Echinoderm
@Echinoderm@aussie.zone
- Comment on Tiny pp 1 week ago:
Ah yes, nature’s ghillie suit.
- Comment on Get good. 3 weeks ago:
It really depends on the kid and the complexity of the message. Young kids are still learning the intricacies of the language and building a vocabulary. Not talking down to them helps build those skills up. But at the end of the day, if the message is not getting across, it’s the fault of the communicator.
Plus it’s an annoying flex to say “see how amazing my kid is? It’s all because of me!” Some kids just pick up language easier, some kids sleep all the way through the night earlier, some kids toilet train easier, etc. Usually it’s better for parents to quietly take the little victory rather than treat it as a reflection of their amazing parenting skills.
- Comment on Quick Chat 3 months ago:
“Thank you, but we follow Martian facts here, we aren’t interested in your Venusian ways.”
- Comment on Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82 3 months ago:
I vote the 7 August should hereafter be declared “Succulent Chinese Meal Day” in tribute.
- Comment on Bananas 3 months ago:
The bananas won’t be fooled, because everyone knows that bananas are straight until they get picked and the banana bender puts the bend in them.
- Comment on Have rock 4 months ago:
Including humans. I’m not going near the person launching pinecones at my head from their yard.
- Comment on Older patient gamers: what is your preferred gaming platform? 6 months ago:
Why so often? I just updated my almost 10 year old PC that had one gpu upgrade in its life, and was still happily playing the 10 year old games I wanted to play.
Then I got the new PC with decent specs and decided to push its limits with some Stardew Valley.
- Comment on Why didn't anyone warn me!? 10 months ago:
Have you also been forgetting to covert votes to metric before you send them?
For reference: 1 upvote = 2.2 nah yeahs 1 downvote = 2.2 yeah nahs
- Comment on The logic is absolutely without flaw 11 months ago:
It charges up during the day like one of those glow in the dark stickers, obviously.
- Comment on Star Wars: The Old Republic getting Australian servers 11 months ago:
They had Australian servers about 10 years ago. I quit when they closed them down, forcing people to transfer their characters to servers with that where considerably more laggy.
- Comment on Decision to allow wider truck bodies paves way for electrification of big rigs in Australia 1 year ago:
I think it’s far more likely that any lobbying to stymie rail expansion is coming from toll road operators like Transurban.
- Comment on Decision to allow wider truck bodies paves way for electrification of big rigs in Australia 1 year ago:
I don’t know about that. When I used to ride a bike to work near a busy truck route, I felt like the truck drivers were the most courteous and conscious of keeping a safe distance. Normal car drivers were a mixed bag: usually not a problem, but not reliable enough to trust. But bus drivers… it felt like bus drivers were actively pissed off by the existence of cyclists.
- Comment on Daniel Andrews resigns as premier of Victoria 1 year ago:
Time for him to get on the beers.
- Comment on Any Excel users know of a formula to generate a list of dN numbers? 1 year ago:
This is basically what I do as well.
One thing I find useful is to list your party’s Perception modifiers, use the formula above for a random d20 result for each PC, then add them together (for example, =B2+C2). Then when they walk into a room, hit F9 for an instant whole-party secret Perception roll.
- Comment on Melbourne driver Alisha Fagan, who killed grandfather then blamed crash on 'African men', jailed 1 year ago:
On June 9, 2022, Fagan had been drinking when she drove erratically…
Fagan, who gave birth last month
That’s either a very poor life choice, or a very deliberate life choice for someone facing prison time.
- Comment on Why are so many boys and men feeling alone and in the cold? 1 year ago:
Out of interest, what are some masculine traits that you feel are being rejected by society?
- Comment on The Uluru Statement from the Heart is one page long, not 26 1 year ago:
Even if the Uluru Statement was 200 pages long and called for white slavery, it would still be misleading for Sky News to imply it has any relevance to what is actually being voted on in the Voice referendum. The wording of the proposed constitutional amendment is only about 4 paragraphs long, and has already been set by Parliament.
- Comment on Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here's what Australia can do 1 year ago:
People won’t stop just using social media.
We are discussing whether we should stop using social media via social media.
- Comment on Coalition attacks rooftop solar inverters in new scare campaign against renewables 1 year ago:
is virulent anti-renewables and, like many of his Coalition partners, pro nuclear
I’m guessing that the consequences of one of those being subjected to a cyber attack/sabotage is not on par with the other.
- Comment on Labor to give casuals new rights to full-time employment in move to improve job security 1 year ago:
The 25% casual loading is calculated to take in notice of termination and redundancy pay too. Lots of people resign and fewer are made redundant, so wouldn’t get notice or redundancy pay anyway. That means in most circumstances, employees are better off in a pure money sense as casuals.
The big downside is if things are quiet at work you aren’t guaranteed any hours. As you mention, that also creates a hurdle when applying for loans.
- Comment on Labor to give casuals new rights to full-time employment in move to improve job security 1 year ago:
Unfortunately the reference to full-time is sloppy reporting from the Guardian. The quotes from the Minister only mention converting to ‘permanent’ work
Currently casuals working regular part-time hours are supposed to be offered permanent part-time work. I doubt they’ll be changing that.
- Comment on Big W removes sex education book from shelves after staff members abused 1 year ago:
What would you expect the union to do? One of the union’s roles is to protect the health and safety of its members. If taking the books off the shelves stops the abuse, I suspect they would support the move.