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Melbourne has out-Melbourned Melbourne.Source: The Age#melbourne

Melbourne has out-Melbourned Melbourne.
Source: The Age

#melbourne

This is an extremely satisfying #sudokuThe rules:- the grids are dice nets where opposing sides of the die must add to 7- white dots...

This is an extremely satisfying #sudoku

The rules:
- the grids are dice nets where opposing sides of the die must add to 7
- white dots indicate consecutive numbers
- black dots indicate ratio 2:1

"Dicedoku 2" by Sudokun

Play it here: https://sudokupad.app/4k3mhqwkta

#puzzles

BoM only missed the mark by 6 degrees.#melbourne #weather #ballarat

BoM only missed the mark by 6 degrees.

#melbourne #weather #ballarat

I don't think God would vote for Peter Dutton if this is what they think of the seat of Dickson.Take care in SEQ.#auspol #brisbane

I don't think God would vote for Peter Dutton if this is what they think of the seat of Dickson.

Take care in SEQ.

#auspol #brisbane

Liberal Senator Jane Hume is suggesting the government punish artists for having and voicing a political opinion in a democracy.Maybe leave...

Liberal Senator Jane Hume is suggesting the government punish artists for having and voicing a political opinion in a democracy.

Maybe leave it to commentators in the media to make claims about "inappropriate" advocacy (whatever that means in this case). An elected politician should be much more careful about threatening people because their political views do not align with her own.

#auspol #biennale

Now I'm lucky enough to be doing 20kmh towards Ballan. I might get home before midnight at this rate.

Now I'm lucky enough to be doing 20kmh towards Ballan. I might get home before midnight at this rate.

V/Line getting great value out of their rolling stock and staff while I sit here waiting for a late passing train for over 10 minutes.Put...

V/Line getting great value out of their rolling stock and staff while I sit here waiting for a late passing train for over 10 minutes.

Put some more passing loops in, FFS. Surely you'll pay off the loops in a few years with more efficient operations.

#Victoria #Melbourne #VLine

Trump-adjacentI have a question about #Trump #tariffs What would happen if a country (e.g. Australia) retaliated to a tariff by applying one...

Trump-adjacent

I have a question about #Trump #tariffs

What would happen if a country (e.g. Australia) retaliated to a tariff by applying one to big tech whose products are largely free to use (because the consumer is the product)?

Big tech would have to front the cost of the tariff to keep their products free or charge consumers in that country to use their previously free service.

This could then open up the market for international competitors and we might actually start to see better offerings for consumers in this space. Maybe even bring about the end of enshittification.

Am I on to something? I am no global trade expert and have no background in economics!

#politics #auspol #uspol #potus #trade

I hear the local member was outside Sunshine Station this morning spruiking the station upgrade as part of Airport Rail Link.I wish I could...

I hear the local member was outside Sunshine Station this morning spruiking the station upgrade as part of Airport Rail Link.

I wish I could have been there to ask a couple questions:

"When was this station last upgraded? Are you telling me the previous upgrade only had a design life of 10-15 years!?"

"Didn't your government pause the Airport Rail Link? So really, you're just starting something back up that you've previously delayed while continuing on with the SRL boondoggle? Is that what 'looking out for the west' looks like?"

#springst #melbourne #sunshine #marl

I think The Age lost the flowchart about how to do a...

I think The Age lost the flowchart about how to do a journalism.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/unlawful-power-grab-democrats-declare-war-on-doge-amid-elon-takeover-of-government-agencies-20250204-p5l9bd.html

#Melbourne #Trump #Journalism

"On a bad day, it takes Ashok Kok almost two hours to drive from his home in Manor Lakes, on Melbourne’s western fringe, to his...

"On a bad day, it takes Ashok Kok almost two hours to drive from his home in Manor Lakes, on Melbourne’s western fringe, to his office in Southbank."

According to PTV, it takes just over an hour to travel from Wyndham Vale to Crown Casino (in Southbank). In no universe is gov going to optimise this car journey.

The Age are not adding much value to discourse when these are the kinds of takes they think are worth publishing.

#springst #Melbourne #driving #carbrain #pt

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-race-for-werribee-how-the-west-will-be-won-or-lost-20250121-p5l632.html

It amazes me that you can travel 8km out of the CBD and still be on par with traffic.#Melbourne #cycling

It amazes me that you can travel 8km out of the CBD and still be on par with traffic.

#Melbourne #cycling

My #birthday is cursed. I share it with Donald #Trump and Bruce Lehrmann (#Australia).Which modern day villains do you share yours with?

My #birthday is cursed. I share it with Donald #Trump and Bruce Lehrmann (#Australia).

Which modern day villains do you share yours with?

I don't think this is a hot take that's gonna resonate with the public.Is this an example of carbrain? Idk.#melbourne #springst...

I don't think this is a hot take that's gonna resonate with the public.

Is this an example of carbrain? Idk.

#melbourne #springst #vicpol

I hate how impotent I feel to make Australia a place I'd be proud to call my home. The bare minimum would be respecting the people who...

I hate how impotent I feel to make Australia a place I'd be proud to call my home. The bare minimum would be respecting the people who looked after this land for millennia before us.

#auspol #makaratta

My assessment of Deeming's evidence today seems to be one of pleading ignorance. It essentially boils down to, "I wouldn't know...

My assessment of Deeming's evidence today seems to be one of pleading ignorance. It essentially boils down to, "I wouldn't know a Nazi if they hit me in the face."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehGYufjhE0w

#melbourne #springst

"Premier condemns violence at rally [protesting a weapons expo]"There's something particularly hollow about condemning...

"Premier condemns violence at rally [protesting a weapons expo]"

There's something particularly hollow about condemning violence when it has been triggered by a weapons conference... just sayin'

#springst #auspol

For more than 20 years, (mostly) wealthy Australians have been taking advantage of a 50% income tax discount on capital gains.I think...

For more than 20 years, (mostly) wealthy Australians have been taking advantage of a 50% income tax discount on capital gains.

I think it's time we had a couple decades with a 50% income tax discount on wage earnings.

It's only fair.

#auspol

How do I put in a request for compensation from West Gate Tunnel Project to get a new tube for my bike. Debris all around the bike path -...

How do I put in a request for compensation from West Gate Tunnel Project to get a new tube for my bike. Debris all around the bike path - picked up some glass on the way through, it seems.

#melbourne #cycling #wgt

Spotted two cars one block over from North Melbourne police station with the front passenger window smashed. Can't help but notice that...

Spotted two cars one block over from North Melbourne police station with the front passenger window smashed. Can't help but notice that the uptick of petty theft that I've started seeing coincides well with the escalation of the cost of living crisis.

#melbourne #springst #auspol