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I see this making it expensive for large users who unfortunately are the employers of people. the hatched lines are the constraints for the last couple of days and I have seen it worse. By the time we add enough generation to cover the bad times, the good times are going to have a lot of oversupply. Are the generators going to just accept this or make their energy more expensive. Also shows how much smore storage we need. (SA grid)

Then again , l mean fuel wise l'm not too bothered well not atm anyway- could get worse though that'll hurt. Tell you what else though supermarkets and pretty well everyone else too will be having field days rest of the yr min gauging away on this. Aussies are that behind the ball even the fact prices haven't even come down from Covid yet floats straight over them, media are even slower, Gov even worse. Supermarkets and everyone else ofc know all this they can do what they want no one can work out exactly how much extra things need to cost anyway so eh, lets just double it. Party time. So yeah we'll be paying much more than just fuel for at least this yr probably next to bc just like Covid they'll just settle in leave the prices there, no one will even bother them anyway. Just complain. The whole world adjust to Covid and the Ukr war - less Russian oil , yrs ago. But beginning of that diesel was a 110 near me. lt went up to 220 or something, never in all this time has it ever gone back to 110. lt settled at around 170near me, for 5yrs . Same coffee, food , supermarkets, everything.

GON, I guess this is the Australia you pine for.

My son's partner is Chinese. When you say "beating down to the same level", she is a highly educated software engineer as well as kind, generous and highly amusing. I can't really see what you would find so repugnant about her. Perhaps you could enlighten me. Before I retired, I worked with many people from different countries. These people were the best and brightest in this field.

Do you include European immigrants as Traditional Australians, or does your definition just describe the descendants of the colonial era immigrants (some might say invaders) who were born here (except for the Chinese, I suppose).

My tthoughts anyone that looks so mr perfect and so squeaky clean as he portrays - is probably a mthrfckr behind the scenes 😆 So nothing would surprise.

You do understand that this case came to light because his fellow soldiers reported because they were allegedly horrified by his behaviour. In the civil case, I understand that the case hinged on the eyewitness reports of fellow soldiers. I don't really see the ethnic connection here.

I don’t see people with rooftop solar as part of the problem—I see generating your own clean electricity as a positive. If we zoom out a bit, the real issue looks different. The electricity grid we use today was largely designed and built from the 1950s through to the 1990s. It was built as a one-way system: electricity flowed from large, centralised generators—coal, gas, and hydro—out to consumers. That made perfect sense at the time, because generation technology dictated that structure. But generation technology has changed. We now have distributed energy—rooftop solar being the most obvious example—where electricity is produced at the edges of the grid, not just at the centre. I think this is where we differ. You seem to be saying (correct me if I’m wrong) that generation methods should be limited by what the existing grid can handle. I’d argue the opposite: the purpose of the grid is to distribute electricity as efficiently as possible, and that means adapting it to modern forms of generation, not restricting those forms to suit legacy infrastructure. A useful comparison is telecommunications. In the 1990s, the copper phone network was sufficient for voice calls. Then the internet arrived, and we initially squeezed it through that same copper using dial-up. As technology advanced, the limitations became obvious. We didn’t respond by saying “we must limit internet use because the network can’t cope.” We upgraded the network—eventually rolling out systems like the National Broadband Network. Electricity is no different. Rooftop solar isn’t a flaw in the system—it’s a signal that the system needs to modernise. The system was built for one-way, centralised generation. Now we’ve got distributed generation changing demand patterns. That’s an engineering and market design problem, not a reason to limit a cheaper, cleaner energy source.

Ah for sure look l might have had his ideals wrong but l said pretty clearly l don't even like the man- not that l'd even have to that should be pretty clear round here the mans an idiot. Wasn't talking about the rest of his crap, said that too. Just his thing on immigration there from what l understood of it but yeah, a lot of even that was heartless and so Chump to, l know. ps, from reports l've seen the UK is also going down the toilet too now from immigration, along with many others.

No one is above the Law. You imagine all kinds of conspiracies. He should get a fair trial and we should accept the Outcome, or where are we? Nev

The only thing Trump needs is a nobble.

Correct.

I explained it already. The very public arrest was to appease ethnic Australia, making sure they could all see it, and say ... "Damn Skip" It's consistent with the multiculturalists policy of beating down Traditional Aussies until they are down on the same level as ethnics and immigrants ... you know, vegetables displayed outside main-street vege shops where pedestrians have to detour around them, or bump into them. And dirty takeaway food shops that inspectors are reluctant to say anything for fear of being called "racist". That sort of level. I've seen it, taken photos, complained about it, still nothing was done, I gave up in the end and let them have their third world filth. Every member of the Armed Forces needs to ask: "What are we defending?" - Traditional Australia, or Ethnic Australia that has a population 40% of whom are born overseas? Remember the 2,000 Sydney Olympics opening ceremony? There was Victor lawn mowers and Hills Hoists, and then, separately, there was ethnic dancing and ethnic costumes, etc. This should have proved the point to all who watched, that there is two distinct Australias. This is what Ben has to contend with in regard to public scrutiny. Traditional Aussies will generally stand by him, whereas to the Ethnics, he's just a Skip who is guilty no matter what, even before he went to Afghanistan.

This is where you lose me, with the kind of thinking that enables a fascist regime. It's the "yes Trump is bad, BUT..." thing. It's like saying "Yes Hitler was bad, but goddam it, real Germans could get a job." Trump is actively dismantling democracy in the USA. He doesn't have a single thought for the people of the US, except how to continue deceiving them so Donald J Trump and his dynasty can profit from them. The only reason Trump ever mentions immigrants (in Minnesota, which has less than most states but has a governor he hates) is to dog-whistle his white nationalist base and sow hatred and division. We don't need a Trump or any version of him. Democracy is not supposed to be exciting. It's meant to be calm, boring and safe. We are an immigrant nation, just ask the original inhabitants. If you can show me actual statistics that show that crime rates are higher among recent immigrants than those whose ancestors moved here between 40 years to 60,000 years ago, then go ahead. (Statistics does not mean sensationalist crap from Sky News or any Murdoch rag).

There's zero chance of him being awarded a Nobel prize of any sort.

The GAME stinks IF He does.. He's full of $# IT. Nev

There is still a chance that Trump will prevail and win the Nobel Peace Prize. Not a big chance, but I wouldn't rule it out. If it happens, it will be a result of bluff and lies.

Well there's Plenty of them around, so it could be said you are not Robinson Crusoe, there. Nev

The way He was arrested so Publicly and with his kids there needs some explaining. I'm not very comfortable with that. Nev

In a week, it will be 61 years since I moved here ( Melbourne) for a Flying Job . Nev

being quite witty. Nev

Yep, I am a part of the problem. I could take the ethical stand and disconnect but it saves me money. I am a hypocrite!

Correct.

With TRUMP it's ALL about him. Trump Will FIX Everything is 180 degrees wrong, Trump Will WRECK everything. He tells lies. Thousands of them. How does one deal with or TRUST a liar? Nev

Haaa yeah l know but l was only replying to another post about the same stuff. But eh, l'll say one thing about Chump. At least he sees what's happened over there and wants it fixed. ln that way, hate to say it but we need a bloody Aussie Trump. Hang on , what we really need is an Aussie Carney. Justtttt in that way - before everyone jumps all over that. Mind you, and yep , l know, l can't stand the bloke, Chump l mean and he's turning the whole world into a shytshow buttttt,l know just sayin though, he's idea on that other stuff , immigration and what it's done to their country to, was spot bloody on. Same Italy , Canada, both taking their bloody countries back now , trying to anyway and as they should.