ozeng
@ozeng@aus.social
Persuading glorified sand to do stuff and bouncing RF off the sky
- Comment on Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here's where the smoke is worst 5 days 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 1 week 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 1 week ago:
- Comment on Be aware that buying electrical items from Ali Express might not be too clever. 1 month 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 3 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 3 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.