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In this day and age, the maxim that 'ignorance of the Law is no excuse' is not an acceptable element of a prosecution. Why? Simply because the volume of Laws/Regulations which have been enacted to enable our society to operate. Do you know every single Law/Regulation pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle? More than likely, not. In the past fortnight Laws/Regulations have been made in two areas relating to firearms and "hate speech". Assuming that they have been assented to by the Crown, they are enforceable. But can you quote them, or even have no 'ignorance' of them? If we must know, in detail, what these laws and regulations cover, then it is incumbent on the governments which made them to provide the necessary information to all persons who would have to comply with them. Maybe a campaign should be started to force our lawmakers to set up the facilities to provide that information.

Let's hope his son dies younger. About 13-14 years younger would be good. At least 24 years younger would have saved us from both presidencies but that shit has sailed.

It was packed out before midday with long queues waiting to get in.

Fred Trump Sr., father of President Donald Trump, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (which may have a hereditary aspect) in the early 1990s. As his condition worsened, family members created a setup at the Trump Organization office in Brooklyn where he could continue going to work daily, sorting and signing blank pieces of paper to maintain the illusion of productivity and keep him calm. This "pretend office" arrangement lasted into his final years, allowing his routine while shielding him from agitation at home. Donald Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, detailed in her book how her grandfather's dementia led to memory loss and disorientation, prompting such accommodations. Reports indicate the phone on his desk was rigged to only reach his secretary, reinforcing the pretense of authority. Fred Sr. died in 1999 at age 93 after nearly a decade of decline.

Not IF there's any Fencing Wire in it. Nev

Sydney's new Fish Market site has just opened and as well as solving many problems associated with the supply of sea food, the building itself demonstrates that when included in the planning stage of buildings, solar panels can provide the electricity and at the same time contribute to the aesthetics of the building.

Drift ! Drift ! Whatever happened to Bondi's bridge? I didn't even know Pam bought a bridge! (Gullible, I say)

Yep. In a message to Norway's prime minister, Trump blamed the country for not giving him the prize. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.."

Rememberthat A.I. is constantly learning, and gaining better every day. As it matures, it will exceed everone's ability to pick a fake. Furthermore, our collective reliance and trust is steadily increasing. It will easily replace googling to find the answer to any question. In future I'm going down to the mens shed or the pub to get my facts.

The joke in the kitchen is where I stopped watching, but it was funny (in my childish mind, anyway):

To be fair, most Americans I have met are really nice and quite resourceful.

I am a paid subscriber to the Financial Times, though I recently cancelled it, so some time in February, my access to the articles will run out. It is owned by Nikkei Inc, a Japansese media company. It has been for some time. Why am I leaving? Because is has become a paper reporting more on politics than finance. Also, at over £300/year, they restrict the articles I can see. Effing ridiculous. They do have a good reputaion though. However, it is still, in my opinion, embellisdhed. Twice I have read articles about subject matter I am directly involved in, in a professional capacity. And twice, they were not terribly accurate. One was during the implementation of the EU financial directive and regulation, together referred to as MiFID II. It doesn't matter what it is about, however, the story they wrote was for a particular part of the regulation I was working on was that the regulation was nebulous, that the industry working groups had no idea what to do, and it was effectively unworkable. That article was read by the managing director of one of the businesses (effectively a CEO), who sent me a sharp email referring to the article and a please explain given the progress updates I provided to him did not highlight this dire situation. My response was that there were some minor questions on the meaning of a couple of paragrpahs in the regulation, that the regulator had porovided clarification, and not only was it well understood by ourselves, but the industry groups had also understood it.. and that our bank as well as three others I was in contact with had implemented the systems to meet the rule - 18 months before they had to! They also reported that the total number of paragrpahs for the regulation and all of the supporting officlal clarifications, technical standards, implementation standards (EU law is bloody verbose), came to over 9 milliion. Well, I haven't read all of the EU member states extensions, but I had read all of the EU and FCA regulations, clarigications, explanatory notes, technical standards, and implementing standards, and bugger me, it was no where near that. You pay for BS with any media - they want you get read it for eyeballs sell advertising. The more hysteria they can raise, the more people will look, the more advertising they will sell. (p.s. in Aus, I may have kept the subscription as I could probably write it off against my taxable income; over here, they are tight-arses..)

70! WTF! I am getting old! 😉 I bought my first midnight oil CD in Czeske Budejovice (pronounced Cheskey Boodeyovitza) in the Czech Republic (Czechia is actually made up by Google, I was told by a Czech who works for me). That was in 1998, while I was working at one of their nuclear power stations. Fond memories of both the place and oddly associating Midnight Oil with the place. Also, my first non-French European landing was at Czeske Budejovice. True story - the sister of one of my then Czech work colleagues, now firend, was the singer in a cover band (she still is an absolute cutey; her brother didn't quite fare so well). I was taken to a restaurant where they played, and on learning I was there, the band riffed AC/DC and Midnight Oil songs virtually all night. The restaurant owner sat with us for a while and asked if I could broker live sheep exports to the Czech Republic from Australia. "Sure", I said, imbibed with local beer. Never happened, though. Sad Rob Hurst passed relatively young.

Chumpo has earned the last one, to be fair.

I got 13 out of 15 before I gave up as it seemed they were all fake.

As in the highlands of Scotland?? That's where my ancestors came from - I couldn't live there, and I can't imagine what it must have been like living there, especially in the Middle Ages.

I only got 33 out of 50 right, in the Kellogg Uni fake images quiz. That's not very reassuring.

It is very satisfying to use a heavy duty slasher on rough scrub.

That can't be right. THEY are supposed to be the BAD GUYS. Nev

He's upset that the Iranian military are conducting a purge on protesters who may not be guilty, while his own brownshirts are conducting a purge on innocent families in America because he thinks they are all criminals. Launching smoke bombs into a car with 6 kids in it, killing a mum trying to escape from his masked armed thugs.

It's also TOO in focus. Nev

Actually, the document from which they were copied says that A is the fake. Here is a link, you will have to do the quiz to get their answer, https://detectfakes.kellogg.northwestern.edu/

Bit Like "OUR GANG" in a Cubby House run by the Village IDIOT whose MUM owns the Lolly SHOP. Nev