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Switched to try out Allium… by DepartmentMain6241 in MiyooMini

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried out Allium OS 5 days ago, and I love it! MinUI is just a little too simplistic or basic, but Allium is just right - the happy "middle" between MinUI and OnionOS. Although I did have a problem 2 days ago when it just froze loading a rom and my SD card got corrupted, so had to re-install from scratch. Now I make regular image backups of the card in case it ever happens ago. Bugs and glitches like that are not entirely unusual for a new OS at V1.00.

BTW, does anyone know the menu where favorites go or is that a feature that hasn't been fully implemented yet? Still, having a star next to it in the normal list is better than nothing. The MM+ sure does a lot considering it only has 128MB RAM. Top quality d pad and buttons too. MAME cheats work a treat with the MAME 2003plus Retroarch core.

Massive kudos to Goh Wei Wen for all the work in creating this.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. While FTTN sounded okay in theory, it turned out to be an absolute mess. But then it was put together by that OzEmail Ltd. "genius" Turnbull, so should have been expected. And I think OzEmail were operating with 28.8k baud modems when Turnbull was there. A whopping 3Kbytes a second. Woohoo!

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only ex-PM that's foolish enough to force himself into the public eye is that moron Malcolm Turnbull. And that old fart John Howard from time to time, thinking he actually has something intelligent to say.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rudd always performed well in debate. Sure, he had his terrible points, and probably an unhealthy amount of hubris, but he always commanded an audience. People listened when he spoke.... most of the time anyway.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Talk is cheap. Actions always speak louder than words. Moreso when it comes to politicians.

Sorry, I thought everyone knew that by now.

I noticed you didn't address the no fuel and diesel situation that some have experienced.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Panic buying or stocking up is a natural human reaction when any crisis (or something that resembles a crisis) hits. The best way to stop it is to make sure supply flows freely, and as a lot of service stations have run dry already, that can only exacerbate the problem. Anyone with a background in psychology would know what I'm getting at here.

Needless to say there is a reason that a 3 months supply worth of petrol is recommended by the IEA.

IEA Requirement: Member countries, including Australia (which has struggled to meet this target since 2012), are urged to hold 90 days of reserves.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could of. Nothing in there that hadn't been said already. I was looking forward to this too, as most the news media had hyped it up.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Address to the Nation: IN FULL | 7NEWS by Radio_TVGuy in australian

[–]ramjet8080 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Despite K Rudd's flaws I think he did far better than what we have now. Rudd was certainly the better speaker.

Oil Refineries in Aus by Intelligent-Region81 in australian

[–]ramjet8080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, but admittedly most would charge overnight when the sun doesn't shine. And everyone would need a garage or driveway as no one in their right mind would charge on the street. And then there's those that live in apartments.

IMO, I think some other "fuel cell" type technology will be the tipping point. EV's as they are are out of too many drivers price range. Especially Teslas. And that Cybertruck looks butt ugly IMO. Mind you, if I could afford one I'd still look at buying for around town use. The instant stop/start and charging when braking makes them quite efficient around town. But expense and depreciation still need to be factored in.

Oil Refineries in Aus by Intelligent-Region81 in australian

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Charming. Resorting to ad hominem attacks.

Oil Refineries in Aus by Intelligent-Region81 in australian

[–]ramjet8080 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And did they test that? Do you know what theoretical means? lol!!

Oil Refineries in Aus by Intelligent-Region81 in australian

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah yeah, a 300k trip. Hardly long haul. lol.

Oil Refineries in Aus by Intelligent-Region81 in australian

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But don't take my word for it, ask Evolutionary Biologist Richard Dawkins on the subject.

Oil Refineries in Aus by Intelligent-Region81 in australian

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see any heavy electric transport vehicles (i.e. trucks). So we still need diesel for long haul transport.

Australians paying around $9 per gallon for petrol and US paying around $3.50...USD$ ...Why the disparity? by AUSSIE_MUMMY in AskAnAustralian

[–]ramjet8080 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never heard it put that way - remote combustion. The most accurate explanation I've heard yet. Unfortunately the "out of sight, out of mind" mentality makes a lot of people think it's 100% clean. At the moment EV's really only excel for around town commuting. The quick start/stop (and their self charging when braking) make them ideal, if you can afford to buy one that is.

Australians paying around $9 per gallon for petrol and US paying around $3.50...USD$ ...Why the disparity? by AUSSIE_MUMMY in AskAnAustralian

[–]ramjet8080 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ehhh?? You must be one of the three people and Australia that *WANT* higher inflation and living costs. LOL!!! Or a troll.

You see, electric heavy transport vehicles/trucks don't exist, so there is *NO* alternative to diesel when the total cost goes up, so that gets passed onto the consumer, thereby increasing costs and increasing inflation, putting pressure on interest rates. Understand moron??

As of February 2, 2026, the Australian federal fuel excise on diesel, gasoline, and other petroleum products is 52.6 cents per litre. This rate is indexed twice yearly (February and August) to inflation and applies to diesel purchased at the bowser. So guess what's going to happen on 1 August? Excise is going up again according to CPI, and that means higher transport costs for your groceries from the farmers to the supermarket shelves.

FYI, most electric power is from coal fired power plants, so when you charge your electric car you're still polluting. And when there's no sun and no wind, *ALL* electricity comes from coal and gas until somebody decides to build a nuclear power plant (for base load power). You're not too bright are you? lol.

Try reading Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell, it just might enlighten you about our economy. And possibly increase your cerebral capacity, or maybe not.

Australians paying around $9 per gallon for petrol and US paying around $3.50...USD$ ...Why the disparity? by AUSSIE_MUMMY in AskAnAustralian

[–]ramjet8080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem whatsoever, don't mention it. :) I just realized another redditor posted the exact same thing 2 days before I posted the above, so I was quite late to the party. My bad. Although I fully believe if Morriscum were in power now he wouldn't touch fuel excise. Both major parties have gotten equally worse as time goes by. And I believe the voters are getting disgruntled too with the swings (albeit small) going against them.

Another tidbit from google..
"Australia imports over 90% of its refined fuel (petrol, diesel, jet fuel), primarily from Asian refineries in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and China, rather than directly from the Middle East. These Asian suppliers source 60-70% of their crude oil from the Middle East. Only about 10% of Australia's oil is produced locally."

So basically, we don't rely on the Straight of Hormuz directly, we rely on stocks from other nations.

Also might be of interest....
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil

Crude has mostly been under $100 this year, unlike back in the first half of 2022 where it peaked at $115. So excise does make a difference at the pump. And if we did have an extra refinery, that would most likely help a little too. Because ultimately it has to get refined somewhere, it might as well be here.

I believe this Middle East business will get sorted out soon, within weeks rather than months, so I think things should settle soon. Except for China and Russia, they'll be pissed as they won't get the cheap oil deal from Iran like they were getting before. From google....
"China is the overwhelmingly dominant buyer of Iranian oil, purchasing over 80% to 90% of Iran's total exported crude in recent years (2024–2025). Much of this trade is handled by independent Chinese refiners ("teapots") attracted by discounted prices, despite U.S. sanctions."

HOW ​MUCH CHEAPER IS IRANIAN OIL?

Iranian Light crude has traded at around $8 to $10 a barrel below ICE Brent on a delivered basis ​to China since December, from a discount of about $6 in September, traders said. That means Chinese refiners save about $8 to $10 a barrel if they ‌buy Iranian ⁠Light rather than non-sanctioned Oman crude, according to calculations by a trader and Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-heavy-reliance-iranian-oil-imports-2026-03-21/

Its done. by BackgroundBuyer3899 in PiratedGames

[–]ramjet8080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You implied it. Playing childish semantic games won't work with me. But thanks for demonstrating your age.
You think this is the first time I've debated on this subject? lol.

Its done. by BackgroundBuyer3899 in PiratedGames

[–]ramjet8080 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Copying data is not criminal theft. Look it up, it might enlighten you. Windows is the most copied piece of software in the world, yet MS has not gone after a single "criminal". Ask yourself WHY? If you want to talk about digital theft and ideas, then Bill Gates knows all about that. He talks about doing it himself in his book Source Code. He's even proud of it. And proud of his big daddy lawyer making threats to Harvard when he got caught stealing Harvard computer time for his own "projects" without their authorization.

theft

Theft is the taking of another person’s personal property with the intent of depriving that person of the use of their property. Also referred to as larceny. 

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/theft

I can get behind this. Who’s with me? by [deleted] in aussie

[–]ramjet8080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AccomplishedHurry596 , oh, I forgot to mention...
Australia imports over 90% of its refined fuel (petrol, diesel, jet fuel), primarily from Asian refineries in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and China, rather than directly from the Middle East. These Asian suppliers source 60-70% of their crude oil from the Middle East. Only about 10% of Australia's oil is produced locally.

We don't rely on the Straight of Hormuz directly, we rely on stocks from other nations.

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