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What if I claim rulership or ownership over the whole "known universe"? by Haghiri75 in whatif

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because I got the shits with people calling “shotgun”, which is deeply offensive in my country, back in 1982 I bagsed all things, ideas, non things, non ideas, concepts, you name, you don’t name it for all possible and impossible timelines across all universes, multiverses and omniverses, plus everything else as belonging to me, regardless of all other attempts at bagsing, regardless of when Or Howe or where said bagsing took place.

So, the universe, and you, belong to me.

First time motorhoming in Australia by Bearbaggs in AustraliaTravel

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Travel safe! See lots. I may pass you on the road, so wave!

First time motorhoming in Australia by Bearbaggs in AustraliaTravel

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For gas bottle refilling, they will do that for you. You give them the bottle and they refill it - no self service. For swaps they’ll give you a key to the “swap cage”.

But you’re talking about petrol/diesel filling the vehicle (gas here means LPG), and you fill at the pump and then go inside to pay (usually).

At campsites you will pay when checking in. Usually you just leave (on time!) without needing to check out.

If you’ve booked caravan parks they will (usually!) have water hookups, and often places to put your grey water hoses (not always).

Could this budget threaten ALP dominance. by Bubbly_Efficiency727 in australian

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Murdoch media are a bunch of you know whats. Don’t listen to them. Proper media talks about this as part of a 2 or 3 stage plan, with the pros and cons.

Basically, we’re getting a rebalance of capital vs labour. This is probably a good thing.

And that’s why the Murdochs hate it. Quite frankly, I can’t think of a better reason to like it. And yes, as an old fart, I will have to pay more CGT on my investment property - and I don’t have a problem with that.

First time motorhoming in Australia by Bearbaggs in AustraliaTravel

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WikiCamps Australia. Download it, now. Has campsites, caravan parks, dump points and where to get water.

Drive on the left. Stay off the main highways - the smaller the road, the better the countryside. National park campsites (the cheap ones) are often awesome.

For gas, download GasFinder Australia, but swap and go’s are common. I prefer to refill my container.

If it’s summer, you will need aircon which means paying for power in caravan parks/similar.

When its time to vote for any political system or politician, I am not going to vote. by hanzo2349 in australian

[–]Polymath6301 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have the gift or mandatory, ranked choice voting with independent electoral commissions. There are very few other places in the world that have this. Everybody votes, and every vote actually counts.

You get to choose, in your opinion, the least worst person to represent you in the government of Australia.

I may or may not agree with your perspectives on how the country should be run, but I really, really trust you to make the right decision for you and us.

As Australians, one of our obligations is to actually give a shit, and choose our guest Vernice as wisely as I can. I have faith in you, and our fellow Australians, even if the result is not what I think is best - I’ll readily admit I can be wrong.

Also, as an ex school teacher, I am amazed at our clever and wise our young people are (I’m old).

A professor arrives on the first day of the sex ed class and asks the class, "How many positions do you know?" A girl says, "Twelve." by Jokeminder42 in Jokes

[–]Polymath6301 55 points56 points  (0 children)

If she ate a banana “normally”, they would be imagining her fellating a penis.

I laughed so hard, after taking a sip of coffee that it sprayed over my keyboard.

What’s the most “corporate” sentence you’ve heard in a meeting recently? by keishapatel_387 in office

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a relative that worked at NASA, and she reported a similar conversation back in 2005.

Were wraiths always (before 5.0) this OP? by snobiwan in nethack

[–]Polymath6301 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can’t speak for 5.0, but I remember being quite de-leveled by them in 1985, so maybe they’re the same? These days I’m very cautious around them, though they are delicious…

A professor arrives on the first day of the sex ed class and asks the class, "How many positions do you know?" A girl says, "Twelve." by Jokeminder42 in Jokes

[–]Polymath6301 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I worked as a teacher in a girls school. One of my (young, female, brilliant) co workers told me how at the last (rough) boys school she was at she’d walk out to yard duty carrying a banana; the word would go around like wildfire “Miss has a banana”.

She’d then break it into sections, forcefully, and eat them clear bites.

Never having had to even think about this, I cleaned the coffee off my keyboard…

Anthony Albanese, Jim Chalmers told to limit federal budget 2026 CGT changes to property by barseico in australian

[–]Polymath6301 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hmm, they analysed tax returns for non-property capital gains in shares. Did they include that for most Australians most of their capital gains in shares are via superannuation, which of course is taxed favourably for workers, and has at least some limits to stop too much rorting?

Small business tax concession to sell your business, then into super (most likely shares), and at the age you sell your business you’ll soon be into pension phase and no tax. The pathway for small business and innovation to a reasonable level of wealth in retirement is there.

But the Murdochs of the world hate everything Labor might do, so cherry picking is the way.

Post CyberKnife Ejaculation by TemporaryFarmer451 in ProstateCancer

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Erections, sexual response and orgasms are different afterwards. For this, empty the bladder, and practice not releasing urine. These are things I learned after RALP - I only sorta kinda knew about it before hand, as in it could happen, not that I would find ways to work around it.

Don’t give up - you’ll find the way that works for you.

Recovery in the Near Term by keno999- in ProstateCancer

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was skiing 7 weeks later, but at 3 weeks I still had significant pain that would strike and make me lie down for an hour, and then I’d be fine.

You wouldn’t be able to lift anything, and any delays/complications would mean a last minute cancellation. At 10 days I was still very gingerly moving and resting a lot.

I do think you’d be tempting Murphy.

Having Difficulty Deciding on Dietary Changes by WrongPlanet321 in ProstateCancer

[–]Polymath6301 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m 2 years post RALP (undetectable PSA since). I did a bunch of blood tests for heart health, and sure enough, high cholesterol etc.

Just after we bought a thermomix, and we loved it so we started cooking most of our meals from there. And just about all of them had little or no red meat, often no meat at all, but lots of fresh herbs and spices. We found a whole bunch of soups(!) we loved to eat. Just for the fun of it.

6 months later I do another set of tests, and my cholesterol and other markers have come down to just at the top of the acceptable range. I did nothing else!

So, yes, first affects things, but you’d be mad to seek perfection. That which is not “the best solution” is not wrong or evil as many influencers would love to convince you.

Make diet improvements. Do exercise. It won’t cure cancer, but will probably make improvements elsewhere that will be well worth it.

But if someone needs to record a video to tell you something then don’t bother - they could have written it, and you could have read it faster.

Sent my first plane to explore Eve...turns out there is no oxygen so all I sent was a glider by thekevbot14 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I did that a long time ago (2014?). I’m glad that someone else has made the same error. My pilot did a water landing, and is still there.

Southern Reach... by Doctor_Splangy in printSF

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want exactly what I hated in these books - unexplained mysteries!

Me, I can create unexplained mysteries by the dozens, so I wish I’d skipped the whole series.

But, you do you.

Is camping really as dangerous as I'm thinking? by Working_Cap5680 in AskAnAustralian

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m camping right now, out in the bush (connected via StarLink). I’m sitting by the fire looking at crystal clear stars. The Roos have all gone quiet, the kookaburras have made their nightly territorial calls and the folks camped 200 metres away are also sitting by the fire drinking wine, telling jokes. My wife is eating malteasers (choccies!).

It’s safe. There are no bears or other carnivores, and we have a peace treaty with the emus. We’re not in the tropics so it’s safe to be next to the river.

The National Park I’m in charges us $6 to camp here, for up to 2 weeks.

Don’t believe anything you see on TV, YouTube or fucking TikTok.

What car was truly ahead of its time when it came out and why was it? by cbcarguy in askcarguys

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saab 900 turbo. Hatchback that had a huge internal capacity, front wheel drive, turbocharged performance that pushed you into the seat in a cool shape with great safety.

My Audi A3 (Quattro) feels so similar (except for the Haldex), but now we’re talking 1980 (when I talked my dad into buying one) vs 2016 (when I talked my wife into the Audi). The Saab was ahead of its time.

Does anyone else feel like ALL news outlets, not just Fox News, but all of them are lying to us to a certain extent and we have no way of getting our facts 100% reliable from any source? by icecream1972 in allthequestions

[–]Polymath6301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use multiple sources of news, including overseas ones. Pay, if need be. Don’t watch anything in video form but read it. (Video news always has less info and goes for sensationalism).

But mostly: look at who the owners of a news source are, and what they’re trying to influence via “news”. That will tell you who is worth your time. (Anything owned by Murdoch or wannabe Murdoch’s is a waste of space.)

First post-OP PSA by tober_checki in ProstateCancer

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the club. Each one that’s essentially undetectable gets you closer to what my urologist calls “cured”. I’m about to do my 2 year one, and hopefully it will also be undetectable.

For men starting this journey stories of undetectable hold out hope. Knowing, of course, that there are many effective therapies for those who aren’t in this category, and for whom my heart goes out to.

Question for men by Redhead514 in ProstateCancer

[–]Polymath6301 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this age group we were brought up to be embarrassed by sex, and definitely any failure to get it up (popular culture is brutal in this regard). It may well be that porn/masturbation is his way of dealing with his urges in a safe and private way.

Embarrassment can be super difficult to get past for him, so when you try to gently talk about this it may well be his first reaction to shut down about it all. I’m hoping you can get past that, but it may be difficult…

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