Well he used to work as a tobacco lobbyist, and he was happy to get Channel Seven to buy him drugs, sex and a fancy apartment.
The overall picture has telltale signs of an entitled, narcissistic, selfish creep. But hey, maybe I only see him like this because Lisa Wilkinson told me to.
My mate works for an Indian company and got WFH forever. I was in shock because I never thought any company can give a work from home option forever ? Does any Australian company gives you such an option ? If so, please name those companies and job titles so that I can start applying for jobs there.
Tesla announced it had quit the FCAI on Thursday and Polestar followed it up on Friday, saying the FCAI campaign – driven largely by Japanese car makers led by Toyota – is intolerable....
I applaud them for calling out the BS publicly. I hope others brands follow, and I hope this story increases scrutiny on the misinformation being pushed. Unfortunately, this leaves the FCAI free to adopt an even more conservative position in its advocacy without dissenting member voices.
First Tesla and now Polestar have quit membership of the FCAI due to the automotive peak body’s misrepresentation of, and lobbying against, the government’s proposed fuel efficiency standards: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-07/…/103558374
“Flight 2 actually almost made it to orbit,” he said. “If it had a payload, it would have made it to orbit because the reason that it actually didn’t quite make it to orbit was we vented the liquid oxygen, and the liquid oxygen ultimately led to a fire and an explosion.”...
Yeah. As much as I love every little bit of information we can get from inside SpaceX, it kinda feels weird coming from Elon now. Like can we even trust what he’s saying anymore? I mean I hope it’s just a trivial purging of LOX that was at fault, and that’s an easy fix, but is that the whole story? What about the booster?
This is exactly how Trumpism gets seeded into mainstream Australia. Dutton can fuck right off with his racist dogwhistling, and find something better to complain about.
Yep. The latest CSIRO/AEMO report published this week addresses exactly this, with various levels of renewables penetration modelled, including associated firming costs (additional transmission & storage) Here’s an overview (spoiler: renewables are still cheaper by far.) www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/…/103253678?utm_so…
The federal Coalition has declared at the Cop28 climate summit that it will back a global pledge to triple nuclear energy if the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, becomes prime minister, but will not support Australia tripling its renewable energy....
Counterpoint to your counterpoint: Due to renewables becoming cheaper and cheaper, private investment is pumping in capital en masse because the economics work out on their own. There is less and less room for government policy to set the direction. The market will decide.
I honestly don’t know how a nuclear power plant could be anywhere near profitable when 30% of the time we have negative power prices due to rooftop solar. Batteries are already edging out gas plants on a LCOE basis, and they’re getting cheaper by the day.
By the time the Liberals get in and try to implement their nuclear fever dream, there will be no cheaper form of energy than distributed solar + batteries and no sane financier will back anything else.
Interesting. I’m not sure give many raptors are supposed to relight on the boostback, but it looks like one of the gimbal raptors and several of the inner ring failed to relight for boostback. That would explain the trajectory deviation and FTS activation. Nice to see the improved FTS did its job anyway!
This article sets outs a number of issues and facts that have gotten lost in the miasma of politicking. Worth reading whatever your opinion is or vote is going to be.
Victoria seeks to end draughty rentals in revamp of heating and cooling standards (www.theguardian.com)
Bruce Lehrmann lodges notice of appeal after his defamation case failed in the Federal Court (www.abc.net.au)
A good leader always farts first 💨 (aussie.zone)
Share your aurora photos!
https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/a0aee397-13f4-4982-83f0-0e384e7f2576.webp...
Media Release: The BOM issues a warning for a G4 geomagnetic storm (media.bom.gov.au)
8PM (right now) +/- 10 hours...
HECS changes to see $3 billion in student debt 'wiped out' (www.abc.net.au)
How many of you 9-5s have been given work from home forever ?
My mate works for an Indian company and got WFH forever. I was in shock because I never thought any company can give a work from home option forever ? Does any Australian company gives you such an option ? If so, please name those companies and job titles so that I can start applying for jobs there.
Electric car sales are booming in Australia, but it's not where you think it is (www.abc.net.au)
“We cannot support it:” Polestar follows Tesla out of car lobby over Toyota led campaign (thedriven.io)
Tesla announced it had quit the FCAI on Thursday and Polestar followed it up on Friday, saying the FCAI campaign – driven largely by Japanese car makers led by Toyota – is intolerable....
Allan Fels's ACTU initiated price gouging report calls for government to act against exploitative practices of big business (www.abc.net.au)
Stage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000 (www.theguardian.com)
SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship (spacenews.com)
“Flight 2 actually almost made it to orbit,” he said. “If it had a payload, it would have made it to orbit because the reason that it actually didn’t quite make it to orbit was we vented the liquid oxygen, and the liquid oxygen ultimately led to a fire and an explosion.”...
Peter Dutton calls for boycott of Woolworths after Australia Day merchandise dropped (www.theguardian.com)
Nuclear Power Fanatic Peter Dutton Shows Off His Nuclear-Powered Christmas Lights — The Shovel (theshovel.com.au)
What's the funniest/strangest thing you have seen out your office/apartment window?
This just popped into my head after a similar question came up with a coworker…...
Coalition tells Cop28 it will back tripling of nuclear energy if Peter Dutton becomes prime minister (www.theguardian.com)
The federal Coalition has declared at the Cop28 climate summit that it will back a global pledge to triple nuclear energy if the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, becomes prime minister, but will not support Australia tripling its renewable energy....
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Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 01 Dec 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Starship hot staging worked! (sh.itjust.works)
The second stage of starship successfully separated from the first stage!...
Beetaloo Basin greenhouse emissions significantly underestimated, climate institute claims (www.abc.net.au)
Bruce Lehrmann revealed as high-profile man charged with Toowoomba rape (www.theguardian.com)
The 102 words that matter when it comes to the Voice (www.abc.net.au)
This article sets outs a number of issues and facts that have gotten lost in the miasma of politicking. Worth reading whatever your opinion is or vote is going to be.
Tesla Releases FSD on HW4 Vehicles Only a Day After Elon Musk Said it Will Take at Least 6 Months (www.torquenews.com)
ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions' (www.theguardian.com)