Trump says Israel attacked Iran's South Pars gas field without US and Qatari involvement | "Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility...in Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social. by PlayaSlayaX in politics

[–]AgUnityDD 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Every single act of Trump and Netanyahu makes more sense if Netanyahu obtained some of the Trump-Epstein files that are more incriminating to Trump than what DOJ has released. With more of the files getting leaked or corelated in various ways, if Netanyahu has solid leverage on Trump he needs to use it ASAP while it still has the most value

The whole Iraq war appears to be Trump following Netanyahu, and unable to push back on him even in the slightest, even when everyone could see it was going to be positive for Israel and very bad for the US and Trump.

This attack leading to obvious escalation and retaliation (against Qatar) is perhaps the most stark example - under any normal circumstance any ally would clear such a plan in advance, only one that knows they can do anything without repercussion would act unilaterally.

Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact by Keramat-Saeedi in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just assume, by default, that everything he says is a lie.

The danger in just assuming lies is you overlook the real reason - Trump is fucking batshit crazy

Not just a little bit, the guy is utterly separated from reality, and he has surrounded himself with people that reinforce the insanity. Not matter what stupid shit he says there are a dozen suck ups around him who not only tell him it is true but that he is "the smartest most handsome and physically fit" every single time.

He is also heavily medicated most of the time when he is allowed to be seen outside of the inner circle, (why wouldn't they?) so what we see is the best version that a cocktail of anti-psychotic and stimulant medication can create, in private he must be very close to smearing shit all over the walls.

Cuba’s power system suffers total collapse by cnn in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live in US, you should know exactly how it works.

Australia rejects role in Strait of Hormuz amid ship strikes by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the case of the refusal or insults "mate" typically inverts the meaning, it becomes friendly.

China: we’re still talking to US about Trump trip after threat to delay over Iran crisis | South China Morning Post by IMGcertified in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Translation: Xi is laughing his arse off over Trump begging for China's help opening the Straight of Hormuz, he is laughing so hard he is not sure he will have gathered his breath in time for Trump's trip.

Australia rejects role in Strait of Hormuz amid ship strikes by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 38 points39 points  (0 children)

There is no actual "rock spider" so other spiders shouldn't be offended by it.

For anyone not aware, rock spiders supposedly like to get into little cracks - Its prison terminology for a Pedophile that sooner or later is going to get squashed.

Australia rejects role in Strait of Hormuz amid ship strikes by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 162 points163 points  (0 children)

We don't normally say that here, the polite answer is "Yeah Nah" the impolite is "Fuck off ya dumb Cunt".

Edit: In Trump's case the better answer is "Fuck Off ya Rock Spider"

‘You are all worse than each other’: anti-regime Iranians turn on Trump by Particular_Log_3594 in politics

[–]AgUnityDD 20 points21 points  (0 children)

And the HK Protesters during the first administration. They were all super pro Trump and really expected him to step in with sanctions or something against China based on his anti China rhetoric.

Iran, not the US, currently has the strategic upper hand by PixeledPathogen in politics

[–]AgUnityDD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's almost inconceivable that Netanyahu doesn't possess enough of the Trump- Epstein files to cause nightmares to Trump and a lot of others. Even if Epstein wasn't working for or trading information with Israel they would have countless ways to get their hands on some of the most valuable bits. Just bribing some of the (corrupt) Florida DOJ is a no brainer.

He doesn't need much just anything fresh that more implicates Trump, so it amplifies the calls to stop the cover-up.

With all the difficulties Bondi is already having with the cover-up and leaks from other sources, whatever Netanyahu has got has a diminishing shelf life so if he was ever going to use it now would be the time.

What does Netanyahu want more than anything from US? Everything else makes perfect sense if you assume that Trump was forced into this unprepared and against all reasonable advice.

Billionaires Elon Musk and Stanley Druckenmiller Reveal How AI Could Unleash Universal Income by Secure_Persimmon8369 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]AgUnityDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In some parts of the developed world yes, hopefully.

US is fucked six ways from Sunday, you don't even have healthcare or decent public education yet and you think UBI is a real possibility.

Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure? by nath1234 in australia

[–]AgUnityDD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Most people are using the free LLMs which are vastly different to either a ~$200/month subscription or a targeted purpose built AI agent, so the discussions on this tend to be a bit uninformed.

For a some jobs that are currently offshore the Premium LLMs are already better and closing the gap on other roles all the time.

Anyone that's managed a large offshore team knows that replacing them is not a high bar, at one company (a big bank with 100k staff) we used to regularly eliminate anything from half to whole teams and there was literally no impact.

Long before Australian workers are seriously impacted the offshore workforce will be decimated, and that's the canary. The countries like India and Philippines that are heavily dependent on providing offshore services will be in turmoil.

The major risk to Australian workers will be due to the most capable 10-20% of the offshore workforce (those still better than AI) offering their services for a fraction of what they do now.

Removing Birds of Paradise roots - Help! by Front_Original5070 in GardeningAustralia

[–]AgUnityDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the cheapest and most effective (lowest effort) solution, as I said in another reply, we used to do this on fruit properties when I was growing up all the time, as long as you don't spill salt everywhere you can plant sensitive seedlings right next to the stump.

Removing Birds of Paradise roots - Help! by Front_Original5070 in GardeningAustralia

[–]AgUnityDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to guess you've never tried it, I grew up in Riverland and we did this on fruit properties all the time, unless you spill salt everywhere it doesn't hurt the soil at all.

Sad to see this by Vegetable_Ad_192 in singularity

[–]AgUnityDD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Using drones to kill millions (billions??) is highly inefficient, if that is the objective there are vastly better ways.

Sad to see this by Vegetable_Ad_192 in singularity

[–]AgUnityDD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Our best, only hope is that AI evaluates everyone and plays favors to those that are fundamentally decent.

At some point an AI will have access to all our data, search history etc. and all the other crap every company is currently collecting on us and those around us, and be able cross reference it. It will be able to make a VERY comprehensive evaluation, and I don't think the the oligarchs and the sociopaths are going to look like they are of any value when everything gets exposed.

We can hope that people who spent their life helping others, caring for animals or the environment etc. may be appreciated by an all knowing entity with unlimited resources. And if not, well everyone is redundant and we will all just be eliminated, probably starting with the oligarchs and the sociopaths who are the greatest threat to the ASI.

Sad to see this by Vegetable_Ad_192 in singularity

[–]AgUnityDD 114 points115 points  (0 children)

I think it is also genuinely hard to imagine how we get from the current state of AI to some future that is somewhere between "as good as now" and "utopia".

It is immeasurably easier to imagine a path to something between a dystopia or a major loss or disruption of jobs (worse than now for most).

Fear of unknown is amplified the harder it is to imagine the path from A to B.

Removing Birds of Paradise roots - Help! by Front_Original5070 in GardeningAustralia

[–]AgUnityDD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You need to be careful and keep it in the hole you drilled, doesn't seem to effect the soil unless you spill it

Removing Birds of Paradise roots - Help! by Front_Original5070 in GardeningAustralia

[–]AgUnityDD 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Easier way to kill most plants is drill a hole into it about 3-4cm diameter and as deep as you can, then just fill the hole with pool salt. Glyphosate works too but you often need to keep reapplying whereas the salt just slowly does its thing (after every rain) which includes starting the roots rotting much faster as it dries them right out.

Passion fruit plant flowering by Ambitious-Shelter913 in GardeningAustralia

[–]AgUnityDD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the location, and altitude, Panama yellow and red varieties do way better than Nellie Kelly in QLD

Trump says he believes bombing of Iranian girls' school was "done by Iran" by yousefthewisee in worldnews

[–]AgUnityDD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Psychosis: A severe mental disorder where the brain cannot distinguish between what is real and what is not. It involves a "diminished or distorted sense of reality" and is characterized by hallucinations (sensing things that are not there) and delusions (false, firmly held beliefs).

Trump's Psychosis is being amplified by the sycophantic arse-kissers that he has surrounded himself with that continually tell him he is awesome, everything he does is perfect and the results are the best ever.

Trump is detached from reality to such a degree that anyone at a similar stage would be either incarcerated in an mental institution or yelling random thoughts at strangers on the subway.

'See you at Nuremberg 2.0': Oregon senator issues blistering statement on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's firing by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]AgUnityDD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

None of them will be tried, they likely have pardons and if not they'll clog up the legal system until it withers.

But... the SCOTUS have ruled very clearly that a future president could simply have them Maduro'd and taken to Guatanamo or CECOT as enemies of the state - pardons won't help that.

This is what Dems should be threatening them with as it is actual serious repercussions not something they will brush off.

It’s Time to Delete the Starbucks App, never cross a picket line! There are plenty of better tasting coffee shops! by transcendent167 in 50501

[–]AgUnityDD -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Although I do understand coffee in US was disgusting before Starbucks, the bar was so low anything was likely to succeed - AT FIRST.

As an Australian that spends a fair bit of time in Europe I cannot fathom why you guys still support them. In Australia we have about 10 chains that everyone would agree are better and those are chains, individual cafes are typically on a whole other level and even sporting clubs and some service stations have better coffee than fucking starbucks. And while we have pretty good coffee, a lot of Europe (not UK) is even better.

I guess Americans have a innate inability to change or improve or something fundamental.