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Australian electric car market to get influx of new models as cheaper EVs hit the road
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tau @aussie.zone 4个月前
The little Honda is a pretty attractive idea, looks nice and it's good to see something that's supposedly designed to be fun to drive rather than yet another sluggish poor handling SUV.
The BYD Atto 1 I think though is a more significant model simply because it's something that's at least approaching affordable to an average person. That 24k price is really narrowing the gap between the cheapest cars and cheapest EVs and I expect will result in a noticeable increase in uptake.
I like that another van option is appearing too, it's sure to be well above a price I can justify but having more secondhand options in the future will be good for me when my Transporter gets beyond logical upkeep.

4个月前

Happy New Year

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tau @aussie.zone 4个月前

Pretty good so far, hopefully it'll continue that way

4个月前

Soft plastic recycling coming back with new facility open in NSW

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tau @aussie.zone 4个月前

That would be the best idea to reduce the issue and there is a lot that could be cut out. For example looking at recent shopping the potatoes could have come in a hessian bag instead of plastic (or loose and paper bagged in the shop for small amounts) and the lettuce really did not need to be in its own plastic bag. Soft plastic is harder to replace though for some things (e.g. cheese) so having a way to recycle what will be used is good.

4个月前

The Outlaw Birds

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tau @aussie.zone 4个月前

Interesting that they mention a decrease in sparrow numbers because that is something I've noticed too. Go back 20 years to my childhood and sparrows seemed to be all over the place, now they're a more occasional street bird.

5个月前

Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?

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tau @aussie.zone 5个月前

Depends on the state. NSW for example is one that does vary depending on weight (based on weight ranges, not a full sliding scale) - there's a ~$180 difference between my sedan and van due to the van's higher tare weight placing it in the next category up. QLD on the other hand is one that doesn't - they charge based on the cylinder count instead.

5个月前

It took years to come up with a plan to cut road deaths, and just 11 days to kill it

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tau @aussie.zone 5个月前

Shouldn't have taken them years to figure out it was a poor idea but I guess that's what you get when there's such a vested interest in demonising speed. I'm quite happy it got kiboshed - it's a rare case of government actually listening to the people.

5个月前

Australia | Teenagers sue over social media ban for ‘violating their right to communicate’

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tau @aussie.zone 5个月前

Discord implemented age verification due to us and the UK moving towards such laws, a third party involved in this was breached and ~70k users had information leaked (though presumably not all of these included IDs). Approx 68k of these users turned out to be Australian.

5个月前

Australia | Teenagers sue over social media ban for ‘violating their right to communicate’

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tau @aussie.zone 5个月前

It's pretty depressing to see how many people in favour of this are prepared to make everyone suffer invasive demands for personal information in order to use a good portion of the internet. These laws haven't even come into force yet and they've already caused harm in the form of tens of thousands of leaked IDs, to say nothing of the problems with further reducing anonymity of discussion in an increasingly authoritarian world.

5个月前

WeRide: Cycling community celebrates reinstatement of e-bike standard

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tau @aussie.zone 5个月前

The continuous output is where average people actually want more power though, one of the main points of ebikes is to reduce effort from climbing hills. Most people are not going to be at your level of fitness or investment in cycling (in both the physical and mental sense) and just want to get places without needing a shower afterwards. I can see why you want to keep a purer form of something you have an interest in (similarly I think there is limited need for automatic transmissions outside of disability) but there is a case for more power if you want more people to be riding over driving.

5个月前

WeRide: Cycling community celebrates reinstatement of e-bike standard

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tau @aussie.zone 5个月前

The 250w limit in EN15194 is overly low, NSW finally changed their laws to a more sensible 500w a few years back so this change will make it so you can't import a whole variety of bikes you can legally ride. Even 750w isn't a problem IMO, having ridden one (with throttle and all) I'd class it as definitely still on the bicycle end of things rather than an actual motorbike.

Looking on the bright side though import restrictions will hopefully induce more manufacturers to do ADR compliance for those of us who do actually want the motorbike end of 'ebikes', even for dirt bikes the ability to rego them makes them much more useful for non-track riding.

6个月前

WA Labor senator opposed to proposed reduction of speed limits on unsigned roads

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

Yet again I have to mention how dumb it is that we have much safer cars than when our standard speed limits are set but all we ever get is decreases to these limits.

"People think 'I can do 110 legally so therefore it's OK to do it,'" he said.

So close to the problem but no we can't focus on teaching people to drive to conditions because lower speed limits solve everything. Never mind that even 70km/h is going to be too fast in some conditions but 100km/h+ is fine in others - even on the same road.

6个月前

Should Newcastle to Sydney bullet train really be first link built of Melbourne to Brisbane route?

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

It sounds a logical start point, the central coast and Newcastle have a large population base to work with and it's not that far apart. The sheer amount of tunnel for that route compared to what one would expect with a corridor through more open country is a downside but you might as well start somewhere rather than talk about it for a few more decades.

6个月前

UK's rival to the Tim Tam can no longer be called chocolate

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

They're most of the way there but fall a bit short of a real Tim Tam. I find the chocolate has a slight sourness to it compared to the original (as if they let an American pick the recipe) - not enough to stop me eating them but enough to reduce the normal Tim Tam desire to rip through a whole packet.

The Choceur chocolate blocks however tend to be a quite acceptable replacement for Cadbury and even Whittaker so not all hope is lost for more affordable chocolates.

6个月前

Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

I've somehow managed to never read or watch any of the versions of that, I know the general gist of the story due to cultural osmosis but not the details. Might have to get around to reading the book at least.

6个月前

Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and The Mysterious Island (this one is barely sci fi) both include messages in bottles but not at both start and end of the story, so at this point I think I'm out of ideas.

6个月前

Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

That just makes me think of the Count of Monte Cristo, and while that plot kicks off everything with a nautical message it wasn't in a bottle.

6个月前

Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

Nothing comes to mind that matches that unfortunately.

I did initially think of Treasure Island for some reason and that definitely matches the latter criteria but I don't recall any messages in a bottle actually appearing in the book.

6个月前

Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

Even with a theoretically ideal seal holding suitable humidity it depends a lot on what paper and where the bottle spent its time. I would expect a massively broad range of times - between a few years and thousands of years.

Paper with any significant acid content will last significantly less time than acid free paper, and paper made of cotton is likely to last noticeably better than paper made from wood. You also want the paper to be kept away from light and high temperatures as these will really cut into potential lifespan. If this bottle spent most of its time buried in a beach that would have at least kept it dark and relatively cool, probably why it lasted so well even with an imperfect seal.

6个月前

You’re putting too much solar on your roof

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tau @aussie.zone 6个月前

The nearly endless resource doesn't put out at night though - hence the supply and demand problem still being an issue. We've now got enough production to cover demand at peak solar output but now we need enough storage to utilise that peak supply and cover demand at other times.