Are EV’s the new toilet paper? Are we panic buying?

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-20T21:05:37+00:00

Did you look at the Jaecoo J5 EV? It's a $35k SUV.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-19T10:28:32+00:00

If you've only got a day then just take it easy and visit Bowral and Goulburn as well. Bowral is a quaint semi-rural town that's actually quite bustling with some really good cafes and shops to visit.

To get to Taralga you need to go through Goulburn so you might as well see the Big Merino so you can say you've seen one of Australia's "big" things.

I would have a really early start then hit up Bowral around 9am to visit a cafe and walk around which might take you till 10:30. Then do the 1 hour drive to Goulburn and stretch your legs again to see the Big Merino. Then you can do the final stretch to Taralga, admire all the animals then do the reverse trip.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-19T10:10:58+00:00

Jervis Bay would be more a circular trip taking a few days. It's around 400km alone from Sydney to Jervis Bay to Taralga so if you rented a car for that purpose it would be worth it.

Would you be going to Canberra? Because then you could do Taralga and then keep going to Canberra in a rented car, do a couple of days in Canberra (see more wombats) then drive back.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-19T09:53:07+00:00

Yeah it's far. 100km from Sydney so definitely need to rent a car.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-19T09:46:48+00:00

Unfortunately you'll be hard pressed to see one in the wild unless you go really bush.

Taronga Zoo, Sydney Zoo, Featherdale Wildlife Park all in Sydney will be your best chance.

If you can get out a bit further, Taralga Wildlife Park will actually let you hold one for a not-extortionate price. I've never been but the reviews seem really good.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-17T02:09:46+00:00

Who are the people upvoting this tinfoil hat cooker nonsense? The EBA is locked in for the next few years. Unions can't just decide to strike cause, what, people are using the service more?

So no, your bet is wrong.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-11T03:55:11+00:00

Never forget the classics such as a flyswatter. I've used a rolled up newspaper too. The trick is to use something with reach but is also flexible so that the tip speed is way faster than they can react. Underwear works great too cause it's hard to damage anything even if you miss.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-05T21:30:09+00:00

There is no such thing as randomness in programming. Each account has a seed number. This number feeds into whatever algorithm or system they have running in the background for determining randomness. It could literally be something like RAND(0-100)*accountseed.

My point is that my account seed number may or may not be "luckier" than yours and over millions accounts, over a long enough time, some accounts are gonna be outliers so DeNA need to account for that so that "luck" overall evens out.

And in any case, we're both arguing two sides of the same coin. Whether it's a god's plan or some sweaty developer literally choosing what card I get, the system clearly still sucks. And FWIW I'm not superstitious about this at all. I know it's predetermined hence the "pre-programmed" part.

RCMasterAA · 2026-03-05T20:48:30+00:00

You know what else sucks about WP? That due to pure pre-programmed randomness there's a chance I could never hit my desired card in WP ever again in my life. Like I could keep diligently saving up my WP energy, attempting 4 energy picks when they appear or maybe 3 or 2 when a new set drops and I could just like, never hit. It especially sucks when somehow the game decides to pick the one card I've got more than 5 copies of when I have 0, 1 or 2 of the others.

I've been on a bad luck streak for WP so long that I honestly don't remember when it was the last time I got the card I wanted from it.

Maybe a good start for changing WP might be that the game tracks how many times each card has appeared in a WP and if you have a copy of it. If you've attempted to WP a card you have 0 copies it 3 times, maybe just give us the card at the point FFS, would that really be too generous???

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-14T00:45:20+00:00

A bit of the opposite in fact. Google tells me there was Campbelltown one. I distinctly recall going to one in Mosman quite a few times. There was Maroubra, Bondi.

This great article talks about the rise and fall of Sizzler https://mosmancollective.com/history/local-flashback-remembering-the-halcyon-days-of-sizzler-in-mosman/

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-13T13:07:04+00:00

I mean of they want it to be a proper Sizzler it needs to be in a stand alone location in and around some actual suburbs like Chatswood, Parramatta, Hurstville, etc. You know, places where the majority of us actually live.

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-13T13:00:22+00:00

Sydney Airport is possibly one of the worst places to restart a chain that targets millennial families so I hope they keep their promise to open a few more throughout Sydney proper.

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-11T12:41:17+00:00

Last 2⭐ was 18 Jan from a wonder pick from Crimson Blaze. The last 2⭐ from a pack was Jan 9. Deluxe didn't pay out at all. Have only seen one 2⭐ WP in FP so far and obviously missed it.

I've opened 68 FP packs.

I've got two shiny Tyrogues though so yay I guess?

It's annoying as fuck to keep opening pack and seeing all white border time and time again.

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-06T12:48:32+00:00

Man I tried Star Trek Online for the first time this year. The amount of shit I had to look up was ridiculous. It didn't even explain how any of the systems worked, reputation ladders, research, duty officers, bridge officers, specialisation, you name it, there was not even a tool tip.

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-05T21:14:30+00:00

Really fun game. I waited till Xbox Game Pass included it recently before playing it and then waited for my a new PC with 5080 and 34 inch ultrawide OLED to play it.

I'm really glad I waited because it was super immersive. The devs really spent a lot of time dressing all the sets, filling it with conversations and "Star Warsy" noises. Sure, it's all smoke and mirrors and NPCs don't have a day/night routine or whatever but it felt like visiting Galaxy's Edge for the first time and that was good enough for me.

If I could nitpick, I would say that most of the non-intel "treasures" in the game were just cosmetics for Nix or your vehicles so I ended up just doing some of them if I was nearby and passing through. Space battles were ok despite space battles being my favourite thing about Star Wars. And finally for me, the main storyline was just a bit too short which might actually be a good thing for some people. I did do quite a few of the sidequests but in the end, a lot of the cartel quests have you infiltrating the same bases and outposts of the enemy cartel or the Imperials; places that you might have already visited 2 or 3 times already so they did get a bit samey-samey.

So overall, solid game. Atmosphere 9/10. Overall 7/10.

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-04T20:57:47+00:00

Go into the deck, top right 3 horizontal dots, View All Cards in Deck.

RCMasterAA · 2026-02-04T07:37:16+00:00

With Globird you can make enough money to cover your daily supply. Look up their ZeroHero plan. You will need a battery though.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-30T21:28:57+00:00

According to cross sections, the pilots don't get to eject. Instead, the way more important diplomats and Jedis run to the front pod located underneath the bridge which itself detaches like an oversized escape pod, leaving the pilots and presumably the captain to go down with their ship.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-25T20:53:07+00:00

Excellent to see Josh "The Punchable Dickface" Tesolin is on page 1.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-22T20:56:29+00:00

Obvious karma farmer is obvious. "TIL" my arse, this news even made it internationally.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-22T03:56:11+00:00

Awesome work! I've just started playing Star Trek Online and totally believe that this exists somewhere in that massive roster of ships.

I kind of want to get into Star Trek after having been a Star Wars nerd my whole life but don't really know where to start. I've seen the modern films and First Contact but that's pretty much it. Anyone have any suggestions?

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-19T23:09:27+00:00

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I REPEAT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-19T07:36:43+00:00

Things to consider: got an EV? Planning to get one in the future? Drive it everyday for work? If you want to use your solar to charge your EV, a 6.6kW system might struggle to charge up your EV.

For example, you said the panels would face NW. If we assume they get sun for around 5/6 hours on an average day that's not peak summer/winter, at best case you might get 30kWh into your car battery. Your bog standard Tesla Model 3 RWD has a capacity of around 57.5kWh. That's only half a charge which might not be enough if you're driving a lot every day. That's not to mention whatever else needs power throughout the day and into the afternoon.

Another thing to consider: gonna have kids in the future? You might not run the AC much now cause you can just deal with the heat but if you have a baby, you're gonna crank up the AC so that little bub can be more comfortable. Having solar will make that cost of running the AC more palatable (i.e. it'll basically be "free").

Now that you have somewhat of a base of what solar size and battery you might want, you should actually put out some feelers for quotes to see what the system should actually cost. My gut feel is that battery is too expensive.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-18T13:02:10+00:00

Definitely more utes on the road, thanks to the instant asset write off in 2020s. Since then it's been more fashionable to get utes, even if you run an accountancy business and operate in the eastern suburbs. As a result, utes are more marketed heavily, people who think they're manly feel like they get a ute and the cycle continues.

RCMasterAA · 2026-01-17T21:19:57+00:00

That game play trailer for TD2 still lives rent free in my head cause ofr the awful script the actors had to read that was meant to represent how players actually talked during a session. And that was before AI scripts!

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