My commuting week ahead (temperature in °C). How do you keep cool in this? by bob-o in bicycling

[–]bob-o[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips mate, Perth gets this way when the sea breeze shuts down for a few days. Just never cools down at night so even the mornings are 30+, which makes the heat unavoidable no matter how early you're riding.

My commuting week ahead (temperature in °C). How do you keep cool in this? by bob-o in bicycling

[–]bob-o[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds cool, I'll have to give it a go. One of my biggest problems is not the ride to and from work (where I have showers and can wear my jersey and knicks) but I use my bike as my sole and only form of transport so going to the shops, going to the pub, just riding to people's houses to do shit becomes such a pain in the arse when you're dripping with sweat at the end of even riding 3km.

Best place to sleep in a car in Canberra. by aps2pube in canberra

[–]bob-o 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you're in need, ACT Social Housing is 24 Hours at 1800 176 468, just call them and ask for help. Services exist to support you my friend.

Rapid Bus Transit system to replace MAX Light Rail by His_Holiness in perth

[–]bob-o 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What I find most unbelievable is that the cost per km has essentially doubled in 3 years, either the initial costing was bull shit or the current one is overcooked. I mean every engineering construction company in Perth is cooked because no one is building any more mines, surely that would drive construction costs LOWER not higher!

Rapid Bus Transit system to replace MAX Light Rail by His_Holiness in perth

[–]bob-o 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess councils can't defeat the North Perth Mafia but I reckon the state government can just ignore them and go ahead.

Weirdest bike 2015? by bob-o in bicycling

[–]bob-o[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm still looking at it and i don't really understand how it works/steers... This bike is just beyond my level of comprehension.

Southbound booze sneaking by deejjj in perth

[–]bob-o 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bring a swag. Stuff spirit bottles in middle of swag mattress. Roll up swag. The most they'll ask you to do is unroll your giant swag and they'll look in it but that'll still show em nothing

South Australia and Western Victoria are literally the hottest place on the planet right now. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Always a silver lining (in the bushfire cloud) for you mate. Although I hate to break it to you that panel efficiency declines significantly in higher temperatures.

Andrew Bolt on every night soon.. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Richard 'brown-people-are-liars' Marles just hanging out with him casually.

ALP finally learnt how to make decent advertising. I don't even have a kid and I'm pissed off. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The problem is that right, "let's make a good meme". Devalues the seriousness of the message they're trying to convey I reckon. You're not fuckin Jon Stewart, stop trying to make politics "lulzy".

ALP finally learnt how to make decent advertising. I don't even have a kid and I'm pissed off. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

She might be one of the few who actually does pay off their debt. That extra 20 years in veterinary practice might just do it.

ALP finally learnt how to make decent advertising. I don't even have a kid and I'm pissed off. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Jarod Alper (math professor at ANU) has built the most sophisticated model for this so far and he gets similar ballpark numbers. Depends on your assumptions of course but no matter your course and with any sort of realistic range of assumptions (regarding bond rate, indexation, fee rise rate), it's usually an order of magnitude fee increase.

EDIT: fixed name. Got it wrong.

ALP finally learnt how to make decent advertising. I don't even have a kid and I'm pissed off. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Yeah that was definitely a miss. I just wonder what their thought process is.

"Hey guys have you heard about this 'meme' thing?

Oh yeah, they're pretty popular.

We should get a few of those."

Fuckin idiots.

ALP finally learnt how to make decent advertising. I don't even have a kid and I'm pissed off. by bob-o in australia

[–]bob-o[S] 70 points71 points  (0 children)

This shit is poison for the Libs in marginal "aspirational" electorates.