butters
@butters@aussie.zone
- Comment on New BoM website has rolled out 6 days ago:
I agree with WhatAmLenny. It might use the same data source but the way information is presented is a lot more usable. Case in point - when it’s going to rain, it gives you a pretty accurate “rain is going to start in x minutes” and a graph of how heavy it will be.
It’s not just about the raw data but how people consume it.
- Comment on Tawny frogmouths take patience to appreciate. They will reward you with insights into their remarkable lives | Stephanie Convery 3 weeks ago:
Team Bush Stone Curlew!
- Comment on Can you house-sit instead of renting? Australians turn to pet-minding to escape the housing crisis 2 months ago:
Can you go camping in your local park instead of renting? Landlords hate this one trick!
- Comment on Sorry, America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you 2 months ago:
There’s a good explainer article here: theguardian.com/…/us-pharma-trump-australia-pbs-e…
It all came up in the tariff negotiations - the PBS in Australia means US drug companies don’t make enough money and/or US citizens are paying more for drugs than Australians.
Big pharma in the US claims Australians aren’t paying enough for medicines, considering the billions they pour into research and development, and there are too many delays in getting drug approvals.
PhRMA has asked the Trump administration to put Australia on a “watch list” and wants it to push for change, saying Australia has set the bar too high on cost effectiveness. Australia’s price reductions and “restrictive subsidy caps” meant prices were too low to support investment in innovation, it claims. There are also too many delays in approval processes, it says, adding that the PBS continues to list generic products without the patent owner’s consent.
- Comment on Watching this YouTube video will plant a forest - Beau Miles 3 months ago:
Best of luck to him! Hope this goes far and wide.
- Comment on Australia’s bowel cancer rates are world’s highest for under-50s. Scientists wonder if the gut microbiome is to blame 4 months ago:
Was just thinking… you know how like some ludicrous % of insect species have died out, maybe it’s bacteria as well. So maybe our gut biomes are deficient in strains that used to be abundant. 🧐
- Comment on Australia’s bowel cancer rates are world’s highest for under-50s. Scientists wonder if the gut microbiome is to blame 4 months ago:
Yeah ham when I grew up was the processed stuff formed into logs. Devon? Lovely on a sandwich with tomato sauce but I have no idea what was in it!
- Comment on From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub? 6 months ago:
Even if wages rise, we’re still leaving everyone on Jobseeker or DSP behind.