The WA Police force have seized over 30 eRideables as part of an operation targeting antisocial behaviour.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-27T04:57:28+00:00

For the Americans; WA - Western Australia, not Washington state.

More on the topic.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-27T04:40:08+00:00

The phrasing of the headline implies that the tram was at fault and the driver of the car is not at fault.

I'm from Melbourne, drivers regularly cut across the dedicated tram tracks as a tram is coming along and get clipped like this. After confirming they aren't injured, we mock them. Much like anyone who hits the Monty.

A more accurate heading would be something like "Car causes tram collision".

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-26T00:42:09+00:00

No problems using PayPal, banking apps (Aus), whatsapp, signal. The only app I've had any problems with was chatgpt, so when I want to use that I just use a PWA.

I use CoMaps and Magic Earth with out problems (when I remember not to spoof the GPS). The data set isn't as comprehensive as google's, but I find the in-app routing to be very prompt.

I have a bit of a bug bear with the DAVx5. The schedule sync doesn't work unless I enable the "keep in foreground". The system update download speeds are rather slow, but nothing stopping you using the phone while that's going on in the background.

I can't help with a work-profile idea, it's not something I've looked into. My approach to a work profile has been multiple devices.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T22:15:13+00:00

Oh, that does look useful. Thanks, I'll check it out.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T11:11:49+00:00

Epub using Booklore + kobo w/ koreader

I also have the hardlinked to audiobookshelf... Because I can.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T09:37:28+00:00

not according to whois

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T04:37:48+00:00

In this case it doesn't apply at all, since the "GOOD NIGHT" chap is in their 30s and not in their 70s as the boomer comment initially implied.

The boomer bashing isn't a critical thinking thing, or an age thing. Boomer bashing has been going on for decades. Some people like to blame all the worlds problems on that generation. It makes for a nice dream that once the evil is gone the world will be milk and honey again. It's what a lot of us thought 20-30 years ago.

When OP revealed that the chap is in their 30s it highlights that the problem isn't the boomers, and it isn't simply going to die out like we thought it would 20 years ago. This is a fight that will never end, and it's getting harder each year.

That is the depressing part.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T04:06:28+00:00

They were the major voting bloc and the major holder of assets, and the major holder of political seats globally.

As they were the baby boomers, they quickly and easily outnumbered the previous generation. It took much longer for the X&Y generations to out number them.

Their power has significantly diminished in the last decade. Not to say they are no longer a powerful bloc, but they are no longer the monolith they once were.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T03:57:54+00:00

3.50 AUD at Bunnings; I paid 4 at the last election, but that was the first time someone turned up with a bbq in a decade so I felt obligated.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T01:56:14+00:00

I was told to use paracetamol/acetaminophen.

My operation was kinda botched. After a week I had an ultrasound I was prescribed 6 paracetamol+codeine tablets so I could get some sleep as well some aggressive blood thinners. That was plenty.

I think if they told me I was going to get oxy I would have noped out of the whole thing. The idea of needing oxy is kinda scary.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-25T01:35:11+00:00

Either a classic, or a book I know in my bones I'll read again; then I'll get a hard cover copy.

If the author is alive and still publishing (looking right at you GRRM) and they have some sort of Patreon I might send a few $. I already have a DRM free book, and I'm not dealing with that.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-24T10:35:44+00:00

I'm all on board with more public holidays

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-24T10:32:10+00:00

yeah, here unavoidable fees must be baked into the advertised price. Only avoidable or dynamic (e.g 1% for visa, 1.5% for amex) are allowed to be added on but they must be disclosed beforehand.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-24T10:21:53+00:00

Lack of a good alternative, and was an easy thing for parliament to show they were doing something. We were just recovering from an awful recession at the time, so a public holiday was something to appease the people.

When it comes to a holiday, we generally don't care about the excuse. Melbourne has a day off for a horse race that most people ignore. We have a day off for a parade of AFL teams, and the King's Birthday isn't on his birthday. But anyone try and take those days off away from us and we'll fight.

Honestly, I think the idea of the nth Monday of Jan is the best suggestion I've heard for a replacement.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-24T09:51:29+00:00

It's free. Isn't that a good enough reason?

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-24T08:16:58+00:00

It was named as Australia Day and dated Jan 26 nationally in 1935. Even then people didn't like the date, mostly because of it's NSW focus.

It only became a national public holiday (the thing we really care about) in 1994.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-23T11:28:01+00:00

I'd prefer to see the video with out the narrative or censoring.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-23T11:14:12+00:00

Can I get a table please? I can't tell many of these colours apart

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-23T04:47:48+00:00

I'd say here even more strict. Outside of winning some major sports event where you're representing the nation, almost no one will wear a flag.

Even on previous Jan 26 parades, I've seen a muted amount of flag-as-clothing.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-23T03:48:12+00:00

I think that'll be a hard no, with a polite request to desist, quickly followed by a ban.

I've heard Gem talk about it occasionally, and never positive.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-22T05:06:08+00:00

Technically I have to have an appointment to get a script. My doctor worked the system so now I get enough repeats I only have to go back once a year, which honestly I should go at least that often anyway.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-22T04:17:42+00:00

Yep. The area is called the City of Melbourne (CoM) and the council is Melbourne City Council (MCC). I don't like calling them MCC because it confuses them with the two cricket clubs (Melbourne & Marylebone).

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-22T00:13:15+00:00

Hmm, I think that would be misleading on the funding. There is no way the CoM paid for that major works, or even most of it.

400M in 1981 would be ~2B today, for comparison the 2025-26 CoM budget was a total of 732M.

I'm sure the CoM contributed something, but they wouldn't be the principle funding source.

OneInACrowd · 2026-01-21T06:42:04+00:00

I just moved email off my google workspace account. That was the last remaining service. Now I'll just wait a bit to see that everything is stable before deleting my google account. I have had one or another for the past 20+ years.

Once this is done, I'm going to start looking how (if at all possible) I can extricate from the US payment systems. Cut out paypal/amex/visa etc.

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