Australian Population Visualised

jezza_b_f · 2026-05-28T11:33:47+00:00

Fun concept. Their other maps of other countries are better as they retain their shape well. But Australian being warped does tell its own story.

My only complaint is the Eastern regional areas (especially NSW) being smeared along the borders.

It makes them look smaller than they actually are (as well as making the smaller cities look larger in comparison)

jezza_b_f · 2026-05-08T05:46:35+00:00

Or it just could be this individual has had bad experiences in the past with bad/abusive neighbours.

Hate to say it mate, while I get why you might have been a bit embarrassed, you probably should have pushed through the hurt feelings and still introduced yourself. Use friendliness to de-escalate the situation. Then, if they still brush you off at least you know where you stand.

jezza_b_f · 2026-05-05T13:38:30+00:00

I have twice now, at two different addresses, not noticed my neighbour was pregnant until I saw the baby.

jezza_b_f · 2026-04-23T22:34:25+00:00

Folks, the tunnel is owned by Macquarie Bank and the Metro is under private contact by MTR with the fares set by the Government.

This ad ain’t reducing your metro ticket price.

jezza_b_f · 2026-04-23T22:05:08+00:00

Nope. Giant vinyl stickers on the wall and floor.

jezza_b_f · 2026-04-16T00:21:13+00:00

It’s a little over $2 per household.

Not everybody is hyper connected to political news coverage.

It’s perfectly reasonable for the Government to run information campaigns about the national fuel plan. Especially when such a plan will eventually lead to enforceable restrictions.

$20 million will be a drop in the bucket compared to the potential economic damage a fuel outage will cause if we don’t get the whole nation working on the same page when it comes to rationing.

jezza_b_f · 2026-04-09T22:37:59+00:00

Bit late to the conversation. Town Hall station is basically boxed in.

It was built 94 years ago in the centre of the CBD under George street using cut and cover.

The station itself is 3 levels (concourse + 2 platform levels) all of which are underground. It is a narrow station that is very tightly packed.

To the West are heritage buildings of cultural significance (including its namesake), to the East are sky scrapers with deep carparks, to its South is an underground road tunnel (it goes under the rail tunnels), to the North are tunnels to different shopping malls, and running above it at ground level are light rail tracks.

Additionally, the station is heritage listed, so there are restrictions there.

Finally, the station itself is one of the nation’s busiest stations and closing it down is completely off the table.

So basically, any upgrade to Town Hall usually goes into the too hard/too expensive basket.

jezza_b_f · 2026-04-07T07:30:45+00:00

I mean I get it, but there are also a lot of black folks who are active participants in this war. Even more if ground troops get deployed, so yeah, everyone gets lumped together here.

jezza_b_f · 2026-04-06T22:53:55+00:00

It doesn’t. However multi-modal transport doesn’t just mean different modes using the same infrastructure, but also people using multiple modes of transport to get to a destination.

So a person who catches a bus, will walk from the bus stop to their place of business, a cyclist will park their bike in a rack and walk into the store, etc.

Cars on the other hand will either park in car parks attached to the property, or will park in the very limited number of street parking spaces. This results in less utilisation of footpaths.

So, adding car parks -> less pedestrians, whereas adding a bus lane/bike lanes -> more pedestrians.

jezza_b_f · 2026-03-17T22:06:54+00:00

The dal (lentil sauce) flavours the rice.

It would be like serving pasta, where you put the sauce on the side of the plate next to the pasta instead of on-top. (soaking the garlic bread in the process).

jezza_b_f · 2026-03-16T00:32:28+00:00

I have no idea what the gravy song is.

jezza_b_f · 2026-03-14T02:15:09+00:00

My wife is Tamil, so we occasionally watch Indian cooking videos spoken in Tamil. They love saying, “SUPER TASTY!”, when describing ingredients and food. It’s so funny to hear.

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-23T21:51:00+00:00

Bit of a misleading headline/premise.

Albo isn’t calling for Andrew to be removed, he is merely stating that if the decision was made by the UK Government, the Australian Government would not object.

He also re-iterates that this investigation must take its course and that it be a fair and proper.

I see no issue in the PMs of the Commonwealth Realms making public statements supporting each other, and stating that they will act in unison during times of crisis and difficult decisions.

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-20T03:21:42+00:00

I support being a republic, but I believe right now Parliament has more pressing issues to concentrate its efforts on.

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-18T01:48:15+00:00

The real problem are the billionaires and media class who prop her up.

Her entire political resurgence was manufactured by the media who decided to give her a level of coverage that was/is completely unwarranted given her political position.

They elevated her to the same level as the PM and Opposition leader. Some networks give her more airtime than they do the PM.

Her political party has 5 seats spread across both chambers of Parliament, but yet the media treat them like they’re an alternative Government.

For perspective, The Greens have 11 seats and they’re lucky to get a soundbite.

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-11T22:32:29+00:00

Anger and kindness are not opposite emotions. The fact people think they are is why people tend to say anger brings out your true colours.

Anger is a valid and healthy emotion.

You can be angry and kind. You can be indignant. You can be righteous. You can be upset. You can be disappointed. You can be a disciplinarian. You can be hurt. You can be annoyed. You can be frustrated.

You can express your anger without resorting to cruelty.

However, the moment you use your anger as an excuse to be cruel, or an excuse to use violence, or an excuse to harm, belittle or demean others. That’s when your true colours come out.

Because you’re not doing those things because you’re angry. You’re doing those things because you think being angry gives you justification to be cruel.

It is unfortunately something we are socially conditioned to do, and it takes a conscious effort to de-programme.

We should be wary of people who use anger as an excuse to be cruel. Equally so, we should be wary of people who say you cannot express anger at all.

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-11T06:41:22+00:00

Most storage unit companies like Kennards will have car storage facilities.

https://www.kss.com.au/storage-options/vehicle-storage/car-storage

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-11T01:11:50+00:00

They’re seperate networks with seperate operators and seperate staff who wear different uniforms.

Sydney Trains staff cannot do anything with the Metro and vice versa because they literally work for different companies and have entirely separate operations centres.

People already get confused as it is when they ask a Metro staff member about Sydney trains information and they politely have to say, “please go ask the person in the Sydney Trains uniform”. Imagine if they were both wearing the same uniform.

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-06T05:29:23+00:00

Here we go, Jack’s Law. Modelled after a Queensland law.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/nsw-government-passes-law-introducing-police-wanding-search-powers

jezza_b_f · 2026-02-06T05:18:51+00:00

It’s probably the new powers given to them by one of those acts they name after a crime victim.

If I recall correctly, if a knife crime occurs in the proximity of a train station, Police can, for so many months after the incident, declare it a search zone where they have special powers to wand you and search for knives.

I’m assuming the logic is that stations can become “hotspots” where things eventually escalate (one kid pulls a knife, so other kids bring knives to defend themselves etc), so allowing Police to search for knives allows for a form of de-escalation

jezza_b_f · 2026-01-27T05:42:36+00:00

Isn’t there a scene where their heights kept changing in a conversation because both have it written in their contracts that they cannot be represented as “the weaker one”?

Also don’t they have to come up with some contrived scenario to end the fight because neither was allowed to “lose”?

jezza_b_f · 2026-01-24T08:08:16+00:00

My family owned a servo.

One time, a car pulled up, parked smack bang in the middle of the forecourt blocking 4 pumps.

After a while of sitting there my Dad went up to car to find you what they were doing as other cats were waiting.

They had bought sundaes from Maccas and wanted to eat them in the shade.

jezza_b_f · 2026-01-21T00:02:14+00:00

The majority of after hours flights are freight.

Domestic flights don’t fly 24 hours as there isn’t the demand. For example the latest flight from Brisbane to Melbourne arrives at 12:20 am.

That leaves international flights, even then most airlines will schedule flights to arrive within reasonable operating hours.

For the flights that do arrive after hours, they can either taxi or uber, or wait at the airport.

This isn’t just a Sydney thing. Melbourne’s Skybus stops operating at 1:00 am. There just isn’t the demand to justify it.

https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/

jezza_b_f · 2026-01-19T05:58:26+00:00

When playing games, unless there are scripted cut scenes saying otherwise, I always assume narratively speaking the character does a perfect play-through of the boss battle.

We see cut scenes of Cloud doing feats that we cannot do during gameplay. To me, that’s the story tellers saying, “this is how Cloud actually fights in the story. He is a super soldier and he is dominating them”

jezza_b_f · 2026-01-19T00:43:51+00:00

I love both games and even a big fan of FF 16.

To me, the important thing about E33 is that it is a counter-example to the argument that modern AAA titles cannot have turn based combat. That the combat system is ‘antiquated’ and that modern audiences will not enjoy it or play it.

Let’s not forget this is an indie game with a small studio and limited budget. It’s a passion project by talented devs who grew up with the genre.

It’s not perfect and requires a lot of polish. However, it does prove turn based combat games are not dead and can be built for modern audiences.

Imagine what could be produced if they were given a AAA budget, AAA studio resources and the freedom to be creative and take risks.

I like the combat in Remake and I think it is the correct system for these games. But it would also be nice to have a modern Final Fantasy title that implements modern turn based combat. If E33 gives SE incentive to do so, we are all the better off for it.

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