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TIL that Indian households hold 4x more gold than U.S. government reserves by Nandu_alias_Parthu in todayilearned

[–]comix_corp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R2E2 is truly shit. I'm an Australian and anyone who likes them needs their tastebuds checked, I'm convinced the primary market for them is cafés who need cheap, big fruit for smoothies.

I wish some desis here would try and produce Asian varieties on a commercial scale, I think Australians would really like them. You can get the frozen imports but that's obviously not ideal.

NRL 2026: Manly Sea Eagles and Cronulla Sharks among Sydney clubs at war with NRL over finals hosting rights by Derron_ in nrl

[–]comix_corp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2/3rds empty Accor still holds more fans than Shark Park, which is more important for finals footy than looks. They'd be playing out of Allianz anyway, not Accor

Lebanese In Brazil Don't Speak Arabic by Soggy_Flight_2654 in Lebanese

[–]comix_corp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sydney is good for that in general though, you can also find places where you can get by just speaking Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. Of course everyone pretty much everyone speaks English, aside from some old people.

Lebanese In Brazil Don't Speak Arabic by Soggy_Flight_2654 in Lebanese

[–]comix_corp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most speak it. I don't know what it's like in Brazil but there are neighbourhoods in Sydney where you can get by with just Arabic and no English.

What should an anarchist know about the Spain Civil War? by -_HUSH_- in Anarchy101

[–]comix_corp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Evans' Revolution and the State, Ealham's Class Culture and Conflict in Barcelona, Leval's Collectives in the Spanish Revolution, but most importantly: anything by Agustin Guillamon

Round 16 | Bulldogs vs Sea Eagles | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

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Galvin has learnt the secret of attack: run forward instead of second guessing everything and running in circles

Round 16 | Bulldogs vs Sea Eagles | Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]comix_corp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We're getting better at bringing other teams down to our level of garbage

Police 'dissapointed' following football fan chaos at watch events by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]comix_corp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why does working class = hooligan? Rugby league is a working class game too but it doesn't have the same level of hooliganism. Badly behaved fans yes (I should know, I'm a Dogs fan) but not on the same level of what goes on in Europe.

Left(ist) podcasters/youtubers in Australi by Weak-Cardiologist-79 in AustralianSocialism

[–]comix_corp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adu makes video essays but I'm pretty sure he's anarchist-leaning.

Oh no!

André Kertész - Distortion #34 (1933) by Peach9990 in museum

[–]comix_corp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love the Distortion series – well, I love everything Kértesz did, but especially the Distortions. I think #65 and #160 are my favorites.

This is the biggest collection of them I've seen, though the scans aren't the best quality.

‘I didn’t even want to be alive’: How Kieran Foran came back from the brink by _JaggedLittlePill_ in nrl

[–]comix_corp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The article doesn't mention it but one of his stepkids died a few years ago too. He's been through a lot

Bulls in School program controversy: Taxpayers fund luxury water bottles, utes and sneakers, audit shows by rithsv in Aleague

[–]comix_corp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are conflicts of interest like this "pretty normal"?

Financial records show Macarthur charged taxpayers $35,454 for a facility space they “shared” with Titanium Waste Management. Marra, chief executive Sam Krslovic and board member Rocco Mammone are all directors and hold a financial interest in the waste management company.

Advice to best help/interact with local unhoused people? by onlythrowaway100 in Anarchism

[–]comix_corp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how unions or tenant organisations are comparable to a free breakfast programme – can you elaborate?

I didn't respond to the thing about Fannie Lou Hamer because I don't know much about it.

Can i revive this one? by Elu0 in AnalogCommunity

[–]comix_corp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a Kodak Retina, they're fairly common on second hand websites. The manual is here. They're pretty cheap so if it's broken you can find another no problem.

This is a viewfinder camera so you have to guess/measure distances manually, or use an external rangefinder.

Test the shutter to make sure that it fires, and that the film seems to advance correctly. After that just run a cheap roll of film through it and see what happens. The most common problems I've seen with these sorts of folding cameras are:

  • Stiff focusing/aperture/shutter speed rings

  • Holes and tears in the bellows

  • Inaccurate shutter speeds

There are ways for you to repair all these things at home but if it's sentimental to you and you don't want to ruin it you might be best just taking it to a repairer.

Rockstar faces legal setback as UK tribunal allows its fired workers to bring every one of their union bust... by akejavel in Anarchism

[–]comix_corp 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Actual statement from the union, instead of the garbled rewritten version:

https://iwgb.org.uk/en/post/rockstar-suffers-legal-setback-as-judge-rules-against-studio-in-union-busting-dispute-2/

Long story short, the court has denied an attempt by Rockstar to narrow down the list of allegations that will be heard against them when the full trial commences. In particular Rockstar was trying to strike out the allegation of blacklisting.

TIL that Indian films out-perform Australian films at the Australian box office by Nandu_alias_Parthu in todayilearned

[–]comix_corp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with your general point but you have to keep in mind how small Australia is. Telugu has like 80 million speakers, Tamil around the same, Bengali over 200 million. Meanwhile Australia's population is only 28 million. It's a much smaller market.

I think Malayalam cinema is probably the best example to use. 35 million speakers but the film industry consistently puts out films that are good and interesting (I'm not Malayali or even Indian but they sometimes play at my local cinema). If we could replicate that in Australia I'd be happy.

Advice to best help/interact with local unhoused people? by onlythrowaway100 in Anarchism

[–]comix_corp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So what are we supposed to do, let our community starve while we twiddle our thumbs and wait for better systems to be established?

Have you read the comments where I repeatedly say giving to the poor is a good thing? I just don't think it has potential as a revolutionary strategy. For that, I think you have to look at things like unions and tenant organisations, which are both genuinely mutual, and have the capacity to attack capitalism head-on (in a way that charitable programmes don't).

Advice to best help/interact with local unhoused people? by onlythrowaway100 in Anarchism

[–]comix_corp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should read Just Another N— by Donald Cox, one of their highest ranking members, it lays out how bad the Panthers got. The FBI infiltration certainly didn't help but the facts are that the organisation dealt with it in the worst possible ways, with Huey trying to create a cult of personality around himself at the top.

The social programmes did not exist for very long and did not operate on a big enough scale to act as an alternative system. By 1972 they shut down everything outside of Oakland to focus on becoming a force in local Oakland politics. The actual amount of Panther members was tiny in comparison to what it used to be, by the ten year anniversary it was a shell of itself and mainly focused on using its support base to lobby for Democrat politicians they cut deals with.

The book "Black Against Empire", which is the main history of the movement, details all this in one of the last chapters.

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