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I agree, only a few English have their head occupied by brain cells.

I also blame Olaf Sholtz the German PM. He has been extremely coward like in response to Ukraine and Gaza. Angela Merkel would have slapped down Putin and Israel. The EU lost its strongest leader when she retired.

He would never use them, he knows it's total death to all. Like any bully he will do anything and say anything until put on his arse. Ukraine should be given everything NATO has to stop the Russian's inside Russia.

Perpetual growth is the biggest problem we have and is flows to all aspects of society and the environment. In a organism perpetual growth is called Cancer and kills off the organisation, the organism , the community and if left unchecked - the planet.

The other issue is fees and hire/lease of the reader and it's software. May be easier to have a phone app that does it.

But if it's a commendable goal, then it supposes that you agree, we have a huge problem with human induced global heating. It's effecting our environment, economics and is a existential crisis for all humans and other species. We are heading to a minimum 2 degrees global increase of temperature by 2050, at the rate of current change. Anything more than 1.5 degrees C is going to make like far harder for everyone. Wars are being fought over resources not just minerals and oil but water. Environmental refugees are already a big issue and in a 2 degrees scenario, Billions of people will be on the move or at war over resources to just survive. No one is going to be unaffected but by how much depends on what we do now and every day forward. The cheapest solution even purely on economic grounds, is going as fast as possible to reduce emissions and add a carbon tax. Net Zero by 2050 is possible and will lead to massive increases in productivity and quality of life for everyone, particularly Australia. If we don't get on change in a hurry, we will be seriously Fucked up. As it is, we will feel like a child fighting a Gorilla. Even as it is, at best case scenario of 1.5 C, the world will be extremely different climate and weather wise in 2050. We are the frog in the saucepan, and keep turning up the heat.

I resemble that comment.

You can bend anyway you want fellas. Me I will just stick to being a genius rather than a simple genus.

Not a bad living, if you like been up at night in the middle of nowhere, and have a mobile butcher room/cooler. It's a hard life for hard men or women. The moneys ok, not as good as shearing but far better on the body. He has always sheared or shot, so a remote lifestyle and very hard on family members - your rarely home. He is based in Hay, where Roos are steroid injected killing machines and drivers are bloody nervous. I have been with him in his big wild boar hunting days - he will still use a compound bow for stealth. If you shoot and not kill it or it hears the missed round, it can attack, given the chance a wild boar will make sure it kills you and will then eat you for dessert. At 250kg plus they are tanks with tusks. They are f..kin scary and charge. One night he shot a big boar but only glanced his skull, the bugger charged the little LJ 55 Suzuki side door and rolled us, caved the door in completely. Scary shit. On the subject of work tools, he absolutely loves his Beretta .223 a hand made precision Italian masterpiece- oldest gun maker in the world. He treats it like a violin master would a Stradivarius. When it's your profession, you use the best and have pride in your work. If we ever get invaded as a sniper, my cousin Lyle has it covered. Bloody glad he is on our side.

The solution is a Beretta .223 into the head. My cousin is a licenced kangaroo culler for meat and skins. Head shot everytime , instant and no cruelty. Not a Rambo with a gun but a professional who hates animals to suffer.

Yep, We are quickly and systematically destroying the trophic levels of the marine ecosystem. A very stupid state of affairs. Homo destructus strikes again.

😆 It's revenge for all the big holes we made. Ready made dams to fish farm. There is a barramundi farm here in Port Stephens, but most you buy will be import crap. I'd rather not pollute my taste buds eating the muddy crap. If I want to taste the " terroir" of my fish, I'll catch some nice mullet. I never pay for fish but if I did barramundi ain't it.

And they, whilst tasty are getting low in numbers for many species which screws up the food chain. Worse is the bastards that just take the fins. But I admit we have lots of small bull sharks, as it's a breeding ground. They really do taste good when small. But that's as recreational not commercial fishing and a rare take. The days of sustainable shark fishing are long gone esp. with foreign ships netting anything they can get. A battered Jew fish fillet is far more guilt free locally.

Makes complete sense. But does make me wonder about Heinze baby food. How many jars can you make from a baby? What about babies not called Heinze? Are the rejected and thrown back like John West?

It's the only way , he can't see his wee willy or feet. But he never seems short of sycophants kissing his ass, and licking the shit, no matter what he does. If hand size related to willy (which is a myth) he would have babies hands.

Stormy Daniels said on Tv, it's tiny and mushroom shaped. Also the worst sex of her life. In the trial she said he insisted "I spank him with a magazine that had his face on the front cover". Egotistical sociopath doesn't do him justice.

Which wouldn't be so bad if , first we didn't pay billions for millions in tech, and the bastards refuse to use lube. Worst Aussie citizens get the barb wire treatment when we visit them.

Where can I apply for a job as a fitter?

Exactly, but with a rolling review every five years- keeps it out of election cycle. It would need heavy powers and a public interest mandate. No members with any link to any major business or politics or lobbying of any business interests. It must have total powers of compulsion to testify, no immunity from prosecution on evidence provided and powers to demand prosecution of legal offences. Thus only a higher court could stop a case.. no more DPP or Attorney general decided on political reasons not to prosecute. This is essential as pollies love a cover-up and love to lie with immunity- they never harm their rich mates and media friends. Telecommunications programs including IT, web services used by any employee or contractor of the Government -all levels Fed, state and local must make it illegal to use any encryption program esp those that delete the messages/ text/data and it must all be archived by law. Such a law would be for any business or person involved in government, huge financial and mandatory minimum jail sentences would apply. It might sound tough but that gets rid of bullshit deals on sentences for their previous work as servants of the "people". Lots of fed offences are mandatory sentences. The current use of such programs are common amongst politicians and public servants, contractors etc. Their use is corruption plain and simple, it's used for secret deals, insider trading, to lie and obfuscate and game the system for profit. Also great to sell Intel to enemy or supposed friendly countries - aka spying/ treasonous behaviour. As a side issue it should also mean open contracts, except for limited redactions on only parts of military contracts. If the government enters a contract commercial confidentiality ceases to exist. If we can't read it and even most in government can't, it is a corruption of government process and immune from any review. If a company can't reveal its contract that's anticompetitive behaviour and corruption prone, so has no right to be a part of governments activities. We waste billions every year from such commercial in confidence bullshit and have wholesale dumped public services into the greedy hands of capitalist pirates. Lastly it should legally make the destruction of any documents held by any government departments, political party offices and offices of politicians a criminal offence, esp the Prime minister's department. This is both for the person who destroys it, allows it to be destroyed or orders such destruction, or is aware of destruction taking place and does not immediately stop it. Make it a heavy mandatory sentence. Currently each election the loser shreds everything and even has departments clear the decks of any problem areas. The only reason is to cover-up misconduct in office and corrupt the system. Just a few quick thoughts towards a better society. I have to go sort out some crap going on in the middle East and a bloody strong coffee.

Your phone is not Anonymous in Australia at all. The gov and telcos know exactly who you are and where if needed. That's a good thing, the only need for anonymous phones is criminals and spies. Spams don't care who you are that much , they target numbers.

I am having a lovely Italian vintage with hints of malt and hops. Peroni the one and only.

I also know up to 200mph it goes like a supercar then it goes from 200 to 600mph in about 15 seconds That's serious g fellas. It's also rear wheel steered.

OME, The exact same could be said of police motorbikes, they need refilling just like IC cars do. And breaks to pee are needed plus coffee, donuts etc. The new fast charge cars can do 10-80% in 10 to 15 minutes. I don't see it as a issue esp given the regen ability actually suits the highway patrol model well.

Definately better in the medium and long term. Intially it would shock and outrage people with the reality of the world we live in, but most seem shocked and outraged anyway esp those that only narrow cast views they agree with. The world would be a very different place and much better for it. As far as anonymous goes, we should be allowed to express ourselves but be responsible for what we say and the actions they cause. A moniker is Ok but the government and courts should be able to access your info. Naturally this has big risks in dictatorships esp China, Russia etc. but they would collapse in a world of truthful politicians. The web titans must be considered publishers and not immune from laws, as in the USA, where they have special legislation making them immune. If they don't get taxed they have no right to exist and profit from a countries people. You can argue they just publish and advertise from another country, but any smart politicians could easily stop that, VPN use or not. Just make it illegal for any web provider to transmit their platform and illegal to buy advertising for any Au operating company and those selling into Australia on the banned platform. Any transaction on the platform would be considered illegal and like money laundering. Treat the buggers like organised crime until they obey with our countries laws. Naturally all top executives of the platform would be liable for jail if they break these rules and fines for the company of 3 times gross sales. Here is the kicker, call it the ""Musk law", the majority shareholder or majority voting rights shareholder is legal liable for any fines or law suits the company can't meet. That stops the pyramiding of companies. As far as moderation goes, needs to be fast and human based not just AI, and should be done by separate arms of the platform with a guaranteed high funding level and a separate independent board. Failure to immediately takedown after a order to do so by the regulator should be $1,000 per view, that adds up very quickly. 1 million views is $ 1 billion in fines, also delete any cross posting of the offending post/video/misinformation. Their business model would collapse or change to be legal. I expect Elon Musk would wait until we fine him $100 billion but that's fine, we could be part owners in SpaceX. Suddenly taxes would be paid, misinformation would be rare and easily debunked, and elections wouldn't be interfered with by tech billionaires, foreign governments ie Russia, China. Think how nice our world would be. The truthful pollies is a pipe dream but the changes to the web are realistic.

We use to call them Tramp stamps. No my liking but each to their own. What I really dislike is coppers covered in tatts, beards are ok but not tatts. Hard to tell from jail gronks and Bikie gangs.