ozeng

@ozeng@aus.social

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  @psud ok so you don’t know for a fact they’re using a modern high-efficiency wood heater like you said earlier… hence my hyperbole comment.

  There are absolutely people who should not be operating wood stoves, but there are also a lot of people who should not get behind the wheel of a car. Banning something unfairly punishes those who use the thing responsibly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  @zero_gravitas poorly operated wood heaters surely provide the lion’s share of pollution. I’d like to see some data on emissions from a well controlled evening burn vs a poorly-managed smouldering mess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  @psud @Tau so you live in a valley with exactly 1 modern wood heater do you? Hyperbole much..

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be aware that buying electrical items from Ali Express might not be too clever.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  @DiaDeLosMuertos I bought the cheapest thing on the market from someone who’s not contractually obliged to look after me, and bad things happened!

  Colour me surprised..

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NSW National Parks seeking feedback on proposed changes re. camping fees and bookings⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  @Tau fair comment, the correlation between facilities and demand is glossed over (by them, and me). I’m making the assumption that remote campgrounds cannot possibly be highly serviced.

  I doubt it’s a perfect solution but IMO it’s an improvement. That makes it worthy of adopting. Monitor, and iterate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NSW National Parks seeking feedback on proposed changes re. camping fees and bookings⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  @Tau the higher tiers are a double-edged sword. Closer to cities where demand is higher, the campsites are more desirable and therefore the ghost booking issue is worse. A higher fee discourages that. On the downside, you pay more for convenience of not having to drive far.

  I think they’ve struck a good balance overall. You can’t fix ghost bookings unless you have a financial disincentive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need faster speed limits in Australia - and I'm not saying that because I'm a hoon | Opinion - Car News⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  @Tau Aussie drivers are too badly behaved and too poorly skilled to support raising speed limits.

  As much as I agree that cars are better and roads are better, the nut behind the wheel is the limiting factor.