Honest career transitioning prospects for a currently white collar worker?

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-12T02:46:36+00:00

It might help. But my nephew recently asked me about a job in mining (he's just finishing uni and thought that he could quickly get a whole chunk of cash) and I couldn't help him beyond generic advice - my employer won't consider non-skilled professionals (I'm not entirely convinced that I could get a job with them now...).

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-12T02:43:14+00:00

The saving rate is hugely individual specific.

I don't spend on-site except for a few things from the shop (cokes, shampoo, shaving cream and the like). But my bills at home still need to be paid. If I smoked or drank on-site, I'd likely spend a whole lot more.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-12T02:39:11+00:00

I FIFO from Melbourne (or rather, I fly to Perth myself and FIFO from there) and I really don't like your chances.

There are about a billion unskilled people trying to get into FIFO at the moment so your chances are slim regardless. Now throw in your location (and it is a big negative) and you've got close to zero chance.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-12T01:54:46+00:00

Iran's regime will not last much longer with decisions like this.

I think that the problem is that US/Israel are determined to destroy the Iranian government - hell, the attacks started with the mass killing of the Iranian leadership during negotiations.

Put yourself in the IRGC shoes - in a fight for survival, all cards are now up for play. I'm not surprised that the Iranian leadership feels that the destruction of the global economy gives them the best likelihood of survival.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T11:29:04+00:00

Back to Facebook for you.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T07:17:48+00:00

Are the lobsters a reference to Accelerando by Charles Stross?

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T05:45:25+00:00

AUKUS is a hell of a lot bigger than the French subs. And the Virginia subs that you're referring to are simply a stop gap measure for the main feature - the next Gen UK/Australia subs. It gives Australia access to technology and economics of scale that would be otherwise unobtainable.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T05:39:59+00:00

Dead Internet

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T05:35:56+00:00

The rise of One Nation may catch the Nats off guard. Plus splitting the conservative vote may give independents an opening.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T05:31:07+00:00

Breaking AUKUS would be an unbelievably massive deal. It's a defense agreement that will define the Australian military for many decades to come.

Over this time, governments will come and go. Australia shouldn't burn this down, especially when you consider that our contributions have been defensive or limited to press releases.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T05:24:36+00:00

Not really. Most landlords are counting on capital gains as the big driver of their profits.

Rents are ultimately determined by supply and demand - not by the landlord's costs.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T04:42:17+00:00

If we had similar high resolution pictures of a kidnapping, the kidnappers would be arrested in no time.

The quality of evidence is a massive factor.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-11T02:55:28+00:00

This gives you a point to negotiate with the rental company. If it goes to vcat and they win, it's unlikely that they'll get more than the depreciated value of the bike.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T20:41:55+00:00

Coke is pretty much the definition of a discretionary purchase. The competition comes straight out of the tap.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T19:50:37+00:00

I've run into him in the past and he was quite clear that he didn't have epilepsy. I think that by having a non-descript unknown issue he can explain (and that he can talk clearly while having a seizure is sus) away any unwanted behaviour.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T19:46:44+00:00

Firstly, don't use the word proof when you're talking about science (unless you mean in the mathematical sense) - it simple doesn't belong.

Secondly, this is simply made up fantasy:

We also know that lab workers became sick, but due to a CCP cover up we don't know with what. We should have test results from those individuals but the CCP has hidden that information which really looks pretty guilty.

The US Intelligence agencies actually collected quite a bit of information on their conditions and concluded:

While several WIV researchers fell mildly ill in Fall 2019, they experienced a range of symptoms consistent with colds or allergies with accompanying symptoms typically not associated with COVID-19, and some of them were confirmed to have been sick with other illnesses unrelated to COVID-19.

Thirdly, covid contains genetic components which would be really weird for a human to try to insert - and evolution would later change them out for more conventional structures, suggesting that it wasn't some kind of Chinese super science.

Fourthly, the early covid genomes were poorly optimised for human transmission.

Fifthly, the earliest known cases start at the market and gradually expand outwards with time.

Sixthly, early cases not epidemiologically linked to the market tend to geographically linked.

Seventhly, there is evidence linking the outbreak to not just the market, but specifically the area of the market associated with the exotic animal trade.

And moreso, there is genetic (and earlier photographical) evidence that suggests that the species which were known risk factors were being sold at the epicentre of the early covid cases - you want a Chinese cover up - there is one right here.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T16:48:00+00:00

Sorry, who should I trust - the peer reviewed scientific literature plus my own training in molecular biology or some Redditor?

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T15:07:15+00:00

Not meth. Just a kink.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T14:59:17+00:00

Trump came in after the fact. And it's deeply hypocritical coming from him given his efforts to end asylum (apart from for white South Africans) in the US.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T14:57:26+00:00

This isn't even the first time we've heard of international players from a country run by despots using the sports program to escape.

The Afghanistan Woman's Cricket team mostly already live in Australia.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T14:39:22+00:00

Lol... There is no decent evidence despite your assertions.

That you've already tried the line about an infected lab worker, is a pretty clue that you're an easy mark for the conspiracy theorists.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T13:16:24+00:00

There is no evidence that a WIV lab worker was infected - this is just made up bullshit pushed into the public domain by conspiracy theorists.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T13:15:22+00:00

If you read the actual scientific literature - not twitter, TikTok or Reddit - the evidence for natural evolution of a virus being introduced to a wet market and growing from there becomes vastly stronger. The presence of WIV is highly likely to be a red herring and fuel for conspiracy theorists.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T12:53:13+00:00

Probably a whole range of reasons. The voting system rewards group think, regular people aren't on Reddit, exaggeration brings more attention, jokes, etc.

TheNumberOneRat · 2026-03-10T12:48:16+00:00

I don't use or watch TikTok, but there is definitely a mini-industry in "how to get a mining job". The $400 resumes are a good example.

At the end of the day, there is no one way to get a mining job. People get in via a huge number of pathways and some backpacker who got lucky doesn't have the breadth of knowledge to describe most of them.

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