No1

@No1@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia’s government trial of age‑assurance tech to keep under‑16s off social media says social media age checks can be done, despite errors and privacy risks⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  ‘We found robust, appropriate and secure data handling practices’

  Note they didn’t say they didn’t find any slack, inappropriate and insecure data handling practices?

  It’s a case of only being as good as the weakest link. It will be a matter of time before they are hacked and the data stolen

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia’s government trial of age‑assurance tech to keep under‑16s off social media says social media age checks can be done, despite errors and privacy risks⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Shhhhhhhh!

  That’s what I was thinking ot doing!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian film and TV industry calling on content quotas to revitalise struggling local scene⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I just can’t get into Alone since the thought occurred to me that it’s just a competition to see who can last the longest before they spiral into depression and/or a mental breakdown. 😟

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the cost of living crisis will not get better⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  No, but I have empathy for those that suffer the most.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian film and TV industry calling on content quotas to revitalise struggling local scene⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Fisk seems to win all the awards.

  IMHO, Australian Survivor is killing it. Better than the US version.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian ban on fish-shaped plastic soy sauce dispensers a world first⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  “The fish shaped dispensers have been replaced by new Koala shaped plastic dispensers”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do I have permission to create a very unsavoury community?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  To summarize in Aussie lingo:

  “Yeah, nah.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the cost of living crisis will not get better⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t care if the rich get richer if that’s what it takes for the price of living to get better.

  Interesting. How does it help if the price of living improves, but you have no home, no job wnd you spent your assets on ‘cheap’ food and rent?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the cost of living crisis will not get better⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  the middle class who do have to sell of their homes

  Exactly. So, they become poor.

  I’m roughly defining anyone who ‘owns a house, and cash and liquid assets now to let you live at least 10 years with no income’ as who would win, and anyone without that - welcome to the poor club.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the cost of living crisis will not get better⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  unless we have a recession, a biiiiiig one, with massive unheard of deflation of like 25-30% to get prices back to where they should be.

  I think you’ll find that historically recessions/depressions allow the rich to get richer, as they can buy the assets cheaply that the poor have to sell off to stay alive.

  Unless you have cash and liquid assets now to let you live 10 years, you won’t last what you wish for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TV crew discovers two missing shipwrecks off West Australian coast⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Our hero bringing common sense to this sensationalist world!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TV crew discovers two missing shipwrecks off West Australian coast⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder what Senator Collins has to say about this?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Retirees ‘deserve’ super tax breaks, treasurer says, as government considers how to give younger Australians ‘fair go’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, you’re right on that. I had in mind those with just enough super to get by, then if the tax concessions are wiped out, they would be in trouble.

  I’m OK with caps on all sorts of things - as long as they are indexed or reviewed annually/regularly. None of this bracket creep bullshit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Retirees ‘deserve’ super tax breaks, treasurer says, as government considers how to give younger Australians ‘fair go’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems like a double edged sword.

  If you cut tax breaks on super retirees, you’ll have more needing to go on the pension.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Productivity summit ends with treasurer signalling tax reforms⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This Productivity Summit is such a stitch up to increase the taxes on those that can least afford it.

  Specifically by raising GST.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨International ATM giant NCR Atleos begins removing machines from tobacco stores after ABC investigation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Allegedly moved them.to VIP lounges in hotels and clubs lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Traffic pollution contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths per year, study estimates⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I made the mistake of RTFA.

  I had one question based on the headline:

  What is a ‘premature’ death?

  I learnt nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Punitive’ new guidelines limit what ABC staff can say on social media and in private messages, union says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why the ‘social media laws for under 16’ are being implemented

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's everyone doing tonight?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Recommend you do not start with wine.

  Don’t ask me why.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Punitive’ new guidelines limit what ABC staff can say on social media and in private messages, union says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  TBH, I can see where the lawyers are coming from. I’ve seen plenty of cases that private/limited audience messages were accidentally sent public/broad audience. And it’s also always possible that the receiving parties leak it.

  It’s a tricky situation. People should have a right to express their opinions. But how does that play with the ABC’s ideal to be impartial and balanced?

  I would argue that if you let people express their opinions, then at least you know where their loyalty and/or bias stands. Whereas if you gag them, you are hiding their true colours.

  On that basis, I think letting people speak is the better option.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Original Rules of Australian Football (1859)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The rules as seen by rugby supporters:

  • No knock-ons
  • No offside
  • Goalpost crossbar to be taken down, snapped in half, and planted either side of uprights
  • out of bounds only required because can’t make the ground any bigger and still fit in the stadium
  • professionals must play the same as little kids and all swarm following the ball around the field
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Bro, if you are talking about Queensland, it’s a land of light and sunshine compared to the days of Joh Bjelke-Petersen

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Age verification fun⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Parents are gonna have so many phones.

  One personal, one for work, one for each child lol.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If regulated properly, ebikes could one day replace cars for millions of Australians⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I get it. It depends entirely on your environment and purpose, how far you need to ride and what you’re doing/who you are meeting once you arrive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If regulated properly, ebikes could one day replace cars for millions of Australians⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The weather here can be tricky

  I love riding, but can’t see how I could use it practically, and weather would be my number 1 issue.

  It’s 30 degrees. I sweat walking down the stairs. Nope.

  It’s 10 degrees. I can’t feel my fingers, toes or nose. And I’m still sweating.

  It’s raining? Ugh. I can put on this rain gear and sweat like a sauna or…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The nuclear-powered submarine crisis⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People who fucked it up: “We need a new gunea pig partner to test this shit before we do it. We haven’t got a clue!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨West Head Beach, Sydney⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay, you caught me. There’s no seal there.

  I thought it might be funny, but now I can’t bring myself to keep going when it might waste people’s time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can crocodiles and canoeists coexist at Australia’s 2032 Olympic Games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Can we.have a Frogger event? Please!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨West Head Beach, Sydney⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So lucky to see a seal there!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It could be reported each time the car is serviced or at registration time. Seems to happen in the US like that - mainly as a disincentive to winding back the odo.

  If people misreport it, it would be caught when they try to sell the vehicle. Eg, if I report 5K per year, but actually do 20K, then if I try to sell it in 5 years time, and it shows 25K on the Registration info, but 100K on the odo, then I’m not buying that car lol