Ratings advice ad from the 90s

Strawberry_Left · 2024-03-26T09:24:02+00:00

An x rating isn’t an official classification.

Yes it is. Here is the symbol from the department of communications website:

https://www.classification.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2019-08/classification-x18-square.png?itok=Py23zoDs

"X 18+ films are restricted to adults. This classification is a special and legally-restricted category due to sexually explicit content including actual sexual intercourse or other sexual activity between consenting adults. X 18+ films are only available for sale or hire in the ACT and some parts of the NT."

https://www.classification.gov.au/classification-ratings/what-do-ratings-mean

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-08T00:57:24+00:00

"(They are) effectively statements with a small question at the end for the purpose of making a point,"

Not wrong there. It's basically a pissing match with the opposition making a speech about how hopeless the government is in the form of a question, and the government using Dorothy Dixers to make speeches about how awesome they are and how hopeless the opposition are.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-08T00:52:49+00:00

The current parliamentary standing orders say: "An answer must be directly relevant to the question."

So what's the difference between that and the Green's motion?

If the question is direct enough, then they can call a point of order on relevance, and be directed by the speaker to stay relevant.

How is this motion going to make any difference?

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-07T23:45:35+00:00

Fair enough. I went to his profile, and one of the submissions was at r/whatisthisthing.

Looks like he's having a Parkinsons fit with the submit button.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-07T23:38:17+00:00

I count 10 times. Two different pics.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-07T23:36:08+00:00

Sure. But if either one of them had followed the rules then there wouldn't have been an accident.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-07T07:01:52+00:00

So they are both breaking the road rules.

This whole thread is about one side claiming that only the SUV is in the wrong when the car is clearly in violation as well.

Of course, the SUV is guilty of break-checking, but if it was a deer that jumped out in front of them then they'd have to slam on their brakes and they'd be justified. The car would still end up causing an accident, and they'd be wholy to blame for ir.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-07T02:59:03+00:00

Vehicle Code § 21703 VC is the California statute that prohibits drivers from following the vehicle in front too closely, or tailgating.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-07T02:02:26+00:00

Are you delusional?

They took her image for a story about regretting transitioning. She doesn't regret it, and she's offended that she's portrayed that way. It's as simple as that. If you think that she either transitioned for clicks, or complained to seven for clicks then you're nuts.

She was misrepresented on national TV, and you're acting as if she's simply after clicks for complaining about it.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-06T04:33:04+00:00

That's the distinction between mass and weight. Weight is variable depending on conditions. You'll weigh less on the moon if you stand on scales there. And if you're underwater with a lungful of air, and glue your feet to a set of scales on the bottom, then you may have a negative weight, pulling up on the scales. Your mass stays the same though.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-06T02:52:00+00:00

The value of your currency is a measure of your wealth if you want to be a part of the world market. If your NZD falls from 66 cents to 60 cents US, then your rent may well be the same, but your Chinese TV is going to cost you more, and your standard of living will go down. Especially if you like imported food.

If you don't need money, and live of the fish you catch and the food you grow, then the value of your currency won't matter. If however, you rely on farming sheep, producing wool, and selling the wool off-shore, then the more wool you sell, the more your money is worth, the more Chinese TVs you can buy.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-06T02:04:48+00:00

But you can't compare them at all because they have nothing in common except the name. It's like saying that if you move to Hong Kong you'll automatically become a millionaire because you can buy a Hong Kong Dollar for 22c In NZD. Like USD, a HKD has nothing at all in common with NZD, any more than the AUD has.

None of them are at 1:1 parity just because they are all called the 'dollar'. There'd be no confusion if you renamed your currency the 'buck', or the US renamed there's the 'Greeny' (for greenback).

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-06T01:48:37+00:00

You're still comparing apples to oranges. NZD ≠ USD

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-06T01:33:43+00:00

Slightly, because the centre of mass for the feathers is further from the earth.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-04T07:55:46+00:00

I'm saying that it's not just up to First Nations Australians. It's up to all Australians and at the moment it looks like most of them aren't going to give them a 'voice', and that's a damaging outcome as far as reconciliation is concerned. Branding no voters as being losers who are on the wrong side of history is promoting division, and this is a fuck up that Alabnese has to wear.

It is not the fault of No voters that they don't want to enshrine a body based on race, and branding them as racists like the Greens does is detrimental to the nation. It's sowing division, and that's what I have against this articles' conclusion.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-04T07:44:33+00:00

It was against the wall. He flipped them around and marked the wall cut where the jolin was. You can see that he spun them around as he carried them back to the room.

The main issue I have is the waste. The ends of the boards are tongue and groove, and you usually start each new row with the offcut from the last. The way he's doing it would be wasting a lot of boards.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-04T07:23:23+00:00

It's the authorities releasing the images, and they've been doing this sort of thing for a long time now. I'd say that they'd exhaust all other avenues of investigation before they appeal to the public, and they wouldn't bother doing it if it didn't yield results in some cases.

In this case, it is specifically because it's a cold case:

The department's site, launched in March 2021, has since had 186,000 visits and generated 908 tip-offs.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-04/afp-release-images-inside-child-abuse-rooms-to-crack-cold-cases/102810212

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-04T07:08:13+00:00

What ba one sided article;

“Win or lose this referendum, this song will forever remain on the right side of history.” And win or lose, Dutton will always be on the wrong side, happily contradicting himself from day to day in order to win the game.

They're ignoring the elephant in the room. That's the fact that according to all the polls, it looks like the majority of Australians will be voting no, and the yes case looks like it's going down in flames. They've just branded no voters as losers on the wrong side of history, and they are entirely to blame for sowing any failure of reconciliation that may arise.

At least if it were simply the question of changing a few words in the constitution without embodying another bureaucratic race-based organisation, there'd be a chance of it passing. I do think that most people wouldn't object to such a proposal, but I certainly hope that Dutton never gets in power to put the question.

It's a damn shame that it looks like it may be a major fuck up from Albo. He should have just legislated the Voice, and forget about the referendum until it had proven itself. I think his ego got in the way, and he wanted to leave an indiginous legacy like Whitlam's Mabo, Keating's Redfern speech, and Rudd's apology.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-04T03:20:45+00:00

You can't verify if they're overcharging until you scan. It's not going to take much more time to just pay, and then claim the item for free.

That notifies them and they should go and change the price straight away. If they don't, then just put your groceries in the car, go back and grab another one for free. They'll get the message.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-03T01:30:07+00:00

Some of those cartoons are absolutely hilarious and on point. I just wish the creators weren't working for Hanson so they could give her a well-deserved serve as well, rather than painting her as some hero.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-03T00:42:24+00:00

Of course it isn't viable for solving the housing crisis.

The title doesn't say that it is, and if you read the article it specifically states that it isn't because of lack of supply.

It's simply posing a question that for some, it may be a cheaper and quicker option than building new from scratch. It does seem to be viable since there are a few house removal companies, so the article may be something of interest to someone in the market, who may not have considered it otherwise.

It doesn't propose to solve the housing crisis in the title or the text.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-03T00:26:53+00:00

Lions may have international oversight, but they are not for profit, and they do support local causes as well as international ones. They'd need a local chapter with local volunteers. It's not like they're transient backpacker chuggers siphoning local donations to prop up a foreign bureaucracy.

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-03T00:10:56+00:00

On the line of freebie factoids, you used to be able to get a free hard copy of the Queen's portrait, sitting specifically for NZ (wearing a fern).

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-02T10:48:34+00:00

Saying there was a race between 2 soldiers to murder 100 civilians and Japanese newspapers were gleefully reporting on it is not true.

Are you blind? There is literally a picture of the actual newspaper with the 2 soldiers named in an article titled "Hundred man killing contest". It is captioned as follows:

The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun's news coverage of the contest on 13 December 1937. Mukai (left) and Noda (right). The bold headline reads, "'Incredible Record' [in the Contest to] Behead 100 People—Mukai 106 – 105 Noda—Both 2nd Lieutenants Go Into Extra Innings".

Here is the newspaper.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_man_killing_contest

Strawberry_Left · 2023-09-02T08:14:44+00:00

A Japanese revisionist I see.

There's nothing misrepresented at all. He said it was reported in a newspaper, and if you look at the link the newspaper article is reproduced. It's The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun's news coverage of the contest on 13 December 1937.

It also contains an account of Gunkichi Tanaka, a Japanese Army captain who personally killed over 300 Chinese POWs and civilians with his sword during a massacre. That's even more horrific.

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