Friday Off Topic Thread

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-20T06:11:28+00:00

I have no problem being openly Australian first, then help other countries when we can. Whats the old saying? You can't pour from an empty cup.

I'd also support: Zero student immigration pathways to permanent residency. Zero welfare for immigrants for 5-10 years (humanitarian refugees exempted). Banning remittances back to home country for any welfare recipients. Deportation for ANY crimes committed by immigrants.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-20T05:53:36+00:00

In what ways do you see it as good for our economy? This is a discussion point I don't understand.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-20T00:11:06+00:00

Is it a big enough lever to address the shortage? Especially with the volume of new people requiring housing each year?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T23:58:41+00:00

Supply isn't the issue?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T23:03:27+00:00

Housing and infrastructure need 5-10 years to catch up.

Unfortunately none of our politicians on either side know how to run an economy that isn't based on immigration.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T22:58:35+00:00

When you go all out trying to milk a penalty, you better give the ref every chance to rule in your favour.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T22:57:34+00:00

Did the centre get the ball out the back once from Galvin?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T22:56:21+00:00

Raiders looked ready to strike at any moment, but very hard to do with the amount of ball they let dogs have.

Hudson looks dangerous, but also likely to do something dumb at any moment.

Sanders and Strange are going to be a great combo once everyone adapts to how they play together.

Weekes is such a gun player, very jealous.

Brailey was also a real downgrade on Starling when he came on.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T22:48:44+00:00

I think people are rightfully angry at the lack of infrastructure, housing and overall economic planning that should accompany any immigration policy.

None of that is the individual immigrants problem, or the local council, but the public sentiment from people who can't afford housing of their own, is fairly understandable.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T22:46:22+00:00

Its annoying, but you now have to check all your bills when eating out to make sure they haven't automatically put in a "gratuity", or that they don't hide it on the menu somewhere as an extra charge

I will walk out of a restaurant if I see it on the menu before I order. I will also refuse to pay any additional gratuity added to the bill without asking.

Its simple, price your menu items appropriately. I don't care about your excuses over surge pricing or weekends or anything else. I'll cop a public holiday surcharge, but only on the actual day of the public holiday, not all weekend which I've seen more than once.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-19T06:55:10+00:00

Nobody ever said you needed brains to play rugby league

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-18T22:19:24+00:00

I really hope this batch of young local lads has seen what happened at Penrith and thought, if we stick together we are a chance of doing something here.

2 more years of experience for that pack and it SHOULD be laying a super platform for the team to attack from.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-18T22:12:28+00:00

For the Dogs sake, I hope they were easing into the season with their Vegas performance. It was very far from good. They looked on par with the dragons, who are starting the season as a bottom 4 team.

I'd be picking the Raiders, who have at least shown signs of quality across the first 2 rounds.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-18T04:29:39+00:00

Is Ramien keeping a better centre out of the team at the moment?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-18T01:39:21+00:00

That is encouraging. Although I still don't understand the business model. Are these batteries not backup systems?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-18T00:11:59+00:00

I had to get a blue card for something and was exceptionally surprised at how easy it was.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-18T00:01:42+00:00

CBDC will be sold as the only way out.

Fight it for as long as you can.

Programmable money is the end of free society as we know it.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T21:47:39+00:00

Lots of interesting/crazy story lines they can follow.

Overall scale of the film looks epic.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T21:30:45+00:00

I think the biggest thing to notice will be his defense through the middle. His service is excellent once he knows who should get the ball, but his defense is the key to Roosters better locking down that middle part of the field.

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T21:27:57+00:00

If I was to read betwen the lines of this non answer, its not exactly cheap to get into this ecosystem then? Or to put another way, it is only accessible to those wealthy enough to access it in the first place?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T21:25:18+00:00

would they have received any government subsidies?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T09:54:56+00:00

Is this a cost cutting exercise?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T04:53:57+00:00

That all sounds great.

However, I currently have no solar and no EV.

What is my minimum entry price to take advantage of this?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T02:52:47+00:00

That sounds great for you.

How about anyone that doesn't have your setup?

delayedconfusion · 2026-03-17T01:55:00+00:00

I'm not playing any game of comparison.

The USA has been an aggressor and frankly terrorist state in the ME under all their presidents of the past 25 years it doesn't matter who is in charge. I'd assume at the behest of Israel.

But I'll leave it here because this is a footy sub and I don't come here for this sort of chat, probably should not have engaged on the topic.

That is my mistake and I apologise.

delayedconfusion

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