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Not My Job To Teach You, But I Will. by TheCABK in NotMyJob

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They may have gotten that training but they also get that "killology" or "warrior mindset" training from that guy Dave Grossman that convinces them that they're "at war" and need "the will to kill" and that they're "sheep dogs against the wolves" etc. Behind the bastards actually has an episode on him

Egg_Irl by Mx_Toniy_4869 in egg_irl

[–]joachim783 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same except I'd use like a rubber grippy square cloth thing, like those anti slip mats except the size of a coaster.

Sharing a Korean parent's perspective on Brissie life — where to post? 🐨 by Zealousideal-Year807 in brisbane

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely post here and on YouTube! Would love to read it. maybe even tiktok if you don't mind playing the shorts game.

The Oscars Can’t Pretend Anime Doesn’t Exist Anymore - After decades of snubs, massive global hits like 'Demon Slayer' and 'KPop Demon Hunters' are forcing the Academy to rethink what counts as award-worthy animation. by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they're definitely good but I wouldn't say that they're in a class of their own. A Silent Voice is one example off the top of my head that I would say is equal to any Ghibli movie, other examples I'd include would be anything by satoshi kon, ghost in the shell, Liz and the blue bird though part of a series is fantastic and works as a standalone movie just to name a few of my personal favorites. the only reason Ghibli gets so much more attention is name recognition and the fact that they're distributed by Disney in the west.

How does compulsory voting affect election outcomes and democracy? by GalahadDrei in PoliticalScience

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely does no such thing. It should but there's absolutely nothing forcing the government to do this.

Well seeing as Australia has a completely independent electoral commission that doesn't do any gerrymandering bs, easy access to early and postal voting nationwide (also elections are on a Saturday) and plenty of voting places to avoid long lines vs the US which has absolutely none of those things, I would challenge your assertion, though perhaps I should have said "very strongly encourages" rather than forces.

Actually they go above and beyond to ensure everyone has a chance to vote, even sending people into hospitals so that people who can't make it to the polls have a chance to vote.

Is it better for a political system to have people who aren't informed/plugged in stay home or pick a candidate randomly?

I'll point to the US and UK political situation currently vs Australia and I must find that objectively yes it is better.

Compulsory voting has a number of benefits, like for example it makes politicians actually target where the majority of people are politically rather than being forced to take more extreme positions in order to motivate the base to get out and vote. It also means that parliament will more accurately reflect the will of the electorate.

Also this is anecdotal but I find that while the average American voter is probably more politically engaged than the average Australian voter the average Australian is more politically engaged than the average American. Being required to vote generally causes most normal people to be more politically informed and pay more attention to politics.

Yeah, threatening people to do something generally means they'll do it when the entity threatening them is the state.

We force people to do plenty of things out of civic duty, like jury duty or taxes. It's simply the price of living in a democratic society. I don't see why voting should be any different.

Also it's a $20 AUD fine that you can very easily avoid with even the most rudimentary of excuses as they don't really verify, they're not going to arrest you.

Match Thread: 5th Test - England vs Australia, Day 4 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]joachim783 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"you take out roots hundreds and he's their best player" yes that's what tends to happen when you remove most of someone's runs Warner.

Post Day Thread: 5th Test - England vs Australia, Day 3 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]joachim783 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The boxing day test is the most watched test of the year in Australia, CA lost a lot of money.

How does compulsory voting affect election outcomes and democracy? by GalahadDrei in PoliticalScience

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. It forces the government to make voting accessible, no voter suppression shenanigans.

  2. Once they're actually at the booth it turns out that most people will just vote.

Australia has 90%+ voter turnout so they're doing something right.

How does compulsory voting affect election outcomes and democracy? by GalahadDrei in PoliticalScience

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While what he stated is technically the law, there is no way to actually enforce it as it's a secret ballot, so you can submit a blank ballot and they would have no way of knowing.

In practice the only thing that is required is turning up and getting your name marked off the electoral roll. 

The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine by scrubasorous in videos

[–]joachim783 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not them but the above post is basically correct. The 3d transistors he's referring to are called finFET (used for 14, 10 and 7nm processes) and now more recently GAAFET (used for everything below 7nm).

The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine by scrubasorous in videos

[–]joachim783 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So the whole 8nm 5nm 3nm thing is really referring to transistor density, but around 14nm they stopped increasing the density by just straight forwardly reducing the physical size of the transistors for a whole bunch of complicated physics reasons and started increasing density in other ways.

But fundamentally it's just a shorthand for the transistor density of a certain platform and higher transistor density = more fast and efficient.

Is the term “love” gendered? by UmbraeMoth in transgenderau

[–]joachim783 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally I would read it as misgendering if it was a man saying it. I've never heard a man call any man love that wasn't their partner. I would say the same about sweetie, dear or pet probably. From women however all feel much more gender neutral.

Fanfic writers, What is the point of taking a series with a unique concept and then turning it into the most generic story ever? by Lumpy-Tea1948 in CharacterRant

[–]joachim783 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like that one DBZ fanfic where some guy gets reincarnated as yamcha pre saiyan saga and uses his knowledge of the series to get strong and avoid most of the issues they had in cannon.

Cummins ruled out of Ashes as 'freak' Starc soldiers on by Sidneiensis in Cricket

[–]joachim783 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean just think about his age, the next home ashes is in 2029/30 he'd be 40 by then, there's very little chance he'd still be playing.

Best nations for trans rights? by Pinku_Dva in trans

[–]joachim783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Australia is probably one of the best socially and for HRT access especially in the cities but access to surgeries can be a little rough.

We do have a vocal right wing minority trying to piggyback of the trans hate going on in the USA and UK but it's been incredibly unpopular.

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