It is strange watching Patriots of other countries on TV.
In Australia, Flag Waving Patriotism is generally considered an indicator of either incipient fraud, or madness.
In some cases both.
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Sunday 17 April 2011
Bullying: I will not stand by and watch
I will not stand by and watch; I will step in on behalf of the victim; I will speak up; I will inform Teachers/Management/Security/H
Repost this is you are against bullying...
Repost this is you are against bullying...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Claiming to be Optus
My GF just got a call from 028661900 claiming to be Optus.
I've had a couple of calls from this number trying to get me to verify my details and offering to sell me different plans, but I've just said I'm not interested and hung up. My suspicions were raised when they called several times. I don't verify my DoB or address with anyone calling me, only if I initiate the call. I have a nasty feeling my GF may be about to be churned.
I'm googling for the number and it has been calling various mobile companies customers for the last year or so. Seems they are a phishing outfit after credit card details. The usual free Free FREE, just allow us to withdraw $1 to verify account routine. We've hung up long before that point, luckily.
Annoyingly Optus charge $3/month to block numbers.
I've had a couple of calls from this number trying to get me to verify my details and offering to sell me different plans, but I've just said I'm not interested and hung up. My suspicions were raised when they called several times. I don't verify my DoB or address with anyone calling me, only if I initiate the call. I have a nasty feeling my GF may be about to be churned.
I'm googling for the number and it has been calling various mobile companies customers for the last year or so. Seems they are a phishing outfit after credit card details. The usual free Free FREE, just allow us to withdraw $1 to verify account routine. We've hung up long before that point, luckily.
Annoyingly Optus charge $3/month to block numbers.
Monday 4 April 2011
Apparently the TSA defies G*D...
Where are the Leviticus quoters when you need them...
[...]
In 2008, TSA employees began wearing new uniforms that have a blue-gray 65/35 polyester/cotton blend duty shirt, [...] [From Wikipedia]
Leviticus 19:19: [...] Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
Ah, there they are... On facebook
[...]
In 2008, TSA employees began wearing new uniforms that have a blue-gray 65/35 polyester/cotton blend duty shirt, [...] [From Wikipedia]
Leviticus 19:19: [...] Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
Ah, there they are... On facebook
Friday 1 April 2011
Can we afford the Carbon Tax
Australia is thrashing around in preparation for some sort of Carbon trading/tax/fairytale scheme. Gillard promised a Labor government would not push through in this term with such a scheme, but having been forced into (effectively) a coalition with the Greens and Country Independents, all bets are off.
Numbers between $600 and $1,100 per year are thrown around in the article below based on $30 or $40 a tonne Carbon Tax and the question of including Petrol. There is much talk of offset payments, but even if those are a lump sum, efficient appliance grants and a rise to the rate of Pensions, Unemployment Benefit, Youth Allowance and AustStudy, they are unlikely to maintain even the poorest Australians at their current level.
Treasury releases carbon tax estimates
Privatization of electricity supply and generation has seen prices skyrocket, despite coal being cheaper and the private companies not spending money on maintenance. Profits to share holders are high and salaries to the bloated plutocrats are, of course, obscene. So compared to the increased efficiencies of privatization, the carbon tax will have a moderate impact on electricity prices, and even at 440/tonne is unlikely to push alternative energy investment mush faster than it is currently growing. At 1/3kg/kWh (1) $30/tonne is 10c/kWh is a large increase now (40% where I am, much less in less fortunate areas) but with prices predicted to double before years end, the impact will be lessened.
Currently distribution companies charge a premium for "green" power, but don't reduce your bill if they oversell and have to dig into the coal fired system to keep your lights burning. I wonder how that little money maker will go when the carbon price/tax comes in. They also pay quite poorly for co-generated power fed back to the grid from domestic photovoltaic systems.
I can say fairly certainly that the richest 1% of the worlds population will somehow be better off and I'll be able to afford meat less often.
Numbers between $600 and $1,100 per year are thrown around in the article below based on $30 or $40 a tonne Carbon Tax and the question of including Petrol. There is much talk of offset payments, but even if those are a lump sum, efficient appliance grants and a rise to the rate of Pensions, Unemployment Benefit, Youth Allowance and AustStudy, they are unlikely to maintain even the poorest Australians at their current level.
Treasury releases carbon tax estimates
Privatization of electricity supply and generation has seen prices skyrocket, despite coal being cheaper and the private companies not spending money on maintenance. Profits to share holders are high and salaries to the bloated plutocrats are, of course, obscene. So compared to the increased efficiencies of privatization, the carbon tax will have a moderate impact on electricity prices, and even at 440/tonne is unlikely to push alternative energy investment mush faster than it is currently growing. At 1/3kg/kWh (1) $30/tonne is 10c/kWh is a large increase now (40% where I am, much less in less fortunate areas) but with prices predicted to double before years end, the impact will be lessened.
Currently distribution companies charge a premium for "green" power, but don't reduce your bill if they oversell and have to dig into the coal fired system to keep your lights burning. I wonder how that little money maker will go when the carbon price/tax comes in. They also pay quite poorly for co-generated power fed back to the grid from domestic photovoltaic systems.
I can say fairly certainly that the richest 1% of the worlds population will somehow be better off and I'll be able to afford meat less often.
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