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Formerly /u/Zagorath on the alien site.

  • i’d say descended from fish doesn’t count as fish

    You can’t evolve out of a clade.

  • Not trolling. A genuine Nazi. They support Israel's invasion specifically on the grounds of "lebensraum".

  • Reminder to everyone that the person No1 is talking to here is a Nazi.

  • Cool. I stopped paying for it back when it was still called "YouTube Red", during one of their many crackdowns on creators' freedom in the name of benefitting advertisers. I dumped it and installed an adblocker, and eventually YouTube Vanced and its successor Revanced.

  • Oof. Lumo wrong too, in a different way. There's no federal electorate of Aspley. The suburb of Aspley is in Lilley and Petrie.

  • Stop looking to LLMs for answers

    You don't look for it. Google shoves it right there where it's unavoidably the first thing you see.

  • The “critique” is a non-issue pushed mainly by uppity Europeans

    fwiw I've seen it most often from Latin Americans.

  • The first woman (Christina Koch), non-white person (Victor Glover), and non-American (Jeremy Hansen) in deep space. And Reid Wiseman.

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  • I worry about this sometimes. I don't ever want to be seen as speaking "for" minorities I'm not a member of, but I do want to be seen speaking "up for" them. And I worry about finding the right balance. I don't want to speak over them, but do want to help make it clear that I support them and I am opposed to those who are opposed to them. I don't want to be MLK's "white moderate".

  • Higher speeds increase fuel consumption

    I believe most cars are at their most efficient at city cruising speeds of 50–70 km/h. Because there's a trade-off between air resistance and the efficiency of the engine & gearing.

  • Yeah that's a fair point actually. Nicely done.

  • You're trying to argue with a Nazi. It's not worth your time.

  • I don't care what a Nazi wants.

  • You'd think it's obvious, but every time any government or council tries to do something to improve public transport options or bike paths, both of which also take cars of the road and make it easier for drivers, people come from all over to complain about how they have to drive and therefore it's a bad idea!

  • Reduces demand and reduces the amount of traffic on the roads, which has the dual effect of further reducing demand (since the trucks themselves get places faster and more smoothly, using less fuel) and also improving operational efficiency because trucks arrive sooner and more predictably.

  • my ex wifes friend had two first year high school kids, lived 800m in a straight line with a footpath, to their door, the kids refused to walk and she drove them everyday. They’d literally wait longer then walking home

    There are multiple possible issues here. Partly, it very much could just be teenagers being teenagers. Lazy and difficult for the sake of it. And parents should man (or woman) up and just make them walk. Walk with them, if you have to.

    Which brings me to the second possibility. Habit. If they're not in the habit of walking places, for example they never walked to primary school and they're being expected to suddenly start walking as of their first day of high school, that's a pretty big leap. Not easy to deal with now, but the parent should have been walking with them more often earlier.

    At 800 m, it's unlikely that the infrastructure even could be so bad that I'd find it reasonable to drive, but even for a short distance like that, a nice walk would make it so much more pleasant. Nice wide footpaths where you can walk side-by-side without needing to squeeze up to let someone past. Having priority at minor intersections (made clear via wombat crossings) is ideal, but at least having smooth, wide kerb drops. Nice shade cover. It's a lot easier to get people to walk if the walk is pleasant.

  • One problem with that is how expensive community sport—especially children's sport—has become.

    Yes, people could just go out for a run. And as a runner I'd be ecstatic if everyone did. But social sport is a far more realistic option for getting most people off the couch, because it's a double-whammy of exercise and social fun.

  • The trick is that shaming fat people doesn't help anyone. It's more likely to cause a fat person to end up eating more because it's emotional eating, than it is to actually be the cause of them finally getting in shape.

    I don't think the most extreme forms of "big is beautiful" are great. But fat acceptance in the form of "you shouldn't be made to feel shame for being overweight" is a necessary harm reduction strategy.

  • You're definitely not entirely off the mark. It's difficult, and our councils especially are insanely corrupt and useless.

    But it's definitely not true that you'd need to level the city to fix it. There's a lot that can be done comparatively easily.

    I would start by laying down ground rules: apart from motorways, no road should have more than one lane in each direction (temporary lanes at intersections, such as turning lanes, excepted) unless that road first has unidirectional safe, separated bike paths on both sides, with priority at the vast majority of intersections. Existing roads that violate this should be fixed at the first possible opportunity, such as the next repavement or intersection upgrade. All new motorway at train extensions should include separated cycleways parallel to them, similar to the Kippa Ring line or the Deagon Deviation and Gateway North Bikeways.

    We need to develop a set of design rules that seriously prioritise the comfort and safety of pedestrians and cyclists. And engineers need to be held to them, much like they are in the Netherlands. Deviations from the standards may be permitted, if backed up by evidence, but they open themselves to risks of professional liability if they do so.

    Councils already have PCNPs. They need to be required to act on them with priority.

  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Australia’s new physical activity guidelines won’t shift the needle – here are 4 better ideas

    theconversation.com /australias-new-physical-activity-guidelines-wont-shift-the-needle-here-are-4-better-ideas-278311
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    Children's cupcake stand dobbed in to Queensland authorities

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-03-04/children-reported-to-queensland-health-unlicensed-cupcake-stand/106414300
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    The REAL reason Aussies don't use route numbers | Building Beautifully

  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Activist group Pride in Protest banned from Mardi Gras parade over social media posts

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/feb/28/activist-group-pride-in-protest-banned-from-mardi-gras-parade-over-social-media-posts
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Emergency warning text and siren to be sent to every phone in Australia

    www.brisbanetimes.com.au /politics/federal/emergency-warning-text-and-siren-to-be-sent-to-every-phone-in-australia-20260226-p5o5kh.html
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Cape York man’s conviction overturned after court finds magistrate made ‘inappropriate’ remarks

    www.theguardian.com /australia-news/2026/feb/22/indigenous-cape-york-man-conviction-overturned-queensland-judge-remarks-ntwnfb
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Queensland Tesla registrations in free-fall, as Musk embraces far-right

    www.brisbanetimes.com.au /national/queensland/queensland-tesla-registrations-in-free-fall-as-musk-embraces-far-right-20250916-p5mvey.html
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Watch: Gout Gout stuns with a record-equalling time in the 100 metres

    www.brisbanetimes.com.au /sport/athletics/watch-gout-gout-stuns-with-a-record-equalling-time-in-the-100-metres-20260221-p5o4bl.html
  • Not Just Bikes @feddit.nl

    Not Just Bikes — Why I Don't Use Music in My Videos |

    nebula.tv /videos/notjustbikes-why-i-dont-use-music-in-my-videos
  • Not Just Bikes @feddit.nl

    Day Pass — The Birthplace of Public Transit

    nebula.tv /videos/daypass-s1e1
  • Overseas News @aussie.zone

    HungryPanda delivery drivers say [Chinese] police contacted family back home

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-02-18/hungrypanda-riders-chinese-police-threats-sydney-australia/106353996
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world

    Aged care workers charged over alleged dementia patient fight club

    www.9news.com.au /world/aged-care-workers-charged-over-alleged-dementia-patient-fight-club-us-news/b935cf17-286c-41e7-858c-0f45fba18e4b
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Australian sprint star Gout Gout will not race at 2026 Commonwealth Games

    www.theguardian.com /sport/2026/feb/08/athletics-australian-sprint-star-gout-gout-to-miss-2026-commonwealth-games
  • Not Just Bikes @feddit.nl

    Why I don't use Google Maps in Amsterdam

  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Is Australia a Good Place To Be Transgender? | FairyPrincessLucy

  • Bicycling @lemmy.world

    Kangaroo accidentally hops into the middle of the tour down under

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world

    I made my home lab immutable with Terraform | XDA

    www.xda-developers.com /made-my-home-lab-immutable-with-terraform/
  • Australia @aussie.zone

    Woolies' new AI system fundamentally changes the role of the shopper

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-01-20/woolworths-google-ai-items-shopping-groceries/106243642
  • Not Just Bikes @feddit.nl

    How can a NEW Transit Line be THIS BAD!?

    nebula.tv /videos/notjustbikes-how-can-a-new-transit-line-be-this-bad