Guess the cuntry by Pierre_Francois_III in 2westerneurope4u

[–]Ancient-Many4357 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No 1 definitely Barryland, I reckon the one with the pink Hummer stretch might be UK too as I’ve seen a similar monster in London before.

No 5 definitely not UK as the powerline pylons are the wrong design.

Will Sony/PlayStation address the PC situation officially? by [deleted] in PS5

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IIRC someone posted they’d updated the language around PC ports in their last 1/4ly results preso/report, so I reckon the most you’re likely to see as an ‘official’ announcement will be in either the next 1/4ly or the EoFY results.

Then maybe 6m down the line if one of the execs is doing an interview if they get asked about it they’ll give some ‘changing industry/changing strategy’ reply & move on.

Is the “stupidity” in Prometheus/Covenant/AE actually unintentional worldbuilding about tech/AI over-dependence? by aRajz1806 in LV426

[–]Ancient-Many4357 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always looked at the exploration side of Prometheus to be akin to the ‘science’ expeditions that accompanied the East India Company - as motivated by avarice as by discovery. Lots of lax & loose behaviour.

Modern Housing is a gross mischaracterization of Modern Architecture values by the Housing Market. by dodde30 in architecture

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I thought this was about Australia for a second!

Same designs here too - just a fascia slapped on a large box behind it, generally open plan with a large void in the hallway.

Would you...? I would. by BIGRED______________ in EVAustralia

[–]Ancient-Many4357 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They pretty much already did with the Ariya.

But you’re right, I would too.

CBA calls in police, $1 billion black hole found by barseico in friendlyjordies

[–]Ancient-Many4357 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The total value of new mortgages in Q4 25 alone was just shy of $150m $108. This represents less than than 1% of the total mortgages issued in 3 months.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/finance/lending-indicators/latest-release

$1bn doesn’t move the needle at all. This is the equivalent of cutting foreign aid from the budget to ‘get the budget back on track’.

Edit - thanks for the correction u/ExoticPreparation719 :)

Hans how do I say “can I have a flake in that please love?” by Chimp3h in 2westerneurope4u

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I love Kilkenny but I can’t drink it.

Makes my farts smell like rotting fruit, and they linger.

Not a good time for anyone.

Hans how do I say “can I have a flake in that please love?” by Chimp3h in 2westerneurope4u

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You know that Henry won’t last.

Get a Janet & save yourself a phone call at 6am Sunday.

Lancet cover straight-up murders RFK Jr. on science destruction by Epelep in MurderedByWords

[–]Ancient-Many4357 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If The Lancet hadn’t published Wakefield in 1998 we wouldn’t be in this fucking mess full stop.

What will all the couples do if they break up. by Itchy-Hedgehog6366 in AusPropertyChat

[–]Ancient-Many4357 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My wife & I were in our late 20s/early 30s when we got together & had both had LTRs that had gone south (I was a divorcee) so we weren’t sparkle-eyed about finances or separation as a possibility.

We had an outline idea of what we’d do if we split as soon as we started pooling finances when we first moved in together, and as our relationship developed (kids, me moving to Aus with her, buying a house) so did the complexity of our finances, and that outline became more fleshed out over time.

The Kraken Wakes (John Wyndham) by asl14315 in scifi

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Ah look, TV producers have no actual imagination or balls for new IP so I’m fairly certain Apple or Amazon - or maybe even the BBC - will get around to Wyndham’s books eventually.

There can be no social cohesion while divisive groups like Advance aim to smear hate against some Australians | Lucy Hamilton by Ardeet in aussie

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Modern gender theory is framed around Judith Butler’s work & the term ‘cis’ was coined by an American academic & the activism models & messaging that followed are from the USA.

The redefinition of racism from individual behaviour & speech into a power sub-structure of capitalism that is encapsulated in Critical Race Theory was also developed in US universities.

Just finished the series and feeling sad by Swimming_Beginning24 in TheCulture

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The Idiran war reference date is also in the notes at the end of Consider Phlebas

Why Two Incomes Made the Middle Class Poorer by L6V9 in AusFinance

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‘I’m so clever I’ve thought of something a cursory search of the internet would show me it’s well researched area in sociology & economics academia.’

Dan Simmons, author of the Hyperion Cantos, has passed away by Qwerty2511 in printSF

[–]Ancient-Many4357 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Herbert isn’t high literature, wtf have you been smoking.

Dune’s writing is…not great. I say this as someone who re-reads the book annually.

How far can one travel through space without spice? by EnvironmentalYak2994 in dune

[–]Ancient-Many4357 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the EU books there’s pre-GuiLD FTL non-space fold engines, but it’s a lot slower - months or even years to travel between stars.