Ilandar

@Ilandar@lemmy.today

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is telling the truth?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Your question is irrelevant.

  Dodging it again, I see.

  They weren’t organised by neo-nazi.

  This has already been debunked multiple times in this thread (or the others). Repeating your lie won’t make it true.

  You guys need to stop pretending it does, all you’re doing is trying to convince yourself and again - turning everyday people against you.

  Only one person is “against us” here. Learn to take an L champ.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨@jack_toohey on why the housing crisis is not caused by migration⁩ ⁨⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely, although my understanding is that even places like student accommodation and aged care homes contribute to that figure.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Record payout for victims of 'illegal and immoral' Australian welfare scheme⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  In total, the redress scheme amounts to about $2.4bn. This includes $1.76bn in debts that were wiped and and money given back to victims who paid false debts.

  Thursday’s announcement of an extra $475m in compensation is in addition to the $112m awarded in 2020, meaning a total of $587m.

  Sounds like most of the money was illegal unpaid debt, so to call it taxpayer’s money is not really accurate. No one else should have had a claim to that money in the first place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨@jack_toohey on why the housing crisis is not caused by migration⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  How many of these dwellings are available to rent long-term? The ABS definition is very broad:

  A dwelling is a structure which is intended to have people live in it, that is it was established for short-stay or long-stay accommodation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who is telling the truth?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  They never said you can’t have an opinion or attend a march, that’s a strawman on your part. You’ve been telling everyone that you know best about who organised, spoke at and attended the march, yet you are suddenly unwilling or unable answer a pretty simple and direct question about who was there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, I strongly agree. It has an “othering” effect which is often the gateway to hatred.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Many of the people in attendance probably didn’t feel they had a better recourse for expressing their views publicly: this was their most viable opportunity to be seen on the streets, and they did so with an understanding that there were bound to be some views expressed that they don’t fully condone, and that, for all its flaws, and occasional friendless mean-spirited souls who had brought offensive placards, they were there on balance, partner at their side, even pushing a pram, to make their voice heard about an issue that matters to them.

  There is no “on balance” with racism. If you know the protest is being organised by racists, will be attended by racists and will have racist speakers, you don’t get to turn up and say “but I’m not a racist I’m here for some other reason”. And you can’t tell me these people went in completely blind, the problems with this protest were all over mainstream and social media beforehand. What kind of person sees/hears about racist red flags and decides to attend anyway? We have a word for them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure I’d call those methods easy. They are all way more time consuming and annoying than Android is currently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re in the EU there is now at least one alternative app store. iOS hasn’t opened up anywhere else in the world AFAIK, so it’s still a pain for everyone else. You used to be able to use the AltStore without jailbreaking iOS (maybe you still can), but the process was annoying and didn’t feel particularly secure as you had to provide your Apple account details.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think people are doing it because the new phones have better specs. It’s more a social status flex or because tech consumerism (buying new toys) is a default hobby now for many.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Relative to what? Better for the planet than what? I’m not really sure what your point is here, you seem to be implying that a secondhand market for Android phones doesn’t exist (note: it does, and Android phones are still much better value secondhand because they lose value so quickly relative to iPhones).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I find it very strange how many people in the comments here think the solution is to buy an iPhone. Maybe you are all just rich and can afford to spend $1000+ based on vibes, but considering the Android market still has a massive value advantage I’m not really sure what the point of switching is. This all feels very similar to how some Westerners decided Chinese tech and even the Chinese government were suddenly problem-free just because Americans elected Trump for a second time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In all fairness to smart watches, mine is what turned me on to regularly checking the UV index.

  Can’t you just do that on your phone? Surely if the UV is high, you just plan accordingly for the day? Sunscreen, wide brim hat, stick to the shade where possible, etc. I can’t imagine what benefit constantly checking the UV on your watch gives you. Even if it did happen to fluctuate for some reason, you would be wasting so much time constantly ducking in and out depending on what your watch says at any given moment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sideloading being so easy on iphones

  Is it easy? Apple has only made that change in the EU AFAIK, it’s still a closed system all around the world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just saying Apple doesn’t make anything close to a cheap stripped down $200 model.

  Yes, I think that’s exactly the point people are trying to make to you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I just can’t wrap my head around sinking that much into a phone when you replace it every year

  Usually the people who replace their flagship phone every 1 - 2 years aren’t paying full price for it, or at least not upfront. They are receiving trade-in and pre-order discounts, or spreading the cost out over a 12 - 24 month period through a plan with their telco.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis Rossmann⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Surely cost relative to income is more relevant than cost relative to the rest of the market? Something doesn’t magically become cheap just because everything else is ridiculously expensive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anti-immigration rallies held across Australia as clashes break out in Adelaide and Melbourne⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Only very small numbers of those, the overwhelming majority of the figure was racists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Neo-Nazis and politicians among protesters at anti-immigration March for Australia rallies⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Many claimed they were not racist but my husband got called a f-ing Jew multiple times???

  Even stranger is that the entire “mArCh fOr aUsTraLiA” thing was in direct response to the pro-Palestinian rallies. You’d think part of that would be showing “support” for Jewish communities in Australia, but no - they hate Jews as well. Definitely not racist, though!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Women go from homeless to 'tiny home' owners with a once-in-a-lifetime deal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I do know there is a lot of correlation between gender and circumstance, but I think it’s either lazy to use gender as a proxy or they really are bigoted.

  What even is this opinion? You admit there is sense in what they’re doing, then double down and call them lazy/bigoted anyway. There are so, so many examples out there of charities and organisations taking a small target approach to solving the world’s problems. None of this is lazy or bigoted, it is about giving your time to an area you are passionate about and have the resources to address.

  Parents of a child who passed away due to a rare illness are not lazy or bigoted for starting a charity that only seeks to target that specific illness. Women who start an initiative to help other women in financial difficulty secure safe housing are not lazy or bigoted for not helping men too. All of these people are using their limited time on this planet to try to make a positive difference in whatever way they can, often at their own personal expense. What have you done?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Women go from homeless to 'tiny home' owners with a once-in-a-lifetime deal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not bigotry. They limited the scope to focus on the group they most wanted to help:

  “We know there’s a housing crisis in Australia,” says Susan. “But the hidden sector are women. Women with children, women who’ve experienced family violence, women who’ve taken long periods out of the workforce, perhaps have had a marital separation.”

  It was organised by two ordinary people who used their family inheritance to fund it. It should be obvious to anyone with a brain that such a small scale operation isn’t going be able to help everyone in Australia. If you’re so offended, maybe you can start something yourself instead of moaning about “muh men’s rights” on social media.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This day of protests has given me optimism for the upcoming counter-protests against the cryptofascist "March for Australia" this weekend⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course. No reason to correct obvious hyperbole, though. We all know it’s far from reality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This day of protests has given me optimism for the upcoming counter-protests against the cryptofascist "March for Australia" this weekend⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  9 out of the 10 would be interested in this post. You’re really the only person here that consistently tries to derail or push back against any kind of pro-Palestinian discussion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Road safety data shows pedestrian deaths have increased by almost 50 per cent since 2021⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bloody cyclists at it again!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Have men really stopped reading? We take a deeper dive into the data⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not just an Australian instance, this is an Australian community lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Have men really stopped reading? We take a deeper dive into the data⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The main thing is the little black lines – the “confidence interval” – a statistical measure of uncertainty that can be used when showing the average value of data from a survey (or other type of research).

  And what this means, which I have confirmed with the ABS, is that the reading rates are statistically the same for males and females within all generations with the exception of gen X.

  Is this correct? I haven’t studied statistics since high school so I am completely clueless, but it doesn’t make sense based on my rudimentary understanding of what a confidence interval is supposed to do. The confidence intervals overlap, but they are not identical. Doesn’t that mean that reading rates could be statistically the same, but not that they are statistically the same?

  Anyway, I also found it interesting that men read more magazines than women now too, considering it was historically the other way around and that many men actually believed its existence as a societal norm was an example of their superior rational minds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways – when they’re driving us away from net zero?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Last time I checked nobody in the office abused someone for riding or catching public transport to work.

  It is common knowledge that many Australian motorists are overtly and irrationally hostile towards cyclists. So much so, that there is a running satirical joke in dashcam communities where people jokingly blame cyclists for accidents that didn’t even involve one. Anyone who rides regularly, or knows people who ride regularly, is aware of this hostility.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Legendary film critic David Stratton dies peacefully aged 85⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It sort of feels like he’s died a second time to me, the first coming when he retired fully (he was still doing some regular review stuff even after leaving the ABC). He was not really a reviewer for the casual cinemagoer, he was a reviewer for people who loved film like he did. Even if you didn’t agree with his opinions, you could always understand and respect the level of thought he put into his analysis of a film (though he did have some funny quirks, my favourite being his hatred for “shaky cam”). I was fortunate to meet him and Margaret Pomeranz at The Mercury cinema in Adelaide when they did a Q&A after a screening of something. Seeing them in person surrounded by all these other film lovers in a small, independent cinema sort of reaffirmed to me how much I loved the art. I have a couple of his books, ‘Australia at the Movies’ which was published last year is really good and I’d strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to watch more Australian feature films or just read his opinions on basically every single one released in the last 30 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia to recognise Palestinians' right 'to a state of their own', PM says⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Perhaps I should redefine what I mean by “relevant” then, because it’s obviously the case that Australians have far less control over the situation in Gaza than they do over the rights of people suffering under their own democratically elected government. Whilst pushing our politicians to recognise Palestinian statehood or end the shipment of military equipment to Israel is not a complete waste of time and is certainly a good thing to do, the reality is that it will not even go close to solving that problem or ending the pain for Palestinian people. Australia can only offer moderate influence here, it cannot actively change anything by itself. Domestically, we have all the power and can absolutely make meaningful change so what’s the excuse? We don’t stand up for these other things, that’s the point, so to frame this as a hypocritical position misses the point entirely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia to recognise Palestinians' right 'to a state of their own', PM says⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Its a shame that i feel that Australians aren’t willing to accept costs like those for what i still believe are broadly held convictions about how we want to live in the world.

  Well I guess that depends a bit on the context, because in this case certainly it seems like most Australians are now quite united in their opinion and its really the politicians who have been dragging their feet. But more broadly I agree, it has been somewhat frustrating to see how willing Australians are to educate themselves on the situation in Gaza and advocate on behalf of Palestinians whilst issues that are actually relevant to the Australian context, like the rights of Indigenous people or asylum seekers, remain areas of widespread ignorance and disinterest. I suppose one of the key differences is that pro-Palestinian advocacy really costs Australians nothing, so for most the opportunity to take a selfish position doesn’t exist. It’s free moral high ground with zero trade-offs.