dillekant

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

If there was a word for "genius" but for being a good person instead of smart, she would be that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

They're using "Mr Kumar" as an example here, but this story goes back a long way. Huge parts of the wealthy northern suburbs, and prime real estate near the most popular beaches in Sydney are held by a handful of people. They bought this property a long time ago, but the "newer" property investors are basically working off that template. You can actually walk around those suburbs and find a bunch of empty properties. They don't care about the rent, they prefer to show as little income as possible. They just want the capital gains when they sell. Often these people are retired and can get significant tax concessions.

The "newer" investors are doing this but with properties which are much cheaper. They do it like a job or a business. It's not healthy for the country either, but it's actually less of a rort than the institutional wealth in this country.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Overall the issue is that they're not a "like" technology for ICE cars. The transition won't happen without regulation. In Norway the vast majority of new car sales are EVs. China too has basically moved straight to EV infrastructure rather than ICE. It can be done but the government has got to do the job. In countries where they are unwilling to, this isn't going to work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

The olive oil is an example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'd like to fix climate change instead?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly I think walking in with a friendly way to explain climate science to a layperson is a bad strategy with politicians. They should come with full technical details and use precise scientific terms. Expect politicians to learn that shit if they want to argue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Seen this in olive oil prices. It's already happening.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Idiots don't realise that hurricanes are controlled from Australia, from pine gap.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I keep mine in an ever growing wishlist, which I never get back to, but it stops me from feeling like I forgot anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I've given up. I'm going to just keep adding to wishlist and nibble on a new one every now and then.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

To pierce the veil a bit, yes, the meme is that somehow the podcast is amazing and insightful, even though in reality it's pretty meh.

 

Dankpods moving to Linux confirmed. Shit just got real boys!

 

Amazing talk by Prof. Steve Keen. The original Unlearning Economics ;)

 

I know most Solarpunks already know about Andrew Millison from his permaculture work, but his new videos are both awesome and very solarpunk vibes, simple solutions for big problems.

 

I like it, it's a good movie, and I want to make the (maybe hot take argument) that this is solarpunk!

Thoughts?

 

Seriously fuckcars you need to hear this. Have we been fighting for the wrong side the whole time/???

 

Great video on building new housing supply, and also covers how the Greens are duplicitous about building new housing while opposing housing in their councils. Labor is right on this one.

 

Hi guys, I just wanted to call out an inappropriate term I've seen used sometimes: Civil Disobedience. It's not just civil disobedience when you pirate something privately, you need to do it publicly and dare the authorities to do something about it.

So an example here would be to set up a massive leech party and advertise it specifically as civil disobedience. Say all manner of things from all manner of copyright holders would be transmitted, and try and get news coverage. That's civil disobedience.

Just downloading a movie because you want to watch it is not. OK thanks for your time.

 

Is it possible to create something where knowing about the thing constitutes copyright infringement?

 

So, where do I download it from?

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