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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.

Not necessarily, I've seen in a news report, a judge sentence a muslim father to only a token 3 years jail for stabbing a bloke to death, and he said" "The Public won't understand this sentence". He imposed it for cultural reasons. In other words, in Islam, it's ok to kill someone who brings dishonor on the family. Actually it was the father's daughter's non-muslim boyfriend who was murdered, just south of Sydney.

This is an interesting telling of the story of Iran post-WWII.

Just a bit of history about Iran in the 20th Century.

Haven't bought any Papers since 1973. You Get VIEWs, not News. Why pay to be subject to Blatant Propaganda.? . Nev

Notice how much effort was made to Not allow proper process. Every bit of skullduggery Imaginable was employed. Nev

I believe the Southern Baptist church split from the northern over their views on slavery, ie they were all for it. So I think their views on anything would be suspect.

Guess you are not a member of a Southern Baptist Church. Theres Scopes of room for discussion of your statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_trial

Yes, I think the problem is that evolution has left us with “an old brain in a new world.” We’re generally good at spotting and avoiding immediate threats, but much less effective at responding to dangers that build slowly over time. That said, it’s not all bad. Humans have learned an enormous amount about the world we live in. We can cure many diseases and even travel beyond our planet—at least short distances into space. Still, the instincts of our “old brain” are constantly competing with the demands of the modern world. You can see this on a personal level. Most of us know that being overweight, eating poorly, or drinking too much is harmful in the long run—yet many of us continue these behaviours anyway. We’re remarkably good at justifying choices that aren’t in our best interests. This ties into a broader, almost unsettling question. Life appears to exist widely across Earth, which suggests the universe should be teeming with advanced civilisations. Yet, so far, we’ve found nothing—at least in our corner of it. One possible explanation is the idea of “the Great Filter.” This theory proposes that as a civilisation develops, it encounters critical stages where it must either overcome a major challenge or collapse. Nuclear weapons could be one example: a point at which humanity might have destroyed itself. While that risk hasn’t disappeared, it does seem less immediate than it once did, and there are likely other challenges we’ve successfully navigated. It may be that most civilisations fail at one of these stages. If that’s the case, it’s possible we may have already progressed further than many others. If so—well done us.

Yes, and no. Our behaviour really stems from the fact that humans are the result of evolution, not intelligent design. We collectively refuse to accept that we are animals governed by survival instinct which is fine tuned to respond to short term threats to our existence. We struggle to respond to any long term threat. Our brain just can't do it. This fact is the biggest single threat to humanity.

Perhaps the reason that teh Bondi Gunman has slipped from the front page is due to a lot of other stuff for the front pages. Things like Iran, fuel, cyclones, and Roberts-Smith are the short term attention grabbers now. Also the Bondi Bomber is awaitng the actual start of the Court appearances. He is currently On Remand.

Interesting.