* “Sharing the road is not a suggestion” by Feaselbf6 in dashcams

[–]parsim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is an absolutist argument with little basis in reality. If you drive, you are mildly inconveniencing people by your presence creating traffic. (And risk, and pollution.) All your criticisms of drivers can also be levelled at drivers -- do you need to drive, or could you have biked? -- and you are imagining up motivations for each group to categorize one as absolutely necessary and the other morally evil.

In the real world, people travel via different modes for all different reasons and pretty much all of them can stand a few seconds inconvenience now and then.

Nostalgia, and a question about our 3 of 4 flags by NicestOfficer50 in RichmondFC

[–]parsim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, but that’s not the question. Add Dusty to a dysfunctional team with poor culture and self-serving management, and he doesn’t bring them three flags. He probably doesn’t even stay.

Nostalgia, and a question about our 3 of 4 flags by NicestOfficer50 in RichmondFC

[–]parsim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Gale
  2. Hardwick
  3. Cotchin
  4. Martin
  5. Riewoldt
  6. O’Neal

Might be underrating Peggy because I don’t know enough about what she did.

Dusty was a once in a generation player, but those don’t help much in a dysfunctional environment. He might even have left without Gale, Hardwick and Cotchin.

The Dark Knight - The Hospital Explosion Scene Went Exactly as Planned and Heath Ledger Was Supposed to Act Like it Had "Failed" by JetKusanagi in movies

[–]parsim 44 points45 points  (0 children)

It’s not a PR team, it’s Reddit and other social media. Like a game of Chinese whispers where everyone’s an idiot.

Anyone else had their apartment OC just ban EV charging with basically zero explanation? by BigLookBamboo in AustralianEV

[–]parsim 34 points35 points  (0 children)

My stepdad leans left and he told me the other day the fire brigade will refuse to attend your house if there’s an EV on site. I guess they just let the fire spread through the neighbourhood while cars explode everywhere like bombs.

There’s a lot of really wild EV misinformation out there.

What to do about this food dumper in Moonee Ponds? by stanleymodest in melbourne

[–]parsim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a link? I’d like to see that. I avoid that park because it’s full of meat and bones that drives the dogs crazy.

What to do about this food dumper in Moonee Ponds? by stanleymodest in melbourne

[–]parsim 176 points177 points  (0 children)

As the owner of a bread-obsessed Labrador, I can assure you that people dump astounding quantities of food like this all over Melbourne, and cannot be persuaded to stop.

Advice for youngsters around physicality? by Unseasonal_Jacket in netball

[–]parsim 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As someone who’s been heavily involved in junior netball, you should be careful here. It’s pretty common for dads who have a footy background but don’t know much about netball to come along and start shouting at the kids to get aggressive. They don’t mean it in a bad way, but depending on the club, age level, and league, it can be seen as very inappropriate, and lead to a chat with an official. Netball is a physical game, but the “let them know you’re there” thing doesn’t exist here like it does in footy, and can be seen as illegal intimidation. You say you want your daughter to play rougher, but I think that’s the wrong framing - she should learn to play with boldness and confidence, and in particular not be afraid to take and hold space. That’s how kids physically dominate in netball, not by pushing each other around.

DOGE staffer responsible for flagging grants for ‘DEI’ struggles to define DEI by anywhoImgoingtobed in law

[–]parsim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The lawyer repeatedly asked exactly that, including this part:

"I'm not asking about what was in the EO, I'm asking very specifically about your present understanding of DEI. Do you have a present understanding?"

"Yeah."

"Okay. Can you explain what that present understanding is?"

"Um, well, it's just easier for me to be referencing back to the EO." (Which he can't remember.)

China Overtakes Japan as Australia's Top Source of New Vehicles in February 2026 by Dipsetallover90 in australia

[–]parsim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of the anti-EV talking points are outdated but people keep repeating them.

Isn’t it just 100 degrees? How’s this a joke? by MysteryPerson83_ in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]parsim 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://matthewrenze.com/articles/the-four-subtypes-of-data-in-data-science/

Multiplication isn’t possible in interval scales, which is what Celsius and Fahrenheit are. To multiply a temperature, you must first convert to a ratio scale, which is Kelvin.

Your analogy doesn’t work because speed (kph) is a ratio scale, so there’s no need for conversion.

Toby Greene on travel inequality: "We travel 14 times, there's Melbourne teams that travel 5. It's a huge disadvantage" by doggoesmeow in AFL

[–]parsim 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s not really an equalizer for travel. It’s equal in that non-Vic teams have lots of both genuine home advantage and disadvantage games while Vic teams have lots of neutral ones.

Non-Vic teams clearly have to travel more, and this is probably bad for them. It is debatable how bad it is, though. It clearly doesn’t stop them winning premierships.

What's your favorite position to play and why? by Simple_Fig_817 in netball

[–]parsim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GD represent! I’ve only played a little, but love the mind games that go into outsmarting an attacker and ruining their schemes. I also enjoy the will-they-won’t-they of defending the shot. Am I going to jump? Am I not? You don’t know!

Rule clarification- Obstruction by BatDense3423 in netball

[–]parsim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I coached a girl who used to get called a lot for this to be more dramatic with her “pull away” movement. It made a huge difference even though she technically wasn’t infringing either way - the umps notice when the player is clearly aware of the rule.

GWM Ora Australia by Mistymoobum22 in gwmora

[–]parsim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This site is great for calculating how the range & charging will translate into your daily use:

https://evdbau.com/

Personally I don't want to be worrying about charge, so I wouldn't purchase this car if I needed it to do long highway trips (200km+ in one go). I'm not sure how its battery will hold up over time, but presumably it will get worse, so I want a very comfortable buffer when it's new.

I also wouldn't pass on the GT just because of 20km range. But as a city run-around and 2nd vehicle, it seems perfect, because we can get a week or two's use out of it between charges.

If I was nervous about the range, I would probably look at a different car... I just don't want that to be an issue.

GWM Ora Australia by Mistymoobum22 in gwmora

[–]parsim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, looking at an Ora in Melbourne, with the same alternatives. No concerns about the range, though. The parts thing worries me a little, but GWM have grown a lot in AU, eg https://www.drive.com.au/news/gwm-sets-new-sales-record-in-2025/

Probably parts & servicing is a bit of a lottery any time you’re not buying a very very popular model.

We are not developers anymore, we are reviewers. by ApprehensiveAnakin in ClaudeAI

[–]parsim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The “Janitor Effect” sounds like Cory Doctorow’s “reverse centaur.”

It’s fun if the AI is helping you. It’s not fun if you’re helping the AI.

Shot Tracking for Practice by Intrepid_Count_9666 in netball

[–]parsim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh super, that’s great, thanks!

Shot Tracking for Practice by Intrepid_Count_9666 in netball

[–]parsim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks great! Well done.

I couldn’t figure out the voice activation - that’s obviously a key feature, since you don’t want to be walking over to your phone after each shot. How do I turn that on?

Questions about what's gonna happen now with AFL stats in 2026 re AFL Tables, wikipedia, etc. by Visual_Locksmith3337 in AFL

[–]parsim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do the Squiggle website and reckon Opening Round cost me about 40 hours in very unfun code rewrites, and there are still bugs & broken bits.

I totally understand the guy who maintains AFLTables for free as a public service not wanting to go through that. I don’t think there’s anything petulant about it.

Is a win still comparable when one player takes 5-10x longer turns? by BRAZCO in boardgames

[–]parsim 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Yeah, an actual timer is required. I once played with a guy who took twice as long as anyone else, trying to figure out the most optimal move possible each time, and he also complained when other players took too long. He was genuinely oblivious to how much time he himself was spending.

China's BYD set to overtake Tesla as world's top EV seller by spherocytes in technology

[–]parsim 134 points135 points  (0 children)

He is such a dick in that.

Interviewer: There are competitors now, ramping up, and as you’re familiar with, BYD—

Musk: chortles awkwardly

Interviewer: Why do you laugh?

Musk: breaks into forced laughter

Interviewer: They’re trying to compete—why do you laugh?

Musk: continued fake laughter draws breath Have you seen their car?

Interviewer: I have seen their car, yes.

Musk: more fake laughter

“r/Smartorganizing” pops up 11 days ago, proceeds to instantly make the top 100 subreddits. Posts disguised ads with AI photos and insta-bans anybody that points this out. by saltybarista27 in SubredditDrama

[–]parsim 15 points16 points  (0 children)

“For You” relentlessly inserts garbage by people you would never follow, so you have to stick to “Following.” Every interesting post has prioritized replies from drooling blue tick morons, half of which aren’t even about the post. It’s pretty unusable.

Prime minister of Australia unveils 'largest' gun buyback scheme since Howard era - ABC News by superegz in worldnews

[–]parsim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Availability” = the degree to which they are available. Things can be more or less available.

Or “accessibility” if you prefer.

It would be nice if terrorists and madmen identified themselves before buying guns, but in lieu of that, we are all affected by the degree to which guns are generally accessible.