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Comedians breaking taboos with swearing or talking about sex or having nasty thoughts - people laugh because they were worried their thoughts / behaviour was wrong but now they realise everybody is like that and are incredibly relieved
eg slipping on banana peel type humour. People laugh when the person gets up, nobody laughs if the person slips and dies. 2/n
Laughing is a signal that what you thought was dangerous is actually ok ie humour gives people permission to say, yes I was worried about that and I am glad you showed me it is okay. 1/n
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I imagine the policy is designed to suppress EV uptake and increase Labor's attraction both to wealthy donors and to those who might mount advertising campaigns against Labor otherwise. I find running the "what's in it for me" ruler across Labor policy gives me a feeling of clearer understanding.
I saw some ads for The Voice the other day and then there was a big ad for My Kitchen Rules just then on the footy and I thought there is a commercial opening for competitive prayer. My Devotion Rules Underexplored for sure
I wish I knew who wrote this
nice update to Fundamental from #sonicLAB www.sonic-lab.com/fundamental/ now allows AI prompts to setup the generative system - looking forward to checking out how useful that is
misdiagnoses the problem from the public's view - for the govt it would seem FOI is itself the problem
Debate is moving on John - now apparently we need nuclear for the environment. "Won't someone think of the fluffy koalas" is the cry from the nuclear industry and their beneficiaries.
don't just leave (like I did after one particularly outrageous insult), use your uni paid time to find and apply for other jobs
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we saw some awe-inspiring places. An old quartz outcrop where Indigenous people had been lighting fires on top for thousands of years. The fires exploded the quartz into shards which then created a ring all around the outcrop. They picked the best bits for tools Amazing
beautiful country up that way. Not been through there for decades and must get back. In the 80s I did the soundtrack for a doco on some ancient petroglyphs near there.
same, altho not enough people have met me :)
I dont see any difference between buying access and bribing
Six months post-stroke, my mother points to the high wispy clouds floating in the blue, through the window of her care-home. "I want to be there. Let me go." I whisper, "Heaven, Mom? With Dad and Julie." She cracks up laughing. "No, home. That's north. I want to go home." And we laugh and laugh.
one might ask more broadly what is the point of politicians at all - what useful contribution do they make that could not be better made in other ways.
I think this article is consistent with some of my thoughts about natural scene dynamics and emotion/meaning, in particular traversal of the eye across a scene thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/why-repetiti...
If the situation was hopeless their propaganda would be unnecessary.
very astute
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And Labor could have pulled out of it. But they didn't, they doubled down
Labor could have pulled out of AUKUS but, like with most if not all other policy, Labor are more than happy to stay with Lib policy. Because both Lib and Lab are factions of the same ruling system. They just market to different demographics
Show some fucking spine Labor. We dont need the US to treat us with contempt. You can do it for us.
"How significant is the fact that Tony Blairs involved in discussions about a post war Gaza?" Ash Sarkar: "Well I guess it's because Satan was unavailable"
voters are misled and deluded rather than imbeciles - an enormous effort is put into that.
cosmosmagazine.com/technology/w... Humanoid robots allow for removing the human from the workplace then retrofitting workplaces with human shaped machines.
cost of doing business
I am sure Albo said enough nice things to Khawaja to make him feel Albo is sincere and doing his utmost. And then I imagine Albo will go about his business as if they had never met
My sympathies. I used to be an academic - would never recommend it.
It's junk, I turned the 'AI summaries' off
Looking down at an Australian Red bodied water snail in my sisters pond. They walk across the pond upside down, submerged and hanging off the pond surface tension.
Universities are 'become businesses' and act accordingly
I love having an IR camera for the yard ( and holidays) We had brush-tailed possums eating pumpkin we were growing and I recorded it with sound as well. Our little grandson absolutely loved it
I think Labor has pretty much gone along with all of Morrison's policies. Much of a muchness govt in many ways
a good proportion of students are at Uni to get a ticket to a job. Desire to learn plays little part in it.
I got the Google AI summary for search where the link out to evidence was to an article that said exactly the opposite of the summary. eg 'person x was staying' referenced out to an article saying 'person x was leaving'
At least in Waiting for Godot the tree grows a couple of leaves between Acts 1 and 2
checking my old website as I am about to dump having one from 2011 and still my favourite front page
It's innovative Zane. STC haven't done a version of Mr Ripley for ages, perhaps never. I can hardly sit still thinking of the danger, the relevance.
endless fun!
remember 'ministerial discretion' mean open slather for development
I think Labor have zero credibility on the environment. Let's see what actually gets legislated and then what actually gets done before we accept anything Labor puts forward as good for the environment Remember 'ministerial discretion' mean open slather for development
I think Labor have zero credibility on the environment. Let's see what actually gets legislated and then what actually gets done before we accept anything Labor puts forward as good for the environment Concrete actions are what counts, not rhetorical gestures
I think Labor have zero credibility on the environment. Let's see what actually gets legislated and then what actually gets done before we accept anything Labor puts forward as good for the environment Concrete actions are what counts, not rhetorical gestures
Why would policy makers care? Unless you can find some way to make saving Antarctica of personal benefit to them in the short to medium term then they will have little to no interest
I would think 'what's in it for me?' covers Labor's entire programme.
Australia is not run by imbeciles at all - many of the people in power are moderately intelligent. Many probably do see education as a public good but that would not factor into the decision making. I think the issue is the people in power seem to have one over-riding drive, "what's in it for me?"
Scientists unlock nature’s secret to superfast mini robots ino.to/Z2gRuNF not got my head around this yet but once again biological systems ftw
Yes
Enough Israeli interference chng.it/y6JbSdpBBQ
maybe it is a democracy but democracy is not as good as we have been led to believe
Mobilize Is Building Truly Affordable Low Speed Electric Vehicles For The Masses cleantechnica.com/2025/08/21/m...
by walked past 4 times do you mean walked a couple of steps past the bakery, quickly doubled back and walked past again. Then, to test the mettle of your resolve walked past yet again and, buoyed by your strength of character did an about face and tried for a fourth time?
and the money raised goes into general revenue not some sequestered pot for roads. The alternative - too hideous for Labor or Liberal politicians to ever speak of - would be to tax fossil fuel companies to the same extent as places like Texas, Norway and Qatar. Taxing normal people is easier
be even better when you can run your house off the car at night
For sure - I find if I put myself in a (high-end) politician's shoes and think "what's in it for me" I gain a clearer understanding of policy and legislation.
I don't understand the value that politicians currently add. I think the job description needs some serious overhaul and clarification.
This is a pretty good bit
The main thing is I think that there are many examples of different social organisations and approaches to living well with (rather than against) the environment. We can't adopt any of them wholesale because our world now is so different, but we sure can learn enough to build a better future
Very interesting point. Sadly tho we will be left with eagles pecking at our livers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZ... so easy, in this time of the most dismal paragons, to forget the joining of intellect and feeling that great artists embody then convey
and with First Nations peoples (broadly construed) we have good historical examples of living in harmony with the Earth and also not killing each other off (I am in Australia where the Indigenous Australians have deep knowledge about living with the land)
For me Labor are the worst govt in Australia's history - they seem willing to continue the Howard/Abbott/Morrison legacy and add in a few anti-progressive policies of their own.
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sure do - I've never bothered to think about where that attitude comes from but could be interesting. (mebbe akin to that US thing where the 5 year old child genius somehow or other intuits high level Physics and Maths if not all Science )
Part of the attitude that creativity is stunted by knowledge and skill
PNG - don't forget them as an example of Australia's good will and governance
when trying to understand politicians I imagine myself in their shoes and, once I have thought myself into their shoes, I ask "What's in it for me?" and the scales fall from my eyes.
and it's backdated to way before you started working for them
Journalists should have to live on ABC premises and their first born should belong to the ABC. Good rules for all businesses and employees really. Isn't the dignity of work enough?
Woodside and the MSM are part of the state apparatus. I don't think Woodside et al really have to get the MSM to play along other than in the sense that when you buy something and the shop assistant takes your money and gives you the product, they have 'played along'
A stranger's skateboard saved her life, now she's back saving the US's ass with Olympic skateboarding glory in LA 28
Is this like an origin story - our little skunk took that skateboard and 3 years later in LA she skated for the USA
so fucking true
yeah must be awful. I find Indigenous posts on Facebook are an opportunity for me to block racist scumbags but no matter how many get blocked more appear. Racism is disgusting but you are fantastic Tracy, really quite an incredible person.
Where did it all go wrogn? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDQu...
Dawkin's reforms were a complete disaster. The great thing about this video is how it shows people knew what a disaster it was long ago - yet Labor have done nothing to fix it. (I wait for more people to see what a disaster Labor's superannuation reforms were - that was obvious from the outset)
to be fair, a dog likes him tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
yes, I think was always going to be a PR exercise seeking some quotes to support Labor's existing agenda.
The Rumenati
‘Together, the technologies can recover intact glass sheets, preserve silicon wafers and extract pure silver from each panel, with greater than 77% current efficiency and with minimal waste.’ #recycling #solar #ProductStewardship www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/08/15/b...
100% " we accept the decision of the umpire"
art making is a process, the artist creates something as a form of exploration and becoming. By definition then art precedes the symbol as the symbol becomes/is created through the art making process. You dont need to test until you have a clearer theory of art (and you might have that already)
Albo Labor are the worst govt in Australia's history as far as I am concerned. They substantively continue all the shitty Lib policies plus double down on environmental destruction
I am not surprised to see Labor doubling down on their long held anti-environment anti-Science platform. State or Federal Labor are ideologically in the 19thC
I dont even think they are scared of the reaction, I think they just have no more interest in the people than the LNP do.
here australiainstitute.org.au/post/do-you-... would be an incredibly easy policy to promote but I doubt Labor will bring in a tax system substantially different from the one the Libs would do. Tinkering for PR will be about it I imagine
I've not noticed anyone mention it much. Mainstream media said a bit a while back but I doubt that reflects very many in the community at all
"The part Chinese-owned company " I think another dog whistle from the ABC.
we had a pale head rosella in the yard for a while yesterday - such a lovely bird
Good choices ginger tea ftw. And I also love me some roast beetroot.
Archaeologists Discover a 2,400-Year-Old Skeleton Mosaic That Urges People to “Be Cheerful and Live Your Life” ino.to/A0yiVNt the links out from this article are good too
why do people not mention more that Albo promised no new fossil fuel projects in the first election campaign.
I do like an inheritance tax. Can set it at 5million so no-one can complain without being fairly greedy. House prices slowly dropping is a great idea but taxing homes is not as people often sell their family home to move now have to buy with less. Disincentive to move.
