In an appalling act of political intimidation, comedian Friendlyjordies’ producer was arrested by NSW Police’s Fixated Persons Unit (a counterterrorism unit created to thwart lonewolf terrorists) only for all charges to be dropped. The juxtaposed image of counterterrorism arresting a YouTube comedian while simultaneously declaring radicalised Akram to be a “non-threat” speaks a thousand words
whoever in charge of the breaking news button please take your hand off it
or maybe it’s random just to generate attention/eyeballs
A while back Lodion described their interest in aussie.zone as their hobby, which really stuck with me.
In that interaction Lodion also felt uncomfortable giving users the power to direct the course of the website aussie.zone, when its only one person who bears the risk. I think this was an eminently advisable decision on Lodion’s part.
But since that interaction i’ve thought there must be a way to keep aussie.zone’s independence as Lodion’s project and hobby, but also build out a more cohesive and strategically directed publicly available social media.
So, like aussie.zone, but more. My answer is a bit old school, but it essentially is what this loose group of internet naredewells is. We’re an informal Association, not unlike the Lions Rotary Club, but online. We’re a group who come together, with a specific purpose in mind and work furthering that purpose at our own will.
So why not formalise it as an Association to build out an independently owned, non-coersive social media. We could have different projects running and interconnecting. Such as a Mastodon project, piefed, peertube project etc. Then we could support different levels of participation, such as server infrastructure, or creator production. Aussie.zone could be involved, and still be wholly directed and owned by Lodion.
Anyway, not trying to rock any boats, its a loose thought, just trying to think of ways a different social media could be made available for people thats not yoked to the small cabals of billionaire twats. What do people think?
I took my new (to me) electric motorcycle out with friends for the first time.
I calculated from my previous solo trips that the motorcycle had a range of about 120km (75mi). My friends were more experienced than me, and they picked the route. I had told them that I was only comfortable riding 100km, but I guess that didn’t mean much. If I had pressed for details about the route instead of trying to fit in, I would have discovered that the round trip was 140km before we left.
The motorcycle performed beautifully until it shut off after about 120km. Still 20km from civilisation.
What I learned that day is that the average person is far kinder than social media will lead you to believe. I was near the top of the hill, so I decided to push to the top and coast most of the way home. I think around 6 people stopped to help push on the steep section of the hill (one at a time), and I lost count of the number of other people who stopped to check on me on the flat sections. I’m guessing over 20. I was actually thinking of writing a sign that said “I’m fine, don’t help me” just so I could make faster progress.
It was a pretty warm day and the motorcycle is about 300kg (650lb), so I was happy to take water from 4 different people along the way.
Eventually someone with a trailer stopped and asked if I wanted to put the motorcycle on the trailer and get a ride home. I don’t think I’ve ever accepted anything faster. It cost me a bottle of high quality whiskey, but it was still much cheaper than calling for roadside assistance.
In summary, it was partly my fault for not pushing for details, and partly my fault for not checking the distance travelled as we went. I’d love to blame the motorcycle for cutting out with 2/5 bars remaining, but I really did know the maximum range. It’s also a really cheap motorcycle with almost no thought or effort in its design. It even has a chain guard for a hub motor (no chains anywhere).
I still love the motorcycle, will still only ride electric, and will probably ride with those friends again; but next time I’m checking the distance first.
TL;DR
Rode electric motorcycle further than its max range. Humans are much more caring than you’d expect. Got home exhausted, but proud of humanity.
Also it’s freezing please hurry up train. Go faster.
Has anyone verified these people can distinguish a bin from pavers or flooring?
Has anyone ever witnessed an electrician utilise a bin in their personal lives? As in is this a professional proclivity og the electricians, or a personal lifestyle choice.
~note: this is a shitpost~
Australians love Chicken Salt, other countries i assume have some other crap they call seasoning.
A notable one is MSG, so if an non-australian were to ask ‘whats the deal with chicken salt?’ Would a reference to MSG be a useful guide?
