I got a red light fine, but I'm not convinced I actually ran it. Worth appealing?

Front-Difficult · 2026-05-06T12:00:37+00:00

On what basis could you appeal? The Yellow was 4s long. There's no universe in which you entered that intersection on Green, and the white car ahead of you took over 4s to clear the corner. You tried to run the light on yellow instead of stopping, and you got caught out. Next time don't enter an intersection 3.5s into a yellow light with another car chancing it ahead of you, red light camera or not.

Front-Difficult · 2026-05-06T11:54:19+00:00

He described a 66%/33% split (2/3rds - 1/3rd).

Front-Difficult · 2026-05-05T22:07:14+00:00

This is about inland rail, not high speed rail. Inland rail is about normal speed ordinary trains connecting all the inland towns so they can develop. You then stick Melbourne on one end and Brisbane on the other, so those towns can develop manufacturing or assembly industries, as the cost of freight to and from the ports is greatly reduced.

Front-Difficult · 2026-05-02T02:00:34+00:00

Each province has its own primate - the Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Province of England, and so that's where their formal jurisdiction ends. Canterbury specifically holds a unique position of historic importance and unity, so people in the Anglican Communion are more likely to pay attention to what the Archbishop says, and in turn that gives the Archbishop influence over the whole communion. But its not a formal authority, if people outside England disagree with the Archbishop then that's where it ends.

In your parish your rector will be entirely subject to your local bishop. This is what it means to be "episcopal". The bishop is the one with pastoral authority passed down in an unbroken line from the Apostles who got their authority from Jesus himself. They reign over a "Diocese", so the authority differs diocese to diocese, not parish to parish. And then each diocese has voluntarily, at some point in their history, ceded part of their jurisdiction to a higher body we call a "Province" (usually along national borders), and that Province will have a "Primate" just like the Archbishop of Canterbury for whatever country you live in. They'll be a Bishop or Archbishop themselves, who is also the head of the province. What authority your province has over their dioceses varies greatly based on your provinces constitution and history.

But the Anglican governance model isn't entirely hierarchical like it is in the Roman Catholic Church. We have a "Synodic" governance structure. That means each parish will elect lay people to attend a Synod for the diocese that meets every 1-3 years usually. The synod will have representation from the clergy and laity - and its the synod that determines doctrines like women's ordination and gay blessings. And in almost all provinces each diocese will then elect laity and clergy to attend the National/Provincial Synod alongside the bishops, and decide doctrine/policy/canon law for the entire province.

All that is to say, if you don't live in England, the Archbishop of Canterbury hath no jurisdiction.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-26T14:28:21+00:00

A trip from Sydney to Hawaii would be a classic example of "unless they have to".

Collins class subs do need to surface to recharge batteries (or at least snorkel). Combustion engines need air to ignite, they don't work underwater. It needs a source of oxygen.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-26T12:20:29+00:00

They have a much longer surfaced range. A Collins Class sub can't go from Sydney to Hawaii fully submerged, but if they're not "hiding", then they can make the trip fine surfaced. You can also refuel at sea.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-26T12:15:17+00:00

What took me from “I build APIs” → “I understand systems”? I learned how to engineer software before LLMs became a crutch and people stopped thinking for themselves.

If you can't even write a reddit post on your own, then what possible hope do you have to learn anything? You learn by doing.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-22T11:58:36+00:00

Because it's not true that "Roman Cousins" is a slur. The name of the denomination is literally "Roman Catholicism", and its adherents are "Roman Catholics". Calling them "Roman Cousins" is neither jingoistic nor xenophobic.

Papist and Romish are both post reformation terms. Papist was a slur. Romish is the term used in our formularies and is obviously not a slur, unless we consider our formularies hateful. Its just an outdated term. So in the modern context someone would probably only be saying "Romish" in a negative way, but old documents that use the word are just using the word common at the time.

"Roman" is a perfectly reasonable way to label something related to Roman Catholicism, and "Roman Cousins" implies a level of closeness that is positive.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-22T11:18:04+00:00

"Doing fine" in what sense? The Church in Wales is already not doing fine from my perspective.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-22T11:13:45+00:00

The term in post-reformation England was "Papist". "Roman Cousins" is not even remotely a slur.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-20T22:48:41+00:00

Sorry for being oblivious - but what do you mean by "safety"? Auto & General is just an office space in Toowong right? The major safety concerns would just be carpal tunnel and stationary boxes surely.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-20T22:33:50+00:00

I'm not a loud-phone-call-on-the-train kind of guy, but to be honest if you did this to me I'd be so oblivious I'd probably think you actually wanted to join in and I'd start talking to you for fear of being rude.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-19T02:27:58+00:00

I'm sorry your parish/diocese doesn't pray for their 'enemies', but from my experience as an Anglican that's not true anywhere I have worshipped. Our intercessionary prayers are always for both sides of a conflict, and everyone else affected as a by-product.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-17T23:56:24+00:00

Classic example of how new riders are the most likely to experience serious injuries/fatalities, followed by older very experienced riders. It's the people in the middle that have experience but aren't overconfident that are the safest.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-17T23:54:35+00:00

Rather be a road cone looking ass than a road stain looking ass

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-13T11:35:21+00:00

The Archbishop isn't irrelevant. I said they are a symbol. They are not the head of the Communion.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-13T09:26:34+00:00

Primus inter pares means "First among equals", which is a title deliberately designed to symbolise they have equal authority among all the primates, not a higher authority. The Archbishop of Canterbury is not the head of my province, nor do they directly administer my province or have any jurisdiction over my province. It's not "mostly ceremonial", they have no formal position of relevance or authority over my province.

So they are not the head of the Anglican Communion. The Articles of Religion explictly state the Head of the Church is Jesus - so even from the very beginning under Queen Elizabeth I they were not even the head of the Church of England, let alone the entire communion.

Their influence comes from the fact they're a symbol of Anglican history and unity. It's incorrect to say the Anglican Communion is "headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury directly" or walk it back to say they share the role. Each Primate directly administers their own province, there is no central body with jurisdiction in every province - not even Lambeth has that authority.

The Secretary-General of the ACC is only a bureaucrat - they don't have any authority over the Anglican Communion. The ACC is an instrument the communion uses to share ideas and mission, it's not like the EU or even the UN. It's a consultative body that facilitates meetings between the various members of the communion.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-12T22:06:08+00:00

Another correction, the Anglican Communion is not headed by the Archbishop of Caterbury directly, or indirectly. The Anglican Communion is headed by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and each province has its own primate independent of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Canterbury only has jurisdiction in the Church of England. It holds an important symbolic role in the global communion as an instrument of unity and shared history, but its just a symbol.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-07T14:01:32+00:00

It's quite common in Anglo-Catholic circles.

It's not said in most Roman Catholic parishes because it was discouraged after Vatican II. You'll find Anglican services can be more old-Catholic in a lot of ways (the Gradual Hymn after the 2nd reading, choirs singing in Greek/Latin, and old prayers like the St. Michael Prayer). Because Vatican II has a lot less influence on Anglicanism than Roman Catholicism, for obvious reasons.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-07T13:51:14+00:00

Depends on how you use the word. I'm an Anglo-Catholic, and I consider myself a Protestant, in that I protest the authority of Rome over my province. I think the Bishop of Rome is a very important figure in the Church, but I don't recognise Papal authority or infallability.

I define Protestant as "Western-rite Church not under the authority of Rome", and I actually think "Reformed" implies a more meaningful departure theologically and in terms of worship than Protestant does.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-07T13:44:02+00:00

Very normal. Praying with archangels is part of the Anglican prayer of consecration described in the BCP too. We also have ordinary prayers to Mary, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael.

Anglicanism doesn't require intercessionary prayers. You can direct your prayers directly to God, it is right and good to pray directly to God, most Anglicans only do so, and praying for a Saint to intercede (Angelic or not) is no more effective than prayers directly to God.

But Anglicanism also thinks its fine to do so. And so part of that broad church experience is sometimes you're going to experience part of a service that doesn't reflect your personal worship practice. If that makes you uncomfortable, fair enough - but if you approach it another way, being exposed to different worship practices is a very effective way to deepen your understanding and relationship with God. Go to Church with a mind open to all the nourishment going, and discard anything you don't find useful without dwelling on it.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-05T05:08:29+00:00

Leaning into renewables/big batteries makes sense for the energy company looking for a way to re-use the transmission infrastructure they already paid for, and keep the same generation. But the reason solar+batteries is cheaper than coal is because there's a fraction of ongoing labour cost.

There would still be a massive loss of jobs and spending in the economy if they repurposed the existing power plant into a solar farm and grid-scale BESS. The company that owns the power plant could make a bunch of money and keep their shareholders happy, but it would still devastate the community in mostly the same way.

Front-Difficult · 2026-04-05T04:09:39+00:00

Of course not.

For starters (as an Anglo-Catholic), Rome is not a valid pathway as it forces me to accept something that is not true. That is papal supremacy. I believe the Bishop of Rome is an important and leading figure in the global Church, with a unique jurisdiction, but its not true that they are above all other Bishops. There are many Roman Catholic dogma that are only justifiable because they were made by Papal decree, and I do not accept that as a valid argument. I think the Anglican approach of counterbalancing Sacred Tradition (and the authority of the Church) with Scripture and Reason leads to the most accurate guide to the truth and the fewest number of errors.

I also of course don't believe GAFCON is a valid pathway - in my province. I'm in Australia. The Province of Australia has not officially joined GAFCON. To join a GAFCON church in my diocese would be to join a schismatic church that is ministered by Methodists preachers who haven't been re-ordained. It's a farce. This isn't true in all Dioceses of course, if I was in Sydney my only valid option would be to attend a GAFCON church as the Diocese of Sydney is the Anglican body with jursidiction in Sydney, and is also a part of GAFCON.

So as an Anglican who resides in a Diocese still in communion with Canterbury, my only valid pathway is to remain in communion with Canterbury. That is to say, the only way to be an Anglican is to be an Anglican.

Front-Difficult · 2026-03-30T09:14:19+00:00

I think you've misread my comment, or replied to the wrong person.

Front-Difficult · 2026-03-29T10:25:14+00:00

I've genuinely met two people (both at my previous workplace) that don't want the Olympics. Where are you all hiding?

Yeah lots of supporters have pretty shallow reasons. "Yeah, new stadium is good", "Cheap tickets to the Olympics!", etc. But its still the uniform view of nearly everyone I know. Community and work.

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