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MrAndrewD

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A trickle of music, a dollop of sport mixed with a dash of musings and joie de vivre.

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(Banner photo - Synthony #2 @ Myer Music Bowl).

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luciedigitalni, to auspol
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Not being responsible for negotiating a contract and publicly defending an obscene waste of public money during a cost of living crisis are very different things

#AusPol

MrAndrewD,
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@luciedigitalni I think the lede got buried. Services Australia, an organisation who by definition don't want to be in the media, have over 200 media and comms staff.

That's the obscene bit.

timrichards, to random
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I wonder who this is supposed to appeal to. Probably voters too old to have to do it, I suppose.

British PM Rishi Sunak announces plan to bring back mandatory national service - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/rishi-sunak-announces-uk-national-service/103894632

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards I said the same thing - appeals to older voters who thinks gen Z is too self centred and the righteous right.

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards It's probably aimed at shoring up his base vote, which gives an indication of how big his troubles are?

MrAndrewD, to random
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I'm with @timrichards burn the car.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/why-red-bellied-black-snake-is-still-in-newcastle-womans-car/103849094

MrAndrewD,
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@neenish_tart @timrichards Over a month! Is she trying to be the first person ever killed by a red bellied black snake? Insanity , I'd not go near the car till I was certain it'd gone.

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards @neenish_tart Don't know if it's currently eating much, given it'll be in a state of brumation?

timrichards, to random
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I ordered 3 of the exact same T-shirt from Target - and they're sending them as three separate parcels from three separate stores. Hmm OK, maybe not that efficient...

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards Early this year I ordered 24 t shirts for an event from a screen printing company. First 4 came in seperate boxes. Then 9 in another box (all boxes were the same size). Then 4 in another box, and 7 in the final box.

Work experience kid must've been helping out.

timrichards, to Travel
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Fair points. Needs fixing.

Compensation for delayed and cancelled flights: Australians treated badly compared to US and Europe

(maybe paywalled) https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/australian-airline-passengers-are-being-treated-like-mugs-20240510-p5jcme.html

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards On a simple level, yes, penalizing a company for their issues needs fixing.

But at a deeper level, who ends up paying? It won't impact an airlines bottom line, they'll just jack up ticket prices and use that extra money to pay out the delay compensation fee.

Sure, it might motivate them to "try harder" to avoid paying out, but airlines already try to avoid delays - it's not in their interests to have them.

Will they have spare pilots on standby or looser rostering?

A spare plane/more maintenance staff/more parts at key locations?

I doubt it.

So, no, I'd prefer a lower ticket price and to take my chances on an airline doing the best they can.

wpgne, (edited ) to random
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With about one month to go before the , @codysimpson is nearly in the homestretch to make the trek to Brisbane. I wouldn't be surprised if we hear less from him over the coming weeks as he perhaps gets "sequestered", to some degree. But, based on how active he was prior to Commonwealth, there's no guarantee about that happening.

MrAndrewD,
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@wpgne That would be Australian, not Austrian?

luciedigitalni, to auspol
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"This is the problem with journalists and editors covering national security who rely heavily on the national security establishment, including hangers-on, thinktankers and various experts who make a good living as rent-a-quotes on security matters. When coverage is dictated by narratives such as the China obsession that dominates Nine newspapers’ view of the world, the real story goes missing."

#AusPol
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/01/indian-spies-nest-australia-china-russia-national-security/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

MrAndrewD,
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@luciedigitalni It's also a self feeding circular eco system. By talking up the issues, they get government "investment", which enables them to do more, investigate more and "talk" more, which feeds into the start of the cycle, albeit with a louder volume.

markrprior, to random
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Spring classics season is over so stage races are up soon. Next Sunday we have La Vuelta Femenina so there will be a to play. Entries due before stage 1 starts.

MrAndrewD,
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@markrprior Can you let us know how we can play please?

timrichards, (edited ) to melbourne
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Oh dear, she's started drinking cappuccinos. Exile from the inner-city is the logical next step.

I live in Brunswick East and drink flat whites. Now I’m engaged in a sordid affair

(maybe paywalled) #Melbourne #Coffee https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/i-live-in-brunswick-east-and-drink-flat-whites-now-i-m-engaged-in-a-sordid-affair-20240424-p5fm9m.html

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards I really hope this article is satirical.

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards Generous in your appraisal.

siftinsand, to melbourne

Living peak
I'm on a train full of Collingwood supporters and I'm on my way to a show

MrAndrewD,
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@siftinsand If you pass a queue for a "food experience" I expect a loud call of "bingo"!

railmaps, to ilaughed
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Today's historic #photo of the day: Melbourne SW5 class #tram no 764 running a cross-suburban route 82 Moonee Ponds to Footscray trip is just one stop from its destination as it heads east along Hopkins Street and is about to turn right into Leeds Street, Footscray, Vic, December 31 1985.

No 764 was one of 120 W5 class trams built between 1935 and 1939.

MrAndrewD,
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@railmaps Route 82 allegedly runs there, although true public transport users doubt the existence of any tram route which doesn't enter the CBD.

timrichards, to random
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Tried stringing along a scammer calling from "Telstra" and she hung up in the middle of the call. Don't know what's going on there, I try to sound meek and agreeable but they somehow suss me out. What should I be doing to waste more of their time?

#Scam #Scammer

MrAndrewD,
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@timrichards How rude, a scammer having the gall to hang up on you.

They said, I appreciate your community service. Every minute they spend talking to you is a minute less they get to spend scamming some poor pensioner.

stufromoz, to random
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Its going to be Lerhmann day today....

Do you have your popcorn? I suspect he is going to lose bigly

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/14/bruce-lehrmann-and-brittany-higgins-saga-the-night-that-spawned-more-than-a-dozen-legal-cases-ntwnfb

MrAndrewD,
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@luciedigitalni @stufromoz Justice Lee has in the past given token defamation payments. This would not be a surprising outcome.

luciedigitalni, to random
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I think the most remarkable part of this article is the fact that there is a couple who make porn that have the surname Soft

https://www.404media.co/email/9e3427e0-af5c-4011-b29e-6a0d63a323a9

MrAndrewD,
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@luciedigitalni Surely a non de plume?

luciedigitalni, to Canberra
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MrAndrewD,
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@luciedigitalni Cold enough in Melbourne, don't need a reminder that it's colder elsewhere.... and coming this way soon!

MostlyHarmless, to random
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Everyone knows pressing the key fob once locks the car, but only the real ones know that pressing it like eight or nine times SUPER locks it.

MrAndrewD,
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@MostlyHarmless The same logic applies to pressing a pedestrian crossing button multiple times - it slows down time.

MrAndrewD, to Perth
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A journalist proving #Perth is nothing but a regional country town?

I'm sure "Over east" isn't in the style guide.

MrAndrewD, to random
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If the Australian office can fudge it's call waiting times by hanging up on 1 in 4 calls so they hit a desired wait time, I'm allowed to under report my salary by a quarter to hit a desired tax rate?

MrAndrewD, to cycling
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The things you do at family day at a #cycling club. The additional belly made things slightly less aero. @cycling

MrAndrewD, to random
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Any article which includes the phrase "first dropped their dacks" has to be worth reading, let alone one about mooning a train.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/nt-locals-moon-the-ghan-train-on-way-to-darwin/103578750

MrAndrewD, to random
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Just had a phone call calling me "Andrew... mate", explaining that the Victorian government has a rebate on heat pump hot water systems, asking what me existing system was.

He hung up when I said I didn't have hot water and just used a hose.

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