And it’s not like they’re being pushed out the building. There are transition packages, support payments. They’re getting a LOT in the process.

Even if the coalition decides to reopen the trade, any sensible business will stay clear because the next labor government will shut it again.

Not exactly a class act 😉

Some additional background:

In the Australian parliament, the Senate is seldom controlled by the government and therefore the government must make deals with the opposition and minor parties to gain their support to pass laws. However, by convention, the opposition will pass supply bills related to the budget.

In this case, the opposition was refusing to pass supply bills. If those didn’t pass, the government would shut down, which was unacceptable.

The monarch’s representative, the governor General, has limited day-to-day powers. But they also have reserve powers that are usually theoretical.

In this case, the governor general decided to go rogue and rather than let the Prime Minister formulate a political solution to pass the bills, sacked the Prime Minister and put the opposition charge on the proviso that the supply bills would pass and an election would be immediately called.

Soft disagree. I use the Qi charger to charge my phone overnight or while it’s sitting on my desk. The USB cable is when I need it charged quickly.

This way, my phone’s charging port is protected with a plug when I’m not using it and it is immaculate and unlikely to fail while I have it.

(My previous phone’s charging port almost failed and would stop working if I used it for all charging. Using Qi for the bulk of the charging kept the port working for when I needed it, like in the car or to the computer.)

N95?

Time turners are real!

Phone etiquette for the 2020s:

Message:

Hi, I wanted to talk about X. I think it’ll take about 5-10 minutes. When would be a convenient time to call?

Phone calls themselves don’t annoy me. People who expect to call you at any time and then get upset you won’t drop what you’re doing to speak to them annoy me.

This seems much lower than other studies. I think a repeat might be needed to find out if this was a rogue survey

Passed through earlier this year specifically to visit Caldea mineral springs. Absolutely worth it if you’re nearby.

Future Super is a retail fund yeah?

‘Renegade breakaway province’

apparently my city literally literally banned public rail funding

How to say you’re in America without saying you’re in America

I’ve had success with Focalboard and noticed nobody is using it here! Should I look at alternatives?

YouTube awareness ads some dystopian black mirror shit

I mean, I was very surprised to hear that when the announcement was made. May the truth come out

Me: how many applications have you got installed? SimplyMepis: Yes.

First OS was DOS, though my parents used a computer with Windows 3.1 on it before we got the dos box.

Excluding Damn Small Linux, first real Linux was Mandrake 9.2 (download edition).

Got these near my house. Actually it’s the grey headed flying fox. Cutest bats of all time but their shit is not something you want on your car

Go visit in winter, it’s spectacular. Go away from where tourists go, it’s an incredibly intimate country to visit.

Wasn’t the point of IPv6 to remove the need for CGNAT?