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2011-05-29 20:03:46

#2176

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7037|Canberra, AUS

I realise it has to nothing to do with Aus politics, it's just that it looks kinda ironic.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2011-05-29 20:13:30

#2177

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,068|7134|PNW

American vs British spelling has always been a source of both lolz on my own time and hassle during school. I regard English as a live language and subject to adaptation, and as such used whatever spelling (as long as I didn't switch the spelling of particular words) I thought made the most sense when I wrote papers. Hardly any of my teachers agreed, so I was forced into American spelling at least for the work I turned in. You'd think the content and presentation would be more important than that, but nope.

I found that link to be pretty entertaining.

2011-05-29 22:01:10

#2178

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7037|Canberra, AUS

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2011-05-30 01:35:50

#2179

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,068|7134|PNW

I have no idea what the hell they're doing.

2011-05-30 05:48:14

#2180

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7037|Canberra, AUS

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I have no idea what the hell they're doing.

Playing the part of asylum seekers trying to get here by boat, I think. In reverse.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2011-05-30 05:53:47

#2181

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,818|6469|eXtreme to the maX

Spark wrote:
11 Bravo wrote:
Spark wrote:
Has Sarah Palin seriously called her campaign One Nation?

Christ on a stick.
im gonna have to keep asking this.....

why do foreigners care so damn much? i mean some interest makes sense but you guys take it to a whole different level. i mean i havent even heard that nor do i really care.
One Nation has very very strong Australian political overtones. Hint: name of an insanely racist party that cropped up a few years back. Just found it weird, that's all. And mildly ironic.

Probably no-one outside Australia knows anything about a tenth rate single issue party run by a fruitcake.

Fuck Israel

2011-05-30 06:05:30

#2182

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7037|Canberra, AUS

Dilbert_X wrote:
Spark wrote:
11 Bravo wrote:

im gonna have to keep asking this.....

why do foreigners care so damn much? i mean some interest makes sense but you guys take it to a whole different level. i mean i havent even heard that nor do i really care.
One Nation has very very strong Australian political overtones. Hint: name of an insanely racist party that cropped up a few years back. Just found it weird, that's all. And mildly ironic.
Probably no-one outside Australia knows anything about a tenth rate single issue party run by a fruitcake.

yeah, but they were funny. and kinda scary for a while.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2011-05-30 18:43:35

#2183

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6833

people with any taste in documentaries should try to find this online, somewhere...

(it's on iplayer for uk'ers)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2 … nes_o.html

it is utterly amazing. everything adam curtis does is simply fascinating.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-05-30 19:05:47

#2184

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|6061

for non uk'ers

that's episode 1 split up into 5 different parts. keep watching each video and there will be a link for the next part right after the video is done.

2011-05-30 20:06:27

#2185

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6833

and here are all of his videos, neatly listed, summarized and streaming in good quality. i hope you enjoy. documentary of this quality is a rare thing.

http://thoughtmaybe.com/browse/video/adam-curtis

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2011-05-30 22:12:10

#2186

CC-Marley: Member; +407|7191

Uzique wrote:
people with any taste in documentaries should try to find this online, somewhere...

(it's on iplayer for uk'ers)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2 … nes_o.html

it is utterly amazing. everything adam curtis does is simply fascinating.

Now I want to quadruple the size of my doomsday box.

2011-06-01 05:06:04

#2187

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7037|Canberra, AUS

Swearing fines.

Seriously, Victoria?

You too, UK.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2011-06-01 05:29:20

#2188

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7079

Spark wrote:
Swearing fines.

Seriously, Victoria?

You too, UK.

prison sentences for bullying in the work place is still making me go wtf.

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2011-06-01 06:30:12

#2189

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6833

Spark wrote:
Swearing fines.

Seriously, Victoria?

You too, UK.

it's pretty rare and difficult to actually be fined for this... it's normally just a bonus infringement if you have an altercation with the police and don't comply. only enforced if you're clearly being aggressive and a nuisance to the public (or the police that are approaching you). also a nice bonus fine for drunkards and disorderly people that see fit to hurl abuse and insults at normal members of the public, who would otherwise be released the next morning with no fines or punishment and only a warning for being 'drunk and disorderly'.

i see no problem with small regulations encouraging some common respect and upholding of the peace.

perhaps you should read a few more internet articles before spouting your own mouth?

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-06-01 07:26:11

#2190

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5600|Cleveland, Ohio

Spark wrote:
Swearing fines.

Seriously, Victoria?

You too, UK.

id be fucked

2011-06-01 07:53:53

#2191

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6860

11 Bravo wrote:
Spark wrote:
Swearing fines.

Seriously, Victoria?

You too, UK.
id be fucked

i spent two days in Victoria last summer. it is a pretty town. i didn't know that the people were too goddam stupid to be affronted by words.

2011-06-01 10:55:52

#2192

Blue Herring: Member; +13|5167

Uzique wrote:
Spark wrote:
Swearing fines.

Seriously, Victoria?

You too, UK.
it's pretty rare and difficult to actually be fined for this... it's normally just a bonus infringement if you have an altercation with the police and don't comply. only enforced if you're clearly being aggressive and a nuisance to the public (or the police that are approaching you). also a nice bonus fine for drunkards and disorderly people that see fit to hurl abuse and insults at normal members of the public, who would otherwise be released the next morning with no fines or punishment and only a warning for being 'drunk and disorderly'.

i see no problem with small regulations encouraging some common respect and upholding of the peace.

perhaps you should read a few more internet articles before spouting your own mouth?

Why not just increase the punishment for those crimes?

Seems silly to make a law one knows will so easily be misunderstood simply to enact harsher punishment for another law. Not to mention making the whole thing a bureaucratic mess.

Last edited by Blue Herring (2011-06-01 10:58:13)

2011-06-02 12:28:57