Geobloke

@Geobloke@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Benjamin Netanyahu says Anthony Albanese 'betrayed' Israel⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oi Bibi, I saw ya mum at the skimpys

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Well yeah, but most of my driving is around the suburbs or the small country roads near my house, no complaints I guess, but i wouldn’t be paying my fair share of road use.

  Plus to cover the full road network seems like a huge expense. I mean you could fund it using a carbon tax, but I feel like paying for tollboths is not good bang for buck in carbon abatement

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Good point, I hadn’t thought of a car rego declaration. Servicing seems like not the best idea as it would make life harder for poor people, who might stretch out servicing and would probably do it more if there was an additional cost at that point.

  I’m scared that continually tracking your car will be the default option though. Best argument against it is to argue that it would put victims of domestic violence at further risk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My biggest problem with that is the distance; either the licencing authority has access to our cars position or we self report it. Neither are great options in my opinion

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you calculate the road toll?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Fuel excise makes sense, the more fuel you use the more you’ve probably driven, the more damage you’ve contributed to the road. How to make it fair for EV users with out invading individual privacy is harder. Like what should a commuter pay compared to a courier who would do far more kms and relies on the road for the business?

  It’s going to be unpopular, but as a car lover, I’m happy to pay a carbon tax to keep driving gas guzzlers and have that reinvested into carbon neutrality, whether that’s EV subsidies or something else work a better carbon return

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Incident⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Some parents don’t have time. You knock off work, pick the kids up, and get home and prepare dinner so they can get to bed at a decent time. If you have older kids who need to get to other places, then there’s another constrain. If you need to get to the shops or bank or something you have to cut some tasks out to meet your priorities.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to choose their own voters. In many countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Should probably reach it in a Texan accent

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to choose their own voters. In many countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the USA, politicians chose the voters!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They didn’t respond to religious nutjobs, maybe read the article

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"We approached payment processors because Steam did not respond" - Australian pressure group Collective Shout claims responsibility for Steam and Itch.io NSFW game removal⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Clearly you didn’t read the article

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where are all the successful "red cities"?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Singapore patting it’s back

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because I’ve been doing it for decades and hot away with it. But I can actually drive well, so results may vary

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why wouldn’t you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s pretty much what they said, speedos over read. If your speedo is indicating slightly too fast, you’re probably sitting at the actual speed limit

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I lick it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ask RFK Jr

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Indigenous Australians lose landmark climate court case against government⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Would rather not be lectured on Australian culture by a Russian. The difference is subtle but important in Australian culture

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Scientists make game-changing breakthrough that could slash costs of solar panels: 'Has the potential to contribute to the energy transition'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Real men burn shit /s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would remain for a future species if humans were to vanish tomorrow?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, no. Arabian oil is only a few million years old and peat, a precursor to coal, is still being formed. I could imagine new oil being formed in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Indonesian archipelago

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's the thing from the thing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They didn’t forget, they took notes