tombruzzo

@tombruzzo@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australian families switching to cycling as car-running costs rise - ABC News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It sucks people feel the need to ride their bike out of necessity. But riding is the best way to get around when the infrastructure is there.

  Riding feels so good when you’re on a nice path with a flat run. You get the same connection with the world around you as walking, but you move faster without the hassle of traffic

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Old theme ABC news link⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Could they at least give it a dark mode with all that empty space?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Booktopia to begin trading again after sale to online store digiDirect⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kids books would be a big part of the market too. You need to have the physical books out on displayso kids can look at them and grab them.

  I’d try go independent either book stores or toy shops first but Booktopia would be the next place to look after that for kids books

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Booktopia to begin trading again after sale to online store digiDirect⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve bought from digiDirect before and it seems like they’re doing the right thing by Booktopia’s old employees.

  I’ll keep buying from them if they make it possible to browse the website with some privacy extensions running

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Young Australians falling down a 'rabbit hole of hate', ASIO boss warns⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you, all fixed now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Young Australians falling down a 'rabbit hole of hate', ASIO boss warns⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Violence of the state: OK Economic violence of corporations: OK Violence of extremist groups whose interest aligns with capital: OK Minority groups looking to defend themselves and enact change: hold on there, buddy, you just might be doing a terrorism

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bruce Lehrmann to stand trial on rape charges⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This motherfucker…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fake job ads waste applicants' time and harm their wellbeing. So why are companies posting them?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been through this as well. I went through a stage where I could have multiple job interviews in a week, sometimes on the same day.

  I could tell it was the end of the month because recruiters would start calling, and even in the middle of the month after job ads had been up for two weeks.

  Then when you do progress a step employers want you to jump through more hoops than ever now. And they’re surprised when you push back because you either still have work or other things going on. I’m not going to give a business free labour on the off chance they hire me, I’ll do your exercises for you when I’m getting paid.

  And all the platforms you need to sign up for. I use a password manager and some software shares the same URL, but accounts are separate. You either use a bunch of different passwords and can never tell which is which, or compromise yourself by using the same one over and over.

  I know the applicant tracking platforms by look now, and I can tell which I can apply through easily and which will have problems with the way my resume is formatted. Some of the worst software I’ve ever used, the industry as a whole.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scam Awareness Thread⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s a handy PDF: www.accc.gov.au/…/the-little-black-book-of-scams

  Two tips I can think of are:

  • financial institutions never include links in emails. They ask you to search for their website and login there
  • Push back against any time pressure callers make. The police are never on their way during a call with the ATO. Stay calm and say you’ll call them back. That’s the last thing scammers want because you’ll call the real ATO and the problem won’t exist.

  I’ve been thinking of something for more scam conscious people as well; you’d never say a lock can’t be broken or some software can’t be hacked, we should take the same approach and think we could be scammed at any time ourselves. It’s not that we’re immune to scams, it’s that we haven’t encountered one good enough to fool us yet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yes, Australia’s big supermarkets have been price gouging. But fixing the problem won’t be easy⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw the thoughtslime video on loblaws and they did one earlier on the telecom situation in Canada. It should be a warning on how bad things can get herr

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are Australia's unemployment payments so inadequate? Experts say they have been deteriorating for decades⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Love this line:

  “For some reason, it released the report on the Friday between Anzac Day and the weekend, so it didn’t get much media coverage.”

  Can’t be seen helping poor people. Can’t admit you’re not helping them either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'I don't think it's that hard': The former cop who says he knows how to save more domestic violence victims⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good to see a cop advocating for extra funding to community and mental health services.

  Let’s hope its taken on board and the politicians do more to boost quality of life for people as well. It might help with more than just domestic violence

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How many of you 9-5s have been given work from home forever ?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Where I work went Work From Anywhere during Covid. I joined after the decision was made. They recently acquired a place in New Zealand and went about shutting down the head office to do the same over there.

  They say there are no plans to get people back into an office but I wonder about that. There have been questionable business decisions up top that have affected my team and others, so I wonder if they’ll start getting people back in for the sake of ‘productivity’

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Victoria’s Robinsons Bookshop apologises after owner’s call for more ‘white kids’ on book covers⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like I’m not shopping there anymore.

  This is extra funny considering I bought Piketty’s Time For Socialism from a Robinson’s.