incogtino

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We need faster speed limits in Australia - and I'm not saying that because I'm a hoon | Opinion - Car News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is standard motoring journo clickbait.

  There is not a hope in hell that speed limits will be increased and the entire premise that ‘speed doesn’t kill’ is not supported by the science.

  The National Road Safety Partnership Program’s number one recommendation is that speed limits should be lowered.

  The West Australian Centre for Road Safety Research says “A vehicle’s speed has a major influence on the risk and severity of road crashes and crash related injuries”.

  The claim that vehicles are newer and safer because they have new technologies is also pretty shaky:

  • Blind spot warning became mandatory in 2023
  • Lane assist became mandatory in 2024
  • Adaptive cruise control is not mandatory

  41% of vehicles registered in NSW are more than 11 years old

  Year	Number
  To 2005	1,242,766
  2006 - 2010	1,208,845
  2011 - 2015	1,628,588
  2016 - 2021	1,812,007
  Total	5,892,206

  Source: Table 9 of the 2021 Motor Vehicle Census which is the most recent release

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL: Deer are popping off down here⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I always wondered whether it was worth catching them for meat, but apparently they just get trapped and shot

  …com.au/new-tool-to-tackle-wild-deer-population-i…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Haha SO TRUE!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Needs an extra panel for LMFAO where the last panel shows a slight exhalation through the nose

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Australia took its interest rate medicine – and it has poisoned our living standards | Greg Jericho⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Inflation hits the most vulnerable the hardest. Their incomes and savings are eroded directly by inflation

  Those who already own houses or are mainly invested in stocks are able to weather inflation long term (while being affected short term by higher interest interest rates on debt)

  If inflation is still high, and unemployment not rising, in who’s interest would we lower rates?

  Is it such a bad thing for home borrowers (which is who we’re really talking about) to have less disposable income while preserving the purchasing power of those who at best would like to buy, or at worst are already living paycheck to paycheck on minimum wage?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Haha SO TRUE!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As expected

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The country is done for⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I cringe if I hear someone use a hard Z

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Scientist Says Humans Will Reach the Singularity Within 21 Years⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  aBundleOfFerrets Says Humans Will Reach the Singularity Within 3 Years

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Basic Security for your Website | Loudwhisper⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks, I was more worried that there was something completely wrong security-wise with that approach!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Basic Security for your Website | Loudwhisper⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Genuine question from someone with a single page static site - why is Cloudflare a useless suggestion?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clean your physical connectors!⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It tells you right there in the log: “DRDY”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨400,000 species⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s because the Beatles broke up in 1970, so anyone who remembers them from their active years is well over 60, which would be really stretching the definition of middle-aged

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I find Simpsons Hit and Run isn’t getting any younger

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Podverse - Podcast Player⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  f-droid.org/packages/com.podverse.fdroid/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cost of negative gearing and other rental deductions soaring, Australian Treasury data reveals⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Negative gearing costs Australia about $27bn a year

  There are about 27 million Australians

  Every Australian that doesn’t own an investment property is giving $1000 a year to landlords

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bibby Stockholm: Calls for migrants to be removed after death⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  With the same amount of space the headline could be much clearer:

  “Bibby Stockholm: Death spurs calls for migrants to be removed”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stolen remains of Aboriginal people and Tasmanian tigers traced to grave-robbing Victorian naturalist⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  In the present day, a ‘Victorian’ would be a person from the Neighbouring state of Victoria. In the article, Victorian refers to the time period

  The naturalist resided in Hobart, and would therefore be a Victorian Tasmanian naturalist

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a vehicle were traveling through space at/near the speed of light, then what would happen if it turned its headlights on?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It would slow down a little

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A question about passwords | characters used in them⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Bitwarden F-Droid repo

  mobileapp.bitwarden.com/fdroid/