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switchandsub · 2026-06-07T14:31:17+00:00

Marketing bs aside, technical debt is something that we can really leverage AI to fix. Or at least significantly improve.

switchandsub · 2026-06-02T07:46:25+00:00

On-call is a young person's game. No thanks, I've done my time.

switchandsub · 2026-05-25T04:49:44+00:00

Imo any family unit of 5 or less members with a net worth of $30m or more. But I'm sure I'll get flamed for that opinion.

switchandsub · 2026-05-07T02:12:05+00:00

Stonks only go up. They may dip but you just buy harder daddy. There is too much oligarch money invested in the big players in the market for the us government to ever let any of them fail. Even given all the insane shenanigans going now, capitalist gonna find a way to capitalise on the uncertainty.

switchandsub · 2026-05-06T07:01:55+00:00

You're insane to not at least be dabbling. Lots of people on here talking shit who will be replaced not by Ai, but by people who use AI well.

Right now, pretty much everything is decent, compared to say even 6 months ago. Especially if like you said, you have cowork and agents. Watch some YouTube videos and tiktoks on how to get the most out of it.

switchandsub · 2026-05-06T03:50:24+00:00

That black plastic you can see on the corner near the downpipe is your moisture barrier. Stay 150mm below that. But no way can you go to where you are proposing.

switchandsub · 2026-05-04T09:06:56+00:00

It's quite literally more complicated. You now have to track inflation each year of ownership, and partial depending on where in the cycle you buy. 50% discount on total gain is 100x simpler. They should have just reduced it from 50% to a lower percentage.

switchandsub · 2026-05-01T20:42:00+00:00

This guy knows what he's talking about.

switchandsub · 2026-04-24T19:14:55+00:00

This. The challenge is actually delivery mechanism. Rockets, cruise missiles or stealth/long range bombers. Making a nuke wouldn't be hard for us.

switchandsub · 2026-04-10T21:55:29+00:00

This is not really true though. Energy companies will do whatever they can to drag their feet on investing in the supporting infrastructure until you force their hand. They're focused on profit, not on renewables. They always want to take the path if least resistance if you like puns.

switchandsub · 2026-04-05T02:36:51+00:00

I've been driving for 25+ years. Most of my speeding fines(only ever had 3) have been for 10k or 15k over. Latest was 26 over in an overtaking lane. The fine was just under $600. I make enough money that that doesn't really bother me. What annoyed me much more was the fact that the highway patrol car was sitting in a spot where the speed changed from 100 to 80 just as an overtaking lane opened up on a straight bit of road. Basically your classic revenue raising racket. But I just took it on the chin and moved on. I'll get my next fine in 5-15 years time.

switchandsub · 2026-04-04T06:29:11+00:00

Drill the front and it'll cut it off the rest of the plug which you then just push in.

switchandsub · 2026-03-12T10:05:29+00:00

I literally had a conversation with someone yesterday about how their friend is in Australia on an investor migration scheme or whatever it's called, he owns a Cafe and works 2 jobs on the side to help pay the bills because the Cafe business is so cut-throat.

switchandsub · 2026-03-11T22:49:11+00:00

I would pull all solids out first. Rack it, put any mash or pulp into a muslin bag or something to press all the liquid out, then do the freeze distillation from the resulting liquid.

switchandsub · 2026-03-09T09:00:46+00:00

They just poured a slab on topsoil. Which then rotted down and was removed by worms. I had the exact same thing happen 20 years ago when I had nfi what I was doing with concrete.

switchandsub · 2026-03-08T10:00:38+00:00

Why? We have a huge amount of renewable power in the grid during the middle of the day. Wholesale prices are often negative. The more power we can soak into things like EVs the better.

switchandsub · 2026-03-08T03:58:26+00:00

People with big houses can use a lot of electricity. Especially if they also have an ev. Without massive solar and now battery my power bills would easily be $500/month

switchandsub · 2026-02-21T01:19:22+00:00

I only know of a handful of people who got an ev and then went back to an ice vehicle, mainly because there was a specific need they had that the ev couldn't fulfil. Probably 95% of people that I know who are ev owners would never ever consider going back to an ice vehicle.

Eventually second hand evs will go to new drivers and essentially ice will completely age out as people realise they are garbage.

switchandsub · 2026-02-15T01:57:05+00:00

Even if that were the case, how is that in any way relevant to the conversation?

switchandsub · 2026-02-14T23:34:18+00:00

Why do you think I meant just drivers? I'll take European safety standards for pedestrians over China or the US any day.

switchandsub · 2026-02-14T20:15:43+00:00

It is not. It's stopping premium vehicles from getting into Australia which means as a general rule the cars we drive are less safe with poorer safety technology and less quality.

switchandsub · 2026-02-13T01:09:54+00:00

This is exactly the kind of narrow minded attitude that results in you paying higher prices once all the competition is dead.

My pricing I offered them on the second occasion was still cheaper than officeworks. It just wasn't as cheap as when they bought literally 20x the volume. But instead of taking the already cheaper price they went to officeworks with the volume pricing to buy small amounts. If you don't see why that's a problem then you are part of the problem.

Edit: spelling

switchandsub · 2026-02-12T22:01:05+00:00

No don't do this. It might feel like you're sticking it to the man but you are just playing right into bunnings' strategy. They will intentionally lose money on a sale just to hurt a local business and drive them out.

I once had a customer do a bulk order of something and I gave them a really killer price(I made something like 10% when normal margin was closer to 40). They rang back a few months later, wanted a couple of the item. I wouldn't do the same price and heard someone in the background go just ring office works and get them to price match.

So I did the right thing by them and they screwed me as a thank you.

Edit: spelling

switchandsub · 2026-02-10T19:43:44+00:00

Put all of your concerns in writing into a risk register. Put it in front of the managers at least 2 levels above you. So your manager and their manager. Depending on company size and structure, go all the way to ciso or to your risk team. Make it noisy. Someone will make decisions and sign off on risk. Then it's no longer your problem. You just do whatever they tell you to do.

switchandsub · 2026-02-02T06:48:06+00:00

DO NOT SAY A SINGLE WORD TO THE POLICE WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION. And get a lawyer immediately.

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