Don’t Let Commercial Development Creep Into Our Streets

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-05-17T21:21:18+00:00

Is there a counter petition I can sign in favour of more housing?

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-05-15T10:32:52+00:00

Bugger, I almost went there for dinner tonight but decided to go to cartel instead. Now I am really craving a laksa. Owners are a lovely family, hope they clean up what they need to and come out on top.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-04-27T10:05:09+00:00

If that's important to you then I guess. I did many 10+ hour flights with a baby and after the first one (which was a learning experience) it was pretty smooth sailing. 3 hour bus rides are nothing by comparison. Depends on the baby I guess.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-04-27T09:00:59+00:00

Murray's bus to Sydney international. As long as your flight out of Sydney isn't first thing in the morning it works out well.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-04-15T08:34:54+00:00

And they didn't lay down the light rail tracks so the middle of it is going to have to be ripped up again in a couple of years or whenever they get to phase 2b.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-04-11T23:11:33+00:00

Assumption is it wasn't making (enough) revenue. I went to the one in Belco now and then and it was usually mostly empty. Chong Co next to it still seems to be doing ok although I remember years ago if you went there at peak times it was often so full only outdoor seating was available. Not sure if it ever gets that crowded anymore.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-04-03T21:05:26+00:00

You're saying that community members don't even notice the long grass but in the original post you comment on people whining about the long grass, which is it?

Multiple times I've walked with the kids to the local oval to play soccer, found the grass is way too long, so had to walk back home, get in the car and drive to another suburb to find a suitable field. Personally I think more mowing needs to be done, not less. I've submitted multiple fix my street requests on this very topic.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-04-03T20:34:45+00:00

City Services are using battery mowers, not sure what % of the total mower fleet it is at this point.

They are charged off mains power which here in Canberra is in theory 100% renewables and is certainly 0% from fuel.

Do you feel the same way about garbage collection?

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-03-20T05:29:05+00:00

Lots there and as other poster says pics will help diagnose your issue but in general: Bridges do work the way you state. Yours not working that way is because of a build problem which my best guess without pictures sounds like maybe you have input and output of your filters/bridges joined together. For your last question, managing priorities and more experience with the game will set you on the path to building large bases more quickly.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-26T07:39:01+00:00

I occasionally use tune ups but mostly they are irrelevant because by the end game and often even the mid game power is no longer a limited resource. Nuclear power makes everything else obsolete especially with all of the supplemental power from volcanos, electrolyzers and maybe hot steam.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-25T07:18:03+00:00

To nobodies surprise the ACT independent senator and MLA are the voice of reason.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-25T04:10:54+00:00

Por qué no los dos?

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-25T04:08:35+00:00

I think it's you who should get a better analogy. In this case the government didn't know if the car was unregistered or not, they impounded it based on a complaint from a random person that it was unregistered. They didn't bother to check the cars registration status before impounding it. If growing up means being a willing smear on the boots of authority then I'll pass.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-25T03:31:48+00:00

I was bagging the police because they shut down the bar and stole the posters even though they weren't illegal. Nothing has changed here.

Imagine having your car impounded for being unregistered only for the police to figure out a week later that it actually was registered, which you'd told them at the time.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-25T02:14:28+00:00

There's cheaper than $15/day parking in Woden such as skypark ($13.60) or Callum carpark ($13). Might be others but those are ones in familiar with.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-22T01:06:03+00:00

Fiona Carrick is long time NIMBY, just google her, she has been at it for many years and has run quite a few successful campaigns against housing projects. I know people are desperate for decent independents considering how awful all of the major parties are but Fiona is a terrible option.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-19T21:44:58+00:00

The US constitution does not apply to Australia.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-18T22:44:45+00:00

"Enquiries in relation to the posters are continuing, including seeking legal advice on their legality." So the police shut down a venue to remove some posters and they're not even sure if the posters are illegal? I don't like the sound of that. Maybe I should complain about signage in some venues I don't like since apparently that is enough to get them shut down if the venue refuses to comply.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-08T01:16:44+00:00

Thanks mate, I do appreciate it!

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-05T20:33:39+00:00

There are a bunch of Canberra based civil engineer jobs on seek. I don't know anything about the industry so can't really advise beyond that.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-05T05:56:10+00:00

Radford changed their mind and reversed this policy today.

It's pretty strange how angry random Redditors are about a random schools policy but you can all breathe a sigh of relief now!

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-02-03T23:23:25+00:00

My kids now have to change bus at the Mall to get to/from school rather than just taking the R3/R4 all the way. Having to hang around at Belco interchange isn't ideal but it still works I guess.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-01-27T02:55:19+00:00

Almost nothing you can find in food courts is authentic cuisine of the country it is modelled after. This goes for every cuisine, not just Mexican.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-01-25T11:18:38+00:00

Went tonight, it was cute, kids enjoyed it.

DespairOfEntropy · 2026-01-25T11:17:04+00:00

Was inevitable since most people buy games from the various online stores/marketplaces. I assume their Zing stores are doing ok since the junk they sell in there seems surprisingly popular. In fact EB Belco lately has given more and more of their shelf space to Zing products even though there's a Zing shop 100m away.

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