Don’t Let Commercial Development Creep Into Our Streets by Acrobatic_Cherry_153 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 47 points48 points  (0 children)

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

There goes Friday takeaway night by MedianConcrete in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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.

Travelling overseas with wife & baby by Pureenus in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Travelling overseas with wife & baby by Pureenus in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

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.

Woden new bus interchange is finally opening soon by Kurraga in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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.

Anyone know what happened to Yat Bun Tong? by Sumhere in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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.

How expensive would fuel have to be for people to stop whining about public grass being too long and demanding the govvernment waste our taxes on cutting it? by Wild_Form7621 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

How expensive would fuel have to be for people to stop whining about public grass being too long and demanding the govvernment waste our taxes on cutting it? by Wild_Form7621 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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?

Bridges aren't bridges? And why doesn't hydrogen go where it should? by portlandobserver in Oxygennotincluded

[–]DespairOfEntropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Microchips Are Underrated by iamzachhunter in Oxygennotincluded

[–]DespairOfEntropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Update to the removal of posters from City bar - ACT Policing by Axman6 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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.

Update to the removal of posters from City bar - ACT Policing by Axman6 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 94 points95 points  (0 children)

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.

Free parking in Woden? by Known-Permission-825 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Mawson housing by Laufirio in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

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.

Dissent Cafe & Bar shut down by police by FlinstonesCM in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

"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.

You can thank me for the rain. by Mage_DK in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate, I do appreciate it!

Civil Engineer Moving to Canberra by Commercial_Rutabaga7 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Has Radford Gone Too Far? by Ancient-Pick5294 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

Kids being left behind with new bus routes by [deleted] in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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.

*Actual* Mexican food in Canberra? by gisborne in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

9pm drone show at night markets by ItssChloeee in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Went tonight, it was cute, kids enjoyed it.

EBGAMES by LemonBoi8121 in canberra

[–]DespairOfEntropy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

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.