Tenderizer
@Tenderizer@aussie.zone
- Comment on Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’ 6 days ago:
And it’s working far better than the social media ban ever could.
It doesn’t solve the issue entirely, but rather than get it over the line all the things the e-Karen is doing will take us in the opposite direction.
- Comment on Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’ 6 days ago:
You don’t need to provide your ID documents, but you do need to provide your identity. I was being hyperbolic but technically what I said was still correct. I’ve already installed Freetube just in case my account gets deleted.
- Comment on Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’ 1 week ago:
Do this, instead of banning YouTube subscriptions and forcing me to rely on the algorithmic feed (I’m over 18, just don’t want to give google my ID).
Do this, instead of making Steam delete my library of thousands of dollars of games (allegedly).
Do this, instead of banning accounts on a bunch of social media apps but NOT TELLING US WHICH APPS WILL BE BANNED.
In short, it’s only tangentially related but I wanted to vent about the e-karen.
- Comment on University wrongly accuses students of using artificial intelligence to cheat 1 week ago:
Remind everyone you can that AI detectors don’t work. It does a lot of harm that people think they do, but they fundamentally can’t work because of Goodhart’s Law.
- Comment on Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride? 2 weeks ago:
Chlorine is to disinfect the water, fluoride is to prevent tooth decay. Fluoridated toothpaste is widely available, and it’s recently been found that relatively low levels of fluoride in the water have an adverse effect on IQ.
To be clear and so there are no misunderstandings here, I am aggressively pro-vax. I also strongly support a sugar tax.
- Comment on Mapping Australia by the Nearest City with a Population of 100,000 or More 2 weeks ago:
Lets make these all the new states. Abolish the 6 (and 2 territories) we have and replace them with these.
- Comment on [Satire] New ‘This is Australia, Dickhead’ option added to tip screen 2 weeks ago:
Which is why they don’t give you that button.
- Comment on Australia offers Europe, Japan, other allies to sell stakes in its Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve to counter China's control over supply chains 2 weeks ago:
Chinese rare earth minerals are super cheap. Nobody would buy them if we charge more unless China cuts off supply, and that’s a military anxiety rather than anything the market sees opportunity in.
- Comment on Australia offers Europe, Japan, other allies to sell stakes in its Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve to counter China's control over supply chains 2 weeks ago:
We’d need to mine the rare earth metals at a loss. Nobody’s getting anything back from mining them.
- Comment on Australia offers Europe, Japan, other allies to sell stakes in its Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve to counter China's control over supply chains 2 weeks ago:
We’d need to mine the rare earth metals at a loss. Nobody’s getting rich off them.
- Comment on Australia offers Europe, Japan, other allies to sell stakes in its Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve to counter China's control over supply chains 2 weeks ago:
Rare earth metals aren’t profitable. If the world wants ours, they should become shareholders.
- Comment on The majority of Queensland councils are washing their hands of fluoridation under the watch of both sides of politics 3 weeks ago:
jamanetwork.com/journals/…/2828425
It says fluoride levels of 2-4mg/L is correlated in a reduction of IQ. But technically the WHO has long since recommended a maximum of 1.5mg/L due to a risk of fluorosis which is a comparatively minor concern, though it’s hard to find information about what levels are considered safe beyond “recommendations”.
- Comment on The majority of Queensland councils are washing their hands of fluoridation under the watch of both sides of politics 3 weeks ago:
Specifically recent research showed that the safe levels of fluoride are lower than we thought. I don’t remember the exact research, and I phrased it poorly because I didn’t remember it. I’ll edit it accordingly.
Regarding whether dietary and toothpaste fluoride is sufficient, I’ll defer to you on that.
- Comment on The majority of Queensland councils are washing their hands of fluoridation under the watch of both sides of politics 3 weeks ago:
Too much fluoride has recently been shown to be dangerous, and fluoride can be gotten via diet or toothpaste. I personally think water should contain only the absolute bare minimum fluoride, and even without fluoride in water there are other options.
- Comment on Together: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight 3 weeks ago:
Yes, but they don’t have an excuse.
- Comment on Together: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight 3 weeks ago:
They seem to be under the misguided impression that this will resolve the birth rate crisis. The smut example may have an effect if it were part of a broader crackdown on porn, but targeting homosexuality won’t resolve anything and just make people miserable.
- Comment on ‘We would reverse it’: Ley writes back to Republicans over recognition of Palestine 3 weeks ago:
It’s attempted conspiracy to commit treason at this stage, which is pathetic and embarrassing but still evil. And as Norah said they may learn who Ley is after this, though that’s predicated on Trump being able to read.
- Comment on ‘We would reverse it’: Ley writes back to Republicans over recognition of Palestine 3 weeks ago:
With Coalition support. The CIA and LNP can do a lot together.
- Comment on ‘We would reverse it’: Ley writes back to Republicans over recognition of Palestine 3 weeks ago:
This is straight up treasonous. Writing directly to Trump (instead of speaking to the Australian public) to say she would reverse it is a not-so-subtle plea to get America to coup Albanese like Rudd and Whitlam.
I didn’t realize she was this evil. This is why we can’t have nice things.
- Comment on Australia formally recognises state of Palestine 3 weeks ago:
Ballsy, especially after Republican threats. Here’s hoping their idea of retaliation is cancelling AUKUS.
- Comment on SBS resists calls to join EU boycott of Eurovision 2026 if Israel allowed to compete | SBS | The Guardian 4 weeks ago:
Look, I’m deeply sympathetic to the idea of our political leaders being pragmatic so they can hold on to power and not be replaced by someone worse, when the cost would be being kicked out of Eurovision then obviously they should go all in.
- Comment on ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct 4 weeks ago:
They’re the only bank in my town that isn’t for-profit. I just need the initiative.
Come to think of it I don’t actually care about my issue with Visa and Mastercard very much. I should just ignore it and go with the better bank.
- Comment on ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct 4 weeks ago:
I should really change to Bank Australia at some point, but I can’t be bothered unless Visa cracks and allows LGBT content again (currently on Mastercard).
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 5 weeks ago:
No idea. But you should learn how to use Linux anyway, it’s great.
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 5 weeks ago:
This is REALLY bad. It’ll require your age be verified by your ISP, operating system, email, search engine, and the site you visit. Fines of up to $49.5 million if violated.
If this is real, it is straight-up totalitarian.
- Comment on Australians soon facing age checks when viewing adult websites 5 weeks ago:
Operating systems are on the list. You’re gonna have to go fully offline.
- Comment on Some of Australia’s most influential thinktanks refuse to reveal their biggest donors. Should they? 5 weeks ago:
They’re all the people who write all the country’s news headlines basically. And that’s what they take money to do.
- Comment on Australia to spend $1.1 billion on Anduril undersea drone fleet 5 weeks ago:
Not just whether they’re worth the cost. Not just whether they’ll have any tactical value in 25y time.
But will we even ever get them.
- Comment on In Australia, racist violence is nothing new. But emboldened neo-Nazis form a frightening new spectre 5 weeks ago:
Did you not read what he wrote. I’ll give you a chart to make things easy for you.
- Comment on Australia is about to get a centre for disease control. How will it tackle public health challenges? 5 weeks ago:
Remember to buy some extra toilet paper. We’re gonna need it soon.
