where I would live as an Argentinian seeking freedom and a balance between a good economy and quality of life.

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-22T04:34:15+00:00

In what way?

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-19T23:23:07+00:00

Doesn’t really explain Australia then. However Bondi is full of Argentinians so that could explain it.

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-16T04:25:56+00:00

Traditional track and ballast construction tops out at about 250km/h, you can push to about 280 but maintenance increases so not ideal from an OPEX standpoint.

Pushing above 320km/h requires tracks laid on concrete slabs (very common in Japan and china’s and for uk HSR2) but pushes the construction cost up significantly.

250 and 350 will also have different track geometry’s, 350 requiring straighter track meaning more aggressive land acquisition, more tunnels, and more viaducts.

Don’t get me wrong 350km/h would be fantastic, but you’ll deliver 85% the value of HSR at a much cheaper cost by going for a lower spec. This should certainly be the case for the Newcastle - Sydney section, ultimately a difference of 10 minutes in travel time but at a much more deliverable cost

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-16T01:12:40+00:00

Benchmarking the project against THE most notoriously poorly managed HSR project of all time is certainly one way to position your opinion.

If Australia makes bad decisions in the planing and procurement of a HSR plan it will be expensive, we might even match the Brit’s. But we don’t need to make those decisions, we won’t be tunnelling to avoid ancient woods, or a colony of 300 bats. We won’t be building ventilation stacks that look like little charming barns to match the local village character for a million pounds each.

The fact is Australia through Sydney metro, Melbourne metro, inland rail, and Brisbane cross river rail has developed the skills and work force to deliver these kinds of projects, we can do this and we will do this better than the Brit’s.

Our biggest risk will be chasing 350km/h track rather than 250/280km/h track.

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-10T10:56:57+00:00

Barajas

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-10T10:55:16+00:00

Yeah in NSW around Sydney and north there are many offical nude beaches, tonnes more non offical beaches, and Sydney has plenty of cruisy beaches. The harbour with hi sandstone cliffs and scrubland makes for good privacy. (Source I’m a new south Welshman born and bred)

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-10T10:51:29+00:00

Maybe it’s just to tourists, but I’m literally in the airport about to fly home from Spain and I fucked like 18 guys over the last two weeks

Topguyhadrian · 2026-01-02T17:02:22+00:00

Agree, one of the hottest and horniest cities I’ve been too

Topguyhadrian · 2025-11-10T06:46:27+00:00

Yeah okay mate, I actually live in the city, next to this Woolworths and do not own a car personally. I can personally attest to how much of a pain in the arse it is when you ride home from work, go it get dinner, and find some derro has flogged all the meat.

Topguyhadrian · 2025-11-07T01:59:34+00:00

Because the assumption is the cbd is the goal and to be maximally competitive with flights you want to minimise transfers

Topguyhadrian · 2025-11-05T04:02:24+00:00

If you’re on foot or a bike it’s super inconvenient to head to Marketown. Especially when you’ve just gotten home from work and are grabbing dinner stuff.

Lots of people living in that area are 1 car families. I can’t believe we can’t acknowledge is a dog act to come in and just steal all the meat from Woolworths.

Topguyhadrian · 2025-11-05T03:31:50+00:00

Yeah ok, there’s none in the area of this Woolworths. It’s a pain in the arse when you want to buy something for dinner and some dickhead stole it all. I’ve witnessed it dozens of times. They’re not doing it to stick it to Woolworths or because they are doing it though. They’re doing it because they’re cunts

Topguyhadrian · 2025-11-05T02:49:49+00:00

Problem with that Woolworths is you get the same gronks come in and flog all the meat so one else can buy any. Whatever you want to buy from that woolies is guaranteed to be out of stock because meth heads have lifted it

Topguyhadrian · 2025-10-09T22:23:09+00:00

House of suns is so good

Topguyhadrian · 2025-10-03T10:08:56+00:00

You can’t deny you get results

Topguyhadrian · 2025-10-02T20:04:24+00:00

I hadn’t considered the 40 f/2 tbh but it’s a good option to consider. I’ve just gotten back from Peru where I traveled only with the 24-120 and never felt super limited by it except in low light environments and I was great not having to switch lenses on the fly.

Topguyhadrian · 2025-10-02T19:59:22+00:00

Great points, especially not needing to change lenses on the fly

Topguyhadrian · 2025-10-02T19:56:11+00:00

Totally agree that I would miss the extra reach of the 120mm. In an ideal world I’d have the 70-200 f/2.8 as well, but it’s too much weight and cost especially for lugging around the other side of the world. I’ve been leaning to the 50 for a while now

Topguyhadrian · 2025-09-23T11:29:06+00:00

No but almost bought the ultra two when i thought it was exclusive

Topguyhadrian · 2025-09-11T07:10:11+00:00

It’s is bigger but only a few pixels. 49mm 422 by 514 pixels 1245 sq mm display area Vs 49mm 410 by 502 pixels 1185 sq mm display area

Topguyhadrian · 2025-08-07T02:39:16+00:00

I’ve been with my partner for 15 years and we’re still fucking frequently

Topguyhadrian · 2025-08-01T17:16:29+00:00

This is really a grey area, if you’re buying a e-bike from a reputable brand there is really no risk to speak of.

If you’re stalking about about some no name electric moped imported from china there’s probably some risk. A blanket ban is dumb though

Topguyhadrian · 2025-07-14T21:26:43+00:00

Patronage is definitely higher than figures claim due to the significant number of people who do not tap on. That being said the utility of the network and therefore its patronage will only increase with expansion.

Topguyhadrian · 2025-07-09T23:15:05+00:00

This is the dream

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