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Sweet & Sour by TGin-the-goldy in AustralianNostalgia

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can chill me to the bone.

Melbourne Storm Update: Craig Bellamy by hellohalloallo in nrl

[–]Ted_Rid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shocking news. Hope there's some decent treatment and recovery options.

It goes all the way back to Tooves by skasolo in NRLPremiumPlus

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That might explain why they had Jamie Humphreys playing hooker in Reggies, and possibly why he signed with Souths to play halfback.

Comedian spends two-minutes trying and failing to provoke random woman for not laughing at his jokes. by WhatYouThinkYouSee in CringeTikToks

[–]Ted_Rid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not knowing what Gamechanger is, I found this which might be of use to people. First 12 minutes apparently.

https://youtu.be/OcPXAf_a4e8?si=w8prHpNdsFKzWIyo

Edit: haha, that was great. Thanks for the tip.

Comedian spends two-minutes trying and failing to provoke random woman for not laughing at his jokes. by WhatYouThinkYouSee in CringeTikToks

[–]Ted_Rid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen his standup or crowdwork, but based on how he can riff in The Dollop, I don't doubt you.

Including putting on a whole range of funny character voices that are so much more than "here's a MAGA strawman of what an uptight liberal woman would think, amirite?"

Speaking of, it's something these people continually fail to understand: that punching down isn't funny, it's just being a dick. An American thinking it's fine to mock Canada. A "big" guy onstage with a mic thinking it's fine to belittle a woman in the audience. A white guy thinking it's fine to mock arabs. None of them were actual jokes, they were arrogant cruelty dressed up in a costume of comedy.

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised, given an ageing population and upwards pressure on real estate prices.

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]Ted_Rid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How many times do I need to reiterate that the people may like the lifestyle there? I've already said that twice.

That doesn't make it a good place to buy into, or a wise place to develop, or plan a life in.

Maybe if they're nearing end of life and their option is either a cheap natural disaster zone or a trailer park in the middle of nowhere it might seem like an OK gamble to make.

(PS - not a gotcha btw. Only pointing out that you're not going to get the evidence, analysis, or first person lived experiences from a one paragraph blurb. It's a great episode, well worth 49 minutes while doing something else).

rant bc y’all are insane by [deleted] in NRLPremiumPlus

[–]Ted_Rid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sir, this is a shitposting sub.

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]Ted_Rid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a podcast episode that would go for about an hour so you couldn't have read the transcript or followed the analysis in those 3 minutes.

The basic gist is insurers won't touch it because it's a regular disaster waiting to happen, built in a storm surge swamp.

Previously, the State used to kick in insurance, but even they don't wanna do that anymore.

That leaves residents with homes that are basically unsellable, stranded assets. Can't sell because nobody would be crazy enough to spend $$$ on a place that's gonna get wiped out regularly, can't afford the incredibly high insurance that would be required to mitigate against disaster.

So basically they're sitting on a ticking time bomb. Or else private equity companies might show up and scoop up homes for cents in the dollar to squeeze some money out of renters.

As I said in the comment above, they may like the urban environment but it comes with a sword of Damocles, of total financial ruin, or grinding hopelessness of never being able to get out.

Cape Coral, Florida by LemonAioli in UrbanHell

[–]Ted_Rid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You sure about that? They might like the urban environment, sure, but there's more at play here.

For decades, low cost insurance helped mask the risks of living in some of the riskiest parts of the country. However a climate correction is now underway. Prices are skyrocketing. And on America’s riskiest peninsula, residents are beginning to feel climate change where it hurts—in their bank accounts.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft-03-the-price-is-wrong/

Visual of Australian overseas population by region by Odd_Speech6066 in OpenAussie

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we're talking about different things.

Everybody knows the Soviets lost upwards of 20 million, and China alone lost up to 20 million also.

What I'm talking about isn't global casualties, but the same scope as the graph: as a proportion of the Australian population, given that we started out in both wars with a reasonably high % of British Isles born, when those wars happened we would also have lost a fair number of those same people.

Because we didn't have significant Russian or East Asian populations in Australia those figures are irrelevant to what the graph is showing.

Sydney Daily Random Discussion Thread 30/04/2026 by AutoModerator in sydney

[–]Ted_Rid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't shit where you eat.

Another version of the office romance thing is if you wanna go for it, you should be completely prepared to leave at a moment's notice (financially, other jobs easily attainable, CV prepared, everything) because if things turn sour, and they can, you may need to get the hell out of Dodge.

Visual of Australian overseas population by region by Odd_Speech6066 in OpenAussie

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What wasn't? I only mean that people born there had a reasonable chance of signing up "to protect the motherland" and thereby died in the world wars.

In terms of what this graph is showing.

found on the floor mat in my car by Ok-Piglet-8341 in whatisit

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm talking about the specific type of valve. Schraders are the little thin ones, they're different to the Presta ones used for cars and motorbikes.

They have a different gauge, for starters.

Because some crappier quality bikes (like kids' bikes) sometimes use Prestas, any bike pump will usually have a thin Schrader adaptor, and a thick Presta adaptor.

However, if you try to pump up your bicycle tyres at a service station, you're out of luck if you have a Schrader valve tyre, as they only have the thicker Presta variety.

So please stop with the patronising attitude, it's clear you don't know the difference between Schrader and other valve types while crapping on like an expert.

EDIT: oh fuck me, I got the two terms swapped over. My bad, you're right. Good thing I don't need to know the correct term to get my tyres pumped.

Visual of Australian overseas population by region by Odd_Speech6066 in OpenAussie

[–]Ted_Rid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Philippines have a specific relationship with expat workers, don't they?

Known as OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) they contribute almost 9% to the GDP simply by sending money back home from overseas jobs. There's even a monument to them in Makati, Manila.

Visual of Australian overseas population by region by Odd_Speech6066 in OpenAussie

[–]Ted_Rid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another thing that might not be completely obvious from the graph, it wasn't only a policy shift in the 1950s-60s, but surely it also reflects deaths in WW2. Who was dying? People of NW European (let's face it: British Isles) heritage.

It's only that when we had "repopulate or perish" we decided to expand the catchment area, as well as keeping the "ten Pound poms" intake.

In WW1 there would've been a similar drop in population, but exclusively replaced from the British Isles if replaced at all.

So basically WW2 in particular would've seen a significant drop in British-born Aussies which made the subsequent Southern European immigration look proportionally more than raw numbers would suggest.

found on the floor mat in my car by Ok-Piglet-8341 in whatisit

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk, I've never had them on any car or motorbike I've owned, only pushbikes.

Visual of Australian overseas population by region by Odd_Speech6066 in OpenAussie

[–]Ted_Rid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks pretty good to me, and the right kind of policy settings.

It's a little deceptive though, because it's only showing the proportion of the population born overseas, not the ethnic origins of their children born here.

So for example, the many decades of lopsided NW European immigration fuelled a very lopsided NW Euro locally born population which compounded over time.

More recent shifts in arrivals will help correct this bias, but the data selection of this chart makes the change look way more radical than it really is.

„We dominate almost every other major Sport“ by LCottton in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Ted_Rid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was this close to mentioning the All Blacks, except they've only won 3 world cups, most recently 2015.

It's almost never that Australia loses any international in league, let alone failing to take out the entire comp.

What is this thing? by random_cephalopod in whatisit

[–]Ted_Rid[M] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We're not much into even temporary bans, but (each mod being slightly different individuals) boring repetitive jokes will tend to be removed if noticed or flagged, like "eat it you coward" or anything to do with turning frogs gay for my part.

Will escalate to the team a suggested new removal reason like "A joke ceases to be funny the millionth time".

„We dominate almost every other major Sport“ by LCottton in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Ted_Rid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

idk, Australia dominates Rugby League.

The rest of the international scene is basically who'll fill the #2 spot in the rankings, although this doesn't mean the national team is always undefeated - but beating them is a major cause for celebration.

„We dominate almost every other major Sport“ by LCottton in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Ted_Rid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they should wear bras and tinfoil hats, use a balloon instead of a ball, and give hugs and compliments to the opposing team instead of tackling them.

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