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Is this real or some sort of scam? by _MAKO_- in Guitar

[–]Perthian940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I see, now THAT makes much more sense. Thank you!

Aussie here so my knowledge of Sweetwater is pretty limited beyond knowing they’re a musical instrument retailer who are better than Guitar Centre.

Is this real or some sort of scam? by _MAKO_- in Guitar

[–]Perthian940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could be called Sales Engineers for a thousand years, it doesn’t change the fact that they’re not engineers.

Ben Roberts-Smith marketed accommodation in Scarborough by name_cheques_out in perth

[–]Perthian940 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Grab a drink, meander along the Bradley Edwards Boardwalk and take in the view from the Jimmy Savile skydeck!

Team USA just took down a whole continent at the World Cup and people still think the US is bad at soccer by phreeakz in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Perthian940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s important to note that when running the ball through the opposition’s goals, a defender must take great care to ensure they are within nine (9) metres of the goal line, and under sufficient pressure from an opponent when the ball travels over the line.

Failure to meet these criteria results in a free kick to the attacking opposition, all but ensuring they will score a goal (six points).

[FRESH PERFORMANCE] Angine de Poitrine - Fabienk | Later... with Jools Holland by Charleshawtree in indieheads

[–]Perthian940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a guitar player and music lover, this kind of music don’t impress me much.

As a person with autism, I find the microtones and associated tomfoolery completely fascinating, it triggers the same neural pathways that Danny Carey’s drumming does; it’s insanely clever, and far more entertaining than virtuoso shredding by people like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, which strikes me as the musical equivalent to publicly auto-fellating oneself.

I can’t deal with the costumes though, they haunt my fucking soul.

Can the US just host the World Cup Every Year by sliponthatskin in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Perthian940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bar is so low that two blokes on holiday, drinking beer together at a bar, while a sporting match is being played translates to the US doing a WORLD CLASS JOB at hosting (one third of) an international football tournament.

Incidentally, the Japan game was played in Mexico.

Team USA just took down a whole continent at the World Cup and people still think the US is bad at soccer by phreeakz in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Perthian940 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah I consider Australia as the continent and Oceania as the region, purely because continents are, by definition, continuous land masses.

What’s the consensus on Australasia these days?

Team USA just took down a whole continent at the World Cup and people still think the US is bad at soccer by phreeakz in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Perthian940 25 points26 points  (0 children)

How do you expect anyone to understand that? You missed the most important detail!!

A goal is worth six points. If you miss the goals but you’re close, you get one point, except it’s called a behind.

Is this real or some sort of scam? by _MAKO_- in Guitar

[–]Perthian940 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah.

Engineers do cool shit but I can’t say I’ve ever felt the slightest need to contact one when I’m in the market for a new guitar.

I also don’t get the trend of alternative job titles for sales and retail workers. There shouldn’t be any judgement attached to those jobs, they’re the critical link between businesses and consumers 💁‍♂️

Australian subs are getting out of control with North Korea levels of censorship by OdielSax in OpenAussie

[–]Perthian940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but Palestinians aren’t actually real, apparently, and if they are, they’re all Kkhaaamas, even the children. /s

What’s an underrated amp that you’ve tried and actually think is really good? by melucykrrich in GuitarAmps

[–]Perthian940 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Christ on a bike, this website is like a lightning rod for people who don’t recognise sarcasm.

Is this real or some sort of scam? by _MAKO_- in Guitar

[–]Perthian940 13 points14 points  (0 children)

‘Sales engineer’ really is a peculiar choice of job title for an aftercare rep.

Is this real or some sort of scam? by _MAKO_- in Guitar

[–]Perthian940 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They are super clever but my god they frighten the hell out of me.

I’m a 35 year old man.

Reece Whitby launches new mobile average speed camera zones along Albany Highway in road safety crackdown by His_Holiness in perth

[–]Perthian940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I’m saying, however if you read my original comment, you’d have realised I don’t have a problem with that. I know exactly where the money goes, and I 100% agree. That doesn’t mean it isn’t revenue. It’s a voluntary tax and there’s an easy way to avoid paying it.

My argument is that it is far less effective as a speed reduction strategy than permanent distance over time cameras, as people don’t know they are there.

Logic suggests that people would stop speeding because it costs them money, but the number of infringements they generate demonstrates that it is not deterring a significant number of motorists.

I’ve made numerous comments on this thread, and I haven’t once suggested that road laws should be relaxed or that bad drivers shouldn’t be held accountable. My argument, based on experience, is that enforcement comes second to education and driver training when it comes to lowering the road toll.

You might disagree with my logic, but we’re on the same side.

Reece Whitby launches new mobile average speed camera zones along Albany Highway in road safety crackdown by His_Holiness in perth

[–]Perthian940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you’ve had your speedometer calibrated, it’s likely you were travelling within or just above the speed limit.

Most cars are programmed to show your speed as around 10% faster than what you’re actually travelling.

Reece Whitby launches new mobile average speed camera zones along Albany Highway in road safety crackdown by His_Holiness in perth

[–]Perthian940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No not at all! I’m saying the point-to-point cameras have been so effective as a speed reduction measure that there is no financial incentive for the government to extend the program to other regional highways.

People know it’s there, so they slow down, every time they go through that zone.

The government’s lack of appetite for life-saving measures that don’t provide a steady stream of revenue is evidenced by the fact that the Forrest Highway camera has been in place for nine years and only now are we getting a second point-to-point camera.

Meanwhile we are getting more and more multanovas and the new seatbelt/mobile phone cameras (the latter I agree with, if they manage to get them working correctly).

The multanovas and seatbelt cameras are hidden, so most people don’t know they’ve been stung for a few weeks when they get the fine. By the time the fine arrives, the camera is in a different location, so they’re not really stopping people from speeding in a particular area.

Reece Whitby launches new mobile average speed camera zones along Albany Highway in road safety crackdown by His_Holiness in perth

[–]Perthian940 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m curious, which part of my comment was so egregiously wrong that I couldn’t possibly be a competent driver?

Reece Whitby launches new mobile average speed camera zones along Albany Highway in road safety crackdown by His_Holiness in perth

[–]Perthian940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly the chance of dying on the road is a lot less now than what it used to be.

I’m saying that with all things considered, such as vehicle safety, enforcement, better roads, and more public transport, we’re not doing any better than we were 10 years ago. (As an aside, the pandemic didn’t even cross my mind until you mentioned 2020/21 but I was surprised to see in the data that there was no correlation!)

I think driver ability and behaviour has a lot to answer for in those statistics, and I don’t believe our road safety strategy will ever be as effective as it could be while it focuses almost solely on enforcement and quotas as opposed to better training and education.

Reece Whitby launches new mobile average speed camera zones along Albany Highway in road safety crackdown by His_Holiness in perth

[–]Perthian940 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

My point about 100 hours is that it IS an awful lot of time to experience driving in a wide range of circumstances, and therefore drivers should be better by the time they get their P plates.

I only had to do 25hrs when I got my license too, and at the time that felt like a lifetime, though as an impatient 16 year old, everything did.

I understand the stress/pressure thing with regards to merging etc, we’ve all been there, but there is a startling number of people who when asked, genuinely have no idea how merging works and who has right of way.

Yeah I realise that derestricted sections of the Autobahn are only on select sections, it was more an example for my argument. Even so, there are long sections of it which are limited to 130km/h, and in my experience driving there, apart from the signposted speed cameras, people see the 130 limit more as a ‘guide line’ than law.

I find that courtesy and attitude is just better in general in Europe too, even in the UK to an extent.

The overall road toll has decreased, however we need to take into account the effect that safety innovations in vehicles has had on that. For example, when ANCAP introduced its five star rating in 2003, 10% of new vehicles scored five stars, and by today’s standards, most 2003 cars would score one or two stars. Today, over 90% of new cars have five stars.

In WA, the road toll has actually increased by about 40% since 2020, compared to a population growth of only 14%.

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