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Surely this video is in the funny videos section because how idiotic this fu***it is. If this weren't presented as humour I would happily fact check it

Here is a video of my son's business partner and his EV mini track vehicle. He designed and built this EV. Most of these parts were 3D printed on a printer that they built themselves. My son owns a huge house (2 houses in one) with his business partner and best mate. When we visit (NZ) we roam the whole house, and we're quite likely to sit on a sofa and find we are sitting on a circuit board or other device. etank.mp4 etank.mp4

There is something pathetic about Trump in that he always needs to be the hero. There is no self-deprecation. I did not much care for President Bush, but at least he could make jokes at his own expense. Has anyone ever heard Trump admit to performance less than perfect? No reasonable person would expect an amateur golfer to be as good as a pro. He believes he is demonstrating strength, but most of us (other than his sycophant fans) see weakness. A real man would say, "I fucked that up" and not feel diminished.

International socialism, like our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme? "US President Donald Trump this week threatened to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals, a move which sent a chill through Australian manufacturers. American drug companies have long railed against what they call our ‘socialised medicine’, arguing our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme discriminates against them and unfairly forces down prices. " Life Australia Institute The PBS is, literally, a life saver for Australian families. The Australia Institute has compared the staggering difference between the prices Australians and Americans pay for some of the most common medicines in the world. For example, Atorvastatin - a cholesterol pill which is among the top ten most prescribed drugs in Australia - is 125 times more expensive in the US. Australians pay $21.07 for a prescription of Atorvastatin. Americans are slugged $2,628.39 for the same medication. A commonly used tablet for high blood pressure, Lisinopril, is almost 25 times more expensive in the US than in Australia. More than 10 million Salbutamol asthma puffers are prescribed or sold over the counter in Australia each year. For every $30 Australians spend on these puffers, Americans are charged $50. "Americans who can't afford health insurance are going without life saving medicines and, in extreme cases, dying as a result," said Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute. "It is a shameful situation which cannot be repeated here

Conscription was reintroduced by Menzies in 1964 and retained by Holt, Ewen, Gorton, McMahan (all Libs) and abolished by Whitlam shortly after taking office in 1972. In terms of conscription, one side of politics maintained it and one side abolished it as soon as they took power.

Red these crimes, of course are dreadful. Where I take issue is that you seem to believe that Victoria has more violent crime than other states. There is crime in all Australian states. I am not suggesting that the current government bears no responsibility for crime, but it did not start when this government was first elected. In terms of overall crime rates, New South Wales has the highest number of reported crimes. However, when considering crime rates relative to population, the Northern Territory has the highest per capita crime rate. Victoria has also been cited as having a high rate of violent crime, particularly in relation to homicides.

Here is another innovation. I guess in the early days of passenger aviation, fire was a problem; however, this spurred on innovation and specialised firefighting techniques. Firefighting generally has to keep up with new technology. Many years ago, fires were simpler; now we have oil refineries, chemical plants, and more. I do believe that we need to take Lithium fires seriously, although rarer than other fires, the consequences can be more dire. Certainly, as battery chemistry changes, EV fires will be almost non-existent .

Perhaps there is a selection process here. My experience with young people (other than my own and his peers) is teaching private music lessons for most of my working life. I taught kids of various ages for over 35 years, and whilst not every student excelled, I can't think of many that I would describe as "brainless" Just like any group in society, there is a range of personality types, intelligences, etc. Whilst some 16 year olds may not take the voting process seriously or not seek out the required information to make voting choices, this also applies to members of other groups. Although my mother is not so cognitively with it or well informed, I still support her right to vote. There is real-world data on this. Austria allowed voting from 16 in 2007. I doesn't seem to me that this has had a disastrous effect on the country. "In 2007, Austria became the first country to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in national elections, with the expanded franchise first being consummated in the 2009 European Parliament election. A study of young voters' behavior on that occasion showed them to be as capable as older voters to articulate their beliefs and to make voting decisions appropriate for their preferences. Their knowledge of the political process was only insignificantly lower than in older cohorts, while trust in democracy and willingness to participate in the process were markedly higher.[14] Additionally, there was evidence found for the first time of a voting boost among young people age 16–25 in Austria.[15]" The earliest moves in Europe came during the 1990s, when the voting age for municipal elections in some States of Germany was lowered to 16. Lower Saxony was the first state to make such a reduction, in 1995, and four other states did likewise.[13]

I suspect people who believe 16-year-olds are "brainless" have had some disappointment in raising their own children.

My understanding is that in the UK, voting is not compulsory. I imagine that the 16-year-olds who did take up the option to vote would be those who take an interest in politics. On the other end of the scale, my 92-year-old mother, who is in aged care, still votes, although she is totally unaware of what the issues are. In any case, I believe that the best thing for society is where as many people as possible take part, whether they are 92 or 16. The priorities of the aged person and the young person probably overlap, but I am not sure my mother has firm opinions on the job market or the cost of education. Younger folks may not be thinking much about aged care or the health system. Both of these areas are important. I would favour lowering the voting age in this country to 16. It could even start by being optional for under-18s.

Can you propose an alternate system?

We register our car quarterly, and I find that they send the reminder email absurdly early.

Go to https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/buy-sell-or-transfer-a-vehicle/check-vehicle-registration/vehicle-registration-enquiry Type in your rego (or any other) and it will give you all the details such as colour vin number, and expiry date. You can do this for any registered car, even if you don't own it. Apart from that I do get emails but I do have an online account and it is free. Try the link it does work.

Are you sure about that? I can check my rego online.

The important information is that each child can high-five each child ONCE. Child 1 high-fives 4 children, the second can't high-five the first child because they have already done it, the Second child high-fives child 3, 4 and 5, the third high-fives child 4 and 5, etc. We get 4+3+2+1