DavidDoesLemmy
@DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone
- Comment on 1 day ago:
This is bad for people with face blindness
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- Comment on E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h 1 week ago:
It’s not max output of 250w. It’s a motor rated for 250w, which often means peaks of 400w or more.
- Comment on Anti-zionism v antisemitism. Bondi Beach "F*** Israel" t-shirt man in court battle for freedom of speech - Michael West 2 weeks ago:
It sounds like the police over reacted. Hope he wins
- Comment on WeRide: Cycling community celebrates reinstatement of e-bike standard 2 weeks ago:
I don’t get these parents dropping 5k+ on an electric motorbike for their 12yo. What are they thinking?
- Comment on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria 3 weeks ago:
Treaty yeah
- Comment on Australia's spy chief accuses China of targeting key infrastructure 3 weeks ago:
Why attack Australia? Many people here are Chinese and we all buy most of our stuff from China.
- Comment on Tawny frogmouths take patience to appreciate. They will reward you with insights into their remarkable lives | Stephanie Convery 1 month ago:
I saw one last night. So cool
- Comment on Australia Post releases footage of posties being hit by cars as it urges drivers to ‘keep an eye out’ 1 month ago:
Improving driving standards and increasing punishments won’t fix this. Drivers will always make mistakes. Cars and trucks are unsafe at any speed and need to be separated from more vulnerable road users.
- Comment on Alliyah 'married' their teacher at 13. No-one else knew 2 months ago:
The age is part of the problem.
- Comment on Summer is coming. How long do you shower for? 2 months ago:
3-5 minutes. Depending on if I’m shampooing my hair.
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 2 months ago:
6 days ago. Check YouTube media watch.
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 2 months ago:
There was the section on media watch where the government disallowed the media from showing any critical views on it for a time.
- Comment on Psychiatrists fear medicinal cannabis adverse events are 'tip of the iceberg' 2 months ago:
I am prescribed medical cannabis, but I only use it occasionally when needed. I have no doubt it is over prescribed, but I’m not sure how much of a problem that is. I think many people who want it could get it on the black market if they tried. So having medical cannabis might not create more overall cannabis users.
- Comment on Australian film and TV industry calling on content quotas to revitalise struggling local scene 2 months ago:
Especially the American one when they ask the winner what they’ll spend the winnings on, and they say “my wife’s cancer treatment”. Like get a functioning healthcare system, then but a Lambo damn it!
- Comment on Australian film and TV industry calling on content quotas to revitalise struggling local scene 2 months ago:
Agree, great show!
- Comment on France to sue Australian platform Kick for 'negligence' after livestream death 2 months ago:
Surely the fellow streamers are mostly responsible
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Yeah I think I missed that. This thing dragged on for so long I couldn’t keep up.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Damn, it’s expensive to get (allegedly) raped these days!
- Comment on Australia was once the gold standard for gun safety. Experts say it’s losing control 3 months ago:
How do the animals even hold the guns, let alone aim and fire them? Why do animals need guns at all?
- Comment on Retirees ‘deserve’ super tax breaks, treasurer says, as government considers how to give younger Australians ‘fair go’ 3 months ago:
For the most part, super is insurance for the government. Force people to save some of their earnings for retirement so they don’t need government support in retirement. It’s more politically tenable than raising tax rates 10% and saying that money will fund retirees.
They should have always had limits on the tax concessions though.
- Comment on Many primary school kids will never have a male teacher, and experts say that's a problem 3 months ago:
It depends what the quota is. It could be a minimum percent. It could be a percent of people interviewed for the job.
- Comment on ‘Punitive’ new guidelines limit what ABC staff can say on social media and in private messages, union says 3 months ago:
Social media I can sort of understand, but private messages? F off
- Comment on Productivity summit ends with treasurer signalling tax reforms 3 months ago:
Does it say it won’t be applied to ICE vehicles too?
- Comment on Australians could keep more of their wages if we rebalanced taxes on other forms of income 3 months ago:
This is unfair for people who have already saved/invested. They paid the higher income tax rates initially and they would pay higher tax rates on their retirement nest eggs.
This government can’t even sell the idea that we should talk to indigenous people about indigenous issues. So I have little faith they’ll get through significant tax changes.
- Comment on Australians could keep more of their wages if we rebalanced taxes on other forms of income 3 months ago:
That incentivises people to spend everything they earn.
- Comment on Kate Chaney: By increasing the GST to 15%, we could make the tax system fairer for younger Australians 3 months ago:
This is bad policy for everyone except the high income earners. You can bet that $3300 per year won’t be adjusted for inflation and we’ll just end up paying more tax.
- Comment on Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese 'betrayed' Israel 3 months ago:
If Bibi doesn’t like you, you must be doing something right.
- Comment on Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive 3 months ago:
Thanks
- Comment on Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive 3 months ago:
I ask this as a non-hoon. I hate reckless driving and have never got a speeding ticket in 25 years of driving.