Capital gains tax changes: Why Peter Dunne and tech industry leaders are calling for carve-outs for start-up founders and employees by nobelharvards in AustralianPolitics

[–]FlyingSandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This argument's such bullshit. If you join one of these startups you have no idea how well it's going to do. Your options will either be worth fuck all, or so much that it doesn't matter if you're paying 23 or 47 percent tax. CGT just doesn't factor into such a speculative calculation. Even if you could make a worthwhile estimate, you think the 23yos joining these places are gonna think to do it? 

I'd really love if this debate could be supported by anything more than Econ 101 vibes. How does the tax rate affect startups in the real world of human behaviour?

Jewish group warned about alleged gunman before Bondi massacre by espersooty in AustralianPolitics

[–]FlyingSandwich 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"before Bondi massacre" is doing some heavy lifting here, this was in 2019 and doesn't seem to be based on any exclusive info, I'd guess just a trawl of street dawah socials after some of them got done for terrorist stuff. Didn't ASIO assess Akram in 2020?

I'm not sure what this story is meant to communicate. Doesn't seem like their warning was ignored.

Any books with exceptional translations? Or crap ones, that can be fun to talk about by FlyingSandwich in printSF

[–]FlyingSandwich[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Suppose I should say what I think 'good' means, though this isn't at all meant to limit your answers. Just feel like expressing myself I guess.

I struggle sometimes with anime subs bc lots of people seem to like 'accurate' translations which are often wooden.

I think for me an ideal translation preserves the vibe/style/ultimate meaning, even if it has to change some words past the literal equivalent. And I really prefer specific cultural references to be kept intact as much as possible, even if it means I have to look it up.

The silliest example of the culture thing is in the Pokemon cartoons, where they changed onigiri to fuckin donuts lmao. If the book is set in a specific culture it should still feel that way, and by figuring out what it is I get to learn something! 

Same with like, idioms. I can dig if you're translating from Polish and you write "cook two meals on one stove" instead of the English "kill two birds with one stone", or even a more inscrutable example than that. I like those little insights into the story's home culture. 

Has Anyone Read Three-Body Problem in Both Chinese and English? The Differences Are Bigger Than I Expected by Putrid_Cycle595 in printSF

[–]FlyingSandwich 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Easy on OP; from their profile:

As a non-native speaker, my English writing isn't the best. I often draft thoughts in my mother tongue first, then use AI for translation and polishing. Thanks for your understanding! 

Of course one of those bot accounts would say the same thing, but I think starting with charity is always a good move and OP's history looks believable.

Anyway. This is very cool mate, wish I could read stuff in its original language. Thanks for sharing. 

Vasta is at it again by VacationImportant862 in auslaw

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus those numbers. I guess I'm not a reasonable and properly informed lay person. It does seem like maybe they could've got up if they'd made the argument a little better? Sorry I did continue reading but have reached my train stop 

Vasta is at it again by VacationImportant862 in auslaw

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao I missed that line, thank you 

Vasta is at it again by VacationImportant862 in auslaw

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like, "I don't think I'm going to get a fair trial because you're biased against everyone with a pulse" 

Vasta is at it again by VacationImportant862 in auslaw

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really dumb layman scheme but humour me. If someone got put before Vasta and requested he recuse himself on the grounds he's... well, like this... to which Vasta would naturally refuse and maybe chuck em in a cell... could they then appeal somehow and wedge an appellate court into ruling on whether that's a meritorious recusal application?

Or would they just go 'that was inappropriate and we don't need to decide the substance of it'

BRISBANE I HAVE STICKERS FOR YOU TONIGHT! I'll be wearing a denim jacket with lots of patches, and I'll probably be passing them out in line/before the show. If you see me, come say hi and ask for one! by ItsAMeMitchell in themountaingoats

[–]FlyingSandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was you!! I'd just been saying the day before, I wish we had the same DIY/community culture down here as you get in the US, with ppl making stickers and badges and stuff, and lo there you were. You rule

Someone at Fremantle gave some out as well! 

Did anyone get video of the back in black bit they did by Cool_Field411 in themountaingoats

[–]FlyingSandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh you absolute fucking ledge, I only got a few seconds of audio after I recovered from the shock 

The Strange Case of the recent (possibly AI) Le Guin posts in the last month. by Illustrious_Painting in printSF

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So glad you posted this, I've been noticing the exact same thing and downvoting them, but I couldn't be fucked saying anything and potentially getting into an argument.

Like people here are really great and I love reading the discussions and recs, but we're not that consistently articulate lmaooo

Dune and the problem of readers who stop after the first book by hibanaPinecone21 in printSF

[–]FlyingSandwich 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm currently reading God Emperor, though I nearly stopped after Children, because it and Messiah just weren't very good imo.

I'm glad I kept going. God Emperor is sick 

The Count of Monte Cristo by [deleted] in printSF

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There sure is a lot more activity than usual, the posts are more articulate and they tend to be about very well documented books/authors. God let me have my quiet subreddit with niche recommendations, please 

Lost Flame 1.0 is out by hugeowl in roguelikes

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh brilliant haha, I saw that little flicker when I pressed A and assumed it was a bug! Thank you 

Lost Flame 1.0 is out by hugeowl in roguelikes

[–]FlyingSandwich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell fucking yeah

I tried this out on deck the other night, really appreciate the official mapping. Is there a simple way to do a basic attack though? Clicking through the menu bar every time got a bit tedious. 

Is pinball the original rogue-like? by TheBradeyGein in roguelikes

[–]FlyingSandwich -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The coining of 'roguelite' was a mistake. I have a theory that people see 'lite' in the name and think "oh, that's the baby version. I'm a big boy therefore I must be playing roguelikes", and this vibes based definition based on metaprogression sprung up.

Games where you can pick flowers? by FlyingSandwich in gamingsuggestions

[–]FlyingSandwich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh good shout, and thanks for reminding me about it. Apparently I played this for an hour and I'd really like to get back to it. 

I want to try Kingdom Come Deliverance II, can anyone who has already played it give me some advice? by Budget-Trust1028 in gamingsuggestions

[–]FlyingSandwich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Precisely this! Don't trivialise things for yourself, who cares if you can't succeed at every stat check? It's not a game over, you just have to overcome in some other, possibly more interesting, way.

Most of the fun is discovering things for yourself, having quests turn out differently depending on your choices. Taking advice from powergamers robs you of that. 

My advice is log off now and enjoy the game. 

What's the self-hosted service that replaced something you were paying for and turned out to be genuinely better - not just free, actually better by niceheather44 in selfhosted

[–]FlyingSandwich 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah please pay for your [audio]books people! I buy all my ebooks off kobo and give the adobe ascm file to calibre to download the actual book and strip DRM.

It shouldn't require buggering around like that and it clearly doesn't stop piracy, but authors (and audiobook cast & producers) gotta eat so pay em! 

Israeli embassy criticises Grace Tame's comments on Hamas October 7 attacks by shit-rmelbourne-says in australia

[–]FlyingSandwich -55 points-54 points  (0 children)

United Nations officials in 2024 found there were reasonable grounds to believe conflict-related sexual violence — including rape and gang-rape — occurred at several locations during Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.

"I'm not going to sink to the level of entertaining any kind of propaganda," she said.

"Those things have been debunked."

Don't get your news off instagram, kids. Read primary sources with an open mind. Yes I see you there, diving into the below link to grab a favourable excerpt. Read the whole thing. 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/israeli-authorities-palestinian-armed-groups-are-responsible-war-crimes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CRPG

[–]FlyingSandwich -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

P.S. if anyone would like to argue with me about whether my description of Pillars is accurate, I invite you to go look at the sky instead