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- Comment on E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h 5 days ago:
As a person who lives in the Netherlands where hills are not a problem and heat is not a problem, it’s hard for me to understand the need for more than ~250W. I mean, I use all 600W when I want to get somewhere super-fast or after a traffic light, but it’s a luxury and I’d survive just fine with 250W.
That being said, when it’s hot and/or there are hills… I think I understand you. I’d definitely prefer to see a person on a 500W bike than a person on a got-knows-how-much-W car. I wouldn’t consider you a risk even if you occupy the bike lane, if your support is capped to 25km/h.
And from a third perspective, I do see the temptation to limit wattage to avoid the problem of “fat bikes” (as is observed in the last years in the Netherlands), but not really sure it’s that relevant to AU at the moment. I think I’d support a higher Wattage cap overall, up to 500W and 200%-300% support all seem fine to me.
- Comment on Trump administration orders US embassy to collect data on migrant crime in Australia 1 week ago:
Mr. Trump voiced his opinion… We know what to do right? (The opposite.)
Actually the above is just my joking-not-so-joking feedback. What’s your take on that, Aussies? (I’m a European ATM.)
- Comment on Elon Musk’s Grok Goes Haywire, Boasts About Billionaire’s Pee-Drinking Skills and ‘Blowjob Prowess’ 1 week ago:
Why should we care about an AI tailored to that one person whom many consider a fascist?
Negative publicity is also publicity. Please let’s rather ignore this stupidity.
- Comment on Red Alert 2 in web browser 1 week ago:
There’s also OpenRA Romanov’s Vengeance, for people looking for this type of stuff. A WIP though, same as this project I think.
- Comment on A native of the Netherlands questions whether she will ever ride a bike again after getting hit by drivers twice since moving to Australia five years ago. 1 week ago:
I this she’s arguind for road awareness. She says:
- the road was not lit (happens in NL too by the way)
- the other cyclist was on the wrong side of the road
- the other cyclist had lights off (!)
Back home, my family never owned a car, so for the first 23 years of my life, the bike was everything: school, groceries, even carrying passengers or furniture. Children in the Netherlands must pass a cycling traffic exam at school
TL&DR; it’s not a car blame post. It’s a road awareness one
- Comment on What you need to know about why house prices aren't coming down 4 weeks ago:
Is it important for you that people who currently invest die, or that the seizing of properties doesn’t work anymore?
- Comment on The year of the bailout: Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter next in line for taxpayers’ cash 4 weeks ago:
That’s very odd… What percentage of the company now belongs to Australia?
- Comment on 'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner 5 weeks ago:
I think both 0 screen time and infinite screen time are bad extremes for kids. Infinite probably doesn’t need explaining, zero is also not very effective because you’re likely gonna alienate the kid and they’ll be playing at friend’s houses anyway.
Personally I think the best approach is to try be a guide for your kid, not a policement. Soon enough they’ll be on their own anyway, and the reasons will stick better than the rules.
- Comment on 'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, I didn’t think about it, but your comment makes sense to me. I don’t know what’s best really.
Like in a discussion here on Lemmy that was just a little while ago, I think phone usage during school hours would be a far healthier and effective alternative. I’ve seen how it works in practice in 2 different countries, one with mobile phones allowed and one disallowed. And the complete ban on phone usage during school hours really goes easy and works well (as I see implemented in Dutch schools at least - you just hand over your device in the morning until end of school).
- Comment on 'Nothing' done to address gaps created by teen social media ban, says children's commissioner 5 weeks ago:
I don’t currently live in Australia so I may be ill informed, but the arguments sound made-up to me.
Hollonds said she’s worried the ban will adversely affect children who already struggle to find connection and belonging at school, citing LGBTQIA+ children, those with mental health problems, neurodiverse children, children with disabilities and complex needs, and children who live in regional and rural areas.
Doesn’t that sound exactly like the “can somebody please think about the children” argument? I mean, how will social media help those with mental health problems? There’s a ton of studies that social media only makes it worse, and by far.
Or in other words, don’t have hopes that some magical “social media” is gonna help the children. Do it, yourself. Support minorities around you. Be more welcoming of other genders/preferences. Talk to other people. That kind of stuff…
- Comment on Greens and Australian Christian Lobby form ‘unholy alliance’ to shut down late-night pokies in NSW 5 weeks ago:
I guess that’s a good first step… towards making gambling undesired and unapproachable pverall, as much as possible.
(I’m assuming here that “simply” making it illegal overnight might not work and may only make it more attractive to some people. So the correct approach is to really make it less attractive.)
- Comment on Governments keep making our housing crisis worse – and they’ve just done it again 1 month ago:
What could also help I think, is to have a high tax for property that is not rented out. (Where nobody is registered.) If, as a landloard, you know you’d have to pay 5% of the total house cost every year you don’t have a tenant, you would be strongly incentivized to rent out.
- Comment on ‘Betrayed the trust of Australians’: ANZ bank pays record $240m fine for widespread misconduct 2 months ago:
Well the share price could’ve risen due to expectations of a worse judgement. The analysis has to be a dofferent one. Just profit/loss.
- Comment on Recently got approved for the block with this view. 2 months ago:
Success with tge house!
- Comment on New NAPLAN results demand better deal for public schools 2 months ago:
From what I understood, the data comes from here: www.nap.edu.au/naplan/results-and-reports And specifically the national data here: www.acara.edu.au/…/naplan-national-results
(The article didn’t reference its sources I think? My comment is to complement.)
- Comment on ‘A fundamental part of growing up’: Why Aussie kids can’t swim any more 2 months ago:
Oh I’ve misunderstood you at first, sorry. 🙈 I think I understand what you meant now.
- Comment on ‘A fundamental part of growing up’: Why Aussie kids can’t swim any more 2 months ago:
@Zagorath, I don’t fully understand this, could you explain? If you think that the article has a poor base, why are you posting the article to Australia@aussie.zone?
- Comment on One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds 3 months ago:
Thanks for the response!
- Comment on One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds 3 months ago:
Thanks for the response!
- Comment on One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds 3 months ago:
Does that sound legit? 😮 (I currently live in Europe, considering to move to AU. I’d rather have a realistic overview, with ups and downs presented fairly, so I’m curious.)
- Comment on Why Western hegemony is over 3 months ago:
I’m personally new to reddit. Do you have any recommendations on what to do with posts that you think waste your time or provide disinformation? Unsubscribe from the author? (But that would not be scalable if communities and new people join.) Unsubscribe from groups [that don’t have moderation policies you align with]? But then I’d be pushing towards gated communities or something like that…
Any recommendations?
- Comment on Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways – when they’re driving us away from net zero? 3 months ago:
It’s notable that the article focuses heavily on the eco impact. However, that’s only half of the story. The other half is how enjoyable cities can be when public transport complements cars and bicycles. Being on the street becomes actually nice. Your kids can bike to school themselves and not die on the first intersection. That sort of stuff. It’s absolutely amazing to live in countries/cities that mastered this