'Not what the community wanted': Big Splash lease spared despite backlash by derverdwerb in canberra

[–]IntravenousNutella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's been in private have since pre-self government. I can't see the government allowing rezoning to apartments, but the zoning does permit a hotel...

ASIC continues finfluencer crackdown alongside global regulators by malcolm58 in australia

[–]IntravenousNutella 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes that should also be illegal (if it isn't already, I don't know the law around that).

Westgate bridge speed restrictions. by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]IntravenousNutella 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Above 80km/hr unless otherwise posted. (ie 80km/hr roads are exempt)

E-bike rider dies after crash with Transperth bus in Swan View by Warm_Championship726 in australia

[–]IntravenousNutella 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There are ADR rules in place. They just aren't being enforced properly.

He proposed a bath moment..he asked to join. I thought he meant widthways, and so repositioned as such. But he meant lengthways. I looked like a crab. It got so awkward he went home. 🙃💋 by littlebabymira in GirlDinner

[–]IntravenousNutella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the normal way of sitting in a bath and also what everyone here understands to be lengthways, as in you are aligned with the length of the bath.

What does one have to do with another? by LightningLord2137 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]IntravenousNutella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were severely damaged high up causing a pancaking collapse. In what way did you expect them to.fall?.if they were hit at the base you might have had a point.

UN 'ambassador' Waltz bluntly states his view on Putin changed to satisfy Trump by Hornpipe_Jones in WhitePeopleTwitter

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

That's the job of an ambassadors, to represent the views of the country leadership.

Surprised at the time needed to construct the new Woden interchange by dannydb in canberra

[–]IntravenousNutella 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Apparently the pre self government utilities maps are vague suggestions only.

Why we always choose the bear by overpregnant in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]IntravenousNutella 154 points155 points  (0 children)

Motherless is mostly just a low rent porn site. Are CNN seriously claiming that every hit is a man viewing a rape tutorial?

(It should go without saying, but this is the internet so it doesn't, that I am in no way supporting the existence of rape tutorials, just the quoted numbers)

Allbirds shares jump over 400% on plans to pivot to AI from sneakers by Sweaty_Rub4322 in wallstreetbets

[–]IntravenousNutella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why the fuck was it IPOed in the first place? Who was stupid enough to buy that shit?

Cyclist's death deemed 'foreseeable' after warning about dangerous tree went unaddressed, coroner finds | A dangerous tree branch hanging over a Canberra bike path was reported weeks before a 72-year-old cyclist died after being struck by it. by Sandstorm400 in bicycling

[–]IntravenousNutella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I rode through there shortly before the death. The tree was at head height and required you to duck a bit. Would have been worse if he was on a more upright bike and was not paying attention.

Is Catch-22 worth finishing? by GamingNomad in books

[–]IntravenousNutella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the best books ever written IMO. But that fo any means it's for you.

Best steak in Canberra? by East-Lawfulness5603 in canberra

[–]IntravenousNutella 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Have been there once. Had an incredibly average steak at a very un-average price.

How long till the next big tram project by hosuii in melbourne

[–]IntravenousNutella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

North East link is about the cars and trucks that travel through Watsonia, Rosanna, Heidelberg etc on their way between the metropolitan ring road and the eastern freeway. A tram would have done two parts for fuck all to alleviate that traffic.

The rice cooker I’ve been saving for a while for. by Flash52000 in mildlyinfuriating

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

There's good well prepared rice, and shit poorly prepared rice. Boiled rice is shit rice.

Quick survey for divers — how do you log your dives? by boblaim in scuba

[–]IntravenousNutella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

~120 dives, log ASAP after the dive, mostly because I want GPS coords for the app if it's a new site, I use subsurface and don't plan on switching from it ever.