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Trumper Backed him also. A great Day for Hungary and it's People. Nev

Yes, that's excellent news. Trump will be pissed off too which is an added bonus. Orban was strongly supported by both Putin and Trump, so you know he's an arsehole.

Trump to Iran; “That’s not a blockade, THIS is a BLOCKADE!”

Is the wind changing? BBC news:- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after 16 years in power, with the opposition securing a landslide election win Mr pootin won't be pleased.

But ..... The circus needs a better script writer. "I'm going to solve the blockade and reopen the strait by imposing a blockade and closing the strait." And then what? "My blockade is bigger than yours!" The strait didn't need to Re open until.... Donny blocked it.

Well, the development of flying machines is an example of that. Initially, there was no corporate interest - no money to be made from new fangled stuff. Big money is conservative. So development was by colaboration between privateers around the world, blokes sharing knowledge (ip). Just some hobbyists trying to solve some problem that investors couldn't see as a moneymaker. Along came the infamous Wright Bros (the first tech bros). They collected the free knowledge, combined it to make a working proof of concept, patented it, promoted it and owned it (briefly). Capitalism rules! Even in communist countries.

Not only but Vance also has no damn clue either. He couldn't even understand why Zelensky wore wartime clothes in respect for his countrymen fighting Russia . There's Vance's depth for you , as disgusting as Chumps. Wasn't it him that didn't even know the population of Iran. At any rate, the man's an absolute tool.

The real figures are Published if you look for them carefully and don't take it from Crap sources.( Which exist in abundance). Nev

That's how it always is with TRUMP. Nothing is ever HIS fault. Nev

I might self exclude myself from the news again in the mornings. When I didn't turn it on I felt better. It might be a bit of an ostrich move (head in the sand) but it is always someone else's misery that gets reported. No wonder so many people are depressed.

They do look like they are having some export success with a recent 5-year $8.4 million, so definitely a company to watch. Tindo signs five-year deal to export Australian made solar panels to Vietnam Major Export Markets Vietnam In June 2025, Tindo signed an $8.4 million, five-year deal with Thanh Do Australia to supply 15MW of solar panels for infrastructure and clean energy projects in Vietnam. This is the company's longest export agreement to date. Pacific Islands: Tindo panels are used for critical infrastructure in the South Pacific, including landing stations for the East Micronesia Cable in Nauru and Kiribati. They were selected specifically for their ability to withstand high humidity and cyclone conditions. India The company began shipping small orders to India as early as 2014, starting with demo systems for farms in regions like Hyderabad to test performance in hot, sunny climates. m

As I said in my post, you will find some examples that buck the trend - or the exceptions. But even in that vid, the current PV solar panels are an Aussie invention, which to paraphrase the fella in the vid, was given away to the rest of the world. We are inventive, but need to get entrepreneurial. The company in the above vid are, at the end of the day a niche provider - that could engage similar markets such as the Middle Eash, and African climates as the longevity is their uniue selling point. But form the vid, their focus seems solely Australia.

I think he sent Vance as punishment because Vance was against the war. That puts him neatly in the hot seat. Trump has already said publicly in a meeting that if Vance pulls a deal off, Trump will take all the credit, but if he fails Vance will own it.

Well it wouldn't surprise at all actually , 40% of the cost in building a new house now is tax. Over 40 actually. Got a notice about 2yrs back first time ever, that l now how to pay them over a k a yr on a small block of land l have , just because they fkg need more money. So they've done absolutely nothing to help me buy that or pay for it back when, rates, nothing, but now they tell me l must pay them for what ? Well , take your pick. Most Aussies have no clue about this but we've got over 100taxes on us, just everyday working Aussies and families. They say everyday at work until Thursday, goes to the Gov. So yeah , ofc they'll be taxing the family home one way or other sooner or later if they aren't already in hidden this or thats, you can bet on it.

Fancy sending Vance for negotiations , the blokes hated all over the world. At any rate yeppa, so much for that. Where to from here ladies and gents eh ?

I did just discovered an Australian solar panel manufacturer called Tindo. I don't know anything about their prices, though. Apparently excellent quality but more expensive. According to AI, 20% to 30% more expensive

Me neither. but the first movers in highe tech industries often get an advantage and retain it. Nethlerlands still leads windill manufacture even though China is in on the act. Tesla still retains a decent share of the market in the wake of massive Chinese investment and number of entrants to the market. Despite Europe and Japan this time being the laggard, they too are able to have an EV market that, thanks to Chump, s growing. Australia seems to sell its IP off and not willing to invest for the long term gains. China produces things cheaper - US and European manufacturers set up there and own the IP and the profits, at least. Even the vid says the good profressor was about dissemination of information - i.e. give away the IP? One of the reasons was there was little reception outside of advanced scientific (e.g satellite) use. We just don't embrace the future that well. A lot of people fall into the "Ok, renewables" or whatever the technology is expensive to deploy. When has capital intensive industries been cheap to deploy?: But these developments often displace the industry that was cheap to run... we never seem to learn the lesson. Returns are based on innovation investment, not operational costs. That is what I meant by another lost opportunity - we develop the future, but we don't embrace it and capitalise on it - systemically (yes, there are a few examples where we buck the trend). I see it being the same in the UK.. And now, oddly, which Chump making America grate again, his desire to roll back the ages is putting the US farther back, quicker than it has been going.

I Don't think we could beat China's efficiency at Making these things. Their scale of production and Large Home Market go together. Internal Brand competition forces Profit Margins lower. They are Less than 1/4 of the Initial Prices and More efficient as well. Nev

Sadly, it looks like yet another commerical opportunity missed by Australia, but at least we are starting to realise the benefits, even in the face of stiff propaganda provided courtesy of the fossil fuel industry through both social and mainstream media, soaked up by a largely but decreasingly gullible public

The Have to get it to you, old chap by wires. PS it will come by itself and they can't stop it or charge for it . Local communities could fund their own Solar/ battery systems. This is only the Beginning of something great. Nev

But how can they keep charging $600-$1,000 per quarter when it's only solar electricity? It's just sunlight hitting fancy glass panels. There's no enormous coal fired power station involved in solar electricity.

The Powers that Be don't want you to have cheap Power. Why would they? It's the beginning of the end of their stranglehold over you.. Nev

The proposal is to place all these crowbars (& other nasty explodable things) in low orbit. This is in order to have a quick deployment. I thought that low orbit stuff is always a decaying orbit. How do they plan to prevent this?

GON, I was talking about the conduct of the trial - the presentation of evidence to prove the allegation, or the rebuttal to disprove it. Also the judge can rule on the admissability of evidence. These things take place before the jury has made its decision. Once it has, the jurors are dismissed and play no further part in the trial. Thereafter comes the sentencing process if the accused has been found guilty. The judge has a number of sentencing options which can be used, ranging from no penalty to the maximum prescribed by the particular law. There are other intermediate sentences, usually called diversionary sentences which aim at rehabilitation.

I believe "shah mat" was anglicised to "Checkmate" for chess.