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Post by Beno on Aug 7, 2021 21:29:35 GMT 10
My brother got a call from QLD health as he was in a close contact area and told to isolate……..9 days after his visit to that location. Slippery slopes ahead.
“vaccinates” lol.
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Post by Beno on Aug 5, 2021 8:08:36 GMT 10
I detect some significant parallels in that last joke. 😉
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Post by Beno on Aug 5, 2021 8:04:19 GMT 10
Thats cool, i always wanted to do some vanlife stuff like in an old hippy combi van or maybe those big ass merc sprinter vans. Good on ya man. If yer serious there is a bloke down in Yorklea near Lismore NSW selling 4x4 toyota Hiaces with low km. They look like imports from Japan but i think they’d be a great travel van for 1 or 2 people. 4x4 hiace
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Post by Beno on Aug 4, 2021 8:54:05 GMT 10
This is what covid is doing now. Wuhan lab, dodgy american links, no way of knowing what is happening there in China, china building nuke arsenal and massive improvements in military tech, All this is now modern history folks. Git ready to rumble.
no ethics in Chinese research so probably have GM human driod troops to do what ever heir masters want much better than anyone else, no ethics AI to target non chinese..All very laughable cause we built the beast with our own greed and lack of corporate accountability. We may have to EAD on this one.
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Post by Beno on Aug 1, 2021 14:12:25 GMT 10
Tim it seems an overly elaborate way to light a fire. It would be useful if you didn’t have anything else but i’d prep for ferro rods, matches and the good ol BIC lighters first.
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Post by Beno on Jul 27, 2021 21:14:01 GMT 10
I’ve been in the izuzu and iveco in the bush doing real work. The iveco is superior with front, rear and centre diff locks, 37’s, super low range with splitter gears and a hefty load capacity. It’s much more comfortable, easier to drive and just better at everything. The NSP can carry more.
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Post by Beno on Jul 25, 2021 17:34:53 GMT 10
The hippy down the road has started prepping his beds for planting. i’ve followed suit. Conditions have been horrible for gardening due to far too much rain. It has dried out over the past 2 weeks so my Autumn garden is going in with peas, carrots, onions, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, ground spinach, garlic and i’ve put in six more sweet potato runners. I’m experimenting with gypsum to raise sulfur levels while keeping the soils structure in good nick. I’m also using natramin hi phos rock fertiliser for long term slow release fertiliser. my compost is delicious and i’m getting worms in the top 1/3 of the pile. I need to find some spuds to go in as well. My experiments with leaving stuff in the dirt until needed as finished. The only success was the broccoli that kept producing little heads for over a year after harvest. The silverbeet turned to crap and the carrots started to get attacked by grubs below the ground. I was able to leave the onions in for a long time without much problem. I’ll probably never grow more than 1 cucumber vine again. We just don’t eat much it even though it is really nice. Looks like a typical spring/fall garden in my area of the USA. The only surprise was the sweet potato runners. Here sweet potatoes are strictly a summer crop with a long growing season. The greatest success I have had with sweet potatoes was growing them in 2 year old straw. I also do not leave crops in the ground for any length of time here due to vole damage. A belated response dirt diva. I’m able to keep them alive year round and i also leave tubers in the dirt for a quick kick off in the warmer months. They were doing well until the kids pet rabbits found a way in. They’ll live (the sweet potatoes)and will do well in a couple of months. I planted some organic variety and i don’t like the taste. They are much more bland than the commercial type. I’ll dig em all up and plant better stuff next season. Mr McGregor came over and dealt with the rabbits. |
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Post by Beno on Jul 24, 2021 7:47:33 GMT 10
This one is on ebay.  |
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Post by Beno on Jul 24, 2021 7:45:55 GMT 10
We use dongas extensively here +++ +++ What is a "dongas" ?? You will need to explain, post a picture for me... _ _ _ I need some help here... Maybe a little over a year ago now I posted something about a "Test Cache" An ammo can strapped to a tree as a test.. The thinking it would be accessible with 2 meters of snow over 2 meters of ground frost.. Now I can't find the thread... I'm ready to open it and see how everything survived.. And would like to add this info as a follow up on the original thread... Any help finding this will be appreciated..  Also called ATCO huts. |
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Post by Beno on Jul 23, 2021 19:11:16 GMT 10
Another option is to swap out the containers for a couple of dongas. One that has up to 4 rooms and another bathroom/small kitchen setup. It’s a cheap way to house extra hands comfortably. It’s also a classic northern remote station setup, nearly bomb proof and substantially relocatable.
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Post by Beno on Jul 20, 2021 18:43:56 GMT 10
I think one of the issues with the collins fleet is having enough crew to run them even though most of the boats are ready to go. 2 are getting a fit out.
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Post by Beno on Jul 15, 2021 20:30:07 GMT 10
No progress at all Tom. I was primarily looking into generators to run for a couple of hours a day to keep a freezer going. At stand alone solar is also under consideration. Too many other expenses at the moment.
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Post by Beno on Jul 15, 2021 10:31:29 GMT 10
I have been watching as always. New half dugout shelter this yea by a PhD -US/British female contestant that is looking good. Finally a boat that works - they have a tough location with lots of hunting restrictions. As with last two seasons the producers have got very strong contenders, it is the only reality TV show that I watch.. Just started watching the latest season two weekends ago when the weather was too dismal to do outdoor stuff of my own. I'm 4 episodes in. That pit house will be crappy as soon as the wet sets in. I reckon when the soil is soaked, water will seep out of the walls and she'll have to abandon it. If she likes digging that much she should have put that effort into making pitfall traps on game-trails to try and catch a deer or something. And ... what the heck was with the bloke who built the worlds most elaborate log cabin and then tapped out as soon as he completed it?? He clearly just went on the show to build the best looking shelter and thats it. I don't know if its how the show is filmed or how it is edited ... but it BLOWS MY MIND how little effort most contestants seem to put into getting their food. It often seems like more of a starvation and mental resistance competition than a survival competition. And the time many waste on stupid non-essential activities and projects is beyond me. These peeps should be spending 4 hours a day fishing, 2 hours a day collecting pinecones and pulling the seeds out of them and another hour ripping grubs out of rotting logs. Whatever is left after that is for building elaborate shelters, carving cutlery and making bongo drums. I'm also convinced that a smart contestant will take the max limit of two food items in with them. And both those items should be the carbs and not the protein. Without lots of prior time to collect and store during the right season ... a good supply of carbs is hard to come by in wilderness. And carbs are real important to keep the human brain functioning well. I agree with all that. That show solidified my thoughts on the lone wolf type of survival situation as a quick way to end up dead. I still can’t get over old mate who had about 30 dried fish and didn’t eat them then was removed due to starvation. starvation plus loneliness equals death and that show presented that in spades. My plans are to heavily rely on meat for my major portion of my diet with greens sourced from a variety of local plants and my garden as a back up/flavour alternative. Carbs are my number one issue as there are some i can find locally but require a large amount of treatment i.e. poisonous seeds or i have to grow myself such as spuds, sweet potato, corn etc. Having a safe community of reasonably like minded people to lean on when needed is worth more than all the gold you can carry. |
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Post by Beno on Jul 12, 2021 16:56:22 GMT 10
Spot on Joey that would work well.
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Post by Beno on Jul 12, 2021 12:13:13 GMT 10
Sounds like it could work and a good idea. waterproofing might be a bit of an issue. Maybe turn the dug out material into a bit of a slurry/mash that could harden like the outside material?
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Post by Beno on Jun 28, 2021 14:00:21 GMT 10
I don’t mind but i have the luxury to work from home which many don’t. I would be bucking if i had to wear one all day at work. Australians are good at doing what we are told, look at Dictoria.
The public should be up in arms about this whole outbreak. STOP BRINGING FUGGEN INFECTED PEOPLE INTO THE BLOODY COUNTRY! Set up a pre arrival station in Singapore and quarantine them there then send them to home isolation upon arrival after testing.
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Post by Beno on Jun 24, 2021 7:13:53 GMT 10
You have to watch this it’s 35 seconds. Feel free to read the article too. It's about a deep fake that is so good it has prompted some nervous responses. tom cruise deep fake |
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Post by Beno on Jun 20, 2021 12:22:44 GMT 10
Small acreages out here are selling almost as soon as listed, and for up to 2 X listed price. Its insane. Lol so now would be a good time to sell my 10 acre block that is just sitting there unused.....probs should get onto that! Hold off i reckon. 10 acres would be good to retire to wouldn’t it? If you sell now it would be costly to buy back in. |
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Post by Beno on Jun 20, 2021 12:20:46 GMT 10
To screw up the AI just do something totally unexpected. The algorithms wont be able to predict the outcome and may crash, especially if its something really outlandish. Celestial navigation is based on the premise that the Earths is the center of the universe. The premise is wrong, but the navigation works. An incorrect model can be a useful tool. - Kelvin Throop III That might work now but in time the AI will assess the issue, write it’s own algorithm then execute the action before the humanoid can blink. |
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Post by Beno on Jun 16, 2021 17:36:33 GMT 10
Looks like beans are in short supply. The tin in only 2/3 full  .  |
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