[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

@Taleya

Thanks.

However, that report relates to 'filicide', and this thread is discussing 'working with children'.

Are you aware of any studies that show that women (who are NOT the mother of a child victim) "are more likely to just straight up kill kids".

The report you provided seems related to 'domestic violence', and unrelated to the 'child care' sector.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

@Zagorath

That's right! (That's what we/you were talking about, wasn't it?)

Compel the major devices and OSes to have the feature you suggested.

Make it a requirement for all devices, and available to all users. Give parents the *option* to 'lock down' or 'age restrict' a device.

The government should otherwise steer away from their likely dystopian solution.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

@ryannathans

Yeah, my parents purchased a Miele.

M&D initially wanted to use the Miele app to control the washing machine.

I explained that having an IoT device connected to the same network on which they performed their internet banking was a *bad* idea. (Would Miele ever bother to patch flaws in the firmware?)

Plus, they'd be telling Miele where they lived, how often, and how, they used the machine as well as probably telling Miele their WiFi password.

I *think* that Miele's power and water consumption algorithms use the same mathematical formulae as Douglas Adams' 'bistromaths'.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

@Tenderizer

Ummm...
"No, it’s not the angle."
Wrong. Axial tilt IS what causes our seasons, NOT the distance from the sun.

Speaking of the sun, "The sun’s orbit isn’t exactly symetrical..."

The sun's orbit? Around what? The centre of the Milky Way?

@zero_gravitas

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

@TheCriticalMember Did you read the article?
Where did you obtain the information regarding the lifespan of a wooden bridge?

To quote the article:
Built for a century

Sunshine Coast Council structures and asset management engineer Simon Prytherick says 17 of the region's existing 138 vehicle bridges are constructed from timber.

"It's a material that, with proper care and maintenance, can last up to 100 years," he says.

"Timber is a fantastic choice for bridge construction, due to its sustainability."

"It can be recycled and reused, has a low carbon footprint, and even stores carbon, making it an environmentally friendly option."

Mr Prytherick says the council accounted for the challenges of termites, rotting and corrosion around bolts and fittings, and had preventative measures for each.

He says council undertakes annual inspections and maintenance, with more detailed cross-sectional inspections every five years.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

@dumblederp

You have three cows...
A big cow...
A small cow...
And a cow that is juuuust right...

@Fleur_

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

@atro_city
Well, as the saying goes...
"Experience is the best teacher, but it is also the most expensive."
@Deceptichum

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

@zero_gravitas
Trump's excrement, like his waistline, is spreading.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

@Joshi

One solution could be to make terms such as 'news' or 'current affairs' or 'journalism' protected terms.

Anybody can claim to be a "nutritionist" but only those with actual recognised qualifications may describe themselves as "dieticians".

The news media could be given tax breaks under the strict condition they produce only accurate and unbiased journalism.

"Advertorials", and "puff pieces" would be banned and if a news organisation broke the rules, they would be fined heavily and lose their tax breaks.

Thoughts?

@RaymondPierreL3

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

@dsilverz
Other Australian Government advice is to use a VPN.

Even a free VPN via Proton gives me 35/18 Mbps via Tokyo.

So, unless they get ISPs to block access to VPNs, blocking an IP address won't work.

(I really hope I haven't given Albo any ideas here...)

@quokka1

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

@Aussiemandeus
Thanks!

That's madness. If I had to live in the NT again, I'd make sure I went into a different bottle shop every day, take about $200 worth of whatever up to the counter, and then walk out, leaving the drinks behind and taking my cash with me.

But you could be sure my home brew would never run out.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

@Taleya

SM?
Sado-masochism?

Ohhhh....
Social Media!

Come to think of it, aren't they the same thing?

@CTDummy

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