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Post by spatial on May 11, 2024 23:07:02 GMT 10
Worlds larges floating solar farm destroyed just prior to launch by a storm.
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Post by malewithatail on May 12, 2024 7:54:14 GMT 10
Cheap solar panels are gonna come onto the market !
Brings the question, how u gonna decommission it ? As he sun is shining and the panels are alive, probably at several hundred volts, and standing in water. Zappy zappy material.
U gets what u pay for. If you want first quality oats, well, they cost, but oats that have already been through the horse, they are a bit cheaper.
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Post by bug on May 13, 2024 12:54:11 GMT 10
Worlds larges floating solar farm destroyed just prior to launch by a storm. This happens a lot with floating solar. Floating solar is (with few exceptions) a terrible idea. Water utilities seem to like it because it reduces evaporation, but it is expensive and hard to maintain.
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Post by frostbite on May 13, 2024 12:57:00 GMT 10
America, land of the free, home of the dumbarse
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Post by spatial on May 14, 2024 16:14:03 GMT 10
Bus drives into river in Russia, shows one should always be prepared and expecte the unexpected.
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Post by norseman on May 15, 2024 9:18:22 GMT 10
What does it say about our democracy that the first person imprisoned in relation to war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan is not a war criminal, but a whistleblower?
And what does it say about the Albanese government – who refused to drop McBride’s case and instead shrouded it in secrecy, despite admitting Australia’s whistleblower protection laws were broken?
McBride, a military lawyer, served two tours in Afghanistan. In an affidavit, he explained that “Afghan civilians were being murdered and Australian military leaders were at the very least turning the other way and at worst tacitly approving this behaviour … At the same time, soldiers were being improperly prosecuted as a smokescreen to cover [leadership’s] inaction and failure to hold reprehensible conduct to account.”
If we think Australian ADF and Police will not fire on Australian Citizens if ordered to by their masters then lets just all go back to sleep! Relevance to prepping? Just keep packin your rice to oblivion!
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Post by Stealth on May 15, 2024 11:42:41 GMT 10
If we think Australian ADF and Police will not fire on Australian Citizens if ordered to by their masters then lets just all go back to sleep! Relevance to prepping? Just keep packin your rice to oblivion! I can't speak for the cops (or even all ADF in fairness) but I can assure you that in the discussions that I had at work back in the day the second ANYONE brought up martial law and the idea of being armed against our own people, every single person's lip curled and it was announced that we'd hand over our weapons and put our wrists out for cuffs. And that attitude was not only held in the lower ranks. Not a single person had anything other than a visceral 'heck that noise' response. Will some people do as they're told because that's all their brain capacity allows for? For sure. But the vast majority have no interest in policing our own people. That's what the police are for. And for every dropped-on-their-head dig that thinks that getting warry with your own people is a good idea there's at least twenty who have more than one brain cell that would step in before they got anywhere near an armoury. It's interesting how often that conversation happened during the American presidential voting cycles. To be honest I think it would have to be an enormously SHTF event to have martial law enacted here. The head shed are aware that for all that we're not a militaristic society, and our military holds a pretty good place of respect in our society. We're not like the US where the threat of the military is used as a weapon in and of itself. Using them against our own people would turn the uniforms AND the people against you. That'd be a no-win situation for them if they tried it, so I don't see it happening without dire need. And that dire need would be something akin to a boots on ground invasion. Equally as unlikely, given that the battlespace is no longer 'put people in a place'. Also if it makes anyone feel better, the average ADF member has no more power of arrest or detainment than the average citizen. As in sure, you can conduct a citizen's arrest... For all the good it'd do you. But if you want a giggle, this guy showed what most ADF members are liable to do if you are acting unlawfully or putting others in danger. They'll just sit on you. 🤣 I was floating around the area at the time, and old mate was a local legend for a while there despite his best efforts to stay out of the spotlight. (Also he was definitely a RAAFie, not a soldier. Early days digicams makes me think he was an ADGie which explains the cranky look on his face and the 'if I fits, I sits' response rofl).
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Post by spatial on May 15, 2024 12:38:46 GMT 10
Cost on credit cards has gone from 14% to 21%, it can only end badly. Americans' credit card debt hits record $1.13 trillionabcnews.go.com/US/americans-credit-card-debt-hits-record-113-trillion/story?id=106990807Americans' credit card balances climbed to a new record high $1.13 trillion, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card debt increased by $50 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, a 4.6% jump from the previous quarter.
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Post by norseman on May 15, 2024 14:51:48 GMT 10
If we think Australian ADF and Police will not fire on Australian Citizens if ordered to by their masters then lets just all go back to sleep! Relevance to prepping? Just keep packin your rice to oblivion! I can't speak for the cops (or even all ADF in fairness) but I can assure you that in the discussions that I had at work back in the day the second ANYONE brought up martial law and the idea of being armed against our own people, every single person's lip curled and it was announced that we'd hand over our weapons and put our wrists out for cuffs. And that attitude was not only held in the lower ranks. Not a single person had anything other than a visceral 'heck that noise' response. Will some people do as they're told because that's all their brain capacity allows for? For sure. But the vast majority have no interest in policing our own people. That's what the police are for. And for every dropped-on-their-head dig that thinks that getting warry with your own people is a good idea there's at least twenty who have more than one brain cell that would step in before they got anywhere near an armoury. It's interesting how often that conversation happened during the American presidential voting cycles. To be honest I think it would have to be an enormously SHTF event to have martial law enacted here. The head shed are aware that for all that we're not a militaristic society, and our military holds a pretty good place of respect in our society. We're not like the US where the threat of the military is used as a weapon in and of itself. Using them against our own people would turn the uniforms AND the people against you. That'd be a no-win situation for them if they tried it, so I don't see it happening without dire need. And that dire need would be something akin to a boots on ground invasion. Equally as unlikely, given that the battlespace is no longer 'put people in a place'. Also if it makes anyone feel better, the average ADF member has no more power of arrest or detainment than the average citizen. As in sure, you can conduct a citizen's arrest... For all the good it'd do you. But if you want a giggle, this guy showed what most ADF members are liable to do if you are acting unlawfully or putting others in danger. They'll just sit on you. 🤣 I was floating around the area at the time, and old mate was a local legend for a while there despite his best efforts to stay out of the spotlight. (Also he was definitely a RAAFie, not a soldier. Early days digicams makes me think he was an ADGie which explains the cranky look on his face and the 'if I fits, I sits' response rofl). Too many ex-military signing up to be cops thinking it's a logical and appropriate post service career change! In my experience with working in and on various programs much of it is total idiocy! For many of them it's the last resort option they take once their dreams of becoming a "Personal Trainer" a "Security Consultant" an "Outdoor Adventure Instructor" all goes to shit! Like even many Senior Police are admitting these days it's potentially not the best fit!
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Post by frostbite on May 15, 2024 15:34:11 GMT 10
Adgies are Australia’s version of Gecko45.
Turning the ADF on the people is a fast track to civil war.
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Post by spatial on May 15, 2024 17:05:01 GMT 10
The Derivatives Market Is Starting To Crack...Again!! GFC 2.0 likely on the way again, with more bank failures, good explanation of the great short playing out again.
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Post by Stealth on May 15, 2024 21:21:29 GMT 10
Too many ex-military signing up to be cops thinking it's a logical and appropriate post service career change! In my experience with working in and on various programs much of it is total idiocy! For many of them it's the last resort option they take once their dreams of becoming a "Personal Trainer" a "Security Consultant" an "Outdoor Adventure Instructor" all goes to shit! Like even many Senior Police are admitting these days it's potentially not the best fit! You're not wrong there. Although in fairness, most of those types are digs who haven't bothered to train in anything else during their career and as a result those are the most transferable skill roles that they can even think of. Most of the folks that I worked with have binned it into corporate land (including myself lol). I can't exactly blame them. They're basically trained to let the system control their lives in every single detail. If you're not especially switched on it's a bit of a shock to go from "Here's the job that we're giving you this month" and "Go find a job champ, you're on your own". Sometimes I feel sorry for them. Then I remember that these are grown adults who should be able to walk and talk at the same time without tripping over their own feet 🤣.
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Post by frostbite on May 16, 2024 4:55:42 GMT 10
Is it true that the military only have name patches sewn onto their shirts because infantry can’t even remember their own name?
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Post by Tim Horton on May 16, 2024 10:16:13 GMT 10
When my big brother was Under Sheriff, chief deputy. He got a lot of applications for deputies from a lot of guys who had finished an enlistment in the Air Police at the nearest USAF Strategic Air Command base.. Many of these applicants were not the best qualified for law enforcement work, but they always had live ammo on base... It seemed that coincidence fell under the definition of ...military intelligence...
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Post by bug on May 16, 2024 10:37:47 GMT 10
If we think Australian ADF and Police will not fire on Australian Citizens if ordered to by their masters then lets just all go back to sleep! Relevance to prepping? Just keep packin your rice to oblivion! I can't speak for the cops (or even all ADF in fairness) but I can assure you that in the discussions that I had at work back in the day the second ANYONE brought up martial law and the idea of being armed against our own people, every single person's lip curled and it was announced that we'd hand over our weapons and put our wrists out for cuffs. And that attitude was not only held in the lower ranks. Not a single person had anything other than a visceral 'heck that noise' response. Will some people do as they're told because that's all their brain capacity allows for? For sure. But the vast majority have no interest in policing our own people. That's what the police are for. And for every dropped-on-their-head dig that thinks that getting warry with your own people is a good idea there's at least twenty who have more than one brain cell that would step in before they got anywhere near an armoury. There was no shortage of willing participants at all when defence were asked to man the covid roadblocks around Melbourne, to do patrols through city parks, to go doorknocking with police at targetted houses to make sure people hadn't left the property etc. This clearly falls under 'policing our own people' and there wasn't the slightest hint of dissent from defence over it. To imagine that there would be some sort of mass refusal from people who have already willingly stood with armed police against their own people is just fantasyland stuff.
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Post by bug on May 16, 2024 10:43:02 GMT 10
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Post by malewithatail on May 20, 2024 9:46:07 GMT 10
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Post by spatial on May 20, 2024 15:38:18 GMT 10
Death confirmed, image of crash site is noting left except for a small tail piece, some bodies burnt beyond recognition. They were flying in a convoy of 3 helicopters from a dam constructions site, in mountains with heavy fog. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/19/iran-helicopter-accident-live-president-fm-on-missing-aircraftDrone Video footage of the crash site on the second posting on link below./photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1792403148080103727%7Ctwgr%5Ec333bdd0499a1eb7b4ee32740666e2fd08eddfec%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2024%2F5%2F19%2Firan-helicopter-accident-live-president-fm-on-missing-aircraft
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Post by frostbite on May 20, 2024 16:01:44 GMT 10
Looks like Karma got one over on Allah this time.
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Post by spatial on May 20, 2024 16:49:00 GMT 10
Looks like Karma got one over on Allah this time. Yeah, Back in the early 1990's worked for a company that would organize different flight if senior company personal were going to a location. For example the CEO and assistant financial manger on one flight the other the Financial manger with second in command director, in case aircraft crash all the top dogs are not taken out in one go. It is now fairly standard practice for most companies. From what I can make out the Iranians had the three most senior person on the trip in the same helicopter. Prime minister, Iranian Foreign Minister, and head of local government area (Aus equivalent state Governor). Iran’s President Raisi that died in the crash is known to be a militant extremists. - They are already calling him a 'martyr' of the people, not good language - not sure if that has other connotations.
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