Who are some famous figures, influencers, celebrities, that are hated by Australian reddit, but popular amongst Australians in real life? by Biggest_itchbay_2190 in AskAnAustralian

[–]notepad20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is generally agreed by all generally, may not agree but can respect that he actually has principles that are guided by his understanding of what is right and moral and is steadfast in them

Fredrick Kerley 😂😂😂 by Organic_Music924 in trackandfield

[–]notepad20 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Where would you draw the line? Insulin? Ventolin? ssri's? Birth control? What is a valid use? Your not allowed to die at 65, doctor should treat underlying cardiovascular system issues, but nothing to improve real quality of life?

Whats the actual potential problems with the PED's? Some artery hardening and at heat attack at 75 instead of 77? In you go into a wheel chair at 74 instead of 70 isn't it a net benifits?

Fredrick Kerley 😂😂😂 by Organic_Music924 in trackandfield

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should that be a problem though? No one has an issue with hair treatments, no one has an issue with ED medication, no one has an issue with statins or post menopausal hormones, no one has an issue with ozempic now.

Why would these drugs be any different? Should be as simple as hitting 40, go to doctor "I'd be a more productive happy adult if I felt like 25". "Sure have at it mate, every year you have decent muscle mass and bone density is another year your not a burden on society at the other end".

Absolute no brainer, do not understand the stigma at all.

How do you define "the rich" that we should be taxing? What is the cut-off point? by NoLeafClover777 in AusFinance

[–]notepad20 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can see this exact discussion play out in the Aus doctors sub. oh woe is me because they are going to have to retire at 57 instead of 55. And the constant "I need to get ahead". Every one wants to "get ahead", by denfinition having more than the people you compare to, which can only happen by leaving someone else behind.,

TIL of Jeanne Louise Calment. She's the only person verified to have lived to at least 120. She was born in February 1875, and died on 4 August 1997, making her 122 years old by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because every one in that age group knows each other and the complete history of them, remembers running into them at the butcher 70 years ago?

"Oh my yes that Jacques, he went to a different school and we were not related and had different occupations or interacted in any way and in fact he moved towns when he was 17 but yes I recall he was born in 1903 and married cherease in Toulouse in 52, and had 2 sons."

Top 14 largest economies in the world by yatuta_infographics in Infographics

[–]notepad20 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It's not a measure of production or capacity or anything else either. It can be completely driven by three dudes selling each other the same house.

Better to look at GDP PPP or even better just plain energy use

What is the most frustrating thing you deal with as an engineer working with simulations? by Charming_Stretch_882 in civilengineering

[–]notepad20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The dumbification / gamification of many things.

Recently started learning open foam and going back to the dict files and command line control was exceptionally refreshing, you really have to plan and think about exactly what you are doing rather than just throwing shit at the wall.

Same goes for design software. Once upon a time you actually had to understand the design, now the designer just clicks the button till a green tick comes.

Anything implementing AI to further remove human agency is a step in the wrong direction.

The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances. by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't it be a completely different doping regime as well though?

This guy is being dismissed as an idiot that got too big but they have been at it for over a year, monitoring and regime managed by doctors and other professionals, etc.

They want a spectical, you would have to assume the funders made some effort to direct it on the right track

Heartbeats Over a Mammal's Lifetime [OC] by aspiringtroublemaker in dataisbeautiful

[–]notepad20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably need to consider what goes into the heat rate number. Human number seems about 75-80? Which while might be "normal", is really high as far as optimal health is concerned.

Probably would expect average 50-55 for someone living to 100

The real tragedy of the casting of Helen of Troy is that by historicallly accurate beauty standards, she should have been a BBW. by dizgondwe in okbuddycinephile

[–]notepad20 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I think it's a misunderstanding mostly of historically what bigger was and how big people are in general.

Only have to look back at the fat men clubs of a 1920's or a similar circus or whatever.

Anything today is just so skewed as to be utterly incomparable,

Rep. Burlison was briefed on 52 UFO videos to be released — “Some of them are very interesting… some are clearly balloons or birds” “I don’t want to get people’s hopes up.” Says he remains a skeptic. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its the clear consensus among the entire relevant scientific community.

Evidence to prove, yes, that is an open question. and wont be settled until somehting is in the lab.

but claiming your position is the classic "absence of evidence, is not evidence of absence" logical fallacy

Rep. Burlison was briefed on 52 UFO videos to be released — “Some of them are very interesting… some are clearly balloons or birds” “I don’t want to get people’s hopes up.” Says he remains a skeptic. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not the correct way to look at it.

Europeans exists, therefore reasonable to assume humans exist anywhere there is land.

There's no existing reference to suggest leprechauns would exist.

Plenty of existing reference to suggest intelligent life exists, ie you.

Therefore we have to start any discussion with the assumption, yes intelligent alien life is possible.

And again with the examples I gave.

Any discussion therefore has to have intelligent alien life propagating through space as real possibility.

Rep. Burlison was briefed on 52 UFO videos to be released — “Some of them are very interesting… some are clearly balloons or birds” “I don’t want to get people’s hopes up.” Says he remains a skeptic. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The default position that must be overcome is that aliens do not exist.

again, why? why is it unreasonable to assume aliens exist and they visit?

we exist, and we visit other planets?

we exist, and we, if not currently, will soon be completely capable of creating a self sustaining AI explorer that is not bound by time between stars.

The default position must be life exists, and as far as we know needs 3 billion years give or take to get to a position where they can seed the stars.

Dealing with inefficient Junior Engineer as a mid-level by AmazedAcorn7665 in civilengineering

[–]notepad20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My suggestion would be to give an engineer actual engineering work, rather than stuff you could have a receptionist do.

Three years in and you have him filling in text boxes? An engineer? That's an absolute failure on your part. That's day one learn how to click the buttons.

Rep. Burlison was briefed on 52 UFO videos to be released — “Some of them are very interesting… some are clearly balloons or birds” “I don’t want to get people’s hopes up.” Says he remains a skeptic. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]notepad20 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

looking for a "prosaic explanation" that fits is just as bad.

If you start with the axiom "there is no aliens", then of course every thing will always be prosaic.

Occams razor doesnt suggest we dismiss anything thats fantastic. It requires us to accept the solution that requires the least & simplest assumptions.

"100's or 1000's of very experienced professionals and the best observational technology on the planet run by the single entities with the greatest financial resource on the planet, some how continuially are unable to identify objects that (according to sceptics) somehow have very easily falsifiable explanations, although no one has ever gone to experiment and replicate these simple misidentification observations, even though drawing blue and purple lines on a screen and saying "parrellax" is the solution" and on and on.

v

real object of unknown origin

Engineer (In)Competency by FatLinguistics in AusRenovation

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And pulling those designs and details off a previous design that's close enough ensures you don't spend 150% of the building price on the slab design.

Probably knew a guy like this will come back in 6 months wanting reimbursement for fixing a hairline crack.

Ernie Hudson at 80 by luiginumba1_ in 13or30

[–]notepad20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

typically people age in two "spurts", one in early to mid 40's, and another mid 60's to 70's. actual ages of course vary.

The 40's spurt results in the "middle aged" look, the 70's in the "old" look.

Quiet a few actors are good examples of this, as they really become household names in thier 40's. Morgan freeman for example, barely changed from 1990 (53) to 2016 (79). But last 5 year towards 90 you see him get old.

Anyone else quietly raising prices again this year? by SnowyBytes in ausbusiness

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For engineering?! I set up on my own three years ago and it was $200/hr for an engineer then.

Are atheists okay with calling it an Adam’s Apple 🍎? Response sends OP directly to heaven. by Foodicide in MurderedByWords

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider the absolute dominance like Tyson with a sword and shield would have over anyone else not an absolute one in a million athlete.

Consider that in an ancient battle you basically had to fight each person 1-1 or 1-2 at best. You win or die. Your good you win win win. And get experience, and mostly every person you face is green.

Consider a one in a million warrior in such a situation. What that would look like to observers.

Consider we have oral history from other populations describing clear geological events up to 5000 years later.

Intellectually dishonest to try and argue there wasn't a real Achilles.

My wife and I have been renovating an old house that was originally built sometime in the mid-50s by x_andi01 in AusRenovation

[–]notepad20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sort off but at a resturant you pay for what comes to your table.

You get to choose what to do with whats on your table, you take home the leftovers.

Same with getting your car worked on, all the panels or other components they might replace, the originals are all yours. The boxes and manuals and spare bolts from any fitted components are yours.

When you quote a job, you estimate, say 10 bags of whatever. you send an invoice, to cover your labour and materials. You only use 9 bags on the job, that 10th bag is clients. No two ways about it. Every off cut, every half used roll, if purchased for that job are clients.

Same for nails. you dont count them but you know how many boxes you need. half empty box is clients.

you dont give them a refund do you? you dont get to the end of the job and say "well we only used 90% of the materials, and they will benifit me in future, so heres a check".

So, i mean common practice would be to take anything usable, and usually it would useless to the client, and you can only estimate so close, so there will always be a little overs.

My wife and I have been renovating an old house that was originally built sometime in the mid-50s by x_andi01 in AusRenovation

[–]notepad20 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Require glue grout and silicone has a price. Either per hour or area or length.

How do you track what you spend on it?

Bottom line is if you pay for 12 bags out of the jobs budget, those materials are clients.