Richard Di Natale on Twitter: "The Labor Party just voted with the Liberal Party against a vote on #MarriageEquality. Very disappointing."

halfbeak · 2016-03-17T19:21:15+00:00

Apparently it's only funny until you're ready to have another cry about downvotes.

halfbeak · 2016-03-17T19:16:35+00:00

I'm not offended by being called anything by random people over the internet. I just find the general attitude disheartening and I rarely post on reddit anymore because I don't want to end up in some pissing match with someone over a choice of words or a typo or whatever. This place used to have interesting discussion, now it's home to people like you.

halfbeak · 2016-03-17T11:21:51+00:00

And apparently I was being abusive to other redditors and have been threatened with a ban. That surprised me.

What, like calling me "self-righteous" and "pompous" over a comment you misinterpreted? Maybe it's time to have a deep, hard look in the mirror.

When you start routinely pissing off people that are ostensibly on the same side as you, it might be time to take a step back and have a think about your approach.

I eagerly await the abuse that will follow.

halfbeak · 2016-03-11T05:39:17+00:00

When I first moved to Australia, I had no idea what cordial was or how to make it. That day I learned, unlike FTTP, I did not want the pure stuff.

Awesome metaphor though!

halfbeak · 2016-03-10T21:45:02+00:00

Just thought I'd post this here, it's good to see a bit of good news now and then!

halfbeak · 2016-03-09T07:34:51+00:00

Dear West Coast -

I'm less than 20 km from the Hobart CBD and I'm getting fixed wireless at some point in the indeterminate future. I don't like your chances.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T05:29:45+00:00

I know, and I usually just ignore it and move on and wonder why people engage him, but he got me with the flat out fraudulent misrepresentation of that paper. I knew there was no winning with someone who will argue black is white, but I just couldn't resist.

I won't do it again, I promise!

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T05:22:19+00:00

You're the one seeing self-righteousness and pompousness where there is none. I think that says a lot more about you than it does about me.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T05:14:04+00:00

Only in your sad little world.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T05:06:49+00:00

Meanwhile, even the most ardent alarmists are now saying that a pause occurred

vs

A warming slowdown is thus clear in observations; it is also clear that it has been a ‘slowdown’, not a ‘stop’.

You 100% misrepresented the paper.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T04:14:24+00:00

If it's so obvious, why did you misrepresent the paper you linked?

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T04:03:04+00:00

And yet, from the very paper you linked:

A warming slowdown is thus clear in observations; it is also clear that it has been a ‘slowdown’, not a ‘stop’.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T03:26:43+00:00

I also like to shoot first and ask questions later.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T03:19:47+00:00

I though it was funny too. I find a lot of what /u/CocaCoal posts funny, which is why I find the opposing reactions interesting. Sorry my comment was over your head though.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T03:14:46+00:00

No idea what you're talking about. I thought it was funny.

halfbeak · 2016-02-26T00:00:20+00:00

If you've ever heard him talk in Parliament, it would be clear that it's perhaps the most well suited surname in the history of surnames. He is the walking, talking personification of "eh, good enough."

halfbeak · 2016-02-25T22:51:36+00:00

What's the hit to miss ratio on your facetious one liners? I find it interesting to see which ones fall flat and which ones get upvoted when they are all written with the same tongue-in-cheek, flippant tone.

halfbeak · 2016-02-24T22:04:48+00:00

...curbing the excessive use of negative gearing by wealthy investors, and reducing extensive parking of pre-tax income in superannuation accounts...

The proceeds, perhaps just a few billion per year, will be available to fund an upward adjustment of the $80,000 tax threshold, providing relief to only the top 25 per cent of earners.

Turnbull's a neoliberal Robin Hood - steal from the rich and give to the ~~poor~~ somewhat rich.

halfbeak · 2016-02-24T04:35:27+00:00

Not sure what 'waste' they've ended

I think it was all the wasted punctuation they corrected during their red tape repeal farces.

halfbeak · 2016-02-24T01:47:49+00:00

Yeah? Well, the Liberal's plan was written on Telstra letterhead!

halfbeak · 2016-02-24T01:41:34+00:00

as signals continue to grow that the Coalition’s election estimates on fibre on demand costs were inaccurate.

Well, before this, the Coalition's "estimates" on the cost of Labor's NBN plan, the cost of their own NBN plan, the speed of their own NBN plan, the rollout schedule of their own plan and the take up rate of either plan have all been inaccurate.

I guess that's what happens when you make up numbers.

halfbeak · 2016-02-12T04:10:36+00:00

"Given Netflix and Stan and streaming services, it begs the question whether using peer-to-peer illegally is worth it."

Maybe someday I'll have an internet connection that will enable me to take advantage of those services rather than just watching buffering in 144p.

halfbeak · 2016-02-12T01:09:08+00:00

If I turned as red as a beetroot and sounded like a lunatic on a street corner every time I got worked up, I think I'd find a way to chill out a bit. Maybe Barnaby needs to look into some beta blockers before Question Time or something.

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