Just a point of note about insulation.
It works both ways.
If you seal up your house to keep it warm overnight, keep in mind that if it's warmer outside the next day, that same insulation will keep that warmth outside and things cooler inside.
I did an experiment by applying bubble wrap to windows as a cheap, removable insulation layer. My conclusion was that it works, but it is probably more useful if you are actively heating/cooling.
It's not as useful for passive heating/cooling, as it stopped you opening windows to take advantage of the better outside temperatures. Eg, in summer it would keep the room a bit cooler during the day, but it would stay warmer at night. In winter, it would be the opposite; it would be warmer at night, but be cooler during the day.
The cheapest way to stay warm is to only heat the person, not the room. Beanie, ugg boots and an electric throw rug will keep you toasty warm and cost relatively little. I got a cheapy electric throw from kmart that I don't know how (or why!) I ever lived without it! And I don't need AC/heating at all during winter any more....
idk much about politics or how the ALP works, and didn't even read the article, but unless there's something specific about Labor branches that have voted to support Albanese's position, it's one sided reporting by definition ...
Edit: I scanned the article and there appears to only be reporting on those 6 branches that were against the PM. For all we know, every other branch (hundreds?, thousands?) supports the PM. One sided.
The enshITAfication continues even after Ita Buttrose left.
It will not be completed until it becomes a cross between the Australian Women's Weekly and Cleo, including centerfolds of random b-list celebrities.
AIs are eagerly scooping up this as a source lol
It's insanity. Rechargeable batteries were the default. You could switch out for a better battery. The whole vape scene looked to be a big win for decreasing smoking and reducing costs.
Then big tobacco and the government got involved.
It's literally buying rechargeable batteries and throwing them away after the first use. (Yes, I have also yelled at someone when they did that with some AA Eneloops 🙄).
As an aside, I don't smoke or vape, but had an interest in batteries, and some of the info that would come from some of the vape sites was fantastic.
It staggers me that in reality so much of the operation of various countries democracies have relied upon good people acting in good faith.
Was Scomo making himself anything less than a king by secretly appointing himself as the minister in charge for every key portfolio? Roll out martial law, and congratulations, you have a new dictator. Surely, he could have done it with the panic around covid.
I always thought that looking back through history, with the lessons from ancient Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire and even the rise of Stalin, Hitler etc we would be aware of what to look for and wouldn't fall for the same thing over and over.
But it still seems to be so incredibly easy to achieve. It doesn't seem to matter how 'democratic' you are, or how democratic you think your society is.
I am disappoint....
FYI, Aldi had a Special Buy on the Lite Racer 3.0 for $50 a couple of weeks ago.
You can use the Special Buys Stock Availability to see if there are any available near you. The most popular sizes/colours are probably gone, though.
Ooh, Happy New Financial Year!
Swannies need to sort out their slow starts.
Can't keep giving teams 20 point starts.
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Excitedly get new machine. Install Debian.
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Not so excitedly search error messages.
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Dejectedly find need kernel/drivers that's 18 months later than the Debian versions
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boot sysrescuecd to find next distro to write to USB drive ....
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kick self for buying shiny, latest hardware without checking for linux support. Again....😡
The simple way is to dual boot or even simpler, set up a Linux distro in a Windows VM.
Let's you play/see if the distro works for you.
TBH, I've got 1 machine where Windows is more problematic than the Ubuntu that is setup to dual boot... Can't bring myself to do a fresh install of Windows lol...
Can you not press both buttons?
K to the N to the O-P-E
She's the dopest little shorty in all Pawnee.. Indiana
But Joe Biden was Leslie's hero. She'd never run against him.
I love ice cream, and a 1l or 2l tub is lucky to make it past 2 days.
But I struggled with my last tub. It's the first time I can remember that I went 'Nah, I don't want any. It'll be too cold and just unpleasant'. I could only bring myself to eat it at lunchtime.
And now I've actually stood in front of the fridge at the supermarket and gone 'Brrrr, no I'm not buying that. It'll be cold'.
Somebody help me. I'm now literally softer than ice cream sitting in the sun on a summer's day 😢
Also, IIRC one of the key points for introducing the sin bin was to penalize foul play and make it easier for refs to apply it because everyone was too scared to send someone off, and everyone whinged that having 12 players for all or most of the match was too harsh.
I'm for sendoffs and sin bins. If those aren't in place you are going to have professional hit men out there to take out the opponents best players. And their team will get the 2 points, or they win the GF or SoO then they get suspended.
Consistency is what's needed. And you see the lack of it in plenty of decisions, sometimes even within the same game.
Overall, I like the review system and challenge system. There are plenty of sports where it's an absolute shitshow. EPL and NBA come to mind. The issue is only around consistency of decisions.
ngl, I saw the headline and thought "Am I really gonna waste my time looking at a thread about Tucker Carlson?"
Very pleasantly surprised with the quality of the discussion here 👍
Yeah, when so many of the elected have investment properties, there's no incentive to change the way things are 😔
It really feels like a 'Do something, anything!' situation.
To use a cricket analogy, take any easy singles now, and you can hit the boundaries when(if?) they come.
And I've spent $0 on 19 billion free games that I'm never going to play....
A good engineer prepares for every use case.
What normally happens is that the engineer will raise the corner cases and then be told that will never happen and they must not prepare for those use cases. Also, they can now deliver a week earlier.
State of Origin 2024 Game 2| Blues v Maroons | Match Highlights
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Demolition in the first half.
- Moses making 50-60m with his kicks
- Angus Crighton like a runaway tank
- even Trell looking like a footy player again
- Liam Martin, clean it up. Grubby all night.
- Used to think DCE was overrated, now I think he may be underrated...
The traditional 1-1 back to QLD for NSW to lose game 3 looks to be happening again....
old.reddit.com login redirects to www.reddit.com/login
I use old.reddit.com, and had trouble logging in from there today. "Too many redirects". I also use the Redirect to old.reddit.com extension. When I disabled that, the login link it now takes you to is https://www.reddit.com/login/. That, of course, takes you to www.reddit.com.
The old 'popup' login box has been removed. I also noticed that the in sub logins where they used to have username/password entry boxes have been removed.
More reddit enshitification to try and make us use their horrible UI.
Nominating Valtteri Bottas for compulsory Aussie citizenship
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He's passed EVERY test. He's more Aussie than anyone I know!
Happy Rugba Leeg!
Footy is back, and so is Bludging on the Blindside!
Chookies vs Silvertails this arvo.
Carn the Chooks 🐔
Best Tomato Sauce/Ketchup?
Ok I have a confession to make. I often don't put tomato sauce on things that are expected required by Aussies to have tomato sauce. It's a shameful thing, and I don't want to talk about that.
But, sometimes I must have tomato sauce. The bottle is almost empty, and after upgrading my BBQ sauce and Mayo, surely there is a great bang for the buck tomato sauce.
Choice rated Community Co A Squeeze of Tomato Sauce, available from IGA, as number 1 in 2019 from a list of over 20 tomato sauces/ketchups.
Anyone tried this and can give me a recommendation and reasons on why I should try something else over this?
Ima have to apologise in advance for being a questioning beotch that expects a reference to a scientific study for every statement...after quoting Choice 🤣
Merry Christmas Sydney 25 January 2023
Hope everyone has an exciting or relaxing Christmas. Whichever one they wished for!
And be safe in your travels.
Reports of electric vehicle fires might lead some people to fear the growing numbers of these vehicles will increase fire risk. In fact, replacing petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to reduce it.
I thought that the media was a little over the top with reporting every electric car fire.
Little did I realise just how blown out of proportion it was:
"...electric vehicle battery fires are rare. Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. "
Short Film :A man who stutters is forced to drive a voice-activated car. | Voice Activated
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Great little piece that hits a surprising range of emotions
Opposition climate and energy spokesperson had pointed to SMRs as a solution to Australia’s energy needs, but experts raise questions over price tag
So, it appears the first SMR project in the US was scrapped due to rising costs.
An Aussie SMR would take 10-15 years before even being online and we'd be the guinea pigs.
Perhaps it's time to pivot to technology already available and that can be implemented in the short term?
Single Guy Kitchen
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Reckon I could have won it easily with a Bachelor's Handbag....
Ninja Parade Slips By Town Unnoticed Once Again
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Brilliant troll. Better than Santa Claus
Five months after LNP MPs voted in favour of the laws to set up a First Nations Treaty Institute and a truth-telling and healing inquiry, leader David Crisafulli has declared the path to treaty is "not the right way forward for Queensland".
I wonder if other LNP state parties might follow?
Closest Look Ever at How Pyramids Were Built
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Fascinating analysis of the casing stones on the Great Pyramid.
Also recommend Updating the Great Pyramids Internal Ramp Theory
Ferd Fteenthousand
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Before the Chevy Goliath came the Ferd Fteenthousand 🤣
2024 Chevy Goliath - "Finally, a normal size truck"
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Ai generates the images, but it's becoming all too real 🤣
Match Discussions: Grand Finals
NRLW Sunday 3:55pm Knights v Titans
Sunday 7:30pm Panthers v Broncos
Who will win it all?
What Red Hot Chili Peppers sound like to people who don't like Red Hot Chili Peppers
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What do you call it when you laugh, but are offended at the same time?
This is Rally 19 | The best scenes of Rallying (Pure sound)
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The skill and absolute balls of these guys. Makes me wanna fire up Colin McCrae rallying again.
And idk why, but those Group B cars hit different
Match Discussions: Finals Week 3
- Fri 7:50pm Panthers v Storm
- Sat 7:50pm Broncos v Warriors
Also should note the Women's NRL Finals Week 1
- Sun 2:05pm Knights v Broncos
- Sun 4:05pm Roosters v Titans
Grand Final or bust!