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From Snowy 2.0
Afghanistan to Ukraine
To buying enough vaccines to poke your population 10 times over …
It’s just about squeezing the tax base until it’s dry.
And the squeezers bet on having enough squeezings to avoid responsibility and live happily ever after in expensive safe places.
And on that note have a nice weekend.
😁
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Its not just squeezing. Printing money makes what is left after the squeeze less valuable.
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The BBC can even turn stolen bull semen into a climate change story! They are utterly obsessed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67235631
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I thought the BBC used a different emission from a bull for their stories.
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YSM classifications –
“State Media
October 27, 2023 | Sundance | 69 Comments”
For USA
“Combine the stakeholders, and CNN represents the State Dept, The Washington Post represents the CIA, and the New York Times represents the DOJ. The sourcing for information into these conduits is specialized sources, and the pattern of information dissemination never changes. Once you understand how this works, you are more able to discern what the government position is on any specific “story” or information.”
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/10/27/state-media/
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My decades old vehicle was out of action and booked in for a long stay at the mechanics. With a bit of work on i rented a modern van for a few days. Horrified by all the high tech hindrances. Freaked out by the thing attempting to counteract my steering. Worn out by it beeping and reacting to road repairs it has interpreted as line markings. Shocked by it often getting speed limits wrong and displaying that error. Spent half an hour on the side of the road reading the book to get the interior light to go off. Was continuously distracted by it turning the radio down to beep at me for avoiding potholes. It seemed happy to steer around shadows for me. The nightmare ended and I was so glad to get back into a vehicle i could control instead of fight.
Then i see that the cars will soon decide to shut down as they diagnose you or are told to for climate reasons etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjXw56GuIZQ
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The car will drive you straight to a “cultural education centre”, then it will testify against you.
All for your own good, and the “safety of our democracy” of course.
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You have my sympathy.
I rented a car in Brisbane when I was there on holiday. I had to get out and read the user manual because I couldn’t work out how to open the petrol hatch to get to the petrol cap. I suspect the instructions had been translated from Japanese into English by someone who understood neither language. It took me 10 minutes and a bit of luck, but I eventually worked it out.
I would really like it if they removed most of the electronics in these modern cars.
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Yes modern cars are far too clever for their own good and you have to go way down the range if you want to get rid of all the annoying gadgets.
The thing that has surprised me most about modern cars is the huge centrol screen forcing you to take your eyes off the road to manipulate controls. Who on earth thought that a good idea?
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I was amused in Brisbane when my daughter-in-law’s car kept saying to slow down for school zones – on a weekend.
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My car is 13 yrs old and “hasn’t had a spanner on ‘er”. Looks like I might be keeping it longer yet.
I’m stuck with my Mac because I don’t have the patience to learn each new Win machine.
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mmmmm so much learning
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Chiefio on the Linux world –
“Falling Off The Galloping Technology Horse…
Posted on 21 October 2023 by E.M.Smith
is hard… Climbing back on is harder.”
https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2023/10/21/falling-off-the-galloping-technology-horse/
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not really indicative of the average user or the more “windowsy” versions of Linux these days.
things like Linux Mint are easier than Windows to install (a low bar I know) , rock solid and very windows like to use. It must be hard to rebuild a set up you have incrementally built over years and then try to re-establish it quickly after a long gap. I’ve tended towards simplicity sense leaving IT. Life is too short to spend it watching install/upgrade progress bars.
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agree, it took us a couple hours thumbing through a giant manual to turn off assorted “features” when my wife got a new car. Prefer my older cars , they just do what they are told
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Sounds like you’re in the USA.
What brand of car was it?
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USA? No. Upper Lachlan N.S.W. Just suspect things dictated there will turn up here.
Hyundai.
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We have been plagued by similar experiences when renting late model cars OS. MY husband was especially rattled in Switzerland by the car’s erratic behaviour when we drove on a highway that had been remarked with lanes, but old ones vaguely visible. The car certainly saw them & was very confused.
Recently we were given a late model courtesy car while my car was being serviced. It was a Mercedes EV. We hated it. Husband is a “car buff”, but even he found it difficult to drive. We both hate the huge computer screen that replaces standard instrumentation with readouts. He reckons years ago that would have not passed registration due to obstruction of vision and distraction from the road.
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The Swiss like to mark roadwork lines in red and dont bother to remove old marking. You just follow red when in work zones. It works well, but I imagine it would totally mess with modern driver assist features.
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It is worth noting that stock market crashes often happen in October. The crashes in 1929,1987 and the mini crash in 1989 were all in October.
I note this because there has been quite a decline in the Dow Jones since the beginning of August and I am wondering if there is something that happens in the US financial system at this time of year that might set off a panic.
This is not financial advice. Just wondering out loud.
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Yes, that is despite the US having just had exceptionally good growth figures
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It is almost November.
But may be something to do with weather system impacting outlook. It starts to get cold and everyone in the cities gets depressed unless looking toward a skiing trip. Where would you rather be – left or right side of this image:
https://i0.wp.com/wattsupwiththat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-27-at-9.37.59-am-1698359991.2884.png?fit=1422%2C442&ssl=1
Comparison of cloud over water at 5C and 26C. You can work out which side is which.
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Our All Ords is back where it was a year ago.
Gold is back over US$2,000.
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FWIW
“Oh They Won’t Sink?”
“Eventually you and everyone else — particularly those in the asset markets — are going to figure out that no, fiscal reason has not found its way back to DC and other than beating Congress over the head with a 20,000 point decline in the DOW, 12,000 or more down in the Nasdaq and 3,000 points in the SPX it won’t either.
That’s be about when those declines occur.
The spooky holidays may extend well beyond October 31st this year.”
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=249963
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I find it amusing, but totally unsurprising that Tony Burke complains about a judicial system that appears to have different rules for different races when he fully supported the “Yes” campaign.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-27/israel-gaza-updates-oct-26-27-gaza-health-reports-7000-deaths/103029230
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A berk by any other name.
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The Liberals (pretend conservatives) claim that they’ll build a nuclear reactor to help solve Australia’s energy crisis.
They know full well that at the glacial pace non-green (sic) projects happen in Australia and with planning approvals and legal action etc. it will never be built in anyone’s life time, if at all.
Even assuming they did build it, by my understanding, I don’t see how it would lower electricity prices because by law, the first purchase preference in the wholesale electricity market has to be given to expensive random generators and they’ll just keep building those. Is that correct?
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So far as i can figure out, this madness will go on until it becomes viable to power a home from cheap imported disposable dry cells, paid for by the scrap metal price obtained when getting rid of them.
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Sliggy, already been done. Just plug this AA Merc into your dwelling and Bob’s your uncle – even if he is not.
https://www.facebook.com/mbstarmotors/videos/mercedes-benz-aa-class/200452841739689/
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NuThink
Love the simple messages on the screen about which batteries to replace almost as much as the ribbon.
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That is the plan David; pretend to have a popular plan to get the votes but allow the Moderates** to continue with Renewables policies.
** a highly misleading description that (other than politics) would receive some interest from the Police Fraud squad.
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Fraud.
A very appropriate word for the situation.
Gives a sense that maybe a punishment could follow.
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The “Moderates” are better described as the Left
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The preference given to non-dispatchable power is the linchpin. I don’t believe that is cast in stone. That gives me hope that a future government has a way to stop the destruction.
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This is incorrect. The scheduling in the wholesale market is based on the offered price for each bidding interval. WDGs usually bid blocks around the negative of the LGC price – currently $46.75. Today in Queensland, lunchtime price is MINUS $40/MWh. The large scale WDGs started curtailing around 7am as the rooftops kicked in:
http://nemlog.com.au/gen/region/qld/
Notice that coal is still serving around 60% of the wholesale demand. Coal generators bid enough energy at large negative price to ensure they get scheduled. This has been occurring for years now.
The bids are published so you can look through the data:
https://visualisations.aemo.com.au/aemo/nemweb/index.html#bidmove-complete:download
There is a file for every day. There is a prescribed format that included ten energy blocks. The coal generators usually have one negative price block.
Rooftops have scheduling priority but they are beyond the wholesale market and not easy to control. The rooftop systems automatically curtail on high street voltage. My system does that most days in October. Sunny Saturday and my street voltage is still up at 252V at 5pm. The voltage would have been at the 253V limit through lunchtime for sure.
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Without returning to the inexpensive energy Australia used to have, we have no future.
But I don’t see how that’s possible.
To dismantle the whole unreliables scam would likely cost the same as keeping it given the cost of paying out existing contracts and compensation to the subsidy harvesters.
The cost of the exit would be huge.
Clever design huh?
Is there a way out of this mess without the government illegally canceling contracts without compensation?
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Well, Government bankruptcy** might work. Or hitting the renewable suppliers with a demand that they supply electricity at the cheaper rates they claim, or have them face fraud &/or misleading advertising. Then cancel the contract for failure to supply. I notice that the offshore wind industry now wants their contracts to be “up-graded” to $182 per MWh.
** Victorian and Qld. gvernments are working on that approach.
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Best to let them rot, all contracts honoured, then government will have to clean up the vandalism.
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I’ve been thinking that there should be a floor price set for AEMO power that when it goes below that price, or at least zero, the ruinable generators should get zero compensation such as their certificates. They can switch off at a far lower cost than coal.
And surely some of the earlier 42c FITs are due to expire soon.
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What contracts does the government have that need to be cancelled?
Rescinding the RET would be a sovereign risk exposure any WDG proponents should have recognised.
If the RET was rescinded today, the retail cost of power would drop around 10%.
If your business relies solely on government largesse then you have to accept the sovereign risk.
The Federal government are on the hook for Snowy 2 but only Malcolm Roberts is questioning its viability. It get support from both ALP and LNP.
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Rooftop solar has destroyed the economics of our electricity grid.
For six hours yesterday, solar provided over 50% of demand, forcing coal generators to drastically curtail production to just 33% of demand (8,600 MW).
Yet those coal generators then had to fire up to over a peak of 15,000 MW (64% of demand) to meet the evening demand, and then deliver 13,000 MW throughout the night.
During October, that meant that the average capacity factor for coal generators in NSW was only about 50%, a complete waste of baseload power stations.
When they close, massive costly batteries and other storage (Snowy2?) plus huge network redundancy will add to the total costs. Bill shock? Just wait.
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Something I have predicted for years. If you want lower cost power than grid then make your own.
There is no economy of scale with weather dependent generators. Grid WDGs are encumbered with the huge cost of getting power from a remote location to a consumer. Without coal and gas to support them, the cost of grid batteries will be astronomical.
Australia is heading for grid defection. Partial defection is occurring now with rooftop solar but only a matter of time before more households are disconnecting.
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I got an email from one of my old universities advising the appointment in a certain department of a “Faculty Academic Lead for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging”.
Well, I guess that’s more important than actual scholarship….
What a waste of resources. That person will be drawing a professorial salary.
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Yes, I’m surprised you haven’t got more replies! …
I’ve been saying / noticing this for years : the kind of folk in HR is the major problem, probably seeded by a bad Member of the Board, or a Weed seed in the crop.
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In my experience, HR are neither humane nor resourceful.
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The Voice referendum was lost, but they still have a voice.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-27/traditional-owners-to-ban-boats-through-horizontal-falls-gaps/103032448
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My son is writing off an investment in a Palmer R. gold fields lease because 2 yrs in they can’t get approval to reprocess the old mullock heaps. Apart from outlandish monetary demands they insist on other impositions and harassment including unlimited access to the lease. It would be a mine site so such access would be illegal without induction.
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There was a mention recently of a western Qld road project having to cart gravel 300 km – past a pit now unusable for similar reasons
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Archaic myth trumps common sense.
‘Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track remains closed and decisions about the future of the track will be made by Aboriginal custodians.
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The application of money usually soothes custodial concerns. May take a while but it will all come back to $s.
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Yep most of their mythical serpents are appeased by a few million dollars of the oppressor’s currency.
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It would appear that the majority (61%) of the Australian electorate recently voted NO to constitutional change and yet by supposed default, a YES to an indigenous voice for federal & state representation, treaty, reparation etc. Such has been the subsequent push by labour both federal & state.
Gotta ask yourself why did we bother going through a divisive & costly Referendum??
Cos it was all about constitutional change! Labour could have legislated an indigenous ‘Voice’ & initiated treaty etc without a Referendum, as it is attempting to do now.
Seems that sensible Australians have won a battle to save the constitution, but need to continue to fight the war of divisive race based politics.
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“Gotta ask yourself why did we bother going through a divisive & costly Referendum??”
IMIO (In My Irrelevant Opinion … I only rant here because muttering to myself on the sidewalk is currently not an option, as I will be robbed and beaten, and arrested by the police for provoking a historical marginalized person that was just trying go to get enough money for rocket science school) …
voting is a anachronistic charade being performed by Western former democracies, as they lead their citizens over the cliff of global authoritarianism.
Good for you guys on the NO vote, but my guess is your government is going to continue with the plan as if noting was said.
(Much as my wife does with me.)
Renewable energy investment will continue, no matter how much money goes down the sinkhole … literal sinkhole in the case of Snowy 2.0.
Here in the US, reality is already disappearing from the Interweb in the run up to 2024, as we will be consistently
told by the NYT and their in house Nobel Prize winning in house economist, that Bidenomics is working extremely well … and only MAGA Insurrectionists complain about the price of gas … which is carbon … and carbon is r@ci$t.
My guess is voting will still be legally mandatory in Oz (which we now know is not ‘compulsory’) even after the WHO has neutralized all the rest of your constitutional rights … through the back door.
‘Pandemic’ was the pre assault phase.
The WHO is ‘moving’ into all our back doors as we speak.
I suggest lubricant.
And it’s not this Who.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDfAdHBtK_Q
We will and are being fooled again.
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Top Banker: ‘Arrest’ WEF for ‘Democide’ over ‘Bioweapon’ Covid Shots
The linked tweed doesn’t exist (anymore).
Pascal Najadi is the one that files criminal charges against new Swiss President Alain Berset with success.
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In adition:
Global Implications Pascal Najadi on Swiss Authorities and the Enforcement of COVID Vaccines
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Because of the increasing number of studies showing contamination of batches with all manner of contaminants, there is a growing demand for law suits for negligence. The facade of scientific validity of the mRNA vaccine industry (in spite of the recent Nobel Prize for some of the developers of the lipid technology) is rapidly disintegrating. But the various governments, technocrats and negligent medical profession will all put up a fight. Their positions depend on it.
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Misinformation Bill Exposed – Orwellian ALP
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On yesterday’s story of the reality of off-grid houses.
I see many stories on Youtube et al of people and their claim of off grid utopia. It enrages me because I know the story is pure fantasy.
I know the lie because I was once literally about to do this myself, and when it’s your money on the line it forces you to do the real maths. I found what the guy in the article was experiencing, that this just doesn’t add up. So I didn’t go off-grid.
These people claiming success are guilty of false accounting. And they know it because they are experiencing it, they can’t not know. Some delude themselves and believe the lie. But when they preach to others and influence gullible people, it gets under my goat.
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The problem is that they’re the sort of people that waste power to start with, crank up heatpumps and woodheaters when it’s 23C “because it’s so cold” and want to install swimming pools in the country.
Off grid neans you’re going to have to make compromises and sacrifices for a more basic lifestyle.
If you need an electric hair dryer, a dishwasher or take 30 minute+ showers, water your garden at midday etc then stay in the city.
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OTOH swimming pools of any size in a regional area provide a ready source of water for the fire fighter pump…..
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A tax deduction for farmers
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Because thats what “off grid” means to you , does not make it the law.
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Dunno why you would have a problem with swimming pools … almost the perfect electrical load for rooftop solar cells. You can run the load anytime you want, and if the cells are out of action during a few rainy days then doesn’t really matter if the pool filter doesn’t run for a while.
The other excellent load for solar is air conditioning (cooling cycle) for the reason that it obviously aligns so well with the sun.
A lot of electrical loads can be shifted with some lifestyle change. Baking with an electric oven needs about 2kW minimum and best done in the middle of the day … therefore an early dinner is ideal. Depends on the flexibility with work hour, etc.
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Chrome-based browsers may be leaking site engagement lists to the web
Google Chrome and all other Chromium-based web browsers collect site engagement statistics. It measures how “engaged” a user is with a particular site. The score ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 being “super engaged” and 0 not at all.
The browser uses signals to compute the score. Signals may include clicking and scrolling, keypresses, media playback, or direct navigations.
All users of Chromium-based browsers can open the information for their browser profile. Just load chrome://site-engagement/ in the browser’s address bar to look at the list.
Google notes that the data is not synced, which means that it is device and profile specific. Site engagement may be used by the browser, e.g., to prioritize tab discarding or allowing/blocking certain invasive features.
https://ghacks.net/2023/10/21/report-this-chrome-feature-may-leak-frequently-visited-sites/
How high is Jo’s blog on your list? 😎
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I do not use Chrome on my computers although I have it installed on the desktop.
My ageing MacMini does not support the Google image extension webp. So to view webp files, I need to use Chrome but that is infrequent.
I also do not use Google search engine.
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Windows 11 Pro users beware: Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption could be seriously slowing down your PC
Microsoft’s software encryption for SSDs, BitLocker, has been found to be slowing down SSD performance by up to 45% in Windows 11 Pro. BitLocker is enabled automatically when Windows 11 Pro is installed and set up, and is intended to increase the security of SSD-related processes.
Eager to analyze the issue, TomsHardware tested the feature and found that SSD speeds could be seriously affected when running some applications.
Apparently, this happens because the software-based BitLocker constantly prompts encryption and decryption processes with data on your SSD while your computer carries out read and write processes. So, as your computer extracts and puts away files and data from your SSD as you go about your business, each of these inward and outward actions from the SSD is coupled with an additional encryption or decryption process that kicks off automatically every time.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-pro-users-beware-microsofts-bitlocker-encryption-could-be-seriously-slowing-down-your-pc
Being M$ Bitlocker, you can bet on a backdoor, so disable BL and go 3rd party.
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Sideshow ride gone wrong!
https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_s2y1r2LN4W1w5pr9j.mp4
That reminds me – the trolls haven’t posted anything yet. 😁
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As Australia’s national digital ID marches on, myGov and NSW digital ID face delays
As Australia moves closer to creating a national digital identity, the question of what will happen to the country’s previous digital ID projects still remains open. Among them are the government’s single sign-on service myGov and the regional New South Wales NSW Digital ID pilot program.
After reporting in early October that the NSW Digital ID project is at a standstill with no new trials in sight, trade publication InnovationAus has revealed that a planned service integration between the NSW app and the myGov app has been paused earlier this year and has not resumed.
The integration would make digital Medicare cards visible in the Service NSW app, while NSW digital driver licenses were to become accessible in the myGov app. The integration agreement – a first for any state-based credential – was reached in February while the deadline was originally set for September.
Officials from Services Australia have confirmed to InnovationAus that work on the integration was paused just months after the agreement was reached. Government officials have explained the change to the project timeline on the change in government in New South Wales.
At the beginning of October this year, the New South Wales government reassured the public that it plans to continue with the NSW Digital ID project. Despite the commitment, it has lowered the value of the contract for issuing verifiable credentials for the platform.
The myGov project, on the other hand, landed in hot water this year after fraudsters allegedly created fake accounts leading to at least AU$557 million (US$373 million) in losses over the past two years.
The platform faced the possibility of its funding being cut following a change in government at the beginning of the year. In March, however, myGov received $134.5 million Australian dollars (US$91.5 million) to keep it functioning for the next 12 months.
Australia’s multiple digital ID schemes are set to be integrated into an interoperable ecosystem with the country’s new federally-backed digital ID. The national system is expected to be in place by mid-2024. In September, the government presented draft legislation and opened consultations on the digital ID.
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202310/as-australias-national-digital-id-marches-on-mygov-and-nsw-digital-id-face-delays
Mid 2024 will be such an interesting time. 😉
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NZ Politician Calls for Full-Blown Criminal Investigation into COVID Vaccine Deaths
“We have OIA evidence, Official Information Act evidence, that “the government knew every side effect before one single jab was given in New Zealand.” The source for her claim can be found here and here.
Gunn declared that the New Zealand government had access to Pfizer’s post-marketing data, which revealed 1,223 deaths and page upon page of adverse events, before the government commenced its mass “vaccination” campaign on March 10, 2021.
“So this evidence lays waste to the ‘safe and effective’ narrative,” Gunn Said. “It also underlines the gravity and enormity of what I have just stated in this statement.”
“But there’s one thing for sure. There should be no more jabs administered in this country,” Gunn stressed. “So many lives have been lost. We saw 13 children on the list [of deaths] that we have examined alone.”
https://vigilantfox.substack.com/p/nz-politician-calls-for-full-blown?utm_campaign=807101&utm_source=cross-post&r=216p02&utm_medium=email#play
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Amazing what a change of government can achieve.
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Sounds good.
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But an object – & abject – lesson to other Governments (UK, for example) that havent been changed, and which, therefore, may wish to obfuscate.
In English – ‘destroy the evidence’.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-67240738
Auto
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More on those “Safe and Effective TM” products
“About Those ‘Safe’ Things….”
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?blog=Market-Ticker-Nad
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A glimpse of the hypothetical new normal.
‘The president of Australia’s peak body for GPs, Nicole Higgins, says Australia and the world need to be prepared for the health impacts of climate change.
“As Australia prepares for what’s predicted to be one of the worst bushfire seasons since Black Saturday, it is yet another reminder of what our new ‘normal’ looks like,” Higgins said. (Guardian)
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as soon as they use the “new normal” phrase, its a clear indicator that they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
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Malcolm Roberts clearly works hard. In this video he grills the Snowy 2 boss again and really puts him and the government under pressure.
https://www.malcolmrobertsqld.com.au/time-to-cancel-snowy-hydro/
They must look forward to these meetings like anyone would look forward to having a sore tooth – a very painful experience.
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The Netizens are shocked by Li’s passing and there are rumours swirling that he was bumped off, however this is difficult to confirm.
‘Li took coordinated moves to keep economic growth stable, carry out reforms, promote structural adjustment, improve people’s livelihood, prevent risks, and maintain stability.
‘He made active efforts to expand effective domestic demand, keep major economic indicators within the appropriate range, and rely on innovation to optimize and upgrade industrial structures.’ (China Daily)
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Malcolm Roberts: But we are going to hound you down, the people that are guilty. We are going to hound you down and hold you accountable… We will expose your global agenda
Australian senator, Malcolm Roberts: The so-called “pandemic” was planned and globally co-ordinated, decades in advance.
https://twitter.com/wideawake_media/status/1717816009728413719/
One for DM.
But like all diseases, you need to be still alive on court decision hand down day.
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FWIW
“As explored in the linked analysis – which is very much worth reading – in the fat and happy days since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Pentagon and US government have allowed Wall Street and Wall Street practices to take over defense manufacturing.
And why not? It isn’t as if the US was ever going to fight a peer war again, right? In the meantime, money talks. Wall Street does not maximize wealth by maximizing economic output, or quality, or innovation, or any of those quaint factors. The real money is made through oligopolies and “moat” construction. Limit competition. Get down to one or two big players. Have a “moat” which prevents the entry of new competitors. Then gouge the customers to create a high and growing cash flow, that never stops, because of lack of competition
Unfortunately, if the customer is US National Security, that means we are all in very bad shape – as we are. The Pentagon is talking about increasing arms production. They haven’t yet, not even 1.5 years after the invasion of Ukraine. It’s a complicated process – because genuinely boosting national security conflicts with cash flow maximization for Wall Street. High profits mean ruthless cost cutting. Shut down all production lines that don’t have a current contract. Make no effort to maintain machinery or labor – that would waste money.
Through monopoly or oligopoly pricing make the US pay through the nose if any more ammunition or vital missiles are to be made. And a non-trivial point – the entire US defense industry is in the hands of multinational oligopolies. They have defense interests on multiple continents. They have to consider all factors. And the Pentagon and Congress, the MIC, have absolutely no problem with this situation. The MIC was never set up to maximize national security – what a quaint and naive idea! If you’ve been doing this your whole career – what’s the big rush to change things?
The world is on fire. That is irrelevant from a Wall Street and MIC viewpoint. It simply doesn’t matter – until the entire world changes because of it.”
More at
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-102723-ukraines-prospects
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But I thought you didn’t WANT America as the worlds
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‘Tis Saturday night and I’m chillin’. Came across this jive music.
I jived my ass off in the ’50s, not this good in my dreams, but I did meet Mrs H at the dances early ’60s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iDwk4n39R0
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