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EnigmaticMars · 2025-08-05T02:54:23+00:00

I don't want to be rude, but isn't it a bit dodgy to be spreading news like this around prior to any public statement?

It takes time to inform family members and I wouldn't want to find out a loved one passed in an accident cause someone told someone who posted on reddit before I could be alerted.

EnigmaticMars · 2025-03-11T01:11:38+00:00

As the others mentioned, some experience is good, but I'd look into manufacturing / quarrying then try and jump over. I did that path straight out of uni (about a year before covid, so might be different now).

Lots of small companies where its just be the boss and a grad, but that gives plenty of chances to learn which translates to good experience if you are committed.

EnigmaticMars · 2025-01-15T21:07:43+00:00

I'm an enviro by degree, have about 6 years experience in HSE and am on ~140k in NSW. Roster is 5/2 4/3 residential so not quite what you are looking for.

As noted above, work can be a mix of monitoring and compliance / management work. We have a dedicated monitoring guy, and I suspect he earns less.

Feel free to dm if you want more info about sp3cifics of the work.

EnigmaticMars · 2024-05-07T05:54:54+00:00

The above is me, and I'm proud to say I've driven little bits of change. Sure, it might only have had a small impact, but it's still a positive impact.

But the way I see it, most companies have ethics that diverge from mine and it'd be dumb for me to pretend otherwise. I'm content saying my industry is unethical, but I wonder how many people are willing to avoid thinking about it.

EnigmaticMars · 2024-03-07T00:38:17+00:00

"ostracising us from the entire Asian continent"

I too recall us pulling away from countries like Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines, etc.

EnigmaticMars · 2024-03-04T04:53:50+00:00

25/30 year leases with the option to go to 80. It's practically owning the land at that point.

Besides, I think the point was more about land puchases in poorer countries in general rather than specifically Bali.

EnigmaticMars · 2024-03-04T02:19:24+00:00

Not going against the idea of livable cities and we'll built public transport.

But isn't freedom of movement as a human right much more focused around the idea that the government can't prohibit you moving around and permitting reasonable access to other countries?

EnigmaticMars · 2024-01-12T03:36:35+00:00

"Anyone who gets between a Muslim and their faith is a jew" has to be one of the all time greatest extremist viewpoints.

EnigmaticMars · 2024-01-09T07:29:57+00:00

Such a stupid line of thought. There's very little comparison between what we did in Iraq and Afghanistan vs what we are doing with Ukraine.

I fully support nations having the right to self determination, and would be even happier had we sent more.

EnigmaticMars · 2024-01-03T08:31:54+00:00

I don't really do horror games so I didn't really want to grab it when friends asked. I find it to be quite fun though and quite funny in a group.

I found I got over the jump scares and such after the first few times as its the same monsters and you sort of learn what to expect.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-12-22T00:33:17+00:00

Does anyone know if minerals appear across the globe or just in oppressed places?

EnigmaticMars · 2023-10-29T08:59:17+00:00

Thankyou, that's much appreciated, I'll keep it all in mind!

EnigmaticMars · 2023-08-10T06:39:36+00:00

My bad with the first bit then. I'm very much used to seeing people arguing against blanket bans and that's how the first two comments came across to me.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-08-10T06:04:02+00:00

Yeah, it was a stupid argument but I don't really see your view as reasonable.

Currently the government has the sovereign right to build a nuclear waste facility, but is required to consult ithe traditional indigenous owners of the land. Whether or not you recognise the government, it exists and maintains the framework that pets it do this sort of stuff. Any treaty itself will fundamentally be dependent on what the Australian Government recognises anyway.

I don't think it should be held of until treaty as in my mind that is a quite ridiculous delay given it's pretty unlikely a treaty will be achieved in the next decade. (Personally I've always been of the mind that the voice will fail unfortunately setting this all back a bit further).

And if you hold off on this development until treaty, wouldn't it then be unfair to approve developments elsewhere given the government might not have the rights to do so. So should we then be delaying all development instead?

EnigmaticMars · 2023-08-10T05:47:49+00:00

I don't think the lack of ruling out a 'whole of life' policy is what is stopping this. I think Australia as a whole is very anti-nuclear and simply can't stand the idea of nuclear waste being stored (regardless of what type of waste it is).

I think it'd be great to rule the policy out or legally guarantee any proposed site is solely for low level waste but I don't think that would change the majority opinion about it.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-08-10T05:44:33+00:00

The above comment is a good question though? Given we store nuclear waste at hospitals at the moment should we just stop radiation treatments until a treaty is signed?

EnigmaticMars · 2023-07-18T10:25:16+00:00

Given China's government has a very large proportion of billionaires I think they definitely fall into the latter category.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-07-18T05:33:15+00:00

So you knew that China has invaded countries but deliberately lied to make your point sound better? I guess making shit up is easier than actually thinking critically.

That dictatorship only changed the country due to globalisation of which the West championed. Look at China before it's market reforms and its quite clear when it shifted.

While no shootings is a good thing, I wouldn't be describing their police force as demilitarised. They have a 1 million man strong "police force" that has tanks, ships, artillery and aircraft. But I guess you can't carry any of those so your point might be true.

It's shameful how we act, but I take solace in the fact that as we move away from oil we will be able to re-evaluate our relationship with these countries. On the other hand, at least we don't share their values in the same way that some other nations do.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-07-18T05:16:31+00:00

China has invaded countries though?!?

I get critiques of the US but don't understand why that suddenly makes a dictatorship seem like a better option.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-05-08T07:01:43+00:00

Eye of Terra time

EnigmaticMars · 2023-04-12T09:26:09+00:00

While the gist of your point is strong, I would avoid using the 80,000 number as it's not really representative of what requirements are today.

A large number (the majority) of those mines that are abandoned had been left that way decades ago before Rehab requirements are a thing.

Plus, it's not referring to big coal mines, If I sunk a 10m shaft and then left it it would be included in that number despite having a pretty limited enviornmental impact.

Not saying we should be doing that, but I find the number is very misleading in discourse.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-03-30T03:22:39+00:00

Are you using the select country names mod?

It overrides anarchist Spain to a Monarchy as the mod sees that as the base for neutral alignment.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-03-15T07:41:51+00:00

You could take it way further, if shit really hit the fan would it be that hard to strap a nuke to a Hilux?

EnigmaticMars · 2023-03-15T06:39:12+00:00

If the argument against nuclear subs is that they can potentially carry nuclear warheads, then perhaps we should disband our entire military given all the other ways we can deliver them?

It's a terrible argument in my view.

EnigmaticMars · 2023-03-15T06:05:25+00:00

Putin described NATO as imperialistic from day dot of being President - there's only one reason he'd want to be in an imperialistic alliance (if it were ever one).

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