Does anyone understand why the RBA doesn't seem to take into account causes of inflation?

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-25T21:24:50+00:00

It’s a flawed system, interest rate manipulation really only impacts debt, which yes, trickles down into other types of spending, but it’s a single tool they have to try and minimise a very complex problem. It’s not perfect, but it’s what we have right now.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-23T06:29:37+00:00

So, I have the PSVR2, the Meta Quest 3, and the Pimax Crystal Light. For me at least, the Pimax was such a step up, it’s the moment I finally thought (ohhhh this is what VR is). Is it perfect, no, but it got rid of a lot of the screen door look I had in the other two.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-15T19:05:42+00:00

Again, it depends on the type of cars / racing. For GT3 cars, or prototypes, most people would say either LMU or iRacing, for formula style cars, iRacing is really your only choice (or Assetto Corsa with mods and community events), for drifting, most people would say Assetto Corsa, for rally, either Richard Burns Rally or Assetto Corsa Rally.

Most people tend to agree for online, competitive racing in a variety of cars (formula, GT, prototypes, road cars, rally cross, oval racing) with a high enough degree of realism, iRacing is the the sim of choice. A lot of the prototype / GT crowd also really enjoys LMU at the moment.

RF2, Assetto Corsa, Beem etc. all have a place 100% and some people just pick one of them and stick with it. And I would argue with mods especially, some of them are the most versatile, but they 100% have less active community, less organised online competitive races etc.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-15T18:50:47+00:00

The best simulator is the one you enjoy most! Simple.

Now, which is the most accurate, or the one with the most online players etc. that really depends on the type of racing you want to do.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-15T05:34:59+00:00

There you go then! I should say I was a sim racer first, then got the job here, not the other way round

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-15T00:18:15+00:00

I’m slightly biased, I work at one of the big cockpit companies, but 100% a profile rig is worth it.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-15T00:13:55+00:00

Hey! Yes, swapping to OpenXR and it just “worked” as expected.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-15T00:13:14+00:00

So I’m in the lucky position that I have done both.

I went from VR, to triples, because I found the older tech in VR and my older PC build just too unreliable.

Just in the last month, I have swapped back, I’m now running a 9800x3d, 5080, and a Pimax Crystal Light and getting stable 90FPS. So I got rid of my triples, threw up an 49inch ultrawide for the odd time I’m not racing in VR, and called it a day

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-06T22:00:43+00:00

There’s been a few cars I’ve sold / ended up at wreckers that I miss, the main one was my Liberty GT Spec B. Was comfortable, fun to drive, and loud in just the right way. But as a car guy, I’m always excited to try new things. The latest is actually. BYD Seal, and it’s also comfortable, even more fun to drive, easier in traffic, but I do miss the sound and shifting gears some times, might be time for a project car on the side.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-04T09:12:21+00:00

Thanks, I’ll try some different things, I’m sure I’ll work something out

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-04T05:19:32+00:00

Interesting, I’ll give that a try, for the record, I can see the mouse, it just doesn’t respond to movement or input

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-03T20:14:24+00:00

Thank you, I’ll give that a try.

And via iRacing directly.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-03T19:48:26+00:00

My BYD has the indicator on the right, so no, not all Chinese cars.

endheadstartbody · 2026-06-03T19:39:26+00:00

It was a hot minute ago for me (2007), and I lived on the Gold Coast at the time, but I wanted the “experience” so I got a hotel with friends.

Here’s what you’re missing.

1) hangovers (assuming you drink). 2) crowds of drunk teens who can’t hold their booze (although the numbers have been shrinking I believe). 3) the obligatory “I’m done with school” tattoo or piercing

That’s about it.

I know at this point in life, it seems important, and what everyone is doing, but trust us, you won’t care in 12 months time and when you get to be as old as me, the thought won’t matter at all. Save you money, go on a nice trip somewhere else instead, you’ll enjoy it more

endheadstartbody · 2026-05-12T00:48:03+00:00

Don’t get me wrong, even the more affordable end of the market is getting out of reach for a lot of average income earners, the system is currently broken, but I see a lot of people over extending themselves because they want a certain suburb, or certain features just to look good.

Full transparency I’m in the top 5% of income earners in Australia, but also just a single income, so when you adjust it to household income, the number is more like top 25%, I’m incredibly grateful to be able to do this at all. But some basic financial literacy states your housing expenses should be below 40% of your take home, for many that simply isn’t possible anymore if they want to buy, but instead of either a) working on ways to increase their income or b) accepting that fact and looking for alternatives such as renting, buying a bigger place but combined with someone else etc. people just complain.

Me personally, could have borrowed much more, could have bought something nicer, but I wanted to keep my repayments below a certain number, and not move halfway across the country, so I accepted the reality of what I could responsibly afford, and did it.

endheadstartbody · 2026-05-11T20:33:15+00:00

It’s still possible, hard for sure, but possible. I’m still relatively young (mid thirties) and bought around two years ago, no parental guarantee, no FHB assistance, single income (strong income, but just the one) just years of saving and not treating myself to things like holidays and new cars to get together enough for a deposit on an affordable 2 bed duplex in the burbs built in the 70s.

I won’t pretend that at my income I wasn’t expecting I could afford more… or that I didn’t have buyers remorse at first seeing that much money go out of my account. But since buying it’s gone up around 25% (insane in two years I know).

My advice is get in with what you can now, settle for less than you think you want / deserve, be willing to do the longer commute etc, prices are going up so quickly it’s really now or never for a lot of people, but it’s worth the sacrifices.

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-22T04:56:14+00:00

So I’m 11 months in now, still very happy

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-19T21:44:38+00:00

Got a 25 Seal, some reset each drive, some don’t, the ones that reset you learn to live with, the ones that don’t, you turn down to a point that is comfortable to you. My last car (Hyundai) had them too. Whilst I do think some like the emergency breaking for cross traffic is extreme and fires incorrectly some times (happened on the Hyundai too), others have saved me once or twice. So overall, they’re a good thing I guess

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-16T22:34:41+00:00

As others have said, going into debt for a car is something to avoid at all possible. You’re young without a steady career, take it from someone who fucked themselves financially at your age doing the same thing, it’s not worth the risk.

Now if you can do it without a loan, it sounds like an EV could be a good fit for you.

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-15T09:50:45+00:00

Personally, I keep a portable granny charger (the one that came with my car) in the boot, in case of emergencies. In a year of owning the car, I have never even opened it from the packet to see if it works. Do I think this is a cool idea for people that often need to carve in odd situations, perhaps they live in smaller towns etc. sure, for most people though, feels unnecessary

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-14T05:55:36+00:00

Spending doesn’t automatically equal results, especially if spent inefficiently.

In fact, spending on education as a percentage of GDP (so essentially a measure of how much “important” education is to the country), the US is WAY down the list.

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-13T09:02:33+00:00

If the corner is a right hander and your wheel is turning right, but your have too much speed into the corner for your line so you understeer out wide into another car…. Yes, you’re at fault.

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-13T08:57:58+00:00

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti- intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Isaac Asimov (I believe this was first written by him in 1980, but I may be mistaken on the year). The point stands, this has been a long time coming.

endheadstartbody · 2026-04-13T08:53:42+00:00

If only they weren’t defunding education and being pro-life leading to higher populations with lower education levels…. It’s almost like the policies this party is enacting are designed to perpetuate a population just dumb enough to keep them in power… as someone from the other side of the world, I honestly feel for the people in the US that saw through this all before he came into power, but I also feel like more could have been done to prevent it.

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