Rob
@orcadence.com
simple life. anti-fascist. Likes: straight-up old house music, sea, hills.
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"Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us.
April 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us.
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Oh I hope this is one area where Australia sees sense.. I can just see us being the bagholders.. www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
If crypto is incorporated into Australia’s financial system, we will be lucky to avoid contagious collapse | John Quiggin
As soon as people decide that crypto is valueless, it will be – but in the next few years, exposure of traditional institutions will likely run into the hundreds of billions
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Oh I hope this is one area where Australia sees sense.. I can just see us being the bagholders.. www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
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i'm just skeptical that a bunch of people who are in a shambles because they were told they won't be followed back are going to resist fascism
December 30, 2024 at 3:25 PM
i'm just skeptical that a bunch of people who are in a shambles because they were told they won't be followed back are going to resist fascism
Swap the butter for a bit less olive oil but he’s got it. Lid on, don’t burn the white. And I think I just learned why Germans call fried eggs Spiegeleier..
This is how I’ve always made fried eggs; my mom taught me the technique back in the Mesozoic Era. Eggs cooked this way are da kine.
Jacques Pépin Makes a Delicious Fried Egg | American Masters: At Home with Jacques Pépin | PBS
Official website: http://www.pbs.org/americanmasters Jacques shows us a unique way of making fried eggs — that is cooking it at a low temperature so that the...
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December 31, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Swap the butter for a bit less olive oil but he’s got it. Lid on, don’t burn the white. And I think I just learned why Germans call fried eggs Spiegeleier..
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France commissions nuclear reactor, 12 years late & 400 times predicted cost.
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Search results: www.bing.com/search?q=Fra...
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December 22, 2024 at 4:08 AM
France commissions nuclear reactor, 12 years late & 400 times predicted cost.
Search results: www.bing.com/search?q=Fra...
Search results: www.bing.com/search?q=Fra...
Pretty relevant to all Dutton’s gas/nuclear malarkey in Australia
December 18, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Pretty relevant to all Dutton’s gas/nuclear malarkey in Australia
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Dutton claims you can’t be united as a country if you have more than one flag.
Dude, our actual flag has another flag in it.
Dude, our actual flag has another flag in it.
December 11, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Dutton claims you can’t be united as a country if you have more than one flag.
Dude, our actual flag has another flag in it.
Dude, our actual flag has another flag in it.
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🇸🇾👀 Syrian rebels have entered Assad's palace in Damascus. What Russia has been building in this country for almost 10 years has been destroyed.
‼️ This morning, the rebels announced the beginning of a new era. People in Syria are celebrating in the streets.
‼️ This morning, the rebels announced the beginning of a new era. People in Syria are celebrating in the streets.
December 8, 2024 at 6:23 AM
🇸🇾👀 Syrian rebels have entered Assad's palace in Damascus. What Russia has been building in this country for almost 10 years has been destroyed.
‼️ This morning, the rebels announced the beginning of a new era. People in Syria are celebrating in the streets.
‼️ This morning, the rebels announced the beginning of a new era. People in Syria are celebrating in the streets.
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The brilliance of XKCD illustrates the dramatic and quite terrifying trends in global temperatures over the last 20,000 years. Scroll all the way down. xkcd.com/1732/
Earth Temperature Timeline
xkcd.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM
The brilliance of XKCD illustrates the dramatic and quite terrifying trends in global temperatures over the last 20,000 years. Scroll all the way down. xkcd.com/1732/
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The #socialmediaban has passed. Here’s my take on what happens next… “The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms. In doing so, it has ignored advice from a chorus of experts” theconversation.com/australias-s...
Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law. How it will work remains a mystery
The ban won’t take effect for at least 12 months. But key details about it are still missing – including how social media platforms will actually verify users’ age.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:45 PM
The #socialmediaban has passed. Here’s my take on what happens next… “The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms. In doing so, it has ignored advice from a chorus of experts” theconversation.com/australias-s...
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Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air
An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...
news.mit.edu
November 26, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
news.mit.edu/2024/reality...
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does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems
web.archive.org
October 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
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While we are all pretending politicians/public shouldn’t have any influence over a sovereign fund run by Australia for Australia (which was political from the moment of its inception) here’s some of what its investing in:
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 AM
While we are all pretending politicians/public shouldn’t have any influence over a sovereign fund run by Australia for Australia (which was political from the moment of its inception) here’s some of what its investing in:
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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“A long-term bet on bitcoin is bullish on the permanent collapse of all institutions, everywhere.”
This is the most important part of the crypto story, one ignored by dreadfully superficial coverage.
“Bitcoin strategic reserve idea is built on delusion” by Brendan Greeley in @financialtimes.com
This is the most important part of the crypto story, one ignored by dreadfully superficial coverage.
“Bitcoin strategic reserve idea is built on delusion” by Brendan Greeley in @financialtimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:02 PM
“A long-term bet on bitcoin is bullish on the permanent collapse of all institutions, everywhere.”
This is the most important part of the crypto story, one ignored by dreadfully superficial coverage.
“Bitcoin strategic reserve idea is built on delusion” by Brendan Greeley in @financialtimes.com
This is the most important part of the crypto story, one ignored by dreadfully superficial coverage.
“Bitcoin strategic reserve idea is built on delusion” by Brendan Greeley in @financialtimes.com
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The Art of DJing: GE-OLOGY - Upside Down / Reverse Vinyl Mixing
YouTube video by Resident Advisor
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November 23, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Holy fuck a swan just tried to eat my camera.
November 23, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Holy fuck a swan just tried to eat my camera.
Morning.. Nina Simone is a beautiful start to any day..
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Morning.. Nina Simone is a beautiful start to any day..
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Remember when everyone screamed their nipple clean off in an outage about invasion of privacy when Google brought out Google Glass?
And now Ray-Ban are selling their "Meta" glasses which are the exact same thing and everyone is "Meh"
And now Ray-Ban are selling their "Meta" glasses which are the exact same thing and everyone is "Meh"
November 18, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Remember when everyone screamed their nipple clean off in an outage about invasion of privacy when Google brought out Google Glass?
And now Ray-Ban are selling their "Meta" glasses which are the exact same thing and everyone is "Meh"
And now Ray-Ban are selling their "Meta" glasses which are the exact same thing and everyone is "Meh"
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Already picked up by this block list, which is saying something about efficiency.
November 16, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Already picked up by this block list, which is saying something about efficiency.
Imagine if the way they implemented this was to mandate every parent had to change their child’s screen time settings to block insta etc, promise not to share the lock code etc. So much clearer on the level of government overreach on individual parenting decisions it’d stop it in its tracks.
The Albanese Government is committed to keeping young people safe, particularly on social media.
We know that social media offers benefits to many Australians, but it is also a source of harm — too often, social media isn’t social at all.
November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Imagine if the way they implemented this was to mandate every parent had to change their child’s screen time settings to block insta etc, promise not to share the lock code etc. So much clearer on the level of government overreach on individual parenting decisions it’d stop it in its tracks.
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Thanks to Sarah Schwartz of the Jewish Council for a good write-up on the Amsterdam soccer riots - especially on why this was not a pogrom, and how manipulative so many of the reports about it have been.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/a...
Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism
Until global leaders and the media are honest about events like the Amsterdam attacks, anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism will flourish.
www.crikey.com.au
November 11, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Thanks to Sarah Schwartz of the Jewish Council for a good write-up on the Amsterdam soccer riots - especially on why this was not a pogrom, and how manipulative so many of the reports about it have been.
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/a...
www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/11/a...