t it?
I really wish he’d just stick to managing his companies and not make provocative comments on such things. He’s a good engineer, not so good at pretty much everything else.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
‘Elon Musk suggests making Taiwan a ‘special administrative zone’ similar to Hong KongBillionaire recommends in interview that Taipei let Beijing control some of the island and believes conflict over Taiwan is inevitable
Elon Musk has suggested tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
The billionaire’s remarks were published just days after he floated a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine which drew condemnation in Ukraine.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk-taiwan-china-special-administrative-zone-hong-kong
A brilliant idea.
I mean, Beijing’s been scrupulous in observing the conditions of the Hong Kong Handover Agreement.
Hasn’t it?
I really wish he’d just stick to managing his companies and not make provocative comments on such things. He’s a good engineer, not so good at pretty much everything else.
He seems to be turning into America’s Twiggy Forrest.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
‘Elon Musk suggests making Taiwan a ‘special administrative zone’ similar to Hong KongBillionaire recommends in interview that Taipei let Beijing control some of the island and believes conflict over Taiwan is inevitable
Elon Musk has suggested tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
The billionaire’s remarks were published just days after he floated a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine which drew condemnation in Ukraine.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk-taiwan-china-special-administrative-zone-hong-kong
A brilliant idea.
I mean, Beijing’s been scrupulous in observing the conditions of the Hong Kong Handover Agreement.
Hasn’t it?
I really wish he’d just stick to managing his companies and not make provocative comments on such things. He’s a good engineer, not so good at pretty much everything else.
Good engineer?
Not so sure about that.
A good salesman without a doubt.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
‘Elon Musk suggests making Taiwan a ‘special administrative zone’ similar to Hong KongBillionaire recommends in interview that Taipei let Beijing control some of the island and believes conflict over Taiwan is inevitable
Elon Musk has suggested tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
The billionaire’s remarks were published just days after he floated a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine which drew condemnation in Ukraine.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk-taiwan-china-special-administrative-zone-hong-kong
A brilliant idea.
I mean, Beijing’s been scrupulous in observing the conditions of the Hong Kong Handover Agreement.
Hasn’t it?
I really wish he’d just stick to managing his companies and not make provocative comments on such things. He’s a good engineer, not so good at pretty much everything else.
Good engineer?
Not so sure about that.
A good salesman without a doubt.
I was just about to chime in with an almost identical comment. Mine may have been more earthy in tone but have the general gist along the same lines.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
‘Elon Musk suggests making Taiwan a ‘special administrative zone’ similar to Hong KongBillionaire recommends in interview that Taipei let Beijing control some of the island and believes conflict over Taiwan is inevitable
Elon Musk has suggested tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
The billionaire’s remarks were published just days after he floated a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine which drew condemnation in Ukraine.’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/08/elon-musk-taiwan-china-special-administrative-zone-hong-kong
A brilliant idea.
I mean, Beijing’s been scrupulous in observing the conditions of the Hong Kong Handover Agreement.
Hasn’t it?
I really wish he’d just stick to managing his companies and not make provocative comments on such things. He’s a good engineer, not so good at pretty much everything else.
Good engineer?
Not so sure about that.
A good salesman without a doubt.
I said good, not great. He does have a good knack of hiring the right people as well.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/08/australia-post-temporarily-halts-sea-mail-amid-rise-in-prohibited-items
Meanwhile on Mt Panorama..
sm, what do you know about Sue now? Now that she’s on parole, will she attempt to exonerate herself or is this it?
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attacks Bomber Base Deep In Russia”Ooooh that’s going to make The Bear mad as hell.
Shouldn’t.
Russians have been launching similar drones at Ukraine from inside Russia for quite while.
Disingenuous of them to complain about now being on the receiving end of what they’ve been dishing out
That is not Russian logic.
Well, that’s the second cake that didn’t rise properly. Either I put plain flour in the SR flour bin, or I got a packet of SR flour that was decidedly light on the baking powder. The test is to mix a bit of vinegar into the flour – if it fizzes, it’s SR flour. This stuff sort of just fizzes, if you look very hard. I guess I’ll just have to add baking powder until I’ve used up this lot of flour.
And in other food news…I am roasting us each a chicken Maryland with a light sprinkle of garlic salt for tea. These will be served with reheated fish and chips shop chips (with a splodge of aioli on top), and some steamed carrots and peas. I think I will be making gravy. I like chicken gravy, and there will be fat and juices. Dessert for me will be a vanilla slice I bought this morning at the bakery and haven’t got around to eating yet. Mr buffy has already etten his French vanilla slice.
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Spiny Norman said:I really wish he’d just stick to managing his companies and not make provocative comments on such things. He’s a good engineer, not so good at pretty much everything else.
Good engineer?
Not so sure about that.
A good salesman without a doubt.
I was just about to chime in with an almost identical comment. Mine may have been more earthy in tone but have the general gist along the same lines.
“Mine may have been more earthy in tone”
Without a doubt.
roughbarked said:
Feral cats getting bigger and biggerThe witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
That is a very large cat, probably capable of pulling down young kangaroos. You certainly don’t want cats of that size breeding up as the normal sized ones are bad enough.
Ian said:
Meanwhile on Mt Panorama..
Ouch.
Arts said:
sm, what do you know about Sue now? Now that she’s on parole, will she attempt to exonerate herself or is this it?
I’m not in the loop anymore but I believe they will carry on trying to clear her name.
I read the comments in the mercury and i wish I hadn’t.sarahs mum said:
Arts said:
sm, what do you know about Sue now? Now that she’s on parole, will she attempt to exonerate herself or is this it?I’m not in the loop anymore but I believe they will carry on trying to clear her name.
I read the comments in the mercury and i wish I hadn’t.
yeah people are brutal… when they have a keyboard to hide behind.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Feral cats getting bigger and biggerThe witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
That is a very large cat, probably capable of pulling down young kangaroos. You certainly don’t want cats of that size breeding up as the normal sized ones are bad enough.
True. It should have been culled on sight rather than give it blessing.
Mr Gardiner said the cat he saw looked healthy and there was no need for panic.“From what I saw there’s no need for the public to panic over that quiet animal,” he said.
“Hopefully it’s still out there somewhere living comfortably.”
Waters reigns in Bathurst Qualifying.
Kingy said:
Waters reigns in Bathurst Qualifying.
That’s when I prefer to be racing in a FWD car as they’re much easier to handle than RWD’s.
is the day done or what
Spiny Norman said:
Kingy said:
Waters reigns in Bathurst Qualifying.
That’s when I prefer to be racing in a FWD car as they’re much easier to handle than RWD’s.
Bathurst 1000 Top 10 Shootout cancelled due to ‘extreme weather’ at Mount Panorama
Kingy said:
Waters reigns in Bathurst Qualifying.
wet track?
transition said:
is the day done or what
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
Feral cats getting bigger and biggerThe witnesses sound a bit fanciful.
That is a very large cat, probably capable of pulling down young kangaroos. You certainly don’t want cats of that size breeding up as the normal sized ones are bad enough.
True. It should have been culled on sight rather than give it blessing.
Mr Gardiner said the cat he saw looked healthy and there was no need for panic.“From what I saw there’s no need for the public to panic over that quiet animal,” he said.
“Hopefully it’s still out there somewhere living comfortably.”
someone should let a leopard go in their area, they’re looking for a big cat, some excitement
perhaps a holiday to africa is what they need
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
As indicating that they don’t know the famous Dante’s second name, perhaps.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
As indicating that they don’t know the famous Dante’s second name, perhaps.
yes, that was my first thought.. but it’s in an academic journal, so yikes… but I just don’t get the reference…
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
As indicating that they don’t know the famous Dante’s second name, perhaps.
yes, that was my first thought.. but it’s in an academic journal, so yikes… but I just don’t get the reference…
bit more context maybe help
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
The Anatomy of Evil
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
As indicating that they don’t know the famous Dante’s second name, perhaps.
yes, that was my first thought.. but it’s in an academic journal, so yikes… but I just don’t get the reference…
Well I had to consult Bing to find out that wasn’t his second name, so don’t ask me.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
The Anatomy of Evil
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
this is what I got it from.. but that does not explain anything.. it’s simply a review of Dr Stones book..
Sandi and Sara are sharing an extraordinary escape in Scotland.
Arts said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
The Anatomy of Evil
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
this is what I got it from.. but that does not explain anything.. it’s simply a review of Dr Stones book..
Evil I guess.
ABC News:
‘Bathurst 1000 Top 10 Shootout cancelled due to ‘extreme weather’
Heavy rainfall forces the cancellation of the Top 10 Shootout ahead of Sunday’s main event at Mount Panorama, meaning Cam Waters will start from pole position.’
A less significant effect of the current NSW weather is hard to imagine.
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Arts said:
if someone makes the comment “In the spirit of Dante Alberghetti”. how do aI interpret that?
As indicating that they don’t know the famous Dante’s second name, perhaps.
yes, that was my first thought.. but it’s in an academic journal, so yikes… but I just don’t get the reference…
Are you reading psychiatry stuff again?!
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
The new Microlino electric car. Space for 2 adults and 3 crates of beer with a 230km range.
https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino
buffy said:
Arts said:
The Rev Dodgson said:As indicating that they don’t know the famous Dante’s second name, perhaps.
yes, that was my first thought.. but it’s in an academic journal, so yikes… but I just don’t get the reference…
Are you reading psychiatry stuff again?!
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
Don’t worry, I see I’m way behind the times.
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/08/australia-post-temporarily-halts-sea-mail-amid-rise-in-prohibited-items
I wonder how long that will go
buffy said:
buffy said:
Arts said:yes, that was my first thought.. but it’s in an academic journal, so yikes… but I just don’t get the reference…
Are you reading psychiatry stuff again?!
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
Don’t worry, I see I’m way behind the times.
unfortunately just showing me the exact place I am reading the information that I don’t understand is not helping me understand it.. but it has helped me to see that psychiatry is not perfect. :)
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/oct/08/australia-post-temporarily-halts-sea-mail-amid-rise-in-prohibited-items
I wonder how long that will go
It’s going to make janina sad.
actually I think it might be just a reference to the fact that The Devine Comedy shows levels, as Dr stone did a scale of evil and each level is more diabolical than the last… I was just over thinking it
Arts said:
actually I think it might be just a reference to the fact that The Devine Comedy shows levels, as Dr stone did a scale of evil and each level is more diabolical than the last… I was just over thinking it
Divine…. obviously
Arts said:
but it has helped me to see that psychiatry is not perfect. :)
They have pills for that.
Arts said:
Arts said:
actually I think it might be just a reference to the fact that The Devine Comedy shows levels, as Dr stone did a scale of evil and each level is more diabolical than the last… I was just over thinking itDivine…. obviously
I like the idea of the Devine Comedy.
The comic doings of a hapless Irish family.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
Arts said:
actually I think it might be just a reference to the fact that The Devine Comedy shows levels, as Dr stone did a scale of evil and each level is more diabolical than the last… I was just over thinking itDivine…. obviously
I like the idea of the Devine Comedy.
The comic doings of a hapless Irish family.
devining is what happens to grapes before you turn them into wine
maybe
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
but it has helped me to see that psychiatry is not perfect. :)They have pills for that.
SCIENCE said:
maybe
I could be a book when I grow up.
SCIENCE said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
but it has helped me to see that psychiatry is not perfect. :)They have pills for that.
Isn’t it funny?
The people who most desperately need psychiatric help are pathologically opposed to it.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
They have pills for that.
Isn’t it funny?
The people who most desperately need psychiatric help are pathologically opposed to it.
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/determination-and-documentation-insight-psychiatric-inpatients
In contrast to the more comprehensive psychoanalytic concepts, insight has a more circumscribed meaning in the psychiatric mental status examination, especially with severely ill inpatients. In this context, insight refers to awareness of one’s current psychiatric condition or illness, the ramifications of said illness, attribution of the cause of illness, and appreciation of the need for treatment.11 This emphasis on insight into illness is especially fitting in the more severe mental disorders, since much of the research, including the development and validation of rating scales, has centered on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dementia and, to a lesser extent, depression.3,8 Some insight rating scales, which are reviewed in the following section, have only been fully validated for psychotic states.
This is the Orion 294-606 circumstellar disk, seen by JWST.
We’re looking edge-on at the disk, and the star’s glow is shining through.
This is what the birth of our own Solar System looked like.
The disk is about 1,350 lightyears away, so we’re seeing the system as it looked in 672 CE. Which is to say, it probably looks pretty much the same right now.
Note that the circumstellar disk is 300 AU, whereas the farthest planet in the Solar System is 10% that distance.
At the same time, the actual Solar System extends out very, very, very far. It’s just that most of the mass of the disk (seems to be) fairly close in.
Fullish moon to night.
So far I’m ok.
Arts said:
buffy said:
buffy said:Are you reading psychiatry stuff again?!
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121828
Don’t worry, I see I’m way behind the times.
unfortunately just showing me the exact place I am reading the information that I don’t understand is not helping me understand it.. but it has helped me to see that psychiatry is not perfect. :)
You want to be careful. Mr buffy claims that when he used to work in the ambulance service in Melbourne you sometimes had to check with the head psych at one of the psych places to see if he was presently behind the desk or a patient…I expect that fellow is now no longer worried about such things. That was back in the 1970s and he was quite senior then.
PermeateFree said:
needs some dormer windows.
Just discovered Monty Python’s Tax on Thingy sketch:
The surprising things are:
1: I haven’t seen this before (or at least I don’t remember it)
2: It seems not to be anywhere on Youtube.
Good morning Holidayers. It’s a chilly morning, 1 degree at the back door. Just getting light in the East. We are forecast 14 degrees and becoming cloudy.
We are off to the bush today. I’ll be wandering around, Mr buffy will be moving firewood logs with the tractor.
“What is “penis fencing? If these are the questions keeping you up at night, read on.
roughbarked said:
“What is “penis fencing? If these are the questions keeping you up at night, read on.
AKA “Cock Fighting”.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Atleast they aren’t going to get pants caught in chain.
Today I discovered:
There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:
There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
man, missing that’s just not good enough
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
Cant think of it.
What continent?
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:
There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
Cant think of it.
What continent?
Amasia
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
Cant think of it.
What continent?
Took a moment’s thought: Oman..
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
I thought you worked in that region (though not that country) for a few years.
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:
There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
man, missing that’s just not good enough
Yeah, some Indian style meditation with a few oms would have led me straight to it.
btm said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Today I discovered:There is at least one country name (in English) starting with every letter of the alphabet, except X.
But there is only one starting with O (and I couldn’t think of it).
I thought you worked in that region (though not that country) for a few years.
I did, and I have also worked on several projects there from here in Oz in recent years.
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/
shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
…I’m not actually here, just quickly peeped in to shake fist @ LG, in case they’re lurking.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
…I’m not actually here, just quickly peeped in to shake fist @ LG, in case they’re lurking.
Good to not actually see you here.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
…I’m not actually here, just quickly peeped in to shake fist @ LG, in case they’re lurking.
Good to not actually see you here.
:)
Anyway I’m now going to wash it by hand, which I should have done in the first place.
The Ross people + my brother are coming for dinner next Friday and I want everything to be nice.
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Top or front loader?
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Top or front loader?
Top.
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Top or front loader?
I was wondering if it’s one of those machines with a lint trap/filter, that might be chockers and need a clear out?
Bubblecar said:
Anyway I’m now going to wash it by hand, which I should have done in the first place.The Ross people + my brother are coming for dinner next Friday and I want everything to be nice.
Menu will include:
Starters: Assorted antipasto on skewers in the living room with champagne.
Mains: Chicken Cordon Bleu served with egg, bacon & goat cheese salad (green oak lettuce, parsley, dill, cucumber, cherry toms, red onion, red capsicum, crispy bacon, soft goat cheese, halved boiled eggs, dressing of walnut oil, lemon juice, dijon, salt & pepper). Crusty rolls. Some nice Tasmanian white wine.
Dessert: Hot mince pies, custard. Chocolate ginger. Cognac, coffee.
captain_spalding said:
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Top or front loader?
I was wondering if it’s one of those machines with a lint trap/filter, that might be chockers and need a clear out?
It has two lint filters which are regularly cleaned, but they’re not very efficient. Neither is the Tub Clean cycle.
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Did you have any diesel truck engine parts in there at the same time?
Bubblecar said:
Ian said:
Bubblecar said:
Just washed my tablecloth and it’s now dirtier than it was when it went in the machine :/shakes fist at LG and their lint-ridden washing machines
Top or front loader?
Top.
Yeah. We had an LG top loader that was a POS.. mainly because of it distributing lint all over things.
Current LG front loader on the other hand is brilliant.
Anyway back on with it. I’ll peep in during the week.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway back on with it. I’ll peep in during the week.
Don’t let it be so long until we don’t actually see you again.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tying machine mechanism
One for tying shoelaces would be handy for those who cannot reach down .
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tying machine mechanism
One for tying shoelaces would be handy for those who cannot reach down .
+1
chips and gravy
I’m back from the bush. Well, been back for a while, but there were things to do. Now I am going to organize my photos and put the plant names on them. Today my camera was in a mood. It found the leaf and bark litter far more interesting than the things I wanted to photograph. I thought I was giving it enough hints with my hands in shot etc. I did get some reasonable photos though. And carrying some squares of felt in my pack turns out to be an excellent idea.
buffy said:
I’m back from the bush. Well, been back for a while, but there were things to do. Now I am going to organize my photos and put the plant names on them. Today my camera was in a mood. It found the leaf and bark litter far more interesting than the things I wanted to photograph. I thought I was giving it enough hints with my hands in shot etc. I did get some reasonable photos though. And carrying some squares of felt in my pack turns out to be an excellent idea.
not much happening here, dinner done, coffee now and vitamins
maybe trip to the coast tomorrow, wind be up a bit but whatever
and lady just passed me a arnott’s gaiety, the last in the packet so now she’s digging into her stash of biscuits, she got caramel tim tams
Getting down to the last 40 laps of Bogan Christmas (Bathurst 1000), it’s about to get a bit more lively.
Unique Remains of What Could Be The World’s Largest Bird Found in Australia
A pair of legs belonging to what could be the largest bird species that ever stalked our planet have been unearthed from an outback fossil site in central Australia. Excitingly, more remains could still be laying nearby, waiting to be dug free.
more…
Police confirmed there was a protective covering over the surface of the painting.
And that piece of green felt really comes in handy to fool the camera and stop it focusing in the wrong plane.
buffy said:
And that piece of green felt really comes in handy to fool the camera and stop it focusing in the wrong plane.
:) Nice work.
I sees couple peewee parent feeding their four babies, very cute
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
And that piece of green felt really comes in handy to fool the camera and stop it focusing in the wrong plane.
:) Nice work.
I prefer to have the proper background, but today the camera really, really liked the leaf and bark litter far too much. I did get some real photos too, though.
A Caladenia
Chiloglottis valida (Common Bird Orchid) and a tea tree.
…..
Pimelea (riceflower) and Stackhousia (creamy candles)
……
I’ve got to go and cook some carbonara for tea now. Back later.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
And that piece of green felt really comes in handy to fool the camera and stop it focusing in the wrong plane.
:) Nice work.
I prefer to have the proper background, but today the camera really, really liked the leaf and bark litter far too much. I did get some real photos too, though.
A Caladenia
Chiloglottis valida (Common Bird Orchid) and a tea tree.
Pimelea (riceflower) and Stackhousia (creamy candles)
I’ve got to go and cook some carbonara for tea now. Back later.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said::) Nice work.
I prefer to have the proper background, but today the camera really, really liked the leaf and bark litter far too much. I did get some real photos too, though.
A Caladenia
Chiloglottis valida (Common Bird Orchid) and a tea tree.
Pimelea (riceflower) and Stackhousia (creamy candles)
I’ve got to go and cook some carbonara for tea now. Back later.
Gorgeous. I have never seen that Chiloglottis before.
It is actually quite common here. There are hundreds of leaves up, soon I will be able to photograph groups of them, I think. (Yes, I am cooking)
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I prefer to have the proper background, but today the camera really, really liked the leaf and bark litter far too much. I did get some real photos too, though.
A Caladenia
Chiloglottis valida (Common Bird Orchid) and a tea tree.
Pimelea (riceflower) and Stackhousia (creamy candles)
I’ve got to go and cook some carbonara for tea now. Back later.
Gorgeous. I have never seen that Chiloglottis before.It is actually quite common here. There are hundreds of leaves up, soon I will be able to photograph groups of them, I think. (Yes, I am cooking)
Whatever was common here has been rooted up by feral pigs in many cases.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Gorgeous. I have never seen that Chiloglottis before.
It is actually quite common here. There are hundreds of leaves up, soon I will be able to photograph groups of them, I think. (Yes, I am cooking)
Whatever was common here has been rooted up by feral pigs in many cases.
That is, that which didn’t go under the plough.
transition said:
I sees couple peewee parent feeding their four babies, very cute
there ya go, bubbas get moff for dinner
transition said:
transition said:
I sees couple peewee parent feeding their four babies, very cute
there ya go, bubbas get moff for dinner
Spring has sprung. My second set of choughs are just out of the nest but I’m too busy weeding to take photos.
Trailer for the Doctor Who finale shows 12 leading seismologists have gone missing so I think there will be two eps in a row with wonky geophysics
roughbarked said:
transition said:
transition said:
I sees couple peewee parent feeding their four babies, very cute
there ya go, bubbas get moff for dinner
Spring has sprung. My second set of choughs are just out of the nest but I’m too busy weeding to take photos.
another angle
Hey Roughy & Buffy… are native orchids more common in Oz than overseas? I had an uncle who spent his retirement cataloging those found in the Inglewood VIC area. Now I wish i had asked him more about his discoveries before he passed.
transition said:
transition said:
I sees couple peewee parent feeding their four babies, very cute
there ya go, bubbas get moff for dinner
They are very young ones.
Phil_C said:
Hey Roughy & Buffy… are native orchids more common in Oz than overseas? I had an uncle who spent his retirement cataloging those found in the Inglewood VIC area. Now I wish i had asked him more about his discoveries before he passed.
I don’t know about how common they are. Most of ours are not very spectacular. WA has the speccy ones. I suspect it depends on how much land has been put aside to remain in a non developed state.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:there ya go, bubbas get moff for dinner
Spring has sprung. My second set of choughs are just out of the nest but I’m too busy weeding to take photos.
another angle
and kestrel same area as peewees
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
there ya go, bubbas get moff for dinner
Spring has sprung. My second set of choughs are just out of the nest but I’m too busy weeding to take photos.
another angle
we got ‘wongs here
ABC News:
Driver and passenger fled Canberra car crash that killed two teenage girls
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/driver-left-car-crash-that-killed-two-teenage-girls/101516942
(sigh)
It’s not like it is in the movies, kids. It never, ever is.
dv said:
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-large-extinct-australian-cockroach-has-reappeared-after-more-than-80-yearsGood news everyone
and has landed a job at sky after dark.
Heidi sent me this pic of moonrise over the Snug.
I commented that it was close to perfect.
So she fixed it.
sarahs mum said:
Heidi sent me this pic of moonrise over the Snug.
I commented that it was close to perfect.
So she fixed it.
seamless
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
Heidi sent me this pic of moonrise over the Snug.
I commented that it was close to perfect.
So she fixed it.
seamless
I think that ‘unseemly’ was the word you were looking for.
sarahs mum said:
Cookie Monster?
“Even behind a safety car, we are going 100-150kph and still at those speeds we don’t see nothing,” he said. “So if one driver decides to get a bit out of the racing line, or has small aquaplaning, or has to change a switch on his steering wheel and gets a bit out of line and hits a tractor, it’s all over”.
SCIENCE said:
“Even behind a safety car, we are going 100-150kph and still at those speeds we don’t see nothing,” he said. “So if one driver decides to get a bit out of the racing line, or has small aquaplaning, or has to change a switch on his steering wheel and gets a bit out of line and hits a tractor, it’s all over”.
There’s yellow flags, signifying a danger ahead.
There’s double waved yellows, meaning that you have to slow down to be able to stop within your light of sight.
There’s red flags, meaning that you have to slow to a safe speed and return to pits.
That dipshit was doing 150kmh+ through a known crash site in the rain with poor visibility under red flags, then sped up to 250kmh.
He should lose his license for that.
https://streamable.com/3llgll
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3589166-ukraine-thwarts-russian-pranksters-pm-shmyhal-deepfake-call-with-baykar-chief.html
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHEaYbDWyQE
riveting.
jacob headworth
5 months ago
I love how he occasionally says something wrong to pretend that he’s an actual human, and not an omniscient being.
I had me noodles, beef-flavored noodles, boiled in water in a pot, a pot on a flame, a gas flame, a hot gas flame, on the oven-top, since ate them all, dug them out with a fork, out of a bowl, a rounded dish with opening to the top, gravity keeps the contents in the bowl, gravity is an attractive force if you’re new to the idea, and I don’t mean it’s good looking, you can’t see it at all in fact, it’s invisible, but whatever it keeps things held down to the planet, stops them drifting off into space, which is a good thing because it adds a lot of certainty to life
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SCIENCE said:
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roughbarked said:
Spring has sprung. My second set of choughs are just out of the nest but I’m too busy weeding to take photos.
another angle
we got ‘wongs here
In the summer of 2016, let us not forget, Johnson, Michael Gove and the former Labour MP Gisela Stuart jointly put their names to an article in the Sun which insisted that once Brexit happened, “the NHS will be stronger, class sizes smaller and taxes lower. We’ll have more money to spend on our priorities, wages will be higher and fuel bills will be lower.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/09/britain-brexit-poorer-boris-johnson
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
transition said:
another angle
we got ‘wongs here
bewwy coot
I stoke my fire, and makes breakfast
buffy said:
Phil_C said:
Hey Roughy & Buffy… are native orchids more common in Oz than overseas? I had an uncle who spent his retirement cataloging those found in the Inglewood VIC area. Now I wish i had asked him more about his discoveries before he passed.
I don’t know about how common they are. Most of ours are not very spectacular. WA has the speccy ones. I suspect it depends on how much land has been put aside to remain in a non developed state.
My mother used to say, “all these ploughed fields were once full of orchids”.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Phil_C said:
Hey Roughy & Buffy… are native orchids more common in Oz than overseas? I had an uncle who spent his retirement cataloging those found in the Inglewood VIC area. Now I wish i had asked him more about his discoveries before he passed.
I don’t know about how common they are. Most of ours are not very spectacular. WA has the speccy ones. I suspect it depends on how much land has been put aside to remain in a non developed state.
My mother used to say, “all these ploughed fields were once full of orchids”.
That’s the terrestrial orchids. Roughly a quarter of our orchids are epiphytes or were, should I say. All the trees we pushed down had something else living on them. Often enough it was an orchid.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees at the back door and the sun is rising. We are forecast a partly cloudy 18 degrees.
I will probably do more weeding today. I’d like to put in a small block of corn seed to see if the soil is warm enough for germination yet. Small does mean small in this case, probably about 6 plants. If the corn comes up, it indicates I can think about putting in bean seed. I have tomatoes germinated, not to first leaf stage yet, but they are in a nice little warm box in a sheltered place.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees at the back door and the sun is rising. We are forecast a partly cloudy 18 degrees.I will probably do more weeding today. I’d like to put in a small block of corn seed to see if the soil is warm enough for germination yet. Small does mean small in this case, probably about 6 plants. If the corn comes up, it indicates I can think about putting in bean seed. I have tomatoes germinated, not to first leaf stage yet, but they are in a nice little warm box in a sheltered place.
Haven’t planted corn yet though others have. I planted out tomatoes last week and this morning it is quite cold.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I don’t know about how common they are. Most of ours are not very spectacular. WA has the speccy ones. I suspect it depends on how much land has been put aside to remain in a non developed state.
My mother used to say, “all these ploughed fields were once full of orchids”.
That’s the terrestrial orchids. Roughly a quarter of our orchids are epiphytes or were, should I say. All the trees we pushed down had something else living on them. Often enough it was an orchid.
We have more than 1700 of the 25–30,000 species in the Orchidaceae family known globally, yet, regrettably, 25 per cent of orchid extinctions occur here. In part our species are vulnerable because they require symbiotic relationships with specific types of ‘mycorrhizal’ fungi to grow and germinate, and many are pollinated by a unique species of pollinator. Article
There have been instances where the extreme right has used sporting events to showcase their beliefs, which ultimately puts the players and other spectators and our community in harm’s way.
That’s an issue sports at the moment are grappling with … I think it’s a new area and it’s a new challenge that sports, not only in Australia but also sports across the globe, are having to grapple with.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-10/football-australia-sydney-united-58-racism-investigation/101517166
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ChrispenEvan said:
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Crazy.
transition said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Spring has sprung. My second set of choughs are just out of the nest but I’m too busy weeding to take photos.
another angle
and kestrel same area as peewees
and I thinks this is the daddy of peewee parents, if recall of what read lastnight, black throat and white eyebrow, might be bit grumpy there, with me being so near the nest
transition said:
transition said:
transition said:another angle
and kestrel same area as peewees
and I thinks this is the daddy of peewee parents, if recall of what read lastnight, black throat and white eyebrow, might be bit grumpy there, with me being so near the nest
More window and shiny things attackers.
Should see my windows and window sills. Mudlark shit all over the place. I keep asking them, “do you have any time left in your day ro feed yourselves, let alone raise chicks?”
Morning punters and correctors.
Not much of any moment happening in PWM world.
“Hellfire Missile With Roughly Three Times More Range Tested By MQ-9”
They’ll probably give it a good work out in the new weapons testing facility in eastern Europe.
Seven black bin bags of blankets, linen, first-aid supplies and clothes for the Community of Hope. They are a local charity for homeless people.
Last year I gave them about 3 or 4 bags of mr kii’s clothes – he had lots of good winter coats, heavy duty jeans and Holeproof Explorer socks that were nearly brand new. When he worked for the local city they issued him with 4 pairs of jeans twice a year. I think he had 12 pairs of brand new Levis in the cupboard.
Next up is to get a few boxes of books and craft magazines to the thrift shop that supports a no-kill animal shelter. They got 4 pieces of good furniture earlier this year.
There’s more. So much more, and I have given away so, so much to friends. Tools, furniture, gun cabinet, tool cabinet…
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Crazy.
It’s the store’s way of saying ‘we’ve got it, and if you want it, you’ll get off your lazy arse and come in to the shop’.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:DELIVERY
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Crazy.
It’s the store’s way of saying ‘we’ve got it, and if you want it, you’ll get off your lazy arse and come in to the shop’.
actually that is no good as it is only available through delivery.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Crazy.
It’s the store’s way of saying ‘we’ve got it, and if you want it, you’ll get off your lazy arse and come in to the shop’.
actually that is no good as it is only available through delivery.
Can you check if it’s in stock at your preferred store?
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:It’s the store’s way of saying ‘we’ve got it, and if you want it, you’ll get off your lazy arse and come in to the shop’.
actually that is no good as it is only available through delivery.
Can you check if it’s in stock at your preferred store?
that is my preferred store. I was only looking so it doesn’t really matter. just thought it funny.
ChrispenEvan said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:actually that is no good as it is only available through delivery.
Can you check if it’s in stock at your preferred store?
that is my preferred store. I was only looking so it doesn’t really matter. just thought it funny.
Righto. The interface seems to suggest there’s only two options to buy it, C&C or delivery but it could be there’s a third option if the product is indeed in stock. I have found in the past that some glitches happen concerning how you buy and/or collect.
Witty Rejoinder said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Can you check if it’s in stock at your preferred store?
that is my preferred store. I was only looking so it doesn’t really matter. just thought it funny.
Righto. The interface seems to suggest there’s only two options to buy it, C&C or delivery but it could be there’s a third option if the product is indeed in stock. I have found in the past that some glitches happen concerning how you buy and/or collect.
yeah. though the other week i went to buy a tool that was on their website and in stock. they didn’t have any. i mentioned it was advertised as in stock and he said, you can’t take any notice of our website. we had a laugh and he ordered it in for me.
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.
So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Crazy.
It’s the store’s way of saying ‘we’ve got it, and if you want it, you’ll get off your lazy arse and come in to the shop’.
actually that is no good as it is only available through delivery.
Hmm…time to start taking hostages.
BREAKING: LOCAL CORNER STORE SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOW
Bubblecar said:
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING: LOCAL CORNER STORE SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOWBubblecar said:
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
We’ll see how it goes. Coles obviously have a much wider range including much better veg, and lower prices for many items.
Bubblecar said:
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
i’m still pissed with coles for cancelling my order during the pandemic politics.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
i’m still pissed with coles for cancelling my order during the pandemic politics.
Fair enough.
I’d better get back to work. Ave Luna only needs another hour. Ordering the frame this week if I can hopefully reach a decision about which one…
Fortunately you can upload a snap of the painting to the site, along with its size, and try it out in various frames and mounting arrangements:
https://www.frameshop.com.au/
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING: LOCAL CORNER STORE SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOWBubblecar said:
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
We’ll see how it goes. Coles obviously have a much wider range including much better veg, and lower prices for many items.
Remember they pick the veggies for you. So you’ll probably get the rotten ones.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING: LOCAL CORNER STORE SUFFERS ANOTHER BLOWWe’ll see how it goes. Coles obviously have a much wider range including much better veg, and lower prices for many items.
Remember they pick the veggies for you. So you’ll probably get the rotten ones.
If that probes to be the case, it won’t be happening regularly.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:We’ll see how it goes. Coles obviously have a much wider range including much better veg, and lower prices for many items.
Remember they pick the veggies for you. So you’ll probably get the rotten ones.
If that probes to be the case, it won’t be happening regularly.
probes = proves :)
Bubblecar said:
Coles do deliveries to this village these days so this week my Big Shop will be purchased online and delivered.So the local IGA will be missing out on $200+ but funnily enough I’ll still need to buy a few things there that Coles doesn’t stock.
Why are you not doing a local Big Shop?
just looking at wind speed over the coast, peaked over 40km/h shortly ago, well above forecast, watch it for a while see what way trending, down possibly more like as forecast
“The four-time Cox Plate winner gave birth to a healthy filly by Pierro in the Hunter Valley.
Despite being overdue, both Winx and her filly are healthy and tracking well.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/08/fox-news-college-kids-sex-obsession-week-in-patriarchy
the article for some reason includes this yid bit.
Perhaps you’ve heard there is cost of living crisis and the economy is pretty dire? That news seems to have bypassed San Francisco which is home to a new fine-dining restaurant exclusively for dogs. Dogue serves a $75 three-course tasting menu for pampered pooches; sample dishes include green-lipped mussels with fermented carrots and wheatgrass. I love dogs but this is just an obscene example of how out of control inequality is. It’s also completely pointless: anyone who has ever met a dog knows that they happily eat their own vomit. Serving them $75 wheatgrass is just barking mad.
I heard something about stromboli on the radio and thought I’d get some from the deli today but it turns out it’s a volcano.
Peak Warming Man said:
I heard something about stromboli on the radio and thought I’d get some from the deli today but it turns out it’s a volcano.
I thought he was a bloke on “Underbelly”.
Looks like the Russian Armageddon submarine has slipped out undetected and is lying somewhere deep awaiting the code, the doomsday code from Vlad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWPBr4L1eyE
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like the Russian Armageddon submarine has slipped out undetected and is lying somewhere deep awaiting the code, the doomsday code from Vlad.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWPBr4L1eyE
In Scot’s Gaelic…
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
sarahs mum said:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/08/fox-news-college-kids-sex-obsession-week-in-patriarchythe article for some reason includes this yid bit.
Perhaps you’ve heard there is cost of living crisis and the economy is pretty dire? That news seems to have bypassed San Francisco which is home to a new fine-dining restaurant exclusively for dogs. Dogue serves a $75 three-course tasting menu for pampered pooches; sample dishes include green-lipped mussels with fermented carrots and wheatgrass. I love dogs but this is just an obscene example of how out of control inequality is. It’s also completely pointless: anyone who has ever met a dog knows that they happily eat their own vomit. Serving them $75 wheatgrass is just barking mad.
Compared to our own excesses, the dog’s dinner seems rather cheap.
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
:)
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
THE HEALTH INDUSTRY HAS SAID NOTHING TODAY AN THEY WILL KEEP THE STORY QUIET
Well I was hoping Ave Luna would be finished after today’s effort, but nooo.
Still needs various tonal adjustments, another few hours work. But for next week.
I can still order the frame though and will have a look at the options tonight.
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
Did they give an approximate time?
Any one who complains about this is unAustralian. Taking the piss is the national pass-time.
…
Shaquille O’Neal gambling ads draw viewer backlash for being ‘offensive’ to Aussies
NBA megastar Shaquille O’Neal found himself on the hot seat over a series of gambling ads that received a damning complaint.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shaquille-oneal-gambling-ads-draw-viewer-backlash-for-being-offensive-to-aussies/news-story/f0c03e345525547e68355770858a4c01?
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
Did they give an approximate time?
Oh jeeze, does this mean I’m done for?
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
Did they give an approximate time?
It’s like Wordle. Depends on your timezone.
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
Did they give an approximate time?
Well, the invitation said sherry and canapes from 7.00, so i’m hoping it won’t happen much before 8:30, because i do like to have a look at the cheese board.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Anyone got any updates on this?
I want to know before i make plans for dinner tonight.
Did they give an approximate time?
It’s like Wordle. Depends on your timezone.
Aren’t they on the list of hateful organisations?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Any one who complains about this is unAustralian. Taking the piss is the national pass-time.…
Shaquille O’Neal gambling ads draw viewer backlash for being ‘offensive’ to Aussies
NBA megastar Shaquille O’Neal found himself on the hot seat over a series of gambling ads that received a damning complaint.https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shaquille-oneal-gambling-ads-draw-viewer-backlash-for-being-offensive-to-aussies/news-story/f0c03e345525547e68355770858a4c01?
So any true Australian can complain, but if you want to complain you are not a true Australian?
That’s a bit of a Catch 22 isn’t it? :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Any one who complains about this is unAustralian. Taking the piss is the national pass-time.…
Shaquille O’Neal gambling ads draw viewer backlash for being ‘offensive’ to Aussies
NBA megastar Shaquille O’Neal found himself on the hot seat over a series of gambling ads that received a damning complaint.https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shaquille-oneal-gambling-ads-draw-viewer-backlash-for-being-offensive-to-aussies/news-story/f0c03e345525547e68355770858a4c01?
So any true Australian can complain, but if you want to complain you are not a true Australian?
That’s a bit of a Catch 22 isn’t it? :)
And having now read what they are complaining about I have to agree, anyone who finds that offensive is unAustralian.
The Rev Dodgson said:
And having now read what they are complaining about I have to agree, anyone who finds that offensive is unAustralian.
Or just takes themselves way too seriously.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Any one who complains about this is unAustralian. Taking the piss is the national pass-time.…
Shaquille O’Neal gambling ads draw viewer backlash for being ‘offensive’ to Aussies
NBA megastar Shaquille O’Neal found himself on the hot seat over a series of gambling ads that received a damning complaint.https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/shaquille-oneal-gambling-ads-draw-viewer-backlash-for-being-offensive-to-aussies/news-story/f0c03e345525547e68355770858a4c01?
So any true Australian can complain, but if you want to complain you are not a true Australian?
That’s a bit of a Catch 22 isn’t it? :)
And having now read what they are complaining about I have to agree, anyone who finds that offensive is unAustralian.
maybe they are just doing that very australian thing and having a stir?
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I heard something about stromboli on the radio and thought I’d get some from the deli today but it turns out it’s a volcano.
I thought he was a bloke on “Underbelly”.
He was a villain in the original Disney version of “Pinocchio”
that
i’d never buy an adobe house. it would always be nagging you to upgrade.
Superglue and cotton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
roughbarked said:
Superglue and cotton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
Useful, ta.
adobe abode
roughbarked said:
Superglue and cotton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
Interesting and likely useful. Thanks.
Do you have any idea what the spray is?
This is an affront to something… not sure what though:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Superglue and cotton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
Interesting and likely useful. Thanks.
Do you have any idea what the spray is?
wd40 or crc56 just to lube the tap.
Make no mistake, like concrete we lost the art of telecommunications for almost 400 years.
Those signals are today travelling at the speed of light away from us.
One day we’ll develop a paradigm of getting in front of them and listening in to what must have been fascinating discussions.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Superglue and cotton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
Interesting and likely useful. Thanks.
Do you have any idea what the spray is?
No answer yet but I too have asked the same question.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Superglue and cotton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
Interesting and likely useful. Thanks.
Do you have any idea what the spray is?
wd40 or crc56 just to lube the tap.
Fair.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Superglue and cotton.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odjiOGD8-M0
Interesting and likely useful. Thanks.
Do you have any idea what the spray is?
wd40 or crc56 just to lube the tap.
Sorry, I should have been more specific: at 2:37 during the plastic jug repair.
A circular black-and-white mosaic floor with a diameter of 12 metres at the Baths of the Seven Wise Men, in Ostia Antica, depicting vegetative elements and hunting scenes. The mosaic has been dated to c. 130-150 CE
from
https://imgur.com/gallery/4hCEsOi
Peak Warming Man said:
Make no mistake, like concrete we lost the art of telecommunications for almost 400 years.
Those signals are today travelling at the speed of light away from us.
One day we’ll develop a paradigm of getting in front of them and listening in to what must have been fascinating discussions.
Ah yes, the old phone in a hairbrush trick. Nice work 99.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:Interesting and likely useful. Thanks.
Do you have any idea what the spray is?
wd40 or crc56 just to lube the tap.
Sorry, I should have been more specific: at 2:37 during the plastic jug repair.
activator. makes the glue go off quickly.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:wd40 or crc56 just to lube the tap.
Sorry, I should have been more specific: at 2:37 during the plastic jug repair.
activator. makes the glue go off quickly.
Doesn’t super glue go off almost instantly anyway?
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:Sorry, I should have been more specific: at 2:37 during the plastic jug repair.
activator. makes the glue go off quickly.
Doesn’t super glue go off almost instantly anyway?
not always. depends on the humidity and whether that can get into the total glue area.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:activator. makes the glue go off quickly.
Doesn’t super glue go off almost instantly anyway?
not always. depends on the humidity and whether that can get into the total glue area.
Very true.
Peak Warming Man said:
Make no mistake, like concrete we lost the art of telecommunications for almost 400 years.
Those signals are today travelling at the speed of light away from us.
One day we’ll develop a paradigm of getting in front of them and listening in to what must have been fascinating discussions.
Looks like Larry there in his puppy days.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:activator. makes the glue go off quickly.
Doesn’t super glue go off almost instantly anyway?
not always. depends on the humidity and whether that can get into the total glue area.
Ta.
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We recently contacted you to advise that your personal information has been exposed during the cyberattack on Optus.
We can now confirm that your Driver Licence number was exposed. Please note that this did not include a copy of your licence or photo identification.
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Oh dear.
I hope my driver’s license number hasn’t been exposed as well.
Peak Warming Man said:
Dear Customer,We recently contacted you to advise that your personal information has been exposed during the cyberattack on Optus.
We can now confirm that your Driver Licence number was exposed. Please note that this did not include a copy of your licence or photo identification.
We have been working closely with the Queensland Government to support customers with an exposed Driver Licence number. The Queensland Government can help you replace your Driver Licence. Information on how to get a replacement Queensland Driver Licence can be found at tmr.qld.gov.au.
——————————————————————————————-Oh dear.
I hope my driver’s license number hasn’t been exposed as well.
It is called a Driver Licence on my QLD plastic card.
Do you have driver’s license number as well?
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Dear Customer,We recently contacted you to advise that your personal information has been exposed during the cyberattack on Optus.
We can now confirm that your Driver Licence number was exposed. Please note that this did not include a copy of your licence or photo identification.
We have been working closely with the Queensland Government to support customers with an exposed Driver Licence number. The Queensland Government can help you replace your Driver Licence. Information on how to get a replacement Queensland Driver Licence can be found at tmr.qld.gov.au.
——————————————————————————————-Oh dear.
I hope my driver’s license number hasn’t been exposed as well.
It is called a Driver Licence on my QLD plastic card.
Do you have driver’s license number as well?
Well mia culpa.
That’s the way they spell it on mine too so it must be right.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:Doesn’t super glue go off almost instantly anyway?
not always. depends on the humidity and whether that can get into the total glue area.
Ta.
ah so much scope with this, could mix the cotton with nitric and sulfuric acids instead and do a different part of the renovations with that, or if you want something firm and less flammable you could mix the glue with crocidolite
Bubblecar said:
Well I was hoping Ave Luna would be finished after today’s effort, but nooo.Still needs various tonal adjustments, another few hours work. But for next week.
I can still order the frame though and will have a look at the options tonight.
Comes a time when you got to say you’re happy and walk away. :)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Well I was hoping Ave Luna would be finished after today’s effort, but nooo.Still needs various tonal adjustments, another few hours work. But for next week.
I can still order the frame though and will have a look at the options tonight.
Comes a time when you got to say you’re happy and walk away. :)
I need a week away from it, then have another squint at it.
In the meantime I have the Ross people and my brother coming to dinner on Friday, and we’ll have a peep in the local antique shops on Thursday.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Well I was hoping Ave Luna would be finished after today’s effort, but nooo.Still needs various tonal adjustments, another few hours work. But for next week.
I can still order the frame though and will have a look at the options tonight.
Comes a time when you got to say you’re happy and walk away. :)
I need a week away from it, then have another squint at it.
In the meantime I have the Ross people and my brother coming to dinner on Friday, and we’ll have a peep in the local antique shops on Thursday.
Coles probably have an online antique shop.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:Comes a time when you got to say you’re happy and walk away. :)
I need a week away from it, then have another squint at it.
In the meantime I have the Ross people and my brother coming to dinner on Friday, and we’ll have a peep in the local antique shops on Thursday.
Coles probably have an online antique shop.
They don’t, but here’s another surprise: Coles breadcrumbs contains dozens of ingredients including FISH and HONEY.
>Coles Breadcrumbs
INGREDIENTS: Flours , Mixed Grains , Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Seeds , Vinegar, Iodised Salt, Vegetable Oils , Water, Kibbled Soy, Vegetable Fibres , Bran , Maize Starch, Wheat Germ, Wheat Protein Isolate, Emulsifiers (481, 472e, 471), Malted Wheat Flake, Malt Flour , Cultured Whey (Milk), Soya Protein Isolate, Vegetable Gum (412), Hulled Buckwheat, Milk Solids, Fermented Wheat Flour, Vitamins ,Minerals , Fish Oil, Fish Gelatine, Honey.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:Comes a time when you got to say you’re happy and walk away. :)
I need a week away from it, then have another squint at it.
In the meantime I have the Ross people and my brother coming to dinner on Friday, and we’ll have a peep in the local antique shops on Thursday.
Coles probably have an online antique shop.
They do.
They have a rare antique Japanese ships lantern circa 16th century.
It’s quite a bargain at $45.
Buy 20 or more and it comes down to $25 each.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:I need a week away from it, then have another squint at it.
In the meantime I have the Ross people and my brother coming to dinner on Friday, and we’ll have a peep in the local antique shops on Thursday.
Coles probably have an online antique shop.
They don’t, but here’s another surprise: Coles breadcrumbs contains dozens of ingredients including FISH and HONEY.
>Coles Breadcrumbs
INGREDIENTS: Flours , Mixed Grains , Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Seeds , Vinegar, Iodised Salt, Vegetable Oils , Water, Kibbled Soy, Vegetable Fibres , Bran , Maize Starch, Wheat Germ, Wheat Protein Isolate, Emulsifiers (481, 472e, 471), Malted Wheat Flake, Malt Flour , Cultured Whey (Milk), Soya Protein Isolate, Vegetable Gum (412), Hulled Buckwheat, Milk Solids, Fermented Wheat Flour, Vitamins ,Minerals , Fish Oil, Fish Gelatine, Honey.
Has it got any frigging bread in it?
PWM’s Breadcrumbs.
Ingredients: Bread.
Implements: Toaster, Hammer.
I smell petrol outside or something …
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
dv said:
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
I’m surprised it’s as high as 3%.
Hmm, a surprising item that our little IGA stocks but which isn’t available from Coles online: superglue gel.
They sell the ordinary glue but not the gel.
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, a surprising item that our little IGA stocks but which isn’t available from Coles online: superglue gel.They sell the ordinary glue but not the gel.
Is there something akin to a hardware store in your area?
Coles sells tiny cans of creamed corn. IGA does not stock. I used to like a little can in my 2 minute noodles with a whipped in egg. Coles also tins of tuna I liked that IGA does not have.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, a surprising item that our little IGA stocks but which isn’t available from Coles online: superglue gel.They sell the ordinary glue but not the gel.
Is there something akin to a hardware store in your area?
No but I can just get the superglue gel from the IGA.
Two other items available from our IGA but nowhere to be found in Coles: Puopolo artisan salumi and Frankie’s New York Deli pickles.
sarahs mum said:
Coles sells tiny cans of creamed corn. IGA does not stock. I used to like a little can in my 2 minute noodles with a whipped in egg. Coles also tins of tuna I liked that IGA does not have.
Yes, to more than balance it there’s much good stuff available in Coles that is absent from our IGA.
dv said:
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
Good luck with that.
party_pants said:
dv said:
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
Good luck with that.
You suspect some pushback?
:)
Serendipitous footage.
Bubblecar said:
…Frankie’s New York Deli pickles.
I am intrigued: are they what you’d call ‘the genuine item’?
sibeen said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
Good luck with that.
You suspect some pushback?
:)
I don’t edit WP pages myself. But the impression I get is that as soon as you omit something, somebody else will just add it back in. Eventually you will just end up with a longer article that is less clear, and written in several different writing styles.
Then somebody else will come along and try to tidy it up.
dv said:
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
When they quote the ABC’s Vote Compass as a guide to public opinion it’s time they got a clip over the ear.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
…Frankie’s New York Deli pickles.
I am intrigued: are they what you’d call ‘the genuine item’?
Yes, they’re very tasty and deservedly popular despite costing about $15 a jar.
They do quite a variety of types. My favourite are the gin pickles.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
…Frankie’s New York Deli pickles.
I am intrigued: are they what you’d call ‘the genuine item’?
Dills?
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
…Frankie’s New York Deli pickles.
I am intrigued: are they what you’d call ‘the genuine item’?
Dills?
Their Classic Deli ones have plenty of dill.
clay pigeons aren’t made from clay.
ChrispenEvan said:
clay pigeons aren’t made from clay.
or delft wear.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
…Frankie’s New York Deli pickles.
I am intrigued: are they what you’d call ‘the genuine item’?
Yes, they’re very tasty and deservedly popular despite costing about $15 a jar.
They do quite a variety of types. My favourite are the gin pickles.
I may have to lash out and give them a try. If the IGAs here have them.
Peak Warming Man said:
ChrispenEvan said:
clay pigeons aren’t made from clay.
or delft wear.
Some years back, there was a large unsold stock of CDs by Shannon Noll. The distributor was offering them at $0.75 each.
A gun club made an offer to buy some, as they were considerably cheaper than clay pigeons.
ChrispenEvan said:
clay pigeons aren’t made from clay.
Nor are they pigeons.
buffy said:
ChrispenEvan said:
clay pigeons aren’t made from clay.
Nor are they pigeons.
I’m sure that the Trade Descriptions Act ought to kick in here at some point.
I think I’m going to have a cup of tea. White & none. Over.
party_pants said:
I think I’m going to have a cup of tea. White & none. Over.
I shall instead be having a cup of black tea with milk. Darjeeling if you must know.
Two bushells tea pot bags in a mug. Milk and one sugar.
party_pants said:
I think I’m going to have a cup of tea. White & none. Over.
White tea is best served without milk.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_tea
party_pants said:
I think I’m going to have a cup of tea. White & none. Over.
I’ve got one in front of me as I type.
dv said:
party_pants said:
I think I’m going to have a cup of tea. White & none. Over.
I shall instead be having a cup of black tea with milk. Darjeeling if you must know.
Darjeeling is the best tea.
But I only have Ceylon in stock so a cup of that will suffice.
sarahs mum said:
Two bushells tea pot bags in a mug. Milk and one sugar.
I like my Madura.
Raining enthusiastically again this end.
Heavy falls expected on Thursday.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
party_pants said:
I think I’m going to have a cup of tea. White & none. Over.
I shall instead be having a cup of black tea with milk. Darjeeling if you must know.
Darjeeling is the best tea.
But I only have Ceylon in stock so a cup of that will suffice.
Tea pals
I rarely drink tea and have none in the house.
first time I have had tea in a long time.
sibeen said:
i like mine strong.
sarahs mum said:
Two bushells tea pot bags in a mug. Milk and one sugar.
I like my Madura.
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
ChrispenEvan said:
I rarely drink tea and have none in the house.
It’s not all about you!
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
BTS. K-Pop darlings.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
BTS. K-Pop darlings.
Big knowledge gap there for me. My K-Pop is limited to BlackPink and Psy.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
They look like showroom dummies.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
BTS. K-Pop darlings.
To the surprise of many I’ll admit having never heard of them.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
BTS. K-Pop darlings.
To the surprise of many I’ll admit having never heard of them.
To the surprise of nobody, so will I.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:BTS. K-Pop darlings.
To the surprise of many I’ll admit having never heard of them.
To the surprise of nobody, so will I.
I suspect Witty is the only HFer who’s crossed their path until now.
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
They look like showroom dummies.
I’m sure they’re all very good dancers. Pretty much mandatory in the Korean pop scence,
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
They look like showroom dummies.
I’m sure they’re all very good dancers. Pretty much mandatory in the Korean pop scence,
Some dance moves, maybe best watched with the sound muted,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXnWmt_9lw
I have successfully avoided Korean pop.
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:They look like showroom dummies.
I’m sure they’re all very good dancers. Pretty much mandatory in the Korean pop scence,
Some dance moves, maybe best watched with the sound muted,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXnWmt_9lw
it is crap choreography, too stilted.
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:
party_pants said:I’m sure they’re all very good dancers. Pretty much mandatory in the Korean pop scence,
Some dance moves, maybe best watched with the sound muted,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXnWmt_9lw
it is crap choreography, too stilted.
Well, they are not shop dummies. They do move.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
party_pants said:Some dance moves, maybe best watched with the sound muted,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXnWmt_9lw
it is crap choreography, too stilted.
Well, they are not shop dummies. They do move.
I was thinking of the showroom dummies in this song (“we go into a club, and we start to dance…”)
Kraftwerk – Showroom Dummies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ9Stc9ONyY
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seriema
I have never heard of this bird
dv said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeriemaI have never heard of this bird
they look like they taste like chicken.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeriemaI have never heard of this bird
they look like they taste like chicken.
Heh
You people are weird. I always do Quordle first.
party_pants said:
You people are weird. I always do Quordle first.
Splitter
dv does redactle first these days.
sarahs mum said:
dv does redactle first these days.
Yeah, but he’s a weirdo and I’ll have no truck with that particular heresy.
the windly monsters are rustling the bamboos, secret talk about a weather change, whispers about the rain, yeah i’m onto them
so best wander down front the block get the whipper, put that away, and cover a few things up
yawn i’m quite excited about sleep, pack that fire full of mallee shortly, half way up the flue too, be a self-loading slow combustion fire wouldn’t it, flue be like a magazine full of stumps and they fall down into the fire
just ignore practical obstacles to that like the baffle, and that the fire wouldn’t vent the gasses properly
but I think the idea of some sort of shoot loaded with stumps that automatically feed in has possibilities, even if just a few moments comic entertainment
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
sarahs mum said:
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
and what’s weather doing down your way, sarah’s mum
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
and what’s weather doing down your way, sarah’s mum
we seem to be missing out on weather. still and cool and mostly grey. sunny and 19 tomorrow. 20 with a shower the next day.
party_pants said:
You people are weird. I always do Quordle first.
I do Redactle first because my goal there is to get it done earliest. Ideally to be one of the top 10 people in the world to complete.
I think I usually do Wordle next because it is a little bite of a task.
The New York Times
22 m ·
One year after President Biden became the first U.S. president to formally commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, more than a dozen states recognize some version of the holiday in lieu of Columbus Day.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
sibeen said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
I’m going to edit the WP article on Agriculture in Australia. The emphasis on organic farming (which makes up about 3% of agricultural output in Australia) is excessive.
Good luck with that.
You suspect some pushback?
:)
Done. Ended up just blanking most of it because it was obsolete.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
I’ve got a quantum physics book called Spinors in Hilbert Space, by Paul Dirac (a famous quantum mechanic.)
Agriculture in Australia has a lively history.
—-
take your partners for the hoe down.
btm said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
most days I enjoy redactle more than wordle or quordle. Although fn physics (and engineering) can go jump.
and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
I’ve got a quantum physics book called Spinors in Hilbert Space, by Paul Dirac (a famous quantum mechanic.)
Well if i ever need a quantum mechanic…
maybe tonight’s will be Agriculture in australia.
sarahs mum said:
btm said:
sarahs mum said:and the hilbert space. it can also piss orf.
I’ve got a quantum physics book called Spinors in Hilbert Space, by Paul Dirac (a famous quantum mechanic.)
Well if i ever need a quantum mechanic…
You must have picked up a bit of science/engineering from hanging about here
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
btm said:I’ve got a quantum physics book called Spinors in Hilbert Space, by Paul Dirac (a famous quantum mechanic.)
Well if i ever need a quantum mechanic…
You must have picked up a bit of science/engineering from hanging about here
sure. I surprised myself getting words out on the redshift day.
The German state is to pay this December’s monthly gas bill for all households and small- to medium-sized businesses, according to a phased two-stage cap on energy prices recommended by a government-appointed expert panel on Monday.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/10/germany-to-pay-december-gas-bills-for-households-and-businesses
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM’s Breadcrumbs.Ingredients: Bread.
Implements: Toaster, Hammer.
That’s the stuff.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:i like mine strong.
sarahs mum said:
Two bushells tea pot bags in a mug. Milk and one sugar.
I like my Madura.
Strong enough so the spoon can stand up by itself.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Most famous boy-band in the world: 1 hair-dresser, limited skill-set.
OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
BTS. K-Pop darlings.
Famous to whom?
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:OK, “most famous”… ummm… remind me who are they again?
BTS. K-Pop darlings.
Famous to whom?
Famous to people familiar with boy-bands and pop-music.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees here, although it doesn’t really feel cold. There is a bit of cloud about, but no wind. Our forecast for today is for a cloudy 20 degrees.
We will go to the bakery for breakfast in about an hour and then I need to put a heap of bluegum bark through the chipper. The pile is getting quite large up under the trees, but it’s been too wet and soggy to chip until now.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:BTS. K-Pop darlings.
Famous to whom?
Famous to people familiar with boy-bands and pop-music.
Hasn’t been me.
dv said:
sibeen said:
party_pants said:Good luck with that.
You suspect some pushback?
:)
Done. Ended up just blanking most of it because it was obsolete.
Where’s this articale at?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
sibeen said:You suspect some pushback?
:)
Done. Ended up just blanking most of it because it was obsolete.
Where’s this articale at?
DV nailed it to the cathedral door.
For those whom were following the cotton and cyanoacrylate story:
https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/11/super-glue-chemically-reacts-with-cotton-and-wool-to-generate-enough-heat-to-start-a-fire/
For those wanting to know the activator; Isopropanolamine is a common component of activators which are hexane based.
My guess is – this guy is using synthetic materials.
Like what you would buy at a fabric store to stuff a pad, or pillow.
That would work – also fiberglass would probably work well.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Done. Ended up just blanking most of it because it was obsolete.
Where’s this articale at?
DV nailed it to the cathedral door.
Ha.
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:Where’s this articale at?
DV nailed it to the cathedral door.
Ha.
https://www.pc.gov.au/research/completed/agriculture
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/research-topics/agricultural-outlook/agriculture-overview
https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/products/insights/snapshot-of-australian-agriculture-2022
roughbarked said:
dv said:
sibeen said:You suspect some pushback?
:)
Done. Ended up just blanking most of it because it was obsolete.
Where’s this articale at?
I’d suspect a Wikipedia piece would be found on Wikipedia.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Done. Ended up just blanking most of it because it was obsolete.
Where’s this articale at?
I’d suspect a Wikipedia piece would be found on Wikipedia.
But WP could be a whole range of things. WIKI is the preferred shortening.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Where’s this articale at?
I’d suspect a Wikipedia piece would be found on Wikipedia.
But WP could be a whole range of things. WIKI is the preferred shortening.
But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
The Rev Dodgson said:
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Unfortunately you’re not the influencer you think you are.
I read that last night there was a fair bit of troll-feeding going on.
(sigh)
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Unfortunately you’re not the influencer you think you are.
I missed the committee meeting that determined Wikipedia should be named TATE.
So what does it mean?
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
The Rev Dodgson said:If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Unfortunately you’re not the influencer you think you are.
I missed the committee meeting that determined Wikipedia should be named TATE.
So what does it mean?
The Answer To Everything
I’ve been watching a couple of mushrooms grow in the backyard. They are fast growers. Here they are this morning.
Here they are on 8th Oct.
ChrispenEvan said:
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Unfortunately you’re not the influencer you think you are.
I missed the committee meeting that determined Wikipedia should be named TATE.
So what does it mean?
The Answer To Everything
Yeah, some prefer NTATE, but that’s five letters so it doesn’t comply with the roughbarked requirement of a 4 letter abbreviation.
ChrispenEvan said:
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Unfortunately you’re not the influencer you think you are.
I missed the committee meeting that determined Wikipedia should be named TATE.
So what does it mean?
The Answer To Everything
Ta.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I’d suspect a Wikipedia piece would be found on Wikipedia.
But WP could be a whole range of things. WIKI is the preferred shortening.
But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:But WP could be a whole range of things. WIKI is the preferred shortening.
But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
from little things big things grow. NA.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
from little things big things grow. NA.
:)
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:But WP could be a whole range of things. WIKI is the preferred shortening.
But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
The failings of the rest of you are of no concern to me.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
The failings of the rest of you are of no concern to me.
I see. So why bring them up then?
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
The failings of the rest of you are of no concern to me.
I see. So why bring them up then?
To bring a little humour to the discussion perhaps.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:The failings of the rest of you are of no concern to me.
I see. So why bring them up then?
To bring a little humour to the discussion perhaps.
The discussions here are mostly a bit funny anyway. ;)
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:I see. So why bring them up then?
To bring a little humour to the discussion perhaps.
The discussions here are mostly a bit funny anyway. ;)
With some notable exceptions, but I steer clear of those.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:To bring a little humour to the discussion perhaps.
The discussions here are mostly a bit funny anyway. ;)
With some notable exceptions, but I steer clear of those.
Jumped over quite a few of last nights posts.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:But WP could be a whole range of things. WIKI is the preferred shortening.
But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
I call it WP in contexts where it’s going to be obv what it means. If I say I’m going to edit a WP article, there’s no ambiguity.
I gived the larry some milk so gets his minerwals
Bdelloidea /ˈdɛlɔɪdiə/ (Greek βδέλλα, bdella, “leech”) is a class of rotifers found in freshwater habitats all over the world. There are over 450 described species of bdelloid rotifers (or ‘bdelloids’), distinguished from each other mainly on the basis of morphology. The main characteristics that distinguish bdelloids from related groups of rotifers are exclusively parthenogenetic reproduction and the ability to survive in dry, harsh environments by entering a state of desiccation-induced dormancy (anhydrobiosis) at any life stage. They are often referred to as “ancient asexuals” due to their unique asexual history that spans back to over 25 million years ago through fossil evidence. Bdelloid rotifers are microscopic organisms, typically between 150 and 700 µm in length. Most are slightly too small to be seen with the naked eye, but appear as tiny white dots through even a weak hand lens, especially in bright light. In June 2021, biologists reported the restoration of bdelloid rotifers after being frozen for 24,000 years in the Siberian permafrost.
Well, COVID vaccine nanobot activation day has come and gone, and wouldn’t you know it, i’m still alive.
Now i’m starting to wonder if it was such a good idea to burn down the house former toxic pinhead of a boss yesterday.
captain_spalding said:
Well, COVID vaccine nanobot activation day has come and gone, and wouldn’t you know it, i’m still alive.Now i’m starting to wonder if it was such a good idea to burn down the house former toxic pinhead of a boss yesterday.
Maybe it activated in secret ?
Maybe it activated and decided nah, bugger it Ill go back to sleep ?
Maybe it activated and decided to become another virus?
My anti sceptic cloak is working, all scepticism has been deflected.
Tau.Neutrino said:
My anti sceptic cloak is working, all scepticism has been deflected.
Skepticism is an essential element of scientific and technical advancement.
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My anti sceptic cloak is working, all scepticism has been deflected.Skepticism is an essential element of scientific and technical advancement.
Wave energy is different to going to the moon.
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
My anti sceptic cloak is working, all scepticism has been deflected.Skepticism is an essential element of scientific and technical advancement.
Wave energy is different to going to the moon.
Right.
Going to the moon has already been efficiently implemented.
Two more blackbirds evacuated from the living room wood heater.
At first I thought it was just one, which was duly released, but just as I was shutting the window another fluttered frantically behind my head, like something out of The Birds.
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:Skepticism is an essential element of scientific and technical advancement.
Wave energy is different to going to the moon.
Right.
Going to the moon has already been efficiently implemented.
You’re right though, a bit of scepticism is ok I suppose.
OK back to the housework.
Doing all the surfaces today. Can’t do any hoovering today because the Ross people have again borrowed my vacuum cleaner (brother will be staying with them from Wednesday – Sunday).
Hopefully they’ll get themselves a new one soon.
Just saw a wagtail attacking the heck out of a kookaburra. The latter just stayed still, no reaction at all.
Research reveals unprecedented levels of insects damaging plants
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Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it’s a problem
Can they DNA test poo, to see who the original owner is ?
Some earthquakes ‘are preceded by magnetic field changes’ days beforehand
Earthquakes in the US state of California are preceded by changes in the local magnetic field in the days before a quake hits, researchers have found.
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dv said:
Just saw a wagtail attacking the heck out of a kookaburra. The latter just stayed still, no reaction at all.
not even a laugh at the wagtails puny attempt?
‘Eye of Sauron’: The dazzling solar tower in the Israeli desert
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October 10, 2022 — 4.12pm
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Ashalim, Israel: You shouldn’t look at it directly, but that’s easier said than done. Drive through the crags and craters of the Negev Desert, and it’s difficult to miss: a piercing light, mounted on an austere grey tower, more than 800 feet high. It’s visible even from space.
This is the great solar tower of Ashalim, one of the tallest structures in Israel and, until recently, the tallest solar power plant in the world.
Read more:
https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/eye-of-sauron-the-dazzling-solar-tower-in-the-israeli-desert-20221010-p5boft.html
Witty Rejoinder said:
‘Eye of Sauron’: The dazzling solar tower in the Israeli desert
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View all commentsAshalim, Israel: You shouldn’t look at it directly, but that’s easier said than done. Drive through the crags and craters of the Negev Desert, and it’s difficult to miss: a piercing light, mounted on an austere grey tower, more than 800 feet high. It’s visible even from space.
This is the great solar tower of Ashalim, one of the tallest structures in Israel and, until recently, the tallest solar power plant in the world.
Read more:
https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/eye-of-sauron-the-dazzling-solar-tower-in-the-israeli-desert-20221010-p5boft.html
Weird thing to build so close to town
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Just saw a wagtail attacking the heck out of a kookaburra. The latter just stayed still, no reaction at all.
not even a laugh at the wagtails puny attempt?
Stoic silence
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Just saw a wagtail attacking the heck out of a kookaburra. The latter just stayed still, no reaction at all.
not even a laugh at the wagtails puny attempt?
Stoic silence
So I take it the wagtail was not actually inflicting bites or blows upon the person of the larger bird.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:not even a laugh at the wagtails puny attempt?
Stoic silence
So I take it the wagtail was not actually inflicting bites or blows upon the person of the larger bird.
Yeah he was. I guess pecks would be a better word than bites. A mad flurry of physical abuse.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:Stoic silence
So I take it the wagtail was not actually inflicting bites or blows upon the person of the larger bird.
Yeah he was. I guess pecks would be a better word than bites. A mad flurry of physical abuse.
Non-violent resistance.
Last year I reported on witnessing two male wrens fighting and how it was really violent and nasty.
the little car gets new outer door handles, assemblies, we just looking them up
could be some fun in all that, see what else needs doing as we go
transition said:
the little car gets new outer door handles, assemblies, we just looking them upcould be some fun in all that, see what else needs doing as we go
december 97 model, they changed lot of stuff the month before, so always got to be bit careful
Tau.Neutrino said:
Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it’s a problemCan they DNA test poo, to see who the original owner is ?
Not unless that person’s DNA profile is on a database somewhere, to which the tester has access for comparison.
I learnt a long time ago that you should leave NOTHING behind. No wrappers, no empties, no ring-pulls, no poo, no toilet paper, nothing at all. Pack all your rubbish up (you brought it in, you take it out), wrap the poo in gladwrap and into a plastic bag and into your pack with it.
Sometimes such things get found later by other people, to whom you’d rather not provide information to about how many of you were there, for how long, what your supplies are like, what your state of health is, which way you might be headed.
captain_spalding said:
Well, COVID vaccine nanobot activation day has come and gone, and wouldn’t you know it, i’m still alive.Now i’m starting to wonder if it was such a good idea to burn down the house former toxic pinhead of a boss yesterday.
LOL
Tau.Neutrino said:
Some earthquakes ‘are preceded by magnetic field changes’ days beforehandEarthquakes in the US state of California are preceded by changes in the local magnetic field in the days before a quake hits, researchers have found.
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This has been observed on some earthquakes since the 1980s, IIRC.
Fanfuckingtastic. We had a repairman coming around today to fix my induction cooktop. One of the five elements has been going into an overtemp on medium loads. The bloke had been once before and stated that he didn’t have the correct part so had to come back. I had meetings all morning and early afternoon, so senor sprog was tasked with letting him into the house and showing him where the the switchboard was etc.
I’ve just got home, and the cooktop is completely rooted. It’s a dead parrot. “He told me we need a new one” stated senior sprog, “and they’ll have to order one”.
Fuckit.
RAAF Bae Hawk just zoomed overhead at high speed here. Don’t see many of those down this way.
sibeen said:
Fanfuckingtastic. We had a repairman coming around today to fix my induction cooktop. One of the five elements has been going into an overtemp on medium loads. The bloke had been once before and stated that he didn’t have the correct part so had to come back. I had meetings all morning and early afternoon, so senor sprog was tasked with letting him into the house and showing him where the the switchboard was etc.I’ve just got home, and the cooktop is completely rooted. It’s a dead parrot. “He told me we need a new one” stated senior sprog, “and they’ll have to order one”.
Fuckit.
I don’t like induction cooking. Maybe I’m just too set in me ways.
dv said:
sibeen said:
Fanfuckingtastic. We had a repairman coming around today to fix my induction cooktop. One of the five elements has been going into an overtemp on medium loads. The bloke had been once before and stated that he didn’t have the correct part so had to come back. I had meetings all morning and early afternoon, so senor sprog was tasked with letting him into the house and showing him where the the switchboard was etc.I’ve just got home, and the cooktop is completely rooted. It’s a dead parrot. “He told me we need a new one” stated senior sprog, “and they’ll have to order one”.
Fuckit.
I don’t like induction cooking. Maybe I’m just too set in me ways.
I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:
Fanfuckingtastic. We had a repairman coming around today to fix my induction cooktop. One of the five elements has been going into an overtemp on medium loads. The bloke had been once before and stated that he didn’t have the correct part so had to come back. I had meetings all morning and early afternoon, so senor sprog was tasked with letting him into the house and showing him where the the switchboard was etc.I’ve just got home, and the cooktop is completely rooted. It’s a dead parrot. “He told me we need a new one” stated senior sprog, “and they’ll have to order one”.
Fuckit.
I don’t like induction cooking. Maybe I’m just too set in me ways.
I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
they seem to be pushing gas hard in Tas and that miffs me.
and the new outer doorhandle assemblies for the little car been ordered
she orders the parts, I install them
think she’s having an affair with the repco bloke, but don’t tell anyone
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:
Fanfuckingtastic. We had a repairman coming around today to fix my induction cooktop. One of the five elements has been going into an overtemp on medium loads. The bloke had been once before and stated that he didn’t have the correct part so had to come back. I had meetings all morning and early afternoon, so senor sprog was tasked with letting him into the house and showing him where the the switchboard was etc.I’ve just got home, and the cooktop is completely rooted. It’s a dead parrot. “He told me we need a new one” stated senior sprog, “and they’ll have to order one”.
Fuckit.
I don’t like induction cooking. Maybe I’m just too set in me ways.
I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
gosh you’ve changed
in the right thread
Welp, there seems to have been a run on plums. Not really expecting any fresh ones at this time of year but I’ve been to 3 stores and they’ve none in the canned, jarred, dried or frozen categories. Just empty shelf space with a label, showing where the plums lived in happier times.
Normally this wouldn’t bother me but I rather promised my daughter I’d make one of her favourite foodstuffs, which includes plums in the recipe.
—-
She might have to make do with cherries
dv said:
in the right threadWelp, there seems to have been a run on plums. Not really expecting any fresh ones at this time of year but I’ve been to 3 stores and they’ve none in the canned, jarred, dried or frozen categories. Just empty shelf space with a label, showing where the plums lived in happier times.
Normally this wouldn’t bother me but I rather promised my daughter I’d make one of her favourite foodstuffs, which includes plums in the recipe.
—-
She might have to make do with cherries
Prunes are plums.
dv said:
in the right threadWelp, there seems to have been a run on plums. Not really expecting any fresh ones at this time of year but I’ve been to 3 stores and they’ve none in the canned, jarred, dried or frozen categories. Just empty shelf space with a label, showing where the plums lived in happier times.
Normally this wouldn’t bother me but I rather promised my daughter I’d make one of her favourite foodstuffs, which includes plums in the recipe.
—-
She might have to make do with cherries
Damn, and here I was ready to lay into the Chinese.
dv said:
in the right threadWelp, there seems to have been a run on plums. Not really expecting any fresh ones at this time of year but I’ve been to 3 stores and they’ve none in the canned, jarred, dried or frozen categories. Just empty shelf space with a label, showing where the plums lived in happier times.
Normally this wouldn’t bother me but I rather promised my daughter I’d make one of her favourite foodstuffs, which includes plums in the recipe.
—-
She might have to make do with cherries
Plum out of luck.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
dv said:I don’t like induction cooking. Maybe I’m just too set in me ways.
I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
they seem to be pushing gas hard in Tas and that miffs me.
Quite like gas, except it’s now expensive as all folk.
50% less CO2 than coal…
Bunny_Fugger said:
RAAF Bae Hawk just zoomed overhead at high speed here. Don’t see many of those down this way.
Got buzzed by an F35 a week before the Bathurst show…Instructor took the vid
https://fb.watch/g4O3ECjLZq/
poikilotherm said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
they seem to be pushing gas hard in Tas and that miffs me.
Quite like gas, except it’s now expensive as all folk.
50% less CO2 than coal…
it miffs me because Tassie is on a winner with electricity.pushing more gas infrastructure seems plain wrong. (janina has a gas stove. she swaps cylinders every year. it is possible to cook with gas without putting lines out.)
sarahs mum said:
poikilotherm said:
sarahs mum said:they seem to be pushing gas hard in Tas and that miffs me.
Quite like gas, except it’s now expensive as all folk.
50% less CO2 than coal…
it miffs me because Tassie is on a winner with electricity.pushing more gas infrastructure seems plain wrong. (janina has a gas stove. she swaps cylinders every year. it is possible to cook with gas without putting lines out.)
we mean any time the powers that be push ideas without good backing evidence slash modelling slash rational support, it does seem fair to wonder what the actual motives are compared to simply “doing what has been shown to be optimal” when it could simply be shown
poikilotherm said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
they seem to be pushing gas hard in Tas and that miffs me.
Quite like gas, except it’s now expensive as all folk.
50% less CO2 than coal…
>>Natural gas is displacing coal, which could help fight climate change because burning it produces fewer carbon emissions. But producing and transporting natural gas releases methane, a greenhouse gas that also contributes to climate change. How big is the methane problem?
For the past five years, our research teams at Colorado State University have made thousands of methane emissions measurements at more than 700 separate facilities in the production, gathering, processing, transmission and storage segments of the natural gas supply chain.
This experience has given us a unique perspective regarding the major sources of methane emissions from natural gas and the challenges the industry faces in terms of detecting and reducing, if not eliminating, them.
Our work, along with numerous other research projects, was recently folded into a new study published in the journal Science. This comprehensive snapshot suggests that methane emissions from oil and gas operations are much higher than current EPA estimates.
One way to quantify the magnitude of the methane leakage is to divide the amount of methane emitted each year by the total amount of methane pumped out of the ground each year from natural gas and oil wells. The EPA currently estimates this methane leak rate to be 1.4 percent. That is, for every cubic foot of natural gas drawn from underground reservoirs, 1.4 percent of it is lost into the atmosphere.
This study synthesized the results from a five-year series of 16 studies coordinated by environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which involved more than 140 researchers from over 40 institutions and 50 natural gas companies.
https://theconversation.com/the-us-natural-gas-industry-is-leaking-way-more-methane-than-previously-thought-heres-why-that-matters-98918
poikilotherm said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
RAAF Bae Hawk just zoomed overhead at high speed here. Don’t see many of those down this way.
Got buzzed by an F35 a week before the Bathurst show…Instructor took the vid
https://fb.watch/g4O3ECjLZq/
Fun.
I forget which thread it was mentioned in, but someone suggested that Musk needed more presence in China. I replied that there’s already a big Tesla factory there.
And so here’s some numbers on it.
electrek.co/2022/10/10/tesla-tsla-china-output-increases-record-83000-vehicles-month
dv said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:But wikis are a whole range of things as well.
If you really need a four letter abbreviation for Wikipedia surely TATE is the approved one round here.
Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
I call it WP in contexts where it’s going to be obv what it means. If I say I’m going to edit a WP article, there’s no ambiguity.
yeah right
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Strangely enough, you are the only one that mentions TATE.
I call it WP in contexts where it’s going to be obv what it means. If I say I’m going to edit a WP article, there’s no ambiguity.
yeah right
When I read TATE I think galleries in London.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:I call it WP in contexts where it’s going to be obv what it means. If I say I’m going to edit a WP article, there’s no ambiguity.
yeah right
When I read TATE I think galleries in London.
I was thinking it was something along the lines of TAFE, some sort of educational institution. Took me a while to figure out. But I got there eventually.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:yeah right
When I read TATE I think galleries in London.
I was thinking it was something along the lines of TAFE, some sort of educational institution. Took me a while to figure out. But I got there eventually.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:When I read TATE I think galleries in London.
I was thinking it was something along the lines of TAFE, some sort of educational institution. Took me a while to figure out. But I got there eventually.
There is a meme perfect for your endeavours:
Speaking f electricity, there was a power outage on the trains today. No power from Cockburn Central to Rockingham. Eventually a rail replacement bus turned up. Took me over 2 hours to get home.
I had to go for the eye injection today. No driving possible for several hours after that, I have to catch the train and bus to get there and back. Bit of inconvenience.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:Stoic silence
So I take it the wagtail was not actually inflicting bites or blows upon the person of the larger bird.
Yeah he was. I guess pecks would be a better word than bites. A mad flurry of physical abuse.
They will take on a wedgetail eagle if they get annoyed enough. Although usually it is the ravens (multiple) attacking a wedgie.
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:
Fanfuckingtastic. We had a repairman coming around today to fix my induction cooktop. One of the five elements has been going into an overtemp on medium loads. The bloke had been once before and stated that he didn’t have the correct part so had to come back. I had meetings all morning and early afternoon, so senor sprog was tasked with letting him into the house and showing him where the the switchboard was etc.I’ve just got home, and the cooktop is completely rooted. It’s a dead parrot. “He told me we need a new one” stated senior sprog, “and they’ll have to order one”.
Fuckit.
I don’t like induction cooking. Maybe I’m just too set in me ways.
I prefer gas but I don’t want to be seen to be an environmental terrorist.
I prefer gas, better control. We use bottled gas here. A bottle lasts us a couple of years as it’s only used for stovetop cooking. It’s always a surprise to run out of gas because you forget about it. (The oven is electric)
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:When I read TATE I think galleries in London.
I was thinking it was something along the lines of TAFE, some sort of educational institution. Took me a while to figure out. But I got there eventually.
yeah. that.
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then re-opened on 17 May 2021. The longest-running West End show, it has by far the longest run of any play in the world, with its 27,500th performance taking place on 18 September 2018. Attendees often get their photo taken beside the wooden counter (showing a count of the number of performances) in the theatre foyer.
When next I’m in London I should see this
dv said:
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then re-opened on 17 May 2021. The longest-running West End show, it has by far the longest run of any play in the world, with its 27,500th performance taking place on 18 September 2018. Attendees often get their photo taken beside the wooden counter (showing a count of the number of performances) in the theatre foyer.When next I’m in London I should see this
I wonder if I will ever be in London again.
Even with all the money being spent on renewables, and low carbon everything, there doesn’t appear to be any downward trend in the increase of CO2. Just maybe an almost imperceptible straightening of the increase?
With the help of the tractor and some able bodies the river paddock has been slashed and burnt and it looks a picture.
First we fixed the fencing then I put cattle on it for a week, then we used the tractor to pick up all the drift wood from the flood and put it in piles, then we burnt it all (fun) then we slashed it.
Been a busy lad.
Anything I can help with here, the Ukraine war or the energy crisis?
Peak Warming Man said:
Anything I can help with here, the Ukraine war or the energy crisis?
Well, if you solve both that would be just great. Thanks.
Kingy said:
Even with all the money being spent on renewables, and low carbon everything, there doesn’t appear to be any downward trend in the increase of CO2. Just maybe an almost imperceptible straightening of the increase?
While we may be shutting down carbon producing generation plants in the west this is certainly being offset (and some) of increasing coal fired generation in China, India etc.
Peak Warming Man said:
With the help of the tractor and some able bodies the river paddock has been slashed and burnt and it looks a picture.
First we fixed the fencing then I put cattle on it for a week, then we used the tractor to pick up all the drift wood from the flood and put it in piles, then we burnt it all (fun) then we slashed it.
Been a busy lad.
Outdoor work in the fresh spring air, well done.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anything I can help with here, the Ukraine war or the energy crisis?
Well, if you solve both that would be just great. Thanks.
No worries.
Time for a hair-wash so I won’t have to do it in the morning.
Decided I’ll time my Coles delivery for tomorrow afternoon, and do a bit of local shopping in the morning.
That’ll save Thursday for outings with the Ross people & bro.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
With the help of the tractor and some able bodies the river paddock has been slashed and burnt and it looks a picture.
First we fixed the fencing then I put cattle on it for a week, then we used the tractor to pick up all the drift wood from the flood and put it in piles, then we burnt it all (fun) then we slashed it.
Been a busy lad.
Outdoor work in the fresh spring air, well done.
Well life on the farm is kinda layed back
There’s nothing that a country boy that he cant hack
Early to rise, early in the sack
Thank God I’m a country boy.
dv said:
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then re-opened on 17 May 2021. The longest-running West End show, it has by far the longest run of any play in the world, with its 27,500th performance taking place on 18 September 2018. Attendees often get their photo taken beside the wooden counter (showing a count of the number of performances) in the theatre foyer.When next I’m in London I should see this
I had no idea it was still going.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then re-opened on 17 May 2021. The longest-running West End show, it has by far the longest run of any play in the world, with its 27,500th performance taking place on 18 September 2018. Attendees often get their photo taken beside the wooden counter (showing a count of the number of performances) in the theatre foyer.When next I’m in London I should see this
I had no idea it was still going.
I thought it ended years ago.
Never been to a play in the West End.
Peak Warming Man said:
Anything I can help with here, the Ukraine war or the energy crisis?
I have found myself becoming more and more susceptible to inconvenience, Mr Man. Can you help?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anything I can help with here, the Ukraine war or the energy crisis?
I have found myself becoming more and more susceptible to inconvenience, Mr Man. Can you help?
I mean, I don’t want to inconvenience you or anything, hey what but.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London’s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. It then re-opened on 17 May 2021. The longest-running West End show, it has by far the longest run of any play in the world, with its 27,500th performance taking place on 18 September 2018. Attendees often get their photo taken beside the wooden counter (showing a count of the number of performances) in the theatre foyer.When next I’m in London I should see this
I had no idea it was still going.
I thought it ended years ago.
Never been to a play in the West End.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I had no idea it was still going.
I thought it ended years ago.
Never been to a play in the West End.
I saw Les Mis with sarah in 04. It cost a lot of money.
a few weeks after that I saw The Producers on Broadway. It was a lot cheaper.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I had no idea it was still going.
I thought it ended years ago.
Never been to a play in the West End.
I saw Les Mis with sarah in 04. It cost a lot of money.
I saw Les Mis with SWMBO in 00.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:I thought it ended years ago.
Never been to a play in the West End.
I saw Les Mis with sarah in 04. It cost a lot of money.
I saw Les Mis with SWMBO in 00.
did you have gin?
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I saw Les Mis with sarah in 04. It cost a lot of money.
I saw Les Mis with SWMBO in 00.
did you have gin?
No, not at all, and back in those days in London the pubs closed early so it was a very sober evening.
A new3 Clickspring is out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlN-QFkDkvE&ab_channel=Clickspring
Fire season is coming, we have been training to be ready.
Are you?
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:I saw Les Mis with SWMBO in 00.
did you have gin?
No, not at all, and back in those days in London the pubs closed early so it was a very sober evening.
I had a gin at the theatre. It was also a lot of money.
brett refused to get involved with the spending of that much money and went for an authentic London pub crawl experience instead visiting a few pubs within walking distance of our B&B.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Fire season is coming, we have been training to be ready.Are you?
Yeah.
Our work has been making a whole lot of DFES stuff over the last couple of months too.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Fire season is coming, we have been training to be ready.Are you?
not ready. but my passport and thumb drives and jewellery etc are still unpacked from last year’s readiness. And it is still very wet around here.
Kingy said:
Even with all the money being spent on renewables, and low carbon everything, there doesn’t appear to be any downward trend in the increase of CO2. Just maybe an almost imperceptible straightening of the increase?
Makes sense. Emissions have kind of plateaued but they are not in decline.
sibeen said:
A new3 Clickspring is out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlN-QFkDkvE&ab_channel=Clickspring
I linked to that a couple of days ago.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Fire season is coming, we have been training to be ready.Are you?
I don’t hold a hose mate.
Suppose I’d better start filling in my Coles order, could take some time. Over 80 items, nearly $400 worth.
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better start filling in my Coles order, could take some time. Over 80 items, nearly $400 worth.
I hope it fills the larder.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better start filling in my Coles order, could take some time. Over 80 items, nearly $400 worth.
I hope it fills the larder.
It should last quite a while if eating sensibly.
Although there are various special items pacifically for this Friday night dinner do.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
A new3 Clickspring is out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlN-QFkDkvE&ab_channel=Clickspring
I linked to that a couple of days ago.
I missed that. He’s phenomenal.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better start filling in my Coles order, could take some time. Over 80 items, nearly $400 worth.
I hope it fills the larder.
It should last quite a while if eating sensibly.
Although there are various special items pacifically for this Friday night dinner do.
will there be dominos or cribbage?
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
A new3 Clickspring is out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlN-QFkDkvE&ab_channel=Clickspring
I linked to that a couple of days ago.
I missed that. He’s phenomenal.
He is. Patience and a steady hand. and ingenuity.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:I hope it fills the larder.
It should last quite a while if eating sensibly.
Although there are various special items pacifically for this Friday night dinner do.
will there be dominos or cribbage?
No, just chat, quaffing and scoffing.
They’ll have a peep at Ave Luna and various changes to the rooms since their last visit.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:It should last quite a while if eating sensibly.
Although there are various special items pacifically for this Friday night dinner do.
will there be dominos or cribbage?
No, just chat, quaffing and scoffing.
They’ll have a peep at Ave Luna and various changes to the rooms since their last visit.
I miss playing cribbage with siblings. Not that that has happened in decades.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:I linked to that a couple of days ago.
I missed that. He’s phenomenal.
He is. Patience and a steady hand. and ingenuity.
He makes Job appear to be wildly impetuous :)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:will there be dominos or cribbage?
No, just chat, quaffing and scoffing.
They’ll have a peep at Ave Luna and various changes to the rooms since their last visit.
I miss playing cribbage with siblings. Not that that has happened in decades.
The older sister and husband and I used to play crib together sometimes in our youth. And I used to play various card games with the twins in their childhood.
But as you say, a long time ago. We aren’t really a communal game-playing family these days.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:It should last quite a while if eating sensibly.
Although there are various special items pacifically for this Friday night dinner do.
will there be dominos or cribbage?
No, just chat, quaffing and scoffing.
They’ll have a peep at Ave Luna and various changes to the rooms since their last visit.
Will there be a cheese platter and a balloon of brandy?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:will there be dominos or cribbage?
No, just chat, quaffing and scoffing.
They’ll have a peep at Ave Luna and various changes to the rooms since their last visit.
Will there be a cheese platter and a balloon of brandy?
There will be cheeses amongst the assorted antipasto for starters, served in the living room. And goat cheese in the salad with the mains.
I was going to be doing chicken cordon bleu (which also includes cheese) but decided to do Kievs instead.
There’ll be assorted chocolates and balloons of cognac with dessert, which will also include hot mince pies and custard.
>>There’ll be assorted chocolates and balloons of cognac with dessert
Now you’re talking
Inside Big Ben’s Makeover – 11.25 min
Inside London’s newly refurbished Big Ben – BBC News – 2.30 min
Tau.Neutrino said:
Inside Big Ben’s Makeover – 11.25 minInside London’s newly refurbished Big Ben – BBC News – 2.30 min
Keep the tower.
Demolish and rebuild the parliament. It is falling apart and riddled with asbestos. It was a cheap Gothic imitation built during Victorian times. Any other building would have been condemned decades ago as unfit for purpose and beyond repair.
few spots wain on da roof
Today mr kii’s very heavy metal welding table is being picked up by one of his friends.
The guy has arranged for a tractor to move it. Also the huge air-compressor is being dismantled from the set-up we have and it’s going with the table. mr kii had this all sorted out just before he died.
So, I have to go clear a path in the workshop – I’ve been using the table to sort out all the things. There are boxes everywhere. I’ll also have to clean up Gracie’s poop area which is, of course, all across the entrance at the double gates.
I think I might cry when the table goes :(
Six large bags of blankets, linen and clothes were picked up yesterday by the homeless people’s group. They have really expanded their work from a tent city to assisting people in finding proper accommodation, so they also need household goods and furniture. Excellent for them, and me.
I also just made a payment towards the transportation of my critters, we have a tentative date for late March 2023.
kii said:
Today mr kii’s very heavy metal welding table is being picked up by one of his friends.The guy has arranged for a tractor to move it. Also the huge air-compressor is being dismantled from the set-up we have and it’s going with the table. mr kii had this all sorted out just before he died.
So, I have to go clear a path in the workshop – I’ve been using the table to sort out all the things. There are boxes everywhere. I’ll also have to clean up Gracie’s poop area which is, of course, all across the entrance at the double gates.
I think I might cry when the table goes :(
Understood. But then it is another step forward.
kii said:
Six large bags of blankets, linen and clothes were picked up yesterday by the homeless people’s group. They have really expanded their work from a tent city to assisting people in finding proper accommodation, so they also need household goods and furniture. Excellent for them, and me.I also just made a payment towards the transportation of my critters, we have a tentative date for late March 2023.
so you will do two winter’s in a row? At least the second winter won’t be as harsh.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Six large bags of blankets, linen and clothes were picked up yesterday by the homeless people’s group. They have really expanded their work from a tent city to assisting people in finding proper accommodation, so they also need household goods and furniture. Excellent for them, and me.I also just made a payment towards the transportation of my critters, we have a tentative date for late March 2023.
so you will do two winter’s in a row? At least the second winter won’t be as harsh.
Yes! I’m so looking forward to 2 winters :D NO MORE NM SUMMERS!!!!!
Winters here can involve some snow, but not always very heavy. I think the last serious snowfall was 2011, maybe? The electrical grid in nearby El Paso, Texas lost the plot. A colleague had her roof cave in from the weight of the snow. Our bathroom and laundry pipes froze.
Now I must go pick up Gracie’s shit.
Your man Kenneth Branagh DV:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_England_(TV_series)
Good morning Holidayers. Warm this morning…10 degrees at the back door. It’s still dark here. We are forecast 19 degrees with rain developing and possible thunderstorms. We shall see.
I intend to do more weeding before the rains come. But first some stretches and a little breakfast while I wait for the sun to get up.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Fire season is coming, we have been training to be ready.Are you?
Well, if you mean the grass around the house is green and mowed, yes. And I know where my “fire buckets” are, but no need to fill them with water and line them up on the verandah just yet. The spiders can remain undisturbed for another couple of months.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I’d better start filling in my Coles order, could take some time. Over 80 items, nearly $400 worth.
I hope it fills the larder.
It should last quite a while if eating sensibly.
Although there are various special items pacifically for this Friday night dinner do.
I seem to remember sarahs mum getting an awful lot of substitutions when she ordered from Coles online.
https://theconversation.com/the-boab-trees-of-the-remote-tanami-desert-are-carved-with-centuries-of-indigenous-history-and-theyre-under-threat-191676
ChrispenEvan said:
https://theconversation.com/the-boab-trees-of-the-remote-tanami-desert-are-carved-with-centuries-of-indigenous-history-and-theyre-under-threat-191676
Interesting, ta.
Hi all.
You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Some moments are sharp
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Some moments are sharp
It was quite the attention-getter.
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Bloody!
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Bloody!
Oh, it was.
I was lucky to not hit the femoral artery or else…
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Damn. There are times when it’s best to keep your legs wide open.
Well I did my Coles order last night and tried to arrange delivery for today, but wasn’t quick enough. There was a slot available but it timed out while I was going through the checkout.
So delivery won’t be until after 3 tomorrow afternoon. So I’ll visit the IGA this morning for some provisions to tide me over.
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Nup. never tried to catch a scalpel between my legs. i suppose it will give your doctor something to talk about at tea.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Nup. never tried to catch a scalpel between my legs. i suppose it will give your doctor something to talk about at tea.
You mean ‘laugh like a drain about’. :)
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Nup. never tried to catch a scalpel between my legs. i suppose it will give your doctor something to talk about at tea.
I’m sure it would have been quite interessting.
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Ouch! :(
I suffer a bit from the clumsy gene as well. Been putting up a wire fence because the neighbours are f’kheads and the sharp ends of the wire are doing a good job of turning my skin into a naughts & crosses board.
captain_spalding said:
I was lucky to not hit the femoral artery or else…
I was thinking that.
Bubblecar said:
Well I did my Coles order last night and tried to arrange delivery for today, but wasn’t quick enough. There was a slot available but it timed out while I was going through the checkout.So delivery won’t be until after 3 tomorrow afternoon. So I’ll visit the IGA this morning for some provisions to tide me over.
Be quick about it, we’re expecting rain later.
One of those actors I would have thought passed on some time ago.
I dimly remember her in Gaslight (where the term “gaslighting” comes from).
Angela Lansbury, star of TV, film and theatre, dies aged 96
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/11/angela-lansbury-star-of-tv-film-and-theatre-dies-aged-96
He made 12 timepieces. Here they are:
They were apparently lost and his grandson set out to find them.
Find them he did as well as finding a new step-cousin he didn’t know he had.
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
Spiny Norman said:
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
Take it outside and hose it down.
Spiny Norman said:
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
No, you just unthread it all, bung it in the washing machine and then thread it all back together again.
Of course, you need plenty of time to spare.
Spiny Norman said:
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
Looks like a practice piece. By someone who needs a lot more practice.
Spiny Norman said:
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
Pink spaghetti monster!
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
Take it outside and hose it down.
Looks like mince
Spiny Norman said:
Um …. difficult to keep clean I imagine.
captain_spalding said:
Hi all.You’ll never guess what i did last night…
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Held some paper towel over while Mrs S (former RN) got first aid supplies. Being a small ‘clean’ entry wound, the bleeding soon stopped, but the muscle has been protesting quite loudly all night. Still making walking and sitting difficult for me.
To the medico today, for a tetanus shot.
Never a dull moment, what?
Are you now circum…
Um ..
Spect?
Bunny_Fugger said:
Are you now circum…
Um ..
Spect?
I think Mrs S is going forbid me to use the grown-up scissors, too, just in case.
Greetings
captain_spalding said:
Bunny_Fugger said:Are you now circum…
Um ..
Spect?
I think Mrs S is going forbid me to use the grown-up scissors, too, just in case.
Cymek said:
Greetings
BACK with some grub for today and one of these single malts to sample.
I’ll get the wines and cognac for Friday’s do tomorrow.
Nothing much happening today. Can’t do the hoovering until my vacuum cleaner finds its way home.
John Barilaro pleads not guilty to assaulting cameraman outside Manly bar..
Ha. He’s on video.
Bubblecar said:
BACK with some grub for today and one of these single malts to sample.I’ll get the wines and cognac for Friday’s do tomorrow.
Nothing much happening today. Can’t do the hoovering until my vacuum cleaner finds its way home.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK with some grub for today and one of these single malts to sample.I’ll get the wines and cognac for Friday’s do tomorrow.
Nothing much happening today. Can’t do the hoovering until my vacuum cleaner finds its way home.
I’m in Cairns for chemo so it’s an alcohol free week for me.
Chemo will do you a lot more good than whisky :)
Hard though it may be to believe.
Thunder happening. Better hurry up and mow my lawn.
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK with some grub for today and one of these single malts to sample.I’ll get the wines and cognac for Friday’s do tomorrow.
Nothing much happening today. Can’t do the hoovering until my vacuum cleaner finds its way home.
I’m in Cairns for chemo so it’s an alcohol free week for me.
Chemo will do you a lot more good than whisky :)
Hard though it may be to believe.
The contrary nature of God.
God: This is good for you.
Man: But it tastes terrible/is excruciating/has awful side- and after effects
God: yup.
God: this is bad for you.
Man: But it tastes good/is pleasant/makes me feel better.
God: Ain’t i stinker?
https://9gag.com/gag/aOxbDOM?ref=android
Balloon v Whippersnipper
Lea-Francis were a slightly eccentric UK firm who made bicycles, motorcycles and cars, with the best of the latter appearing in the 1930s and late 40s.
Here’s one of their most handsome offerings, a Westland coupe from 1948.
roughbarked said:
He made 12 timepieces. Here they are:
They were apparently lost and his grandson set out to find them.
Find them he did as well as finding a new step-cousin he didn’t know he had.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
He made 12 timepieces. Here they are:
They were apparently lost and his grandson set out to find them.
Find them he did as well as finding a new step-cousin he didn’t know he had.
This one has Lucite plates, brass bushings..
I wouldn’t try winding it up though. Looks like the click is out of correct position.
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
:) garden fare.
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
White asparagus is all the go these days, Ms Buffy. It’s on all the cooking shows you know.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
White asparagus is all the go these days, Ms Buffy. It’s on all the cooking shows you know.
:) Simply not allowed to go green. Tastes very bland by comparison.
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
I’ll be having a kaszanka* & salad sandwich washed down with scotch.
*black pudding. But Pandani’s version thereof is much like Ukrainian/Polish kaszanka in its inclusion of barley, onion and herbs.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
White asparagus is all the go these days, Ms Buffy. It’s on all the cooking shows you know.
I know. And it is tasteless. I’ve grown it. (It’s just green asparagus with the dirt hilled up around it to blanch the stems)
Well there you go.
Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed he and Angela Lansbury were cousins.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
I’ll be having a kaszanka* & salad sandwich washed down with scotch.
*black pudding. But Pandani’s version thereof is much like Ukrainian/Polish kaszanka in its inclusion of barley, onion and herbs.
full core multicultural.
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.
*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
btm said:
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
Sensible.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-12/harvey-weinstein-medieval-conditions/101526396
Still expecting special treatment it seems, he’s just another prisoner now
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Lunch report: I picked a handful of snowpeas, a few asparagus and pulled half a dozen baby carrots. I had some beansprouts leftover in the fridge. So we et steamed veg with a smidge of leftover Hollandaise sauce from the other night. Not a bad lunch. Big glass of cold Milo to go yet.
I’ll be having a kaszanka* & salad sandwich washed down with scotch.
*black pudding. But Pandani’s version thereof is much like Ukrainian/Polish kaszanka in its inclusion of barley, onion and herbs.
full core multicultural.
And very tasty :)
Kaszanka, baby mesclun, thin-sliced red onion, Williams original white sourdough, real butter.
btm said:
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
Principally because they have to be cut out of the wall space.
Bubblecar said:
btm said:
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
btm said:
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
Oh, there is a picture:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
btm said:
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
Yeah. Open swarms are easy. It is when they have built honeycomb that it starts becoming more difficult
buffy said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
Oh, there is a picture:
That’s certainly a facefull.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
buffy said:That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
Oh, there is a picture:
That’s certainly a facefull.
F thought it was quite possible it had split off from one of his boxes, some of which were up on Mt Rouse at the time.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:Oh, there is a picture:
That’s certainly a facefull.
F thought it was quite possible it had split off from one of his boxes, some of which were up on Mt Rouse at the time.
They usually don’t travel far to the first rest stop. Most times, they already have picked a spot for the hive to move into.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
btm said:
I did a cut-out* yesterday from a “cubby house”, basically a weatherboard outhouse about 4m×4m with a sloping corrugated iron roof. When the flashing came off, the biggest huntsman spider I’ve ever seen came out from under it. She started running in one direction, saw the bees, stopped, then ran down the wall.*Feral bees will frequently colonise the spaces between studs in walls; most councils have by-laws requiring the removal or extermination of these colonies. When a beekeeper collects the colony to become a managed hive, it’s called a “cut-out”.
Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
That’s swarm collection, and is very different to cut-outs. A colony reproduces by swarming: the queen lays a much larger number of eggs than normal, increasing the colony numbers by about 100%. The workers raise several queens, who then fight it out to the death; the last surviving queen then goes on her mating flight, then the old queen and about 50% of the colony leave the hive, fly to a nearby place, often in trees, but sometimes on the ground or even the side of a building. Before leaving, the departing workers gorge on honey. Once they’ve settled, some scouts fly off to find a suitable new home. Because they’ve gorged on honey and have no hive to defend, the bees are at their most docile at this stage, so collecting the swarm is really easy. In the southern hemisphere, swarming season is late September to the end of October, though there can be variations depending on the weather.
I like swarms.
btm said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
That’s swarm collection, and is very different to cut-outs. A colony reproduces by swarming: the queen lays a much larger number of eggs than normal, increasing the colony numbers by about 100%. The workers raise several queens, who then fight it out to the death; the last surviving queen then goes on her mating flight, then the old queen and about 50% of the colony leave the hive, fly to a nearby place, often in trees, but sometimes on the ground or even the side of a building. Before leaving, the departing workers gorge on honey. Once they’ve settled, some scouts fly off to find a suitable new home. Because they’ve gorged on honey and have no hive to defend, the bees are at their most docile at this stage, so collecting the swarm is really easy. In the southern hemisphere, swarming season is late September to the end of October, though there can be variations depending on the weather.
I like swarms.
That was 18th November 2013. (I dated the photo)
btm said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
That’s swarm collection, and is very different to cut-outs. A colony reproduces by swarming: the queen lays a much larger number of eggs than normal, increasing the colony numbers by about 100%. The workers raise several queens, who then fight it out to the death; the last surviving queen then goes on her mating flight, then the old queen and about 50% of the colony leave the hive, fly to a nearby place, often in trees, but sometimes on the ground or even the side of a building. Before leaving, the departing workers gorge on honey. Once they’ve settled, some scouts fly off to find a suitable new home. Because they’ve gorged on honey and have no hive to defend, the bees are at their most docile at this stage, so collecting the swarm is really easy. In the southern hemisphere, swarming season is late September to the end of October, though there can be variations depending on the weather.
I like swarms.
Me too.
buffy said:
btm said:
buffy said:That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
That’s swarm collection, and is very different to cut-outs. A colony reproduces by swarming: the queen lays a much larger number of eggs than normal, increasing the colony numbers by about 100%. The workers raise several queens, who then fight it out to the death; the last surviving queen then goes on her mating flight, then the old queen and about 50% of the colony leave the hive, fly to a nearby place, often in trees, but sometimes on the ground or even the side of a building. Before leaving, the departing workers gorge on honey. Once they’ve settled, some scouts fly off to find a suitable new home. Because they’ve gorged on honey and have no hive to defend, the bees are at their most docile at this stage, so collecting the swarm is really easy. In the southern hemisphere, swarming season is late September to the end of October, though there can be variations depending on the weather.
I like swarms.
That was 18th November 2013. (I dated the photo)
They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
btm said:That’s swarm collection, and is very different to cut-outs. A colony reproduces by swarming: the queen lays a much larger number of eggs than normal, increasing the colony numbers by about 100%. The workers raise several queens, who then fight it out to the death; the last surviving queen then goes on her mating flight, then the old queen and about 50% of the colony leave the hive, fly to a nearby place, often in trees, but sometimes on the ground or even the side of a building. Before leaving, the departing workers gorge on honey. Once they’ve settled, some scouts fly off to find a suitable new home. Because they’ve gorged on honey and have no hive to defend, the bees are at their most docile at this stage, so collecting the swarm is really easy. In the southern hemisphere, swarming season is late September to the end of October, though there can be variations depending on the weather.
I like swarms.
That was 18th November 2013. (I dated the photo)
They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
Would hives accept honey a person put there
roughbarked said:
They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
I’d call that absconding rather than swarming; the swarming bees leave ~half the colony behind.
But I agree; they do sometimes swarm at odd times.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:That was 18th November 2013. (I dated the photo)
They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
Would hives accept honey a person put there
Yes, though that’ frowned upon (and against the Apiary Code of Conduct) because there may be bee disease present in the new honey. Generally if we need to feed the colony we use a syrup of 1kg sugar to 1l water.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Sensible.
That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
Oh, there is a picture:
Busy bees.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
buffy said:That sounds a lot more difficult than when we phoned the local bee man to come and get some that were hanging around in our walnut tree. Right at head height for Mr buffy on the ride-on mower. Fortunately he saw them before putting his face into the swarm. It was fascinating to watch F bring along a box, smoke them a little bit, and then just gently cut off the branch and place them in the box.
Oh, there is a picture:
Busy bees.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:That was 18th November 2013. (I dated the photo)
They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
Would hives accept honey a person put there
Bees can be hand fed yes.
btm said:
roughbarked said:They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
I’d call that absconding rather than swarming; the swarming bees leave ~half the colony behind.
But I agree; they do sometimes swarm at odd times.
Absonding is the word.
btm said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
Would hives accept honey a person put there
Yes, though that’ frowned upon (and against the Apiary Code of Conduct) because there may be bee disease present in the new honey. Generally if we need to feed the colony we use a syrup of 1kg sugar to 1l water.
Yes. You should not feed bees honey, unless you give them back their own. Yet there is still a chance that the honey could be not clean.
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wookiemeister said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:Oh, there is a picture:
Busy bees.
Ive heard you can wear bees like a beard
Yes. If you put the queen in a box under your chin.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
Would hives accept honey a person put there
Bees can be hand fed yes.
with teensie weensie spoons.
roughbarked said:
btm said:
roughbarked said:They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
I’d call that absconding rather than swarming; the swarming bees leave ~half the colony behind.
But I agree; they do sometimes swarm at odd times.
Absonding is the word.
I though that was when you ran away from jail, hey what but.
roughbarked said:
They sometimes swam at odd times. I saw a swarm leave a hive in autumn. The hive was collapsing though and they had absolutely no honey left in the empty hive.
meanwhile cicadas swarm at prime time
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
btm said:I’d call that absconding rather than swarming; the swarming bees leave ~half the colony behind.
But I agree; they do sometimes swarm at odd times.
Absonding is the word.
I though that was when you ran away from jail, hey what but.
has to have a C in it for that.
Butterfly egg.
Moth eggs.
PermeateFree said:
Butterfly egg.
Amazing things they are.
PermeateFree said:
Moth eggs.
totally amazing.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:Absonding is the word.
I though that was when you ran away from jail, hey what but.
has to have a C in it for that.
OIC.
Well I’ve done my washing and mowed my lawns and still haven’t seen enough precipitation to make me get out of the rain.
There has been helicopter traffic heading north and back and forth so maybe shipping people or food or fuel or whatever.
I’m wondering who is getting the rain…because we aren’t. Some minor spitting so far and that is all. It feels sort of thunderstormy though. That particular stillness in the air.
Our bit of the radar map is a bit disappointing, given I mowed grass this morning because I’m expecting it to get wetter in the next couple of days.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR142.loop.shtml#skip
buffy said:
Our bit of the radar map is a bit disappointing, given I mowed grass this morning because I’m expecting it to get wetter in the next couple of days.http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR142.loop.shtml#skip
There is a bit about
buffy said:
I’m wondering who is getting the rain…because we aren’t. Some minor spitting so far and that is all. It feels sort of thunderstormy though. That particular stillness in the air.
Everything us there except the rain but it really wasn’t supposed to start until this eve.
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
Our bit of the radar map is a bit disappointing, given I mowed grass this morning because I’m expecting it to get wetter in the next couple of days.http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR142.loop.shtml#skip
There is a bit about
We seem to have the Hamilton Umbrella up again.
Anyway, as our rain is so inconsequential (at this time, anyway), I’m running a load of washing, which I will hang out on the line shortly. It may get a couple more natural rinses. Or it may not.
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agates
Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Video
Ancient Water Inside Enhydro Crystals
Doing some weeding, pulling them out is easy with all this dampness.
Hi.
Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Video
Ancient Water Inside Enhydro Crystals
So the water could be as old as the agate
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
What did you do ?
Bishops knife trick whilst drunk ?
Cymek said:
What did you do ?
Bishops knife trick whilst drunk ?
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Good luck with all that.
And write a hundred times:
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
I must not play silly buggers with sharp surgical tools
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Video
Ancient Water Inside Enhydro Crystals
So the water could be as old as the agate
I guess so and the air.
Hey Mr Car!
As i said earlier, Mrs S has banned me from using the grown-up scissors, and i’m not allowed to cut up my own steak any more.
You might like this website:
http://lileks.com/
has a lot of vintage/retro stuff.
captain_spalding said:
Hey Mr Car!As i said earlier, Mrs S has banned me from using the grown-up scissors, and i’m not allowed to cut up my own steak any more.
You might like this website:
http://lileks.com/
has a lot of vintage/retro stuff.
Ta. I’ve peeped in there before but there’s a lot of good stuff I haven’t seen.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Video
Ancient Water Inside Enhydro Crystals
Interesting. New to me. Thanks.
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Seems like a good outcome.
The best grade of beret, 1934.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Seems like a good outcome.
Could have been a lot worse for me.
But, i’d rather not have had the experience.
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Bugger
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:What did you do ?
Bishops knife trick whilst drunk ?
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Yeah silly things, I stepped on a rake that went through my thong into my toe and stuck there
Bubblecar said:
The best grade of beret, 1934.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Bugger
I know, but don’t worry, i’ll find something else stupid to do to myself soon.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Hi.Back just now from the doc after my stabbing incident last night.
Didn’t need a tetanus shot, as i’d had one more recently than i remembered.
She was concerned about some suggestion of infection beginning, so prescribed some antibiotics.
Also was concerned about swelling and tightness around the wound, suggesting haematoma.
So, off to the medical imaging joint for an ‘urgent’ ultrasound.
Very small entry would, but, yes, sizeable haematoma, blood entering spaces between muscles.
Asked the ultrasound lady how much i missed the femoral artery by. ‘Not much’ she said,‘you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out’.
Radiologist didn’t like the look of the haematoma, suspected possible ongoing internal bleeding. Increasing haemtoma could put pressure on femoral artery, maybe even a small nick on the artery there.
So, i ended up getting a CT scan of the thigh. Results have been sent to the doc, but no call from her yet, so presumably all is well.
Pain in/around wound now very much less than last night/this morning. Able to stand and walk ok.
So, looks like you’re stuck with me for a little while longer.
Seems like a good outcome.
Could have been a lot worse for me.
But, i’d rather not have had the experience.
Fair enough. I wish you a speedy recovery.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
The best grade of beret, 1934.
Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.
Portable record players, 1934.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Doing some weeding, pulling them out is easy with all this dampness.
Yes if you don’t have many weeds to pull.
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Video
Ancient Water Inside Enhydro Crystals
Interesting. New to me. Thanks.
Opal is anhydrous silica, so contains a percentage of ancient water.
Bubblecar said:
Portable record players, 1934.
When did valve-amplified record players become commercially available? 1930 or thereabouts?
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:What did you do ?
Bishops knife trick whilst drunk ?
Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Yeah silly things, I stepped on a rake that went through my thong into my toe and stuck there
I once put a metal mosquito coil holder right through the ball of my foot while it was still hot.
Helicopter coming back again. Must be ferrying something north and coming back here for refuelling or summat.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:Stabbed myself in the leg.
You know when you’re sitting at your desk, and a pen falls off it into your lap? And you quickly bring your legs together to stop it falling to the floor.?
Turns out it wasn’t a pen, but a scalpel with a No. 11 blade (which i use for closely trimming off ends when doing decorative ropework).
Left thigh drove it point first into the right thigh.
Copious sanguinary outpourings.
Yeah silly things, I stepped on a rake that went through my thong into my toe and stuck there
I once put a metal mosquito coil holder right through the ball of my foot while it was still hot.
we recently cut our toenails
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
The best grade of beret, 1934.
Кот устроил фекалии в моем берете.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Yeah silly things, I stepped on a rake that went through my thong into my toe and stuck there
I once put a metal mosquito coil holder right through the ball of my foot while it was still hot.
I trod on a fence paling which had a large nail in it.
The nail went right through my foot & out the top about 75mm.
When I lifted my foot the paling came with it.
There was no one at home so I had to stand on the paling & pull the nail out of my foot.
I’ve managed to only get the nail so far in because I had a boot on but yeah the board was stuck to my boot and the nail was in my foot.
SCIENCE said:
we recently cut our toenails
I can’t fet down that far.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
we recently cut our toenails
I can’t fet down that far.
My back is really buggered.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Portable record players, 1934.
When did valve-amplified record players become commercially available? 1930 or thereabouts?
Approximately so, I’d imagine.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Video
Ancient Water Inside Enhydro Crystals
Interesting. New to me. Thanks.
Opal is anhydrous silica, so contains a percentage of ancient water.
anhydrous?
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Portable record players, 1934.
When did valve-amplified record players become commercially available? 1930 or thereabouts?
As a teen, I had a combination radio-record player made by AWA in 1934. The record player used a large clockwork motor.
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
Enhydro crystals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Interesting. New to me. Thanks.
I’ve got a quartz crystal from the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland with a pocket of water in it, and an air bubble in the water. I’d be very interested to know how it formed.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
The best grade of beret, 1934.
Кот устроил фекалии в моем берете.
Одна медуза для меня!
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
The best grade of beret, 1934.
Кот устроил фекалии в моем берете.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjG7NEtjma0
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
btm said:
Michael V said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Enhydro crystals or Enhydro agatesPictures
Enhydro crystals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhydro_agate
Enhydro agates are nodules, agates, or geodes with water trapped inside its cavity. Enhydros are closely related to fluid inclusions, but are composed of chalcedony. The formation of enhydros is still an ongoing process, with specimens dated back to the Eocene Epoch. They are commonly found in areas with volcanic rock.
Interesting. New to me. Thanks.
I’ve got a quartz crystal from the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland with a pocket of water in it, and an air bubble in the water. I’d be very interested to know how it formed.
I can’t help about large inclusions like that, sorry.
I’ve seen plenty of fluid inclusions some with gas and some with solids, too. By slow heating (there are special microscope stages for that), the gas and solids can be re-dissolved in the water, and inferences can be made about the temperature and salinity of the original crystal-forming fluid.
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
I well remember that little adjustable cruciform vent in the roof of the Sunbeam.
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
Talking of electric frypans; SWMBO was on the phone today with fisher and paykel to find out when they will replace our cooktop. Could be not until the end of the month was the reply. SWMBO then went through her ‘not happy, jan’ routine. After explaining that we are an all electric house, not wanting to be environmental terrorists, then “HOW THE FUCK DO WE COOK”. They offered us a $100 voucher to buy an electric frypan and promised us they’d have something installed by the end of next week.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
Talking of electric frypans; SWMBO was on the phone today with fisher and paykel to find out when they will replace our cooktop. Could be not until the end of the month was the reply. SWMBO then went through her ‘not happy, jan’ routine. After explaining that we are an all electric house, not wanting to be environmental terrorists, then “HOW THE FUCK DO WE COOK”. They offered us a $100 voucher to buy an electric frypan and promised us they’d have something installed by the end of next week.
Fair enough but you also have one of those air fryers if I’m not mistaken.
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
Talking of electric frypans; SWMBO was on the phone today with fisher and paykel to find out when they will replace our cooktop. Could be not until the end of the month was the reply. SWMBO then went through her ‘not happy, jan’ routine. After explaining that we are an all electric house, not wanting to be environmental terrorists, then “HOW THE FUCK DO WE COOK”. They offered us a $100 voucher to buy an electric frypan and promised us they’d have something installed by the end of next week.
Fair enough but you also have one of those air fryers if I’m not mistaken.
Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:Talking of electric frypans; SWMBO was on the phone today with fisher and paykel to find out when they will replace our cooktop. Could be not until the end of the month was the reply. SWMBO then went through her ‘not happy, jan’ routine. After explaining that we are an all electric house, not wanting to be environmental terrorists, then “HOW THE FUCK DO WE COOK”. They offered us a $100 voucher to buy an electric frypan and promised us they’d have something installed by the end of next week.
Fair enough but you also have one of those air fryers if I’m not mistaken.
Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
That’s why you’ve got a barby out on the back porch…
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:Talking of electric frypans; SWMBO was on the phone today with fisher and paykel to find out when they will replace our cooktop. Could be not until the end of the month was the reply. SWMBO then went through her ‘not happy, jan’ routine. After explaining that we are an all electric house, not wanting to be environmental terrorists, then “HOW THE FUCK DO WE COOK”. They offered us a $100 voucher to buy an electric frypan and promised us they’d have something installed by the end of next week.
Fair enough but you also have one of those air fryers if I’m not mistaken.
Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
less fried food will probably be good for you.
BTW here’s the entire 1958 Sears Christmas Catalog (439 pages) in good quality scans, page by page. Zoom control at left of screen.
http://www.wishbookweb.com/FB/1958_Sears_Christmas_Book/files/assets/basic-html/page-234.html#
We have an electric cooktop and an electric oven.
But, there’s the gas barbecue, which has a gas burner to one side. Plus i have a gas camping stove.
Learnt from parents, who, when i was very young, moved to an area where ‘blackouts’ were a regular occurrence.
Also have some kero lanterns, and a 12v light i can hook up to a spare car battery.
It won’t be The Ritz, but we won’t be eating cold food out of tins in the dark, either.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:Fair enough but you also have one of those air fryers if I’m not mistaken.
Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
less fried food will probably be good for you.
Won’t anyone think of the children?
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:Fair enough but you also have one of those air fryers if I’m not mistaken.
Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
less fried food will probably be good for you.
Won’t anyone think of the children?
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
less fried food will probably be good for you.
Won’t anyone think of the children?
Eating children is not good for you, either.
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.
7 dead so far.
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:less fried food will probably be good for you.
Won’t anyone think of the children?
Eating children is not good for you, either.
If society breaks down from a huge COVID wave, we plan to eat the neighbours. But Spocky, the spoilsport, made me promise to wait until we ran out of food first.
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:Yes, but hard to fry an egg in one of those.
less fried food will probably be good for you.
Won’t anyone think of the children?
no, not other people’s.
poikilotherm said:
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.7 dead so far.
Sounds very effective. Available online?
Bubblecar said:
poikilotherm said:
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.7 dead so far.
Sounds very effective. Available online?
I assume so, Big cheese mouse trap- got from a discount hardware chain.
poikilotherm said:
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.7 dead so far.
Charge a capacitor perhaps
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Interesting. New to me. Thanks.
Opal is anhydrous silica, so contains a percentage of ancient water.
anhydrous?
Bloody brane.. Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O); its water content may range from 3 to 21% by weight, but is usually between 6 and 10%.
poikilotherm said:
Bubblecar said:
poikilotherm said:
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.7 dead so far.
Sounds very effective. Available online?
I assume so, Big cheese mouse trap- got from a discount hardware chain.
Ta, this one.
>Kills 100+ mice per set of AA batteries (not included)
https://www.bunnings.com.au/the-big-cheese-electronic-mouse-killer_p3010410
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
Yep we had one of those.
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:less fried food will probably be good for you.
Won’t anyone think of the children?
Eating children is not good for you, either.
I read a story recently about Cassius Clay (when he was that); just after he won an Olympic gold medal (in the 1960 Olympics) he went into a restaurant in his hometown of Louisville and asked the water for a cheeseburger.
Shocked to see a black man sitting in the restaurant, the waiter announced “We don’t serve Negroes”.
Ali: “Well I don’t eat them either, just give me my damn cheeseburger”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
I well remember that little adjustable cruciform vent in the roof of the Sunbeam.
I’ve still got ours. Admittedly, it is in my pile of Al recycling.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
I well remember that little adjustable cruciform vent in the roof of the Sunbeam.
I’ve still got ours. Admittedly, it is in my pile of Al recycling.
They haven’t changed very much
poikilotherm said:
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.7 dead so far.
Not bad. The rat trap ones use D size.
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:Won’t anyone think of the children?
Eating children is not good for you, either.
If society breaks down from a huge COVID wave, we plan to eat the neighbours. But Spocky, the spoilsport, made me promise to wait until we ran out of food first.
What if the neighbours ran out of food first?
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.
Congratulations
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.
How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
My resident blackbird patriarch has found his voice lately and is singing just as sweetly as his forbears.
But he’s been released from the living room wood heater and ushered out the window several times this spring already, along with some of the females.
They don’t realise they’re dicing with death. If I don’t hear their tapping on the wood heater door they soon perish in there.
Lost the last sweet singer that way. His songs just stopped and I eventually found his desiccated form in there along with several females.
buffy said:
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
None here yet. Supposed to be bucketing down tomorrow.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
Should include average or mediocre ones as well
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.Congratulations
Welcome to the world Hanna.
Bubblecar said:
My resident blackbird patriarch has found his voice lately and is singing just as sweetly as his forbears.But he’s been released from the living room wood heater and ushered out the window several times this spring already, along with some of the females.
They don’t realise they’re dicing with death. If I don’t hear their tapping on the wood heater door they soon perish in there.
Lost the last sweet singer that way. His songs just stopped and I eventually found his desiccated form in there along with several females.
The more the merrier. Keep on cooking them.
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.
Congrats :)
Cymek said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
Should include average or mediocre ones as well
May as well.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
My resident blackbird patriarch has found his voice lately and is singing just as sweetly as his forbears.But he’s been released from the living room wood heater and ushered out the window several times this spring already, along with some of the females.
They don’t realise they’re dicing with death. If I don’t hear their tapping on the wood heater door they soon perish in there.
Lost the last sweet singer that way. His songs just stopped and I eventually found his desiccated form in there along with several females.
The more the merrier. Keep on cooking them.
I don’t use it for heating these days.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
Fecund family :)
I have but four nephews, no nieces, despite having five siblings.
Three of the nephews live on the mainland, one here on the island. None have any offspring.
Bubblecar said:
poikilotherm said:
Bubblecar said:Sounds very effective. Available online?
I assume so, Big cheese mouse trap- got from a discount hardware chain.
Ta, this one.
>Kills 100+ mice per set of AA batteries (not included)
https://www.bunnings.com.au/the-big-cheese-electronic-mouse-killer_p3010410
That’s the one.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
My resident blackbird patriarch has found his voice lately and is singing just as sweetly as his forbears.But he’s been released from the living room wood heater and ushered out the window several times this spring already, along with some of the females.
They don’t realise they’re dicing with death. If I don’t hear their tapping on the wood heater door they soon perish in there.
Lost the last sweet singer that way. His songs just stopped and I eventually found his desiccated form in there along with several females.
The more the merrier. Keep on cooking them.
I don’t use it for heating these days.
Turn your hearing aid off. ;)
Wish I’d kept my stove because it used to catch them regularly. Trouble was, the door latch wasn’t what it used to be so I’d come home and they’d be flying around inside the house.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
Fecund family :)
I have but four nephews, no nieces, despite having five siblings.
Three of the nephews live on the mainland, one here on the island. None have any offspring.
I have an andrew and a jock that have ot reproduced.
My brother andrew had a daughter in the 90s but declared it wasn’t his and so she walked out on him never to be seen again.(sister found her and chatted a few times) It was his I reckon. He’s just a…
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/crime/westminster-russian-roulette-police-say-man-who-shot-himself-will-live-with-consequences-forever—c-8522983
Mr Adams said investigators were confident the man’s gunshot wound to the head was self-inflicted.
Asked if any charges could be laid, Mr Adams said given an unlicensed firearm was involved, that would be looked at.
“Obviously we will wait and see what his level of recovery is and whether any charges are laid against him,” he said.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
Fecund family :)
I have but four nephews, no nieces, despite having five siblings.
Three of the nephews live on the mainland, one here on the island. None have any offspring.
I have an andrew and a jock that have ot reproduced.
My brother andrew had a daughter in the 90s but declared it wasn’t his and so she walked out on him never to be seen again.(sister found her and chatted a few times) It was his I reckon. He’s just a…
The boys in this family tend to be gay (like me & the bro + Tas nephew) or just not into raising families. But who knows, the mainland nephews might surprise us eventually.
buffy said:
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
We finally got to 2mm.
Well it isn’t final because the clouds don’t seem to be moving far.
Very light precipitation.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:The more the merrier. Keep on cooking them.
I don’t use it for heating these days.
Turn your hearing aid off. ;)
Wish I’d kept my stove because it used to catch them regularly. Trouble was, the door latch wasn’t what it used to be so I’d come home and they’d be flying around inside the house.
I like the blackbird songs. Yes, they’re introduced, but perishing in my wood heater won’t change these matters.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I don’t use it for heating these days.
Turn your hearing aid off. ;)
Wish I’d kept my stove because it used to catch them regularly. Trouble was, the door latch wasn’t what it used to be so I’d come home and they’d be flying around inside the house.
I like the blackbird songs. Yes, they’re introduced, but perishing in my wood heater won’t change these matters.
Their song grates on me but then I was born here. Blackbirds arrived here after my first child was born.
I find them destructive in gardens.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
We finally got to 2mm.
Well it isn’t final because the clouds don’t seem to be moving far.Very light precipitation.
Hamilton (30km North of here) has had 2.4mm so far this afternoon. Mortlake (45km East of here) has had 22.2mm. Mount William (about 40km from here into the Grampians) has had 45mm. It’s very patchy. Down along the coast (Warrnambool, Portland) they’ve had 8mm and 2mm respectively.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Turn your hearing aid off. ;)
Wish I’d kept my stove because it used to catch them regularly. Trouble was, the door latch wasn’t what it used to be so I’d come home and they’d be flying around inside the house.
I like the blackbird songs. Yes, they’re introduced, but perishing in my wood heater won’t change these matters.
Their song grates on me but then I was born here. Blackbirds arrived here after my first child was born.
I find them destructive in gardens.
You must be really old….
>>Blackbirds were released dozens of times throughout south-eastern Australia, mostly in the 1860s. <<
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Talking about electric frying pans, here’s a page from the 1958 Sears catalogue.
Talking of electric frypans; SWMBO was on the phone today with fisher and paykel to find out when they will replace our cooktop. Could be not until the end of the month was the reply. SWMBO then went through her ‘not happy, jan’ routine. After explaining that we are an all electric house, not wanting to be environmental terrorists, then “HOW THE FUCK DO WE COOK”. They offered us a $100 voucher to buy an electric frypan and promised us they’d have something installed by the end of next week.
Bloody!
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
We finally got to 2mm.
Well it isn’t final because the clouds don’t seem to be moving far.Very light precipitation.
Hamilton (30km North of here) has had 2.4mm so far this afternoon. Mortlake (45km East of here) has had 22.2mm. Mount William (about 40km from here into the Grampians) has had 45mm. It’s very patchy. Down along the coast (Warrnambool, Portland) they’ve had 8mm and 2mm respectively.
Highest fall I can see was at Yarrawonga 22mm. Willcannia got 11mm. Swan Hill 17mm. Most other places on the 512 composite map centered on Yarrawonga got smaller figures, mostly 2 to 4mm.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
We finally got to 2mm.
Well it isn’t final because the clouds don’t seem to be moving far.Very light precipitation.
Hamilton (30km North of here) has had 2.4mm so far this afternoon. Mortlake (45km East of here) has had 22.2mm. Mount William (about 40km from here into the Grampians) has had 45mm. It’s very patchy. Down along the coast (Warrnambool, Portland) they’ve had 8mm and 2mm respectively.
I’ve had 10.5 in my gauge today. Had 3.5mm this morning and that came down in about 5 minutes of intense rain, The nearest BoM gauge at Essendon airport registered nothing at the time. I’ve since got another 7 mm on top of that.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:I like the blackbird songs. Yes, they’re introduced, but perishing in my wood heater won’t change these matters.
Their song grates on me but then I was born here. Blackbirds arrived here after my first child was born.
I find them destructive in gardens.
You must be really old….
>>Blackbirds were released dozens of times throughout south-eastern Australia, mostly in the 1860s. <<
Didn’t get here until the seventies.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Their song grates on me but then I was born here. Blackbirds arrived here after my first child was born.
I find them destructive in gardens.
You must be really old….
>>Blackbirds were released dozens of times throughout south-eastern Australia, mostly in the 1860s. <<
Didn’t get here until the seventies.
Lorikeets have only been here for a few short years.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:Their song grates on me but then I was born here. Blackbirds arrived here after my first child was born.
I find them destructive in gardens.
You must be really old….
>>Blackbirds were released dozens of times throughout south-eastern Australia, mostly in the 1860s. <<
Didn’t get here until the seventies.
didn’t get to snug Tiers until about 10 years ago
poikilotherm said:
Had a mouse problem recently, spent up big for a trap ($50)…best one I’ve ever bought, I think it electrocutes them, though not sure how with only 4 AA batteries.7 dead so far.
Great.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:Won’t anyone think of the children?
Eating children is not good for you, either.
If society breaks down from a huge COVID wave, we plan to eat the neighbours. But Spocky, the spoilsport, made me promise to wait until we ran out of food first.
Ha!
:)
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
So far the rain isn’t really happening here. Just very gentle light precipitation. And reducing now.
We finally got to 2mm.
Well it isn’t final because the clouds don’t seem to be moving far.Very light precipitation.
Hamilton (30km North of here) has had 2.4mm so far this afternoon. Mortlake (45km East of here) has had 22.2mm. Mount William (about 40km from here into the Grampians) has had 45mm. It’s very patchy. Down along the coast (Warrnambool, Portland) they’ve had 8mm and 2mm respectively.
Mt Williams is still raining. 46mm now. Had to bring up the Victorian map to find it. It isn’t listed on the BOM radar page.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:We finally got to 2mm.
Well it isn’t final because the clouds don’t seem to be moving far.Very light precipitation.
Hamilton (30km North of here) has had 2.4mm so far this afternoon. Mortlake (45km East of here) has had 22.2mm. Mount William (about 40km from here into the Grampians) has had 45mm. It’s very patchy. Down along the coast (Warrnambool, Portland) they’ve had 8mm and 2mm respectively.
Mt Williams is still raining. 46mm now. Had to bring up the Victorian map to find it. It isn’t listed on the BOM radar page.
Mt William likes to run the wind at 90-100km an hour and then send it across the plains to us. It slows down a little bit on the way.
btm said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:Won’t anyone think of the children?
Eating children is not good for you, either.
I read a story recently about Cassius Clay (when he was that); just after he won an Olympic gold medal (in the 1960 Olympics) he went into a restaurant in his hometown of Louisville and asked the water for a cheeseburger.
Shocked to see a black man sitting in the restaurant, the waiter announced “We don’t serve Negroes”.
Ali: “Well I don’t eat them either, just give me my damn cheeseburger”.
:)
Cymek said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
Should include average or mediocre ones as well
Pay that!
:)
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
I got a new great niece. Hanna. Nice.How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
I’m not an uncle.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
I’m not an uncle.
I’m not an uncle either.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:How many great nieces and nephews do you have?
I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
I’m not an uncle.
I’m a great uncle, they all tell me that.
Michael V said:
btm said:
captain_spalding said:Eating children is not good for you, either.
I read a story recently about Cassius Clay (when he was that); just after he won an Olympic gold medal (in the 1960 Olympics) he went into a restaurant in his hometown of Louisville and asked the water for a cheeseburger.
Shocked to see a black man sitting in the restaurant, the waiter announced “We don’t serve Negroes”.
Ali: “Well I don’t eat them either, just give me my damn cheeseburger”.
:)
Apparently he went out on the town the night he won that medal and was refused entry into a bar/restaurant and realised that even a gold medal was worthless, so he threw it into a nearby canal.
That medal is still in that canal.
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?
[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
btm said:I read a story recently about Cassius Clay (when he was that); just after he won an Olympic gold medal (in the 1960 Olympics) he went into a restaurant in his hometown of Louisville and asked the water for a cheeseburger.
Shocked to see a black man sitting in the restaurant, the waiter announced “We don’t serve Negroes”.
Ali: “Well I don’t eat them either, just give me my damn cheeseburger”.
:)
Apparently he went out on the town the night he won that medal and was refused entry into a bar/restaurant and realised that even a gold medal was worthless, so he threw it into a nearby canal.
That medal is still in that canal.
Apparently. They actually gave him a new one if my memory serves me correctly?
buffy said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:I became an aunty when I was six. Linda had three girls. They are grown up and one had a baby boy this year. A great great.
Lincoln has a son.
Alicia has two boys.
Christopher has two boys.
Keta has two boys and Hanna.
I’m not an uncle.
I’m not an uncle either.
I’m not an auntie, either.
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
btm said:
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
You can’t get the slider back on?
roughbarked said:
btm said:
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
You can’t get the slider back on?
Yes, but it’s split up the middle and won’t work any more. I’ve had it for about 15 years, so it’s about due to fail.
btm said:
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
This piece of trivia turned up in my inbox.
“Gadi is Australia’s most powerful supercomputer, a highly parallel cluster comprising more than 150,000 processor cores on ten different types of compute nodes. Gadi accommodates a wide range of tasks, from running climate models to genome sequencing, from designing molecules to astrophysical modelling.”
A training session in how to use Gadi is going to be held some time this November.
btm said:
roughbarked said:
btm said:I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
You can’t get the slider back on?
Yes, but it’s split up the middle and won’t work any more. I’ve had it for about 15 years, so it’s about due to fail.
We buy ours at work from Paskal Australia. You could try them, but they might sell only in minimum quantities of 20 or 50, depending on the sizes.
Michael V said:
btm said:
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
Thanks MV; Lincraft and Spotlight both have long zips that can be cut to any length desired, but they’re not divisible. I’m seriously considering using my jewellerymaking skills to make a new slider: the zipper parts are fine.
party_pants said:
btm said:
roughbarked said:You can’t get the slider back on?
Yes, but it’s split up the middle and won’t work any more. I’ve had it for about 15 years, so it’s about due to fail.
We buy ours at work from Paskal Australia. You could try them, but they might sell only in minimum quantities of 20 or 50, depending on the sizes.
Thanks p_p; I’ll look them up.
Michael V said:
btm said:
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
An upholsterer worth his salt could get you one?
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
btm said:I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
An upholsterer worth his salt could get you one?
Pop into Vinnies and find a similar zip?
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
An upholsterer worth his salt could get you one?
Pop into Vinnies and find a similar zip?
I can try, but from what I saw today it’ll be hard to find this style in this length. But I will try.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
btm said:I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
An upholsterer worth his salt could get you one?
Yeah. Go for a small operator in this space. Or camping, canvas, cushion covers type business. Trying ringing around. If the market there is anything like it is here you will find everyone specialises. For example, we only do industrial and wholesale stuff, but we are happy to recommend and give phone numbers for smaller local operators that do repairs and modifications when we get people ringing up for such things.
btm said:
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:An upholsterer worth his salt could get you one?
Pop into Vinnies and find a similar zip?
I can try, but from what I saw today it’ll be hard to find this style in this length. But I will try.
btm said:
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:An upholsterer worth his salt could get you one?
Pop into Vinnies and find a similar zip?
I can try, but from what I saw today it’ll be hard to find this style in this length. But I will try.
Not sure that Vinnies could help. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Salvo’s shop does.
Dark Orange said:
btm said:
Dark Orange said:Pop into Vinnies and find a similar zip?
I can try, but from what I saw today it’ll be hard to find this style in this length. But I will try.
Bees really hate velcro. It could make them angrier?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
My resident blackbird patriarch has found his voice lately and is singing just as sweetly as his forbears.But he’s been released from the living room wood heater and ushered out the window several times this spring already, along with some of the females.
They don’t realise they’re dicing with death. If I don’t hear their tapping on the wood heater door they soon perish in there.
Lost the last sweet singer that way. His songs just stopped and I eventually found his desiccated form in there along with several females.
The more the merrier. Keep on cooking them.
or just lace the opening with some wire
So many of these guns on offer these days at a confusing range of prices, especially as many of them look like re-brands of the same model.
Anyone here bought one they can recommend?
Bubblecar said:
So many of these guns on offer these days at a confusing range of prices, especially as many of them look like re-brands of the same model.Anyone here bought one they can recommend?
I recommend a physiotherapist.
whoopie chook! 2.6mm has fallen since nine am.
roughbarked said:
whoopie chook! 2.6mm has fallen since nine am.
3.4mm here
transition said:
roughbarked said:
whoopie chook! 2.6mm has fallen since nine am.
3.4mm here
0.0
party_pants said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
whoopie chook! 2.6mm has fallen since nine am.
3.4mm here
0.0
00.00
party_pants said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
whoopie chook! 2.6mm has fallen since nine am.
3.4mm here
0.0
braggart
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.
I’ve been at work all day. Got home 90 minutes ago.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.
:(
The Rev Dodgson said:
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.
So it would seem unless you can find someone else to blame.
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.:(
No problem for me. I’ve been busy all day anyway.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.
Been trundling along as normal here.
Michael V said:
btm said:
btm said:
My Doctor Who space alien costume[1] got a puncture[2] yesterday; anyone know where I can get a good quality 95 cm long divisible zipper with two sliders?[1]: In the early Doctor Who (up to about 1985) series, when they had no money for special effects, space aliens were often people in beekeeping suits, so I refer to my beekeeping protecting suit is as my space alien costume.
[2]: The zip that holds the head covering/veil failed (one of the sliders came off.)
I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
Can you use a pair of 45cm zips with the sliders to the centre and a tab over the top to make sure the gap is sealed? (I had a look in my zipper box, and I’ve got zips for windcheaters etc that split at the bottom, but none of them have the double slider thing. I collect such sewing notions and hoard them…you never know when you might need a purple zip)
btm said:
party_pants said:
btm said:Yes, but it’s split up the middle and won’t work any more. I’ve had it for about 15 years, so it’s about due to fail.
We buy ours at work from Paskal Australia. You could try them, but they might sell only in minimum quantities of 20 or 50, depending on the sizes.
Thanks p_p; I’ll look them up.
Another possibility…looks like double slider zips are used for handbags etc. This is one ad chosen at random from a quick search.
https://www.punchwithjudy.com.au/30-double-slide-zipper-By-Annie.html
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Apparently the forum has only been down all day for me then.:(
No problem for me. I’ve been busy all day anyway.
I was on-site for most of the day. When that happens, I occasionally shut down the forum for a while so that I don’t miss anything. Sorry for the inconvenience.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
btm said:I meant to add that neither Lincraft nor Spotlight have them.
Ah. That’s me almost out of ideas.
I remember a tradesman in Armidale making up special-length zips. Maybe a canvas worker of some kind? Making trailer covers? Making sails? Making bistro blinds? (I think this guy did all that and more.)
Can you use a pair of 45cm zips with the sliders to the centre and a tab over the top to make sure the gap is sealed? (I had a look in my zipper box, and I’ve got zips for windcheaters etc that split at the bottom, but none of them have the double slider thing. I collect such sewing notions and hoard them…you never know when you might need a purple zip)
Possibly; I’ll have to think about how that would work. I need to be able to completely remove the hood for cleaning (both suit and hood.)
have a sunset, was going to put it elsewhere but lost interest
get another fire going, feel like might be needing early night
Bubblecar said:
So many of these guns on offer these days at a confusing range of prices, especially as many of them look like re-brands of the same model.Anyone here bought one they can recommend?
Ordered a cheapy version and will report on its efficacy in due course.
Glover Prize Finalist 2022
Artist: Lana Daubermann
Title: Fortescue Bay Light
Oil on canvas
76 × 29.5 cm
—
that;s a lot of landscape for an economy of brushstrokes.
sarahs mum said:
Glover Prize Finalist 2022
Artist: Lana Daubermann
Title: Fortescue Bay Light
Oil on canvas
76 × 29.5 cm
—that;s a lot of landscape for an economy of brushstrokes.
Aye, an effectively established place. But rather bright. I’d wait until the sun was lower to go exploring.
Sears “Silvertone” clock radio, 1958, and a surviving example.
Bubblecar said:
Sears “Silvertone” clock radio, 1958, and a surviving example.
2 extra bucks for frosty pink? Tell ‘em they’re dreaming.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Sears “Silvertone” clock radio, 1958, and a surviving example.
2 extra bucks for frosty pink? Tell ‘em they’re dreaming.
But….HH means Harmony House color
Vintage Master Crafter’s Waterfall Clock Repair with new gear
Check out the waterfall feature towards the end of the video
Tau.Neutrino said:
Vintage Master Crafter’s Waterfall Clock Repair with new gearCheck out the waterfall feature towards the end of the video
It’s a cosy clock.
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Vintage Master Crafter’s Waterfall Clock Repair with new gearCheck out the waterfall feature towards the end of the video
It’s a cosy clock.
Surely you want the Elvis Presley Dambusters Clock of Tutenkhamen plate
Scientists Just Detected a Colossal Gamma-Ray Burst, And It’s a Record-Breaker
Though further away, it was still one of the closest seen yet, just 2.4 billion light-years away. Moreover, this exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst appears to be the most energetic ever detected, coming in at up to 18 teraelectronvolts.
What would be the figure in electonvolts for the bigbang ?
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Vintage Master Crafter’s Waterfall Clock Repair with new gearCheck out the waterfall feature towards the end of the video
It’s a cosy clock.
Surely you want the Elvis Presley Dambusters Clock of Tutenkhamen plate
That’s not cosy.
https://fb.watch/g6l3naotHD/
Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists Just Detected a Colossal Gamma-Ray Burst, And It’s a Record-BreakerThough further away, it was still one of the closest seen yet, just 2.4 billion light-years away. Moreover, this exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst appears to be the most energetic ever detected, coming in at up to 18 teraelectronvolts.
What would be the figure in electonvolts for the bigbang ?
18 teraelectronvolts sounds like a shedload of energy – it’s not. It’s about 3 millionths of a joule (3 × 10-6J).
I suspect that the big bang may have contained a bit more energy than that :)
sarahs mum said:
https://fb.watch/g6l3naotHD/
Heh.
sibeen said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists Just Detected a Colossal Gamma-Ray Burst, And It’s a Record-BreakerThough further away, it was still one of the closest seen yet, just 2.4 billion light-years away. Moreover, this exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst appears to be the most energetic ever detected, coming in at up to 18 teraelectronvolts.
What would be the figure in electonvolts for the bigbang ?
18 teraelectronvolts sounds like a shedload of energy – it’s not. It’s about 3 millionths of a joule (3 × 10-6J).
I suspect that the big bang may have contained a bit more energy than that :)
They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
Sick of the weight of my hair so I just impulsively cut half of my ponytail off, or what I imagined to be half of my ponytail.
It was more like 80% of it and very unevenly, and took much hacking away with the kitchen scissors.
Probably looks disastrous, but I’ll ask the Ross sister to try to even it up a bit when they arrive tomorrow :)
dv said:
sibeen said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists Just Detected a Colossal Gamma-Ray Burst, And It’s a Record-BreakerThough further away, it was still one of the closest seen yet, just 2.4 billion light-years away. Moreover, this exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst appears to be the most energetic ever detected, coming in at up to 18 teraelectronvolts.
What would be the figure in electonvolts for the bigbang ?
18 teraelectronvolts sounds like a shedload of energy – it’s not. It’s about 3 millionths of a joule (3 × 10-6J).
I suspect that the big bang may have contained a bit more energy than that :)
They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
Bubblecar said:
Sick of the weight of my hair so I just impulsively cut half of my ponytail off, or what I imagined to be half of my ponytail.It was more like 80% of it and very unevenly, and took much hacking away with the kitchen scissors.
Probably looks disastrous, but I’ll ask the Ross sister to try to even it up a bit when they arrive tomorrow :)
….anyway, it does at least feel much lighter and more comfortable.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Sick of the weight of my hair so I just impulsively cut half of my ponytail off, or what I imagined to be half of my ponytail.It was more like 80% of it and very unevenly, and took much hacking away with the kitchen scissors.
Probably looks disastrous, but I’ll ask the Ross sister to try to even it up a bit when they arrive tomorrow :)
….anyway, it does at least feel much lighter and more comfortable.
Hot dude summer
dv said:
sibeen said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists Just Detected a Colossal Gamma-Ray Burst, And It’s a Record-BreakerThough further away, it was still one of the closest seen yet, just 2.4 billion light-years away. Moreover, this exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst appears to be the most energetic ever detected, coming in at up to 18 teraelectronvolts.
What would be the figure in electonvolts for the bigbang ?
18 teraelectronvolts sounds like a shedload of energy – it’s not. It’s about 3 millionths of a joule (3 × 10-6J).
I suspect that the big bang may have contained a bit more energy than that :)
They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
So there’s more than one?
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:18 teraelectronvolts sounds like a shedload of energy – it’s not. It’s about 3 millionths of a joule (3 × 10-6J).
I suspect that the big bang may have contained a bit more energy than that :)
They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
So there’s more than one?
Usually more than one photon issuing from such cataclysmic events, yes.
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
dv said:They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
So there’s more than one?
Usually more than one photon issuing from such cataclysmic events, yes.
There ya go, I learn something everyday.
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:18 teraelectronvolts sounds like a shedload of energy – it’s not. It’s about 3 millionths of a joule (3 × 10-6J).
I suspect that the big bang may have contained a bit more energy than that :)
They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
So there’s more than one?
we presume so but seeing as all photons look the same it is hard to be sure. plus, quantum.
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
dv said:They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
So there’s more than one?
Usually more than one photon issuing from such cataclysmic events, yes.
fn physics.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
dv said:They are talking about the amount of energy per photon. These are very high energy photons.
So there’s more than one?
we presume so but seeing as all photons look the same it is hard to be sure. plus, quantum.
You may be familiar with the Feynmann interpretation under which there really is only one electron so perhaps we can work up something similar for photons.
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:So there’s more than one?
we presume so but seeing as all photons look the same it is hard to be sure. plus, quantum.
You may be familiar with the Feynmann interpretation under which there really is only one electron so perhaps we can work up something similar for photons.
Surely that was just a squiggly line on a blackboard. He didn’t really mean anything by it.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:So there’s more than one?
Usually more than one photon issuing from such cataclysmic events, yes.
fn physics.
There’s discarded hair everywhere in the bathroom, it’s madness.
Good job I’m drunk and can see the funny side :)
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:So there’s more than one?
we presume so but seeing as all photons look the same it is hard to be sure. plus, quantum.
You may be familiar with the Feynmann interpretation under which there really is only one electron so perhaps we can work up something similar for photons.
yes, I was thinking that too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Sick of the weight of my hair so I just impulsively cut half of my ponytail off, or what I imagined to be half of my ponytail.It was more like 80% of it and very unevenly, and took much hacking away with the kitchen scissors.
Probably looks disastrous, but I’ll ask the Ross sister to try to even it up a bit when they arrive tomorrow :)
….anyway, it does at least feel much lighter and more comfortable.
You’re not thinking of taking the cloth, are you?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Scientists Just Detected a Colossal Gamma-Ray Burst, And It’s a Record-BreakerThough further away, it was still one of the closest seen yet, just 2.4 billion light-years away. Moreover, this exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst appears to be the most energetic ever detected, coming in at up to 18 teraelectronvolts.
What would be the figure in electonvolts for the bigbang ?
read that, cheers, master neutrino
Neophyte said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Sick of the weight of my hair so I just impulsively cut half of my ponytail off, or what I imagined to be half of my ponytail.It was more like 80% of it and very unevenly, and took much hacking away with the kitchen scissors.
Probably looks disastrous, but I’ll ask the Ross sister to try to even it up a bit when they arrive tomorrow :)
….anyway, it does at least feel much lighter and more comfortable.
You’re not thinking of taking the cloth, are you?
It’ll take more than a cloth to clear that lot up.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/uli-westphal-cultivar-series/
sarahs mum said:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/uli-westphal-cultivar-series/
Good
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Usually more than one photon issuing from such cataclysmic events, yes.
fn physics.
There’s discarded hair everywhere in the bathroom, it’s madness.
Good job I’m drunk and can see the funny side :)
Wait until the sun gets up and you are sober.
Most of these aren’t straight enough for colesworths.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Sears “Silvertone” clock radio, 1958, and a surviving example.
2 extra bucks for frosty pink? Tell ‘em they’re dreaming.
Imagine 10 months to pay a radio off?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Vintage Master Crafter’s Waterfall Clock Repair with new gearCheck out the waterfall feature towards the end of the video
Ghastly repair man. Uses the wrong tools on visible parts and is happy to repaint things after he damages them. It’ll buff out mentality.
ack! he’s belting a nylon pinion onto the shaft of a carbon wheel which is so fragile(breaks easily) and his anvil is the marble base of a sports trophy
roughbarked said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Vintage Master Crafter’s Waterfall Clock Repair with new gearCheck out the waterfall feature towards the end of the video
Ghastly repair man. Uses the wrong tools on visible parts and is happy to repaint things after he damages them. It’ll buff out mentality.
ack! he’s belting a nylon pinion onto the shaft of a carbon wheel which is so fragile(breaks easily) and his anvil is the marble base of a sports trophy.
He doesn’t know the names of the parts and when he does use the correct word he says “or whatever you call it”. OK, I’ve bever bothered to order a nylon pinion off ebay or amazon for $16 because is only going to crack again and likely when you are fitting it because nylon gets brittle with age. These types of clock were never actually made to be repaired. Kudos for actually achieving a repair but I’m going to say that it looks to me like he has an inordinate amount of luck on his side.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees, going for 11 degrees. Now it is steadily raining. It stopped for a few hours. But it’s nice gentle rain.
I suppose I’d better light the woodheater. I don’t feel cold at the moment though. It will be indoor stuff today. Possibly some sewing.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees, going for 11 degrees. Now it is steadily raining. It stopped for a few hours. But it’s nice gentle rain.I suppose I’d better light the woodheater. I don’t feel cold at the moment though. It will be indoor stuff today. Possibly some sewing.
Still only 5.4mm since 9AM yesterday been steadily a very light sprinkle. Temp was 15.3 at 7AM. Currently 15.8. They do reckon it is going to get to 21 degrees.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees, going for 11 degrees. Now it is steadily raining. It stopped for a few hours. But it’s nice gentle rain.I suppose I’d better light the woodheater. I don’t feel cold at the moment though. It will be indoor stuff today. Possibly some sewing.
Still only 5.4mm since 9AM yesterday been steadily a very light sprinkle. Temp was 15.3 at 7AM. Currently 15.8. They do reckon it is going to get to 21 degrees.
BOM won’t commit themselves to an expected precipitation amount for today, they only say 100% chance of any rain. Elders site says 90% of 20-40mm. Oz Forecast gives these figures;
roughbarked said:
Most of these aren’t straight enough for colesworths.
but they could still spread their seed for 20 generations couldn’t they
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Most of these aren’t straight enough for colesworths.
but they could still spread their seed for 20 generations couldn’t they
Cucurbits are renowned for crossing up their genetics with any other avaliable cucurbits.
So they are going to be spawning weird hybrids unless grown separate from chance cross pollination.
ah well at least that’s something
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-more-in-damages/101529912
SCIENCE said:
ah well at least that’s something
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-more-in-damages/101529912
Small wins against idocy.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Usually more than one photon issuing from such cataclysmic events, yes.
fn physics.
There’s discarded hair everywhere in the bathroom, it’s madness.
Good job I’m drunk and can see the funny side :)
Oh dear…what about in the light of day tomorrow?
sarahs mum said:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/uli-westphal-cultivar-series/
I like those. Now, your task for today, is to write (in very small letters) the name of each variety underneath their pictures…
:)
ABC News:
‘Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It’s the second multimillion-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.’
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
ah well at least that’s something
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-more-in-damages/101529912
Small wins against idocy.
ABC News:
‘Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It’s the second multimillion-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.’HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
so what happens when he doesn’t have USD1G to cough up
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Small wins against idocy.
ABC News:
‘Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It’s the second multimillion-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.’HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
so what happens when he doesn’t have USD1G to cough up
He pays it off in the clink?
I’ve been saying this for years.. If you’ve been sneezing recently, you’re not alone. Researchers are warning of a high-pollen season, with native plants a potential saviour.
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Small wins against idocy.
ABC News:
‘Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It’s the second multimillion-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.’HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
so what happens when he doesn’t have USD1G to cough up
His lawyers will try to have most of the penalty voided as being ‘excessive’.
But, it’s the lesson: that these shit-talking arseholes can’t always get away scot-free with spouting stupid absurdities and total lies.
ABC News:
‘Donald Trump to face questions under oath in rape accuser defamation case, judge rules
A US district judge rejects a request by the former president’s lawyers to delay testimony in a defamation lawsuit brought by a writer who says Mr Trump assaulted her in the mid-1990s.’
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Bendigo now has had 63mm. We’ve just got to 6mm. Looks like we’ll miss out on the majority of it.
roughbarked said:
Bendigo now has had 63mm. We’ve just got to 6mm. Looks like we’ll miss out on the majority of it.
Swan hill 71 and Mangalore 74.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It’s the second multimillion-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.’HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Marjorie Taylor Greene should get taken to court too.
https://theconversation.com/these-stunning-satellite-images-look-like-abstract-art-and-they-reveal-much-about-our-planet-171950
Rainy day…
Rain all day….
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Donald Trump to face questions under oath in rape accuser defamation case, judge rules
A US district judge rejects a request by the former president’s lawyers to delay testimony in a defamation lawsuit brought by a writer who says Mr Trump assaulted her in the mid-1990s.’HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I saw that headline. Chickens, roosts etc.
roughbarked said:
Bendigo now has had 63mm. We’ve just got to 6mm. Looks like we’ll miss out on the majority of it.
Checked at the Post Office as we walked past, 19mm to 9.00am. So we are just having nice gentle Spring rain.
And morning tea is sorted here. If Cam makes butterfly cakes, who am I not to buy one?! (The French vanilla slice is Mr buffy’s)
sarahs mum said:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/uli-westphal-cultivar-series/
Love it!
:)
dv said:
:)
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/uli-westphal-cultivar-series/
Love it!
:)
Art that classifies and sorts is sort of weird to me. A fellow I know spent a whole lot of time on beaches in thailand. He cleaned up and sorted and sent bits of rubbish back to aus. lots of colourful bits of plastic. dead cigarette lighters.straws.bottle tops. little things that were bright and light. And then he arranged it in the gallery by colour.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:captain_spalding said:
ABC News:
‘Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It’s the second multimillion-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.’HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
so what happens when he doesn’t have USD1G to cough up
His lawyers will try to have most of the penalty voided as being ‘excessive’.
But, it’s the lesson: that these shit-talking arseholes can’t always get away scot-free with spouting stupid absurdities and total lies.
Yes. Here, have free speech. If it’s not truthful though, there may well be consequences.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so what happens when he doesn’t have USD1G to cough up
His lawyers will try to have most of the penalty voided as being ‘excessive’.
But, it’s the lesson: that these shit-talking arseholes can’t always get away scot-free with spouting stupid absurdities and total lies.
Yes. Here, have free speech. If it’s not truthful though, there may well be consequences.
If it’s deliberately harmful bullshit, then you may be held responsible for the damage you do.
I had me breakfast, chewed it myself, drank the coffee too
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:His lawyers will try to have most of the penalty voided as being ‘excessive’.
But, it’s the lesson: that these shit-talking arseholes can’t always get away scot-free with spouting stupid absurdities and total lies.
Yes. Here, have free speech. If it’s not truthful though, there may well be consequences.
If it’s deliberately harmful bullshit, then you may be held responsible for the damage you do.
This is a good thing for the US.
transition said:
I had me breakfast, chewed it myself, drank the coffee too
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-12/flannel-flowers-bloom-in-huge-display/101522112
Doesn’t look like Bubblecar has woken to find his hairdressing efforts last night yet.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so what happens when he doesn’t have USD1G to cough up
His lawyers will try to have most of the penalty voided as being ‘excessive’.
But, it’s the lesson: that these shit-talking arseholes can’t always get away scot-free with spouting stupid absurdities and total lies.
Yes. Here, have free speech. If it’s not truthful though, there may well be consequences.
I just heard that he may not be learning a lesson. Seems he is disputing Parkland and Uvalde.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/uli-westphal-cultivar-series/
Love it!
:)
Art that classifies and sorts is sort of weird to me. A fellow I know spent a whole lot of time on beaches in thailand. He cleaned up and sorted and sent bits of rubbish back to aus. lots of colourful bits of plastic. dead cigarette lighters.straws.bottle tops. little things that were bright and light. And then he arranged it in the gallery by colour.
Like some of Nicola White’s arrangements?
I love this type of thing, some of my work involves using discarded items and juxtaposition.
Greetings
Hello kii. I was going to do something creative…like finishing off my patchwork coat that I am making, but I’m not in the mood. And it’s a dull day, and the stuff I’ve got left to do involves navy. It would be better to do it in better light. So I’m messing around with my old patient records, removing those that can now be removed for shredding. I don’t mind this sort of thing. It’s a bit of a memory trip, particularly for people I was seeing for over 30 years.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1579843185941319680
A 747 400 Dreamliner ??
kii said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:His lawyers will try to have most of the penalty voided as being ‘excessive’.
But, it’s the lesson: that these shit-talking arseholes can’t always get away scot-free with spouting stupid absurdities and total lies.
Yes. Here, have free speech. If it’s not truthful though, there may well be consequences.
I just heard that he may not be learning a lesson. Seems he is disputing Parkland and Uvalde.
Leopard, spots and all that, I suppose.
Hopefully others may learn, though.
Morning kii. How goes it?
I’ve missed you.
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Oh shit, I quite forgot the *le games.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1579843185941319680A 747 400 Dreamliner ??
It was, but the wheels fell off.
Spiny Norman had that problem, too.
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
That’s a no from me. Interesting though.
dv said:
Oh shit, I quite forgot the *le games.
I missed you.
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Herb Grinder ?
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1579843185941319680A 747 400 Dreamliner ??
It was, but the wheels fell off.
Spiny Norman had that problem, too.
It’s not a 747, of course, but…the last 747s are due to roll of the production line this year.
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not I.
buffy said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
That’s a no from me. Interesting though.
A calculator of some sort, isn’t it?
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Herb Grinder ?
“Herb” Grinder ?
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
I have only read of them.
Cymek said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Herb Grinder ?
“Herb” Grinder ?
Didn’t he used to live down the street?
buffy said:
Hello kii. I was going to do something creative…like finishing off my patchwork coat that I am making, but I’m not in the mood. And it’s a dull day, and the stuff I’ve got left to do involves navy. It would be better to do it in better light. So I’m messing around with my old patient records, removing those that can now be removed for shredding. I don’t mind this sort of thing. It’s a bit of a memory trip, particularly for people I was seeing for over 30 years.
I’m slowly feeling a bit creative again. Not doing anything, but feeling less numb about my skills. There’s no time to make anything as I now have a semi-fixed date for the move. Gracie and Sally are booked in for travel and quarantine for the end of March. Arriving in Perth early April.
Jim’s welding table and assorted equipment were picked up yesterday by his friend and now the workshop is half empty. It was great watching 2 competent men loading a 600lb metal table onto a trailer using a tractor.
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Herb Grinder ?
I think Molly says he has one.
Raining steadily here. Waiting for the Ross people to turn up. We’ll be looking in Wildes antiques then having lunch in the bakery.
Done the best I can with my hair. Ponytail is now very titchy and uneven-looking. Hopefully it’ll stay in place.
Michael V said:
Morning kii. How goes it?I’ve missed you.
Hi MV, all is sort of good. Stuff is happening.
I’ve missed some of you ;)
This is the unfinished coat. It has been years in my head. And it’s taking some months to put together. It’s a kimono style. The sleeves will be bound at the bottom with the material with the blue and gold circles. The bottom and the front edges will be bound with very deep blue. I have got a silver “frog” closure for the front. But I may change my mind on that. It’s lined with heavy blue satin. Mr buffy is not sure he wants to be seen with me in such an eccentric item of clothing.
:)
kii said:
Michael V said:
Morning kii. How goes it?I’ve missed you.
Hi MV, all is sort of good. Stuff is happening.
I’ve missed some of you ;)
Which ones of us were you really trying to hit?
We are just South of Hamilton. See how the rain is missing us!
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml#skip
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Michael V said:
Morning kii. How goes it?I’ve missed you.
Hi MV, all is sort of good. Stuff is happening.
I’ve missed some of you ;)
Which ones of us were you really trying to hit?
Now, now…that would be inappropriate to reveal.
buffy said:
This is the unfinished coat. It has been years in my head. And it’s taking some months to put together. It’s a kimono style. The sleeves will be bound at the bottom with the material with the blue and gold circles. The bottom and the front edges will be bound with very deep blue. I have got a silver “frog” closure for the front. But I may change my mind on that. It’s lined with heavy blue satin. Mr buffy is not sure he wants to be seen with me in such an eccentric item of clothing.:)
It’s an interesting design :)
buffy said:
This is the unfinished coat. It has been years in my head. And it’s taking some months to put together. It’s a kimono style. The sleeves will be bound at the bottom with the material with the blue and gold circles. The bottom and the front edges will be bound with very deep blue. I have got a silver “frog” closure for the front. But I may change my mind on that. It’s lined with heavy blue satin. Mr buffy is not sure he wants to be seen with me in such an eccentric item of clothing.:)
Lovely.
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31
One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
buffy said:
This is the unfinished coat. It has been years in my head. And it’s taking some months to put together. It’s a kimono style. The sleeves will be bound at the bottom with the material with the blue and gold circles. The bottom and the front edges will be bound with very deep blue. I have got a silver “frog” closure for the front. But I may change my mind on that. It’s lined with heavy blue satin. Mr buffy is not sure he wants to be seen with me in such an eccentric item of clothing.:)
That’s a lot of work. Is the gold metallic? It might clash with a silver frog closure.
Mr buffy probably wants a matching one.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
The story of their development is quite amazing. Curt Herzstark designed it while imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp, offered a chance to be “Aryanised” and thus survive if he completed it.
kii said:
Michael V said:
Morning kii. How goes it?I’ve missed you.
Hi MV, all is sort of good. Stuff is happening.
I’ve missed some of you ;)
:)
kii said:
buffy said:
This is the unfinished coat. It has been years in my head. And it’s taking some months to put together. It’s a kimono style. The sleeves will be bound at the bottom with the material with the blue and gold circles. The bottom and the front edges will be bound with very deep blue. I have got a silver “frog” closure for the front. But I may change my mind on that. It’s lined with heavy blue satin. Mr buffy is not sure he wants to be seen with me in such an eccentric item of clothing.:)
That’s a lot of work. Is the gold metallic? It might clash with a silver frog closure.
Mr buffy probably wants a matching one.
The gold is sort of metallic, the material is that patchworking stuff with the metallic printing on it. I’ve sat the frog on it and it seems OK. The florally strips have silver metallic printing on the material. But no hurry to decide. Mr buffy is out of luck…there are no more fabric scraps in the “blue” box.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:Hi MV, all is sort of good. Stuff is happening.
I’ve missed some of you ;)
Which ones of us were you really trying to hit?
Now, now…that would be inappropriate to reveal.
I become a pop pop (grandad) earlier this year
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
The story of their development is quite amazing. Curt Herzstark designed it while imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp, offered a chance to be “Aryanised” and thus survive if he completed it.
I’ve been thinking a bit about Babbage lately, and wondering whether, with everything we know now, it would be possible to design a fully mechanical computer these days.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
Mechanical type things that calculate something are pretty impressive
Cymek said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:Which ones of us were you really trying to hit?
Now, now…that would be inappropriate to reveal.
I become a pop pop (grandad) earlier this year
Nice photo old fella.
dv said:
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
The story of their development is quite amazing. Curt Herzstark designed it while imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp, offered a chance to be “Aryanised” and thus survive if he completed it.
I’ve been thinking a bit about Babbage lately, and wondering whether, with everything we know now, it would be possible to design a fully mechanical computer these days.
A bit like this?
buffy said:
This is the unfinished coat. It has been years in my head. And it’s taking some months to put together. It’s a kimono style. The sleeves will be bound at the bottom with the material with the blue and gold circles. The bottom and the front edges will be bound with very deep blue. I have got a silver “frog” closure for the front. But I may change my mind on that. It’s lined with heavy blue satin. Mr buffy is not sure he wants to be seen with me in such an eccentric item of clothing.:)
Looks fantastic!
:)
dv said:
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
The story of their development is quite amazing. Curt Herzstark designed it while imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp, offered a chance to be “Aryanised” and thus survive if he completed it.
I’ve been thinking a bit about Babbage lately, and wondering whether, with everything we know now, it would be possible to design a fully mechanical computer these days.
To do what, simple calculations ?
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Now, now…that would be inappropriate to reveal.
I become a pop pop (grandad) earlier this year
Nice photo old fella.
It was on selfie mode, he gets excited seeing his face on the phone
transition said:
I had me breakfast, chewed it myself, drank the coffee too
Just wondering, who usually chews it for you?
Cymek said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:Which ones of us were you really trying to hit?
Now, now…that would be inappropriate to reveal.
I become a pop pop (grandad) earlier this year
Gorgeous :) congratulations. Son #2 and his girlfriend are thinking about babies.
He is planning to pick me up at the airport, give me big hugs which I seriously need, then take me to the local pet cemetery to see my grand-dog’s grave. This will be fun with jetlag.
sarahs mum said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-12/flannel-flowers-bloom-in-huge-display/101522112
They’ve been good for at least two or three springs due to lack of competition.
Have you got a date yet kii? (I may have seen you post it and forgotten)
Cymek said:
dv said:
dv said:The story of their development is quite amazing. Curt Herzstark designed it while imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp, offered a chance to be “Aryanised” and thus survive if he completed it.
I’ve been thinking a bit about Babbage lately, and wondering whether, with everything we know now, it would be possible to design a fully mechanical computer these days.
To do what, simple calculations ?
No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Now, now…that would be inappropriate to reveal.
I become a pop pop (grandad) earlier this year
Gorgeous :) congratulations. Son #2 and his girlfriend are thinking about babies.
He is planning to pick me up at the airport, give me big hugs which I seriously need, then take me to the local pet cemetery to see my grand-dog’s grave. This will be fun with jetlag.
Hugs are nice especially baby ones
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
dv said:The story of their development is quite amazing. Curt Herzstark designed it while imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp, offered a chance to be “Aryanised” and thus survive if he completed it.
I’ve been thinking a bit about Babbage lately, and wondering whether, with everything we know now, it would be possible to design a fully mechanical computer these days.
A bit like this?
I did watch that vid before, and he has built a couple of gates, but making a working machine would be something else.
buffy said:
Have you got a date yet kii? (I may have seen you post it and forgotten)
Cat and dog booked for end of March, with me not far behind. They have 10 days in quarantine.
My plan is to put the property on the market in March when it’s nearly empty.
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:I’ve been thinking a bit about Babbage lately, and wondering whether, with everything we know now, it would be possible to design a fully mechanical computer these days.
To do what, simple calculations ?
No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Cymek said:To do what, simple calculations ?
No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
That sounds about right.
It was amazing that Babbage got as far as he did.
buffy said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
That’s a no from me. Interesting though.
Before my time.
kii said:
buffy said:
Have you got a date yet kii? (I may have seen you post it and forgotten)
Cat and dog booked for end of March, with me not far behind. They have 10 days in quarantine.
My plan is to put the property on the market in March when it’s nearly empty.
It’s good to have a plan. I like having plans.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Cymek said:To do what, simple calculations ?
No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
Lunch report. I have made myself a white bread and ham sammich, with a smear of hot English mustard. Can’t eat it yet…the bread is still frozen. There will, of course, be a large glass of cold Milo. And I didn’t eat my butterfly cake for morning tea, so I might eat that after the sammich. Or maybe leave it for afternoon tea.
Today is International Electricity Free Day.
Try to live the day without electricity just like the Quakers and Indigenous people.
I mean electricity is very addictive so don’t try to give it up all in one go today but start cutting back.
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
Imagine the size of modern CPU or GPU’s that have billions of them.
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
The original (the 4004) had about 2000 transistors.
Peak Warming Man said:
Today is International Electricity Free Day.
Try to live the day without electricity just like the Quakers and Indigenous people.
I mean electricity is very addictive so don’t try to give it up all in one go today but start cutting back.
I’m using a cordless mouse, that much be a good start.
Peak Warming Man said:
Today is International Electricity Free Day.
Try to live the day without electricity just like the Quakers and Indigenous people.
I mean electricity is very addictive so don’t try to give it up all in one go today but start cutting back.
I’ll make sure to use a dryer sheet
Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung was killed at Sandy Hook, trying to save the kids in her school.
https://twitter.com/ericalaff/status/1580349985656217600?s=20&t=Gt3jignulOnons-LhARXBw
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
Imagine the size of modern CPU or GPU’s that have billions of them.
More so the latest GPU’s from Nvidia, they are astounding creations. I think the latest GTX 4090 has over seventy-one billion transistors and incredible complexity to process data.
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
The original (the 4004) had about 2000 transistors.
Say one every 1 cm^2, that’d be only 40 × 50 cm.
Probably the closest thing in real life was the Z3, which was _electro-_mechanical, relying on relay switches.
But it was a fully programmable computer, with a lightning-fast cycle of 5 hertz.
I imagine it was noisy as fuck.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z3_(computer)
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
Imagine the size of modern CPU or GPU’s that have billions of them.
More so the latest GPU’s from Nvidia, they are astounding creations. I think the latest GTX 4090 has over seventy-one billion transistors and incredible complexity to process data.
Yes I have an ASUS RTX 3080 which is impressive enough
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:Imagine the size of modern CPU or GPU’s that have billions of them.
More so the latest GPU’s from Nvidia, they are astounding creations. I think the latest GTX 4090 has over seventy-one billion transistors and incredible complexity to process data.
Yes I have an ASUS RTX 3080 which is impressive enough
Nice. I make do with an AMD RX 570 8 gig.
Cough, cough, sniff, sniff
Hey man, take a look out the window
And see what’s happening
Hey man, its rainin’ its rainin’ outside man
Oh don’t worry about that, brother
Everything’s gonna be everything
We’ll get into something real nice, you know
Why don’t ya sit back and groove on a rainy day
Sniff, yeah
Sniff
Yeah I see what you mean brother
Maybe I can groove
Rainy day dream away
Let the sun take a holiday
Flowers bathe and uh
See the children play
Lay back and groove on a rainy day
Well I can see a bunch of wet preachers, look at ‘em on the run
The carnival traffic noise, it sinks
Into the splashy hum
Even the ducks can groove
Rain burdened in a park-side pool
And I’m leanin’ out my window sill
Diggin’ everything
And uh you too
Rainy day rain all day
Ain’t no use in gettin’ up tight
Just let it groove its own way
Let it drain
Your worries away
Lay back and groove on a rainy day
Lay back and dream on a rainy day
Nvidia GTC 4090 specs. Bloody amazing.
https://gadgetversus.com/graphics-card/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-specs/
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
Adam does like quirky tools. I see he also likes the optical center punch.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Any of you ever see or use one of these?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
Not in person but I do know of them. I do plan to get one in the fullness of time, I quite enjoy incredibly clever machines like that.
One very enthusiastic chap drew one up in CAD and has released the files so you can 3D printer a 300% scale version of it.
https://www.printables.com/model/158740-curta-calculator-type-i-scaled-at-31One was made for Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame. He does seem to like it somewhat.
Adam does like quirky tools. I see he also likes the optical center punch.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Cymek said:To do what, simple calculations ?
No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
Spiny Norman said:
Nvidia GTC 4090 specs. Bloody amazing.https://gadgetversus.com/graphics-card/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-specs/
I had a look and they are expensive, around $3000 and higher
wookiemeister said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:No, a programmable computer in the modern sense. Instruction set loaded to memory, variables stored in memory, cpu.
I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
Maybe use compressed air and relays to release air to switches ( memory)
That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Nvidia GTC 4090 specs. Bloody amazing.https://gadgetversus.com/graphics-card/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-specs/
I had a look and they are expensive, around $3000 and higher
Yep, crazy money.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:I’ve occasionally wondered how an old CPU, say an early Pentium, would go if it were reproduced but with plain transistors. You know, the ones you see soldered onto old circuit boards. It’d be huge in area I reckon.
The original (the 4004) had about 2000 transistors.
Say one every 1 cm^2, that’d be only 40 × 50 cm.
If that’s too easy, do it with thermionic valves…
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Spiny Norman said:I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
Maybe use compressed air and relays to release air to switches ( memory)That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:The original (the 4004) had about 2000 transistors.
Say one every 1 cm^2, that’d be only 40 × 50 cm.
If that’s too easy, do it with thermionic valves…
It’d be a Colossus no doubt.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:Say one every 1 cm^2, that’d be only 40 × 50 cm.
If that’s too easy, do it with thermionic valves…
It’d be a Colossus no doubt.
heh
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
Spiny Norman said:I suspect that each logic gate would need a small motor to help move it, or the cumulative friction would make anything even slightly complex unusable.
Maybe use compressed air and relays to release air to switches ( memory)That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
Probably one of the simplest and easily done things to reduce electricity use is to ban crypto currencies.
That would turn the Mauna Loa readings around in no time.
Mark the time and date, because you heard it here first.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:Maybe use compressed air and relays to release air to switches ( memory)
That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
Probably one of the simplest and easily done things to reduce electricity use is to ban crypto currencies.
That would turn the Mauna Loa readings around in no time.
Mark the time and date, because you heard it here first.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:Maybe use compressed air and relays to release air to switches ( memory)
That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
Probably one of the simplest and easily done things to reduce electricity use is to ban crypto currencies.
That would turn the Mauna Loa readings around in no time.
Mark the time and date, because you heard it here first.
That’s probably putting it too strongly, all up it’s only 0.4% of total power consumption, but I do smh at the absurdity of cryptomining.
An arbitrary task, consuming hundreds of TWh of power, and occupying a good chunk of the world’s computing … for what? It’s one of those things that examined locally makes sense as rational behaviour but on the grand scale looks completely insane.rainies just turned up, as about to respool the whipper
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
Probably one of the simplest and easily done things to reduce electricity use is to ban crypto currencies.
That would turn the Mauna Loa readings around in no time.
Mark the time and date, because you heard it here first.
Crypto is a scam used to allow transfer of criminal money around the world – ban it
It’s impossible to ban it.
>>Biden pledges «consequences» for Saudi Arabia over oil production cuts
The Saudi leader responded “This is not about money, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to cut back and eventually phase out mass oil production, Biden can go and get fucked” he said.
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’d be good, anything that doesn’t use electricity is good for the planet.
Probably one of the simplest and easily done things to reduce electricity use is to ban crypto currencies.
That would turn the Mauna Loa readings around in no time.
Mark the time and date, because you heard it here first.
Crypto is a scam used to allow transfer of criminal money around the world – ban it
Like casinos
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Biden pledges «consequences» for Saudi Arabia over oil production cutsThe Saudi leader responded “This is not about money, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to cut back and eventually phase out mass oil production, Biden can go and get fucked” he said.
One days our women will be equal and Allah will be happy
transition said:
rainies just turned up, as about to respool the whipper
Spiny Norman said:
wookiemeister said:
Peak Warming Man said:Probably one of the simplest and easily done things to reduce electricity use is to ban crypto currencies.
That would turn the Mauna Loa readings around in no time.
Mark the time and date, because you heard it here first.
Crypto is a scam used to allow transfer of criminal money around the world – ban itIt’s impossible to ban it.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Biden pledges «consequences» for Saudi Arabia over oil production cutsThe Saudi leader responded “This is not about money, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to cut back and eventually phase out mass oil production, Biden can go and get fucked” he said.
One days our women will be equal and Allah will be happy
Alan Akbar
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Biden pledges «consequences» for Saudi Arabia over oil production cutsThe Saudi leader responded “This is not about money, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to cut back and eventually phase out mass oil production, Biden can go and get fucked” he said.
One days our women will be equal and Allah will be happy
Alan Akbar
His friend Admiral Akbar as well
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Biden pledges «consequences» for Saudi Arabia over oil production cutsThe Saudi leader responded “This is not about money, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to cut back and eventually phase out mass oil production, Biden can go and get fucked” he said.
One days our women will be equal and Allah will be happy
Alan Akbar
I loved him in M*A*S*H*A*D
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Biden pledges «consequences» for Saudi Arabia over oil production cutsThe Saudi leader responded “This is not about money, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to cut back and eventually phase out mass oil production, Biden can go and get fucked” he said.
One days our women will be equal and Allah will be happy
Alan Akbar
OK…so because there is war talk here, and Wagga is in flood, I did a search on my Mum’s cousin’s husband that I mentioned earlier who was in Dresden during the firebombing. And there is a YouTube I found via the Museum of the Riverina of Karl talking about his experience. That is interesting in itself. But I was flabbergasted to see the photo at 7.17 in the video…that is my family with Karl’s two girls in a Canadian on the river at Wagga. Many years ago now. I’m not in the photo. I know I did go in the canoe, so maybe I’m at the front, not in that photo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq26PpXSlqw
I’ve sent the link to my siblings, who are in the photo.
buffy said:
OK…so because there is war talk here, and Wagga is in flood, I did a search on my Mum’s cousin’s husband that I mentioned earlier who was in Dresden during the firebombing. And there is a YouTube I found via the Museum of the Riverina of Karl talking about his experience. That is interesting in itself. But I was flabbergasted to see the photo at 7.17 in the video…that is my family with Karl’s two girls in a Canadian on the river at Wagga. Many years ago now. I’m not in the photo. I know I did go in the canoe, so maybe I’m at the front, not in that photo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq26PpXSlqw
I’ve sent the link to my siblings, who are in the photo.
Interesting man.
buffy said:
OK…so because there is war talk here, and Wagga is in flood, I did a search on my Mum’s cousin’s husband that I mentioned earlier who was in Dresden during the firebombing. And there is a YouTube I found via the Museum of the Riverina of Karl talking about his experience. That is interesting in itself. But I was flabbergasted to see the photo at 7.17 in the video…that is my family with Karl’s two girls in a Canadian on the river at Wagga. Many years ago now. I’m not in the photo. I know I did go in the canoe, so maybe I’m at the front, not in that photo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq26PpXSlqw
I’ve sent the link to my siblings, who are in the photo.
watching that, went to end, then back watch rest of it
waiting for my 12.30 phone appointment with doctor.
Tamb said:
transition said:
rainies just turned up, as about to respool the whipper
Do you use the star shaped string?
nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.
Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
Bubblecar said:
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
What’s happened to your hair?
Bubblecar said:
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
You have a mirror don’t you?
Bubblecar said:
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
Looks fine from here too.
transition said:
Tamb said:
transition said:
rainies just turned up, as about to respool the whipper
Do you use the star shaped string?nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
What’s happened to your hair?
I impulsively cut it last night, while somewhat inebriated. Hacked most of the ponytail off so there’s now just a titchy remnant.
Tamb said:
transition said:
Tamb said:Do you use the star shaped string?
nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.
Does it cut bana grass?
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
What’s happened to your hair?
I impulsively cut it last night, while somewhat inebriated. Hacked most of the ponytail off so there’s now just a titchy remnant.
You should know by now not to drink and cut.
They were probably just being polite.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK from a pleasant lunch. In the antique shop I bought a pair of wooden cattle pulling a wooden fruit cart with wooden fruit in it.Ross people and the bro say my hair looks fine.
What’s happened to your hair?
I impulsively cut it last night, while somewhat inebriated. Hacked most of the ponytail off so there’s now just a titchy remnant.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
transition said:nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.Does it cut bana grass?
Tamb said:
transition said:
Tamb said:Do you use the star shaped string?
nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.
stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.
Does it cut bana grass?
Probably not.
transition said:
Tamb said:
transition said:nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
transition said:
Tamb said:
transition said:nah did way back for a while, didn’t like it much
just regular nylon, stay with that
I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I tend to go minimum RPM these days, that gets the job done, that helps
i’m getting old, do same with chainsaw, gentle on it means gentle on me
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Tamb said:I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.
stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
My hoe is the best one I’ve ever had and it is still as good as new.
It’s only had two new heads and four new handles since I got it.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Tamb said:I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.
stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
did you measure it fifty years ago though for purposes of comparison
slack bastard, you didn’t do the science did you
that hoe might be all stealthy gradualism, a fabian or something
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
did you measure it fifty years ago though for purposes of comparison
slack bastard, you didn’t do the science did you
that hoe might be all stealthy gradualism, a fabian or something
Fabian was a left wing rock and roll singer from the fifties I think?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Tamb said:I prefer the star. Cuts the tropical growth easier.
stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
Probably put her kids and grandchildren through school
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
Probably put her kids and grandchildren through school
Dear oh dear.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
Probably put her kids and grandchildren through school
Dear oh dear.
Chemo time.
BBL hopefully.
Make a thumbs up, extend your arm all the way, close one eye and see if you can hide the animal with your thumb. If you can’t hide the entire animal with your thumb, take a few steps back and try again,” Gonzales said. “When you can hide the whole animal, this means you are a safe distance from wildlife, but this doesn’t mean you should let your guard down. It’s important to always be aware of your surroundings.”
So there you have it, another rule of thumb.
So next time you’re in Africa being charged by a bull elephant extend your arm with the thumb up, if you can hide it you’re fine, if not take a step back.
Blood test reveals all good but no Vit D in system. Take mega doses of vit D. 5k or 15k units a day for six weeks. Too much is not enough.
sarahs mum said:
Blood test reveals all good but no Vit D in system. Take mega doses of vit D. 5k or 15k units a day for six weeks. Too much is not enough.
Goodo.
Yeah, I keep forgetting to take them. So I’ll swallow one right now.
sarahs mum said:
Blood test reveals all good but no Vit D in system. Take mega doses of vit D. 5k or 15k units a day for six weeks. Too much is not enough.
I think they put it in bread in the UK et al?
just checks the baby peewees, only took one picture, raining and windy
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
My hoe is the best one I’ve ever had and it is still as good as new.
It’s only had two new heads and four new handles since I got it.
Rough on your hoes then?
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
did you measure it fifty years ago though for purposes of comparison
slack bastard, you didn’t do the science did you
that hoe might be all stealthy gradualism, a fabian or something
I’ve only used a whipper snipper a couple of times and used up a couple of rolls metres of nylon all over the paddock.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
Probably put her kids and grandchildren through school
Dear oh dear.
Yes. Oh dear.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:Probably put her kids and grandchildren through school
Dear oh dear.
After 50 years of use, shirley, there must be some wear.
I made my hoes from a plough disc.
transition said:
just checks the baby peewees, only took one picture, raining and windy
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:stuff I used looked to be reinforced, seemed not as hardy as regular nylon, though I tend to go solid 2mm, sometimes i’ve used larger diameter but seems too large to cut easy
sometimes with just grasses the smaller diameter might be better, but then you bump into a marshmallow or whatever and radical nylon ablation occurs
I’ve been using a hoe for at least fifty years. It has hardly worn down at all.
My hoe is the best one I’ve ever had and it is still as good as new.
It’s only had two new heads and four new handles since I got it.
Is yours a skanky hoe, Mr Man?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Probably put her kids and grandchildren through school
Dear oh dear.
Yes. Oh dear.
ho ho ho
Peak Warming Man said:
Make a thumbs up, extend your arm all the way, close one eye and see if you can hide the animal with your thumb. If you can’t hide the entire animal with your thumb, take a few steps back and try again,” Gonzales said. “When you can hide the whole animal, this means you are a safe distance from wildlife, but this doesn’t mean you should let your guard down. It’s important to always be aware of your surroundings.”So there you have it, another rule of thumb.
So next time you’re in Africa being charged by a bull elephant extend your arm with the thumb up, if you can hide it you’re fine, if not take a step back.
……. and, of course, if you can’t see it, then it can’t see you either.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Make a thumbs up, extend your arm all the way, close one eye and see if you can hide the animal with your thumb. If you can’t hide the entire animal with your thumb, take a few steps back and try again,” Gonzales said. “When you can hide the whole animal, this means you are a safe distance from wildlife, but this doesn’t mean you should let your guard down. It’s important to always be aware of your surroundings.”So there you have it, another rule of thumb.
So next time you’re in Africa being charged by a bull elephant extend your arm with the thumb up, if you can hide it you’re fine, if not take a step back.
……. and, of course, if you can’t see it, then it can’t see you either.
Exactly Woodie, they’ll just go back to grazing or eating that gazelle or whatever they were doing.
Hurry up Coles man, for bleddy hell’s sake get a franking move on.
Don’t know what’s wrong with people these days.
Bubblecar said:
Hurry up Coles man, for bleddy hell’s sake get a franking move on.Don’t know what’s wrong with people these days.
Prolly blocked by floodwaters?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Hurry up Coles man, for bleddy hell’s sake get a franking move on.Don’t know what’s wrong with people these days.
Prolly blocked by floodwaters?
Floodwaters be damned, there’s decent folk waiting for their shopping.
Actually my slot is from 3 to 7pm, so he could be a good while yet.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Hurry up Coles man, for bleddy hell’s sake get a franking move on.Don’t know what’s wrong with people these days.
Prolly blocked by floodwaters?
Floodwaters be damned, there’s decent folk waiting for their shopping.
Good law abiding God fearing upstanding citizens.
could be worse the bridge could be interrupted
“Forbes residents ordered to evacuate”
Orange will be next, won’t be able to even get your prescription filled.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:Prolly blocked by floodwaters?
Floodwaters be damned, there’s decent folk waiting for their shopping.
Good law abiding God fearing upstanding citizens.
Including those whom have had a haircut.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Floodwaters be damned, there’s decent folk waiting for their shopping.
Good law abiding God fearing upstanding citizens.
Including those whom have had a haircut.
Well let’s not go too far.
My old stomping grounds of Mole Creek etc are under flood threat:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/live-updates-tasmanians-brace-for-rain-flooding/101528186
The other night went down to the river paddock to check on the fires we had lit that afternoon.
Saw an owl with a phesant type bird it was wrestling with on the track, it took off when the car got near but just went onto a fence post near by, it wasn’t scared of the ute, just sat on the post until we drove past.
Eastern barn owl or masked owl, apparently.
Peak Warming Man said:
The other night went down to the river paddock to check on the fires we had lit that afternoon.
Saw an owl with a phesant type bird it was wrestling with on the track, it took off when the car got near but just went onto a fence post near by, it wasn’t scared of the ute, just sat on the post until we drove past.
Eastern barn owl or masked owl, apparently.
Certainly conducting the classic night owl look there.
Bubblecar said:
Ta.
Back from chem.
One more session at 0830 tomorrow then it’s home.
Tamb said:
Back from chem.
One more session at 0830 tomorrow then it’s home.
All good, Tamb?
Peak Warming Man said:
Tamb said:
Back from chem.
One more session at 0830 tomorrow then it’s home.All good, Tamb?
Coles man has arrived.
Bubblecar said:
Coles man has arrived.
What did he say about your hair?
Bubblecar said:
Colesmanlady has arrived.
Ha, she was delivering to my next door neighbour at the same time and got the orders muddled.
I think I’ve got all my stuff now. We’ll soon see.
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
Bag of goon instead of bottle of wine
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
You’re lucky it’s parsley, and not the dreaded coriander.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
You’re lucky it’s parsley, and not the dreaded coriander.
Saw this hole in Wembley. Kind of looks like Australia.
dv said:
Saw this hole in Wembley. Kind of looks like Australia.
dv said:
Saw this hole in Wembley. Kind of looks like Australia.
Wembley’s quite n upmarket leafy suburb these days.
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
You don’t have both in your garden?
Bloody weeds here.dv said:
Saw this hole in Wembley. Kind of looks like Australia.
Fanciful mood?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
You don’t have both in your garden?
Bloody weeds here.
He only grows beans on the……the fertile patch.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Hmm, first substitution encountered: curly parsley instead of flat.
You don’t have both in your garden?
Bloody weeds here.He only grows beans on the……the fertile patch.
Thought that patch was back at Mole Creek?
Jesus Christ you get a lot of produce for your money. Vegetable bin is stacked to the rafters.
Bubblecar said:
Jesus Christ you get a lot of produce for your money. Vegetable bin is stacked to the rafters.
:) Keeps the bowels moving too.
Bubblecar said:
Jesus Christ you get a lot of produce for your money. Vegetable bin is stacked to the rafters.
Jolly good.
It’s been drizzling all day but the heavyish rain has just hit Melbourne.
Few other substitutions: ordinary sardines for the ordered brislings. Aerosol deodorant for the ordered roll-on. Iguana eggs for the jumbo free range eggs.
(I made the last one up, for comical effect).
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:
Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0
Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1
Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0
Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4
Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0
Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4
Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0
Item we supplied
No substitute available
0
Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0
Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1
Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0
Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1
Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0
Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1
Bubblecar said:
Few other substitutions: ordinary sardines for the ordered brislings. Aerosol deodorant for the ordered roll-on. Iguana eggs for the jumbo free range eggs.(I made the last one up, for comical effect).
This is because your shopping is selected by some casual staffer who’s got a list of customers a mile long to select items for, who knows that you’re never going to come into the shop to either complain or verify whether or not your preferred items were/were not available, and who probably has instructions to substitute items which aren’t moving through the inventory fast enough.
‘Convenience has its price’ is the supermarkets’ motto.
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1
Sad about the dill. I think I shall plant some this week.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1Sad about the dill. I think I shall plant some this week.
Dill would have gone well in tomorrow’s salad, but at least the goat cheese is flavoured with dill.
Yeah, I ought to plant a load of herbs in pots etc.
Bubblecar said:
Few other substitutions: ordinary sardines for the ordered brislings. Aerosol deodorant for the ordered roll-on. Iguana eggs for the jumbo free range eggs.(I made the last one up, for comical effect).
Aerosol or roll on?
No. I want it for my armpits.
Time for a lay-me-down.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Few other substitutions: ordinary sardines for the ordered brislings. Aerosol deodorant for the ordered roll-on. Iguana eggs for the jumbo free range eggs.(I made the last one up, for comical effect).
Aerosol or roll on?
No. I want it for my armpits.
You’ll be wanting an odourarm deunderant.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1Sad about the dill. I think I shall plant some this week.
The idea with things like dill and parsley, just let a plant go to seed and sprinkle some compost on top.
They’ll be free and easy weeds forevermore.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Few other substitutions: ordinary sardines for the ordered brislings. Aerosol deodorant for the ordered roll-on. Iguana eggs for the jumbo free range eggs.(I made the last one up, for comical effect).
Aerosol or roll on?
No. I want it for my armpits.
You’ll be wanting an odourarm deunderant.
I get that anyway.
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $US1 billion in damages to families of the Sandy Hook victims, after falsely claiming the tragedy was a hoax. The Infowars host says he won’t pay, so what happens now?
They can use the judgement to go after his property, his assets and pretty much everything in his name.
“One of the things that Alex Jones tried to do throughout this case was to hide his assets, to conceal from the court, from the jury, the true extent of his profits here,” said lead attorney for the plaintiffs, Chris Mattei.
“But we’re going to find out.”
Mr Mattei said bankruptcy court allowed the families to “go after” Jones’s assets, including any fraudulent transfer of assets, and placing scrutiny on what assets he has, what he has transferred and what is available.
“Whatever is available, you can be rest assured that we, as representatives of these families and the other families who have brought cases, will be coordinating to make sure that those assets are available for recovery to the victims of his offences,” he said.
raining on and off, someone needs check the wood shed, see’f need make any to fit in the fireboxes
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1Sad about the dill. I think I shall plant some this week.
I popped some dill seed amongst some cauli seedlings a couple of days ago, before the rains came. Should work. Except it was rather old seed. I’ve got fresher seed, but I thought I’d chuck in the old stuff first.
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1
Not bad.
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1
So…if you were shopping in person, would you have substituted or simply changed your plans to something else, or waited until next shop to get the brand you want?
roughbarked said:
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $US1 billion in damages to families of the Sandy Hook victims, after falsely claiming the tragedy was a hoax. The Infowars host says he won’t pay, so what happens now?They can use the judgement to go after his property, his assets and pretty much everything in his name.
“One of the things that Alex Jones tried to do throughout this case was to hide his assets, to conceal from the court, from the jury, the true extent of his profits here,” said lead attorney for the plaintiffs, Chris Mattei.
“But we’re going to find out.”
Mr Mattei said bankruptcy court allowed the families to “go after” Jones’s assets, including any fraudulent transfer of assets, and placing scrutiny on what assets he has, what he has transferred and what is available.
“Whatever is available, you can be rest assured that we, as representatives of these families and the other families who have brought cases, will be coordinating to make sure that those assets are available for recovery to the victims of his offences,” he said.
What a piece of work he is, people threatened and bullied the victims families because of what he said
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1Sad about the dill. I think I shall plant some this week.
The idea with things like dill and parsley, just let a plant go to seed and sprinkle some compost on top.
They’ll be free and easy weeds forevermore.
Parsnips too. When I was weeding amongst Auntie Annie’s bearded iris a couple of days ago (they are on the dividing fence between us) I found a stray parsnip plant. Must have been from mine a couple of years ago. I’ve also had dill coming up around there for the last couple of years.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1Sad about the dill. I think I shall plant some this week.
Dill would have gone well in tomorrow’s salad, but at least the goat cheese is flavoured with dill.
Yeah, I ought to plant a load of herbs in pots etc.
The IGA will supply you with large polystyrene boxes for free and they have potting mix.
roughbarked said:
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $US1 billion in damages to families of the Sandy Hook victims, after falsely claiming the tragedy was a hoax. The Infowars host says he won’t pay, so what happens now?They can use the judgement to go after his property, his assets and pretty much everything in his name.
“One of the things that Alex Jones tried to do throughout this case was to hide his assets, to conceal from the court, from the jury, the true extent of his profits here,” said lead attorney for the plaintiffs, Chris Mattei.
“But we’re going to find out.”
Mr Mattei said bankruptcy court allowed the families to “go after” Jones’s assets, including any fraudulent transfer of assets, and placing scrutiny on what assets he has, what he has transferred and what is available.
“Whatever is available, you can be rest assured that we, as representatives of these families and the other families who have brought cases, will be coordinating to make sure that those assets are available for recovery to the victims of his offences,” he said.
One billion is a lot of money.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $US1 billion in damages to families of the Sandy Hook victims, after falsely claiming the tragedy was a hoax. The Infowars host says he won’t pay, so what happens now?They can use the judgement to go after his property, his assets and pretty much everything in his name.
“One of the things that Alex Jones tried to do throughout this case was to hide his assets, to conceal from the court, from the jury, the true extent of his profits here,” said lead attorney for the plaintiffs, Chris Mattei.
“But we’re going to find out.”
Mr Mattei said bankruptcy court allowed the families to “go after” Jones’s assets, including any fraudulent transfer of assets, and placing scrutiny on what assets he has, what he has transferred and what is available.
“Whatever is available, you can be rest assured that we, as representatives of these families and the other families who have brought cases, will be coordinating to make sure that those assets are available for recovery to the victims of his offences,” he said.
One billion is a lot of money.
As long as it ruins him.
Every dog needs a puppy 🐕🐕🐶🐶
https://twitter.com/HeavenPuppies/status/1579849750764916736?
Bubblecar said:
Few other substitutions: ordinary sardines for the ordered brislings. Aerosol deodorant for the ordered roll-on. Iguana eggs for the jumbo free range eggs.(I made the last one up, for comical effect).
Meanwhile you are sending your local IGA broke, Parpyone. I see imminent closure and it’ll all be your fault. Let that weigh heavily on your shoulders and guilt.
Just think of that young girl,(I shall call her Kylie) lived and schooled in the area her whole life, raising a young family of good Christian faith, two young children and and an adoring husband and she had dreamed of a lifelong career at her local IGA. Kylie’s dreams will all be dashed and ruined now and it’s all down to you.Kylie and her family will now probably have to leave town and leave her elderly mother behind and pursue a less successful life elsewhere. Possibly have to emigrate to newer and more prosperous lands. I hope you now recognise what you have done and that actions can have serious consequences on those around you, hey what but.
My 30g of Carbon Fibre Nanotubes just turned up. Was not expecting such a small weight to take up so much space. (about 400ml)
Dark Orange said:
My 30g of Carbon Fibre Nanotubes just turned up. Was not expecting such a small weight to take up so much space. (about 400ml)
Wot u gonna do with them?
question how tf did it end up on the platform
A commuter captured video of an echidna inside the Adelaide Railway Station
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:My 30g of Carbon Fibre Nanotubes just turned up. Was not expecting such a small weight to take up so much space. (about 400ml)
Wot u gonna do with them?
now do aerogel
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Complete list of substitutions, not too bad:Complete list of substitutions:
Item you ordered
Coles Paracetamol Caplets 20 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Panadol Rapid Caplets for Pain Relief Paracetamol 500mg 20pk
1Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Springwater 110g
4
0Item we supplied
Brunswick Wild Sardines in Spring Water 106g
Made in Poland
4Item you ordered
Safcol Brisling Sardines In Oil 110g
4
0Item we supplied
John West Sardines in Oil 110g
Made in United Kingdom
4Item you ordered
Coles Dill Punnet 10 gram
1
0Item we supplied
No substitute available
0Item you ordered
Earth Choice Green Tea & Lime Dishwashing Liquid Concentrate 500mL
1
0Item we supplied
Earth Choice Dish Wash Concentrate Liquid Lemongrass & Ginger 500mL
1Item you ordered
Coles Continental Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Parsley Sleeved 1 bunch
Australian Grown
1Item you ordered
Coles Non Scratch Scourers Foam Sponge 3 pack
1
0Item we supplied
Coles Non Scratch Scourer Cellulose Sponge 3 pack
Made in China from local and imported ingredients
1So…if you were shopping in person, would you have substituted or simply changed your plans to something else, or waited until next shop to get the brand you want?
……. or gone up the lolly aisle and been very naughty.
SCIENCE said:
question how tf did it end up on the platformA commuter captured video of an echidna inside the Adelaide Railway Station
Probably out for a stroll.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:My 30g of Carbon Fibre Nanotubes just turned up. Was not expecting such a small weight to take up so much space. (about 400ml)
Wot u gonna do with them?
Making conductive inks. The popular recipes uses graphite powder as a base, but it’s not particularly good so I have been working on a recipe to give me a couple of orders of magnitude better conductivity for minimal extra cost or effort.
Dark Orange said:
Carbon fingerprints on the sticky side of electrical tape makes a good conductive track.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:My 30g of Carbon Fibre Nanotubes just turned up. Was not expecting such a small weight to take up so much space. (about 400ml)
Wot u gonna do with them?
Making conductive inks. The popular recipes uses graphite powder as a base, but it’s not particularly good so I have been working on a recipe to give me a couple of orders of magnitude better conductivity for minimal extra cost or effort.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:Carbon fingerprints on the sticky side of electrical tape makes a good conductive track.
roughbarked said:Wot u gonna do with them?
Making conductive inks. The popular recipes uses graphite powder as a base, but it’s not particularly good so I have been working on a recipe to give me a couple of orders of magnitude better conductivity for minimal extra cost or effort.
Carbon nanotubes are surprisingly conductive. A 2% by weight CNT ink is as conductive as a 30% by weight carbon ink, which means the ink is basically transparent.
That’s not what I am after, of course, but it shows how good they are.
Religious leaders take public stance on climate change, saying ‘no more new coal and gas projects’
ABC Radio Perth
/ By Alicia Bridges
roughbarked said:
Religious leaders take public stance on climate change, saying ‘no more new coal and gas projects’
ABC Radio Perth
/ By Alicia Bridges
Maybe religion could be our saviour yet?
BREAKING DAIRY NEWS
FOR GENERAL RELEASE
more to come………………………….
Uh oh, we’re in trouble. Toilet paper could face a global shortage after a ban on Russian birch exports, which are used to make sanitary products softer. Russia stopped exports in March and industry estimates say about 800,000 to 1.2 million tons of pulp will disappear from the market. That could mean thinner, more expensive rolls of bog paper.
Bloomberg Email Newsletter
Witty Rejoinder said:
Uh oh, we’re in trouble. Toilet paper could face a global shortage after a ban on Russian birch exports, which are used to make sanitary products softer. Russia stopped exports in March and industry estimates say about 800,000 to 1.2 million tons of pulp will disappear from the market. That could mean thinner, more expensive rolls of bog paper.Bloomberg Email Newsletter
I’m sure we’re good in Aus.
We could use wool if we need to.
Tailless comets could threaten Earth
But they also offer an explanation of the solar system’s earliest days
Oct 5th 2022 | LONDON, ONTARIO
Nasa’s dart mission was an impressive success. On September 26th, using a probe weighing 600kg, it hit Dimorphos, an asteroid 160 metres across that was, at the time, 11m kilometres away from Earth. The purpose was to determine whether asteroids which might otherwise strike Earth could have their paths altered by what is, in effect, a game of cosmic billiards. Though the results are not yet in, it seems likely that they could.
But that depends on seeing them early enough. Asteroids have predictable orbits, so cataloguing them is feasible, and is currently being done. This does not generally apply to comets. Though some (like Halley’s) have known orbits, most sweep in from the farthest reaches of the solar system, with little notice of their arrival. And that lack of notice applies, a fortiori, to a newly discovered class of them that do not flag up their appearance in the conventional way, by developing a tail.
The first Manx comet, so called after the tailless cats of the Isle of Man, was spotted in 2014 by a telescope in Hawaii (see photograph). Since then, several dozen more have been detected. And, as a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in London, Ontario, heard on October 5th, they are objects of great interest. The chance—albeit remote—that such a comet might hit Earth is one reason. Another is that they are a surprising source of evidence for what happened in the solar system’s earliest days.
Manx comets, like their tail-wagging brethren, come from the Oort cloud. This is a spherical shell of debris left over from the solar system’s formation that is way farther from the Sun than the farthest planet, Neptune, and farther even than the Kuiper belt, a disc-like repository of asteroids and minor planets, the most famous inhabitant of which is Pluto (see diagram).
The Oort cloud is thought to contain trillions of icy chunks, some of which, because of a collision or the pull of a passing star, from time to time fall inward. As these inbound bolides approach the Sun, their ice sublimes, gas and dust escape, and a comet spreads its tail. A Manx comet, by contrast, is presumably a solid (and thus ice-free) lump of rock.
A tailed comet on a collision course with Earth might possibly be detected early enough for a successor to dart, stationed in outer space, to rush in and push it out of harm’s way. For a Manx comet, the warning time would be hopelessly short. Yudish Ramanjooloo of the University of Hawaii told the conference that his models suggest the median time between discovery and impact would be 30 days, and establishing its orbit sufficiently to be sure of the risk would shrink that to 18 days.
Another of the reasons for this lack of notice is that, having fallen so far through the Sun’s gravitational field to get there, Oort-cloud objects are, by the time they reach the inner solar system, travelling fast. If one hit Earth it would have an impact velocity of 50-70km per second, about three times that of a nearby asteroid. And smaller rocks with such velocities (and therefore presumably of Oort-cloud origin) do enter the atmosphere from time to time.
One such was observed, as Denis Vida of the University of Western Ontario told the meeting, by a programme called the Meteorite Observation and Recovery Project, which watches for meteors over Alberta, in western Canada.
The object in question weighed about 2kg—too small to reach Earth’s surface. Instead, it burned up in the atmosphere as a fireball. But its velocity meant it came closer to the ground than most fireballs of that size, ending its run at a height of just over 46km, whereas 70-80km is normal. However, penetration that far into the atmosphere also meant it must have been a lump of solid rock, rather than the fragile icy conglomerate that standard comets are made of. A kitten, then, of a Manx comet.
Intrigued, Dr Vida searched the astronomical literature for similar fireballs. He found two others: one seen in the 1980s by the Albertan instrument’s predecessor; the second noticed over the Czech Republic in the 1990s. He then compared the two examples detected over Alberta with the number of high-speed fireballs seen by the same instruments that disintegrated in the upper atmosphere, and were thus, presumably, made of cometary material rather than solid rock. This gave him a rough estimate (about 6%) of the amount of rocky, as opposed to cometary, material in the steady rain that is falling from the Oort cloud—and thus of the ratio of rocks to conglomerates in that cloud.
This figure, which matches what other researchers have concluded is the proportion of comets which are of the Manx variety, matters to those interested in the formation of the solar system. They need to explain how such substantial quantities of solid rock—a substance thought likely to have formed only near the Sun, since it requires the stuff of the primordial solar nebula to have been concentrated into large objects, then melted and differentiated—ended up so far away from its birthplace.
As it happens, this mystery is the inverse of another, which is that there is less rocky material than expected between the orbits of Earth and Jupiter, the part of the solar system occupied by Mars and the asteroid belt. One explanation put forward for this is the “Grand Tack” hypothesis, that a juvenile Jupiter moved temporarily closer to the Sun, thus disturbing the asteroid belt and sending much of its contents into the Sun, into outer space or into the Oort cloud. Manx comets and their kittens suggest this is exactly what occurred. Just hope that one of those returning exiles does not pay Earth a visit on its way.
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/10/05/tailless-comets-could-threaten-earth?
How Big Is Infinity?
Of all the endless questions children and mathematicians have asked about infinity, one of the biggest has to do with its size.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-big-is-infinity-20220927/?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHLBQXwPbA
Making Parts For An Indicator Dial
Clickspring Clips
pancakes with lemon and sugar on shortly
explore your envy, the torture of pancakelessness, help me understand
transition said:
pancakes with lemon and sugar on shortlyexplore your envy, the torture of pancakelessness, help me understand
larry’s yapping from next room, wants more pancake
Witty Rejoinder said:
How Big Is Infinity?
Of all the endless questions children and mathematicians have asked about infinity, one of the biggest has to do with its size.https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-big-is-infinity-20220927/?
It’s pretty big.
transition said:
pancakes with lemon and sugar on shortlyexplore your envy, the torture of pancakelessness, help me understand
bangers & mash, with some peas and thick gravy.
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Uh oh, we’re in trouble. Toilet paper could face a global shortage after a ban on Russian birch exports, which are used to make sanitary products softer. Russia stopped exports in March and industry estimates say about 800,000 to 1.2 million tons of pulp will disappear from the market. That could mean thinner, more expensive rolls of bog paper.Bloomberg Email Newsletter
I’m sure we’re good in Aus.
We could use wool if we need to.
We use the chip from the bluegum plantations to make paper. According to the bluegum plantationers we spoke to about 20 years ago. There are still quite a lot of them about.
Overton window
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/john-bowie-murder-trial-nsw-supreme-court/101532500
I find it a little strange that the names of some of the women this chap had affairs with are published in this story.
I don’t think it adds anything to the story.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/john-bowie-murder-trial-nsw-supreme-court/101532500I find it a little strange that the names of some of the women this chap had affairs with are published in this story.
I don’t think it adds anything to the story.
I haven’t been following any of it. So I won’t judge them/
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/john-bowie-murder-trial-nsw-supreme-court/101532500I find it a little strange that the names of some of the women this chap had affairs with are published in this story.
I don’t think it adds anything to the story.
Concur
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHLBQXwPbAMaking Parts For An Indicator Dial
Clickspring Clips
If I ever read your posts I’d thank you for this.
Just putting together a battery power tool purchase list for the fire trucks.
Chainsaw
Angle Grinder
Torch
Coffee Machine
USB Charger
All of these use the same 18V batteries.
Anyone have any other suggestions for a battery tool that might be useful?
Kingy said:
Just putting together a battery power tool purchase list for the fire trucks.Chainsaw
Angle Grinder
Torch
Coffee Machine
USB ChargerAll of these use the same 18V batteries.
Anyone have any other suggestions for a battery tool that might be useful?
impact driver
drill
Kingy said:
Just putting together a battery power tool purchase list for the fire trucks.Chainsaw
Angle Grinder
Torch
Coffee Machine
USB ChargerAll of these use the same 18V batteries.
Anyone have any other suggestions for a battery tool that might be useful?
recip saw?
party_pants said:
Kingy said:
Just putting together a battery power tool purchase list for the fire trucks.Chainsaw
Angle Grinder
Torch
Coffee Machine
USB ChargerAll of these use the same 18V batteries.
Anyone have any other suggestions for a battery tool that might be useful?
recip saw?
The chainsaw should do that task.
I’m bending the rules a bit by having one on board. I’ll have to run a chainsaw course for all the vollies, but at least our previous dickhead emergency services manager has gone and we might get some leeway with the new one.
ChrispenEvan said:
Kingy said:
Just putting together a battery power tool purchase list for the fire trucks.Chainsaw
Angle Grinder
Torch
Coffee Machine
USB ChargerAll of these use the same 18V batteries.
Anyone have any other suggestions for a battery tool that might be useful?
impact driver
drill
Can’t say that I’ve ever needed either of those on the fireground, but maybe.
This is an unfortunate outcome of the new technology.
Photoshop has now become videoshop.
This sort of shit is going to make computer illiterate people confused and make bad decisions.
https://imgur.com/gallery/LAoVOqn
I used one of the fire trucks to straighten out the bent bullbar on the other truck tonight(don’t tell OHS) while the rest of the crew were doing the map reading refresher. Then they did the navigation and reversing exercise, while I fixed the other trucks broken glovebox.
I’m so sick of sending repair requests through the official channels to get stuff fixed and being ignored, that it’s just easier to fix it myself.
Kingy said:
I used one of the fire trucks to straighten out the bent bullbar on the other truck tonight(don’t tell OHS) while the rest of the crew were doing the map reading refresher. Then they did the navigation and reversing exercise, while I fixed the other trucks broken glovebox.I’m so sick of sending repair requests through the official channels to get stuff fixed and being ignored, that it’s just easier to fix it myself.
I wish I was useful.
Kingy said:
I used one of the fire trucks to straighten out the bent bullbar on the other truck tonight(don’t tell OHS) while the rest of the crew were doing the map reading refresher. Then they did the navigation and reversing exercise, while I fixed the other trucks broken glovebox.I’m so sick of sending repair requests through the official channels to get stuff fixed and being ignored, that it’s just easier to fix it myself.
Be sure to invoice them…
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
I used one of the fire trucks to straighten out the bent bullbar on the other truck tonight(don’t tell OHS) while the rest of the crew were doing the map reading refresher. Then they did the navigation and reversing exercise, while I fixed the other trucks broken glovebox.I’m so sick of sending repair requests through the official channels to get stuff fixed and being ignored, that it’s just easier to fix it myself.
I wish I was useful.
You are.
There are times when I want to post what I really think about the management of the WA fire services, and then halfway through typing, I stop and think to myself, “What would sarahs mum think of my language here?”. Then I stop and rephrase it.
Thanks for that.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
I used one of the fire trucks to straighten out the bent bullbar on the other truck tonight(don’t tell OHS) while the rest of the crew were doing the map reading refresher. Then they did the navigation and reversing exercise, while I fixed the other trucks broken glovebox.I’m so sick of sending repair requests through the official channels to get stuff fixed and being ignored, that it’s just easier to fix it myself.
I wish I was useful.
You are.
There are times when I want to post what I really think about the management of the WA fire services, and then halfway through typing, I stop and think to myself, “What would sarahs mum think of my language here?”. Then I stop and rephrase it.
Thanks for that.
i don’t mind some colourful language. But i wouldn’t like to watch you fuck things up. So stopping and rethinking is good.
Steeleye span – lowlands of Holland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBSYK20-T0
sounds like northern tassie is having serious water problems.
sarahs mum said:
sounds like northern tassie is having serious water problems.
I haven’t checked the news, I’ll look in a moment.
Just ordered this banjo. Not sure how much use it’ll get, but it should be fun playing eccentric music ‘pon a banjo.
And anyway, a house is not really a home unless there’s a banjo in a corner somewhere.
https://www.scarlettmusic.com.au/bryden-6-string-banjo-striped-mahogany-resonator-m
Bubblecar said:
Steeleye span – lowlands of Hollandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBSYK20-T0
Rev, give bubbles his handle back!
It’s looking serious:
Major flood warnings issued in northern Tasmania as thousands urged to evacuate
Thousands of people from Latrobe to Liena have been urged to evacuate their homes after the Mersey River broke its banks amid increasing rainfall.
Evacuation orders were also issued for Meander to Hadspen, with Meander, Montana, Red Hills, Deloraine, Reedy Marsh, Exton, Westbury, Selbourne, Quamby Bend, Hagley, Westwood and Carrick likely to be affected.
Flood warnings are also active for the Forth River, Macquarie River and North Esk River, and a flood watch has been issued for the North West, North and North East, and Derwent catchments.
Four evacuation centres have been set up in Railton, Latrobe, Ulverstone and Deloraine.
Rainfall was forecast to increase on Thursday evening into Friday morning, and authorities warned flooding could continue for days.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Steeleye span – lowlands of Hollandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBSYK20-T0
Rev, give bubbles his handle back!
I’ve been a Steeleye Span man since long before it was an old man thing :)
Had many of their records and saw them in concert in Adelaide in the late 70’s.
Here’s Rev with knobs on:
Pentangle – Willy O Winsbury (Set Of Six ITV, 27.06.1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwqP_yoszCE&list=RDPBBSYK20-T0&index=4
Bubblecar said:
Here’s Rev with knobs on:Pentangle – Willy O Winsbury (Set Of Six ITV, 27.06.1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwqP_yoszCE&list=RDPBBSYK20-T0&index=4
Jacqui McShee is now 78. Maddy Prior is 75.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
sounds like northern tassie is having serious water problems.
I haven’t checked the news, I’ll look in a moment.
Just ordered this banjo. Not sure how much use it’ll get, but it should be fun playing eccentric music ‘pon a banjo.
And anyway, a house is not really a home unless there’s a banjo in a corner somewhere.
https://www.scarlettmusic.com.au/bryden-6-string-banjo-striped-mahogany-resonator-m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZj_6Zb0tE
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
sounds like northern tassie is having serious water problems.
I haven’t checked the news, I’ll look in a moment.
Just ordered this banjo. Not sure how much use it’ll get, but it should be fun playing eccentric music ‘pon a banjo.
And anyway, a house is not really a home unless there’s a banjo in a corner somewhere.
https://www.scarlettmusic.com.au/bryden-6-string-banjo-striped-mahogany-resonator-m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZj_6Zb0tE
:)
I won’t bother with any plectra, fingernails should do me fine.
Earl Scruggs And Lester Flatt – Cripple Creek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4sqishGuYw
sarahs mum said:
Earl Scruggs And Lester Flatt – Cripple Creek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4sqishGuYw
It’s a classic one. Nestling a choon amongst a load of noisy chooks (a melody with bits of arpeggio forming a sort of plucky drone) is a traditional banjo approach.
Doc Watson & Earl Scruggs Play Cripple Creek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NIkCyti10
Sarah’s Dad used to play it on the gitar and the banjo and the mandolin. He would often start a set with it.
sarahs mum said:
Doc Watson & Earl Scruggs Play Cripple Creek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91NIkCyti10Sarah’s Dad used to play it on the gitar and the banjo and the mandolin. He would often start a set with it.
My banjo music will likely be much less orthodox.
Anyway that banjo is my last instrument purchase until a new lute in the first half of next year.
I’ll be ordering one the EMS new batch of Renaissance lutes.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway that banjo is my last instrument purchase until a new lute in the first half of next year.I’ll be ordering one the EMS new batch of Renaissance lutes.
Nice. :)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway that banjo is my last instrument purchase until a new lute in the first half of next year.I’ll be ordering one the EMS new batch of Renaissance lutes.
Nice. :)
And remarkably cheap, about half the price of my Jimmy Moon cittern ($1500 as opposed to $3000) :)
These are student lutes made to a higher standard for a cheaper price than any authentic Renaissance model lutes before.
I’ll probably get the six-course but the seven and eight course versions aren’t much more expensive.
I might buy some sheet music. maybe.
I haved me noodles, beef flavored noodles, and coffee, and snuck a few sweet biscuits in, quick enough that I could have possibly forget or failed to remember and ate more, and perhaps I did dive into the biscuit tin twice, it’s a tricky thing is brain, a devious business, especially when it comes to biscuits
pissin down loudly now.
sarahs mum said:
pissin down loudly now.
28mm overnight.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
pissin down loudly now.28mm overnight.
looks like we have had about 20ish since 9am yesterday. sheffield wins with 112.8
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
pissin down loudly now.28mm overnight.
looks like we have had about 20ish since 9am yesterday. sheffield wins with 112.8
Yes some places got deluged.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees at the back door, still dark, a little bit of breeze in the trees. It stopped raining some time ago. Hamilton raingauge stopped working yesterday morning at the 9.00am restart, so don’t know how much fell there. We will check at the Post Office later this morning for our local amount. I’m guessing under 20mm, perhaps about that much. I really should have a very serious think about putting up my new gauge. It’s difficult to find a spot in the yard not overhung by trees now. We are forecast 15 degrees with a few showers.
Good morning everyone.
A light air, partly cloudy and 19.1°C currently. We had a couple of showers yesterday, so I’ll check the ORB at 9am. I expect a trace to 0.5 mm. BoM forecasts a top of 26°C, and very little chance of rain.
Job for today: go through mum’s accumulated correspondence and see whether there are any names with addresses that need to be told of her demise. My sister gathered it up when she cleaned out the perishables, and sent the big bag of it to me to do.
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.A light air, partly cloudy and 19.1°C currently. We had a couple of showers yesterday, so I’ll check the ORB at 9am. I expect a trace to 0.5 mm. BoM forecasts a top of 26°C, and very little chance of rain.
Job for today: go through mum’s accumulated correspondence and see whether there are any names with addresses that need to be told of her demise. My sister gathered it up when she cleaned out the perishables, and sent the big bag of it to me to do.
Check her address books too.
Schachtürke schlägt wieder zu ¡
Kingy said:
This is an unfortunate outcome of the new technology.Photoshop has now become videoshop.
This sort of shit is going to make computer illiterate people confused and make bad decisions.
https://imgur.com/gallery/LAoVOqn
Made me laugh, thanks
:)
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Steeleye span – lowlands of Hollandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBSYK20-T0
Rev, give bubbles his handle back!
:)
(to both Bubblecar and sibeen)
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Steeleye span – lowlands of Hollandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBSYK20-T0
Rev, give bubbles his handle back!
:)
(to both Bubblecar and sibeen)
:) Liking Steeleye span is not the specific property of any particular individual. Though we do all think we are the only one.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.A light air, partly cloudy and 19.1°C currently. We had a couple of showers yesterday, so I’ll check the ORB at 9am. I expect a trace to 0.5 mm. BoM forecasts a top of 26°C, and very little chance of rain.
Job for today: go through mum’s accumulated correspondence and see whether there are any names with addresses that need to be told of her demise. My sister gathered it up when she cleaned out the perishables, and sent the big bag of it to me to do.
Check her address books too.
I doubt she had one. We may find one when we clean the house out in November – who knows? Even so, at 91 few of her contemporaries are likely to be alive. I don’t think she had many friends anyway.
https://theconversation.com/the-right-stuff-the-new-conservative-dating-app-which-has-unsurprisingly-failed-to-attract-women-192012
ChrispenEvan said:
https://theconversation.com/the-right-stuff-the-new-conservative-dating-app-which-has-unsurprisingly-failed-to-attract-women-192012
A conservative dating app? Maybe with luck this could stop them from finding mates and dumping their offspring on us?
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://theconversation.com/the-right-stuff-the-new-conservative-dating-app-which-has-unsurprisingly-failed-to-attract-women-192012A conservative dating app? Maybe with luck this could stop them from finding mates and dumping their offspring on us?
I think they got the name from what ladies say when they look over the ‘conservative’ male prospects i.e. ‘Right, stuff this, i’m going to look elsewhere’.
captain_spalding said:
to “connect with people who aren’t offended by everything”.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://theconversation.com/the-right-stuff-the-new-conservative-dating-app-which-has-unsurprisingly-failed-to-attract-women-192012A conservative dating app? Maybe with luck this could stop them from finding mates and dumping their offspring on us?
I think they got the name from what ladies say when they look over the ‘conservative’ male prospects i.e. ‘Right, stuff this, i’m going to look elsewhere’.
Ha.
Morning Pilgrims, looks set fair for today.
Today I’ll be knocking up some more isometrics for the gas fracking fields.
Gas, good clean gas, there’s nothing better.
He looks a pretty fit young chap, must be something going around.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Steeleye span – lowlands of Hollandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBSYK20-T0
Rev, give bubbles his handle back!
:)
(to both Bubblecar and sibeen)
Peak Warming Man said:
He looks a pretty fit young chap, must be something going around.
Maybe because with a few days stubble he could pass for Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Peak Warming Man said:
He looks a pretty fit young chap, must be something going around.
must have been a bout of dissidence
“The chairwoman of the ABC has admitted there were ‘serious editorial lapses’ in a story about transgender women in sport.
The since-corrected online article was the subject of a complaint by Liberal senator Claire Chandler for failing to mention that trans women retain physical advantages over female athletes.
An internal ABC review also found the article to ‘materially misleading’ and in breach of the broadcaster’s impartiality standards.
Chairwoman Ita Buttrose wrote to Ms Chandler following the review, saying the ABC would be conducting a ‘thorough debrief’ with all involved,”
That’s what they need, a damn good debriefing, that will pull them into line, and a pay rise.
Peak Warming Man said:
He looks a pretty fit young chap, must be something going around.
You know all those long queues at border exits from Russia?
I’m beginning to wonder how many of the blokes in them are big-boss Russian businessmen.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
He looks a pretty fit young chap, must be something going around.
You know all those long queues at border exits from Russia?
I’m beginning to wonder how many of the blokes in them are big-boss Russian businessmen.
Reminds me of the woman in the nice new dress with hairy legs and a five oclock shadow clutching a doll wrapped in a blanket heading for the life rafts.
Indoor fishing at the Angler’s Tavern.
Millions of emails exposed in AFP data hack, exposing international counterparts working to stop drug cartels
The Australian Federal Police say they are assessing what information hackers stole, concerned about possible breaches of operational security.
roughbarked said:
Millions of emails exposed in AFP data hack, exposing international counterparts working to stop drug cartels
The Australian Federal Police say they are assessing what information hackers stole, concerned about possible breaches of operational security.
Nobody say ‘China’, that’s all, just nobody say ‘China’!
Greetings
Cymek said:
Greetings
G’day mate.
Two I had never heard of and one incorrect guess.
After last week’s magnificent 10/10, this week I’ve come crashing back to earth.
sibeen said:
After last week’s magnificent 10/10, this week I’ve come crashing back to earth.
That’s just wicked.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:Rev, give bubbles his handle back!
:)
(to both Bubblecar and sibeen)
I dreamed a dream the other night,
Lowlands, lowlands away, my John,
I dreamed a dream the other night,
My lowlands away.
I dreamed I saw my own true love,
Lowlands, lowlands away, my John,
I dreamed I saw my own true love,
My lowlands away.
He was green and wet with weeds so cold,
Lowlands, lowlands away, my John,
He was green and wet with weeds so cold,
My lowlands away.
I’ll cut away my bonny hair,
Lowlands, lowlands away, my John,
For no other man shall think me fair,
My lowlands away.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.A light air, partly cloudy and 19.1°C currently. We had a couple of showers yesterday, so I’ll check the ORB at 9am. I expect a trace to 0.5 mm. BoM forecasts a top of 26°C, and very little chance of rain.
Job for today: go through mum’s accumulated correspondence and see whether there are any names with addresses that need to be told of her demise. My sister gathered it up when she cleaned out the perishables, and sent the big bag of it to me to do.
Check her address books too.
I doubt she had one. We may find one when we clean the house out in November – who knows? Even so, at 91 few of her contemporaries are likely to be alive. I don’t think she had many friends anyway.
A death notice in her local paper would probably suffice for her acquaintances. The older folk around here read the death notices.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Check her address books too.
I doubt she had one. We may find one when we clean the house out in November – who knows? Even so, at 91 few of her contemporaries are likely to be alive. I don’t think she had many friends anyway.
A death notice in her local paper would probably suffice for her acquaintances. The older folk around here read the death notices.
My sister used mum’s address book as well as kept correspondences to contact peoople we hadn’t heard from in decades.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://theconversation.com/the-right-stuff-the-new-conservative-dating-app-which-has-unsurprisingly-failed-to-attract-women-192012A conservative dating app? Maybe with luck this could stop them from finding mates and dumping their offspring on us?
I found out about it when some of my patients told me about it. Or rather the mother of one of my patients told me she had directed her son to it.
It was my birthday last Saturday, my children asked me what I want for presents, I can’t actually think of anything.
I did think of some fruit fly liquid bait so I can make my own traps from drink bottles, exciting suggestion
the new outer doorhandle assemblies for the little car are here, someone need look at that job don’t they, don’t he, won’t he, wonder who that would be
and there could be more in there, more involved, because the right door not work at all from any handle, a linkage issue, so the door experts will surmise the door is shut, and what maybe involved to get started on that
so the way it all happened was the linkage was lost on the right door, then next day the handle broke off the outer left door
with that much luck, being so lucky, the devil of misfortune lurking, some prayer maybe needed
fortunately I have patience, it’s my friend
Cymek said:
It was my birthday last Saturday, my children asked me what I want for presents, I can’t actually think of anything.
I did think of some fruit fly liquid bait so I can make my own traps from drink bottles, exciting suggestion
You can make your own fruit fly bait and ruin the 10 cent bottles if you wish but there are plenty you can’t get the 10 cents on.
They are attracted to the colour yellow.
Stuff like orange juice and bleach or Vegemite™ with some Maldison™. You know the drill; a protein and a contact insecticide.
transition said:
the new outer doorhandle assemblies for the little car are here, someone need look at that job don’t they, don’t he, won’t he, wonder who that would beand there could be more in there, more involved, because the right door not work at all from any handle, a linkage issue, so the door experts will surmise the door is shut, and what maybe involved to get started on that
so the way it all happened was the linkage was lost on the right door, then next day the handle broke off the outer left door
with that much luck, being so lucky, the devil of misfortune lurking, some prayer maybe needed
fortunately I have patience, it’s my friend
Assemble the correct tools firstly.
roughbarked said:
Indoor fishing at the Angler’s Tavern.
The pub on the banks of the Maribyrnong has been flooding forever. Here is an article from 2011.
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/river-swill-floods-maribyrnong-pub-20110115-19s11.html
We left Melbourne over 40 years ago and the pub there was always at risk with heavy rain. Also, it’s a bit tidal and there is a full moon. So lots of water coming down, tide coming in…gets wet.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Indoor fishing at the Angler’s Tavern.
The pub on the banks of the Maribyrnong has been flooding forever. Here is an article from 2011.
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/river-swill-floods-maribyrnong-pub-20110115-19s11.html
We left Melbourne over 40 years ago and the pub there was always at risk with heavy rain. Also, it’s a bit tidal and there is a full moon. So lots of water coming down, tide coming in…gets wet.
Apparently so.
2/10. I had to guess pretty much all of them, although I did know the last one. My guessing routine of ABCD in order did not work well.
sibeen said:
After last week’s magnificent 10/10, this week I’ve come crashing back to earth.
5/10 also, it was hard today.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:After last week’s magnificent 10/10, this week I’ve come crashing back to earth.
5/10 also, it was hard today.
Score: 7 / 10⭐⭐️ Nice job!
But we think you can do even better next time. You’ve scored 6% better than average.
—-
Better than I usually do
buffy said:
ABC News Quiz2/10. I had to guess pretty much all of them, although I did know the last one. My guessing routine of ABCD in order did not work well.
8/10 and most of them were guesses.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:After last week’s magnificent 10/10, this week I’ve come crashing back to earth.
5/10 also, it was hard today.
I made better guesses this time.
8/10
Dark Orange said:
buffy said:
ABC News Quiz2/10. I had to guess pretty much all of them, although I did know the last one. My guessing routine of ABCD in order did not work well.
8/10 and most of them were guesses.
Same here
c_s, I asked for a copy of my military records and they arrived on a thumb drive a few days ago and I’ve been looking through them. I just spotted one progress report from my 3rd year training establishment that had me in stitches:
His dress and bearing have slipped down to average, more effort required to improve to above average standard next term
I’m thinking, “WTF – did this person have any clue who I was”
My dress and bearing never got anywhere near the lofty heights of average :)
LOL, looking a bit rough.
OK, cup of tea then this is the programme:
a) Run hoover maniacally through each room
b) Any other final cleaning including the lavatory
c) Prepare antipasto
d) Iron the tablecloth
e) Prepare salad ready for its dressing
The rest of the salad making will be done when they’re here, so it’s absolutely fresh.
But before they even get out of the car they’ll have to quickly drive me to the BWS and back, ‘cos I drank tonight’s champagne last night.
Bubblecar said:
OK, cup of tea then this is the programme:a) Run hoover maniacally through each room
b) Any other final cleaning including the lavatory
c) Prepare antipasto
d) Iron the tablecloth
e) Prepare salad ready for its dressingThe rest of the salad making will be done when they’re here, so it’s absolutely fresh.
But before they even get out of the car they’ll have to quickly drive me to the BWS and back, ‘cos I drank tonight’s champagne last night.
The only time when champagne is NOT tonight’s champagne is when it’s ‘right now’s’ champagne.
Which is nearly all the time.
Bubblecar said:
OK, cup of tea then this is the programme:a) Run hoover maniacally through each room
b) Any other final cleaning including the lavatory
c) Prepare antipasto
d) Iron the tablecloth
e) Prepare salad ready for its dressingThe rest of the salad making will be done when they’re here, so it’s absolutely fresh.
But before they even get out of the car they’ll have to quickly drive me to the BWS and back, ‘cos I drank tonight’s champagne last night.
Can’t you walk there and back, get the champers and then you won’t have to inconvenience them when they get there.
The brisk walk in the fresh air will give you a good appetite so as to enjoy a fine meal, you know it makes sense.
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, looking a bit rough.
good one
buffy said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Check her address books too.
I doubt she had one. We may find one when we clean the house out in November – who knows? Even so, at 91 few of her contemporaries are likely to be alive. I don’t think she had many friends anyway.
A death notice in her local paper would probably suffice for her acquaintances. The older folk around here read the death notices.
They moved to the village from elsewhere. Her only friend in the village was the woman who found her gravely ill. Sadly, that lady has also now died.
Cymek said:
It was my birthday last Saturday, my children asked me what I want for presents, I can’t actually think of anything.
I did think of some fruit fly liquid bait so I can make my own traps from drink bottles, exciting suggestion
Belated happy birthday, Cymek.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
It was my birthday last Saturday, my children asked me what I want for presents, I can’t actually think of anything.
I did think of some fruit fly liquid bait so I can make my own traps from drink bottles, exciting suggestion
Belated happy birthday, Cymek.
Thanks
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
It was my birthday last Saturday, my children asked me what I want for presents, I can’t actually think of anything.
I did think of some fruit fly liquid bait so I can make my own traps from drink bottles, exciting suggestion
You can make your own fruit fly bait and ruin the 10 cent bottles if you wish but there are plenty you can’t get the 10 cents on.
They are attracted to the colour yellow.
Stuff like orange juice and bleach or Vegemite™ with some Maldison™. You know the drill; a protein and a contact insecticide.
So, how do I deal with those long, thin, green grasshoppers (or are they katydids?). They really like my water spinach (amongst other things).
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, looking a bit rough.
So embarrassing to be young and forget you can’t swim properly until your feathers oil up. (I didn’t know this..I read the piece)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/wedge-tailed-eagle-ocean-rescue-diver-victoria/101534908
Bubblecar said:
OK, cup of tea then this is the programme:a) Run hoover maniacally through each room
b) Any other final cleaning including the lavatory
c) Prepare antipasto
d) Iron the tablecloth
e) Prepare salad ready for its dressingThe rest of the salad making will be done when they’re here, so it’s absolutely fresh.
But before they even get out of the car they’ll have to quickly drive me to the BWS and back, ‘cos I drank tonight’s champagne last night.
Just phone them and ask them to bring champagne.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
OK, cup of tea then this is the programme:a) Run hoover maniacally through each room
b) Any other final cleaning including the lavatory
c) Prepare antipasto
d) Iron the tablecloth
e) Prepare salad ready for its dressingThe rest of the salad making will be done when they’re here, so it’s absolutely fresh.
But before they even get out of the car they’ll have to quickly drive me to the BWS and back, ‘cos I drank tonight’s champagne last night.
Just phone them and ask them to bring champagne.
This place is on their way to the BWS, so they might as well take me so I can pay for it :)
Anyway I also want to get some after-party booze for those staying the night (me).
Bubblecar said:
OK, cup of tea then this is the programme:a) Run hoover maniacally through each room
b) Any other final cleaning including the lavatory
c) Prepare antipasto
d) Iron the tablecloth
e) Prepare salad ready for its dressingThe rest of the salad making will be done when they’re here, so it’s absolutely fresh.
But before they even get out of the car they’ll have to quickly drive me to the BWS and back, ‘cos I drank tonight’s champagne last night.
LOL
sibeen said:
c_s, I asked for a copy of my military records and they arrived on a thumb drive a few days ago and I’ve been looking through them. I just spotted one progress report from my 3rd year training establishment that had me in stitches:His dress and bearing have slipped down to average, more effort required to improve to above average standard next term
I’m thinking, “WTF – did this person have any clue who I was”
My dress and bearing never got anywhere near the lofty heights of average :)
No doubt they were being kind
The European Cricket Championship is not noted for its brilliant fielding but in fairness the grounds are a bit ordinary.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e5pZZMX_A_4?t=54&feature=share
BTW arguably there were two correct answers to the ABC quiz question on the bridge. I guessed correctly but certainly you could say the bridge is between Russia and Ukraine, if you accept Crimea is still Ukrainian territory
dv said:
BTW arguably there were two correct answers to the ABC quiz question on the bridge. I guessed correctly but certainly you could say the bridge is between Russia and Ukraine, if you accept Crimea is still Ukrainian territory
so what we’re saying is that ABC are Russia apologists
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
BTW arguably there were two correct answers to the ABC quiz question on the bridge. I guessed correctly but certainly you could say the bridge is between Russia and Ukraine, if you accept Crimea is still Ukrainian territory
so what we’re saying is that ABC are Russia apologists
Or maybe they support Crimea as an independent state
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
BTW arguably there were two correct answers to the ABC quiz question on the bridge. I guessed correctly but certainly you could say the bridge is between Russia and Ukraine, if you accept Crimea is still Ukrainian territory
so what we’re saying is that ABC are Russia apologists
Or maybe they support Crimea as an independent state
well as the wise ones once said, more balkanisation is good and that’ll be yet another seat at the United Nations to vote against fascist Russia so why not
Somebody was complacent around a moving haul-pack. One can drive over a Landcruiser and make it about 30cm thick.
:(
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/pilbara-mine-death-karlawinda-man-killed-wa-police/101536838
Michael V said:
Somebody was complacent around a moving haul-pack. One can drive over a Landcruiser and make it about 30cm thick.:(
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/pilbara-mine-death-karlawinda-man-killed-wa-police/101536838
There have been three mining deaths in WA in the past two weeks
dv said:
Michael V said:
Somebody was complacent around a moving haul-pack. One can drive over a Landcruiser and make it about 30cm thick.:(
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/pilbara-mine-death-karlawinda-man-killed-wa-police/101536838
There have been three mining deaths in WA in the past two weeks
really? I’ve not seen.. I have however my gaze has been far from Salron’s eye over the last few weeks
dv said:
Michael V said:
Somebody was complacent around a moving haul-pack. One can drive over a Landcruiser and make it about 30cm thick.:(
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/pilbara-mine-death-karlawinda-man-killed-wa-police/101536838
There have been three mining deaths in WA in the past two weeks
Three?
I thought it was two. One at an underground mine and this one yesterday.
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, looking a bit rough.
good one
Got any more of the story?
Michael V said:
dv said:
Michael V said:
Somebody was complacent around a moving haul-pack. One can drive over a Landcruiser and make it about 30cm thick.:(
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/pilbara-mine-death-karlawinda-man-killed-wa-police/101536838
There have been three mining deaths in WA in the past two weeks
Three?
I thought it was two. One at an underground mine and this one yesterday.
You’re right, seems I was taking two reports of the same incident as separate
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
It was my birthday last Saturday, my children asked me what I want for presents, I can’t actually think of anything.
I did think of some fruit fly liquid bait so I can make my own traps from drink bottles, exciting suggestion
Belated happy birthday, Cymek.
Thanks
Happy late birthday wishes.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, looking a bit rough.
So embarrassing to be young and forget you can’t swim properly until your feathers oil up. (I didn’t know this..I read the piece)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/wedge-tailed-eagle-ocean-rescue-diver-victoria/101534908
Ta.
Ahh, good, it’s raining.
A bears bear!
Bear 747 Wins Fat Bear Week
Bear 747, the 2022 Fat Bear Week champion, in all his gargantuan glory.
Runner-up a lady bear
Bear 901 had completed her bulk phase by the time this photo was taken on September 18.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bear-747-victorious-in-2022-fat-bear-week-competition-180980931/
PermeateFree said:
A bears bear!Bear 747 Wins Fat Bear Week
Bear 747, the 2022 Fat Bear Week champion, in all his gargantuan glory.Runner-up a lady bear
Bear 901 had completed her bulk phase by the time this photo was taken on September 18.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bear-747-victorious-in-2022-fat-bear-week-competition-180980931/
I’m glad they’re protecting their identities by not giving real names
dv said:
Michael V said:
dv said:There have been three mining deaths in WA in the past two weeks
Three?
I thought it was two. One at an underground mine and this one yesterday.
You’re right, seems I was taking two reports of the same incident as separate
Ah.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL, looking a bit rough.
good one
Got any more of the story?
Justin.
Looks like Phillip isn’t coming home. He’s been missing out at Hillston.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:good one
Got any more of the story?
Justin.
Yep thanks.
coffee done, chocolate and chips too
and one outer door handle assembly installed, just need get the linkages on without damaging the plastic locking bush thingies, for keylock and handle, make sure it all works properly, spray some CRC around elsewhere, window windyuppy whatevers also maybe
me and my friend patience working on that
right-side won’t be so easy, the door is shut and handle linkages unconnected somewhere, but thought i’d familiarize myself on the likely-easiest, go gentle, have a win upfront, so my motivation isn’t crushed
transition said:
coffee done, chocolate and chips tooand one outer door handle assembly installed, just need get the linkages on without damaging the plastic locking bush thingies, for keylock and handle, make sure it all works properly, spray some CRC around elsewhere, window windyuppy whatevers also maybe
me and my friend patience working on that
right-side won’t be so easy, the door is shut and handle linkages unconnected somewhere, but thought i’d familiarize myself on the likely-easiest, go gentle, have a win upfront, so my motivation isn’t crushed
Coffee chocolate and chips?
Are you sure CRC is the correct stuff?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
coffee done, chocolate and chips tooand one outer door handle assembly installed, just need get the linkages on without damaging the plastic locking bush thingies, for keylock and handle, make sure it all works properly, spray some CRC around elsewhere, window windyuppy whatevers also maybe
me and my friend patience working on that
right-side won’t be so easy, the door is shut and handle linkages unconnected somewhere, but thought i’d familiarize myself on the likely-easiest, go gentle, have a win upfront, so my motivation isn’t crushed
Coffee chocolate and chips?
Are you sure CRC is the correct stuff?
say something encouraging
go on, even if you need feign it
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
coffee done, chocolate and chips tooand one outer door handle assembly installed, just need get the linkages on without damaging the plastic locking bush thingies, for keylock and handle, make sure it all works properly, spray some CRC around elsewhere, window windyuppy whatevers also maybe
me and my friend patience working on that
right-side won’t be so easy, the door is shut and handle linkages unconnected somewhere, but thought i’d familiarize myself on the likely-easiest, go gentle, have a win upfront, so my motivation isn’t crushed
Coffee chocolate and chips?
Are you sure CRC is the correct stuff?
say something encouraging
go on, even if you need feign it
You did a good job on the door handle. ;)
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Coffee chocolate and chips?
Are you sure CRC is the correct stuff?
say something encouraging
go on, even if you need feign it
You did a good job on the door handle. ;)
that’s better, feel much better now
and oughtly shouldly
World’s Most Fertile Woman, 44 children and only 41 years old: Mama Uganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y5RlSM2PI
sarahs mum said:
World’s Most Fertile Woman, 44 children and only 41 years old: Mama Ugandahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y5RlSM2PI
Blimey!
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
World’s Most Fertile Woman, 44 children and only 41 years old: Mama Ugandahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y5RlSM2PI
Blimey!
It’s a bit sad. she was told by a doctor that she had too many eggs and if she didn’t use them she would get tumours and die.
Nibbles ready to be fridged.
Observant viewers will notice that some of the cheese cubes have split and will possibly fall off when the sticks are raised.
Bubblecar said:
Nibbles ready to be fridged.Observant viewers will notice that some of the cheese cubes have split and will possibly fall off when the sticks are raised.
…with hilarious results.
Bubblecar said:
Nibbles ready to be fridged.Observant viewers will notice that some of the cheese cubes have split and will possibly fall off when the sticks are raised.
very throwback in time.
Channel 4 has come under fire over plans for a new show that will allow a studio audience to decide whether Jimmy Carr should destroy a painting by Adolf Hitler.
As part of its latest season of programmes, the TV channel has bought artworks by a range of “problematic” artists including Hitler, Pablo Picasso, the convicted paedophile Rolf Harris and the sexual abuser Eric Gill.
A televised debate called Jimmy Carr Destroys Art, which airs later this month, will question whether one can truly separate a work of art from its creator – before deciding which pieces to destroy with a variety of tools. Channel 4’s chief content officer, Ian Katz, has said the show celebrates the channel’s long tradition of “iconoclasm and irreverence”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/13/channel-4-art-trouble-jimmy-carr-destroy-works-hitler-picasso-backlash
Bubblecar said:
Nibbles ready to be fridged.Observant viewers will notice that some of the cheese cubes have split and will possibly fall off when the sticks are raised.
Thats good.
I’m a bit out of the loop, what’s the main course again?
sarahs mum said:
Channel 4 has come under fire over plans for a new show that will allow a studio audience to decide whether Jimmy Carr should destroy a painting by Adolf Hitler.As part of its latest season of programmes, the TV channel has bought artworks by a range of “problematic” artists including Hitler, Pablo Picasso, the convicted paedophile Rolf Harris and the sexual abuser Eric Gill.
A televised debate called Jimmy Carr Destroys Art, which airs later this month, will question whether one can truly separate a work of art from its creator – before deciding which pieces to destroy with a variety of tools. Channel 4’s chief content officer, Ian Katz, has said the show celebrates the channel’s long tradition of “iconoclasm and irreverence”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/13/channel-4-art-trouble-jimmy-carr-destroy-works-hitler-picasso-backlash
Troll TV.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Nibbles ready to be fridged.Observant viewers will notice that some of the cheese cubes have split and will possibly fall off when the sticks are raised.
Thats good.
I’m a bit out of the loop, what’s the main course again?
Chicken Kievs served with an egg, bacon and goat cheese salad, crusty rolls.
sarahs mum said:
Channel 4 has come under fire over plans for a new show that will allow a studio audience to decide whether Jimmy Carr should destroy a painting by Adolf Hitler.As part of its latest season of programmes, the TV channel has bought artworks by a range of “problematic” artists including Hitler, Pablo Picasso, the convicted paedophile Rolf Harris and the sexual abuser Eric Gill.
A televised debate called Jimmy Carr Destroys Art, which airs later this month, will question whether one can truly separate a work of art from its creator – before deciding which pieces to destroy with a variety of tools. Channel 4’s chief content officer, Ian Katz, has said the show celebrates the channel’s long tradition of “iconoclasm and irreverence”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/13/channel-4-art-trouble-jimmy-carr-destroy-works-hitler-picasso-backlash
I’ve wondered if anyone has tried to sue these various people for bring artistic work into disrepute.
Quite a number of tv shows and movies starring or directed by sexual predators that have the ick factor about viewing them again.
sarahs mum said:
Channel 4 has come under fire over plans for a new show that will allow a studio audience to decide whether Jimmy Carr should destroy a painting by Adolf Hitler.As part of its latest season of programmes, the TV channel has bought artworks by a range of “problematic” artists including Hitler, Pablo Picasso, the convicted paedophile Rolf Harris and the sexual abuser Eric Gill.
A televised debate called Jimmy Carr Destroys Art, which airs later this month, will question whether one can truly separate a work of art from its creator – before deciding which pieces to destroy with a variety of tools. Channel 4’s chief content officer, Ian Katz, has said the show celebrates the channel’s long tradition of “iconoclasm and irreverence”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/13/channel-4-art-trouble-jimmy-carr-destroy-works-hitler-picasso-backlash
I say ‘no’.
Something like a painting done by Hitler reminds us that even Hitler was human, a man who had interests, past-times, and ambitions not a lot different from you, me, and the rest of us.
It shows that he was not some monster, springing forth fully formed from the depths of Hell, but someone who was capable of at least attempting something creative at some point in his life, and that he whatever he became after that was shaped by experiences and influences, the same as we are.
The painting was done by a person, a person just as i am and as are you, and it ought to remind us that whatever we are at any time, whatever we think we should strive to be, we could also find our paths twisted and made dark, just as happened to him.
Well we may be able to trust British Paints but I’m not so sure we can trust Rolf.
roughbarked said:
Well we may be able to trust British Paints but I’m not so sure we can trust Rolf.
A Goodies episode had the Queen asking who will get rid of these Rolf Harris’s from England when they breed out of control
Find the missing number to open the safe.
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
4
Peak Warming Man said:
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
4
I think so as well
Tonigh I’ve got a nice small beef roast that will be accompanied with roast vegetables and washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
4
I think so as well
Well I can think we can stamp that one SOLVED and put it away in the filing cabinet under S.
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
I’ll go with a 4.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:4
I think so as well
Well I can think we can stamp that one SOLVED and put it away in the filing cabinet under S.
4 is a bit obvious, so I’ll go for 1.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
4
I think so as well
It is the first one that came to my mind as well.
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:I think so as well
Well I can think we can stamp that one SOLVED and put it away in the filing cabinet under S.
4 is a bit obvious, so I’ll go for 1.
In that case I say 8.
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:I think so as well
Well I can think we can stamp that one SOLVED and put it away in the filing cabinet under S.
4 is a bit obvious, so I’ll go for 1.
fuck
Opens filing cabinet, flicks through to S.
Takes out file.
Removes file from SOLVED folder.
Puts file in UNSOLVED folder and leaves it open on the desk.
Get’s hat and coat and goes home.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:Well I can think we can stamp that one SOLVED and put it away in the filing cabinet under S.
4 is a bit obvious, so I’ll go for 1.
fuck
Opens filing cabinet, flicks through to S.
Takes out file.
Removes file from SOLVED folder.
Puts file in UNSOLVED folder and leaves it open on the desk.
Get’s hat and coat and goes home.
It seems that neither Bing nor Google have seen that image before.
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:I think so as well
Well I can think we can stamp that one SOLVED and put it away in the filing cabinet under S.
4 is a bit obvious, so I’ll go for 1.
I got 1 but thought it too dumb
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
I’m going to be a maverick and say 4
dv said:
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
I’m going to be a maverick and say 4
Oh gosh is that 4 of us?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
I’m going to be a maverick and say 4
Oh gosh is that 4 of us?
I’m afraid it’s 5 of us.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tonigh I’ve got a nice small beef roast that will be accompanied with roast vegetables and washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Mr buffy has made that razorback chicken thing again. It’s in the oven. There is a little bit of leftover cauli cheese from last night. I’ve put some julienned carrots on the woodheater (in a saucepan) with a bit of butter, hot English mustard, pinch of brown sugar and water. And I’ve prepared Brussels sprouts to steam. I’ve also made lemon self saucing puddings. We eat quite well here tonight.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:I’m going to be a maverick and say 4
Oh gosh is that 4 of us?
I’m afraid it’s 5 of us.
I mustn’t have read every post.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tonigh I’ve got a nice small beef roast that will be accompanied with roast vegetables and washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Mr buffy has made that razorback chicken thing again. It’s in the oven. There is a little bit of leftover cauli cheese from last night. I’ve put some julienned carrots on the woodheater (in a saucepan) with a bit of butter, hot English mustard, pinch of brown sugar and water. And I’ve prepared Brussels sprouts to steam. I’ve also made lemon self saucing puddings. We eat quite well here tonight.
Woo up there pilgrim.
Who’s turn is it to cook tonight?
Just finished mucking about with this. No steering wheel, and the scales are over complicated.
It’s nice to drive though, I loaded 145 tons in about 15 minutes.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tonigh I’ve got a nice small beef roast that will be accompanied with roast vegetables and washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Mr buffy has made that razorback chicken thing again. It’s in the oven. There is a little bit of leftover cauli cheese from last night. I’ve put some julienned carrots on the woodheater (in a saucepan) with a bit of butter, hot English mustard, pinch of brown sugar and water. And I’ve prepared Brussels sprouts to steam. I’ve also made lemon self saucing puddings. We eat quite well here tonight.
Woo up there pilgrim.
Who’s turn is it to cook tonight?
They often share dishes.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Just finished mucking about with this. No steering wheel, and the scales are over complicated.
It’s nice to drive though, I loaded 145 tons in about 15 minutes.
Nice short levers. Should be like a second home to you.
fsm said:
Find the missing number to open the safe.
4
Guests should be here in T minus 10 minutes.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:4 is a bit obvious, so I’ll go for 1.
fuck
Opens filing cabinet, flicks through to S.
Takes out file.
Removes file from SOLVED folder.
Puts file in UNSOLVED folder and leaves it open on the desk.
Get’s hat and coat and goes home.
It seems that neither Bing nor Google have seen that image before.
I googled it, no problems. Oh, and the answer is 4.
https://www.rd.com/list/hard-math-problems/
Bubblecar said:
Guests should be here in T minus 10 minutes.
- Give me a go no/go
for launch. Booster.- Go.
- Retro.
- Go.
- Fido.
- We’re go, Flight.
- Guidance.
- Guidance go.
- Surgeon.
- Go, Flight.
- EECOM.
- We’re go, Flight.
- G.N.C.
- We’re go.
- TELMU.
- Go.
- Control.
- Go, Flight.
- Procedures.
- Go.
- INCO.
-Go.
- F.A.O.
- We are go.
- Network.
- Go.
- Recovery.
- Go!
- Capcom.
- We’re go, Flight.
Launch control, this is Houston.
We are go for launch.
Roger that, Houston.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Just finished mucking about with this. No steering wheel, and the scales are over complicated.
It’s nice to drive though, I loaded 145 tons in about 15 minutes.
You need a drag-line. It’d move that weight 200 metres in about 8 seconds, in one bucket.
Only just found out that arseholes Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia both have high speed rail now.
Bubblecar said:
Guests should be here in T minus 10 minutes.
dv said:
Only just found out that arseholes Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia both have high speed rail now.
High speed rail in Saudi Arabia.
Gets you from one city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun, to another city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Only just found out that arseholes Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia both have high speed rail now.
High speed rail in Saudi Arabia.
Gets you from one city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun, to another city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun.
They’ve got spoilt crown princes though whom I bet do everything that is outlawed for all others
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Only just found out that arseholes Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia both have high speed rail now.
High speed rail in Saudi Arabia.
Gets you from one city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun, to another city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun.
They’ve got spoilt crown princes though whom I bet do everything that is outlawed for all others
Plus we don’t hassle them too much for any human rights violations as they let us bomb the rest of the Middle East from their country.
Cymek said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:High speed rail in Saudi Arabia.
Gets you from one city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun, to another city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun.
They’ve got spoilt crown princes though whom I bet do everything that is outlawed for all others
Plus we don’t hassle them too much for any human rights violations as they let us bomb the rest of the Middle East from their country.
They bomb some bits of the Middle East from their country themselves.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Only just found out that arseholes Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia both have high speed rail now.
High speed rail in Saudi Arabia.
Gets you from one city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun, to another city constructed at huge expense in a wasteland, in which you can’t do anything resembling fun.
As long as I have access to articles about Bring radicals, I’ll never run out of fun.
ABC News:
‘Optus customers in data breach do not need new passports, CEO says’
All the time, she was probably thinking ‘…and they don’t need to be surprised when they get arrested at the immigration desk, either’.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Optus customers in data breach do not need new passports, CEO says’
All the time, she was probably thinking ‘…and they don’t need to be surprised when they get arrested at the immigration desk, either’.
so is true that Optus only has this shit because the libs forced them to keep this shit?
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Optus customers in data breach do not need new passports, CEO says’
All the time, she was probably thinking ‘…and they don’t need to be surprised when they get arrested at the immigration desk, either’.
so is true that Optus only has this shit because the libs forced them to keep this shit?
Optus is also likely to be one of those firms that just likes to collect info and details on its customers so it can sell that info to whoever is in the market for it.
If you can lobby the government of the day to make such collection ‘compulsory’, then it gives you a nice little escape clause if things go bung (as they did).
Optus is probably not so upset that the info has been leaked as it is about the fact that it could now be obtained for free, without benefit to Optus.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Tonigh I’ve got a nice small beef roast that will be accompanied with roast vegetables and washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Mr buffy has made that razorback chicken thing again. It’s in the oven. There is a little bit of leftover cauli cheese from last night. I’ve put some julienned carrots on the woodheater (in a saucepan) with a bit of butter, hot English mustard, pinch of brown sugar and water. And I’ve prepared Brussels sprouts to steam. I’ve also made lemon self saucing puddings. We eat quite well here tonight.
Woo up there pilgrim.
Who’s turn is it to cook tonight?
Well…apparently it was Mr buffy’s. I wanted dessert, and he usually just offers ice-cream. So I made a dessert. And somehow I got to prepare carrots and sprouts. Not sure how that happened.
Michael V said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Just finished mucking about with this. No steering wheel, and the scales are over complicated.
It’s nice to drive though, I loaded 145 tons in about 15 minutes.
You need a drag-line. It’d move that weight 200 metres in about 8 seconds, in one bucket.
Yeah, but I needed to load 12 trucks to within 50kg of their weight limit. A dragline that big might just make a bit of a mess of it.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:fuck
Opens filing cabinet, flicks through to S.
Takes out file.
Removes file from SOLVED folder.
Puts file in UNSOLVED folder and leaves it open on the desk.
Get’s hat and coat and goes home.
It seems that neither Bing nor Google have seen that image before.
I googled it, no problems. Oh, and the answer is 4.
https://www.rd.com/list/hard-math-problems/
Well it didn’t find it for me!
I suppose it doesn’t really matter but this year we are going to lose that extra second of sleep.
roughbarked said:
I suppose it doesn’t really matter but this year we are going to lose that extra second of sleep.
S’allright. I’ll just wake up one second later tomorrow to make up for it.
I wonder if we will get to see the painting reveal tonight?
Peak Warming Man said:
I wonder if we will get to see the painting reveal tonight?
we should find out what the critics say.
For Bubbles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-GlXzRro-g&ab_channel=Wingin%E2%80%99It%21PaulLucas
Dark Orange said:
For Bubbles.
Do all the drivers take turns operating it via telekinesis or summat?
Dark Orange said:
For Bubbles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-GlXzRro-g&ab_channel=Wingin%E2%80%99It%21PaulLucas
Lovely.
Awash with light, boasting river views and fresh air indoors, this tall-chimneyed, Tudor-tinged book-lovers’ paradise in Cambridge is a worthy winner of the RIBA Stirling prize
Six hundred years after it was founded as a hostel for Benedictine student monks, Magdalene College in Cambridge has scooped the RIBA Stirling prize for best new building in the UK – for a library designed to last for another four centuries.
Standing next to the 17th-century Pepys Library, the cramped study spaces of which it replaces, Magdalene’s new building has a timeless air. Fronting on to the fellows’ garden with a row of tall brick chimneys and pitched gables, it looks as if it might have time-travelled from the college’s Tudor past, only transposed through a stripped, modernist lens. Its redbrick walls and projecting oak bay windows nod to the medieval college courts, while the interior unfolds as a 3D lattice of bookshelves and cosy reading nooks.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/13/magdalene-college-cambridge-library-riba-stirling-prize
sarahs mum said:
Awash with light, boasting river views and fresh air indoors, this tall-chimneyed, Tudor-tinged book-lovers’ paradise in Cambridge is a worthy winner of the RIBA Stirling prize
Six hundred years after it was founded as a hostel for Benedictine student monks, Magdalene College in Cambridge has scooped the RIBA Stirling prize for best new building in the UK – for a library designed to last for another four centuries.
Standing next to the 17th-century Pepys Library, the cramped study spaces of which it replaces, Magdalene’s new building has a timeless air. Fronting on to the fellows’ garden with a row of tall brick chimneys and pitched gables, it looks as if it might have time-travelled from the college’s Tudor past, only transposed through a stripped, modernist lens. Its redbrick walls and projecting oak bay windows nod to the medieval college courts, while the interior unfolds as a 3D lattice of bookshelves and cosy reading nooks.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/13/magdalene-college-cambridge-library-riba-stirling-prize
There’s more than a couple of ‘modern’ architects who should be dragged to this building by force, and have it demonstrated to them that today’s architecture need not be the monstrosities that the y seem to think we deserve.
sarahs mum said:
Awash with light, boasting river views and fresh air indoors, this tall-chimneyed, Tudor-tinged book-lovers’ paradise in Cambridge is a worthy winner of the RIBA Stirling prize
Six hundred years after it was founded as a hostel for Benedictine student monks, Magdalene College in Cambridge has scooped the RIBA Stirling prize for best new building in the UK – for a library designed to last for another four centuries.
Standing next to the 17th-century Pepys Library, the cramped study spaces of which it replaces, Magdalene’s new building has a timeless air. Fronting on to the fellows’ garden with a row of tall brick chimneys and pitched gables, it looks as if it might have time-travelled from the college’s Tudor past, only transposed through a stripped, modernist lens. Its redbrick walls and projecting oak bay windows nod to the medieval college courts, while the interior unfolds as a 3D lattice of bookshelves and cosy reading nooks.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/13/magdalene-college-cambridge-library-riba-stirling-prize
I don’t like many modern buildings. I do like that one. And I love the light.
PermeateFree said:
‘There’s a bear in there…’
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Awash with light, boasting river views and fresh air indoors, this tall-chimneyed, Tudor-tinged book-lovers’ paradise in Cambridge is a worthy winner of the RIBA Stirling prize
Six hundred years after it was founded as a hostel for Benedictine student monks, Magdalene College in Cambridge has scooped the RIBA Stirling prize for best new building in the UK – for a library designed to last for another four centuries.
Standing next to the 17th-century Pepys Library, the cramped study spaces of which it replaces, Magdalene’s new building has a timeless air. Fronting on to the fellows’ garden with a row of tall brick chimneys and pitched gables, it looks as if it might have time-travelled from the college’s Tudor past, only transposed through a stripped, modernist lens. Its redbrick walls and projecting oak bay windows nod to the medieval college courts, while the interior unfolds as a 3D lattice of bookshelves and cosy reading nooks.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/13/magdalene-college-cambridge-library-riba-stirling-prize
There’s more than a couple of ‘modern’ architects who should be dragged to this building by force, and have it demonstrated to them that today’s architecture need not be the monstrosities that the y seem to think we deserve.
Like those architects who think we need Melbourne looking skyrise in the old part of Hobart.
sarahs mum said:
Awash with light, boasting river views and fresh air indoors, this tall-chimneyed, Tudor-tinged book-lovers’ paradise in Cambridge is a worthy winner of the RIBA Stirling prize
Six hundred years after it was founded as a hostel for Benedictine student monks, Magdalene College in Cambridge has scooped the RIBA Stirling prize for best new building in the UK – for a library designed to last for another four centuries.
Standing next to the 17th-century Pepys Library, the cramped study spaces of which it replaces, Magdalene’s new building has a timeless air. Fronting on to the fellows’ garden with a row of tall brick chimneys and pitched gables, it looks as if it might have time-travelled from the college’s Tudor past, only transposed through a stripped, modernist lens. Its redbrick walls and projecting oak bay windows nod to the medieval college courts, while the interior unfolds as a 3D lattice of bookshelves and cosy reading nooks.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/13/magdalene-college-cambridge-library-riba-stirling-prize
I am reminded of the pub with no beer.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I wonder if we will get to see the painting reveal tonight?
we should find out what the critics say.
Beth’s response was quite alarming at first – I thought she’d seen a giant spider or something because she yelled OH MY GOD NICKY!
So yes, they were quite impressed with it :)
Dinner went very well indeed, many compliments.
Ross sister had to drive them home because us lads had all but polished off the bottle of cognac.
Bubblecar said:
Dinner went very well indeed, many compliments.Ross sister had to drive them home because us lads had all but polished off the bottle of cognac.
Congrats.
Warm fuzzies all round.
excellent news on the entertaining front. And I am glad they awere appreciative of the art. did they think it finished?
Bubblecar said:
Dinner went very well indeed, many compliments.Ross sister had to drive them home because us lads had all but polished off the bottle of cognac.
Excellent.
Just tucking into a Guinness or 5 here :)
Sarah the Scottish printmaker has sold her house in the higlands and bought this one in Portpatrick. It is supposed to be a B&B but they will just run it as a home and Sarah is taking the top floor for studio and office.
https://www.portpatrick.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0rdI9O-fJkLsf5akTdsR6ZX_R1QuKaBXFW8g6ehKkY2Dx284zYuI084oM
sarahs mum said:
excellent news on the entertaining front. And I am glad they awere appreciative of the art. did they think it finished?
Probably, but it isn’t quite.
sarahs mum said:
Sarah the Scottish printmaker has sold her house in the higlands and bought this one in Portpatrick. It is supposed to be a B&B but they will just run it as a home and Sarah is taking the top floor for studio and office.https://www.portpatrick.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0rdI9O-fJkLsf5akTdsR6ZX_R1QuKaBXFW8g6ehKkY2Dx284zYuI084oM
Looks awful.
Would she like to swap it for a house in Toowoomba? Only asking because of my helpful nature.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Sarah the Scottish printmaker has sold her house in the higlands and bought this one in Portpatrick. It is supposed to be a B&B but they will just run it as a home and Sarah is taking the top floor for studio and office.https://www.portpatrick.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0rdI9O-fJkLsf5akTdsR6ZX_R1QuKaBXFW8g6ehKkY2Dx284zYuI084oM
Looks awful.
Would she like to swap it for a house in Toowoomba? Only asking because of my helpful nature.
i do like that area too. It’s not far from where my grandfather was born.
hello!
sarahs mum said:
Sarah the Scottish printmaker has sold her house in the higlands and bought this one in Portpatrick. It is supposed to be a B&B but they will just run it as a home and Sarah is taking the top floor for studio and office.https://www.portpatrick.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0rdI9O-fJkLsf5akTdsR6ZX_R1QuKaBXFW8g6ehKkY2Dx284zYuI084oM
:)
notice nobody lit the kitchen fire while I was in the next room
transition said:
notice nobody lit the kitchen fire while I was in the next room
faeries day off.
Cheers unto the FNDC crew including the newly arrived monkey :)
Dark Orange said:
For Bubbles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-GlXzRro-g&ab_channel=Wingin%E2%80%99It%21PaulLucas
Bubblecar said:
Cheers unto the FNDC crew including the newly arrived monkey :)
Cheers!!
monkey skipper said:
transition said:
notice nobody lit the kitchen fire while I was in the next roomfaeries day off.
must be
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Sarah the Scottish printmaker has sold her house in the higlands and bought this one in Portpatrick. It is supposed to be a B&B but they will just run it as a home and Sarah is taking the top floor for studio and office.https://www.portpatrick.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR0rdI9O-fJkLsf5akTdsR6ZX_R1QuKaBXFW8g6ehKkY2Dx284zYuI084oM
Looks awful.
Would she like to swap it for a house in Toowoomba? Only asking because of my helpful nature.
You’re a gentleman, of that there can be no doubt.
Dark Orange said:
Dark Orange said:For Bubbles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-GlXzRro-g&ab_channel=Wingin%E2%80%99It%21PaulLucas
Ta, I’ll have a watch later. The Settebello was a classic luxury train.
watched sun go down this evening over the dam, was wattlebird behind me, had a dragonfly
In the story, Barmecide pretends to host a lavish feast for a beggar. The beggar plays along, pretending to enjoy the food and wine. He then pretends to get drunk and knocks Barmecide down in the process. In the end, Barmecide is pleased with the beggar for going with the joke and offers him a real feast.
PermeateFree said:
No one’s home. We ate them.
transition said:
notice nobody lit the kitchen fire while I was in the next room
No point wasting wood if no one is using the heat.
Bubblecar said:
Cheers unto the FNDC crew including the newly arrived monkey :)
Sober as that judge they keep telling me about.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Cheers unto the FNDC crew including the newly arrived monkey :)
Cheers!!
Everyone seems to be cheery tonight. G’d‘eve monkey skipping person.
Looks like I’m here by myself.
roughbarked said:
Looks like I’m here by myself.
na.
sarahs mum said:
roughbarked said:
Looks like I’m here by myself.
na.
:)
Portpatrick eh.
Climate change protesters throw soup at Van Gogh painting
Two protesters have thrown soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting in London.
link
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
No one’s home. We ate them.
… and they poke fun at Australia for having dangerous spiders….
I can defeat a spider with a thong. How’s that gunna go up against a bear?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
No one’s home. We ate them.
… and they poke fun at Australia for having dangerous spiders….
I can defeat a spider with a thong. How’s that gunna go up against a bear?
Maybe if you fired a bucket full of thongs at them with a trebuchet from a distance?
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
No one’s home. We ate them.
… and they poke fun at Australia for having dangerous spiders….
I can defeat a spider with a thong. How’s that gunna go up against a bear?
How big is the thong?
Back in the day, there were hot cars.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Back in the day, there were hot cars.
Cops would take it off him today.
Watching The Furnace on SBS. Not a bad mobie. David Welham is a good actor.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:No one’s home. We ate them.
… and they poke fun at Australia for having dangerous spiders….
I can defeat a spider with a thong. How’s that gunna go up against a bear?
Maybe if you fired a bucket full of thongs at them with a
trebuchetfrom a distance?
howitzer :)
roughbarked said:
Climate change protesters throw soup at Van Gogh painting
Two protesters have thrown soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting in London.
link
that’s so many kinds of wrong.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
No one’s home. We ate them.
… and they poke fun at Australia for having dangerous spiders….
I can defeat a spider with a thong. How’s that gunna go up against a bear?
I went to a lecture from a printmaker working in the arctic circle. He said he would take a ski around the town for exercise every now and then. he would take a rifle. Sometimes when he was making a second lap he came across bear prints following his first set of tracks. I don’t think I could work those conditions.
Robbie Coltrane has died
Good morning Holidayers. Five degrees, not raining, not windy, still dark. We are forecast 16, with showers increasing.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Five degrees, not raining, not windy, still dark. We are forecast 16, with showers increasing.
(Surly early nod)
dv said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Five degrees, not raining, not windy, still dark. We are forecast 16, with showers increasing.
(Surly early nod)
And I thought I was up early. What are you doing here? Go back to bed!
buffy said:
dv said:
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Five degrees, not raining, not windy, still dark. We are forecast 16, with showers increasing.
(Surly early nod)
And I thought I was up early. What are you doing here? Go back to bed!
Well I was up early and went back to bed.
i see robbie coltrane has died.
ChrispenEvan said:
i see robbie coltrane has died.
RIP Robbie.
ChrispenEvan said:
i see robbie coltrane has died.
Oh. RIP.
cricket bat makers are worried.
There’s a cricket bat willow plantation just over the border into Mexico. I have worked with Greg Fleming on and off over the years.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
i see robbie coltrane has died.
Oh. RIP.
Not being a Harry Potter film fan (quite like the books), I remember Fitz. Confronting, brilliant TV. And looking at the cast list now…what a list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(British_TV_series)
Morning punters.
It’s a lovely day in Brisbane with the track rated as a Good(5)
Sydney today is a Soft (4) and Melbourne is a Heavy (8)
buffy said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
i see robbie coltrane has died.
Oh. RIP.
Not being a Harry Potter film fan (quite like the books), I remember Fitz. Confronting, brilliant TV. And looking at the cast list now…what a list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(British_TV_series)
The name didn’t ring a bell but as soon as I saw his head I knew him.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/news/the-geologic-oddity-in-the-deep-ocean-millions-of-valuable-manganese-nodules/vi-DLxY3aOiIxWBkQ?vid=3T1vKfR-0Mk&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp
The Geologic oddity in the deep ocean – Millions of valuable Manganese nodules
There sure is a bit going on at the ocean floor.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters.
It’s a lovely day in Brisbane with the track rated as a Good(5)
Sydney today is a Soft (4) and Melbourne is a Heavy (8)
Race 6 number 4, Mr Man. God just spoke to me. But he didn’t tell me which meeting.
roughbarked said:
Astronomers stumble across heaviest element ever discovered on an exoplanet, on a gas giant so hot it could ‘rain iron’
Nice
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-10/bumblebees-radio-transmitters-research-insect-tracking/101515280
]
—-
fn things.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Astronomers stumble across heaviest element ever discovered on an exoplanet, on a gas giant so hot it could ‘rain iron’
Nice
Thought you’d already have known about that.
monkey skipper said:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/news/the-geologic-oddity-in-the-deep-ocean-millions-of-valuable-manganese-nodules/vi-DLxY3aOiIxWBkQ?vid=3T1vKfR-0Mk&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntpThe Geologic oddity in the deep ocean – Millions of valuable Manganese nodules
There sure is a bit going on at the ocean floor.
There is and it should stay that way.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters.
It’s a lovely day in Brisbane with the track rated as a Good(5)
Sydney today is a Soft (4) and Melbourne is a Heavy (8)Race 6 number 4, Mr Man. God just spoke to me. But he didn’t tell me which meeting.
Rain lover, Flemington race 5.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
i see robbie coltrane has died.
Oh. RIP.
Not being a Harry Potter film fan (quite like the books), I remember Fitz. Confronting, brilliant TV. And looking at the cast list now…what a list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(British_TV_series)
Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984).
Which was where I did first see his name.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Astronomers stumble across heaviest element ever discovered on an exoplanet, on a gas giant so hot it could ‘rain iron’
Nice
Thought you’d already have known about that.
You must stop idolising me, I don’t literally know everything.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Nice
Thought you’d already have known about that.
You must stop idolising me, I don’t literally know everything.
OK. no wukkas.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Nice
Thought you’d already have known about that.
You must stop idolising me, I don’t literally know everything.
I do want you on my trivia team though. I know about the British museum. We’ll be right.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Thought you’d already have known about that.
You must stop idolising me, I don’t literally know everything.
I do want you on my trivia team though. I know about the British museum. We’ll be right.
We all would make a pub trivia team interesting at that.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Nice
Thought you’d already have known about that.
You must stop idolising me, I don’t literally know everything.
But figuratively?
Bloody!
Slugs snails or slaters but I strongly suspect all three. Fringe lily flower spike gone.
2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
Michael V said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Thought you’d already have known about that.
You must stop idolising me, I don’t literally know everything.
But figuratively?
Well spotted MV. ;)
dv said:
2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
Gosh!
dv said:
2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
Once upon a time, I thought living on Ocean Boulevarde near #46 could be interesting. However, these days I’d rather be nowhere near.
Michael V said:
dv said:2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
Gosh!
I haven’t read it but what did the daughters do wrong?
dv said:
2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
responsible gun ownership
dv said:
2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
I’m glad the girls survived. Maybe they could be put into care.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Oh. RIP.
Not being a Harry Potter film fan (quite like the books), I remember Fitz. Confronting, brilliant TV. And looking at the cast list now…what a list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(British_TV_series)
Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984).
Which was where I did first see his name.
Was it shown here?
Lunch report. Cold meatloaf with home-made tomato sauce in fresh white bread. Mmmm. Large glass of cold Milo.
roughbarked said:
Bloody!Slugs snails or slaters but I strongly suspect all three. Fringe lily flower spike gone.
We had a little discussion amongst orchid observers on iNaturalist recently. We think the macropods browse the orchid flowers.
roughbarked said:
Bloody!Slugs snails or slaters but I strongly suspect all three. Fringe lily flower spike gone.
here we go, one of the culprits.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:Not being a Harry Potter film fan (quite like the books), I remember Fitz. Confronting, brilliant TV. And looking at the cast list now…what a list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(British_TV_series)
Coltrane started his career appearing alongside Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, and Emma Thompson in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984).
Which was where I did first see his name.
Was it shown here?
I doubt it. I read the name before I saw the person.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Bloody!Slugs snails or slaters but I strongly suspect all three. Fringe lily flower spike gone.
We had a little discussion amongst orchid observers on iNaturalist recently. We think the macropods browse the orchid flowers.
They do but this is actually in my garden.
And probably had no idea of the rule of thumb.
Peak Warming Man said:
And probably had no idea of the rule of thumb.
Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
And probably had no idea of the rule of thumb.
Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
https://www.newsweek.com/hunting-federation-chief-killed-buffalo-only-license-hunt-pigeons-1752012
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”
Fuck me drunk.
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
it is too early in the day for getting drunk
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
it is too early in the day for getting drunk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/14/new-zealand-pulls-funding-for-school-sheilah-winn-shakespeare-festival-citing-canon-of-imperialism
roughbarked said:
Bloody!Slugs snails or slaters but I strongly suspect all three. Fringe lily flower spike gone.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
And probably had no idea of the rule of thumb.
Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
https://www.newsweek.com/hunting-federation-chief-killed-buffalo-only-license-hunt-pigeons-1752012
Heh!
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
And probably had no idea of the rule of thumb.
Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
well, even cowgirls get the blues.
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
And probably had no idea of the rule of thumb.
Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
well, even cowgirls get the blues.
Tamb said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
well, even cowgirls get the blues.
What licence did the Buff have?
Licence to kill!
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
Generous offer, but no thanks.
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
I remember how excited we all were when we told we were doing another shakespeare.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
I remember how excited we all were when we told we were doing another shakespeare.
I liked reading Shakespeare. I only remember doing two at school…Macbeth and Julius Caesar. One year when I was coming home from the Hobart optometry conference, I bought a copy of Macbeth and read it on the plane from Hobart to Melbourne. I recite it in my head. I’ve never seen a production of it. I think I have seen a production of Othello once. And I’ve been to a lecture on King Lear given by Germaine Greer. That was also very interesting.
it’s obsolete anyway
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
I remember how excited we all were when we told we were doing another shakespeare.
I liked reading Shakespeare. I only remember doing two at school…Macbeth and Julius Caesar. One year when I was coming home from the Hobart optometry conference, I bought a copy of Macbeth and read it on the plane from Hobart to Melbourne. I recite it in my head. I’ve never seen a production of it. I think I have seen a production of Othello once. And I’ve been to a lecture on King Lear given by Germaine Greer. That was also very interesting.
We did A midsummer’s night dream in first form as a production. Macbeth in second. Also did Othello, the merchant of Venice and Romeo and juliet. I remember we all went to a special screening of Macbeth at the local theatre.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:I remember how excited we all were when we told we were doing another shakespeare.
I liked reading Shakespeare. I only remember doing two at school…Macbeth and Julius Caesar. One year when I was coming home from the Hobart optometry conference, I bought a copy of Macbeth and read it on the plane from Hobart to Melbourne. I recite it in my head. I’ve never seen a production of it. I think I have seen a production of Othello once. And I’ve been to a lecture on King Lear given by Germaine Greer. That was also very interesting.
We did A midsummer’s night dream in first form as a production. Macbeth in second. Also did Othello, the merchant of Venice and Romeo and juliet. I remember we all went to a special screening of Macbeth at the local theatre.
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
I think there does come a time when it becomes obsolete. Some of the language is quite archaic.
Also, I think it become culturally obsolete at some point too. When a country like NZ decide they are no longer British or English, but NZers. It becomes merely a curiosity.
Tamb said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:I liked reading Shakespeare. I only remember doing two at school…Macbeth and Julius Caesar. One year when I was coming home from the Hobart optometry conference, I bought a copy of Macbeth and read it on the plane from Hobart to Melbourne. I recite it in my head. I’ve never seen a production of it. I think I have seen a production of Othello once. And I’ve been to a lecture on King Lear given by Germaine Greer. That was also very interesting.
We did A midsummer’s night dream in first form as a production. Macbeth in second. Also did Othello, the merchant of Venice and Romeo and juliet. I remember we all went to a special screening of Macbeth at the local theatre.
With Sir Laurence Olivier?
I reckon.
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
I think there does come a time when it becomes obsolete. Some of the language is quite archaic.
Also, I think it become culturally obsolete at some point too. When a country like NZ decide they are no longer British or English, but NZers. It becomes merely a curiosity.
We did the intro to the Canterbury Tales. Now that’s obselete language.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
dv said:2 fathers shoot each other’s daughters in Florida road rage incident, sheriff says
https://www.wjtv.com/news/regional-news/2-fathers-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-florida-road-rage-incident-sheriff-says/
Gosh!
I haven’t read it but what did the daughters do wrong?
I think this militia wasn’t well organised
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
How dare you sir. Well just for that, hereon/
I’ll use pentameter iambic form./
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
How dare you sir. Well just for that, hereon/
I’ll use pentameter iambic form./
Tamb said:
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
How dare you sir. Well just for that, hereon/
I’ll use pentameter iambic form./
I shall continue my search for a rhyme for Nantucket.
orange bucket.
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
I think there does come a time when it becomes obsolete. Some of the language is quite archaic.
Also, I think it become culturally obsolete at some point too. When a country like NZ decide they are no longer British or English, but NZers. It becomes merely a curiosity.
We did the intro to the Canterbury Tales. Now that’s obselete language.
I remember touching upon some of it. We did Romeo & Juliet at high school. I found it tough going, even though I was familiar with King James Bible sort of english, I still found it hard to read.
sarahs mum said:
Tamb said:
dv said:How dare you sir. Well just for that, hereon/
I’ll use pentameter iambic form./
I shall continue my search for a rhyme for Nantucket.orange bucket.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:I think there does come a time when it becomes obsolete. Some of the language is quite archaic.
Also, I think it become culturally obsolete at some point too. When a country like NZ decide they are no longer British or English, but NZers. It becomes merely a curiosity.
We did the intro to the Canterbury Tales. Now that’s obselete language.
I remember touching upon some of it. We did Romeo & Juliet at high school. I found it tough going, even though I was familiar with King James Bible sort of english, I still found it hard to read.
Samuel Pepys was enough for me.
other old door handle assembly’s out, going well
snacks and coffee
transition said:
other old door handle assembly’s out, going wellsnacks and coffee
that there corroded in the circle makes action sticky, so gets a new one, have that done shortly
and largish rain coming apparently..lady pokes phone front of
20mm+ tuesday and around
The electrodes used in TIG welding steel are quite low in radiation, which is pleasing. They are typically call ‘tungstens’ because they are largely made of that metal. It’s the only one that can take the heat generated when welding, but depending on what metal you’re welding they also have a small percentage of other metals to make the welds work a bit better.
For steel they run 1.5% to 2.0% thorium and that’s what the red end on the tungsten signifies.
I had worried a little that when sharpening the tip of the tungsten on the grinder – for steel you need a sharp point – that I’d be getting a bit of a dose of thorium over my hands and clothes. But it seems like only a very small amount and I haven’t heard of too many welders suffering from radiation poisoning.
transition said:
transition said:
other old door handle assembly’s out, going wellsnacks and coffee
that there corroded in the circle makes action sticky, so gets a new one, have that done shortly
and largish rain coming apparently..lady pokes phone front of
20mm+ tuesday and around
Cardore’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZSrIF2L3hA
TheMetalRaymond
Construccion de un mecanismo elevador…(Construction of a lifting mechanism)
One of my favourite machinists.
First fire call for the season(starting today), while I was in the shower. Turned out to the station and got the truck running just in time to be stood down. Filled out the station log and went to check out the location in my own car. While I was there checking it out and talking to the property owners(who had a permit), my phone rang, it was the local bottlo telling me that I had won my own height in beer(8 cartons). It’s proper beer too, not that dishwater stuff in VB cans. This arvo is our brigade social function/piss up, which we are having at the sea rescue building on the bay, so that was good timing. :)
Kingy said:
First fire call for the season(starting today), while I was in the shower. Turned out to the station and got the truck running just in time to be stood down. Filled out the station log and went to check out the location in my own car. While I was there checking it out and talking to the property owners(who had a permit), my phone rang, it was the local bottlo telling me that I had won my own height in beer(8 cartons). It’s proper beer too, not that dishwater stuff in VB cans. This arvo is our brigade social function/piss up, which we are having at the sea rescue building on the bay, so that was good timing. :)
well won.
Kingy said:
First fire call for the season(starting today), while I was in the shower. Turned out to the station and got the truck running just in time to be stood down. Filled out the station log and went to check out the location in my own car. While I was there checking it out and talking to the property owners(who had a permit), my phone rang, it was the local bottlo telling me that I had won my own height in beer(8 cartons). It’s proper beer too, not that dishwater stuff in VB cans. This arvo is our brigade social function/piss up, which we are having at the sea rescue building on the bay, so that was good timing. :)
:)
Raining steadily this end. Very cosy, leastways for folks like me who ain’t gotta go no place.
Bubblecar said:
Raining steadily this end. Very cosy, leastways for folks like me who ain’t gotta go no place.
Sends some flotation aids to tassie
Barramundi and a freshly made salad for lunch earlier today … not too bad at all
monkey skipper said:
Barramundi and a freshly made salad for lunch earlier today … not too bad at all
Sounds good.
Tamb said:
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s obsolete anyway
How dare you sir. Well just for that, hereon/
I’ll use pentameter iambic form./
I shall continue my search for a rhyme for Nantucket.
giggle
I’ll probably do some mushrooms in sour cream tonight. Not sure what else.
Bubblecar said:
I’ll probably do some mushrooms
Same
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
I’ll probably do some mushroomsSame
I thought you weren’t a fan of the fungus.
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
party_pants said:I think there does come a time when it becomes obsolete. Some of the language is quite archaic.
Also, I think it become culturally obsolete at some point too. When a country like NZ decide they are no longer British or English, but NZers. It becomes merely a curiosity.
We did the intro to the Canterbury Tales. Now that’s obselete language.
I remember touching upon some of it. We did Romeo & Juliet at high school. I found it tough going, even though I was familiar with King James Bible sort of english, I still found it hard to read.
Once you click with the rhythm of the words, it falls into place. I imagine that doesn’t happen for everyone.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
I’ll probably do some mushroomsSame
I thought you weren’t a fan of the fungus.
?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
Bubblecar said:
I’ll probably do some mushrooms in sour cream tonight. Not sure what else.
I am having fish fingers and a reheated potato cake. Mr buffy is having reheated pub fish and chips. There will also be steamed carrot and asparagus wot I pulled/cut this morning. There were only 3 snowpeas, so I et 2 and very generously gave Mr buffy one as a snack…
Spiny Norman said:
The electrodes used in TIG welding steel are quite low in radiation, which is pleasing. They are typically call ‘tungstens’ because they are largely made of that metal. It’s the only one that can take the heat generated when welding, but depending on what metal you’re welding they also have a small percentage of other metals to make the welds work a bit better.
For steel they run 1.5% to 2.0% thorium and that’s what the red end on the tungsten signifies.
I had worried a little that when sharpening the tip of the tungsten on the grinder – for steel you need a sharp point – that I’d be getting a bit of a dose of thorium over my hands and clothes. But it seems like only a very small amount and I haven’t heard of too many welders suffering from radiation poisoning.
Dons Radiation Safety Officer Hat.
When grinding, inhalation and ingestion are a problem. Getting Th on your skin is not – Th radiation is stopped by skin. It will wash off. Some daughter isotopes are gamma emitters which can be dangerous in large dosages. At 2% Th, I doubt there would be enough of the daughters to give you a large dose of gamma radiation.
Wearing a well-fitted mask that covers your nose and mouth properly is absolutely essential when you grind, to reduce the risk of inhalation or ingestion. Covering your eyes with close-fitting goggles would be a good idea, too.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:Same
I thought you weren’t a fan of the fungus.
?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:I thought you weren’t a fan of the fungus.
?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
In this case I was trying to humorously imply I was going to take Psilocybin mushroom
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
In this case I was trying to humorously imply I was going to take Psilocybin mushroom
Ah.
Don’t except sharp perception this end on this lazy rainy afternoon.
Kingy said:
First fire call for the season(starting today), while I was in the shower. Turned out to the station and got the truck running just in time to be stood down. Filled out the station log and went to check out the location in my own car. While I was there checking it out and talking to the property owners(who had a permit), my phone rang, it was the local bottlo telling me that I had won my own height in beer(8 cartons). It’s proper beer too, not that dishwater stuff in VB cans. This arvo is our brigade social function/piss up, which we are having at the sea rescue building on the bay, so that was good timing. :)
Nice one!
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:I thought you weren’t a fan of the fungus.
?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
Might have been me. I like them well enough but really don’t understand the urge to get out in the field for exotics when I can’t see how they’re any different from what you can pick up down the supermarket.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:I thought you weren’t a fan of the fungus.
?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
puts hand up and steps forward
It wasn’t me.
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:
a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
Might have been me. I like them well enough but really don’t understand the urge to get out in the field for exotics when I can’t see how they’re any different from what you can pick up down the supermarket.
It’s a primal thing.
There’s a big difference between getting a lamb roast from the butchers and sneaking up on a new born lamb in the wild and killing it with a knife.
Bubblecar said:
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
Also got this pair of cattle pulling a fruit cart, to join the other wooden animals on the shelves in this room.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
Might have been me. I like them well enough but really don’t understand the urge to get out in the field for exotics when I can’t see how they’re any different from what you can pick up down the supermarket.
It’s a primal thing.
There’s a big difference between getting a lamb roast from the butchers and sneaking up on a new born lamb in the wild and killing it with a knife.
That’s a dangerous pastime. Mano vs lambo! A fight to the death. The winner in mortal combat gets to eat, the loser, well, he gets fatally killed to death, and becomes part of the circle of life.
If you don’t make it, PWM, can I have your stuff?
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
In this case I was trying to humorously imply I was going to take Psilocybin mushroom
Seems to be a thing again.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
In this case I was trying to humorously imply I was going to take Psilocybin mushroom
Ah.
Don’t except sharp perception this end on this lazy rainy afternoon.
except = expect
Bubblecar said:
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
deliverance
Bubblecar said:
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
chuckle lady just looking up how many strings banjo has and stumbled upon frenulum, in the rude place was her first look
Drivers warned they face £5,000 fine for wearing coats behind the wheel this winter
Chiara Fiorillo – Yesterday 4:00 pm
Drivers could be slapped with a £5,000 fine if they wear Christmas jumpers, winter boots or coats behind the wheel this winter.
While there is no specific rule that states what you can or cannot wear, you could end up falling foul of the law if your outfit affects your ability to drive.
For example, festive jumpers that have 3D elements could restrict movement, while a Santa outfit or particularly puffy winter coat could interfere with your ability to steer and use the gear stick.
Failing to have proper control of a vehicle could lead to a maximum fine of £5,000 in the most serious cases.
Under Rule 97 of the Highway Code, drivers are advised they must have “footwear and clothing which does not prevent you using the controls in the correct manner”.
In the most extreme examples, and if the issue reaches court, you could be classed as driving without due care and attention.
This could lead to a fine of up to £5,000, nine points on your licence and even an outright ban from driving.
The period of disqualification is up to the judge, and should reflect the seriousness of the offence.
In most cases, careless driving carries a £100 on-the-spot fine and three penalty points on your licence.
Motoring experts at National Tyres and Autocare have previously warned motorists to be wary of their outfits during the festive season to avoid getting a penalty.
Michael Bourne, group marketing director, said: “Driving in outfits that impact your driving ability could cause an accident.
“Any piece of clothing that impairs your vision or prevents you from using the car’s controls, could lead to a £5,000 fine and potentially three points on your licence.”
He added: “We recommend making sure your outfit doesn’t impact your driving ability as well as others, and if it does, take your outfit to the venue and then get changed there.”
According to the RAC, examples of not paying attention while driving may include:
Fiddling with the radio or infotainment
Setting the sat nav
Reading a map (or anything else)
Eating or drinking at the wheel
Adjusting your seating position
Allowing yourself to be distracted by passengers in the car
Examples of disregard for other road users may include:
Driving aggressively
Tailgating
Overtaking on the left-hand side
Lane-hogging
Not giving way where appropriate
Swerving across lanes
Using the wrong lane at a roundabout
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
deliverance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFutge4xn3w
I accidentally ordered a banjo gun and a massage
New whale species discovered last year is ‘on the edge of extinction’
Anew species of whale discovered last year in the Gulf of Mexico is already ‘on the edge of extinction’ and a group of more than 100 scientists have petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter.
Known as Rice’s whale, or the Gulf of Mexico whale, this animal was long believed to be Bryde’s whales until the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined it was a new species of baleen whale in January 2021.
However, there are only about 50 known to be alive and researchers believe offshore oil and gas drilling practices are to blame – about 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.
The large team of scientists is now sounding the alarm about the potential loss, which would be ‘the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
Rice’s whale is a new species of baleen whale that was identified in January 2021. However, there are just about 50 left in the Gulf of Mexico, making it the most endangered whale on the planet
Scientists are blaming this on offshore oil and gas drilling and have petitioned a group of more petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years.
In the letter, which was sent to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the scientists note this is ‘the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the US.
‘Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it. Unless significant conservation actions are taken,’ the team concluded.
The scientists are pointing blame at fossil fuel exploration and development in the Gulf waters, which is disrupting the animal’s habitat and unknowingly killing them.
Continued oil and gas development in the Gulf represents a ‘clear, existential threat to the whale’s survival and recovery,’ the scientists state, citing the impacts of far-reaching airgun surveys and of oil spills.
Related video: New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/us/new-whale-species-discovered-last-year-is-on-the-edge-of-extinction/ar-AA12XIPT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fa7f52beb8e84702a9fbf3abbb08faaa
New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
The letter mentions the Deepwater Horizon spill that dumped 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf on April 20, 2010.
The species is also impacted by noise from seismic oil and gas exploration, ‘which dominates the acoustic environment through much of the northern Gulf.’
‘Airgun surveys have far-reaching effects on baleen whales, including the masking of biologically important sounds and the disruption of activities vital to feeding and reproduction over large ocean areas,’ the scientists wrote.
Another danger is several shipping routes that transverse through the waters, as Rice’s whales rest within 49 feet of the surface
About 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years
‘One stranded whale, a lactating female, was found with injuries consistent with blunt force trauma; another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury,’ the letter states.
‘Another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury.’
While there are only 50 known Rice’s whales, the scientists are still hopeful that the species could be saved because the whales are still reproducing and previous observations of baleen whales suggest populations can bounce back if the environment improves.
‘But Gulf of Mexico whales are on the edge of extinction, and measures are urgently needed to reduce mortality and serious injury as well as to alleviate human stressors,’ reads the letter.
The only way to save the whales, according to the scientists, is to stop using the Gulf for offshore wind farms or oil and gas development, urging officials to ban drilling within the whale’s habitat and outside of it.
‘Habitat in the eastern, central, and western Gulf must be protected,’ the letter reads.
As of now, the Biden administration is full steam ahead with drilling in the northern Gulf and is ‘considering a new five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as a new regulation and related permits and authorizations for seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.’
‘The Gulf of Mexico whale is a unique part of the Gulf’s natural history and the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the United States. Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it,’ scientists concluded.
‘Unless significant conservation actions are taken, the United States is likely to cause the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
dv said:
I accidentally ordered a banjo gun and a massage
hmm
monkey skipper said:
New whale species discovered last year is ‘on the edge of extinction’
Anew species of whale discovered last year in the Gulf of Mexico is already ‘on the edge of extinction’ and a group of more than 100 scientists have petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter.
Known as Rice’s whale, or the Gulf of Mexico whale, this animal was long believed to be Bryde’s whales until the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined it was a new species of baleen whale in January 2021.
However, there are only about 50 known to be alive and researchers believe offshore oil and gas drilling practices are to blame – about 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.
The large team of scientists is now sounding the alarm about the potential loss, which would be ‘the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
Rice’s whale is a new species of baleen whale that was identified in January 2021. However, there are just about 50 left in the Gulf of Mexico, making it the most endangered whale on the planet
Scientists are blaming this on offshore oil and gas drilling and have petitioned a group of more petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years.
In the letter, which was sent to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the scientists note this is ‘the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the US.
‘Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it. Unless significant conservation actions are taken,’ the team concluded.
The scientists are pointing blame at fossil fuel exploration and development in the Gulf waters, which is disrupting the animal’s habitat and unknowingly killing them.
Continued oil and gas development in the Gulf represents a ‘clear, existential threat to the whale’s survival and recovery,’ the scientists state, citing the impacts of far-reaching airgun surveys and of oil spills.
Related video: New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/us/new-whale-species-discovered-last-year-is-on-the-edge-of-extinction/ar-AA12XIPT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fa7f52beb8e84702a9fbf3abbb08faaa
New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
The letter mentions the Deepwater Horizon spill that dumped 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf on April 20, 2010.
The species is also impacted by noise from seismic oil and gas exploration, ‘which dominates the acoustic environment through much of the northern Gulf.’
‘Airgun surveys have far-reaching effects on baleen whales, including the masking of biologically important sounds and the disruption of activities vital to feeding and reproduction over large ocean areas,’ the scientists wrote.
Another danger is several shipping routes that transverse through the waters, as Rice’s whales rest within 49 feet of the surface
About 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years‘One stranded whale, a lactating female, was found with injuries consistent with blunt force trauma; another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury,’ the letter states.
‘Another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury.’
While there are only 50 known Rice’s whales, the scientists are still hopeful that the species could be saved because the whales are still reproducing and previous observations of baleen whales suggest populations can bounce back if the environment improves.
‘But Gulf of Mexico whales are on the edge of extinction, and measures are urgently needed to reduce mortality and serious injury as well as to alleviate human stressors,’ reads the letter.
The only way to save the whales, according to the scientists, is to stop using the Gulf for offshore wind farms or oil and gas development, urging officials to ban drilling within the whale’s habitat and outside of it.
‘Habitat in the eastern, central, and western Gulf must be protected,’ the letter reads.
As of now, the Biden administration is full steam ahead with drilling in the northern Gulf and is ‘considering a new five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as a new regulation and related permits and authorizations for seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.’
‘The Gulf of Mexico whale is a unique part of the Gulf’s natural history and the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the United States. Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it,’ scientists concluded.
‘Unless significant conservation actions are taken, the United States is likely to cause the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
Strange and tragic.
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
Well-groomed Brazilian guitarist Flávio Apro plays works of 19th century French composer Napoleon Coste.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_F6QaN-z84
dv said:
I accidentally ordered a banjo gun and a massage
do you want ‘shrooms with that?
Michael V said:
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“New Zealand’s arts council has pulled funding for a Shakespeare festival that has been running in secondary schools for roughly three decades, after questioning its relevance to the country and because it focuses on “a canon of imperialism”.”Fuck me drunk.
it is too early in the day for getting drunk
Tell him I wouldn’t do the aforementioned even if he was stone cold sober.
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?
sibeen
dv said:
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?sibeen
typical!
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Bloody!Slugs snails or slaters but I strongly suspect all three. Fringe lily flower spike gone.
The culprits here are Rock Wallabys.
Nah they don’t single out the flower spiles. They simply take a bite of the whole thing. They are particularly fond of the onion orchids and Diuris locally.
Tamb said:
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:Maybe had bigger thumbs than the rest of us?
well, even cowgirls get the blues.
What licence did the Buff have?
A bullamakanka if he was allowed to.
transition said:
transition said:
other old door handle assembly’s out, going wellsnacks and coffee
that there corroded in the circle makes action sticky, so gets a new one, have that done shortly
and largish rain coming apparently..lady pokes phone front of
20mm+ tuesday and around
That’ll get here Wednesday night/Thursday.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
First fire call for the season(starting today), while I was in the shower. Turned out to the station and got the truck running just in time to be stood down. Filled out the station log and went to check out the location in my own car. While I was there checking it out and talking to the property owners(who had a permit), my phone rang, it was the local bottlo telling me that I had won my own height in beer(8 cartons). It’s proper beer too, not that dishwater stuff in VB cans. This arvo is our brigade social function/piss up, which we are having at the sea rescue building on the bay, so that was good timing. :)
well won.
Good job all around.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
In this case I was trying to humorously imply I was going to take Psilocybin mushroom
You got some?
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?
Wasn’t I
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:?
I think you may have mistaken me for someone else.
I just seem to remember you saying you find mushrooms overrated.
Maybe it was someone else.
puts hand up and steps forward
It wasn’t me.
It might be beside the point but Psilocybin aren’t overrated, are they?
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?
Presumably all 8 billion people in the World.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-15/allora-nursery-darwin-selling-melbourne-train-carriage/101540108
There is an older carriage than that sitting at a house in Koroit, down towards Warrnambool from here. I’m sure they are all around the country. I reckon the price on that is a bit steep.
monkey skipper said:
New whale species discovered last year is ‘on the edge of extinction’
Anew species of whale discovered last year in the Gulf of Mexico is already ‘on the edge of extinction’ and a group of more than 100 scientists have petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter.
Known as Rice’s whale, or the Gulf of Mexico whale, this animal was long believed to be Bryde’s whales until the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined it was a new species of baleen whale in January 2021.
However, there are only about 50 known to be alive and researchers believe offshore oil and gas drilling practices are to blame – about 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.
The large team of scientists is now sounding the alarm about the potential loss, which would be ‘the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
Rice’s whale is a new species of baleen whale that was identified in January 2021. However, there are just about 50 left in the Gulf of Mexico, making it the most endangered whale on the planet
Scientists are blaming this on offshore oil and gas drilling and have petitioned a group of more petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years.
In the letter, which was sent to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the scientists note this is ‘the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the US.
‘Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it. Unless significant conservation actions are taken,’ the team concluded.
The scientists are pointing blame at fossil fuel exploration and development in the Gulf waters, which is disrupting the animal’s habitat and unknowingly killing them.
Continued oil and gas development in the Gulf represents a ‘clear, existential threat to the whale’s survival and recovery,’ the scientists state, citing the impacts of far-reaching airgun surveys and of oil spills.
Related video: New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/us/new-whale-species-discovered-last-year-is-on-the-edge-of-extinction/ar-AA12XIPT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fa7f52beb8e84702a9fbf3abbb08faaa
New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
The letter mentions the Deepwater Horizon spill that dumped 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf on April 20, 2010.
The species is also impacted by noise from seismic oil and gas exploration, ‘which dominates the acoustic environment through much of the northern Gulf.’
‘Airgun surveys have far-reaching effects on baleen whales, including the masking of biologically important sounds and the disruption of activities vital to feeding and reproduction over large ocean areas,’ the scientists wrote.
Another danger is several shipping routes that transverse through the waters, as Rice’s whales rest within 49 feet of the surface
About 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years‘One stranded whale, a lactating female, was found with injuries consistent with blunt force trauma; another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury,’ the letter states.
‘Another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury.’
While there are only 50 known Rice’s whales, the scientists are still hopeful that the species could be saved because the whales are still reproducing and previous observations of baleen whales suggest populations can bounce back if the environment improves.
‘But Gulf of Mexico whales are on the edge of extinction, and measures are urgently needed to reduce mortality and serious injury as well as to alleviate human stressors,’ reads the letter.
The only way to save the whales, according to the scientists, is to stop using the Gulf for offshore wind farms or oil and gas development, urging officials to ban drilling within the whale’s habitat and outside of it.
‘Habitat in the eastern, central, and western Gulf must be protected,’ the letter reads.
As of now, the Biden administration is full steam ahead with drilling in the northern Gulf and is ‘considering a new five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as a new regulation and related permits and authorizations for seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.’
‘The Gulf of Mexico whale is a unique part of the Gulf’s natural history and the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the United States. Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it,’ scientists concluded.
‘Unless significant conservation actions are taken, the United States is likely to cause the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
They are a beautiful mammal.
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?Presumably all 8 billion people in the World.
Don’t just count them, name and shame them.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
New whale species discovered last year is ‘on the edge of extinction’
Anew species of whale discovered last year in the Gulf of Mexico is already ‘on the edge of extinction’ and a group of more than 100 scientists have petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter.
Known as Rice’s whale, or the Gulf of Mexico whale, this animal was long believed to be Bryde’s whales until the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined it was a new species of baleen whale in January 2021.
However, there are only about 50 known to be alive and researchers believe offshore oil and gas drilling practices are to blame – about 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010.
The large team of scientists is now sounding the alarm about the potential loss, which would be ‘the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
Rice’s whale is a new species of baleen whale that was identified in January 2021. However, there are just about 50 left in the Gulf of Mexico, making it the most endangered whale on the planet
Scientists are blaming this on offshore oil and gas drilling and have petitioned a group of more petitioned the Biden administration to take action in an open letter
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years.
In the letter, which was sent to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the scientists note this is ‘the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the US.
‘Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it. Unless significant conservation actions are taken,’ the team concluded.
The scientists are pointing blame at fossil fuel exploration and development in the Gulf waters, which is disrupting the animal’s habitat and unknowingly killing them.
Continued oil and gas development in the Gulf represents a ‘clear, existential threat to the whale’s survival and recovery,’ the scientists state, citing the impacts of far-reaching airgun surveys and of oil spills.
Related video: New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/us/new-whale-species-discovered-last-year-is-on-the-edge-of-extinction/ar-AA12XIPT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=fa7f52beb8e84702a9fbf3abbb08faaa
New Whale Species May Go Extinct Shortly After Discovery
The letter mentions the Deepwater Horizon spill that dumped 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf on April 20, 2010.
The species is also impacted by noise from seismic oil and gas exploration, ‘which dominates the acoustic environment through much of the northern Gulf.’
‘Airgun surveys have far-reaching effects on baleen whales, including the masking of biologically important sounds and the disruption of activities vital to feeding and reproduction over large ocean areas,’ the scientists wrote.
Another danger is several shipping routes that transverse through the waters, as Rice’s whales rest within 49 feet of the surface
About 20 percent of the population may have been killed during the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010
Rice’s whales can weigh up to 600,000 pounds, grow 42 feet long and live for up to 60 years‘One stranded whale, a lactating female, was found with injuries consistent with blunt force trauma; another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury,’ the letter states.
‘Another, a free-swimming individual, has been observed with spinal deformities consistent with a collision injury.’
While there are only 50 known Rice’s whales, the scientists are still hopeful that the species could be saved because the whales are still reproducing and previous observations of baleen whales suggest populations can bounce back if the environment improves.
‘But Gulf of Mexico whales are on the edge of extinction, and measures are urgently needed to reduce mortality and serious injury as well as to alleviate human stressors,’ reads the letter.
The only way to save the whales, according to the scientists, is to stop using the Gulf for offshore wind farms or oil and gas development, urging officials to ban drilling within the whale’s habitat and outside of it.
‘Habitat in the eastern, central, and western Gulf must be protected,’ the letter reads.
As of now, the Biden administration is full steam ahead with drilling in the northern Gulf and is ‘considering a new five-year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, as well as a new regulation and related permits and authorizations for seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.’
‘The Gulf of Mexico whale is a unique part of the Gulf’s natural history and the only large whale species resident year-round in the waters of the United States. Yet few on-water measures have been established to protect it,’ scientists concluded.
‘Unless significant conservation actions are taken, the United States is likely to cause the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species.’
Strange and tragic.
Not strange. We are old hands at not finding them until we have almost fucked them over completely.
Very competent at extinction mode.
Cattle farmer banned from all licensed venues across WA
9News Staff – 10h ago
AWA cattle farmer has been slapped with a year-long ban at every licensed venue in the state, after an incident with a nightclub bouncer.
Kyle Ferguson has slammed his punishment as “un-Australian”, despite admitting he threw a punch after being refused entry.
The 20-year-old cattle farmer has become a TikTok sensation who describes himself as a rum drinking, ute driving cowboy.
The cattle musterer said he doesn’t think he could go a year without booze.
“I do get on the piss a lot, we go out to properties, we shoot s—-, we do burnouts, typical 20-year-old stuff,” Ferguson told reporters outside court.
The cattle musterer said he doesn’t think he could go a year without booze.
“I love the square bear, the old sugar cane champagne a little too much to give that up,” he said.
Adding: “There’s certainly six other states I can go to to drink.”
The 20-year-old claims it was his country attire that sparked a war of words with a Northbridge bouncer last month.
WA cattle farmer Kyle Ferguson has been slapped with a ‘year-long ban’ at every licensed venue in the state, after a boozy run-in with a nightclub bouncer.
The 20-year-old care-fee cattle farmer, turned TikTok sensation describes himself as a rum drinking, ute driving cowboy.
He was out drinking with mates when he tried entering Paramount nightclub.
“This bloke pulled me out of the line onto the street and said look mate you can’t come in here just because you’re dressed like a f——— redneck,” he said.
That’s when he says the situation turned violent.
“This is unfair. He goes chucks me wallet and ID across the road and goes what are you going to do about it?” he said.
“ I threw the first punch.”
Kyle Ferguson has slammed his punishment as
He’s been charged with failing to leave a licensed premises when required to do so and fighting in public to cause fear.
Kyle Ferguson is fighting to have his year-long ban overturned. If he is caught at any licenced venues, he’ll face a $10,000 fine.
Ferguson says his mum and dad are “disappointed in me” but adds “all me mates say I’m a bloody legend”.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?Presumably all 8 billion people in the World.
Don’t just count them, name and shame them.
Aab, A. A.
Aab, A. B.
Look this is going to take some time, I’d better set up a spreadsheet.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Presumably all 8 billion people in the World.
Don’t just count them, name and shame them.
Aab, A. A.
Aab, A. B.Look this is going to take some time, I’d better set up a spreadsheet.
and a cheeseboard with crackers.
monkey skipper said:
Cattle farmer banned from all licensed venues across WA
9News Staff – 10h agoAWA cattle farmer has been slapped with a year-long ban at every licensed venue in the state, after an incident with a nightclub bouncer.
Kyle Ferguson has slammed his punishment as “un-Australian”, despite admitting he threw a punch after being refused entry.
The 20-year-old cattle farmer has become a TikTok sensation who describes himself as a rum drinking, ute driving cowboy.
The cattle musterer said he doesn’t think he could go a year without booze.
“I do get on the piss a lot, we go out to properties, we shoot s—-, we do burnouts, typical 20-year-old stuff,” Ferguson told reporters outside court.
The cattle musterer said he doesn’t think he could go a year without booze.
“I love the square bear, the old sugar cane champagne a little too much to give that up,” he said.
Adding: “There’s certainly six other states I can go to to drink.”
The 20-year-old claims it was his country attire that sparked a war of words with a Northbridge bouncer last month.
WA cattle farmer Kyle Ferguson has been slapped with a ‘year-long ban’ at every licensed venue in the state, after a boozy run-in with a nightclub bouncer.
The 20-year-old care-fee cattle farmer, turned TikTok sensation describes himself as a rum drinking, ute driving cowboy.
He was out drinking with mates when he tried entering Paramount nightclub.
“This bloke pulled me out of the line onto the street and said look mate you can’t come in here just because you’re dressed like a f——— redneck,” he said.
That’s when he says the situation turned violent.
“This is unfair. He goes chucks me wallet and ID across the road and goes what are you going to do about it?” he said.
“ I threw the first punch.”
Kyle Ferguson has slammed his punishment as
He’s been charged with failing to leave a licensed premises when required to do so and fighting in public to cause fear.
Kyle Ferguson is fighting to have his year-long ban overturned. If he is caught at any licenced venues, he’ll face a $10,000 fine.
Ferguson says his mum and dad are “disappointed in me” but adds “all me mates say I’m a bloody legend”.
Kyle’s a legendary dickhead.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?
Sorry. That was my job. Luckily it is just 5:17 as I post this.
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
Nods.
The garlic chives and other alliums, do you put potash or wood ashes on them?
Worm juice and compost and grass clippings.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Who forgot to remind me to put the oven on at 5.15?Sorry. That was my job. Luckily it is just 5:17 as I post this.
Fortunately I remembered not too late. Tea is only going to be half an hour later than our usual time. I was a bit carried away doing IDs of plants on iNaturalist. I figure if I want people to help me with IDing my observations, I have to pay back into the system by IDing other people’s if they are things I know.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
I just broke the pressure relief valve on my 5 litre garden sprayer. Very annoying. I was about to do another spraying of my garlic chives which are infested with black onion aphids.
just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
You might need to release the pressure by holding the trigger down for a bit.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
maybe try a bit of duct tape to hold the thing in place. Remove when finished.
Took she who sometimes has to be told out looking for orrchifs today. Though she most definitely thought she was going to do something else and even said we are too late aren’t we? I said we just maybe too late but this is the only window between rains and we have to go the long way because I don’t want to get the ute any muddier.
So we got there and went for a long walk(because she is so slow) without actually recordiing enough steps on her phone but I reminded her that they were all tricky step up step down and balance a bit type steps. We did find plenty onion orchids, mostly nibbled at by macropods plus the last of the spiders and pink fingers, the Pterostylis multifida and another orchid which had only seed pods that I’ll have to try and identify. I daresay they were the wax lip orchid..
Then I took her to the next spot, where again she said we;d likely have missed them and yes we almost did. I discovered six purple bearded orchids and one rusty greenhood.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
Great idea. The cap with hole in it is OK. I just broke the pull-up valve when undoing the lid. I have quite a bit of swelling where my knuckle hit it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
Great idea. The cap with hole in it is OK. I just broke the pull-up valve when undoing the lid. I have quite a bit of swelling where my knuckle hit it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I’m the king of bodge.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:It’s lifted to release the pressure when finished spraying. Can’t get lid off without releasing the pressure first.
if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
Great idea. The cap with hole in it is OK. I just broke the pull-up valve when undoing the lid. I have quite a bit of swelling where my knuckle hit it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
No worries.
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
Great idea. The cap with hole in it is OK. I just broke the pull-up valve when undoing the lid. I have quite a bit of swelling where my knuckle hit it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I’m the king of bodge.
LOL
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:if the screw on cap bit is OK then cut a couple of discs from a milk plastic container, or similar, that will fit inside that cap. when finished unscrew cap. if the screw on cap is munted then you are out of luck. unless you have another plastic cap that fits.
Great idea. The cap with hole in it is OK. I just broke the pull-up valve when undoing the lid. I have quite a bit of swelling where my knuckle hit it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I’m the king of bodge.
I used to be, but I’ve lost the knack.
Maybe you can’t see it but I know there’s a couple of tall greenhoods in the middle background.
The Brunonia were doing their thing.
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:Great idea. The cap with hole in it is OK. I just broke the pull-up valve when undoing the lid. I have quite a bit of swelling where my knuckle hit it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I’m the king of bodge.
I used to be, but I’ve lost the knack.
I’m good at breaking stuff.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
ChrispenEvan said:just bung it. won’t hurt and you are unlikely to over pressure those things.
Nods.
The garlic chives and other alliums, do you put potash or wood ashes on them?
Worm juice and compost and grass clippings.
Why do you ask?
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Nods.
The garlic chives and other alliums, do you put potash or wood ashes on them?
Worm juice and compost and grass clippings.
Why do you ask?
This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
ChrispenEvan said:I’m the king of bodge.
I used to be, but I’ve lost the knack.
I’m good at breaking stuff.
Me too.
“The founder of Nikola Corp. was found guilty of fraud on charges of deceiving investors with claims about his company’s value and progress in producing zero-emission trucks.
Billionare Trevor Milton, 40, who founded the company in his Utah basement six years ago, took the company public in 2020 at $3.3 billion, claiming to have built a revolutionary set of 18-wheel trucks that could run on cheap hydrogen.
While the company quickly soared to outvalue even Ford, things began to crumble quickly for Milton amid allegations that his company was nowhere near creating zero-emission vehicles. “
They could merge with Tesla.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Worm juice and compost and grass clippings.
Why do you ask?
This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Why do you ask?
This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
Potash or suphate of K are very good also.
Peak Warming Man said:
“The founder of Nikola Corp. was found guilty of fraud on charges of deceiving investors with claims about his company’s value and progress in producing zero-emission trucks.
Billionare Trevor Milton, 40, who founded the company in his Utah basement six years ago, took the company public in 2020 at $3.3 billion, claiming to have built a revolutionary set of 18-wheel trucks that could run on cheap hydrogen.
While the company quickly soared to outvalue even Ford, things began to crumble quickly for Milton amid allegations that his company was nowhere near creating zero-emission vehicles. “They could merge with Tesla.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Milton
looks like he’d be an ideal partner for elon.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
Potash or suphate of K are very good also.
I do mean to make them fitter against attack by aphids etc.
Peak Warming Man said:
“The founder of Nikola Corp. was found guilty of fraud on charges of deceiving investors with claims about his company’s value and progress in producing zero-emission trucks.
Billionare Trevor Milton, 40, who founded the company in his Utah basement six years ago, took the company public in 2020 at $3.3 billion, claiming to have built a revolutionary set of 18-wheel trucks that could run on cheap hydrogen.
While the company quickly soared to outvalue even Ford, things began to crumble quickly for Milton amid allegations that his company was nowhere near creating zero-emission vehicles. “They could merge with Tesla.
You need to to know when to take the money and run.
We saw quite a few Boletes.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Why do you ask?
This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
I do have granulated urea though (I realise that that is N, not K). And rooster booster gets applied every now and then.
And I have brown thumbs.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
Potash or sulphate of K are very good also.
Thanks.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:This can be used in several places. If you have onions and garlic coming up, then a thin dusting between the plants is ideal. Cultivated alliums are hungry things, and they will do well for this addition, as will cabbages and lettuces. Otherwise, store the ash for spring, where it has value for apples, currants, gooseberries and the like. Spread it around their bases and the rain will do the rest. There is little point spreading it over bare ground as with no plants to sup it up, it will just wash away.
I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
I do have granulated urea though (I realise that that is N, not K). And rooster booster gets applied every now and then.
And I have brown thumbs.
Brown thumbs are good. It means you are mixing your dirt.
K is essential and very useful for giving good health as well as beautiful blooms.
N is more for leaf growth where P is for root and stems.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
Potash or suphate of K are very good also.
I do mean to make them fitter against attack by aphids etc.
Ta.
I wonder where they come from. I kill them off with homemade white oil, and then I don’t see them for months.
These are the greenhoods we saw the most of.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:I don’t have ash – we don’t have a wood fire. Actually we only have a small portable electric heater (which I had to make a new tip-over switch plunger for in winter). The old plunger had vanished without a trace.
I do have granulated urea though (I realise that that is N, not K). And rooster booster gets applied every now and then.
And I have brown thumbs.
Brown thumbs are good. It means you are mixing your dirt.
K is essential and very useful for giving good health as well as beautiful blooms.
N is more for leaf growth where P is for root and stems.
Ha!
The “soil” here is white with occasional black flecks of organic matter. Makes the hands and soles of feet very black.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
Also got this pair of cattle pulling a fruit cart, to join the other wooden animals on the shelves in this room.
:)
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Potash or suphate of K are very good also.
I do mean to make them fitter against attack by aphids etc.
Ta.
I wonder where they come from. I kill them off with homemade white oil, and then I don’t see them for months.
They are reduced to something the predators can get when you spray with the white oil.
Then later they come back. The problem with waiting for the pradators to arrive is that the pests can get up in big numbers before then. It is best if you have a supply of predators to release. Ha. Not all that easy.
I find that the most mixed up and jungle like, the easier it is to have fresh predators on tap. Allow them to do their thing and you’ll have to interfere all the less.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I do have granulated urea though (I realise that that is N, not K). And rooster booster gets applied every now and then.
And I have brown thumbs.
Brown thumbs are good. It means you are mixing your dirt.
K is essential and very useful for giving good health as well as beautiful blooms.
N is more for leaf growth where P is for root and stems.
Ha!
The “soil” here is white with occasional black flecks of organic matter. Makes the hands and soles of feet very black.
Mineralised sands. Have you had it tested for what it has and what it does not?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Folks say I’m too set in my ways but I bought two items online this week that you wouldn’t normally expect me to buy:a) A massage gun
b) A banjo
Also got this pair of cattle pulling a fruit cart, to join the other wooden animals on the shelves in this room.
:)
More stuff to dust.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Brown thumbs are good. It means you are mixing your dirt.
K is essential and very useful for giving good health as well as beautiful blooms.
N is more for leaf growth where P is for root and stems.
Ha!
The “soil” here is white with occasional black flecks of organic matter. Makes the hands and soles of feet very black.
Mineralised sands. Have you had it tested for what it has and what it does not?
Well, I have put it under the microscope. It’s around 98% very fine grained quartz sand and 2% organic matter. No other minerals. No clay.
Water soaks straight through, taking anything soluble with it. Ants get any organic matter applied and use it in their gardens. I can add 50% compost to the ground, and it is gone in three months. I have learnt that digging compost in is a waste. Applying compost to the surface seems to work best.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Ha!
The “soil” here is white with occasional black flecks of organic matter. Makes the hands and soles of feet very black.
Mineralised sands. Have you had it tested for what it has and what it does not?
Well, I have put it under the microscope. It’s around 98% very fine grained quartz sand and 2% organic matter. No other minerals. No clay.
Water soaks straight through, taking anything soluble with it. Ants get any organic matter applied and use it in their gardens. I can add 50% compost to the ground, and it is gone in three months. I have learnt that digging compost in is a waste. Applying compost to the surface seems to work best.
Yep. I’m a big fan of the concept. Sunce the humus is gone, the only way to fix it is to recreate the humus layering.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Mineralised sands. Have you had it tested for what it has and what it does not?
Well, I have put it under the microscope. It’s around 98% very fine grained quartz sand and 2% organic matter. No other minerals. No clay.
Water soaks straight through, taking anything soluble with it. Ants get any organic matter applied and use it in their gardens. I can add 50% compost to the ground, and it is gone in three months. I have learnt that digging compost in is a waste. Applying compost to the surface seems to work best.
Yep. I’m a big fan of the concept. Since the humus is gone, the only way to fix it is to recreate the humus layering.
i
roughbarked said:
Took she who sometimes has to be told out looking for orrchifs today. Though she most definitely thought she was going to do something else and even said we are too late aren’t we? I said we just maybe too late but this is the only window between rains and we have to go the long way because I don’t want to get the ute any muddier.So we got there and went for a long walk(because she is so slow) without actually recordiing enough steps on her phone but I reminded her that they were all tricky step up step down and balance a bit type steps. We did find plenty onion orchids, mostly nibbled at by macropods plus the last of the spiders and pink fingers, the Pterostylis multifida and another orchid which had only seed pods that I’ll have to try and identify. I daresay they were the wax lip orchid..
Then I took her to the next spot, where again she said we;d likely have missed them and yes we almost did. I discovered six purple bearded orchids and one rusty greenhood.
I’ve yet to see a proper spider orchid. Plenty of the pink finger type of Caladenia. No spiders.
roughbarked said:
Maybe you can’t see it but I know there’s a couple of tall greenhoods in the middle background.
The Brunonia were doing their thing.
Blue pincushions are Nov to January here. Haven’t started yet. I’ve seen some buds about.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Took she who sometimes has to be told out looking for orrchifs today. Though she most definitely thought she was going to do something else and even said we are too late aren’t we? I said we just maybe too late but this is the only window between rains and we have to go the long way because I don’t want to get the ute any muddier.So we got there and went for a long walk(because she is so slow) without actually recordiing enough steps on her phone but I reminded her that they were all tricky step up step down and balance a bit type steps. We did find plenty onion orchids, mostly nibbled at by macropods plus the last of the spiders and pink fingers, the Pterostylis multifida and another orchid which had only seed pods that I’ll have to try and identify. I daresay they were the wax lip orchid..
Then I took her to the next spot, where again she said we;d likely have missed them and yes we almost did. I discovered six purple bearded orchids and one rusty greenhood.
I’ve yet to see a proper spider orchid. Plenty of the pink finger type of Caladenia. No spiders.
My season is earlier than yours. “My daughter said to me, your bearded orchids should be finished whereas mine are just starting”. She works at the NBG in Canberra and seeks all the orchids on Black Mountain for her short walks.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Maybe you can’t see it but I know there’s a couple of tall greenhoods in the middle background.
The Brunonia were doing their thing.
Blue pincushions are Nov to January here. Haven’t started yet. I’ve seen some buds about.
They’ll keep flowering until it dries up to dust.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
Took she who sometimes has to be told out looking for orrchifs today. Though she most definitely thought she was going to do something else and even said we are too late aren’t we? I said we just maybe too late but this is the only window between rains and we have to go the long way because I don’t want to get the ute any muddier.So we got there and went for a long walk(because she is so slow) without actually recordiing enough steps on her phone but I reminded her that they were all tricky step up step down and balance a bit type steps. We did find plenty onion orchids, mostly nibbled at by macropods plus the last of the spiders and pink fingers, the Pterostylis multifida and another orchid which had only seed pods that I’ll have to try and identify. I daresay they were the wax lip orchid..
Then I took her to the next spot, where again she said we;d likely have missed them and yes we almost did. I discovered six purple bearded orchids and one rusty greenhood.
I’ve yet to see a proper spider orchid. Plenty of the pink finger type of Caladenia. No spiders.
My season is earlier than yours. “My daughter said to me, your bearded orchids should be finished whereas mine are just starting”. She works at the NBG in Canberra and seeks all the orchids on Black Mountain for her short walks.
Funny that. As a watchmaker, if I wrote NBG on the ticket, the shop assistant had to figure out how too translate No Bloody Good into language the customer could comprehend.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“The founder of Nikola Corp. was found guilty of fraud on charges of deceiving investors with claims about his company’s value and progress in producing zero-emission trucks.
Billionare Trevor Milton, 40, who founded the company in his Utah basement six years ago, took the company public in 2020 at $3.3 billion, claiming to have built a revolutionary set of 18-wheel trucks that could run on cheap hydrogen.
While the company quickly soared to outvalue even Ford, things began to crumble quickly for Milton amid allegations that his company was nowhere near creating zero-emission vehicles. “They could merge with Tesla.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Milton
looks like he’d be an ideal partner for elon.
I read today that Musk won his defamation case against that diver he called “Pedo Guy” because that phrase was apparently common where Musk grew up.
From now on, he shall be known as “Pedo Guy”.
The Whhalenbergia are maybe of different types but they seem to be everpresent if there is any moisture about.
roughbarked said:
The Whalenbergia are maybe of different types but they seem to be everpresent if there is any moisture about.
FFixed.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
The Whalenbergia are maybe of different types but they seem to be everpresent if there is any moisture about.
FFixed.
BBigger image again.
This beardie, was at least 95cm tall and almost ready to erode down the washaway. There could have been thousands of these in this spot before the motorbikes created gullys up to five metres deep. As it is, the best I could find was five plants extant at this point, There were seven last spring.
I’ve circled it in this image.
I understand our dainty little Wahlenbergia is W. multicaulis. Used to be W. tadgellii, Tadgell’s bluebell. This photo is from November last year. November is our floweriest month.
roughbarked said:
This beardie, was at least 95cm tall and almost ready to erode down the washaway. There could have been thousands of these in this spot before the motorbikes created gullys up to five metres deep. As it is, the best I could find was five plants extant at this point, There were seven last spring.
I’ve circled it in this image.
If I go the muddy way, it is about seven km from my backdoor. If I don’t want mud it is about 27km.
Half of the migrant engineers in Australia are either unemployed or working in other sectors, despite their qualifications
12h ago
Despite having all the necessary qualifications, Ritesh Mahato cannot find employment in the engineering industry.
When Ritesh Mahato emigrated from India to Australia in 2017 to pursue an engineering career, he was prepared for competition.
His portfolio features everything from university transcripts and AutoCAD credentials to board membership of the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and even a second-place certificate for robotics in 2013.
The new father, who was born in Nepal, has since added a master’s degree from Central Queensland University and had his overseas qualifications recognised by Engineers Australia, but is no closer to industry employment in Australia.
“I’m continuing at Bunnings, and I was working as a sales consultant in Toyota,” he said.
“I came to know it is actually very hard to get a job in your own field here, especially with an engineering background.”
According to Joudy Lazkany, of the New South Wales-based non-profit Settlement Services International, Mr Mahato is among 50 per cent of migrant engineers in Australia who are either unemployed or working in other sectors, even after completing an often-lengthy accreditation process.
“An engineer who comes to Australia with all their paperwork and documents and experience evident, it might take them up to nine months to one year — if they have good English — to have their overseas qualification recognised,” Ms Lazkany said.
Australia needs 30,000 engineers
The location of any experience is also a major factor in whether a job application will be successful.
“Doesn’t matter if you’ve got 20 years’ experience in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Middle East,” Ms Lazkany said.
“If you don’t have experience in Sydney, that’s your first problem.”
“Just having accreditation, you won’t be able to get a job in Australia,” Mr Mahato agreed.
“We keep on trying and applying. We haven’t left our hope yet. Even getting rejection, we can learn something from that.”
Ms Lazkany said systematic challenges deter some from their initial end goal. Instead, they remain in so-called “survival jobs”: entry-level positions in industries such as retail, hospitality, sanitation and rideshare, often unqualified roles that provide independence and financial stability.
That’s despite a current national shortage of 30,000 engineers that’s forecast to reach 100,000 by 2030.
Engineers Australia chief executive Romilly Madew said the shortage was due to falling university enrolments, infrastructure stimulus and border closures during the pandemic as well as the national energy transition.
“If we don’t increase the number of engineers that we have in Australia currently, that will definitely have a productivity issue. It’ll hit the economy,” Ms Lazkany said.
“You’ll find that major projects will cost more, and they’ll also take longer to finish. The reason is you just don’t have enough engineers to go around to complete these projects.
“We need to look at our student engineers, but we also need to consider the current skilled migrant engineers who are already in Australia. We do also need to look at making sure that we bring the skilled migrant engineers that we need from overseas.”
Community supporting each other
Mr Mahato’s found some interim support through a Facebook group, Nepalese Engineers in Canberra.
The group’s founder, Raju Adhikari, said it has almost 560 members facilitating everything from mentorships and job leads to cover letter workshops and mock interviews.
“When are very new, they don’t have real understanding of how the recruitment activity works here in Australia,” Mr Adhikari said.
He experienced his own work woes on arrival to Australia in 2005, but eventually landed an engineering job in Canberra.
“I felt that I didn’t get that proper guidance from anyone else, who could guide me through the process of getting into the job market here in Australia,” he said.
“As I started interacting with lots of community members, there were lots of engineers around and most of them were asking: ‘How do I get into the engineering market?’ ‘How do I get the engineering job?’ and that’s when I realised, maybe we should start a coordinated effort.”
He said the group has facilitated work placements and helped several members into full-time positions.
Mr Adhikari also works with Engineers Australia to organise sessions in job networking and resume writing, led by relevant experts.
“One of the barriers that we’ve identified is an unalignment around soft skills,” Ms Madew said.
“Whether that’s local experience, networks, or understanding the standards and systems currently in Australia.”
‘Gap between overseas engineers and Australian employers’
Both Mr Adhikari and Ms Madew say government and industry should also be working together to develop and promote “pathways to employment” programs.
“In other jobs, there’s a little bit of training,” Mr Mahato said.
“If do the same for engineering, can get in and start their careers.”
Skilled migration was on the agenda at the federal government’s recent Jobs and Skills Summit, however, the focus was overseas: lifting the permanent migration cap by 35,000 to 195,000 this financial year, and cutting visa wait times.
“I think it would be better if they can focus on employing these skilled migrants, who are not yet employed in their relevant field of expertise and qualification,” Mr Adhikari said.
Mr Mahato agreed, and said fixing the disconnect between employers and migrant engineers was the way to do it.
“There is a gap between overseas engineers and Australian employers,” he said.
“We need to sort out that gap.”
In the meantime, he’s staying positive and encourages others in his situation to do the same.
“Try your best. Don’t lose hope, don’t get demotivated.”
buffy said:
If anyone needs to know why you don’t drive into floodwaters…here is one reason.
She’ll be right.
Ah shit I quite forgot I said I’d use/
Pentameter iambic through the day./
Young MZL will reckon I’m a stooge./
monkey skipper said:
Half of the migrant engineers in Australia are either unemployed or working in other sectors, despite their qualifications
Nothing new about that.
I’ve worked with people who came from Europe after WW2. Engineers and architects and such who’d built bridges, canals, dams, whole city blocks, power stations etc. in Europe, but whose quals were not ‘recognised’ here.
So, it was off to swing a pick on the Snowy scheme or Warragamba dam for them.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-15/how-david-fleay-tried-to-save-thylacines-from-extinction/101530572
Interesting article.
And he’s wearing a proper camping suit.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-15/how-david-fleay-tried-to-save-thylacines-from-extinction/101530572Interesting article.
And he’s wearing a proper camping suit.
Stylish but practical
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-15/how-david-fleay-tried-to-save-thylacines-from-extinction/101530572Interesting article.
And he’s wearing a proper camping suit.
Stylish but practical
A good thornnproof tweed, a stout canvas, a large packet of Corn Flakes, and the knowledge that, whatever Fate throws your way, you’re British, is all a man needs.
Humans can dive deeper into the world’s oceans than ever before with Alvin
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/14/world/ocean-exploration-depth-alvin-scn/index.html
Bit of a weird headline. Five craft that I know of have already been to the bottom (Challenger Deep). Can’t beat that record without digging…
Is sibeen still filling sand bags?
I’ve never heard of Kaley and I don’t know what her story is and I can’t help her out with an answer to the question.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve never heard of Kaley and I don’t know what her story is and I can’t help her out with an answer to the question.
Deny! Deny! Deny!
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve never heard of Kaley and I don’t know what her story is and I can’t help her out with an answer to the question.
Curiously defensive answer, I hope they don’t come after you with a DNA kit
Apparently dungaree is from Hindi ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”
dv said:
Apparently dungaree is from Hindi ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”
The plural is kinda used strangely.
Just saw a facebook clip of water in the launceston gorge. It’s a lot of water.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve never heard of Kaley and I don’t know what her story is and I can’t help her out with an answer to the question.
+1
Although I can categorically state it wasn’t me.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I’ve never heard of Kaley and I don’t know what her story is and I can’t help her out with an answer to the question.
Deny! Deny! Deny!
Denny?
dv said:
Humans can dive deeper into the world’s oceans than ever before with Alvinhttps://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/14/world/ocean-exploration-depth-alvin-scn/index.html
Bit of a weird headline. Five craft that I know of have already been to the bottom (Challenger Deep). Can’t beat that record without digging…
But “Humans can dive as deep into the world’s oceans as they did 50 years ago with Alvin” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Last few years I’ve been hearing people say “manifesting” (which would normally mean showing, displaying) when they mean wishing. Looked it up today.
All Saints’ Night in Vilnius. Thousands of candles light the cemetery.
https://youtu.be/2frbNy_shh8
Polish reparations
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/poland-demands-1-3-trillion-in-world-war-ii-reparations-from-germany
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
If anyone needs to know why you don’t drive into floodwaters…here is one reason.
She’ll be right.
It’ll buff out.
dv said:
Humans can dive deeper into the world’s oceans than ever before with Alvinhttps://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/14/world/ocean-exploration-depth-alvin-scn/index.html
Bit of a weird headline. Five craft that I know of have already been to the bottom (Challenger Deep). Can’t beat that record without digging…
I presume you’ve not linked this to Alvin Purple.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcaucasian_Democratic_Federative_Republic
Add this to me list of shortlived countries
There is an Australian pie man in CA who makes the best meat pies and sausage rolls. I must not order any more from him, ever again. Convenient and tasty and expensive, but my home smells so good when I am heating up a pie or sausage roll cries
https://aussiepiesandsausages.com/
I really should clean the floors. Sweeping seems a good starting point.
Gracie’s undercoat fluff and my discarded long hairs are gathering around the boxes of half-packed stuff.
I bought a Roomba last year and it started crying at the amount of fluff from Matilda and Grace that hid under the furniture. Luckily Matilda died, so that reduced the furry floorscape.
It is currently lying on its back on the kitchen island waiting to be untangled from my long hairs and Gracie’s floof.
kii said:
I really should clean the floors. Sweeping seems a good starting point.
Gracie’s undercoat fluff and my discarded long hairs are gathering around the boxes of half-packed stuff.
I bought a Roomba last year and it started crying at the amount of fluff from Matilda and Grace that hid under the furniture. Luckily Matilda died, so that reduced the furry floorscape.
It is currently lying on its back on the kitchen island waiting to be untangled from my long hairs and Gracie’s floof.
I should get cobbett clipped soon. Cobbett fluff is everywhere.
(I have this dream of getting a whole bunch of roombas and supergluing something on them to play mp3s. and then personalising them and setting the free in a gallery space.)
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I really should clean the floors. Sweeping seems a good starting point.
Gracie’s undercoat fluff and my discarded long hairs are gathering around the boxes of half-packed stuff.
I bought a Roomba last year and it started crying at the amount of fluff from Matilda and Grace that hid under the furniture. Luckily Matilda died, so that reduced the furry floorscape.
It is currently lying on its back on the kitchen island waiting to be untangled from my long hairs and Gracie’s floof.
I should get cobbett clipped soon. Cobbett fluff is everywhere.
(I have this dream of getting a whole bunch of roombas and supergluing something on them to play mp3s. and then personalising them and setting the free in a gallery space.)
setting them free.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I really should clean the floors. Sweeping seems a good starting point.
Gracie’s undercoat fluff and my discarded long hairs are gathering around the boxes of half-packed stuff.
I bought a Roomba last year and it started crying at the amount of fluff from Matilda and Grace that hid under the furniture. Luckily Matilda died, so that reduced the furry floorscape.
It is currently lying on its back on the kitchen island waiting to be untangled from my long hairs and Gracie’s floof.
I should get cobbett clipped soon. Cobbett fluff is everywhere.
(I have this dream of getting a whole bunch of roombas and supergluing something on them to play mp3s. and then personalising them and setting the free in a gallery space.)
Sounds like a good thing.
I just heard a piece on Wait Wait Don’t Tell me (NPR) about a fake cricket game in India which fooled Russians into betting on it.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
I really should clean the floors. Sweeping seems a good starting point.
Gracie’s undercoat fluff and my discarded long hairs are gathering around the boxes of half-packed stuff.
I bought a Roomba last year and it started crying at the amount of fluff from Matilda and Grace that hid under the furniture. Luckily Matilda died, so that reduced the furry floorscape.
It is currently lying on its back on the kitchen island waiting to be untangled from my long hairs and Gracie’s floof.
I should get cobbett clipped soon. Cobbett fluff is everywhere.
(I have this dream of getting a whole bunch of roombas and supergluing something on them to play mp3s. and then personalising them and setting the free in a gallery space.)
setting them free.
SCIENCE said:
sarahs mum said:sarahs mum said:
I should get cobbett clipped soon. Cobbett fluff is everywhere.
(I have this dream of getting a whole bunch of roombas and supergluing something on them to play mp3s. and then personalising them and setting the free in a gallery space.)
setting them free.
sure. one of them could sing oomba baroomba. but one should play RADAR LOVE.
Good morning Holidayers. We have 6 degrees at the back door and a 50m visibility fog. We are forecast 16, morning fog (that bit is right) and a shower or two.
I intend to weed Auntie Annie’s little veggie patch between showers. I haven’t decided what else is on the agenda yet.
Tolkien explains why the group trying to get the One Ring to Mordor as quickly as possible didn’t use those giant eagles to make the trek somewhat shorter.
It’s an excellent answer.
Spiny Norman said:
Tolkien explains why the group trying to get the One Ring to Mordor as quickly as possible didn’t use those giant eagles to make the trek somewhat shorter.
It’s an excellent answer.
Very eloquent answer.
PAOLO PALMA
Naples – Italy04/07/2022
Photographer’s Website
Equipment Details:
Skywatcher dobson telescope 18” – Smartphone A5 – ISO800 – F1.9 – 1/11s
Post-processing Details:
I changed the brightness and contrast of each star. With GIMP software.
Image Details:
In these last two years I have photographed with a smartphone all the stars up to magn. +5 visible from Naples (Italy) with my 18” dobson: about 1300 snaps! I have put every star out of focus to make their nuances clearer and finally I have made with them mosaics where in one glance we can see the colours of every constellation. These images all visible on my blog.
Australia’s premier science organisation abruptly scrapped a fully-funded, globally recognised program to predict the climate in coming years without consulting an advisory panel that had praised its “good progress” only weeks earlier.
Launched in 2016 with $37m in funding over 10 years by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the Decadal Climate Forecasting Project was meant to help industries from agriculture to dam operators and emergency services to better cope with climate variability and extremes.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/16/csiro-abruptly-scraps-globally-recognised-climate-forecast-program
Morning pilgrims.
Heard the first koel of the season this morning.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims.
Heard the first koel of the season this morning.
Peak Warming Man said:
Australia’s premier science organisation abruptly scrapped a fully-funded, globally recognised program to predict the climate in coming years without consulting an advisory panel that had praised its “good progress” only weeks earlier.
Launched in 2016 with $37m in funding over 10 years by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the Decadal Climate Forecasting Project was meant to help industries from agriculture to dam operators and emergency services to better cope with climate variability and extremes.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/16/csiro-abruptly-scraps-globally-recognised-climate-forecast-program
All seems very strange. How come this is being reported now, when it happened in June last year?
And what do random comments from independent MPs have to do with it?
nice little walk, early morn’s not enjoy that much though, should be illegal, crinimal
There I was, sitting quietly on the toilet.
A large Huntsman dropped into my lap. The sight & feel of a spider running around a delicate area completely unfocused my mind. I will need to make a return visit at some later time.
Tamb said:
There I was, sitting quietly on the toilet.
A large Huntsman dropped into my lap. The sight & feel of a spider running around a delicate area completely unfocused my mind. I will need to make a return visit at some later time.
chuckle unsettling
I make special allowances for huntsmans, but that would push me to unfriendliness
Some people just get magnificent pictures of birds. The exact location is obscured on this iNaturalist observation, somewhere in Melbourne in April this year.
buffy said:
Some people just get magnificent pictures of birds. The exact location is obscured on this iNaturalist observation, somewhere in Melbourne in April this year.
how cute, love tawnies
buffy said:
Some people just get magnificent pictures of birds. The exact location is obscured on this iNaturalist observation, somewhere in Melbourne in April this year.
There4b always have been those who specialise in high quality equipment for the purpose of bird photograohy. They also spend most of their free time on it.
Here is that person’s observations for iNaturalist if anyone wants to take a look.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?page=2&place_id=any&user_id=ash_and&verifiable=any
transition said:
buffy said:
Some people just get magnificent pictures of birds. The exact location is obscured on this iNaturalist observation, somewhere in Melbourne in April this year.
how cute, love tawnies
Low quality equipment and very poor lighting at my place. At least they were happy to let me get close.
buffy said:
Here is that person’s observations for iNaturalist if anyone wants to take a look.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?page=2&place_id=any&user_id=ash_and&verifiable=any
ta.
just watching wagtails giving it to the ravens
wagtails seem to hang out same place as pewee nest, not sure if wagtails have a nest also, or they sharing or doing security work for the peewees
and then saw couple black shags come into the dam
transition said:
just watching wagtails giving it to the ravens
wagtails seem to hang out same place as pewee nest, not sure if wagtails have a nest also, or they sharing or doing security work for the peewees
and then saw couple black shags come into the dam
Nice shots. :)
I concur about the mudlark wagtail relationship. I’ve often seen the wagtail nest just bewlow the mudlarks nest.
It stands to reason though as they both prefer to nest either above or near water. If there are not enough mosquitoes to eat then the wagtails will go and nest somewhere where there is.
Tamb said:
There I was, sitting quietly on the toilet.
A large Huntsman dropped into my lap. The sight & feel of a spider running around a delicate area completely unfocused my mind. I will need to make a return visit at some later time.
At least you were in the perfect location to shit yourself.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:
There I was, sitting quietly on the toilet.
A large Huntsman dropped into my lap. The sight & feel of a spider running around a delicate area completely unfocused my mind. I will need to make a return visit at some later time.
At least you were in the perfect location to shit yourself.
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:
There I was, sitting quietly on the toilet.
A large Huntsman dropped into my lap. The sight & feel of a spider running around a delicate area completely unfocused my mind. I will need to make a return visit at some later time.
At least you were in the perfect location to shit yourself.
Sadly the opposite happened.
Did you escort it outside?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tamb said:
Witty Rejoinder said:At least you were in the perfect location to shit yourself.
Sadly the opposite happened.Did you escort it outside?
No. It scuttled into the hall & so is not a hazard to sitting humans.
buffy said:
Some people just get magnificent pictures of birds. The exact location is obscured on this iNaturalist observation, somewhere in Melbourne in April this year.
Yeah, it’s a gift.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Some people just get magnificent pictures of birds. The exact location is obscured on this iNaturalist observation, somewhere in Melbourne in April this year.
Yeah, it’s a gift.
had quick go at fixing that, couldn’t do much
You can always tell when it’s the weekend around here.
Every Saturday and Sunday, beginning around 11:00 am local time, internet services begin failing and recovering repeatedly for the next several hours.
Presumably Telstra/NBN see weekends as non-essential times when it’s ok to turn up at a civilised hour and do whatever tinkering needs to be done with the network, without too many complaints from businesses about lost custom.
“Although, some may think capers are vegetables, they are closer to being fruits than vegetables. About one to two tablespoons of capers is a serving, and may be taken per meal. It is important not to overeat capers because of its relative high sodium content.”
They taste like crap and PWM will have no truck with them.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Although, some may think capers are vegetables, they are closer to being fruits than vegetables. About one to two tablespoons of capers is a serving, and may be taken per meal. It is important not to overeat capers because of its relative high sodium content.”They taste like crap and PWM will have no truck with them.
ChrispenEvan said:
PAOLO PALMA
Naples – Italy04/07/2022
Photographer’s WebsiteEquipment Details:
Skywatcher dobson telescope 18” – Smartphone A5 – ISO800 – F1.9 – 1/11sPost-processing Details:
I changed the brightness and contrast of each star. With GIMP software.Image Details:
In these last two years I have photographed with a smartphone all the stars up to magn. +5 visible from Naples (Italy) with my 18” dobson: about 1300 snaps! I have put every star out of focus to make their nuances clearer and finally I have made with them mosaics where in one glance we can see the colours of every constellation. These images all visible on my blog.
Gorgeous.
captain_spalding said:
You can always tell when it’s the weekend around here.Every Saturday and Sunday, beginning around 11:00 am local time, internet services begin failing and recovering repeatedly for the next several hours.
Presumably Telstra/NBN see weekends as non-essential times when it’s ok to turn up at a civilised hour and do whatever tinkering needs to be done with the network, without too many complaints from businesses about lost custom.
most servicing here is done between 1am and about 6am.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
You can always tell when it’s the weekend around here.Every Saturday and Sunday, beginning around 11:00 am local time, internet services begin failing and recovering repeatedly for the next several hours.
Presumably Telstra/NBN see weekends as non-essential times when it’s ok to turn up at a civilised hour and do whatever tinkering needs to be done with the network, without too many complaints from businesses about lost custom.
most servicing here is done between 1am and about 6am.
it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
You can always tell when it’s the weekend around here.Every Saturday and Sunday, beginning around 11:00 am local time, internet services begin failing and recovering repeatedly for the next several hours.
Presumably Telstra/NBN see weekends as non-essential times when it’s ok to turn up at a civilised hour and do whatever tinkering needs to be done with the network, without too many complaints from businesses about lost custom.
most servicing here is done between 1am and about 6am.
it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
Might take my parrot along.
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:
ChrispenEvan said:most servicing here is done between 1am and about 6am.
it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
Might take my parrot along.
I’m inclined to think it’s the unloved pets who are more in need of blessing…
ChrispenEvan said:
it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
So, something like $50 billion on an NBN that i can’t use because there’s too many people in my street already using it?
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
So, something like $50 billion on an NBN that i can’t use because there’s too many people in my street already using it?
Yeah. We should have built the original $90 NBN in full on the first run. But it got trimmed back because “nobody will ever need any more than 25 mB/s”.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
So, something like $50 billion on an NBN that i can’t use because there’s too many people in my street already using it?
Yeah. We should have built the original $90 NBN in full on the first run. But it got trimmed back because “nobody will ever need any more than 25 mB/s”.
sorry Mb/s
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
So, something like $50 billion on an NBN that i can’t use because there’s too many people in my street already using it?
it isn’t just your street. plus this is a well known problem. all that money on roads and we still have traffic jams. all that money for health and we still have sick people. etc etc etc.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
ChrispenEvan said:it could also be people using the internet cos it is the weekend and clogging the system.
So, something like $50 billion on an NBN that i can’t use because there’s too many people in my street already using it?
Yeah. We should have built the original $90 NBN in full on the first run. But it got trimmed back because “nobody will ever need any more than 25 mB/s”.
even if we did that we would still get congestion at certain times in certain locations.
38 4.15 speeds here. enough to do more than i want.
I was wondering this too. It looks shittier than what Cybertown or Second Life were doing 20 years ago, which were basically the same idea. Let alone MMORGPs like World of Warcraft which were doing the same thing but with fun added.
https://decrypt.co/108201/after-177-billion-in-investment-why-do-metaverse-graphics-still-suck
dv said:
I was wondering this too. It looks shittier than what Cybertown or Second Life were doing 20 years ago, which were basically the same idea. Let alone MMORGPs like World of Warcraft which were doing the same thing but with fun added.
https://decrypt.co/108201/after-177-billion-in-investment-why-do-metaverse-graphics-still-suck
It looks like a convenient way to transfer money tax-free to somewhere else. They just get a school-leaver to knock up some graphics on the weekend for $500, and the other $177B goes to the Cayman Islands.
dv said:
I was wondering this too. It looks shittier than what Cybertown or Second Life were doing 20 years ago, which were basically the same idea. Let alone MMORGPs like World of Warcraft which were doing the same thing but with fun added.
https://decrypt.co/108201/after-177-billion-in-investment-why-do-metaverse-graphics-still-suck
the article does explain why it is so.
dv said:
I was wondering this too. It looks shittier than what Cybertown or Second Life were doing 20 years ago, which were basically the same idea. Let alone MMORGPs like World of Warcraft which were doing the same thing but with fun added.
https://decrypt.co/108201/after-177-billion-in-investment-why-do-metaverse-graphics-still-suck
It is a bit pathetic.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:I was wondering this too. It looks shittier than what Cybertown or Second Life were doing 20 years ago, which were basically the same idea. Let alone MMORGPs like World of Warcraft which were doing the same thing but with fun added.
https://decrypt.co/108201/after-177-billion-in-investment-why-do-metaverse-graphics-still-suck
the article does explain why it is so.
I don’t think it does at all. Let’s go through it.
“One major issue that metaverses currently have is that rendering graphics in real time takes a lot of processing power—and superfast internet speeds that aren’t always available to users. Graphics cards and broadband connection speeds limit the ability for metaverses to present highly detailed graphics, meaning they often instead rely on broader-brush graphics.”
It’s worse than equivalent products over a decade ago, when the internet and computers were much slower than now.
https://youtu.be/vb11oOHYNXM
The origin of right-handed preferences in humans
https://youtu.be/4es9DbDpPq0
Most people died before age 20
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:I was wondering this too. It looks shittier than what Cybertown or Second Life were doing 20 years ago, which were basically the same idea. Let alone MMORGPs like World of Warcraft which were doing the same thing but with fun added.
https://decrypt.co/108201/after-177-billion-in-investment-why-do-metaverse-graphics-still-suck
the article does explain why it is so.
I don’t think it does at all. Let’s go through it.
“One major issue that metaverses currently have is that rendering graphics in real time takes a lot of processing power—and superfast internet speeds that aren’t always available to users. Graphics cards and broadband connection speeds limit the ability for metaverses to present highly detailed graphics, meaning they often instead rely on broader-brush graphics.”
It’s worse than equivalent products over a decade ago, when the internet and computers were much slower than now.
VR wasn’t really around a decade ago. Even now it is mostly games and not using realtime internet.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:the article does explain why it is so.
I don’t think it does at all. Let’s go through it.
“One major issue that metaverses currently have is that rendering graphics in real time takes a lot of processing power—and superfast internet speeds that aren’t always available to users. Graphics cards and broadband connection speeds limit the ability for metaverses to present highly detailed graphics, meaning they often instead rely on broader-brush graphics.”
It’s worse than equivalent products over a decade ago, when the internet and computers were much slower than now.
VR wasn’t really around a decade ago. Even now it is mostly games and not using realtime internet.
Well I’ll grant you that but people have been playing Second life on their vr headsets for a while now.
Maybe Meta are keeping it simple in anticipation of high volume.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/4es9DbDpPq0Most people died before age 20
Makes sense.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/4es9DbDpPq0Most people died before age 20
Thanks for that.
who cares as long as the number one player is ready hey
fiona came up this morning and organised me. all my printmaking area is cleaned and rearranged and the windows cleaned. there are a couple of boxes of stuff to sort but basically all is good to go. I have no excuses now. My wrist is working again and it is time to work it.
We also cleaned my verandah but it does need the pot plants shifted around some to pretty it. .
https://youtu.be/0Cu6EbELZ6I
Adam Conover on why he’s not celebrating Patagonia’s climate charity
buffy said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/4es9DbDpPq0Most people died before age 20
Thanks for that.
I can’t take all the credit, no doubt there were many causes
dv said:
Most people died before age 20
Good morning Hank it’s Tuesday I recently got to wondering when the median human being was born and in researching that question I learned something interesting and surprising.
But let’s start with that hypothetical median person.
So obviously we don’t have like super firm statistics on how many people have ever lived, or when they died, or any of that but through a mix of population modeling and genetic research our best current guess is that about 117 billion “modern humans,” as we are known, have ever lived.
So I was trying to figure out when did the person in the middle of that 117 billion live The, uh, I’m bad at math, 58.5 billionth person.
Now I probably would’ve guessed, like, 1900.
1750.
Something like that.
Because there are way more humans than there used to be.
I mean fewer humans lived on Earth 6,000 years ago than currently live in Mexico City.
7% of the people who’ve ever lived are currently alive, so the median human can’t be that far removed from us, right.
Except, no.
That’s wrong.
At least according to the population reference bureau, the 58.5 billionth person Probably was born sometime between 10 and 100 CE, so about 2,000 years ago.
That is to say, of all the people who’ve been born, most were born and died before the Roman Emperor Nero or the Malian Emperor Mansa Musa.
They lived and died before the idea of minutes and seconds, before guns, before the emergence of Christianity and Islam as global forces, And before potatoes or pineapples were in Afroeurasia.
This median person almost certainly could not read or write.
They probably did not believe in one God.
And if they survived to adulthood– Which they probably didn’t– they probably were farmers And probably had many children, some of whom almost definitely died.
Now, when I was young, I was taught that in the old days– the old days were never quite defined– life expectancy was 30.
Which I took this to mean that the average adult died at 30, and that’s not the case.
At least in Sweden, where we have relatively good data, if you lived to be 10 in the early 1800s, Your life expectancy was around 46.
And in 1841 England, if you lived to be 20, your life expectancy was around 60.
It’s just that overall life expectancy was brought down to under 30 because child mortality was so high.
These days, one sometimes hears that the only reason life expectancy has gone up is because child mortality has gone down, and that’s also not the case.
In 1865, Italy, even if you survived childbirth, your life expectancy was under 50; today it’s well over 70.
Like, it’s worth remembering, that two hundred years ago, about a quarter of all humans died of tuberculosis, and most of them died under 40.
Also, girls who survived childhood had a very high chance of dying in childbirth.
In some communities, over 10%.
That said, child mortality was very, very high.
Like, in 1800, about 30% of people born in France died before the age of 10, but it used to be even higher.
Like in Iron Age France, life expectancy wasn’t 28 or 30– it was 10 or 12.
Our best current guess is that when the median person was born 2,000 years ago, half of all people died before the age of 10.
Child mortality was so high that birth rates were five times greater than they are now, but the overall population of humans barely increased.
And this is why the median human was born 2,000 years ago– Not because there were so many people back then, but because there were so many people who died young.
Early death wasn’t common the way that dying, at say 65 is now, it was the norm, the way dying at 80 is now.
I mean, even last year, more people died before the age of 5 than died between 65 and 69.
So it’s likely that even today, Most of the 110 billion humans who’ve died, never saw the age of 20.
We can’t do anything about historical rates of premature death, of course, but we can choose to live in a world where fewer people die early.
I know we can make that choice because we have made it before.
That’s what we’re trying to do at PIH.org/hankandjohn and through silly things like Pizzamas, which, by the way, raised over $130,000 toward better maternal and child health in impoverished communities.
Thank you.
Hank, I’ll see you on Friday.
dv said:
The origin of right-handed preferences in humans
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Once there was a Neanderthal who was cleaning an animal skin.
They were holding the skin between their teeth while pulling it tight and scraping it with a stone tool.
And every now and then, the scraper would slip and accidentally scratch their front teeth.
This individual lived about 130,000 years ago in what’s now Croatia.
And the scratches that these random accidents left on their teeth reveal important clues about the hands that made them.
Based on the orientation of these scratches, and those on teeth found from other sites, anthropologists have figured out that most Neanderthals were right-handed, just like most of us Homo sapiens.
Seventy to 95 percent of us, to be exact.
Including the dude here.
But today, no other placental mammal that we know of prefers one side of the body so consistently, not even our closest primate relatives.
And not only that, but no human population has ever been recorded as being mostly left-handed.
It turns out that our preference for one hand over another might be tangled up with some of the other unique traits that we inherited from our ancestors after our lineage split with chimpanzees: namely, walking upright and making stone tools.
In fact, being right handed may have deep evolutionary roots in our lineage.
And yet, being a leftie does seem to come with some unexpected advantages.
We generally think of being right or left handed to mean preferring to use one hand over the other.
But it’s actually more complicated than that.
Handedness seems to be more of a spectrum, with some people being strongly right or left handed, and others being somewhere between the two.
And we can also do a lot of different things with our hands, from simply holding an object to precise, delicate manipulation, like threading a needle.
People who generally prefer their right hand for tasks that require fine motor skills could be said to be right handed, but they still use their left hands a lot in their daily lives.
Take something like cutting up a carrot – I’d hold the knife in my right hand and do most of the work with it, but I’d still hold the carrot on the cutting board with my left.
Now, like in all vertebrates, each hand is controlled by a different side of our brain.
The left hemisphere controls the right side of our bodies, and vice versa.
Also, the two hemispheres of our brain aren’t perfectly symmetrical, which leads to different cognitive processes taking place in different parts of the brain.
This separation is known as lateralization, and it’s found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates too, and allows us to simultaneously process different types of information.
But like many other traits, asymmetry and lateralization are pretty extreme in us humans, especially compared to other primates.
And this may be part of the reason that we eventually came to prefer one hand over another.
Ninety-nine percent of people have a dominant hand.
And there’s lots of evidence that it’s been this way for a long time.
Cave paintings all over the world from the Late Pleistocene depict wild animals, hunting events, and notably, a ton of human hands.
To make these hands, an artist probably placed one hand on the rock and then sprayed pigment over it by blowing into a straw-like tube, leaving an outline of the hand.
And interestingly, the vast majority of the hands on the walls are left hands.
So, experiments that recreated this method have shown that these artists were predominantly right handed.
Hand preference in our species is often so strong that you can even see it in the skeleton, especially among athletes like tennis players who use one arm a lot more than the other.
The bone of their dominant upper arm becomes thicker in certain places compared to the bone of their non-dominant arm, because they’re subjecting it to more force, more often.
In fact, although we’re the only species on Earth today that’s so strongly handed, there’s a lot of evidence that our extinct hominin relatives – that is, the members of our lineage after the split with chimpanzees – were mostly right handed, too.
And weirdly enough, some of the oldest unambiguous evidence comes from teeth.
Scientists had already suspected that Neanderthals were mostly right handed based on their upper arm bones.
Like a right-handed tennis player, Neanderthals had thicker upper arm bones in their right arms than their left arms.
But it’s rare to find fossils of earlier hominins with bones from both arms preserved in order to compare them.
So when scientists found microscopic scratches on Neanderthal teeth that were caused by tools, like those found on that Croatian specimen, they began to wonder about two things.
First, how far back in the fossil record could this evidence for handedness be recognized, and, second, what other behaviors could handedness be associated with?
As it turns out, hominins have been using their teeth basically as a third hand for quite a while.
So pretend you’re pulling a piece of animal hide tight, between your front teeth and your left hand, stretching it out in front of you, and holding a sharp stone tool in your right hand.
To clean the hide, you scrape the tool across it from left to right.
If you slip and scratch your teeth, those scratches go from the upper left corner to the lower right corner of your incisors.
If you were holding the stone tool in your left hand, they would go the opposite direction – from upper right to lower left.
Similar scratches like these were found on 500,000 year old teeth from Spain belonging to a large group of Homo heidelbergensis, the species that might be our last common ancestor with Neanderthals.
And those scratches have even been detected on the teeth of a Homo habilis from Tanzania that was 1.8 million years old!
Now, one right-handed Homo habilis doesn’t mean the whole species was right-handed, it’s clear that handedness itself is pretty old.
And because no other primate species has extreme hand dominance, this trait must have emerged after our split from chimpanzees.
But, why did more than one hominin species start preferring one hand in the first place?
And, what’s so special about the right hand anyway?
Many studies have turned to genetics to try to find the elusive “handedness” gene.
Observations of families and genetic analyses have shown that handedness does appear to be somewhat heritable, and that men are left handed more often than women.
But, many searches through our genome haven’t found the gene that’s responsible for left or right handedness.
Instead, it seems like several genes may have some minor effects, and that other factors might also be at play.
So, other scientists have focused on the importance of brain lateralization and tool use.
Brain scans of people performing a variety of tasks have shown that a specific region of our left hemisphere, called BA44, plays an important role in manipulating objects, including making and using tools.
Since the left hemisphere controls the right hand, it’s possible that the development of tools millions of years ago led to this hand eventually being favored across hominin species.
And having a species-wide hand preference at all may be linked to an even older trait: bipedalism.
Some other bipedal mammals, like kangaroos, seem to have a hand preference, which suggests that not moving on all fours may have something to do with it.
What’s interesting is that these kangaroos are mostly left handed, and they don’t use tools like we do.
So, if us being right handed is somehow related to tool use and our left hemisphere, then why are there any lefties today at all?
While we still don’t know for sure, it’s possible that at some point after the development of stone tools, everyone became right handed.
In this scenario, left handedness may have emerged later, as a result of one or several genetic mutations.
And since lefties make up a pretty consistently small portion of the population in our largely right-handed world, there must be some kind of evolutionary advantage.
And this, too, might all go back to lateralization.
Experiments and brain-scan studies have shown that lefties tend to have less lateralized brains than righties.
This means that they process information more evenly across their brains, and this may be associated with better coordination, memory, and verbal skills.
Plus, according to several studies, it also gives them an unexpected edge in physical combat.
Imagine you’re in a boxing match.
If you’re right handed, and you’ve only encountered right-handed opponents, you’ll probably be expecting hits to come from your opponent’s right hand.
But if your opponent is left-handed, they’ll have the advantage of surprise, because they’d be striking from an unexpected angle.
This left handed advantage is seen in a range of interactive sports today and is absent in non-interactive sports, like darts.
And it seems to be stronger in men than in women.
One study from 2019 even found that left handed boxers and mixed martial artists win matches significantly more often than their right handed opponents.
This benefit could’ve directly led to increased survival among left handed people.
And it might also explain why the frequency of left-handers is so low: if too many people are left handed, the advantage disappears.
Like tool use, bipedalism, and being relatively hairless and sweaty, being right handed seems to have a deep evolutionary history in our lineage.
Thanks to our highly lateralized brains, many of the mental processes that we use to make tools are concentrated in one area, which in most of us, happens to be in the left hemisphere.
And since this hemisphere also controls the right side of our bodies, we tend to favor this hand more often.
While having hand dominance is found in a few other bipedal mammals, no other primate shows the degree of favoritism for one hand that we do.
And even though the exact origin of right hand preference isn’t yet clear, lefties might have enough important evolutionary advantages for them to still be around.
It just goes to show how variable we are as a species, and that there’s no right…way to be human.
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sarahs mum said:
fiona came up this morning and organised me. all my printmaking area is cleaned and rearranged and the windows cleaned. there are a couple of boxes of stuff to sort but basically all is good to go. I have no excuses now. My wrist is working again and it is time to work it.We also cleaned my verandah but it does need the pot plants shifted around some to pretty it. .
Goodo :)
Apologies for my dull little posts but I’m feeling a bit monosyllabic today as I finish off the wine.
Busy week ahead will involve doing the final tonal adjustments to Ave Luna, before venturing into the garage to get some more primed pastel paper for the next work from where I stored it, if it hasn’t already been eaten by paper-eating animals.
Bubblecar said:
Apologies for my dull little posts but I’m feeling a bit monosyllabic today as I finish off the wine.Busy week ahead will involve doing the final tonal adjustments to Ave Luna, before venturing into the garage to get some more primed pastel paper for the next work from where I stored it, if it hasn’t already been eaten by paper-eating animals.
…or rotted away due to damp garage rot or suchlike.
Wrote this reply to an old QTV sketch, but I’ll save it for the next one:
Those were the days. It all looked pretty slick on the screen but conditions were quite primitive backstage. I remember when I started working at QTV, we’d been filming all morning and were starving at lunchtime – we had a packet of fish fingers but nothing to cook them on!
Luckily Patrick Troughton, who was there to appear on Ask Askwith, showed us how to cook them with a hair dryer. After that we made hair dryer fish fingers a regular treat, and people would ask: “Who taught you that trick?” and we’d say, “That’s right.”
Bubblecar said:
Apologies for my dull little posts but I’m feeling a bit monosyllabic today as I finish off the wine.Busy week ahead will involve doing the final tonal adjustments to Ave Luna, before venturing into the garage to get some more primed pastel paper for the next work from where I stored it, if it hasn’t already been eaten by paper-eating animals.
if you find those plates I sent to you you could have a little scratching and I could print you up some christmas presents.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Apologies for my dull little posts but I’m feeling a bit monosyllabic today as I finish off the wine.Busy week ahead will involve doing the final tonal adjustments to Ave Luna, before venturing into the garage to get some more primed pastel paper for the next work from where I stored it, if it hasn’t already been eaten by paper-eating animals.
if you find those plates I sent to you you could have a little scratching and I could print you up some christmas presents.
Aye, I should have a go at that.
…I should also have a shower and visit the shop, checking the river on the way. I’ll take the camera.
Wanting an asparagus and goat cheese quiche tonight, so I’ll some buy some puff pastry sheets.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Apologies for my dull little posts but I’m feeling a bit monosyllabic today as I finish off the wine.Busy week ahead will involve doing the final tonal adjustments to Ave Luna, before venturing into the garage to get some more primed pastel paper for the next work from where I stored it, if it hasn’t already been eaten by paper-eating animals.
if you find those plates I sent to you you could have a little scratching and I could print you up some christmas presents.
Aye, I should have a go at that.
think of them as drawing something to colour in later. they don’t have to be really detailed. if you want a finer scratching tool you can fashion one out of a sewing needle or safety pin and a bit of cork…but I think you should just go some line work. Maybe something from one of the photos you have? remember to work in reverse.
Bubblecar said:
Wrote this reply to an old QTV sketch, but I’ll save it for the next one:Those were the days. It all looked pretty slick on the screen but conditions were quite primitive backstage. I remember when I started working at QTV, we’d been filming all morning and were starving at lunchtime – we had a packet of fish fingers but nothing to cook them on!
Luckily Patrick Troughton, who was there to appear on Ask Askwith, showed us how to cook them with a hair dryer. After that we made hair dryer fish fingers a regular treat, and people would ask: “Who taught you that trick?” and we’d say, “That’s right.”
Where was QTV?
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Wrote this reply to an old QTV sketch, but I’ll save it for the next one:Those were the days. It all looked pretty slick on the screen but conditions were quite primitive backstage. I remember when I started working at QTV, we’d been filming all morning and were starving at lunchtime – we had a packet of fish fingers but nothing to cook them on!
Luckily Patrick Troughton, who was there to appear on Ask Askwith, showed us how to cook them with a hair dryer. After that we made hair dryer fish fingers a regular treat, and people would ask: “Who taught you that trick?” and we’d say, “That’s right.”
Where was QTV?
Q (formerly QTV, standing for Quality TeleVision) was a television network in the Philippines run by GMA Network Inc. through Citynet Network Marketing…
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Wrote this reply to an old QTV sketch, but I’ll save it for the next one:Those were the days. It all looked pretty slick on the screen but conditions were quite primitive backstage. I remember when I started working at QTV, we’d been filming all morning and were starving at lunchtime – we had a packet of fish fingers but nothing to cook them on!
Luckily Patrick Troughton, who was there to appear on Ask Askwith, showed us how to cook them with a hair dryer. After that we made hair dryer fish fingers a regular treat, and people would ask: “Who taught you that trick?” and we’d say, “That’s right.”
Where was QTV?
In this case it’s a fictional 1970s-80s TV channel invented by Quentin Smirhes (Sean Reynard).
QTV – Tinsel & Custard, Don’t You Start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwDXzT7Im4I
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:if you find those plates I sent to you you could have a little scratching and I could print you up some christmas presents.
Aye, I should have a go at that.
think of them as drawing something to colour in later. they don’t have to be really detailed. if you want a finer scratching tool you can fashion one out of a sewing needle or safety pin and a bit of cork…but I think you should just go some line work. Maybe something from one of the photos you have? remember to work in reverse.
I’ll have a go once this painting’s finished. Bit daunted by the small size of the plates but I’m sure I can scratch something workable :)
One aunty & uncle are isolated on their farm near Shepperton, and the lower part of the house is flooded, and they are sleeping upstairs. Luckily only about 10cm of water is flowing through the house so they were able to put all the furniture etc on stumps and blocks of wood, so no losses there.
Another aunty & uncle live in Echuca and the water is about three blocks away. They are hopeful that they are not going to be inundated.
sibeen said:
One aunty & uncle are isolated on their farm near Shepperton, and the lower part of the house is flooded, and they are sleeping upstairs. Luckily only about 10cm of water is flowing through the house so they were able to put all the furniture etc on stumps and blocks of wood, so no losses there.Another aunty & uncle live in Echuca and the water is about three blocks away. They are hopeful that they are not going to be inundated.
I remember camping in echuca once and the ground was so hard tent pegs did not want to enter anywhere. and there were ants. lots of ants.
sibeen said:
One aunty & uncle are isolated on their farm near Shepperton, and the lower part of the house is flooded, and they are sleeping upstairs. Luckily only about 10cm of water is flowing through the house so they were able to put all the furniture etc on stumps and blocks of wood, so no losses there.Another aunty & uncle live in Echuca and the water is about three blocks away. They are hopeful that they are not going to be inundated.
fingers crossed
Bubblecar said:
Apologies for my dull little posts but I’m feeling a bit monosyllabic today as I finish off the wine.Busy week ahead will involve doing the final tonal adjustments to Ave Luna, before venturing into the garage to get some more primed pastel paper for the next work from where I stored it, if it hasn’t already been eaten by paper-eating animals.
Recharge
Did you really meet Pat Troughton?
sibeen said:
One aunty & uncle are isolated on their farm near Shepperton, and the lower part of the house is flooded, and they are sleeping upstairs. Luckily only about 10cm of water is flowing through the house so they were able to put all the furniture etc on stumps and blocks of wood, so no losses there.Another aunty & uncle live in Echuca and the water is about three blocks away. They are hopeful that they are not going to be inundated.
Are they used to being flooded? I mean, in Casterton, those of us with properties near the river knew it would come up every few years. (That is why the house I had there was up on >1m stumps. Not all of them were. Some relied on sandbags.)
buffy said:
sibeen said:
One aunty & uncle are isolated on their farm near Shepperton, and the lower part of the house is flooded, and they are sleeping upstairs. Luckily only about 10cm of water is flowing through the house so they were able to put all the furniture etc on stumps and blocks of wood, so no losses there.Another aunty & uncle live in Echuca and the water is about three blocks away. They are hopeful that they are not going to be inundated.
Are they used to being flooded? I mean, in Casterton, those of us with properties near the river knew it would come up every few years. (That is why the house I had there was up on >1m stumps. Not all of them were. Some relied on sandbags.)
The farm near Shepperton is on the Seven Creek, whilst the creek does flood on a reasonable regular basis it probably hasn’t reached this level since 1974.
sibeen said:
buffy said:
sibeen said:
One aunty & uncle are isolated on their farm near Shepperton, and the lower part of the house is flooded, and they are sleeping upstairs. Luckily only about 10cm of water is flowing through the house so they were able to put all the furniture etc on stumps and blocks of wood, so no losses there.Another aunty & uncle live in Echuca and the water is about three blocks away. They are hopeful that they are not going to be inundated.
Are they used to being flooded? I mean, in Casterton, those of us with properties near the river knew it would come up every few years. (That is why the house I had there was up on >1m stumps. Not all of them were. Some relied on sandbags.)
The farm near Shepperton is on the Seven Creek, whilst the creek does flood on a reasonable regular basis it probably hasn’t reached this level since 1974.
ahhhh a 50 year flood.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
buffy said:Are they used to being flooded? I mean, in Casterton, those of us with properties near the river knew it would come up every few years. (That is why the house I had there was up on >1m stumps. Not all of them were. Some relied on sandbags.)
The farm near Shepperton is on the Seven Creek, whilst the creek does flood on a reasonable regular basis it probably hasn’t reached this level since 1974.
ahhhh a 50 year flood.
Yeah, except the one before that was in 67 according to my mother.
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:The farm near Shepperton is on the Seven Creek, whilst the creek does flood on a reasonable regular basis it probably hasn’t reached this level since 1974.
ahhhh a 50 year flood.
Yeah, except the one before that was in 67 according to my mother.
According to the SES flood guide for Casterton, times above Major Flood level have been 1946 (highest, although there was one in the 1800s that might have been as bad and a bad one in 1901), 1983, 1991, 1996, 2016. At the 1946 level 70 properties “experience flooding over their floors”. But there have been rules and regs about building on the floody bit there for many, many years. And as I’ve mentioned here before, for quite some time I was paying a flood levy with my rates because I was in the bit that flooded (ir)regularly.
BACK. Didn’t take any snaps ‘cos the river was only moderately swollen.
dv said:
Did you really meet Pat Troughton?
No :)
Bubblecar said:
BACK. Didn’t take any snaps ‘cos the river was only moderately swollen.
Our creeks are full, but we have only had “normal” rain here this time. Wasn’t our turn this season. So far…
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Did you really meet Pat Troughton?
No :)
shame
National Bird Week starts tomorrow.
Martin Buzacott will be presenting bird-themed music each morning from 10am on ABC Classic.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Did you really meet Pat Troughton?
No :)
shame
Indeed. I suspect he was good company in person, despite his disastrous personal life.
Bubblecar said:
National Bird Week starts tomorrow.Martin Buzacott will be presenting bird-themed music each morning from 10am on ABC Classic.
The Lark Ascending would be one for sure.
Food report: Buffy’s yummy pork and veg sweet and sour is happening here. All bits ready to wok. No dessert – or perhaps some icecream. I was going to make a loganberry tart, but I didn’t get around to making up the jam until about an hour ago. Tart making will have to wait until tomorrow now.
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
National Bird Week starts tomorrow.Martin Buzacott will be presenting bird-themed music each morning from 10am on ABC Classic.
The Lark Ascending would be one for sure.
Yes, and The Swan from Carnival of the Animals.
buffy said:
Food report: Buffy’s yummy pork and veg sweet and sour is happening here. All bits ready to wok. No dessert – or perhaps some icecream. I was going to make a loganberry tart, but I didn’t get around to making up the jam until about an hour ago. Tart making will have to wait until tomorrow now.
Goodo.
Doing a large asparagus & goat cheese quiche this end.
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
National Bird Week starts tomorrow.Martin Buzacott will be presenting bird-themed music each morning from 10am on ABC Classic.
The Lark Ascending would be one for sure.
Yes, and The Swan from Carnival of the Animals.
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep will make the top 10.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
PermeateFree said:The Lark Ascending would be one for sure.
Yes, and The Swan from Carnival of the Animals.
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep will make the top 10.
The Bird Is The Word
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:Yes, and The Swan from Carnival of the Animals.
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep will make the top 10.
The Bird Is The Word
Old man emu.
anything by The Byrds.
free bird
white bird
rockin robin
mockingbird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be955EMr13o
(1927) Metropolis, Fritz Lang. Dance scene.It’s classical music as I’m sure you’re all aware.
But if they were including pop music, I suppose this one would be in it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AyFI3mKoQY
sarahs mum said:
rockin robin
mockingbird
Hotel California
Bubblecar said:
It’s classical music as I’m sure you’re all aware.But if they were including pop music, I suppose this one would be in it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AyFI3mKoQY
i like this song.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s classical music as I’m sure you’re all aware.But if they were including pop music, I suppose this one would be in it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AyFI3mKoQY
i like this song.
I have always loved it and much of what RM was into.
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
National Bird Week starts tomorrow.Martin Buzacott will be presenting bird-themed music each morning from 10am on ABC Classic.
The Lark Ascending would be one for sure.
They wouldn’t dare, people’ll think King Charles has expired.
Bubblecar said:
Doing a large asparagus & goat cheese quiche this end.
Filling is also including sliced mushrooms, onion, sour cream, dijon mustard, cracked pepper, nutmeg, salt.
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.
saturday paper.
someone needs cut wood, and other jobs, wonder who that would be
that sun see tend low
the day is nearly done
time of’t long shadow
to’t a few jobs not one
to ‘em I will now goes
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be955EMr13o (1927) Metropolis, Fritz Lang. Dance scene.
Thank you.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Doing a large asparagus & goat cheese quiche this end.
Filling is also including sliced mushrooms, onion, sour cream, dijon mustard, cracked pepper, nutmeg, salt.
Now in the oven, should be a nice one.
But before cleaning up all the utensils used in its creation, I’m going to sit-me-down with a glass of bubbly.
Anyone have any idea what this critter might be? I went out to photograph a plant and found it.
Archbishop of Canterbury visits flood-ravaged Lismore in an ‘uplifting’ experience for locals of faith
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-16/archbishop-of-canterbury-visits-flood-ravaged-lismore/101541152
What, both of them?
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.
I don’t think that is a good idea.
buffy said:
Anyone have any idea what this critter might be? I went out to photograph a plant and found it.
Not a clue.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.I don’t think that is a good idea.
Like most former politicians, and especially PMs, Kev needs to be given a quiet paddock with plenty of grass, and some motor traffic that he can watch go to and fro each day.
ABC News:
‘Sri Lanka stunned by Namibia in T20 World Cup opener
Namibia causes the first boilover of the men’s T20 World Cup with a 55-run victory over Sri Lanka in Geelong.’
TL:DR
But, what happened?
Did Sri Lanka bring back the old style team? The one where they were too fat and lazy to dive for the ball, so just stopped it with their shins instead?
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.I don’t think that is a good idea.
Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
Witty Rejoinder said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.I don’t think that is a good idea.
Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
But he can’t practice his Mandarin there. Well, not a lot, anyway.
Witty Rejoinder said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.I don’t think that is a good idea.
Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
He has a tendency to rub people up the wrong way; even those who support him.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sibeen said:I don’t think that is a good idea.
Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
But he can’t practice his Mandarin there. Well, not a lot, anyway.
He’ll be around at the Chinese embassy every other night.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sibeen said:I don’t think that is a good idea.
Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
He has a tendency to rub people up the wrong way; even those who support him.
He can be quite ‘prick’ly.
Right, there is a doco about history of Rome on TV. I’m off to watch that. And then the new drama on ABC at 8.30. I’ll check on you lot again later.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sibeen said:I don’t think that is a good idea.
Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
He has a tendency to rub people up the wrong way; even those who support him.
I like the boy!
One of those obscure British marques that only modestly succeeded. Two years later they were out of business, having made around 1100 cars in the 20-odd year history of the firm.
According to a former DFAT ‘diplomat’ i used to see sometimes, one way to deal with an ‘awkward’ ambassador is to keep them pissed.
Diplomatic functions have lots of drinks available, but mostly they’re much watered-down so that no-one gets embarrassing at any event.
With a quiet word, and a few dollars passed under the counter, it can be assured that your ambassador gets full-strength drinks.
With an adept and experienced minder a pace or two behind, the ambassador will reach that happy point of inebriation where he/she has not yet actually told that other legation what absolute c***ts they are, but is ready to accept suggestions of an early retirement from the function due to a pressing schedule ahead of them next day.
buffy said:
Anyone have any idea what this critter might be? I went out to photograph a plant and found it.
Can’t help you with that, sorry.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Anyone have any idea what this critter might be? I went out to photograph a plant and found it.
Can’t help you with that, sorry.
Best that i can suggest is ‘flammable’.
Bubblecar said:
One of those obscure British marques that only modestly succeeded. Two years later they were out of business, having made around 1100 cars in the 20-odd year history of the firm.
I lived just round the corner from there in 1969/70.
Don’t recall any car manufacturing businesses around.
Ready to slice & scoff.
Bubblecar said:
One of those obscure British marques that only modestly succeeded. Two years later they were out of business, having made around 1100 cars in the 20-odd year history of the firm.
Suicide doors, front and rear.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Why’s that?
https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mr-smith-s-not-going-to-washington-but-this-labor-leader-should-be-20221007-p5bnyx.html
He has a tendency to rub people up the wrong way; even those who support him.
I like the boy!
Me too. and he;s picked up a handy PhD from oxford while I wasn’t paying attention.
Bubblecar said:
Ready to slice & scoff.
Looks lovely.
Bubblecar said:
Ready to slice & scoff.
spanish bluebells.
Bubblecar said:
One of those obscure British marques that only modestly succeeded. Two years later they were out of business, having made around 1100 cars in the 20-odd year history of the firm.
‘Cannot skid, cannot roll, cannot turn over…’
Sounds a lot like a challenge to me…
Bubblecar said:
Ready to slice & scoff.
I too have quiche, although mine is store bought.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Ready to slice & scoff.
spanish bluebells.
…from the Ross sister’s garden.
buffy said:
Anyone have any idea what this critter might be? I went out to photograph a plant and found it.
not scorpion-tailed orb-weaver
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.I don’t think that is a good idea.
Look I don’t think the USA is a good idea either but it’s happened and we have to deal with it
dv said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
kevin rudd shortlisted to be the next ambassador to the USA.I don’t think that is a good idea.
Look I don’t think the USA is a good idea either but it’s happened and we have to deal with it
:)
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sibeen said:
I don’t think that is a good idea.
Look I don’t think the USA is a good idea either but it’s happened and we have to deal with it
:)
there’s always time for another civil war
I bought a capsicum today, it seems terrified and/or angry about something.
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
I also found these on the shelf after a long hiatus.
Bunny_Fugger said:
I bought a capsicum today, it seems terrified and/or angry about something.
Nasty taste in its mouth by the looks. Offer it a glass of water.
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
I’ll admit to having never heard of silverzene. I take it that it is some form of healing unguent.
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
:(
How did it that happen?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
:(
How did it that happen?
spitting sausages.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
I’ll admit to having never heard of silverzene. I take it that it is some form of healing unguent.
every home should have some.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
I’ll admit to having never heard of silverzene. I take it that it is some form of healing unguent.
Probably Silvadene.
https://www.rxlist.com/silvadene-drug.htm
I hope you applied copious amounts of cold water to the burn, sm.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
I’ll admit to having never heard of silverzene. I take it that it is some form of healing unguent.
every home should have some.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_sulfadiazine
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
:(
How did it that happen?
spitting sausages.
That sounds like it should be an Olympic event. Right up there with shotput and spearchucking.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
:(
How did it that happen?
spitting sausages.
Bastards.
Kingy said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Burnt the inside of my wrist cooking dinner. Can’t find the silverzene. Much sad.
I’ll admit to having never heard of silverzene. I take it that it is some form of healing unguent.
Probably Silvadene.
https://www.rxlist.com/silvadene-drug.htm
I hope you applied copious amounts of cold water to the burn, sm.
It got some in between trying to stop the sausages from going off.
Spent several hours today disassembling another Hilux engine. It has a bad knock and has likely done a big end. Being a turbo diesel with an automatic transmission, this is going to be a long tedious exercise.
So far I have removed the battery, radiator, fan, fan belts, alternator, vacuum pump, heat shrouds, air con compressor, cables, wiring, fuel lines, vacuum lines, and various other bits. I’m about a quarter of the way through the engine removal.
No wonder mechanics hate these things.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Spent several hours today disassembling another Hilux engine. It has a bad knock and has likely done a big end. Being a turbo diesel with an automatic transmission, this is going to be a long tedious exercise.So far I have removed the battery, radiator, fan, fan belts, alternator, vacuum pump, heat shrouds, air con compressor, cables, wiring, fuel lines, vacuum lines, and various other bits. I’m about a quarter of the way through the engine removal.
No wonder mechanics hate these things.
At least you’re having fun.
sibeen said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Spent several hours today disassembling another Hilux engine. It has a bad knock and has likely done a big end. Being a turbo diesel with an automatic transmission, this is going to be a long tedious exercise.So far I have removed the battery, radiator, fan, fan belts, alternator, vacuum pump, heat shrouds, air con compressor, cables, wiring, fuel lines, vacuum lines, and various other bits. I’m about a quarter of the way through the engine removal.
No wonder mechanics hate these things.
At least you’re having fun.
Yeah, nah.
I prefer the old cars with basic combustion and propulsion.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Spent several hours today disassembling another Hilux engine. It has a bad knock and has likely done a big end. Being a turbo diesel with an automatic transmission, this is going to be a long tedious exercise.So far I have removed the battery, radiator, fan, fan belts, alternator, vacuum pump, heat shrouds, air con compressor, cables, wiring, fuel lines, vacuum lines, and various other bits. I’m about a quarter of the way through the engine removal.
No wonder mechanics hate these things.
Good luck stout yeoman.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Spent several hours today disassembling another Hilux engine. It has a bad knock and has likely done a big end. Being a turbo diesel with an automatic transmission, this is going to be a long tedious exercise.So far I have removed the battery, radiator, fan, fan belts, alternator, vacuum pump, heat shrouds, air con compressor, cables, wiring, fuel lines, vacuum lines, and various other bits. I’m about a quarter of the way through the engine removal.
No wonder mechanics hate these things.
Good luck stout yeoman.
What are you doing up at this time of night?
I assumed that you would be having a long nap in order to watch the morning lightning.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Spent several hours today disassembling another Hilux engine. It has a bad knock and has likely done a big end. Being a turbo diesel with an automatic transmission, this is going to be a long tedious exercise.So far I have removed the battery, radiator, fan, fan belts, alternator, vacuum pump, heat shrouds, air con compressor, cables, wiring, fuel lines, vacuum lines, and various other bits. I’m about a quarter of the way through the engine removal.
No wonder mechanics hate these things.
Good luck stout yeoman.
What are you doing up at this time of night?
I assumed that you would be having a long nap in order to watch the morning lightning.
Yeah, it’s that time bedwards>>>
Are we still going to have Queens birthday holiday?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Are we still going to have Queens birthday holiday?
Yes, although it’ll now be called the King’s birthday holiday
AussieDJ said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Are we still going to have Queens birthday holiday?Yes, although it’ll now be called the King’s birthday holiday
Thanks.
Tau.Neutrino said:
AussieDJ said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Are we still going to have Queens birthday holiday?Yes, although it’ll now be called the King’s birthday holiday
Thanks.
You’re welcome.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees and there is light just starting on the horizon. We are forecast a mostly sunny 17 today.
I’ll go to the supermarket early and then probably pull more weeds.
From my sister’s Facebook. We are most definitely sisters.
buffy said:
Anyone have any idea what this critter might be? I went out to photograph a plant and found it.
Looks like some kind of weird spider?
Morning punters, correctors.
Nothing to report.
For buffy, about the genus of her spider.
Arachnura, also known as drag-tailed spider, scorpion-tailed spider and scorpion spider, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by A. Vinson in 1863. They are distributed across Australasia, Southern and Eastern Asia with one species from Africa. Females can grow up to 1 to 3 centimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) long, while males reach only 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek “arachne-” (ἀράχνη) and “uro” (οὐρά), meaning “tail”. The tails are only present on females, but unlike the common names suggests, these spiders aren’t related to scorpions. They curl up their tails when disturbed, but they are completely harmless. Bites are rare, and result in minor symptoms such as local pain and swelling. They stay at the middle of their web day and night, and their bodies mimic plant litter, such as fallen flowers, twigs, or dead leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnura
roughbarked said:
For buffy, about the genus of her spider.Arachnura, also known as drag-tailed spider, scorpion-tailed spider and scorpion spider, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by A. Vinson in 1863. They are distributed across Australasia, Southern and Eastern Asia with one species from Africa. Females can grow up to 1 to 3 centimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) long, while males reach only 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek “arachne-” (ἀράχνη) and “uro” (οὐρά), meaning “tail”. The tails are only present on females, but unlike the common names suggests, these spiders aren’t related to scorpions. They curl up their tails when disturbed, but they are completely harmless. Bites are rare, and result in minor symptoms such as local pain and swelling. They stay at the middle of their web day and night, and their bodies mimic plant litter, such as fallen flowers, twigs, or dead leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnura
I don’t think it’s a spider. I think it’s only got 6 legs. I’ll find the other photo. Might be an Australian thrip, perhaps.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/FIGURES-21-29-Australian-species-females-of-Phaulothrips-21-daguilaris-22_fig3_260682917
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
For buffy, about the genus of her spider.Arachnura, also known as drag-tailed spider, scorpion-tailed spider and scorpion spider, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by A. Vinson in 1863. They are distributed across Australasia, Southern and Eastern Asia with one species from Africa. Females can grow up to 1 to 3 centimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) long, while males reach only 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek “arachne-” (ἀράχνη) and “uro” (οὐρά), meaning “tail”. The tails are only present on females, but unlike the common names suggests, these spiders aren’t related to scorpions. They curl up their tails when disturbed, but they are completely harmless. Bites are rare, and result in minor symptoms such as local pain and swelling. They stay at the middle of their web day and night, and their bodies mimic plant litter, such as fallen flowers, twigs, or dead leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnura
I don’t think it’s a spider. I think it’s only got 6 legs. I’ll find the other photo. Might be an Australian thrip, perhaps.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/FIGURES-21-29-Australian-species-females-of-Phaulothrips-21-daguilaris-22_fig3_260682917
buffy said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
For buffy, about the genus of her spider.Arachnura, also known as drag-tailed spider, scorpion-tailed spider and scorpion spider, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by A. Vinson in 1863. They are distributed across Australasia, Southern and Eastern Asia with one species from Africa. Females can grow up to 1 to 3 centimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) long, while males reach only 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek “arachne-” (ἀράχνη) and “uro” (οὐρά), meaning “tail”. The tails are only present on females, but unlike the common names suggests, these spiders aren’t related to scorpions. They curl up their tails when disturbed, but they are completely harmless. Bites are rare, and result in minor symptoms such as local pain and swelling. They stay at the middle of their web day and night, and their bodies mimic plant litter, such as fallen flowers, twigs, or dead leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnura
I don’t think it’s a spider. I think it’s only got 6 legs. I’ll find the other photo. Might be an Australian thrip, perhaps.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/FIGURES-21-29-Australian-species-females-of-Phaulothrips-21-daguilaris-22_fig3_260682917
Ah. I see. You caught it mid-moult.
Dr Faux, the country’s leading expert on Medicare who recently completed a PhD into Medicare claiming and compliance, believes wrongful claims are being applied to millions of billings.
Her business, Synapse Medical Services, is paid by doctors, hospitals and corporate medical practices to process their Medicare bills.
Dr Faux said she constantly finds problems in client billing practices and even her own personal Medicare records, which include services she never had and services that were recorded as having taken longer than they did to attract a higher Medicare fee.
“The bottom line is we don’t know exactly how much is fraud, deliberate abuse and how much is errors, but it actually doesn’t matter anymore. Whether it’s deliberate or unintentional, it has to stop,” she said.
Link
Hey roughie,
I’ve come into possession of a few pocket watches from the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Among them is one which intrigues me: one by JB Yabsley of London. Ever heard of him?
From what i can find out, he set up his own business in London in 1877, which was in business until the 1930s. This particular watch has a silver case, Birmingham assay mark, and the date letter suggests 1876/1877 to me, so i’m wondering if it isn’t one his earliest watches.
captain_spalding said:
Hey roughie,I’ve come into possession of a few pocket watches from the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Among them is one which intrigues me: one by JB Yabsley of London. Ever heard of him?
From what i can find out, he set up his own business in London in 1877, which was in business until the 1930s. This particular watch has a silver case, Birmingham assay mark, and the date letter suggests 1876/1877 to me, so i’m wondering if it isn’t one his earliest watches.
Photos please.
English watches were very rarely made by the one maker. Lots of people made one part each. Then assembled and finished by other people. Usually the name on the watch and or dial, could normally be the retailer but sometimes even the owner.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey roughie,I’ve come into possession of a few pocket watches from the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Among them is one which intrigues me: one by JB Yabsley of London. Ever heard of him?
From what i can find out, he set up his own business in London in 1877, which was in business until the 1930s. This particular watch has a silver case, Birmingham assay mark, and the date letter suggests 1876/1877 to me, so i’m wondering if it isn’t one his earliest watches.
Photos please.
English watches were very rarely made by the one maker. Lots of people made one part each. Then assembled and finished by other people. Usually the name on the watch and or dial, could normally be the retailer but sometimes even the owner.
I will provide photos, but perhaps later as i have a doc’s appointment soon.
The name on the dial is JB Yabsley, London.
I have no wish to clutter this forum with my enquiries about this watch, or any of the others, or to burden you with all of those enquiries.
Do you know of any other suitable forum where i can ask about such things, please?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey roughie,I’ve come into possession of a few pocket watches from the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Among them is one which intrigues me: one by JB Yabsley of London. Ever heard of him?
From what i can find out, he set up his own business in London in 1877, which was in business until the 1930s. This particular watch has a silver case, Birmingham assay mark, and the date letter suggests 1876/1877 to me, so i’m wondering if it isn’t one his earliest watches.
Photos please.
English watches were very rarely made by the one maker. Lots of people made one part each. Then assembled and finished by other people. Usually the name on the watch and or dial, could normally be the retailer but sometimes even the owner.
I’ll need photos of the hallmarks sposnors marks case makers marks. Need good clear close photo of the Watch movement while you have the back open and the dial and hands. Photos of the outer case are also useful.
James Benjamin Yabsley was born in London in 1831. Worked in Brighton in the 1860s, then as a manager for J W Benson (62/64 Ludgate Hill), before establishing his own business in 1877, at 72 Ludgate Hill. Throughout his career he is variously listed as a jeweller, watch & clock maker and chronometer maker. Trade directories were used as a means of advertising and often listings exaggerated the scope of the work undertaken. However, he is listed as employing watch makers, so he probably was responsible for repairing and finishing watches. The firm continued after his death (~1900) into the 1930s.
In 1880 he is listed as a chronometer maker, clock and watch maker.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey roughie,I’ve come into possession of a few pocket watches from the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Among them is one which intrigues me: one by JB Yabsley of London. Ever heard of him?
From what i can find out, he set up his own business in London in 1877, which was in business until the 1930s. This particular watch has a silver case, Birmingham assay mark, and the date letter suggests 1876/1877 to me, so i’m wondering if it isn’t one his earliest watches.
Photos please.
English watches were very rarely made by the one maker. Lots of people made one part each. Then assembled and finished by other people. Usually the name on the watch and or dial, could normally be the retailer but sometimes even the owner.
I will provide photos, but perhaps later as i have a doc’s appointment soon.
The name on the dial is JB Yabsley, London.
I have no wish to clutter this forum with my enquiries about this watch, or any of the others, or to burden you with all of those enquiries.
Do you know of any other suitable forum where i can ask about such things, please?
Yes. The place to ask is the NAWCC members board but you’ll have to sign up as a member of the forum(free) to be able to ask the questions of some of the most knowledgeable of English watch history researchers.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Photos please.
English watches were very rarely made by the one maker. Lots of people made one part each. Then assembled and finished by other people. Usually the name on the watch and or dial, could normally be the retailer but sometimes even the owner.
I will provide photos, but perhaps later as i have a doc’s appointment soon.
The name on the dial is JB Yabsley, London.
I have no wish to clutter this forum with my enquiries about this watch, or any of the others, or to burden you with all of those enquiries.
Do you know of any other suitable forum where i can ask about such things, please?
Yes. The place to ask is the NAWCC members board but you’ll have to sign up as a member of the forum(free) to be able to ask the questions of some of the most knowledgeable of English watch history researchers.
This post is one of several that you’ll find when you search the forum for the name J B Yabsley. NAWCC
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Photos please.
English watches were very rarely made by the one maker. Lots of people made one part each. Then assembled and finished by other people. Usually the name on the watch and or dial, could normally be the retailer but sometimes even the owner.
I will provide photos, but perhaps later as i have a doc’s appointment soon.
The name on the dial is JB Yabsley, London.
I have no wish to clutter this forum with my enquiries about this watch, or any of the others, or to burden you with all of those enquiries.
Do you know of any other suitable forum where i can ask about such things, please?
Yes. The place to ask is the NAWCC members board but you’ll have to sign up as a member of the forum(free) to be able to ask the questions of some of the most knowledgeable of English watch history researchers.
Thanks muchly, i’ll get onto it.
I’m also off to town as soon as my hair is dry.
https://theconversation.com/alien-megastructures-cosmic-thumbprint-whats-behind-a-james-webb-telescope-photo-that-had-even-astronomers-stumped-192249
dv said:
You’re thousands of kilometres from us here, your effect is greatly diluted anyway.
dv said:
but in seriousness just like you can achieve flock immunity by selecting away all the genetically vulnerable, there can’t be any domestic violence if there’s no domestic interaction right
dv said:
Ha!
SN: did you see my comments and recommendations about grinding your 2% Thorium TIG tip?
Greetings
Michael V said:
SN: did you see my comments and recommendations about grinding your 2% Thorium TIG tip?
Yep and thanks.
There’s newer types of tungstens that don’t use thorium and work well, so I’ll be getting those some time.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
SN: did you see my comments and recommendations about grinding your 2% Thorium TIG tip?
Yep and thanks.
There’s newer types of tungstens that don’t use thorium and work well, so I’ll be getting those some time.
Cool.
Srsly though the workification of games goes hand in hand with the gameification of work
Two x pork & leek sausages, bread & butter, mutsard.
what kind of mustard?
dv said:
what kind of mustard?
Maille Dijon Originale.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-beats-magnus-carlsen/101542122
So, did this one cheat too?
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-beats-magnus-carlsen/101542122So, did this one cheat too?
No, but it was a rapid game so it’s not a big deal,
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-beats-magnus-carlsen/101542122So, did this one cheat too?
Gukesh said while it was nice to beat Carlsen, he “was not really very proud of that game”
——
Damn, old man Magnus getting dunked on
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-beats-magnus-carlsen/101542122So, did this one cheat too?
He did insist on standing
Cymek said:
dv said:
buffy said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/teenage-chess-prodigy-gukesh-d-beats-magnus-carlsen/101542122
So, did this one cheat too?
Gukesh said while it was nice to beat Carlsen, he “was not really very proud of that game”
——
Damn, old man Magnus getting dunked on
He did insist on standing
doesn’t count unless it’s naked
The damage to the road at Poatina (Tasmania) will take some time to repair,
PermeateFree said:
The damage to the road at Poatina (Tasmania) will take some time to repair,
That’s a big boulder
All the disaster news on tv, government sometimes get shafted about what its doing or not doing.
One imagines they can do quite little quickly as when natural disasters occur we are often out of our scope.
PermeateFree said:
The damage to the road at Poatina (Tasmania) will take some time to repair,
ooo.
Cymek said:
PermeateFree said:
The damage to the road at Poatina (Tasmania) will take some time to repair,
That’s a big boulder
All the disaster news on tv, government sometimes get shafted about what its doing or not doing.
One imagines they can do quite little quickly as when natural disasters occur we are often out of our scope.
also Poatina is not heavily resourced.
sarahs mum said:
PermeateFree said:
The damage to the road at Poatina (Tasmania) will take some time to repair,
ooo.
is there a news story that goes with this pic?
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.
One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
Hey, roughie,
I have some pics of that JB Yabsley watch.(More text below)
Now, i understand that this watch has no great value, and needs considerable work, and many would say unjustified expense. As far as i can tell, Yabsleys was mostly a rather workaday outfit, with a range of reliable but not exotic watches.
The hallmarks on the case show the Sterling lion, and the date letter appears to be the letter ‘b’ for 1876 on the list of Birmingham letters (should have taken a pic of the outer case, where the Birmingham anchor is easily seen).
The sponsor’s mark is AC inside a circle. the other figures are 304289, which appear to be the serial number of the case, if not the movement.
The engraving on the deck over the movement reads JB Yabsley in copperplate, and the address of 72 Ludgate Hill London. Also the words ‘Swiss made’ to the left of the copperplate.
I wouldn’t try to remove the deck without at least some expert advice.
I’ll enquire about the other watches on the website you suggested.
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:
PermeateFree said:
The damage to the road at Poatina (Tasmania) will take some time to repair,
That’s a big boulder
All the disaster news on tv, government sometimes get shafted about what its doing or not doing.
One imagines they can do quite little quickly as when natural disasters occur we are often out of our scope.
also Poatina is not heavily resourced.
That as well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6FIVEUld4U
Not a classic look.
Spiny Norman said:
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
I suppose a just bomb has to fall and explode whilst the plane has to not do those things
Spiny Norman said:
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
By accounts from people who flew it, getting it off the ground was one of its problems. Whereas, they say, for most aircraft the immediate goal is to gain height, with the B-29 it was to gain airspeed, lest it simply fall from the sky.
Spiny Norman said:
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
Cymek said:That’s a big boulder
All the disaster news on tv, government sometimes get shafted about what its doing or not doing.
One imagines they can do quite little quickly as when natural disasters occur we are often out of our scope.
also Poatina is not heavily resourced.
That as well
This was on my way home a while ago: 
Tamb said:
Spiny Norman said:
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
It paved the way for the Stratocruiser
None of which still exist.
Last i heard, there was someone thinking of/trying to restore a KC-97 tanker as some representation of a Stratocruiser.
I wonder if they’ll be able to recreate the downstairs cocktail lounge?
Tamb said:
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:also Poatina is not heavily resourced.
That as well
This was on my way home a while ago:
Maybe you could make an electric b29 and put more perspex into it to give people a view.
wookiemeister said:
Tamb said:
Cymek said:That as well
This was on my way home a while ago:
The highway up Atherton/ Kuranda has always been a problem. I try and take the other highway that starts from the south.
Here’s some of the calves down at the river paddock. just chilling out and refusing to move.
Peak Warming Man said:
Here’s some of the calves down at the river paddock. just chilling out and refusing to move.
Having a mooting I imagine
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Here’s some of the calves down at the river paddock. just chilling out and refusing to move.
Having a mooting I imagine
mooting a botany.
Peak Warming Man said:
Here’s some of the calves down at the river paddock. just chilling out and refusing to move.
MOOOOOOOOO!!!!
wookiemeister said:
Maybe you could make an electric b29 and put more perspex into it to give people a view.
One aspect of training to fly both B-29s and Stratocruisers was getting the flight crew used to a glasshouse-like cockpit which had all those windows.
Windows in the cabin of the Stratocruiser were quite large compared to the windows seen in airliners today. Some had round windows, some more rectangular windows.
You can see some images of Stratocruiser appointments here:
https://designyoutrust.com/2020/02/inside-a-1947-boeing-377-stratocruiser-the-largest-and-fastest-aircraft-in-commercial-service/
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
I suppose a just bomb has to fall and explode whilst the plane has to not do those things
True to a point, but a B-29 is just a development of previous aircraft. The atomic bomb was not a development of anything previously. They weren’t even 100% sure it was going to work at all, and some others thought it might ignite the atmosphere and kill everything.
captain_spalding said:
wookiemeister said:
Maybe you could make an electric b29 and put more perspex into it to give people a view.
One aspect of training to fly both B-29s and Stratocruisers was getting the flight crew used to a glasshouse-like cockpit which had all those windows.
Windows in the cabin of the Stratocruiser were quite large compared to the windows seen in airliners today. Some had round windows, some more rectangular windows.
You can see some images of Stratocruiser appointments here:
https://designyoutrust.com/2020/02/inside-a-1947-boeing-377-stratocruiser-the-largest-and-fastest-aircraft-in-commercial-service/
wookiemeister said:
Maybe you could make an electric b29 and put more perspex into it to give people a view.
One with pedals would be even better. Much more environmentally friendly that way.
Fend Flitzer 38cc microcar, 1948. Designed for disabled soldiers.
Bubblecar said:
Fend Flitzer 38cc microcar, 1948. Designed for disabled soldiers.
Missing legs ?
Bubblecar said:
Fend Flitzer 38cc microcar, 1948. Designed for disabled soldiers.
jayzus….. Tryin’ to get into that??? With a disability???
captain_spalding said:
Hey, roughie,I have some pics of that JB Yabsley watch.(More text below)
Now, i understand that this watch has no great value, and needs considerable work, and many would say unjustified expense. As far as i can tell, Yabsleys was mostly a rather workaday outfit, with a range of reliable but not exotic watches.
The hallmarks on the case show the Sterling lion, and the date letter appears to be the letter ‘b’ for 1876 on the list of Birmingham letters (should have taken a pic of the outer case, where the Birmingham anchor is easily seen).
The sponsor’s mark is AC inside a circle. the other figures are 304289, which appear to be the serial number of the case, if not the movement.
The engraving on the deck over the movement reads JB Yabsley in copperplate, and the address of 72 Ludgate Hill London. Also the words ‘Swiss made’ to the left of the copperplate.
I wouldn’t try to remove the deck without at least some expert advice.
I’ll enquire about the other watches on the website you suggested.
Not uncommon for the later 1800’s for most watches sold in England to have Swiss movements.
Tiny 3-wheel sports car Berkeley T60 goes for a run in Cornwall.
Having only ever driven a ride-on mower, I can relate to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD6j5XkliJw
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Fend Flitzer 38cc microcar, 1948. Designed for disabled soldiers.
jayzus….. Tryin’ to get into that??? With a disability???
Invalid cars have a chequered history.
The Invacar was a notorious example:
n 1948, Bert Greeves adapted a motorbike for exclusively manual control with the help of his paralysed cousin, Derry Preston-Cobb, as transport for Preston-Cobb. In the number of former servicemen disabled in the Second World War they spotted a commercial opportunity and approached the UK government for support, leading to the creation of Invacar Ltd. The British Ministry of Pensions distributed Invacars free to disabled people from 1948 until the 1970s.
Early vehicles were powered by an air-cooled Villiers 147 cc engine, but when production of that engine ceased in the early 1970s it was replaced by a much more powerful 4-stroke 500 cc or 600 cc Steyr-Puch engine, giving a reported top speed of 82 mph (132 km/h). During the 1960s and 70s the Invacar, with its modern fibreglass shell and ice-blue colouring—nicknamed Ministry Blue after the Ministry of Health—was produced in the tens of thousands. Developments—including an extended wheelbase, widened track and use of Austin Mini wheels—saw the Invacars right through to the end of the final DHSS contract in 1977. More than 50 variants were produced.
On 31 March 2003, all Invacars owned by the government were recalled and scrapped because of safety concerns. The veteran vehicle could not meet modern-day government regulations, which required approval under the Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval scheme as part of a standard set by the European Union. There were still around 200 Invacars in Britain before the 2003 recall and scrapping programme. Hundreds of stockpiled Invacars in government warehouses were scrapped, along with all their spare parts. A few examples survive in the hands of private owners and museums in Britain and abroad. Invacars can still be used on UK roads; only vehicles owned by the government were scrapped.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invacar
Certainly looks invalid
Spiny Norman said:
Something I didn’t know – The cost of the WW2 Boeing B-29 programme was a touch over 50% more than the atomic bomb programme.One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analogue computer-controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets. The $3 billion cost of design and production (equivalent to $45 billion today), far exceeding the $1.9 billion cost of the Manhattan Project, made the B-29 program the most expensive of the war.
Yes, it was a struggle to make it capable of carrying and dropping the A bomb.
dv said:
Certainly looks invalid
I was thinking that a disabled car for someone disabled, go figure
GP’s receptionist called. She made me an appointment for Thursday ‘cos my GP is worried about results of a blood test I had many weeks ago and wants it re-done.
That blood test was really quite a long time ago. I suppose the delay is due to not having enough GPs in this region.
Bubblecar said:
GP’s receptionist called. She made me an appointment for Thursday ‘cos my GP is worried about results of a blood test I had many weeks ago and wants it re-done.That blood test was really quite a long time ago. I suppose the delay is due to not having enough GPs in this region.
Probably just somebody playing with a decimal point.
Fend Flitzer 38cc microcar be ok if all the your trips were downhill.
some the hardest wood cut with chainsaw for long time, went low RPM not much pressure, extra oil on chain. Needs sharpen, at the end
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
GP’s receptionist called. She made me an appointment for Thursday ‘cos my GP is worried about results of a blood test I had many weeks ago and wants it re-done.That blood test was really quite a long time ago. I suppose the delay is due to not having enough GPs in this region.
Probably just somebody playing with a decimal point.
Tamb said:
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
GP’s receptionist called. She made me an appointment for Thursday ‘cos my GP is worried about results of a blood test I had many weeks ago and wants it re-done.That blood test was really quite a long time ago. I suppose the delay is due to not having enough GPs in this region.
Probably just somebody playing with a decimal point.
Which set of tests did they do? FBC or Chem 20?
Don’t know, just the standard catch-all tests for over-60s.
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
PermeateFree said:Probably just somebody playing with a decimal point.
Which set of tests did they do? FBC or Chem 20?
Don’t know, just the standard catch-all tests for over-60s.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
wookiemeister said:
Maybe you could make an electric b29 and put more perspex into it to give people a view.
One aspect of training to fly both B-29s and Stratocruisers was getting the flight crew used to a glasshouse-like cockpit which had all those windows.
Windows in the cabin of the Stratocruiser were quite large compared to the windows seen in airliners today. Some had round windows, some more rectangular windows.
You can see some images of Stratocruiser appointments here:
https://designyoutrust.com/2020/02/inside-a-1947-boeing-377-stratocruiser-the-largest-and-fastest-aircraft-in-commercial-service/
My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.
Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:Which set of tests did they do? FBC or Chem 20?
Don’t know, just the standard catch-all tests for over-60s.
Prolly FBC: https://pathologytestsexplained.org.au/learning/test-index/fbc
Maybe what he’s concerned about required another test to be performed x number of weeks after the first one.
Anyway, no point speculating until I know more.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:One aspect of training to fly both B-29s and Stratocruisers was getting the flight crew used to a glasshouse-like cockpit which had all those windows.
Windows in the cabin of the Stratocruiser were quite large compared to the windows seen in airliners today. Some had round windows, some more rectangular windows.
You can see some images of Stratocruiser appointments here:
https://designyoutrust.com/2020/02/inside-a-1947-boeing-377-stratocruiser-the-largest-and-fastest-aircraft-in-commercial-service/
My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:One aspect of training to fly both B-29s and Stratocruisers was getting the flight crew used to a glasshouse-like cockpit which had all those windows.
Windows in the cabin of the Stratocruiser were quite large compared to the windows seen in airliners today. Some had round windows, some more rectangular windows.
You can see some images of Stratocruiser appointments here:
https://designyoutrust.com/2020/02/inside-a-1947-boeing-377-stratocruiser-the-largest-and-fastest-aircraft-in-commercial-service/
My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755
The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
A lot more reliable than the 28cyl “Corn Cob”
That’s a show engine only, it’s never been run.
Tamb said:
A lot more reliable than the 28cyl “Corn Cob”
Thank goodness jets (and turbo-props) came along when they did. I can’t imagine that there was much left to be wrung out of piston engines.
Spiny Norman said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
A lot more reliable than the 28cyl “Corn Cob”That’s a show engine only, it’s never been run.
It’s not dripping oil, for one thing.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
A lot more reliable than the 28cyl “Corn Cob”
looks like a lot could go wrong with it
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Now, that’s just being silly.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Now, that’s just being silly.
The Soviets built a much larger radial, for powering various boats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvezda_M503
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Now, that’s just being silly.
The Soviets built a much larger radial, for powering various boats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvezda_M503
And just look where that sort of thing got the Soviet regime!
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:My Dad didn’t like them. The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines were temperamental.
He preferred the Lockheed Constellation with Wright R-3350 engines.Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Spiny Norman said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
A lot more reliable than the 28cyl “Corn Cob”That’s a show engine only, it’s never been run.
That’s why it’s all in one piece.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:Now, that’s just being silly.
The Soviets built a much larger radial, for powering various boats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvezda_M503
And just look where that sort of thing got the Soviet regime!
Neck-deep in oil puddles!
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:Ah, the R-3350 18-cyl 2-row radial! Hard to beat the W-26B version for a round engine, with 3,050 hp.
Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Now, that’s just being silly.
It was a little ironic that when the Icelandic volcano erupted the only planes in the air were piston engined.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Ever read about the Lycoming XR-7755?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755The jet age arrived in time to kill it though.
Now, that’s just being silly.
It was a little ironic that when the Icelandic volcano erupted the only planes in the air were piston engined.
It’s somewhat easier to have an air filter on an engine with an inlet of a few inches diameter, compared to one of two metres or larger. ;)
Spiny Norman said:
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:Now, that’s just being silly.
It was a little ironic that when the Icelandic volcano erupted the only planes in the air were piston engined.
It’s somewhat easier to have an air filter on an engine with an inlet of a few inches diameter, compared to one of two metres or larger. ;)
Buffy: A parcel was despatched today with rhizomes in it, including 3 yellow ones. Hopefully it will reach you by the end of the week. You will have to pick it up from the Post Office.
Michael V said:
Buffy: A parcel was despatched today with rhizomes in it, including 3 yellow ones. Hopefully it will reach you by the end of the week. You will have to pick it up from the Post Office.
Thank you! I’ll let you know when it arrives.
I think we will watch this tonight on NITV.
Who Put The Klan Into Ku Klux Klan
Monday, 17 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Neil Oliver examines how America’s racist story has been shaped by the Scottish settlers that first occupied the Deep South and their links to the Ku Klux Klan.
Mr buffy is on the waiting list for this. In the meantime he is taking quite a few other drugs.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/ozempic-weight-loss-demand-type-2-diabetes-drug-shortage/101542226
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Buffy: A parcel was despatched today with rhizomes in it, including 3 yellow ones. Hopefully it will reach you by the end of the week. You will have to pick it up from the Post Office.
Thank you! I’ll let you know when it arrives.
I have a tracking number here. I may be able to let you know when it arrives.
:)
buffy said:
I think we will watch this tonight on NITV.Who Put The Klan Into Ku Klux Klan
Monday, 17 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Neil Oliver examines how America’s racist story has been shaped by the Scottish settlers that first occupied the Deep South and their links to the Ku Klux Klan.
Many haven’t forgiven them for taking their baby away
buffy said:
Mr buffy is on the waiting list for this. In the meantime he is taking quite a few other drugs.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/ozempic-weight-loss-demand-type-2-diabetes-drug-shortage/101542226
I have some in the fridge, Ms Buffy. Took a while to get it, but my chemist has said they will always keep one in stock for me.
transition said:
some the hardest wood cut with chainsaw for long time, went low RPM not much pressure, extra oil on chain. Needs sharpen, at the end
Made worse by the termite shyte in the middle of each stick. That stuff will blunten the sharpest of saws.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Buffy: A parcel was despatched today with rhizomes in it, including 3 yellow ones. Hopefully it will reach you by the end of the week. You will have to pick it up from the Post Office.
Thank you! I’ll let you know when it arrives.
I have a tracking number here. I may be able to let you know when it arrives.
:)
Rhizomes of?
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Mr buffy is on the waiting list for this. In the meantime he is taking quite a few other drugs.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/ozempic-weight-loss-demand-type-2-diabetes-drug-shortage/101542226
I have some in the fridge, Ms Buffy. Took a while to get it, but my chemist has said they will always keep one in stock for me.
We have a wait list of 80+ people , there’s max order qty of 3 per day and 12 per week from single wholesalers (using 4 wholesalers helps), going to take awhile to get through the list…we currently get about 3 per week if we’re lucky.
poikilotherm said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Mr buffy is on the waiting list for this. In the meantime he is taking quite a few other drugs.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/ozempic-weight-loss-demand-type-2-diabetes-drug-shortage/101542226
I have some in the fridge, Ms Buffy. Took a while to get it, but my chemist has said they will always keep one in stock for me.
We have a wait list of 80+ people , there’s max order qty of 3 per day and 12 per week from single wholesalers (using 4 wholesalers helps), going to take awhile to get through the list…we currently get about 3 per week if we’re lucky.
Is it made in Oz?
Witty Rejoinder said:
poikilotherm said:
Woodie said:I have some in the fridge, Ms Buffy. Took a while to get it, but my chemist has said they will always keep one in stock for me.
We have a wait list of 80+ people , there’s max order qty of 3 per day and 12 per week from single wholesalers (using 4 wholesalers helps), going to take awhile to get through the list…we currently get about 3 per week if we’re lucky.
Is it made in Oz?
Nope, Denmark.
poikilotherm said:
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Mr buffy is on the waiting list for this. In the meantime he is taking quite a few other drugs.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/ozempic-weight-loss-demand-type-2-diabetes-drug-shortage/101542226
I have some in the fridge, Ms Buffy. Took a while to get it, but my chemist has said they will always keep one in stock for me.
We have a wait list of 80+ people , there’s max order qty of 3 per day and 12 per week from single wholesalers (using 4 wholesalers helps), going to take awhile to get through the list…we currently get about 3 per week if we’re lucky.
Much the same at our local pharmacy.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Thank you! I’ll let you know when it arrives.
I have a tracking number here. I may be able to let you know when it arrives.
:)
Rhizomes of?
Spices – ginger and turmeric.
Captain_spalding. This may be an interesting read for you.
English Watchmaking
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:I have a tracking number here. I may be able to let you know when it arrives.
:)
Rhizomes of?
Spices – ginger and turmeric.
ah.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Rhizomes of?
Spices – ginger and turmeric.
ah.
I’ll be interested to see how they perform that far south.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Spices – ginger and turmeric.
ah.
I’ll be interested to see how they perform that far south.
They won’t. Neither are frost tolerant.
They are flavours for meals.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:ah.
I’ll be interested to see how they perform that far south.
They won’t. Neither are frost tolerant.
They are flavours for meals.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:I’ll be interested to see how they perform that far south.
They won’t. Neither are frost tolerant.
They are flavours for meals.
Grown yourself?
Excess to your needs?
Yes, ginger and galangal are my success stories. The turmeric went into a pot last year, and seems to have produced a good few rhizomes.
I harvested about 5 kg of ginger last year and gave away about 2 kg (to locals and some to buffy). I still have about a kilo in the freezer. If I run out, I’ll pull some “new” rhizomes while it still has leaves. It’s just starting to shoot now. Galangal keeps its leaves year-round. Turmeric loses its leaves even earlier than the ginger.
roughbarked said:
Captain_spalding. This may be an interesting read for you.
English Watchmaking
It does look interesting.
I’ve bookmarked it, and will read a bit later.
Thanks.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Captain_spalding. This may be an interesting read for you.
English Watchmaking
It does look interesting.
I’ve bookmarked it, and will read a bit later.
Thanks.
Your watch doesn’t appear to be a fusee. Thus it is likely later than that.
I note that on each of the watches I’ve looked a with a J B Yabsley signature, they all differ slightly over time.
Tonight’s repast. Next door neighbour dropped off 4 snapper that he’d caught yesterday.
Today’s worksite. The property itself extends out about 6 meters into the canal, so that the owner can build themselves a nice wharf and dry dock.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Today’s worksite. The property itself extends out about 6 meters into the canal, so that the owner can build themselves a nice wharf and dry dock.
where is that?
buffy said:
I think we will watch this tonight on NITV.Who Put The Klan Into Ku Klux Klan
Monday, 17 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Neil Oliver examines how America’s racist story has been shaped by the Scottish settlers that first occupied the Deep South and their links to the Ku Klux Klan.
That was Very Interesting.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Spices – ginger and turmeric.
ah.
I’ll be interested to see how they perform that far south.
This will be my second trial. I killed the last lot that MV sent me.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:They won’t. Neither are frost tolerant.
They are flavours for meals.
Grown yourself?
Excess to your needs?
Yes, ginger and galangal are my success stories. The turmeric went into a pot last year, and seems to have produced a good few rhizomes.
I harvested about 5 kg of ginger last year and gave away about 2 kg (to locals and some to buffy). I still have about a kilo in the freezer. If I run out, I’ll pull some “new” rhizomes while it still has leaves. It’s just starting to shoot now. Galangal keeps its leaves year-round. Turmeric loses its leaves even earlier than the ginger.
I did get the ginger to grow, but not well. I’ll try a bit, but mostly I’ll be eating it.
party_pants said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Today’s worksite. The property itself extends out about 6 meters into the canal, so that the owner can build themselves a nice wharf and dry dock.
where is that?
Port Geographe.
Not my cup of tea, I was working there about 10 years ago and the tide was lapping over the original limestone blocks on a spring tide. You can see the normal high tide mark on the opposite wall. When the last cyclone(Alby) went through here in 1978, the tide was about 2m above that wall.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Today’s worksite. The property itself extends out about 6 meters into the canal, so that the owner can build themselves a nice wharf and dry dock.
where is that?
Port Geographe.
Not my cup of tea, I was working there about 10 years ago and the tide was lapping over the original limestone blocks on a spring tide. You can see the normal high tide mark on the opposite wall. When the last cyclone(Alby) went through here in 1978, the tide was about 2m above that wall.
And just look at all those houses…
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
Today’s worksite. The property itself extends out about 6 meters into the canal, so that the owner can build themselves a nice wharf and dry dock.
where is that?
Port Geographe.
Not my cup of tea, I was working there about 10 years ago and the tide was lapping over the original limestone blocks on a spring tide. You can see the normal high tide mark on the opposite wall. When the last cyclone(Alby) went through here in 1978, the tide was about 2m above that wall.
OK, So if a tropical cyclone hits they would prefer it to come on a low tide. 50/50 chance I guess. Assuming that there hasn’t been any sea level rise in the intervening time of course. We probably don’t have a long enough record to know how frequently tropical cyclones can be expected to make landfall south of Perth. Even if we did I am sure climate warming will make those events more frequent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oXuRZqHTA
Epic 4K Drone Footage of Lake Eppalock spilling over Knowsley-Eppalock Rd. 14 October 2022
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oXuRZqHTAEpic 4K Drone Footage of Lake Eppalock spilling over Knowsley-Eppalock Rd. 14 October 2022
A month ago it was only about half full.
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oXuRZqHTAEpic 4K Drone Footage of Lake Eppalock spilling over Knowsley-Eppalock Rd. 14 October 2022
That’s a lot of water. Looks like the road has been washed away in places too.
party_pants said:
ChrispenEvan said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oXuRZqHTAEpic 4K Drone Footage of Lake Eppalock spilling over Knowsley-Eppalock Rd. 14 October 2022
That’s a lot of water. Looks like the road has been washed away in places too.
It’ll buff out.
Suppose I should open a book on Thursday’s GP appointment re worrying blood results.
What is it most likely to be:
a) Wake-up call.
b) Death knell.
c) Error.
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I should open a book on Thursday’s GP appointment re worrying blood results.What is it most likely to be:
a) Wake-up call.
b) Death knell.
c) Error.
d). Low levels of something simple like iron or Vit D. They’ll put you on some pills to supplement it. No big deal in the end.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I should open a book on Thursday’s GP appointment re worrying blood results.What is it most likely to be:
a) Wake-up call.
b) Death knell.
c) Error.
d). Low levels of something simple like iron or Vit D. They’ll put you on some pills to supplement it. No big deal in the end.
Aye, that’s possible too.
I’ve been feeling pretty run down in recent weeks. Tired for no reason, aching eyes.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Suppose I should open a book on Thursday’s GP appointment re worrying blood results.What is it most likely to be:
a) Wake-up call.
b) Death knell.
c) Error.
d). Low levels of something simple like iron or Vit D. They’ll put you on some pills to supplement it. No big deal in the end.
the blood test form will say what they are testing for.
Sarah does Bowie inspired fancy dress.
not everyone could get away with that. I know I couldn’t.
sarahs mum said:
Sarah does Bowie inspired fancy dress.
not everyone could get away with that. I know I couldn’t.
Ha :)
Is that for some particular do?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Sarah does Bowie inspired fancy dress.
not everyone could get away with that. I know I couldn’t.
Ha :)
Is that for some particular do?
yeah ..a work fancy dress.
Time for bed I guess. I’ll read the complaints about Quordle and Wordle tomorrow.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 4 degrees and not light yet. We are forecast 21 and mostly sunny.
It’s Bakery Breakfast around 8.00am and then I need to cut Auntie Annie’s grass. I might get a bit more weeding done after that. Or I might not. Archery this evening.
There it is folks.
Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”Well this is different.
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”
sounds like something that might give some orderly structure to society, a hierarchy, save us all from an egalitarian abyss
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”
Very fair and reasonable.
(after allowing for the fact that everything I write in italics is ironic)
Morning pilgrims.
What news?
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”
There’s a bit of translator’s licence in that.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”There’s a bit of translator’s licence in that.
Well to be fair, they did leave out the bit:
“submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
but then it does go on about wives submitting to husbands, and says nothing about husband submitting to wives.
and wagtails have got nest with youngsters near the peewee family, ~10+ metres maybe, so yeah maybe do share the security work
blowing fresh south-easterly out there
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
transition said:
and wagtails have got nest with youngsters near the peewee family, ~10+ metres maybe, so yeah maybe do share the security work
blowing fresh south-easterly out there
and black faced cuckoo shrikes regularly call in there near peewee nest and wagtail nest, though latter two don’t seem to consider the former a serious threat they get a bit fired up, defensive
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
As I know so much about this, I shall offer my hastily considered opinion. Who cares?
I should go and pull out some weeds for the chooks to scratch about in for bugs.
transition said:
transition said:
and wagtails have got nest with youngsters near the peewee family, ~10+ metres maybe, so yeah maybe do share the security work
blowing fresh south-easterly out there
and black faced cuckoo shrikes regularly call in there near peewee nest and wagtail nest, though latter two don’t seem to consider the former a serious threat they get a bit fired up, defensive
Black faced cuckoo shrikes are a very pretty bird but dont have the cheeky personality of a wagtail.
It’s a rich tapestry
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/netball/sisters-in-arms-against-their-employer-why-diamonds-protested-rinehart-deal-20221016-p5bq64.html
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
Still, I suppose the captain should be free to comment, if she or he so wished.
I mean if some sponsorship was coming from an openly rastaferrianaphobic organisation, shouldn’t captains be able to comment on that?
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
what if the board was full of leftwing nutters, or rightwing ones?
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
Still, I suppose the captain should be free to comment, if she or he so wished.
I mean if some sponsorship was coming from an openly rastaferrianaphobic organisation, shouldn’t captains be able to comment on that?
are the board within their rights to then remove the captain if there is disagreement
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Hello Mr Mek. I just looked it up. After all these years.
A Cymek was a type of thinking machine who used to be a human, but at some point in time had been converted into a cyborg: a robotic body controlled by a legacy human brain.
Woodie said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hello Mr Mek. I just looked it up. After all these years.
A Cymek was a type of thinking machine who used to be a human, but at some point in time had been converted into a cyborg: a robotic body controlled by a legacy human brain.
Yes I got the name from reading the Dune prequel books
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:It should continue to be a Board decision.
Still, I suppose the captain should be free to comment, if she or he so wished.
I mean if some sponsorship was coming from an openly rastaferrianaphobic organisation, shouldn’t captains be able to comment on that?
are the board within their rights to then remove the captain if there is disagreement
That would depend on the nature of the comments.
I has macaroni with cheese on, tom sauce too, leftovers, I reheats, fries, have it on toast, for late breakfast, with coffee
Woodie said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hello Mr Mek. I just looked it up. After all these years.
A Cymek was a type of thinking machine who used to be a human, but at some point in time had been converted into a cyborg: a robotic body controlled by a legacy human brain.
That’s him alright.
“British woman shot dead on boar hunt ‘by man holding rifle backwards’”
A likely story.
Peak Warming Man said:
“British woman shot dead on boar hunt ‘by man holding rifle backwards’”A likely story.
perhaps carrying’t pointing backwards
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Hello Mr Mek. I just looked it up. After all these years.
A Cymek was a type of thinking machine who used to be a human, but at some point in time had been converted into a cyborg: a robotic body controlled by a legacy human brain.
That’s him alright.
I’d choose that option instead of death
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“British woman shot dead on boar hunt ‘by man holding rifle backwards’”A likely story.
perhaps carrying’t pointing backwards
Could you even hold a rifle backwards, carry on your shoulder pointing backwards like you said
Scrambled eggs with mushrooms, served on an oven-heated Turkish roll.
‘VICTORIA FLOODS’ on the ABC News chyron. Now is it noun-noun ie. ‘the floods in Victoria’ or noun-verb ‘Victoria is being flooded’? It’s a mystery all right.
Cymek said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“British woman shot dead on boar hunt ‘by man holding rifle backwards’”A likely story.
perhaps carrying’t pointing backwards
Could you even hold a rifle backwards, carry on your shoulder pointing backwards like you said
transition said:
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”sounds like something that might give some orderly structure to society, a hierarchy, save us all from an egalitarian abyss
Ha!
Cymek said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“British woman shot dead on boar hunt ‘by man holding rifle backwards’”A likely story.
perhaps carrying’t pointing backwards
Could you even hold a rifle backwards, carry on your shoulder pointing backwards like you said
He could have had it tucked under his arm, muzzle pointing rearwards, but i’ve never known anyone to do that.
It might depend on your definition of ‘backwards’. Carrying a rifle across your folded arms is one way of varying/sharing the load for a while, particularly on a long tromp, but it’s not very reassuring to anyone who’s off to the side of you. Not exactly ‘backwards’, but reporters don’t always choose words carefully.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”Very fair and reasonable.
(after allowing for the fact that everything I write in italics is ironic)
;)
Witty Rejoinder said:
‘VICTORIA FLOODS’ on the ABC News chyron. Now is it noun-noun ie. ‘the floods in Victoria’ or noun-verb ‘Victoria is being flooded’? It’s a mystery all right.
There’s no rules anymore, especially for HEADLINE WRITERS.
I think it’s 50-50 ignorance and deliberate so you’ll go “Oh I wonder what this story’s about” and click on it.
It’s just a mine field for the feeble of mind.
Witty Rejoinder said:
‘VICTORIA FLOODS’ on the ABC News chyron. Now is it noun-noun ie. ‘the floods in Victoria’ or noun-verb ‘Victoria is being flooded’? It’s a mystery all right.
I used to know a family named Flood.
I don’t know if there was a Vicky Flood, or what possession of hers that they might be talking about.
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”There’s a bit of translator’s licence in that.
Well to be fair, they did leave out the bit:
“submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
but then it does go on about wives submitting to husbands, and says nothing about husband submitting to wives.
Why would it? Whoever translated it, wrote it to suit HIMSELF.
The text makes the matter plain.
“ It was reportedly fired by a 69-year-old man whose rifle was mounted on his shoulder with the ‘barrel pointing towards the back’. “
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
transition said:perhaps carrying’t pointing backwards
Could you even hold a rifle backwards, carry on your shoulder pointing backwards like you said
He could have had it tucked under his arm, muzzle pointing rearwards, but i’ve never known anyone to do that.
It might depend on your definition of ‘backwards’. Carrying a rifle across your folded arms is one way of varying/sharing the load for a while, particularly on a long tromp, but it’s not very reassuring to anyone who’s off to the side of you. Not exactly ‘backwards’, but reporters don’t always choose words carefully.
Likely I think
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
Still, I suppose the captain should be free to comment, if she or he so wished.
I mean if some sponsorship was coming from an openly rastaferrianaphobic organisation, shouldn’t captains be able to comment on that?
So they won’t be able to smoke weed while in Jamaica?
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
transition said:perhaps carrying’t pointing backwards
Could you even hold a rifle backwards, carry on your shoulder pointing backwards like you said
carry strap over shoulder, or gun on shoulder
but whatever PWM’s pointing to the headline being a bit likely bullshitty attention grab derrr
dv said:
The text makes the matter plain.“ It was reportedly fired by a 69-year-old man whose rifle was mounted on his shoulder with the ‘barrel pointing towards the back’. “
lots of military people carry arms this way too. maybe pointing up a bit more than this fellow obviously.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
The text makes the matter plain.“ It was reportedly fired by a 69-year-old man whose rifle was mounted on his shoulder with the ‘barrel pointing towards the back’. “
lots of military people carry arms this way too. maybe pointing up a bit more than this fellow obviously.
Good.
“Towards the back” is one plain meaning of “backwards”.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”sounds like something that might give some orderly structure to society, a hierarchy, save us all from an egalitarian abyss
There’s a lot of fake news and fake information out there, the battles over truth are legend in Wiki that’s why it’s so unreliable.
If you stick with the BBC and the Bible you’ll be on the right tram most of the time although the Ephesians marched to the beat of a different drum.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
The text makes the matter plain.“ It was reportedly fired by a 69-year-old man whose rifle was mounted on his shoulder with the ‘barrel pointing towards the back’. “
lots of military people carry arms this way too. maybe pointing up a bit more than this fellow obviously.
He could have stepped in a hole suddenly?
We can be critical until we know more detail.
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
There it is folks. Ephesians 5: 21-33, which includes: “Wives should regard their husbands as they regard the Lord, since as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife; and as the Church submits to Christ, so should wives submit to their husbands, in everything.”sounds like something that might give some orderly structure to society, a hierarchy, save us all from an egalitarian abyss
There’s a lot of fake news and fake information out there, the battles over truth are legend in Wiki that’s why it’s so unreliable.
If you stick with the BBC and the Bible you’ll be on the right tram most of the time although the Ephesians marched to the beat of a different drum.
arumpatumtum.
‘shopped.
Pole dancing helicopter?
I’m back. Auntie Annie’s is mowed. Some more veggie patch is weeded.
Lunch report: cheese, salami, pickled onion, gherkins and potato chips. Large glass of cold Milo. Small lemon tart.
I am going to siesta soon.
This cattle farmer is complaining about rates. He’s paying $84000 per year in council rates.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/rural-rates-in-queensland-questioned-by-farmers/101504290
Going by the Livingstone Shire website, the rates for a cattle property will be 0.82% of the unimproved value.
To my mind this doesn’t seem an excessive rate.
If he’s not making enough money on a 10 million dollar cattle property to pay his rates then, I dunno, maybe he’s in the wrong business.
dv said:
This cattle farmer is complaining about rates. He’s paying $84000 per year in council rates.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/rural-rates-in-queensland-questioned-by-farmers/101504290
Going by the Livingstone Shire website, the rates for a cattle property will be 0.82% of the unimproved value.
To my mind this doesn’t seem an excessive rate.
If he’s not making enough money on a 10 million dollar cattle property to pay his rates then, I dunno, maybe he’s in the wrong business.
Being a farmer probably started complaining whilst being born
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Look I dont want to cause any controversy but should the Australian cricket captain decide what companies are fit to sponsor the sport?
I mean you might get some left wing nutter as a captain and then a right wing nutter and then someone like in the old days who keeps their politics to themselves or then you might get some rastaferrian religious nutter as captain or should the decision on sponsorship be let to the board to decide?
It should continue to be a Board decision.
https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/netball/sisters-in-arms-against-their-employer-why-diamonds-protested-rinehart-deal-20221016-p5bq64.html
Everything and everyone have a price. Just some are lower than others.
dv said:
This cattle farmer is complaining about rates. He’s paying $84000 per year in council rates.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/rural-rates-in-queensland-questioned-by-farmers/101504290
Going by the Livingstone Shire website, the rates for a cattle property will be 0.82% of the unimproved value.
To my mind this doesn’t seem an excessive rate.
If he’s not making enough money on a 10 million dollar cattle property to pay his rates then, I dunno, maybe he’s in the wrong business.
+1
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
This cattle farmer is complaining about rates. He’s paying $84000 per year in council rates.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/rural-rates-in-queensland-questioned-by-farmers/101504290
Going by the Livingstone Shire website, the rates for a cattle property will be 0.82% of the unimproved value.
To my mind this doesn’t seem an excessive rate.
If he’s not making enough money on a 10 million dollar cattle property to pay his rates then, I dunno, maybe he’s in the wrong business.
+1
“If you ran a business, you couldn’t just keep putting your prices up, or no-one would go to your shop.
but shops do put prices up. and I bet the price for his cattle have gone up too.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
This cattle farmer is complaining about rates. He’s paying $84000 per year in council rates.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/rural-rates-in-queensland-questioned-by-farmers/101504290
Going by the Livingstone Shire website, the rates for a cattle property will be 0.82% of the unimproved value.
To my mind this doesn’t seem an excessive rate.
If he’s not making enough money on a 10 million dollar cattle property to pay his rates then, I dunno, maybe he’s in the wrong business.
+1
“If you ran a business, you couldn’t just keep putting your prices up, or no-one would go to your shop.
but shops do put prices up. and I bet the price for his cattle have gone up too.
annnnd
“They clearly don’t get water and sewerage, but historically that’s recognised through the fact we try to manipulate that rate in the dollar,” he said.
neither do I and I don’t get any charge for it either.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
This cattle farmer is complaining about rates. He’s paying $84000 per year in council rates.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-17/rural-rates-in-queensland-questioned-by-farmers/101504290
Going by the Livingstone Shire website, the rates for a cattle property will be 0.82% of the unimproved value.
To my mind this doesn’t seem an excessive rate.
If he’s not making enough money on a 10 million dollar cattle property to pay his rates then, I dunno, maybe he’s in the wrong business.
+1
“If you ran a business, you couldn’t just keep putting your prices up, or no-one would go to your shop.
but shops do put prices up. and I bet the price for his cattle have gone up too.
Also … Livingstone Council have not put their prices up. The rates are the same.
His valuation has shot up.
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:+1
“If you ran a business, you couldn’t just keep putting your prices up, or no-one would go to your shop.
but shops do put prices up. and I bet the price for his cattle have gone up too.
Also … Livingstone Council have not put their prices up. The rates are the same.
His valuation has shot up.
Next thing this cereal pest will be complaining about the price of diesel.
glimpse of bubba wagtails, climbed a tree for that shot, risked my life
then a butcher bird turned up 35 metres away, they were right on’t
think that’s the butcher bird just leaving, pointing the right one there
transition said:
glimpse of bubba wagtails, climbed a tree for that shot, risked my life
then a butcher bird turned up 35 metres away, they were right on’t
think that’s the butcher bird just leaving, pointing the right one there
In future can you put arrows on those lines.
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Spiny Norman said:
the sun came out at night, and “it sang to them”
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Well now days it’d be roped off and there’d be coppers there 24/7.
Back then in those carefree lazy days of summer people could walk around it and maybe take a few souverains while the kiddies could play under the hull and stuff.
Peak Warming Man said:
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Well now days it’d be roped off and there’d be coppers there 24/7.
Back then in those carefree lazy days of summer people could walk around it and maybe take a few souverains while the kiddies could play under the hull and stuff.
Maybe see if they could get it started…
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Well now days it’d be roped off and there’d be coppers there 24/7.
Back then in those carefree lazy days of summer people could walk around it and maybe take a few souverains while the kiddies could play under the hull and stuff.
Maybe see if they could get it started…
Maybe fire a few rounds from the gun after evensong.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:Well now days it’d be roped off and there’d be coppers there 24/7.
Back then in those carefree lazy days of summer people could walk around it and maybe take a few souverains while the kiddies could play under the hull and stuff.
Maybe see if they could get it started…
Maybe fire a few rounds from the gun after evensong.
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Some more info here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLk_0uCu40
I watched this video on solving 2^x = x^2, hoping to have a new maths puzzle for y’all to ignore or deride. As you can probably see, there are two easy solutions and one not so easy and I assumed this video would be able finding the difficult one. Off hand I could see it must be between -1 and 0, but could not see any easy way to work it out algebraically.
After 10 minutes of rearranging the cookies on the plate, motherfucker straight reckons there are two solutions (x=2, x=4) and ignores the difficult one. Fuck you.
Peak Warming Man said:
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Well now days it’d be roped off and there’d be coppers there 24/7.
Back then in those carefree lazy days of summer people could walk around it and maybe take a few souverains while the kiddies could play under the hull and stuff.
And back in those days the people, the common people, used bugger all electricity, some used none at all.
And there’s the problem today, the gluttonous use of electricity.
The big issue today, the one scientists should be throwing everything at is an alternative to electricity.
dv said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLk_0uCu40I watched this video on solving 2^x = x^2, hoping to have a new maths puzzle for y’all to ignore or deride. As you can probably see, there are two easy solutions and one not so easy and I assumed this video would be able finding the difficult one. Off hand I could see it must be between -1 and 0, but could not see any easy way to work it out algebraically.
After 10 minutes of rearranging the cookies on the plate, motherfucker straight reckons there are two solutions (x=2, x=4) and ignores the difficult one. Fuck you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndA0sF_0Rwk
Fortunately this fellow is on the case
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Well now days it’d be roped off and there’d be coppers there 24/7.
Back then in those carefree lazy days of summer people could walk around it and maybe take a few souverains while the kiddies could play under the hull and stuff.
And back in those days the people, the common people, used bugger all electricity, some used none at all.
And there’s the problem today, the gluttonous use of electricity.
The big issue today, the one scientists should be throwing everything at is an alternative to electricity.
Its still strange to think many energy generation methods heat water to create steam to spin turbines
dv said:
dv said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLk_0uCu40I watched this video on solving 2^x = x^2, hoping to have a new maths puzzle for y’all to ignore or deride. As you can probably see, there are two easy solutions and one not so easy and I assumed this video would be able finding the difficult one. Off hand I could see it must be between -1 and 0, but could not see any easy way to work it out algebraically.
After 10 minutes of rearranging the cookies on the plate, motherfucker straight reckons there are two solutions (x=2, x=4) and ignores the difficult one. Fuck you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndA0sF_0Rwk
Fortunately this fellow is on the case
Its how you get the beautiful women
dv said:
After 10 minutes of rearranging the cookies on the plate, motherfucker straight reckons there are two solutions (x=2, x=4) and ignores the difficult one.
feels like
Cymek said:
dv said:
dv said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLk_0uCu40I watched this video on solving 2^x = x^2, hoping to have a new maths puzzle for y’all to ignore or deride. As you can probably see, there are two easy solutions and one not so easy and I assumed this video would be able finding the difficult one. Off hand I could see it must be between -1 and 0, but could not see any easy way to work it out algebraically.
After 10 minutes of rearranging the cookies on the plate, motherfucker straight reckons there are two solutions (x=2, x=4) and ignores the difficult one. Fuck you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndA0sF_0Rwk
Fortunately this fellow is on the case
Its how you get the beautiful women
so do you need to actually expound on the Lambert W function or is it sufficient to talk about a continuous differentiable curve
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
dv said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndA0sF_0Rwk
Fortunately this fellow is on the case
Its how you get the beautiful women
so do you need to actually expound on the Lambert W function or is it sufficient to talk about a continuous differentiable curve
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:Its how you get the beautiful women
so do you need to actually expound on the Lambert W function or is it sufficient to talk about a continuous differentiable curve
LOL
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
U-118, a World War One German submarine washed ashore on the beach at Hastings, England. 1919.
Some more info here
Ta.
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:Its how you get the beautiful women
so do you need to actually expound on the Lambert W function or is it sufficient to talk about a continuous differentiable curve
Wibble…….. Wibble wibble wibble.
dv said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLk_0uCu40I watched this video on solving 2^x = x^2, hoping to have a new maths puzzle for y’all to ignore or deride. As you can probably see, there are two easy solutions and one not so easy and I assumed this video would be able finding the difficult one. Off hand I could see it must be between -1 and 0, but could not see any easy way to work it out algebraically.
After 10 minutes of rearranging the cookies on the plate, motherfucker straight reckons there are two solutions (x=2, x=4) and ignores the difficult one. Fuck you.
I’d say it was about -0.76666684707233
This is the post that got Kanye suspended from Twitter last week. He’s on a downward slide.
Speaking of Bring radicals also known as ultraradicals, look at the cool symbol.
dv said:
Speaking of Bring radicals also known as ultraradicals, look at the cool symbol.
Next thing you know they’ll rey and use the square root of -1 again.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Speaking of Bring radicals also known as ultraradicals, look at the cool symbol.
Next thing you know they’ll rey and use the square root of -1 again.
I’m not quite sure of your meaning.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Speaking of Bring radicals also known as ultraradicals, look at the cool symbol.
Next thing you know they’ll rey and use the square root of -1 again.
I’m not quite sure of your meaning.
+1
Someone around here is blasting “Afternoon Delight”.
Bacon and egg sanger with a mug of tea (black and one)
Over.
dv said:
Someone around here is blasting “Afternoon Delight”.
A Saint Saens fan, obviously.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bacon and egg sanger with a mug of tea (black and one)
Over.
Got some leftover stew here that we’ll have with rice
sibeen said:
dv said:
Someone around here is blasting “Afternoon Delight”.
A Saint Saens fan, obviously.
idgi
dv said:
sibeen said:
dv said:
Someone around here is blasting “Afternoon Delight”.
A Saint Saens fan, obviously.
idgi
Hmm, I was sure the music was based on a piece by Saint Saens, but checking, apparently I am wrong.
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:A Saint Saens fan, obviously.
idgi
Hmm, I was sure the music was based on a piece by Saint Saens, but checking, apparently I am wrong.
perish the thought. you misspoke.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
dv said:idgi
Hmm, I was sure the music was based on a piece by Saint Saens, but checking, apparently I am wrong.
perish the thought. you misspoke.
Believe me, I’m in as much shock as you must be.
“If I Had Words” is a 1977 song by Scott Fitzgerald as a duet with Yvonne Keeley. In 1978, it reached number 3 on the UK charts and number 3 on the Australian charts. It sold more than one million copies worldwide. It was also a hit in Ireland (number 9), New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
The tune was taken from the main theme of the maestoso section of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No.3 in C minor (Symphony with organ) with an added reggae beat. (In the symphony, the theme used in the song is first exposed by the strings section in the second movement; it is later also played by the organ.) The lyrics and arrangement were by Jonathan Hodge, a prolific writer of TV jingles and movie themes, who also produced the single.
BoM playing silly buggers:
Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
“In September 2021, the Bureau awarded a $69,300 contract to the C Word Communications Agency for “branding of product naming services and “brand implementation”.”
C Word Communications, that’s gold.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
“In September 2021, the Bureau awarded a $69,300 contract to the C Word Communications Agency for “branding of product naming services and “brand implementation”.”
C Word Communications, that’s gold.
And he does seem a predictably pretentious c-word:
https://cwordconsultancy.wordpress.com/
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
I wonder why it’s so urgent?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
I wonder why it’s so urgent?
Wonder why it is even necessary.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
I wonder why it’s so urgent?
And in PWMs world BOM is Bill Of Materials.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
I wonder why it’s so urgent?
Wonder why it is even necessary.
Yeah, I reckon “The BOM” is the bomb.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
I wonder why it’s so urgent?
Wonder why it is even necessary.
No doubt some consultant pulled a successful grift on upper management.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
“In September 2021, the Bureau awarded a $69,300 contract to the C Word Communications Agency for “branding of product naming services and “brand implementation”.”
C Word Communications, that’s gold.
And he does seem a predictably pretentious c-word:
https://cwordconsultancy.wordpress.com/
A fucking wordpress site?
Do they not even make an effort anymore?
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:“In September 2021, the Bureau awarded a $69,300 contract to the C Word Communications Agency for “branding of product naming services and “brand implementation”.”
C Word Communications, that’s gold.
And he does seem a predictably pretentious c-word:
https://cwordconsultancy.wordpress.com/
A fucking wordpress site?
Do they not even make an effort anymore?
You sound troubled pilgrim.
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:And he does seem a predictably pretentious c-word:
https://cwordconsultancy.wordpress.com/
A fucking wordpress site?
Do they not even make an effort anymore?
You sound troubled pilgrim.
$70k of taxpayers money for a new Rort.
Let’s change the name of the BOM to the BOM. Who’s up for a new car?
The view out of the office this arvo.
And yes, I did check the brakes.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
I wonder why it’s so urgent?
Wonder why it is even necessary.
Is there a new Manager/Director? They often like to make their make or have it look like they’re achieving something by ordering a rebrand.
Ms Kingy is showing me some of the books she owns. This one is about an inch thick.
I may need a digger lemming to get through it.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Ms Kingy is showing me some of the books she owns. This one is about an inch thick.I may need a digger lemming to get through it.
Seems it ‘s very well regarded.
>Lemmings was one of the best-received video games of the early 1990s. It was the second-highest-rated game in the history of Amstrad Action, and was considered the eighth-greatest game of all time by Next Generation in 1996. Lemmings is also one of the most widely ported and best-selling video games, and is estimated to have sold around 20 million copies between its various ports. The popularity of the game also led to the creation of sequels, remakes and spin-offs, and has also inspired similar games. Many retrospective reviews have cited it as one of the greatest games of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)
Bunny_Fugger said:
The view out of the office this arvo.And yes, I did check the brakes.
Could do with some shady trees along the banks there.
Begin. Real X sum positive. Delete square. Begin sum two, subscript J. Integer compute. Printout Y to the minus X variable one. Go to finish. Continue. Integrate on iversine.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
“In September 2021, the Bureau awarded a $69,300 contract to the C Word Communications Agency for “branding of product naming services and “brand implementation”.”
C Word Communications, that’s gold.
Carbon, surely.
Bubblecar said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
The view out of the office this arvo.And yes, I did check the brakes.
Could do with some shady trees along the banks there.
Yeah. And some benches. Looks like a good place to sit down with a fishing rod for a couple of hours, if there was a bit of shade.
forecast for tomorrow is sunny and 30 C. For the first time in months I might not even wear a jacket to work. The last few weeks I have been wearing it for an hour two each morning but taken it off as the day warmed up.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
BoM playing silly buggers:
Federal government asks for urgent advice about cost of Bureau of Meteorology’s rebrand
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/bureau-of-meteorology-plibersek-rebrand-floods-bom/101547984
“In September 2021, the Bureau awarded a $69,300 contract to the C Word Communications Agency for “branding of product naming services and “brand implementation”.”
C Word Communications, that’s gold.
Carbon, surely.
no, that’s diamond
dv said:
There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Given the connection to water movement it is probable that C Word means Cnut
dv said:
Given the connection to water movement it is probable that C Word means Cnut
cloaca would be more politic
Bunny_Fugger said:
dv said:
There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
Neophyte said:
She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.
Bunny_Fugger said:
dv said:
There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
dv said:
Neophyte said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.
Bunny_Fugger said:There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
Working from home, I assume.
dv said:
Neophyte said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.
Bunny_Fugger said:There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 1993: Rear Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2009: Vice Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2012: Admiral
United Kingdom British Army 15 August 2020: General
United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal
Neophyte said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
dv said:
There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
she also told her would be kidnapper “not bloody likely” when he ordered her out of her car.
Ultimately we can all be turned into mushrooms
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
Neophyte said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 1993: Rear Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2009: Vice Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2012: Admiral
United Kingdom British Army 15 August 2020: General
United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal
ROFL
dv said:
Ultimately we can all be turned into mushrooms
it ain’t much of a life but it’s a life.
dv said:
Ultimately we can all be turned into mushrooms
we thought it was crabs
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 1993: Rear Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2009: Vice Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2012: Admiral
United Kingdom British Army 15 August 2020: General
United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal
ROFL
Fkn hell she puts Morrison to shame
dv said:
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 1993: Rear Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2009: Vice Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2012: Admiral
United Kingdom British Army 15 August 2020: General
United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal
ROFL
Fkn hell she puts Morrison to shame
Titles and styles
15 August 1950 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Edinburgh
6 February 1952 – 14 November 1973: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne
14 November 1973 – 13 June 1987: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips
13 June 1987 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
Anne is the seventh Princess Royal, an appellation given only to the eldest daughter of the sovereign. The previous holder was King George V’s daughter, Mary, Countess of Harewood.
Honours
See also: List of honours of the British royal family by country
The Princess Royal processing at the Garter Service, Windsor, with her brothers, Charles, Andrew and Edward on 19 June 2006
UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon.svg 2 June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
GBR Family Order Elizabeth II BAR.png 1969: Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II
UK Royal Victorian Order ribbon.svg 15 August 1974: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) – (Grand Master from 20 April 2007)
UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg 6 February 1977: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
CD-ribbon and 2 bars.png 1989: Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) with two clasps
Ribbon bar of the Queen’s Service Medal.svg 1990: Extra Companion of the Queen’s Service Order (QSO)
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal ribbon.png 9 February 1990: New Zealand Commemorative Medal
Order of the Garter UK ribbon.svg 23 April 1994: Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)
Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg 30 November 2000: Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT)
UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg 6 February 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
SCM ribbon.png 7 June 2005: Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan
Order of Logohu – Grand Companion (Papua New Guinea) ribbon.png 29 September 2005: Chief Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL)
Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg 5 May 2009: Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (GCStJ)
25 January 1971: Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem (DJStJ)
QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg 6 February 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Ribbon – Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal v3.png 2016: Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and 2 clasps
UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg 6 February 2022: Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Service Medal of the Order of St John Ribbon.svg Service Medal of the Order of St John with 2 Gold Bars
Foreign
Austria 1969: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria
Finland 1969: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Japan 1971: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Iran 1971: Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire
Netherlands 1972: Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
Luxembourg 1972: Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1972: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Yugoslav Flag
Spain 2017: Order of Isabella the Catholic
Madagascar 2017: Grand Cross 2nd Class of the National Order of Madagascar
Chile 2021: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
Appointments
Fellowships
1986: Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS)
1987: Royal Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
198?: Fellow and Vice President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (FRSGS)
1999: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
2006: Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
2010: Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)
2011: President of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
2012: Royal Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci)
2017: Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS)
2019: City Lit Centenary Fellowship Award
16 May 2019: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (FRCGS).
2021: President of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers
Civic
1986: Master, Worshipful Company of Carmen
1994: Master, Worshipful Company of Woolmen
1996, 2017: Lord High Commissioner, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
2001: Master, Worshipful Company of Farmers
2017: Prime Warden, Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
Academic
1981: University of London, Chancellor
2011: University of Edinburgh, Chancellor
2012: University of the Highlands and Islands, Chancellor
2013: Harper Adams University, Chancellor
Honorary academic degrees
2004: University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
2010: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
2011: Cranfield University, Doctor of Science (DSc)
2020: University of Aberdeen, Doctor of Laws (LLD)
Other appointments
2015: Honorary member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
Military appointments
As with other senior royals, Princess Anne holds a number of appointments in the armed forces of Commonwealth realms:
Australia
The Princess Royal at a parade on the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, 5 July 2000
Australia 1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals
Australia 2011– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Transport
Canada Canada
Canada 1972– : Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s)
Canada 1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters
Canada 1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Communications and Electronics Branch
Canada 1982– : Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regina Rifles
Canada 1987– : Colonel-in-Chief of Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Canada 2003– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Medical Service
Canada 2014– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Hussars
Naval Ensign of Canada.svg 2015– : Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy (Fleet Pacific)
Canada 2017– : Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
New Zealand New Zealand
New Zealand 1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Corps
New Zealand 1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals
United Kingdom United Kingdom
United Kingdom 1970–2007 : Colonel-in-Chief of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29/45 Foot)
United Kingdom 1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Corps of Signals
United Kingdom 1981– : Commandant-in-Chief of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps)
United Kingdom 1983–2006 : Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
United Kingdom 1989– : Royal Honorary Colonel of the University of London OTC
United Kingdom 1992– : Colonel-in-Chief of the King’s Royal Hussars
United Kingdom 1992– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistic Corps
United Kingdom 1993– : Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen’s Gurkha Signals
United Kingdom 1993– : Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
United Kingdom 1998– : Colonel of the Blues and Royals
United Kingdom 2003– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps
United Kingdom 2006– : Royal Colonel of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
United Kingdom 2006– : Royal Colonel of the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
United Kingdom 2022– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Intelligence Corps
United Kingdom 1977–2011: Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Lyneham
United Kingdom 1993– : Honorary Air Commodore of the University of London Air Squadron
United Kingdom 2011– : Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Brize Norton
United Kingdom 1974–1993: Chief Commandant of the Women’s Royal Naval Service
United Kingdom 1993– : Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal Navy
United Kingdom 2006– : Commodore-in-Chief of HMNB Portsmouth
United Kingdom 2021– : Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps
United Kingdom 1988– : Lady Sponsor of HMS Talent (S92)
United Kingdom 2001– : Lady Sponsor of HMS Albion (L14)
Other appointments
1971–2014: Lady Sponsor of TS Royalist
Military ranks
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 1993: Rear Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2009: Vice Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2012: Admiral
United Kingdom British Army 15 August 2020: General
United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal
Bunny_Fugger said:
dv said:
There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Lots of stuff related to horses and the Olympic Games.
coffee and toast landed
i’ll drink the coffee unassisted, but if someone could chew my toast for me that would be nice, i’m feeling fatigued this evening
“1994: Master, Worshipful Company of Woolmen”
NZ honour
dv said:
“1994: Master, Worshipful Company of Woolmen”NZ honour
Hmm, what were the Woolmen worshipping?
dv said:
Neophyte said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.
Bunny_Fugger said:There’s a lot of stripes on her shoulder, what she do to deserve them?
Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
she has a tank driving badge.
Neophyte said:
dv said:
“1994: Master, Worshipful Company of Woolmen”NZ honour
Hmm, what were the Woolmen worshipping?
Baaaaaaal.
ChrispenEvan said:
Neophyte said:
dv said:
“1994: Master, Worshipful Company of Woolmen”NZ honour
Hmm, what were the Woolmen worshipping?
Baaaaaaal.
Okay you got a smile out of me
dv said:
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 1993: Rear Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2009: Vice Admiral
United Kingdom Royal Navy 15 August 2012: Admiral
United Kingdom British Army 15 August 2020: General
United Kingdom Royal Air Force 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal
ROFL
Fkn hell she puts Morrison to shame
It’s interesting to see who gets parachuted in to a position that they have no idea about.
Kingy said:
dv said:
sibeen said:ROFL
Fkn hell she puts Morrison to shame
It’s interesting to see who gets parachuted in to a position that they have no idea about.
I would guess most are just honorary positions. bit like the king or queen being head of the CoE.
If I ever meet her she better be an expert on signals or I’ll show her up.
BREAKING:
ROYAL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 22024 CONFIRMED.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:ROYAL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 22024 CONFIRMED.
Talk about excited, I was so excited I got the year wrong.
Almost leg rooting excited.
Looks like it’s gunna be as long as a wet week, hey what but.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:ROYAL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 22024 CONFIRMED.
Talk about excited, I was so excited I got the year wrong.
Almost leg rooting excited.
Kingy will be pleased, having his namesake come to visit.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:ROYAL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 22024 CONFIRMED.
i’ll wait up.
Woodie said:
Looks like it’s gunna be as long as a wet week, hey what but.
Probably have to run the genny if I go up the redoubt by the looks of that,
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:ROYAL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 22024 CONFIRMED.
Hope I live that long
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:ROYAL TOUR OF AUSTRALIA IN 22024 CONFIRMED.
Talk about excited, I was so excited I got the year wrong.
Almost leg rooting excited.
I’ll be long dead before 2202. Maybe I’ll make up some witty banners and leave them in my will as family heirlooms to be saved up and brought out on the day.
I tell you who won’t be lining up to throw flowers at the motorcade is the boss lady. She does not like the new monarch, nor his consort.
dv said:
I tell you who won’t be lining up to throw flowers at the motorcade is the boss lady. She does not like the new monarch, nor his consort.
I will be throwing neither flowers nor hand grenades. Just ignoring the event, as I did when last the Queen was here.
dv said:
I tell you who won’t be lining up to throw flowers at the motorcade is the boss lady. She does not like the new monarch, nor his consort.
I’ve never had a problem with charles…until I read about his involvement in the dismissmal.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
I tell you who won’t be lining up to throw flowers at the motorcade is the boss lady. She does not like the new monarch, nor his consort.
I’ve never had a problem with charles…until I read about his involvement in the dismissmal.
I’ve had many problems with Charles. He’s a champion of religion and strong supporter of various woo, including homeopathy.
Also, he’s a staunch monarchist.
Doing the word games tonight, if I can remember how :)
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Neophyte said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.Told a load of reporters to “naff off”….I’d give her a swag of stripes just for that.
she has a tank driving badge.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:She’s been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals for 45 years so I dare say that’s kept her busy.she has a tank driving badge.
She’s in a tank with one of her mother’s head scarfs on?
Woodie said:
Looks like it’s gunna be as long as a wet week, hey what but.
Aye mon. Colourful looking..
Ian said:
Woodie said:
Looks like it’s gunna be as long as a wet week, hey what but.
Aye mon. Colourful looking..
Ian, what are GFS & FC?
sibeen said:
Ian said:
Woodie said:
Looks like it’s gunna be as long as a wet week, hey what but.
Aye mon. Colourful looking..
Ian, what are GFS & FC?
Sorry, GFS & EC?
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
Ian said:Aye mon. Colourful looking..
Ian, what are GFS & FC?
Sorry, GFS & EC?
Different models..
It’s technical
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:she has a tank driving badge.
She’s in a tank with one of her mother’s head scarfs on?
That’s to protect from head injuries..
Ian said:
sibeen said:
sibeen said:Ian, what are GFS & FC?
Sorry, GFS & EC?
Different models..
It’s technical
Oh, heaven forfend, I don’t want to be told anything technical :)
Some of you might be interested in the How to make Everything youtube channel, goes through smelting, making tools etc from scratch.
dv said:
Some of you might be interested in the How to make Everything youtube channel, goes through smelting, making tools etc from scratch.
dv said:
dv said:
Some of you might be interested in the How to make Everything youtube channel, goes through smelting, making tools etc from scratch.
Here’s on on smelting iron
https://youtu.be/AUn6LzakHsM
Have you ever watched ‘Primitive Technology’?
sibeen said:
dv said:
dv said:
Some of you might be interested in the How to make Everything youtube channel, goes through smelting, making tools etc from scratch.
Here’s on on smelting iron
https://youtu.be/AUn6LzakHsM
Have you ever watched ‘Primitive Technology’?
No
dv said:
I looked. but scrolled down and found a different channel discussing starting youtube channels and got lost in that.
Some of you might be interested in the How to make Everything youtube channel, goes through smelting, making tools etc from scratch.
waves to insomniacs.
Woodie said:
waves to insomniacs.
‘allo. :)
Hey woodie
Bubblecar said:
Bunny_Fugger said:
The view out of the office this arvo.And yes, I did check the brakes.
Could do with some shady trees along the banks there.
What and spoil their view.
Hey PF…did you see my response to your post re: Curve? It was a while back.
Glorious cooler weather for a few days. Some rain and some cool winds. Clouds and less blue skies.
Having a bit of trouble making it out of the house to attend appointments, one of the issues I have been trying to overcome. I really need new glasses, but it is a new optometrist in a part of town I haven’t been to for years.
kii said:
Hey PF…did you see my response to your post re: Curve? It was a while back.
No sorry I missed it. Have you a copy?
PermeateFree said:
kii said:
Hey PF…did you see my response to your post re: Curve? It was a while back.
No sorry I missed it. Have you a copy?
No. It’s back there in chat….
PermeateFree said:
kii said:
Hey PF…did you see my response to your post re: Curve? It was a while back.
No sorry I missed it. Have you a copy?
I clarified that I was not dismissing your attempts to support Curve when he was in hospital. As much as he irritated me, I was shocked by the videos he posted of his distress. I just had a quick look back, can’t find it.
I have Gracie bothering me because it is time for her morning rawhide and jerky. Yesterday she buried the rawhide chew in the damp soil outside. Last night she dug it up and brought it inside, depositing dried mud on my newly swept floor.
I’m also trying to do a grocery order online and she nudges my elbow.
kii said:
PermeateFree said:
kii said:
Hey PF…did you see my response to your post re: Curve? It was a while back.
No sorry I missed it. Have you a copy?
I clarified that I was not dismissing your attempts to support Curve when he was in hospital. As much as he irritated me, I was shocked by the videos he posted of his distress. I just had a quick look back, can’t find it.
I have Gracie bothering me because it is time for her morning rawhide and jerky. Yesterday she buried the rawhide chew in the damp soil outside. Last night she dug it up and brought it inside, depositing dried mud on my newly swept floor.
I’m also trying to do a grocery order online and she nudges my elbow.
i just started my grocery order.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
PermeateFree said:No sorry I missed it. Have you a copy?
I clarified that I was not dismissing your attempts to support Curve when he was in hospital. As much as he irritated me, I was shocked by the videos he posted of his distress. I just had a quick look back, can’t find it.
I have Gracie bothering me because it is time for her morning rawhide and jerky. Yesterday she buried the rawhide chew in the damp soil outside. Last night she dug it up and brought it inside, depositing dried mud on my newly swept floor.
I’m also trying to do a grocery order online and she nudges my elbow.
i just started my grocery order.
The ground coffee I usually get has gone up from $18 to $35!!! Plus the website looks like the work experience kid has redesigned it. They can’t confuse me by rearranging the shelves and dept. as I no long go into the store…so they fecking rearrange the website!!!
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:I clarified that I was not dismissing your attempts to support Curve when he was in hospital. As much as he irritated me, I was shocked by the videos he posted of his distress. I just had a quick look back, can’t find it.
I have Gracie bothering me because it is time for her morning rawhide and jerky. Yesterday she buried the rawhide chew in the damp soil outside. Last night she dug it up and brought it inside, depositing dried mud on my newly swept floor.
I’m also trying to do a grocery order online and she nudges my elbow.
i just started my grocery order.
The ground coffee I usually get has gone up from $18 to $35!!! Plus the website looks like the work experience kid has redesigned it. They can’t confuse me by rearranging the shelves and dept. as I no long go into the store…so they fecking rearrange the website!!!
bastards.
Two set violin are loaned two stradivarius violins for up coming concert. They take them to the concert hall and each plays both violins. They don’t come to a decision on which violinist is playing which violin in concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D61mkEwFPmM
sarahs mum said:
Two set violin are loaned two stradivarius violins for up coming concert. They take them to the concert hall and each plays both violins. They don’t come to a decision on which violinist is playing which violin in concert.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D61mkEwFPmM
Both are from 1708. and they are quite different.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees, still, and getting light. We are forecast a sunny 22 degrees.
We are going to the bush block today. It would be nice if there were sun orchids of some sort out. I’ll make some chicken/avocado/pasta salad to take for lunch. I might put a spoonful of chickpea salad in each container too.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 8 degrees, still, and getting light. We are forecast a sunny 22 degrees.We are going to the bush block today. It would be nice if there were sun orchids of some sort out. I’ll make some chicken/avocado/pasta salad to take for lunch. I might put a spoonful of chickpea salad in each container too.
Good morning everybody.
Overcast, gloomy, very light rain, a light air and 20.7°C. BoM forecasts rain increasing all day and 24°C maximum.
I had planned outside work for today. I don’t think I’ll bother, and instead turn to inside stuff. I might make kimchi as well as doing other stuff.
Harvey Williams, BSA Bantam 125, Ballaugh Bridge Isle of Man 1952.
Had a dream, there was a toddler (maybe 1 yr old or so) who kept going into the ocean and making people freak out, but it turned out he could swim. When we got a good look at his face, he looked like Tom Cruise.
dv said:
Had a dream, there was a toddler (maybe 1 yr old or so) who kept going into the ocean and making people freak out, but it turned out he could swim. When we got a good look at his face, he looked like Tom Cruise.
Just messing with ya.
“Son denies defrauding mother $85k: ‘He doesn’t know how to use an ATM’”:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/son-of-96yo-alleged-fraud-victim-lodges-reply-to-claim/101543334
Morning punters and correctors.
It’s Wednesday as you all, well most of you, know and we still haven’t got the inundation that the BOM dart throwers predicted for this week.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
It’s Wednesday as you all, well most of you, know and we still haven’t got the inundation that the BOM dart throwers predicted for this week.
Bugger. You caused me to answer in the other thread.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
It’s Wednesday as you all, well most of you, know and we still haven’t got the inundation that the BOM dart throwers predicted for this week.
On the island, our rains are expected to begin on Friday.
Don’t you hate it when you go to all that effort buying flowers, only to have them completely ignored?
https://mobile.twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1582446954268663808
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors.
It’s Wednesday as you all, well most of you, know and we still haven’t got the inundation that the BOM dart throwers predicted for this week.
They’ve upped mine, Mr Man.
Lawyers for Bruce Lehrmann argue that sexual intercourse never happened and suggest that Ms Higgins did not know what happened inside Linda Reynolds’s ministerial suite on March 23, 2019.
‘There is no DNA evidence’: Defence lawyers close their case in trial of Bruce Lehrmann
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
I dunno the exact figures but Australians get duped out of millions per year. So we are also gullible on average.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
I dunno the exact figures but Australians get duped out of millions per year. So we are also gullible on average.
True. We’re as apt to be taken for a ride as any.
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t.
But, the fact that these things exist suggests that someone is flogging them, and they’d only do that if there was perceived market for them, so some poor bunnies are most likely being duped in this way.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
I dunno the exact figures but Australians get duped out of millions per year. So we are also gullible on average.
True. We’re as apt to be taken for a ride as any.
I hust had a phone call that had a wait after I said hello and i’d taken it away from my ear to see if I’d pressed the wrong button. By the time I got it back to my good-ish ear, there was something about my recent purchase through Western Union for between $600 and $611… I said bullshit and hung up.
Our friendly neighborhood arsonist was out and about again last night with a new roadside fire to add to the four on Sunday night to make it 10 in a week.
This has been going on for about 15 years with the same MO. We have had the arson squad down here on the hunt but still it continues. Here’s hoping the cops get him before we do.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
I’ll need a blow up of the DT gold note.
I’ll try downloading it.
We were talking the other day about how quickly things go wrong with aircraft.
Here’s a video where everything is hunky-dory until just after the 1 minute mark.
During flight evaluation trials on 27th January 1969 at Dunsfold, Surrey, England, this tragic accident was caught on camera. The pilot, Major C. Rosburg USAF, lost lateral control of the MK1 XV743 Harrier while in an accelerating transition. He ejected horizontally, but did not survive the crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9SRAz69aew
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t.
But, the fact that these things exist suggests that someone is flogging them, and they’d only do that if there was perceived market for them, so some poor bunnies are most likely being duped in this way.
I ask myself why do people advertise bullshit on TV? The only answer is, because enough peoople fall for it to pay for it.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Our friendly neighborhood arsonist was out and about again last night with a new roadside fire to add to the four on Sunday night to make it 10 in a week.This has been going on for about 15 years with the same MO. We have had the arson squad down here on the hunt but still it continues. Here’s hoping the cops get him
before we do.
So what’s his MO?
captain_spalding said:
We were talking the other day about how quickly things go wrong with aircraft.Here’s a video where everything is hunky-dory until just after the 1 minute mark.
During flight evaluation trials on 27th January 1969 at Dunsfold, Surrey, England, this tragic accident was caught on camera. The pilot, Major C. Rosburg USAF, lost lateral control of the MK1 XV743 Harrier while in an accelerating transition. He ejected horizontally, but did not survive the crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9SRAz69aew
If I recall the conversation, this is Hawker Sidley Harrier 1 to however many that Russian thing killed?
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
US conservatives have shown recently that they are remarkably prone to believing bullshit.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
US conservatives have shown recently that they are remarkably prone to believing bullshit.
Well when you don’t want to move forward from ‘we didn’t lose the civil war’, what do you expect? A red badge of courage?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
We were talking the other day about how quickly things go wrong with aircraft.Here’s a video where everything is hunky-dory until just after the 1 minute mark.
During flight evaluation trials on 27th January 1969 at Dunsfold, Surrey, England, this tragic accident was caught on camera. The pilot, Major C. Rosburg USAF, lost lateral control of the MK1 XV743 Harrier while in an accelerating transition. He ejected horizontally, but did not survive the crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9SRAz69aew
If I recall the conversation, this is Hawker Sidley Harrier 1 to however many that Russian thing killed?
There’s been A LOT of Harriers lost, mostly through non-combat stuff, and a lot of people who ejected from them, and more than a couple killed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
We were talking the other day about how quickly things go wrong with aircraft.Here’s a video where everything is hunky-dory until just after the 1 minute mark.
During flight evaluation trials on 27th January 1969 at Dunsfold, Surrey, England, this tragic accident was caught on camera. The pilot, Major C. Rosburg USAF, lost lateral control of the MK1 XV743 Harrier while in an accelerating transition. He ejected horizontally, but did not survive the crash.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9SRAz69aew
If I recall the conversation, this is Hawker Sidley Harrier 1 to however many that Russian thing killed?
There’s been A LOT of Harriers lost, mostly through non-combat stuff, and a lot of people who ejected from them, and more than a couple killed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses
I did mean upon attempting vertical take-off. Nothing else.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
I dunno the exact figures but Australians get duped out of millions per year. So we are also gullible on average.
by doctors or by electricians though
Greetings
That wasn’t too bad a wait for a blood test, an hour to walk, wait, get it done and walk back
‘Sheriff lays into ‘way out of control’ Florida father and son who police say shot 7 times at an innocent woman after they got a Ring doorbell alert: ‘What kind of craziness is that?’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sheriff-lays-into-way-out-of-control-florida-father-and-son-who-police-say-shot-7-times-at-an-innocent-woman-after-they-got-a-ring-doorbell-alert-what-kind-of-craziness-is-that/ar-AA136JqW?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d7b520539eac44bd9cc612e5ffccc847#interstitial=1
Florida man and son…
captain_spalding said:
‘Sheriff lays into ‘way out of control’ Florida father and son who police say shot 7 times at an innocent woman after they got a Ring doorbell alert: ‘What kind of craziness is that?’https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sheriff-lays-into-way-out-of-control-florida-father-and-son-who-police-say-shot-7-times-at-an-innocent-woman-after-they-got-a-ring-doorbell-alert-what-kind-of-craziness-is-that/ar-AA136JqW?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d7b520539eac44bd9cc612e5ffccc847#interstitial=1
Florida man and son…
How did you go with the NAWCC ?
Re: your watches?
I’m on there by the same name, by the way.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
‘Sheriff lays into ‘way out of control’ Florida father and son who police say shot 7 times at an innocent woman after they got a Ring doorbell alert: ‘What kind of craziness is that?’https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sheriff-lays-into-way-out-of-control-florida-father-and-son-who-police-say-shot-7-times-at-an-innocent-woman-after-they-got-a-ring-doorbell-alert-what-kind-of-craziness-is-that/ar-AA136JqW?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d7b520539eac44bd9cc612e5ffccc847#interstitial=1
Florida man and son…
How did you go with the NAWCC ?
Re: your watches?
I’m on there by the same name, by the way.
Oh, haven’t done anything with it yet. Registered on there, but have been busy with important things like eating cakes, napping, stuff like that.
Half a pot of coffee, then housework.
Then ironing a shirt for tomorrow’s ominous visit to the GP.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Oh, dear. You have to feel sorry, to some degree, for poor suckers like these:
The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
I’ll need a blow up of the DT gold note.
I’ll try downloading it.
10pcs US Gold Foil Banknotes Trump 5000 Dollars with Sleeve Business Gifts
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185530072248
fsm said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:The sad thing is some people will actually believe that story is true.
I’ll need a blow up of the DT gold note.
I’ll try downloading it.
10pcs US Gold Foil Banknotes Trump 5000 Dollars with Sleeve Business Gifts
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185530072248
Surely there’d be penalties for whoever is turning these things out, for misuse of the Federal Reserve and Treasury seals?
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
roughbarked said:I’ll need a blow up of the DT gold note.
I’ll try downloading it.
10pcs US Gold Foil Banknotes Trump 5000 Dollars with Sleeve Business Gifts
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185530072248
Surely there’d be penalties for whoever is turning these things out, for misuse of the Federal Reserve and Treasury seals?
This one is worth more…
Bubblecar said:
Half a pot of coffee, then housework.Then ironing a shirt for tomorrow’s ominous visit to the GP.
Could be cholesterol perhaps
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Half a pot of coffee, then housework.Then ironing a shirt for tomorrow’s ominous visit to the GP.
Could be cholesterol perhaps
Doubt it. I’ve been on statins for years and the cholesterol reading is always fine.
captain_spalding said:
Surely there’d be penalties for whoever is turning these things out, for misuse of the Federal Reserve and Treasury seals?
the SPCA should be informed!
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Half a pot of coffee, then housework.Then ironing a shirt for tomorrow’s ominous visit to the GP.
Could be cholesterol perhaps
Doubt it. I’ve been on statins for years and the cholesterol reading is always fine.
It’s Cooties.
“Desert Springs farm, nearly 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, normally grows watermelons.
But this year 110 hectares of durum wheat was planted under two centre pivots.”
Anyone know what a centre pivot is?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/central-australia-durum-wheat-crop-desert-springs/101520002
Peak Warming Man said:
“Desert Springs farm, nearly 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, normally grows watermelons.
But this year 110 hectares of durum wheat was planted under two centre pivots.”Anyone know what a centre pivot is?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/central-australia-durum-wheat-crop-desert-springs/101520002
Center-pivot irrigation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center-pivot_irrigation
Peak Warming Man said:
“Desert Springs farm, nearly 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, normally grows watermelons.
But this year 110 hectares of durum wheat was planted under two centre pivots.”Anyone know what a centre pivot is?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/central-australia-durum-wheat-crop-desert-springs/101520002
and irrigation system where the sprinklers are on a long support structure that pivots around a central point. the water enters through this centre point. you see aerial shots of circular irrigated crops.
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Desert Springs farm, nearly 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, normally grows watermelons.
But this year 110 hectares of durum wheat was planted under two centre pivots.”Anyone know what a centre pivot is?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/central-australia-durum-wheat-crop-desert-springs/101520002
and irrigation system where the sprinklers are on a long support structure that pivots around a central point. the water enters through this centre point. you see aerial shots of circular irrigated crops.
Right got it. Ta.
Peak Warming Man said:
Right got it. Ta.
no problemo.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
‘Sheriff lays into ‘way out of control’ Florida father and son who police say shot 7 times at an innocent woman after they got a Ring doorbell alert: ‘What kind of craziness is that?’https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sheriff-lays-into-way-out-of-control-florida-father-and-son-who-police-say-shot-7-times-at-an-innocent-woman-after-they-got-a-ring-doorbell-alert-what-kind-of-craziness-is-that/ar-AA136JqW?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d7b520539eac44bd9cc612e5ffccc847#interstitial=1
Florida man and son…
How did you go with the NAWCC ?
Re: your watches?
I’m on there by the same name, by the way.
Oh, haven’t done anything with it yet. Registered on there, but have been busy with important things like eating cakes, napping, stuff like that.
self indulgence is king.
captain_spalding said:
fsm said:
roughbarked said:I’ll need a blow up of the DT gold note.
I’ll try downloading it.
10pcs US Gold Foil Banknotes Trump 5000 Dollars with Sleeve Business Gifts
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185530072248
Surely there’d be penalties for whoever is turning these things out, for misuse of the Federal Reserve and Treasury seals?
You’d a thunk it.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Desert Springs farm, nearly 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, normally grows watermelons.
But this year 110 hectares of durum wheat was planted under two centre pivots.”Anyone know what a centre pivot is?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/central-australia-durum-wheat-crop-desert-springs/101520002
Ues, it is a central pivot irrigation system(big lomg circular sprinkler line) orbting a central pivot. Where a single pivot makes those big green circles you can see on hoogle earth
Be hesus someone has to do something with the light n the room or the keyboard condom.
When I look up at what I’ve typed and posted can be a revelation.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Desert Springs farm, nearly 400 kilometres north of Alice Springs, normally grows watermelons.
But this year 110 hectares of durum wheat was planted under two centre pivots.”Anyone know what a centre pivot is?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-19/central-australia-durum-wheat-crop-desert-springs/101520002
Ues, it is a central pivot irrigation system(big lomg circular sprinkler line) orbting a central pivot. Where a single pivot makes those big green circles you can see on hoogle earth
Mind, this was probably all water drawn from the aquifer. Sad.
roughbarked said:
Mind, this was probably all water drawn from the aquifer. Sad.
I’m sure it was all legally done, and a nice donation made to the Country Liberal Party.
“The law will be changed to stop experienced RAF pilots taking contracts to train pilots in the Chinese air force.
A defence intelligence threat alert has been issued warning all serving and retired UK military personnel from taking contracts with the People’s Liberation Army. Currently some 30 former UK military pilots are believed to be working for the Chinese forces.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey on Tuesday said the law is to be changed to stop ex-pilots taking up the package offered by the Chinese, worth up to £238,000 a year in some cases.”
Since the UK is not at war with China it’s blatant discrimination and they should be hauled before the International Court of Human Rights in The Haig.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Mind, this was probably all water drawn from the aquifer. Sad.
I’m sure it was all legally done, and a nice donation made to the Country Liberal Party.
and you get the cuddly teddy bear prize got by dropping the ball in the right clown’s mouth.
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Mind, this was probably all water drawn from the aquifer. Sad.
I’m sure it was all legally done, and a nice donation made to the Country Liberal Party.
and you get the cuddly teddy bear prize got by dropping the ball in the right clown’s mouth.
is it even australia?
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
“G’day cobba zhèngzài xùnliàn nǐ chéngwéi dǐngjí qiāngshǒu”
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
Yes Captain Biggleswortth sur,
signed
Ginger
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:I’m sure it was all legally done, and a nice donation made to the Country Liberal Party.
and you get the cuddly teddy bear prize got by dropping the ball in the right clown’s mouth.
is it even australia?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
They could think of it as paid spying, those pilots get intimate details of Chinese capabilities if a war breaks out.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
Yes Captain Biggleswortth sur,
signed
Ginger
He was worth it. Had a lot to do with ‘clearance diving’ and explosives/demolition/disposal and all of the hush-hush bubbly stuff those blokes do.
I possessed no such valuable skills, and could land nothing like that for myself.
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
They could think of it as paid spying, those pilots get intimate details of Chinese capabilities if a war breaks out.
Double agents are nothing new.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
Yes Captain Biggleswortth sur,
signed
Ginger
He was worth it. Had a lot to do with ‘clearance diving’ and explosives/demolition/disposal and all of the hush-hush bubbly stuff those blokes do.
I possessed no such valuable skills, and could land nothing like that for myself.
Which is why I signed as Ginger.
Cymek said:
They could think of it as paid spying, those pilots get intimate details of Chinese capabilities if a war breaks out.
That’s a possibility, to some degree, but it depends on how they structure the training programme. They might not let the foreign devils near the latest and greatest toys, and restrict them to more basic training machines and equipment like the JJ-7, JL-10, or (maybe) the L-15 trainer jets.
Just get the knowledge and skills from the trainers, before the Chinese pilots move on ‘the real deal’ jets with the really snazzy gear.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Defence investigates ‘alarming reports’ RAAF pilots could be lured to work for Chinese military By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Australia is following the United Kingdom in investigating whether retired defence pilots have been lured with lucrative contracts to help train the Chinese military in air warfare. 14m ago
Australians training foreign forces is nothing new.
Years back, a former colleague of mine went to a training role with the Royal Navy of Oman.
Now, that was lucrative .
Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
An ex-sas warrant officer got a promotion to be second in charge of one of the gulf states military, and in that case they raised to pay scale for the roll by an awful lot to entice him over.
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
An ex-sas warrant officer got a promotion to be second in charge of one of the gulf states military, and in that case they raised to pay scale for the roll by an awful lot to entice him over.
Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
An ex-sas warrant officer got a promotion to be second in charge of one of the gulf states military, and in that case they raised to pay scale for the roll by an awful lot to entice him over.
Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
Pretty good promotion, warrant officer one day, lieutenant general the next :)
Hey,sibeen,
Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:Commissioned into the RNO, 12 month contract, options on a further 12 months, $US 1 million per month, tax free, paid into any bank you named.
An ex-sas warrant officer got a promotion to be second in charge of one of the gulf states military, and in that case they raised to pay scale for the roll by an awful lot to entice him over.
Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
Weird hey, if Wookies can train Ewoks to take on The Empire and win anything is possible
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
Do you have a boat?
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:An ex-sas warrant officer got a promotion to be second in charge of one of the gulf states military, and in that case they raised to pay scale for the roll by an awful lot to entice him over.
Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
Weird hey, if Wookies can train Ewoks to take on The Empire and win anything is possible
Look around you. Who is in training for our current jobs? They appear to me to be almost all new immigrants and with coffee coloted skin.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
Do you have a boat?
:)
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
Weird hey, if Wookies can train Ewoks to take on The Empire and win anything is possible
Look around you. Who is in training for our current jobs? They appear to me to be almost all new immigrants and with coffee coloted skin.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
Do you have a boat?
:)
How much fuse wire have you got onboard?
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
Weird hey, if Wookies can train Ewoks to take on The Empire and win anything is possible
Look around you. Who is in training for our current jobs? They appear to me to be almost all new immigrants and with coffee coloted skin.
Fair enough
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Do you have a boat?
:)
How much fuse wire have you got onboard?
Make one out of a paperclip
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Do you have a boat?
:)
How much fuse wire have you got onboard?
Sirius now?
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said::)
How much fuse wire have you got onboard?
Make one out of a paperclip
Or a fountain pen?
I don’t know for sure whether this fits into cyclic weather ir climate change but Central Australia harvests its first wheat crop in more than 45 years
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:How much fuse wire have you got onboard?
Make one out of a paperclip
Or a fountain pen?
Cheaper with a paper clip, safer as well
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:Yet wookie doesn’t think that there’s much value in Australians training foreign military people.
Weird hey, if Wookies can train Ewoks to take on The Empire and win anything is possible
Look around you. Who is in training for our current jobs? They appear to me to be almost all new immigrants and with coffee coloted skin.
damn wogs taking our jobs!!!
ChrispenEvan said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Weird hey, if Wookies can train Ewoks to take on The Empire and win anything is possible
Look around you. Who is in training for our current jobs? They appear to me to be almost all new immigrants and with coffee coloted skin.
damn wogs taking our jobs!!!
Bugger orf, you aren’t any competition.
I’m back. I saw a snake (copperhead) again. I also took photos. There will be purdie flaars, but I need to crop the pictures and name them first.
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
it is a 15A GPO for a reason.
buffy said:
I’m back. I saw a snake (copperhead) again. I also took photos. There will be purdie flaars, but I need to crop the pictures and name them first.
Lucky you, I’ve never actually seen a snake that could possibly be a copperhead.
buffy said:
I’m back. I saw a snake (copperhead) again. I also took photos. There will be purdie flaars, but I need to crop the pictures and name them first.
Call one of them Trevor.
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
I wouldn’t do it. The earth pins are larger on the 15 amp socket and there is a chance it won’t mate correctly with the smaller plug; and there’s always the chance, albeit small, of burning up the smaller cord.
ChrispenEvan said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
it is a 15A GPO for a reason.
Indeed it is what it is.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7948461/speeding-cop-dodges-indictable-charges/
I reckon the prosecution doesn’t have a case.
But I’m no lawyer.
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
I wouldn’t do it. The earth pins are larger on the 15 amp socket and there is a chance it won’t mate correctly with the smaller plug; and there’s always the chance, albeit small, of burning up the smaller cord.
Did you learn anything from the pins don’t want to fit?
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
I wouldn’t do it. The earth pins are larger on the 15 amp socket and there is a chance it won’t mate correctly with the smaller plug; and there’s always the chance, albeit small, of burning up the smaller cord.
I have a 15A and a 20A sockets in the shed. Plus heavy duty extension cords. wouldn’t use a double adaptor nor any of those plugs boards.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7948461/speeding-cop-dodges-indictable-charges/I reckon the prosecution doesn’t have a case.
But I’m no lawyer.
U recall a cop that was speedin while I was giving my babes a pee stop, when we goyt to the bext town, where he was giding down the hill, he quizzed me and let me go even though I was caught over the speed limit. He knew I’d seen him speeding too.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
I wouldn’t do it. The earth pins are larger on the 15 amp socket and there is a chance it won’t mate correctly with the smaller plug; and there’s always the chance, albeit small, of burning up the smaller cord.
I have a 15A and a 20A sockets in the shed. Plus heavy duty extension cords. wouldn’t use a double adaptor nor any of those plugs boards.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7948461/speeding-cop-dodges-indictable-charges/I reckon the prosecution doesn’t have a case.
But I’m no lawyer.
I recall a cop that was speedin while I was giving my babes a pee stop, when we goyt to the bext town, where he was giding down the hill, he quizzed me and let me go even though I was caught over the speed limit. He knew I’d seen him speeding too.
t’da
Several new Twitter handles proposed by the bureau, including TheBureau_NSW and TheBureau_AU, were quickly snapped up by ordinary users on Tuesday. A bureau spokesperson said on Tuesday it was “working closely with Twitter to rectify this, in the meantime, all existing BOM Twitter handles remain active”.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/19/bom-rebranding-logo-cost-220k-australia-weather-bureau-of-meteorology-name-change-tanya-plibersek
scratches head
WTF would they want a @TheBureau_NSW label for an Australian institution that has its headquarters in Melbourne?
sibeen said:
Several new Twitter handles proposed by the bureau, includingTheBureau_NSW andTheBureau_AU, were quickly snapped up by ordinary users on Tuesday. A bureau spokesperson said on Tuesday it was “working closely with Twitter to rectify this, in the meantime, all existing BOM Twitter handles remain active”.https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/19/bom-rebranding-logo-cost-220k-australia-weather-bureau-of-meteorology-name-change-tanya-plibersek
scratches head
WTF would they want a @TheBureau_NSW label for an Australian institution that has its headquarters in Melbourne?
Join me in the head scratchers club?
deevs, I recommend you give “Primitive Technology” a look on youtube.
His latest video from a week or two ago has him smelting iron. if you watch turn on closed captions as there is explanations in that because this bloke doesn’t utter a single word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGAYzItazw&t=39s&ab_channel=PrimitiveTechnology
sibeen said:
deevs, I recommend you give “Primitive Technology” a look on youtube.His latest video from a week or two ago has him smelting iron. if you watch turn on closed captions as there is explanations in that because this bloke doesn’t utter a single word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGAYzItazw&t=39s&ab_channel=PrimitiveTechnology
cheers
Ross people’s car died yesterday. It started making odd noises on their way to Hobart so they stopped at a mechanic when they arrived, who took a quick look and pronounced the engine dead (I don’t know what the specific problem was, but it would cost more to fix than the car is worth).
They couldn’t even drive it back ‘cos it would either break down completely en route or possibly explode, so they sold it to a wrecker for a pittance.
Then they borrowed the Ross bro-in-law’s Mum’s car and will buy a new old one shortly.
Bubblecar said:
Ross people’s car died yesterday. It started making odd noises on their way to Hobart so they stopped at a mechanic when they arrived, who took a quick look and pronounced the engine dead (I don’t know what the specific problem was, but it would cost more to fix than the car is worth).They couldn’t even drive it back ‘cos it would either break down completely en route or possibly explode, so they sold it to a wrecker for a pittance.
Then they borrowed the Ross bro-in-law’s Mum’s car and will buy a new old one shortly.
damn
Bubblecar said:
Ross people’s car died yesterday. It started making odd noises on their way to Hobart so they stopped at a mechanic when they arrived, who took a quick look and pronounced the engine dead (I don’t know what the specific problem was, but it would cost more to fix than the car is worth).They couldn’t even drive it back ‘cos it would either break down completely en route or possibly explode, so they sold it to a wrecker for a pittance.
Then they borrowed the Ross bro-in-law’s Mum’s car and will buy a new old one shortly.
What colour are they looking at?
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Hey,sibeen,Really basic electrical question for you, if you don’t mind giving out free professional advice:
Got a 15 amp power point for an airconditioner.
If it was to connect the air conditioner to the power point via an extension cord with a 10 amp plug on the end, which goes to the power point via a 10 amp double adapter…what disasters am i risking?
Do you have a boat?
I’ll buy one, just in case.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Ross people’s car died yesterday. It started making odd noises on their way to Hobart so they stopped at a mechanic when they arrived, who took a quick look and pronounced the engine dead (I don’t know what the specific problem was, but it would cost more to fix than the car is worth).They couldn’t even drive it back ‘cos it would either break down completely en route or possibly explode, so they sold it to a wrecker for a pittance.
Then they borrowed the Ross bro-in-law’s Mum’s car and will buy a new old one shortly.
What colour are they looking at?
I don’t think they’ll be terribly fussy. Just a decent used car under $20,000, if there are such things on offer.
I take note of the collective and educated advice of the forum, and i’ll abandon my plans for electrical legerdemain.
Thank you, one and all.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Ross people’s car died yesterday. It started making odd noises on their way to Hobart so they stopped at a mechanic when they arrived, who took a quick look and pronounced the engine dead (I don’t know what the specific problem was, but it would cost more to fix than the car is worth).They couldn’t even drive it back ‘cos it would either break down completely en route or possibly explode, so they sold it to a wrecker for a pittance.
Then they borrowed the Ross bro-in-law’s Mum’s car and will buy a new old one shortly.
What colour are they looking at?
I don’t think they’ll be terribly fussy. Just a decent used car under $20,000, if there are such things on offer.
Millions.
captain_spalding said:
I take note of the collective and educated advice of the forum, and i’ll abandon my plans for electrical legerdemain.Thank you, one and all.
Cheers.
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
‘What’s on this sandwich, Geoffrey?’
‘Tom Bacon…i mean, tomato and bacon.’
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
Aren’t you at work?
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
‘What’s on this sandwich, Geoffrey?’
‘Tom Bacon…i mean, tomato and bacon.’
He said pulled pork
I’m assuming artistic licence was taken based on interviews but damn
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
Aren’t you at work?
Yes watching it on my tablet with headphones on during lunch
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
Aren’t you at work?
Yes watching it on my tablet with headphones on during lunch
fair enough
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
‘What’s on this sandwich, Geoffrey?’
‘Tom Bacon…i mean, tomato and bacon.’
He said pulled pork
I’m assuming artistic licence was taken based on interviews but damn
Was pulled pork a thing back then, culinarily speaking?
Neophyte said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:‘What’s on this sandwich, Geoffrey?’
‘Tom Bacon…i mean, tomato and bacon.’
He said pulled pork
I’m assuming artistic licence was taken based on interviews but damn
Was pulled pork a thing back then, culinarily speaking?
It’s a traditional southern BBQ thang, so yes.
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
I found it incredibly boring
Diesel is $2.38 a litre at the servo up the road.
It’s not right.
Asked myself if I have any lemons but it came out as “Do I have any yellows?”
Luckily I do have one yellow so will be able to make a tasty dressing for tonight’s fish.
Peak Warming Man said:
Diesel is $2.38 a litre at the servo up the road.
It’s not right.
Is that expensive or cheap?
Bubblecar said:
Asked myself if I have any lemons but it came out as “Do I have any yellows?”Luckily I do have one yellow so will be able to make a tasty dressing for tonight’s fish.
What type of fish will Sir be having this evening?
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Diesel is $2.38 a litre at the servo up the road.
It’s not right.
Is that expensive or cheap?
It’s as expensive as saffron.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Asked myself if I have any lemons but it came out as “Do I have any yellows?”Luckily I do have one yellow so will be able to make a tasty dressing for tonight’s fish.
What type of fish will Sir be having this evening?
Just tinned tuna in a potato-type bake with a creamy lemony sauce.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Asked myself if I have any lemons but it came out as “Do I have any yellows?”Luckily I do have one yellow so will be able to make a tasty dressing for tonight’s fish.
What type of fish will Sir be having this evening?
Just tinned tuna in a potato-type bake with a creamy lemony sauce.
That sounds healthy and tasty repast.
Washd down with a suitable white wine no doubt.
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Diesel is $2.38 a litre at the servo up the road.
It’s not right.
Is that expensive or cheap?
It’s as expensive as saffron.
I was mad about saffron back in the sixties.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
It’s been raining lightly all day here.
dinner done, i’ll go do some more whippering for a while, after respool the nylon, then back and check the overnight temperature and maybe some of the bigger logs I chainsawed other day need splitting with the machine, the motorized splitter
sitting here in a singlet at the moment
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
he just visit his dacha in the country these days.
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
I think he has always lived in Brizzy. He has a weekender on many acres east of Stanthorpe.
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
G’day pj. How’s things been?
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Is that expensive or cheap?
It’s as expensive as saffron.
I was mad about saffron back in the sixties.
But was saffron mad about you?
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
I found it incredibly boring
Little Miss Casefiles as bedtime reading right here!
The Rev Dodgson said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s as expensive as saffron.
I was mad about saffron back in the sixties.
But was saffron mad about you?
well, once i got my electric banana…all hell broke loose.
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
I think he has always lived in Brizzy. He has a weekender on many acres east of Stanthorpe.
He doesn’t like to tell people, but it is actually located in NSW.
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
PJ!!! where the hell have you been?
Always lived in Brissy.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s just started raining very lightly in Brissy, sufficient enough to ruin my evening walk.
Steady rain in Toowoomba for most of today.
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
G’day pj. How’s things been?
All change here. I no longer own the house we live in. It’s been resumed and we have until January to move out. It’s quite hard finding somewhere suitable with enough space for work and bikes .
Daughter is a year and a half from finishing school so we want somewhere close to where we are.
Peak Warming Man said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:It’s been raining lightly all day here.
Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
PJ!!! where the hell have you been?
Always lived in Brissy.
I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
sibeen said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
I think he has always lived in Brizzy. He has a weekender on many acres east of Stanthorpe.
He doesn’t like to tell people, but it is actually located in NSW.
I do know that.
It caused much angst because of various Covid border-crossing rules.
pommiejohn said:
Peak Warming Man said:
pommiejohn said:Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
PJ!!! where the hell have you been?
Always lived in Brissy.
I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
rob a bank.
ChrispenEvan said:
pommiejohn said:
Peak Warming Man said:PJ!!! where the hell have you been?
Always lived in Brissy.
I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
rob a bank.
I bought a lotto ticket for the $100m powerball tonight ;)
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
G’day pj. How’s things been?
All change here. I no longer own the house we live in. It’s been resumed and we have until January to move out. It’s quite hard finding somewhere suitable with enough space for work and bikes .
Daughter is a year and a half from finishing school so we want somewhere close to where we are.
Bloody! Are they widening the road?
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:G’day pj. How’s things been?
All change here. I no longer own the house we live in. It’s been resumed and we have until January to move out. It’s quite hard finding somewhere suitable with enough space for work and bikes .
Daughter is a year and a half from finishing school so we want somewhere close to where we are.Bloody! Are they widening the road?
Expanding the school
pommiejohn said:
ChrispenEvan said:
pommiejohn said:I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
rob a bank.
I bought a lotto ticket for the $100m powerball tonight ;)
I hope that works out for you.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
Cymek said:
Watching the Dhamer series on Netflix
He’s given his neighbour a sandwich, she’s refusing to eat it, smart move
I found it incredibly boring
Little Miss Casefiles as bedtime reading right here!
it was slow and dull and unrealistic as hell… (fun fact – you cannot pull a heart out of a racoon like that and it’ll never be that clean)
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:All change here. I no longer own the house we live in. It’s been resumed and we have until January to move out. It’s quite hard finding somewhere suitable with enough space for work and bikes .
Daughter is a year and a half from finishing school so we want somewhere close to where we are.Bloody! Are they widening the road?
Expanding the school
Damn, there’ll be kids all over your lawn.
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:All change here. I no longer own the house we live in. It’s been resumed and we have until January to move out. It’s quite hard finding somewhere suitable with enough space for work and bikes .
Daughter is a year and a half from finishing school so we want somewhere close to where we are.Bloody! Are they widening the road?
Expanding the school
Oh, I see. Are they paying you reasonably for it?
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
ChrispenEvan said:rob a bank.
I bought a lotto ticket for the $100m powerball tonight ;)
I hope that works out for you.
I live in hope :)
pommiejohn said:
Peak Warming Man said:
pommiejohn said:Hello strangers. Is Mr PWM living in Brisvegas now?
PJ!!! where the hell have you been?
Always lived in Brissy.
I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
do you want me to call in a bombthreat?
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
ChrispenEvan said:rob a bank.
I bought a lotto ticket for the $100m powerball tonight ;)
I hope that works out for you.
in the queue boyo!
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:I bought a lotto ticket for the $100m powerball tonight ;)
I hope that works out for you.
in the queue boyo!
no one needs 100 million dollars
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:I hope that works out for you.
in the queue boyo!
no one needs 100 million dollars
Yeah but sometimes you get what you want.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:in the queue boyo!
no one needs 100 million dollars
Yeah but sometimes you get what you want.
But mostly I don’t.
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:Bloody! Are they widening the road?
Expanding the school
Oh, I see. Are they paying you reasonably for it?
They have to give us market value plus moving costs. The good thing is that the valuation was 6 months ago at the peak of the market so if we hang out a year or so we might do OK f the market drops as predicted. Moving costs include solicitors and removals so compared to just selling on the open market we are doing well. They are, of course, required to be responsible with taxpayers’ money so they don’t throw it around
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:I hope that works out for you.
in the queue boyo!
no one needs 100 million dollars
I’m prepared to share it ( with my wife )
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:
Peak Warming Man said:PJ!!! where the hell have you been?
Always lived in Brissy.
I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
do you want me to call in a bombthreat?
Not sure that would help given that I work for myself :)
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:I kinda thought that the redoubt was a permanent dwelling.
I’m trying to work out an exit strategy from the workforce :)
do you want me to call in a bombthreat?
Not sure that would help given that I work for myself :)
quitter talk
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:do you want me to call in a bombthreat?
Not sure that would help given that I work for myself :)
quitter talk
I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
Arts said:
ChrispenEvan said:
Michael V said:I hope that works out for you.
in the queue boyo!
no one needs 100 million dollars
No but some people have had it, spent it all and left almost penniless
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:Not sure that would help given that I work for myself :)
quitter talk
I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
my mum reckons she’s busier since she’s retired…
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:Expanding the school
Oh, I see. Are they paying you reasonably for it?
They have to give us market value plus moving costs. The good thing is that the valuation was 6 months ago at the peak of the market so if we hang out a year or so we might do OK f the market drops as predicted. Moving costs include solicitors and removals so compared to just selling on the open market we are doing well. They are, of course, required to be responsible with taxpayers’ money so they don’t throw it around
I see.
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:Not sure that would help given that I work for myself :)
quitter talk
I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
More time for the bikes.
:)
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:quitter talk
I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
my mum reckons she’s busier since she’s retired…
I’m less likely to go postal if I don’t have to deal with the people I keep having to deal with
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:quitter talk
I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
More time for the bikes.
:)
Indeed.
I was having a drink with people from daughter’s gym just before Christmas and on finding out was into bikes he said “ My neighbour’s moving to Dubai. He wants to get rid of an old Ducati” It turned out to be a darmah and he wanted $1000. I said “call him now!” but it was late t night and by 10am the next day he’d sold it for $950!!!!
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
More time for the bikes.
:)
Indeed.
I was having a drink with people from daughter’s gym just before Christmas and on finding out was into bikes he said “ My neighbour’s moving to Dubai. He wants to get rid of an old Ducati” It turned out to be a darmah and he wanted $1000. I said “call him now!” but it was late t night and by 10am the next day he’d sold it for $950!!!!
Bloody!
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:More time for the bikes.
:)
Indeed.
I was having a drink with people from daughter’s gym just before Christmas and on finding out was into bikes he said “ My neighbour’s moving to Dubai. He wants to get rid of an old Ducati” It turned out to be a darmah and he wanted $1000. I said “call him now!” but it was late t night and by 10am the next day he’d sold it for $950!!!!
Bloody!
You still got that CBX?
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:Indeed.
I was having a drink with people from daughter’s gym just before Christmas and on finding out was into bikes he said “ My neighbour’s moving to Dubai. He wants to get rid of an old Ducati” It turned out to be a darmah and he wanted $1000. I said “call him now!” but it was late t night and by 10am the next day he’d sold it for $950!!!!
Bloody!
You still got that CBX?
Yes.
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:Bloody!
You still got that CBX?
Yes.
it’s crying out to be restored. It would get really good money these days.
Didn’t you have a BMW too?
pommiejohn said:
Didn’t you have a BMW too?
I did, but I passed it on to my former boss, who really looked after me over may years and trough several companies.
I probably shouldn’t‘ve, because it would’ve been the easiest to do up…
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Didn’t you have a BMW too?
I did, but I passed it on to my former boss, who really looked after me over may years and trough several companies.
I probably shouldn’t‘ve, because it would’ve been the easiest to do up…
Everyone’s been doing them up ( and often ruining them). I can’t remember if you saw the one I did last year? my road bike?
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Didn’t you have a BMW too?
I did, but I passed it on to my former boss, who really looked after me over may years and trough several companies.
I probably shouldn’t‘ve, because it would’ve been the easiest to do up…
Everyone’s been doing them up ( and often ruining them). I can’t remember if you saw the one I did last year? my road bike?
No I haven’t.
The made beaver was a unit of account used in the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), located in British North America. One male beaver skin collected during winter months was equivalent to one made beaver.
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:I did, but I passed it on to my former boss, who really looked after me over may years and trough several companies.
I probably shouldn’t‘ve, because it would’ve been the easiest to do up…
Everyone’s been doing them up ( and often ruining them). I can’t remember if you saw the one I did last year? my road bike?
No I haven’t.
https://pipeburn.com/the-bitsa-beemer-1995-bmw-r100r-mystic/
Bloody paralysis ticks. Picked up one every time I’ve gone down into the paddock lately..
well, twice in a row..
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:Everyone’s been doing them up ( and often ruining them). I can’t remember if you saw the one I did last year? my road bike?
No I haven’t.
https://pipeburn.com/the-bitsa-beemer-1995-bmw-r100r-mystic/
Well done!
:)
Ian said:
Bloody paralysis ticks. Picked up one every time I’ve gone down into the paddock lately..well, twice in a row..
Things are total cowards.. attack from behind.. the leg and the head
pommiejohn said:
Michael V said:
pommiejohn said:Everyone’s been doing them up ( and often ruining them). I can’t remember if you saw the one I did last year? my road bike?
No I haven’t.
https://pipeburn.com/the-bitsa-beemer-1995-bmw-r100r-mystic/
very nice.
Ian said:
Ian said:
Bloody paralysis ticks. Picked up one every time I’ve gone down into the paddock lately..well, twice in a row..
Things are total cowards.. attack from behind.. the leg and the head
Nasty. Good job you’re not someone’s pet.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:What type of fish will Sir be having this evening?
Just tinned tuna in a potato-type bake with a creamy lemony sauce.
That sounds healthy and tasty repast.
Washd down with a suitable white wine no doubt.
No, no wine tonight. Blood test tomorrow morning.
In fact I’ll be fasting from 11:30pm.
The word pesto is related to the word pestle. It is based on a Classical Roman dish, moretum, whose name is related to the word mortar.
They had us in the first and third quarters.
pommiejohn said:
Arts said:
pommiejohn said:Not sure that would help given that I work for myself :)
quitter talk
I’m trying to be a quitter! Mrs P keep saying “ You’d get bored if you retire.” I’m prepared to take that chance!
I’ve now been retired over 3 years. I haven’t been bored. At all. But then I don’t remember ever really being bored.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:Just tinned tuna in a potato-type bake with a creamy lemony sauce.
That sounds healthy and tasty repast.
Washd down with a suitable white wine no doubt.
No, no wine tonight. Blood test tomorrow morning.
In fact I’ll be fasting from 11:30pm.
Sausages and mash with fried tomato.
Over.
Ian said:
Ian said:
Bloody paralysis ticks. Picked up one every time I’ve gone down into the paddock lately..well, twice in a row..
Things are total cowards.. attack from behind.. the leg and the head
On one job I got one in the head of my um…
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:That sounds healthy and tasty repast.
Washd down with a suitable white wine no doubt.
No, no wine tonight. Blood test tomorrow morning.
In fact I’ll be fasting from 11:30pm.
Sausages and mash with fried tomato.
Over.
We et iceberg lettuce + chick pea salad + cold meat loaf. Dessert was a “Heart” icecream. I should get myself a big glass of cold Milo now.
snake and pygmy pie in the oven. won’t be long.
Peak Warming Man said:
Diesel is $2.38 a litre at the servo up the road.
It’s not right.
It is not.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Diesel is $2.38 a litre at the servo up the road.
It’s not right.
Is that expensive or cheap?
It is a nightmare. Go back to sleep.
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Ian said:
Bloody paralysis ticks. Picked up one every time I’ve gone down into the paddock lately..well, twice in a row..
Things are total cowards.. attack from behind.. the leg and the head
On one job I got one in the head of my um…
Yeah.. had one there.. nasty
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Ian said:Things are total cowards.. attack from behind.. the leg and the head
On one job I got one in the head of my um…
Yeah.. had one there.. nasty
Yup.
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:On one job I got one in the head of my um…
Yeah.. had one there.. nasty
Yup.
Sounds like a prick of a place to get one..
The head of your department?
dv said:
The head of your department?
Apparently so.
dv said:
The head of your department?
the department of luuuuurve.
dv said:
The head of your department?
Nah.. down and to the left
He’s got those far away evangelical eyes.
Peak Warming Man said:
He’s got those far away evangelical eyes.
A pleasant euphemism for ‘the bright light of insanity’.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
He’s got those far away evangelical eyes.
A pleasant euphemism for ‘the bright light of insanity’.
Would be good if he occupied Mars. Because he could not come back.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
He’s got those far away evangelical eyes.
A pleasant euphemism for ‘the bright light of insanity’.
Would be good if he occupied Mars. Because he could not come back.
Bluddy hell it is 22 degrees and I’m feeling hot. 44mm at Ivanhoe, it looks like it might be a hot stormy night.
The BOM name change = total cost at $220,296
and no one is going to use the new name anyway.
roughbarked said:
The BOM name change = total cost at $220,296
and no one is going to use the new name anyway.
It’s the thought that counts.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
The BOM name change = total cost at $220,296
and no one is going to use the new name anyway.
It’s the thought that counts.
perhaps some people will accept the new branding. And they will try to communicate with the people who won’t. And then there will be confusion. That’s an outcome.
How’s your day been sarahs mum?
roughbarked said:
The BOM name change = total cost at $220,296
and no one is going to use the new name anyway.
Just to show I’m not averse to change, from now on instead of BoM I’ll call them BuM.
Bubblecar said:
How’s your day been sarahs mum?
not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
How’s your day been sarahs mum?
not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
Good luck :)
I played a bit of lute earlier.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
How’s your day been sarahs mum?
not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
Good luck :)
I played a bit of lute earlier.
I played solitaire.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
Good luck :)
I played a bit of lute earlier.
I played solitaire.
I sat on my fat arse and watched cricket.
Haven’t even done my Quordle and Wordle yet.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
Good luck :)
I played a bit of lute earlier.
I played solitaire.
At least you can do that comfortably regardless of body shape.
Trouble with the lute is that it has a round back and I have a round front, so it can be difficult to stop it sliding away from me while playing.
One of the reasons I want to order a new expensive lute next year, to provide a heavy incentive to lose lots more weight.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
Good luck :)
I played a bit of lute earlier.
I played solitaire.
I played with trains. TOOT!!!!
TYL Henry Morgan was eventually buried at sea.
ChrispenEvan said:
TYL Henry Morgan was eventually buried at sea.
What’s the Y stand for?
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
TYL Henry Morgan was eventually buried at sea.
What’s the Y stand for?
you
There are no open border crossings between China and India, nor between China and Bhutan.
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
TYL Henry Morgan was eventually buried at sea.
What’s the Y stand for?
you
Are you sure though?
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
TYL Henry Morgan was eventually buried at sea.
What’s the Y stand for?
you
I already knew that
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
How’s your day been sarahs mum?
not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
It hurts less after a few tunes than it did a month ago.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
How’s your day been sarahs mum?
not much happening here. it was sunny for a good while.
I have got the gitar out. I am about to find out how long i can play before the arm aches.
It hurts less after a few tunes than it did a month ago.
Good to hear.
dv said:
ChrispenEvan said:
dv said:What’s the Y stand for?
you
Are you sure though?
as sure as anything in this mad, mad world.
roughbarked said:
The BOM name change = total cost at $220,296
and no one is going to use the new name anyway.
All things considered, $220,000 for a rebranding is pretty cheap.
Remember when the Commonwealth Bank changed their visual identity? $2.2 million was the final bill for that. Still, wasn’t government money, so despite the squawking, no-one could really complain.
EarthSky.org is seeking temporary editorial assistants for a WordPress project. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented team players. Experience with WordPress is required. Hours per week: ~20 (variable and flexible). Rate of pay: $15/ hour. The project is expected to last approximately 6 months to one year. Please contact jstewart@earthsky.org and ccampion@earthsky.org.
ChrispenEvan said:
EarthSky.org is seeking temporary editorial assistants for a WordPress project. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented team players. Experience with WordPress is required. Hours per week: ~20 (variable and flexible). Rate of pay: $15/ hour. The project is expected to last approximately 6 months to one year. Please contact jstewart@earthsky.org and ccampion@earthsky.org.
Fuck me, surely they could pay a little less.
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:EarthSky.org is seeking temporary editorial assistants for a WordPress project. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented team players. Experience with WordPress is required. Hours per week: ~20 (variable and flexible). Rate of pay: $15/ hour. The project is expected to last approximately 6 months to one year. Please contact jstewart@earthsky.org and ccampion@earthsky.org.
Fuck me, surely they could pay a little less.
Yeah, I thought it rather stingy.
ChrispenEvan said:
EarthSky.org is seeking temporary editorial assistants for a WordPress project. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented team players. Experience with WordPress is required. Hours per week: ~20 (variable and flexible). Rate of pay: $15/ hour. The project is expected to last approximately 6 months to one year. Please contact jstewart@earthsky.org and ccampion@earthsky.org.
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
ChrispenEvan said:EarthSky.org is seeking temporary editorial assistants for a WordPress project. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented team players. Experience with WordPress is required. Hours per week: ~20 (variable and flexible). Rate of pay: $15/ hour. The project is expected to last approximately 6 months to one year. Please contact jstewart@earthsky.org and ccampion@earthsky.org.
Fuck me, surely they could pay a little less.
Yeah, I thought it rather stingy.
As of 1st July 2022, the minimum wage is $21.38 per hour, or $812.44 per 38-hour week. This is a 5.2% increase of the national minimum wage and 4.6% for award minimums.
Probably illegal too.
PermeateFree said:
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:Fuck me, surely they could pay a little less.
Yeah, I thought it rather stingy.
As of 1st July 2022, the minimum wage is $21.38 per hour, or $812.44 per 38-hour week. This is a 5.2% increase of the national minimum wage and 4.6% for award minimums.
Probably illegal too.
Earth Sky is american.
ChrispenEvan said:
PermeateFree said:
ChrispenEvan said:Yeah, I thought it rather stingy.
As of 1st July 2022, the minimum wage is $21.38 per hour, or $812.44 per 38-hour week. This is a 5.2% increase of the national minimum wage and 4.6% for award minimums.
Probably illegal too.
Earth Sky is american.
Oh well, anything goes in the US of A.
Thanks, robocop
Totally avoiding dealing with Amazon Prime bullshit right now.
The website is deliberately complicated and I’ve gone around in circles for the 5th time this morning. One section says I am no longer a subscriber to Amazon Prime, and another section says here’s all the money we have taken for a membership that you don’t have.
My bank account agrees with the money taken situation.
I’m gearing up to talk to a bot.
Well Ivanhoe has had 65mm. Willcannia 40mm. Bourke 40mm.
Still nothing much further south.
The rain has finally got here. Wonder how much we will get. BOM says 10< 15
roughbarked said:
The rain has finally got here. Wonder how much we will get. BOM says 10< 15
Rain stopped again at 0.2mm.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees and there is a light fog about. We are forecast a sunny 23. Tomorrow is also forecast a 23, but with rain/storms.
I plan to cut the grass in the front yard today, probably some or all of the backyard too. Before it is all too wet to do again for a week or so. There may even be some more weeding happening. I’ll have to get on with it…23 is hot for me for physical working.
“The suspect in this barbaric act should not have been in our country,” Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Rally party, said on Tuesday during a heated National Assembly session.
Ms Le Pen, who leads the largest opposition party in France’s most powerful house of parliament, demanded Mr Macron’s government put a stop to “uncontrolled immigration”.
Had a snooze and woke up to find we’d had 7mm.
Better have a feed and a wash. Have to go get pushed around by a physiotherapist at 9:00
Just been reading the sad tale of What Boris Becker has been up to in recent years.
Seems he is addicted to money.
“This professor was invited to speak at a meeting of billionaire preppers. It got weird.”: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/tech-billionaires-are-planning-for-the-apocalypse/101546216
roughbarked said:
This professor was invited to speak at a meeting of billionaire preppers. It got weird.
German gothic sabatons from 1490.
Credit: Bata Shoe Museum, Ontario.
Morning pilgrims, I hope the day finds you well.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, I hope the day finds you well.
Morning PWM et al.
Wellness is upon me thank you, and your good self?
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, I hope the day finds you well.
Morning PWM et al.
Wellness is upon me thank you, and your good self?
I’m always well when there is a moist coolness in the air ans all is green around me.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, I hope the day finds you well.
Morning PWM et al.
Wellness is upon me thank you, and your good self?
Yeah, not too bad thanks Tamb.
Better get me arse into gear got a few things to do.
Spiny Norman said:
German gothic sabatons from 1490.
Credit: Bata Shoe Museum, Ontario.
Good for scratching your legs, but watch out for tetanus.
Heading for a warm 22 this end.
Setting off for the GP at 11.
Spiny Norman said:
German gothic sabatons from 1490.
Credit: Bata Shoe Museum, Ontario.
I misread that at first, after looking at them I thought they were in the bat shoe museum, probably with the bat phone and the bat car.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Cool water clock.
Think I spotted half a giraffe there but might be mistaken.
Yes there are fast moving animals.
What my computer would like me to read:
“Pauline’s Shocking New Announcement”
Click?
I think not.
“An Ohio judge was removed from the bench Tuesday for misconduct that included repeatedly lying, issuing illegitimate arrest warrants, and wearing spandex shorts, tank tops and sneakers in court.
Judge Pinkey Susan Carr ……………………….”
They warned this sort of thing would happen once they appointed women to the bar but they wouldn’t listen.
Well I’m presuming Pinky is a woman..
The Rev Dodgson said:
What my computer would like me to read:“Pauline’s Shocking New Announcement”
Click?
I think not.
There must be better things to do, yes.
Anybody else get the youtube handle email?
We’re writing to let you know that over the coming weeks YouTube will be introducing handles to make it easier for members of the community to find and connect with each other. Your handle will be unique to your channel and will be how people mention you in comments, community posts, and more.Greetings
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
What my computer would like me to read:“Pauline’s Shocking New Announcement”
Click?
I think not.
There must be better things to do, yes.
Pauline “The drapes don’t match the curtains”
Click for slideshow
Cymek said:
Greetings
“Niemann was deep in thought during the endgame of his 12th-round match against fellow grandmaster Sam Sevian, when his opponent suddenly reached across the board and grabbed Niemann’s king, pulling the cross from the top of the piece.”
I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children to play chess.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Niemann was deep in thought during the endgame of his 12th-round match against fellow grandmaster Sam Sevian, when his opponent suddenly reached across the board and grabbed Niemann’s king, pulling the cross from the top of the piece.”I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children to play chess.
Not even in a cage
Peak Warming Man said:
“Niemann was deep in thought during the endgame of his 12th-round match against fellow grandmaster Sam Sevian, when his opponent suddenly reached across the board and grabbed Niemann’s king, pulling the cross from the top of the piece.”I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children to play chess.
I was going to say that it’s a game for arseholes, but in light of some recent allegations…
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Niemann was deep in thought during the endgame of his 12th-round match against fellow grandmaster Sam Sevian, when his opponent suddenly reached across the board and grabbed Niemann’s king, pulling the cross from the top of the piece.”I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children to play chess.
Not even in a cage
I’ve seen some of those cage chess players, full of tattoos and piercings.
Sitting in the waiting area, overheated from the walk and sweating in a mask.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Niemann was deep in thought during the endgame of his 12th-round match against fellow grandmaster Sam Sevian, when his opponent suddenly reached across the board and grabbed Niemann’s king, pulling the cross from the top of the piece.”I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children to play chess.
Not even in a cage
I’ve seen some of those cage chess players, full of tattoos and piercings.
I’m beginning to suspect that the whole vibrating anal beads thing is to pull the punters into watching chess over, say AFL or the great southern snooker challenge.
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:Not even in a cage
I’ve seen some of those cage chess players, full of tattoos and piercings.
I’m beginning to suspect that the whole vibrating anal beads thing is to pull the punters into watching chess over, say AFL or the great southern snooker challenge.
How to zhuzh up chess
Arts said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:Not even in a cage
I’ve seen some of those cage chess players, full of tattoos and piercings.
I’m beginning to suspect that the whole vibrating anal beads thing is to pull the punters into watching chess over, say AFL or the great southern snooker challenge.
^^
And its not like the interwebs have ever been known to make mountains out of a termite mounds.
Exhibit A
Large g&t on the rocks wouldn’t go astray.
Made some sauerkraut on Sunday, was wondering how it would ferment without a catalyst
Obviously that’s not a problem as when I checked the jars they had leaked a bit and a few when opened made a bit of mess with the gas release.
Interested to taste them in a few days time.
Bubblecar said:
Large g&t on the rocks wouldn’t go astray.
When’s the doctor?
Cymek said:
Made some sauerkraut on Sunday, was wondering how it would ferment without a catalyst
Obviously that’s not a problem as when I checked the jars they had leaked a bit and a few when opened made a bit of mess with the gas release.
Interested to taste them in a few days time.
Well done. I should make another batch before long.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Bubblecar said:
Large g&t on the rocks wouldn’t go astray.
When’s the doctor?
Supposedly 11:30.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
Made some sauerkraut on Sunday, was wondering how it would ferment without a catalyst
Obviously that’s not a problem as when I checked the jars they had leaked a bit and a few when opened made a bit of mess with the gas release.
Interested to taste them in a few days time.
Well done. I should make another batch before long.
Thanks, has red cabbage, carrot, beetroot, ginger, tumeric and garlic in it.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Niemann was deep in thought during the endgame of his 12th-round match against fellow grandmaster Sam Sevian, when his opponent suddenly reached across the board and grabbed Niemann’s king, pulling the cross from the top of the piece.”I certainly wouldn’t want any of my children to play chess.
I was going to say that it’s a game for arseholes, but in light of some recent allegations…
It’s peculiar.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/hans-niemann-king-decapitated-in-us-championship-incident/101555158
Arts said:
I’m beginning to suspect that the whole vibrating anal beads thing is to pull the punters into watching chess over, say AFL or the great southern snooker challenge.
The existence of ‘the great southern snooker challenge’ suggests that there also exist ‘the fairly-ordinary southern snooker challenge’ and the ‘the honestly-rather-crappy southern snooker challenge’.
Annoyingly short on information. There are something like 110 species of Pimelea (Riceflowers) in Australia. I had to go searching…there are apparently 3 dangerous to cattle.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/biosecurity/animal-biosecurity-welfare/animal-health-pests-diseases/protect-your-animals/poisonings-of-livestock/pimelea
Just yelled: GET A BLOODY MOVE ON, WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!. *
*Not in real life
ABC News:
‘ China’s about to make some big political changes. What will it all mean? Ask our experts.’
My prediction: China will still be asshoe, and probably more so.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:I’m beginning to suspect that the whole vibrating anal beads thing is to pull the punters into watching chess over, say AFL or the great southern snooker challenge.
The existence of ‘the great southern snooker challenge’ suggests that there also exist ‘the fairly-ordinary southern snooker challenge’ and the ‘the honestly-rather-crappy southern snooker challenge’.
much like The Great War indicates the existence of the fairly-ordinary war and the honestly rather crappy war.
buffy said:
Pimelea killing cattleAnnoyingly short on information. There are something like 110 species of Pimelea (Riceflowers) in Australia. I had to go searching…there are apparently 3 dangerous to cattle.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/biosecurity/animal-biosecurity-welfare/animal-health-pests-diseases/protect-your-animals/poisonings-of-livestock/pimelea
Never heard of it before.
I’ll check it out later.
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:I’m beginning to suspect that the whole vibrating anal beads thing is to pull the punters into watching chess over, say AFL or the great southern snooker challenge.
The existence of ‘the great southern snooker challenge’ suggests that there also exist ‘the fairly-ordinary southern snooker challenge’ and the ‘the honestly-rather-crappy southern snooker challenge’.
much like The Great War indicates the existence of the fairly-ordinary war and the honestly rather crappy war.
There’s been no shortage of the latter.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘ China’s about to make some big political changes. What will it all mean? Ask our experts.’
My prediction: China will still be asshoe, and probably more so.
Communist government stands down, democratic elections to take place with foreign aid requested to make sure they are not manipulated.
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:The existence of ‘the great southern snooker challenge’ suggests that there also exist ‘the fairly-ordinary southern snooker challenge’ and the ‘the honestly-rather-crappy southern snooker challenge’.
much like The Great War indicates the existence of the fairly-ordinary war and the honestly rather crappy war.
There’s been no shortage of the latter.
Tamb said:
captain_spalding said:
Arts said:much like The Great War indicates the existence of the fairly-ordinary war and the honestly rather crappy war.
There’s been no shortage of the latter.
The cod wars for example.
Well, really, they’re all crappy…
“New Zealand has bid its farewell to grandiloquent memos and sesquipedalian documents, passing a new law to banish jargon and complex language from its bureaucracy.”
They intend to replace futtocks with each of the middle timbers of a ship’s frame, between the floor and the top timbers.
If you lie down with dogs there is a chance you will get a tick. on the ear.
BACK and with nothing much to worry about.
Last blood tests were mostly fine, cell counts normal, kidney function normal, cholesterol excellent etc.
It’s just that my blood sugar level has risen over the course of the last 18 months, correlating with weight gain in that period (when I should have been dieting).
He didn’t want me to give more blood today after all, so that’s booked for Monday afternoon. He’ll compare the blood sugar with the last lot, then I’ll have another blood test after a couple months of proper dieting.
sarahs mum said:
If you lie down with dogs there is a chance you will get a tick. on the ear.
Ahh, so that’s what Ian has been up to.
Now for some lunch after that unnecessary fasting. But first, a scotch & dry on the rocks.
And why was the fasting unnecessary?
sibeen said:
And why was the fasting unnecessary?
Because I wasn’t booked for a blood test today after all. He just wanted to discuss the last one and tell me to book a slot with the nurse next week.
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
And why was the fasting unnecessary?
Because I wasn’t booked for a blood test today after all. He just wanted to discuss the last one and tell me to book a slot with the nurse next week.
…oh and the one next week is a non-fasting one anyway.
buffy said:
Pimelea killing cattleAnnoyingly short on information. There are something like 110 species of Pimelea (Riceflowers) in Australia. I had to go searching…there are apparently 3 dangerous to cattle.
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/biosecurity/animal-biosecurity-welfare/animal-health-pests-diseases/protect-your-animals/poisonings-of-livestock/pimelea
It is a certain area that they are in.
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
And why was the fasting unnecessary?
Because I wasn’t booked for a blood test today after all. He just wanted to discuss the last one and tell me to book a slot with the nurse next week.
Surely it would have been beneficial to your other problems to do a fast anyway?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
And why was the fasting unnecessary?
Because I wasn’t booked for a blood test today after all. He just wanted to discuss the last one and tell me to book a slot with the nurse next week.
Surely it would have been beneficial to your other problems to do a fast anyway?
I’m not supposed to start the weight loss diet until after Monday’s blood test.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:Because I wasn’t booked for a blood test today after all. He just wanted to discuss the last one and tell me to book a slot with the nurse next week.
Surely it would have been beneficial to your other problems to do a fast anyway?
I’m not supposed to start the weight loss diet until after Monday’s blood test.
I see.
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
A fight over resources will break out and rifles will decide who lives and who dies. It will be worse in the cities.
I’d say cannibalism would break out fairly quickly
Arts said:
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
transition said:
Ian said:Pillars of Creation, Hubble v Webb
beautiful pictures
Kind of prefer Hubble, aesthetically
wookiemeister said:
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
With the collapse of civilisation, you’ll find people will divide into racial groups/ tribal groups based on religion.A fight over resources will break out and rifles will decide who lives and who dies. It will be worse in the cities.
I’d say cannibalism would break out fairly quickly
Highly infectious disease will break out
Cholera will return as the stupid communities shit everywhere.
dv said:
transition said:
Ian said:Pillars of Creation, Hubble v Webb
beautiful pictures
Kind of prefer Hubble, aesthetically
Me too but the Webb is impressive in larger format.
dv said:
Arts said:
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
Looting, rape, murder, genocide
If you look at the old testament god / prophets tell the Jewish people to kill a neighbouring people and kill them all , the men, the boys, animals, destroy houses , kill the women. The only ones to be saved are pre pubescent girls – they can fucked and made into slaves.
In Islam Mohammed marries a nine year old girl.
Feminists overwhelmingly support Islam without understanding its beliefs ( they ignore them)
Our society/ civilisation is and will collapse because we don’t have viable educated/ wise men leading the country.
In the meantime we are blowing another 500 mill on ukraine to win a war on the otherside of the planet in Russia’s backyard.
wookiemeister said:
dv said:
Arts said:and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
If you don’t have a gun , you and your family will be eaten.Looting, rape, murder, genocide
If you look at the old testament god / prophets tell the Jewish people to kill a neighbouring people and kill them all , the men, the boys, animals, destroy houses , kill the women. The only ones to be saved are pre pubescent girls – they can fucked and made into slaves.
ISIS is still around
In African countries entire schools of girls are carted off fir the amusement of Islamic terror groups.
wookiemeister said:
wookiemeister said:
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
With the collapse of civilisation, you’ll find people will divide into racial groups/ tribal groups based on religion.A fight over resources will break out and rifles will decide who lives and who dies. It will be worse in the cities.
I’d say cannibalism would break out fairly quickly
Most likely everyone will be on a Paleo diet, meat water and various berries. Diseases will run rampant wiping out entire cities.Highly infectious disease will break out
Cholera will return as the stupid communities shit everywhere.
Likely
Interesting we’ve progressed hugely technology and knowledge wise but little if any about evolving socially/emotionally/wiser as a species
dv said:
Arts said:
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
A good book written on this very subject; Earth Abides ~ George R Stewart
Arts said:
dv said:
Some of these primitive tech people present it as skills you might need after societal collapse due to plague or nuclear war or whatever. I’m very interested in their work just because I am interested in history etc but it’s not well-honed for survivalism. One good thing about having a wasteful polluting culture is that the landscape is littered, quite literally I suppose, with steel and aluminium and plastics of all kinds and glass. So mining and smelting would not be of immediate importance to a band of survivalists. Probably the real skill needed is housebreaking.
and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
Slowly raises hand
I’m a bit out of practice, but hunger would make me improve rapidly.
“Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate.
The ABC revealed earlier today that Senator Thorpe “briefly dated” the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin, while sitting on a parliamentary law enforcement committee.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said he was unaware of the matter until contacted by the ABC.
He said Senator Thorpe should have disclosed her connection to Mr Martin and the failure to do so showed a “significant lack of judgement”.
Mr Bandt asked for Senator Thorpe’s resignation from the leadership team, and said it had been received.
In a separate statement, Senator Thorpe said she accepted she had “made mistakes” and had not “exercised good judgement”.
Senator Thorpe will remain a Victorian Greens senator.”
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Ooh-ah.
——————————————
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/bandt-asks-thorpe-to-resign-as-senate-deputy/101557298
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Arts said:and food security… how many people can adequately hunt and prep their own food? I mean creating the little plastic trays for the meat is a dying trade.
Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
A good book written on this very subject; Earth Abides ~ George R Stewart
It’s interesting to note we can create the most complex knowledgeable society and some relatively simple natural process wipes us out.
Could perhaps control some of them within time but imagine if we were wrong about the suns lifespan, it expands into a red dwarf in the near future and bye bye human race
Michael V said:
“Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate.The ABC revealed earlier today that Senator Thorpe “briefly dated” the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin, while sitting on a parliamentary law enforcement committee.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said he was unaware of the matter until contacted by the ABC.
He said Senator Thorpe should have disclosed her connection to Mr Martin and the failure to do so showed a “significant lack of judgement”.
Mr Bandt asked for Senator Thorpe’s resignation from the leadership team, and said it had been received.
In a separate statement, Senator Thorpe said she accepted she had “made mistakes” and had not “exercised good judgement”.
Senator Thorpe will remain a Victorian Greens senator.”
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Ooh-ah.
——————————————https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/bandt-asks-thorpe-to-resign-as-senate-deputy/101557298
I read that, some of these high up ministers are really stupid when it comes to relationships
It’s so important as a public servant to disclose all personal conflicts.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
A good book written on this very subject; Earth Abides ~ George R Stewart
It’s interesting to note we can create the most complex knowledgeable society and some relatively simple natural process wipes us out.
Could perhaps control some of them within time but imagine if we were wrong about the suns lifespan, it expands into a red dwarf in the near future and bye bye human race
I do recommend reading the above book.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:A good book written on this very subject; Earth Abides ~ George R Stewart
It’s interesting to note we can create the most complex knowledgeable society and some relatively simple natural process wipes us out.
Could perhaps control some of them within time but imagine if we were wrong about the suns lifespan, it expands into a red dwarf in the near future and bye bye human race
I do recommend reading the above book.
I’ll have a look.
Michael V said:
“Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate.The ABC revealed earlier today that Senator Thorpe “briefly dated” the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin, while sitting on a parliamentary law enforcement committee.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said he was unaware of the matter until contacted by the ABC.
He said Senator Thorpe should have disclosed her connection to Mr Martin and the failure to do so showed a “significant lack of judgement”.
Mr Bandt asked for Senator Thorpe’s resignation from the leadership team, and said it had been received.
In a separate statement, Senator Thorpe said she accepted she had “made mistakes” and had not “exercised good judgement”.
Senator Thorpe will remain a Victorian Greens senator.”
——————————————
Ooh-ah.
——————————————https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/bandt-asks-thorpe-to-resign-as-senate-deputy/101557298
oooh. ah.
I recall one party I went to that had a male population of a number of bikie gangs. there was not one man there who i could find interesting. i remember there was one conversation about stealing prime movers. one fellow applied speed via his eye. the women however were interesting. lots of professionals. some high flyers. i went away not understanding.
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
“Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate.The ABC revealed earlier today that Senator Thorpe “briefly dated” the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin, while sitting on a parliamentary law enforcement committee.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said he was unaware of the matter until contacted by the ABC.
He said Senator Thorpe should have disclosed her connection to Mr Martin and the failure to do so showed a “significant lack of judgement”.
Mr Bandt asked for Senator Thorpe’s resignation from the leadership team, and said it had been received.
In a separate statement, Senator Thorpe said she accepted she had “made mistakes” and had not “exercised good judgement”.
Senator Thorpe will remain a Victorian Greens senator.”
——————————————
Ooh-ah.
——————————————https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/bandt-asks-thorpe-to-resign-as-senate-deputy/101557298
oooh. ah.
I recall one party I went to that had a male population of a number of bikie gangs. there was not one man there who i could find interesting. i remember there was one conversation about stealing prime movers. one fellow applied speed via his eye. the women however were interesting. lots of professionals. some high flyers. i went away not understanding.
Bad boy fantasy ?
not longest seen’t, get that jumper off, won’t be needing that from here on
the lamb I saved at the trough, april 2014(or possibly 2013) ready to die she was, dehydration and hunger
I puts her muzzle in the trough water, she eventually got a little into her tummy and started to come good
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
Michael V said:
“Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the party’s deputy leader in the Senate.The ABC revealed earlier today that Senator Thorpe “briefly dated” the ex-president of the Victorian Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, Dean Martin, while sitting on a parliamentary law enforcement committee.
Greens leader Adam Bandt said he was unaware of the matter until contacted by the ABC.
He said Senator Thorpe should have disclosed her connection to Mr Martin and the failure to do so showed a “significant lack of judgement”.
Mr Bandt asked for Senator Thorpe’s resignation from the leadership team, and said it had been received.
In a separate statement, Senator Thorpe said she accepted she had “made mistakes” and had not “exercised good judgement”.
Senator Thorpe will remain a Victorian Greens senator.”
——————————————
Ooh-ah.
——————————————https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/bandt-asks-thorpe-to-resign-as-senate-deputy/101557298
oooh. ah.
I recall one party I went to that had a male population of a number of bikie gangs. there was not one man there who i could find interesting. i remember there was one conversation about stealing prime movers. one fellow applied speed via his eye. the women however were interesting. lots of professionals. some high flyers. i went away not understanding.
Bad boy fantasy ?
I want my bad boy fantasy man with at least half a brain.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Still though I would think in the first few years the main thing would be raiding warehouses of stored food, supermarkets etc. Canned food typically stays good long past the posted useby date.
The other important thing might be weapons.
A good book written on this very subject; Earth Abides ~ George R Stewart
It’s interesting to note we can create the most complex knowledgeable society and some relatively simple natural process wipes us out.
Could perhaps control some of them within time but imagine if we were wrong about the suns lifespan, it expands into a red dwarf in the near future and bye bye human race
One possibility is a “nearby” fsb pointed in our direction. Suddenly everything on one side of the planet is microwaved into smoke, and the ones on the other side don’t do much better.
Bunny_Fugger said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:A good book written on this very subject; Earth Abides ~ George R Stewart
It’s interesting to note we can create the most complex knowledgeable society and some relatively simple natural process wipes us out.
Could perhaps control some of them within time but imagine if we were wrong about the suns lifespan, it expands into a red dwarf in the near future and bye bye human race
One possibility is a “nearby” fsb pointed in our direction. Suddenly everything on one side of the planet is microwaved into smoke, and the ones on the other side don’t do much better.
Yes that as well
LOL@advertisements.
ChrispenEvan said:
LOL@advertisements.
Like how are they going to shut the lid?
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
This really neded the link
Asshole act
Humans really have had incredible artistic talent since the beginning of our existence
TIL Gish gallop is named after creationist Duane Gish.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
>“The community is welcome to refer to the Bureau in any way they wish, including referring to us as the ‘BoM’,” a spokesperson told Guardian Australia.
Too late, you’re now the BuM.
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
Translation: Plibersek tells BoM: ‘FFS, people, we’ve got inflation, rising cost of living, and a need to raise more tax revenue on our plate, and you’re going to spend nearly a quarter of a million because you don’t like your nickname? PULL. YOUR. HEADS. IN’.
Making a new mount for the gearbox in the old racing car. I never liked the old one, (the part sitting near the top of the photo) and it was cracked anyway so I cut it off and came up with a better design that’ll be a lot easier to use. Got a cylinder of nylon that goes into the large hole, I think I’ve worked out how to make it a bit pliable so it’ll let the gearbox move around just a little.
The nickel-plated tube is the bar that runs along the front of the seat to hold it up a bit. It has to be removable, hence the asymmetric front end of the mount.
Spiny Norman said:
Making a new mount for the gearbox in the old racing car. I never liked the old one, (the part sitting near the top of the photo) and it was cracked anyway so I cut it off and came up with a better design that’ll be a lot easier to use. Got a cylinder of nylon that goes into the large hole, I think I’ve worked out how to make it a bit pliable so it’ll let the gearbox move around just a little.
The nickel-plated tube is the bar that runs along the front of the seat to hold it up a bit. It has to be removable, hence the asymmetric front end of the mount.
Well done.
Next you can fix my bike :)
Ha
I bought something from a website I didn’t research properly which appears to be a complete scam going by reviews
I used my work email address which has a justice domain and semi threatened legal actions (complete bullshit) as I work for the Justice Department
I got an email back saying I’m being refunded, lets see if it happens
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-bureau
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
Making a new mount for the gearbox in the old racing car. I never liked the old one, (the part sitting near the top of the photo) and it was cracked anyway so I cut it off and came up with a better design that’ll be a lot easier to use. Got a cylinder of nylon that goes into the large hole, I think I’ve worked out how to make it a bit pliable so it’ll let the gearbox move around just a little.
The nickel-plated tube is the bar that runs along the front of the seat to hold it up a bit. It has to be removable, hence the asymmetric front end of the mount.
Well done.
Next you can fix my bike :)
Sure!
What size V8 does it need? :)
Bureau of Meteorology Brisbane
buffy said:
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-bureau
Perhaps rather than bureau they could go for a different piece of furniture such as an armoire, or something from Ikea such as the lagkaptan.
“The Pillars of Creation”, as photographed by the JWST and the closer stars removed from the image. I find it quite awe-inspiring.
Dinner now ovened. Fish & veg (mackerel, sardines, capsicum, zucchini, tomato, onion, garlic, sliced olives, parsley, tarragon, olive oil, white wine etc) on a bed of vermicelli.
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
I bet they didn’t forecast that.
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
I bet they didn’t forecast that.
I bet the forecaster did.
Senior management, clueless as usual.
sibeen said:
party_pants said:dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
I bet they didn’t forecast that.
I bet the forecaster did.
Senior management, clueless as usual.
fairy nuff :)
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/20/bom-backpedals-on-bureau-rebrand-after-tanya-plibersek-rains-on-their-parade?CMP=soc_567
I bet they didn’t forecast that.
In the UK, they are called the Met office, or just the Met.
Here, it’s called the Bom. The only difference is the $220k of taxpayers money pissed up against the wall.
what if we took all those chaplains in schools and put them in police stations instead…
sarahs mum said:
what if we took all those chaplains in schools and put them in police stations instead…
In the cells?
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
what if we took all those chaplains in schools and put them in police stations instead…
In the cells?
in the waiting room?
Bubblecar said:
Dinner now ovened. Fish & veg (mackerel, sardines, capsicum, zucchini, tomato, onion, garlic, sliced olives, parsley, tarragon, olive oil, white wine etc) on a bed of vermicelli.
Verdict: tasty enough to serve for a guest lunch.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
what if we took all those chaplains in schools and put them in police stations instead…
In the cells?
in the waiting room?
All they really need is an alternative occupational therapy that doesn’t involve Jesus and children.
sarahs mum said:
what if we took all those chaplains in schools and put them in police stations instead…
Hey, hey … you can’t just assume they are all guilty.
Time for the living room with a glass of wine and some fine music, while reading another chapter of Perils of the Atlantic followed by another chapter of Vanishing Falls.
Paul Simon – Obvious Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKNAhAxMAk
A young dark man, early 20s, served me today at the IGA. His name was Sonny.
sarahs mum said:
Paul Simon – Obvious Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKNAhAxMAkA young dark man, early 20s, served me today at the IGA. His name was Sonny.
Indian? Our IGA is owned by Indians now, after Rob & Debbie sold and retired.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Paul Simon – Obvious Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKNAhAxMAkA young dark man, early 20s, served me today at the IGA. His name was Sonny.
Indian? Our IGA is owned by Indians now, after Rob & Debbie sold and retired.
no. more the light skinned, dark haired type auditioning for a role as Merlin,
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Paul Simon – Obvious Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HKNAhAxMAkA young dark man, early 20s, served me today at the IGA. His name was Sonny.
Indian? Our IGA is owned by Indians now, after Rob & Debbie sold and retired.
no. more the light skinned, dark haired type auditioning for a role as Merlin,
Ah. Merlin in his younger IGA days.
sm, did you ever visit the Castle of May?
dv said:
sm, did you ever visit the Castle of May?
no. I haven’t got up there…
spacex launch. 1 min ago live here.
Woodie said:
spacex launch. 1 min ago live here.
All done and dusted. 😁
Powerball will be record Australian $160 million next Thursday.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Powerball will be record Australian $160 million next Thursday.
ah, so I did not win then.
WTF is happening with the BoM? Is it some bullshit that Scotty from Marketing instigated?
kii said:
WTF is happening with the BoM? Is it some bullshit that Scotty from Marketing instigated?
Yes.
dv said:
kii said:
WTF is happening with the BoM? Is it some bullshit that Scotty from Marketing instigated?
Yes.
Sheesh, what is happening in this crazy world?
Let’s fuss around with a useless change to our name.
LOLOLOLOL…..
From Twitter:
Tim Callanan
@MrTimCallanan
Textbook distraction technique from the BoM to draw attention from the fact they ordered WAY too much rain in Victoria
One of my problems here in the USofA is the amazing amount of incredible stuff to be found in the thrift stores. All part of the consumerist lifestyle.
The great vintage stuff was my weakness, and I wanted to set up an Etsy shop to sell it. Then my panic about dealing with “Karen” customers and their insane demands cured me of that. (I have a workroom full of 2nd-hand items that are going back to the thrift stores.)
So, I have been avoiding those shops for a few years, since before the pandemic.
Nowadays I can watch reels on fb as other people find treasures in thrift stores and I can have a vicarious experience.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees and it’s thinking about getting light. Sunup today is at 6.44am. We are forecast a partly cloudy 22 degrees and very likely rain this afternoon/evening, possibly including a storm.
Auntie Annie has requested I take her in to Hamilton this morning. She wants to go to the bank and to Lincraft. I presume there will also be a visit to one (or all) of the supermarkets.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2022/10/20/medibank-hack-australia/
https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2022/10/21/risk-remains-drenched-victorian-towns-prepare-for-more-rain/
There are concerns the river will surpass the 1993 flood level of 95 metres.
gunna need a bigger levee.
JudgeMental said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2022/10/20/medibank-hack-australia/
It is more about what we don’t know.
JudgeMental said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2022/10/21/risk-remains-drenched-victorian-towns-prepare-for-more-rain/There are concerns the river will surpass the 1993 flood level of 95 metres.
gunna need a bigger levee.
Drive some Chevy’s down there.
JudgeMental said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2022/10/21/risk-remains-drenched-victorian-towns-prepare-for-more-rain/There are concerns the river will surpass the 1993 flood level of 95 metres.
gunna need a bigger levee.
that is measured from the Australian Height Datum btw.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
https://thenewdaily.com.au/weather/2022/10/21/risk-remains-drenched-victorian-towns-prepare-for-more-rain/There are concerns the river will surpass the 1993 flood level of 95 metres.
gunna need a bigger levee.
that is measured from the Australian Height Datum btw.
Yeah. It is the height above sea level. Not the river height. We get to hear all the river heights on the radio every morning and on the local news TV, all the time not only when it is in flood. So many rural people depend on knowing the river heights day to day.
Australia’s Got Talent comedian He Huang goes viral
A little-known comedian has garnered a standing ovation and worldwide attention for her seriously hilarious set on Australia’s Got Talent.
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/comedian-leaves-australias-got-talent-judging-panel-in-hysterics/news-story/c74aafa7f02f221c7af92b623295312b?
…
She’s pretty funny.
Enough of all this UK politics.
What do we all think about the important stuff, like the Kiwis deciding that politicians need to speak in plain English, like what we do.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Enough of all this UK politics.What do we all think about the important stuff, like the Kiwis deciding that politicians need to speak in plain English, like what we do.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/20/new-zealand-passes-plain-language-bill-to-jettison-jargon
The Rev Dodgson said:
Enough of all this UK politics.What do we all think about the important stuff, like the Kiwis deciding that politicians need to speak in plain English, like what we do.
plain English, as what like we do. fixed
The Rev Dodgson said:
Enough of all this UK politics.What do we all think about the important stuff, like the Kiwis deciding that politicians need to speak in plain English, like what we do.
I actually just got a phone call from NZ ten minutes ago. Didn’t answer as high probability of it being a scam call. Turns out someone left a message, and it was actually business.
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Enough of all this UK politics.What do we all think about the important stuff, like the Kiwis deciding that politicians need to speak in plain English, like what we do.
I actually just got a phone call from NZ ten minutes ago. Didn’t answer as high probability of it being a scam call. Turns out someone left a message, and it was actually business.
I trust it was in plain English.
Lol.
Watch the video.
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/chase-contestant-says-moon-landing-was-a-hoax/news-story/8d5c86605e1a292b182ae0b22cdcff69
Witty Rejoinder said:
Australia’s Got Talent comedian He Huang goes viral
A little-known comedian has garnered a standing ovation and worldwide attention for her seriously hilarious set on Australia’s Got Talent.https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/comedian-leaves-australias-got-talent-judging-panel-in-hysterics/news-story/c74aafa7f02f221c7af92b623295312b?
…
She’s pretty funny.
Thanks.
:)
Saw a headline yesterday “Townhouse Shot Up Overnight”
Thought they may have solved the housing crisis but it was about bikies.
Dark Orange said:
Lol.
Watch the video.https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/chase-contestant-says-moon-landing-was-a-hoax/news-story/8d5c86605e1a292b182ae0b22cdcff69
Don’t need to I was watching it when it happened.
I see Linda Thorpe’s in trouble AGAIN. I’m sure you political tragics would have been all over that story already though.
Greetings
Peak Warming Man said:
I see Linda Thorpe’s in trouble AGAIN. I’m sure you political tragics would have been all over that story already though.
I was the first to post it yesterday, but got no response.
Cymek said:
Greetings
G’day.
Peak Warming Man said:
I see Linda Thorpe’s in trouble AGAIN. I’m sure you political tragics would have been all over that story already though.
who?
“Aeon went to hospital to escape the ‘demons’ in their head. They were forcibly restrained”
I’m no expert but I’d say multiple personality disorder.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Greetings
G’day.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Aeon went to hospital to escape the ‘demons’ in their head. They were forcibly restrained”I’m no expert but I’d say multiple personality disorder.
In flux no doubt
Peak Warming Man said:
“Aeon went to hospital to escape the ‘demons’ in their head. They were forcibly restrained”I’m no expert but I’d say multiple personality disorder.
If they actually restrained the demons, I would say “possession”.
But that is not the symptoms of MPD.
Anyone find the Quiz today?
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone find the Quiz today?
Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libel
US chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing rival player Magnus Carlsen for at least $100m after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63338375
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone find the Quiz today?
probably.
Hans Niemann sounds fucking German.
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone find the Quiz today?
probably.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/weekly-news-quiz-current-affairs-entertainment-sport-fun/101555556
Peak Warming Man said:
Hans Niemann sounds fucking German.
Scary I don’t want to listen to someone cotising in German
Cymek said:
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone find the Quiz today?
probably.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/weekly-news-quiz-current-affairs-entertainment-sport-fun/101555556
Ta. 7/10
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I see Linda Thorpe’s in trouble AGAIN. I’m sure you political tragics would have been all over that story already though.
I was the first to post it yesterday, but got no response.
We’ve all known a bikie during our time.
I’m counting my lucky stars I didn’t grow up with a Peter Dutton.
Cymek said:
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Anyone find the Quiz today?
probably.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/weekly-news-quiz-current-affairs-entertainment-sport-fun/101555556
Probably don’t know any of thaose subjects.
Flying under the radar.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jye40dwDDlc
Average
Rain, rain go away; come again another day.
sibeen said:
Average
London
CNN
—
Anne Sacoolas, the American woman accused of killing 19-year-old British motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident near a US military base, pleaded guilty to causing his death on Thursday, CNN heard via an audio link of the court proceedings.
Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity claimed on her behalf and was able to leave the UK weeks after the fatal August 2019 traffic collision outside RAF Croughton, a US military base in England where her husband worked as a US diplomat.
Britain’s attempt to extradite Sacoolas to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving was declined by US authorities, and the incident has sparked some tension between the two countries.
Sacoolas, who is in the United States, made a virtual appearance via video link at the Old Bailey court in London on Thursday.
The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. She pleaded not guilty to the more serious charge of death by dangerous driving, and UK prosecutors said they would not pursue the dangerous driving charge against her.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/20/uk/uk-harry-dunn-anne-sacoolas-intl-gbr/index.html
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
Average
See, i would have had to skip that question, because i neither noted nor cared what the BOM decided it wanted to be called, we just snorted and said, yeah, that’s going to happen, sure.
And so did 99.99% of the population.
dv said:
London
CNN —
Anne Sacoolas, the American woman accused of killing 19-year-old British motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident near a US military base, pleaded guilty to causing his death on Thursday, CNN heard via an audio link of the court proceedings.Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity claimed on her behalf and was able to leave the UK weeks after the fatal August 2019 traffic collision outside RAF Croughton, a US military base in England where her husband worked as a US diplomat.
Britain’s attempt to extradite Sacoolas to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving was declined by US authorities, and the incident has sparked some tension between the two countries.
Sacoolas, who is in the United States, made a virtual appearance via video link at the Old Bailey court in London on Thursday.
The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. She pleaded not guilty to the more serious charge of death by dangerous driving, and UK prosecutors said they would not pursue the dangerous driving charge against her.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/20/uk/uk-harry-dunn-anne-sacoolas-intl-gbr/index.html
That’s fucked
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
sibeen said:
Average
See, i would have had to skip that question, because i neither noted nor cared what the BOM decided it wanted to be called, we just snorted and said, yeah, that’s going to happen, sure.
And so did 99.99% of the population.
I don’t know what the BoM want to be called, but I’d really like to know.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
See, i would have had to skip that question, because i neither noted nor cared what the BOM decided it wanted to be called, we just snorted and said, yeah, that’s going to happen, sure.
And so did 99.99% of the population.
I don’t know what the BoM want to be called, but I’d really like to know.
“The Bureau of Meterology” in the first instance, followed by “The Bureau” in subsequent mentions in the same media item.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:See, i would have had to skip that question, because i neither noted nor cared what the BOM decided it wanted to be called, we just snorted and said, yeah, that’s going to happen, sure.
And so did 99.99% of the population.
I don’t know what the BoM want to be called, but I’d really like to know.
“The Bureau of Meteorology” in the first instance, followed by “The Bureau” in subsequent mentions in the same media item.
Typo fixed.
Just a heads up.
I’ve commissioned a corporate body to overseer the name change from Peak Warming Man to The Peak.
They are not cheap but they are experts in the field as well as doing good work indoors.
They also handle online abuse like ‘pretentious fuckwit’ etc.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I don’t know what the BoM want to be called, but I’d really like to know.
“The Bureau of Meteorology” in the first instance, followed by “The Bureau” in subsequent mentions in the same media item.
Typo fixed.
OK, but you could still call them BoM for short, right?
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
JudgeMental said:probably.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/weekly-news-quiz-current-affairs-entertainment-sport-fun/101555556
Ta. 7/10
6/10. The four I got wrong were all guesses as I knew nothing about the answers at all. And bad guesses as it turns out.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just a heads up.
I’ve commissioned a corporate body to overseer the name change from Peak Warming Man to The Peak.
They are not cheap but they are experts in the field as well as doing good work indoors.
They also handle online abuse like ‘pretentious fuckwit’ etc.
I see they haven’t changed your handle yet. Take your money did they?
Quiz
Score: 6 / 10
Good Try.
Peak Warming Man said:
I see Linda Thorpe’s in trouble AGAIN. I’m sure you political tragics would have been all over that story already though.
Yeah we did discuss it a lot yesterday, captain.
Assuming you mean Lidia.
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Aeon went to hospital to escape the ‘demons’ in their head. They were forcibly restrained”I’m no expert but I’d say multiple personality disorder.
In flux no doubt
Heh
dv said:
Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libelUS chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing rival player Magnus Carlsen for at least $100m after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63338375
can accused Olympic drug cheats get something like that
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libelUS chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing rival player Magnus Carlsen for at least $100m after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63338375
can accused Olympic drug cheats get something like that
I doubt his suit will succeed.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Michael V said:“The Bureau of Meteorology” in the first instance, followed by “The Bureau” in subsequent mentions in the same media item.
Typo fixed.
OK, but you could still call them BoM for short, right?
Per Plibersek, you can call them whatever you want.
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libelUS chess grandmaster Hans Niemann is suing rival player Magnus Carlsen for at least $100m after the Norwegian world champion accused him of cheating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63338375
can accused Olympic drug cheats get something like that
I doubt his suit will succeed.
Agreed. From the pics i’ve seen, he needs someone to give him the names of a good tailor, valet, and barber.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Typo fixed.
OK, but you could still call them BoM for short, right?
Per Plibersek, you can call them whatever you want.
Tamb said:
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:OK, but you could still call them BoM for short, right?
Per Plibersek, you can call them whatever you want.
BoM suits me.
I’ve heard that Mob is also popular.
bubba wagtail progress
and coffee landed
transition said:
bubba wagtail progress
and coffee landed
Tails are too short yet.
A Massachusetts woman has been accused of using a swarm of bees as a dangerous weapon after she allegedly unleashed a hive on deputies trying to serve an eviction notice last week.
The incident unfolded when Rorie Woods, a 55-year-old professional beekeeper, drove up to the home in Longmeadow while deputies were in the process of enforcing the eviction notice, the sheriff’s department said in a statement on Wednesday.
Banjo has arrived :)
I could on my summer hat, go for walkies
missy sheep’s pleased about her jumper removal, plenty feed this year too’s happy about that, plenty clover over the block
Bubblecar said:
Banjo has arrived :)
Well, it looks like a banjo and sounds like a banjo.
Perhaps a bit too much like a banjo, but I’m sure I’ll have some fun with it :)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Banjo has arrived :)
Well, it looks like a banjo and sounds like a banjo.
Perhaps a bit too much like a banjo, but I’m sure I’ll have some fun with it :)
Nice
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Banjo has arrived :)
Well, it looks like a banjo and sounds like a banjo.
Perhaps a bit too much like a banjo, but I’m sure I’ll have some fun with it :)
Fun sounds good. Have fun.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Banjo has arrived :)
Well, it looks like a banjo and sounds like a banjo.
Perhaps a bit too much like a banjo, but I’m sure I’ll have some fun with it :)
Fun sounds good. Have fun.
I’ll take some snaps of it later.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:Well, it looks like a banjo and sounds like a banjo.
Perhaps a bit too much like a banjo, but I’m sure I’ll have some fun with it :)
Fun sounds good. Have fun.
I’ll take some snaps of it later.
Make sure you have a banana for scale
The New York Times
53 m ·
Tens of thousands of people in Shetland, the remote Scottish archipelago across the sea from Norway and more than 100 miles north of mainland Britain, were cut off from the world on Thursday after a break in an underwater cable.
https://nyti.ms/3yXRSrb
Going to make a big batch of borscht tonight to celebrate the arrival of the banjo.
But I’ll need some pork to go in it so I’ll have a quick shower and visit the shops.
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
53 m ·
Tens of thousands of people in Shetland, the remote Scottish archipelago across the sea from Norway and more than 100 miles north of mainland Britain, were cut off from the world on Thursday after a break in an underwater cable.
https://nyti.ms/3yXRSrb
Deliberate?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
53 m ·
Tens of thousands of people in Shetland, the remote Scottish archipelago across the sea from Norway and more than 100 miles north of mainland Britain, were cut off from the world on Thursday after a break in an underwater cable.
https://nyti.ms/3yXRSrb
Deliberate?
I wouldna say so.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
53 m ·
Tens of thousands of people in Shetland, the remote Scottish archipelago across the sea from Norway and more than 100 miles north of mainland Britain, were cut off from the world on Thursday after a break in an underwater cable.
https://nyti.ms/3yXRSrb
Deliberate?
Knowing a shedload of Shetlanders it would be a good idea :)
It seems we have our umbrella up again. Raining around us, not here.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml#skip
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
53 m ·
Tens of thousands of people in Shetland, the remote Scottish archipelago across the sea from Norway and more than 100 miles north of mainland Britain, were cut off from the world on Thursday after a break in an underwater cable.
https://nyti.ms/3yXRSrb
Deliberate?
Knowing a shedload of Shetlanders it would be a good idea :)
I know nothing except what I learned from “Shetland” the TV show.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:Fun sounds good. Have fun.
I’ll take some snaps of it later.
Make sure you have a banana for scale
Bubblecar said:
Going to make a big batch of borscht tonight to celebrate the arrival of the banjo.But I’ll need some pork to go in it so I’ll have a quick shower and visit the shops.
buffy said:
It seems we have our umbrella up again. Raining around us, not here.http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml#skip
Ha!
Raining here. Continuously since 8:45. Sometimes very heavily. A yellow – red patch has hung over us much of the day. Nearest automatic rain gauge has recorded >130 mm.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml
dv said:
Gosh!
Michael V said:
dv said:
Gosh!
About $200,000
Almost middle income!
Michael V said:
buffy said:
It seems we have our umbrella up again. Raining around us, not here.http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml#skip
Ha!
Raining here. Continuously since 8:45. Sometimes very heavily. A yellow – red patch has hung over us much of the day. Nearest automatic rain gauge has recorded >130 mm.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml
And now we are experiencing a light shower.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
It seems we have our umbrella up again. Raining around us, not here.http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR141.loop.shtml#skip
Ha!
Raining here. Continuously since 8:45. Sometimes very heavily. A yellow – red patch has hung over us much of the day. Nearest automatic rain gauge has recorded >130 mm.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml
And now we are experiencing a light shower.
I beg your pardon, a heavy shower. Just watched some kids run across the park over the road to get under the barbecue shelter.
:)
BACK and glad to be. It’s very humid out there and probably going to be bucketing down before long.
About to pour a pint of Shambles Porter so I’ll call FNDC first.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to make a big batch of borscht tonight to celebrate the arrival of the banjo.But I’ll need some pork to go in it so I’ll have a quick shower and visit the shops.
With blinis for dessert?
No, probably just a cheese board.
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Going to make a big batch of borscht tonight to celebrate the arrival of the banjo.But I’ll need some pork to go in it so I’ll have a quick shower and visit the shops.
With blinis for dessert?No, probably just a cheese board.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Ha!
Raining here. Continuously since 8:45. Sometimes very heavily. A yellow – red patch has hung over us much of the day. Nearest automatic rain gauge has recorded >130 mm.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR083.loop.shtml
And now we are experiencing a light shower.
I beg your pardon, a heavy shower. Just watched some kids run across the park over the road to get under the barbecue shelter.
:)
Those kids are running out into the rain and back into the shelter. I guess you have to remember we haven’t had good Spring rain for quite a long time. I’ve also had a change of clothes…waterfall over the back of the house – buffy goes up ladder to clear the blockage at the downpipe – Mr buffy laughs as the waterfall goes all down the back of buffy. All fine now, tanks filling nicely. Out the front is too high for me, but the water is definitely going down the downpipes, I can hear it.
The new banjo posing languidly on the bed.
Bubblecar said:
The new banjo posing languidly on the bed.
Sleeping with it tonight?
buffy said:
buffy said:
buffy said:And now we are experiencing a light shower.
I beg your pardon, a heavy shower. Just watched some kids run across the park over the road to get under the barbecue shelter.
:)
Those kids are running out into the rain and back into the shelter. I guess you have to remember we haven’t had good Spring rain for quite a long time. I’ve also had a change of clothes…waterfall over the back of the house – buffy goes up ladder to clear the blockage at the downpipe – Mr buffy laughs as the waterfall goes all down the back of buffy. All fine now, tanks filling nicely. Out the front is too high for me, but the water is definitely going down the downpipes, I can hear it.
Refreshing adventure.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
The new banjo posing languidly on the bed.
Sleeping with it tonight?
Ain’t no room for a banjo in that lil’ bed if’n I’m in it too.
Jakarta, Indonesia
CNN
—
Indonesia has halted the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines following the deaths of nearly 100 children and an unexplained spike in cases of acute kidney injuries.
The ban, announced by the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, will remain until authorities complete an investigation into unregistered medical syrups suspected of containing toxic ingredients.
Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said 99 deaths and 206 cases of acute kidney injuries in children, mostly under the age of 6, were being investigated.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/20/asia/indonesia-cough-syrup-ban-child-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html
dv said:
Jakarta, Indonesia
CNN —
Indonesia has halted the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines following the deaths of nearly 100 children and an unexplained spike in cases of acute kidney injuries.The ban, announced by the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, will remain until authorities complete an investigation into unregistered medical syrups suspected of containing toxic ingredients.
Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said 99 deaths and 206 cases of acute kidney injuries in children, mostly under the age of 6, were being investigated.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/20/asia/indonesia-cough-syrup-ban-child-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html
Horrible.
OK getting a jumbo borscht underway, which will also feature various guest ingredients not normally found in a borscht but which need to be used before they get too old.
So the ingredients list will be: beetroots, taters, turnips, red cabbage, red capsicum, tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, garlic, smoked pork, non-smoked pork, thyme, dill, parsley, stock cubes, sherry vinegar, olive oil, sour cream etc.
Food report: I am about to wok a satay chicken and veg. Everything is prepared and it will take only a few minutes to cook. Dessert will again be loganberry tart.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Jakarta, Indonesia
CNN —
Indonesia has halted the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines following the deaths of nearly 100 children and an unexplained spike in cases of acute kidney injuries.The ban, announced by the country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday, will remain until authorities complete an investigation into unregistered medical syrups suspected of containing toxic ingredients.
Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said 99 deaths and 206 cases of acute kidney injuries in children, mostly under the age of 6, were being investigated.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/20/asia/indonesia-cough-syrup-ban-child-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html
Horrible.
Especially as often its done to increase profit by adding something cheaper that’s poisonous
How far back is the US politics thread?
>US Senator Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.
24m ago on justin
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
We hot 1mm in a small part of town today. I happend to be driving through it. Was like a hose was on my windscreen for a short time.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
We hot 1mm in a small part of town today. I happend to be driving through it. Was like a hose was on my windscreen for a short time.
Ours hasn’t started yet. Still warm and humid.
roughbarked said:
Robbie Coltrane and supercharged cars.
I don’t remember that one of the series. Thanks.
My favourite episode was when he interviewed don “Big Daddy” Garlitz, a champion drag racer, in the V8 episode. Instead of discussing and showing footage of flame-throwing supercharged, nitromethane burning dragsters, they started up an unrestored (and unused since WWII) V8 attached to an air-raid siren. Made me laugh…
Mercedes SSK is probably my favourite vintage motorcar. Anecdote alert:
I was driving home from the shops in Armidale late one Saturday morning with Mrs V in the old Toyota van I had at that time. I saw what I thought was an SSK driving in the opposite direction. I U-turned and followed it. It pulled up in the carpark adjacent to the park in the middle of town. I followed it in and ended up in conversation with its owner. He’d recovered it from a filled in drainage ditch in Melbourne and had spent years restoring it. It had been left behind by the Mercedes racing team in the mid 30s, after the Australian GP. There was no room on the steamer to transport it back to Germany. It was buried by the Mercedes dealer under strict instructions from the GP team.
I was stoked to talk with Wolfgang about it and look all over it. Towards the end of the conversation, Wolfgang said in his broad German accent “You should stay around. Fritz vill be here soon. He hass ze udder vun”. Half an hour later Fritz and Helga arrived.
It was the only car Fritz had ever owned. It was also an ex GP car, from 1936. It had been badly pranged in the GP and he was able to purchase it from Mercedes. He installed all the bits onto a Crossley chassis.
I had been lucky enough to examine (and talk to the owners of) the only two SSK Mercedes in Australia on the same day.
:)
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
We hot 1mm in a small part of town today. I happend to be driving through it. Was like a hose was on my windscreen for a short time.
Ours hasn’t started yet. Still warm and humid.
Most of what they had forecast for us hasn’t happened. Yet over the past couple of days there has been 18mm and we have Total For 2022 so far is 648.8mm for 104.0 day(s) When the Average Rainfall To Oct has been 339.7mm over 67.3 day(s)
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Robbie Coltrane and supercharged cars.
I don’t remember that one of the series. Thanks.
My favourite episode was when he interviewed don “Big Daddy” Garlitz, a champion drag racer, in the V8 episode. Instead of discussing and showing footage of flame-throwing supercharged, nitromethane burning dragsters, they started up an unrestored (and unused since WWII) V8 attached to an air-raid siren. Made me laugh…
Mercedes SSK is probably my favourite vintage motorcar. Anecdote alert:
I was driving home from the shops in Armidale late one Saturday morning with Mrs V in the old Toyota van I had at that time. I saw what I thought was an SSK driving in the opposite direction. I U-turned and followed it. It pulled up in the carpark adjacent to the park in the middle of town. I followed it in and ended up in conversation with its owner. He’d recovered it from a filled in drainage ditch in Melbourne and had spent years restoring it. It had been left behind by the Mercedes racing team in the mid 30s, after the Australian GP. There was no room on the steamer to transport it back to Germany. It was buried by the Mercedes dealer under strict instructions from the GP team.
I was stoked to talk with Wolfgang about it and look all over it. Towards the end of the conversation, Wolfgang said in his broad German accent “You should stay around. Fritz vill be here soon. He hass ze udder vun”. Half an hour later Fritz and Helga arrived.
It was the only car Fritz had ever owned. It was also an ex GP car, from 1936. It had been badly pranged in the GP and he was able to purchase it from Mercedes. He installed all the bits onto a Crossley chassis.
I had been lucky enough to examine (and talk to the owners of) the only two SSK Mercedes in Australia on the same day.
:)
Life be in it. Wasn’t that Norm’s story?
A nice bit of history in your little waltz down memory lane there. ;)
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
That’s half of many of my years worth. Yes, I have a mate whom you have met, who talks of rain in metres.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
That’s half of many of my years worth.
Yes, true though I have a mate whom you have met who talks of rain in metres.
But when it is dry for a couple of weeks, he says the lawn looks like the Barellan tennis courts
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
That’s half of many of my years worth.
Yes, true though I have a mate whom you have met who talks of rain in metres.
But when it is dry for a couple of weeks, he says the lawn looks like the Barellan tennis courts
Shrugs, it probably helped Evonne though. Training in such conditions.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Still raining here. It’s very patchy, from 1.2mm to 30mm at various places in a 100km radius of us. I’d guess we’ve done about 20mm. Perhaps.
Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
That’s half of many of my years worth. Yes, I have a mate whom you have met, who talks of rain in metres.
Our average here is 1.5 metres. I would not be surprised if we end up with over three metres for the year. We already have had 2.343 metres to 9am this morning.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
That’s half of many of my years worth.
Yes, true though I have a mate whom you have met who talks of rain in metres.
But when it is dry for a couple of weeks, he says the lawn looks like the Barellan tennis courts
LOL
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:That’s half of many of my years worth.
Yes, true though I have a mate whom you have met who talks of rain in metres.
But when it is dry for a couple of weeks, he says the lawn looks like the Barellan tennis courts
LOL
He’s on part of the Tweed volcano caldera.
1911 Violette cyclecar.
I had a call today from a nloke called Larry. He said he was part of a team calling people to see how they were faring in the floods. It did make me wary because he said he was calling locally, had dropped in to see friends in town and was just doing his thing. Somewhere iin the conversation he started dropping stuff like I’m a JW or ‘the house if divided cannot stand’. All od a sudden I’m aware that the mighty watchtower is limited by road closures and is reverting to using the old tel-ephon-e to deliver any sort of contact.
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
What are the air -b-vents for?
roughbarked said:
I had a call today from a nloke called Larry. He said he was part of a team calling people to see how they were faring in the floods. It did make me wary because he said he was calling locally, had dropped in to see friends in town and was just doing his thing. Somewhere iin the conversation he started dropping stuff like I’m a JW or ‘the house if divided cannot stand’. All od a sudden I’m aware that the mighty watchtower is limited by road closures and is reverting to using the old tel-ephon-e to deliver any sort of contact.
Madness.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
What are the air -b-vents for?
It’s likely an air-cooled engine, which was typical of cyclecars.
Cyclecars (so named because they used a lot of motorcycle parts) shouldn’t be confused with pedal cars :)
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
What are the air -b-vents for?
It’s likely an air-cooled engine, which was typical of cyclecars.
Cyclecars (so named because they used a lot of motorcycle parts) shouldn’t be confused with pedal cars :)
So you only cycled to kick the bastard over?
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
I had a call today from a nloke called Larry. He said he was part of a team calling people to see how they were faring in the floods. It did make me wary because he said he was calling locally, had dropped in to see friends in town and was just doing his thing. Somewhere iin the conversation he started dropping stuff like I’m a JW or ‘the house if divided cannot stand’. All od a sudden I’m aware that the mighty watchtower is limited by road closures and is reverting to using the old tel-ephon-e to deliver any sort of contact.
Madness.
Helpful as well
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:What are the air -b-vents for?
It’s likely an air-cooled engine, which was typical of cyclecars.
Cyclecars (so named because they used a lot of motorcycle parts) shouldn’t be confused with pedal cars :)
So you only cycled to kick the bastard over?
Most of them were very primitive indeed. Bare-bones cars aimed at people of modest means, until cheap “proper cars” like the T Ford and Austin 7 appeared.
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
https://www.throttlextreme.com/100-year-old-hot-rod-sensational-jap-v8-powered-gn-aero-cycle-car/
“This 100+ year old GN cycle car is powered by nearly as ancient JAP (JA Prestwich) V8 that was used in early airplanes. It is an amazing combo of things that pretty much do not exist anymore.”
Borscht is smelling very agreeable and probably now ready.
So I’m just going out for a while and may be some time.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
What are the air -b-vents for?
Presumably to allow an air-cooled engine some cooling air.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Nearest automatic BoM rain gauge to here (Tin Can Bay Defence, approx. 10.9 km away) 239.6 mm of rain since 9 am
That’s half of many of my years worth. Yes, I have a mate whom you have met, who talks of rain in metres.
Our average here is 1.5 metres. I would not be surprised if we end up with over three metres for the year. We already have had 2.343 metres to 9am this morning.
As of the end of September, Hamilton rainfall had finally caught up to mean for year to date. Annual mean is 615mm. Up to 464 at the end of September (mean for there is 467). We shall see how the rest of the year pans out.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
I had a call today from a nloke called Larry. He said he was part of a team calling people to see how they were faring in the floods. It did make me wary because he said he was calling locally, had dropped in to see friends in town and was just doing his thing. Somewhere iin the conversation he started dropping stuff like I’m a JW or ‘the house if divided cannot stand’. All od a sudden I’m aware that the mighty watchtower is limited by road closures and is reverting to using the old tel-ephon-e to deliver any sort of contact.
Madness.
Helpful as well
Did you tell him there must be some kind of way outta here?
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
https://www.throttlextreme.com/100-year-old-hot-rod-sensational-jap-v8-powered-gn-aero-cycle-car/
“This 100+ year old GN cycle car is powered by nearly as ancient JAP (JA Prestwich) V8 that was used in early airplanes. It is an amazing combo of things that pretty much do not exist anymore.”
The one headlight makes it look interesting
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Robbie Coltrane and supercharged cars.
I don’t remember that one of the series. Thanks.
My favourite episode was when he interviewed don “Big Daddy” Garlitz, a champion drag racer, in the V8 episode. Instead of discussing and showing footage of flame-throwing supercharged, nitromethane burning dragsters, they started up an unrestored (and unused since WWII) V8 attached to an air-raid siren. Made me laugh…
Mercedes SSK is probably my favourite vintage motorcar. Anecdote alert:
I was driving home from the shops in Armidale late one Saturday morning with Mrs V in the old Toyota van I had at that time. I saw what I thought was an SSK driving in the opposite direction. I U-turned and followed it. It pulled up in the carpark adjacent to the park in the middle of town. I followed it in and ended up in conversation with its owner. He’d recovered it from a filled in drainage ditch in Melbourne and had spent years restoring it. It had been left behind by the Mercedes racing team in the mid 30s, after the Australian GP. There was no room on the steamer to transport it back to Germany. It was buried by the Mercedes dealer under strict instructions from the GP team.
I was stoked to talk with Wolfgang about it and look all over it. Towards the end of the conversation, Wolfgang said in his broad German accent “You should stay around. Fritz vill be here soon. He hass ze udder vun”. Half an hour later Fritz and Helga arrived.
It was the only car Fritz had ever owned. It was also an ex GP car, from 1936. It had been badly pranged in the GP and he was able to purchase it from Mercedes. He installed all the bits onto a Crossley chassis.
I had been lucky enough to examine (and talk to the owners of) the only two SSK Mercedes in Australia on the same day.
:)
That’s awesome.
I just got home and am catching up…
dv said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:Madness.
Helpful as well
Did you tell him there must be some kind of way outta here?
LOLOLOL
Michael V said:
My favourite episode was when he interviewed don “Big Daddy” Garlitz, a champion drag racer, in the V8 episode.
FWIW my fave Garlits interview. The part where he decides to blow the engine up so he can go home sooner is a ripper. Certainly not what he expected!
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Robbie Coltrane and supercharged cars.
I don’t remember that one of the series. Thanks.
My favourite episode was when he interviewed don “Big Daddy” Garlitz, a champion drag racer, in the V8 episode. Instead of discussing and showing footage of flame-throwing supercharged, nitromethane burning dragsters, they started up an unrestored (and unused since WWII) V8 attached to an air-raid siren. Made me laugh…
Mercedes SSK is probably my favourite vintage motorcar. Anecdote alert:
I was driving home from the shops in Armidale late one Saturday morning with Mrs V in the old Toyota van I had at that time. I saw what I thought was an SSK driving in the opposite direction. I U-turned and followed it. It pulled up in the carpark adjacent to the park in the middle of town. I followed it in and ended up in conversation with its owner. He’d recovered it from a filled in drainage ditch in Melbourne and had spent years restoring it. It had been left behind by the Mercedes racing team in the mid 30s, after the Australian GP. There was no room on the steamer to transport it back to Germany. It was buried by the Mercedes dealer under strict instructions from the GP team.
I was stoked to talk with Wolfgang about it and look all over it. Towards the end of the conversation, Wolfgang said in his broad German accent “You should stay around. Fritz vill be here soon. He hass ze udder vun”. Half an hour later Fritz and Helga arrived.
It was the only car Fritz had ever owned. It was also an ex GP car, from 1936. It had been badly pranged in the GP and he was able to purchase it from Mercedes. He installed all the bits onto a Crossley chassis.
I had been lucky enough to examine (and talk to the owners of) the only two SSK Mercedes in Australia on the same day.
:)
That’s awesome.
I just got home and am catching up…
In the early 90’s I was working for a hire go-kart joint in Bunbury. Occasionally we would pack everything up into several trucks and do a weekend away at some motorsport event. On this particular weekend, we went to Mandurah for some motorfest thing. As it turned out there were a few famous faces there, and after some conversation, I managed to talk Peter Brock into doing some laps in my go-kart. As he got in and got ready to go, his minder stepped in front of it and told him that he had to get out because not only did he have a contracted race the following weekend, he wasn’t insured in my kart if something went wrong. So he got out.
I still have that race kart, but I forgot to get him to sign it. :(
Later in the evening, there was a display by Rosco McGlashan, who is one of WA’s lovable lunatics. At the time he had his jet car on the lawn of the hotel near the estuary we were at, and started it up for a display. Once it was up to nominal revs, he hit the afterburner to give the spectators a thrill, but it was on grass with slick tyres and began to head towards the Indian ocean. He rapidly shut down the engine and got out with only a few meters to spare. I think he got more of a thrill than we did. :)
During one of his country drives, he hit a damp patch and ran off the track at 960kmh and damaged his car.
He is currently building a new car in his garage, and expects it to reach 1600kmh.
He also holds a world record for a rocket powered go-kart(407kmh in a quarter mile).
He is an interesting character.
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.
So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I think the plural is Platypoces.
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I actually knew that; god knows how or why.
Rain is eventually here, and we’ve got lightning and thunder to go with it.
sibeen said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I actually knew that; god knows how or why.
Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I actually knew that; god knows how or why.
Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
yes. monotremes don’t have nipples.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:I actually knew that; god knows how or why.
Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
yes. monotremes don’t have nipples.
but to make up for that the male echidna has a four headed penis.
During mating, the heads on one side “shut down” and do not grow in size; the other two are used to release semen into the female’s two-branched reproductive tract. Each time it copulates, it alternates heads in sets of two. When not in use, the penis is retracted inside a preputial sac in the cloaca. The male echidna’s penis is 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long when erect, and its shaft is covered with penile spines. These may be used to induce ovulation in the female.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
yes. monotremes don’t have nipples.
but to make up for that the male echidna has a four headed penis.
During mating, the heads on one side “shut down” and do not grow in size; the other two are used to release semen into the female’s two-branched reproductive tract. Each time it copulates, it alternates heads in sets of two. When not in use, the penis is retracted inside a preputial sac in the cloaca. The male echidna’s penis is 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long when erect, and its shaft is covered with penile spines. These may be used to induce ovulation in the female.
I was having a good day up until this.
There might be some lightning outside to watch…
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
yes. monotremes don’t have nipples.
but to make up for that the male echidna has a four headed penis.
During mating, the heads on one side “shut down” and do not grow in size; the other two are used to release semen into the female’s two-branched reproductive tract. Each time it copulates, it alternates heads in sets of two. When not in use, the penis is retracted inside a preputial sac in the cloaca. The male echidna’s penis is 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long when erect, and its shaft is covered with penile spines. These may be used to induce ovulation in the female.
Another blow to the arguments for ‘intelligent design’.
Angel: You want four heads on the penis?
God: Yeah, and make ‘em take turns, two-by-two.
Angel: Anything else?
God: Umm…spines! Let’s have a lot spines on it!
Angel: This is not exactly what you’d call ‘elegant design’…
God: Yeah, nah…i dunno, i just feel sort of ‘complicated’ today.
Well, it’s 6:09 am in New York.
America is just waking up to Friday.
What tomfoolery might we expect overnight (our time)?
captain_spalding said:
Well, it’s 6:09 am in New York.America is just waking up to Friday.
What tomfoolery might we expect overnight (our time)?
More legal doings and goings on falling against Trump.
party_pants said:
More legal doings and goings on falling against Trump.
Probably.
I wonder how long it’ll take for his mental illness to manifest itself in a way, and in a place and at a time, that even his most ardent supporters can’t pretend it isn’t what it is?
When even the most die-hard supporter will stand there, jaw agape, looking at the pathetic spectacle in front of them, before turning and walking away, discarding anything that associates them with Trump.
I’ve overdone things today so badly that I don’t know if I’ve overdone them at all.
Approaching brain dead.
Can’t even concentrate on TV.
Weekly shopping wipes me out for two days normally, and that was followed by Csiro retirees lunch and a walk.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
https://www.throttlextreme.com/100-year-old-hot-rod-sensational-jap-v8-powered-gn-aero-cycle-car/
“This 100+ year old GN cycle car is powered by nearly as ancient JAP (JA Prestwich) V8 that was used in early airplanes. It is an amazing combo of things that pretty much do not exist anymore.”
Jap lived long on dirt track motorbike racing and my uncle was a long time Aussie champion of same.
mollwollfumble said:
I’ve overdone things today so badly that I don’t know if I’ve overdone them at all.Approaching brain dead.
Can’t even concentrate on TV.
Weekly shopping wipes me out for two days normally, and that was followed by Csiro retirees lunch and a walk.
You need to have some time for yourself.
Pick a day when you can just do nothing for other people, and just do things for you.
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I think I knew that.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
1911 Violette cyclecar.
What are the air -b-vents for?
Presumably to allow an air-cooled engine some cooling air.
The vents actually run as though they are drawing hot air off.
sibeen said:
Rain is eventually here, and we’ve got lightning and thunder to go with it.
We saved some to send on to you. Still raining a bit here. Lots of “incidents” coming in on Mr buffy’s VicEmergency app for “flooding” in Hamilton. We suspect blocked drains rather than flooding as such.
dv said:
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:Madness.
Helpful as well
Did you tell him there must be some kind of way outta here?
I did try but man, some don’t realise that there is a way.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Cymek said:Helpful as well
Did you tell him there must be some kind of way outta here?
I did try but man, some don’t realise that there is a way.
Well, there’s no reason to get excited.
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
Kingy said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I think the plural is Platypoces.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
You are only now learning this?
you’ve stopped learning have you?
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I actually knew that; god knows how or why.
Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
Yes. But so do Marsupials.
roughbarked said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
I think the plural is Platypoces.
Here we go.
He started it.
I thought it was platypodii, but whatever…
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:I actually knew that; god knows how or why.
Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
Yes. But so do Marsupials.
Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Did you tell him there must be some kind of way outta here?
I did try but man, some don’t realise that there is a way.
Well, there’s no reason to get excited.
Surely not.
Because,
There is no way outta here that you have any control over.
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
Yes. But so do Marsupials.
Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
TIL platypuses do not have nipples.So how do they suckle their young, you might ask?
They just kind of sweat it out and it collects in their various bodily grooves (sulci) and the young lick it up from there.
You are only now learning this?you’ve stopped learning have you?
Which bag of knowledge does this come from?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Marsupial pouch secretions also contain antimicrobial proteins which provide immune protection to the immune deficient pouch young along with … Do your own research.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Don’t echidnas (also montotremes) do the same?
Yes. But so do Marsupials.
Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:Yes. But so do Marsupials.
Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Both eutherians and marsupials have nipples or teats to aid transfer of milk to the young, whilst echidnas (Tachyglossus sp. and Zaglossus spp.) and the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) have the ducts of a single mammary gland opening directly onto the areola in association with a hair follicle, and young monotremes (puggles) suckle milk from the pores of these milk patches (Griffiths, McIntosh & Coles, 1969). The size and shape of mammary glands differs between species. The number of mammary glands, although usually occurring in pairs (Tyndale-Biscoe & Renfree, 1987), differs between species. Among marsupials, there is generally an inverse relationship between body size of the female and the number of teats, with small species such as phascogales and bandicoots having eight teats (Stannard et al., 2013), and larger species such as wombats and koalas having two, and macropods having four (Tyndale-Biscoe, 2005). The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is an extreme example having 13 mammary glands (Tyndale-Biscoe, 2005).
Link.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:Yes. But so do Marsupials.
Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Not quite the same but yet again not like other mammals.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:Yes. But so do Marsupials.
Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Roughy seemed to be suggesting that marsupials don’t have nipples AFAICT:
they do. just because it is termed secretion doesn’t mean it isn’t via a teat or nipple.
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Don’t they have nipples in their pouches?
no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Roughy seemed to be suggesting that marsupials don’t have nipples AFAICT:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Roughy seemed to be suggesting that marsupials don’t have nipples AFAICT:they do. just because it is termed secretion doesn’t mean it isn’t via a teat or nipple.
This.
fertigation
PRONUNCIATION:
(fuhr-ti-GAY-shuhn)
MEANING:
noun: The application of fertilizer by adding it to the water in an irrigation system.
ETYMOLOGY:
A blend of fertilizer + irrigation. Earliest documented use: 1967.
USAGE:
“Meg could tell that Christopher was assessing their condition even as he expounded on the alternatives for irrigation. They had covered most of the acreage when he arrived at a final point. ‘Have you considered fertigation?’”
Sheila Connolly; Golden Malicious; Berkley; 2013.
I found the truck that burnt down in front of me a few months ago.
JudgeMental said:
fertigationPRONUNCIATION:
(fuhr-ti-GAY-shuhn)MEANING:
noun: The application of fertilizer by adding it to the water in an irrigation system.ETYMOLOGY:
A blend of fertilizer + irrigation. Earliest documented use: 1967.USAGE:
“Meg could tell that Christopher was assessing their condition even as he expounded on the alternatives for irrigation. They had covered most of the acreage when he arrived at a final point. ‘Have you considered fertigation?’”
Sheila Connolly; Golden Malicious; Berkley; 2013.
I was an early uptaker of this technology.
Bunny_Fugger said:
I found the truck that burnt down in front of me a few months ago.
I’ve been in such truck graveyards.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:no. monotremes aren’t like roos.
Roughy seemed to be suggesting that marsupials don’t have nipples AFAICT:they do. just because it is termed secretion doesn’t mean it isn’t via a teat or nipple.
We seem to be talking at cross-purposes.
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Roughy seemed to be suggesting that marsupials don’t have nipples AFAICT:
they do. just because it is termed secretion doesn’t mean it isn’t via a teat or nipple.
We seem to be talking at cross-purposes.
just listen to me.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:they do. just because it is termed secretion doesn’t mean it isn’t via a teat or nipple.
We seem to be talking at cross-purposes.
just listen to me.
And if you’re wrong?
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:We seem to be talking at cross-purposes.
just listen to me.
And if you’re wrong?
In this case I don’t believe I am. Plus I usually read up a bit before posting to refresh the memory. and make sure I am giving good information.
Bunny_Fugger said:
I found the truck that burnt down in front of me a few months ago.
Shades of the Ukraine.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:just listen to me.
And if you’re wrong?
In this case I don’t believe I am. Plus I usually read up a bit before posting to refresh the memory. and make sure I am giving good information.
We could be splitting hairs but AFAICT monotremes produce milk that secretes through the skin without nipples as we would understand them.
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:And if you’re wrong?
In this case I don’t believe I am. Plus I usually read up a bit before posting to refresh the memory. and make sure I am giving good information.
We could be splitting hairs but AFAICT monotremes produce milk that secretes through the skin without nipples as we would understand them.
correct. I did post on this a few back with a link.
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:And if you’re wrong?
In this case I don’t believe I am. Plus I usually read up a bit before posting to refresh the memory. and make sure I am giving good information.
We could be splitting hairs but AFAICT monotremes produce milk that secretes through the skin without nipples as we would understand them.
So Roughys suggestion that some marsupials lack nipples isn’t correct.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:In this case I don’t believe I am. Plus I usually read up a bit before posting to refresh the memory. and make sure I am giving good information.
We could be splitting hairs but AFAICT monotremes produce milk that secretes through the skin without nipples as we would understand them.
So Roughys suggestion that some marsupials lack nipples isn’t correct.
I haven’t read about any that lack them. they may be very small but that is because the young are usually very small.
Micah is improving.
Billy Strings and Micah Nelson “Blue Skies” (Irving Berlin) Live at Outlawfest MA Sept 16, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5An6sDHgpI
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/man-builds-plane-garden/index.html
This article was on CNN’s front page.
I thought it must be about someone who built a plane from scratch.
But it’s just about someone who ordered a kit plane online and then put it together.
I mean… good on him, that must have been a nice project to finish, but surely this kind of thing happens all the time, which is how the kit manufacturers stay in business.
There are videos of animal rescue people feeding puggles using the palm of their hand . Special milk is pooled on he palm and the bubs nuzzle into it as they feed.
I thought all Australians knew how monotremes feed their young.
Tsk, tsk.
kii said:
There are videos of animal rescue people feeding puggles using the palm of their hand . Special milk is pooled on he palm and the bubs nuzzle into it as they feed.I thought all Australians knew how monotremes feed their young.
Tsk, tsk.
Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
sibeen said:
kii said:
There are videos of animal rescue people feeding puggles using the palm of their hand . Special milk is pooled on he palm and the bubs nuzzle into it as they feed.I thought all Australians knew how monotremes feed their young.
Tsk, tsk.
Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
kii said:
sibeen said:
kii said:
There are videos of animal rescue people feeding puggles using the palm of their hand . Special milk is pooled on he palm and the bubs nuzzle into it as they feed.I thought all Australians knew how monotremes feed their young.
Tsk, tsk.
Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
At least she probably doesn’t need to shit half way up a tree. Cobbett seems to have bonus skills in shitting in a bush.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sibeen said:Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
At least she probably doesn’t need to shit half way up a tree. Cobbett seems to have bonus skills in shitting in a bush.
Better than firing it off like a cannon.
kii said:
sibeen said:
kii said:
There are videos of animal rescue people feeding puggles using the palm of their hand . Special milk is pooled on he palm and the bubs nuzzle into it as they feed.I thought all Australians knew how monotremes feed their young.
Tsk, tsk.
Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
Look…I was loathe to even mention the BM, it’s just not done in polite society.
sibeen said:
kii said:
sibeen said:Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
Look…I was loathe to even mention the BM, it’s just not done in polite society.
Yes, it is more taboo than letting your dog shit in public spaces.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sibeen said:Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
At least she probably doesn’t need to shit half way up a tree. Cobbett seems to have bonus skills in shitting in a bush.
Today, of course, she took 2 dumps with very little fussing. I just never know with her. Grace also LOVES LOVES LOVES!!! to back scratch as she starts turning in a circle after her poop, if I am not quick she scratches dirt and rocks all over me.
sibeen said:
kii said:
sibeen said:Hey, it was only dv who learnt this today, all the rest of us have been dinki-di.
He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
Look…I was loathe to even mention the BM, it’s just not done in polite society.
meh I am not afraid to be forthright.
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
kii said:He does have some deficiencies in his random knowledge, I mean…British Museum.
I must take Ms Gracie Blue for her walk. I wonder how much fussing around she’ll do before she finds the perfect place to shit?
Look…I was loathe to even mention the BM, it’s just not done in polite society.
Yes, it is more taboo than letting your dog shit in public spaces.
I always bag it and chuck it in one of three local dumpsters :D
Look at the online state of publishing
Tau.Neutrino said:
Look at the online state of publishing
There used to be a more robust design ideology with desk top publishing, but that example is like a mad dogs breakfast.
Why Have Black Widow Spiders Disproportionately Bitten Men And Their Penises?
https://www.iflscience.com/why-have-black-widow-spiders-disproportionately-bitten-men-and-their-penises-65865
Interesting read
World’s oldest complete star map, lost for millennia, found inside medieval manuscript
The map segment, which was found beneath the text on a sheet of medieval parchment, is thought to be a copy of the long-lost star catalog of the second century B.C. Greek astronomer Hipparchus, who made the earliest known attempt to chart the entire night sky. The fragment was concealed beneath nine leaves, or folios, of the religious Codex Climaci Rescriptus at St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
more…
Tau.Neutrino said:
Interesting readWorld’s oldest complete star map, lost for millennia, found inside medieval manuscript
The map segment, which was found beneath the text on a sheet of medieval parchment, is thought to be a copy of the long-lost star catalog of the second century B.C. Greek astronomer Hipparchus, who made the earliest known attempt to chart the entire night sky. The fragment was concealed beneath nine leaves, or folios, of the religious Codex Climaci Rescriptus at St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
more…
NASA Telescope Takes 12-Year Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky
Every six months, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE, spacecraft completes one trip halfway around the Sun, taking images in all directions. Stitched together, those images form an “all-sky” map showing the location and brightness of hundreds of millions of objects. Using 18 all-sky maps produced by the spacecraft (with the 19th and 20th to be released in March 2023), scientists have created what is essentially a time-lapse movie of the sky, revealing changes that span a decade.
more…
a few funder monsters, and I sees a flash, big zappies, glad I’s inside so none gets electrocuted
yeah’s the big electrocution monsters, they rumbles the sky
“He May Pick You Up for a Ride”
Marjorie Taylor Greene “Protecting your children from drag queen child predators is not a hate crime.”
Targeting an individual in this way is a hate crime Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Good morning Holidayers. It’s a tropical 13 degrees here this morning and there is a light fog. I don’t need more than pants and a t-shirt on inside the house and we removed one blanket from the bed before going to bed last night. Today we are forecast 18 degrees and showers. Showery for the whole of the next few days, but not large amounts.
I haven’t really planned today yet. We will go to the bakery just after 8.00am to have the pick of the bread. Might take the dogs and sit outside to have a mocha.
Finally bought me a Dremel.
The irony is that they are 50% cheaper buying from a bricks and mortar shop than from ebay.
The set we had in the workshop for spectacle repairs was given to my receptionist’s husband when we closed the place down. It had waaay more bits and pieces than that. But it was quite old. He’s a street rodder – I suppose he thought it would be useful for detail.
This is his latest finished project.
He has more than one.
buffy said:
The set we had in the workshop for spectacle repairs was given to my receptionist’s husband when we closed the place down. It had waaay more bits and pieces than that. But it was quite old. He’s a street rodder – I suppose he thought it would be useful for detail.
I’ve got a pile of bits and a cheap Chinese “Dermel” copy I bought a couple of years ago but pulled it out of its box last weekend and it didn’t even turn on.
But when the latest and greatest battery operated “Real thing” is only $250 over the counter, why settle for shit?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:In this case I don’t believe I am. Plus I usually read up a bit before posting to refresh the memory. and make sure I am giving good information.
We could be splitting hairs but AFAICT monotremes produce milk that secretes through the skin without nipples as we would understand them.
So Roughys suggestion that some marsupials lack nipples isn’t correct.
Huh?
Tau.Neutrino said:
“He May Pick You Up for a Ride”Marjorie Taylor Greene “Protecting your children from drag queen child predators is not a hate crime.”
Targeting an individual in this way is a hate crime Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Teaching your children shit like that is a hate crime.
Dark Orange said:
Finally bought me a Dremel.
The irony is that they are 50% cheaper buying from a bricks and mortar shop than from ebay.
They are marketed everywhere.
Dark Orange said:
buffy said:
The set we had in the workshop for spectacle repairs was given to my receptionist’s husband when we closed the place down. It had waaay more bits and pieces than that. But it was quite old. He’s a street rodder – I suppose he thought it would be useful for detail.
I’ve got a pile of bits and a cheap Chinese “Dermel” copy I bought a couple of years ago but pulled it out of its box last weekend and it didn’t even turn on.
But when the latest and greatest battery operated “Real thing” is only $250 over the counter, why settle for shit?
Correct. The Dremel will start every time for as long as you need it.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:Finally bought me a Dremel.
The irony is that they are 30% cheaper buying from a bricks and mortar shop than from ebay.
They are marketed everywhere.
oops… fixed price.
Morning punters.
Cox Plate today but it’s wet everywhere so I wont even have pretend bets.
Now the West Indies are not the team they were but their defeat by Ireland speaks to how much slap and tickle there is in T20 cricket.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:Finally bought me a Dremel.
The irony is that they are 30% cheaper buying from a bricks and mortar shop than from ebay.
They are marketed everywhere.
oops… fixed price.
Tou can get fixed price at the TAB now.
And I’ve been to the bakery and the news is…quite a few roads are cut by water. Staff member from Warrnambool took an extra 40 minutes to get to work this morning because she had to go round other roads. Our main street has a “Road Closed” sign where it heads out to Mortlake. Locals, of course, are going in around the side streets to get to the shops. There is no water over road in town, but the trucks have to be stopped before they head out into the water. None of this is showing up on the VicRoads roads closed information. No newspapers in town, presumably the truck couldn’t get through. I spoke to a lady at the bakery who had come from Hamilton and started heading towards Mortlake. She turned around when between the fog and the water on the road she thought it very unwise to proceed. She said it looked like a sea.
Moree is apparently about to flood as well and there have been some historic floodings there.
buffy said:
And I’ve been to the bakery and the news is…quite a few roads are cut by water. Staff member from Warrnambool took an extra 40 minutes to get to work this morning because she had to go round other roads. Our main street has a “Road Closed” sign where it heads out to Mortlake. Locals, of course, are going in around the side streets to get to the shops. There is no water over road in town, but the trucks have to be stopped before they head out into the water. None of this is showing up on the VicRoads roads closed information. No newspapers in town, presumably the truck couldn’t get through. I spoke to a lady at the bakery who had come from Hamilton and started heading towards Mortlake. She turned around when between the fog and the water on the road she thought it very unwise to proceed. She said it looked like a sea.
roughbarked said:
‘Through his Christian charity, Mr Duncan has raised millions of dollars from private donors to fund the cross…’
This cost ‘millions of dollars’?
Questions…
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
‘Through his Christian charity, Mr Duncan has raised millions of dollars from private donors to fund the cross…’
This cost ‘millions of dollars’?
Questions…
There are so many.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
And I’ve been to the bakery and the news is…quite a few roads are cut by water. Staff member from Warrnambool took an extra 40 minutes to get to work this morning because she had to go round other roads. Our main street has a “Road Closed” sign where it heads out to Mortlake. Locals, of course, are going in around the side streets to get to the shops. There is no water over road in town, but the trucks have to be stopped before they head out into the water. None of this is showing up on the VicRoads roads closed information. No newspapers in town, presumably the truck couldn’t get through. I spoke to a lady at the bakery who had come from Hamilton and started heading towards Mortlake. She turned around when between the fog and the water on the road she thought it very unwise to proceed. She said it looked like a sea.
The ABC Emergency site Type in the places you want to look at. Pretty much most streams in SE Australia are engorged with excess water.
Well bugger me, who would have thought.
Peak Warming Man said:
Well bugger me, who would have thought.
Golly gosh can I forgo buggering you?
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
‘Through his Christian charity, Mr Duncan has raised millions of dollars from private donors to fund the cross…’
This cost ‘millions of dollars’?
Questions…
There are so many.
Peak Warming Man said:
Well bugger me, who would have thought.
Are you sitting down?
Because i have another blockbuster for you:
Abraham Lincoln is buried in Washington DC.
And the shocks don’t end there.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:‘Through his Christian charity, Mr Duncan has raised millions of dollars from private donors to fund the cross…’
This cost ‘millions of dollars’?
Questions…
There are so many.
What’s Mr. Duncan going to do now?
He seems to have milked this lurk for over ten years.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:There are so many.
What’s Mr. Duncan going to do now?
He seems to have milked this lurk for over ten years.
I wonder how the locals not directly connected with the project feel about it.
And I really don’t know what Mel Gibson having been accused of homophobia has to do with it.
Dark Orange said:
Finally bought me a Dremel.
The irony is that they are 50% cheaper buying from a bricks and mortar shop than from ebay.
Great.
You can do so little with them.. I’ve had 2 :)
buffy said:
This is his latest finished project.
He has more than one.
nice one, i’d take that for a drive
gets the chicks in, what it’s all about, breeding opportunities
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
And I’ve been to the bakery and the news is…quite a few roads are cut by water. Staff member from Warrnambool took an extra 40 minutes to get to work this morning because she had to go round other roads. Our main street has a “Road Closed” sign where it heads out to Mortlake. Locals, of course, are going in around the side streets to get to the shops. There is no water over road in town, but the trucks have to be stopped before they head out into the water. None of this is showing up on the VicRoads roads closed information. No newspapers in town, presumably the truck couldn’t get through. I spoke to a lady at the bakery who had come from Hamilton and started heading towards Mortlake. She turned around when between the fog and the water on the road she thought it very unwise to proceed. She said it looked like a sea.
The ABC Emergency site Type in the places you want to look at. Pretty much most streams in SE Australia are engorged with excess water.
Yep, nothing comes up of interest for here or Hamilton. I did that some time ago.
The Rev Dodgson said:
And I really don’t know what Mel Gibson having been accused of homophobia has to do with it.
Possibly a veiled hint that the journalist (Lee Robinson) has a doubt or two about the level-headedness of the project.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
‘Through his Christian charity, Mr Duncan has raised millions of dollars from private donors to fund the cross…’
This cost ‘millions of dollars’?
Questions…
“Consulting fees, administration fees, call boys etc.”
Good morning everyone.
Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
So well over a foot then.
Quite a lot.
All OK at your place I hope.
transition said:
buffy said:
This is his latest finished project.
He has more than one.
nice one, i’d take that for a drive
gets the chicks in, what it’s all about, breeding opportunities
It is a bit big for the wagtail chicks?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
So well over a foot then.
Quite a lot.
All OK at your place I hope.
His place is all sand.
The things you see when you look.
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
You’re getting a good dose there..
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
You’re getting a good dose there..
Tamb said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
You’re getting a good dose there..
We are 6mm under average ATM.
we are almost at record 1974 level.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
So well over a foot then.
Quite a lot.
All OK at your place I hope.
No problems here. Water soaks in to the sand very quickly. I expect the roads out of here to be cut by floodwaters. I’ll check the creek over the road and see whether it is flowing or not.
Ooh… functionalized single wall carbon nanotubes!
Here’s us amateurs having to put up with multi-walled nanotubes with no way of functionalizing them. :(
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32766173308.html
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
BoM recorded 264.2mm at the manual gauge a bit over 1 km from here. And their severe weather warning has a forecast of 6 hourly rain totals up to 200 mm today.
Tamb said:
Ian said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.Overcast, raining, light breezes, 17.0°C. It rained yesterday. A lot. ORB overflowed.
So, we had >362 mm, as that is all the bucket will hold. It’ll be interesting to see what the BoM records in a little while. (Rainbow Beach is a manual weather station, and the data is not usually entered until after 10 am.)
You’re getting a good dose there..
We are 6mm under average ATM.
We are closer…3mm less than median for year to date.
buffy said:
Tamb said:
Ian said:You’re getting a good dose there..
We are 6mm under average ATM.
We are closer…3mm less than median for year to date.
Lunch report: egg and bacon sammich with garlic butter. Yum.
I knew the rain was coming down heavily this morning and I’ve just seen that they had to close Essendon train station due to flooding.
sibeen said:
I knew the rain was coming down heavily this morning and I’ve just seen that they had to close Essendon train station due to flooding.
Sounds bad. I presume this means the whole line is shut down and there are no trains running?
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
I knew the rain was coming down heavily this morning and I’ve just seen that they had to close Essendon train station due to flooding.
Sounds bad. I presume this means the whole line is shut down and there are no trains running?
It’s all cleared now and the trains are running.
The main image of the article features a C-5, flying with only three engines, landing at Dobbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, on May 25, 1977, after flying from Travis AFB, California. On a prior flight, the aircraft (Air Force serial number 66-8306) suffered an inflight emergency that destroyed the left inboard engine and damaged the pylon.
After landing safely, the engine was removed and the pylon temporarily faired over to reduce drag. The Galaxy was approved for a one-time, three-engine flight across the country for permanent repairs. This C-5A, the fourth Galaxy built, was initially part of the flight test fleet.
It was last assigned to Kelly AFB, Texas, and was retired in February 2004 with 14,518 flight hours.
Been raining all day here.
Some butterflies painted by the Ross sister.
Spiny Norman said:
The main image of the article features a C-5, flying with only three engines, landing at Dobbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, on May 25, 1977, after flying from Travis AFB, California. On a prior flight, the aircraft (Air Force serial number 66-8306) suffered an inflight emergency that destroyed the left inboard engine and damaged the pylon.
After landing safely, the engine was removed and the pylon temporarily faired over to reduce drag. The Galaxy was approved for a one-time, three-engine flight across the country for permanent repairs. This C-5A, the fourth Galaxy built, was initially part of the flight test fleet.
It was last assigned to Kelly AFB, Texas, and was retired in February 2004 with 14,518 flight hours.
I imagine there was a tendency for the heavier wing to dip, but I might be wrong.
Bubblecar said:
Been raining all day here.Some butterflies painted by the Ross sister.
I think the right hand end one is a Zizina (grass blue) butterfly. I had a go at embroidering one a few months ago after I saw a lot of photos of them going up on iNaturalist.
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
The main image of the article features a C-5, flying with only three engines, landing at Dobbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, on May 25, 1977, after flying from Travis AFB, California. On a prior flight, the aircraft (Air Force serial number 66-8306) suffered an inflight emergency that destroyed the left inboard engine and damaged the pylon.
After landing safely, the engine was removed and the pylon temporarily faired over to reduce drag. The Galaxy was approved for a one-time, three-engine flight across the country for permanent repairs. This C-5A, the fourth Galaxy built, was initially part of the flight test fleet.
It was last assigned to Kelly AFB, Texas, and was retired in February 2004 with 14,518 flight hours.
I imagine there was a tendency for the heavier wing to dip, but I might be wrong.
It probably required a bit of throttling back on the starboard engines, to balance out the asymmetrical thrust, and a few tweaks to rudder settings, but probably not much difference noted, really.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Been raining all day here.Some butterflies painted by the Ross sister.
I think the right hand end one is a Zizina (grass blue) butterfly. I had a go at embroidering one a few months ago after I saw a lot of photos of them going up on iNaturalist.
:)
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
The main image of the article features a C-5, flying with only three engines, landing at Dobbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, on May 25, 1977, after flying from Travis AFB, California. On a prior flight, the aircraft (Air Force serial number 66-8306) suffered an inflight emergency that destroyed the left inboard engine and damaged the pylon.
After landing safely, the engine was removed and the pylon temporarily faired over to reduce drag. The Galaxy was approved for a one-time, three-engine flight across the country for permanent repairs. This C-5A, the fourth Galaxy built, was initially part of the flight test fleet.
It was last assigned to Kelly AFB, Texas, and was retired in February 2004 with 14,518 flight hours.
I imagine there was a tendency for the heavier wing to dip, but I might be wrong.
It probably required a bit of throttling back on the starboard engines, to balance out the asymmetrical thrust, and a few tweaks to rudder settings, but probably not much difference noted, really.
Ta.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Spiny Norman said:
The main image of the article features a C-5, flying with only three engines, landing at Dobbins Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia, on May 25, 1977, after flying from Travis AFB, California. On a prior flight, the aircraft (Air Force serial number 66-8306) suffered an inflight emergency that destroyed the left inboard engine and damaged the pylon.
After landing safely, the engine was removed and the pylon temporarily faired over to reduce drag. The Galaxy was approved for a one-time, three-engine flight across the country for permanent repairs. This C-5A, the fourth Galaxy built, was initially part of the flight test fleet.
It was last assigned to Kelly AFB, Texas, and was retired in February 2004 with 14,518 flight hours.
I imagine there was a tendency for the heavier wing to dip, but I might be wrong.
It probably required a bit of throttling back on the starboard engines, to balance out the asymmetrical thrust, and a few tweaks to rudder settings, but probably not much difference noted, really.
Picked this because I could see a grub would eat it all if I didn’t. Still too green but this is a Sturt’s Pea seed pod.
Captain Pickcard
Kingy said:
Captain Pickcard
Ha
dv said:
Kingy said:
Captain Pickcard
Ha
So we are back to magic?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Kingy said:
Captain Pickcard
Ha
So we are back to magic?
i don’t believe prestidigitation could be classed as magic.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Ha
So we are back to magic?
i don’t believe prestidigitation could be classed as magic.
:) Magicians they call themselves but none of it is magic.
Bubblecar said:
At least the New Carden was an improvement on the old Carden, shown below.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:So we are back to magic?
i don’t believe prestidigitation could be classed as magic.
:) Magicians they call themselves but none of it is magic.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
At least the New Carden was an improvement on the old Carden, shown below.
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
At least the New Carden was an improvement on the old Carden, shown below.
What’s the axe head thing?
Could be the wind-up key but it looks a bit fragile.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
At least the New Carden was an improvement on the old Carden, shown below.
That’s where i’d seen the name before.
‘Carden’ as in Carden-Lloyd.
Between the World Wars, they made a series of ‘light tanks’
and ‘tankettes’
which were, for the most part, quite useless.
Bubblecar said:
Tamb said:
Bubblecar said:At least the New Carden was an improvement on the old Carden, shown below.
What’s the axe head thing?
Could be the wind-up key but it looks a bit fragile.
Probably some sort of feeler/bumper, so you didn’t nudge something and bustthe headlight.
ABC News:
‘Facebook threatens to block news content in Canada
Facebook warns it may block the sharing of news content on its platform in Canada, like it did in Australia last year. ‘
and we all have haunting memories of those dark, deprived and dismal days, don’t we?
O woe, Canada, repent, and submit to Zuckerberg!
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Facebook threatens to block news content in Canada
Facebook warns it may block the sharing of news content on its platform in Canada, like it did in Australia last year. ‘and we all have haunting memories of those dark, deprived and dismal days, don’t we?
O woe, Canada, repent, and submit to Zuckerberg!
Never bothered me.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Facebook threatens to block news content in Canada
Facebook warns it may block the sharing of news content on its platform in Canada, like it did in Australia last year. ‘and we all have haunting memories of those dark, deprived and dismal days, don’t we?
O woe, Canada, repent, and submit to Zuckerberg!
Never bothered me.
‘twas the merest drop of water off this little black duck’s back.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
At least the New Carden was an improvement on the old Carden, shown below.
That’s where i’d seen the name before.
‘Carden’ as in Carden-Lloyd.
Between the World Wars, they made a series of ‘light tanks’
and ‘tankettes’
which were, for the most part, quite useless.
This Begian Carden-Loyd was fitted with an anti-tank gun.
Food report: grilled pork chops with a selection of veggies from the garden. Asparagus (with fresh Hollandaise sauce) + Romanesco broccoli + carrots. Some bits of asparagus leftover to make a soup tomorrow. Dessert will be loganberry pie again.
I haven’t made a nearly all home grown meal for quite a while.
buffy said:
Food report: grilled pork chops with a selection of veggies from the garden. Asparagus (with fresh Hollandaise sauce) + Romanesco broccoli + carrots. Some bits of asparagus leftover to make a soup tomorrow. Dessert will be loganberry pie again.I haven’t made a nearly all home grown meal for quite a while.
buffy said:
buffy said:
Food report: grilled pork chops with a selection of veggies from the garden. Asparagus (with fresh Hollandaise sauce) + Romanesco broccoli + carrots. Some bits of asparagus leftover to make a soup tomorrow. Dessert will be loganberry pie again.I haven’t made a nearly all home grown meal for quite a while.
Broccoli this end too (from Coles :)). Doing a big broccoli quiche.
There was very much borscht left over last night but I froze it all in several containers.
What Carrie and Boris thought was ‘tasteful’ with the wallpaper at £840 per roll.
Maybe Truss is fleeing this ghastly shit
!
—-
i quite like red.And a bit of pattern. but there is an awful lot of it. and does taste a bit colonial.
sarahs mum said:
What Carrie and Boris thought was ‘tasteful’ with the wallpaper at £840 per roll.
Maybe Truss is fleeing this ghastly shit
—-
i quite like red.And a bit of pattern. but there is an awful lot of it. and does taste a bit colonial.
Really? Boris and Carrie actually did this?
Wow, i hope they used taxpayer money for it, i’d hate to think that they were stupid enough to both do this and/i> pay for it.
sarahs mum said:
What Carrie and Boris thought was ‘tasteful’ with the wallpaper at £840 per roll.
Maybe Truss is fleeing this ghastly shit
—-
i quite like red.And a bit of pattern. but there is an awful lot of it. and does taste a bit colonial.
And it appears to be on the ceiling too, in the second picture. And the stripey chairs clash with the wallpaper. And I have terrible colour sense, so if it clashes to me…
sarahs mum said:
What Carrie and Boris thought was ‘tasteful’ with the wallpaper at £840 per roll.
Maybe Truss is fleeing this ghastly shit
—-
i quite like red.And a bit of pattern. but there is an awful lot of it. and does taste a bit colonial.
Loud to deafening
buffy said:
buffy said:
Food report: grilled pork chops with a selection of veggies from the garden. Asparagus (with fresh Hollandaise sauce) + Romanesco broccoli + carrots. Some bits of asparagus leftover to make a soup tomorrow. Dessert will be loganberry pie again.I haven’t made a nearly all home grown meal for quite a while.
Mine’s the same just add broad beans and peas and homegrown spuds. Dutch creams at the moment.
All out of the garden.
Bloody pouring here.
or so it sounds.
Sheets of rain.
sarahs mum said:
What Carrie and Boris thought was ‘tasteful’ with the wallpaper at £840 per roll.
Maybe Truss is fleeing this ghastly shit
—-
i quite like red.And a bit of pattern. but there is an awful lot of it. and does taste a bit colonial.
I assume they were trying to create the right atmosphere for illegal lockdown parties.
We have got light rain again now. I washed the towels (and some other bits and pieces), hung them out, and got them very close to dry today. They are on the clothes horse to finish off. It is about 11 degrees here at the moment, but doesn’t feel particularly cold in the house. I’ve got a cardie on over my t-shirt and lightweight trackie dacks.
buffy said:
We have got light rain again now. I washed the towels (and some other bits and pieces), hung them out, and got them very close to dry today. They are on the clothes horse to finish off. It is about 11 degrees here at the moment, but doesn’t feel particularly cold in the house. I’ve got a cardie on over my t-shirt and lightweight trackie dacks.
Heading for a max of 12 here tomorrow. Been a very variable spring so far.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
We have got light rain again now. I washed the towels (and some other bits and pieces), hung them out, and got them very close to dry today. They are on the clothes horse to finish off. It is about 11 degrees here at the moment, but doesn’t feel particularly cold in the house. I’ve got a cardie on over my t-shirt and lightweight trackie dacks.
Heading for a max of 12 here tomorrow. Been a very variable spring so far.
We are forecast maximums of 15-17 degrees for the next few days and only down to about 10 overnight.
roughbarked said:
Bloody pouring here.
or so it sounds.Sheets of rain.
EEEEK!! For tomorrow, hey what but.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Bloody pouring here.
or so it sounds.Sheets of rain.
EEEEK!! For tomorrow, hey what but.
that’s a lot.
Ready. Onion and a little thyme cooked in butter & olive oil, then mixed with a load of lightly cooked broccoli, dijon mustard, freshly ground salt & pepper.
Five eggs, a few good dollops of of Greek yoghurt, more salt and pepper and judicious shake of nutmeg.
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Bloody pouring here.
or so it sounds.Sheets of rain.
EEEEK!! For tomorrow, hey what but.
that’s a lot.
When I looked this morning, it said 25 – 45 moolies for tomorrow. They’ve upped it somewhat.
sarahs mum said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Bloody pouring here.
or so it sounds.Sheets of rain.
EEEEK!! For tomorrow, hey what but.
that’s a lot.
Going to get a wee bit damp here as well.
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0
Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Drove up the redoubt this arvo, a bit wet.
Put a new battery in the Triton, blimey the old one was fricken heavy to lift out.
The Dart say it could be wetter tomorrow.
Peak Warming Man said:
Drove up the redoubt this arvo, a bit wet.
Put a new battery in the Triton, blimey the old one was fricken heavy to lift out.
The Dart say it could be wetter tomorrow.
no doubt some fancy battery charge will tell you the battery condition
wookiemeister said:
no doubt some fancy battery charge will tell you the battery condition
Another way of telling is when a six year old battery goes click click click when you tern the key.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
scratches head
That’s Jake “The Muss”.
Peak Warming Man said:
wookiemeister said:
no doubt some fancy battery charge will tell you the battery condition
Another way of telling is when a six year old battery goes click click click when you tern the key.
sibeen said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
scratches head
That’s Jake “The Muss”.
yes. temuera morrison. book of manday.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
they just faded away. you could get stickers to show you the kph.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
You could buy a stick on dial that went outside the original and shoed kilometres.
sibeen said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
scratches head
That’s Jake “The Muss”.
It’s Aquaman’s dad
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
From what I understand from my Dad, the new cars changed their speedo dials to metric. There was an advertising campaign for an approximate conversion fromn km to miles. Multiply by 0.6 – which in practice is drop the zero off the speed limit sign and multiply by 6. So for a 70 km/h zone, multiply 7 × 6 = 42 mph. My Dad bought a 1972 model Falcon quite cheap in about 1975. It was our family car for a few years. It had a mph speedo and this was how he did the speed limit conversions.
gets china food shortly, takeaway china food, then I eats it, eats it china food
transition said:
gets china food shortly, takeaway china food, then I eats it, eats it china food
dirty
I wonder if anyone ever tried to sell a car with 100000 miles on the odometer as 100000 km.
dv said:
I wonder if anyone ever tried to sell a car with 100000 miles on the odometer as 100000 km.
That would be dishonest. I doubt anyone would stoop so low.
damn, got a hole in my cat
JudgeMental said:
damn, got a hole in my cat
Nah you can’t fool me, that’s Pacman.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
+1
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
I can work both. It is one of the few imperial measurements I know.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
my own weight only means something in stones.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
+1
Yeah……. How many people’s feet are a foot long?
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
+1
Yeah……. How many people’s feet are a foot long?
i have a foot, but i don’t use it as a rule.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
+1
Yeah……. How many people’s feet are a foot long?
Maybe Boris.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:I remember learnig all the imperial at school. gills and rods and all. and then they bought in metric and I learned that and heaps of conversions. Around the same time we were going on lots of family trips. Filling out the car log book for Dad.. trying to work out if it was still getting the same fuel consumption.
Nowadays sometimes I work in cm and sometimes I work in inches.
I’ll admit that people’s height has to be in feet and inches for me to make any sense of it.
my own weight only means something in stones.
I have no concept of stones. I can work pounds to kg in my head with a reasonably simple conversion.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:+1
Yeah……. How many people’s feet are a foot long?
Maybe Boris.
Mine = 0.95 ft
JudgeMental said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:+1
Yeah……. How many people’s feet are a foot long?
i have a foot, but i don’t use it as a rule.
I do use tally ho’s.
my feet are legends.
My feet a pretty hairy, they’re a fur long
dv said:
My feet a pretty hairy, they’re a fur long
esau was a hairy man too. I have smooth skin.
dear oh dear, the puns are terrible tonight :p
party_pants said:
dear oh dear, the puns are terrible tonight :p
It’s late, on a Saturday; everyone is tired, we can’t expect Pun Gent.
What became of Rule, he was here swanning around and then puff, gone.
Peak Warming Man said:
What became of Rule, he was here swanning around and then puff, gone.
I think he went out in support of Divine Angel.
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
What became of Rule, he was here swanning around and then puff, gone.
I think he went out in support of Divine Angel.
OK.
SS City of Paris, 1889, painted by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen. A fast Atlantic liner of the Inman Line.
Bubblecar said:
SS City of Paris, 1889, painted by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen. A fast Atlantic liner of the Inman Line.
SS City of Rome, by the same painter. A slower Atlantic liner of the Inman Line. In fact so much slower than the contract stipulated that they returned her to the builder.
Fine looking vessel though.
Today I learned the word whitelist.
dv said:
Today I learned the word whitelist.
Fancy it being the opposite to blacklist.
Loving this Andor show
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-10-21/record-kelpie-capree-eve/101560416
Dark Orange said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-10-21/record-kelpie-capree-eve/101560416
If a good dog does the work of ten men… then…I suppose he was cheap.
sarahs mum said:
Dark Orange said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-10-21/record-kelpie-capree-eve/101560416
If a good dog does the work of ten men… then…I suppose he was cheap.
If you watch them at work, they can easily do the work of two men on horseback. A good dog, even at that price, can easily pay for itself in 6 months.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-22/the-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards/101561274
I’m re-watching series 1 of The West Wing, only because it is the best TV show ever made. I’ve just noticed that in their props that the ice cubes are at the bottom of the glass.
sibeen said:
I’m re-watching series 1 of The West Wing, only because it is the best TV show ever made. I’ve just noticed that in their props that the ice cubes are at the bottom of the glass.
Forgot about snippy.
reckon that wagtail parent other day was using decoy/diversion from nest with babies, it’d drop down into grass not far from me and walk through the grass away, possibly instinctively feigning injury there also, not sure
sibeen said:
I’m re-watching series 1 of The West Wing, only because it is the best TV show ever made. I’ve just noticed that in their props that the ice cubes are at the bottom of the glass.
Heavy water
I watched a short video about a Navajo doctor who mentioned using sage, sweetgrass or cedar smudging in a room with COVID -19 in the air. She explained how the burnt particles in the smoke attached to the COVID-19 bits and weighed them down to fall on the floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVyv4irXg6w
If nothing else, her turquoise jewellery is impressive.
Alerts posted from Howden and New Norfolk, Tas, 1am & 2:30am.
AND W.A.
It’s not exactly the ideal post for this page but this image may help chasers in other states.
sarahs mum said:
Alerts posted from Howden and New Norfolk, Tas, 1am & 2:30am.
AND W.A.
It’s not exactly the ideal post for this page but this image may help chasers in other states.
Can’t see nowt but fog.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 9 degrees, overcast and very still. We are forecast a showery 15 degrees.
No particular plans. I think I’ll walk the dogs first, while it is not showering. I should give them their breakfast before that though.
party_pants said:
dear oh dear, the puns are terrible tonight :p
Give them a punt then.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/A7xXoN8o4T0Boba Fett buys a car from Fred Dagg
That’s a good buy.
Hey when Aust went metric did they ban the sale of cars with miles on the dial, or were there dual dials, or did they just let them fade out gradually?
They just made new cars with km on the dial.
dv said:
sibeen said:
I’m re-watching series 1 of The West Wing, only because it is the best TV show ever made. I’ve just noticed that in their props that the ice cubes are at the bottom of the glass.
Heavy water
Or someone has spiked their drinks.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
sibeen said:
I’m re-watching series 1 of The West Wing, only because it is the best TV show ever made. I’ve just noticed that in their props that the ice cubes are at the bottom of the glass.
Heavy water
Or someone has spiked their drinks.
They could be glass iceblocks because all the cut/reshoots would have melted ice everywhere.
RMIT planning researcher Michael Buxton is calling for stricter planning controls not just in Melbourne, but across the country.
“State governments are in charge of planning systems, and they are just really bad at preventing building in the wrong places,” Professor Buxton said.
“To think that we’re allowing developments to be constructed in flood plains today is outrageous.”
>It is what I’ve been saying all my life. What idiots allowed these developments to continue on flood prone locations? The first floods should have warned them.
Morning pilgrims, it’s wet again at the redoubt.
I’ll get away early before the forecast heavy stuff comes.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, it’s wet again at the redoubt.
I’ll get away early before the forecast heavy stuff comes.
Clear sunny and very muggy here.
sibeen said:
I’m re-watching series 1 of The West Wing, only because it is the best TV show ever made. I’ve just noticed that in their props that the ice cubes are at the bottom of the glass.
I didn’t know you like the fantasy genre.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning pilgrims, it’s wet again at the redoubt.
I’ll get away early before the forecast heavy stuff comes.
might need upgrade the 4×4
https://youtu.be/4oeJjzdlTuI?t=194
It seems local rain here was rather varied. Blokes at the local IGA (it has the newspapers) this morning reported 60mm, 30mm and 40something. All within 10km radius, I think.
Crowd reaction when the starting pistol goes off at the 2028 Olympic Games in LosAngeles:
buffy said:
It seems local rain here was rather varied. Blokes at the local IGA (it has the newspapers) this morning reported 60mm, 30mm and 40something. All within 10km radius, I think.
Tamb said:
buffy said:
It seems local rain here was rather varied. Blokes at the local IGA (it has the newspapers) this morning reported 60mm, 30mm and 40something. All within 10km radius, I think.
Quite normal here.
I get 1000mm pa. Town, 4 km away gets1200
We live closest to the 60mm guy (he’s 500m down the road). The paths in the Botanical Gardens are a bit of a mess. You can see where the stream/creek broke out across the grass too.
Bush famously claimed to have looked into Putin’s eye and glimpsed his soul, declaring him “very straightforward and trustworthy”.
buffy said:
It seems local rain here was rather varied. Blokes at the local IGA (it has the newspapers) this morning reported 60mm, 30mm and 40something. All within 10km radius, I think.
Same up here. Various cells made some places wet and others not much at all.
buffy said:
Tamb said:
buffy said:
It seems local rain here was rather varied. Blokes at the local IGA (it has the newspapers) this morning reported 60mm, 30mm and 40something. All within 10km radius, I think.
Quite normal here.
I get 1000mm pa. Town, 4 km away gets1200We live closest to the 60mm guy (he’s 500m down the road). The paths in the Botanical Gardens are a bit of a mess. You can see where the stream/creek broke out across the grass too.
Looks like you’ll get more rain as the day goes on.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Tamb said:Quite normal here.
I get 1000mm pa. Town, 4 km away gets1200We live closest to the 60mm guy (he’s 500m down the road). The paths in the Botanical Gardens are a bit of a mess. You can see where the stream/creek broke out across the grass too.
Looks like you’ll get more rain as the day goes on.
Perhaps. There is a pretty efficient umbrella here.
Lunch report: I have asparagus soup on the stove. The leftover asparagus offcuts from last night, a leek and a potato from the garden, a tetrapak of reduced salt chicken soup. Nearly cool enough to mush it all together.
Lenny Lipton, who wrote the lyrics to “Puff the Magic Dragon, has died.
sibeen said:
Lenny Lipton, who wrote the lyrics to “Puff the Magic Dragon, has died.
It’s precipitating as we speak.
Precipitating I tells ya.
Tamb said:
sibeen said:
Lenny Lipton, who wrote the lyrics to “Puff the Magic Dragon, has died.
Really like that song & it’s meaning.
I used to sing it to my sprogs, very badly, when they were in the cradle.
sibeen said:
Tamb said:
sibeen said:
Lenny Lipton, who wrote the lyrics to “Puff the Magic Dragon, has died.
Really like that song & it’s meaning.I used to sing it to my sprogs, very badly, when they were in the cradle.
What is ceiling wax?
Woodie said:
It’s precipitating as we speak.Precipitating I tells ya.
Woodie said:
sibeen said:
Tamb said:Really like that song & it’s meaning.
I used to sing it to my sprogs, very badly, when they were in the cradle.
What is ceiling wax?
A clue that you have a bee-hive in your roof space.
Woodie said:
It’s precipitating as we speak.Precipitating I tells ya.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
sibeen said:I used to sing it to my sprogs, very badly, when they were in the cradle.
What is ceiling wax?
A clue that you have a bee-hive in your roof space.
This sealing wax:
Sealing whacks is an annual sporting event in Canada.
So, you stranded yet, Ian?
Tamb said:
sibeen said:
Lenny Lipton, who wrote the lyrics to “Puff the Magic Dragon, has died.
Really like that song & it’s meaning.
It was suggested that the song contained veiled references to smoking marijuana but that is definitely not the case the writers have said.
Ian said:
Tamb said:
sibeen said:
Lenny Lipton, who wrote the lyrics to “Puff the Magic Dragon, has died.
Really like that song & it’s meaning.It was suggested that the song contained veiled references to smoking marijuana but that is definitely not the case the writers have said.
Leftover home made pizza and a cup of miso.
Tamb said:
Woodie said:
It’s precipitating as we speak.Precipitating I tells ya.
A tad of pluviation?
Certainly not interpluvial, hey what but.
sibeen said:
So, you stranded yet, Ian?
No. It’s been a long slow sporadic sort of event here. The creeks and rivers weht into minor flood but have dropped somewhat.
But it ain’t over..
party_pants said:
Sealing whacks is an annual sporting event in Canada.
Well done, Mr Pany Parts. :)
Tamb said:
Ian said:
Tamb said:Really like that song & it’s meaning.
It was suggested that the song contained veiled references to smoking marijuana but that is definitely not the case the writers have said.
The meaning I prefer is that Puff was a VC artillery piece. It’s a long explanation involving Honalee being an old name for Vietnam.
I thought it was just a fairy tale.
Ian said:
sibeen said:
So, you stranded yet, Ian?
No. It’s been a long slow sporadic sort of event here. The creeks and rivers weht into minor flood but have dropped somewhat.
But it ain’t over..
Major flooding warning for Lismore (AGAIN), but the river ain’t moved yet.
Woodie said:
Ian said:
sibeen said:
So, you stranded yet, Ian?
No. It’s been a long slow sporadic sort of event here. The creeks and rivers weht into minor flood but have dropped somewhat.
But it ain’t over..
Major flooding warning for Lismore (AGAIN), but the river ain’t moved yet.
I thought the Wilsons would up a bit more than that. Wait, I guess.
Woodie said:
It’s precipitating as we speak.Precipitating I tells ya.
It’s mini-precipitating here. Less than a drizzle really.
sarahs mum said:
Ha :)
Might get that one for Anna.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Ha :)
Might get that one for Anna.
State Bookstore
2 d ·
Looking for something exciting to cook this weekend? We would highly recommend this wonderful new book from celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi, which as the title suggests is full of Extra Good Things. With delicious recipes such as parmigiana pie, turmeric fried eggs and brown sugar meringue roulade, there is something for every occasion!
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Ottolenghify every meal.
Yotam Ottolenghi and his superteam are back, with flexible, flavour-packed dishes that all lend a little something to the next meal. It’s harissa butter on a roasted mushroom, then tossed with steamed veg or stuffed into a baked potato. It’s tamarind dressing on turmeric fried eggs, then drizzled over a steak the next day.
Extra Good Things is rounded off with a chapter on the ‘one basics’ of desserts for you to perfect and then adapt with your favourite flavour combinations, such as ‘one basic mousse’ transformed into coffee mousse with tahini fudge.
This is playing it forward, Ottolenghi style, filling your cupboards with adaptable homemade ingredients to add some oomph to every mealtime.
‘Couch Culture’ is finished…Wayne Brookes
22 h ·
The older bro-in-law retires this week after 20+ years running various departments of Clarence City Council.
Going to feel strange for him for a while. But it’ll be good for Anna ‘cos he won’t be bringing colds and flu back from work all the time.
It’s a wonder they managed to miss out on Covid.
sarahs mum said:
‘Couch Culture’ is finished…Wayne Brookes
22 h ·
He certainly seems to work quickly, despite all the detail in his paintings.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
‘Couch Culture’ is finished…Wayne Brookes
22 h ·
He certainly seems to work quickly, despite all the detail in his paintings.
I think he is dedicated. To the studio and red wine and hours.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
‘Couch Culture’ is finished…Wayne Brookes
22 h ·
He certainly seems to work quickly, despite all the detail in his paintings.
I think he is dedicated. To the studio and red wine and hours.
I certainly need more immersive work habits.
Woodie said:
It’s precipitating as we speak.Precipitating I tells ya.
Still pluviating?
We got 61 mm to 9am this morning. A lot less than the previous day, where the Official Rain Bucket overflowed at 362 mm.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtml
I think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
party_pants said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtmlI think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
Pissing down here
dv said:
party_pants said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtmlI think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
Pissing down here
getting very dark and grey here, but not raining yet.
party_pants said:
dv said:
party_pants said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtmlI think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
Pissing down here
getting very dark and grey here, but not raining yet.
I’m feeling a bit lazy
party_pants said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtmlI think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
Have a look at the 215km one:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR261.loop.shtml#skip
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
It’s precipitating as we speak.Precipitating I tells ya.
Still pluviating?
We got 61 mm to 9am this morning. A lot less than the previous day, where the Official Rain Bucket overflowed at 362 mm.
Thems is lots of moolies. Bucket fulls? How many Sydharbs is that?
Woodie said:
sibeen said:
Tamb said:Really like that song & it’s meaning.
I used to sing it to my sprogs, very badly, when they were in the cradle.
What is ceiling wax?
Nah it’s the stuff they get from seals.
Had to drive through floodwaters a couple of times on my drive in the country.
Rivulets the table drains everywhere. White water in them too.
roughbarked said:
Had to drive through floodwaters a couple of times on my drive in the country.
Rivulets the table drains everywhere. White water in them too.
Have you had Sydney Harbour fulls as well, Mr Barked?
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Had to drive through floodwaters a couple of times on my drive in the country.
Rivulets the table drains everywhere. White water in them too.
Have you had Sydney Harbour fulls as well, Mr Barked?
Nah just wheat paddocks full.
The dog that walks like a human – and other precocious pets: ‘We didn’t teach him, it was his idea’
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/22/the-dog-that-walks-like-a-human-and-other-precocious-pets-duck-cat-parrot
In other news, I have had a successful research day today. I have been trying to come up with a water based and non-water-based binder/solvent for an ink I am wanting to make and there is surprisingly little online discussing actual practical recipes.
However, a DIY forum revealed a styrofoam/Acetone mix that should suit my needs perfectly, although I will have to experiment with ratios I suspect.
And I also stumbled upon a chemical named “Polyvinylpyrrolidone” last night that will work as both a surfactant and binder, while being dirt cheap and easily available.
party_pants said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtmlI think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
HAARP!
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR263.loop.shtmlI think the radar for Perth airport is on the blink. Looks like rain coming, but I don’t know how much.
HAARP!
Hello!
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Afternoon
Tau.Neutrino said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Afternoon
hey neutrino. what’s doin?
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Hello.
BACK from a cool but humid walk to the shops, avoiding any rain.
The river’s high and moving fast, and has spread itself out nicely west of the bridge.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Hello.
hey rb
Jordi and the gang with some good moody Armenian music:
ESPRIT D’ ARMENIE – HESPÈRION XXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVctCW5WUY
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Hello.
hey rb
Hope you aren’t to wet where you are.
pours monkey a flute of bubbly
Bubblecar said:
Jordi and the gang with some good moody Armenian music:ESPRIT D’ ARMENIE – HESPÈRION XXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVctCW5WUY
Mmm…bookmarked that one.
roughbarked said:
Having fun, guy?
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:Hello.
hey rb
Hope you aren’t to wet where you are.
Pretty good , plants are watered and no flooding,
Bubblecar said:
pours monkey a flute of bubbly
sips …. why thank you …. kind sir
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Having fun, guy?
:) Yea.
monkey skipper said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello!
Afternoon
hey neutrino. what’s doin?
Cleaning the car atm
With all this weather about more than ever we need to listen to the experts, the scientists, particularly climate scientists.
Those from the Climate Council , particularly its founder Tim Flannery.
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:hey rb
Hope you aren’t to wet where you are.
Pretty good , plants are watered and no flooding,
It has been a good year for watering the plants.
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
pours monkey a flute of bubbly
sips …. why thank you …. kind sir
When i shared a house with a mate, there was a local grog shop which, for unknown reasons, sold Veuve Cliquot at a very affordable price. We didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and maintained a stock of it in our fridge.
I make no pretences to being ‘a ladies man’, but a piece of empirical wisdom that can be passed on to later generations is that a notable percentage of Australian girls are quite impressed when a chap can produce chilled bubbly just like that.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:Hope you aren’t to wet where you are.
Pretty good , plants are watered and no flooding,
It has been a good year for watering the plants.
indeed
captain_spalding said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
pours monkey a flute of bubbly
sips …. why thank you …. kind sir
When i shared a house with a mate, there was a local grog shop which, for unknown reasons, sold Veuve Cliquot at a very affordable price. We didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and maintained a stock of it in our fridge.
I make no pretences to being ‘a ladies man’, but a piece of empirical wisdom that can be passed on to later generations is that a notable percentage of Australian girls are quite impressed when a chap can produce chilled bubbly just like that.
I have 2 bottles of Champane in the house currently, but I am waiting for the next adult birthday to bring them out to share … which is not too far away.
monkey skipper said:
captain_spalding said:
monkey skipper said:sips …. why thank you …. kind sir
When i shared a house with a mate, there was a local grog shop which, for unknown reasons, sold Veuve Cliquot at a very affordable price. We didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and maintained a stock of it in our fridge.
I make no pretences to being ‘a ladies man’, but a piece of empirical wisdom that can be passed on to later generations is that a notable percentage of Australian girls are quite impressed when a chap can produce chilled bubbly just like that.
I have 2 bottles of Champane in the house currently, but I am waiting for the next adult birthday to bring them out to share … which is not too far away.
My youngest sister & bro (twins) have a birthday early next month.
I’d better start searching for quirky presents.
<sigh> My sister’s got an electrical foot massager (HoMedic model FCC600WTAU); my 2-year-old nephew knocked the on-off switch (pushbutton) a bit hard and locked it on. holding the power button on set the microcontroller into program mode, clearing out the program already there. I’ve got no information about the program; the microcontroller has no markings on it at all, so I don’t know what it is — I don’t even know who manufactured it; I tried to find more information about the machine from the company’s websites (homdec.com.au (Australian) and homedic.com (international)), but they have no record of it at all. I can still buy the massager from various b&m shops or online, though.
We seem to be moving more and more to a disposable society; it’s often cheaper to throw a broken device away than repair it, and the once-thriving industry of TV-repair is dying. It’s getting harder to find repair places, even in major cities.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
captain_spalding said:When i shared a house with a mate, there was a local grog shop which, for unknown reasons, sold Veuve Cliquot at a very affordable price. We didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and maintained a stock of it in our fridge.
I make no pretences to being ‘a ladies man’, but a piece of empirical wisdom that can be passed on to later generations is that a notable percentage of Australian girls are quite impressed when a chap can produce chilled bubbly just like that.
I have 2 bottles of Champane in the house currently, but I am waiting for the next adult birthday to bring them out to share … which is not too far away.
My youngest sister & bro (twins) have a birthday early next month.
I’d better start searching for quirky presents.
Boris has got some birthdays coming up.
btm said:
<sigh> My sister’s got an electrical foot massager (HoMedic model FCC600WTAU); my 2-year-old nephew knocked the on-off switch (pushbutton) a bit hard and locked it on. holding the power button on set the microcontroller into program mode, clearing out the program already there. I’ve got no information about the program; the microcontroller has no markings on it at all, so I don’t know what it is — I don’t even know who manufactured it; I tried to find more information about the machine from the company’s websites (homdec.com.au (Australian) and homedic.com (international)), but they have no record of it at all. I can still buy the massager from various b&m shops or online, though.We seem to be moving more and more to a disposable society; it’s often cheaper to throw a broken device away than repair it, and the once-thriving industry of TV-repair is dying. It’s getting harder to find repair places, even in major cities.
I remember the TV repair man visiting our home on various occasions in my childhood, to replace valves etc.
Speaking of foot massagers, the massage gun I ordered hasn’t turned up yet
btm said:
<sigh> My sister’s got an electrical foot massager (HoMedic model FCC600WTAU); my 2-year-old nephew knocked the on-off switch (pushbutton) a bit hard and locked it on. holding the power button on set the microcontroller into program mode, clearing out the program already there. I’ve got no information about the program; the microcontroller has no markings on it at all, so I don’t know what it is — I don’t even know who manufactured it; I tried to find more information about the machine from the company’s websites (homdec.com.au (Australian) and homedic.com (international)), but they have no record of it at all. I can still buy the massager from various b&m shops or online, though.We seem to be moving more and more to a disposable society; it’s often cheaper to throw a broken device away than repair it, and the once-thriving industry of TV-repair is dying. It’s getting harder to find repair places, even in major cities.
Has it got a reset button, that might set it to factory settings.
Think we might watch this tonight. SBS 1. Last week’s one on the Roman Empire was reasonably interesting.
Curse Of The Ancients: Dark Ages
Sunday, 23 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts explores the disastrous last days of the Roman Empire and the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse, the effects felt even beyond the Empire’s borders. Once known as the Dark Ages, this period saw kingdoms rise and fall, cities wiped out by invasion and plague ravage Europe and the Middle East. Despite these disasters, archaeologists are revealing a world where trade continued, cultures flourished and new world religions emerged and spread. Never far from catastrophe, Alice reveals how humankind continued to prosper even during the darkest of times.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
captain_spalding said:When i shared a house with a mate, there was a local grog shop which, for unknown reasons, sold Veuve Cliquot at a very affordable price. We didn’t look a gift horse in the mouth, and maintained a stock of it in our fridge.
I make no pretences to being ‘a ladies man’, but a piece of empirical wisdom that can be passed on to later generations is that a notable percentage of Australian girls are quite impressed when a chap can produce chilled bubbly just like that.
I have 2 bottles of Champane in the house currently, but I am waiting for the next adult birthday to bring them out to share … which is not too far away.
My youngest sister & bro (twins) have a birthday early next month.
I’d better start searching for quirky presents.
Do twins run in your family or is it just one set of twins?
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:I have 2 bottles of Champane in the house currently, but I am waiting for the next adult birthday to bring them out to share … which is not too far away.
My youngest sister & bro (twins) have a birthday early next month.
I’d better start searching for quirky presents.
Do twins run in your family or is it just one set of twins?
Just the one set. Mind you my parents had six kids and the most any of my siblings has managed is two.
Dinner tonight will be brats in puff jackets, served with garlic, tomato, zucchini and parsley. And I daresay some tom sauce.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:My youngest sister & bro (twins) have a birthday early next month.
I’d better start searching for quirky presents.
Do twins run in your family or is it just one set of twins?
Just the one set. Mind you my parents had six kids and the most any of my siblings has managed is two.
The frequency of twins in my family is quite a lot I think…
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be brats in puff jackets, served with garlic, tomato, zucchini and parsley. And I daresay some tom sauce.
…and olives.
Bubblecar said:
monkey skipper said:
Bubblecar said:My youngest sister & bro (twins) have a birthday early next month.
I’d better start searching for quirky presents.
Do twins run in your family or is it just one set of twins?
Just the one set. Mind you my parents had six kids and the most any of my siblings has managed is two.
Speaking of reproduction I heard a programme on it on the wireless yesterday. Apparently as a countries prosperity goes up it’s birthrate goes down.
In western societies the birth rate went down sharply in the sixties and seventies, Yhey gave a variety of reasons for this but they never mentioned the pill.
Peak Warming Man said:
btm said:
<sigh> My sister’s got an electrical foot massager (HoMedic model FCC600WTAU); my 2-year-old nephew knocked the on-off switch (pushbutton) a bit hard and locked it on. holding the power button on set the microcontroller into program mode, clearing out the program already there. I’ve got no information about the program; the microcontroller has no markings on it at all, so I don’t know what it is — I don’t even know who manufactured it; I tried to find more information about the machine from the company’s websites (homdec.com.au (Australian) and homedic.com (international)), but they have no record of it at all. I can still buy the massager from various b&m shops or online, though.We seem to be moving more and more to a disposable society; it’s often cheaper to throw a broken device away than repair it, and the once-thriving industry of TV-repair is dying. It’s getting harder to find repair places, even in major cities.
Has it got a reset button, that might set it to factory settings.
No reset button; there’s no longer any program or factory settings to reset to.
buffy said:
Think we might watch this tonight. SBS 1. Last week’s one on the Roman Empire was reasonably interesting.Curse Of The Ancients: Dark Ages
Sunday, 23 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts explores the disastrous last days of the Roman Empire and the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse, the effects felt even beyond the Empire’s borders. Once known as the Dark Ages, this period saw kingdoms rise and fall, cities wiped out by invasion and plague ravage Europe and the Middle East. Despite these disasters, archaeologists are revealing a world where trade continued, cultures flourished and new world religions emerged and spread. Never far from catastrophe, Alice reveals how humankind continued to prosper even during the darkest of times.
Cheers.
I like Alice, her programs are usually very watchable. There hasn’t been much new production from the usual cadre of British TV hosts and doco makers since COVID.
I was looking for an image for something not related to this forum, and results included this from ‘The Guns of Navarone’ (1961)
It made me wonder about what went through David Niven’s mind when the role required him to put on an SS uniform.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
Think we might watch this tonight. SBS 1. Last week’s one on the Roman Empire was reasonably interesting.Curse Of The Ancients: Dark Ages
Sunday, 23 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts explores the disastrous last days of the Roman Empire and the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse, the effects felt even beyond the Empire’s borders. Once known as the Dark Ages, this period saw kingdoms rise and fall, cities wiped out by invasion and plague ravage Europe and the Middle East. Despite these disasters, archaeologists are revealing a world where trade continued, cultures flourished and new world religions emerged and spread. Never far from catastrophe, Alice reveals how humankind continued to prosper even during the darkest of times.
Cheers.
I like Alice, her programs are usually very watchable. There hasn’t been much new production from the usual cadre of British TV hosts and doco makers since COVID.
I’ll have a peep at it too.
captain_spalding said:
I was looking for an image for something not related to this forum, and results included this from ‘The Guns of Navarone’ (1961)
It made me wonder about what went through David Niven’s mind when the role required him to put on an SS uniform.
I don’t remember him wearing that uniform in that film, but I saw it many years ago.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
Think we might watch this tonight. SBS 1. Last week’s one on the Roman Empire was reasonably interesting.Curse Of The Ancients: Dark Ages
Sunday, 23 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts explores the disastrous last days of the Roman Empire and the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse, the effects felt even beyond the Empire’s borders. Once known as the Dark Ages, this period saw kingdoms rise and fall, cities wiped out by invasion and plague ravage Europe and the Middle East. Despite these disasters, archaeologists are revealing a world where trade continued, cultures flourished and new world religions emerged and spread. Never far from catastrophe, Alice reveals how humankind continued to prosper even during the darkest of times.
Cheers.
I like Alice, her programs are usually very watchable. There hasn’t been much new production from the usual cadre of British TV hosts and doco makers since COVID.
Currently reading ‘A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age ‘ by William Manchester
https://b-ok.global/book/2214529/f78aef
I can readily recommend it.
“Russian ‘research’ ship sails close to Shetland after undersea cables were mysteriously cut”
Oooh.
Bubblecar said:
I don’t remember him wearing that uniform in that film, but I saw it many years ago.
John Banner, who played Sgt Schultz in ‘Hogans Heroes’ was (like Werhner Klemperer) Jewish.
He was asked how he felt about wearing a WW2 Luftwaffe uniform.
He said that he just imagined Hitler spinning in his grave at the thought of a nice Jewish boy making so much money in a German uniform.
btm said:
<sigh> My sister’s got an electrical foot massager (HoMedic model FCC600WTAU); my 2-year-old nephew knocked the on-off switch (pushbutton) a bit hard and locked it on. holding the power button on set the microcontroller into program mode, clearing out the program already there. I’ve got no information about the program; the microcontroller has no markings on it at all, so I don’t know what it is — I don’t even know who manufactured it; I tried to find more information about the machine from the company’s websites (homdec.com.au (Australian) and homedic.com (international)), but they have no record of it at all. I can still buy the massager from various b&m shops or online, though.We seem to be moving more and more to a disposable society; it’s often cheaper to throw a broken device away than repair it, and the once-thriving industry of TV-repair is dying. It’s getting harder to find repair places, even in major cities.
Try finding someone to fix your clock.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:I don’t remember him wearing that uniform in that film, but I saw it many years ago.
John Banner, who played Sgt Schultz in ‘Hogans Heroes’ was (like Werhner Klemperer) Jewish.
He was asked how he felt about wearing a WW2 Luftwaffe uniform.
He said that he just imagined Hitler spinning in his grave at the thought of a nice Jewish boy making so much money in a German uniform.
:)
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be brats in puff jackets, served with garlic, tomato, zucchini and parsley. And I daresay some tom sauce.
…and olives.
We had chicken schnitzels (from the butcher) with iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomato and some little carrots (thinnings). And I also had some roast parsnip (Mr buffy doesn’t eat parsnip). There is the last bit of loganberry tart for dessert.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Dinner tonight will be brats in puff jackets, served with garlic, tomato, zucchini and parsley. And I daresay some tom sauce.
…and olives.
We had chicken schnitzels (from the butcher) with iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomato and some little carrots (thinnings). And I also had some roast parsnip (Mr buffy doesn’t eat parsnip). There is the last bit of loganberry tart for dessert.
Who’s going to divide the morsel of loganberry tart?
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:…and olives.
We had chicken schnitzels (from the butcher) with iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomato and some little carrots (thinnings). And I also had some roast parsnip (Mr buffy doesn’t eat parsnip). There is the last bit of loganberry tart for dessert.
Who’s going to divide the morsel of loganberry tart?
Cage fight. No referee.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cabin and Autumn vibes
More Images…
There’s a choice.
Sit outside and freeze next to the fire, or go inside and freeze away from the fire.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cabin and Autumn vibes
More Images…
There’s a choice.
Sit outside and freeze next to the fire, or go inside and freeze away from the fire.
I was wondering about that myself.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cabin and Autumn vibes
More Images…
Are they burning wood in that, I think they are.
Imagine a world without humans, just the fauna and flora and the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and God.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:…and olives.
We had chicken schnitzels (from the butcher) with iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomato and some little carrots (thinnings). And I also had some roast parsnip (Mr buffy doesn’t eat parsnip). There is the last bit of loganberry tart for dessert.
Who’s going to divide the morsel of loganberry tart?
Me. I grew the berries. I made the pastry. I put the tart together. If it is “unequal halves”, I get the big one…
:)
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cabin and Autumn vibes
More Images…
There’s a choice.
Sit outside and freeze next to the fire, or go inside and freeze away from the fire.
Yeah. It looks romantic, but only for a few hours on a warm sunny day with no wind.
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”
Good.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:We had chicken schnitzels (from the butcher) with iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomato and some little carrots (thinnings). And I also had some roast parsnip (Mr buffy doesn’t eat parsnip). There is the last bit of loganberry tart for dessert.
Who’s going to divide the morsel of loganberry tart?
Me. I grew the berries. I made the pastry. I put the tart together. If it is “unequal halves”, I get the big one…
:)
But Mr buffy need not despair. I made over a kg of jam, there is plenty left yet. I’m going to pick up cream when I do the supermarket shopping tomorrow, and if I’m inspired enough I’ll make lemonade scones tomorrow to have with jam and cream.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
surely there must be some annexation stuff good to go with this
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
I am not so convinced about that one.
SCIENCE said:
surely there must be some annexation stuff good to go with this
‘…the staccato thudding of mallet on plank summons monks to afternoon prayers…’
‘Oh, the plank is thudding, time for prayers.’
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
I am not so convinced about that one.
https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/10/22/netball-australia-left-scrambling-after-hancock-pulls-15-million-sponsorship-deal/
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
Sport is expensive to run and operate. Teams are constantly looking for sponsorship. Especially womens sport if there is not a men’s competition running alongside it. The AFL, NRL and cricket have all expanded into female teams in the last few years. Standalone female sports like netball are missing out on the money and the TV air-time.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
Sport is expensive to run and operate. Teams are constantly looking for sponsorship. Especially womens sport if there is not a men’s competition running alongside it. The AFL, NRL and cricket have all expanded into female teams in the last few years. Standalone female sports like netball are missing out on the money and the TV air-time.
Professional sport is expensive to run and operate. They’re businesses, not sports. So many well-paid executives and administrators and ‘support’ to provide for.
If it was about the game, the competition, the spirit of the game…well, no use talking about that, those days are gone forever.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
Sport is expensive to run and operate. Teams are constantly looking for sponsorship. Especially womens sport if there is not a men’s competition running alongside it. The AFL, NRL and cricket have all expanded into female teams in the last few years. Standalone female sports like netball are missing out on the money and the TV air-time.
That’s a good summation.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
I am not so convinced about that one.
+1
The sins of the father etc…
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
Sport is expensive to run and operate. Teams are constantly looking for sponsorship. Especially womens sport if there is not a men’s competition running alongside it. The AFL, NRL and cricket have all expanded into female teams in the last few years. Standalone female sports like netball are missing out on the money and the TV air-time.
Professional sport is expensive to run and operate. They’re businesses, not sports. So many well-paid executives and administrators and ‘support’ to provide for.
If it was about the game, the competition, the spirit of the game…well, no use talking about that, those days are gone forever.
Elite level sports is probably the better term. Not all of them are professional.
But this story is all about the elite level netball competition and national team, and how to fund it. Turning down 15 million because of what was said back in the 80s by an old man who is already 30 years in the grave seems to be stretching things a bit.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:Sport is expensive to run and operate. Teams are constantly looking for sponsorship. Especially womens sport if there is not a men’s competition running alongside it. The AFL, NRL and cricket have all expanded into female teams in the last few years. Standalone female sports like netball are missing out on the money and the TV air-time.
Professional sport is expensive to run and operate. They’re businesses, not sports. So many well-paid executives and administrators and ‘support’ to provide for.
If it was about the game, the competition, the spirit of the game…well, no use talking about that, those days are gone forever.
Elite level sports is probably the better term. Not all of them are professional.
But this story is all about the elite level netball competition and national team, and how to fund it. Turning down 15 million because of what was said back in the 80s by an old man who is already 30 years in the grave seems to be stretching things a bit.
and surely playing at a professional or elite level is a job and as such deserves enumeration. and surely the bosses of said sports deserve remuneration also just as bosses of industry get paid.
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Professional sport is expensive to run and operate. They’re businesses, not sports. So many well-paid executives and administrators and ‘support’ to provide for.
If it was about the game, the competition, the spirit of the game…well, no use talking about that, those days are gone forever.
Elite level sports is probably the better term. Not all of them are professional.
But this story is all about the elite level netball competition and national team, and how to fund it. Turning down 15 million because of what was said back in the 80s by an old man who is already 30 years in the grave seems to be stretching things a bit.
and surely playing at a professional or elite level is a job and as such deserves ®emuneration. and surely the bosses of said sports deserve remuneration also just as bosses of industry get paid.
fixed
It’s just a bloody game.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, hinges on whether the ‘Australian team’ in this, or any other sport, beats/loses to any other team.
Sport is infinitely over-rated.
If every ‘elite’ team disappeared tomorrow through lack of funding, the nation would survive.
Peak Warming Man said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cabin and Autumn vibes
More Images…
Are they burning wood in that, I think they are.
Imagine a world without humans, just the fauna and flora and the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and God.
That’s a bit like, if a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one there to notice.
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:We had chicken schnitzels (from the butcher) with iceberg lettuce, supermarket tomato and some little carrots (thinnings). And I also had some roast parsnip (Mr buffy doesn’t eat parsnip). There is the last bit of loganberry tart for dessert.
Who’s going to divide the morsel of loganberry tart?
Me. I grew the berries. I made the pastry. I put the tart together. If it is “unequal halves”, I get the big one…
:)
Captain’s choice.
captain_spalding said:
It’s just a bloody game.Nothing, absolutely nothing, hinges on whether the ‘Australian team’ in this, or any other sport, beats/loses to any other team.
Sport is infinitely over-rated.
If every ‘elite’ team disappeared tomorrow through lack of funding, the nation would survive.
and something else would arise to take its place. seeing as we have been playing sport of some kind for a few thousand years kinda says it is important to our societies.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
They are girls. The money always goes to the men’s sports.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Hancock Prospecting’s to withdraw $15 million sponsorship from cash strapped netball”Good.
Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
They are girls. The money always goes to the men’s sports.
I think they are women actually.
captain_spalding said:
It’s just a bloody game.Nothing, absolutely nothing, hinges on whether the ‘Australian team’ in this, or any other sport, beats/loses to any other team.
Sport is infinitely over-rated.
If every ‘elite’ team disappeared tomorrow through lack of funding, the nation would survive.
The same could be said of films, novels and popular music. They are entertainment. It is not something that is essential to people’s daily lives as such, but it enriches life and society.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
It’s just a bloody game.Nothing, absolutely nothing, hinges on whether the ‘Australian team’ in this, or any other sport, beats/loses to any other team.
Sport is infinitely over-rated.
If every ‘elite’ team disappeared tomorrow through lack of funding, the nation would survive.
and something else would arise to take its place. seeing as we have been playing sport of some kind for a few thousand years kinda says it is important to our societies.
We’ve mostly substituted it for spearing our neighbours.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Here’s a question that might be relevant:
Why is netball ‘cash-strapped’ anyway?
They are girls. The money always goes to the men’s sports.
I think they are women actually.
Yes. They are at that.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
It’s just a bloody game.Nothing, absolutely nothing, hinges on whether the ‘Australian team’ in this, or any other sport, beats/loses to any other team.
Sport is infinitely over-rated.
If every ‘elite’ team disappeared tomorrow through lack of funding, the nation would survive.
and something else would arise to take its place. seeing as we have been playing sport of some kind for a few thousand years kinda says it is important to our societies.
We’ve mostly substituted it for spearing our neighbours.
didn’t aboriginals invent aussie rules
captain_spalding said:
It’s just a bloody game.Nothing, absolutely nothing, hinges on whether the ‘Australian team’ in this, or any other sport, beats/loses to any other team.
Sport is infinitely over-rated.
If every ‘elite’ team disappeared tomorrow through lack of funding, the nation would survive.
Someone got picked last for the team.
JudgeMental said:
and something else would arise to take its place. seeing as we have been playing sport of some kind for a few thousand years kinda says it is important to our societies.
I don’t have anything against sport.
People should play sports and enjoy sports.
People should not have the idea that national prestige and elite sports/‘sport’ businesses are somehow intertwined in some sacred way and need vast sums to support them at either public or single-donor ( i.e. ‘owner’) expense.
Play the games. With the emphasis on ‘play’.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:and something else would arise to take its place. seeing as we have been playing sport of some kind for a few thousand years kinda says it is important to our societies.
We’ve mostly substituted it for spearing our neighbours.
didn’t aboriginals invent aussie rules
Well, they were a big part of it. We just gave them some white poles.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Someone got picked last for the team.
I got picked for a few teams.
Rugby Union. Winger. Couldn’t run fast, but learnt to, when i found out what happens to slow wingers.
Shooting rifles. Could make holes in things from a distance. I’m sure that Germans have a word for ‘admiring your own skill but hating yourself for it’, but i don’t know what it is.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:We’ve mostly substituted it for spearing our neighbours.
didn’t aboriginals invent aussie rules
Well, they were a big part of it. We just gave them some white poles.
Very few Poles aren’t white.
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Someone got picked last for the team.
I got picked for a few teams.
Rugby Union. Winger. Couldn’t run fast, but learnt to, when i found out what happens to slow wingers.
Shooting rifles. Could make holes in things from a distance. I’m sure that Germans have a word for ‘admiring your own skill but hating yourself for it’, but i don’t know what it is.
They told me I’d make a great footballer. I said bugger that, they just want to trample you.
I could outrun anyone on the field as long as I could get past their line.
Shooting, well I enjoyed hitting targets won certificates for marksmanship but never liked the sound of a bullet hitting flesh when we were out shooting rabbits.
I even hated cricket at school because we only got an afternoon to play in and standinig in the hot sun and a ball never comes near you, is a pain.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:didn’t aboriginals invent aussie rules
Well, they were a big part of it. We just gave them some white poles.
Very few Poles aren’t white.
Posts posts.
roughbarked said:
I even hated cricket at school because we only got an afternoon to play in and standinig in the hot sun and a ball never comes near you, is a pain.
Must be more tolerable these days, what with ‘ear buds’ and mobile phones and podcasts and all that.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:I even hated cricket at school because we only got an afternoon to play in and standinig in the hot sun and a ball never comes near you, is a pain.
Must be more tolerable these days, what with ‘ear buds’ and mobile phones and podcasts and all that.
I doubt I’d be much good at cricket these days. I did get into the indoor cricket craze at the time it was big.
“Less than a month after Sacheen Littlefeather died, her two biological sisters are claiming in on-the-record interviews that the late actress and Native American activist wasn’t Native American at all.
In an explosive report published Saturday in the San Francisco Chronicle, Rosalind Cruz and Trudy Orlandi accused their late sister of being an ethnic fraud. For decades, Littlefeather claimed her father, Manuel Ybarra Cruz, was a White Mountain Apache and Yaqui Indian, but the sisters say their father’s family actually came from Mexico and that he was born in Oxnard, California, about an hour north of Los Angeles. Their mother, Gertrude Barnitz, was white.”
https://www.msn.com/en-au/movies/celebrity/sacheen-littlefeather-lied-about-being-native-american-biological-sisters-claim/ar-AA13gbma?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=547188d509dc408093a6b00c61958f2b
Who knows these days, so much fakery out there, even this story might be fake.
Trust no one, question everything.
Listen to PWM or your local Vicar.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Less than a month after Sacheen Littlefeather died, her two biological sisters are claiming in on-the-record interviews that the late actress and Native American activist wasn’t Native American at all.
In an explosive report published Saturday in the San Francisco Chronicle, Rosalind Cruz and Trudy Orlandi accused their late sister of being an ethnic fraud. For decades, Littlefeather claimed her father, Manuel Ybarra Cruz, was a White Mountain Apache and Yaqui Indian, but the sisters say their father’s family actually came from Mexico and that he was born in Oxnard, California, about an hour north of Los Angeles. Their mother, Gertrude Barnitz, was white.”
https://www.msn.com/en-au/movies/celebrity/sacheen-littlefeather-lied-about-being-native-american-biological-sisters-claim/ar-AA13gbma?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=547188d509dc408093a6b00c61958f2bWho knows these days, so much fakery out there, even this story might be fake.
Trust no one, question everything.
Listen to PWM or your local Vicar.
Just had a heavy shower pass. The furniture is being rattled in the attic.
roughbarked said:
Just had a heavy shower pass. The furniture is being rattled in the attic.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive….
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Just had a heavy shower pass. The furniture is being rattled in the attic.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive….
There’s a good rain a falling now.. Sounds quite heavy.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Just had a heavy shower pass. The furniture is being rattled in the attic.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive….
Luckily they didn’t get into the room. Just kicked the shyte out of the furniture in the attic.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Just had a heavy shower pass. The furniture is being rattled in the attic.
All the dishes rattle in the cupboards when the elephants arrive….
There’s a good rain a falling now.. Sounds quite heavy.
Of course BOM thinks it isn’t raining but that’s because it isn’t getting to the airport.
Woodie-: ring ring, ring ring.
Woodies Boss-: Hello
Woodie-: Won’t be in tomorrow, the Wilson river is flooded and I can’t get in.
Woodies Boss-: That’s no good, will it just be for tomorrow.
Woodie-: Well…….um….ah….. The Bureau says it could be all week.
Woodies Boss-: Never mind you can work from home.
Woodie-: click.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie-: ring ring, ring ring.
Woodies Boss-: Hello
Woodie-: Won’t be in tomorrow, the Wilson river is flooded and I can’t get in.
Woodies Boss-: That’s no good, will it just be for tomorrow.
Woodie-: Well…….um….ah….. The Bureau says it could be all week.
Woodies Boss-: Never mind you can work from home.
Woodie-: click.
Next week, “sorry boss, the phone line went out for the whole week”.
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie-: ring ring, ring ring.
Woodies Boss-: Hello
Woodie-: Won’t be in tomorrow, the Wilson river is flooded and I can’t get in.
Woodies Boss-: That’s no good, will it just be for tomorrow.
Woodie-: Well…….um….ah….. The Bureau says it could be all week.
Woodies Boss-: Never mind you can work from home.
Woodie-: click.
Woodie: fcking blackouts
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie-: ring ring, ring ring.
Woodies Boss-: Hello
Woodie: Won’t be in tomorrow, the Wilson river is flooded and I can’t get in.
Woodie-: There’s rain in my tin roof and I don’t get outa bed when that happens. /fixed
Woodies Boss-: That’s no good, will it just be for tomorrow.
Woodie-: Well…….um….ah….. The Bureau says it could be all week.
Woodies Boss-: Never mind you can work from home.
Woodie-: click.
I’m off all this week (and last week) anyway. 😁 So they can GAGF.
party_pants said:
Woodie: fcking blackouts
:)
Got a big one next week, Mr Panty Parts. All day so the letter I got in the in the letter box says.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:
Think we might watch this tonight. SBS 1. Last week’s one on the Roman Empire was reasonably interesting.Curse Of The Ancients: Dark Ages
Sunday, 23 Oct
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts explores the disastrous last days of the Roman Empire and the cataclysmic power vacuum following its collapse, the effects felt even beyond the Empire’s borders. Once known as the Dark Ages, this period saw kingdoms rise and fall, cities wiped out by invasion and plague ravage Europe and the Middle East. Despite these disasters, archaeologists are revealing a world where trade continued, cultures flourished and new world religions emerged and spread. Never far from catastrophe, Alice reveals how humankind continued to prosper even during the darkest of times.
Cheers.
I like Alice, her programs are usually very watchable. There hasn’t been much new production from the usual cadre of British TV hosts and doco makers since COVID.
I’ll have a peep at it too.
It was interesting. Looking up Eardwulf now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardwulf_of_Northumbria
Bubblecar said:
It was interesting. Looking up Eardwulf now:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardwulf_of_Northumbria
Odd that in that Wiki entry there’s no mention of the idea that he ended up a hermit in the Anchor Church Caves, as discussed in the documentary.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:Cheers.
I like Alice, her programs are usually very watchable. There hasn’t been much new production from the usual cadre of British TV hosts and doco makers since COVID.
I’ll have a peep at it too.
It was interesting. Looking up Eardwulf now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardwulf_of_Northumbria
“in 790, king Æthelred I attempted to have Eardwulf assassinated. “
Well that’s not on, in these enlightened times if you think one of the chaps has been committing fraud or doing a spot of embezzling, that sort of thing you don’t muck around, you have him straight out to lunch.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:I’ll have a peep at it too.
It was interesting. Looking up Eardwulf now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardwulf_of_Northumbria
“in 790, king Æthelred I attempted to have Eardwulf assassinated. “
Well that’s not on, in these enlightened times if you think one of the chaps has been committing fraud or doing a spot of embezzling, that sort of thing you don’t muck around, you have him straight out to lunch.
:)
I recognize the YPM reference
Anyway enough sword & sorcery, I’m off back to the living room to continue reading proper books.
Appointment at 2:15pm tomorrow for more bloodletting. Luckily the Ross bro-in-law will be driving me there, in his Mum’s car.
Ross people haven’t bought another car yet but they’re considering getting a brand new model after all, one of those cheap MG3s.
Heya Roughie, what’s the weather like?
Bubblecar said:
Anyway enough sword & sorcery, I’m off back to the living room to continue reading proper books.Appointment at 2:15pm tomorrow for more bloodletting. Luckily the Ross bro-in-law will be driving me there, in his Mum’s car.
Ross people haven’t bought another car yet but they’re considering getting a brand new model after all, one of those cheap MG3s.
Electric?
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway enough sword & sorcery, I’m off back to the living room to continue reading proper books.Appointment at 2:15pm tomorrow for more bloodletting. Luckily the Ross bro-in-law will be driving me there, in his Mum’s car.
Ross people haven’t bought another car yet but they’re considering getting a brand new model after all, one of those cheap MG3s.
Electric?
No. It’s a Chinese-made car bearing the old British MG badge. Supposedly quite a good car for the money (about $20,000).
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway enough sword & sorcery, I’m off back to the living room to continue reading proper books.Appointment at 2:15pm tomorrow for more bloodletting. Luckily the Ross bro-in-law will be driving me there, in his Mum’s car.
Ross people haven’t bought another car yet but they’re considering getting a brand new model after all, one of those cheap MG3s.
Electric?
No. It’s a Chinese-made car bearing the old British MG badge. Supposedly quite a good car for the money (about $20,000).
A mate drove a hire one the other day. His review was less than glowing.
I got an awesome hire car for the weekend…….An mg SUV thing……
The most shitful piece of junk to come out if China I have ever seen, or had the misfortune to drive…..
The only good thing about it will be abandoning at the airport tomorrow.
Even the little bloke says its a piece of shit…. And I didn’t even prompt him …
It has a “super sport mode” button on the steering wheel…..
All it does is change the colour of the dash and hang onto gears longer so the exhaust sounds truly shitful…… Even an sr20 sounds better…..
Oh, and drive at 120km/h bells go off and a big foot on a brake pedal image with slow down flashes up on the dash……
The only good thing I can say is that the phone paired up easy.
Kingy said:
Heya Roughie, what’s the weather like?
The storm cells that just went over were quite noisy but only gor 1mm out of that.
Will be more shortly.
Speaking of Chinese…
Chinese air hosties have new uniforms:
Dark Orange said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:No. It’s a Chinese-made car bearing the old British MG badge. Supposedly quite a good car for the money (about $20,000).
A mate drove a hire one the other day. His review was less than glowing.
I got an awesome hire car for the weekend…….An mg SUV thing……
The most shitful piece of junk to come out if China I have ever seen, or had the misfortune to drive…..
The only good thing about it will be abandoning at the airport tomorrow.
Even the little bloke says its a piece of shit…. And I didn’t even prompt him …
It has a “super sport mode” button on the steering wheel…..
All it does is change the colour of the dash and hang onto gears longer so the exhaust sounds truly shitful…… Even an sr20 sounds better…..
Oh, and drive at 120km/h bells go off and a big foot on a brake pedal image with slow down flashes up on the dash……
The only good thing I can say is that the phone paired up easy.
This isn’t an SUV, it’s a just a small hatchback. Gets good reviews from the experts apart from the dubious safety rating.
I’ll mention the safety concerns to the bro-in-law tomorrow.
What plant should you watch out for?
A: an ambush.
I thought it was a Malaysian company that bought the rights to MG?
Peak Warming Man said:
I thought it was a Malaysian company that bought the rights to MG?
The marque is now owned by Chinese state-owned automaker SAIC Motor Corporation Limited.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I thought it was a Malaysian company that bought the rights to MG?
The marque is now owned by Chinese state-owned automaker SAIC Motor Corporation Limited.
OK.
“The tare mass/tare weight for the MG3 hatch is 1170kg, which is a bit heavier than a Mazda 2, but pretty much on par with a Kia Rio. “
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-reviews/mg-3-79427
we have a Rio at work. gutless piece of crap. decide 1/2 before you want to pass anything to get up to speed.
Someone around her drives a Jolion, whatever that may be.
There is also a car next door that has a sticker saying Car Next Door. So I guess I can’t complain.
JudgeMental said:
we have a Rio at work. gutless piece of crap. decide 1/2 before you want to pass anything to get up to speed.
Don’t have those issues with the Blade ;)
dv said:
There is also a car next door that has a sticker saying Car Next Door. So I guess I can’t complain.
I saw a car a few days ago with a bumper sticker that read:
“My other car is a shitbox too”
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
we have a Rio at work. gutless piece of crap. decide 1/2 before you want to pass anything to get up to speed.
Don’t have those issues with the Blade ;)
nor the camry’s we have. even my d-max has good acceleration.
dv said:
There is also a car next door that has a sticker saying Car Next Door. So I guess I can’t complain.
Soon to be replaced by an Uber Car Share sticker.
Oh, this has aged so well. Goes for a minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbg24_dMtQs&ab_channel=FridayNightWithJonathanRoss
roughbarked said:
How the hell can they sleep at night, selling themselves to Origin Energy.
shakes head
sibeen said:
Oh, this has aged so well. Goes for a minute.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbg24_dMtQs&ab_channel=FridayNightWithJonathanRoss
Dear oh dear.
Sky is all lit up out. Looks like the new years eve fireworks out there.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
Oh, this has aged so well. Goes for a minute.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbg24_dMtQs&ab_channel=FridayNightWithJonathanRoss
Dear oh dear.
indeed.
roughbarked said:
Sky is all lit up out. Looks like the new years eve fireworks out there.
Blue flashing lights?
Loud Hailers?
Give yourself up.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Sky is all lit up out. Looks like the new years eve fireworks out there.
Blue flashing lights?
Loud Hailers?Give yourself up.
:)
https://www.essentialenergy.com.au/outages-and-faults/storm-tracker
roughbarked said:
Sky is all lit up out. Looks like the new years eve fireworks out there.
Flashy flashy bang bangs, hey what but.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Sky is all lit up out. Looks like the new years eve fireworks out there.
Flashy flashy bang bangs, hey what but.
Look out Deniliquin! https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR942.loop.shtml
Compound words.
A word that combines competition and collaboration? As in, sometimes groups who are normally competitors sometimes need to act collaboratively together in order to protect common interests.
Any ideas?
Collabortition ?? Seems clumsy
Some heavy rain in it.
Might end up with another half an inch.
party_pants said:
Compound words.A word that combines competition and collaboration? As in, sometimes groups who are normally competitors sometimes need to act collaboratively together in order to protect common interests.
Any ideas?
Collabortition ?? Seems clumsy
Bipartisan.
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Sky is all lit up out. Looks like the new years eve fireworks out there.
Flashy flashy bang bangs, hey what but.
Look out Deniliquin! https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR942.loop.shtml
Looks like a crocodile is swallowing Echuca. Swan Hill just picked 20mm.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:Flashy flashy bang bangs, hey what but.
Look out Deniliquin! https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR942.loop.shtml
Looks like a crocodile is swallowing Echuca. Swan Hill just picked 20mm.
and yeah we just went past 20mm on the official BOM.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:Look out Deniliquin! https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR942.loop.shtml
Looks like a crocodile is swallowing Echuca. Swan Hill just picked 20mm.
and yeah we just went past 20mm on the official BOM.
26.4mm and rising.
gitar practice.
rough as.
Some friends were visiting from oot so we went toa new place called the Beaufort, got shittanked and then ate at The Lotus, figured it would be clear enough to walk home but then it started raining halfway. Bit cold and wet but the booze got us through.
Boffins shatter data transmission speed record
European scientists claim to have achieved a data transmission speed of 1.8 petabits per second, all with a single laser and an optical chip.
more…
The New York Times
18 m ·
Hurricane Roslyn made landfall in west-central Mexico early Sunday morning, bringing damaging winds and a life-threatening storm surge to cities along the country’s Pacific Coast, forecasters said.
—
I have my very own hurricane this year.
43mm here at now.
Hayabusa 2 has brought back gases from an asteroid for the first time
For the first time, researchers are working on analysing pristine gases from an asteroid. These gases were brought back in rock samples collected by Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft, which visited the asteroid Ryugu from 2018 through 2019, and they are giving us hints about how and where the asteroid – and other objects in the solar system – formed.
more…
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
18 m ·
Hurricane Roslyn made landfall in west-central Mexico early Sunday morning, bringing damaging winds and a life-threatening storm surge to cities along the country’s Pacific Coast, forecasters said.—
I have my very own hurricane this year.
Congratulations!
Not much is showing on the Null website for the winds. We are forecast a very windy day here, bringing rain overnight.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
18 m ·
Hurricane Roslyn made landfall in west-central Mexico early Sunday morning, bringing damaging winds and a life-threatening storm surge to cities along the country’s Pacific Coast, forecasters said.—
I have my very own hurricane this year.
Congratulations!
Not much is showing on the Null website for the winds. We are forecast a very windy day here, bringing rain overnight.
One hopes i am not damaging.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
18 m ·
Hurricane Roslyn made landfall in west-central Mexico early Sunday morning, bringing damaging winds and a life-threatening storm surge to cities along the country’s Pacific Coast, forecasters said.—
I have my very own hurricane this year.
Congratulations!
Not much is showing on the Null website for the winds. We are forecast a very windy day here, bringing rain overnight.
One hopes i am not damaging.
The state it is hitting is one of the drug cartel states…..Sinaloa.
Maybe aim towards the cartel infrastructure?
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:Congratulations!
Not much is showing on the Null website for the winds. We are forecast a very windy day here, bringing rain overnight.
One hopes i am not damaging.
The state it is hitting is one of the drug cartel states…..Sinaloa.
Maybe aim towards the cartel infrastructure?
she;d probably be a nicer hurricane if she was a Ros.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:One hopes i am not damaging.
The state it is hitting is one of the drug cartel states…..Sinaloa.
Maybe aim towards the cartel infrastructure?
she;d probably be a nicer hurricane if she was a Ros.
Roswind
Looks like i was the only redactler tonight. Dv probably passed out in a corner.
and what’s sarahs mum been doing
you getting any weather or what
transition said:
and what’s sarahs mum been doingyou getting any weather or what
it’s damp. more rain is forecast. for everyday this week. but not the type of rain up north is getting. Between 5mm and 25mm sort of rain.
did you listen to this one Trans?\
Billy Strings and Micah Nelson “Blue Skies” (Irving Berlin) Live at Outlawfest MA Sept 16, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5An6sDHgpI
sarahs mum said:
transition said:
and what’s sarahs mum been doingyou getting any weather or what
it’s damp. more rain is forecast. for everyday this week. but not the type of rain up north is getting. Between 5mm and 25mm sort of rain.
getting some Spring too I hope
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
transition said:
and what’s sarahs mum been doingyou getting any weather or what
it’s damp. more rain is forecast. for everyday this week. but not the type of rain up north is getting. Between 5mm and 25mm sort of rain.
getting some Spring too I hope
getting a lot more light.
sarahs mum said:
transition said:
sarahs mum said:it’s damp. more rain is forecast. for everyday this week. but not the type of rain up north is getting. Between 5mm and 25mm sort of rain.
getting some Spring too I hope
getting a lot more light.
courtesy the obliquity the ecliptic
I mights go back to sleep I reckons, get that REM, if ya don’t flickers ya eyeballs enough before ya wakes up brian not work propa
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
transition said:getting some Spring too I hope
getting a lot more light.
courtesy the obliquity the ecliptic
I mights go back to sleep I reckons, get that REM, if ya don’t flickers ya eyeballs enough before ya wakes up brian not work propa
I might also connect with pillow.
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
transition said:
and what’s sarahs mum been doingyou getting any weather or what
it’s damp. more rain is forecast. for everyday this week. but not the type of rain up north is getting. Between 5mm and 25mm sort of rain.
getting some Spring too I hope
60mm still pouring.
Good morning Holidayers. It has been a bit noisy since the early hours. The gusts pushed up into the 40s and 50s after midnight and the drizzle turned to light rain around 3.30am. Presently it is 9 degrees and looking dreary. Our forecast for today is for a rainy 17 degrees.
I’m going to Hamilton to do the supermarket stuff in an hour or so. First I should feed the dogs and do my stretches and light weight routine.
Oof, I heard that gust coming. Probably hit 60 that time.
Good morning everybody.
Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
68mm. Still rainings are occurring.
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
I have checked road closures. He’ll have to re-route a bit. Not too complicated, though.
roughbarked said:
68mm. Still rainings are occurring.
72mm and still raining.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
I have checked road closures. He’ll have to re-route a bit. Not too complicated, though.
Only a longer roundabout
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
He’s got a few more rivers to cross yet.
yes, but they aren’t up much down here in the SouthWest of Victoria.
http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/flood/index.shtml
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everybody.Scattered cloud, calm and 16.0°C after a very foggy start to the day. BoM forecasts not much chance of rain and 29°C.
Bread baking today. And a friend should arrive this arvo, provided he can negotiate whatever floodwaters there are between Lismore and here.
Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
I have checked road closures. He’ll have to re-route a bit. Not too complicated, though.
He should be right to just come down to Nhill and home.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:Our friend who went to Queensland for an archery tournament about a month ago is coming back via Longreach etc. Yesterday he crossed the Murray at Mildura, so he won’t have to reroute around floods to get home now. (He was expecting to have to change his plans when he left. This stuff was forecast quite a while ago)
I have checked road closures. He’ll have to re-route a bit. Not too complicated, though.
He should be right to just come down to Nhill and home.
I was talking about our friend having to re-route a bit out of Lismore.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:I have checked road closures. He’ll have to re-route a bit. Not too complicated, though.
He should be right to just come down to Nhill and home.
I was talking about our friend having to re-route a bit out of Lismore.
Ah, I see.
:)
I’m off to Hamilton. I expect the creeks to be up, but not over the roads.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:He should be right to just come down to Nhill and home.
I was talking about our friend having to re-route a bit out of Lismore.
Ah, I see.
:)
I’m off to Hamilton. I expect the creeks to be up, but not over the roads.
The Hamilton races have been moved to the Casterton track today.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
68mm. Still rainings are occurring.
72mm and still raining.
The “all clear” has been sounded around my parts.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
68mm. Still rainings are occurring.
72mm and still raining.
The “all clear” has been sounded around my parts.
How much did you end up with?
Hello
Michael V said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:72mm and still raining.
The “all clear” has been sounded around my parts.
How much did you end up with?
Dunno. Not too much. Rain gauge fell off the fence post. haven’t put it back yet. Maybe 70 – 80 moolies. Tis only a moderate flood warning for Lismore now.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:The “all clear” has been sounded around my parts.
How much did you end up with?
Dunno. Not too much. Rain gauge fell off the fence post. haven’t put it back yet. Maybe 70 – 80 moolies. Tis only a moderate flood warning for Lismore now.
Woke up to a lovely bright blue sky this morning. But everything is rather damp. I’d love to mow the grass but it’s far too wet.
Woodie said:
Dunno. Not too much. Rain gauge fell off the fence post.
You’ll be in trouble with The Bureau
dv said:
Woodie said:Dunno. Not too much. Rain gauge fell off the fence post.
You’ll be in trouble with The Bureau
I know that the FBI’s information sources reach far, but this is ridiculous.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:The “all clear” has been sounded around my parts.
How much did you end up with?
Dunno. Not too much. Rain gauge fell off the fence post. haven’t put it back yet. Maybe 70 – 80 moolies. Tis only a moderate flood warning for Lismore now.
Much the same here.. minus moderate flood warnings.
The the system is weakening and headling south past me and taking the rain down to the mid north coast and Sydney.
Something up there on the Fraser coast seemed it to suck up the majority of the wet.
It’s raining again, oh no it’s raining again.
MV: Wow! Thank you very much. It’s in beautiful condition. Now I will sort it into the freezer. I’m tempted to try one piece to grow though, as one is shooting.
:)
buffy said:
MV: Wow! Thank you very much. It’s in beautiful condition. Now I will sort it into the freezer. I’m tempted to try one piece to grow though, as one is shooting.:)
As long as you can keep frost off it, may be OK. Maybe dig it before the frosts?
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:I was talking about our friend having to re-route a bit out of Lismore.
Ah, I see.
:)
I’m off to Hamilton. I expect the creeks to be up, but not over the roads.
The Hamilton races have been moved to the Casterton track today.
The Casterton track is up higher, but I think Coleraine is higher still. I think it was the Casterton track where Mr buffy took the ambulance sideways through a gate in the mud when they were following a race.
Woodie said:
Michael V said:
Woodie said:The “all clear” has been sounded around my parts.
How much did you end up with?
Dunno. Not too much. Rain gauge fell off the fence post. haven’t put it back yet. Maybe 70 – 80 moolies. Tis only a moderate flood warning for Lismore now.
Ah, righty-oh. That’s good.
:)
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
How much did your re-branding set you back?
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I have mixed feelings about cooked tomato.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
How much did your re-branding set you back?
It wasn’t cheap.
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I’m having fresh picked asparacus and mushroooms with melted cheese and fresh truss-cherry tomato sliced on top. Delectable on home made bread.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
How much did your re-branding set you back?
It wasn’t cheap.
Any tips for BoM The Bureau on the process?
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I have mixed feelings about cooked tomato.
The slices of tomato go on after the toast and melted cheese comes out from under the gorilla.
NB the tomato needs to be at room temperature and not from the fridge.
Regards
The Peak.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:How much did your re-branding set you back?
It wasn’t cheap.
Any tips for
BoMThe Bureau on the process?
Yeah, don’t waste so much money on it.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:How much did your re-branding set you back?
It wasn’t cheap.
Any tips for
BoMThe Bureau on the process?
There’s a 80% chance that it won’t end well for them
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I have mixed feelings about cooked tomato.
The slices of tomato go on after the toast and melted cheese comes out from under the gorilla.
NB the tomato needs to be at room temperature and not from the fridge.Regards
The Peak.
Exactly.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I’m having fresh picked asparacus and mushroooms with melted cheese and fresh truss-cherry tomato sliced on top. Delectable on home made bread.
gus… asparagus, about 2 metres food miles.
best try that coffee there, see’f the lady managed to make a hot one, keeps making me barely warm coffees
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I’m having fresh picked asparacus and mushroooms with melted cheese and fresh truss-cherry tomato sliced on top. Delectable on home made bread.
gus… asparagus, about 2 metres food miles.
I’m not big on asparagus no matter how close it is.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I have mixed feelings about cooked tomato.
The slices of tomato go on after the toast and melted cheese comes out from under the gorilla.
NB the tomato needs to be at room temperature and not from the fridge.Regards
The Peak.
Approved
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
I have mixed feelings about cooked tomato.
The slices of tomato go on after the toast and melted cheese comes out from under the gorilla.
NB the tomato needs to be at room temperature and not from the fridge.Regards
The Peak.
nah. put toast with sliced tomato under grill and bring tomato to lava heat. then place cheese on top of tomato. put back under grill. bring to lava heat once again. serve.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:I’m having fresh picked asparacus and mushroooms with melted cheese and fresh truss-cherry tomato sliced on top. Delectable on home made bread.
gus… asparagus, about 2 metres food miles.
I’m not big on asparagus no matter how close it is.
Neither was I until I grew it at my backdoor.
More than 80mm now. 84mm.
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:I have mixed feelings about cooked tomato.
The slices of tomato go on after the toast and melted cheese comes out from under the gorilla.
NB the tomato needs to be at room temperature and not from the fridge.Regards
The Peak.
nah. put toast with sliced tomato under grill and bring tomato to lava heat. then place cheese on top of tomato. put back under grill. bring to lava heat once again. serve.
Ever tried to bite into melted cheese or tomato at lava temperature and ended up at the hospital emergency son?
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
Peak Warming Man said:The slices of tomato go on after the toast and melted cheese comes out from under the gorilla.
NB the tomato needs to be at room temperature and not from the fridge.Regards
The Peak.
nah. put toast with sliced tomato under grill and bring tomato to lava heat. then place cheese on top of tomato. put back under grill. bring to lava heat once again. serve.
Ever tried to bite into melted cheese or tomato at lava temperature and ended up at the hospital emergency son?
Life is boring without risk.
buffy said:
MV: Wow! Thank you very much. It’s in beautiful condition. Now I will sort it into the freezer. I’m tempted to try one piece to grow though, as one is shooting.:)
:)
roughbarked said:
More than 80mm now. 84mm.
hopefully get more at home soon, little tomorrow, then more coming weekend – lady just showing me weather on her phone – few coolish nights too so need keep up with the wood situation, bit over that
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
Coles want to take $10 off my next order. I suppose I’ll assemble it this evening, or maybe tomorrow.
transition said:
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
You want to get that looked at.
transition said:
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
Have you got a boat?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
Have you got a boat?
so what your total rainfall been last week or so
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
Have you got a boat?
so what your total rainfall been last week or so
We have passed the 1974 record of 703mm and we stil have a couple of months in the year.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Have you got a boat?
so what your total rainfall been last week or so
We have passed the 1974 record of 703mm and we stil have a couple of months in the year.
This week, 115mm.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:so what your total rainfall been last week or so
We have passed the 1974 record of 703mm and we stil have a couple of months in the year.
This week, 115mm.
and we have had almost 2mm while I was typing.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
PWM now known as The Peak has decided to award the Nobel Prize to melted cheddar cheese on toast with tomato.
How much did your re-branding set you back?
It wasn’t cheap.
I was toying with the idea of starting a new meme thread call the Bureau Of Memeorology, but by the time I thought of it, the moment had passed.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
MV: Wow! Thank you very much. It’s in beautiful condition. Now I will sort it into the freezer. I’m tempted to try one piece to grow though, as one is shooting.:)
:)
I now have a kitchen full of ginger smell. It’s rather lovely. And my hands smell of it too. Not all done yet, but I thought I really should have some lunch.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:How much did your re-branding set you back?
It wasn’t cheap.
I was toying with the idea of starting a new meme thread call the Bureau Of Memeorology, but by the time I thought of it, the moment had passed.
No that’s good, it’s almost time for a new one.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:We have passed the 1974 record of 703mm and we stil have a couple of months in the year.
This week, 115mm.
and we have had almost 2mm while I was typing.
not seen big rains since january or february whatever it was, had over four inched in number of days, hell on rubble roads I know that, turn into creeks, washes them out good
looks up work notes
~23rd january
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
You want to get that looked at.
+1
Hah! It took a bit of fiddling around, but I found the part of the BoM that has our local (manual) rainfall records. It seems our “big rain” on Saturday was 60mm
http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataDGraph&p_stn_num=090063&p_nccObsCode=136&p_month=10&p_startYear=2022
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
MV: Wow! Thank you very much. It’s in beautiful condition. Now I will sort it into the freezer. I’m tempted to try one piece to grow though, as one is shooting.:)
:)
I now have a kitchen full of ginger smell. It’s rather lovely. And my hands smell of it too. Not all done yet, but I thought I really should have some lunch.
Excellent.
:)
transition said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:This week, 115mm.
and we have had almost 2mm while I was typing.
not seen big rains since january or february whatever it was, had over four inched in number of days, hell on rubble roads I know that, turn into creeks, washes them out good
looks up work notes
~23rd january
I see a lot of the newly developed residential areas around town are doing what they did in the 1950’s when they were peach orchards. That is, become lakes and kill all the peach trees.
There is a photo of my father rowing a boat up and down the street to get people to and from their sodden shops. I’ll have to try and dig that out.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said::)
I now have a kitchen full of ginger smell. It’s rather lovely. And my hands smell of it too. Not all done yet, but I thought I really should have some lunch.
Excellent.
:)
I’ve seen it on Bunnings stands here. I might try to grow some.
My great grandfather worked as a lumberjack in the Sarah Forrest.
Big project that.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/russian-pilot-s-ejection-from-an-su-25-seen-in-incredible-headcam-video/ar-AA13hRrV?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9ace8e1170df488ba76643cec1db8e45
Have we seen this yet?
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/russian-pilot-s-ejection-from-an-su-25-seen-in-incredible-headcam-video/ar-AA13hRrV?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9ace8e1170df488ba76643cec1db8e45Have we seen this yet?
Now I have.
Hey Poindexter, does this look like something to you? Some typographic character, real object or known shape?
Peak Warming Man said:
My great grandfather worked as a lumberjack in the Sarah Forrest.
Big project that.
was he OK?
some of my reading, some study of the growups preferred constructions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
“…“Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/; German: (listen); lit. ‘harm-joy’) is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another. It is a borrowed word from German, with no direct translation, that originated in the 18th century.
Schadenfreude has been detected in children as young as 24 months and may be an important social emotion establishing “inequity aversion”…”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inequity_aversion
“…Inequity aversion (IA) is the preference for fairness and resistance to incidental inequalities. The social sciences that study inequity aversion include sociology, economics, psychology, anthropology, and ethology…”
dv said:
Hey Poindexter, does this look like something to you? Some typographic character, real object or known shape?
section of chicken wire.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:and we have had almost 2mm while I was typing.
not seen big rains since january or february whatever it was, had over four inched in number of days, hell on rubble roads I know that, turn into creeks, washes them out good
looks up work notes
~23rd january
I see a lot of the newly developed residential areas around town are doing what they did in the 1950’s when they were peach orchards. That is, become lakes and kill all the peach trees.
There is a photo of my father rowing a boat up and down the street to get people to and from their sodden shops. I’ll have to try and dig that out.
The boat?
Kingy said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:not seen big rains since january or february whatever it was, had over four inched in number of days, hell on rubble roads I know that, turn into creeks, washes them out good
looks up work notes
~23rd january
I see a lot of the newly developed residential areas around town are doing what they did in the 1950’s when they were peach orchards. That is, become lakes and kill all the peach trees.
There is a photo of my father rowing a boat up and down the street to get people to and from their sodden shops. I’ll have to try and dig that out.
The boat?
The photo.
My impulse buy at the supermarket this morning was half a pineapple. In general I don’t like to buy a pineapple I can’t smell (the halves are plastic wrapped). But I thought…$2, could be yum, could be sour. It’s beautiful, sweet and juicy.
:)
buffy said:
My impulse buy at the supermarket this morning was half a pineapple. In general I don’t like to buy a pineapple I can’t smell (the halves are plastic wrapped). But I thought…$2, could be yum, could be sour. It’s beautiful, sweet and juicy.:)
Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/russian-pilot-s-ejection-from-an-su-25-seen-in-incredible-headcam-video/ar-AA13hRrV?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9ace8e1170df488ba76643cec1db8e45Have we seen this yet?
That adds another plane to the list.
dv said:
Hey Poindexter, does this look like something to you? Some typographic character, real object or known shape?
1.5 lemons.
Ross people should be here any minute.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
My impulse buy at the supermarket this morning was half a pineapple. In general I don’t like to buy a pineapple I can’t smell (the halves are plastic wrapped). But I thought…$2, could be yum, could be sour. It’s beautiful, sweet and juicy.:)
Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
sarahs mum said:
no me gusta
sarahs mum said:
Poor thing.
So, are we watching The Power of The Doctor tonight? After we gave up on the last lot of Dr Who in this house? Might have to try it and see.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
My impulse buy at the supermarket this morning was half a pineapple. In general I don’t like to buy a pineapple I can’t smell (the halves are plastic wrapped). But I thought…$2, could be yum, could be sour. It’s beautiful, sweet and juicy.:)
Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
I suppose, in moderation.
buffy said:
So, are we watching The Power of The Doctor tonight? After we gave up on the last lot of Dr Who in this house? Might have to try it and see.
Was wondering myself, the Whittaker Doctor Who episodes have not been good
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
I suppose, in moderation.
In cocktails perhaps
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
My impulse buy at the supermarket this morning was half a pineapple. In general I don’t like to buy a pineapple I can’t smell (the halves are plastic wrapped). But I thought…$2, could be yum, could be sour. It’s beautiful, sweet and juicy.:)
Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
Makes my top lip swell up.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
My impulse buy at the supermarket this morning was half a pineapple. In general I don’t like to buy a pineapple I can’t smell (the halves are plastic wrapped). But I thought…$2, could be yum, could be sour. It’s beautiful, sweet and juicy.:)
Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
It is also very good for weight loss and digestion.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
Makes my top lip swell up.
I often get that confused with viagra but I’m pretty sure it’s pineapple.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
Makes my top lip swell up.
What does it do to the bottom lip?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/russian-pilot-s-ejection-from-an-su-25-seen-in-incredible-headcam-video/ar-AA13hRrV?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9ace8e1170df488ba76643cec1db8e45Have we seen this yet?
Now I have.
Was a training flight back in July, pilot hit power lines.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
Makes my top lip swell up.
Have you tried peeling it first?
In the waiting area, waiting for the nurse.
Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting.
Waiting.
Bubblecar said:
In the waiting area, waiting for the nurse.Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting.
Are you subject to horrible tv
Bubblecar said:
Waiting.
At least you’re in the right room.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:Well done.
But my Coles order this week will all be weight loss foods.
Pineapple is fruit. You can eat fruit.
Makes my top lip swell up.
I can’t eat too much, it does something weird to my tongue. I presume it’s the enzymes in the juice. But I love it with cream too (which apparently reduces the enzyme effect because it goes for the cream and not my tongue). Today I just et it plain.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Waiting.
At least you’re in the right room.
The waiting room, that is why its called the waiting room.
BACK after quite a long wait, and then two failed attempts by the nurse to get some blood. Luckily one of the doctors had a spare moment and was able to stick it in the right place.
runy Island History Room
2 h ·
Tasmanian Scallop Industry
Tasmania has 3 types of scallops; the Commercial, the Queen and the Doughboy. The latter two being more likely found in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Scallops become sexually mature at 3-4 years of age and are commercially harvested at 6-8 years. Their age is determined by counting the annui, concentric rings on the shells.
Scallops were a relatively late arrival on Tasmanian menus. In 1882 the Fishing Commission conducted a dredge trip on the Derwent checking for oysters around Prince of Wales Bay, New Town Bay, Cornelian Bay, Lindisfarne Bay and around the Powder Jetty. No oysters were found but plenty of common scallops were. (Although it was found that unfortunately the Sandy Bay beds had been fished out.) These were cooked by members of the Commission and greatly enjoyed. Therefore it was hoped that this would be an inducement to some fishermen to supply the market. Scallops were recognised as not significant financially but part of the local diet.
By July of the 1890 the Royal Society was informed that scallops were very nearly equal to oysters in flavour. In the early 1900s a row or fishing boat towed a dredge which was hand hauled aboard for sorting the catch. By 1905 Hobart was being supplied by scallops from Rose Bay, Cornelian and Geilston Bays, Lindisfarne and off the Domain. Stocks were diminishing and the market was closed until 1911 when it was opened provided only boats being rowed and having a licence fee of 5/- for each dredge could be used. There were 32 applications for a license.
By 1918 upstream beds were virtually non -existent and fishermen were forced downstream into Ralph’s Bay and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. By 1926 the Ralph’s Bay fishery had closed. Careful conservation of stocks was evident in the 1920s and 30s. Overfishing in the northern part of the Channel resulted in a two year closure. In 1924 there was a six month season with sizes of 3.5 inches for commercials and 2.5 for doughboys. Splitting at sea was prohibited due to the numbers of starfish attracted to the scallop beds by the dead shells. (Starfish and octopus being the natural enemies of scallops.) In 1928 the Sea Fisheries Board re-opened the Channel but reduced the season by 2 months. It was closed again in 1930-31.
During the 1920s the Commercial scallops were the most important but during the late 1920 and early 30s doughboys became more popular as the Commercials became rarer in the Channel. By 1935 dredges were limited to 4 feet in width to protect the scallops from being crushed by the weight of the net as it was dragged along the bottom. Prior to the war the number of boats fishing had decreased but the catch had increased to the introduction of mechanical hauling of dredges. In 1939 there were 27 boats with 74 men but these numbers dropped during the war in 1940 to 20 boats.
In 1943 the scallop retail price was set at 1 shilling and sixpence a pint.
Pictures Types of scallops
Selling scallops at the wharf
1890s scallop dredge
https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312896580_559012539560714_4916257379542224985_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=z7BpYbGA3BsAX-dbxKu&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=00_AT95yQV93sm8cQY8fX0vjanYqgWvjT-HHG1wGDzwZ-V6WQ&oe=635B59F0!
sarahs mum said:
runy Island History Room
2 h ·
Tasmanian Scallop Industry Tasmania has 3 types of scallops; the Commercial, the Queen and the Doughboy. The latter two being more likely found in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Scallops become sexually mature at 3-4 years of age and are commercially harvested at 6-8 years. Their age is determined by counting the annui, concentric rings on the shells.
Scallops were a relatively late arrival on Tasmanian menus. In 1882 the Fishing Commission conducted a dredge trip on the Derwent checking for oysters around Prince of Wales Bay, New Town Bay, Cornelian Bay, Lindisfarne Bay and around the Powder Jetty. No oysters were found but plenty of common scallops were. (Although it was found that unfortunately the Sandy Bay beds had been fished out.) These were cooked by members of the Commission and greatly enjoyed. Therefore it was hoped that this would be an inducement to some fishermen to supply the market. Scallops were recognised as not significant financially but part of the local diet. By July of the 1890 the Royal Society was informed that scallops were very nearly equal to oysters in flavour. In the early 1900s a row or fishing boat towed a dredge which was hand hauled aboard for sorting the catch. By 1905 Hobart was being supplied by scallops from Rose Bay, Cornelian and Geilston Bays, Lindisfarne and off the Domain. Stocks were diminishing and the market was closed until 1911 when it was opened provided only boats being rowed and having a licence fee of 5/- for each dredge could be used. There were 32 applications for a license. By 1918 upstream beds were virtually non -existent and fishermen were forced downstream into Ralph’s Bay and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. By 1926 the Ralph’s Bay fishery had closed. Careful conservation of stocks was evident in the 1920s and 30s. Overfishing in the northern part of the Channel resulted in a two year closure. In 1924 there was a six month season with sizes of 3.5 inches for commercials and 2.5 for doughboys. Splitting at sea was prohibited due to the numbers of starfish attracted to the scallop beds by the dead shells. (Starfish and octopus being the natural enemies of scallops.) In 1928 the Sea Fisheries Board re-opened the Channel but reduced the season by 2 months. It was closed again in 1930-31. During the 1920s the Commercial scallops were the most important but during the late 1920 and early 30s doughboys became more popular as the Commercials became rarer in the Channel. By 1935 dredges were limited to 4 feet in width to protect the scallops from being crushed by the weight of the net as it was dragged along the bottom. Prior to the war the number of boats fishing had decreased but the catch had increased to the introduction of mechanical hauling of dredges. In 1939 there were 27 boats with 74 men but these numbers dropped during the war in 1940 to 20 boats. In 1943 the scallop retail price was set at 1 shilling and sixpence a pint.Pictures Types of scallops Selling scallops at the wharf 1890s scallop dredge
sarahs mum said:
runy Island History Room
2 h ·
Tasmanian Scallop Industry Tasmania has 3 types of scallops; the Commercial, the Queen and the Doughboy. The latter two being more likely found in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Scallops become sexually mature at 3-4 years of age and are commercially harvested at 6-8 years. Their age is determined by counting the annui, concentric rings on the shells.
Scallops were a relatively late arrival on Tasmanian menus. In 1882 the Fishing Commission conducted a dredge trip on the Derwent checking for oysters around Prince of Wales Bay, New Town Bay, Cornelian Bay, Lindisfarne Bay and around the Powder Jetty. No oysters were found but plenty of common scallops were. (Although it was found that unfortunately the Sandy Bay beds had been fished out.) These were cooked by members of the Commission and greatly enjoyed. Therefore it was hoped that this would be an inducement to some fishermen to supply the market. Scallops were recognised as not significant financially but part of the local diet. By July of the 1890 the Royal Society was informed that scallops were very nearly equal to oysters in flavour. In the early 1900s a row or fishing boat towed a dredge which was hand hauled aboard for sorting the catch. By 1905 Hobart was being supplied by scallops from Rose Bay, Cornelian and Geilston Bays, Lindisfarne and off the Domain. Stocks were diminishing and the market was closed until 1911 when it was opened provided only boats being rowed and having a licence fee of 5/- for each dredge could be used. There were 32 applications for a license. By 1918 upstream beds were virtually non -existent and fishermen were forced downstream into Ralph’s Bay and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. By 1926 the Ralph’s Bay fishery had closed. Careful conservation of stocks was evident in the 1920s and 30s. Overfishing in the northern part of the Channel resulted in a two year closure. In 1924 there was a six month season with sizes of 3.5 inches for commercials and 2.5 for doughboys. Splitting at sea was prohibited due to the numbers of starfish attracted to the scallop beds by the dead shells. (Starfish and octopus being the natural enemies of scallops.) In 1928 the Sea Fisheries Board re-opened the Channel but reduced the season by 2 months. It was closed again in 1930-31. During the 1920s the Commercial scallops were the most important but during the late 1920 and early 30s doughboys became more popular as the Commercials became rarer in the Channel. By 1935 dredges were limited to 4 feet in width to protect the scallops from being crushed by the weight of the net as it was dragged along the bottom. Prior to the war the number of boats fishing had decreased but the catch had increased to the introduction of mechanical hauling of dredges. In 1939 there were 27 boats with 74 men but these numbers dropped during the war in 1940 to 20 boats. In 1943 the scallop retail price was set at 1 shilling and sixpence a pint.Pictures Types of scallops Selling scallops at the wharf 1890s scallop dredge
https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312896580_559012539560714_4916257379542224985_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=z7BpYbGA3BsAX-dbxKu&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=00_AT95yQV93sm8cQY8fX0vjanYqgWvjT-HHG1wGDzwZ-V6WQ&oe=635B59F0!
I don’t mind scallops now and then but they don’t have very much flavour.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
runy Island History Room
2 h ·
Tasmanian Scallop Industry Tasmania has 3 types of scallops; the Commercial, the Queen and the Doughboy. The latter two being more likely found in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Scallops become sexually mature at 3-4 years of age and are commercially harvested at 6-8 years. Their age is determined by counting the annui, concentric rings on the shells.
Scallops were a relatively late arrival on Tasmanian menus. In 1882 the Fishing Commission conducted a dredge trip on the Derwent checking for oysters around Prince of Wales Bay, New Town Bay, Cornelian Bay, Lindisfarne Bay and around the Powder Jetty. No oysters were found but plenty of common scallops were. (Although it was found that unfortunately the Sandy Bay beds had been fished out.) These were cooked by members of the Commission and greatly enjoyed. Therefore it was hoped that this would be an inducement to some fishermen to supply the market. Scallops were recognised as not significant financially but part of the local diet. By July of the 1890 the Royal Society was informed that scallops were very nearly equal to oysters in flavour. In the early 1900s a row or fishing boat towed a dredge which was hand hauled aboard for sorting the catch. By 1905 Hobart was being supplied by scallops from Rose Bay, Cornelian and Geilston Bays, Lindisfarne and off the Domain. Stocks were diminishing and the market was closed until 1911 when it was opened provided only boats being rowed and having a licence fee of 5/- for each dredge could be used. There were 32 applications for a license. By 1918 upstream beds were virtually non -existent and fishermen were forced downstream into Ralph’s Bay and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. By 1926 the Ralph’s Bay fishery had closed. Careful conservation of stocks was evident in the 1920s and 30s. Overfishing in the northern part of the Channel resulted in a two year closure. In 1924 there was a six month season with sizes of 3.5 inches for commercials and 2.5 for doughboys. Splitting at sea was prohibited due to the numbers of starfish attracted to the scallop beds by the dead shells. (Starfish and octopus being the natural enemies of scallops.) In 1928 the Sea Fisheries Board re-opened the Channel but reduced the season by 2 months. It was closed again in 1930-31. During the 1920s the Commercial scallops were the most important but during the late 1920 and early 30s doughboys became more popular as the Commercials became rarer in the Channel. By 1935 dredges were limited to 4 feet in width to protect the scallops from being crushed by the weight of the net as it was dragged along the bottom. Prior to the war the number of boats fishing had decreased but the catch had increased to the introduction of mechanical hauling of dredges. In 1939 there were 27 boats with 74 men but these numbers dropped during the war in 1940 to 20 boats. In 1943 the scallop retail price was set at 1 shilling and sixpence a pint.Pictures Types of scallops Selling scallops at the wharf 1890s scallop dredge
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I don’t mind scallops now and then but they don’t have very much flavour.
I’d disagree with that; a properly cooked scallop is delicious.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
runy Island History Room
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Tasmanian Scallop Industry Tasmania has 3 types of scallops; the Commercial, the Queen and the Doughboy. The latter two being more likely found in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Scallops become sexually mature at 3-4 years of age and are commercially harvested at 6-8 years. Their age is determined by counting the annui, concentric rings on the shells.
Scallops were a relatively late arrival on Tasmanian menus. In 1882 the Fishing Commission conducted a dredge trip on the Derwent checking for oysters around Prince of Wales Bay, New Town Bay, Cornelian Bay, Lindisfarne Bay and around the Powder Jetty. No oysters were found but plenty of common scallops were. (Although it was found that unfortunately the Sandy Bay beds had been fished out.) These were cooked by members of the Commission and greatly enjoyed. Therefore it was hoped that this would be an inducement to some fishermen to supply the market. Scallops were recognised as not significant financially but part of the local diet. By July of the 1890 the Royal Society was informed that scallops were very nearly equal to oysters in flavour. In the early 1900s a row or fishing boat towed a dredge which was hand hauled aboard for sorting the catch. By 1905 Hobart was being supplied by scallops from Rose Bay, Cornelian and Geilston Bays, Lindisfarne and off the Domain. Stocks were diminishing and the market was closed until 1911 when it was opened provided only boats being rowed and having a licence fee of 5/- for each dredge could be used. There were 32 applications for a license. By 1918 upstream beds were virtually non -existent and fishermen were forced downstream into Ralph’s Bay and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. By 1926 the Ralph’s Bay fishery had closed. Careful conservation of stocks was evident in the 1920s and 30s. Overfishing in the northern part of the Channel resulted in a two year closure. In 1924 there was a six month season with sizes of 3.5 inches for commercials and 2.5 for doughboys. Splitting at sea was prohibited due to the numbers of starfish attracted to the scallop beds by the dead shells. (Starfish and octopus being the natural enemies of scallops.) In 1928 the Sea Fisheries Board re-opened the Channel but reduced the season by 2 months. It was closed again in 1930-31. During the 1920s the Commercial scallops were the most important but during the late 1920 and early 30s doughboys became more popular as the Commercials became rarer in the Channel. By 1935 dredges were limited to 4 feet in width to protect the scallops from being crushed by the weight of the net as it was dragged along the bottom. Prior to the war the number of boats fishing had decreased but the catch had increased to the introduction of mechanical hauling of dredges. In 1939 there were 27 boats with 74 men but these numbers dropped during the war in 1940 to 20 boats. In 1943 the scallop retail price was set at 1 shilling and sixpence a pint.Pictures Types of scallops Selling scallops at the wharf 1890s scallop dredge
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I don’t mind scallops now and then but they don’t have very much flavour.
I prefer prawns. any day.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
runy Island History Room
2 h ·
Tasmanian Scallop Industry Tasmania has 3 types of scallops; the Commercial, the Queen and the Doughboy. The latter two being more likely found in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Scallops become sexually mature at 3-4 years of age and are commercially harvested at 6-8 years. Their age is determined by counting the annui, concentric rings on the shells.
Scallops were a relatively late arrival on Tasmanian menus. In 1882 the Fishing Commission conducted a dredge trip on the Derwent checking for oysters around Prince of Wales Bay, New Town Bay, Cornelian Bay, Lindisfarne Bay and around the Powder Jetty. No oysters were found but plenty of common scallops were. (Although it was found that unfortunately the Sandy Bay beds had been fished out.) These were cooked by members of the Commission and greatly enjoyed. Therefore it was hoped that this would be an inducement to some fishermen to supply the market. Scallops were recognised as not significant financially but part of the local diet. By July of the 1890 the Royal Society was informed that scallops were very nearly equal to oysters in flavour. In the early 1900s a row or fishing boat towed a dredge which was hand hauled aboard for sorting the catch. By 1905 Hobart was being supplied by scallops from Rose Bay, Cornelian and Geilston Bays, Lindisfarne and off the Domain. Stocks were diminishing and the market was closed until 1911 when it was opened provided only boats being rowed and having a licence fee of 5/- for each dredge could be used. There were 32 applications for a license. By 1918 upstream beds were virtually non -existent and fishermen were forced downstream into Ralph’s Bay and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. By 1926 the Ralph’s Bay fishery had closed. Careful conservation of stocks was evident in the 1920s and 30s. Overfishing in the northern part of the Channel resulted in a two year closure. In 1924 there was a six month season with sizes of 3.5 inches for commercials and 2.5 for doughboys. Splitting at sea was prohibited due to the numbers of starfish attracted to the scallop beds by the dead shells. (Starfish and octopus being the natural enemies of scallops.) In 1928 the Sea Fisheries Board re-opened the Channel but reduced the season by 2 months. It was closed again in 1930-31. During the 1920s the Commercial scallops were the most important but during the late 1920 and early 30s doughboys became more popular as the Commercials became rarer in the Channel. By 1935 dredges were limited to 4 feet in width to protect the scallops from being crushed by the weight of the net as it was dragged along the bottom. Prior to the war the number of boats fishing had decreased but the catch had increased to the introduction of mechanical hauling of dredges. In 1939 there were 27 boats with 74 men but these numbers dropped during the war in 1940 to 20 boats. In 1943 the scallop retail price was set at 1 shilling and sixpence a pint.Pictures Types of scallops Selling scallops at the wharf 1890s scallop dredge
https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/312896580_559012539560714_4916257379542224985_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=z7BpYbGA3BsAX-dbxKu&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=00_AT95yQV93sm8cQY8fX0vjanYqgWvjT-HHG1wGDzwZ-V6WQ&oe=635B59F0!
I don’t mind scallops now and then but they don’t have very much flavour.
I’d disagree with that; a properly cooked scallop is delicious.
Probably tastier fresh but unfortunately the scallops for sale around here are either frozen or “thawed for your convenience”.
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
Bubblecar said:
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
Turn the sound up so we can enjoy it too?
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
I just did twenty hours or so with my friend arrhythmia, barely walk up a hill, hopefully it’s resolved, or resolving
You want to get that looked at.
Presume you are on blood thinners?
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.
Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
I would have liked for them to revisit some of the old foes from the original series apart from the Daleks and Cybermen who have been made impotent and non threatening.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
I would have liked for them to revisit some of the old foes from the original series apart from the Daleks and Cybermen who have been made impotent and non threatening.
I’ve always found the Daleks non-threatening.. I mean any evil that you can escape from by running up, or down, stairs doesn’t seem too scary to me
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
I would have liked for them to revisit some of the old foes from the original series apart from the Daleks and Cybermen who have been made impotent and non threatening.
I’ve always found the Daleks non-threatening.. I mean any evil that you can escape from by running up, or down, stairs doesn’t seem too scary to me
They’ve been able to fly since 1988…
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
I would have liked for them to revisit some of the old foes from the original series apart from the Daleks and Cybermen who have been made impotent and non threatening.
I’ve always found the Daleks non-threatening.. I mean any evil that you can escape from by running up, or down, stairs doesn’t seem too scary to me
They gave them the power of levitation but yes, they are more a big spectacle now and always defeated which sours the episode from the start as it’s a predestined outcome
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:I would have liked for them to revisit some of the old foes from the original series apart from the Daleks and Cybermen who have been made impotent and non threatening.
I’ve always found the Daleks non-threatening.. I mean any evil that you can escape from by running up, or down, stairs doesn’t seem too scary to me
They gave them the power of levitation but yes, they are more a big spectacle now and always defeated which sours the episode from the start as it’s a predestined outcome
Lots of science fiction suffers from stupid aliens who are technologically highly advanced, obviously intelligent, but have no tactical skills and acted moronically giving us humans a means to defeat them.
But yeah the Cy-boys are certainly a more disturbing idea and seeing the captured soldiers being converted on the fly was appropriately gruesome, with the regenerating ones adding a bit of extra oh shit. Love Ashad’s design too.
And Rasputin, chef’s kiss emoji.
dv said:
But yeah the Cy-boys are certainly a more disturbing idea and seeing the captured soldiers being converted on the fly was appropriately gruesome, with the regenerating ones adding a bit of extra oh shit. Love Ashad’s design too.
And Rasputin, chef’s kiss emoji.
Yes Cybermen always had a silent menace about them in the old series
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
So we should give it a go then. Not sure my memory is good enough for the really old stuff. Logopolis and Metebelis 3, and Aggedor seem to be the main things stuck in my memory banks.
buffy said:
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
So we should give it a go then. Not sure my memory is good enough for the really old stuff. Logopolis and Metebelis 3, and Aggedor seem to be the main things stuck in my memory banks.
Yeah give it a burl.
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
A few non-diet items to clear before the weight loss diet begins, so it’s the last of the brats this end, with chips, spinach* and asparagus* etc.
*greens of this kind will of course continue to be served in weight loss mode, but without any butter on them.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
A few non-diet items to clear before the weight loss diet begins, so it’s the last of the brats this end, with chips, spinach* and asparagus* etc.
*greens of this kind will of course continue to be served in weight loss mode, but without any butter on them.
How much weight do you need or want to lose ?
Bubblecar said:
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This site
which I thought QI.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
A few non-diet items to clear before the weight loss diet begins, so it’s the last of the brats this end, with chips, spinach* and asparagus* etc.
*greens of this kind will of course continue to be served in weight loss mode, but without any butter on them.
How much weight do you need or want to lose ?
Ideally about 50kg.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This sitewhich I thought QI.
I meant Jansch on banjo, of course.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
A few non-diet items to clear before the weight loss diet begins, so it’s the last of the brats this end, with chips, spinach* and asparagus* etc.
*greens of this kind will of course continue to be served in weight loss mode, but without any butter on them.
You need a smidge of oil of some kind to get the Vit A D, E and K out of the greens for optimum absorption.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This sitewhich I thought QI.
I’m not a great banjo fan either :)
But to play, it’s a pleasant enough change from the other fretted instruments now and then. And a decent banjo is not expensive.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This sitewhich I thought QI.
I meant Jansch on banjo, of course.
Banjo also featured in some of the early Steeleye Span stuff.
On Hark the Village Wait three of them played banjo – Maddy Prior, Tim Hart and Terry Woods.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This sitewhich I thought QI.
I meant Jansch on banjo, of course.
Banjo also featured in some of the early Steeleye Span stuff.
On Hark the Village Wait three of them played banjo – Maddy Prior, Tim Hart and Terry Woods.
I’ll look it up :)
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
A few non-diet items to clear before the weight loss diet begins, so it’s the last of the brats this end, with chips, spinach* and asparagus* etc.
*greens of this kind will of course continue to be served in weight loss mode, but without any butter on them.
You need a smidge of oil of some kind to get the Vit A D, E and K out of the greens for optimum absorption.
I recommend oily fish, like salmon. Aside from the vits and general goodness, it promotes the growth of certain beneficial gut bacteria, notably Akkermansia muciniphila; studies have shown that the prevalence of this bacterium in the human gut is inversely proportional to the obesity of the host (ie if the host is overweight, there are fewer fo these bacteria than if his/her weight was “ideal”) and that increasing the concentration of the bacterium leads to a reduction of the weight of the host.
btm said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:A few non-diet items to clear before the weight loss diet begins, so it’s the last of the brats this end, with chips, spinach* and asparagus* etc.
*greens of this kind will of course continue to be served in weight loss mode, but without any butter on them.
You need a smidge of oil of some kind to get the Vit A D, E and K out of the greens for optimum absorption.
I recommend oily fish, like salmon. Aside from the vits and general goodness, it promotes the growth of certain beneficial gut bacteria, notably Akkermansia muciniphila; studies have shown that the prevalence of this bacterium in the human gut is inversely proportional to the obesity of the host (ie if the host is overweight, there are fewer fo these bacteria than if his/her weight was “ideal”) and that increasing the concentration of the bacterium leads to a reduction of the weight of the host.
I do plan to be eating more fish, less meat.
I’m still at work and just found this in the corner of the gravel crushing yard.
At 90 tons, this is the small one, the other one is still in the pit.
Kingy said:
I’m still at work and just found this in the corner of the gravel crushing yard.
At 90 tons, this is the small one, the other one is still in the pit.
Looks like some specialised International Rescue vehicle.
Kingy said:
I’m still at work and just found this in the corner of the gravel crushing yard.
At 90 tons, this is the small one, the other one is still in the pit.
You better keep an eye out for sandworms.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
Time to play me a bit of banjo in the living room.
I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This sitewhich I thought QI.
I’m not a great banjo fan either :)
But to play, it’s a pleasant enough change from the other fretted instruments now and then. And a decent banjo is not expensive.
Jhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6KV7p32wE0
ohn Hartford can play a banjo, he died quite young from a degenerative disease.
He wrote Gentle On My Mind.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I’m not a great banjo fan, but I do like some of the Pentangle pieces with Bert Jansch on guitar, which sent me looking up their version of House Carpenter, which led me to:
This sitewhich I thought QI.
I’m not a great banjo fan either :)
But to play, it’s a pleasant enough change from the other fretted instruments now and then. And a decent banjo is not expensive.
Jhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6KV7p32wE0
ohn Hartford can play a banjo, he died quite young from a degenerative disease.
He wrote Gentle On My Mind.
A banjo can do that to you.
PermeateFree said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:I’m not a great banjo fan either :)
But to play, it’s a pleasant enough change from the other fretted instruments now and then. And a decent banjo is not expensive.
Jhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6KV7p32wE0
ohn Hartford can play a banjo, he died quite young from a degenerative disease.
He wrote Gentle On My Mind.
A banjo can do that to you.
Give your son a pat if he plays banjo
buffy said:
Anyway, I’m making some lemonade scones, the oven should be up to temp by now. Tea tonight is chicken wings in Tandoori sauce stuff (done by the supermarket butcher) with steamed cauli, broccoli and carrot. Dessert is scones and jam and cream.
Yeah that’s fine, that’s OK.
Yuk…getting a job to clear long grass and finding a body.
buffy said:
Yuk…getting a job to clear long grass and finding a body.
Well, there’s ‘remains’, and there’s ‘remains’.
Completely skeletonised is a shock, but ‘decomposing’ is another matter altogether.
And ‘suffering immersion / recovered at sea’ is another again.
The cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
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Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
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Science is what it is,
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
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Can they get them to work 24 hours per day?
Dark Orange said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
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Can they get them to work 24 hours per day?
10 hour shifts.
Dark Orange said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
more…
Can they get them to work 24 hours per day?
You can use free energy collected in batteries during the day to shine lights on them at night.
buffy said:
Yuk…getting a job to clear long grass and finding a body.
in other grim news
4 bodies chopped in half, dumped in river
Peak Warming Man said:
Dark Orange said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
more…
Can they get them to work 24 hours per day?
You can use free energy collected in batteries during the day to shine lights on them at night.
That is what slaves were for.
Peak Warming Man said:
Dark Orange said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
more…
Can they get them to work 24 hours per day?
You can use free energy collected in batteries during the day to shine lights on them at night.
Indeed.
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
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Sibeen will still approve that shit. Cause diesel.
Tau.Neutrino said:
buffy said:
Yuk…getting a job to clear long grass and finding a body.in other grim news
4 bodies chopped in half, dumped in river
I found a body floating in the canal at the tender age of eleven. My parents had warned me of the dangers of the canal.
sarahs mum said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
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Sibeen will still approve that shit. Cause diesel.
not
dv said:
buffy said:
dv said:
Watched Power of the Doctor, which is a BBC’s centenary special.
It’s one for the old fans… including really, really old fans, with tie-ins to The Dalek’s Master Plan, Dalek Invasion of Earth and The War Games, and nods to The Hand of Fear and The Time Monster.
It’s pretty messy in the middle and The Master’s plan doesn’t make sense when closely examined. And true to form Chibnall does his “show AND tell”, having The Doctor narrate what’s happening rather than trusting his directors to get the point across visually. “They’ve chained that child to the surface of the planet!” Yes… yes they have.Still, they did manage to land the plot successfully in the end, and some of the callbacks and cameos had me a bit lachrymose. One of the better regen stories.
So we should give it a go then. Not sure my memory is good enough for the really old stuff. Logopolis and Metebelis 3, and Aggedor seem to be the main things stuck in my memory banks.
Yeah give it a burl.
Well, we didn’t give up on it, watched it right through. Some of the old actors are a bit hard to recognize now. Probably missed quite a few of the back references. I laughed that I’d mentioned Logopolis earlier.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Kingy said:
I’m still at work and just found this in the corner of the gravel crushing yard.
At 90 tons, this is the small one, the other one is still in the pit.
You better keep an eye out for sandworms.
The gravel must flow. The gravelange harvester operates without rhythm in order to keep the sandworms asleep.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Yuk…getting a job to clear long grass and finding a body.Well, there’s ‘remains’, and there’s ‘remains’.
Completely skeletonised is a shock, but ‘decomposing’ is another matter altogether.
And ‘suffering immersion / recovered at sea’ is another again.
The news item mentioned decomposing.
sarahs mum said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
more…
Sibeen will still approve that shit. Cause diesel.
Err…what?
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaperThe cost of turning sunlight into electricity has fallen more than 90% over the last decade. Solar is now the cheapest form of newly built energy generation.
more…
Sibeen will still approve that shit. Cause diesel.
not
Where did you get the idea that I’m against solar? I have 12 kW of panels on my roof coupled with an 8.2 kW inverter.
Kingy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Kingy said:
I’m still at work and just found this in the corner of the gravel crushing yard.
At 90 tons, this is the small one, the other one is still in the pit.
You better keep an eye out for sandworms.
The gravel must flow. The gravelange harvester operates without rhythm in order to keep the sandworms asleep.
This is Banksia hookeriana as far as the eye can see, At the time this photo was taken, this was all slated for sand mining.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:Sibeen will still approve that shit. Cause diesel.
not
Where did you get the idea that I’m against solar? I have 12 kW of panels on my roof coupled with an 8.2 kW inverter.
It wasn’t me. I never did say that.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:Sibeen will still approve that shit. Cause diesel.
not
Where did you get the idea that I’m against solar? I have 12 kW of panels on my roof coupled with an 8.2 kW inverter.
That can’t possibly be enough. And batteries.
Is the Rev still about?
Kingy said:
Is the Rev still about?
It would be impressive if one could enter data on it.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Kingy said:
Is the Rev still about?
It would be impressive if one could enter data on it.
That would be most excel-ent.
The Murray is definitely pretty full at Mildura (taken by our friend, yesterday). I guess it will get higher yet as the water comes down from upstream.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-10-24/crop-flood-damage-estimates-north-west-nsw/101569484
Kingy said:
Is the Rev still about?
Not going on my Christmas list.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:not
Where did you get the idea that I’m against solar? I have 12 kW of panels on my roof coupled with an 8.2 kW inverter.
That can’t possibly be enough. And batteries.
I do not believe that batteries make financial sense for a suburban homeowner. A Tesla Powerwall will cost about $20k installed and only stores 13.5 kWh. Might save you $4 or $5 a day at best.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:Where did you get the idea that I’m against solar? I have 12 kW of panels on my roof coupled with an 8.2 kW inverter.
That can’t possibly be enough. And batteries.
I do not believe that batteries make financial sense for a suburban homeowner. A Tesla Powerwall will cost about $20k installed and only stores 13.5 kWh. Might save you $4 or $5 a day at best.
<ahem> there are alternatives to Musk’s stuff, you know.
btm said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:That can’t possibly be enough. And batteries.
I do not believe that batteries make financial sense for a suburban homeowner. A Tesla Powerwall will cost about $20k installed and only stores 13.5 kWh. Might save you $4 or $5 a day at best.
<ahem> there are alternatives to Musk’s stuff, you know.
Yeah, I know that, but it was easy to find the price of a powerwall without having to do much of a search – and I’m very lazy.
I wouldn’t buy a tesla product on principle. I think Musk is one of the world’s great shysters.
sibeen said:
btm said:
sibeen said:I do not believe that batteries make financial sense for a suburban homeowner. A Tesla Powerwall will cost about $20k installed and only stores 13.5 kWh. Might save you $4 or $5 a day at best.
<ahem> there are alternatives to Musk’s stuff, you know.
Yeah, I know that, but it was easy to find the price of a powerwall without having to do much of a search – and I’m very lazy.
I wouldn’t buy a tesla product on principle. I think Musk is one of the world’s great shysters.
Can we print that on bumper stickers?
sibeen said:
btm said:
sibeen said:I do not believe that batteries make financial sense for a suburban homeowner. A Tesla Powerwall will cost about $20k installed and only stores 13.5 kWh. Might save you $4 or $5 a day at best.
<ahem> there are alternatives to Musk’s stuff, you know.
Yeah, I know that, but it was easy to find the price of a powerwall without having to do much of a search – and I’m very lazy.
I wouldn’t buy a tesla product on principle. I think Musk is one of the world’s great shysters.
Yeah but his heart was in the right place.
I’d have a Tesla Plaid as soon as I won lotto.
Kingy said:
sibeen said:
btm said:<ahem> there are alternatives to Musk’s stuff, you know.
Yeah, I know that, but it was easy to find the price of a powerwall without having to do much of a search – and I’m very lazy.
I wouldn’t buy a tesla product on principle. I think Musk is one of the world’s great shysters.
Yeah but his heart was in the right place.
I’d have a Tesla Plaid as soon as I won lotto.
ROFL – I just looked up the price.
Bugger, I really should have been in under 3 minutes for the wordle + quordle, but I fucked around too long on the wordle.
sibeen said:
Bugger, I really should have been in under 3 minutes for the wordle + quordle, but I fucked around too long on the wordle.
It is not a competition. You can still lead a very happy and fulfilling life even if you take 7 minutes to solve both.
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Bugger, I really should have been in under 3 minutes for the wordle + quordle, but I fucked around too long on the wordle.
It is not a competition. You can still lead a very happy and fulfilling life even if you take 7 minutes to solve both.
Yeah,,,nah.
Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
sibeen said:
Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
My friends are like numbers: natural, complex, irrational, imaginary; some are surreal, some are even transcendental. Some may even be real.
trochaic septameter.
Understanding Zombie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY8U6imi7F4
pleasant
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-25/myanmar-airstrike-kills-at-leasat-30-during-concert/101572334
Researchers discover previously unknown mineralogy of the deep Earth
…By heating the samples fast to target temperatures, Ko and Shim were able to avoid formation of two perovskite-structured minerals at low temperatures. Once they reach the temperature of the lower mantle, they monitor what minerals form for 15–30 min using X-ray beams at the Advanced Photon Source. They found that only single perovskite mineral forms, unexpected from the previous experiments. They found that at sufficiently high temperatures greater than 3500 F, davemaoite and bridgmanite become a single mineral in the perovskite-type structure.
more…
G’morning and hello….
g’day Kii. thanks for being here.
sarahs mum said:
g’day Kii. thanks for being here.
Thanks, sm :)
I just got told that Australian feminists are worse than European feminists :D
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
g’day Kii. thanks for being here.Thanks, sm :)
I just got told that Australian feminists are worse than European feminists :D
is that good?
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
g’day Kii. thanks for being here.Thanks, sm :)
I just got told that Australian feminists are worse than European feminists :D
is that good?
Well, the guy was trying to dismiss me. I’m not going to respond to him.
The Top Ten Treasures in the British Museum – An In-Depth Guided Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZv6i01De2Q
We’ve had lovely gentle rain since the early hours. The temperature is cooler, so I’ve retrieved my ugg boots from the hall cupboard. While I was in that cupboard I found my rainbow brolly and decided to use it on our walk this morning. As I opened it the doover dropped out and a little thingy went flying off and the bloody thing is not working anymore.
I am distraught. I’ve had it since 2006 when I took it from the Lost Property box at Katoomba Railway Station.
kii said:
We’ve had lovely gentle rain since the early hours. The temperature is cooler, so I’ve retrieved my ugg boots from the hall cupboard. While I was in that cupboard I found my rainbow brolly and decided to use it on our walk this morning. As I opened it the doover dropped out and a little thingy went flying off and the bloody thing is not working anymore.I am distraught. I’ve had it since 2006 when I took it from the Lost Property box at Katoomba Railway Station.
I’ve had my big blue umbrella for a decade or more, and it’s still working (although it always requires at least two attempts to open it).
Although I noticed in a shop window the other day that large patches of the blue have faded.
Very last glass of wine being finished here (until the twins’ birthday on the 12th of next month, but I’ll only drink at the do).
Can’t expect efficient weight loss dieting without cutting out the alcohol, so I’m only drinking at the (infrequent) family do’s from hereupon inwards.
I don’t own an umbrella..
Bubblecar said:
Very last glass of wine being finished here (until the twins’ birthday on the 12th of next month, but I’ll only drink at the do).Can’t expect efficient weight loss dieting without cutting out the alcohol, so I’m only drinking at the (infrequent) family do’s from hereupon inwards.
inwards = onwards
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward
Trundled the bubblecar.
sarahs mum said:
I don’t own an umbrella..
I remember when I moved to Hobart after selling the Mole Creek place, going for a walk in the Cascade brewery gardens with my little nephew (the Ross sister’s son) on a drizzly day, with him insisting on carrying the umbrella. He’d run up to other people and tell them “I’ve got an umbrella! You should have an umbrella!”
He was only about four and compulsively communicative. Which hasn’t changed much :)
I tried googling to see if I could find an image of the old umbrella shop near wynyard ramp in sydney.
Launceston keeps winning the returns on old umbrella shop.
I was horizontal
in the Land of the sleeping
but did for while
here visit the wakeful thing
a briefly vertical
chocolate in’t pantry findin’
so done try little
go for seconds a pig been
could’ve eat’t all
had that greedy inclination
but is beneficial
tomorrow will does’t again
feed’t insatiable
from me them keep hiding
I chocolate-able
ya sees I do hunts it down
transition said:
I was horizontal
in the Land of the sleeping
but did for while
here visit the wakeful thing
a briefly vertical
chocolate in’t pantry findin’
so done try little
go for seconds a pig been
could’ve eat’t all
had that greedy inclination
but is beneficial
tomorrow will does’t again
feed’t insatiable
from me them keep hiding
I chocolate-able
ya sees I do hunts it down
Also ate chocolate. White.
sarahs mum said:
The Top Ten Treasures in the British Museum – An In-Depth Guided Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZv6i01De2Q
There is so much about the day I spent there that i have forgotten. Like the mummies. Yeah. i remember that now.
Good morning Holidayers. Eleven degrees at the back door and starting to get light. We are forecast 21 degrees with showers increasing.
Bakery Breakfast, then perhaps some weeding – although everything is a bit wet. Archery this evening.
kii said:
G’morning and hello….
Puggle!!
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
g’day Kii. thanks for being here.Thanks, sm :)
I just got told that Australian feminists are worse than European feminists :D
is that good?
Looks like a compliment to me (assuming it was said by a non-feminist american man).
transition said:
I was horizontal
in the Land of the sleeping
but did for while
here visit the wakeful thing
a briefly vertical
chocolate in’t pantry findin’
so done try little
go for seconds a pig been
could’ve eat’t all
had that greedy inclination
but is beneficial
tomorrow will does’t again
feed’t insatiable
from me them keep hiding
I chocolate-able
ya sees I do hunts it down
The choocolate marauderer
13 degrees and my magpie is carolling.
roughbarked said:
13 degrees and my magpie is carolling.
had one yesterday, big magpie proper not peewee, anyway I was pointed up with camera at a hobby, heard a snap go past very near my head, turn around and there it was, then looking up again did couple more swoops clawing my head way past, fortunately had beanie on and hoodie and glasses
what impressed me was the magpie perched very near me and gave me a disapproving stare
btm said:
sibeen said:
Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
My friends are like numbers: natural, complex, irrational, imaginary; some are surreal, some are even transcendental. Some may even be real.
:)
transition said:
roughbarked said:
13 degrees and my magpie is carolling.
had one yesterday, big magpie proper not peewee, anyway I was pointed up with camera at a hobby, heard a snap go past very near my head, turn around and there it was, then looking up again did couple more swoops clawing my head way past, fortunately had beanie on and hoodie and glasses
what impressed me was the magpie perched very near me and gave me a disapproving stare
My local magpies don’t swoop me. However, they can give me a stare.
Apparently there was another ‘school shooting’ in the US (St. Louis) overnight.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63375659
Seems like the ABC can’t be bothered reporting these things any more. And who could blame them?
I mean, Americans don’t seem to care, why should we?
captain_spalding said:
Apparently there was another ‘school shooting’ in the US (St. Louis) overnight.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63375659
Seems like the ABC can’t be bothered reporting these things any more. And who could blame them?
I mean, Americans don’t seem to care, why should we?
there are troubles about the invitation for an audience, courtesy mass media, grand infamy to be had
The abc thought it more important to speak of floods and flood damage. They even remind people of the fact that there is a place called Naradhan.
“The crew of a freight train has been rescued at Naradhan, west of Lake Cargelligo, after rail tracks came adrift due to heavy rain.”
Morning punters and correctors.
It was raining when I got up but the sun is out now but for how long? well that is something for the future which is impossible to predict.
So… no US politics thread update?
Dark Orange said:
So… no US politics thread update?
It will only get Trumped.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:So… no US politics thread update?
It will only get Trumped.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:So… no US politics thread update?
It will only get Trumped.
A temporary hiatus until the latest school shooting gets off the headlines.
They’ll only have another one.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:It will only get Trumped.
A temporary hiatus until the latest school shooting gets off the headlines.They’ll only have another one.
I see the cruiuse ships are back at their old job of spreading diseases.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:So… no US politics thread update?
It will only get Trumped.
Lots of non-trump happenings. Thirteen Chinese spies arrested.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:So… no US politics thread update?
It will only get Trumped.
Lots of non-trump happenings. Thirteen Chinese spies arrested.
Yeah. That was interesting but also linked somehow to Trump.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
G’day mate.
Cymek said:
Hello
Greetings.
Cymek said:
Hello
“Following a five-year legal battle that drew national attention, a California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple because it violated her religious beliefs.”
Praise be.
BREAKING:
“Princess Kate Will Be a Much Less Divisive Queen Consort Than Camilla, Astrologer Says”
…….more to come.
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:“Princess Kate Will Be a Much Less Divisive Queen Consort Than Camilla, Astrologer Says”
…….more to come.
Does the astrologer have anything to say on whether the sun will come up tomorrow?
roughbarked said:
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Looks healthy enough.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Following a five-year legal battle that drew national attention, a California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple because it violated her religious beliefs.”Praise be.
Religion always pushing the boundaries of indecent behaviour
roughbarked said:
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Poor guy, magpies are amusing birds
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that case, I wouldn’t NOT eat a cake that was baked by someone acting furiously under duress.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Looks healthy enough.
My yard is a supermarket smorgasbord forthe local birds. I don’t feed them but I do walk on the odd walnut which shell gets cleand out quite quickly.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Poor guy, magpies are amusing birds
I got a lecture from she who must be listened to for calling him the black and white minstrel show.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Poor guy, magpies are amusing birds
I got a lecture from she who must be listened to for calling him the black and white minstrel show.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
This the magpie I call digger.
He’s been hanging around for almost a year now.
He adopted me after a local village woman who seems to want to clip their wings and keep them as walk around pets. There were two and one had a damaged wing and leg. I think the sparrowhawk got that one. This one looked like one wing had been clipped badly. He follows me around the garden but the resident magpies give him curry and seem to be stopping the flight feathers from growing.
Looks healthy enough.
My yard is a supermarket smorgasbord for the local birds. I don’t feed them but I do walk on the odd walnut which shell gets cleaned out quite quickly.
There is quite a bit of interaction if a walnut has been cracked as the apostlebirds, the crested pigeons and the other magpies are amongst the hot contenders. Major Mitchells and ringnecks also love them, so a lot get cracked and dropped for the other birds to eat.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:“Princess Kate Will Be a Much Less Divisive Queen Consort Than Camilla, Astrologer Says”
…….more to come.
Does the astrologer have anything to say on whether the sun will come up tomorrow?
Very few Astrologists are specializing in weather these days, most go into general practice and write for newspapers and magazines, some become specialists, some specialise in Royalty but this is highly paid post doctorate work.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Poor guy, magpies are amusing birds
I got a lecture from she who must be listened to for calling him the black and white minstrel show.
The only diggers I have are (probably) bandicoots. Every morning the ground is full of holes.
Apart from the bloody english blackbirds that turn all my seedlings uoside down, the white winged choughs do a heck of a lot of digging. No bandicoots here, though I’ve been tempted to pinch a wombat from the local national part where some were released back in the 70’s as an experiment.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:“Princess Kate Will Be a Much Less Divisive Queen Consort Than Camilla, Astrologer Says”
…….more to come.
Does the astrologer have anything to say on whether the sun will come up tomorrow?
Very few Astrologists are specializing in weather these days, most go into general practice and write for newspapers and magazines, some become specialists, some specialise in Royalty but this is highly paid post doctorate work.
So they are by appointment to the queen king?
dv said:
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that case, I wouldn’t NOT eat a cake that was baked by someone acting furiously under duress.
I’m the opposite.
I definitely WOULD NOT eat it.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:Does the astrologer have anything to say on whether the sun will come up tomorrow?
Very few Astrologists are specializing in weather these days, most go into general practice and write for newspapers and magazines, some become specialists, some specialise in Royalty but this is highly paid post doctorate work.
So they are by appointment to the
queenking?
I remember, some forty years back, when it was in the news that President Reagan had an astrologer on the payroll, Wizard of Id did a strip as follows:
King: How’s my standing with the peasants?
Rodney: Waning.
King: What’s the phase of the moon?
Rodney: Waxing … but you’re still waning.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that case, I wouldn’t NOT eat a cake that was baked by someone acting furiously under duress.
I’m the opposite.
I definitely WOULD NOT eat it.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:I got a lecture from she who must be listened to for calling him the black and white minstrel show.
The only diggers I have are (probably) bandicoots. Every morning the ground is full of holes.Apart from the bloody english blackbirds that turn all my seedlings uoside down, the white winged choughs do a heck of a lot of digging. No bandicoots here, though I’ve been tempted to pinch a wombat from the local national part where some were released back in the 70’s as an experiment.
Because the magpie has difficulty flying, I leave ladders around for him to get up trees.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that case, I wouldn’t NOT eat a cake that was baked by someone acting furiously under duress.
I’m the opposite.
I definitely WOULD NOT eat it.
I meant to say I wouldn’t not uneat it.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that case, I wouldn’t NOT eat a cake that was baked by someone acting furiously under duress.
I’m the opposite.
I definitely WOULD NOT eat it.
You never know what kind of hatred the’ve folded into the mix.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Very few Astrologists are specializing in weather these days, most go into general practice and write for newspapers and magazines, some become specialists, some specialise in Royalty but this is highly paid post doctorate work.
So they are by appointment to the
queenking?
I remember, some forty years back, when it was in the news that President Reagan had an astrologer on the payroll, Wizard of Id did a strip as follows:
King: How’s my standing with the peasants?
Rodney: Waning.
King: What’s the phase of the moon?
Rodney: Waxing … but you’re still waning.
:) Always was a humorous strip.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Very few Astrologists are specializing in weather these days, most go into general practice and write for newspapers and magazines, some become specialists, some specialise in Royalty but this is highly paid post doctorate work.
So they are by appointment to the
queenking?
I remember, some forty years back, when it was in the news that President Reagan had an astrologer on the payroll, Wizard of Id did a strip as follows:
King: How’s my standing with the peasants?
Rodney: Waning.
King: What’s the phase of the moon?
Rodney: Waxing … but you’re still waning.
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Very few Astrologists are specializing in weather these days, most go into general practice and write for newspapers and magazines, some become specialists, some specialise in Royalty but this is highly paid post doctorate work.
So they are by appointment to the
queenking?
I remember, some forty years back, when it was in the news that President Reagan had an astrologer on the payroll, Wizard of Id did a strip as follows:
King: How’s my standing with the peasants?
Rodney: Waning.
King: What’s the phase of the moon?
Rodney: Waxing … but you’re still waning.
The WoI is a classic, the characters have been well developed.
I think Spook is a Piscean..
I’ll always pronounce it pwm, like a Welsh world.
dv said:
I’ll always pronounce it pwm, like a Welsh world.
Wouldn’t that be pwym?
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
British radio presenter dies live on air
‘Dies live’?
I didn’t write it. ;) I’m only the messenger.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:“Princess Kate Will Be a Much Less Divisive Queen Consort Than Camilla, Astrologer Says”
…….more to come.
Does the astrologer have anything to say on whether the sun will come up tomorrow?
Shakes magic 8-ball
“Maybe”
dv said:
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of that case, I wouldn’t NOT eat a cake that was baked by someone acting furiously under duress.
I am happy for small businesses to not take on jobs they don’t want to do.
In the same way that I happily don’t spend money at businesses that I dont like.
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
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It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
sarahs mum said:
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
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It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
Having Binged, and even Googled, and also searched my excellent memory, I’m going to suggest that this is fake news.
Or should that be fake olds?
sarahs mum said:
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
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It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
Does anybody not remember the rock and roll circus?
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
—
It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
Does anybody not remember the rock and roll circus?
Back from the Doctor. Had a large lump of skin excised from my foot. It’s kind of uncomfortable to walk. Luckily I have a pair of crutches. And somewhere (I haven’t found where – Mrs V has moved it) a walking stick.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
—
It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
Does anybody not remember the rock and roll circus?
Here’s a couple of photos.
“Around quarter of Sun to be blocked out during partial solar eclipse”
Great, another power outage.
Michael V said:
Back from the Doctor. Had a large lump of skin excised from my foot. It’s kind of uncomfortable to walk. Luckily I have a pair of crutches. And somewhere (I haven’t found where – Mrs V has moved it) a walking stick.
A knife job MV?
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Back from the Doctor. Had a large lump of skin excised from my foot. It’s kind of uncomfortable to walk. Luckily I have a pair of crutches. And somewhere (I haven’t found where – Mrs V has moved it) a walking stick.
A knife job MV?
Why was it excised?
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
—
It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
Having Binged, and even Googled, and also searched my excellent memory, I’m going to suggest that this is fake news.
Or should that be fake olds?
Did you watch the video? There’s a lot in there that may interest you.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Back from the Doctor. Had a large lump of skin excised from my foot. It’s kind of uncomfortable to walk. Luckily I have a pair of crutches. And somewhere (I haven’t found where – Mrs V has moved it) a walking stick.
A knife job MV?
Yes.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Back from the Doctor. Had a large lump of skin excised from my foot. It’s kind of uncomfortable to walk. Luckily I have a pair of crutches. And somewhere (I haven’t found where – Mrs V has moved it) a walking stick.
A knife job MV?
Why was it excised?
He thinks it’s a skin cancer.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Back from the Doctor. Had a large lump of skin excised from my foot. It’s kind of uncomfortable to walk. Luckily I have a pair of crutches. And somewhere (I haven’t found where – Mrs V has moved it) a walking stick.
A knife job MV?
Yes.
What’s the recovery time?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:A knife job MV?
Why was it excised?
He thinks it’s a skin cancer.
Yes the feet do spend a lot of time in thongs or sandals during warm weather. Fully exposed and often sunburnt.
dv said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:A knife job MV?
Yes.
What’s the recovery time?
Depends on whether the doc got it all.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
When The Beatles and The Rolling Stones Wanted to Merge (1967) Many people may not remember or know about it, but one of the most frequently discussed tòpics in the British music press in October 1967, was a supposed merger between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. This may seem like the sort of news the music press invented in order to sell more newspapers but both the Beatles and the Stones management confirmed that there had been conversations between Jagger and McCartney about this Beatles-Stones link-up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IawBbRiq_A
—
It would be tops having a better studio eh Mick. Sure would Paul.
Having Binged, and even Googled, and also searched my excellent memory, I’m going to suggest that this is fake news.
Or should that be fake olds?
Did you watch the video? There’s a lot in there that may interest you.
No, I waste enough time here without that :)
Maybe watch later.
dv said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:A knife job MV?
Yes.
What’s the recovery time?
Stitches out in a fortnight. We’ll see then how the body is repairing itself, I suppose.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Having Binged, and even Googled, and also searched my excellent memory, I’m going to suggest that this is fake news.
Or should that be fake olds?
Did you watch the video? There’s a lot in there that may interest you.
No, I waste enough time here without that :)
Maybe watch later.
:) The Rolling Stones rock and roll circus pulled a swah of musos together and they did create the fabled supergoup (was in one of the photos) for the purpose of the circus. They also had to toss up which guest band theyd bring in. Chise Jethro Tull over another new group, Led Zeppelin. 1967 was the year.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Michael V said:Yes.
What’s the recovery time?
Depends on whether the doc got it all.
IME, if it’s a melanoma or a carcinoma then Mr V will likely have to go and have more skin excised (relative to the thickness of the affected cells).
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
Well the trouble is that software engineers like Dropbear are not up to the task of keeping our data safe.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
Well the trouble is that software engineers like Dropbear are not up to the task of keeping our data safe.
C++ is his grade not his programming language of choice
Michael V said:
dv said:
Michael V said:Yes.
What’s the recovery time?
Stitches out in a fortnight. We’ll see then how the body is repairing itself, I suppose.
Good luck for a full recovery.
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:
dv said:What’s the recovery time?
Stitches out in a fortnight. We’ll see then how the body is repairing itself, I suppose.
Good luck for a full recovery.
Thanks.
:)
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
“Flagship Brand”?
It is a government agency FFS.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
“Flagship Brand”?
It is a government agency FFS.
Not the brand the common muck use
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Michael V said:Stitches out in a fortnight. We’ll see then how the body is repairing itself, I suppose.
Good luck for a full recovery.
Thanks.
:)
Best wishes for healing.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:Good luck for a full recovery.
Thanks.
:)
Best wishes for healing.
Ta.
:)
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
“Flagship Brand”?
It is a government agency FFS.
I don’t think so.
“Medibank initially started as an Australian Government not-for-profit insurer in 1976, before becoming for-profit in 2009 and privatised by the Abbott Government in 2014. Medibank now operates as a publicly-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medibank
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
“Flagship Brand”?
It is a government agency FFS.
No, it’s a private company, traded on the ASX.
My massage gun has arrived. I’ll open it later, not really in a parcel-opening mood atm.
Bubblecar said:
My massage gun has arrived. I’ll open it later, not really in a parcel-opening mood atm.
They are pretty good, I’ve got one, powerful enough to get into the muscle knots.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
My massage gun has arrived. I’ll open it later, not really in a parcel-opening mood atm.
They are pretty good, I’ve got one, powerful enough to get into the muscle knots.
Good.
Of course, even though we are a long way from a river, 100mm will cause flooding.
Mrs rb taught at that school for years and it had to close due to flooding. Sewers were compromised and came with the stormwater.
Bruce Goodman, President of the Barristers, Judges and Lawyers Association has endorsed the remarks of the Journalists, Influencers and Reporters Coalition in saying Trump is worth more to them out of goal rather than in.
Bruce went on to say “he’s a goldmine”
Peak Warming Man said:
Bruce Goodman, President of the Barristers, Judges and Lawyers Association has endorsed the remarks of the Journalists, Influencers and Reporters Coalition in saying Trump is worth more to them out of goal rather than in.
Bruce went on to say “he’s a goldmine”
Not much of a goalie because of the little hands?
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bruce Goodman, President of the Barristers, Judges and Lawyers Association has endorsed the remarks of the Journalists, Influencers and Reporters Coalition in saying Trump is worth more to them out of goal rather than in.
Bruce went on to say “he’s a goldmine”
Not much of a goalie because of the little hands?
roughbarked said:
Of course, even though we are a long way from a river, 100mm will cause flooding.
Mrs rb taught at that school for years and it had to close due to flooding. Sewers were compromised and came with the stormwater.
fkn lockdowns
After more than four days of deliberating, the 12 jurors passed a note to ACT Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucy McCallum saying they could not agree on a unanimous verdict.
The judge called the jurors back into the courtroom shortly afterwards to encourage them to rethink their position.
“Judges are usually reluctant to discharge a jury because experience has shown that juries can often agree, if given more time to,” Justice McCallum said.
“Each of you has taken an oath or affirmation to give a true verdict according to the evidence.
“And, as I told you yesterday morning, that is ultimately the only expectation on you and it’s an important responsibility.”
ACT law requires a unanimous decision for a guilty or not guilty verdict.
Fish and chips tonight, whiting I think I’ll have.
It’ll be washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Tamb said:
dv said:Not much of a goalie because of the little hands?
But he’d dispute every decision.
‘Give the ball back, Donald.’
‘But i gave the ball back, my lawyer signed a declaration that i did.’
‘Donald, we can see that you have the ball in the back of the net.’
‘That’s my ball, i declared it to not be the game ball a while back, but i forgot to tell anyone.’
‘Donald, it’s the game ball, we all know it.’
‘No, it’s not, the other team planted that ball there. And it’s mine anyway, i want it back.’
captain_spalding said:
Tamb said:
dv said:Not much of a goalie because of the little hands?
But he’d dispute every decision.‘Give the ball back, Donald.’
‘But i gave the ball back, my lawyer signed a declaration that i did.’
‘Donald, we can see that you have the ball in the back of the net.’
‘That’s my ball, i declared it to not be the game ball a while back, but i forgot to tell anyone.’
‘Donald, it’s the game ball, we all know it.’
‘No, it’s not, the other team planted that ball there. And it’s mine anyway, i want it back.’
home sweet home, and connected hotspot via lady’s new phone, got bigger screen, all flasher, more memory, faster, lots cameras many five maybe
kettle on the flame yawn
transition said:
home sweet home, and connected hotspot via lady’s new phone, got bigger screen, all flasher, more memory, faster, lots cameras many five maybekettle on the flame yawn
What colour is it?
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
home sweet home, and connected hotspot via lady’s new phone, got bigger screen, all flasher, more memory, faster, lots cameras many five maybekettle on the flame yawn
What colour is it?
PWM wants know what color ya phone is
boring old black she says
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
home sweet home, and connected hotspot via lady’s new phone, got bigger screen, all flasher, more memory, faster, lots cameras many five maybekettle on the flame yawn
What colour is it?
PWM wants know what color ya phone is
boring old black she says
No. The colour of the flame, silly.
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:
transition said:
home sweet home, and connected hotspot via lady’s new phone, got bigger screen, all flasher, more memory, faster, lots cameras many five maybekettle on the flame yawn
What colour is it?
PWM wants know what color ya phone is
boring old black she says
I was going to make a joke there, but thought better of it.
Tamb said:
transition said:
Peak Warming Man said:What colour is it?
PWM wants know what color ya phone is
boring old black she says
No. The colour of the flame, silly.
i’m a bit overwhelmed by peoples’ interest, first pwm, now master tamb
i might need a nap in a while, but need check wood situation sometime
Accidentally cut my left index finger on a razor blade.
Don’t know how I’m going to do the washing up without getting the dressing drenched.
Bubblecar said:
Accidentally cut my left index finger on a razor blade.Don’t know how I’m going to do the washing up without getting the dressing drenched.
Kitchen gloves ?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Accidentally cut my left index finger on a razor blade.Don’t know how I’m going to do the washing up without getting the dressing drenched.
Kitchen gloves ?
I don’t have any in stock.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Accidentally cut my left index finger on a razor blade.Don’t know how I’m going to do the washing up without getting the dressing drenched.
Kitchen gloves ?
smacks forehead
Of course.
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Accidentally cut my left index finger on a razor blade.Don’t know how I’m going to do the washing up without getting the dressing drenched.
Kitchen gloves ?
I don’t have any in stock.
Gladwrap or sticky tape ?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Kitchen gloves ?
I don’t have any in stock.
Gladwrap or sticky tape ?
Can’t see that working.
Might just leave it until tomorrow.
Insect swarms can generate as much static electricity as a storm cloud
Insects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields, but new research shows that swarms can actually produce atmospheric electric charges. By measuring the extent of this influence, the scientists found that large swarms could produce as much charge as a storm cloud.
…swarming honeybees raised the atmospheric electricity by between 100 and 1,000 volts per meter, depending on the density of the insects within the swarm.
more…
Tau.Neutrino said:
Insect swarms can generate as much static electricity as a storm cloudInsects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields, but new research shows that swarms can actually produce atmospheric electric charges. By measuring the extent of this influence, the scientists found that large swarms could produce as much charge as a storm cloud.
…swarming honeybees raised the atmospheric electricity by between 100 and 1,000 volts per meter, depending on the density of the insects within the swarm.
more…
Interesting, ta.
>Insects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields
Ants seem to be attracted to my mobile phone.
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Insect swarms can generate as much static electricity as a storm cloudInsects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields, but new research shows that swarms can actually produce atmospheric electric charges. By measuring the extent of this influence, the scientists found that large swarms could produce as much charge as a storm cloud.
…swarming honeybees raised the atmospheric electricity by between 100 and 1,000 volts per meter, depending on the density of the insects within the swarm.
more…
Interesting, ta.
>Insects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields
Ants seem to be attracted to my mobile phone.
They’ll be attracted by the antenna.
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
roughbarked said:
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
Isn’t it plugged into the power ?
roughbarked said:
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
Turn your modem off for about 30 seconds and then back on again.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
Isn’t it plugged into the power ?
It isn’t here. I’m asking for another person but I’ll have to go in tomorrow and look at it.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
Turn your modem off for about 30 seconds and then back on again.
Yeah like over the phone she said she couldn’t see anywhere to do that.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
Turn your modem off for about 30 seconds and then back on again.
Yeah like over the phone she said she couldn’t see anywhere to do that.
Power point?
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
If the NBN stops working How does one turn it off and turn it on again?
Isn’t it plugged into the power ?
It isn’t here. I’m asking for another person but I’ll have to go in tomorrow and look at it.
Ok should be able to turn it off, wait a minute or so and turn it back on.
Can also look up the area to see if problems with the NBN exist.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Turn your modem off for about 30 seconds and then back on again.
Yeah like over the phone she said she couldn’t see anywhere to do that.
Power point?
When I go in tomorrow I’ll have a look at it.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:Isn’t it plugged into the power ?
It isn’t here. I’m asking for another person but I’ll have to go in tomorrow and look at it.
Ok should be able to turn it off, wait a minute or so and turn it back on.
Can also look up the area to see if problems with the NBN exist.
Their idea of an outage is if the number of complaints go above the base line.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Yeah like over the phone she said she couldn’t see anywhere to do that.
Power point?
When I go in tomorrow I’ll have a look at it.
We’ve got a box with 4 lights that connects to the NBN cable. A couple of times I’ve had to reset at the reset hole in that box, rather than the usual switch off/on routine.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Yeah like over the phone she said she couldn’t see anywhere to do that.
Power point?
When I go in tomorrow I’ll have a look at it.
Would be good if I knew what to look for.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Power point?
When I go in tomorrow I’ll have a look at it.
We’ve got a box with 4 lights that connects to the NBN cable. A couple of times I’ve had to reset at the reset hole in that box, rather than the usual switch off/on routine.
Ah a reset hole.
She just texted me to say that she managed to turn it of for a short while and turn it back on and it now works.
roughbarked said:
She just texted me to say that she managed to turn it of for a short while and turn it back on and it now works.
It’s the I.T. equivalent of slapping a hysterical friend in the face, and then they say ‘thanks, i needed that’.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
She just texted me to say that she managed to turn it of for a short while and turn it back on and it now works.
It’s the I.T. equivalent of slapping a hysterical friend in the face, and then they say ‘thanks, i needed that’.
;)
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Insect swarms can generate as much static electricity as a storm cloudInsects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields, but new research shows that swarms can actually produce atmospheric electric charges. By measuring the extent of this influence, the scientists found that large swarms could produce as much charge as a storm cloud.
…swarming honeybees raised the atmospheric electricity by between 100 and 1,000 volts per meter, depending on the density of the insects within the swarm.
more…
Interesting, ta.
>Insects have been known to sense and tap into electric fields
Ants seem to be attracted to my mobile phone.
They’ll be attracted by the antenna.
Yes. They tune in with their own.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
She just texted me to say that she managed to turn it of for a short while and turn it back on and it now works.
It’s the I.T. equivalent of slapping a hysterical friend in the face, and then they say ‘thanks, i needed that’.
Hopefully.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Power point?
When I go in tomorrow I’ll have a look at it.
We’ve got a box with 4 lights that connects to the NBN cable. A couple of times I’ve had to reset at the reset hole in that box, rather than the usual switch off/on routine.
I sometimes have to turn the wi-fi button on and off on the modem (which is in the living room, whereas the pooter is here in the pooter room, across the hall).
OK no interruptions for a while please people, I have to do my Coles order.
Bubblecar said:
OK no interruptions for a while please people, I have to do my Coles order.
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Bubblecar said:
OK no interruptions for a while please people, I have to do my Coles order.
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Bubblecar said:
OK no interruptions for a while please people, I have to do my Coles order.
Where you tell then what you’d like to have, and then they send you things that are almost completely but not quite entirely unlike what you asked for?
That’s a good game.
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Bubblecar said:
OK no interruptions for a while please people, I have to do my Coles order.
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Bubblecar said:
OK no interruptions for a while please people, I have to do my Coles order.
It’s not right.
Not only are you depriving a good local IGA franchise of business but you’re depriving yourself of exercise.
It’s not right.
Purchase Orders are hard things to get from large Energy Companies.
I quoted on a small job a few weeks ago and I know I’ll get the work because I’m a top bloke.
Anyway I’ve already finished the work, just waiting for the PO so I can put a realistic date on the drawings.
Wednesday 26 October
Summary Min 12 Max 16 Rain. Possible heavy falls. Possible rainfall: 35 to 60 mm Chance of any rain: 95%
Hobart area
Cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain. Heavy falls possible
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punctuating the wet and damp week.
sarahs mum said:
Wednesday 26 OctoberSummary Min 12 Max 16 Rain. Possible heavy falls. Possible rainfall: 35 to 60 mm Chance of any rain: 95%
Hobart area
Cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain. Heavy falls possible
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punctuating the wet and damp week.
You’ve got a pretty good road to your place, it rarely gets closed, yeah?
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Wednesday 26 OctoberSummary Min 12 Max 16 Rain. Possible heavy falls. Possible rainfall: 35 to 60 mm Chance of any rain: 95%
Hobart area
Cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain. Heavy falls possible
——-
punctuating the wet and damp week.
You’ve got a pretty good road to your place, it rarely gets closed, yeah?
I’ve been here since 84. in that time we have lost both bridges once. the bottom bridge was also wiped out by a log jam in 69.
the road itself can get pretty rough but its always passable. some of the drainage is dodgy. but yeah. dirt roads. steep grades.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Wednesday 26 OctoberSummary Min 12 Max 16 Rain. Possible heavy falls. Possible rainfall: 35 to 60 mm Chance of any rain: 95%
Hobart area
Cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain. Heavy falls possible
——-
punctuating the wet and damp week.
You’ve got a pretty good road to your place, it rarely gets closed, yeah?
I’ve been here since 84. in that time we have lost both bridges once. the bottom bridge was also wiped out by a log jam in 69.
the road itself can get pretty rough but its always passable. some of the drainage is dodgy. but yeah. dirt roads. steep grades.
I could use some work on the driveway drainage. i dug up one drain a few months ago that was clogged with ferny bits.
Peak Warming Man said:
Purchase Orders are hard things to get from large Energy Companies.
I quoted on a small job a few weeks ago and I know I’ll get the work because I’m a top bloke.
Anyway I’ve already finished the work, just waiting for the PO so I can put a realistic date on the drawings.
Getting the PO is one thing, getting paid is another.
I think the dog has gone senile. She’s now close to 14 years old and ever since she was a pup has hated lettuce. Give her a bowl of leftovers with lettuce involved and you could see her eating around it, an if, on the rare occasion some entered her mouth, the gymnastics with tongue, cheeks, teeth and jowls to force the offensive weed back out was a sight to behold. Tonight, I was preparing a salad and there was a quarter of a lettuce that was past its use by date, so I grabbed it and walked out to the bin. The dog followed and was having a good sniff so I thought for a laugh I’d offer her some. She started chomping down, so I gave her some more. She has consumed the lot.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
“Flagship Brand”?
It is a government agency FFS.
Are you mixing up Medibank (Private) and Medicare?
buffy said:
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
More Medibank customers could be at risk of having their information stolen after the company reveals the cyber breach extends to their flagship brand.
“Flagship Brand”?
It is a government agency FFS.
Are you mixing up Medibank (Private) and Medicare?
Ah, I see that got addressed.
What’s the difference between pak choy and buk choy?
Peak Warming Man said:
Fish and chips tonight, whiting I think I’ll have.
It’ll be washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
We’ve etten excellent butterfish and potato cakes (and Mr buffy had a couple of scallops). And then we put some hot chips in white bread rolls. Such gourmet food!
going to watch Planet America on iView. I’ll finish catching up with you lot later.
Bubblecar said:
What’s the difference between pak choy and buk choy?
Not much.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
What’s the difference between pak choy and buk choy?
Not much.
Looked it up and the internet says it’s two names for the same thing.
But for some reason Coles sells it under both names, at the same price, with what looks like a different snap of the same stuff for each.
Peak Warming Man said:
Purchase Orders are hard things to get from large Energy Companies.
I quoted on a small job a few weeks ago and I know I’ll get the work because I’m a top bloke.
Anyway I’ve already finished the work, just waiting for the PO so I can put a realistic date on the drawings.
We sell a few minor trinkets to the local electricity company. One of those things are some simple straps they use for ladder tie-downs. They sent us an email this week asking for detailed specs, including noise rating certificates conducted by an independent certified ratings agency.
Bubblecar said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
What’s the difference between pak choy and buk choy?
Not much.
Looked it up and the internet says it’s two names for the same thing.
But for some reason Coles sells it under both names, at the same price, with what looks like a different snap of the same stuff for each.
Anyway I ordered a bunch of each, so we’ll find out soon enough.
It’s not right.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s not right.
must be a weird life being that precious.
sibeen said:
I think the dog has gone senile. She’s now close to 14 years old and ever since she was a pup has hated lettuce. Give her a bowl of leftovers with lettuce involved and you could see her eating around it, an if, on the rare occasion some entered her mouth, the gymnastics with tongue, cheeks, teeth and jowls to force the offensive weed back out was a sight to behold. Tonight, I was preparing a salad and there was a quarter of a lettuce that was past its use by date, so I grabbed it and walked out to the bin. The dog followed and was having a good sniff so I thought for a laugh I’d offer her some. She started chomping down, so I gave her some more. She has consumed the lot.
Probably the same as people, lose their sense (of taste) as they age.
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s not right.
And WTF is PHO?
Youtube is bombarding me with advertising for dating sites for Ukrainian women. Not sure where that comes from, I follow a few military channels and geopolitical commentators who talk about the war, but never anything about meeting Ukrainian women.
I wonder how many of them would be genuinely Ukrainian anyway. Seems like meeting foreign men is the last thing on their minds right now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s not right.
And WTF is PHO?
Phở or pho is a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s not right.
And WTF is PHO?
poikilotherm said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s not right.
And WTF is PHO?
Bloody Asians, invading proper Aussie food and inveigling their way into Downing street.
It’s not right.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
It’s not right.
And WTF is PHO?
Pseudo Harmonic Oscillator.
party_pants said:
Youtube is bombarding me with advertising for dating sites for Ukrainian women. Not sure where that comes from, I follow a few military channels and geopolitical commentators who talk about the war, but never anything about meeting Ukrainian women.I wonder how many of them would be genuinely Ukrainian anyway. Seems like meeting foreign men is the last thing on their minds right now.
I dunno.
I’ve been in a couple of places where (had such arrangements not been in place) i would have been pleased to meet anyone, male or female, who could get me a ticket out.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Youtube is bombarding me with advertising for dating sites for Ukrainian women. Not sure where that comes from, I follow a few military channels and geopolitical commentators who talk about the war, but never anything about meeting Ukrainian women.I wonder how many of them would be genuinely Ukrainian anyway. Seems like meeting foreign men is the last thing on their minds right now.
I dunno.
I’ve been in a couple of places where (had such arrangements not been in place) i would have been pleased to meet anyone, male or female, who could get me a ticket out.
I liked Queensland.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Youtube is bombarding me with advertising for dating sites for Ukrainian women. Not sure where that comes from, I follow a few military channels and geopolitical commentators who talk about the war, but never anything about meeting Ukrainian women.I wonder how many of them would be genuinely Ukrainian anyway. Seems like meeting foreign men is the last thing on their minds right now.
I dunno.
I’ve been in a couple of places where (had such arrangements not been in place) i would have been pleased to meet anyone, male or female, who could get me a ticket out.
I liked Queensland.
lol :)
ORDER COMPLETED
Will be delivered between 2pm and 8pm tomorrow.
Bubblecar said:
ORDER COMPLETEDWill be delivered between 2pm and 8pm tomorrow.
good luck with that
“Former US military pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan faces extradition to US after arrest in Australia under sealed warrant”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-25/former-us-military-pilot-who-worked-in-china-arrested-in-austral/101576378
Orange has always been a hotspot for spies in Australia.
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.
Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
I did listen to a story about such a thing a while back
It was in the US
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
We use a mob called Paddock-to-Porch here for that. I believe the produce is picked & sorted by people though.
We also have been using Coles online delivery since early 2020, though again it’s sorted & packed by people.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
I did listen to a story about such a thing a while back
It was in the US
I don’t think automated picking is going to be cheaper than still using humans for that. There are b’lack supermarkets’ in Victoria where they cater entirely for online orders and delivery.
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
Whilst wondering around a store, you usually encounter useful things not noticed before, or introduced to new products.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Youtube is bombarding me with advertising for dating sites for Ukrainian women. Not sure where that comes from, I follow a few military channels and geopolitical commentators who talk about the war, but never anything about meeting Ukrainian women.I wonder how many of them would be genuinely Ukrainian anyway. Seems like meeting foreign men is the last thing on their minds right now.
I dunno.
I’ve been in a couple of places where (had such arrangements not been in place) i would have been pleased to meet anyone, male or female, who could get me a ticket out.
I liked Queensland.
Well that’s just great, now you’ve offended the Captain and he might not be back.
And all for a few laughs.
It’s not right.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
I did listen to a story about such a thing a while back
It was in the US
I don’t think automated picking is going to be cheaper than still using humans for that. There are b’lack supermarkets’ in Victoria where they cater entirely for online orders and delivery.
black supermarkets ‘dark supermarkets’
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:I dunno.
I’ve been in a couple of places where (had such arrangements not been in place) i would have been pleased to meet anyone, male or female, who could get me a ticket out.
I liked Queensland.
Well that’s just great, now you’ve offended the Captain and he might not be back.
And all for a few laughs.
It’s not right.
Most of PWMs posts lately have been “not right”.
Is he becoming a leftie?
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
Substitutions might be a problem. If they ran out of pineapples the robots might substitute an apple.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
I did listen to a story about such a thing a while back
It was in the US
I don’t think automated picking is going to be cheaper than still using humans for that. There are b’lack supermarkets’ in Victoria where they cater entirely for online orders and delivery.
I was thinking of banks of more or less vending machines, with various sized goods, arrayed along a central conveyor belt. Boxes are placed on the main conveyor belt which stops at each vending machine station, where items from that section loaded into the box, then the conveyor moves on the the next station. Staff would still be needed to keep the vending machines topped up.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
Substitutions might be a problem. If they ran out of pineapples the robots might substitute an apple.
…or a bottle of Pine-O-Cleen.
This finger injury seems to have stopped bleeding so I might as well do the washing up.
>>Jim Chalmers’s first budget is an exercise in thoroughly cleaning out the Augean stables left after a decade of little actual spending restraint, a lot of political largesse, and quite a lot of general mess left after the chaotic demands of a pandemic.<<
Goodness me..say what you really think! Laura Tingle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-25/federal-budget-2022-chalmers-difficult-times/101574398
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:I did listen to a story about such a thing a while back
It was in the US
I don’t think automated picking is going to be cheaper than still using humans for that. There are b’lack supermarkets’ in Victoria where they cater entirely for online orders and delivery.
I was thinking of banks of more or less vending machines, with various sized goods, arrayed along a central conveyor belt. Boxes are placed on the main conveyor belt which stops at each vending machine station, where items from that section loaded into the box, then the conveyor moves on the the next station. Staff would still be needed to keep the vending machines topped up.
Nah, you can get self filling vending machines, I’ve got one at work, yeet the boxes in and it stacks and packs em away.
i’m not dead
evidently
long blinkied
slept did
resties head
‘n’ wokie
I okey-dokey
buffy said:
>>Jim Chalmers’s first budget is an exercise in thoroughly cleaning out the Augean stables left after a decade of little actual spending restraint, a lot of political largesse, and quite a lot of general mess left after the chaotic demands of a pandemic.<<Goodness me..say what you really think! Laura Tingle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-25/federal-budget-2022-chalmers-difficult-times/101574398
https://theconversation.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-labors-first-budget-in-6-charts-192851
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
I wonder if it would be a good business model to have an online only grocery store type set-up. With an automated picking system with conveyors belts and robotic dispensing things. Once the order is complete you get a text massage for pick-up, or it goes into a van for delivery. No in store customers picking stuff off the shelves and needing checkouts.Use your smartphone during your lunch break to place an order, pick it up from the drive-thru on your way home in the afternoon. That type of thing.
Substitutions might be a problem. If they ran out of pineapples the robots might substitute an apple.
…or a bottle of Pine-O-Cleen.
All the items would need to be pre-packaged in some way.
Ideally, if an item is out of stock, the app would not let you buy it, but would offer you other suggested items which you can take it or leave it. It would need to be a fairly sophisticated live inventory system.
Bubblecar said:
ORDER COMPLETEDWill be delivered between 2pm and 8pm tomorrow.
By drone?
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Substitutions might be a problem. If they ran out of pineapples the robots might substitute an apple.
…or a bottle of Pine-O-Cleen.
All the items would need to be pre-packaged in some way.
Ideally, if an item is out of stock, the app would not let you buy it, but would offer you other suggested items which you can take it or leave it. It would need to be a fairly sophisticated live inventory system.
That already happens with Woolies/Coles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zErilY7E-M
Tech Ingredients
We test a commercial hydrogen gas generator to determine if it can actually increase the performance of an internal combustion engine.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Substitutions might be a problem. If they ran out of pineapples the robots might substitute an apple.
…or a bottle of Pine-O-Cleen.
All the items would need to be pre-packaged in some way.
Ideally, if an item is out of stock, the app would not let you buy it, but would offer you other suggested items which you can take it or leave it. It would need to be a fairly sophisticated live inventory system.
That’s what happens now. But some items become unavailable between the order being submitted and the order being packed.
There is a new subdivision nearby, and while I was using a compactor on it today, the ground was moving. I waved down the supervisor and showed him these cracks near the footpath so that I didn’t get blamed for the damage. He told me that this particular area is saturated and turns into jelly with any compactor movement.
Kingy said:
There is a new subdivision nearby, and while I was using a compactor on it today, the ground was moving. I waved down the supervisor and showed him these cracks near the footpath so that I didn’t get blamed for the damage. He told me that this particular area is saturated and turns into jelly with any compactor movement.
As long as it’s supposed to do that…
Damn, was going to have a go of my new massage gun tonight, but it needs an initial six hour charge.
Should have opened the parcel earlier.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
There is a new subdivision nearby, and while I was using a compactor on it today, the ground was moving. I waved down the supervisor and showed him these cracks near the footpath so that I didn’t get blamed for the damage. He told me that this particular area is saturated and turns into jelly with any compactor movement.
As long as it’s supposed to do that…
It’s not. The new housing area is supposed to be stable. I was the first contractor in this area. It wobbles like a jelly.
Hot tip, don’t build on an old swamp.
Bubblecar said:
Damn, was going to have a go of my new massage gun tonight, but it needs an initial six hour charge.Should have opened the parcel earlier.
I wasn’t going to say anything at the time, but I just knew it wasn’t going to end well.
Perth tomorrow. Friend back from OS so needs a lift home.
Is Arts lurking?
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and anti-Semitic remarks.
Tonight on redactle
roughbarked said:
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and anti-Semitic remarks.
They gave Kanye the cane.
dv said:
Tonight on redactle
Baker’s + Doctor Who would be my guess.
sibeen said:
dv said:
Tonight on redactle
Baker’s + Doctor Who would be my guess.
No, that can’t be right, Baker was less that 57 years.
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
dv said:
Tonight on redactle
Baker’s + Doctor Who would be my guess.
No, that can’t be right, Baker was less that 57 years.
So someone in the first few years.
sarahs mum said:
What’s on the telly?
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
What’s on the telly?
I’m watching cricket.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
What’s on the telly?
a hat?
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
What’s on the telly?
A bowler.
Kingy said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
What’s on the telly?
A bowler.
No, wait…
A Fedora.
Another day of attempting to navigate the world w/o mr kii. I’m looking at using Uber instead of taxis. The taxi drivers know me and were really great when mr kii was in hospital, so supportive and genuinely caring. The taxi company is a bit haphazard with bookings made the day before for an early morning pickup. Waiting for an non-booked taxi can be long. Their phone system sucks, I missed seeing mr kii on Good Friday last year (he died on Easter Sunday), because they weren’t picking up calls and there was no option to leave a message. I figured they were doing a public holiday…???
Anyway, I have to do a fasting blood test before my doctor’s appt. early November. I’ve been stressing about it since late last year when I should have had one done. My medical practitioner wants blood work before appointments to monitor various thyroid and vitamin D2 levels and other stuff. I won’t be able to get renewals on scripts if I don’t “cowboy up” and do this. She has been very understanding, but I think it’s tough love mixed in with professional responsibility.
Sunny, cool with light snow on the mountains
kii said:
Another day of attempting to navigate the world w/o mr kii. I’m looking at using Uber instead of taxis. The taxi drivers know me and were really great when mr kii was in hospital, so supportive and genuinely caring. The taxi company is a bit haphazard with bookings made the day before for an early morning pickup. Waiting for an non-booked taxi can be long. Their phone system sucks, I missed seeing mr kii on Good Friday last year (he died on Easter Sunday), because they weren’t picking up calls and there was no option to leave a message. I figured they were doing a public holiday…???Anyway, I have to do a fasting blood test before my doctor’s appt. early November. I’ve been stressing about it since late last year when I should have had one done. My medical practitioner wants blood work before appointments to monitor various thyroid and vitamin D2 levels and other stuff. I won’t be able to get renewals on scripts if I don’t “cowboy up” and do this. She has been very understanding, but I think it’s tough love mixed in with professional responsibility.
Sunny, cool with light snow on the mountains
I wonder why my blood tests do not require fasting.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Another day of attempting to navigate the world w/o mr kii. I’m looking at using Uber instead of taxis. The taxi drivers know me and were really great when mr kii was in hospital, so supportive and genuinely caring. The taxi company is a bit haphazard with bookings made the day before for an early morning pickup. Waiting for an non-booked taxi can be long. Their phone system sucks, I missed seeing mr kii on Good Friday last year (he died on Easter Sunday), because they weren’t picking up calls and there was no option to leave a message. I figured they were doing a public holiday…???Anyway, I have to do a fasting blood test before my doctor’s appt. early November. I’ve been stressing about it since late last year when I should have had one done. My medical practitioner wants blood work before appointments to monitor various thyroid and vitamin D2 levels and other stuff. I won’t be able to get renewals on scripts if I don’t “cowboy up” and do this. She has been very understanding, but I think it’s tough love mixed in with professional responsibility.
Sunny, cool with light snow on the mountains
I wonder why my blood tests do not require fasting.
Depends on what they are monitoring?
I hate it, because I can’t function without a mug of tea upon waking. Therefore I don’t want to deal with buses etc to get to the office, which is on the other side of town.
LOL…doing my grocery order online and the items that are offered as alternatives to Hemp Hearts are crumbed coatings for meats etc…Shake’n Bake stuff.
40 pics of various fungi.
40 Times Mushroom Pickers Stumbled Upon The Weirdest Species And Shared Them Online
Tau.Neutrino said:
40 pics of various fungi.40 Times Mushroom Pickers Stumbled Upon The Weirdest Species And Shared Them Online
Lovely.
Who pays up if an unrestrained dog kills a free-roaming cat?
Both sets of so called owners. Neither should be allowed to be free roaming.
roughbarked said:
Who pays up if an unrestrained dog kills a free-roaming cat?Both sets of so called owners. Neither should be allowed to be free roaming.
you up early, shit the bed again
few spots rain on the tin roof i’m hears
Good morning, off to the dentist first thing.
Weather report
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Who pays up if an unrestrained dog kills a free-roaming cat?Both sets of so called owners. Neither should be allowed to be free roaming.
you up early, shit the bed again
few spots rain on the tin roof i’m hears
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 11 degrees, overcast and still. We are forecast 17, with showers increasing.
I need to refill Auntie Annie’s FOGO bin with weeds again today. Won’t take long. And I’d like to cut her grass again, although right now the grass is too wet.
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
sibeen said:Baker’s + Doctor Who would be my guess.
No, that can’t be right, Baker was less that 57 years.
So someone in the first few years.
Was there an answer to this?
buffy said:
sibeen said:
sibeen said:No, that can’t be right, Baker was less that 57 years.
So someone in the first few years.
Was there an answer to this?
If indeed it was a Dr Who question, I’d go with Ian. Last appearance 1965 in Dr Who and the Daleks. According to Wikipedia.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
Who pays up if an unrestrained dog kills a free-roaming cat?Both sets of so called owners. Neither should be allowed to be free roaming.
you up early, shit the bed again
few spots rain on the tin roof i’m hears
I’m always up early.
Picked up another 6mm in the night.
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
:)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
:)
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
Frogmouth chicks, can they fly?
First real warm day this spring in Brissy.
The Dart are saying 32 degrees.
Tamb said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
:)
Any anxious parents around?
Yes, there is a parent calling. The worries are the local maggies, ravens, loose cats and loose dogs. It is in the Botanic Gardens. The gardener is contacting WIRES now for advice. It will probably be that it has to take its chances.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
Frogmouth chicks, can they fly?
I looked it up. At 4 weeks they leave the nest and perch for a week. At five weeks they can fly. You can see this one has short tail feathers yet.
We are very pleased as we haven’t heard the frogmouths for a couple of years or so.
Manly Sea Eagles player Josh Aloiai claims atheist teammates refused to wear Christian jersey for ‘Easter round’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/josh-aloiai-manly-sea-eagles-wouldnt-wear-easter-jersey/101577848
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
:)
Looks like a youngun.
Buffy, did you check out Power O.T.D.? I want to share an interesting fact but don’t want to spoil.
buffy said:
Tamb said:
Michael V said::)
Any anxious parents around?Yes, there is a parent calling. The worries are the local maggies, ravens, loose cats and loose dogs. It is in the Botanic Gardens. The gardener is contacting WIRES now for advice. It will probably be that it has to take its chances.
It looks like it can get up off the ground enough to get on that timber.
A decorated Royal Navy officer who had heart disease died of a cardiac episode after being forced to complete a fitness test while on duty, an inquest heard.
Ian Fleming, who served tours in Iran and Afghanistan, collapsed during a fitness test he was told to complete or “leave the Navy”.
I wonder what his real name was?
sibeen said:
Manly Sea Eagles player Josh Aloiai claims atheist teammates refused to wear Christian jersey for ‘Easter round’https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/josh-aloiai-manly-sea-eagles-wouldnt-wear-easter-jersey/101577848
How does Josh feel about the Muslim jersey for the Ramadan round?
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Tamb said:Any anxious parents around?
Yes, there is a parent calling. The worries are the local maggies, ravens, loose cats and loose dogs. It is in the Botanic Gardens. The gardener is contacting WIRES now for advice. It will probably be that it has to take its chances.
It looks like it can get up off the ground enough to get on that timber.
He could climb a tree assisted by flapping wings too.
Peak Warming Man said:
A decorated Royal Navy officer who had heart disease died of a cardiac episode after being forced to complete a fitness test while on duty, an inquest heard.
Ian Fleming, who served tours in Iran and Afghanistan, collapsed during a fitness test he was told to complete or “leave the Navy”.I wonder what his real name was?
007?
The Rev Dodgson said:
sibeen said:
Manly Sea Eagles player Josh Aloiai claims atheist teammates refused to wear Christian jersey for ‘Easter round’https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/josh-aloiai-manly-sea-eagles-wouldnt-wear-easter-jersey/101577848
How does Josh feel about the Muslim jersey for the Ramadan round?
You could always ask him. Not recommended.
“The most intense solar storm in recorded history, known as the Carrington event, damaged nascent power and communication networks in the Victorian era.
But Earth has been hit by radiation levels that were up to 100 times greater than this, according to a new study of spikes in radiocarbon stored in tree rings.
The prevailing hypothesis has been that these spikes, known as Miyake events — after the Japanese scientist that first discovered them — were caused by solar storms.
“There are six known events spanning nearly 10,000 years,” said astrophysicist Benjamin Pope of the University of Queensland.
The most recent spikes occurred in 774 AD and 993 AD during the early Medieval period.
But new research by Dr Pope and colleagues, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences, reveals that the origin of these extreme bursts of radiation appears to be more complex.
“There’s a kind of extreme astrophysical phenomenon that we don’t understand and it actually could be a threat to us,” Dr Pope said.
While a radiation event of this scale wouldn’t directly harm us, it could knock out everything we rely on in our modern world — not just for days, but months or longer.”
One of the first things to be knocked out will be baggage handling systems.
“The dirtiest man in the world, Amou Haji, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, Iran.”
Vale Amou.
Peak Warming Man said:
“The dirtiest man in the world, Amou Haji, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, Iran.”Vale Amou.
How long since his last wash?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“The dirtiest man in the world, Amou Haji, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, Iran.”Vale Amou.
How long since his last wash?
And who is surveying the dirtiness of every man in the World?
If the game wasn’t up for Putin before it is now.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“The dirtiest man in the world, Amou Haji, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, Iran.”Vale Amou.
How long since his last wash?
Been a while.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/amou-haji-died-he-was-the-dirtiest-man-in-the-world/ss-AA13n13B?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=26d1e5bc9fa54a17abb8568abcf3eaf4#image=1
Peak Warming Man said:
If the game wasn’t up for Putin before it is now.
Wake up vladdy, I think I’ve got something to say to you
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“The dirtiest man in the world, Amou Haji, died on Sunday, October 23, 2022, in the village of Dejgah in the southern province of Fars, Iran.”Vale Amou.
How long since his last wash?
Been a while.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/amou-haji-died-he-was-the-dirtiest-man-in-the-world/ss-AA13n13B?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=26d1e5bc9fa54a17abb8568abcf3eaf4#image=1
I asked you the question. I would never have read the article in the first place, I assumed you had because you brought it to my attention.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
If the game wasn’t up for Putin before it is now.
Wake up vladdy, I think I’ve got something to say to you
Whats he going to do? Sing him to death with the voice that sounds like he’s spitting blood?
Hello
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
If the game wasn’t up for Putin before it is now.
Wake up vladdy, I think I’ve got something to say to you
lol
Dear oh dear might be time to suggest a graceful retirement for Joseph R Biden. He called Rishi Sunak Rashid Sanuk.
Two Shelias only days away from death.
Two blokes with the world at their feet, just starting out on new careers.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:How long since his last wash?
Been a while.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/amou-haji-died-he-was-the-dirtiest-man-in-the-world/ss-AA13n13B?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=26d1e5bc9fa54a17abb8568abcf3eaf4#image=1
I asked you the question. I would never have read the article in the first place, I assumed you had because you brought it to my attention.
Perhaps he didn’t exist and was a collection of muck
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
:)
oh coolist bird eva
good one
dv said:
Buffy, did you check out Power O.T.D.? I want to share an interesting fact but don’t want to spoil.
Yes…not the best story line, but not bad for references.
buffy said:
dv said:
Buffy, did you check out Power O.T.D.? I want to share an interesting fact but don’t want to spoil.
Yes…not the best story line, but not bad for references.
So William Russell is going to get a Guinness World Record entry for returning to a televised role after 57 years.
“The previous record was held by Phillip Lowrie as Dennis Tanner, after a 43-year gap on Coronation Street.”
dv said:
buffy said:
dv said:
Buffy, did you check out Power O.T.D.? I want to share an interesting fact but don’t want to spoil.
Yes…not the best story line, but not bad for references.
So William Russell is going to get a Guinness World Record entry for returning to a televised role after 57 years.
“The previous record was held by Phillip Lowrie as Dennis Tanner, after a 43-year gap on Coronation Street.”
I saw that mentioned last night and guessed it referred to Ian. I commented in Chat earlier this morning, but I admit it was pretty early.
transition said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
:)
oh coolist bird eva
good one
Do they still use that treated pine in parklands? Thought they’d banned it where kids might play?
buffy
I like frogmouths so much, can I use those two better pictures, size and sharpen them etc, put them on my flickr
put casterton wherever you are, and date, perhaps handle buffy in small print on also
“ABC loses Doctor Who rights after BBC signs deal with Disney”
Should set the cat among the pigeons…
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/26/doctor-who-bbc-deal-disney-plus-outside-uk-ireland-abc-australia-loses-rights
I’m not sure if I feel nauseous because I just watched some news about the shit in the USA – ongoing talk about a looming civil war, the orange stain spewing crap to his cult recently, voter intimidation at drop boxes by armed thugs, or because one of the QAnon neighbour’s feral cats chewed the leg off my remaining little parrot through the bars of the cage this afternoon. He just died.
I wish I had alcohol.
Neophyte said:
“ABC loses Doctor Who rights after BBC signs deal with Disney”Should set the cat among the pigeons…
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/26/doctor-who-bbc-deal-disney-plus-outside-uk-ireland-abc-australia-loses-rights
If I recall correctly, many of the older eposodes of The Doctor were lost in England, a fire I think. The BBC had to ask the ABC if they could use our copies.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:Been a while.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/amou-haji-died-he-was-the-dirtiest-man-in-the-world/ss-AA13n13B?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=26d1e5bc9fa54a17abb8568abcf3eaf4#image=1
I asked you the question. I would never have read the article in the first place, I assumed you had because you brought it to my attention.
Perhaps he didn’t exist and was a collection of muck
I have just been informed by the Internet that he died a few months after his first wash.
Seems like that first wash wasn’t a great idea.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:I asked you the question. I would never have read the article in the first place, I assumed you had because you brought it to my attention.
Perhaps he didn’t exist and was a collection of muck
I have just been informed by the Internet that he died a few months after his first wash.
Seems like that first wash wasn’t a great idea.
Must have been the body shock that killed him?
kii said:
I’m not sure if I feel nauseous because I just watched some news about the shit in the USA – ongoing talk about a looming civil war, the orange stain spewing crap to his cult recently, voter intimidation at drop boxes by armed thugs, or because one of the QAnon neighbour’s feral cats chewed the leg off my remaining little parrot through the bars of the cage this afternoon. He just died.I wish I had alcohol.
Fun times not
roughbarked said:
Two galaxies plunge into one another in the latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope
Strike a light
The Rev Dodgson said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:I asked you the question. I would never have read the article in the first place, I assumed you had because you brought it to my attention.
Perhaps he didn’t exist and was a collection of muck
I have just been informed by the Internet that he died a few months after his first wash.
Seems like that first wash wasn’t a great idea.
Would be DiHydrogen Monoxide that did it.
Cymek said:
kii said:
I’m not sure if I feel nauseous because I just watched some news about the shit in the USA – ongoing talk about a looming civil war, the orange stain spewing crap to his cult recently, voter intimidation at drop boxes by armed thugs, or because one of the QAnon neighbour’s feral cats chewed the leg off my remaining little parrot through the bars of the cage this afternoon. He just died.I wish I had alcohol.
Fun times not
Scrambled eggs on toast and a mug of tea instead of alcohol and chocolate….mmm…choccy and red chile wine…it’s been a long time.
\
Had some of these birdies across the road making a big mess
Cymek said:
Had some of these birdies across the road making a big mess
Is it going to rain then?
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Had some of these birdies across the road making a big mess
Is it going to rain then?
It was when I took the photo
roughbarked said:
transition said:
Michael V said::)
oh coolist bird eva
good one
Do they still use that treated pine in parklands? Thought they’d banned it where kids might play?
That lot is out of the ark. You don’t think the council would bother to change stuff in the small towns away from the main town of the shire, do you?
transition said:
buffyI like frogmouths so much, can I use those two better pictures, size and sharpen them etc, put them on my flickr
put casterton wherever you are, and date, perhaps handle buffy in small print on also
Yes, no problems. I know they aren’t the world’s most fabulous photos, I use a point and shoot camera. The baby is in the Penshurst Botanic Gardens. At least one parent is about. The photos have been uploaded to iNaturalist in my name. So they have general availability. My observations are at
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
So you can see my real name on there. You can attribute to my real name if you wish.
The gardener was advised by WIRES to put the baby up on a tree branch, which he has now done. That should reduce the risk from the wandering dogs, at least.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:oh coolist bird eva
good one
Do they still use that treated pine in parklands? Thought they’d banned it where kids might play?
That lot is out of the ark. You don’t think the council would bother to change stuff in the small towns away from the main town of the shire, do you?
That was one of my thoughts as I was typing. ;)
buffy said:
transition said:
buffyI like frogmouths so much, can I use those two better pictures, size and sharpen them etc, put them on my flickr
put casterton wherever you are, and date, perhaps handle buffy in small print on also
Yes, no problems. I know they aren’t the world’s most fabulous photos, I use a point and shoot camera. The baby is in the Penshurst Botanic Gardens. At least one parent is about. The photos have been uploaded to iNaturalist in my name. So they have general availability. My observations are at
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
So you can see my real name on there. You can attribute to my real name if you wish.
The gardener was advised by WIRES to put the baby up on a tree branch, which he has now done. That should reduce the risk from the wandering dogs, at least.
That’s the correct advice. The parents will silently thank the gardener and WIRES.
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
Cymek said:
Had some of these birdies across the road making a big mess
Do they throw things at you if you walk under the tree? I did a home visit once to a patient and was forewarned not to stop the car when going up the driveway under the pine trees because the black cockies would chuck pinecones at me. I don’t think they managed to hit the car as I drove up (it was a long time ago)
https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/teen-who-died-before-trial-for-murdering-their-mother-not-treated-for-low-levels-of-potassium/ar-AA13lB2Y?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e36e9adab0304f3fb873a79dcd52633c
Their you have it, how to write a gender neutral story.
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
Might be a typo, seems way too high.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
Might be a typo, seems way too high.
I have been out photographing (mainly) weeds on the side of the Hamilton Hwy just North of town. Now I need to sort and label them and upload them to iNat. I noticed some yellow daisies out there, but difficult to ID at 100km/hr. Turns out they were just dandelion type ones. But I found other more interesting things too.
buffy said:
I have been out photographing (mainly) weeds on the side of the Hamilton Hwy just North of town. Now I need to sort and label them and upload them to iNat. I noticed some yellow daisies out there, but difficult to ID at 100km/hr. Turns out they were just dandelion type ones. But I found other more interesting things too.
It is fun eh.
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
Might be a typo, seems way too high.
Yes, I think so. 46000 feet .
ROFL
dv said:
Tamb said:
Peak Warming Man said:Might be a typo, seems way too high.
Yes, I think so. 46000 feet .ROFL
https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/german-antiaircraft-ceilings.html
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
roughbarked said:
https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/german-antiaircraft-ceilings.html
Thanks for the back-up.
Original question stands … was that the record? Or did the switch to AA missiles in the modern sense preclude further development of AA guns in the old sense?
buffy said:
transition said:
buffyI like frogmouths so much, can I use those two better pictures, size and sharpen them etc, put them on my flickr
put casterton wherever you are, and date, perhaps handle buffy in small print on also
Yes, no problems. I know they aren’t the world’s most fabulous photos, I use a point and shoot camera. The baby is in the Penshurst Botanic Gardens. At least one parent is about. The photos have been uploaded to iNaturalist in my name. So they have general availability. My observations are at
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=elizabethhatfield&verifiable=any
So you can see my real name on there. You can attribute to my real name if you wish.
The gardener was advised by WIRES to put the baby up on a tree branch, which he has now done. That should reduce the risk from the wandering dogs, at least.
thankyou, have proper look at that later
few of them quite good pictures I reckons, and one my favorite birds
I need respool the whipper
buffy said:
Cymek said:
Had some of these birdies across the road making a big mess
Do they throw things at you if you walk under the tree? I did a home visit once to a patient and was forewarned not to stop the car when going up the driveway under the pine trees because the black cockies would chuck pinecones at me. I don’t think they managed to hit the car as I drove up (it was a long time ago)
Didn’t want to get that close if case I scared them away, they haven’t before though
Peak Warming Man said:
If the game wasn’t up for Putin before it is now.
“Wake up Putin, there’s something I need to say to you”
dv said:
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
roughbarked said:
https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/german-antiaircraft-ceilings.html
Thanks for the back-up.
Original question stands … was that the record? Or did the switch to AA missiles in the modern sense preclude further development of AA guns in the old sense?
Fine, I’ll look it up myself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_HARP
A 16-inch (41 cm) HARP gun operated by the U.S. Army’s Ballistic Research Laboratory (now called the U.S. Army Research Laboratory) at Yuma Proving Ground currently holds the world record for the highest altitude, 180 km (110 mi), that a gun-fired projectile has achieved.
Holy shit.
Put a bit more welly on that and it could take down a space station.
dv said:
Thanks for the back-up.
Original question stands … was that the record? Or did the switch to AA missiles in the modern sense preclude further development of AA guns in the old sense?
IIRC, the Germans had a 128mm AA gun which would lob stuff up to about 48,000 feet / 14,500 metres, and that was about the end of it. I think it would have been sheer luck if anything got hit at that height.
The advent of jet aircraft rendered a lot of AA guns obsolete. The speed of the planes made target prediction and tracking for ‘bullet-based’ gunnery a real nightmare. You needed something that could get out there at a great rate of knots, which might be able to intercept or even chase the target, and have a chance of bringing the plane down at a comfortable range.
That said, the Falklands War demonstrated that there’s still a role for close-in AA guns. As hazardous as it was for the Argentinian pilots mounting attacks over San Carlos Water, if the British ships had had more rapid-firing smaller-calibre guns, a lot fewer of the pilots would have made it home. Afterwards, a lot of RN ships had 20mm guns added to their armament fit.
dv said:
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
roughbarked said:
https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/german-antiaircraft-ceilings.html
Thanks for the back-up.
Original question stands … was that the record? Or did the switch to AA missiles in the modern sense preclude further development of AA guns in the old sense?
Rocket-assisted projectiles were used before missiles became commonplace.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
If the game wasn’t up for Putin before it is now.
“Wake up Putin, there’s something I need to say to you”
kii said:
I’m not sure if I feel nauseous because I just watched some news about the shit in the USA – ongoing talk about a looming civil war, the orange stain spewing crap to his cult recently, voter intimidation at drop boxes by armed thugs, or because one of the QAnon neighbour’s feral cats chewed the leg off my remaining little parrot through the bars of the cage this afternoon. He just died.I wish I had alcohol.
:(
Tamb said:
dv said:
dv said:
Was reading the British QF 3.7-inch AA gun had a ceiling of 14 km, which is a lot more than I thought an AA could achieve. Was that the record (for non-rocketry ballistics)?
roughbarked said:
https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/german-antiaircraft-ceilings.html
Thanks for the back-up.
Original question stands … was that the record? Or did the switch to AA missiles in the modern sense preclude further development of AA guns in the old sense?
Rocket-assisted projectiles were used before missiles became commonplace.
I suppose rail guns are the modern form of AA if they become feasible
Lovely scent of mixed blooms in this village, but something in it must be disagreeing with me. Sinuses playing up more than usual lately.
Had a go with the massage gun, seems well made and effective.
buffy said:
Cymek said:
Had some of these birdies across the road making a big mess
Do they throw things at you if you walk under the tree? I did a home visit once to a patient and was forewarned not to stop the car when going up the driveway under the pine trees because the black cockies would chuck pinecones at me. I don’t think they managed to hit the car as I drove up (it was a long time ago)
The white cockatoos here will drop palm nuts on you as you walk under the power lines. However if you look (and point) at them and say “Don’t you even think about it”, they won’t.
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
Bubblecar said:
Had a go with the massage gun, seems well made and effective.
What brand ?
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
Riddle & Phelps, Eefin’ and Hambone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_q5cjRjJw
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
I’d never efen erd of effin eefin before, but here is a short utube to enjoy.
Riddle & Phelps Eefing & Hambone – Ten Hours
It’s not really ten hours.
Only 9h 59m 42s.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
Riddle & Phelps, Eefin’ and Hambone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_q5cjRjJw
Mercifully it never caught on.
Cymek said:
Bubblecar said:
Had a go with the massage gun, seems well made and effective.
What brand ?
Doesn’t actually have a brand name. It’s basically the same as this one with the same bag etc, but somewhat cheaper.
The same massage gun seems to be sold through various outlets at different prices and slightly different assortment of attachments.
https://www.myer.com.au/p/my-plaza-massage-gun-electric-massager-black
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
Riddle & Phelps, Eefin’ and Hambone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_q5cjRjJw
Snorts derisively.
Not even 3 minutes!
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
Riddle & Phelps, Eefin’ and Hambone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_q5cjRjJw
Snorts derisively.
Not even 3 minutes!
More than 3 minutes of eefin’ & hambone and I’d probably have to take a few tablets.
Must remember “eef” to use in Scrabble
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Riddle & Phelps, Eefin’ and Hambone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_q5cjRjJw
Snorts derisively.
Not even 3 minutes!
More than 3 minutes of eefin’ & hambone and I’d probably have to take a few tablets.
…still, good to see people making a career out of Tourette’s :)
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
And possibly micturition.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Bubblecar said:Riddle & Phelps, Eefin’ and Hambone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_q5cjRjJw
Snorts derisively.
Not even 3 minutes!
More than 3 minutes of eefin’ & hambone and I’d probably have to take a few tablets.
:)
I have to say the hambone and eef schtick makes these people look insane.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
And possibly micturition.
pyramidine and purine
Another political mini-series coming uo on ITV.
Liz Truss reflects on her time in Downing Street.
The good time, the bad time, the cat.
Peak Warming Man said:
Another political mini-series coming uo on ITV.
Liz Truss reflects on her time in Downing Street.
The good time, the bad time, the cat.
She was barely there long enough to justify cleaning the toilet.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Another political mini-series coming uo on ITV.
Liz Truss reflects on her time in Downing Street.
The good time, the bad time, the cat.
She was barely there long enough to justify cleaning the toilet.
Exactly, I guess that’s why it wasn’t pluralised.
Hi Bubblecar,
We’re currently preparing your order which is booked for the 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Wednesday 26 October, delivery window.
We’re planning to arrive between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. If you can’t be there at this time to sign for this order, please give us a call to see if your order can be left unattended at your doorstep.
It’s important to note that this is our best estimate, but it’s only an estimate. Factors outside our control, like traffic conditions, can lead to delays and earlier delivery.
Thanks again for shopping with us,
Gordon Coles & the Whole Coles Crew
Tonight’s dinner is likely to be a small baked salmon fillet served with some garlic prawns and a nice green salad.
Bubblecar said:
Hi Bubblecar,We’re currently preparing your order which is booked for the 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Wednesday 26 October, delivery window.
We’re planning to arrive between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. If you can’t be there at this time to sign for this order, please give us a call to see if your order can be left unattended at your doorstep.
It’s important to note that this is our best estimate, but it’s only an estimate. Factors outside our control, like traffic conditions, can lead to delays and earlier delivery.
Thanks again for shopping with us,
Gordon Coles & the Whole Coles Crew
Gordon Coles sounds a nice enough chap.
Could have been Gordon Bennett.
Peak Warming Man said:
Another political mini-series coming uo on ITV.
Liz Truss reflects on her time in Downing Street.
The good time, the bad time, the cat.
Who should play her in The Crown?
Maybe one of the people kicked out of season 48 of Big Brother after two weeks.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Hi Bubblecar,We’re currently preparing your order which is booked for the 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Wednesday 26 October, delivery window.
We’re planning to arrive between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. If you can’t be there at this time to sign for this order, please give us a call to see if your order can be left unattended at your doorstep.
It’s important to note that this is our best estimate, but it’s only an estimate. Factors outside our control, like traffic conditions, can lead to delays and earlier delivery.
Thanks again for shopping with us,
Gordon Coles & the Whole Coles Crew
Gordon Coles sounds a nice enough chap.
Could have been Gordon Bennett.
I must admit I made up Gordon Coles to help humanise the firm.
Peak Warming Man said:
Another political mini-series coming uo on ITV.
Liz Truss reflects on her time in Downing Street.
The good time, the bad time, the cat.
Works better as a series of Youtube shorts
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Hi Bubblecar,We’re currently preparing your order which is booked for the 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Wednesday 26 October, delivery window.
We’re planning to arrive between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. If you can’t be there at this time to sign for this order, please give us a call to see if your order can be left unattended at your doorstep.
It’s important to note that this is our best estimate, but it’s only an estimate. Factors outside our control, like traffic conditions, can lead to delays and earlier delivery.
Thanks again for shopping with us,
Gordon Coles & the Whole Coles Crew
Gordon Coles sounds a nice enough chap.
Could have been Gordon Bennett.
Or Harvey Norman, have a big sulk about the unfairness of competition and online shopping
I remember the time when Dwayne Aldi wrote me a letter
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
Ooh! Look who I found in the park when I walked The Pug!
Frogmouth chicks, can they fly?
I looked it up. At 4 weeks they leave the nest and perch for a week. At five weeks they can fly. You can see this one has short tail feathers yet.
I would doubt that that bird could fly yet. Have found them on low lying perches myself. Just pick them up and place them on a branch higher up. Mum and dad will look after them, but they need protection from predators like cats, foxes and dogs.
dv said:
I remember the time when Dwayne Aldi wrote me a letter
Ichabod Foodland invited me to dinner once.
Here’s a challenge for you. Find the dumbest question no one has ever asked on quora.
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-English-names-in-the-Bible
Woolworths meat department in the 1970s, with butchers dressed as minstrels.
dv said:
Here’s a challenge for you. Find the dumbest question no one has ever asked on quora.https://www.quora.com/Why-are-English-names-in-the-Bible
They all took place in modern day United States that’s why
Bubblecar said:
Woolworths meat department in the 1970s, with butchers dressed as minstrels.
Thems that cut it and Thems that wraps it.
dv said:
Education Endowment Foundation
Apparently Jimmy Riddle pioneered eefin’.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Another political mini-series coming uo on ITV.
Liz Truss reflects on her time in Downing Street.
The good time, the bad time, the cat.
Who should play her in The Crown?
Maybe one of the people kicked out of season 48 of Big Brother after two weeks.
It wouldn’t even warrant a speaking part A cameo roll such as that wouldn’t even need to appear on the credits either.
PermeateFree said:
Bubblecar said:
Woolworths meat department in the 1970s, with butchers dressed as minstrels.
Thems that cut it and Thems that wraps it.
those were the days when it was rare to see a woman in butcher.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Hi Bubblecar,We’re currently preparing your order which is booked for the 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Wednesday 26 October, delivery window.
We’re planning to arrive between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM. If you can’t be there at this time to sign for this order, please give us a call to see if your order can be left unattended at your doorstep.
It’s important to note that this is our best estimate, but it’s only an estimate. Factors outside our control, like traffic conditions, can lead to delays and earlier delivery.
Thanks again for shopping with us,
Gordon Coles & the Whole Coles Crew
Gordon Coles sounds a nice enough chap.
Could have been Gordon Bennett.
I must admit I made up Gordon Coles to help humanise the firm.
It was actually George. George James Coles. Ended up being Sir George apparently.
Hobby shop, Oslo, 1960s.
dv said:
Here’s a challenge for you. Find the dumbest question no one has ever asked on quora.https://www.quora.com/Why-are-English-names-in-the-Bible
I’m sure I could find half a dozen dumber than that in my feed from this morning, if I could be bothered to go and look.
(and I thought you treated quora with the disdain it deserves?)
Norway’s energy industry is almost entirely state-owned (now as Equinor).
I suppose the biggest energy-related government-owned enterprise in Australia would be Snowy?
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Here’s a challenge for you. Find the dumbest question no one has ever asked on quora.https://www.quora.com/Why-are-English-names-in-the-Bible
I’m sure I could find half a dozen dumber than that in my feed from this morning, if I could be bothered to go and look.
(and I thought you treated quora with the disdain it deserves?)
Trust me, my disdain levels are very high.
General store, Oslo, 1936. Huge load of staff.
Bubblecar said:
General store, Oslo, 1936. Huge load of staff.
Holy shit.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
General store, Oslo, 1936. Huge load of staff.
Holy shit.
Maybe they called in all their roster of staff for the photograph.
dv said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
General store, Oslo, 1936. Huge load of staff.
Holy shit.
Maybe they called in all their roster of staff for the photograph.
Probably, all assembled uncharacteristically in one corner.
Michael V said:
kii said:
I’m not sure if I feel nauseous because I just watched some news about the shit in the USA – ongoing talk about a looming civil war, the orange stain spewing crap to his cult recently, voter intimidation at drop boxes by armed thugs, or because one of the QAnon neighbour’s feral cats chewed the leg off my remaining little parrot through the bars of the cage this afternoon. He just died.I wish I had alcohol.
:(
C’mon, kii, bear up. Awful about your little bird, but you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. You’ll be out of the shitshow soon.
I described it in my complaint as ‘a failure to drain.’
School scene in New Zealand, 1940.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
I’m not sure if I feel nauseous because I just watched some news about the shit in the USA – ongoing talk about a looming civil war, the orange stain spewing crap to his cult recently, voter intimidation at drop boxes by armed thugs, or because one of the QAnon neighbour’s feral cats chewed the leg off my remaining little parrot through the bars of the cage this afternoon. He just died.I wish I had alcohol.
:(
C’mon, kii, bear up. Awful about your little bird, but you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. You’ll be out of the shitshow soon.
:(
Bubblecar said:
Hobby shop, Oslo, 1960s.
I have a Norwegian mate coming for dinner tonight, I might show him that :)
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Hobby shop, Oslo, 1960s.
I have a Norwegian mate coming for dinner tonight, I might show him that :)
Ask him about Equinor.
Kiwi grocery store, probably 1930s.
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi grocery store, probably 1930s.
Dad says if I take care of this I can get a real dog one day
Kiwi living room scene in an advertisement for Atwater Kent radios, 1930s.
dv said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Hobby shop, Oslo, 1960s.
I have a Norwegian mate coming for dinner tonight, I might show him that :)
Ask him about Equinor.
I suspect he’d know very little about it. He’s lived here since 93. He was the first person I ever hired as an employee. He’s a dinki-di aussie whose daughter has played for the Matildas – currently been injured for the last two seasons.
Kiwi women making tin hats, WW2.
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi women making tin hats, WW2.
Do they work as well as foil?
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi women making tin hats, WW2.
Do they work as well as foil?
Were tin foil hats needed back then, surely it need the creation of satellites
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi living room scene in an advertisement for Atwater Kent radios, 1930s.
listenin’ to the raddi-o, daddi-o.
sibeen said:
dv said:
sibeen said:I have a Norwegian mate coming for dinner tonight, I might show him that :)
Ask him about Equinor.
I suspect he’d know very little about it. He’s lived here since 93. He was the first person I ever hired as an employee. He’s a dinki-di aussie whose daughter has played for the Matildas – currently been injured for the last two seasons.
Umm…what’s his first name, please?
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi women making tin hats, WW2.
Battle bowlers.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-26/wendy-sym-charged-with-attempting-to-murder-husband-dementia/101580196
What a horrible situation to be in
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi women making tin hats, WW2.
Do they work as well as foil?
When first issued steel helmets, someone asked ‘do these stop bullets, Chief?’.
The Chief smiled and said, ‘son, they won’t even slow ‘em down’.
PermeateFree said:
buffy said:
Peak Warming Man said:Frogmouth chicks, can they fly?
I looked it up. At 4 weeks they leave the nest and perch for a week. At five weeks they can fly. You can see this one has short tail feathers yet.
I would doubt that that bird could fly yet. Have found them on low lying perches myself. Just pick them up and place them on a branch higher up. Mum and dad will look after them, but they need protection from predators like cats, foxes and dogs.
The gardener put it up onto a branch. There is a parent making that oomping noise. Initially I didn’t know the baby was there, I heard the parent and completely failed to find it. Their call is really hard to locate, and it stopped calling when I started looking. Too intelligent!
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:
dv said:Ask him about Equinor.
I suspect he’d know very little about it. He’s lived here since 93. He was the first person I ever hired as an employee. He’s a dinki-di aussie whose daughter has played for the Matildas – currently been injured for the last two seasons.
Umm…what’s his first name, please?
I’m sure you could figure it out with the supplied information :)
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:
sibeen said:I suspect he’d know very little about it. He’s lived here since 93. He was the first person I ever hired as an employee. He’s a dinki-di aussie whose daughter has played for the Matildas – currently been injured for the last two seasons.
Umm…what’s his first name, please?
I’m sure you could figure it out with the supplied information :)
Sorry, brain’s at the cleaners. Never mind, not important.
Coles order should be arriving shortly.
Email tells me there was only one substitution this time – Panadol paracetamols instead of Nyal.
Bubblecar said:
Coles order should be arriving shortly.Email tells me there was only one substitution this time – Panadol paracetamols instead of Nyal.
They must like you.
Bubblecar said:
Coles order should be arriving shortly.Email tells me there was only one substitution this time – Panadol paracetamols instead of Nyal.
You only ordered a single item?
Dark Orange said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles order should be arriving shortly.Email tells me there was only one substitution this time – Panadol paracetamols instead of Nyal.
You only ordered a single item?
54 items, about half the size of my last order.
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi living room scene in an advertisement for Atwater Kent radios, 1930s.
The child looks like a cardboard cutout.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi living room scene in an advertisement for Atwater Kent radios, 1930s.
The child looks like a cardboard cutout.
Too early to be one of those nuke testing houses
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi living room scene in an advertisement for Atwater Kent radios, 1930s.
The child looks like a cardboard cutout.
It was the Depression. People couldn’t afford to have a radio and a kid, so you could get life-size cardboard cut-outs of kids for about 1/6d at the shops, to fill in the gap until times got better and you could save enough to have a real child. Dogs, too.
Page of model railways from the 1916 Sears & Roebuck catalogue.
Bubblecar said:
Page of model railways from the 1916 Sears & Roebuck catalogue.
The more expensive electric sets.
Coles van is here. Once again, they’re delivering to one of my immediate neighbours as well as me.
Bubblecar said:
Coles van is here. Once again, they’re delivering to one of my immediate neighbours as well as me.
…actually she’s delivering to both neighbours, with me last.
I’d imagine our village IGA is noticing a dramatic loss in income.
Gigantic bunch of celery, it’s like a rainforest. I would have chosen a smaller one.
Bubblecar said:
Gigantic bunch of celery, it’s like a rainforest. I would have chosen a smaller one.
…and a substitution they didn’t note: I ordered a mini Savoy cabbage, but got a large red one.
Think I’ll be cooking and freezing a lot of the vegetable matter, there’s too much of it.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles van is here. Once again, they’re delivering to one of my immediate neighbours as well as me.
…actually she’s delivering to both neighbours, with me last.
I’d imagine our village IGA is noticing a dramatic loss in income.
Poor Granville will be let go
More anomalies: curly parsley instead of flat, again.
And I ordered 4 x light globes but got 6. Never mind.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Kiwi women making tin hats, WW2.
Do they work as well as foil?
Were tin foil hats needed back then, surely it need the creation of satellites
Back in those days you had to stand right in front of the radar tower to get brainwashed
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:Do they work as well as foil?
Were tin foil hats needed back then, surely it need the creation of satellites
Back in those days you had to stand right in front of the radar tower to get brainwashed
Makes sense
Difference between pak choy and buk choy, according to Coles: one is a slightly more squat version of the other one (not sure which is which).
Anyway I’m using some of the longer one in a salad with capsicum, cucumber, tomato etc and garlic vinaigrette dressing, to serve with the salmon and garlic prawns.
Glocalisation is a word, apparently
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles van is here. Once again, they’re delivering to one of my immediate neighbours as well as me.
…actually she’s delivering to both neighbours, with me last.
I’d imagine our village IGA is noticing a dramatic loss in income.
Why are you buying from Coles anyway? I really prefer (a lot) to pick out my own fruit and veg according to what is fresh in the shop.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Coles van is here. Once again, they’re delivering to one of my immediate neighbours as well as me.
…actually she’s delivering to both neighbours, with me last.
I’d imagine our village IGA is noticing a dramatic loss in income.
Why are you buying from Coles anyway? I really prefer (a lot) to pick out my own fruit and veg according to what is fresh in the shop.
The fruit and veg section of our IGA tends to be very basic (and expensive).
Everything that Coles delivered is nicely fresh, but a lot of it is oversized :)
Anyway I’m just getting used to what to expect from these Coles orders, and will still be buying stuff (including veg) from the IGA.
You’ll possibly feel vindicated that my Coles order also included half a pineapple (which you can’t get in the IGA).
dv said:
Glocalisation is a word, apparently
Sounds messy.
Bubblecar said:
Difference between pak choy and buk choy, according to Coles: one is a slightly more squat version of the other one (not sure which is which).Anyway I’m using some of the longer one in a salad with capsicum, cucumber, tomato etc and garlic vinaigrette dressing, to serve with the salmon and garlic prawns.
Sounds lovely.
Online resources suggest bok choi and pak choi are synonymous
dv said:
Online resources suggest bok choi and pak choi are synonymous
Yes, but I assume that Coles are getting these from two suppliers growing different varieties, using different names.
I rather like this (USA) list my sister has up on her Facebook
buffy said:
I rather like this (USA) list my sister has up on her Facebook
Asian Giant Hornet eating a bee.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Difference between pak choy and buk choy, according to Coles: one is a slightly more squat version of the other one (not sure which is which).Anyway I’m using some of the longer one in a salad with capsicum, cucumber, tomato etc and garlic vinaigrette dressing, to serve with the salmon and garlic prawns.
Sounds lovely.
Should be, and it’s now ready :)
chocolate, study your envy and report back
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Online resources suggest bok choi and pak choi are synonymous
Yes, but I assume that Coles are getting these from two suppliers growing different varieties, using different names.
Cool
Wiktionary reckons they both mean “white vegetable”.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Online resources suggest bok choi and pak choi are synonymous
Yes, but I assume that Coles are getting these from two suppliers growing different varieties, using different names.
Cool
Wiktionary reckons they both mean “white vegetable”.
Could serve as pseudonyms for Dutton, P.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Yes, but I assume that Coles are getting these from two suppliers growing different varieties, using different names.
Cool
Wiktionary reckons they both mean “white vegetable”.
Could serve as pseudonyms for Dutton, P.
he’s the other white vegetable.
nice trip up to Perth and back. set cruise control on 100 and just steer. though the D-max has a self-steer option.
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Difference between pak choy and buk choy, according to Coles: one is a slightly more squat version of the other one (not sure which is which).Anyway I’m using some of the longer one in a salad with capsicum, cucumber, tomato etc and garlic vinaigrette dressing, to serve with the salmon and garlic prawns.
Sounds lovely.
except for the white cabbage which has to die so we may live.
For dessert I’m propping up the ailing UK economy by indulging in a sliver or two of Snowdonia Black Bomber, a very fine cheddar.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Yes, but I assume that Coles are getting these from two suppliers growing different varieties, using different names.
Cool
Wiktionary reckons they both mean “white vegetable”.
Could serve as pseudonyms for Dutton, P.
Eeeeew. I’m not going to eat Dutton, P.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Cool
Wiktionary reckons they both mean “white vegetable”.
Could serve as pseudonyms for Dutton, P.
Eeeeew. I’m not going to eat Dutton, P.
What about for your Only Fans page
former US military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents and company records show.
Australian Federal Police arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, on Friday in the rural town of Orange in New South Wales, and he appeared in court there the same day, court records show and two police sources and his lawyer confirmed.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/25/asia/us-military-pilot-china-arrested-australia-intl-hnk/index.html
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Could serve as pseudonyms for Dutton, P.
Eeeeew. I’m not going to eat Dutton, P.
What about for your Only Fans page
Oh dear.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:Eeeeew. I’m not going to eat Dutton, P.
What about for your Only Fans page
Oh dear.
Yeah apology’s for that
Bubblecar said:
For dessert I’m propping up the ailing UK economy by indulging in a sliver or two of Snowdonia Black Bomber, a very fine cheddar.
I’ve got fresh pineapple with cream for dessert tonight. Mr buffy cooked sausages and mash and steamed peas for main course.
This is for you SM.
sarahs mum said:
This is for you SM.
Have you ever been to the Furneax?
sarahs mum said:
This is for you SM.
Looks like they’ve cordoned off your corner for a special soaking.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
This is for you SM.
Have you ever been to the Furneax?
are we talking bass strait? Like Cape barron? yes. like flinders? no.
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
This is for you SM.
Have you ever been to the Furneax?
are we talking bass strait? Like Cape barron? yes. like flinders? no.
barren.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
This is for you SM.
Have you ever been to the Furneax?
When i was very young, we had a tablecloth with a map of the State of Tasmania printed on it.
I used to like the place names. Bruny Island. Triabunna. Bicheno. Eaglehawk Neck.
But, i’ve never been there.
Seen it as a smudge on the horizon. Feared for my life in Bass Strait. But never set foot in the place.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
This is for you SM.
Have you ever been to the Furneax?
When i was very young, we had a tablecloth with a map of the State of Tasmania printed on it.
I used to like the place names. Bruny Island. Triabunna. Bicheno. Eaglehawk Neck.
But, i’ve never been there.
Seen it as a smudge on the horizon. Feared for my life in Bass Strait. But never set foot in the place.
there are planes to Tasmania too. Have you ever been in a plane?
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Have you ever been to the Furneax?
When i was very young, we had a tablecloth with a map of the State of Tasmania printed on it.
I used to like the place names. Bruny Island. Triabunna. Bicheno. Eaglehawk Neck.
But, i’ve never been there.
Seen it as a smudge on the horizon. Feared for my life in Bass Strait. But never set foot in the place.
there are planes to Tasmania too. Have you ever been in a plane?
You can’t send a kid like me up in a crate like that.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:When i was very young, we had a tablecloth with a map of the State of Tasmania printed on it.
I used to like the place names. Bruny Island. Triabunna. Bicheno. Eaglehawk Neck.
But, i’ve never been there.
Seen it as a smudge on the horizon. Feared for my life in Bass Strait. But never set foot in the place.
there are planes to Tasmania too. Have you ever been in a plane?
You can’t send a kid like me up in a crate like that.
In the last year or so I was in sydney I had a map of Tas on the wall. i would pick up the tassie papers at martin place and if I found affordable realestate I would pin it to the map.Snug was on my list. And I did end up buying in Snug for 18.5k.
I remember taking a trip to Bruny and really enjoying how it felt like going back into the 60s.I saw a block on the dress circle of adventure bay for 5k. so cheap. But unaffordable after I had locked in to the Snug property.
Gee it’s worth a lot of money now.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
For dessert I’m propping up the ailing UK economy by indulging in a sliver or two of Snowdonia Black Bomber, a very fine cheddar.
I’ve got fresh pineapple with cream for dessert tonight. Mr buffy cooked sausages and mash and steamed peas for main course.
I made fried rice with five veges, ham, egg and a stir-through XO Chinese spiced-mushroom sauce. It was yum. I’m quite full and there’s enough left for breakfast for me.
No desserts.
:)
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
For dessert I’m propping up the ailing UK economy by indulging in a sliver or two of Snowdonia Black Bomber, a very fine cheddar.
I’ve got fresh pineapple with cream for dessert tonight. Mr buffy cooked sausages and mash and steamed peas for main course.
I made fried rice with five veges, ham, egg and a stir-through XO Chinese spiced-mushroom sauce. It was yum. I’m quite full and there’s enough left for breakfast for me.
No desserts.
:)
Mrs S didn’t want dinner tonight.
I had a cup-a-soup and two slices of bread.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
For dessert I’m propping up the ailing UK economy by indulging in a sliver or two of Snowdonia Black Bomber, a very fine cheddar.
I’ve got fresh pineapple with cream for dessert tonight. Mr buffy cooked sausages and mash and steamed peas for main course.
I made fried rice with five veges, ham, egg and a stir-through XO Chinese spiced-mushroom sauce. It was yum. I’m quite full and there’s enough left for breakfast for me.
No desserts.
:)
Ooh, I think I’ll do fried rice with chicken tomorrow. With brown rice. I like it that way occasionally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyUPwMgfJwc
SHOP TOUR! – Tools, Glorious Tools! #1 – Shop Made Clamp System
unohoo
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:I’ve got fresh pineapple with cream for dessert tonight. Mr buffy cooked sausages and mash and steamed peas for main course.
I made fried rice with five veges, ham, egg and a stir-through XO Chinese spiced-mushroom sauce. It was yum. I’m quite full and there’s enough left for breakfast for me.
No desserts.
:)
Ooh, I think I’ll do fried rice with chicken tomorrow. With brown rice. I like it that way occasionally.
:)
https://www.facebook.com/reel/489153949823961?s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Funeral March of a Marionette in various styles
JudgeMental said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGXqFmsCegDr & The Medics, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
I FUCKING HATE THAT SONG.
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGXqFmsCegDr & The Medics, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
I FUCKING HATE THAT SONG.
this is pretty good.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOGXqFmsCegDr & The Medics, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
I FUCKING HATE THAT SONG.
this is pretty good.
FUCK OFF
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:I FUCKING HATE THAT SONG.
this is pretty good.
FUCK OFF
bom BOM BOM bom bobom BOM
revisiting steve’n‘seagulls.
deevs, as an aside I asked my Norwegian mate about the general feeling about the Government Pension Fund of Norway – he was rather disparaging about it. He said they won’t pull the trigger on when people are struggling. As long as the fund is making money then the fat cats at the top are making money.
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Continuing the tour of insects found during colonoscopy, I present Exhibit B: ladybird 🐞
https://www.iflscience.com/one-ladybugs-surprise-appearance-during-a-59yearold-mans-colonoscopy-60519
sibeen said:
deevs, as an aside I asked my Norwegian mate about the general feeling about the Government Pension Fund of Norway – he was rather disparaging about it. He said they won’t pull the trigger on when people are struggling. As long as the fund is making money then the fat cats at the top are making money.
Seems a bit harsh. By general standards they are not well remunerated.
sarahs mum said:
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Continuing the tour of insects found during colonoscopy, I present Exhibit B: ladybird 🐞https://www.iflscience.com/one-ladybugs-surprise-appearance-during-a-59yearold-mans-colonoscopy-60519
Bloody hell
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
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Continuing the tour of insects found during colonoscopy, I present Exhibit B: ladybird 🐞https://www.iflscience.com/one-ladybugs-surprise-appearance-during-a-59yearold-mans-colonoscopy-60519
Bloody hell
It sort of makes sense that because of the prep flushing out the system that there was no time to digest said critter. How it got it there is still weird.
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Continuing the tour of insects found during colonoscopy, I present Exhibit B: ladybird 🐞https://www.iflscience.com/one-ladybugs-surprise-appearance-during-a-59yearold-mans-colonoscopy-60519
Musta accidentally sat on it.
Woodie said:
sarahs mum said:
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Musta accidentally sat on it.
Picked it up on a toilet seat?
Cow flatulence and lady birds in your guts.
Today I have to bury Batboy. I might put him under the apricot tree.
kii said:
Cow flatulence and lady birds in your guts.Today I have to bury Batboy. I might put him under the apricot tree.
sorry about batboy. :(
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Cow flatulence and lady birds in your guts.Today I have to bury Batboy. I might put him under the apricot tree.
sorry about batboy. :(
Ta, his death actually solves one of my problems. I no longer need to re-home him. Poor little bastard. I keep thinking of parrot and pirate jokes, as he had his leg torn off by the neighbour’s cat.
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
Cow flatulence and lady birds in your guts.Today I have to bury Batboy. I might put him under the apricot tree.
sorry about batboy. :(
Ta, his death actually solves one of my problems. I no longer need to re-home him. Poor little bastard. I keep thinking of parrot and pirate jokes, as he had his leg torn off by the neighbour’s cat.
But it is sad. Even if he is not a problem anymore. It is so much nicer when our pets live past their due date and die in their sleep. Like Poppy did.
sarahs mum said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:sorry about batboy. :(
Ta, his death actually solves one of my problems. I no longer need to re-home him. Poor little bastard. I keep thinking of parrot and pirate jokes, as he had his leg torn off by the neighbour’s cat.
But it is sad. Even if he is not a problem anymore. It is so much nicer when our pets live past their due date and die in their sleep. Like Poppy did.
True, has was getting old and seemed to be slowing down.
I did pick him off the bottom of the cage and put him in his coconut shell nest, after I had lowered the shell to the bottom of the cage. So he just rested in one of his favourite places until he carked it. I put his leg in a tissue next to the coconut shell.
Do I want to peruse the web for news of the Fetterman/Oz debate last night?
(I did purchase a Fetterman t-shirt, because it is quirky and I like that.)
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
kii said:Ta, his death actually solves one of my problems. I no longer need to re-home him. Poor little bastard. I keep thinking of parrot and pirate jokes, as he had his leg torn off by the neighbour’s cat.
But it is sad. Even if he is not a problem anymore. It is so much nicer when our pets live past their due date and die in their sleep. Like Poppy did.
True, has was getting old and seemed to be slowing down.
I did pick him off the bottom of the cage and put him in his coconut shell nest, after I had lowered the shell to the bottom of the cage. So he just rested in one of his favourite places until he carked it. I put his leg in a tissue next to the coconut shell.
I would be inclined to get a cat/possum trap to catch the cat, then drop the cage and cat into a lake or river.
PermeateFree said:
kii said:
sarahs mum said:But it is sad. Even if he is not a problem anymore. It is so much nicer when our pets live past their due date and die in their sleep. Like Poppy did.
True, has was getting old and seemed to be slowing down.
I did pick him off the bottom of the cage and put him in his coconut shell nest, after I had lowered the shell to the bottom of the cage. So he just rested in one of his favourite places until he carked it. I put his leg in a tissue next to the coconut shell.
I would be inclined to get a cat/possum trap to catch the cat, then drop the cage and cat into a lake or river.
The neighbour who encourages the cats is mentally unstable – apart from the QAnon/MAGA shit (she presents as a well-educated middle-age woman). I think there are about 5 or 6 of them that she feeds. If I even had the wherewithal to trap them etc., it’s a crime and I can’t break the law because of my visa status. I have to remain a “good” person until I escape this country.
kii said:
PermeateFree said:
kii said:True, has was getting old and seemed to be slowing down.
I did pick him off the bottom of the cage and put him in his coconut shell nest, after I had lowered the shell to the bottom of the cage. So he just rested in one of his favourite places until he carked it. I put his leg in a tissue next to the coconut shell.
I would be inclined to get a cat/possum trap to catch the cat, then drop the cage and cat into a lake or river.
The neighbour who encourages the cats is mentally unstable – apart from the QAnon/MAGA shit (she presents as a well-educated middle-age woman). I think there are about 5 or 6 of them that she feeds. If I even had the wherewithal to trap them etc., it’s a crime and I can’t break the law because of my visa status. I have to remain a “good” person until I escape this country.
It’s a bit alice’s restaurant. Not moral enough to burn villages and eat dead babies after litterin’.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees, overcast. We are forecast a showery 14 degrees.
I didn’t get any of Auntie Annie’s weeding or mowing done yesterday because it was showery and I was distracted looking at a tawny frogmouth baby and then doing some plant photographs out on the roadside up the highway. We shall see which motivation is strongest today…
kii said:
Do I want to peruse the web for news of the Fetterman/Oz debate last night?(I did purchase a Fetterman t-shirt, because it is quirky and I like that.)
Ooh, yes, I should look for that. I only know about it because we watch Planet America, but it could have been interesting.
buffy said:
kii said:
Do I want to peruse the web for news of the Fetterman/Oz debate last night?(I did purchase a Fetterman t-shirt, because it is quirky and I like that.)
Ooh, yes, I should look for that. I only know about it because we watch Planet America, but it could have been interesting.
Abortion is between a woman…and a doctor..AND the local politicians. You suck Oz.
Good morning everybody.
Mostly cloudy, calm, 16.6°C, 94% RH. BoM forecasts 30°C and a slight chance of a thunderstorm.
Food for today not planned. No activity is planned (my foot still hurts a lot). Only thing planned is a 10am meeting with a financial planner, who is coming here.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
kii said:
Do I want to peruse the web for news of the Fetterman/Oz debate last night?(I did purchase a Fetterman t-shirt, because it is quirky and I like that.)
Ooh, yes, I should look for that. I only know about it because we watch Planet America, but it could have been interesting.
Abortion is between a woman…and a doctor..AND the local politicians. You suck Oz.
What’s a fictional Wizard got to do with abortion?
It’s still raining here. Looking at the BOM reveals it will be raining all week.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:Ooh, yes, I should look for that. I only know about it because we watch Planet America, but it could have been interesting.
Abortion is between a woman…and a doctor..AND the local politicians. You suck Oz.
What’s a fictional Wizard got to do with abortion?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
buffy said:
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:Abortion is between a woman…and a doctor..AND the local politicians. You suck Oz.
What’s a fictional Wizard got to do with abortion?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
Ah, thanks. I have vague memories of him being discussed here at some time or another.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:What’s a fictional Wizard got to do with abortion?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
Ah, thanks. I have vague memories of him being discussed here at some time or another.
And here is how the debate went:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/26/pennsylvania-senate-debate-mehmet-oz-john-fetterman
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:What’s a fictional Wizard got to do with abortion?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
Ah, thanks. I have vague memories of him being discussed here at some time or another.
He’s a very strange dude.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Oz
Ah, thanks. I have vague memories of him being discussed here at some time or another.
And here is how the debate went:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/26/pennsylvania-senate-debate-mehmet-oz-john-fetterman
Charming.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Ah, thanks. I have vague memories of him being discussed here at some time or another.
And here is how the debate went:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/26/pennsylvania-senate-debate-mehmet-oz-john-fetterman
Charming.
It amazes me that we have TV stations in Australia that put his show on the TV as if it is actual fact.
Such TV stations get deleted from my list.
I’m told that I should watch them because it pays to know what the others are thinking.
Hello
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning Cymek.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Cymek said:
Hello
Morning Cymek.
Forgot my manners at the door. Good morrow sirrah.
This is how to romanticise the ticking of a pocket watch, wind up fifty of them
Lodged income tax.
Me and mrs m both
Whew.
I typed Please find attached in an email and got a grammar correction line. I thought it might be “Stock phrase, consider revising” but instead…
dv said:
I typed Please find attached in an email and got a grammar correction line. I thought it might be “Stock phrase, consider revising” but instead…
Maybe they are comma nazis?
dv said:
I typed Please find attached in an email and got a grammar correction line. I thought it might be “Stock phrase, consider revising” but instead…
AI is not very I.
Today I learned that there exists a comiclopedia.
mollwollfumble said:
Lodged income tax.
Me and mrs m both
Whew.
Haven’t had to do that for a couple of years now. Not enough income to be taxed.
Antway, while we weren’t watching; Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight.
roughbarked said:
Antway, while we weren’t watching; Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight.
Well done that bird.
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Antway, while we weren’t watching; Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight.
Well done that bird.
….although “godwit” sounds like a derogatory term for a particularly dense religious believer.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Antway, while we weren’t watching; Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight.
Well done that bird.
….although “godwit” sounds like a derogatory term for a particularly dense religious believer.
That’s the antway
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Well done that bird.
….although “godwit” sounds like a derogatory term for a particularly dense religious believer.
That’s the antway
IDGI
Anyway I’d better go and clear that washing up.
If anyone wants me, tell them “he’s outside and he’s not getting back in the van until Alan says we’re heavy metal.”*
*Bad News reference, Comic Strip Presents
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Antway, while we weren’t watching; Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight.
Well done that bird.
….although “godwit” sounds like a derogatory term for a particularly dense religious believer.
Definition of godwit
15th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for godwitorigin unknown
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Well done that bird.
….although “godwit” sounds like a derogatory term for a particularly dense religious believer.
That’s the antway
Go on, pick on my typos that I missed.
Ross people didn’t buy a new car after all, they bought a not-very-old Holden Cruze (sic) of low mileage.
Have you noticed that when people pray, they look upward — ie, perpendicular to whatever place they’re standing, kneeling, grovelling, etc. in? From this I conclude that they conceive of their “god” as topologically isomorphic to a huge torus, a few thousand km wider than Earth.
btm said:
Have you noticed that when people pray, they look upward — ie, perpendicular to whatever place they’re standing, kneeling, grovelling, etc. in? From this I conclude that they conceive of their “god” as topologically isomorphic to a huge torus, a few thousand km wider than Earth.
Is this all religious people or just the Americans, who according to their anthem, live under God.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:….although “godwit” sounds like a derogatory term for a particularly dense religious believer.
That’s the antway
IDGI
Roughie said antway before
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:That’s the antway
IDGI
Roughie said antway before
Ah. I thought you meant the migrating bird was following a route usually used by ants.
Raining all day here, same expected tomorrow. I’m getting fed up of it.
Rather odd retirement present given to my older bro-in-law by a co-worker: a knitted pot of knitted cacti with the Clarence City Council logo on it.
Thinking I’ll just have a fruit salad for dinner tonight (fresh pineapple, grapes, mandarin, apple, Greek yoghurt).
But also thinking I ought to purchase a final bottle of cognac before I start the weight loss diet proper.
So I’ll change into village gear, hoist the umbrella and get some much-needed exercise.
Bubblecar said:
Raining all day here, same expected tomorrow. I’m getting fed up of it.
it is all the bureau is offering this week.
Seeyas for a while. I need to elevate my foot above my head (lying down). The swelling has become quite pronounced.
https://youtu.be/DCuwcw13PEM
Machine gun crossbow
Criminal probe launched in US into Tesla’s self-driving car claims
Which is probably why Tesla didn’t finalise the deal with Core Lithium.
BACK in double quick time, ‘cos halfway there a nice neighbour, Melinda gave me a lift there and home again, in her car full of (friendly) Pekingese dogs.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/DCuwcw13PEMMachine gun crossbow
Yep that was interesting and also scary. I wonder, Dies he have a licence and are there neighbours over the back fence? Because there a couple of times it looked llike he could easily send arrows ibe the fence. Particularly while hand operating.
Some rather rowdy weather passing just to the south of us. Fortunately not a drop has landed here.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Raining all day here, same expected tomorrow. I’m getting fed up of it.
it is all the bureau is offering this week.
Saturday might be relatively dry. I want to venture out to the bookshop to see if I can find anything for the twins.
Spiny Norman said:
Some rather rowdy weather passing just to the south of us. Fortunately not a drop has landed here.
Looks ominous.
One cognac later and I’m feeling at peace with the cosmos :)
Cognac copper pot still of alembic type.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/DCuwcw13PEMMachine gun crossbow
Huh!
Bubblecar said:
BACK in double quick time, ‘cos halfway there a nice neighbour, Melinda gave me a lift there and home again, in her car full of (friendly) Pekingese dogs.
:)
Spiny Norman said:
Some rather rowdy weather passing just to the south of us. Fortunately not a drop has landed here.
:)
It’s black out to the west of us, and there’s some pretty heavy rain in it, judging by the radar.
The Northernmost part of Brazil is closer to Canada than it is to the Southernmost part of Brazil
roughbarked said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/DCuwcw13PEMMachine gun crossbow
Yep that was interesting and also scary. I wonder, Dies he have a licence and are there neighbours over the back fence? Because there a couple of times it looked llike he could easily send arrows ibe the fence. Particularly while hand operating.
Is he American?
Spiny Norman said:
Wait a minute ?!?
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Wait a minute ?!?
It doesn’t take into account the fatalities caused by channel surfing on the radio.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Wait a minute ?!?
It doesn’t take into account the fatalities caused by channel surfing on the radio.
Yes, The Beach Boys have a lot to answer for.
Spiny Norman said:
snigger
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Uh-oh; momentary blackout.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/DCuwcw13PEMMachine gun crossbow
Yep that was interesting and also scary. I wonder, Dies he have a licence and are there neighbours over the back fence? Because there a couple of times it looked llike he could easily send arrows ibe the fence. Particularly while hand operating.
Is he American?
Of course. All weapons encouraged.
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Is the lady anyone or just a customer
There’s a straight line between Liberia and China that stretches 13,500km without crossing any ocean or major body of water.
Cymek said:
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Is the lady anyone or just a customer
dunno.
Michael V said:
Uh-oh; momentary blackout.
Have a drink of water and lie down.
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
It looks more like a corner (general) store than any milk bar I remember.
Many in Egypt may consider the Nile a major body of water.
Spiny Norman said:
That’s not at all surprising.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Uh-oh; momentary blackout.
Have a drink of water and lie down.
I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Michael V said:
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
It looks more like a corner (general) store than any milk bar I remember.
It does but often enough they were also milk bars. Might have only had one table and bench seat but they served milkshakes.
roughbarked said:
Many in Egypt may consider the Nile a major body of water.
The only major river that flows south to north I believe.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Uh-oh; momentary blackout.
Have a drink of water and lie down.
I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Have you had these before?
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Uh-oh; momentary blackout.
Have a drink of water and lie down.
I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Or a Vincents APC.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Yep that was interesting and also scary. I wonder, Dies he have a licence and are there neighbours over the back fence? Because there a couple of times it looked llike he could easily send arrows ibe the fence. Particularly while hand operating.
Is he American?
Of course. All weapons encouraged.
Explains it. Yanks can do anything in their backyards, shoot arrows, test nuclear weapons, anything.
Watched that ‘Cops’ show one night. In a major city (LA, i think) and old lady ‘thought’ she heard a ‘prowler’ in her back yard one night. So, she got her .45 auto gat from ‘the nightstand’ and began blasting off shots at suspicious shadows in various corners of the backyard.
Police attended a report of ‘shots fired’. Found the old lady, checked the back yard (no ‘prowler’).
Then they reloaded the .45 for her and gave it back to her.
The condition of the neighbours, their property, or their thoughts on having big fat bullets blasted about the place by their neighbour, seemed to be matters not worthy of enquiry.
roughbarked said:
It does but often enough they were also milk bars. Might have only had one table and bench seat but they served milkshakes.
Mrs S’s mother arrived from England by ship in the early 50s.
At Fremantle, she encountered her first milkbar, her first milkshakes, as many as she wanted, after leaving a country where milk was still rationed.
She said that she almost collapsed from sheer pleasure.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Is he American?
Of course. All weapons encouraged.
Explains it. Yanks can do anything in their backyards, shoot arrows, test nuclear weapons, anything.
Watched that ‘Cops’ show one night. In a major city (LA, i think) and old lady ‘thought’ she heard a ‘prowler’ in her back yard one night. So, she got her .45 auto gat from ‘the nightstand’ and began blasting off shots at suspicious shadows in various corners of the backyard.
Police attended a report of ‘shots fired’. Found the old lady, checked the back yard (no ‘prowler’).
Then they reloaded the .45 for her and gave it back to her.
The condition of the neighbours, their property, or their thoughts on having big fat bullets blasted about the place by their neighbour, seemed to be matters not worthy of enquiry.
She had a licence, or maybe had seen a licence in a magazine article, so it was all fine thanks for asking.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:It does but often enough they were also milk bars. Might have only had one table and bench seat but they served milkshakes.
Mrs S’s mother arrived from England by ship in the early 50s.
At Fremantle, she encountered her first milkbar, her first milkshakes, as many as she wanted, after leaving a country where milk was still rationed.
She said that she almost collapsed from sheer pleasure.
And was then very ill.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:It does but often enough they were also milk bars. Might have only had one table and bench seat but they served milkshakes.
Mrs S’s mother arrived from England by ship in the early 50s.
At Fremantle, she encountered her first milkbar, her first milkshakes, as many as she wanted, after leaving a country where milk was still rationed.
She said that she almost collapsed from sheer pleasure.
And was then very ill.
No, that was Aden, apparently, where she tried a ‘hot’ curry.
On seeing her reaction to the first taste, she said that the waiter said ‘i take away, bring Missy something more nice’.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Have a drink of water and lie down.
I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Or a Vincents APC.
I had one aunty with a real BEX habit. When she visited the first thing she would do was go to the kitchen, grab some water and take one.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Or a Vincents APC.
I had one aunty with a real BEX habit. When she visited the first thing she would do was go to the kitchen, grab some water and take one.
And was it liver or kidney damage that she later had?
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:Or a Vincents APC.
I had one aunty with a real BEX habit. When she visited the first thing she would do was go to the kitchen, grab some water and take one.
And was it liver or kidney damage that she later had?
dunno.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:I had one aunty with a real BEX habit. When she visited the first thing she would do was go to the kitchen, grab some water and take one.
And was it liver or kidney damage that she later had?
dunno.
Very destructive, the old powders. Same effects as too many Panadol these days.
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Ta.
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.
Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
I had six months long service leave, seven weeks annual leave, and over 500 hours of sick leave when i paid off.
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
Had he not been taking annual leave?
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
I had six months long service leave, seven weeks annual leave, and over 500 hours of sick leave when i paid off.
Goodo.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
I had six months long service leave, seven weeks annual leave, and over 500 hours of sick leave when i paid off.
Did you get paid out for sick leave? I didn’t have to pay out sick leave for my staff. And I had made sure they had taken all their annual leave and long service leave as it accrued.
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
I had six months long service leave, seven weeks annual leave, and over 500 hours of sick leave when i paid off.
Goodo.
Not really. Just lost all the sick leave. Would have had to stay another two years to convert any of it to payable on departure.
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
Had he not been taking annual leave?
In bits and pieces, but obviously not all he was entitled to. The nature of his job (often doing the work of two people, and then being called on to be acting overall council manager etc) meant that holidays were often truncated. Nonetheless he was surprised at the amount of accrued time and asked them to double check it, but it was accurate.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
captain_spalding said:I had six months long service leave, seven weeks annual leave, and over 500 hours of sick leave when i paid off.
Goodo.
Not really. Just lost all the sick leave. Would have had to stay another two years to convert any of it to payable on departure.
Ah.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
Had he not been taking annual leave?
In bits and pieces, but obviously not all he was entitled to. The nature of his job (often doing the work of two people, and then being called on to be acting overall council manager etc) meant that holidays were often truncated. Nonetheless he was surprised at the amount of accrued time and asked them to double check it, but it was accurate.
There may have been a long service leave component too. A lot of people “save up” their LSL and then use it up at retirement.
Dinner nearly ready. I did a proper cooked meal after all (smoked brislings, tomato, capsicum, onion, garlic, tarragon etc on a bed of vermicelli).
ABC News:
Staff shortages cause 1,300 people to wait ‘longer than clinically recommended’ at Brisbane hospital
By Tobias Jurss-Lewis
A leaked email sent in September shows surgeries were slashed after one of Queensland’s flagship hospitals was warned trainee anaesthetists weren’t receiving enough supervision.
They say it’s because there’s not enough doctors.
As someone in theatre scheduling said to me earlier this year, there’s enough doctors, the problem is getting them all in on the same day.
First the surgeon wants a day off. Then the anaesthetist wants a day off. Then the assistant surgeon goes on holidays. Then the relevant consultant goes on leave. Then the surgeon wants to go on holidays.
If/when they all condescend to be present at the same time…
Spiny Norman said:
Some rather rowdy weather passing just to the south of us. Fortunately not a drop has landed here.
Probably heading to Ian’s place.
The people sitting behind Dutton look almost as bored as I am.
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Just up the road from me.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Have a drink of water and lie down.
I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Have you had these before?
No, but I have worked with a bloke who was a Bekky.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Have a drink of water and lie down.
I have already. I probably should have taken a Bex before I went.
Or a Vincents APC.
Nods.
ABC News:
‘Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid power price hikes
By Laura Beavis
Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.’
Here’s my suggestion:
just suck it up, princesses, just like the peasantry you know as your customers have to.
Bar-tailed godwit sets world record with 13,560km continuous flight from Alaska to southern Australia
Satellite tag data suggests five-month-old migratory bird did not stop during voyage which took 11 days and one hour to reach Tasmania
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/bar-tailed-godwit-sets-world-record-with-13560km-continuous-flight-from-alaska-to-southern-australia
Bubblecar said:
Older bro-in-law who has just retired was shocked to find the amount of unused paid leave he’s entitled to after 20+ years managing council departments.Eight months worth. So until June next year he’ll still be paid and have the work car etc, without having to work.
And after that, they’ve offered him consultancy work overseeing the completion of the Rosny Farm cultural centre.
Yep old public service rort, they’d see their doc and get a certificate for 12 months and after that they’d retire.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid power price hikes
By Laura Beavis
Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.’Here’s my suggestion:
just suck it up, princesses, just like the peasantry you know as your customers have to.
Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
sarahs mum said:
Bar-tailed godwit sets world record with 13,560km continuous flight from Alaska to southern AustraliaSatellite tag data suggests five-month-old migratory bird did not stop during voyage which took 11 days and one hour to reach Tasmania
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/27/bar-tailed-godwit-sets-world-record-with-13560km-continuous-flight-from-alaska-to-southern-australia
I wonder how much the tag and battery weigh?
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid power price hikes
By Laura Beavis
Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.’Here’s my suggestion:
just suck it up, princesses, just like the peasantry you know as your customers have to.
Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid power price hikes
By Laura Beavis
Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.’Here’s my suggestion:
just suck it up, princesses, just like the peasantry you know as your customers have to.
move to WA
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid power price hikes
By Laura Beavis
Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.’Here’s my suggestion:
just suck it up, princesses, just like the peasantry you know as your customers have to.
Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
Yeah, I remember when bubblecar was digging at his old place he shut down the whole east coast from Melbourne to Cairns if I remember correctly.
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Tasmanian businesses desperate for solutions to avoid power price hikes
By Laura Beavis
Business groups are calling on the Tasmanian government to offer a financial lifeline to hundreds of small and medium businesses that could soon face a doubling of their power bills.’Here’s my suggestion:
just suck it up, princesses, just like the peasantry you know as your customers have to.
Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
Also trying to fund another link?
miffs me.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
Also trying to fund another link?
miffs me.
Why?
Any slap and tickle on tonight?
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
Yeah, I remember when bubblecar was digging at his old place he shut down the whole east coast from Melbourne to Cairns if I remember correctly.
It’s the dubious benefit of an integrated, privatised network. Pricing is set at the highest common denominator.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The people sitting behind Dutton look almost as bored as I am.
Dutton did something? Actually did something?
You be careful pokin’ that leg of your in the air, Mr V.
Lightning can have very unpredictable paths to earth, you know.
Peak Warming Man said:
Any slap and tickle on tonight?
India v Netherlands at SCG
India made 2/179 from their 20, Neth are 2/32 after 6.4
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The people sitting behind Dutton look almost as bored as I am.
Dutton did something? Actually did something?
He talked for about 1/2 an hour.
And now he’s talking for another 1/2 hour on ABC’s 7:30 prog.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The people sitting behind Dutton look almost as bored as I am.
Dutton did something? Actually did something?
He talked for about 1/2 an hour.
And now he’s talking for another 1/2 hour on ABC’s 7:30 prog.
Did someone leave his cage door unlatched?
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Just up the road from me.
And it is still a milk bar.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Any slap and tickle on tonight?
India v Netherlands at SCG
India made 2/179 from their 20, Neth are 2/32 after 6.4
Doffs cap.
Thank yea thank yea.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
Peak Warming Man said:Tasmania’s rolling in electricity.
Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
Also trying to fund another link?
miffs me.
Basslink 2 has been on the cards for about 4 years now. I was actually doing some work with Tas Hydro and they shelved the project mid-stream as they wanted to put all their resources towards Bass 2.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Any slap and tickle on tonight?
India v Netherlands at SCG
India made 2/179 from their 20, Neth are 2/32 after 6.4
Doffs cap.
Thank yea thank yea.
Probably got a jukebox in the corner with Doris Day and Pat Boon records still in it.
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:Dutton did something? Actually did something?
He talked for about 1/2 an hour.
And now he’s talking for another 1/2 hour on ABC’s 7:30 prog.
Did someone leave his cage door unlatched?
Budget reply speech. He is more or less obliged to give a speech to parliament two days after the government budget. In theory he could delegate it to the shadow treasurer, but the LOTO usually takes in on personally.
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Just up the road from me.
And it is still a milk bar.
Probably got a jukebox in the corner with Doris Day and Pat Boon records still in it.
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Old Shops Australia
Cy Ls · 14 m ·
My dad’s old shop, the iconic milk bar!
Just up the road from me.
And it is still a milk bar.
The awning hasn’t become dangerous enough to keep the graffiti tag artists off it.
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:Yeah, I suspect that their ability to sell power to the mainland is the only reason they are experiencing a price hike.
Also trying to fund another link?
miffs me.
Why?
I seem to be “it” at work lately. We have a dearth of drivers. I have told them they should advertise for more but the appear to think they’ll just roll on in of their own accord.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
sibeen said:Just up the road from me.
And it is still a milk bar.
Probably got a jukebox in the corner with Doris Day and Pat Boon records still in it.
Do you remember those booths with a little mini juke box in each?
had a nice tailgater today. got annoyed when I slowed to 80kph in a 80kph zone.
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:Also trying to fund another link?
miffs me.
Why?
Um. As Tasmanians we have invested in all this. We have cheap pretty reliable renewable power. Which is worth more if we don’t have it. So we have to pay more for it. So we can sell more of it.
OK, fair enough to be pissed off about the monetary side of it.
But from an electricity supply point of view, maximising the use of Tasmanian hydro is good for everybody.
sarahs mum said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:And it is still a milk bar.
Probably got a jukebox in the corner with Doris Day and Pat Boon records still in it.
Do you remember those booths with a little mini juke box in each?
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
sarahs mum said:Also trying to fund another link?
miffs me.
Why?
Um. As Tasmanians we have invested in all this. We have cheap pretty reliable renewable power. Which is worth more if we don’t have it. So we have to pay more for it. So we can sell more of it.
Have any dams been built since you blew in?
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Why?
Um. As Tasmanians we have invested in all this. We have cheap pretty reliable renewable power. Which is worth more if we don’t have it. So we have to pay more for it. So we can sell more of it.
Have any dams been built since you blew in?
We stopped the Franklin. Said we wanted wind power. We got wind power.
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:Um. As Tasmanians we have invested in all this. We have cheap pretty reliable renewable power. Which is worth more if we don’t have it. So we have to pay more for it. So we can sell more of it.
Have any dams been built since you blew in?
We stopped the Franklin. Said we wanted wind power. We got wind power.
I’ve been to Strachan. You sure have got the power of the wind there.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Have any dams been built since you blew in?
We stopped the Franklin. Said we wanted wind power. We got wind power.
I’ve been to Strachan. You sure have got the power of the wind there.
A friend was on a boat out of there and the wind pulled his hearing aid out and tossed it in the water.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-27/anthony-albanese-accused-of-bulling-by-michelle-landry-coalition/101586990
Watch the embedded video, it is quite entertaining. Albo was doing his Paul Keating :)
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
sarahs mum said:Um. As Tasmanians we have invested in all this. We have cheap pretty reliable renewable power. Which is worth more if we don’t have it. So we have to pay more for it. So we can sell more of it.
Have any dams been built since you blew in?
We stopped the Franklin. Said we wanted wind power. We got wind power.
Except when Bob Brown campaigns against them.
sibeen said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-27/anthony-albanese-accused-of-bulling-by-michelle-landry-coalition/101586990Watch the embedded video, it is quite entertaining. Albo was doing his Paul Keating :)
she seemed to be laughing at one point. plus i didn’t see him point at her.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-27/anthony-albanese-accused-of-bulling-by-michelle-landry-coalition/101586990Watch the embedded video, it is quite entertaining. Albo was doing his Paul Keating :)
she seemed to be laughing at one point. plus i didn’t see him point at her.
Yeah, she was laughing. It must have been so distressing.
“We are replacing our solar system here in the next couple of weeks with a new system. There are about 28 panels if you want otherwise I will bin them.”
Is the Ayatollah Muslim.
Peak Warming Man said:
“We are replacing our solar system here in the next couple of weeks with a new system. There are about 28 panels if you want otherwise I will bin them.”Is the Ayatollah Muslim.
Hold on, I like this solar system. it kinda suits me.
watching testament of youth which not seen before that I recall, really enjoying’t
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_of_Youth_(film)
“Testament of Youth is a 2014 British drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her studies at Somerville College, Oxford, to become a war nurse. The film was directed by James Kent and written by Juliette Towhidi…”
sees west sky still bit pink, got moon, and few stars keep the moon company
transition said:
watching testament of youth which not seen before that I recall, really enjoying’t
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_of_Youth_(film)
“Testament of Youth is a 2014 British drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her studies at Somerville College, Oxford, to become a war nurse. The film was directed by James Kent and written by Juliette Towhidi…”sees west sky still bit pink, got moon, and few stars keep the moon company
A good time to own a sailboat.
Biker lawyer who blocked law requiring helmets, dies in crash while not wearing one
Graeme Massie – 9h ago
11 Comments
A Florida lawyer who fought the state’s helmet laws was killed in a motorcycle crash while not wearing one, authorities say.
Ron Smith and his girlfriend Brenda Volpe both died when he lost control of the motorbike during a ride and crashed into a utility trailer.
They had been on their way to an August memorial for a biker who died of cancer when the accident happened, according to The Tampa Bay Times.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated in a report that Smith was travelling on US 19 in Pinellas County when he slowed in traffic, lost control of the bike and skidded.
Officials say that the bike spun “in a clockwise motion, overturning onto its left side”, and crashed into the left side of the trailer, which was being towed by a truck.
Smith, 66, died at the scene while Volpe, 62, was pronounced dead later at a hospital.
The newspaper reported that the Medical Examiner has ruled that both victims died from head trauma.
The police accident report stated that neither victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and it is unclear if the safety equipment would have saved their lives, experts told the newspaper.
Smith was a member of A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments and American Bikers Aimed Toward Education, and lobbied against the laws for years.
In 2000 the state legislature passed a law allowing bikers over the age of 21 to ride without a helmet as long as they $10,000 in insurance to cover accident injuries.
One study showed that the death rate in Florida increased by 25 per cent after the law was introduced.
A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded that helmets decrease the risk of death for motorcyclists by 37 per cent.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/669490891453897?s=yWDuG2&fs=e
A few months ago I was wondering what this motif was called.
And now I know.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterioso_Pizzicato
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Have any dams been built since you blew in?
We stopped the Franklin. Said we wanted wind power. We got wind power.
I’ve been to Strachan. You sure have got the power of the wind there.
sings :“i got the power”
I had too much coffee today and I’m a bit fucked up.
monkey skipper said:
Biker lawyer who blocked law requiring helmets, dies in crash while not wearing one
Graeme Massie – 9h ago
11 CommentsA Florida lawyer who fought the state’s helmet laws was killed in a motorcycle crash while not wearing one, authorities say.
Ron Smith and his girlfriend Brenda Volpe both died when he lost control of the motorbike during a ride and crashed into a utility trailer.
They had been on their way to an August memorial for a biker who died of cancer when the accident happened, according to The Tampa Bay Times.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated in a report that Smith was travelling on US 19 in Pinellas County when he slowed in traffic, lost control of the bike and skidded.
Officials say that the bike spun “in a clockwise motion, overturning onto its left side”, and crashed into the left side of the trailer, which was being towed by a truck.
Smith, 66, died at the scene while Volpe, 62, was pronounced dead later at a hospital.
The newspaper reported that the Medical Examiner has ruled that both victims died from head trauma.
The police accident report stated that neither victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, and it is unclear if the safety equipment would have saved their lives, experts told the newspaper.
Smith was a member of A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments and American Bikers Aimed Toward Education, and lobbied against the laws for years.
In 2000 the state legislature passed a law allowing bikers over the age of 21 to ride without a helmet as long as they $10,000 in insurance to cover accident injuries.
One study showed that the death rate in Florida increased by 25 per cent after the law was introduced.
A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded that helmets decrease the risk of death for motorcyclists by 37 per cent.
dv said:
I had too much coffee today and I’m a bit fucked up.
How much is too much?
dv said:
I had too much coffee today and I’m a bit fucked up.
a bit wired?
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
I had too much coffee today and I’m a bit fucked up.
a bit wired?
Don’t push me ‘cause I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head
JudgeMental said:
monkey skipper said:
dv said:
I had too much coffee today and I’m a bit fucked up.
a bit wired?
Don’t push me ‘cause I’m close to the edge
I’m trying not to lose my head
ah huh
I tell you what , if they were to ever do another harry potter film they would be re-casting quite a few characters as a few have passed away now but I suppose an actor would rejoice in being part of history in a series of films that will be remembered for quite some time to come
Pedestrian Crossing, Oxford Street, Paddington, 1964.
City of Sydney Archives
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
It’s a good photo, ms.
sarahs mum said:
Pedestrian Crossing, Oxford Street, Paddington, 1964.
City of Sydney Archives
Cars weren’t very reliable in those days, that’s why you needed the RACQ or the NRMA etc.
They’d get you going, or bring you some fuel if you ran out.
They also had meeting points in major cities, they’d meet you at the outskirts and guide you where you wanted to go, they also provided maps and stuff.
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
:)
sibeen said:
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
It’s a good photo, ms.
thanks, I guess we should thank nature for putting on such a splendid show.
Well ,… goodnight folks.
dv said:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/669490891453897?s=yWDuG2&fs=eA few months ago I was wondering what this motif was called.
And now I know.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterioso_Pizzicato
You want mysterious music, listen to some György Ligeti
I’ve been enjoying two of his works tonight: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra and Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists.
Imaginative music with some quite lovely and original tonal blending going on.
It’s an old CD but might still be available, and there are probably more recent performances. Ligeti died in 2006.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1385208-Ligeti-Ensemble-Modern-Cello-Concerto-Piano-Concerto-Chamber-Concerto
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
Majestic.
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
I agree. But I am not sure it is that bad.
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved.
This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
Kingy said:
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved. This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
Are you having a dry season or is it wet out west too?
Kingy said:
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved. This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
Challenging.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
The very rich are able to buy advertising, and lawyers, and politicians, and laws, and TV shows, etc.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
It is difficult to understand why any voters or backers believe that Trump benefits them in any way.
He’s so transparently self-servicing and useless.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved. This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
Are you having a dry season or is it wet out west too?
It’s about average, but slightly drier than normal.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
It is difficult to understand why any voters or backers believe that Trump benefits them in any way.
He’s so transparently self-servicing and useless.
self-servicing = self-serving :)
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
The very rich are able to buy advertising, and lawyers, and politicians, and laws, and TV shows, etc.
And there is much st00pid.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
It is difficult to understand why any voters or backers believe that Trump benefits them in any way.
He’s so transparently self-servicing and useless.
self-servicing = self-serving :)
Nah, you were right the first time. He’s a wanker.
Back to the living rom for some more of the Vanishing Falls novel (I’m quite enjoying it) and some more music.
MSNBC had a forum of Trump supporters that all agreed that that only one person died on Jan 6 and that was a protester. They all believe Trump is a victim..
Kingy said:
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved. This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
A good training session.
Catchments are wet and rivers will respond to further rainfall.
-BOM
You’re up quite late, pwm.
sibeen said:
You’re up quite late, pwm.
I got 10 hours last night.
sarahs mum said:
MSNBC had a forum of Trump supporters that all agreed that that only one person died on Jan 6 and that was a protester. They all believe Trump is a victim..
This wouldn’t be happening in pre internet days.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
You’re up quite late, pwm.
I got 10 hours last night.
I got quite pissed last night :)
An old college down from Canberra over for dinner, his wife was driving, a few beers, a bottle of red, more beers…
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
MSNBC had a forum of Trump supporters that all agreed that that only one person died on Jan 6 and that was a protester. They all believe Trump is a victim..This wouldn’t be happening in pre internet days.
Murdoch.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
MSNBC had a forum of Trump supporters that all agreed that that only one person died on Jan 6 and that was a protester. They all believe Trump is a victim..This wouldn’t be happening in pre internet days.
It’s quite amazing. Information at the touch of a button and complete cluelessness results.
This afternoon my internet went down – no idea why, but the NBN was off. Normally this wouldn’t be that big of a deal as I’d just switch to hot spotting off my mobile; except Optus is doing a tower upgrade and I’ve got spotty phone reception at best at the moment. It was like living in the late 1980s…fucking stoneage.
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved. This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
A good training session.
Next week is a minor disaster fire training exercise, the following week is a major disaster training exercise including multiple brigades, and several other emergency services.
In the meantime, I have to train up the various other vollies who haven’t done their pre-season training yet. I’ll have to get them after their workday to do maps, radios, pump ops, burnover, RUI, and the various other parts of the the fire qualifications.
Kingy said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Kingy said:
Just got home from work and then fire training. It’s getting close to the real season now, so our training sessions are getting more involved. This evenings training was me faking a “call” from a lady walking her dog who could see a fire and called 000, she called out the nearest intersection of two streets as the location and hung up. As it turns out, they are two brand new streets and are not on Google Maps. The crew leaders had to find the location, drive there, then find the nearest water supply and prove that it worked.Here’s a tip: If you are given a street name that is not in Google Maps, just use Google. Usually the real estate agents have it on their websites as they are trying to sell it.
It took much longer than it should have, but most of the crews got there in the end. Including one that couldn’t find it and just followed one of the other trucks.
A good training session.
Next week is a minor disaster fire training exercise, the following week is a major disaster training exercise including multiple brigades, and several other emergency services.
In the meantime, I have to train up the various other vollies who haven’t done their pre-season training yet. I’ll have to get them after their workday to do maps, radios, pump ops, burnover, RUI, and the various other parts of the the fire qualifications.
When we’ve had big fires around the redoub.
Comms seemed to be very important.
I used to listen in to the comms between the crews.
The comms between the ground crews and the water bombing aircraft was an eye opener.
gone.
dv said:
The difference in Turkey from when i was there in 2000 to now is quite amazing. Back then Ataturk was revered, now, after years of Erdogan it’s turning into a quasi-religious state.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just looking at the polls for the US midterms and they are not looking good for the Dems.
I mean HTF is Trump and his cronies, after the Capitol Hill riots, even in double figures.
Half of them are in gaol or on the way.
There’s something going on that is beyond my ken.
I fear for the US.
Too many problems to list.
sarahs mum said:
MSNBC had a forum of Trump supporters that all agreed that that only one person died on Jan 6 and that was a protester. They all believe Trump is a victim..
I watched that, omfg!
And the guy who said that the police officer who died from a heart attack didn’t count, because he shouldn’t have been there…because of his heart. Or some such utter bullshit.
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
A friend on the GC posted this photo, looks like the same cloud.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
You’re up quite late, pwm.
I got 10 hours last night.
And how much sleep?
Self-Described “Gamers” More Likely To Engage In Sexist, Racist, And Other Extreme Behaviors
Researchers believe to have identified a mechanism that helps with radicalization in gaming communities.
https://www.iflscience.com/self-described-gamers-more-likely-to-engage-in-sexist-racist-and-other-extreme-behaviors-65951
Everyone loves a surprisingly colored species, from these gorgeous black seal pups to the bright feathers on pterosaurs, the animal kingdom is no stranger to colors of all kinds, be it present in fur, feathers, or fins. Now to add to the list, an extremely rare sighting of a melanistic Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) has been captured on camera for the first time. So rare in fact that it’s never been seen before. Thomas Jung, a researcher at the University of Alberta filmed the feline on his smartphone in August 2020. The lynx was spotted in a residential area in the Yukon, Canada, and appeared to behave as expected, despite the noise of human activities and the sound of a dog barking in the video.
Several experts have studied the footage and confirmed it is a Canadian lynx rather than a bobcat (Lynx rufus), however, owing to the poor quality of the video footage only minor details can be seen. “It had a black coat containing whitish gray guard hairs throughout, as well as whitish gray hairs in the facial ruff and the rostrum and dorsal regions,” Jung said in a statement.
Canadian lynx range mainly across Canada and Alaska, bordering some northern US states. These lynx that live in the northern section of the range feed almost exclusively on snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) while the population in the south has a more varied diet.
Within the lynx genus coat color has very little variation between species compared to other members of the Felidae family, lynx are known to exhibit a seasonal variation where the coat changes from reddish brown in the summer months to more silver gray in the winter. This helps them blend in with the snow when catching their prey.
Melanism is relatively common among cats with about a third of all felid species reported to have a melanistic polymorph. Melanism is caused by an increase in melanin production which is the pigment responsible for color. Famously, black panthers are just melanistic leopards or jaguars. These kinds of genetic mutations are interesting to researchers as they can be beneficial to the animal (adaptive) or have a negative effect (maladaptive).
Unfortunately for this lynx, the team thinks that the dark coat could put the animal at a disadvantage when hunting hares against a snowy landscape.
https://www.iflscience.com/first-ever-melanistic-canadian-lynx-caught-on-camera-65830
Harrods food hall London.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 7 degrees here and there is a little light on the horizon. It’s been a bit gusty overnight – the sheet of metal in the next door’s backyard has been noisy. Gusts into the 50’s I’d say. We are forecast a showery 12 degrees today.
I should do my stretches and weights and get the fire lit and have some breakfast. Then I can catch up with what you lot talked about overnight and read the ABC news and check on iNaturalist for how my IDs from yesterday are going. Otherwise, I haven’t got plans for today particularly. I got some weeding done yesterday but slipping into a hole in Auntie Annie’s garden has tightened up my lower back muscles – so stretches need to be done!
sibeen said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-27/anthony-albanese-accused-of-bulling-by-michelle-landry-coalition/101586990Watch the embedded video, it is quite entertaining. Albo was doing his Paul Keating :)
Hadn’t bothered with that before. The person who said she felt bullied, didn’t look at all like she was feeling bullied.
Still raining here.
JudgeMental said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2GLi1Rnf2MForming A Tapered Square & Barrel Hook
unohoo
It would be great to have all that equipment. Spent most of my life making and shaping such parts by hand.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-27/anthony-albanese-accused-of-bulling-by-michelle-landry-coalition/101586990Watch the embedded video, it is quite entertaining. Albo was doing his Paul Keating :)
she seemed to be laughing at one point. plus i didn’t see him point at her.
That’s what I saw too.
transition said:
watching testament of youth which not seen before that I recall, really enjoying’t
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testament_of_Youth_(film)
“Testament of Youth is a 2014 British drama film based on the First World War memoir of the same name written by Vera Brittain. The film stars Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittain, an independent young woman who abandoned her studies at Somerville College, Oxford, to become a war nurse. The film was directed by James Kent and written by Juliette Towhidi…”sees west sky still bit pink, got moon, and few stars keep the moon company
Lovely photo and yes I watched that movie and thought, I’d like to read the book.
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
Looks like a fair drive to get a different point of view.
sibeen said:
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
It’s a good photo, ms.
Yes.
sarahs mum said:
Harrods food hall London.
Current or past?
kii said:
sarahs mum said:
MSNBC had a forum of Trump supporters that all agreed that that only one person died on Jan 6 and that was a protester. They all believe Trump is a victim..I watched that, omfg!
And the guy who said that the police officer who died from a heart attack didn’t count, because he shouldn’t have been there…because of his heart. Or some such utter bullshit.
They are like the fans of a football team that keeps losing but the won’t believe it is the captains fault.
The current temperature is 7.2 °C. the wind is gusting at 7kmh. Will possibly get to 19 degrees later.
Good morning everyone.
I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. There appears to be a very low overcast or high morning fog that starts about 15 metres above ground level. It’s almost calm. The BoM forecasts 30°C and an increasing chance of rain throughout the day. Last night we had two spectacular, noisy and windy storms pass over. I expect the ORB to have a couple of millimetres in it. After the momentary blackout as the storms approached, I expected to lose power, but it was retained. Yay.
Today: not much planned except the meals.
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. There appears to be a very low overcast or high morning fog that starts about 15 metres above ground level. It’s almost calm. The BoM forecasts 30°C and an increasing chance of rain throughout the day. Last night we had two spectacular, noisy and windy storms pass over. I expect the ORB to have a couple of millimetres in it. After the momentary blackout as the storms approached, I expected to lose power, but it was retained. Yay.
Today: not much planned except the meals.
How is you foot faring?
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. There appears to be a very low overcast or high morning fog that starts about 15 metres above ground level. It’s almost calm. The BoM forecasts 30°C and an increasing chance of rain throughout the day. Last night we had two spectacular, noisy and windy storms pass over. I expect the ORB to have a couple of millimetres in it. After the momentary blackout as the storms approached, I expected to lose power, but it was retained. Yay.
Today: not much planned except the meals.
How is you foot faring?
It hurts. Lots. But mostly less than Tuesday arvo. And to compound that hurt, a whole-foot cramp woke me this morning.
kii said:
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
A friend on the GC posted this photo, looks like the same cloud.
Wow!
Wow!
Well done ms.
:)
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. There appears to be a very low overcast or high morning fog that starts about 15 metres above ground level. It’s almost calm. The BoM forecasts 30°C and an increasing chance of rain throughout the day. Last night we had two spectacular, noisy and windy storms pass over. I expect the ORB to have a couple of millimetres in it. After the momentary blackout as the storms approached, I expected to lose power, but it was retained. Yay.
Today: not much planned except the meals.
How is you foot faring?
It hurts. Lots. But mostly less than Tuesday arvo. And to compound that hurt, a whole-foot cramp woke me this morning.
Bubblecar said:
Back to the living rom for some more of the Vanishing Falls novel (I’m quite enjoying it) and some more music.
I can’t read (or work) and listen to music at the same time. It’s either one or the other.
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
Fantastic photo, ms.
:)
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. There appears to be a very low overcast or high morning fog that starts about 15 metres above ground level. It’s almost calm. The BoM forecasts 30°C and an increasing chance of rain throughout the day. Last night we had two spectacular, noisy and windy storms pass over. I expect the ORB to have a couple of millimetres in it. After the momentary blackout as the storms approached, I expected to lose power, but it was retained. Yay.
Today: not much planned except the meals.
>>I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. <<
You are in danger of receiving a parcel from me containing a thermometer to put on your wall…years ago, when phone diaries were new, one of our reps lost all his appointments and had to contact us to ask us when he had arranged to see us next. When he came on his next round, we presented him with a paper diary, like the one he had always used…
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Back to the living rom for some more of the Vanishing Falls novel (I’m quite enjoying it) and some more music.I can’t read (or work) and listen to music at the same time. It’s either one or the other.
I am also like that, and it has been ever thus. And especially if there are vocals – my brain sings the vocals (my voice is not up to it!)
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Bubblecar said:
Back to the living rom for some more of the Vanishing Falls novel (I’m quite enjoying it) and some more music.I can’t read (or work) and listen to music at the same time. It’s either one or the other.
I am also like that, and it has been ever thus. And especially if there are vocals – my brain sings the vocals (my voice is not up to it!)
So many people have the radio on while they work. Drives me batty. Mainly because they tuned in to the local stations which all played the 2GB shock jocks and other terminally ill programs.
Anyway I do prefer to tune in to the songs that are stored in my head, that I like.
I thought this to be threadable. In order to reduce the damage fertiliser pollution is doing.
“We’ve now been monitoring it for five years and it’s still removing 100 per cent of the nitrogen that’s going into it,” he said.
“We are curious to know what the longevity of these systems will be, because in Queensland we have much warmer temperatures than where they’ve been used in New Zealand and in the United States.”
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:How is you foot faring?
It hurts. Lots. But mostly less than Tuesday arvo. And to compound that hurt, a whole-foot cramp woke me this morning.
Mostllu less sounds good.
Are you taking cramp medication?
A bit of potassium chloride gets rid of the cramp quite quickly. So, I took some, yeah.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
Good morning everyone.I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. There appears to be a very low overcast or high morning fog that starts about 15 metres above ground level. It’s almost calm. The BoM forecasts 30°C and an increasing chance of rain throughout the day. Last night we had two spectacular, noisy and windy storms pass over. I expect the ORB to have a couple of millimetres in it. After the momentary blackout as the storms approached, I expected to lose power, but it was retained. Yay.
Today: not much planned except the meals.
>>I can’t tell you the temperature or humidity, because my instrument has flat batteries. <<
You are in danger of receiving a parcel from me containing a thermometer to put on your wall…years ago, when phone diaries were new, one of our reps lost all his appointments and had to contact us to ask us when he had arranged to see us next. When he came on his next round, we presented him with a paper diary, like the one he had always used…
Ha!
I have now replaced the batteries.
It is currently 13.6°C and 99% RH. The fog is lifting and thinning.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:It hurts. Lots. But mostly less than Tuesday arvo. And to compound that hurt, a whole-foot cramp woke me this morning.
Mostllu less sounds good.
Are you taking cramp medication?
A bit of potassium chloride gets rid of the cramp quite quickly. So, I took some, yeah.
:)
6/10. 6 guesses. Two were right. So I must have actually known 4 answers…
Didn’t know about the gastro one.
kii said:
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
A friend on the GC posted this photo, looks like the same cloud.
it is. just taken at a different location and a slightly different time.
JudgeMental said:
kii said:
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
A friend on the GC posted this photo, looks like the same cloud.
it is. just taken at a different location and a slightly different time.
Position of viewpoint is everything.
The Veiled Virgin. Carrara marble statue by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875). The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but in fact is carved of marble.
Spiny Norman said:
The Veiled Virgin. Carrara marble statue by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875). The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but in fact is carved of marble.
Very clever craftsmanship.
How anti-vaxxers stacked a news.com.au poll on vaccination satisfaction
RMIT ABC Fact Check
I was once told that “the internet will change the world for the better”. I’m not so sure it is going to happen overnight though.
The person who told me that died before he saw his vision come to reality.
Spiny Norman said:
The Veiled Virgin. Carrara marble statue by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875). The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but in fact is carved of marble.
That’s good.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2022/10/28/cassius-turvey-death-wa/
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/cassius-was-allegedly-chased-and-bashed-with-a-metal-pole-he-died-aged-15-the-victim-of-a-vigilante-murder-20221027-p5btkx.html
Spiny Norman said:
The Veiled Virgin. Carrara marble statue by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875). The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but in fact is carved of marble.
A piece I would so love to see IRL.
ABC News:
‘Hailstones fall in Townsville as residents swelter through extreme heatwave
ABC North Qld
/ By Chloe Chomicki and Michael Clarke
North Queensland residents have been shocked to find hailstones falling in Townsville as a heatwave grips the region.’
Now, if these folks ahd paid attention in school, they’d understand that just because it’s 39 deg on the ground, it doesn’t mean that it’s 39 deg at 10,000 metres above them.
Dark Orange said:
Spiny Norman said:
The Veiled Virgin. Carrara marble statue by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875). The veil gives the appearance of being translucent, but in fact is carved of marble.
A piece I would so love to see IRL.
Even with the picture, you look at it and ask ‘how?’.
Then you say to yourself, ‘oh, well, i know ‘how’, yeah, but…‘how’? I see it, i understand what the sculptor has done, but even so…‘how’?’
ABC News:
‘Australian women and children returning to Sydney from Syrian detention camp after four years
ABC Investigations
/
By Suzanne Dredge and Dylan Welch
The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp. ‘
Daddies will follow after a suitable interval, some may do a short stretch in chokey, and then they can all join ‘prominent crime families’.
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Australian women and children returning to Sydney from Syrian detention camp after four years
ABC Investigations
/
By Suzanne Dredge and Dylan Welch
The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp. ‘Daddies will follow after a suitable interval, some may do a short stretch in chokey, and then they can all join ‘prominent crime families’.
yes, cos
Hundreds of children have died from malnutrition, disease and exposure since being taken to the Syrian camps in early 2019.
is better than then staying there.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Australian women and children returning to Sydney from Syrian detention camp after four years
ABC Investigations
/
By Suzanne Dredge and Dylan Welch
The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp. ‘Daddies will follow after a suitable interval, some may do a short stretch in chokey, and then they can all join ‘prominent crime families’.
yes, cos
Hundreds of children have died from malnutrition, disease and exposure since being taken to the Syrian camps in early 2019.
is better than then staying there.
them
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Australian women and children returning to Sydney from Syrian detention camp after four years
ABC Investigations
/
By Suzanne Dredge and Dylan Welch
The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp. ‘Daddies will follow after a suitable interval, some may do a short stretch in chokey, and then they can all join ‘prominent crime families’.
yes, cos
Hundreds of children have died from malnutrition, disease and exposure since being taken to the Syrian camps in early 2019.
is better than then staying there.
them
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australian-islamic-state-recruit-s-plea-bring-my-family-home-20190331-p519d0.html
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:yes, cos
Hundreds of children have died from malnutrition, disease and exposure since being taken to the Syrian camps in early 2019.
is better than then staying there.
them
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australian-islamic-state-recruit-s-plea-bring-my-family-home-20190331-p519d0.html
I’m not saying that the mums and kids, and the dads too, should not be returned to Australia. Syrian ‘refugee camps’ are just a prolonged form of death, no-one should be abandoned to them.
But, we shouldn’t be surprised if some (perhaps quite a number) of the same people turn up in the news again in the not-too-distant future in relation to less than savoury events.
Mohammed Noor Masri went there because, like most of the others, he thought it was going to be all fun and games in an ‘Islamic State’, swaggerin’ about with AKs and RPGs, high-fives with the brothers, buying and selling slaves with the oil money, chewin’ kif, good times.
Of course, it went tits-up, and suddenly everyone’s a refugee.
Remember, there was bloody few ex-Nazis in Germany in 1946.
sibeen said:
Yeah I got 6/10 too
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-28/hail-in-townsville-as-heatwave-persists-in-north/101588100
Townsville residents shocked as hail falls over city gripped by extreme heatwave
—-
Have they really been shocked? Really?
Because the only time it ever hails in Townsville is when it’s fkn hot.
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-28/hail-in-townsville-as-heatwave-persists-in-north/101588100Townsville residents shocked as hail falls over city gripped by extreme heatwave
—-
Have they really been shocked? Really?
Because the only time it ever hails in Townsville is when it’s fkn hot.
I can’t remember the last time it hailed in the ‘Ville.
And to be truthful, the far northern suburbs that got hit yesterday have only recently been considered as part of the city.
Hello
captain_spalding said:
ABC News:‘Australian women and children returning to Sydney from Syrian detention camp after four years
ABC Investigations
/
By Suzanne Dredge and Dylan Welch
The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp. ‘Daddies will follow after a suitable interval, some may do a short stretch in chokey, and then they can all join ‘prominent crime families’.
so they’re going to become our finest politicians
Looks like this year could be another mass white butterfly migration.
Happens intermittently, I don’t know if there is a cycle.
Did three hours of spraying this morning, unfortunately I think there is going to be some butterfly collateral damage.
That old pedo guy has just fired the CEO of Twitter.
Popcorn.gif
Largest impact crater on Mars in past 16 years sends seismic waves around Red Planet
On Christmas Eve last year, a meteorite slammed into the surface of Mars, gouging out a large crater and sending a seismic wave rippling across the planet.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-10-28/mars-impact-craters-send-seismic-waves-around-red-planet/101579182
Dark Orange said:
That old pedo guy has just fired the CEO of Twitter.
Popcorn.gif
Not too unexpected
dv said:
Largest impact crater on Mars in past 16 years sends seismic waves around Red PlanetOn Christmas Eve last year, a meteorite slammed into the surface of Mars, gouging out a large crater and sending a seismic wave rippling across the planet.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-10-28/mars-impact-craters-send-seismic-waves-around-red-planet/101579182
The trouble with Mars is it’s got no atmosphere, some of the rovers livened things up a bit, but yeah, boring as shit.
Dark Orange said:
That old pedo guy has just fired the CEO of Twitter.
Popcorn.gif
Was it one of those tragic sackings of the CEO of a large corporation, filled with sadness, rage, regret, melancholy?
As in:
‘Here’s $200 million in severance pay, piss off.’
‘Gimme dat cash and colour me gone. So long, suckers.’
captain_spalding said:
Dark Orange said:That old pedo guy has just fired the CEO of Twitter.
Popcorn.gif
Was it one of those tragic sackings of the CEO of a large corporation, filled with sadness, rage, regret, melancholy?
As in:
‘Here’s $200 million in severance pay, piss off.’
‘Gimme dat cash and colour me gone. So long, suckers.’
42 million.
I’m sure he’ll be fine, no need for a whip ‘round.
captain_spalding said:
Dark Orange said:That old pedo guy has just fired the CEO of Twitter.
Popcorn.gif
Was it one of those tragic sackings of the CEO of a large corporation, filled with sadness, rage, regret, melancholy?
As in:
‘Here’s $200 million in severance pay, piss off.’
‘Gimme dat cash and colour me gone. So long, suckers.’
Yup, that’s the one.
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like this year could be another mass white butterfly migration.
Happens intermittently, I don’t know if there is a cycle.
Did three hours of spraying this morning, unfortunately I think there is going to be some butterfly collateral damage.
Which white butterflies?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like this year could be another mass white butterfly migration.
Happens intermittently, I don’t know if there is a cycle.
Did three hours of spraying this morning, unfortunately I think there is going to be some butterfly collateral damage.
Which white butterflies?
Pieris rapae, bet
dv said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like this year could be another mass white butterfly migration.
Happens intermittently, I don’t know if there is a cycle.
Did three hours of spraying this morning, unfortunately I think there is going to be some butterfly collateral damage.
Which white butterflies?
Pieris rapae, bet
Likely. Not necessarily though. The wood whites are on the move.
roughbarked said:
The wood whites are on the move.
Is that a Lord of the Rings reference?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Which white butterflies?
Pieris rapae, bet
Likely. Not necessarily though. The wood whites are on the move.
Caper white butterfly – Belenois java
dv said:
roughbarked said:
The wood whites are on the move.
Is that a Lord of the Rings reference?
Delias aganippe.
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Pieris rapae, bet
Likely. Not necessarily though. The wood whites are on the move.
Caper white butterfly – Belenois java
They are on the move as well.
monkey skipper said:
I tried to capture this cloud formation but this photo doesn’t quite show the true magnificence of what the real life experience was like
that’s really nice, I has a look for stuff in clouds, bit of a hobby of mine, you got faces
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
roughbarked said:Likely. Not necessarily though. The wood whites are on the move.
Caper white butterfly – Belenois java
They are on the move as well.
See post ID 1949718
This may interest you DV. Relive his greatest hits so to speak:
…
Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return
As a dominant cultural figure of the 21st century, West has been through cycle after cycle of controversy and redemption. His repeated antisemitic statements might prove too much to overcome.
By Travis M. Andrews
Updated October 26, 2022 at 11:34 a.m. EDT|Published October 25, 2022 at 3:10 p.m. EDT
“Soon as they like you, make ’em unlike you.”
Ye, the musician and mogul formerly known as Kanye West, rapped those words on 2013’s “I Am a God,” but in some ways they’ve served as a maxim for his entire career. Musically, the rapper and producer became famous for constantly evolving his style, beholden not to current trends but his own muse, even if he risked shedding fans along the way.
That philosophy always extended to his public persona — and has largely come to define it. He morphed from a hip-hop super-producer to world-conquering rapper, from tabloid staple to fashion world insurgent, from Grammy-nominated gospel artist to MAGA-touting presidential candidate, with the one constant that he was always brash, self-aggrandizing and always, most importantly, the center of attention. Despite countless controversies, Ye has also always been able to maintain his stature as a revered musician and cutting-edge tastemaker. But his standing as a figure in the greater culture has never felt more tenuous than the past two weeks, which have featured multiple instances of antisemitic statements.
Since debuting a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show in early October, Ye’s latest extended public outburst has caused ruptures that may never be repaired. He was briefly booted from Instagram and Twitter for making several antisemitic remarks, including one saying he would go “death con 3” on “JEWISH PEOPLE”; he appeared in a selectively edited interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson during which he ranted against Black Lives Matter and made the bizarre claim that professional child actors had been placed in his home to manipulate his children; he announced he was buying Parler, the right-wing social media site run by the husband of his recent confidante, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
It’s been the culmination of yet another very public spiral for Ye, who had spent much of the summer posting angry comments and threats on Instagram against his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson (who had called his T-shirts “pure violence”) and the comedian Pete Davidson.
The corporate partnerships that helped Ye ascend to billionaire status are diminishing on a seemingly daily basis. On Tuesday morning, Adidas announced it would stop working with him, putting an end to the lucrative Yeezy line of sneakers that became a cultural phenomenon. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. … After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies,” the company said in a statement, adding that “Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.” It’s a decision with major implications for Adidas, with Yeezy generating an estimated $2 billion a year, close to 10 percent of the company’s annual revenue, Morningstar analyst David Swartz said.
Last week, Balenciaga announced it was severing ties with Ye, who opened the opulent fashion house’s 2023 show. The brand’s creative director, Demna, had become one of Ye’s biggest allies in the fashion world, partnering with Ye on his Gap clothing line and the massive rollout of Ye’s Grammy-nominated album “Donda.” In September, Ye abruptly terminated his deal with the Gap. This week, his longtime talent agency, CAA, announced it was no longer working with Ye after his latest remarks.
Kim Kardashian rebuked her ex and the father of her four children on Monday, tweeting, “Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”
“I’m exhausted to the point where I’m like maybe it’s just time to move on. He’s unpredictable in a way that I can’t gauge, so it’s not worth it,” said Panama Jackson, columnist for TheGrio, who now counts himself as a former Ye fan. “It’s hard for me to say I’m not a fan, but I think the person I’m a fan of doesn’t exist anymore.”
Since he popped into the national consciousness with his 2004 debut album, Ye has been not just one of the central figures in American entertainment culture, but a defining character in the digital age’s attention economy. He’s become his own weather system, which follows a fairly predictable cycle: He basks in the culture’s adoration, then loses it by saying or doing something outrageous or downright offensive, then digs his heels in and makes things worse while fans attempt to excuse his behavior. Eventually, he finds some way to make a comeback, be it via apologizing or releasing a game-changing album.
But the cycle has taken increasingly volatile and dark turns. When he stormed the stage at the VMAs in 2009, President Barack Obama called Ye a “jackass”; his statements over the past few weeks have him now labeled an antisemite. The culture’s adoration is shrinking, and he’s not much for apologies these days. And, for what feels truly like the first time, he’s shedding fans in addition to key business partners.
“I don’t understand why it took people so long to get to this place. Where have they been?” asked political commentator Keith Boykin, who had to scroll back through his Twitter feed to figure out just when he broke with Ye. Was it around time he told TMZ that “slavery was a choice?” The Trump White House rant? Before that?
“There’s so much stuff,” he said. “This is the thing about Kanye, he wants all this attention.”
The moment Ye arguably learned how to garner attention outside of his music arrived in 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans and much of the surrounding Gulf Coast and three days after he released his sophomore album, “Late Registration.” Standing next to comedian Mike Myers on a live telethon carried by all major networks, Ye went off-script and blurted out, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.”
This incident made Ye something of a liberal hero, but it was never a status he sought nor one that particularly fit. While his earlier work sometimes veered toward social consciousness — with lyrics critical of racial profiling by law enforcement and the drug war — he was never aligned with a political party. Ye’s primary allegiance was always to himself.
Kanye West jumped onstage after Taylor Swift won the best female video award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
If the Katrina moment brought Ye fully into the public eye, it was in 2009 that he became inescapable. At that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, 19-year-old Taylor Swift climbed onstage to accept the prize for female video of the year. Ye disagreed with this turn of events and, donning sunglasses, climbed onstage, grabbed her microphone and said, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” By the time he handed the mic back to a confused Swift, everything had changed.
Suddenly Ye was public enemy No. 1. Celebrities including Kelly Clarkson, Russell Brand and Katy Perry excoriated him. Along with Obama, former president Jimmy Carter weighed in, calling it “completely uncalled for.” Ye had the nation’s attention, but for the first time, he didn’t seem to like it.
“I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt,” he tearfully said on NBC’s “The Jay Leno Show,” after Leno asked how his late mother, Donda, would feel about his antics. Donda West, a professor who championed his career, was particularly close to Ye, and the depth of their relationship is shown in charming scenes from the recent Netflix documentary “Jeen-yuhs”; Ye debuted the song “Hey Mama” (“I wanna scream so loud for you/ ’Cause I’m so proud of you”) on Oprah’s daytime talk show with Donda present in 2005. Her 2007 death after a cosmetic surgery operation is often cited as the moment Ye became unmoored.
Ye promised to disappear from the spotlight for a while to “analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life.” He opted for Oahu, Hawaii, where he got to work on his sprawling magnum opus, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” By the time it came out in November 2010, his image was well on its way to rehabilitation, but the album sped things up immeasurably. A star-studded affair featuring the likes of Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, John Legend and Elton John, “Twisted Fantasy” was a cultural sensation and remains one of the most acclaimed albums of the era.
The quick return to prominence didn’t surprise people who knew him growing up, like Terry Parker, who raps under the name Juice and knew Ye as he became an emerging force in the Chicago hip-hop scene. Ye was always bright, intensely competitive, and brilliant — people would “overlook the annoying things he’d say because they wanted his beats,” Parker said.
Ye’s undeniable talent had always been thick enough to smooth over some of his qualities that could rub people the wrong way. Parker saw it as a sort of unfiltered honesty — the kind that would later earn Ye a reputation as a provocateur and a troll.
“Not coming with a filter made him as honest as he could be. He didn’t worry about repercussions. He would say something, and then just deal with the scattered ashes,” Parker added. His talent served as armor and justification for his behavior.
So goes the thinking: He’s a musical genius who repeatedly changed the course of modern pop music, and all geniuses are all a little crazy, right? Boykin doesn’t buy it. “The phrase is used to exonerate people of other social responsibility. It’s a way of excusing their inappropriate behavior,” he said, adding that fans of R. Kelly use the same honorific. “But that’s not enough. You can’t be inspiring people on one day and then the next day talking about how much you love Trump and preaching anti-Blackness.”
After the universal acclaim of “Twisted Fantasy” and his Jay-Z collaboration/victory lap, “Watch the Throne,” Ye trained his sights on the fashion industry. Despite having no experience as a designer, he set out to conquer a famously insular world.
Over the rest of the decade, Ye collaborated with established labels and launched one-off capsules, but his collections tended to be coolly received by fashion critics. As The Post’s Robin Givhan wrote recently, his 2012 debut in Paris was “calamitous.”
During his 2013 “Yeezus” tour, Ye spent a portion of nearly every concert airing his grievances in rambling soliloquies. “The CEO of Nike, Mark Parker, wouldn’t get on the phone with Kanye West for eight months!” he complained onstage in Washington that November. “They’ll tell you I’m insane,” he said later in the concert. “That’s because they’re scared of their own dreams.”
But in the latter half of the decade, Ye found massive success with his Yeezy show collaboration with Adidas. Those outsize and unrealistic expectations he had set for himself had actually come to fruition. Yeezy helped revitalize the sneaker industry and became a billion dollar brand unto itself. In interviews, he compared himself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, his self-confidence beginning to veer closer to a form of messianism that has evolved to encompass ventures such as a private school in Los Angeles and designs for massive dome dwellings at his compound in Wyoming.
“Everything he said he was going to do, he did it — like that he was going to take over fashion,” Juice said.
Ye also became tabloid fodder when he started dating his longtime friend, reality show phenom Kim Kardashian, in 2012. Their relationship seemed almost predestined, two celebrities for whom attention often seemed like the only goal.
Ye’s artistic credibility helped lend Kardashian, then primarily seen as a reality TV star, broader cultural legitimacy, while Kardashian’s TV franchise helped humanize the divisive rapper.
The family helped sand down his rougher edges and on TV, his persona transformed from bombastic superstar to an overwhelmed husband, appearing shy in the background around his wife’s boisterous family or helping Kardashian adjust to the news when her stepparent, Caitlyn Jenner, came out as transgender. His appearances were rare, but he once sat for an on-camera confessional.
“It was shocking to see him doing a talking head — we’re used to Housewives and Kardashians doing talking heads,” said Ryan Bailey, host of the reality TV podcast “So Bad It’s Good.” When Ye appeared on the show, he said, “There were actual moments of humanity in there that made me understand they were a real couple. Then, unfortunately, everything started going downhill.”
Ye’s provocations grew both stranger and more disjointed. Those onstage rants became a mainstay of the live experience, and 2016’s “The Life of Pablo” tour culminated in Ye delivering a stream-of-consciousness speech at a November show in Sacramento before storming offstage, canceling the rest of his concerts and being hospitalized for stress and exhaustion.
The rapper was unusually quiet until the following spring, when he surprised many longtime fans by announcing his admiration for President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, his friendship with young conservative activist Candace Owens began blooming.
He also publicly disclosed that he has bipolar disorder, saying he was diagnosed after his 2016 hospitalization and calling it his “superpower” in the 2018 song “Yikes,” which appeared on the album “Ye.” The cover art included the handwritten words, “I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome.” Ye’s openness in talking about his bipolar disorder has led some to claim it explains his behavior, and experts agree that people with the condition can behave erratically and may at times lose their “filter” and say or do socially inappropriate things.
Another turning point in Ye’s drift toward increasingly dangerous rhetoric came when he showed up at TMZ’s headquarters in May 2018, where he infamously suggested that slavery was a choice — on the part of the slaves. He was quickly rebuked by then-TMZ staffer Van Lathan. A former fan of the rapper’s music, Lathan told Ye on camera that he was done with him. That he could no longer separate the man from his music. But that wasn’t quite true. The two men communicated over email later that summer. Lathan reached out because he felt that Ye’s tendency to speak unfiltered was being exploited.
“The more I thought about it the more I thought, ‘Jesus, man everybody is pointing this guy into whatever direction they want to point him in. I’m thinking I took advantage of him ,” said Lathan, who added that Ye was a grown man, and he didn’t want to “infantilize him.”
Lathan thinks nothing productive came from that back and forth.
“I don’t think I feel any different than a majority of people who feel ambushed by him every six months when he says something grotesque,” he said. Last week, Lathan revealed on his podcast, “Higher Learning,” that Ye had praised Adolf Hitler and Nazis during that interview, but those inflammatory antisemitic comments did not make it on air.
“I’m done. It’s just like you’re hurting yourself at this point. In two years when he makes ‘F—- MLK’ shirts I’m not going to bat an eye,” said Lathan. But he admitted that it’s still hard to ignore Ye.
“The cultural weapon that we give certain influential people? They don’t build it, we do,” said Lathan. “For years and years we gave this enormous bazooka of cultural influence, and one day were looking down the barrel of it.”
With his full embrace of Trump in 2018 — he donned a red Make America Great Again hat in the Oval Office while telling the president he had given him a “Superman cape” — Ye found himself, once again, the target of public ire. (Though he also became increasingly popular with commentators and fans aligned with Trump.) The next iteration of Ye would swap politics for religion, a move he announced and cemented with a wholesale turn toward gospel music and by hosting a weekly musical Christian gathering he dubbed Sunday Service.
“The Sunday Service helped to rebrand him, helped to make people like him again,” said Joshua Wright, who teaches history at Trinity Washington University and wrote the recent book “‘Wake Up, Mr. West’: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity.”
It led to “Donda,” named after his mother and nominated for Grammy for Album of the Year. Netflix’s “Jeen-yuhs” docuseries was met with mostly critical acclaim. After another turbulent era, it seemed Ye would once again be accepted by the greater public, as he always had been. Ye himself felt untouchable even as the outrage grew this month.
“The thing about me and Adidas is like, I can literally say antisemitic s—-, and they can’t drop me,” he said on the Drink Champs podcast on Oct. 16. “I can say antisemitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what? Now what?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/25/kanye-west-career-future/
Witty Rejoinder said:
This may interest you DV. Relive his greatest hits so to speak:…
Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return
As a dominant cultural figure of the 21st century, West has been through cycle after cycle of controversy and redemption. His repeated antisemitic statements might prove too much to overcome.By Travis M. Andrews
Updated October 26, 2022 at 11:34 a.m. EDT|Published October 25, 2022 at 3:10 p.m. EDT“Soon as they like you, make ’em unlike you.”
Ye, the musician and mogul formerly known as Kanye West, rapped those words on 2013’s “I Am a God,” but in some ways they’ve served as a maxim for his entire career. Musically, the rapper and producer became famous for constantly evolving his style, beholden not to current trends but his own muse, even if he risked shedding fans along the way.
That philosophy always extended to his public persona — and has largely come to define it. He morphed from a hip-hop super-producer to world-conquering rapper, from tabloid staple to fashion world insurgent, from Grammy-nominated gospel artist to MAGA-touting presidential candidate, with the one constant that he was always brash, self-aggrandizing and always, most importantly, the center of attention. Despite countless controversies, Ye has also always been able to maintain his stature as a revered musician and cutting-edge tastemaker. But his standing as a figure in the greater culture has never felt more tenuous than the past two weeks, which have featured multiple instances of antisemitic statements.
Since debuting a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show in early October, Ye’s latest extended public outburst has caused ruptures that may never be repaired. He was briefly booted from Instagram and Twitter for making several antisemitic remarks, including one saying he would go “death con 3” on “JEWISH PEOPLE”; he appeared in a selectively edited interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson during which he ranted against Black Lives Matter and made the bizarre claim that professional child actors had been placed in his home to manipulate his children; he announced he was buying Parler, the right-wing social media site run by the husband of his recent confidante, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
It’s been the culmination of yet another very public spiral for Ye, who had spent much of the summer posting angry comments and threats on Instagram against his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson (who had called his T-shirts “pure violence”) and the comedian Pete Davidson.
The corporate partnerships that helped Ye ascend to billionaire status are diminishing on a seemingly daily basis. On Tuesday morning, Adidas announced it would stop working with him, putting an end to the lucrative Yeezy line of sneakers that became a cultural phenomenon. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. … After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies,” the company said in a statement, adding that “Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.” It’s a decision with major implications for Adidas, with Yeezy generating an estimated $2 billion a year, close to 10 percent of the company’s annual revenue, Morningstar analyst David Swartz said.
Last week, Balenciaga announced it was severing ties with Ye, who opened the opulent fashion house’s 2023 show. The brand’s creative director, Demna, had become one of Ye’s biggest allies in the fashion world, partnering with Ye on his Gap clothing line and the massive rollout of Ye’s Grammy-nominated album “Donda.” In September, Ye abruptly terminated his deal with the Gap. This week, his longtime talent agency, CAA, announced it was no longer working with Ye after his latest remarks.
Kim Kardashian rebuked her ex and the father of her four children on Monday, tweeting, “Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”
“I’m exhausted to the point where I’m like maybe it’s just time to move on. He’s unpredictable in a way that I can’t gauge, so it’s not worth it,” said Panama Jackson, columnist for TheGrio, who now counts himself as a former Ye fan. “It’s hard for me to say I’m not a fan, but I think the person I’m a fan of doesn’t exist anymore.”
Since he popped into the national consciousness with his 2004 debut album, Ye has been not just one of the central figures in American entertainment culture, but a defining character in the digital age’s attention economy. He’s become his own weather system, which follows a fairly predictable cycle: He basks in the culture’s adoration, then loses it by saying or doing something outrageous or downright offensive, then digs his heels in and makes things worse while fans attempt to excuse his behavior. Eventually, he finds some way to make a comeback, be it via apologizing or releasing a game-changing album.
But the cycle has taken increasingly volatile and dark turns. When he stormed the stage at the VMAs in 2009, President Barack Obama called Ye a “jackass”; his statements over the past few weeks have him now labeled an antisemite. The culture’s adoration is shrinking, and he’s not much for apologies these days. And, for what feels truly like the first time, he’s shedding fans in addition to key business partners.
“I don’t understand why it took people so long to get to this place. Where have they been?” asked political commentator Keith Boykin, who had to scroll back through his Twitter feed to figure out just when he broke with Ye. Was it around time he told TMZ that “slavery was a choice?” The Trump White House rant? Before that?
“There’s so much stuff,” he said. “This is the thing about Kanye, he wants all this attention.”
The moment Ye arguably learned how to garner attention outside of his music arrived in 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans and much of the surrounding Gulf Coast and three days after he released his sophomore album, “Late Registration.” Standing next to comedian Mike Myers on a live telethon carried by all major networks, Ye went off-script and blurted out, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.”
This incident made Ye something of a liberal hero, but it was never a status he sought nor one that particularly fit. While his earlier work sometimes veered toward social consciousness — with lyrics critical of racial profiling by law enforcement and the drug war — he was never aligned with a political party. Ye’s primary allegiance was always to himself.
Kanye West jumped onstage after Taylor Swift won the best female video award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
If the Katrina moment brought Ye fully into the public eye, it was in 2009 that he became inescapable. At that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, 19-year-old Taylor Swift climbed onstage to accept the prize for female video of the year. Ye disagreed with this turn of events and, donning sunglasses, climbed onstage, grabbed her microphone and said, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” By the time he handed the mic back to a confused Swift, everything had changed.Suddenly Ye was public enemy No. 1. Celebrities including Kelly Clarkson, Russell Brand and Katy Perry excoriated him. Along with Obama, former president Jimmy Carter weighed in, calling it “completely uncalled for.” Ye had the nation’s attention, but for the first time, he didn’t seem to like it.
“I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt,” he tearfully said on NBC’s “The Jay Leno Show,” after Leno asked how his late mother, Donda, would feel about his antics. Donda West, a professor who championed his career, was particularly close to Ye, and the depth of their relationship is shown in charming scenes from the recent Netflix documentary “Jeen-yuhs”; Ye debuted the song “Hey Mama” (“I wanna scream so loud for you/ ’Cause I’m so proud of you”) on Oprah’s daytime talk show with Donda present in 2005. Her 2007 death after a cosmetic surgery operation is often cited as the moment Ye became unmoored.
Ye promised to disappear from the spotlight for a while to “analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life.” He opted for Oahu, Hawaii, where he got to work on his sprawling magnum opus, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” By the time it came out in November 2010, his image was well on its way to rehabilitation, but the album sped things up immeasurably. A star-studded affair featuring the likes of Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, John Legend and Elton John, “Twisted Fantasy” was a cultural sensation and remains one of the most acclaimed albums of the era.
The quick return to prominence didn’t surprise people who knew him growing up, like Terry Parker, who raps under the name Juice and knew Ye as he became an emerging force in the Chicago hip-hop scene. Ye was always bright, intensely competitive, and brilliant — people would “overlook the annoying things he’d say because they wanted his beats,” Parker said.
Ye’s undeniable talent had always been thick enough to smooth over some of his qualities that could rub people the wrong way. Parker saw it as a sort of unfiltered honesty — the kind that would later earn Ye a reputation as a provocateur and a troll.
“Not coming with a filter made him as honest as he could be. He didn’t worry about repercussions. He would say something, and then just deal with the scattered ashes,” Parker added. His talent served as armor and justification for his behavior.
So goes the thinking: He’s a musical genius who repeatedly changed the course of modern pop music, and all geniuses are all a little crazy, right? Boykin doesn’t buy it. “The phrase is used to exonerate people of other social responsibility. It’s a way of excusing their inappropriate behavior,” he said, adding that fans of R. Kelly use the same honorific. “But that’s not enough. You can’t be inspiring people on one day and then the next day talking about how much you love Trump and preaching anti-Blackness.”
After the universal acclaim of “Twisted Fantasy” and his Jay-Z collaboration/victory lap, “Watch the Throne,” Ye trained his sights on the fashion industry. Despite having no experience as a designer, he set out to conquer a famously insular world.
Over the rest of the decade, Ye collaborated with established labels and launched one-off capsules, but his collections tended to be coolly received by fashion critics. As The Post’s Robin Givhan wrote recently, his 2012 debut in Paris was “calamitous.”
During his 2013 “Yeezus” tour, Ye spent a portion of nearly every concert airing his grievances in rambling soliloquies. “The CEO of Nike, Mark Parker, wouldn’t get on the phone with Kanye West for eight months!” he complained onstage in Washington that November. “They’ll tell you I’m insane,” he said later in the concert. “That’s because they’re scared of their own dreams.”
But in the latter half of the decade, Ye found massive success with his Yeezy show collaboration with Adidas. Those outsize and unrealistic expectations he had set for himself had actually come to fruition. Yeezy helped revitalize the sneaker industry and became a billion dollar brand unto itself. In interviews, he compared himself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, his self-confidence beginning to veer closer to a form of messianism that has evolved to encompass ventures such as a private school in Los Angeles and designs for massive dome dwellings at his compound in Wyoming.
“Everything he said he was going to do, he did it — like that he was going to take over fashion,” Juice said.
Ye also became tabloid fodder when he started dating his longtime friend, reality show phenom Kim Kardashian, in 2012. Their relationship seemed almost predestined, two celebrities for whom attention often seemed like the only goal.
Ye’s artistic credibility helped lend Kardashian, then primarily seen as a reality TV star, broader cultural legitimacy, while Kardashian’s TV franchise helped humanize the divisive rapper.
The family helped sand down his rougher edges and on TV, his persona transformed from bombastic superstar to an overwhelmed husband, appearing shy in the background around his wife’s boisterous family or helping Kardashian adjust to the news when her stepparent, Caitlyn Jenner, came out as transgender. His appearances were rare, but he once sat for an on-camera confessional.
“It was shocking to see him doing a talking head — we’re used to Housewives and Kardashians doing talking heads,” said Ryan Bailey, host of the reality TV podcast “So Bad It’s Good.” When Ye appeared on the show, he said, “There were actual moments of humanity in there that made me understand they were a real couple. Then, unfortunately, everything started going downhill.”
Ye’s provocations grew both stranger and more disjointed. Those onstage rants became a mainstay of the live experience, and 2016’s “The Life of Pablo” tour culminated in Ye delivering a stream-of-consciousness speech at a November show in Sacramento before storming offstage, canceling the rest of his concerts and being hospitalized for stress and exhaustion.
The rapper was unusually quiet until the following spring, when he surprised many longtime fans by announcing his admiration for President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, his friendship with young conservative activist Candace Owens began blooming.
He also publicly disclosed that he has bipolar disorder, saying he was diagnosed after his 2016 hospitalization and calling it his “superpower” in the 2018 song “Yikes,” which appeared on the album “Ye.” The cover art included the handwritten words, “I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome.” Ye’s openness in talking about his bipolar disorder has led some to claim it explains his behavior, and experts agree that people with the condition can behave erratically and may at times lose their “filter” and say or do socially inappropriate things.
Another turning point in Ye’s drift toward increasingly dangerous rhetoric came when he showed up at TMZ’s headquarters in May 2018, where he infamously suggested that slavery was a choice — on the part of the slaves. He was quickly rebuked by then-TMZ staffer Van Lathan. A former fan of the rapper’s music, Lathan told Ye on camera that he was done with him. That he could no longer separate the man from his music. But that wasn’t quite true. The two men communicated over email later that summer. Lathan reached out because he felt that Ye’s tendency to speak unfiltered was being exploited.
“The more I thought about it the more I thought, ‘Jesus, man everybody is pointing this guy into whatever direction they want to point him in. I’m thinking I took advantage of him ,” said Lathan, who added that Ye was a grown man, and he didn’t want to “infantilize him.”
Lathan thinks nothing productive came from that back and forth.
“I don’t think I feel any different than a majority of people who feel ambushed by him every six months when he says something grotesque,” he said. Last week, Lathan revealed on his podcast, “Higher Learning,” that Ye had praised Adolf Hitler and Nazis during that interview, but those inflammatory antisemitic comments did not make it on air.
“I’m done. It’s just like you’re hurting yourself at this point. In two years when he makes ‘F—- MLK’ shirts I’m not going to bat an eye,” said Lathan. But he admitted that it’s still hard to ignore Ye.
“The cultural weapon that we give certain influential people? They don’t build it, we do,” said Lathan. “For years and years we gave this enormous bazooka of cultural influence, and one day were looking down the barrel of it.”
With his full embrace of Trump in 2018 — he donned a red Make America Great Again hat in the Oval Office while telling the president he had given him a “Superman cape” — Ye found himself, once again, the target of public ire. (Though he also became increasingly popular with commentators and fans aligned with Trump.) The next iteration of Ye would swap politics for religion, a move he announced and cemented with a wholesale turn toward gospel music and by hosting a weekly musical Christian gathering he dubbed Sunday Service.
“The Sunday Service helped to rebrand him, helped to make people like him again,” said Joshua Wright, who teaches history at Trinity Washington University and wrote the recent book “‘Wake Up, Mr. West’: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity.”
It led to “Donda,” named after his mother and nominated for Grammy for Album of the Year. Netflix’s “Jeen-yuhs” docuseries was met with mostly critical acclaim. After another turbulent era, it seemed Ye would once again be accepted by the greater public, as he always had been. Ye himself felt untouchable even as the outrage grew this month.
“The thing about me and Adidas is like, I can literally say antisemitic s—-, and they can’t drop me,” he said on the Drink Champs podcast on Oct. 16. “I can say antisemitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what? Now what?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/25/kanye-west-career-future/
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Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return
As a dominant cultural figure of the 21st century, West has been through cycle after cycle of controversy and redemption. His repeated antisemitic statements might prove too much to overcome.By Travis M. Andrews
Updated October 26, 2022 at 11:34 a.m. EDT|Published October 25, 2022 at 3:10 p.m. EDT“Soon as they like you, make ’em unlike you.”
Ye, the musician and mogul formerly known as Kanye West, rapped those words on 2013’s “I Am a God,” but in some ways they’ve served as a maxim for his entire career. Musically, the rapper and producer became famous for constantly evolving his style, beholden not to current trends but his own muse, even if he risked shedding fans along the way.
That philosophy always extended to his public persona — and has largely come to define it. He morphed from a hip-hop super-producer to world-conquering rapper, from tabloid staple to fashion world insurgent, from Grammy-nominated gospel artist to MAGA-touting presidential candidate, with the one constant that he was always brash, self-aggrandizing and always, most importantly, the center of attention. Despite countless controversies, Ye has also always been able to maintain his stature as a revered musician and cutting-edge tastemaker. But his standing as a figure in the greater culture has never felt more tenuous than the past two weeks, which have featured multiple instances of antisemitic statements.
Since debuting a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show in early October, Ye’s latest extended public outburst has caused ruptures that may never be repaired. He was briefly booted from Instagram and Twitter for making several antisemitic remarks, including one saying he would go “death con 3” on “JEWISH PEOPLE”; he appeared in a selectively edited interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson during which he ranted against Black Lives Matter and made the bizarre claim that professional child actors had been placed in his home to manipulate his children; he announced he was buying Parler, the right-wing social media site run by the husband of his recent confidante, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
It’s been the culmination of yet another very public spiral for Ye, who had spent much of the summer posting angry comments and threats on Instagram against his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson (who had called his T-shirts “pure violence”) and the comedian Pete Davidson.
The corporate partnerships that helped Ye ascend to billionaire status are diminishing on a seemingly daily basis. On Tuesday morning, Adidas announced it would stop working with him, putting an end to the lucrative Yeezy line of sneakers that became a cultural phenomenon. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. … After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies,” the company said in a statement, adding that “Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.” It’s a decision with major implications for Adidas, with Yeezy generating an estimated $2 billion a year, close to 10 percent of the company’s annual revenue, Morningstar analyst David Swartz said.
Last week, Balenciaga announced it was severing ties with Ye, who opened the opulent fashion house’s 2023 show. The brand’s creative director, Demna, had become one of Ye’s biggest allies in the fashion world, partnering with Ye on his Gap clothing line and the massive rollout of Ye’s Grammy-nominated album “Donda.” In September, Ye abruptly terminated his deal with the Gap. This week, his longtime talent agency, CAA, announced it was no longer working with Ye after his latest remarks.
Kim Kardashian rebuked her ex and the father of her four children on Monday, tweeting, “Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”
“I’m exhausted to the point where I’m like maybe it’s just time to move on. He’s unpredictable in a way that I can’t gauge, so it’s not worth it,” said Panama Jackson, columnist for TheGrio, who now counts himself as a former Ye fan. “It’s hard for me to say I’m not a fan, but I think the person I’m a fan of doesn’t exist anymore.”
Since he popped into the national consciousness with his 2004 debut album, Ye has been not just one of the central figures in American entertainment culture, but a defining character in the digital age’s attention economy. He’s become his own weather system, which follows a fairly predictable cycle: He basks in the culture’s adoration, then loses it by saying or doing something outrageous or downright offensive, then digs his heels in and makes things worse while fans attempt to excuse his behavior. Eventually, he finds some way to make a comeback, be it via apologizing or releasing a game-changing album.
But the cycle has taken increasingly volatile and dark turns. When he stormed the stage at the VMAs in 2009, President Barack Obama called Ye a “jackass”; his statements over the past few weeks have him now labeled an antisemite. The culture’s adoration is shrinking, and he’s not much for apologies these days. And, for what feels truly like the first time, he’s shedding fans in addition to key business partners.
“I don’t understand why it took people so long to get to this place. Where have they been?” asked political commentator Keith Boykin, who had to scroll back through his Twitter feed to figure out just when he broke with Ye. Was it around time he told TMZ that “slavery was a choice?” The Trump White House rant? Before that?
“There’s so much stuff,” he said. “This is the thing about Kanye, he wants all this attention.”
The moment Ye arguably learned how to garner attention outside of his music arrived in 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans and much of the surrounding Gulf Coast and three days after he released his sophomore album, “Late Registration.” Standing next to comedian Mike Myers on a live telethon carried by all major networks, Ye went off-script and blurted out, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.”
This incident made Ye something of a liberal hero, but it was never a status he sought nor one that particularly fit. While his earlier work sometimes veered toward social consciousness — with lyrics critical of racial profiling by law enforcement and the drug war — he was never aligned with a political party. Ye’s primary allegiance was always to himself.
Kanye West jumped onstage after Taylor Swift won the best female video award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
If the Katrina moment brought Ye fully into the public eye, it was in 2009 that he became inescapable. At that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, 19-year-old Taylor Swift climbed onstage to accept the prize for female video of the year. Ye disagreed with this turn of events and, donning sunglasses, climbed onstage, grabbed her microphone and said, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” By the time he handed the mic back to a confused Swift, everything had changed.Suddenly Ye was public enemy No. 1. Celebrities including Kelly Clarkson, Russell Brand and Katy Perry excoriated him. Along with Obama, former president Jimmy Carter weighed in, calling it “completely uncalled for.” Ye had the nation’s attention, but for the first time, he didn’t seem to like it.
“I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt,” he tearfully said on NBC’s “The Jay Leno Show,” after Leno asked how his late mother, Donda, would feel about his antics. Donda West, a professor who championed his career, was particularly close to Ye, and the depth of their relationship is shown in charming scenes from the recent Netflix documentary “Jeen-yuhs”; Ye debuted the song “Hey Mama” (“I wanna scream so loud for you/ ’Cause I’m so proud of you”) on Oprah’s daytime talk show with Donda present in 2005. Her 2007 death after a cosmetic surgery operation is often cited as the moment Ye became unmoored.
Ye promised to disappear from the spotlight for a while to “analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life.” He opted for Oahu, Hawaii, where he got to work on his sprawling magnum opus, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” By the time it came out in November 2010, his image was well on its way to rehabilitation, but the album sped things up immeasurably. A star-studded affair featuring the likes of Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, John Legend and Elton John, “Twisted Fantasy” was a cultural sensation and remains one of the most acclaimed albums of the era.
The quick return to prominence didn’t surprise people who knew him growing up, like Terry Parker, who raps under the name Juice and knew Ye as he became an emerging force in the Chicago hip-hop scene. Ye was always bright, intensely competitive, and brilliant — people would “overlook the annoying things he’d say because they wanted his beats,” Parker said.
Ye’s undeniable talent had always been thick enough to smooth over some of his qualities that could rub people the wrong way. Parker saw it as a sort of unfiltered honesty — the kind that would later earn Ye a reputation as a provocateur and a troll.
“Not coming with a filter made him as honest as he could be. He didn’t worry about repercussions. He would say something, and then just deal with the scattered ashes,” Parker added. His talent served as armor and justification for his behavior.
So goes the thinking: He’s a musical genius who repeatedly changed the course of modern pop music, and all geniuses are all a little crazy, right? Boykin doesn’t buy it. “The phrase is used to exonerate people of other social responsibility. It’s a way of excusing their inappropriate behavior,” he said, adding that fans of R. Kelly use the same honorific. “But that’s not enough. You can’t be inspiring people on one day and then the next day talking about how much you love Trump and preaching anti-Blackness.”
After the universal acclaim of “Twisted Fantasy” and his Jay-Z collaboration/victory lap, “Watch the Throne,” Ye trained his sights on the fashion industry. Despite having no experience as a designer, he set out to conquer a famously insular world.
Over the rest of the decade, Ye collaborated with established labels and launched one-off capsules, but his collections tended to be coolly received by fashion critics. As The Post’s Robin Givhan wrote recently, his 2012 debut in Paris was “calamitous.”
During his 2013 “Yeezus” tour, Ye spent a portion of nearly every concert airing his grievances in rambling soliloquies. “The CEO of Nike, Mark Parker, wouldn’t get on the phone with Kanye West for eight months!” he complained onstage in Washington that November. “They’ll tell you I’m insane,” he said later in the concert. “That’s because they’re scared of their own dreams.”
But in the latter half of the decade, Ye found massive success with his Yeezy show collaboration with Adidas. Those outsize and unrealistic expectations he had set for himself had actually come to fruition. Yeezy helped revitalize the sneaker industry and became a billion dollar brand unto itself. In interviews, he compared himself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, his self-confidence beginning to veer closer to a form of messianism that has evolved to encompass ventures such as a private school in Los Angeles and designs for massive dome dwellings at his compound in Wyoming.
“Everything he said he was going to do, he did it — like that he was going to take over fashion,” Juice said.
Ye also became tabloid fodder when he started dating his longtime friend, reality show phenom Kim Kardashian, in 2012. Their relationship seemed almost predestined, two celebrities for whom attention often seemed like the only goal.
Ye’s artistic credibility helped lend Kardashian, then primarily seen as a reality TV star, broader cultural legitimacy, while Kardashian’s TV franchise helped humanize the divisive rapper.
The family helped sand down his rougher edges and on TV, his persona transformed from bombastic superstar to an overwhelmed husband, appearing shy in the background around his wife’s boisterous family or helping Kardashian adjust to the news when her stepparent, Caitlyn Jenner, came out as transgender. His appearances were rare, but he once sat for an on-camera confessional.
“It was shocking to see him doing a talking head — we’re used to Housewives and Kardashians doing talking heads,” said Ryan Bailey, host of the reality TV podcast “So Bad It’s Good.” When Ye appeared on the show, he said, “There were actual moments of humanity in there that made me understand they were a real couple. Then, unfortunately, everything started going downhill.”
Ye’s provocations grew both stranger and more disjointed. Those onstage rants became a mainstay of the live experience, and 2016’s “The Life of Pablo” tour culminated in Ye delivering a stream-of-consciousness speech at a November show in Sacramento before storming offstage, canceling the rest of his concerts and being hospitalized for stress and exhaustion.
The rapper was unusually quiet until the following spring, when he surprised many longtime fans by announcing his admiration for President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, his friendship with young conservative activist Candace Owens began blooming.
He also publicly disclosed that he has bipolar disorder, saying he was diagnosed after his 2016 hospitalization and calling it his “superpower” in the 2018 song “Yikes,” which appeared on the album “Ye.” The cover art included the handwritten words, “I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome.” Ye’s openness in talking about his bipolar disorder has led some to claim it explains his behavior, and experts agree that people with the condition can behave erratically and may at times lose their “filter” and say or do socially inappropriate things.
Another turning point in Ye’s drift toward increasingly dangerous rhetoric came when he showed up at TMZ’s headquarters in May 2018, where he infamously suggested that slavery was a choice — on the part of the slaves. He was quickly rebuked by then-TMZ staffer Van Lathan. A former fan of the rapper’s music, Lathan told Ye on camera that he was done with him. That he could no longer separate the man from his music. But that wasn’t quite true. The two men communicated over email later that summer. Lathan reached out because he felt that Ye’s tendency to speak unfiltered was being exploited.
“The more I thought about it the more I thought, ‘Jesus, man everybody is pointing this guy into whatever direction they want to point him in. I’m thinking I took advantage of him ,” said Lathan, who added that Ye was a grown man, and he didn’t want to “infantilize him.”
Lathan thinks nothing productive came from that back and forth.
“I don’t think I feel any different than a majority of people who feel ambushed by him every six months when he says something grotesque,” he said. Last week, Lathan revealed on his podcast, “Higher Learning,” that Ye had praised Adolf Hitler and Nazis during that interview, but those inflammatory antisemitic comments did not make it on air.
“I’m done. It’s just like you’re hurting yourself at this point. In two years when he makes ‘F—- MLK’ shirts I’m not going to bat an eye,” said Lathan. But he admitted that it’s still hard to ignore Ye.
“The cultural weapon that we give certain influential people? They don’t build it, we do,” said Lathan. “For years and years we gave this enormous bazooka of cultural influence, and one day were looking down the barrel of it.”
With his full embrace of Trump in 2018 — he donned a red Make America Great Again hat in the Oval Office while telling the president he had given him a “Superman cape” — Ye found himself, once again, the target of public ire. (Though he also became increasingly popular with commentators and fans aligned with Trump.) The next iteration of Ye would swap politics for religion, a move he announced and cemented with a wholesale turn toward gospel music and by hosting a weekly musical Christian gathering he dubbed Sunday Service.
“The Sunday Service helped to rebrand him, helped to make people like him again,” said Joshua Wright, who teaches history at Trinity Washington University and wrote the recent book “‘Wake Up, Mr. West’: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity.”
It led to “Donda,” named after his mother and nominated for Grammy for Album of the Year. Netflix’s “Jeen-yuhs” docuseries was met with mostly critical acclaim. After another turbulent era, it seemed Ye would once again be accepted by the greater public, as he always had been. Ye himself felt untouchable even as the outrage grew this month.
“The thing about me and Adidas is like, I can literally say antisemitic s—-, and they can’t drop me,” he said on the Drink Champs podcast on Oct. 16. “I can say antisemitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what? Now what?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/25/kanye-west-career-future/
I’ve got all Kanye West’s songs.
When I say all his songs I mean I’ve got some.
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Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return
As a dominant cultural figure of the 21st century, West has been through cycle after cycle of controversy and redemption. His repeated antisemitic statements might prove too much to overcome.By Travis M. Andrews
Updated October 26, 2022 at 11:34 a.m. EDT|Published October 25, 2022 at 3:10 p.m. EDT“Soon as they like you, make ’em unlike you.”
Ye, the musician and mogul formerly known as Kanye West, rapped those words on 2013’s “I Am a God,” but in some ways they’ve served as a maxim for his entire career. Musically, the rapper and producer became famous for constantly evolving his style, beholden not to current trends but his own muse, even if he risked shedding fans along the way.
That philosophy always extended to his public persona — and has largely come to define it. He morphed from a hip-hop super-producer to world-conquering rapper, from tabloid staple to fashion world insurgent, from Grammy-nominated gospel artist to MAGA-touting presidential candidate, with the one constant that he was always brash, self-aggrandizing and always, most importantly, the center of attention. Despite countless controversies, Ye has also always been able to maintain his stature as a revered musician and cutting-edge tastemaker. But his standing as a figure in the greater culture has never felt more tenuous than the past two weeks, which have featured multiple instances of antisemitic statements.
Since debuting a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt at his Paris Fashion Week show in early October, Ye’s latest extended public outburst has caused ruptures that may never be repaired. He was briefly booted from Instagram and Twitter for making several antisemitic remarks, including one saying he would go “death con 3” on “JEWISH PEOPLE”; he appeared in a selectively edited interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson during which he ranted against Black Lives Matter and made the bizarre claim that professional child actors had been placed in his home to manipulate his children; he announced he was buying Parler, the right-wing social media site run by the husband of his recent confidante, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
It’s been the culmination of yet another very public spiral for Ye, who had spent much of the summer posting angry comments and threats on Instagram against his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson (who had called his T-shirts “pure violence”) and the comedian Pete Davidson.
The corporate partnerships that helped Ye ascend to billionaire status are diminishing on a seemingly daily basis. On Tuesday morning, Adidas announced it would stop working with him, putting an end to the lucrative Yeezy line of sneakers that became a cultural phenomenon. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. … After a thorough review, the company has taken the decision to terminate the partnership with Ye immediately, end production of Yeezy branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies,” the company said in a statement, adding that “Adidas will stop the Adidas Yeezy business with immediate effect.” It’s a decision with major implications for Adidas, with Yeezy generating an estimated $2 billion a year, close to 10 percent of the company’s annual revenue, Morningstar analyst David Swartz said.
Last week, Balenciaga announced it was severing ties with Ye, who opened the opulent fashion house’s 2023 show. The brand’s creative director, Demna, had become one of Ye’s biggest allies in the fashion world, partnering with Ye on his Gap clothing line and the massive rollout of Ye’s Grammy-nominated album “Donda.” In September, Ye abruptly terminated his deal with the Gap. This week, his longtime talent agency, CAA, announced it was no longer working with Ye after his latest remarks.
Kim Kardashian rebuked her ex and the father of her four children on Monday, tweeting, “Hate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.”
“I’m exhausted to the point where I’m like maybe it’s just time to move on. He’s unpredictable in a way that I can’t gauge, so it’s not worth it,” said Panama Jackson, columnist for TheGrio, who now counts himself as a former Ye fan. “It’s hard for me to say I’m not a fan, but I think the person I’m a fan of doesn’t exist anymore.”
Since he popped into the national consciousness with his 2004 debut album, Ye has been not just one of the central figures in American entertainment culture, but a defining character in the digital age’s attention economy. He’s become his own weather system, which follows a fairly predictable cycle: He basks in the culture’s adoration, then loses it by saying or doing something outrageous or downright offensive, then digs his heels in and makes things worse while fans attempt to excuse his behavior. Eventually, he finds some way to make a comeback, be it via apologizing or releasing a game-changing album.
But the cycle has taken increasingly volatile and dark turns. When he stormed the stage at the VMAs in 2009, President Barack Obama called Ye a “jackass”; his statements over the past few weeks have him now labeled an antisemite. The culture’s adoration is shrinking, and he’s not much for apologies these days. And, for what feels truly like the first time, he’s shedding fans in addition to key business partners.
“I don’t understand why it took people so long to get to this place. Where have they been?” asked political commentator Keith Boykin, who had to scroll back through his Twitter feed to figure out just when he broke with Ye. Was it around time he told TMZ that “slavery was a choice?” The Trump White House rant? Before that?
“There’s so much stuff,” he said. “This is the thing about Kanye, he wants all this attention.”
The moment Ye arguably learned how to garner attention outside of his music arrived in 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans and much of the surrounding Gulf Coast and three days after he released his sophomore album, “Late Registration.” Standing next to comedian Mike Myers on a live telethon carried by all major networks, Ye went off-script and blurted out, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.”
This incident made Ye something of a liberal hero, but it was never a status he sought nor one that particularly fit. While his earlier work sometimes veered toward social consciousness — with lyrics critical of racial profiling by law enforcement and the drug war — he was never aligned with a political party. Ye’s primary allegiance was always to himself.
Kanye West jumped onstage after Taylor Swift won the best female video award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
If the Katrina moment brought Ye fully into the public eye, it was in 2009 that he became inescapable. At that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, 19-year-old Taylor Swift climbed onstage to accept the prize for female video of the year. Ye disagreed with this turn of events and, donning sunglasses, climbed onstage, grabbed her microphone and said, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” By the time he handed the mic back to a confused Swift, everything had changed.Suddenly Ye was public enemy No. 1. Celebrities including Kelly Clarkson, Russell Brand and Katy Perry excoriated him. Along with Obama, former president Jimmy Carter weighed in, calling it “completely uncalled for.” Ye had the nation’s attention, but for the first time, he didn’t seem to like it.
“I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt,” he tearfully said on NBC’s “The Jay Leno Show,” after Leno asked how his late mother, Donda, would feel about his antics. Donda West, a professor who championed his career, was particularly close to Ye, and the depth of their relationship is shown in charming scenes from the recent Netflix documentary “Jeen-yuhs”; Ye debuted the song “Hey Mama” (“I wanna scream so loud for you/ ’Cause I’m so proud of you”) on Oprah’s daytime talk show with Donda present in 2005. Her 2007 death after a cosmetic surgery operation is often cited as the moment Ye became unmoored.
Ye promised to disappear from the spotlight for a while to “analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life.” He opted for Oahu, Hawaii, where he got to work on his sprawling magnum opus, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” By the time it came out in November 2010, his image was well on its way to rehabilitation, but the album sped things up immeasurably. A star-studded affair featuring the likes of Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, John Legend and Elton John, “Twisted Fantasy” was a cultural sensation and remains one of the most acclaimed albums of the era.
The quick return to prominence didn’t surprise people who knew him growing up, like Terry Parker, who raps under the name Juice and knew Ye as he became an emerging force in the Chicago hip-hop scene. Ye was always bright, intensely competitive, and brilliant — people would “overlook the annoying things he’d say because they wanted his beats,” Parker said.
Ye’s undeniable talent had always been thick enough to smooth over some of his qualities that could rub people the wrong way. Parker saw it as a sort of unfiltered honesty — the kind that would later earn Ye a reputation as a provocateur and a troll.
“Not coming with a filter made him as honest as he could be. He didn’t worry about repercussions. He would say something, and then just deal with the scattered ashes,” Parker added. His talent served as armor and justification for his behavior.
So goes the thinking: He’s a musical genius who repeatedly changed the course of modern pop music, and all geniuses are all a little crazy, right? Boykin doesn’t buy it. “The phrase is used to exonerate people of other social responsibility. It’s a way of excusing their inappropriate behavior,” he said, adding that fans of R. Kelly use the same honorific. “But that’s not enough. You can’t be inspiring people on one day and then the next day talking about how much you love Trump and preaching anti-Blackness.”
After the universal acclaim of “Twisted Fantasy” and his Jay-Z collaboration/victory lap, “Watch the Throne,” Ye trained his sights on the fashion industry. Despite having no experience as a designer, he set out to conquer a famously insular world.
Over the rest of the decade, Ye collaborated with established labels and launched one-off capsules, but his collections tended to be coolly received by fashion critics. As The Post’s Robin Givhan wrote recently, his 2012 debut in Paris was “calamitous.”
During his 2013 “Yeezus” tour, Ye spent a portion of nearly every concert airing his grievances in rambling soliloquies. “The CEO of Nike, Mark Parker, wouldn’t get on the phone with Kanye West for eight months!” he complained onstage in Washington that November. “They’ll tell you I’m insane,” he said later in the concert. “That’s because they’re scared of their own dreams.”
But in the latter half of the decade, Ye found massive success with his Yeezy show collaboration with Adidas. Those outsize and unrealistic expectations he had set for himself had actually come to fruition. Yeezy helped revitalize the sneaker industry and became a billion dollar brand unto itself. In interviews, he compared himself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, his self-confidence beginning to veer closer to a form of messianism that has evolved to encompass ventures such as a private school in Los Angeles and designs for massive dome dwellings at his compound in Wyoming.
“Everything he said he was going to do, he did it — like that he was going to take over fashion,” Juice said.
Ye also became tabloid fodder when he started dating his longtime friend, reality show phenom Kim Kardashian, in 2012. Their relationship seemed almost predestined, two celebrities for whom attention often seemed like the only goal.
Ye’s artistic credibility helped lend Kardashian, then primarily seen as a reality TV star, broader cultural legitimacy, while Kardashian’s TV franchise helped humanize the divisive rapper.
The family helped sand down his rougher edges and on TV, his persona transformed from bombastic superstar to an overwhelmed husband, appearing shy in the background around his wife’s boisterous family or helping Kardashian adjust to the news when her stepparent, Caitlyn Jenner, came out as transgender. His appearances were rare, but he once sat for an on-camera confessional.
“It was shocking to see him doing a talking head — we’re used to Housewives and Kardashians doing talking heads,” said Ryan Bailey, host of the reality TV podcast “So Bad It’s Good.” When Ye appeared on the show, he said, “There were actual moments of humanity in there that made me understand they were a real couple. Then, unfortunately, everything started going downhill.”
Ye’s provocations grew both stranger and more disjointed. Those onstage rants became a mainstay of the live experience, and 2016’s “The Life of Pablo” tour culminated in Ye delivering a stream-of-consciousness speech at a November show in Sacramento before storming offstage, canceling the rest of his concerts and being hospitalized for stress and exhaustion.
The rapper was unusually quiet until the following spring, when he surprised many longtime fans by announcing his admiration for President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, his friendship with young conservative activist Candace Owens began blooming.
He also publicly disclosed that he has bipolar disorder, saying he was diagnosed after his 2016 hospitalization and calling it his “superpower” in the 2018 song “Yikes,” which appeared on the album “Ye.” The cover art included the handwritten words, “I hate being Bi-Polar its awesome.” Ye’s openness in talking about his bipolar disorder has led some to claim it explains his behavior, and experts agree that people with the condition can behave erratically and may at times lose their “filter” and say or do socially inappropriate things.
Another turning point in Ye’s drift toward increasingly dangerous rhetoric came when he showed up at TMZ’s headquarters in May 2018, where he infamously suggested that slavery was a choice — on the part of the slaves. He was quickly rebuked by then-TMZ staffer Van Lathan. A former fan of the rapper’s music, Lathan told Ye on camera that he was done with him. That he could no longer separate the man from his music. But that wasn’t quite true. The two men communicated over email later that summer. Lathan reached out because he felt that Ye’s tendency to speak unfiltered was being exploited.
“The more I thought about it the more I thought, ‘Jesus, man everybody is pointing this guy into whatever direction they want to point him in. I’m thinking I took advantage of him ,” said Lathan, who added that Ye was a grown man, and he didn’t want to “infantilize him.”
Lathan thinks nothing productive came from that back and forth.
“I don’t think I feel any different than a majority of people who feel ambushed by him every six months when he says something grotesque,” he said. Last week, Lathan revealed on his podcast, “Higher Learning,” that Ye had praised Adolf Hitler and Nazis during that interview, but those inflammatory antisemitic comments did not make it on air.
“I’m done. It’s just like you’re hurting yourself at this point. In two years when he makes ‘F—- MLK’ shirts I’m not going to bat an eye,” said Lathan. But he admitted that it’s still hard to ignore Ye.
“The cultural weapon that we give certain influential people? They don’t build it, we do,” said Lathan. “For years and years we gave this enormous bazooka of cultural influence, and one day were looking down the barrel of it.”
With his full embrace of Trump in 2018 — he donned a red Make America Great Again hat in the Oval Office while telling the president he had given him a “Superman cape” — Ye found himself, once again, the target of public ire. (Though he also became increasingly popular with commentators and fans aligned with Trump.) The next iteration of Ye would swap politics for religion, a move he announced and cemented with a wholesale turn toward gospel music and by hosting a weekly musical Christian gathering he dubbed Sunday Service.
“The Sunday Service helped to rebrand him, helped to make people like him again,” said Joshua Wright, who teaches history at Trinity Washington University and wrote the recent book “‘Wake Up, Mr. West’: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity.”
It led to “Donda,” named after his mother and nominated for Grammy for Album of the Year. Netflix’s “Jeen-yuhs” docuseries was met with mostly critical acclaim. After another turbulent era, it seemed Ye would once again be accepted by the greater public, as he always had been. Ye himself felt untouchable even as the outrage grew this month.
“The thing about me and Adidas is like, I can literally say antisemitic s—-, and they can’t drop me,” he said on the Drink Champs podcast on Oct. 16. “I can say antisemitic things, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what? Now what?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/25/kanye-west-career-future/
I’ve got all Kanye West’s songs.
When I say all his songs I mean I’ve got some.
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:I’ve got all Kanye West’s songs.
When I say all his songs I mean I’ve got some.
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
When I say none I do mean none.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:I’ve got all Kanye West’s songs.
When I say all his songs I mean I’ve got some.
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
When I say a few, if the truth be known I haven’t got any at all.
Peak Warming Man said:
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
I don’t even know how “Kanye” is pronounced. I assume it’s like “can ye?” in a Scottish accent.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:When I say all his songs I mean I’ve got some.
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
When I say a few, if the truth be known I haven’t got any at all.
To tell the whole truth. I’ve never listened to one of his so called songs.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
I don’t even know how “Kanye” is pronounced. I assume it’s like “can ye?” in a Scottish accent.
I doubt he has any Scottish heritage.
It’s the Great Southern Bioblitz at the moment.
https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/
I’ve done observations of weeds around my garden this morning. I’m about to hop in the car and drive up to the carpark at Mount Rouse and photograph plants up there. Tomorrow Mr buffy and I will go out to the bush block and photograph plants there to contribute. Then I’ll still have Sunday and Monday to decide where to photograph. Probably do a couple of roadside spots not too far away. I may be obsessing.
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
When I say a few, if the truth be known I haven’t got any at all.
To tell the whole truth. I’ve never listened to one of his so called songs.
+1
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
I don’t even know how “Kanye” is pronounced. I assume it’s like “can ye?” in a Scottish accent.
That’s not their given name, that’s their born again baptismal name.
buffy said:
It’s the Great Southern Bioblitz at the moment.https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/
I’ve done observations of weeds around my garden this morning. I’m about to hop in the car and drive up to the carpark at Mount Rouse and photograph plants up there. Tomorrow Mr buffy and I will go out to the bush block and photograph plants there to contribute. Then I’ll still have Sunday and Monday to decide where to photograph. Probably do a couple of roadside spots not too far away. I may be obsessing.
I’ll tell you what’s in my garden – grass that’s too long.
But there’s no point getting Mr Tunks here until we finally get a bit of dry weather.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
I don’t even know how “Kanye” is pronounced. I assume it’s like “can ye?” in a Scottish accent.
I doubt he has any Scottish heritage.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
I don’t even know how “Kanye” is pronounced. I assume it’s like “can ye?” in a Scottish accent.
Close. Treat it as a French word.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-28/nt-government-cops-heat-over-cavenagh-street-shade-structure/101589012
That’s a lot of money without much sense involved.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:When I say all his songs I mean I’ve got some.
When I say some I mean I’ve got a few.
When I say a few, if the truth be known I haven’t got any at all.
I have one of his songs on my playlist – Black Skinhead.
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
It’s the Great Southern Bioblitz at the moment.https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/
I’ve done observations of weeds around my garden this morning. I’m about to hop in the car and drive up to the carpark at Mount Rouse and photograph plants up there. Tomorrow Mr buffy and I will go out to the bush block and photograph plants there to contribute. Then I’ll still have Sunday and Monday to decide where to photograph. Probably do a couple of roadside spots not too far away. I may be obsessing.
I’ll tell you what’s in my garden – grass that’s too long.
But there’s no point getting Mr Tunks here until we finally get a bit of dry weather.
When it fines up his books will be full.
Probably wont get to you till well into the new year.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
buffy said:
It’s the Great Southern Bioblitz at the moment.https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/
I’ve done observations of weeds around my garden this morning. I’m about to hop in the car and drive up to the carpark at Mount Rouse and photograph plants up there. Tomorrow Mr buffy and I will go out to the bush block and photograph plants there to contribute. Then I’ll still have Sunday and Monday to decide where to photograph. Probably do a couple of roadside spots not too far away. I may be obsessing.
I’ll tell you what’s in my garden – grass that’s too long.
But there’s no point getting Mr Tunks here until we finally get a bit of dry weather.
When it fines up his books will be full.
Probably wont get to you till well into the new year.
1mm under the 31 year average with 3 days to go.
Reminds me of transition’s “explore your envy” when he’s got chocolate.
See their Eyes, as she buys Fry’s.
Time for an afternoon balloon* in the living room.
*of cognac
‘What is it with anti-Semites”
“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
I kind of forgot that he bought Parler. I wonder what he paid for it.
dv said:
I kind of forgot that he bought Parler. I wonder what he paid for it.
He hsn’t bought it yet;
– The $1.5 billion Adidas deal made of the bulk of Ye’s fortune, and its loss raises questions of whether the artist can even go through with the purchase of Parler.
– Big personalities like those of Ye and Musk taking over tech companies can lead to a loss of stability as employees feel less certain of their futures and markets react.
NSW mine expansion refused on Indigenous heritage and environmental grounds
ABC Upper Hunter
/ By Bindi Bryce and Bridget Murphy
Glencore’s Glendell coal mine expansion aimed to extract an additional 135 million tonnes.
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
Peak Warming Man said:
Looks like this year could be another mass white butterfly migration.
Happens intermittently, I don’t know if there is a cycle.
Did three hours of spraying this morning, unfortunately I think there is going to be some butterfly collateral damage.
The Caper White Butterfly migration is on again! Every 6 to 10 years, South East Queensland and Brisbane have a huge influx of Caper White.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
Wasn’t Pontius Pilate the Donald Trump of his day, inciting mob riotous behaviour?
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
Wasn’t Pontius Pilate the Donald Trump of his day, inciting mob riotous behaviour?
No.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
Which was preordained and the core of Christianity
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
Which was preordained and the core of Christianity
or so it has been said.
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
My copy of the bible says that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to be crucified, and this sentence was carried out by Romans.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
My copy of the bible says that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to be crucified, and this sentence was carried out by Romans.
That’s the story I was told.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
Peak Warming Man said:They murdered Jesus.
Which was preordained and the core of Christianity
or so it has been said.
Yes, it was meant to be a joke, the unoriginality of hating Jews with no actual reason to dislike them from personal experience
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
My copy of the bible says that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to be crucified, and this sentence was carried out by Romans.
So a lie the Jews did it anyway and they just preferred Woger over Jesus and that was to make fun of how someone spoke
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Cymek said:
‘What is it with anti-Semites”“Not only are they racist but the aren’t even original”
“Do they wake up one day, decide I’m going to be a racist but I’m too lazy to think of a group to hate so will go with the default option”
They murdered Jesus.
My copy of the bible says that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to be crucified, and this sentence was carried out by Romans.
that’s one thing the romans did for us.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:They murdered Jesus.
My copy of the bible says that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to be crucified, and this sentence was carried out by Romans.
So a lie the Jews did it anyway and they just preferred Woger over Jesus and that was to make fun of how someone spoke
That was from the life of Brian.
I was subjected to two 40 minute periods a day of Catechism and religion. IT was purveyed that the Jews were talked into voting for the execution and therefore falling into PP’s hands.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
dv said:My copy of the bible says that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to be crucified, and this sentence was carried out by Romans.
So a lie the Jews did it anyway and they just preferred Woger over Jesus and that was to make fun of how someone spoke
That was from the life of Brian.
I was subjected to two 40 minute periods a day of Catechism and religion. IT was purveyed that the Jews were talked into voting for the execution and therefore falling into PP’s hands.
i don’t believe party pants would be a part of something like that.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:So a lie the Jews did it anyway and they just preferred Woger over Jesus and that was to make fun of how someone spoke
That was from the life of Brian.
I was subjected to two 40 minute periods a day of Catechism and religion. IT was purveyed that the Jews were talked into voting for the execution and therefore falling into PP’s hands.
i don’t believe party pants would be a part of something like that.
:) Like that wasn’t what I said. As Funny as it was.
The nazi persecution of the Jews was nothing personal it was just politics.
The overwhelming majority of the German population were Lutheran and they detested the Jews, apparently.
Bloody politics, the opiate of the people.
Peak Warming Man said:
The nazi persecution of the Jews was nothing personal it was just politics.
The overwhelming majority of the German population were Lutheran and they detested the Jews, apparently.
Bloody politics, the opiate of the people.
Then, as now, there were more Catholics in Germany than Lutherans.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The nazi persecution of the Jews was nothing personal it was just politics.
The overwhelming majority of the German population were Lutheran and they detested the Jews, apparently.
Bloody politics, the opiate of the people.
Then, as now, there were more Catholics in Germany than Lutherans.
Hitler himself was of course Catholic.
sarahs mum said:
where?
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
where?
the rivulet. next to the hospital. central hobart.
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
where?
Hobart rivulet.
sarahs mum said:
“The rail service has been replaced by a gondola service”
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
where?
the rivulet. next to the hospital. central hobart.
Flooding rivulet in the olden days.
In the last proper Hobart flood, a few years ago, my sister’s lovely garden was almost entirely washed away.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:where?
the rivulet. next to the hospital. central hobart.
Flooding rivulet in the olden days.
In the last proper Hobart flood, a few years ago, my sister’s lovely garden was almost entirely washed away.
I hope the horse is still okay
There are clusters of baby heads in some of the underground sections of the rivulet.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:where?
the rivulet. next to the hospital. central hobart.
Flooding rivulet in the olden days.
In the last proper Hobart flood, a few years ago, my sister’s lovely garden was almost entirely washed away.
No graffittiists in the tunnels then.
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
…FNDC is called.
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
I’m cooking apricot chicken. Because chicken drumsticks were on special at Woolies this week so I bought 3.5kg. Mr buffy and I are eating the 0.5 bit. The rest are frozen for dogs’ dinners. I’ve also pulled some more baby carrots and picked some peas.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
…FNDC is called.
You called it just after 2.00pm. Your memory needs winding up again.
>>Time for an afternoon balloon* in the living room.
*of cognac<<
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
…FNDC is called.
You called it just after 2.00pm. Your memory needs winding up again.
>>Time for an afternoon balloon* in the living room.
*of cognac<<
Yes but being in the living room, that was private consumption, not club :)
buffy said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
…FNDC is called.
You called it just after 2.00pm. Your memory needs winding up again.
>>Time for an afternoon balloon* in the living room.
*of cognac<<
Is it dependent on time zone lie wordle
or is it synchronised like redactle?
Back at the hydraulic repair shop with another oil leak. It appears that the brand new fittings don’t fit properly.
Kingy said:
Back at the hydraulic repair shop with another oil leak. It appears that the brand new fittings don’t fit properly.
Not surprised, it’s a plumbing nightmare.
sarahs mum said:
A Tasmanian sewerage system?
I puts missy sheep away after some flyspray on wool around her privates, few little maggot friends around there, makes her depressed, we always knows, then she all pleased afterward
and someone needs sharpen a chainsaw blades, shortly, then cuts some logs
bulk of our coming rain be sunday, starts sunday
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
Ready. Some of this will be scoffed, the rest frozen.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
Ready. Some of this will be scoffed, the rest frozen.
Autumnal looking meal for a Spring evening.
dv said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
Ready. Some of this will be scoffed, the rest frozen.
Autumnal looking meal for a Spring evening.
I suppose he could photoshop the colours to be more spring like
Cymek said:
dv said:
Bubblecar said:Ready. Some of this will be scoffed, the rest frozen.
Autumnal looking meal for a Spring evening.
I suppose he could photoshop the colours to be more spring like
Or perhaps stick it in the freezer for six months
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:Autumnal looking meal for a Spring evening.
I suppose he could photoshop the colours to be more spring like
Or perhaps stick it in the freezer for six months
Or put some spring onions on it.
Kingy said:
dv said:
Cymek said:I suppose he could photoshop the colours to be more spring like
Or perhaps stick it in the freezer for six months
Or put some spring onions on it.
serve it on a trampoline.
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
dv said:Or perhaps stick it in the freezer for six months
Or put some spring onions on it.
serve it on a trampoline.
or name it Manon
btm said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:Or put some spring onions on it.
serve it on a trampoline.
or name it Manon
Put some baharat on it, call it arab Spring
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Getting an early dinner underway. Loin lamb chops with a nice garlic, tomato, herb & spice mixture, baked on a bed of the last of the vermicelli.
Ready. Some of this will be scoffed, the rest frozen.
Verdict: A delicious repast, despite the fun poked at it in these pages.
Sadly the Ross people can’t enjoy such dinners as they don’t eat lamb, ‘cos lambs are “too cute”.
OTOH they also think pigs are exceedingly cute, but will eat pork and bacon.
So it’s all part of the somewhat random tapestry.
dv said:
btm said:
sarahs mum said:serve it on a trampoline.
or name it Manon
Put some baharat on it, call it arab Spring
It did have a judicious sprinkle of Harissa seasoning.
A couple of new fittings, one new house and I think it’s good to go, and ready for work on Monday.
Israeli and Brazilian elections on the weekend. Probably Bolsonaro going away … maybe Netanyahu coming back.
dv said:
Israeli and Brazilian elections on the weekend. Probably Bolsonaro going away … maybe Netanyahu coming back.
Oh, god, not Benny Yippeeyahoo again. Still seeking revenge for Yoni’s death.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Israeli and Brazilian elections on the weekend. Probably Bolsonaro going away … maybe Netanyahu coming back.
Oh, god, not Benny Yippeeyahoo again. Still seeking revenge for Yoni’s death.
Yoni was a prick!
dv said:
Who’s the grumpy one?
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
Who’s the grumpy one?
The internet tells me that’s Greenland.
I don’t know who the one on the right is though.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
Who’s the grumpy one?
The internet tells me that’s Greenland.
I don’t know who the one on the right is though.
Canada.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
Who’s the grumpy one?
The internet tells me that’s Greenland.
I don’t know who the one on the right is though.
Canada, apparently.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Dark Orange said:
dv said:
Who’s the grumpy one?
The internet tells me that’s Greenland.
I don’t know who the one on the right is though.
canadia
Kinda old news isn’t it? The agreement over the island between Canada and Denmark was settled some months ago. They drew a border on the island so now they own a bit of it each.
So Denmark and Canada now share a land border – one for the trivia buffs to make a note of.
While I was at the hydraulic mechanic shop, I noticed that he had lots of interesting stuff laying around.
Kingy said:
While I was at the hydraulic mechanic shop, I noticed that he had lots of interesting stuff laying around.
likes old stationary engines, got an old lathe there too by looks
I am being ear wormed by a medley. Only women bleed and Too young to be married. Weird.
sarahs mum said:
I am being ear wormed by a medley. Only women bleed and Too young to be married. Weird.
Ahh, when Alice Cooper became lead singer of the Hollies.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
I am being ear wormed by a medley. Only women bleed and Too young to be married. Weird.Ahh, when Alice Cooper became lead singer of the Hollies.
yeah. weird.
Just watching the sunset here, there’s still a little orange from the Tonga volcano.
The New York Times
4 m ·
Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and fired at least four top executives — including the chief executive and chief financial officer — thrusting the social media service into a new era.
https://nyti.ms/3feY7jM
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
4 m ·
Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and fired at least four top executives — including the chief executive and chief financial officer — thrusting the social media service into a new era.
https://nyti.ms/3feY7jM
It will be interesting to see if he lets Trump back in.
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
4 m ·
Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and fired at least four top executives — including the chief executive and chief financial officer — thrusting the social media service into a new era.
https://nyti.ms/3feY7jM
I’m gonna start a new website called Facetwitplace, and then start an argument on it about how much of a dickhead Elon is.
It will be for sale shortly afterwards for a few million dollars.
Anyone want to buy in?
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?
I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
Bubblecar said:
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
Done :)
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
My NBN connection failed yesterday afternoon. Normally that’s no big deal as I immediately just hot spot off my phone, and as the tower is close by, I get quite good speed, about 70Mb, from that. Problem being that they are currently doing up upgrade to the tower and there is spotty phone reception at best, and you can forget about getting an internet connection.
For 3 hours I was living back in the early 90s – and it wasn’t fun.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
My NBN connection failed yesterday afternoon. Normally that’s no big deal as I immediately just hot spot off my phone, and as the tower is close by, I get quite good speed, about 70Mb, from that. Problem being that they are currently doing up upgrade to the tower and there is spotty phone reception at best, and you can forget about getting an internet connection.
For 3 hours I was living back in the early 90s – and it wasn’t fun.
would you like me to send you a book?
sarahs mum said:
The New York Times
4 m ·
Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and fired at least four top executives — including the chief executive and chief financial officer — thrusting the social media service into a new era.
https://nyti.ms/3feY7jM
I think he will fuck Twitter.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
My NBN connection failed yesterday afternoon. Normally that’s no big deal as I immediately just hot spot off my phone, and as the tower is close by, I get quite good speed, about 70Mb, from that. Problem being that they are currently doing up upgrade to the tower and there is spotty phone reception at best, and you can forget about getting an internet connection.
For 3 hours I was living back in the early 90s – and it wasn’t fun.
you regaled us with this tale of woe yesterday. Maybe time to have a doctors visit to check your mental acuity.
bruny was well flavoured with Tasmania. But a lot of it was far fetched and unbelievable. Like no one is going to build a bridge from tinderbox to Dennes point.
I did like the head of the Labor party and the head of Liberals being siblings though. Unbelievable. But not outrageously so.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Is your address the same old box number, sarahs mum?I’m enjoying Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee (that mystery thriller set in Tasmania) so I’ll order you a copy too.
sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
My NBN connection failed yesterday afternoon. Normally that’s no big deal as I immediately just hot spot off my phone, and as the tower is close by, I get quite good speed, about 70Mb, from that. Problem being that they are currently doing up upgrade to the tower and there is spotty phone reception at best, and you can forget about getting an internet connection.
For 3 hours I was living back in the early 90s – and it wasn’t fun.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:sure is Mr Car.
I like to have a book at the ready for when my internet goes out. And I finished Bruny. Took a while though.
My NBN connection failed yesterday afternoon. Normally that’s no big deal as I immediately just hot spot off my phone, and as the tower is close by, I get quite good speed, about 70Mb, from that. Problem being that they are currently doing up upgrade to the tower and there is spotty phone reception at best, and you can forget about getting an internet connection.
For 3 hours I was living back in the early 90s – and it wasn’t fun.
you regaled us with this tale of woe yesterday. Maybe time to have a doctors visit to check your mental acuity.
My what?
I’d better get back to the living room and this chapter of Perils of the Atlantic.
It’s 1898 and the Holland America liner Veendam is sinking fast after smashing against a partially submerged wreck in heavy seas.
The crew of the much larger St Louis, who saw their distress flares, are doing their best to rescue all the passengers. A lifeboat of 20 children and 5 women has just been successfully saved, but there are hundreds more still aboard the stricken vessel.
Bubblecar said:
I’d better get back to the living room and this chapter of Perils of the Atlantic.It’s 1898 and the Holland America liner Veendam is sinking fast after smashing against a partially submerged wreck in heavy seas.
The crew of the much larger St Louis, who saw their distress flares, are doing their best to rescue all the passengers. A lifeboat of 20 children and 5 women has just been successfully saved, but there are hundreds more still aboard the stricken vessel.
It’s a good thing there is cognac.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
I’d better get back to the living room and this chapter of Perils of the Atlantic.It’s 1898 and the Holland America liner Veendam is sinking fast after smashing against a partially submerged wreck in heavy seas.
The crew of the much larger St Louis, who saw their distress flares, are doing their best to rescue all the passengers. A lifeboat of 20 children and 5 women has just been successfully saved, but there are hundreds more still aboard the stricken vessel.
It’s a good thing there is cognac.
:)
Bugger, was heading for a real good time on the double and the last word in the quordle stuffed me up.
sibeen said:
Bugger, was heading for a real good time on the double and the last word in the quordle stuffed me up.
You went gloat and I went bloat.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
Bugger, was heading for a real good time on the double and the last word in the quordle stuffed me up.
You went gloat and I went bloat.
And I normally play brick as a starter word but tonight I played prick.
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
Bugger, was heading for a real good time on the double and the last word in the quordle stuffed me up.
You went gloat and I went bloat.
And I normally play brick as a starter word but tonight I played prick.
probably didn’t change the outcome.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
Bugger, was heading for a real good time on the double and the last word in the quordle stuffed me up.
You went gloat and I went bloat.
The gloat threw me. As I was typing it in, I was so sure it was right.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
Bugger, was heading for a real good time on the double and the last word in the quordle stuffed me up.
You went gloat and I went bloat.
The gloat threw me. As I was typing it in, I was so sure it was right.
I knew bilge was wrong.
There’s a devil out there.
Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/28/mondrian-painting-has-been-hanging-upside-down-for-75-years
We’ve got spoiler warning threads specifically for quordle and wordle so it would be great if the spoilery talk about quordle and wordle would stay in those threads.
dv said:
We’ve got spoiler warning threads specifically for quordle and wordle so it would be great if the spoilery talk about quordle and wordle would stay in those threads.
oh. oops. sorry deevs. :(
I don’t like being bad. :(
Fijian elections are also coming up
dv said:
We’ve got spoiler warning threads specifically for quordle and wordle so it would be great if the spoilery talk about quordle and wordle would stay in those threads.
IT WAS SARAH’S MUM ——>
:)
sarahs mum said:
Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/28/mondrian-painting-has-been-hanging-upside-down-for-75-years
glad someone worked that out
Cold Chisel – “Bow River”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdVRNDnTKTU
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 5 degrees and overcast. No wind to speak of, and not raining at present.
We are going to the bush block today for a wander and a picnic. I should get on with making up some meat and salad rolls.
Morning.
Read the article about the spunk trees and learned nothing new and still don’t know why they grow the bastards.
A useless weed that will become a problem.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The nazi persecution of the Jews was nothing personal it was just politics.
The overwhelming majority of the German population were Lutheran and they detested the Jews, apparently.
Bloody politics, the opiate of the people.
Then, as now, there were more Catholics in Germany than Lutherans.
yes.
Bubblecar said:
There are clusters of baby heads in some of the underground sections of the rivulet.
Why?
dv said:
We’ve got spoiler warning threads specifically for quordle and wordle so it would be great if the spoilery talk about quordle and wordle would stay in those threads.
Yeah/ I can’t ignore it if the shit is spread all over.
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/oct/28/mondrian-painting-has-been-hanging-upside-down-for-75-years
glad someone worked that out
Looks better the other way.
Off to the bush we go. Picnic is made. Backpack has the stuff in it. Just need to grab a raincoat off the hook and head off.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
We’ve got spoiler warning threads specifically for quordle and wordle so it would be great if the spoilery talk about quordle and wordle would stay in those threads.
Yeah/ I can’t ignore it if the shit is spread all over.
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
We’ve got spoiler warning threads specifically for quordle and wordle so it would be great if the spoilery talk about quordle and wordle would stay in those threads.
Yeah/ I can’t ignore it if the shit is spread all over.
Can’t say I’ve noticed any but I agree with you in principle.
Oh, and good morning.
Gooday good sir.
roughbarked said:
Tamb said:
roughbarked said:Yeah/ I can’t ignore it if the shit is spread all over.
Can’t say I’ve noticed any but I agree with you in principle.
Oh, and good morning.Gooday good sir.
Good morning everybody.
Clear, calm, 22.2°C, 67% RH here at the moment. BoM forecasts 29°C maximum and no rain. Sounds good to me.
Nothing much planned, except for something very much like this for dinner:
https://misschinesefood.com/yellow-flower-fungus-fried-egg/
Contender for the stupidist question on Quora award:
“What will the tech giants do if Elon Musk creates a separate and more powerful Internet? He’s smarter than all the other billionaires put together, especially the ones like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg who just got lucky.”
Morning punters.
My selections today are all from Rosehill,. it’s a Good(4)
Over.
Elmo Kidd Lewis Sr. has died.
Peak Warming Man said:
Elmo Kidd Lewis Sr. has died.
In 1979 according to a quick google.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Elmo Kidd Lewis Sr. has died.
In 1979 according to a quick google.
I think he means Jerry Lee Lewis.
missed thumb nail there, and done, all good, just need someone file them smooth for me now
“Feral pigs do not have sweat glands and are reliant on water and wallowing to regulate their temperature. Placing a trap close to water points will dramatically increase the chance of catching feral pigs. Ms Craig suggested the trap can then be checked each day on water and feed runs.
Landcare will provide a number of resources to assist landholders to participate in the program including the provision of grain for free feeding and poisoning, as well as the provision of traps at no cost.”
Since Rambo (ex SAS) doesn’t live at the property across the river anymore there seems to be feral pigs about.
When he was there you’d often hear large caliber stuff coming from his property.
I think I’ll have to do a little online course so that I’m legible for the Landcare free stuff.
“Following the news of Paul’s assault, President Joe Biden called the speaker to show his support and to wish John a speedy recovery.”
Peak Warming Man said:
“Following the news of Paul’s assault, President Joe Biden called the speaker to show his support and to wish John a speedy recovery.”
Google, and even Bing, cannot find this quote.
The Dart are saying there will be snow early in November, well in the snowy mountains at least.
It’s shorts and not much else in the Pearl of the South Specific today and for a week or so.
You can smell the scent of spring on the subtropical breeze.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Following the news of Paul’s assault, President Joe Biden called the speaker to show his support and to wish John a speedy recovery.”
Google, and even Bing, cannot find this quote.
Try it without ‘John a speedy recovery’
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Following the news of Paul’s assault, President Joe Biden called the speaker to show his support and to wish John a speedy recovery.”
Google, and even Bing, cannot find this quote.
Try it without ‘John a speedy recovery’
Ah, Joe is praying, allegedly.
https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-pelosi-undergoing-brain-surgery-175430013.html
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Following the news of Paul’s assault, President Joe Biden called the speaker to show his support and to wish John a speedy recovery.”
Google, and even Bing, cannot find this quote.
I’m not a medical expert but I think PWM is extracting the urine
Curators have been left red faced when it was discovered that for 75 years they’d been displaying a Piet Mondrian painting at their museum, rather than in landfill where it belonged.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Google, and even Bing, cannot find this quote.
Try it without ‘John a speedy recovery’
Ah, Joe is praying, allegedly.
https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-pelosi-undergoing-brain-surgery-175430013.html
President Joe Biden on Friday called out the “despicable” attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, directly tying the attacker’s words to rioters’ chants during the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
There’s reports “that the same chant was used by this guy that they have in custody that was used on January 6, the attack on the U.S. Capitol,” Biden said during an impassioned speech at the annual Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s Independence Dinner, where he and Vice President Kamala Harris were campaigning for Pennsylvania’s Democratic nominees.
The perpetrator’s shouts of “Where’s Nancy?” during the home invasion early Friday morning echoed the chants of pro-Trump rioters who searched the Capitol’s halls for the speaker in a bid to stop the certification of Biden’s 2020 victory.
“This is despicable. There’s no place in America. There’s too much violence — political violence — too much hatred, too much vitriol,” Biden said. “And what makes us think one party can talk about stolen elections, Covid being a hoax, all a bunch of lies, and it not affect people who may not be so well balanced? What makes us think that it’s not going to alter the political climate? Enough is enough is enough.”
Biden opened his speech asking the crowd to take a short pause to “send our love to Nancy Pelosi,” adding that he had spoken to the speaker and her husband “seems to be coming along well.” He later called on “every person of good conscience” to “clearly and unambiguously stand up against the violence in our politics, regardless of what your politics are.”
Earlier Friday, Harris blamed the current political climate for inspiring the attack, calling it “an act of extreme violence.”
“I think we’re looking at a time in our country where there is so much discourse that is fueled by hate and division,” Harris told reporters, “and anyone who professes to be a leader has to really understand the meaning and the impact of their words and their posture on things like this.”
Former President Barack Obama, who was speaking at a campaign event for Georgia Democratic nominees Sen. Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams Friday night, also called out those who “look to stir up divisions, or to make folks as angry and as afraid of one another for their own advantage,” adding that the dialogue is now “hyped up” on social media.
“The only way to save democracy is if we, together nurture it and fight for it,” Obama said.
dv said:
Curators have been left red faced when it was discovered that for 75 years they’d been displaying a Piet Mondrian painting at their museum, rather than in landfill where it belonged.
exactamundo.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Following the news of Paul’s assault, President Joe Biden called the speaker to show his support and to wish John a speedy recovery.”
Google, and even Bing, cannot find this quote.
I’m not a medical expert but I think PWM is extracting the urine
With the bit aboout John perhaps?
Biden calls Pelosi to express support after attack on husband – Reuters
dv said:
Curators have been left red faced when it was discovered that for 75 years they’d been displaying a Piet Mondrian painting at their museum, rather than in landfill where it belonged.
Everyone’s a critic…
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Curators have been left red faced when it was discovered that for 75 years they’d been displaying a Piet Mondrian painting at their museum, rather than in landfill where it belonged.
Everyone’s a critic…
I just looked his art up.
Or is that down.
Peak Warming Man said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Curators have been left red faced when it was discovered that for 75 years they’d been displaying a Piet Mondrian painting at their museum, rather than in landfill where it belonged.
Everyone’s a critic…
I just looked his art up.
Or is that down.
Heh
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
*leaves this here for Mr Car.
The surreal photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard Untitled (Self-portrait) circa 1968.Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) was an American optometrist and pioneer of experimental and surreal photography, working in Kentucky. Heavily influenced by Southern Gothic literature, his carefully constructed, haunting images are on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans until January 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2022/oct/28/the-surreal-photographs-of-ralph-eugene-meatyard
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(Meatyard seems an apt name for gothic surrealist photographer.)
“An alleged South Australian rapist will face a second trial”
So they are not 100% sure this rapist is from South Australia but they have their suspicions.
Peak Warming Man said:
“An alleged South Australian rapist will face a second trial”So they are not 100% sure this rapist is from South Australia but they have their suspicions.
Would the second trial be for him being South Australian?
dv said:
Curators have been left red faced when it was discovered that for 75 years they’d been displaying a Piet Mondrian painting at their museum, rather than in landfill where it belonged.
The PWM style of quotation is catching on I see.
fsm said:
Someone is going to be in deep shit when they find out those buildings are upside down.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“An alleged South Australian rapist will face a second trial”So they are not 100% sure this rapist is from South Australia but they have their suspicions.
Would the second trial be for him being South Australian?
I’d say so, either that or consorting with a known South Australian.
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“An alleged South Australian rapist will face a second trial”So they are not 100% sure this rapist is from South Australia but they have their suspicions.
Would the second trial be for him being South Australian?
I’d say so, either that or consorting with a known South Australian.
‘…did wilfully and with malice aforethought be a Crow-eater.’
Bureau of Meteorology management has threatened the organisation’s global status after unilaterally deciding to further cut costs in its forecasting and observation programs, in breach of requirements set by the World Meteorological Organization.
One meteorologist at the bureau, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said it was now “an open secret that we are not meeting our WMO obligations” on upper atmosphere observation.
“We have been told by several senior people that we are now not meeting our WMO requirements, but I also get the sense that it is not considered to be a big deal,” they said.
“It’s kind of horrific, the effect that it would have on our model quality as well as just our ability to add our own expertise on top of the computer models. It is crazy to me.”
This week The Saturday Paper spoke with a dozen current forecasters at the BoM. They are variously “horrified” and “alarmed” by the apparent carelessness of management on matters of accuracy and science.
There is now a litany of projects where the BoM has cut back to the degree that data is being compromised or where upgrades and computer infrastructure are so far behind that they are affecting outcomes.
“If you think your public forecasts have gotten worse, that’s because they have,” one meteorologist says. “The public forecast gets produced twice a day, at 4am and 4pm. The national production team is shockingly small for the task at hand.
“You’ve got to consider every single public forecast produced by the BoM: every town, city, district and state forecast, every variable within that including temps, dewpoints, winds, precipitation, weather type et cetera, then there are coastal forecasts including winds and sea and swell, and then all the warnings. How do they handle such a task? Automation and bureaucracy through decision matrices.”
The forecasts now available on the bureau website or mobile app are almost exclusively the result of a “model of models” that spits out predictions based on weightings given to various global models and how accurate they have been in the previous 30 days. If meteorologists know a forecast is likely to be wrong based on a flaw in the automated model, they must argue with superiors to change it. Often, they say, they are prevented from doing so.
“Say, then, that in Melbourne the max temperature that was generated by models was going to be too high, or the models were saying showers all day when it really wasn’t going to happen,” a meteorologist says.
“The problem with a lot of this is that, well, there aren’t enough of us … For at least the last decade they haven’t even met the attrition rate, you know, accounting for retirements and people changing career.”
“Even if a forecaster in national production knew this was the case, and even if it would take them five minutes to fix, it would not satisfy the decision matrix for that day, and they would not be allowed to fix it. I stress, even if it would take them five minutes.”
In a statement, the BoM said its forecasts are better now than five years ago and that “it is an established fact that automated forecasts are more accurate than those that have been modified via human intervention”.
This is only true for longer range predictions, however, and for “forecast lead times of less than 24 hours, forecaster intervention is proven to improve forecast quality when needed”.
Another consistent and major concern is about the weather balloon program, which directly affects data collected for the climate record and provides crucial upper atmosphere inputs for the forecast models used by meteorologists.
In some locations across Australia, the BoM has already more than halved weather balloon launches after moving to an automated system, shuttering regional observation field office stations and making redundant the observers who worked there.
In places such as Cobar, Wagga Wagga, Mount Gambier and Albany there is no current weather balloon data. Others are missing data for some days. Before BoM rationalisation, most stations launched two balloons a day. Now they are lucky to launch five a week.
The Saturday Paper can reveal a plan by BoM leadership to extend the reduction in balloon launches to capital cities, to save money and move to a “launch on request” model after a morning release. This plan has been fiercely contested internally and may have been delayed after an offer from the aviation division of the bureau to fund the twice-daily launches from its budget until the end of the financial year.
The World Meteorological Organization said it was unable to comment but a spokesperson for the BoM conceded it only “partially meets” its WMO obligations for the frequency of upper-air observations. The spokesperson said the rest of its upper-air program, which includes balloons, does meet guidance.
“Everywhere around the world balloons are launched twice daily at more or less synchronised times,” a meteorologist employed by the BoM said on the condition his identity not be revealed.
“Not only is this data the only way to get a real idea of what is actually going on in the vertical profile of the atmosphere, it provides crucial observations for the NWP models.
“The NWP models are going to become significantly worse across Australia, which in turn affect forecast quality, especially with public weather relying on pure model data so much lately.”
Another meteorologist, who contacted this newspaper after last weekend’s revelations about a “toxic culture” at the BoM, was similarly alarmed about the cuts to the balloon program. “They are vital to our model inputs, verification and updating of severe weather forecasts, especially for thunderstorms,” this person said. “The bureau has decided to cut upper-air observations for cost despite this stupid rebrand.”
While a three-year rebranding program ate into company resources and time, resulting in a new logo and a desire to stop referring to the bureau as the BoM, The Saturday Paper can reveal that leaked documents show an internal systems transformation called ROBUST has run further and further behind schedule.
This program – worth hundreds of millions of dollars – had been funded by a one-off injection of undisclosed money from the federal government following a cyber-attack by foreign spies in 2015.Many of the elements of the project have been needed for some time, but staff with knowledge of the time line say money has been wasted and features that were promised have not been delivered. A much needed secure website is due for beta testing now, with launch by the end of the year, but an internal “forecast milestone dates” document shows this is also running late.
A powerful new supercomputer was installed in late 2016, and an upgrade was due to begin in 2018, but a “decision was made to delay” this, so that the entire facility could be moved to a “new, modern, highly resilient data centre”. It will not be ready until the end of next year or the year after.
“There do not seem to be a lot of concrete outcomes from this project,” a staff member says. “There is a supercomputer which has been sitting mainly idle for years because it isn’t yet ready for use. The feeling that some of us get is that this is a classic big IT project which has gone off the tracks.”
The existing high-power computer system is running at near capacity and parts of the BoM transformation program and other functions have been clipped or delayed as a result. There are two special projects under way at the bureau – ROBUST and the Public Service Transformation, essentially a centralisation project – and multiple staff have noted that neither seems to understand what the other is doing.
The Saturday Paper has been told that although ROBUST is behind schedule, it is still on budget.
Management seems to concede the point about waste in its corporate plan released this year. It says it will “implement a mechanism to provide oversight of all bureau activities in a more consistent way to ensure resources are allocated to priority activities for maximum return on investment”.
According to the milestone time line document, these are just some of the elements of the “multi-year project” that are running behind schedule: a new data platform, data migration and archiving, a security project, upgrades to the balloon launchers system, physical security upgrades at observation sites, workforce planning and analysis, regional office hub completion and pilot upgrades to the flood warning network. Curiously, procurement for this project only began halfway through this year, after the catastrophic flooding in Lismore.
The BoM has stated in its corporate plan that it must “continue to transform the bureau’s observations network to ensure the most timely and accurate provision of information and enhanced maintenance, including through the consolidation of remote observing sites, increase in site automation and use of observing hubs and the use of sensors to help predict and diagnose system faults”.
Another particularly vivid example of the mess behind closed doors at the Bureau of Meteorology is an 18-month-long development project to upgrade the resolution of the national forecast grid from six kilometres to three kilometres. Victoria and Tasmania already had a three-kilometre grid, as this is important for smaller jurisdictions with lots of topographical features such as mountains.
Late last year, however, the team leading the development realised it was a lot more difficult than they first conceived and, arguing that it was more important to have a nationally consistent grid, aborted the project and reverted Victoria and Tasmania to six-kilometre grids. As a result, the project to improve resolution actually led to a downgrade in resolution.
“They tried to bury it in a routine update email that came out in September or October last year,” a forecaster said.
“Basically they said, ‘We’re not going to pursue three kilometres anymore, it’s too difficult.’ And although I felt bad for the team at the time, the really scandalous thing is they didn’t update any of the other time lines. They proceeded as if it didn’t change anything, but it changed everything.”
For example, the new Australian fire danger rating system, which officially began at the start of September this year, was designed based on a three-kilometre weather grid, not a six-kilometre grid.
“And so, without , we have to do a lot of workarounds to get our forecasts into that system, get the fire dangers out of the system back into our system,” a meteorologist said.
“It was originally designed to be all sort of in-house, in one thing, and easy to manage. And now we have to do this quite complicated workaround, which was being worked out right up to the last minute.”
Meteorologists stressed that a downgrade in forecast resolution is not the same as a downgrade in quality. Although that is the case only if there are enough staff to iron out any kinks. “And so, the problem with a lot of this,” one said, “is that, well, there aren’t enough of us. There’s not enough of us who are experienced and not enough of us generally.”
Last week, The Saturday Paper reported the BoM was down about 24 meteorologists. That figure is actually closer to 30. It is the Bureau of Meteorology that decides how many meteorologists to train each year, too, and, according to sources, it is “frequently wrong” about the demand.
“So, when we talk about decision matrices or rubrics to justify making changes to the model predictions, it’s really just a way for them to try and manage or compensate for not having enough people,” a meteorologist said.
“So, for at least the last decade they haven’t even met the attrition rate, you know, accounting for retirements and people changing career.”
Internally, there is a view among key staff – the scientists, meteorologists, subject matter experts and so on – that management is out of touch and simply does not care about their work. When the rebranding project led to humiliation, it was the forecasters who were left to face the public and attempt to explain the decision that had been made by leadership.
Despite revelations about the bureau’s toxic work culture, including that employees had been hospitalised with workplace stress, management continued to claim the “89 per cent of Bureau employees reported that their immediate supervisor cares about their health and wellbeing, which is higher than the APS overall”.
But The Saturday Paper has obtained internal results from the latest official staff census that contradict this narrative. In the communications division, for example, just 44 per cent of staff say they are satisfied with their job. Fewer than one-third state that “my agency really inspires me to do my best work”.
Attitudes towards leadership are worse, with just 17 per cent agreeing with: “My … manager creates an environment that enables us to deliver our best.”
Almost one-quarter (24 per cent) of all communications staff surveyed said they had been bullied or harassed in the past 12 months. A further 12 per cent were “not sure”.
Collectively, these results are the worst on record for the division. It is understood the results in the national production meteorology team and in aviation are similarly bad.
As part of the BoM rebranding effort – which management insists was just a “refresh” – certain public-facing employees were told they would have to wear a newly designed bureau uniform. When the polo shirts arrived, however, many women on staff realised the largest size of shirt was “smaller than would fit the average Australian woman”.
Following last week’s bad publicity, the uniform mandate was quietly put on ice. At least for now.
The bureau confirmed in a statement that both its supercomputer upgrade and the mammoth ROBUST transformation are running about one year behind schedule.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/10/29/its-kind-horrific-bom-cuts-compromise-forecasts#mtr
Re: sarah’s mum’s Bom story:
Has anyone seen ScoMo lately? It appears that he may have taken over running the BoM.
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
Are you a fan of Escher, sm?
btm said:
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
Are you a fan of Escher, sm?
I do like Escher. Was a bigger fan when I was young.
sarahs mum said:
*leaves this here for Mr Car. The surreal photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard Untitled (Self-portrait) circa 1968.Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972) was an American optometrist and pioneer of experimental and surreal photography, working in Kentucky. Heavily influenced by Southern Gothic literature, his carefully constructed, haunting images are on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans until January 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2022/oct/28/the-surreal-photographs-of-ralph-eugene-meatyard
—-(Meatyard seems an apt name for gothic surrealist photographer.)
Ta. I already have a Meatyard folder but don’t have most of those particular snaps.
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
I like those.
I have been watching Cole the cornstar on youtube. they spent many millions on a new set of bins and pits and such this year. It’s gone to shit quickly. there are huge cracks in the concrete pads and welds are breaking.It’s all looking dangerous to this artist.
if you are interested in structural engineering going wrong have a look from about 20 minutes in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wDMg-OdDA
checked on the butcher bird family, that’s one of three youngsters, a parent went past near and snapped at me
and early dinner will be chips
what are we having with the chips I asks
oh carrot and capsicum, or carrot and parsley….not sure parsley has gone to seed lady responds
transition said:
checked on the butcher bird family, that’s one of three youngsters, a parent went past near and snapped at me
and early dinner will be chips
what are we having with the chips I asks
oh carrot and capsicum, or carrot and parsley….not sure parsley has gone to seed lady responds
You should still get a lot of parsley leaves even if it has headed skywards. They aren’t like lettuce that changes flavour.
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
Apparently the tape is just about ready to fall off due to failing adhesive and gravity. So if they turn it up the other way, gravity will start affecting the bits that still adhere.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
Apparently the tape is just about ready to fall off due to failing adhesive and gravity. So if they turn it up the other way, gravity will start affecting the bits that still adhere.
Maybe it needs a conservator.
sarahs mum said:
I have been watching Cole the cornstar on youtube. they spent many millions on a new set of bins and pits and such this year. It’s gone to shit quickly. there are huge cracks in the concrete pads and welds are breaking.It’s all looking dangerous to this artist.if you are interested in structural engineering going wrong have a look from about 20 minutes in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wDMg-OdDA
maybe it needs a conservator.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
I like those.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
checked on the butcher bird family, that’s one of three youngsters, a parent went past near and snapped at me
and early dinner will be chips
what are we having with the chips I asks
oh carrot and capsicum, or carrot and parsley….not sure parsley has gone to seed lady responds
You should still get a lot of parsley leaves even if it has headed skywards. They aren’t like lettuce that changes flavour.
yeah’s some leaf still, gets a bit stronger tasting maybe, it’s the broader leaf type, just around corner from door here
Some more Meatyard.
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
checked on the butcher bird family, that’s one of three youngsters, a parent went past near and snapped at me
and early dinner will be chips
what are we having with the chips I asks
oh carrot and capsicum, or carrot and parsley….not sure parsley has gone to seed lady responds
You should still get a lot of parsley leaves even if it has headed skywards. They aren’t like lettuce that changes flavour.
yeah’s some leaf still, gets a bit stronger tasting maybe, it’s the broader leaf type, just around corner from door here
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:You should still get a lot of parsley leaves even if it has headed skywards. They aren’t like lettuce that changes flavour.
yeah’s some leaf still, gets a bit stronger tasting maybe, it’s the broader leaf type, just around corner from door here
At my backdoor.
you got a paddock of’t
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:yeah’s some leaf still, gets a bit stronger tasting maybe, it’s the broader leaf type, just around corner from door here
At my backdoor.
you got a paddock of’t
Weeds. Edible weeds. I can easily make a pot of pezly zoup.
Marred a bit of lawn.
Anyway, the latest (18th) batch of kimchi is mad, and on the bench. I hope it ferments well this time. Last batch wasn’t as sour as normal. The sixteenth batch was brilliantly sour.
Michael V said:
Anyway, the latest (18th) batch of kimchi is mad, and on the bench. I hope it ferments well this time. Last batch wasn’t as sour as normal. The sixteenth batch was brilliantly sour.
I hope this batch is madly sour :)
Michael V said:
Anyway, the latest (18th) batch of kimchi is mad, and on the bench. I hope it ferments well this time. Last batch wasn’t as sour as normal. The sixteenth batch was brilliantly sour.
How do you enrage it?
This evening I’ll be making a big vat of vegetable soup, mostly for freezing.
But first, a quick trundle to the bottlo to get some wine to go in it.
sibeen said:
Michael V said:
Anyway, the latest (18th) batch of kimchi is mad, and on the bench. I hope it ferments well this time. Last batch wasn’t as sour as normal. The sixteenth batch was brilliantly sour.
How do you enrage it?
You called?
furious said:
sibeen said:
Michael V said:
Anyway, the latest (18th) batch of kimchi is mad, and on the bench. I hope it ferments well this time. Last batch wasn’t as sour as normal. The sixteenth batch was brilliantly sour.
How do you enrage it?
You called?
About time you peeped in, you’ve been a stranger recently.
Anyway off to the off-licence.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway off to the off-licence.
bottle-o
Perth again tomorrow. Gomboc art opening that a friend has some paintings in.
Michael V said:
Anyway, the latest (18th) batch of kimchi is mad, and on the bench. I hope it ferments well this time. Last batch wasn’t as sour as normal. The sixteenth batch was brilliantly sour.
If you haven’t mad it properly can’t you just add alcohol of your choice?
A cheap but surprisingly tasty wine perhaps.
Bubblecar said:
Anyway off to the off-licence.
You’ve been watching too many old pommie movies.
Bad light stopped mowing.
JudgeMental said:
Perth again tomorrow. Gomboc art opening that a friend has some paintings in.
Remember to wave as you drive past my house.
party_pants said:
JudgeMental said:
Perth again tomorrow. Gomboc art opening that a friend has some paintings in.
Remember to wave as you drive past my house.
He’ll do better than that Pilgrim, he’ll drop in on his way home with a carton and stay the night.
BACK after a pleasant evening stroll.
Took a few snaps of the swollen river, and one of a little seasonal creek just around the corner from my place.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Anyway off to the off-licence.
You’ve been watching too many old pommie movies.
He’ll probably stop off at the betting shop on the way home.
Bubblecar said:
BACK after a pleasant evening stroll.Took a few snaps of the swollen river, and one of a little seasonal creek just around the corner from my place.
Well done, very bucolic.
However weeping willows are regarded as an exotic pest and you have the governments blessing to kill them.
Only the evangelical militant greenies take any notice of the establishment on this issue because weeping willows look terrific and make their district look like a Constable painting.
So Spalding C are you bored shitless yet?
how’d I do yeah, good job cuts few days of wood, chainsaw chain got bit longer, bit more worn, I’s gentle but the wood it hard, baked, and other adverse situation, some’s hollow in the centre and got like dirt in it, dunno I’s like derrr whatever keeps going, add some extra oil on the chain, supplementary oil, extra oil, additional oil, additional to what come out the oil feed from the oil tank
anyway goes slow and gentle, takes my time, patience, just be glad it’s chewing through fast enough, or slow enough and blades last longer
I could of course have hammered it, really gone it hard full throttle, but wouldn’t have finished the job, got it all done, what I needed done
The End
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK after a pleasant evening stroll.Took a few snaps of the swollen river, and one of a little seasonal creek just around the corner from my place.
Well done, very bucolic.
However weeping willows are regarded as an exotic pest and you have the governments blessing to kill them.
Only the evangelical militant greenies take any notice of the establishment on this issue because weeping willows look terrific and make their district look like a Constable painting.
Those would be regarded as heritage willows, along with all the hawthorn, elms, oaks etc. found in this village.
There’s even a lofty sequoia planted in the 19th century.
transition said:
how’d I do yeah, good job cuts few days of wood, chainsaw chain got bit longer, bit more worn, I’s gentle but the wood it hard, baked, and other adverse situation, some’s hollow in the centre and got like dirt in it, dunno I’s like derrr whatever keeps going, add some extra oil on the chain, supplementary oil, extra oil, additional oil, additional to what come out the oil feed from the oil tankanyway goes slow and gentle, takes my time, patience, just be glad it’s chewing through fast enough, or slow enough and blades last longer
I could of course have hammered it, really gone it hard full throttle, but wouldn’t have finished the job, got it all done, what I needed done
The End
I hope you were wearing earmuffs.
OK washing up then making a cauldron of soup, which in this case will be mostly celery but with some broccoli, asparagus, onion, garlic, parsley, thyme, chicken stock, white wine etc.
transition said:
how’d I do yeah, good job cuts few days of wood, chainsaw chain got bit longer, bit more worn, I’s gentle but the wood it hard, baked, and other adverse situation, some’s hollow in the centre and got like dirt in it, dunno I’s like derrr whatever keeps going, add some extra oil on the chain, supplementary oil, extra oil, additional oil, additional to what come out the oil feed from the oil tankanyway goes slow and gentle, takes my time, patience, just be glad it’s chewing through fast enough, or slow enough and blades last longer
I could of course have hammered it, really gone it hard full throttle, but wouldn’t have finished the job, got it all done, what I needed done
The End
Well you’ve done a hard day’s work and now for a feet up for a while before a shower.
Then a hearty meal followed by some bible reading before going off to bed to sleep the sleep of the just.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK after a pleasant evening stroll.Took a few snaps of the swollen river, and one of a little seasonal creek just around the corner from my place.
Well done, very bucolic.
However weeping willows are regarded as an exotic pest and you have the governments blessing to kill them.
Only the evangelical militant greenies take any notice of the establishment on this issue because weeping willows look terrific and make their district look like a Constable painting.
They were removed from Snug River about 20 years ago.
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK after a pleasant evening stroll.Took a few snaps of the swollen river, and one of a little seasonal creek just around the corner from my place.
Well done, very bucolic.
However weeping willows are regarded as an exotic pest and you have the governments blessing to kill them.
Only the evangelical militant greenies take any notice of the establishment on this issue because weeping willows look terrific and make their district look like a Constable painting.
Those would be regarded as heritage willows, along with all the hawthorn, elms, oaks etc. found in this village.
There’s even a lofty sequoia planted in the 19th century.
We had crack willows. maybe those are different willows.
thanks for the photos. :)
Bubblecar said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
BACK after a pleasant evening stroll.Took a few snaps of the swollen river, and one of a little seasonal creek just around the corner from my place.
Well done, very bucolic.
However weeping willows are regarded as an exotic pest and you have the governments blessing to kill them.
Only the evangelical militant greenies take any notice of the establishment on this issue because weeping willows look terrific and make their district look like a Constable painting.
Those would be regarded as heritage willows, along with all the hawthorn, elms, oaks etc. found in this village.
There’s even a lofty sequoia planted in the 19th century.
Get a photo of it if you can.
transition said:
how’d I do yeah, good job cuts few days of wood, chainsaw chain got bit longer, bit more worn, I’s gentle but the wood it hard, baked, and other adverse situation, some’s hollow in the centre and got like dirt in it, dunno I’s like derrr whatever keeps going, add some extra oil on the chain, supplementary oil, extra oil, additional oil, additional to what come out the oil feed from the oil tankanyway goes slow and gentle, takes my time, patience, just be glad it’s chewing through fast enough, or slow enough and blades last longer
I could of course have hammered it, really gone it hard full throttle, but wouldn’t have finished the job, got it all done, what I needed done
The End
I helped my sister move house this morning. Went shopping and got a haircut this afternoon. Now I’m having a beer and watching cricket.
1.8 tonnes of liquid meth.
st Pauls.
sarahs mum said:
Looks like a campanologists wet dream.
Peak Warming Man said:
sarahs mum said:
Looks like a campanologists wet dream.
the top one ad no description but I am guessing it will all become bullets or such.
sarahs mum said:
Ta :)
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Ta :)
I do like that chenille dressing gown.
sarahs mum said:
It’s likely that upper picture is a “bell cemetery” somewhere in Europe rather than Britain.
>Throughout the Second World War, Germany confiscated 175,000 bells from the bell towers of Christian churches around Europe. These were transported to bell cemeteries, Glockenfriedhöfe.
https://rare.us/rare-life/ringing-of-church-bells-in-ww2/
sarahs mum said:
https://www.bells.org/blog/when-nazis-took-all-bells
Mr. Car,
You may care to trawl through these sites:
https://monkeymucker.blogspot.com/
http://drmonkeyretroblog.blogspot.com/
A lot of rubbish there, but some possible retro finds amongst it.
JudgeMental said:
sarahs mum said:
https://www.bells.org/blog/when-nazis-took-all-bells
The Catholic church in Bundaberg lost its iron fence railings to a WW2 scrap-metal drive. They’ve still not been replaced.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
I like Mondrian. When I was a teen I liked his primary geometric stuff. his broadway boogie woogie. I do like his trees.
I found the article interesting although I do not understand why hanging it the right way would affect the physical integrity of the work.
Apparently the tape is just about ready to fall off due to failing adhesive and gravity. So if they turn it up the other way, gravity will start affecting the bits that still adhere.
Heard about this on the news in the car today. I did wonder if just because it was up a certain way on the easel if that necessarily meant it was the way it should be hung. Perhaps the artist had to turn it around to put the tape on or something. (I should mention I haven’t read the news story, nor looked at a picture, but I’m assuming this is something abstract)
sarahs mum said:
I have got some Dent’s gloves.
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
I have got some Dent’s gloves.
I have a pair of Dent’s gloves too. black leather ones I used when motorcycling. even though they were more a dress glove.
I have a book about Arthur Dent.
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:
sarahs mum said:
I have got some Dent’s gloves.
I have a pair of Dent’s gloves too. black leather ones I used when motorcycling. even though they were more a dress glove.
Oooh…long, elbow-length ones?
JudgeMental said:
I have a book about Arthur Dent.
I have some dents in my Rodeo ute.
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:
buffy said:I have got some Dent’s gloves.
I have a pair of Dent’s gloves too. black leather ones I used when motorcycling. even though they were more a dress glove.
Oooh…long, elbow-length ones?
no.
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
sarahs mum said:I have a pair of Dent’s gloves too. black leather ones I used when motorcycling. even though they were more a dress glove.
Oooh…long, elbow-length ones?
no.
Oh. :(
JudgeMental said:
I have a book about Arthur Dent.
Arthur Dent is better than none.
Grafton.
sarahs mum said:
:)
She’s a keeper. But apparently expensive to maintain ‘cos of vandals etc.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
:)
She’s a keeper. But apparently expensive to maintain ‘cos of vandals etc.
perhaps they should her on the end of a long stick?
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
:)
She’s a keeper. But apparently expensive to maintain ‘cos of vandals etc.
perhaps they should her on the end of a long stick?
Some nasty person would be along with a chainsaw, late at night.
https://www.fox23.com/news/trending-now/florida-man-steals-33000-in-rare-coins-uses-them-in-change-machines/924780861/
Old but gold
dv said:
https://www.fox23.com/news/trending-now/florida-man-steals-33000-in-rare-coins-uses-them-in-change-machines/924780861/Old but gold
Trolling through old Fox news stories – are you OK?
dv said:
https://www.fox23.com/news/trending-now/florida-man-steals-33000-in-rare-coins-uses-them-in-change-machines/924780861/Old but gold
my brother was helped to build a florin/two shilling/20c piece collection. he had it in nice red leather albums.
He used it all to buy cigarettes.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
:)
She’s a keeper. But apparently expensive to maintain ‘cos of vandals etc.
perhaps they should her on the end of a long stick?
It took hundreds of hours to build this giant troll – so why did the artist hide it?
furious said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said::)
She’s a keeper. But apparently expensive to maintain ‘cos of vandals etc.
perhaps they should her on the end of a long stick?
It took hundreds of hours to build this giant troll – so why did the artist hide it?
Well, that was obviously the wrong link (fixed)…
furious said:
furious said:
sarahs mum said:perhaps they should her on the end of a long stick?
It took hundreds of hours to build this giant troll – so why did the artist hide it?
Well, that was obviously the wrong link (fixed)…
excellent.
sibeen said:
dv said:
https://www.fox23.com/news/trending-now/florida-man-steals-33000-in-rare-coins-uses-them-in-change-machines/924780861/Old but gold
Trolling through old Fox news stories – are you OK?
Egad…trawling.
sibeen said:
dv said:
https://www.fox23.com/news/trending-now/florida-man-steals-33000-in-rare-coins-uses-them-in-change-machines/924780861/Old but gold
Trolling through old Fox news stories – are you OK?
Thank you for your concern but someone just shared this with me
https://youtu.be/AcccC3DsP2Y
Man nearly kills his wife with hairdryer in hilarious prank
dv said:
https://youtu.be/AcccC3DsP2YMan nearly kills his wife with hairdryer in hilarious prank
Jayzus. Really fine powders + heat are always a grouse combination.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said::)
She’s a keeper. But apparently expensive to maintain ‘cos of vandals etc.
perhaps they should her on the end of a long stick?
Some nasty person would be along with a chainsaw, late at night.
Perhaps they could make a giant roll of toilet paper for it to sit on.
I’m watching..
The Kenny Everett Christmas Show 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4RvPn1qzo
sarahs mum said:
I’m watching..The Kenny Everett Christmas Show 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4RvPn1qzo
I watched a lot of Kenny Everett when it first came out. It hasn’t aged well, IMO.
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m watching..The Kenny Everett Christmas Show 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4RvPn1qzo
I watched a lot of Kenny Everett when it first came out. It hasn’t aged well, IMO.
i remember at the time wondering how the ABC got away with showing it in the kiddies time slot.
sarahs mum said:
sibeen said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m watching..The Kenny Everett Christmas Show 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4RvPn1qzo
I watched a lot of Kenny Everett when it first came out. It hasn’t aged well, IMO.
i remember at the time wondering how the ABC got away with showing it in the kiddies time slot.
I still don’t understand.
sarahs mum said:
I’m watching..The Kenny Everett Christmas Show 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4RvPn1qzo
Ms Kingy and I watched that on Friday night.
Kingy said:
sarahs mum said:
I’m watching..The Kenny Everett Christmas Show 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4RvPn1qzo
Ms Kingy and I watched that on Friday night.
perhaps that is why it came up in my suggestions.
Cast photo from Power of the Doctor
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees here, with a clear sky and no wind. We are forecast 18 degrees with showers and a possible thunderstorm this afternoon. We shall see.
Not much planned for today. I will go to the local cemeteries (there is the main one and a small Lutheran one) and see if there are any wildflowers about.
Goes to show that Halloween is a pile of shit.
Halloween crowd crush kills more than 120 revellers in Seoul
roughbarked said:
Goes to show that Halloween is a pile of shit.Halloween crowd crush kills more than 120 revellers in Seoul
Now 145 dead :(
Five X?
roughbarked said:
Five X?
Probably avoiding commercial copyright stuff.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LdOwFTo4Q3I
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
Five X?
Probably avoiding commercial copyright stuff.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LdOwFTo4Q3I
I see.
Does anyone know who this is?
(44 second video)
https://i.imgur.com/fj9RIPz.mp4
dv said:
Another pedant opportunity :)
It’s not exactly word for word.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-28/fact-check-news-com-au-vaccine-poll-manipulated/101583964
roughbarked said:
Five X?
There was a time when a number of Xs were used to denote the alcoholic strength of beer, before the ALC/VOL percentage became the standard. This is the origins of the branding with 4 Xs,
larry trying to get lady out of bed this morn, she ignored him
anyway she just went into her room thought something smelled as if died, sweeping and finds a sock, under the sock is a larry poo
yeah he did one then put a sock over it
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Five X?
There was a time when a number of Xs were used to denote the alcoholic strength of beer, before the ALC/VOL percentage became the standard. This is the origins of the branding with 4 Xs,
I thought it was how the Castlemaine product had been judged on a scale of ‘X’ or ‘✓’
Taste: X
Aroma: X
Enjoyable: X
Value for money: X
19yr old HELEN MIRREN in Cleopatra costume & make-up outside the Old Vic in 1965.
I’m back. I’ve got more photos to sort/crop/label etc. The Lutheran cemetery was hopeless for wild flowers and weeds…mowed and curated to within an inch of its life. Boram Boram was a lot better (which I already knew) with a large swathe of grass that was cut a couple of months ago and is now a meadow of lots of different plants.
Dark Orange said:
19yr old HELEN MIRREN in Cleopatra costume & make-up outside the Old Vic in 1965.
Steady lad.
Dark Orange said:
19yr old HELEN MIRREN in Cleopatra costume & make-up outside the Old Vic in 1965.
Wonder what the ladder was for?
buffy said:
I’m back. I’ve got more photos to sort/crop/label etc. The Lutheran cemetery was hopeless for wild flowers and weeds…mowed and curated to within an inch of its life. Boram Boram was a lot better (which I already knew) with a large swathe of grass that was cut a couple of months ago and is now a meadow of lots of different plants.
I’ll get you the Life and Times of Joseph Banks for Christmas.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:19yr old HELEN MIRREN in Cleopatra costume & make-up outside the Old Vic in 1965.
Wonder what the ladder was for?
Probably to do some work.
This morning.
roughbarked said:
Dark Orange said:19yr old HELEN MIRREN in Cleopatra costume & make-up outside the Old Vic in 1965.
Wonder what the ladder was for?
Tight production budget. Helen had to double-up and do electrical work around the theatre.
roughbarked said:
This morning.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
This morning.
So that’s what orange looks like in the dark.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
This morning.
Early this morning. no flash. it was dark.
Support for royalty grows around the world as punters look for security and stability.
DURBAN (Reuters) – Misuzulu, who has promised to unite his nation and protect tradition, was officially recognised as the AmaZulu King by the South African government on Saturday in the first Zulu coronation since 1971.
JudgeMental said:
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
This morning.
Early this morning. no flash. it was dark.
My mistake – that’s what orange looks like in the dark.
JudgeMental said:
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
This morning.
Early this morning. no flash. it was dark.
Inside the crack of dawn.
DV not home from Church yet?
Rutabaga can be eaten raw, boiled, oven-cooked, or added in a soup, while offering a sweet and bitter flavor. One medium rutabaga (386 grams) can be consumed on a daily basis by healthy individuals in lunch or dinner time.
Rutabaga can cause some discomfort if the consumer has irritable bowel syndrome and allergies. Hence individuals who have these conditions should consult their healthcare practitioners before adding rutabaga to the diet.
Individuals that are allergic to turnips, cabbage, spinach, or other cruciferous vegetable should consult with their healthcare practitioner before rutabaga consumption.
Individuals’ sensitive to raffinose consumption should consume preferably steamed rutabaga to avoid bloating and gas.
Rutabaga is rich in progoitrin, which is a glucosinolate that when consumed in high amounts, and is accompanied by low iodine intake, it can interfere with proper thyroid function, mostly in individuals with pre-existing thyroid problems.
Dark Orange said:
roughbarked said:
This morning.
That’s a bit of colour.
Peak Warming Man said:
Rutabaga can be eaten raw, boiled, oven-cooked, or added in a soup, while offering a sweet and bitter flavor. One medium rutabaga (386 grams) can be consumed on a daily basis by healthy individuals in lunch or dinner time.
Kohlrabi?
They reckon it is smiling.
Peak Warming Man said:
DV not home from Church yet?
Missing me?
I reheats macaroni, fries’t, adds extra cheese, pepper, and we has it in a bowl, shortly when’s appropriately scorched
roughbarked said:
They reckon it is smiling.
happy sun
transition said:
roughbarked said:
They reckon it is smiling.
happy sun
Isn’t the man supposed to be in the moon?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:
They reckon it is smiling.
happy sun
Isn’t the man supposed to be in the moon?
ready to spit some high energy particles in earth’s direction, oh look all the lights just went out
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Rutabaga can be eaten raw, boiled, oven-cooked, or added in a soup, while offering a sweet and bitter flavor. One medium rutabaga (386 grams) can be consumed on a daily basis by healthy individuals in lunch or dinner time.
Kohlrabi?
Swede.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Rutabaga can be eaten raw, boiled, oven-cooked, or added in a soup, while offering a sweet and bitter flavor. One medium rutabaga (386 grams) can be consumed on a daily basis by healthy individuals in lunch or dinner time.
Kohlrabi?
Swede.
Ah yeah not really into them so much.
https://interestingengineering.com/video/this-jet-powered-vehicle-driven-by-a-pirate-is-just-in-time-for-halloween
crazy rocketman.
forecast max 31C today, no says 33C now, I feel hot, max 16C tomorrow
low overnight temp’s down to 4C frriday morn, weatherologists are reporting
40+ km/hour winds mostly today, drops off some later but wind continues
Something for the tool fanciers.
SBS1 tonight.
Curse Of The Ancients: Pagans
Sunday, 30 Oct
7:35 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts reveals how archaeologists are shedding light on one of history’s most mysterious periods. For 300 years, after the collapse of Rome, Saxons and Vikings rampaged through Europe, but then these pagan societies seemed to disappear. Where did they go? And why? From new discoveries of Viking settlements and burials in Scandinavia to the last stand of paganism against Christendom in Poland and the brutal repression of Saxons in Northern England by William, Duke of Normandy, Alice reveals the catastrophes, calamities and disasters which helped shape modern Europe.
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
buffy said:
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
buffy said:
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
Monday seems an inappropriate day for it.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
Originated in Ireland, or so I have heard.
I blame sibeen.
buffy said:
SBS1 tonight.Curse Of The Ancients: Pagans
Sunday, 30 Oct
7:35 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts reveals how archaeologists are shedding light on one of history’s most mysterious periods. For 300 years, after the collapse of Rome, Saxons and Vikings rampaged through Europe, but then these pagan societies seemed to disappear. Where did they go? And why? From new discoveries of Viking settlements and burials in Scandinavia to the last stand of paganism against Christendom in Poland and the brutal repression of Saxons in Northern England by William, Duke of Normandy, Alice reveals the catastrophes, calamities and disasters which helped shape modern Europe.
I’ll watch it, but I hope she points out that “pagans” didn’t call themselves pagans. It was a derogatory Christian term.
I don’t care for the retail aspect of Halloween but I like the idea of having a special spooky day for scary stuff.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
Originated in Ireland, or so I have heard.
I blame sibeen.
Scotland.
All hallow’s eve.
I remember a bit I wrote in my thesis by an antropologist who asserted that Americans perform Scottishness to the point where it is almost unrecognisable in Scotland.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
Well they’ll try I suppose.
We’re flat out holding onto Australia day, the celebration of the start of Multiculturism in the great southern land.
Bubblecar said:
I don’t care for the retail aspect of Halloween but I like the idea of having a special spooky day for scary stuff.
Try watching the evening news. It’s halloween every day on there.
sarahs mum said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
Originated in Ireland, or so I have heard.
I blame sibeen.
Scotland.
All hallow’s eve.
I remember a bit I wrote in my thesis by an antropologist who asserted that Americans perform Scottishness to the point where it is almost unrecognisable in Scotland.
Yes it is from Scotland.
captain_spalding said:
Bubblecar said:
I don’t care for the retail aspect of Halloween but I like the idea of having a special spooky day for scary stuff.
Try watching the evening news. It’s halloween every day on there.
Horror movie right there on my tee vee.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Bearing in mind I don’t bother with Halloween and never have, I’m surprised it is getting popular in Australia. In this district it got a brief day in the sun probably 10 years ago, and it’s just sort of faded away. The cheap shops stock stuff, but not as much as they did some time ago. Because it doesn’t sell. Maybe it’s more of a city thing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-30/when-is-halloween-in-australia-2022/101594884
My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
I have noticed “Black Friday” sales being thrust upon us more and more in recent years. TG is always on a Thursday, so lots of people take the Friday off too and going shopping. I can’t see it working here because it is not a PH or even generally observes, so why have massive sales on for us is just a regular Friday…?
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:My family certainly never got involved in it and yrs, it is more concentrated in cities and emnating from too much Americanism on the TV and in the media. Other cultures may also have a strong Halloween perspective and this is probably one of the detriments(to my mind) of multiculturism. There is a small number of familes that come around the village demanding lollies. I say to them there’s the mulberry tree, go and pig out there but you’ll have to pick them yourselves. They simply move on and try to terrorise someone else.
Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
I have noticed “Black Friday” sales being thrust upon us more and more in recent years. TG is always on a Thursday, so lots of people take the Friday off too and going shopping. I can’t see it working here because it is not a PH or even generally observes, so why have massive sales on for us is just a regular Friday…?
The power of advertising.
sarahs mum said:
I remember a bit I wrote in my thesis by an antropologist who asserted that Americans perform Scottishness to the point where it is almost unrecognisable in Scotland.
A lot of Americans seem reluctant to admit to being Americans.
They’ll say things like ‘I’m Irish’ or ‘we’re Italian’ when, in fact, no-one in their family has been anywhere near Italy or Ireland since about 1902 and the nearest they get to ‘retaining the culture’ is ordering pizza from Dominos or knocking back the occasional John Jameson’s.
An American lady recently told on the internet the story of her boyfriend being introduced to her family, and how her parents and her brothers made a big deal out of the ‘we’re Italian’ thing, about ‘that’s how we do things, because we’re Italian’, ‘you wouldn’t understand, you’re not Italian’.
He put up with it for a long while, until he struck up a conversation with the lady’s grandfather who was at the gathering. In fluent Italian.
The rest of the family got very upset, but the old man loved it, laughing at the rest of the family because none of them actually spoke a word of Italian.
England upset Greece in a boil over in the Rugby League World Cup 94 – 4.
Peak Warming Man said:
England upset Greece in a boil over in the Rugby League World Cup 94 – 4.
Did the Greek team go home half-time or something?
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
England upset Greece in a boil over in the Rugby League World Cup 94 – 4.
Did the Greek team go home half-time or something?
Probably sat down and drank ouzo.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:Halloween has been imported and promoted by retailers to provide another marketing opportunity between Fathers’ Day and Christmas.
That’s the beginning, middle, and end of it.
We may not have Thanksgiving thrust upon us , but don’t be surprised if they should give it a damn good try.
I have noticed “Black Friday” sales being thrust upon us more and more in recent years. TG is always on a Thursday, so lots of people take the Friday off too and going shopping. I can’t see it working here because it is not a PH or even generally observes, so why have massive sales on for us is just a regular Friday…?
The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
Data
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Dm= 20.8mm
H= 1.64mm
17/18 jewels
f = 18000 A/h
power reserve 36h 
Looks like the rain will miss me so I should go out and pick the strawberries and peas etc.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:I have noticed “Black Friday” sales being thrust upon us more and more in recent years. TG is always on a Thursday, so lots of people take the Friday off too and going shopping. I can’t see it working here because it is not a PH or even generally observes, so why have massive sales on for us is just a regular Friday…?
The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
Tasmania SES
3 h ·
We’re calling on Tasmanians to brace for strong and damaging winds across the state on Monday.
💨A severe weather warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology shows damaging north-westerly winds are expected across the entire state.
💨 We’re working closely with the Bureau to monitor and prepare for the forecast conditions, which includes wind gusts of 90 to 100 km/h.
💨 Severe thunderstorms are also possible in the southern half of Tasmania, which could increase the risk of destructive wind gusts, flash flooding and hazardous driving conditions.
💨 With recent persistent rain, wet soil and damaging winds, there is significant potential for trees and powerlines to be brought down, right across Tasmania.
💨 We will have SES volunteer crews prepared and ready to help if needed, but people should be making sure their properties are as prepared as possible, by ensuring those niggling maintenance jobs are done before the damaging winds occur.
—-
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
Costumes, decorations, lollies.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:I have noticed “Black Friday” sales being thrust upon us more and more in recent years. TG is always on a Thursday, so lots of people take the Friday off too and going shopping. I can’t see it working here because it is not a PH or even generally observes, so why have massive sales on for us is just a regular Friday…?
The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
You should quote your links. I linked that back at the beginning of this conversation. It is from the ABC news.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
That’s a lot of lollies.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The power of advertising.
It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
You should quote your links. I linked that back at the beginning of this conversation. It is from the ABC news.
Yes it is.
sarahs mum said:
Tasmania SES
3 h ·
We’re calling on Tasmanians to brace for strong and damaging winds across the state on Monday.
💨A severe weather warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology shows damaging north-westerly winds are expected across the entire state.
💨 We’re working closely with the Bureau to monitor and prepare for the forecast conditions, which includes wind gusts of 90 to 100 km/h.
💨 Severe thunderstorms are also possible in the southern half of Tasmania, which could increase the risk of destructive wind gusts, flash flooding and hazardous driving conditions.
💨 With recent persistent rain, wet soil and damaging winds, there is significant potential for trees and powerlines to be brought down, right across Tasmania.
💨 We will have SES volunteer crews prepared and ready to help if needed, but people should be making sure their properties are as prepared as possible, by ensuring those niggling maintenance jobs are done before the damaging winds occur.
—-
Damn.
The advertising guru.
https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/bbc-select?vpid=p0db2xwk
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:It seems to work for some.
Five million of us will celebrate Halloween tomorrow, delivering a $430 million boost to retailers
Five million Aussies are expected to get into the spooky season spirit as the festival is adopted by more and more locals.
So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Arts said:
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Because the masses consume popular culture written/performed in their own language, even if it is not the same accent.
Arts said:
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
The tomatoes are grown for sale, not as hail.
party_pants said:
Arts said:
sibeen said:SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Because the masses consume popular culture written/performed in their own language, even if it is not the same accent.
they are all bastards
Arts said:
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Do those coloured dye throwing events count?
Arts said:
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
It’s making a comeback:
Arts said:
sibeen said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So these celebrations will involve the spending of an average $86 each?
Where does all that go?
SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Diwali is big in Melbourne, apparently.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Arts said:
sibeen said:SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Do those coloured dye throwing events count?
no… and the very fact that they have to hold these events to make running fun confirms that running sucks.
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
Bubblecar said:
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
Bubblecar said:
Arts said:
sibeen said:SWMBO has probably spent a $100 on lollies and also bought a skeleton to hang on the door so that the local sprogs know that we’re playing along.
how come the masses don’t cotton on to the fun other people traditions, like Diwali or the tomato throwing thing?
Diwali is big in Melbourne, apparently.
and it is for the Hindu. The Seikh do it differently
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
Arts said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
It is all true.
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
I agree, but I’m not sure why his company wants more of them to work at work, since it’s all computer design and coding work etc for animations, games, corporate websites and so on. Maybe just to justify renting all that office space.
Arts said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
Yeah but you don’t get to smell real people.
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.) The email reads, in part:
- Total sentence length is now 2 years and 6355 days with a non-parole period of 4 years 5 months and 20 days
(this is how the sentence appears in the system which has been partly converted to days for sentence calculation purposes)
What does that mean? 6355 days would seem to be about 20 years, but the earliest release date (quoted in the email) is in 2027.
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.) The email reads, in part:
- Total sentence length is now 2 years and 6355 days with a non-parole period of 4 years 5 months and 20 days
(this is how the sentence appears in the system which has been partly converted to days for sentence calculation purposes)
(their italics)What does that mean? 6355 days would seem to be about 20 years, but the earliest release date (quoted in the email) is in 2027.
2027 would be the non-parole period. Unsure about the rest of the question.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
Arts said:working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
Yeah but you don’t get to smell real people.
that is a sacrifice that I am willing to take
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.) The email reads, in part:
- Total sentence length is now 2 years and 6355 days with a non-parole period of 4 years 5 months and 20 days
(this is how the sentence appears in the system which has been partly converted to days for sentence calculation purposes)
(their italics)What does that mean? 6355 days would seem to be about 20 years, but the earliest release date (quoted in the email) is in 2027.
possibly a typo?
the non parole period for sentences over two years is usually all but the last two years of the sentence… (which if granted parole makes up the parole period)
Arts said:
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.) The email reads, in part:
- Total sentence length is now 2 years and 6355 days with a non-parole period of 4 years 5 months and 20 days
(this is how the sentence appears in the system which has been partly converted to days for sentence calculation purposes)
(their italics)What does that mean? 6355 days would seem to be about 20 years, but the earliest release date (quoted in the email) is in 2027.
possibly a typo?
the non parole period for sentences over two years is usually all but the last two years of the sentence… (which if granted parole makes up the parole period)
I was thinking it must be some kind of typo, but the “total sentence length” in years (as given) is shorter than the non-parole period, so I can’t make sense of it.
btm said:
Arts said:
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.) The email reads, in part:
- Total sentence length is now 2 years and 6355 days with a non-parole period of 4 years 5 months and 20 days
(this is how the sentence appears in the system which has been partly converted to days for sentence calculation purposes)
(their italics)What does that mean? 6355 days would seem to be about 20 years, but the earliest release date (quoted in the email) is in 2027.
possibly a typo?
the non parole period for sentences over two years is usually all but the last two years of the sentence… (which if granted parole makes up the parole period)
I was thinking it must be some kind of typo, but the “total sentence length” in years (as given) is shorter than the non-parole period, so I can’t make sense of it.
did they add the 2 years to the original sentence?
at a rough calculation the non parole period plus the two years is 2360 days, sometimes they take off days for other reasons, so my guess is that they meant to type 2355…
Arts said:
btm said:
Arts said:possibly a typo?
the non parole period for sentences over two years is usually all but the last two years of the sentence… (which if granted parole makes up the parole period)
I was thinking it must be some kind of typo, but the “total sentence length” in years (as given) is shorter than the non-parole period, so I can’t make sense of it.
did they add the 2 years to the original sentence?
at a rough calculation the non parole period plus the two years is 2360 days, sometimes they take off days for other reasons, so my guess is that they meant to type 2355…
I mean it’s likely they gave the job of writing up the email to the work experience kid
https://youtu.be/5zabCBnUHLA
Cunk on Earth
dv said:
https://youtu.be/5zabCBnUHLACunk on Earth
Heh.
Arts said:
Arts said:
Bubblecar said:
My Melbourne nephew organised a Diwali do to try to attract more of his company’s workforce back to the office (most of them work from home these days) and apparently it was very successful, but they all went home again afterwards.
working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
It also means you have no definition between your work and your private life. Previous generations have found that is not always a Good Thing.
Arts said:
Arts said:
btm said:I was thinking it must be some kind of typo, but the “total sentence length” in years (as given) is shorter than the non-parole period, so I can’t make sense of it.
did they add the 2 years to the original sentence?
at a rough calculation the non parole period plus the two years is 2360 days, sometimes they take off days for other reasons, so my guess is that they meant to type 2355…
I mean it’s likely they gave the job of writing up the email to the work experience kid
That makes sense (both do.) Thanks, Arts.
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.)
This guy former clergy?
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.)
This guy former clergy?
I’m trying to avoid giving any identifying information away. But yes.
buffy said:
Arts said:
Arts said:working from home in infinitely better… no wasting time travelling, you get more done, you can do the odd job around the house which leaves your weekends and evenings to relax, as a human being should.
it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
It also means you have no definition between your work and your private life. Previous generations have found that is not always a Good Thing.
I don’t seem to have a problem with it.. I close the office door and we are home…
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
Arts, I’ve got a question for you. A while ago I gave evidence that helped convict and imprison a criminal; a consequence of this is that the Victorian DoJ keeps me updated with some events in the prisoner’s life (like changes to the sentence or movements between prisons.) I recently got an email from them to say the ssentence has been extended (due to further convictions.)
This guy former clergy?
I’m trying to avoid giving any identifying information away. But yes.
You probably shouldn’t say any more though?
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
It also means you have no definition between your work and your private life. Previous generations have found that is not always a Good Thing.
I don’t seem to have a problem with it.. I close the office door and we are home…
and to be fair, previous generations haven’t had the opportunities like this…
Hello
It seems to be raining. Good thing I got the washing in an hour ago.
party_pants said:
It seems to be raining. Good thing I got the washing in an hour ago.
Probably won’t rain here until tomorrow eve.
party_pants said:
It seems to be raining. Good thing I got the washing in an hour ago.
It has been a hot day here in Queensland but given there will be a blast a cool air coming up through the southern states for an unseasonal cold snap …. I do wonder whether a cyclone will form when the hot air meets the cold air.
monkey skipper said:
Hello
Good evening.
monkey skipper said:
party_pants said:
It seems to be raining. Good thing I got the washing in an hour ago.
It has been a hot day here in Queensland but given there will be a blast a cool air coming up through the southern states for an unseasonal cold snap …. I do wonder whether a cyclone will form when the hot air meets the cold air.
Not within the next four days anyway.
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello
Good evening.
Hi,
Some religious folks door knocked here yesterday and my daughter said she told them to sod off, perhaps less politely than my re-telling of story. I was surprised as she is not usually that direct.
Today’s bread turned out delicious. And the kimchi is fermenting away nicely.
(Pleased.)
Michael V said:
Today’s bread turned out delicious. And the kimchi is fermenting away nicely.(Pleased.)
Hey MV!
monkey skipper said:
roughbarked said:
monkey skipper said:
Hello
Good evening.
Hi,
Some religious folks door knocked here yesterday and my daughter said she told them to sod off, perhaps less politely than my re-telling of story. I was surprised as she is not usually that direct.
It is her right. To get rid of them short shift. She doesn’t have to be polite though it probably wouldn’t hurt to politely tell them to skedaddle.
Michael V said:
Today’s bread turned out delicious. And the kimchi is fermenting away nicely.(Pleased.)
Roger.
Arts said:
buffy said:
Arts said:it’s cheaper, no parking, no petrol, no buying lunches, fewer fancy work clothes, you don’t have to bathe as often, your pets love you more, your well being is better, no having to deal with coworkers crap, stories, shitty lives, better coffee, more tax breaks
It also means you have no definition between your work and your private life. Previous generations have found that is not always a Good Thing.
I don’t seem to have a problem with it.. I close the office door and we are home…
Many people are unable to do that. And then work takes over. As long as you are able to do that, it’s fine.
monkey skipper said:
Michael V said:
Today’s bread turned out delicious. And the kimchi is fermenting away nicely.(Pleased.)
Hey MV!
Waves!
Right then, pork schnitzels and mash and gravy washed down with a popular cola.
Over.
Someone got a great picture of a copperhead snake and put it up on iNaturalist. Look closely…it’s got lunch in its mouth.
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:It also means you have no definition between your work and your private life. Previous generations have found that is not always a Good Thing.
I don’t seem to have a problem with it.. I close the office door and we are home…
Many people are unable to do that. And then work takes over. As long as you are able to do that, it’s fine.
FWIW, I found it best to have a separate “work” room; if I’m in there, I’m at work. Otherwise, I’m at home.
roughbarked said:
It is her right. To get rid of them short shift. She doesn’t have to be polite though it probably wouldn’t hurt to politely tell them to skedaddle.
What you can do is have a list of rather awkward Bible quotes on hand, and ask them if they can please explain what kind of God allows this sort of shit in His name:
“I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.” (1 Timothy 2:12)
“This is what the Lord Almighty says… ‘Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” (1 Samuel 15:3)
“Happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us – he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.” (Psalm 137:9)
“Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.” (1 Peter 2:18)
Etc., etc.
buffy said:
Someone got a great picture of a copperhead snake and put it up on iNaturalist. Look closely…it’s got lunch in its mouth.
Ha!
buffy said:
Arts said:
buffy said:It also means you have no definition between your work and your private life. Previous generations have found that is not always a Good Thing.
I don’t seem to have a problem with it.. I close the office door and we are home…
Many people are unable to do that. And then work takes over. As long as you are able to do that, it’s fine.
I’m the opposite – work around the house takes over.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/man-who-spent-38-years-in-jail-for-murder-freed-after-test-showed-dna-found-on-victim-s-body-was-not-his/ar-AA13w3FF?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a619b6d649fa46e19dce09840286e906
Wow, 38 years in gaol for something that he did not do, if the first trial had resulted in a conviction he would have been sitting on deathrow and possibly dead already. It seems like he pleaded for a DNA test to be looked into well before the current court proceeding supported the finding that another person’s DNA was at the scene (since deceased).
Another case where an innocent person may have been executed just lucky or unlucky depending upon your POV that he lived long enough to have his conviction overturned and to be released from gaol. I don’t think any compensation would make the 38 years of being in custody disappear though.
buffy said:
SBS1 tonight.Curse Of The Ancients: Pagans
Sunday, 30 Oct
7:35 PM – 8:30 PM
Professor Alice Roberts reveals how archaeologists are shedding light on one of history’s most mysterious periods. For 300 years, after the collapse of Rome, Saxons and Vikings rampaged through Europe, but then these pagan societies seemed to disappear. Where did they go? And why? From new discoveries of Viking settlements and burials in Scandinavia to the last stand of paganism against Christendom in Poland and the brutal repression of Saxons in Northern England by William, Duke of Normandy, Alice reveals the catastrophes, calamities and disasters which helped shape modern Europe.
might has me a look at that shortly
asks are you watching anything at 7:30
no she says, but 8:30 I am
then she continues ….we shares said in fun child-speak
significant other and silent witness reckon she watches
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Peak Warming Man said:
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Will tomato sauce count as a vegetable?
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Will tomato sauce count as a vegetable?
It is made from a fruit.
Peak Warming Man said:
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Sound policy, good on them.
The skepticism is understandable given their record: it can take a few election cycles to rebrand.
https://youtu.be/b0hCCyX1-RM
Mars helicopter is still going, I’m surprised someone hasn’t crashed it yet.
Once we get some irrigation going those hills and dales will be lush with turnips and rhubarb.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Sound policy, good on them.
The skepticism is understandable given their record: it can take a few election cycles to rebrand.
Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
Peak Warming Man said:
https://youtu.be/b0hCCyX1-RM
Mars helicopter is still going, I’m surprised someone hasn’t crashed it yet.
Once we get some irrigation going those hills and dales will be lush with turnips and rhubarb.
And rutabaga, I’ll warrant.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Sound policy, good on them.
The skepticism is understandable given their record: it can take a few election cycles to rebrand.
Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
“Victorian public schools to get no such thing under opposition election pledge”https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/victorian-public-schools-to-get-free-lunches-under-opposition-election-pledge/ar-AA13wZsi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff6ab1477e2b4dc9b11f7d46e0c0843e
Sound policy, good on them.
The skepticism is understandable given their record: it can take a few election cycles to rebrand.
Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
That’s possibly a given.
buffy said:
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
https://youtu.be/b0hCCyX1-RM
Mars helicopter is still going, I’m surprised someone hasn’t crashed it yet.
Once we get some irrigation going those hills and dales will be lush with turnips and rhubarb.And rutabaga, I’ll warrant.
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Sound policy, good on them.
The skepticism is understandable given their record: it can take a few election cycles to rebrand.
Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
It is probable that the Labor peeps get caught more easily?
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:Sound policy, good on them.
The skepticism is understandable given their record: it can take a few election cycles to rebrand.
Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
Hard to say.
The last NSW labor government is in gaol.
And I think the Ipswich labor council that got disbanded is in gaol………………….more to come.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
Hard to say.
The last NSW labor government is in gaol.
And I think the Ipswich labor council that got disbanded is in gaol………………….more to come.
There’s also a number of the most recent L/NP Federal govt who would probably be in gaol, if there had been an effective Federal ICAC in operation.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
Hard to say.
The last NSW labor government is in gaol.
And I think the Ipswich labor council that got disbanded is in gaol………………….more to come.
I think you will find that NSW has a long history of corruption that probably goes all the way back to the Rum Corps.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
Hard to say.
The last NSW labor government is in gaol.
And I think the Ipswich labor council that got disbanded is in gaol………………….more to come.
There’s also a number of the most recent L/NP Federal govt who would probably be in gaol, if there had been an effective Federal ICAC in operation.
Which of course was why they stymied on that front.
maybe because the LNP members are richer than weather girls and so can afford better lawyers.
I think it was Brian Bourke the ex Labor leader of WA that did a bit of stamp collecting, in gaol.
Whereas over here, the Liberal party of WA has been completely hollowed out. All the sensible peope have been purged from the party a long time ago, and we are left mostly with the rump faction of evangelical christians forming a small bloc in the upper house because they got their names high up on the ballot paper. It is in danger of becoming a fundie minor party.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think it was Brian Bourke the ex Labor leader of WA that did a bit of stamp collecting, in gaol.
The 1980s were a bad time in WA. His immediate predecessor, the Liberal premier Ray O’Connor was also convicted and served jail time, for some fraud involving the Bond Corporation.
party_pants said:
Whereas over here, the Liberal party of WA has been completely hollowed out. All the sensible peope have been purged from the party a long time ago, and we are left mostly with the rump faction of evangelical christians forming a small bloc in the upper house because they got their names high up on the ballot paper. It is in danger of becoming a fundie minor party.
Which, IMO, is not good for the democratic process.
Peak Warming Man said:
sibeen said:
captain_spalding said:Given that it’s a proposal from the Liberal party, the first smell that arises from it is ‘rort’.
Suspicion immediately arises that they’ve got some scheme in the pipeline to divert a lot of government money to some firm which just happens to belong to one or two good friends of theirs.
It would be an interesting exercise to compare the number of ex-liberal politicians, recently or currently in gaol for corruption, against the number of ex-labour. State and Federal combined.
Hard to say.
The last NSW labor government is in gaol.
And I think the Ipswich labor council that got disbanded is in gaol………………….more to come.
Kristina Keneally is in jail? Damn ABC left that on the down low while spreading lies that Gladys resigned while she’s Premier to this day.
sibeen said:
party_pants said:
Whereas over here, the Liberal party of WA has been completely hollowed out. All the sensible peope have been purged from the party a long time ago, and we are left mostly with the rump faction of evangelical christians forming a small bloc in the upper house because they got their names high up on the ballot paper. It is in danger of becoming a fundie minor party.
Which, IMO, is not good for the democratic process.
No. We need a middle of the road sort of “teal party”. Right across the country IMHO. A party that rejects the ideology of extreme individualism of the libertarians.
Wind is starting to get up here.
And let’s not forget PWM’s beloved Sir Joh who did so much for QLD and its people.
Witty Rejoinder said:
And let’s not forget PWM’s beloved Sir Joh who did so much for QLD and its people.
HE NEVER WENT TO GAOL!!!!
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
I think it was Brian Bourke the ex Labor leader of WA that did a bit of stamp collecting, in gaol.
What it all boils down to is that anyone at all who expresses a desire to go into politics should be forbidden from doing so on the grounds of ‘unsuitable character’.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And let’s not forget PWM’s beloved Sir Joh who did so much for QLD and its people.
HE NEVER WENT TO GAOL!!!!
:)
But he undoubtedly went to Hell. Which is some consolation.
captain_spalding said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think it was Brian Bourke the ex Labor leader of WA that did a bit of stamp collecting, in gaol.
What it all boils down to is that anyone at all who expresses a desire to go into politics should be forbidden from doing so on the grounds of ‘unsuitable character’.
So much to learn, so little time.
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think it was Brian Bourke the ex Labor leader of WA that did a bit of stamp collecting, in gaol.
The 1980s were a bad time in WA. His immediate predecessor, the Liberal premier Ray O’Connor was also convicted and served jail time, for some fraud involving the Bond Corporation.
I’ve never forgiven “Laurie” Connell for dying before he could serve time.
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think it was Brian Bourke the ex Labor leader of WA that did a bit of stamp collecting, in gaol.
The 1980s were a bad time in WA. His immediate predecessor, the Liberal premier Ray O’Connor was also convicted and served jail time, for some fraud involving the Bond Corporation.
I’ve never forgiven “Laurie” Connell for dying before he could serve time.
In the 1987 3,200 -metre (two-mile) Perth Cup, Connell’s horse Rocket Racer, ridden by leading Western Australian jockey J. J. Miller, won the race by nine lengths and couldn’t be pulled up, doing nearly another lap of the course. Connell had backed the horse, initially at long odds, down to a 2/1 favouritism, and was believed to have collected $500,000 from bookmakers, as well as the $210,000 prize money for the win.
The horse’s performance, and subsequent collapse and death from unknown causes a few weeks later, was never fully investigated or explained, although it is generally assumed that it had been injected with etorphine (“elephant juice”). Rocket Racer was trained by Buster O’Malley, but another Connell-owned horse trained by George Way, had tested positive to etorphine a few weeks earlier, which had led to a long disqualification for Way.
LOL, one more time around.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
party_pants said:The 1980s were a bad time in WA. His immediate predecessor, the Liberal premier Ray O’Connor was also convicted and served jail time, for some fraud involving the Bond Corporation.
I’ve never forgiven “Laurie” Connell for dying before he could serve time.
In the 1987 3,200 -metre (two-mile) Perth Cup, Connell’s horse Rocket Racer, ridden by leading Western Australian jockey J. J. Miller, won the race by nine lengths and couldn’t be pulled up, doing nearly another lap of the course. Connell had backed the horse, initially at long odds, down to a 2/1 favouritism, and was believed to have collected $500,000 from bookmakers, as well as the $210,000 prize money for the win.
The horse’s performance, and subsequent collapse and death from unknown causes a few weeks later, was never fully investigated or explained, although it is generally assumed that it had been injected with etorphine (“elephant juice”). Rocket Racer was trained by Buster O’Malley, but another Connell-owned horse trained by George Way, had tested positive to etorphine a few weeks earlier, which had led to a long disqualification for Way.
LOL, one more time around.
Oh yeah. And there was another race that was rigged and the jockey got a few years jail for it. Can’t recall his name. Connell had connections to that one too.
AMIC State Awards Night •
Last night we attended the annual Australian Meat Industry Council Western Australian Awards night in Perth. We are super proud to announce that we came away winning best ham in WA, Retailer of the year and 3rd in the state for our lamb, pumpkin & feta rissoles! We were up against from amazing butchers from around the state and we are so honoured to come away with these awards. This means now we are off to Adelaide in February to compete in the National competition with our ham, we can’t wait!
Local butchers.
JudgeMental said:
AMIC State Awards Night •
Last night we attended the annual Australian Meat Industry Council Western Australian Awards night in Perth. We are super proud to announce that we came away winning best ham in WA, Retailer of the year and 3rd in the state for our lamb, pumpkin & feta rissoles! We were up against from amazing butchers from around the state and we are so honoured to come away with these awards. This means now we are off to Adelaide in February to compete in the National competition with our ham, we can’t wait!
Local butchers.
Can’t see all of his hands.
JudgeMental said:
AMIC State Awards Night •
Last night we attended the annual Australian Meat Industry Council Western Australian Awards night in Perth. We are super proud to announce that we came away winning best ham in WA, Retailer of the year and 3rd in the state for our lamb, pumpkin & feta rissoles! We were up against from amazing butchers from around the state and we are so honoured to come away with these awards. This means now we are off to Adelaide in February to compete in the National competition with our ham, we can’t wait!
Local butchers.
Any good?
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
AMIC State Awards Night •
Last night we attended the annual Australian Meat Industry Council Western Australian Awards night in Perth. We are super proud to announce that we came away winning best ham in WA, Retailer of the year and 3rd in the state for our lamb, pumpkin & feta rissoles! We were up against from amazing butchers from around the state and we are so honoured to come away with these awards. This means now we are off to Adelaide in February to compete in the National competition with our ham, we can’t wait!
Local butchers.
Any good?
haven’t tried it. But all his other stuff is top notch. him and his missus have really brought the shop into modern times. he employs apprentices from locals. always friendly. Plus they don’t say “too easy” to me any more after I gave them stick about it, and when I asked for some diced steak that all had to be 12mm cubes otherwise i wouldn’t accept it.
:-)
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
AMIC State Awards Night •
Last night we attended the annual Australian Meat Industry Council Western Australian Awards night in Perth. We are super proud to announce that we came away winning best ham in WA, Retailer of the year and 3rd in the state for our lamb, pumpkin & feta rissoles! We were up against from amazing butchers from around the state and we are so honoured to come away with these awards. This means now we are off to Adelaide in February to compete in the National competition with our ham, we can’t wait!
Local butchers.
Any good?
haven’t tried it. But all his other stuff is top notch. him and his missus have really brought the shop into modern times. he employs apprentices from locals. always friendly. Plus they don’t say “too easy” to me any more after I gave them stick about it, and when I asked for some diced steak that all had to be 12mm cubes otherwise i wouldn’t accept it.
:-)
Did you take affront to ‘too easy’ because you pride yourself on being difficult?
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:Any good?
haven’t tried it. But all his other stuff is top notch. him and his missus have really brought the shop into modern times. he employs apprentices from locals. always friendly. Plus they don’t say “too easy” to me any more after I gave them stick about it, and when I asked for some diced steak that all had to be 12mm cubes otherwise i wouldn’t accept it.
:-)
Did you take affront to ‘too easy’ because you pride yourself on being difficult?
that and they all said it after every order. 2 pork chops please. too easy. 4 loin lamb chops. too easy. 1/2 kilo mince. too easy. etc. etc. etc.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
AMIC State Awards Night •
Last night we attended the annual Australian Meat Industry Council Western Australian Awards night in Perth. We are super proud to announce that we came away winning best ham in WA, Retailer of the year and 3rd in the state for our lamb, pumpkin & feta rissoles! We were up against from amazing butchers from around the state and we are so honoured to come away with these awards. This means now we are off to Adelaide in February to compete in the National competition with our ham, we can’t wait!
Local butchers.
Any good?
haven’t tried it. But all his other stuff is top notch. him and his missus have really brought the shop into modern times. he employs apprentices from locals. always friendly. Plus they don’t say “too easy” to me any more after I gave them stick about it, and when I asked for some diced steak that all had to be 12mm cubes otherwise i wouldn’t accept it.
:-)
I would have given you cubes that were 1.2 cm a side just to stuff you up.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:haven’t tried it. But all his other stuff is top notch. him and his missus have really brought the shop into modern times. he employs apprentices from locals. always friendly. Plus they don’t say “too easy” to me any more after I gave them stick about it, and when I asked for some diced steak that all had to be 12mm cubes otherwise i wouldn’t accept it.
:-)
Did you take affront to ‘too easy’ because you pride yourself on being difficult?
that and they all said it after every order. 2 pork chops please. too easy. 4 loin lamb chops. too easy. 1/2 kilo mince. too easy. etc. etc. etc.
As Ringo once said, “it don’t come easy”.
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Did you take affront to ‘too easy’ because you pride yourself on being difficult?
that and they all said it after every order. 2 pork chops please. too easy. 4 loin lamb chops. too easy. 1/2 kilo mince. too easy. etc. etc. etc.
As Ringo once said, “it don’t come easy”.
I was getting some stuff from Jaycar and the staff guy said that to me. I told him I fucking hate that saying. he got a little offended.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:that and they all said it after every order. 2 pork chops please. too easy. 4 loin lamb chops. too easy. 1/2 kilo mince. too easy. etc. etc. etc.
As Ringo once said, “it don’t come easy”.
I was getting some stuff from Jaycar and the staff guy said that to me. I told him I fucking hate that saying. he got a little offended.
but i didn’t care cos I’m old and you can do shit like that when you’re old.
Don’t be fooled, brisling sardines are sprats, Sprattus sprattus.
Which is fine in itself as they are very tasty and nutritious.
But smoked sprats (and the brislings are often smoked) are also one of the very highest sources of purines, very bad for the gout.
anyway
Time for sleep.
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
To each his own methods. Is it electrical wiring?
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
That is what the recommended method is.
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
I shall expand.
Automotive = never solder.
Fixed plant – solder, or crimp. But crimping is better.
And always use a heatshrink sleeve. Always.
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
that seems to be the expert consensus. though ec3 or 5 bullets can be a prob. same as xt60 etc bullets.
roughbarked said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
To each his own methods. Is it electrical wiring?
yes. 12v stuff.
Dark Orange said:
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
I shall expand.
Automotive = never solder.
Fixed plant – solder, or crimp. But crimping is better.And always use a heatshrink sleeve. Always.
got heatshrink and a heat gun.
JudgeMental said:
Dark Orange said:
Dark Orange said:Crimp. Always.
I shall expand.
Automotive = never solder.
Fixed plant – solder, or crimp. But crimping is better.And always use a heatshrink sleeve. Always.
got heatshrink and a heat gun.
Sounds like you are good to go.
JudgeMental said:
Dark Orange said:
Dark Orange said:Crimp. Always.
I shall expand.
Automotive = never solder.
Fixed plant – solder, or crimp. But crimping is better.And always use a heatshrink sleeve. Always.
got heatshrink and a heat gun.
If you absolutely definitely have to solder, then make sure the heatshrink extends further up the wire than the solder does.
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Dark Orange said:I shall expand.
Automotive = never solder.
Fixed plant – solder, or crimp. But crimping is better.And always use a heatshrink sleeve. Always.
got heatshrink and a heat gun.
If you absolutely definitely have to solder, then make sure the heatshrink extends further up the wire than the solder does.
:) That’s what it is for. One must always allow for the shrinkage.
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
Last circuit board I tried it on…well, it just didn’t work.
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
Last circuit board I tried it on…well, it just didn’t work.
you can’t use those hydraulic crimpers for every job.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:Crimp. Always.
Last circuit board I tried it on…well, it just didn’t work.
you can’t use those hydraulic crimpers for every job.
Now you tell me.
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:Last circuit board I tried it on…well, it just didn’t work.
you can’t use those hydraulic crimpers for every job.
Now you tell me.
Coincidence? Or Big Brother is nosier than I thought!
sibeen said:
Dark Orange said:
JudgeMental said:
Hmmm crimp or solder. or solder then crimp? tin then crimp?
Crimp. Always.
Last circuit board I tried it on…well, it just didn’t work.
Yeah well.
Just cut these up and mixed them with some ice cream.
roughbarked said:
Just cut these up and mixed them with some ice cream.
Et it and it was yummy. There’s enough strawberries to do that again thrice over.
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:Last circuit board I tried it on…well, it just didn’t work.
you can’t use those hydraulic crimpers for every job.
Now you tell me.
Yeah, the new battery operated crimpers are much easier.
Dark Orange said:
sibeen said:
JudgeMental said:you can’t use those hydraulic crimpers for every job.
Now you tell me.
Yeah, the new battery operated crimpers are much easier.
Still enjoying the new job?
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees and getting light. It was a rather windy night – baseline in the high 30s to mid 40s, gusts in the 60s to 70s. There was also some rain probably amounting to somewhere between 5 and 10mm.Right now it has calmed down again for a bit.
I’m deciding if I will go to Hamilton to do the supermarket shopping today or not. Mr buffy has to go to the doctor for a check on his ear where he had a solar keratosis burnt off recently. I might go with him and he can drop me at the supermarket while he goes to the doctor.
buffy said:
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 10 degrees and getting light. It was a rather windy night – baseline in the high 30s to mid 40s, gusts in the 60s to 70s. There was also some rain probably amounting to somewhere between 5 and 10mm.Right now it has calmed down again for a bit.I’m deciding if I will go to Hamilton to do the supermarket shopping today or not. Mr buffy has to go to the doctor for a check on his ear where he had a solar keratosis burnt off recently. I might go with him and he can drop me at the supermarket while he goes to the doctor.
Wind’s finally up this end after a relatively calm night. Forecast to become quite violent.
I should think I’ll be spending much of the day in bed, sleeping’s gone uncooperative again.
dumb sits ‘ere genius imparts’t
done thinkies a bit some
can’t find anything to say smart
so funny poem writ’t one
do tries my best for morn laugh
effervescent ‘re neurons
yeah am hilarious off the charts
I gots’t too-early-delirium
like oh-God-why-am-I-up-WTF!
it is what i’m experiencin’
in other news rain maybe starts
transition said:
dumb sits ‘ere genius imparts’t
done thinkies a bit some
can’t find anything to say smart
so funny poem writ’t one
do tries my best for morn laugh
effervescent ‘re neurons
yeah am hilarious off the charts
I gots’t too-early-delirium
like oh-God-why-am-I-up-WTF!
it is what i’m experiencin’
in other news rain maybe starts
There’s a big rabbit in my back garden just sitting there in the wind and rain.
Might have taken leave of its senses.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dumb sits ‘ere genius imparts’t
done thinkies a bit some
can’t find anything to say smart
so funny poem writ’t one
do tries my best for morn laugh
effervescent ‘re neurons
yeah am hilarious off the charts
I gots’t too-early-delirium
like oh-God-why-am-I-up-WTF!
it is what i’m experiencin’
in other news rain maybe starts
There’s a big rabbit in my back garden just sitting there in the wind and rain.
Might have taken leave of its senses.
Could be a hare?
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dumb sits ‘ere genius imparts’t
done thinkies a bit some
can’t find anything to say smart
so funny poem writ’t one
do tries my best for morn laugh
effervescent ‘re neurons
yeah am hilarious off the charts
I gots’t too-early-delirium
like oh-God-why-am-I-up-WTF!
it is what i’m experiencin’
in other news rain maybe starts
There’s a big rabbit in my back garden just sitting there in the wind and rain.
Might have taken leave of its senses.
Could be a hare?
No it’s a rabbit. Just checked it again, it’s still sitting there calmly, resting.
You’d think if it’s not feeding it would prefer its burrow in this weather.
Very violent gusts out there now. Could be a power failure at any moment.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
dumb sits ‘ere genius imparts’t
done thinkies a bit some
can’t find anything to say smart
so funny poem writ’t one
do tries my best for morn laugh
effervescent ‘re neurons
yeah am hilarious off the charts
I gots’t too-early-delirium
like oh-God-why-am-I-up-WTF!
it is what i’m experiencin’
in other news rain maybe starts
There’s a big rabbit in my back garden just sitting there in the wind and rain.
Might have taken leave of its senses.
Bubblecar said:
Very violent gusts out there now. Could be a power failure at any moment.
Dark Orange said:
:)
“Wow. This is full-on,” a 20-year-old woman from Perth says in wonderment.
I had no idea this kind of thing was allowed.
Well it is Darwin, it is hot and it isn’t a lot different from what the same fools can ogle at the beach. Apart from the money the contest management are drawing out of their wallets.
roughbarked said:
“Wow. This is full-on,” a 20-year-old woman from Perth says in wonderment.I had no idea this kind of thing was allowed.
Well it is -Darwin-Broome, it is hot and it isn’t a lot different from what the same fools can ogle at the beach. Apart from the money the contest management are drawing out of their wallets.
fixed location error.
dv said:
It makes me wonder if he cuts one end off a blanket and stitches it to the other, to make it longer?
woohoo, horse killing day tomorrow.
dv said:
Skeptic Pete?
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
It makes me wonder if he cuts one end off a blanket and stitches it to the other, to make it longer?
Skeptic Pete?
so shake your head were right after all
Pinko beats RWNJ Trump lookalike in Brazil.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-beats-jair-bolsonaro-in-brazil/101596302
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
It makes me wonder if he cuts one end off a blanket and stitches it to the other, to make it longer?
Skeptic Pete?
so shake your head were right after all
diluting the savant gifts with expanded social thinking
Morning punters and correctors..
Out the window it looks fine and sunny and feels warm.
I haven’t looked to see what The Dart are saying yet.
Peak Warming Man said:
Morning punters and correctors..
Out the window it looks fine and sunny and feels warm.
I haven’t looked to see what The Dart are saying yet.
The Dart, I like that
I’m back from the supermarket shopping. Nice and quiet. The staff were wearing Halloween sort of stuff. None of the shoppers were taking any notice really.
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 had the effect of preventing Welsh speakers from holding public offices in Wales, as well as banning the use of the Welsh language in court. The last vestiges of these prohibitions were not removed until 1993.
The man who was the face of the Australian Labor Party for many years gives his tip for the Melbourne Cup.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/typical-of-the-left-sydney-school-adopts-grandfriends-day/ar-AA13xrle?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e10a4188e2094d048a988f2e63ba7dcd
dv said:
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 had the effect of preventing Welsh speakers from holding public offices in Wales, as well as banning the use of the Welsh language in court. The last vestiges of these prohibitions were not removed until 1993.
How come there is only one L in Wales.
Seems harsh.
Peak Warming Man said:
Seems harsh.
That’s Trump for you. What’s really concerning is the deafening silence from most US conservatives who are too gutless to criticise him.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 had the effect of preventing Welsh speakers from holding public offices in Wales, as well as banning the use of the Welsh language in court. The last vestiges of these prohibitions were not removed until 1993.
How come there is only one L in Wales.
A question rarely asked
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 had the effect of preventing Welsh speakers from holding public offices in Wales, as well as banning the use of the Welsh language in court. The last vestiges of these prohibitions were not removed until 1993.
How come there is only one L in Wales.
A question rarely asked
A rare bit?
Michael V said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:How come there is only one L in Wales.
A question rarely asked
A rare bit?
I know what you did there.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
dv said:A question rarely asked
A rare bit?
I know what you did there.
:)
buffy said:
I’m back from the supermarket shopping. Nice and quiet. The staff were wearing Halloween sort of stuff. None of the shoppers were taking any notice really.
Saw one supermarket girl in a witches hat. Nothing else.
Peak Warming Man said:
The man who was the face of the Australian Labor Party for many years gives his tip for the Melbourne Cup.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/typical-of-the-left-sydney-school-adopts-grandfriends-day/ar-AA13xrle?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e10a4188e2094d048a988f2e63ba7dcd
It will be rained out.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 had the effect of preventing Welsh speakers from holding public offices in Wales, as well as banning the use of the Welsh language in court. The last vestiges of these prohibitions were not removed until 1993.
How come there is only one L in Wales.
Because: The Welsh word for Wales is Cymru which comes from the Welsh name for the people of Wales, Cymry.
Mae Cymru yn wlad mor brydferth.
Wales is such a beautiful country.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Seems harsh.
That’s Trump for you. What’s really concerning is the deafening silence from most US conservatives who are too gutless to criticise him.
Trump is digging his own grave. Somene will kick him into it soon.
A communications platform used by military personnel and Defence department public servants has been hit by a ransomware attack. link
Thought they were supposed to be clever?Well, that was fun.
A blue glass baking dish fell off the top of the pantry cupboard and shattered into a billion bits around my feet. Gracie and Sally were standing nearby waiting for their dinner.
I think everyone is okay, that cat moves like greased lightning when startled.
kii said:
Well, that was fun.
A blue glass baking dish fell off the top of the pantry cupboard and shattered into a billion bits around my feet. Gracie and Sally were standing nearby waiting for their dinner.
I think everyone is okay, that cat moves like greased lightning when startled.
Bugger.
I’s whippering, king of whippering, King Whipper, with all the status and privilege that goes with that, so know your place, or I might just have your head chopped off
yawn and kettle’s on the flame
Anchovies are rich in vitamin D that contribute to the functioning of the cardiovascular system and to strengthen the immune system.
They contain calcium, which is essential for the skeletal system, and phosphorus, which is useful for cell renewal. This mineral is also essential for blood clotting, muscle contraction, nerve impulse transmission and hormone secretion processes.
They are an excellent source of noble proteins which contain the amino acids used by the body for protein synthesis necessary for daily tissue renewal, synthesis of hormones, enzymes, and neurotransmitters.
Anchovies, also known as anchovies, are foods rich in Omega 3 that are very useful in fighting bad cholesterol and preventing high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
Not quite a new high score, but close.
Kingy said:
Not quite a new high score, but close.
It was 2.39 up in Warwick a few days ago.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Seems harsh.
That’s Trump for you. What’s really concerning is the deafening silence from most US conservatives who are too gutless to criticise him.
The Republican party placed Trump in Power to push the right over to the far right/extreme right, and Trump did that
74 million people voted for Trump after Trump was in power for 4 years..
best put the whipper under shelter, otherwise it might catch a cold
Tau.Neutrino said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Seems harsh.
That’s Trump for you. What’s really concerning is the deafening silence from most US conservatives who are too gutless to criticise him.
The Republican party placed Trump in Power to push the right over to the far right/extreme right, and Trump did that
74 million people voted for Trump after Trump was in power for 4 years..
The GOP didn’t knowingly, or intentionally, do anything to “put the Donald in charge”… they stumbled into it as much as he did.
What they did do however (and by ‘they’ I mean Mitch McConnell) is let him drag the party over to his populist brand of politics in exchange for turning a blind eye to his policy agenda and his personal behaviour and for selection of the judges they wanted to nominate. It was a symbiotic relationship.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Well, that was fun.
A blue glass baking dish fell off the top of the pantry cupboard and shattered into a billion bits around my feet. Gracie and Sally were standing nearby waiting for their dinner.
I think everyone is okay, that cat moves like greased lightning when startled.
Bugger.
It was a silly place for me to put it. Very silly to not realise that opening and closing the door had moved it forward. Luckily I had my Ugg boots on and not barefooted as I often am.
Y’ever see an old photo and think it looks really fake, like shitty cg?
dv said:
Y’ever see an old photo and think it looks really fake, like shitty cg?
that dog is dead by now.
Peak Warming Man said:
Anchovies are rich in vitamin D that contribute to the functioning of the cardiovascular system and to strengthen the immune system.
Good
Peak Warming Man said:
Anchovies, also known as anchovies
I see.
Peak Warming Man said:
Anchovies are rich in vitamin D that contribute to the functioning of the cardiovascular system and to strengthen the immune system.
Some mushrooms do that better.
Peak Warming Man said:
Anchovies, also known as anchovies, are foods rich in Omega 3 that are very useful in fighting bad cholesterol and preventing high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
and are too salty.
dv said:
Phoaw
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Y’ever see an old photo and think it looks really fake, like shitty cg?
that dog is dead by now.
So are the blokes
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
Y’ever see an old photo and think it looks really fake, like shitty cg?
that dog is dead by now.
That’s a valid point.
Pyramid of 85,000 captured Imperial German helmets in New York, United States, 1919.
diddly-squat said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Witty Rejoinder said:That’s Trump for you. What’s really concerning is the deafening silence from most US conservatives who are too gutless to criticise him.
The Republican party placed Trump in Power to push the right over to the far right/extreme right, and Trump did that
74 million people voted for Trump after Trump was in power for 4 years..
The GOP didn’t knowingly, or intentionally, do anything to “put the Donald in charge”… they stumbled into it as much as he did.
What they did do however (and by ‘they’ I mean Mitch McConnell) is let him drag the party over to his populist brand of politics in exchange for turning a blind eye to his policy agenda and his personal behaviour and for selection of the judges they wanted to nominate. It was a symbiotic relationship.
ok.
Spiny Norman said:
Pyramid of 85,000 captured Imperial German helmets in New York, United States, 1919.
Putin is hoping to build a huge ziggurat of stolen toilets
BREAKING:
Archeologists In Turkey May Have Discovered The Grave Of Santa Claus
Christmas is only a matter of weeks away, you would have thought the insensitive bastards could have waited till it was over before breaking the news.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
Archeologists In Turkey May Have Discovered The Grave Of Santa ClausChristmas is only a matter of weeks away, you would have thought the insensitive bastards could have waited till it was over before breaking the news.
I hope they just put “old age” on the death cert, no one needs to know it was actually erotic asphyxia.
Peak Warming Man said:
BREAKING:
Archeologists In Turkey May Have Discovered The Grave Of Santa ClausChristmas is only a matter of weeks away, you would have thought the insensitive bastards could have waited till it was over before breaking the news.
All those Santa letters. Was there a mailbox nearby?
I think some of Gerry Lee Lewis’ wives still believed in Santa.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think some of Gerry Lee Lewis’ wives still believed in Santa.
He had a few.
Peak Warming Man said:
I think some of Gerry Lee Lewis’ wives still believed in Santa.
I think by the time of the divorce they believed in Satan
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think some of Gerry Lee Lewis’ wives still believed in Santa.
I think by the time of the divorce they believed in Satan
Dunno, they all could have been athiests. They simply wanted to see his great balls of fire.
Peak Warming Man said:
They are an excellent source of noble proteins which contain the amino acids used by the body for protein synthesis necessary for daily tissue renewal, synthesis of hormones, enzymes, and neurotransmitters.
So an excellent protein to pair with your rutabaga.
transition said:
best put the whipper under shelter, otherwise it might catch a cold
It’s been raining here. I wanted to do outside jobs, but everything is dripping wet. So I went out and photographed weeds for the Bioblitz thing.
For Sydneysiders, the preservation of an attractive natural area close to Sydney. Please check it out and sign the petition.
https://www.nature.org.au/wolli_creek_open_letter?recruiter_id=315774
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
I think some of Gerry Lee Lewis’ wives still believed in Santa.
I think by the time of the divorce they believed in Satan
Dunno, they all could have been athiests. They simply wanted to see his great balls of fire.
They were all a bit tutti frutti.
buffy said:
transition said:
best put the whipper under shelter, otherwise it might catch a cold
It’s been raining here. I wanted to do outside jobs, but everything is dripping wet. So I went out and photographed weeds for the Bioblitz thing.
It is raining here. No going out to do close up wet kneed photography.
PermeateFree said:
For Sydneysiders, the preservation of an attractive natural area close to Sydney. Please check it out and sign the petition.https://www.nature.org.au/wolli_creek_open_letter?recruiter_id=315774
Do we have to be Sydney siders? What if we simply want to go there for a holiday and spend money in the community?
What’s the weather like down your way Sibeen? I’ve been hearing that it’s not as bad as forecast and am wondering about the BoM’s divinations for the Cup tomorrow.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
transition said:
best put the whipper under shelter, otherwise it might catch a cold
It’s been raining here. I wanted to do outside jobs, but everything is dripping wet. So I went out and photographed weeds for the Bioblitz thing.
It is raining here. No going out to do close up wet kneed photography.
Who said anything about kneeling? I stood on the dry(ish) ground (in my gumboots) and used the zoom.
Witty Rejoinder said:
What’s the weather like down your way Sibeen? I’ve been hearing that it’s not as bad as forecast and am wondering about the BoM’s divinations for the Cup tomorrow.
Looks like it is getting ready to rain but it hasn’t as yet. The “Bureau” – please get it right – were predicting rain from this afternoon and heavier this evening.
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
What’s the weather like down your way Sibeen? I’ve been hearing that it’s not as bad as forecast and am wondering about the BoM’s divinations for the Cup tomorrow.
Looks like it is getting ready to rain but it hasn’t as yet. The “Bureau” – please get it right – were predicting rain from this afternoon and heavier this evening.
And on the car radio I heard the forecast for tomorrow is for cold and wet and possibly some snow in higher places. It doesn’t sound like a nice day a the races.
buffy said:
sibeen said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
What’s the weather like down your way Sibeen? I’ve been hearing that it’s not as bad as forecast and am wondering about the BoM’s divinations for the Cup tomorrow.
Looks like it is getting ready to rain but it hasn’t as yet. The “Bureau” – please get it right – were predicting rain from this afternoon and heavier this evening.
And on the car radio I heard the forecast for tomorrow is for cold and wet and possibly some snow in higher places. It doesn’t sound like a nice day a the races.
I don’t care about the horses, but I do hope the weather holds out for trick or treating this evening
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
For Sydneysiders, the preservation of an attractive natural area close to Sydney. Please check it out and sign the petition.https://www.nature.org.au/wolli_creek_open_letter?recruiter_id=315774
Do we have to be Sydney siders? What if we simply want to go there for a holiday and spend money in the community?
Well, I have been following this group for several years and signed other petitions, plus live a very long way from Sydney and most unlikely to visit. So do a little for a pleasant piece of nature by signing this one. It doesn’t bite and it’s for a good cause.
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
sibeen said:Looks like it is getting ready to rain but it hasn’t as yet. The “Bureau” – please get it right – were predicting rain from this afternoon and heavier this evening.
And on the car radio I heard the forecast for tomorrow is for cold and wet and possibly some snow in higher places. It doesn’t sound like a nice day a the races.
I don’t care about the horses, but I do hope the weather holds out for trick or treating this evening
Yeah, I’ve got this bag at the front door, and if sprogs don’t turn up to collect I’ll be putting on a few kilos.
sibeen said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:And on the car radio I heard the forecast for tomorrow is for cold and wet and possibly some snow in higher places. It doesn’t sound like a nice day a the races.
I don’t care about the horses, but I do hope the weather holds out for trick or treating this evening
Yeah, I’ve got this bag at the front door, and if sprogs don’t turn up to collect I’ll be putting on a few kilos.
those sandals look like they’d suit you…
buffy said:
I’m not so well eauipped.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:It’s been raining here. I wanted to do outside jobs, but everything is dripping wet. So I went out and photographed weeds for the Bioblitz thing.
It is raining here. No going out to do close up wet kneed photography.
Who said anything about kneeling? I stood on the dry(ish) ground (in my gumboots) and used the zoom.
diddly-squat said:
sibeen said:
diddly-squat said:I don’t care about the horses, but I do hope the weather holds out for trick or treating this evening
Yeah, I’ve got this bag at the front door, and if sprogs don’t turn up to collect I’ll be putting on a few kilos.
those sandals look like they’d suit you…
They go well with my kaftan.
PermeateFree said:
roughbarked said:
PermeateFree said:
For Sydneysiders, the preservation of an attractive natural area close to Sydney. Please check it out and sign the petition.https://www.nature.org.au/wolli_creek_open_letter?recruiter_id=315774
Do we have to be Sydney siders? What if we simply want to go there for a holiday and spend money in the community?
Well, I have been following this group for several years and signed other petitions, plus live a very long way from Sydney and most unlikely to visit. So do a little for a pleasant piece of nature by signing this one. It doesn’t bite and it’s for a good cause.
Agree.
That rabbit is back sitting in the same spot.
I’d take a snap but I’m ashamed at how long the grass is.
Talking about travel:
Lovely long video of orbiting the moon in the JAXA SELENE/Kaguya lunar orbiter.
It’s a little slow so I run it at faster speed, and also choose my own music to accompany:
Magnificent Desolation – The Moon Seen From Lunar Orbit in 4K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfvno7DbwNk&t=221s
Bubblecar said:
That rabbit is back sitting in the same spot.I’d take a snap but I’m ashamed at how long the grass is.
Everyone is in the same boat. Too wet to be mowing.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
That rabbit is back sitting in the same spot.I’d take a snap but I’m ashamed at how long the grass is.
Everyone is in the same boat. Too wet to be mowing.
Aye, Mr Tunks will be working hard for his money when the weather’s finally suitable.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
That rabbit is back sitting in the same spot.I’d take a snap but I’m ashamed at how long the grass is.
Everyone is in the same boat. Too wet to be mowing.
And even if you do mow it, it’s ‘too long’ again 24 hrs later.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
That rabbit is back sitting in the same spot.I’d take a snap but I’m ashamed at how long the grass is.
Everyone is in the same boat. Too wet to be mowing.
And even if you do mow it, it’s ‘too long’ again 24 hrs later.
That’s the story Les McGory.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
That rabbit is back sitting in the same spot.I’d take a snap but I’m ashamed at how long the grass is.
Everyone is in the same boat. Too wet to be mowing.
And even if you do mow it, it’s ‘too long’ again 24 hrs later.
Do rabbits get toxo?
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:Everyone is in the same boat. Too wet to be mowing.
And even if you do mow it, it’s ‘too long’ again 24 hrs later.
Do rabbits get toxo?
They can, yes, from cat poo. But this rabbit like the others in my garden seems OK, just not bothered by the bad weather.
Email from the estate agent, asking if I want to renew the lease when it expires in March next year.
Relieved to find the owners are happy for me to renew (I’ve requested another two year lease, should get a reply from the agent tomorrow).
They’re raising the rent by $40 a week but I can’t really complain, since that’s the first rent hike in the four years I’ve been living here.
Any trees fallen on your property today, sarahs mum?
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
captain_spalding said:And even if you do mow it, it’s ‘too long’ again 24 hrs later.
Do rabbits get toxo?
They can, yes, from cat poo. But this rabbit like the others in my garden seems OK, just not bothered by the bad weather.
Blackavar?
Bubblecar said:
Any trees fallen on your property today, sarahs mum?
Not that I have heard.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Any trees fallen on your property today, sarahs mum?
Not that I have heard.
They didn’t fall then, until you see them.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:I’m not so well eauipped.
roughbarked said:It is raining here. No going out to do close up wet kneed photography.
Who said anything about kneeling? I stood on the dry(ish) ground (in my gumboots) and used the zoom.
I’ve got what is known in my family as a monkey camera. Point, let it focus and shoot. My father and one of my brothers do the messing around with real cameras stuff.
It’s only a 4min video but at 2:10 he says a small wheel is attached to the 4th wheel.
Well I stopped there because clearly it is attached to the escape wheel. Which is the difference between it and the other three examples he shows, as they ru off the 4th wheel..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfn6ZghEVoI
Big wheel Waltham
roughbarked said:
It’s only a 4min video but at 2:10 he says a small wheel is attached to the 4th wheel.
Well I stopped there because clearly it is attached to the escape wheel. Which is the difference between it and the other three examples he shows, as they ru off the 4th wheel..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfn6ZghEVoI
Big wheel Waltham
Damn, that IS a big wheel!
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
It’s only a 4min video but at 2:10 he says a small wheel is attached to the 4th wheel.
Well I stopped there because clearly it is attached to the escape wheel. Which is the difference between it and the other three examples he shows, as they ru off the 4th wheel..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfn6ZghEVoI
Big wheel Waltham
Damn, that IS a big wheel!
Particularly the drag on the escape wheel.
calls’t a day I reckons, I chainsawed some logs with the motorized chained blades, or bladed chain, been chilled ever since
take my two-minute noodles in the other room and watch TV, the electric rectangle, sure to be disaster or emerging disaster projected into the aether and numerously displayed courting an audience, I might put my casual intrigue hat on
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?
a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
I’d say you should play…
l) EXERCISE BIKE
Bubblecar said:
Email from the estate agent, asking if I want to renew the lease when it expires in March next year.Relieved to find the owners are happy for me to renew (I’ve requested another two year lease, should get a reply from the agent tomorrow).
They’re raising the rent by $40 a week but I can’t really complain, since that’s the first rent hike in the four years I’ve been living here.
you been there that long, where did time go
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
Email from the estate agent, asking if I want to renew the lease when it expires in March next year.Relieved to find the owners are happy for me to renew (I’ve requested another two year lease, should get a reply from the agent tomorrow).
They’re raising the rent by $40 a week but I can’t really complain, since that’s the first rent hike in the four years I’ve been living here.
you been there that long, where did time go
Yes, doesn’t really seem that long.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
I’d say you should play…
l) EXERCISE BIKE
M) Harpsichord.
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Aus) Didgeridoo
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Actually, with all of those, plus a set of tubular bells, you could probably do a decent arrangement of Tubular Bells.
Bubblecar said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
Email from the estate agent, asking if I want to renew the lease when it expires in March next year.Relieved to find the owners are happy for me to renew (I’ve requested another two year lease, should get a reply from the agent tomorrow).
They’re raising the rent by $40 a week but I can’t really complain, since that’s the first rent hike in the four years I’ve been living here.
you been there that long, where did time go
Yes, doesn’t really seem that long.
perhaps the forum is a black hole, could be
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Digital bagpipes. And open all the doors and windows to let the cool breeze in too. That’ll let ya entertain all the neighbours at the same time, hey what but. I suggest they’d appreciate a good booming rendition of Scotland the Brave.
I’ll count you in………………. 1, 2, 3, 4.
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
kareoke..
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Actually, with all of those, plus a set of tubular bells, you could probably do a decent arrangement of Tubular Bells.
you need a Clavicle as well.
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
Email from the estate agent, asking if I want to renew the lease when it expires in March next year.Relieved to find the owners are happy for me to renew (I’ve requested another two year lease, should get a reply from the agent tomorrow).
They’re raising the rent by $40 a week but I can’t really complain, since that’s the first rent hike in the four years I’ve been living here.
you been there that long, where did time go
that’s what i thought.
still I have been on my own for seven years. and that’s zipped by.
JudgeMental said:
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Actually, with all of those, plus a set of tubular bells, you could probably do a decent arrangement of Tubular Bells.
you need a Clavicle as well.
No no, not a shoulder bone, he should play a trom bone.
sarahs mum said:
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
Email from the estate agent, asking if I want to renew the lease when it expires in March next year.Relieved to find the owners are happy for me to renew (I’ve requested another two year lease, should get a reply from the agent tomorrow).
They’re raising the rent by $40 a week but I can’t really complain, since that’s the first rent hike in the four years I’ve been living here.
you been there that long, where did time go
that’s what i thought.
still I have been on my own for seven years. and that’s zipped by.
That doesn’t seem right either. I would have said “Ooh, about five years.”
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Actually, with all of those, plus a set of tubular bells, you could probably do a decent arrangement of Tubular Bells.
I left out a few of my instruments: recorders (sopranino & tenor), tin whistles, tambourine.
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
transition said:you been there that long, where did time go
that’s what i thought.
still I have been on my own for seven years. and that’s zipped by.
That doesn’t seem right either. I would have said “Ooh, about five years.”
On a regret level I have been looking back at the things I have not done and the art i have not made.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:that’s what i thought.
still I have been on my own for seven years. and that’s zipped by.
That doesn’t seem right either. I would have said “Ooh, about five years.”
On a regret level I have been looking back at the things I have not done and the art i have not made.
I do that too but bear in mind, there’s still plenty of time :)
We may be in the twilight of our youth but there’ll be years of creativity ahead.
In the end I played the banjo for a while (later I’ll look up how to lower the action, which is too high. The banjo came with appropriate tool for doing so).
Now I’d better attend to the washing up.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
kareoke..
karaoke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bBYy7iqsc
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
kareoke..
karaoke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bBYy7iqsc
:)
Bit too high for me in that key (or a bit too low if I sing baritone).
Bubblecar said:
sarahs mum said:
sarahs mum said:kareoke..
karaoke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16bBYy7iqsc
:)
Bit too high for me in that key (or a bit too low if I sing baritone).
I tried
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Time for some music practice, but which of my instruments should I play?a) Harp
b) Psaltery/dulcimer
c) Lute
d) Cittern
e) Rebec
f) Violin
g) Banjo
h) Digital bagpipe
i) Classical guitar
j) Steel-string guitar
k) Keyboards
Digital bagpipes. And open all the doors and windows to let the cool breeze in too. That’ll let ya entertain all the neighbours at the same time, hey what but. I suggest they’d appreciate a good booming rendition of Scotland the Brave.
I’ll count you in………………. 1, 2, 3, 4.
I only rarely annoy the neighbours with it. The convenient thing about digital bagpipes is that you can listen to what you’re doing on headphones, with not a squeak through the speakers.
roughbarked said:
US B-52 bomber deployment may trigger regional arms race, China says
let’s build nukes.
DH Peligro was described as a wild man, bringer of joy and giant hearted man in a touching tribute by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.
roughbarked said:
US B-52 bomber deployment may trigger regional arms race, China says
B-52s were in darwin decades ago as well. fly out of darwin cos it has a really long runway. Tindal wasn’t really a concern back then.
JudgeMental said:
roughbarked said:
US B-52 bomber deployment may trigger regional arms race, China saysB-52s were in darwin decades ago as well. fly out of darwin cos it has a really long runway. Tindal wasn’t really a concern back then.
Xi us flexing his Putin style rhetoric.
Beautiful destruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaLh78WIH14&ab_channel=HydraulicPressChannel
Any twick or tweeters, sibeen?
Bubblecar said:
Any twick or tweeters, sibeen?
Yes, had plenty turn up and emptied the large lolly bag. Not that I did any of that, mind. I’m not that nice; it was all left up to SWMBO.
sibeen said:
Bubblecar said:
Any twick or tweeters, sibeen?
Yes, had plenty turn up and emptied the large lolly bag. Not that I did any of that, mind. I’m not that nice; it was all left up to SWMBO.
Jolly good.
cup of tea then gets a third fire going
yours truly’s tired by, needing a good night sleep
rainies again, ~12mm up til about 3:00pm, wander out in a moment check again, if or when the rain pauses
kettle on the flame
transition said:
rainies again, ~12mm up til about 3:00pm, wander out in a moment check again, if or when the rain pauseskettle on the flame
~18mm total
transition said:
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rainies again, ~12mm up til about 3:00pm, wander out in a moment check again, if or when the rain pauseskettle on the flame
~18mm total
It isn’t raining or windy her atm. Which is nice.
Good morning Holidayers. Presently 3 degrees and there was just a little shower of rain. It’s getting light. We are forecast 11 degrees and showery.
Today’s excitements include a haircut, pricking out tomato seedlings and archery this evening.
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rainies again, ~12mm up til about 3:00pm, wander out in a moment check again, if or when the rain pauseskettle on the flame
~18mm total
Got 24 here.
Got some heavy rain and a cool change come through this morning at the redoubt.
Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’
The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s many faces to form the most complete picture yet.
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More than a century after Ernest Rutherford discovered the positively charged particle at the heart of every atom, physicists are still struggling to fully understand the proton.
High school physics teachers describe them as featureless balls with one unit each of positive electric charge — the perfect foils for the negatively charged electrons that buzz around them. College students learn that the ball is actually a bundle of three elementary particles called quarks. But decades of research have revealed a deeper truth, one that’s too bizarre to fully capture with words or images.
“This is the most complicated thing that you could possibly imagine,” said Mike Williams, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “In fact, you can’t even imagine how complicated it is.”
The proton is a quantum mechanical object that exists as a haze of probabilities until an experiment forces it to take a concrete form. And its forms differ drastically depending on how researchers set up their experiment. Connecting the particle’s many faces has been the work of generations. “We’re kind of just starting to understand this system in a complete way,” said Richard Milner, a nuclear physicist at MIT.
As the pursuit continues, the proton’s secrets keep tumbling out. Most recently, a monumental data analysis published in August found that the proton contains traces of particles called charm quarks that are heavier than the proton itself.
The proton “has been humbling to humans,” Williams said. “Every time you think you kind of have a handle on it, it throws you some curveballs.”
Recently, Milner, together with Rolf Ent at Jefferson Lab, MIT filmmakers Chris Boebel and Joe McMaster, and animator James LaPlante, set out to transform a set of arcane plots that compile the results of hundreds of experiments into a series of animations of the shape-shifting proton. We’ve incorporated their animations into our own attempt to unveil its secrets.
Cracking Open the Proton
Proof that the proton contains multitudes came from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in 1967. In earlier experiments, researchers had pelted it with electrons and watched them ricochet off like billiard balls. But SLAC could hurl electrons more forcefully, and researchers saw that they bounced back differently. The electrons were hitting the proton hard enough to shatter it — a process called deep inelastic scattering — and were rebounding from point-like shards of the proton called quarks. “That was the first evidence that quarks actually exist,” said Xiaochao Zheng, a physicist at the University of Virginia.
After SLAC’s discovery, which won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1990, scrutiny of the proton intensified. Physicists have carried out hundreds of scattering experiments to date. They infer various aspects of the object’s interior by adjusting how forcefully they bombard it and by choosing which scattered particles they collect in the aftermath.
By using higher-energy electrons, physicists can ferret out finer features of the target proton. In this way, the electron energy sets the maximum resolving power of a deep inelastic scattering experiment. More powerful particle colliders offer a sharper view of the proton.
Higher-energy colliders also produce a wider array of collision outcomes, letting researchers choose different subsets of the outgoing electrons to analyze. This flexibility has proved key to understanding quarks, which careen about inside the proton with different amounts of momentum.
By measuring the energy and trajectory of each scattered electron, researchers can tell if it has glanced off a quark carrying a large chunk of the proton’s total momentum or just a smidgen. Through repeated collisions, they can take something like a census — determining whether the proton’s momentum is mostly bound up in a few quarks, or distributed over many.
Even SLAC’s proton-splitting collisions were gentle by today’s standards. In those scattering events, electrons often shot out in ways suggesting that they had crashed into quarks carrying a third of the proton’s total momentum. The finding matched a theory from Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig, who in 1964 posited that a proton consists of three quarks.
Gell-Mann and Zweig’s “quark model” remains an elegant way to imagine the proton. It has two “up” quarks with electric charges of +2/3 each and one “down” quark with a charge of −1/3, for a total proton charge of +1.
Three quarks careen about in this data-driven animation.
But the quark model is an oversimplification that has serious shortcomings.
It fails, for instance, when it comes to a proton’s spin, a quantum property analogous to angular momentum. The proton has half a unit of spin, as do each of its up and down quarks. Physicists initially supposed that — in a calculation echoing the simple charge arithmetic — the half-units of the two up quarks minus that of the down quark must equal half a unit for the proton as a whole. But in 1988, the European Muon Collaboration reported that the quark spins add up to far less than one-half. Similarly, the masses of two up quarks and one down quark only comprise about 1% of the proton’s total mass. These deficits drove home a point physicists were already coming to appreciate: The proton is much more than three quarks.
Much More Than Three Quarks
The Hadron-Electron Ring Accelerator (HERA), which operated in Hamburg, Germany, from 1992 to 2007, slammed electrons into protons roughly a thousand times more forcefully than SLAC had. In HERA experiments, physicists could select electrons that had bounced off of extremely low-momentum quarks, including ones carrying as little as 0.005% of the proton’s total momentum. And detect them they did: HERA’s electrons rebounded from a maelstrom of low-momentum quarks and their antimatter counterparts, antiquarks.
The results confirmed a sophisticated and outlandish theory that had by then replaced Gell-Mann and Zweig’s quark model. Developed in the 1970s, it was a quantum theory of the “strong force” that acts between quarks. The theory describes quarks as being roped together by force-carrying particles called gluons. Each quark and each gluon has one of three types of “color” charge, labeled red, green and blue; these color-charged particles naturally tug on each other and form a group — such as a proton — whose colors add up to a neutral white. The colorful theory became known as quantum chromodynamics, or QCD.
According to QCD, gluons can pick up momentary spikes of energy. With this energy, a gluon splits into a quark and an antiquark — each carrying just a tiny bit of momentum — before the pair annihilates and disappears. It’s this “sea” of transient gluons, quarks and antiquarks that HERA, with its greater sensitivity to lower-momentum particles, detected firsthand.
HERA also picked up hints of what the proton would look like in more powerful colliders. As physicists adjusted HERA to look for lower-momentum quarks, these quarks — which come from gluons — showed up in greater and greater numbers. The results suggested that in even higher-energy collisions, the proton would appear as a cloud made up almost entirely of gluons.
The gluon dandelion is exactly what QCD predicts. “The HERA data are direct experimental proof that QCD describes nature,” Milner said.
But the young theory’s victory came with a bitter pill: While QCD beautifully described the dance of short-lived quarks and gluons revealed by HERA’s extreme collisions, the theory is useless for understanding the three long-lasting quarks seen in SLAC’s gentle bombardment.
QCD’s predictions are easy to understand only when the strong force is relatively weak. And the strong force weakens only when quarks are extremely close together, as they are in short-lived quark-antiquark pairs. Frank Wilczek, David Gross and David Politzer identified this defining feature of QCD in 1973, winning the Nobel Prize for it 31 years later.
But for gentler collisions like SLAC’s, where the proton acts like three quarks that mutually keep their distance, these quarks pull on each other strongly enough that QCD calculations become impossible. Thus, the task of further demystifying the three-quark view of the proton has fallen largely to experimentalists. (Researchers who run “digital experiments,” in which QCD predictions are simulated on supercomputers, have also made key contributions.) And it’s in this low-resolution picture that physicists keep finding surprises.
A Charming New View
Recently, a team led by Juan Rojo of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics in the Netherlands and VU University Amsterdam analyzed more than 5,000 proton snapshots taken over the last 50 years, using machine learning to infer the motions of quarks and gluons inside the proton in a way that sidesteps theoretical guesswork.
Short-lived charms frequently show up in the “quark sea” view of the proton (gluons can split into any of six different quark types if they have enough energy). But the results from Rojo and colleagues suggest that the charms have a more permanent presence, making them detectable in gentler collisions. In these collisions, the proton appears as a quantum mixture, or superposition, of multiple states: An electron usually encounters the three lightweight quarks. But it will occasionally encounter a rarer “molecule” of five quarks, such as an up, down and charm quark grouped on one side and an up quark and charm antiquark on the other.
Such subtle details about the proton’s makeup could prove consequential. At the Large Hadron Collider, physicists search for new elementary particles by bashing high-speed protons together and seeing what pops out; to understand the results, researchers need to know what’s in a proton to begin with. The occasional apparition of giant charm quarks would throw off the odds of making more exotic particles.
And when protons called cosmic rays hurtle here from outer space and slam into protons in Earth’s atmosphere, charm quarks popping up at the right moments would shower Earth with extra-energetic neutrinos, researchers calculated in 2021. These could confound observers searching for high-energy neutrinos coming from across the cosmos.
Rojo’s collaboration plans to continue exploring the proton by searching for an imbalance between charm quarks and antiquarks. And heavier constituents, such as the top quark, could make even rarer and harder-to-detect appearances.
Next-generation experiments will seek still more unknown features. Physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory hope to fire up the Electron-Ion Collider in the 2030s and pick up where HERA left off, taking higher-resolution snapshots that will enable the first 3D reconstructions of the proton. The EIC will also use spinning electrons to create detailed maps of the spins of the internal quarks and gluons, just as SLAC and HERA mapped out their momentums. This should help researchers to finally pin down the origin of the proton’s spin, and to address other fundamental questions about the baffling particle that makes up most of our everyday world.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-proton-the-most-complicated-thing-imaginable-20221019/?
Great images and graphics at the URL
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Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’
https://www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-proton-the-most-complicated-thing-imaginable-20221019/?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Great images and graphics at the URL…
Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’
https://www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-proton-the-most-complicated-thing-imaginable-20221019/?
Deserves a thread.
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Great images and graphics at the URL…
Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine’
https://www.quantamagazine.org/inside-the-proton-the-most-complicated-thing-imaginable-20221019/?
Deserves a thread.
Bit busy atm but feel free to thread it in my absence.
roughbarked said:
corea, indea, look at all those shithole ASIAN countries where people are dying of overcrowding, it must have been the lockdowns, the lockdowns are to blame, they should have just let the virus cull their arses and been safe that way
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oh the blatant snobbery, i’m going to venture the not so far away grass shortly, the Land of Whipper-a-Lot, while’s damp and dust-free courtesy the rain, keep on’t until’s done, possibly the last ideal conditions before fire danger starts
I like to be able to see snakes also, they not much like being trodden on, or near trodden on, they have some across-species sociability issues, possibly even amongst their own species, but whatever I maintain my aversion to being envenomated
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oh the blatant snobbery, i’m going to venture the not so far away grass shortly, the Land of Whipper-a-Lot, while’s damp and dust-free courtesy the rain, keep on’t until’s done, possibly the last ideal conditions before fire danger starts
I like to be able to see snakes also, they not much like being trodden on, or near trodden on, they have some across-species sociability issues, possibly even amongst their own species, but whatever I maintain my aversion to being envenomated
Standoffish is a bit of snobbery towards any form of snake?
roughbarked said:
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The Rev Dodgson said:
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oh the blatant snobbery, i’m going to venture the not so far away grass shortly, the Land of Whipper-a-Lot, while’s damp and dust-free courtesy the rain, keep on’t until’s done, possibly the last ideal conditions before fire danger starts
I like to be able to see snakes also, they not much like being trodden on, or near trodden on, they have some across-species sociability issues, possibly even amongst their own species, but whatever I maintain my aversion to being envenomated
Standoffish is a bit of snobbery towards any form of snake?
I don’t think either not wanting to engage with wookie or with snakes should be considered snobbery.
Hello
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:oh the blatant snobbery, i’m going to venture the not so far away grass shortly, the Land of Whipper-a-Lot, while’s damp and dust-free courtesy the rain, keep on’t until’s done, possibly the last ideal conditions before fire danger starts
I like to be able to see snakes also, they not much like being trodden on, or near trodden on, they have some across-species sociability issues, possibly even amongst their own species, but whatever I maintain my aversion to being envenomated
Standoffish is a bit of snobbery towards any form of snake?
I don’t think either not wanting to engage with wookie or with snakes should be considered snobbery.
Standoffish then?
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:oh the blatant snobbery, i’m going to venture the not so far away grass shortly, the Land of Whipper-a-Lot, while’s damp and dust-free courtesy the rain, keep on’t until’s done, possibly the last ideal conditions before fire danger starts
I like to be able to see snakes also, they not much like being trodden on, or near trodden on, they have some across-species sociability issues, possibly even amongst their own species, but whatever I maintain my aversion to being envenomated
Standoffish is a bit of snobbery towards any form of snake?
I don’t think either not wanting to engage with wookie or with snakes should be considered snobbery.
what’s wrong with a bit of snobbery, be creative with your own working concept, and applications of
Cymek said:
Hello
top o’the moning sirrah.
I made a mistake today. I ordered a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato.
It was blergh, thank you.
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The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Standoffish is a bit of snobbery towards any form of snake?
I don’t think either not wanting to engage with wookie or with snakes should be considered snobbery.
what’s wrong with a bit of snobbery, be creative with your own working concept, and applications of
Fair enough.
I mean I’m not snobbish myself, but I know a bloke who probably is, and nothing wrong with that, if you are that way inclined.
kii said:
I made a mistake today. I ordered a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato.It was blergh, thank you.
Thanks for the warning.
Although what made you order a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato in the first place is a bit of a mystery. :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
kii said:
I made a mistake today. I ordered a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato.It was blergh, thank you.
Thanks for the warning.
Although what made you order a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato in the first place is a bit of a mystery. :)
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
kii said:
I made a mistake today. I ordered a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato.It was blergh, thank you.
Thanks for the warning.
Although what made you order a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato in the first place is a bit of a mystery. :)
Sometimes I like to challenge myself, plus I needed to break a $20 bill.
Tamb said:
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Thanks for the warning.
Although what made you order a Spiced Apple Oatmilk Macchiato in the first place is a bit of a mystery. :)
Sometimes I like to challenge myself, plus I needed to break a $20 bill.
Then why didn’t you simply order a Spiced Apple Macchiato & omit the Oatmilk?
Oatmilk is fine, Macchiato is fine, Spiced Apple is blergh.
Lunch report. I am cooking macaroni, draining it, and then tipping the contents of a tin of Big Red tomato soup. Plus milk. I like soup and macaroni.
In other news, I just pricked out my tomato seedlings. I suspect around 40 tomato plants may be excessive to my needs.
kii said:
Tamb said:
kii said:Sometimes I like to challenge myself, plus I needed to break a $20 bill.
Then why didn’t you simply order a Spiced Apple Macchiato & omit the Oatmilk?Oatmilk is fine, Macchiato is fine, Spiced Apple is blergh.
buffy said:
Lunch report. I am cooking macaroni, draining it, and then tipping the contents of a tin of Big Red tomato soup. Plus milk. I like soup and macaroni.In other news, I just pricked out my tomato seedlings. I suspect around 40 tomato plants may be excessive to my needs.
I always start with too many. Tomatoes are the canary of plants. They’ll stop if there’s anything wrong.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Lunch report. I am cooking macaroni, draining it, and then tipping the contents of a tin of Big Red tomato soup. Plus milk. I like soup and macaroni.In other news, I just pricked out my tomato seedlings. I suspect around 40 tomato plants may be excessive to my needs.
I always start with too many. Tomatoes are the canary of plants. They’ll stop if there’s anything wrong.
But their song is totally inaudible to our ears.
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Lunch report. I am cooking macaroni, draining it, and then tipping the contents of a tin of Big Red tomato soup. Plus milk. I like soup and macaroni.In other news, I just pricked out my tomato seedlings. I suspect around 40 tomato plants may be excessive to my needs.
I always start with too many. Tomatoes are the canary of plants. They’ll stop if there’s anything wrong.
Well, I risked it and put 4 out into the garden with some insect netting over them as a sort of semi greenhouse protection and two of them have already succumbed to interested birds (blackbirds, I’ll bet). So I’ve replaced them and put extra sticks around them. It’s a family tradition to build a wall of vertical sticks around delicate plants…known as “the stick garden”.
As you know I don’t hand out my much sought after racing information for free but since you are my friends I’ll make an exception today.
So if you’ve been saving up for a trip to see a dying relative or have money set aside for little Wendy’s eye operation invest it all on Knights Order or Without a Fight, they will be there abouts when the whips are cracking.
Your welcome.
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.
Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Lunch report. I am cooking macaroni, draining it, and then tipping the contents of a tin of Big Red tomato soup. Plus milk. I like soup and macaroni.In other news, I just pricked out my tomato seedlings. I suspect around 40 tomato plants may be excessive to my needs.
I always start with too many. Tomatoes are the canary of plants. They’ll stop if there’s anything wrong.
But their song is totally inaudible to our ears.
Though their heavenly scent warns of an imminent glut of juicy red toms.
buffy said:
roughbarked said:
buffy said:
Lunch report. I am cooking macaroni, draining it, and then tipping the contents of a tin of Big Red tomato soup. Plus milk. I like soup and macaroni.In other news, I just pricked out my tomato seedlings. I suspect around 40 tomato plants may be excessive to my needs.
I always start with too many. Tomatoes are the canary of plants. They’ll stop if there’s anything wrong.
Well, I risked it and put 4 out into the garden with some insect netting over them as a sort of semi greenhouse protection and two of them have already succumbed to interested birds (blackbirds, I’ll bet). So I’ve replaced them and put extra sticks around them. It’s a family tradition to build a wall of vertical sticks around delicate plants…known as “the stick garden”.
Blackbirds love to dig them out with the roots in the air.
Peak Warming Man said:
As you know I don’t hand out my much sought after racing information for free but since you are my friends I’ll make an exception today.
So if you’ve been saving up for a trip to see a dying relative or have money set aside for little Wendy’s eye operation invest it all on Knights Order or Without a Fight, they will be there abouts when the whips are cracking.Your welcome.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
You don’t have a reference by any chance?
Peak Warming Man said:
As you know I don’t hand out my much sought after racing information for free but since you are my friends I’ll make an exception today.
So if you’ve been saving up for a trip to see a dying relative or have money set aside for little Wendy’s eye operation invest it all on Knights Order or Without a Fight, they will be there abouts when the whips are cracking.Your welcome.
Reckon I’ll say nup
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
As you know I don’t hand out my much sought after racing information for free but since you are my friends I’ll make an exception today.
So if you’ve been saving up for a trip to see a dying relative or have money set aside for little Wendy’s eye operation invest it all on Knights Order or Without a Fight, they will be there abouts when the whips are cracking.Your welcome.
Reckon I’ll say nup
The only time I ever won money on the horses was at Flemington race five but it was never on the first Tuesday in November.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
You don’t have a reference by any chance?
It just said that (referred to SkyNews).
I’m sure Google will find it for you, if you are that way inclined.
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
He’s a menace and a danger to shipping, have no truck with him.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
You don’t have a reference by any chance?
It just said that (referred to SkyNews).
I’m sure Google will find it for you, if you are that way inclined.
You’ll be amazed to learn that the claim has been made by one Andrew Bolt.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
You don’t have a reference by any chance?
It just said that (referred to SkyNews).
I’m sure Google will find it for you, if you are that way inclined.
I block sky news because I have no time for it.
Peak Warming Man said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
He’s a menace and a danger to shipping, have no truck with him.
I did a binge, and discover that it is a Boltism:
https://www.news.com.au/national/chris-bowen-is-the-most-dangerous-man-in-government/video/572e68cfdb66cdbeb63873f938300a87
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
He runs with scissors.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:You don’t have a reference by any chance?
It just said that (referred to SkyNews).
I’m sure Google will find it for you, if you are that way inclined.
You’ll be amazed to learn that the claim has been made by one Andrew Bolt.
I’m not actually.
captain_spalding said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
The Internet tells me that Chris Bowen is the most dangerous man in government.Just why it said that I shall probably never know.
He runs with scissors.
While appearing deceptively harmless?
first dog does signage.
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY!
First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
sarahs mum said:
first dog does signage.
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY!
First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
:) Like that.
Although I’m not sure how useful it is.
sarahs mum said:
first dog does signage.
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY!
First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
Chris Bowen is a cassowary
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
first dog does signage.
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY!
First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
Chris Bowen is a cassowary
and now he’s bolted.
Bolt has had a busy day
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/andrew-bolt-shameful-albanese-government-believes-in-apartheid/news-story/91663978890106990dfe2b5e083e5af0
Herald Sun
Labor is bringing Apartheid to Australia
Andrew Bolt
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
first dog does signage.
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY!
First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
Chris Bowen is a cassowary
well Bowen is known as the cassowary coast.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
sarahs mum said:
first dog does signage.
How to defend yourself against Australia’s most dangerous bird? Be CASS-O-WARY!
First Dog on the Moon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/30/how-can-you-defend-yourself-against-australias-most-dangerous-bird-be-cass-o-wary
Chris Bowen is a cassowary
well Bowen is known as the cassowary coast.
Damn, nice linkage
dv said:
Bolt has had a busy dayhttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/andrew-bolt-shameful-albanese-government-believes-in-apartheid/news-story/91663978890106990dfe2b5e083e5af0
Herald Sun
Labor is bringing Apartheid to Australia
Andrew Bolt
Damn you dv, clicked on that.
Thankyou Herald Sun, it’s a member only story, so my time wasting is cut short.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Bolt has had a busy dayhttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/andrew-bolt-shameful-albanese-government-believes-in-apartheid/news-story/91663978890106990dfe2b5e083e5af0
Herald Sun
Labor is bringing Apartheid to Australia
Andrew Bolt
Damn you dv, clicked on that.
Thankyou Herald Sun, it’s a member only story, so my time wasting is cut short.
Capitalism saves you from my evil ministrations again
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Bolt has had a busy dayhttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/andrew-bolt-shameful-albanese-government-believes-in-apartheid/news-story/91663978890106990dfe2b5e083e5af0
Herald Sun
Labor is bringing Apartheid to Australia
Andrew Bolt
Damn you dv, clicked on that.
Thankyou Herald Sun, it’s a member only story, so my time wasting is cut short.
Of course it was someone else’s fault!
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:You don’t have a reference by any chance?
It just said that (referred to SkyNews).
I’m sure Google will find it for you, if you are that way inclined.
You’ll be amazed to learn that the claim has been made by one Andrew Bolt.
So confirmed then.
Mount Hua Shan hiking trail, China
I like that there’s a seat carved into the rock, so you can sit down and have a think about ‘WTF am I doing here?’.
I don’t understand but someone will.
sarahs mum said:
I don’t understand but someone will.
don’t know that a chicken would survive derailing a V belt, whatever does water pump, I guess is what it means
engine boils if no water pump drive, pushes some coolant out overflow pipe, past the radiator cap, the cap has a pressure valve
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
https://nutcare.com.au/products/bare-nuts
Too long men have been attempting the impossible task of shaving their manhood. The anatomically unique skin holding the family jewels is comprised of muscles that help to expand or tighten. Whilst an important function of maintaining optimal temperature for sperm production, it does not cater well for generating the smooth clean look by using a razor.
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
I don’t understand but someone will.
don’t know that a chicken would survive derailing a V belt, whatever does water pump, I guess is what it means
engine boils if no water pump drive, pushes some coolant out overflow pipe, past the radiator cap, the cap has a pressure valve
Watched my dad lift the bonnet of steaming car, drop it again, grab tyre lever, lift bonnet, sideways slash. Then het on with job. Asked dad, what was that about? He showed me snake warpped around fan belt.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
mate i’m rough as, small angle grinder job, 2 x reading glasses, looks like right angle, zap zap zap zap
JudgeMental said:
https://nutcare.com.au/products/bare-nutsToo long men have been attempting the impossible task of shaving their manhood. The anatomically unique skin holding the family jewels is comprised of muscles that help to expand or tighten. Whilst an important function of maintaining optimal temperature for sperm production, it does not cater well for generating the smooth clean look by using a razor.
I can’t bring myself to look at that.
transition said:
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
mate i’m rough as, small angle grinder job, 2 x reading glasses, looks like right angle, zap zap zap zap
But I beg to differ in that a chainsaw only has the one blade. The sharp bits are called teeth.
dv said:
Bolt has had a busy dayhttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-bolt/andrew-bolt-shameful-albanese-government-believes-in-apartheid/news-story/91663978890106990dfe2b5e083e5af0
Herald Sun
Labor is bringing Apartheid to Australia
Andrew Bolt
Shakes head.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
captain_spalding said:Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
mate i’m rough as, small angle grinder job, 2 x reading glasses, looks like right angle, zap zap zap zap
But I beg to differ in that a chainsaw only has the one blade. The sharp bits are called teeth.
I sayed’t plural blades, dear English teacher
captain_spalding said:
Mount Hua Shan hiking trail, China
I like that there’s a seat carved into the rock, so you can sit down and have a think about ‘WTF am I doing here?’.
Pharque!
That’s scary stuff.
https://youtu.be/6EptaoA—IU
Sindhu Sesh – Pete & Bas
sarahs mum said:
I don’t understand but someone will.
Funny.
:)
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Mount Hua Shan hiking trail, China
I like that there’s a seat carved into the rock, so you can sit down and have a think about ‘WTF am I doing here?’.
Pharque!
That’s scary stuff.
Think about the people who put the boardwalk there and carved the seat.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
sarahs mum said:
I don’t understand but someone will.
don’t know that a chicken would survive derailing a V belt, whatever does water pump, I guess is what it means
engine boils if no water pump drive, pushes some coolant out overflow pipe, past the radiator cap, the cap has a pressure valve
Watched my dad lift the bonnet of steaming car, drop it again, grab tyre lever, lift bonnet, sideways slash. Then het on with job. Asked dad, what was that about? He showed me snake warpped around fan belt.
I wonder what the evil chicken was really doing under the bonnet, probably puzzle over that for the rest of the day
ya gotta watch out for evil chickens
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:don’t know that a chicken would survive derailing a V belt, whatever does water pump, I guess is what it means
engine boils if no water pump drive, pushes some coolant out overflow pipe, past the radiator cap, the cap has a pressure valve
Watched my dad lift the bonnet of steaming car, drop it again, grab tyre lever, lift bonnet, sideways slash. Then het on with job. Asked dad, what was that about? He showed me snake warpped around fan belt.
I wonder what the evil chicken was really doing under the bonnet, probably puzzle over that for the rest of the day
ya gotta watch out for evil chickens
and cats and rats and in some cases even your own children.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Watched my dad lift the bonnet of steaming car, drop it again, grab tyre lever, lift bonnet, sideways slash. Then het on with job. Asked dad, what was that about? He showed me snake warpped around fan belt.
I wonder what the evil chicken was really doing under the bonnet, probably puzzle over that for the rest of the day
ya gotta watch out for evil chickens
and cats and rats and in some cases even your own children.
We were taught to always lift the bonnet for a look before getting in and driving off.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Watched my dad lift the bonnet of steaming car, drop it again, grab tyre lever, lift bonnet, sideways slash. Then het on with job. Asked dad, what was that about? He showed me snake warpped around fan belt.
I wonder what the evil chicken was really doing under the bonnet, probably puzzle over that for the rest of the day
ya gotta watch out for evil chickens
and cats and rats and in some cases even your own children.
so you use to transport your kids under the engine hood, be alright for a while on a cold morning, hope you provided some hearing protection
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
transition said:
so you use to transport your kids under the engine hood, be alright for a while on a cold morning, hope you provided some hearing protection
In the engine compartment is a good place for them to travel.
It avoids all of those silly questions from police when they spot them lashed to the roof rack.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Actually, i have one of those, but i still hae ma doots about whetehr or not i’m doing it right.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
A fixed one is better.
Actually, i have one of those, but i still hae ma doots about whetehr or not i’m doing it right.
dv said:
https://youtu.be/6EptaoA—IU
Sindhu Sesh – Pete & Bas
:)
Thanks.
:)
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Mount Hua Shan hiking trail, China
I like that there’s a seat carved into the rock, so you can sit down and have a think about ‘WTF am I doing here?’.
Pharque!
That’s scary stuff.
Think about the people who put the boardwalk there and carved the seat.
No thanks.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Actually, i have one of those, but i still hae ma doots about whetehr or not i’m doing it right.
RTFM
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Actually, i have one of those, but i still hae ma doots about whetehr or not i’m doing it right.
When you are using it, you apply the pressure towards the motor end of the blade, as in, not down.
As for the angle, it needs to be horizontal, and matching the angle that’s already on the tooth.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Actually, i have one of those, but i still hae ma doots about whetehr or not i’m doing it right.
I could show you when you next visit Rainbow Beach.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
If this is related to the immediately preceding Chat post, I seriously suggest you reconsider.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Actually, i have one of those, but i still hae ma doots about whetehr or not i’m doing it right.
When you are using it, you apply the pressure towards the motor end of the blade, as in, not down.
As for the angle, it needs to be horizontal, and matching the angle that’s already on the tooth.
There’s usually a guide with the angle marked.
just watched a jimmy rees about the cup. which leads to ask.. is the last horse the last horse over the finish line or the first one down?
sarahs mum said:
just watched a jimmy rees about the cup. which leads to ask.. is the last horse the last horse over the finish line or the first one down?
The first one down never crossed the line in any position.
some little hail we just had, it’s cold, I feels the coldly monsters comes in the window
who’s making the coffee
transition said:
some little hail we just had, it’s cold, I feels the coldly monsters comes in the windowwho’s making the coffee
Mine’s made. The sky looks black out there.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
just watched a jimmy rees about the cup. which leads to ask.. is the last horse the last horse over the finish line or the first one down?The first one down never crossed the line in any position.
okay. so the dead ones don’t count.
roughbarked said:
transition said:
some little hail we just had, it’s cold, I feels the coldly monsters comes in the windowwho’s making the coffee
Mine’s made. The sky looks black out there.
didn’t ask me if I might like one, manners are slipping a bit
transition said:
roughbarked said:
transition said:
some little hail we just had, it’s cold, I feels the coldly monsters comes in the windowwho’s making the coffee
Mine’s made. The sky looks black out there.
didn’t ask me if I might like one, manners are slipping a bit
I meant mine’s gone cold now, do you really want me to get up?
roughbarked said:
transition said:
roughbarked said:Mine’s made. The sky looks black out there.
didn’t ask me if I might like one, manners are slipping a bit
I meant mine’s gone cold now, do you really want me to get up?
Besides, I’ve got to walk through this to get to the coffee. https://reg.bom.gov.au/products/IDR942.loop.shtml#skip
Ghost cat.
If an earl is awarded an O. B. E., does he become an earlobe?
btm said:
If an earl is awarded an O. B. E., does he become an earlobe?
Goodies, s07e05, 1977, “Royal Command”
btm said:
If an earl is awarded an O. B. E., does he become an earlobe?
If the P.M. is given an A.M. does that make him a knight?
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Mr buffy has got a chainsaw sharpener thingy. Strong Friend visits to use it too. It’s a Stihl. He says it is easy and has paid for itself.
buffy said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Mr buffy has got a chainsaw sharpener thingy. Strong Friend visits to use it too. It’s a Stihl. He says it is easy and has paid for itself.
On the other hand, I went out to check, and it is a Maxx.
……
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
buffy said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:Get yourself a 12V rotating chainsaw grinder. They are easy to use and an absolute marvel in their sharpening.
Mine is a Granberg Grind-N-Joint, but Stihl, Oregon and others make them too.
https://www.granberg.com.au/chainsaw-accessories/
Mr buffy has got a chainsaw sharpener thingy. Strong Friend visits to use it too. It’s a Stihl. He says it is easy and has paid for itself.
On the other hand, I went out to check, and it is a Maxx.
That’s one where you don’t have to worry about whether you have the angle right.
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Must mean that you are over 50.
I could read the rain gauge, do some math, render a total so far
12.3mm today + 12mm yesterday
opening scientific calculator = 24.3mm, I cheated I used my wetware derr organ but dun’t tell anyone
roughbarked said:
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Must mean that you are over 50.
Excellent deduction
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Cactus ?
transition said:
I could read the rain gauge, do some math, render a total so far12.3mm today + 12mm yesterday
opening scientific calculator = 24.3mm, I cheated I used my wetware derr organ but dun’t tell anyone
My total so far = Total For 2022 773.2mm
Which is already 70mm above the 1974 previous annual high.
Then again, mate up at Newrybar has had 3.8m up to yesterday.
Cymek said:
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Cactus ?
That could be the end result.
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
I hope it goes well.
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
you don’t actually put it in your arse.
btm said:
If an earl is awarded an O. B. E., does he become an earlobe?
:)
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
you don’t actually put it in your arse.
:) That’s the voice of experience.
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
What???
Michael V said:
btm said:
If an earl is awarded an O. B. E., does he become an earlobe?
:)
Gives him the right to tug on it in public?
his earlobe that is.
captain_spalding said:
transition said:
I needs sharpen the chainsaw blades again, after lunch, after pizza
Serious enquiry: I have doubts that i’m sharpening the blades on my chainsaw properly.
Any tips or reference sources you can recommend?
I’ve always used one of these.. no probs
Time to head out into that wind and rain and go to Hamilton for archery. Fortunately we have an indoor range. It will be noisy and cold though. Got jumper and jeans and woolly socks on.
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
you don’t actually put it in your arse.
:) That’s the voice of experience.
Thanks for the warning, I might have plowed on without reading the instructions
dv said:
roughbarked said:
sarahs mum said:you don’t actually put it in your arse.
:) That’s the voice of experience.
Thanks for the warning, I might have plowed on without reading the instructions
Now why would we think that of you?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said::) That’s the voice of experience.
Thanks for the warning, I might have plowed on without reading the instructions
Now why would we think that of you?
I am somewhat quixotic, mercurial, capricious and gaddish
dv said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:Thanks for the warning, I might have plowed on without reading the instructions
Now why would we think that of you?
I am somewhat quixotic, mercurial, capricious and gaddish
I’ve noticed.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
roughbarked said:Now why would we think that of you?
I am somewhat quixotic, mercurial, capricious and gaddish
I’ve noticed.
Can those traits be summed up a single word
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:I am somewhat quixotic, mercurial, capricious and gaddish
I’ve noticed.
Can those traits be summed up a single word
He’s positively thesaurian.
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Your doing it wrong…
poikilotherm said:
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Your doing it wrong…
wrongly.
roughbarked said:
poikilotherm said:
dv said:
The federal govt just sent me something to put in my arse so that’s nice
Your doing it wrong…
wrongly.
*you’re
I just played a game of chess against someone whose location was Vatican city
dv said:
I just played a game of chess against someone whose location was Vatican city
Do you get blessed and forgiven
https://youtu.be/OhZRDoGZg00
Yes Prime Minister
dv said:
I just played a game of chess against someone whose location was Vatican city
At least, that’s what his VPN told you.
Sometimes mine says i’m in Ireland. Sometimes Romania. Sometimes Singapore etc. etc.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
I just played a game of chess against someone whose location was Vatican city
At least, that’s what his VPN told you.
Sometimes mine says i’m in Ireland. Sometimes Romania. Sometimes Singapore etc. etc.
JMB36 may have been spoofing
Eejuts.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-01/religious-group-members-reject-elizabeth-struhs-murder-charge/101603516
Off to the nuthouse with ‘em.
Fortunately, it’s local. Baillie Henderson Hospital, Ridley Unit.
I have next week of from driving for CHC. Bit over it atm. done a few kms in the last week.
‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid Spotted That Poses Distant Risk to Earth
The space rock had been hidden by the glare of the sun, suggesting that more large asteroids are in a solar system region difficult to study from Earth.
By Robin George Andrews
Oct. 31, 2022
Astronomers on the hunt for modestly sized asteroids that could vaporize a city or bulkier beasts that could sterilize Earth’s surface have spotted a new potential threat. But there’s no immediate need to worry — it’ll be many generations until it may pose a danger to our planet.
Detecting uncharted space rocks relies on spying sunlight glinting off their surfaces. But some asteroids occupy corners of the sky in which the sun’s glare smothers them, and, like embers flitting in front of a thermonuclear bonfire, they fade from view.
Last year, in the hope of finding asteroids cloaked by excessive sunlight, an international team of astronomers co-opted a camera primarily designed to investigate the universe’s notoriously elusive dark matter. In an announcement Monday based on a survey first published in September in The Astronomical Journal, the researchers announced the discovery of three new light-drowned projectiles.
One of them, 2022 AP7, is roughly a mile long, and its orbit crosses Earth’s path around the sun, getting as near as 4.4 million miles to Earth itself — uncomfortably close by cosmic standards (although far more distant than Earth’s moon). That makes 2022 AP7 “the largest potentially hazardous asteroid found in the last eight years or so,” said Scott Sheppard, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., and an author of the study.
After the asteroid was discovered in January, additional observatories studied its motion and other astronomers retrospectively identified it in older images. This data set made it clear that it won’t be paying Earth a visit during the next century, and perhaps far longer.
“There is an extremely low probability of an impact in the foreseeable future,” said Tracy Becker, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute who was not involved with the study.
But the gravitational pull of objects around the solar system — including our own planet — ensures that Earth-crossing asteroids don’t dance the same way forever. The asteroid 2022 AP7 is no exception. “Over time, this asteroid will get brighter and brighter in the sky as it starts crossing Earth’s orbit closer and closer to where the Earth actually is,” Dr. Sheppard said.
It’s possible that “way down the line, in the next few thousand years, it could turn into a problem for our descendants,” said Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queen’s University Belfast who was not involved with the study.
And if, in the unluckiest of timelines, 2022 AP7 ultimately impacts Earth?
“This is what we call a planet killer,” Dr. Sheppard said. “If this one hits the Earth, it would cause planetwide destruction. It would be very bad for life as we know it.”
But as we are safe for many generations, this asteroid’s orbit is not its most noteworthy feature. “The interesting thing about 2022 AP7 is its relatively large size,” said Cristina Thomas, a planetary astronomer at Northern Arizona University who was not involved with the study. Its existence suggests that other elephantine asteroids, veiled by the sun’s glare, remain disconcertingly undiscovered.
Today, astronomers looking for potentially hazardous asteroids — those that get at least as close as 4.6 million miles to Earth and are too chunky to be incinerated without incident by our atmosphere — focus on finding rocks around 460 feet across. There are most likely tens of thousands of them, and fewer than half have been identified. They could wreak destruction on a country-size scale. Such threats have motivated NASA and other space agencies to develop planetary defense missions like DART, the spacecraft that successfully adjusted the orbit of a small, nonthreatening asteroid in September.
Most asteroids that are two-thirds of a mile long and larger — far less common, but capable of global devastation — have already been found. But “we know some are still out there to find,” Dr. Fitzsimmons said.
Several no doubt sneak about near Mercury and Venus. But it’s “incredibly difficult to discover objects interior to Earth’s orbit with our current discovery telescopes,” Dr. Thomas said. During most hours of the day, the sun blinds Earth’s telescopes and objects can be hunted only in the few minutes around twilight.
To overcome this limitation, the astronomers who detected 2022 AP7 relied on the Dark Energy Camera on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope in Chile. Not only can it examine large swaths of the sky, but it is also sensitive enough to find faint objects engulfed by sunlight. So far, the camera found two additional near-Earth objects: a planet-killer in size whose orbit never crosses Earth’s but takes it closer to the sun than any other known asteroid, flambéing its surface at temperatures extreme enough to liquefy lead; and a smaller, country-killer-size rock that poses no risk.
The twilight survey’s capabilities will eventually be eclipsed by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission. Launching later this decade, this Earth-orbiting infrared observatory will stare into the sun’s glare and find most of the hazardous asteroids that other surveys have missed.
“We want to do everything possible to not be surprised,” Dr. Thomas said. That’s why these surveys exist: to find Earth-impacting asteroids many lifetimes in advance so that, through energetic prods or nuclear explosions, we can send these monsters back into the shadows.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/science/asteroid-planet-killer.html?
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?
Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
I’m no astrologist but I imagine they are on very elliptical orbits that with planetary interactions could have them thrown our way.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
I’m no astrologist but I imagine they are on very elliptical orbits that with planetary interactions could have them thrown our way.
it crosses our orbit so there is always a risk.
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
I’m no astrologist but I imagine they are on very elliptical orbits that with planetary interactions could have them thrown our way.
it crosses our orbit so there is always a risk.
The asteroid in question does yes but CS was asking about as yet undiscovered objects closer to the Sun.
chaos
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
Witty Rejoinder said:I’m no astrologist but I imagine they are on very elliptical orbits that with planetary interactions could have them thrown our way.
it crosses our orbit so there is always a risk.
The asteroid in question does yes but CS was asking about as yet undiscovered objects closer to the Sun.
even those one just need to get close to Mercury to get a change in orbit.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription
Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
dv said:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscriptionTwitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
I’m gunna get me 5 of them!
dv said:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscriptionTwitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
What dies that mean in practice? A $20 a month fee for all users?
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscriptionTwitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
What dies that mean in practice? A $20 a month fee for all users?
No, just for those who want a verified account.
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscriptionTwitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
What dies that mean in practice? A $20 a month fee for all users?
no. just if you think you are important and don’t want people using your handle that is slightly different but may confuse.
sibeen said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscriptionTwitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification
What dies that mean in practice? A $20 a month fee for all users?
No, just for those who want a verified account.
What is the benefit of a verified account?
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
party_pants said:What dies that mean in practice? A $20 a month fee for all users?
No, just for those who want a verified account.
What is the benefit of a verified account?
So people know it’s not a fake account.
With his Twitter takeover set to be completed this week, Elon Musk has outlined some of his vision for the social media giant. Speaking on Twitter (where else?) Musk claimed that he didn’t buy Twitter for financial gain, but he do so to “try to help humanity.”
Addressing his message to advertisers on the platform, the multi-billionaire said he believes “the relentless pursuit of clicks” has ultimately resulted in the extreme political polarization we see around the world today. While this is good for profits, Musk argues, it results in meaningful dialogue being lost.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner,” he said in a tweet.
“There is a great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hated and divide our society.”
However, he conceded that social media can end up as a “free-for-all hellscape” with no consequences for actions.
“In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warming and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences,” he added.
Musk went on to suggest that the new Twitter administration will put a stronger focus on highly focused adverts that are closely targeted to specific audiences. He notes: “Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!”
Responding to a comment under the tweet, Musk also seemed keen on the idea of top Twitter users receiving money for their content, just like YouTube or TikTok.
There’s been a lot of speculation about how post-Musk Twitter might take form. He has previously hinted that he’d like the social media platform to take inspiration from the so-called “super-apps,” such as China’s WeChat, which tie together social media, instant messaging, and digital payment services all in one place.
As for the finer details, only time will tell…
https://www.iflscience.com/elon-musk-outlines-his-plans-for-twitter-and-reveals-why-he-bought-it-65952
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/31/elon-musk-twitter-trump-tesla-longtermism?
Sibeen is moonlighting at ‘The Guardian’.
sarahs mum said:
With his Twitter takeover set to be completed this week, Elon Musk has outlined some of his vision for the social media giant. Speaking on Twitter (where else?) Musk claimed that he didn’t buy Twitter for financial gain, but he do so to “try to help humanity.”Addressing his message to advertisers on the platform, the multi-billionaire said he believes “the relentless pursuit of clicks” has ultimately resulted in the extreme political polarization we see around the world today. While this is good for profits, Musk argues, it results in meaningful dialogue being lost.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner,” he said in a tweet.
“There is a great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hated and divide our society.”
However, he conceded that social media can end up as a “free-for-all hellscape” with no consequences for actions.
“In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warming and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences,” he added.
Musk went on to suggest that the new Twitter administration will put a stronger focus on highly focused adverts that are closely targeted to specific audiences. He notes: “Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!”
Responding to a comment under the tweet, Musk also seemed keen on the idea of top Twitter users receiving money for their content, just like YouTube or TikTok.
There’s been a lot of speculation about how post-Musk Twitter might take form. He has previously hinted that he’d like the social media platform to take inspiration from the so-called “super-apps,” such as China’s WeChat, which tie together social media, instant messaging, and digital payment services all in one place.
As for the finer details, only time will tell…
https://www.iflscience.com/elon-musk-outlines-his-plans-for-twitter-and-reveals-why-he-bought-it-65952
Political discussion should be split up into each different country, with nobody allowed to enter in to read or post except in their own country. Having one big world-wide cesspit of constant arguments is doing nothing for humanity.
Witty Rejoinder said:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/31/elon-musk-twitter-trump-tesla-longtermism?Sibeen is moonlighting at ‘The Guardian’.
Nah, my piece would have been way shorter.
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
What are you talking about?
https://www.quora.com/What-do-electrical-engineers-know-that-many-audiophiles-do-not
A camera from a 1937 explorer was discovered on a Canadian glacier. Scientists are trying to develop the 85-year-old film loaded inside.
In late August, a team of scientists and professional mountain explorers discovered Bradford Washburn’s camera from a 1937 expedition on Walsh Glacier. Leslie Hittmeier/Teton Gravity Research
In August, scientists and adventurers found camera gear abandoned by Brad Washburn, an American explorer, in 1937.
Washburn shot images of the frigid landscape. Eighty-five years later, scientists are trying to develop that film.
By tracing the camera’s path, scientists could learn how the glacier has changed over eight decades.
In 1937, legendary aerial photographer and cartographer Bradford Washburn abandoned hundreds of pounds of camera gear, surveying equipment, and supplies when he ran into bad weather while exploring Canada’s frigid Yukon region.
In August, 85 years later, a team of scientists and professional mountain explorers discovered the long-lost historic cache of gear buried in the ice on the remote Walsh Glacier.
Eight decades ago, Washburn and fellow explorer Robert Bates were attempting to climb Mount Lucania in the Saint Elias Mountains when bad weather forced them to leave the heavy camera equipment behind.
In late April 2022, professional big-mountain skier Griffin Post set out on a three-week expedition onto the glacier — located within Canada’s Kluane National Park and Reserve — along with other adventurers and scientists, to hunt down the location of the cameras.
“I was hopeful, but I knew that it was akin to finding the proverbial needle in the haystack,” Post said in a press release. “A lot can happen in 85 years on a glacier.”
The team searched for Bradford Washburn’s equipment from a 1937 expedition in the Sant Elias Mountains in Canada, on April 24, 2022. Tyler Ravelle/Teton Gravity Research
Dora Medrzycka, a University of Ottawa glaciologist, was tapped to travel to the site and map out the glacier, to determine where the gear could have moved over time.
Camera left in Yukon by explorers in 1937 found 85 years later
“They essentially needed help to figure out how the glacier is moving and what’s the best way of finding the cache,” Medrzycka told Insider. A team of glaciologists at the University of Ottawa helped the expedition remotely.
Upon arriving to the region, the team searched on foot, ski, and snowboard. “We had an idea of where to start looking, but nothing very precise,” Medrzycka said, adding, “We covered a lot of kilometers walking up and down the glacier. We had trouble finding it — we couldn’t see it anywhere.”
To try and get a sense of the original location of the camp, the team pored over photographs of the cache site that had survived Washburn’s expedition.
The team pored over photographs of the cache site that survived Bradford Washburn’s expedition to find the location of the long-lost camera, on May 7, 2022. Teton Gravity Research/Tyler Ravelle
The team didn’t find the cameras until a second, shorter trip out to the glacier in August. “We were pretty much close to giving up because all our efforts were just giving us nothing,” Medrzycka said.
On the penultimate day of the trip, Medrzycka came up with a new theory about where the artifacts might be located. Glaciers typically move at a constant rate from year to year, but Walsh glacier is a rare “surging” glacier, she said, meaning it moves faster for a year or two every few decades.
She noticed piles of debris had traveled the glacier’s entire length, which she believed was caused by the surge. That clued her in on how and when the glacier had flowed in the past. The observation allowed her to calculate a new estimate of where the items might be, which was three or four miles further down the valley and approximately 14 miles away from the spot where Washburn had left them.
Her hunch ultimately led the team to the missing gear. “It was an amazing feeling, and I felt relief that I didn’t fail at finding the cache,” Medrzycka said, adding, “It was an epic moment for everyone.”
Bradford Washburn’s Fairchild F-8 aerial camera was one of several items found. Image taken on September 15, 2022. Leslie Hittmeier/Teton Gravity ResearchBradford Washburn’s Fairchild F-8 aerial camera was one of several items found. Image taken on September 15, 2022. Leslie Hittmei
Weeks later, archaeologists from Parks Canada returned to the glacier with the expedition team to extract the camera from the ice. The team found a significant portion of Washburn’s Fairchild F-8 aerial camera, with two motion picture cameras with film still loaded inside, hiking poles, tents, and other survival gear.
According to Medrzycka, the team knew Washburn shot images of the landscape before he abandoned his gear. Now they’re planning to develop the decades-old film, hoping to salvage the images.
The team also retrieved two other cameras, including a DeVry “Lunchbox” model, with film still loaded inside. Image taken on September 16, 2022. Teton Gravity Research
“What’s really significant here is that this is new data that we had no way of having without finding that cache,” Medrzycka said, adding, “We were able to trace the path that was traveled by the cache since 1937.”
She said the findings could help scientists better understand how glaciers move, adding that “if we combine this information now with satellite data, we can try and figure out if and how the flow of this specific glacier, Walsh Glacier, has changed over the last eight decades.”
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
What are you talking about?
evening
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
With his Twitter takeover set to be completed this week, Elon Musk has outlined some of his vision for the social media giant. Speaking on Twitter (where else?) Musk claimed that he didn’t buy Twitter for financial gain, but he do so to “try to help humanity.”Addressing his message to advertisers on the platform, the multi-billionaire said he believes “the relentless pursuit of clicks” has ultimately resulted in the extreme political polarization we see around the world today. While this is good for profits, Musk argues, it results in meaningful dialogue being lost.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner,” he said in a tweet.
“There is a great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hated and divide our society.”
However, he conceded that social media can end up as a “free-for-all hellscape” with no consequences for actions.
“In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warming and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences,” he added.
Musk went on to suggest that the new Twitter administration will put a stronger focus on highly focused adverts that are closely targeted to specific audiences. He notes: “Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!”
Responding to a comment under the tweet, Musk also seemed keen on the idea of top Twitter users receiving money for their content, just like YouTube or TikTok.
There’s been a lot of speculation about how post-Musk Twitter might take form. He has previously hinted that he’d like the social media platform to take inspiration from the so-called “super-apps,” such as China’s WeChat, which tie together social media, instant messaging, and digital payment services all in one place.
As for the finer details, only time will tell…
https://www.iflscience.com/elon-musk-outlines-his-plans-for-twitter-and-reveals-why-he-bought-it-65952
Political discussion should be split up into each different country, with nobody allowed to enter in to read or post except in their own country. Having one big world-wide cesspit of constant arguments is doing nothing for humanity.
Disagree strongly
Greatest squirrel feeder ever
https://twitter.com/kerryjax71/status/1586866430015832065?
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
What are you talking about?
What is the nature of your query?
dv said:
party_pants said:
sarahs mum said:
With his Twitter takeover set to be completed this week, Elon Musk has outlined some of his vision for the social media giant. Speaking on Twitter (where else?) Musk claimed that he didn’t buy Twitter for financial gain, but he do so to “try to help humanity.”Addressing his message to advertisers on the platform, the multi-billionaire said he believes “the relentless pursuit of clicks” has ultimately resulted in the extreme political polarization we see around the world today. While this is good for profits, Musk argues, it results in meaningful dialogue being lost.
“The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner,” he said in a tweet.
“There is a great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hated and divide our society.”
However, he conceded that social media can end up as a “free-for-all hellscape” with no consequences for actions.
“In addition to adhering to the laws of the land, our platform must be warming and welcoming to all, where you can choose your desired experience according to your preferences,” he added.
Musk went on to suggest that the new Twitter administration will put a stronger focus on highly focused adverts that are closely targeted to specific audiences. He notes: “Low relevancy ads are spam, but highly relevant ads are actually content!”
Responding to a comment under the tweet, Musk also seemed keen on the idea of top Twitter users receiving money for their content, just like YouTube or TikTok.
There’s been a lot of speculation about how post-Musk Twitter might take form. He has previously hinted that he’d like the social media platform to take inspiration from the so-called “super-apps,” such as China’s WeChat, which tie together social media, instant messaging, and digital payment services all in one place.
As for the finer details, only time will tell…
https://www.iflscience.com/elon-musk-outlines-his-plans-for-twitter-and-reveals-why-he-bought-it-65952
Political discussion should be split up into each different country, with nobody allowed to enter in to read or post except in their own country. Having one big world-wide cesspit of constant arguments is doing nothing for humanity.
Disagree strongly
I just can’t see it ever working. The world is not culturally or politically homogeneous. I don’t consider myself part of US or British culture (or any others), I don’t want to interact with them on questions of Australian politics. Nor get too involved in theirs, except as an outside observer.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Are the rocks that are near Mercury and Venus really any threat to us?Surely they’re not going to leave the gravitational pull of the Sun and suddenly hurtle down upon us?
What are you talking about?
What is the nature of your query?
e.l.e. mate. e.l.e.!
party_pants said:
dv said:
party_pants said:Political discussion should be split up into each different country, with nobody allowed to enter in to read or post except in their own country. Having one big world-wide cesspit of constant arguments is doing nothing for humanity.
Disagree strongly
I just can’t see it ever working. The world is not culturally or politically homogeneous. I don’t consider myself part of US or British culture (or any others), I don’t want to interact with them on questions of Australian politics. Nor get too involved in theirs, except as an outside observer.
(shrugs) International pressure resulted in the abolition of slavery. We don’t live in bubbles. The politics of other countries affects us.
Playin’ the banjo and decided I’m going to do what many six-string banjo players do, to make it more banjo-like: replace the strings it came with (which are ordinary steel acoustic guitar strings) with the non-wound pairs from a set for 12-string guitar.
So it’s still guitar tuning but with the lower four strings an octave higher, which does give a more traditional banjo sound.
https://youtu.be/vyWaax07_ks
Saudi’s NEOM makes no sense
dv said:
https://youtu.be/vyWaax07_ksSaudi’s NEOM makes no sense
https://youtu.be/dNzjk-kiUmQ
HyperPort makes no sense
dv said:
https://youtu.be/vyWaax07_ksSaudi’s NEOM makes no sense
Yes.
dv said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/vyWaax07_ksSaudi’s NEOM makes no sense
https://youtu.be/dNzjk-kiUmQ
HyperPort makes no sense
Yes.
Bubblecar said:
Playin’ the banjo and decided I’m going to do what many six-string banjo players do, to make it more banjo-like: replace the strings it came with (which are ordinary steel acoustic guitar strings) with the non-wound pairs from a set for 12-string guitar.So it’s still guitar tuning but with the lower four strings an octave higher, which does give a more traditional banjo sound.
some inspiration for you
https://youtu.be/e4Ao-iNPPUc?t=13
transition said:
Bubblecar said:
Playin’ the banjo and decided I’m going to do what many six-string banjo players do, to make it more banjo-like: replace the strings it came with (which are ordinary steel acoustic guitar strings) with the non-wound pairs from a set for 12-string guitar.So it’s still guitar tuning but with the lower four strings an octave higher, which does give a more traditional banjo sound.
some inspiration for you
https://youtu.be/e4Ao-iNPPUc?t=13
that’s a good sounding anvil. Much better sound than the one in maxwell’s silver hammer.
raining again, I likes
transition said:
raining again, I likes
must be venturing over and inch now, in the old scale
just waiting for my fire to burn down and put a monster log in there, the biggest I cut today, might get me right through the night on the slow burn
