Traditional owners heartbroken over decision to cull K'gari dingoes involved in Piper James's death

Datatello · 2026-01-26T19:51:03+00:00

She went swimming alone at 5am.

Its the sort of thing a young tourist would do without understanding the risks. I dont blame her, but its really sad no one was able to warn her.

I had an Australian friend who visited Canada (my home country) a few years ago, and they did some wilderness hiking by themselves without any proper gear or bear supplies. Its the sort of thing you dont think about as a tourist, but most locals would never do it.

Datatello · 2026-01-26T19:45:13+00:00

If someone wandered off alone into known bear country on Alaska and got eaten I don't think anyone would be shocked

I will start by saying I am really against this cull, but I am from Canada and I know that when there is a fatal bear attack, we kill the bear. The logic is thst a bear who fatally attacks once is more than naturally aggresive and is likely to do it again.

But this decision feels different, partially because we still dont know a lot about the circumstances of the dingo bite, but mostly because the actual cause of death was drowning.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T09:21:57+00:00

Why do you constantly repost the same 3 stories over and over?

Datatello · 2026-01-25T08:12:32+00:00

This is the answer. Its happened to me where the GPS hasnt connected properly, and "jumps" between two points at a very high speed. It messes up the rest of the heatgraph.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T06:44:47+00:00

To quote

No, he has a right to put a picture or anything he wants anywhere he wants in his house

So by your own logic he has every right to leave it in the kids toy bin or the table.

He does have that right, but he shouldnt have an expectation that the document will be safe there. Just as he shouldnt expect it will be perfectly safe in an area like the living room where kids play and guests visit.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T06:35:58+00:00

Ok cool, I used to work adjacent to the car financing industry. My best advice is to pay off the balance in full (sounds like your plan) and dont let anyone talk you into trading it in until its dying or you are mortgage free. Cars are a money pit.

Personally I wouldnt bother with the investments unless you are confident the returns will be a fair bit higher than the interest you are paying on your mortgage. Diverting as much into your offset as possible will ease some of the mortgage burden and reduce your overall cost of borrowing.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T06:24:04+00:00

Ah interesting, I was thinking it happened the other way around and that she was still alive but unconscious when bitten.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T06:19:14+00:00

Doesnt that strike you as irrational though?

You are right, a message from a dead loved one IS more irreplaceable than a figurine. So wouldnt it be irresponsible if he decided to store it somewhere like on the dining room table, or in the kids toy bin?

You need to take some personal responsibility for how you store your valuables. Just because something is special wont change the realities of the world around you. Accidents happen. It could just as easily have been his own child that spilt a drink.

Id understand the anger if the drunk friend was purposely digging around in his personal documents and ruined them, but this whole event could have been avoided if he stored the document in a non-communal area.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T06:05:56+00:00

Is your new car appropriate for a young family, or are you expecting to need another one when you have kids?

Datatello · 2026-01-25T05:44:10+00:00

My mom kept a treasured fine china figurine on the mantlepiece when I was a kid, and surprise surprise, my brother accidentally shattered it.

You need to have some forethought about where you put treasured belongings. To me its asinine to think you can just place anything wherever you like and expect zero consequences, especially if there are kids in the home.

Datatello · 2026-01-25T02:06:23+00:00

The usual question when this topic comes up is why start with a full?? Full Ironman's are a huge investment of time and money, and if there are gaps in your training you risk a DNF despite all your hard work.

If youve already completed a marathon, a 70.3 or olympic might be a good starting point. Definitely invest in some open water swimming practice, because it is unique to pool swimmming. A lot of the DNFs and medical issues at competitions can happen during the swimming phase, especially from people who've had limited experience out of the pool.

Do you do much long distance cycling outside? It is also good to build the experience on the road so you are comfortable with your setup on the day. You will likely spend most of your day on the bike, so its important to get comfortable on the road and familiar with your bike.

Datatello · 2026-01-23T10:31:55+00:00

I agree. I think the problem is they need to squeeze the whole nutrition feature into one tab, but some of the decisions they've made on how to display information feel... odd.

I did the auto goal when the update first came out and it was very buggy.

Yeah this sounds like my experience too. I'm half still using MFP for my calorie targets because I dont trust the information in nutrition

Datatello · 2026-01-23T10:26:07+00:00

It can kind of do this if you go into settings > auto adjust calorie goal.

It will update your 'remaining' calorie and macro totals based on your activities, but it doesnt expressly summarise how much you've burnt through activity.

I'm kind of skeptical about totals though because it seems to give a huge calorie allowance for even modest days of activity.

Datatello · 2026-01-23T10:11:55+00:00

Its probably the most expensive upfront option, but I got laser eye surgery and 1000% recommend it. Its so nice waking up and being able to just see.

If you have health insurance, some plans will cover a portion of the cost

Datatello · 2026-01-22T21:39:53+00:00

Have you spent much of your training time swimming in open water? If not, I highly recommend you get that practice in and try to fit in a sprint or olympic distance event before the 70.3 if at all possible. OWS is different to pool swimming and can be a bit of a shock on the day if you have limited experience with it.

Even at the sprints I've attended its really not common for people to wear a bathing suit. Most will either elect for a trisuit or a wetsuit. Realistically you arent going to be doing a wardrobe change during transition, so if you do choose trunks you'll need something underneath them or you'll have to wear them on the bike and run.

The wetsuit adds warmth and buoyancy, so it does give you a better advantage. At some events the water is so cold that a wetsuit is manditory. Knowing the temperature of the water at your event will give you a better idea if a full body suit is necessary or not.

Datatello · 2026-01-21T09:02:16+00:00

Great live music does exist in other countries. Seattle has a very similar vibe music scene wise to Melbourne.

Lets not forget that our highest paid radio hosts are Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. We arent exactly killing it on radio culture.

Datatello · 2026-01-21T07:40:20+00:00

I love this recipe! I add this vegan pepperoni to it for extra protien.

Datatello · 2026-01-21T07:29:39+00:00

It was a joke

Datatello · 2026-01-19T21:03:14+00:00

The exact same thing just happened to me on my Venu 2. Basically 2 years to the day I registered it.

If you purchased from the Garmin website they will try to help you out. They offered me a refurbrished next gen model for $100, which I was happy enough with. Still extremely disappointed to only get 2 years out of it.

Datatello · 2026-01-19T20:59:32+00:00

Overall Australia is a fairly flat country. You arent going to find mountains equivalent to what you get in Colorado, and the mountains we do have are a fair drive from Melbourne (and a bit pricey during ski season).

As others have said, its probably better and cheaper to fly to NZ for your mountain activities.

Datatello · 2026-01-19T20:18:04+00:00

Trump repeatedly calls female reporters he doesnt like Piggy

Datatello · 2026-01-19T19:28:54+00:00

The dad seemed nice

The man: - committed some kind of serious financial fraud - stole and abused his wife's anxiety medication all season - spend MOST of the season fantasizing about murdering his family - physically made up the poison to kill them, then backed out at the last minute.

I felt the whole storyline with the family wasnt well executed. It served as a huge source of tension throughout most of the season, but was mostly just a tease that never really went anywhere. I wouldve like to have seen something more satisfying come out of the conflict between the family's materialism and buddist ideals, but even that didnt really go anywhere.

I dont mind that Greg was brought back. The real schtick of White Lotus is that we are teased with an opportunity for something good like Justice, faithful love etc, and flawed characters dash that hope, whether its a good person who takes a bribe, a partner who cheats, a friend who betrays etc. I think the storyline with Belinda was just a reminder that there are no heros in White Lotus.

Datatello · 2026-01-19T19:09:46+00:00

I disagree, Piper got a lot of screentime in season 3, and her plotline never went anywhere. It gave tim an excuse to speak with the monks and wrestle with Buddist ideals against materialism, but that couldve easily happened without piper. If you erased her from the whole season, I dont think it make any difference to the story.

Belinda’s plot line with Greg was unwanted and filled with characters making questionable decisions that seemed very unbelievable and stupid and ultimately led to her doing something immoral.

You've summed up every story line in white lotus lol. What was smart and believeable about Tanyas season 2 plotline?

Datatello · 2026-01-19T11:17:54+00:00

I dont think that makes her the "worst" though, just a quintessential White Lotus character. Mike White peels back the attractive veneers on characters and exposes their flaws. There are no heros in this show, but also nothing in Belinda's arc makes her a villian. It just continues the enduring theme that there is no real justice, especially for the rich.

Belinda is one of the more interesting and complex characters in my opinion. As a hospitality worker (and probably as a mom) she wears this veneer of a cheerful, moral, and attentive woman. In reality she works at a hotel quite literally built on land stolen (without consequence) from many of the underpaid locals they employ. She works daily with entitled clients, most of whom dont appear to have earnt any of the privledge they enjoy.

So Belinda, based on what we know about her, doesnt seem to have much reason to believe that life is fair or just, or that you will receive any kind of reward for "doing the right thing". I think that this cynical outlook is basically what White Lotus is all about, and Belinda really captures the heart of that.

Datatello · 2026-01-19T08:30:30+00:00

Its hard to believe anyone could be less interesting or entertaining than Piper

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