nomadpete

Great aurora has been going on for the last hour. I am 43 degrees south, and well located to see a great display....... except for 10/10 cloud and drizzle.

Good night. I'm going to bed.

I wait with baited breath, to watch the Trump Birthday Parade. Sure to be big and beautiful.

Some might mark it as the official launch of the big, beautiful new fascist america.

Picture below, might have been a practice run in a allied country.

3 minutes ago, facthunter said:

To meet the Russians?  Nev

No Russians streaming into Gold Coast, the Ruskies escape to their enclaves in Bali.

Don't get all carried away.

You still have a Sav to finish.

3 hours ago, red750 said:

And you wonder why the inhabitants migrate to the gold coast ?

3 hours ago, Marty_d said:

His actual words were "I'm sorry I do not have an aeroplane to give you", to which the c***-in-chief replied "If you did, I would take it".

Trivia. Banter. Not relevant in the big scheme of things.

Sorry but I couldn't see that.

Australia doesn't need 3 levels of government.  It costs extra to run  3 separate pyramids of power. Probably the most unreliable level, and easiest dispensed with, is local government  (councils).

5 minutes ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

I know they have acted as a buffer when Aussies have been dumb enough to elect Abo and SFM to power, but can Australia still afford state givernments?

 

Maybe because of the last two governments I mentioned, Austalia can't afford to be without them

Are you saying Australia can't afford not to be One Nation?

My random thought about a machete ban:-

I see no point in creating a specific kneejerk law banning only one type of sharp weapon.

Would you rather have gangs fighting with machetes or concealable knives (or hand guns)?

At least the machete is an easily seen weapon. Ban machetes and then what? Ban carving knives in kitchenwares shops? 

The problem people will simply opt for some other sharp weapon. Bunnings is full of potential weapons.

Is it too hard to arrest any person carrying a sharp knife or thing, with intent to cause harm?

In spite of the glowing spin on Tasmania's economy, the only growth forecast is for a steady growth of billions of dollars deficit.

A compounding deficit of about a billion per year.

Hold the phone. Tasmania is joining Victoria in a race to asset selloffs and probable bankruptcy.

Our latest budget, is an example of Liberal party 'better finance management '.

Our state spending exceeds our income. This is spruiked as a major reduction in deficit. Said deficit reduction will come from selling off profitable assets (ala Jeff Kennet), and cuts to government wage costs (lost public service jobs), and they promise .........

'The Department of Treasury and Finance has also been allocated $3.3 million to help agencies identify savings strategies'

Yeah, sure. Give me $3 million dollars and I'll show you how to spend less than you earn. Nice work if you can get it.

Oh, and it gets better. They now have a DOGE just like Donny's........ by a new acronym of course.........

The newly invented 'Efficiency and Productivity Unit (EPU) ......is in charge of finding at least $150 million in ongoing savings'

I'm still waiting to hear something good that the MAGApublicans have achieved for their country.

There must be some positives. Apart from individuals getting rewards for loyalty.

Nice. I find myself alienated every time Microsoft bring out a new OS. Their latest offering seems to leave nothing on my laptop, so if our broadband fails (not often, but it does) I cannot access any of my files, pictures, emails. And I am so old fashioned that I prefer to keep my files local. Yes I do back up to a spare HDD. I just don't trust the cloud.

They are practising a less obvious policy of eugenics.

The elite (wealthiest) designate themselves as 'chosen ones'.

In order to 'save the human race' the elites must breed up, and let the weakest die off.

So, they stop wasing money supporting the vulnerable individuals - they only weaken the race anyway.

Wow. The plot thickens.

Paywall.

Can't read it.

17 minutes ago, old man emu said:

I think that the creation of witty sayings is something that has been lost from the Australian culture. Say one  in the presence of younger people and you'll see displays of bafflement. Are they heard being used by the Younger Generation? All I hear are Americanisms. 

I've got a theory... In the past, witty phrases were used to deflect the mind from a difficult life. A way to bring humour into lives where ' if you didn't laugh, you'd cry'.  Modern lives are less difficult now, than they once were.

If you don't like that theory, I've got plenty of others.

Laughter, the best medicine.

Random thought about past aero engines.... I found this on a different forum & randomly thought some here might be interested....

"Another funny one..... is to pass the engine-turbo exhaust through a mechanically coupled 'turbo' (200 : 1 or so) to the flywheel . . .
The last generation of piston aeroplane engines used this, referred to as "turbo-compounding". The most successful of these was the Wright R3350 eighteen cylinder radial, which used three exhaust turbines coupled to the crankshaft via fluid couplings to raise power from 2800HP to 3500HP and at the same time reduce specific fuel consumption. More ambitious was the Napier Nomad, which was a twelve cylinder turbo compounded two stroke diesel of similar power, but much better figures for power/weight and specific fuel economy, as well as lower frontal area. 70% of the power came from the turbine. However, by the time it came on the scene, aircraft manufacturers and buyers were only interested in turbines, and it never got beyond a prototype. "

I presume it is factual, and my mind got tied in knots trying to visualise the mechanics of those motors.

The problem remains...

Who pays and how is it made enquitable?

Our fire brigade is entirely volunteer

Who should pay for the infrastructure for these unpaid volunteers to fight our fires?

I am no expert on computers, but my personal opinion is;

Each new version of operating system is intended to be more secure from hackers and malicious outsiders.

A. Before considering the upgrade, verify whether your computer will run Win11 satisfactorily. Microsoft doesn't guarantee this before it orders you to upgrade.

B. Alternatively:- If you don't use your computer for critical stuff such as banking, you are not at much risk from hackers. After all, if uou only use it for emails and casual websearches, the worst they can steal from your computer, is your contact list (& their details). Or they can block your access to your hard disk and blackmail you for a password to release it back to you.

Ideally, you should always run the latest version of software, on the latest computer, and keep it updated.

6 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

OK. that was groan worthy...  But then, Stormy Daniels came to mind...

No, I  think Stormy's groans were fake news.