Tenderizer
@Tenderizer@aussie.zone
- Comment on Australia: In China's dangerous interceptions, see the breakdown of peaceful world order 2 weeks ago:
Reminder that ASPI gets money from the US government and US weapons companies.
They say they’re independent, but regardless I doubt a think tank that believes in peace would receive such funding.
- Comment on New BoM website has rolled out 2 weeks ago:
(inb4 irrelevant anecdote about yourself)
- Comment on Health funding is one of our trickiest issues – here’s a politically sweet fix 2 weeks ago:
It’s not that simple. The gas companies are powerful.
- Comment on Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’ 3 weeks 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’ 3 weeks 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’ 3 weeks 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 4 weeks 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? 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Yes, but they don’t have an excuse.
- Comment on Together: Australian film altered in China to make gay couple straight 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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? 1 month ago:
They’re all the people who write all the country’s news headlines basically. And that’s what they take money to do.