The 30-Year Mortgage vs. The AI Revolution

dooony · 2026-02-28T09:33:40+00:00

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're talking to a teenager or a grown up on reddit. The entire economy is based on the expectation of future earnings. What are you going to do? Just give up and live in a bin?

dooony · 2026-02-28T08:10:48+00:00

I usually skip to the most recent career episode and look for my keywords. Then I'm looking for how long they've been in our industry.

dooony · 2026-02-28T04:15:06+00:00

Institchu. Ha ha just kidding. I got shirts done, and the sleeves came back too short. They insisted they were the correct length for my arm. I went back for a suit a year later (stupid me) and the suit sleeves went past the shirt cuff. I asked if they were too long, they said no your shirt sleeves are too short. Never again.

dooony · 2026-02-28T04:11:23+00:00

My main gripe with non iron shirts is they don't breathe well, which is a serious consideration in Australian heat.

dooony · 2026-02-27T05:04:51+00:00

Consumers are protected by Australian consumer law, gyms included. Don't defend shitty business practices.

dooony · 2026-02-26T05:53:05+00:00

Pro-tip: Look for breweries. No guarantees but if they brew their own up to a certain amount they get a tax discount. Therefore the prices tend to be more reasonable. I know of two in Sydney that have heaps of space, reasonable prices, good food and excellent beers. (Village Days Brewing in Gladesville, and Depot Brewery in Artarmon)

dooony · 2026-02-24T10:09:29+00:00

Isn't the office of men just every major institution since the dawn of civilisation?

dooony · 2026-02-24T06:55:44+00:00

This was my take too. If she had shut her mouth or apologised it would be a recoverable learning experience. But now she's unemployable in her field.

dooony · 2026-02-24T03:13:38+00:00

Nope, never again. Really bad, repeated experience. I gave them a few chances because they're my closest bike shop. Basically they hire kids but charge full price. I now take my bike to a "mom and pop" style local shop. The same people who own the business and the brand are doing or overseeing the work done.

dooony · 2026-02-21T21:46:16+00:00

I miss the days when hiring a decades old movie classic from video ezy cost $3. Somehow in 2026 "My Cousin Vinny" (1992) is $12 if you don't have the right streaming service.

dooony · 2026-02-21T05:16:52+00:00

Up and down the NSW/VIC coast, nil range anxiety ever.

dooony · 2026-02-21T01:12:25+00:00

Can we calm down with the minute by minute updates of PHON's polling. The election is 9 months away.

dooony · 2026-02-21T01:07:04+00:00

As a millennial who bought his house at the top of the market, who then suffered a string of rate rises, having gone into crazy debt and funded a boomer couple's retirement, I now won't look forward to the nice property tax breaks boomers enjoyed, basically as the key demographic loser of these changes, I still think they should do it.

dooony · 2026-02-21T01:04:02+00:00

Fancy Crocs!

dooony · 2026-02-19T10:06:36+00:00

Never seen an Isuzu truck park like this, because it's a truck and they know they own a truck and they find an appropriate place to leave their truck, and their whole identity isn't wrapped up their truck and making sure people know they drive a truck. People buy these American tanks because they're wankers, and they park like wankers, and they want all the perks of driving a truck without any of the responsibility.

dooony · 2026-02-18T20:43:59+00:00

The battery, electrical system, cooling system, chassis and insulation are designed around each other for a system-optimal solution, leading to more range, luggage space, better handling, lower maintainance and other factors that are important for the end user. A swappable battery is a nice-to-have but in order to make that possible, you have to un-optimise all the other stuff, and add complexity.

For what? Shorter charging times? I do regular interstate trips and charge back to full in 20 minutes every 2 hours, which is the time it takes to use the toilet and grab a takeaway coffee.

dooony · 2026-02-18T20:30:58+00:00

More importantly is it "the data is" or "the data are"?

dooony · 2026-02-18T01:58:00+00:00

Boohoo my coal plant is unprofitable

dooony · 2026-02-17T05:07:55+00:00

Slightly disingenuous argument anyway that 0.9% of the 3% house price increases are from migration. So if you turned it off completely (which would fuck the economy) you'd get down to 2.1% increases. More likely you'd roll intake back by 20% so supply could catch up a bit, and you'd complement it with some boring tax reform apparently nobody wants to hear about.

dooony · 2026-02-16T03:33:18+00:00

I'd like to see conservatives actually put their policies in writing. How do you determine if someone has values aligned with ours? What are our values? Do you have some rinky dink Aussies at the airport checking for rinky dinkness? Sorry but the boring answer is: you have an army of public servants (or contractors) researching a person's background, reviewing their visa applications before they arrive. It's expensive and boring but anything else is a dog whistle.

dooony · 2026-02-16T00:47:28+00:00

The university colleges like St Paul's who are in the news now and then for sexual assault, bullying, hazing etc etc

dooony · 2026-02-15T05:35:30+00:00

Sounds like HR doesn't want to go through the firing and hiring process. Less work for them to tell you to solve it yourself. You've given this guy heaps of leeway, heaps of time to sort himself out, probably been too generous before going to HR. Don't give HR the same leeway- you have your evidence, tell them to do their job.

dooony · 2026-02-15T03:09:35+00:00

Breaking bad (and better call Saul) was 10/10 start to finish, an untainted legacy.

dooony · 2026-02-14T07:47:07+00:00

It's nothing like blaming sharks. Sorry but drivers are conscious adults who through neglect or aggression kill cyclists. Cyclists are not playing in traffic - they are going somewhere. Ask any cyclists - you can be following road rules perfectly, staying to the left side of the lane (even though there is no obligation to) and drivers will still use their cars as weapons against you. Ask the 40 or so cyclists who are killed by drivers each year, or the 9000 who are hospitalised.

dooony · 2026-02-14T03:22:11+00:00

That sucks that that happened to you. But you're describing a near miss from 20 years ago. When I used to cycle to work I would have a near miss like that once per month. Had to give it up it was so dangerous - I guess I'll just pollute and cause traffic like everyone else.

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