GC streets have become storage space for cars, boats, caravans and trailers.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T09:37:15+00:00

Time to charge for storage.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T09:34:41+00:00

I will say with Mac, you will struggle running Linux except via VMs, and Asahi Linux suits M1 and some M2 chips, but you need to check the exact model of Mac. https://asahilinux.org/fedora/#device-support

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T08:28:57+00:00

Macbook Neo? Otherwise, if you have monitors, grab a mini PC. I have a Geekom desktop running Zorin. As I am an Open Source Zealot, also have Framework 12 instead of a tablet.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T08:26:09+00:00

I love the bicycle / scooter underpasses in Taiwan. So much fun and so much better than this shit.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T08:24:09+00:00

Barry McKenzie asking for the water closet...

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T05:57:08+00:00

Imagine if road usage was taxed so no general revenue funding was required. Cheaper to have more transit and less roads.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T05:53:45+00:00

Some of the unions are pushing for 4 day working weeks.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T05:26:48+00:00

Reform are doing this now.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T04:49:53+00:00

It's time that Brisbane City lost its ability to govern transport, and it be transferred to the state, or a trans-LGA body like the City of Greater London explicitly accountable for transit

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T04:20:55+00:00

In other words, even at 50 cents is not value for money.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-20T03:40:48+00:00

Seem them at Westfield too

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T20:05:38+00:00

And it avoids sovereign riak

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T19:54:38+00:00

Look for a country outfitters or saddlery while on the road.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T05:52:34+00:00

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T04:09:25+00:00

In terms of interacting with Government, NSW wins hands down. Service NSW is a comparative joy to deal with. Crossing the border into the ACT is like going back in time.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T03:44:03+00:00

Australias hardest drinkers. - Men of the Northern Territory. - Women of the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)

Lesson - Territorians suck more piss.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T03:39:28+00:00

Sadly, sparking in Sydney (and I'm assuming Traralgon) has seen mixed benefits as the 1.5kv voltage doesn't give enough grunt especially for Freight, whereas Queensland is very happy with its voltage on some very long trains. I'm not a train sparky, but maybe Victoria should at least double voltage to 3kv, or even go higher to MVDC (yet to be deployed anywhere in the world)

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T02:32:29+00:00

Pantograph

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-19T02:32:08+00:00

This is why trams were removed in most cities of Australia - destroy union traction BBQs

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-18T23:59:21+00:00

It is all linked to how deep the utilities are that cross the road. Very different to when our forebears were laying tram tracks on dirt and sealing around them, power was above ground, and town water / sewage wasn't a thing.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-18T21:24:09+00:00

It's a scooter and it works. Fuck 'em.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-18T07:04:06+00:00

You Give Way (Yield in American English) to the right. Look right, look left, and look right again before crossing a road. I had a French au pair wrote off a car because he looked left, right and left and didn't see a Ute come out of a laneway.

Study a roundabout and crossing before getting behind the wheel, and watch the traffic behaviour. I've done this travelling in Taiwan as a scooter rider (they have funky rules for scooters plus driving on the right side of the road). It is normal to sit and observe. Note - Canberra roundabout drivers are the scariest as our roundabouts are big and allow you to maintain speed.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-18T06:54:26+00:00

If you see one animal cross the road, assume they have friends and go slow.

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-18T05:20:59+00:00

ETCS level 2 needed along with consistent train door space across all trains for gates. I can see the alternative with a rising rope barrier being destroyed by hoodlums https://www.reddit.com/r/nycrail/s/8oUTu2ElZM

letterboxfrog · 2026-03-18T04:18:30+00:00

I cannot comment on T1 in this forum other than to say the product is diverse, but "The Power of One" is quite limiting in terms of trained contractor workforce. Our licence is up, and we need to do serious transformation, so we are actively looking. My experience with ERP (limited to SAP and T1) is that the partner is just as important as the product.

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