cammoblammo

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[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Well, it can also radiate away in the form of EM radiation, typically infrared. That takes time though.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Ukraine does have oil, although they’re largely in areas affected by the war.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

All three were heroes.

What’s often missed is that Peter Norman, the white guy on podium, encouraged Carlos and Smith to take a stand, and he was the one who had the idea to wear a glove each, since they only had one pair.

Norman’s role in the protest led to him never being selected to represent Australia again, even though he was at the peak of a brilliant career in running. He qualified for the 1972 Olympics, yet was mysteriously not picked to go.

The three men remained close friends, Carlos and Smith were pallbearers at Norman’s funeral in 2006.

(I hate to be the one making the Black rights protest about the white guy. He paid dearly for his role, and I also hate to think he’s remembered as the third wheel on that podium.)

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Technically it applies if you don’t see them, but I think that would be a pretty good defence.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Where I live, you have to slow down if kids are in the school zone regardless of the time or date.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Have they called Bruce?

It sounds like they need to call Bruce. Where would you rather be?

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

You have to ask politely. At least say please.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 71 points 2 months ago (7 children)

You know the old saying, ‘Get a job doing the thing you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life!’?

That’s really bad advice. Get a job doing something you like, but not your passion. If you burn out on your passion, you’ve lost the thing that brings you joy.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They also make it harder for people who do break laws to get guns easily.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Galadriel was certainly tempted by it—in fact, I’m sure she fully intended to take it from Frodo.

Gandalf had clearly considered using it at some stage, but rejected the idea.

Tom Bombadil wasn’t capable of being tempted by it. It seems the only thing that could tempt him was Goldberry.

And Faramir doesn’t seem to have been affected by it at all and rejected the idea of using it out of hand, even before knowing exactly what it was.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Sure, there is a federal ministry.

This sort of issue would be handled at the state level though. Every state (and territory) has its own Ministry of Education (or equivalent) and things like this would be handled that level.

If we’re talking about seven schools, the jurisdiction most likely affected is the Australian Capital Territory. My own state, South Australia, has over 100 affected sites.

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Australian Ministry of Education? Surely this would have been one of the state ministries, wouldn’t it?

 

So, Australia Day. Here's how I think the whole debate can be settled. We swap King's Birthday and Australia Day.

King's Birthday, which is universally acknowledged as no more than an excuse for a day off, falls very close to the anniversary of the date the Mabo decision was handed down. That would be a great date to celebrate the fact that our nation isn't just a smidge over two centuries old, but many tens of thousands of years old. We still have major issues of reconciliation and treaty to deal with, but this could be a good step in that direction.

Now, we still need a holiday towards the end of January. How else will we know it's time to go back to school, or which songs are considered hot? If we move the King's Birthday to the last Friday in January (and remember, the King's Birthday isn't held on his birthday and the timing is essentially arbitrary) we still get a chance to celebrate whatever it is we celebrate then. We can still pop a side of lamb on the barbie, we can still watch the cricket... heck, we can still celebrate our love for our great nation by putting on a pair of flag budgie smugglers and running up Glenelg Jetty otherwise naked.

Thoughts?

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