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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Not only at Christmas, but delicious soft cheeses are a more occasional food normally (as I work on avoiding both draining the bank account and having to buy larger pants).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Nice, my Christmas time Brie supply is secure again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

The gender pay gap is not about “equal pay for equal work”

Indeed, it seems to be primarily about making rage bait headlines.

Women work less hours on average, with considerably more working part time and those who work full time working less hours than men overall (so less overtime pay). What are you going to do to fix that gap, force women to work more? Between that and less women choosing to work in various higher paid and more physical/dangerous jobs (e.g. trades, mining) it's no wonder there's a difference.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I use my fingers like a normal person. The only problem I have with these is the occasional time when the tab shears off completely as you flip it up and you're left contemplating whether to stab something into the groove or dig out the can opener...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Indeed, so now both the roads and cars are a lot safer I would be very happy to increase speed limits - particularly on highways and country roads. The idea that speed is the root of all evil however has been pushed enough that an unfortunate amount of people believe it, as can be seen by how this post has been dogpiled with downvotes despite the article presenting a quite sensible view. I even got several downvotes elsewhere in the thead for pointing out that cars are actually safer now than in the 70s, as if that was somehow a contentious point of view.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I could live with that tradeoff, but I'd have to see the regional speeds raised first because I don't believe that would actually happen given how risk-averse our governments are. Instead regional roads keep getting their speed limits lowered and any suggestion of raising them raises cries of outrage - typically from people who aren't even in the area and who get scared driving on roads without streetlights.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Sounds like there was quite a few people after the tickets given the article says all 990 tickets got snapped up in less than 24 hours, I'm impressed that that many people both knew it was happening and were enthusiastic enough to head out to see it (guessing the gardens sent out an email about it and social media posts etc).

Was the smell as powerful as these articles always say it is?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I didn't realise the Botanic Gardens had one of these, wonder if now they know it's viable they'll put it in a more public area (given how much interest that one in Sydney gets each time it pops out).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Baby red bellies are indeed pretty cute, can confirm as I got to hold a live one in a jar once when I was a kid (some other kids caught it and were showing it off). Would definitely prefer they be cute somewhere that's not my backyard though...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That is unfortunately true, for example I find it sadly impressive that one has a decent chance of getting classified info simply by starting an argument on the War Thunder forums...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not familiar with them, though I did just have a quick browse of wikipedia and their privacy page. From that minimal impression I'd rate their online service as better than DeepSeek (they do claim your data is not used for training, stored in Sweden, encrypted, and deleted after 30 days) but ultimately it's still got the same problem as other providers in that you have to just believe they'll actually follow what they say they do. For use with your own personal info this might be an acceptable risk if the company seems reputable otherwise, on the other end of the scale for anything security classified it'd be way too much risk.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (6 children)

You'd have to be mad to put important information into any AI model unless you're hosting it locally and know it isn't sending info anywhere (the latter being the hard part to verify). All of the online AI services really should be blocked if departments/companies are taking security seriously.

 

If you're not going to be around on the 19th or want to get in before the day and (hopefully) avoid big crowds early voting is now open at a variety of places across town - see the link for details.

 

Lucky they didn't lose anyone, a ship down is a bad hit for the Kiwi navy though given they don't have many in the first place.

 

It's the time of year again for buying books (and supporting Lifeline) if you feel like a run up to EPIC.

 

The federal government is facing calls to respond to an effective ban on Chinese carmakers in the US with moves of its own.

Auto industry experts say any moves would be complicated, and risk slowing the pace of Australia's transition to electric vehicles.

The Albanese government says it is "closely monitoring" the moves in the US, and is in talks with the Biden administration about any local implications.

 
 

Council elections may not the be most exciting but don't be like me a few years ago and forget they're on until after all the polling booths close...

 

The car remains most Canberrans' preferred mode of travel, and according to the Climate Council, the city has the lowest use of shared transport of any Australian capital.

The Climate Council attributes low shared transport usage to a lack of services in Canberra's spread-out suburbs.

Some experts conclude the only proven solution to congestion is charging people a fee to drive into the centre of the city, as seen in London and New York.

 

The ACT Government will not renew Beam Mobility’s e-scooter permit after an investigation raised concerns about the operator’s compliance with the permit conditions.

It means that all of Beam’s e-scooters in Canberra will need to be deactivated by midnight on Sunday 8 September 2024. All of their e-scooters will need to be removed from public areas by 4pm Friday 13 September.

The decision to revoke the company’s permit comes after Beam admitted to installing more scooters in certain areas than it was licensed for, resulting in the company paying lower fees than required.

 

An ACT government pilot collecting food and garden organic waste to be recycled into compost has been extended to include more than 1,100 units in Belconnen and Tuggeranong.

The Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) program was expected to be rolled out city-wide in 2026, but construction of an appropriate processing facility has taken a back seat to replacing the ACT's recycling centre.

The government says despite delays it remains committed to delivering the FOGO collection service to all of Canberra.

 

Unseasonably warm weather means flowers have bloomed a month before Canberra's Floriade festival begins.

ANU climatologist Janette Lindesay says winter is getting shorter and spring is starting earlier, and commercial horticulturalists like Paul De Jong are having to adapt to the changing weather.

Floriade organisers are not planing to bring forward the opening and are confident the flowers will look vibrant throughout the month-long festival.

 

Experts from the Canberra Pollen Monitoring Centre are warning we could be in for an above average season for grass pollen.

Pollen can increase symptoms of hayfever and asthma, and scientists say increased growth in vegetation could mean more will be in the air this Spring.

Grass pollen season usually starts at the end of September or early October and runs until late December.

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