Check out a developer called yiotro. His stuff aint flashy and almost entirely strategy/puzzle but are light on resources (i.e you can pick up and play/stop whenever without losing progress. Also won’t kill your battery), and not most importantly not bloated with ads. The perfect time killer.

Some of his games are pretty fun/addictive/challenging. Paid versions are a few bucks and free for life.

That Lego could have been quickly converted into cash without much fuss. Not the most space efficient way to launder money but it makes a lot of financial sense.

An interesting read, but the solution of using our media to influence human behaviour into being pro-ecology ain’t gonna work unless being sustainable is equally as profitable which it cannot be because sustainability is ultimately linked to less consumption of primary resources which is, contrarily, one of the biggest drivers for economic growth.

One thing the article highlights rightly is that all this focus on renewables should be secondary to humanity needing to simply consume less. It’s a change we can make within a generation and would be far more impactful than any technological advances or deliberate population control.

For the best, even if not toxic the texture and will have gone to shit

In Australia

Ryobi: for DIY, apprentices or otherwise cheapskates. No shame in it. Best bang for buck if you don’t wear them out and the best part is you’re not going to be worried that someone will nick off with them. A lot of their range isn’t brushless and these tools will let you down the moment you need to do something moderately demanding.

Milwaukee: has won the trades tool war. They have a huge range of tools and their customer service with regard to warranty replacement can’t be beat. Tradies are very comforted that know that they can abuse the crap out of their tool and not be out of pocket.

Makita: my house. I consider more of a gentlemans tool even though many swear they are the most rugged things out there. I think their batteries are better than the competition in terms of overall cycles so long as they are not abused. Their carpentry tools are so so buttery to use. Wish they had a bigger tool range.

Bosch: Not as good as the above two but priced the same or higher. Limited tool range. Batteries are really not amazing. Sad to see but the only persons using these are really those who insist on buying only a german/european branded product.

Dewalt: Yellow is not as good as red or teal and is priced accordingly. Weird second best niche. Batteries kind of trash imo.

Ozito/Ferrex/etc: Chinesium. Bit of a roll of the dice. Some stuff may last but generally expect these tools to fail at some point even with light usage. Generally not fun/comfortable to use either.

Even 10 years ago the topic of this referendum would have been political suicide. Remember Rudd got crucified for apologising. It’s actually pretty positive that this referendum, as poorly executed as it was, actually happened.

Theres already an AI Attenborough that narrates Warhammer 40k lore. It’s brilliant

Do you live in a domicile that doesn’t really have a kitchen? An increasing number of people do.

Do you work a job with shitty near unreasonable hours? Or indeed mutliple jobs? An increasing number of people do.

Sure these services are a convenience but more and more people are coming to actually rely on these services because of their suboptimal living situations.

Well when the state is balls deep in debt you’re only left with weak options

How was this accomplished? Early exposure at infancy? Do you expect this to be just a teen phase or do you think he has been imprinted for life?

Nah man, build demand first, services 20yrs later. It’s the aussie way

Don’t be afraid to shop around and get prices from far flung dealers. Even if you don’t intend to travel that far you can use the quote to negotiate down the price at your preferred dealer.

Dunno, don’t think they’ve tried it

Anyway crisis averted. I tried it again today and it tasted normal. I am/was recovering from sick so I reckon my tastebuds were a bit out of calibration in that end of the flavour spectrum.

I really don’t know anything about new Corollas so I can’t really tell you. The Hybrid seems pretty popular these days

Was excited to introduce kids to Passiona. They didn’t like it at all. I had a sip myself and I don’t blame them it tastes weird. Tastes like they have subbed in an artificial sweetener. Did they change the formula or is my recollection just hazy after not really drinking this for a decade?

My personal experience is that Novated Leases are not financially competitive compared to a car loan and buying outright. Especially at the lower end of car cost scale like you are.

The GST savings are minimal/non existent, the tax savings are minimal, the maintenance and admin costs are inflated and of course that damned balloon. You’ll end up paying way more than you should for the car with the added pain of a direct reduced income.

Whether you like Dan or not the original decision to sweep in like a hero and host the games was a reckless political play that’s cost us dearly.

Why not both?

I get you point but I genuinely want to live in a world where people are not forced to turn to engineering.

The saga continues…

For the benefit of the community the market needs to stay.

Realistically any development on the site will kill the traders whilst construction is underway

While the heritage overlay protects the sheds it doesn’t really protect the market operation. It was a clumsy tool to win votes and makes development plans a further nightmare.

The owners of the site want their payday but have ultimately made a poorly planned investment.

Unlikely to happen but the state needs to step in and turn this into a state project in order to get an outcome that satisfies all parties.