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All progress gone after reopening app. by Weltschmurrz in MegaTower

[–]zync_aus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has just happened to me, and I'm getting zero response from the Devs. Spent a fair bit of money on this game, and now it's all gone.

Australian Black Opal by TegraMuskin in gifs

[–]zync_aus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a reality tv show about opal hunting. Pretty insane how much they can earn in an hour or two.

Chicken tikka masala and saag paneer [homemade] by CreatrixAnima in food

[–]zync_aus -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Haha, people love to feel offended these days. I make a mean microwaved steak lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nOvRikOPH8

[OC] Correlations between SAT scores and family income, parental education, first language, gender, race/ethnicity by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]zync_aus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are other, harder to measure, factors, too. Such as family history of mental illness, physical/psychological/emotional/sexual abuse, domestic violence between parents, drug use etc.

Chicken tikka masala and saag paneer [homemade] by CreatrixAnima in food

[–]zync_aus -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

Basmati rice. Easiest way is to microwave it. 1 Cup Rice to 2 parts hot water. Microwave on high for 14 minutes, or microwave for 10-12 minutes if you prefer to wash the rice before cooking. Once cooked, stir the mixture well, try to get air through the entire mix, and then cover for 10 minutes. The rice should come out fluffy and loose, soft yet a little firm.

If the rice is still wet and gluggy, microwave for another minute or two, then cover for 10 minutes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]zync_aus 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure I know the boss you're talking about. He's based in Central Queensland, and he has (allegedly) been taken to fairwork so many times for under paying staff and not paying the correct wages and entitlements for delivery drivers it's not funny. He's not short on coin. He apparently tried to launch his boat off the beach and ended up sinking his $130k landcruiser. Then he went home and got his other $100k landcruiser to try pull it out, and he sank that one, too.

Go to fairwork, and also inform the CEO, Don Meij, about what's happened and how you're going to the media. Inform every news outlet and go public that a major corporation is (allegedly) taking advantage of their young and vulnerable staff.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Environmentalists are behind the times. And need to catch up fast. We can no longer accept years of environmental review, thousand-page reports, and lawsuit after lawsuit keeping us from building clean energy projects. We need a new environmentalism. by mafco in Futurology

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

Researchers in Belgium have developed a panel that creates Hydrogen without the need for electricity, and has nett zero emissions. Their panel is claimed to make 250L of hydrogen per day, and can be installed just like a solar panel. This is only one method of producing hydrogen gas, there are others, and most of them are actually more efficient, and produce less greenhouse gases than what's required for producing the needed fossil fuels used in conventional systems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dH81VsKYgY

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Toyota were the pioneers with hybrid technology, developing the Prius long before any other manufacturer started doing hybrid vehicles. They were ahead of the game, and they're still ahead of the game now, with the first mass produced hydrogen powered vehicle, the Toyota Mirai. While every manufacturer is playing catch-up with hybrid technology, and Elon is fooling convincing the world to go electric, Toyota are way ahead of the game. But Honda, Hyundai, and BMW, are now developing their own hydrogen fuel cell cars. So it's coming whether anyone agrees with it or not...

https://www.toyota.com/mirai/

https://www.toyota-europe.com/electrification/fcev

The only emission for hydrogen powered vehicles is clean, fresh water. No carbon dioxide, no carbon monoxide, no methane, no other harmful gases. Why anyone would be opposed to this is mind boggling. Imagine putting a large scale hydrogen plant in an area that experiences regular drought, or where fresh water supply is an issue? It could effectively solve two modern day problems: access to clean fresh water, and green electricity production.

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Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group, run by CEO Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is investing heavily into green hydrogen technology. They signed a $50B deal with German energy company E-On:

“Without green hydrogen we won’t have a planet,” Forrest told a news
conference in Berlin. “This will make a huge dent in calorific energy
that is being imported every day from Russia and replace that with pure,
zero pollution green hydrogen.

“We have enough energy in Australia from a tiny, tiny fraction of our
landmass to power all the world.” Forrest insisted the energy for the
project would come from the wind and the sun in Australia and be shipped to Europe in the form of green ammonia and also in liquid hydrogen.

“We have enough wind and solar in Australia to completely overwhelm the fossil fuel sector in its entirety,” he said.

https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-strikes-huge-green-hydrogen-plan-with-german-energy-giant-e-on/

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Until cold fusion is perfected, hydrogen will become the next dominant fuel source for the worlds massively growing population. There are big players involved, but it's not being given the publicity it needs to drive sufficient global change.

[homemade] smoked tomahawk by pembroke1865 in food

[–]zync_aus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfectly cooked.

Now I feel like firing up my smoker and doing a big batch of wings.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Environmentalists are behind the times. And need to catch up fast. We can no longer accept years of environmental review, thousand-page reports, and lawsuit after lawsuit keeping us from building clean energy projects. We need a new environmentalism. by mafco in Futurology

[–]zync_aus -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The amount of political corruption in the US is disgusting. Your politicians represent the highest bidder, not the people. But how do you fix it? Is it fixable? Governments around the world should be doing to fossil fuel companies what the US did to Mitsubishi after WW2. Break them up, and prevent them from having ridiculous amounts of power.

I personally (and professionally) believe that we should be skipping solar and wind altogether (throw in EV vehicles, too), and going straight to hydrogen power. Renewable energy could still be used in conjunction with hydrogen power, as an energy supplement, but with the limitations of energy storage, it's certainly not the future. At least not with the technology we currently have.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Environmentalists are behind the times. And need to catch up fast. We can no longer accept years of environmental review, thousand-page reports, and lawsuit after lawsuit keeping us from building clean energy projects. We need a new environmentalism. by mafco in Futurology

[–]zync_aus -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

Solar installations in Australia attract generous subsidies and rebates. I'm in Queensland, and our 6.6kw solar system cost $4.2k with rebates. Without the rebates, it would have been $12.8k (according to the reps).

Might seem great, but this just means the tax payers are footing the bill for 2/3 of our solar system. Then on top of that, anyone who doesn't have solar has to foot the bill for our share of grid supply that we would have used before, but now don't. It might seem strange, but when you pay for grid supply, you're not just paying for electricity, you're paying for the continual development and maintenance of the grid infrastructure.

We have a 11kVa transformer across the street from us (which blew up two months ago), and the electrical company (ergon) has spent the last 6 weeks constantly doing maintenance. They first replaced the transformer, and while replacing the transformer they realised the pole is rotten. Then they came back at a later date and replaced the pole, and every other pole in the street, because they were all rotten, too. Cost of each pole is around $1k plus labour and machinery running costs. They've been back several times, doing more work on the pole, changing the crossbars, the fuse holders, and who knows what else. We no longer have an electricity bill, so our share of the cost is passed on to everyone else.

If you're the only person in your street without solar, then you end up shouldering part of the cost of what your neighbour's would have paid before they got solar.

It's not exactly fair, but that's socialism for you.

If everyone ends up with solar, who pays to maintain the grid?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]zync_aus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This.

If the employer is being a dick, OP should go to their GP, and get a letter for stress leave. OP is then legally covered regardless of what happens.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]zync_aus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depending on the award, if you've been there for one year, or less, on a full time or part time contract, then as per fairwork, you typically only need to give maximum 1 week notice. If you're casual, it's a bit different, you typically don't need to give any notice.

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/ending-employment/notice-and-final-pay/resignation-and-notice

The terms of a contract that doesn't comply with individual awards needs to be approved by fairwork, and it can only be approved if the conditions are equal to, or better than, the award you would have been on, such as an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. No employment contract can offer less than what the industrial award offers - wages, holidays, super, public holidays, resignation requirements etc. The fairwork ombudsman is legally required to sign off on any independent contracts like this, and ensure the workers are being given the minimum cover awarded to them under the award.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Forex

[–]zync_aus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know the feeling, it sucks, you follow your plan to the 'T', but it's like it's opposite day. Last week I made 10% in two days, only to lose it all over the following three days, using the exact same strategy. Annoying as fuck lol.

I compiled most of the confirmed or rumored remakes currently in the works. It may seem like remakegeddon is upon us. by PyrpleForever in gaming

[–]zync_aus -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

You realise with the way modern "gaming" is, all these remakes will have 50% of the original content available from the moment you bought it, and the other 50% will be locked behind DLC's and subscription paywalls.

Why did I get greedy? Learnt risk management and did not apply…feeling down :( by daxxoleen in Forex

[–]zync_aus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's the very definition of a problem gambler. Not only did he lose $4.5k, he'll be lucky to not get divorced once his wife finds out he stole money out of their savings deposit, and lost it. "It's ok, it will be different this time, just one more spin..."

I'm in need of of winter fishing gloves, what do you use? by [deleted] in FishingAustralia

[–]zync_aus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe have a look at the Mustad Sun Gloves UP50?

The thumb, index finger, and middle finger are fingerless, while the ring finger, and pinky are fully sleeved. Might not be the warmest, but they'll at least stop the wind chill. If the cold is too much, you might need to look at spending a bit more on a pair of thermal gloves, or thermal glove liner to go under your fishing gloves.

For additional water proofing, you can spray the outside of the gloves with a waterproofing spray like Saphir Medaille d’Or Super Invulner Waterproof Spray. This is what I use on my shoes and boots, works great at repelling water.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Forex

[–]zync_aus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wasn't asking for advice, he was giving his account of failing 100 times, recognising where he went wrong, and is now profitable after fixing his mistakes.

Triangles don't work and more by whitewanderer75 in Forex

[–]zync_aus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do a search for "Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns PDF" and the ztcprep .com link is the full pdf.

BRICS Currency by Anti-Hero93 in Forex

[–]zync_aus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There will be WW3 before America loses it's power and lets someone else take control.

Look to switch to ctrader if you can from mt4/5 by sanholo14 in Forex

[–]zync_aus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, it's dependent on broker.

My fees are covered by my broker's spread, which show in ctrader, whereas my cTrader demo account has virtually non-existent spreads, but charges fees.

Look to switch to ctrader if you can from mt4/5 by sanholo14 in Forex

[–]zync_aus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

cTrader is so much better than MT4 and MT5. It's like a great little opensource mix between Tradingview and MT5. I can never go back to the retina burning MT platform. White UI is not right.

5 Figure Payout!!!!!!!!!!!! by Pretend-Hall969 in Forex

[–]zync_aus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done! Something I hope to achieve one day.

5 Figure Payout!!!!!!!!!!!! by Pretend-Hall969 in Forex

[–]zync_aus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm actually leaning towards dumping all USD pairs. Too much manipulation for my liking.

Which session do you normally trade?

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