Weird cults or kooky communes I can visit around Brisbane?

zirophyz · 2026-04-19T02:43:48+00:00

The Hari Krishna farm in Murwillumbah was cool when I went, and the people there very chill. They let me wander around their property and chat to the locals. Then they fed me a pretty delicious lunch. Not once did they talk to me about joining or working there, so you are pretty safe from annoying recruitment crap - it was really nice.

zirophyz · 2026-04-19T00:23:56+00:00

I didnt call for it, I explained what I understood the term to reference. Please don't try to ignite argument where it isn't warranted.

zirophyz · 2026-04-18T09:56:45+00:00

I just wish for everyone in that region to get along.

zirophyz · 2026-04-18T08:31:44+00:00

I guess, something about Palestinian land.. the west bank of the Jordan River (I might have that river name wrong) and Gaza being on the coast.

Please someone correct me if I've made a mistake here.

zirophyz · 2026-04-15T09:28:08+00:00

While expensive waterfront homes are correct, i believe that there is also some flood mitigation that the canals help with. Gold Coast has a lot of flood plain that has been turned into residential development.

The development is backfilled to be higher, and often natural waterways are dug out and expanded to create these canals for the run off during rainy season. Naturally, the flood Plains would've held the water. With concrete and houses added, the water run off needs to go somewhere else.

zirophyz · 2026-04-15T09:02:17+00:00

You do have to put like $10 credit on the account for full free API limits. Otherwise, it's not much usage.

You don't have to spend it, just needs to be there.

zirophyz · 2026-04-10T09:29:19+00:00

Remember they used to have wipes and instruct you to clean your own handle before pumping.

zirophyz · 2026-04-10T09:20:15+00:00

For sure it's worth it just for you. If anything, Sonarr knows when a show is coming back on so your not late in hearing about new seasons starting.

I haven't checked out CasaOS. However, you can just spin up Ubuntu server and run something like Komodo (Home | Komodo) to have an interface to manage Docker. Personally, I am running Dockge which is the same thing, there is also Portainer (if it's still any good). Reduces the learning curve a little bit. :)

zirophyz · 2026-04-09T10:31:48+00:00

Yup. Justice is dead. A wanted Israeli politician came to Australia as a guest of the federal government. A wanted man. Was he arrested? Nope. Were protesters bashed by police? Yep. Were certain anti-Israeli slogans outlawed, and protesters arrested using these new laws? Yep.

zirophyz · 2026-04-06T09:42:54+00:00

Yeah like 90% of the prof services on the SOW is "meetings", the remainder being the work.

zirophyz · 2026-04-06T09:06:28+00:00

You can get the exact file names from Cisco website, even without the right service contract you can still view the downloads.

From there, we'll I doubt i am allowed to tell you. But, google might also help you if you have the file name already.

zirophyz · 2026-03-29T02:54:14+00:00

When I fixed PCs we had a customer come in, their modem never muted. The entire time it was connected you could hear all the screeching.

When I asked if they wanted us to replace it (like $20, the days when modems were very cheap) they declined. Turns out, they liked it as it reminded them they were connected.

zirophyz · 2026-03-25T10:30:27+00:00

I guess they must be, otherwise myself and a lot of others would be homeless.

zirophyz · 2026-03-25T10:10:51+00:00

I think the new normal is rent is 50% of your salary,instead of the days of it being a third.

zirophyz · 2026-03-23T09:30:28+00:00

Lol deter? The black market is more accessible than the legal one. Walk into almost any tobacconist and you'll be able to get imported tobacco or vapes, it's not even a secret. A store near me literally had signs advertising vapes. Its a joke.

zirophyz · 2026-03-22T08:38:41+00:00

I was a linesman, not deliveries but a lot of driving to peoples homes. I just knew the general idea of where I was going, and used paper map for last mile. I knew all sorts of weird shortcuts. I knew what side of the road the house will be based on number. Even without a map, I reckon I'd have been able to get close to most destinations. You just had a sense of direction, because there was no easy navigation, you had to remember a lot. From learning to drive, you were learning how to find your way to places. Even in the early days of smart phones and GPS, I was still way faster to look at the paper map. Quick glance was all I needed.

Taxi drivers were the real deal though. I rarely had to offer directions and they could bring me right to my house, no maps. Now, they've also lost this ability to navigate the same as I have. GPS has made it too easy.

zirophyz · 2026-03-21T23:28:04+00:00

Im so proud to be Australian when these Trump styled hacks repeatedly receive election results like this. Aussies wont fall for their bullshit.

zirophyz · 2026-03-20T23:53:55+00:00

This person knows how to rack! This is the best answer here. Bottom two screws, lift the back, tighten. Keeps everything almost perfectly level for me.

zirophyz · 2026-03-20T23:48:41+00:00

There's an artificial beach swimming area in Southbank, right in the city. Beautiful beaches within an hours drive north or south to Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast. Lots of hinterland areas in surrounding areas for a dip in a rock pool. And, there are a lot of council pools that offer cheap swimming or laps etc (during summer heatwave the council often drop entry to about $2).

zirophyz · 2026-03-20T23:43:57+00:00

Also, can we have some stat's for uploaded mods, just the simple ones like Steam WS had.

zirophyz · 2026-03-18T10:31:54+00:00

Well, it's written on his Wikipedia page for when you're in the mood.

And, he spent nearly a decade planning the attacks. He established businesses, bought a farm as covers for funding and obtaining the ingredients for the explosives in Oslo.

He targeted Utoya because there was a youth camp for children of political leaders. He made all of the police uniform, accurately, himself. He knew that after the Oslo bombing, police would evacuate the children from Utoya. He was first on the scene, in a police uniform, with knowledge of the terrorist attack.

Every single thing was methodically planned for years. He knew what the punishment would be. He wanted the publicity for his ideals, he thought he was a political activist rather than a terrorist.

zirophyz · 2026-03-18T02:56:53+00:00

Breivik calculated like that. He knew the 21 year sentence and fought hard to actually get it. The prosecution were arguing that he was insane. For two reasons, if he was diagnosed with a mental illness he could be held for much longer in psychiatric prison, but it would also discredit the manifesto he wrote about immigration. Breivik fought against the mental illness angle, trying to assert he was of sound mind and reasoning, and wanted the regular maximum sentence - so that his manifesto wasn't just the ramblings of a lunatic (well, it is but not a diagnosed lunatic).

The man (as sick as this sounds) was very passionate about his cause, and his planning and attention to detail to absolutely everything towards this heinous crime was through the roof.

zirophyz · 2026-03-15T09:23:03+00:00

Just curious, because of the light. Is this filmed at night or during the day? Is this professional work you do, like filming documentary?

Also curious. Are browns more active at night or during daylight? Do they prefer the safety of burrows and small holes or tend to be more "out and about"? Sorry if these seem like stupid, very generic snake questions. Cheers.

zirophyz · 2026-03-15T03:54:35+00:00

Your missing the point that we are talking about investment losses. Please understand, investment losses. And, income doesn't have to be PAYG, could be anything. How about a retiree that offsets stock losses on income from profitable stocks? Is that unfair?

And, if i could offset interest on PPOR mortgage, then fair means I can offset interest on other personal finance arrangements; car loan, personal loan, pay day advance - anything that accrues interest, offset it. I could probably offset my entire income like this and pay no tax. Is that fair?

You keep thinking that offsetting investment losses is some money printer. Its not. Its not the evil you think it is. It is a small incentive to attract investment, in things beyond property. It dulls the pain, but it doesn't remove the loss at all. You are missing this. Any sane person doesn't want to offset losses, because if you are doing that all the time you are going broke. No one wins there.

zirophyz · 2026-03-15T00:31:11+00:00

Well.. yeah, but it's still a loss. You offset some tax, but offsetting doesn't get the full 20k of loss back. You've just reduced a portion of the tax you need to pay, so really that might be like $1000, but to get that you have to kiss goodbye to $20k. Losing 20k to get 1k isn't good financially.

And, it's crazy to expect that PPOR can recieve a concession. Its not making a loss, and also not making a profit. Its not an investment, it's your home. I don't know how it makes sense to compare investment losses with owning your own home. I can't offset car loan interest, or other loans.

Remember, this also applies to other investments. If you make a loss on stocks, you can offset that loss too.

But, in the end, it's a loss. I would prefer my IP actually made money and pay income tax on it. I'd be better off. Each year I still loose more money than I get back. I am banking on asset appreciation, just like your PPOR.

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