Salvo

@Salvo@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government says people can 'make the call' on work from home amid fuel supply concerns⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  If you your saying is true, then the Astroturf campaigns that are funded by the Fracking Companies would focus on the unrecyclability of turbine fins/blades, solar panels and lithium batteries.

  In this case, they would be sued by battery and solar panel manufacturers and it would go to court.

  Instead, the astroturfing campaigns focus on ridiculous claims like “birds will get hurt when they fly into turbine blades” and “high-tension power lines look ugly and hurt my feelings”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hundreds of petrol stations across Australia run out of fuel as Labor inks supply deal with Singapore⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a niche case but if my little ICE Suzuki Jimny runs out of fuel halfway between Dargo and Jameson, I would need my mate to drive to Woods Point with a Jerry van and then come back.

  If a CyberTruck, Rivian or Ford Lightning runs out of electricity in a similar location, someone with a bigger diesel 4WD truck (like a Unimog or Iveco) will either need to drag a huge industrial generator up there or carry it on a flat-bed to Traralgon or Mansfield to recharge.

  That said, if an obnoxiously large diesel 4WD like a RAM, F-truck, Silverado or Tundra or a notoriously unreliable 4WD like a Ranger gets stranded up there due to mechanical failure or it is just too big to fit on any of the tracks, it would also need to be carted out in the back of a flatbed too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This fuel costs as little at 80c a litre in Australia. So why isn't everyone using it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  One exception is for camp cooking.

  Induction cooking at camp is very energy intensive and requires a very large battery array. More compact solutions like 12V ovens and kettles are OK in a vehicle, as long as the appliance is designed specifically for this application and is of suitable quality.

  Isobutane in an thermally engineered pot like a Jetboil is the most weight-effective way to prepare hot drinks or water for freeze-dried hot meals.

  For larger camping solutions, and for cold-weather camping, Propane in refillable bottles is best.

  Those little canisters of isobutane and propane are not (legally) refillable, but are recyclable and if campers are more willing to cook over gas than wood, they are less likely to burn down half of the state.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This fuel costs as little at 80c a litre in Australia. So why isn't everyone using it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  LPG and NLG are terrible compared to electric for most Australians.

  Electric Heat Pump Hot water is more efficient than Gas hot water. Reverse cycle A/C is more efficient than NLG central heating. Induction cooking is more efficient than NLG cooking.

  The main benefits in ICE vehicles over pure EV are ubiquity of fuel (even with the current restrictions - it is easier to fill with petrol than to charge an EV) and weight reduction. A petrol tank weighs almost nothing when it is empty and petrol is lighter than water, so only a bit more when full. A Lithium-Ion drive battery weighs the same whether it is charged or empty. Due to the reinforcement and regulator fittings, an LPG tank weighs less than a battery but much more than a petrol tank. Due to the fuel being compressed in the tank, it also weighs more than petrol. Even with an engine tuned specifically for LPG, it is not as efficient as Petrol by volume.

  PHEV and EVs are more economical to run in short term. Performance EVs have unparalleled performance, but limited range and limited curb appeal. Soft-Hybrids strike the balance of traditional performance and expandable range. Petrol, Soft-Hybrids and PHEVs all have limitless range (as long as there are fuel stations).

  LPGs are the worse of all options. They are more expensive to maintain, have limited range due to limited availability of fuel, weigh more than they should and provide an uninspiring driving experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This fuel costs as little at 80c a litre in Australia. So why isn't everyone using it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  They are available in other markets, but due to factors like the cost of labour in Australia, the cost of importing to Australia and the all investment capital is being tied up in property makes it unfeasible as a business.

  Also the Right-Wing nut bags who are likely to firebomb any business that doesn’t align with the political views that are feed to them through corporate astroturf campaigns doesn’t help either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government says people can 'make the call' on work from home amid fuel supply concerns⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Some suburban hellscapes do include cafes and restaurants.

  Often they are enclosed in homemaker centres or shopping centres, but occasionally they are in a park or community centre, with a nice relaxing ambiance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government says people can 'make the call' on work from home amid fuel supply concerns⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  All energy supply. And also all energy infrastructure.

  This covers both Fossil and Renewable.

  Corporate Astroturfing against Renewables needs to be exposed and banned. All political parties need to acknowledge that Renewable is the future, but our reliance on Fossil fuels are the bootstraps we need to pull on to get there.

  Infrastructure needs to be Compulsorily Acquired for the nation through Eminent Domain. (Including other utilities and financial infrastructure and assets).

  The Public Sector needs to be constantly audited to prevent any pork barrelling and corruption needs to be exposed as the crimes they are, with legal ramifications for those who are exposed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government says people can 'make the call' on work from home amid fuel supply concerns⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We need to speed-run to the “And Find Out” part for all the fucking around by the powers that be.

  Unfortunately the MSM and MSSM are pushing the Xenophobic narrative that our current societal collapse is not due to people being fucked over by big business, sexism and fascism, but by anyone who is not the same as you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Government says people can 'make the call' on work from home amid fuel supply concerns⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  WFH benefits local cafes and restaurants.

  Staying cooped up at home during the workday, and evening isn’t healthy. With the money saved by not having to drive as far, people also have more disposable income and normal people can afford to walk down to their local cafe and buy a coffee before work, or take their beloved out for dinner after work.

  Bookending a WFH day is also healthy for Work-Life balance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia may face fuel 'bumps' as oil tanker voyages cancelled⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  With Age Verification, we are now the Tech Company’s products.

  Less than a year ago, companies were still advertising that they were anonymising user data.

  They now have an obligation to collect non-anonymised data about us.

  They have a statutory obligation to keep this information secure.

  They also have EULAs that contradict their statutory obligation.

  They have an obligation to protect this information, but they also have an obligation to their shareholders to mAxImIsE pRoFiT.

  Since US businesses are currently being given carte blanche in civil liberty violations by their current administration, I think we are pretty much screwed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a ‘coward’ in scathing critique⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Holt was killed by his own toxic masculinity.

  He went swimming on an extremely dangerous closed beach while his mistress, her son and his girlfriend stood on the shore.

  Nothing more than that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, but Scott Morrison cleared⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So instead of being corrupt, he is just incredibly incompetent.

  Personal opinion is that he is/was both, and also corruptly incompetent and incompetently corrupt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia to temporarily ease fuel quality standards⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The answer is not for everyone to replace their Gas Guzzlers with Spark Guzzlers. The answer is better Public Infrastructure so humanity can be less dependant on any for if inefficient private transport.

  The most efficient Hybrid is still a Diesel Locomotive and the most efficient EV is still an Electric suburban train.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's causing the Greek yoghurt shortage in Australian supermarkets?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I prefer unflavoured natural yoghurt. Greek yoghurt is a bit too acidic-tasting for first thing in the morning.

  Unfortunately, the only non-Greek yoghurt on shop shelves is over-processed flavoured “fat-free” yoghurt-type deserts. Milk is basically Fat and Water, with some solids in suspension. Fat-free milk is just water and some solids. Fat free yoghurt is just water and metabolised solids and tastes terrible. So they add sugar to make it taste and suddenly Fat-free dairy has a higher GI than normal dairy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Private buildings, public land: how Australia’s national parks became a battleground between conservation and commerce⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  National and State parks need funding from somewhere. I agree that Private operators should not act as middlemen in building “Resorts” or “Glamp Sites”, where they can funnel off the bulk of the profits and only leave a pittance for Park maintenance.

  Any “improvements” need to be designed, developed, deployed and managed by the Public Sector for the public benefit.

  Natural environments do need to be maintained. Whether it is by Traditional Owners, Western-style Park Rangers, Primary Industry producers or just local concerned citizens; they need to be audited and managed for the benefit of the whole community, national interest and future wellbeing and prosperity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pornhub’s owner to block Australians over age check laws⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is just more Corporate Welfare for foreign VPN companies.

  Sex workers and performers should be getting all the Johns money, rather than a portion going to ExpressVPN, SurfShark, NordVPN, etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Chris Bowen urges motorists not to panic-buy petrol⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Solar and batteries will take up a lot of the strain and provide the population and nation more independence and sovereignty over their energy usage and consumption;

  Except for the major percentage of the population who can’t have rooftop solar, don’t have space for a battery and can’t afford a new car, but also don’t have access to public transport infrastructure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘People have lost all sense of shame’: three threats against federal politicians reported to police every day⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The price of freedom I eternal vigilance.

  There are lots of Australian cases where politicians are downright criminal.

  We need to have protections in place to stop our Polies emulating the like of Indian Russia, Brazil and Lebanon. Those protections need to be enforced, so the don’t emulate the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three-quarters of Australia’s new cars use more fuel than advertised lab rating, testing shows⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of this is Speedometer calibration.

  Fuel consumption is calculated in lab conditions, using an externally arbitrated distance and the fuel consumed is also measured under lab conditions.

  Speedos will never be 100% accurate so manufacturers make sure that the error is conservative. Someone being charged with speeding when their speedo was exactly on the speed limit would be bad press. Most new cars are travelling at about 90-95km/h in 100km/h zones.

  Petrol expands and contracts as it changes temperature. This is a good reason to only fill your tank on cold days, in the morning. (Although the cost difference is not worth considering, the difference in volume of fuel is measurable.

  Finally, the fuel pump flow that is measured in your EFI system and the diameter of your tyres are also affected by temperature.

  These three factors affect what your fuel gauge tells you. You may be travelling 100km and using 5.6l, but your ECU may be calculating and displaying a higher result.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Power Games: Who’s driving high power bills?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We don’t even need to pay tax for it. If you take the capitalism out of it and create a government monopoly; we still pay for the service, and it gets put towards funding the service.

  Take out the Executive Salaries and other unnecessary overheads and it is much more cost effective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blaring sirens on smartphones to warn Australians of major disasters under emergency alerts overhaul⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
  • except Optus Cuatomers. Their warning that a natural disaster is happening is that they will loose reception. /s
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three-quarters of Australia’s new cars use more fuel than advertised lab rating, testing shows⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Regulators are creating a Rat Race of fraudulent testing and claims of compliance.

  This is going to be DieselGate all over again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Stuff of nightmares’: calls for help surge by 50% after Australia launches aged-assistance tool⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course it is uses GenerativeBS.

  General Purpose LLMs need to be banned.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian health insurance premiums just had their biggest hike in a decade. Is it time to scrap private health cover?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only redeeming aspect of Private Health insurance is that it is a big employer.

  Australia does not have any more primary or secondary industry any more. Closing down the Private Health Insurance Companies will make a helluva lot of people unemployed.

  That said; these roles are just a leech on the community, without actually generating anything that benefits our society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia faces drenching as storm system set to bring heavy rain and flash floods⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The retarding basin near work is getting a bit manky; same as the wetlands near our housing estate.

  They could do with a flush.

  The low-socio-economic housing estates down the hill from us in the reclaimed swampland are getting a bit manky too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The star rating on food is now mandatory – but some experts think we should scrap it altogether⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Star references are always gross oversimplifications of a review.

  Is that car really unsafe to drive or use too much fuel?

  Does that washing machine really use too much energy or water?

  Did that retail store really provide Karen with the “Worse Experience Ever!”

  Is that food really bad for you personally?

  Some manufacturers are part of the industry compliance bodies and will game the system so that that their product gets 5 stars even if it is objectively terrible. Look at Diesel-gate. Look at the amount of Permeate in “milk”. Look at the amount of sugar in “fat-free” products. Look at the mind-altering chemicals in artificial sweeteners.

  Different people and different applications have different needs, expectations and dietary requirements. When making a decision about a purchase, consumers need to make their own informed choices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia explored as option in US congressional report⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not kowtowing to Trump is not the same as ending our relationship with the US.

  Albo can tell the walking dumpster fire to bugger off and trump would come out of worse than Australia.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two months into the social media ban, a teenager says it's 'useless'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Existing institutions are still controlling the narrative, just that people aren’t believing it.

  One good think about the GenBS bubble is that those people that aren’t complete drones improve their BS detectors.

  The problem are that there are still plenty of complete drones who still believe everything that is fed to them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two months into the social media ban, a teenager says it's 'useless'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It was never about protecting children. It was always about spying on citizens.

  And now the Albo is giving all our personal data to the Seppos, we are pretty much screwed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Telstra warns older iPhones may be unable to connect to Triple Zero [or any number, after recent update from Apple]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  iOS26 is just a shitshow in a dumpster fire.

  Apple needs to rollback all devices running iOS26 to iOS18 and admit that they screwed up.

  It (and MacOS Tahoe) are almost as bad as Windows 11, and that is a big statement.