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People often express disbelief that a gas making up only 0.04% of the atmosphere could have any meaningful impact. Consider ozone (03). Its concentration varies with altitude, peaking between about 15 km and 35 km at just 2–8 parts per million (ppm). By comparison, carbon dioxide (CO₂) sits around 420–425 ppm and is rising by roughly 2.4–2.6 ppm per year. Ozone exists in far smaller concentrations than CO₂, yet its role is critical—without the ozone layer, life on Earth would not survive. Small percentages can still have enormous effects.

When anyone presents a quote, I always look for its source. I can't find any evidence that this was ever said. 🔎 Where the “2 metres in 10 years” claim comes from There is no verifiable speech, interview, or document where Al Gore says: Sydney Harbour will rise 2 metres in 10 years What does exist is a mix of: 1. 🌊 Misinterpreted statements from An Inconvenient Truth In An Inconvenient Truth, Gore discusses: Potential multi-metre sea level rise But only if major ice sheets collapse And over long timescales (decades to centuries) Some critics later compressed that into “he predicted metres soon”, and then it got shortened again into “2 metres in 10 years”—which is not what he said. 2. 🧩 Blending with other exaggerated or wrong claims Online posts often mix together different claims, for example: “20 feet (≈6 metres)” long-term possibilities General warnings about future flooding Local places like Sydney or New York added in later Over time, these get stitched into a fake quote that sounds specific and outrageous. 3. 📱 Social media meme evolution Fact-checkers have looked at similar Sydney-specific claims and found: Memes often use photos of Sydney Harbour to “prove” no change These ignore tides and proper measurement Long-term data actually shows rising sea levels, not flat or falling Once those memes circulate, people attach a made-up quote to them (like the Gore one) to give them credibility. 4. 📊 Real data contradicts the narrative Sea levels have risen 15–25 cm since 1901 globally Sydney tide gauges show a clear upward trend, not just 2 mm total So the “only 2 mm” part is also misleading—it cherry-picks or misunderstands data. 🧠 What’s really going on here This claim is basically a game of telephone: Real science: “multi-metre rise possible over long timeframes” Simplified: “metres of rise could happen” Distorted: “metres soon” Meme version: “2 metres in 10 years in Sydney” By the end, it sounds like a bold failed prediction—but it was never actually said. ⚖️ Bottom line ❌ No evidence Gore made that 10-year, 2-metre prediction ❌ The Sydney Harbour example is added later, not original ⚠️ The claim is a fabricated quote built from distortions ✅ Actual measurements show gradual, real sea level ris

Trump has signed an executive order that bone spurs are inherited in his family only.

@Grumpy Old Nasho - you really need to stay away from TV.. It is mainly American fed BS that doesn't even apply in their legal systems. War crimes are covered under the Crimes Act (Commonwwealth), making it a federal office; not a state offence. It is an indictable (serious) offence. However, there is no federal criminal court, the court of the first instance will be the supreme court of whichever state he is in, which is NSW. Under NSW law, all indictable offences require a trial by jury, except where, in the court's opinion, there is so much publicity that would impact almost anyone from being unbiased and potentially predisposed to a guilty verdict. But, this does not apply to federal offences thanks to s.80 (I think) of the Aussie constitrution, that requires all commonwealth (fedral) indictable offences to be tried by jury. The Bondi gunmen are also to be tried in the NSW Supreme Court in the first instance. In both cased, the defence may (and will likely) petition the court that a trial by jury would be prejudicial to the defence. If both succeed, then the outcome will be different for both defendants. Roberts-Smith will walk free. As the court will deem he cannot be granted a fair trial by jury, and the Aussie constitution requires those charged with a federal indictable offence are tied by jury, the court has no choice. It's as simple as that. Of course, the prosecution will appeal it, but if the decision is upheld, Robert Smith is a free man. In the case of the Bondi Gunman, there are 59 offences including murder, attempted murder, terrorism, firearms, etc. For the NSW state offences (murder, attempted murder , some of the firearms offences, some of the terrorism offences), he will still be tried - but by a judge only or a number of judges. He does not automatically walk free. If the defence do not agree, he will still be tried by jury. Unlike Roberts-Smith, he has no "get out of jail" card, if you will excuse the pun. But there's more.. the procedure is slightly different, especially where the judge has to give reasons for finding of fact (where a jury doesn't), It is hard to quantify, but because it holds the judge to a higher level of scrutiny, is is argued tha ut us harder to get a convuiction because they judge requires more to eliminate reasonable doubt (standard of proof the prosecution must provide) and less to introduce doubt on the balance of probabilities (standard of proof required by the defence). Every new editor (TV, magazine, radio, etc) in the country knows this. So, your theory that all the hype with Roberts Smith and the relatively low coverage of the Bondi Gunman is to lynch Roberts-Smith is so far from reality, it beggars belief. It is in Roberts-Smith best interests that there is as much bombastic coverage showing him as guilty as possible. With every press story that can predispose people to an opinion, the defence case stengthens that he can walk away a free man. Similarly for the Bondi Gunman, as if the defence will have less to do to introduce reasonable doubt (not that that will happen) or intorduce a defence (e.g. mental impairment - still slim but probably he only one he has got form what I saw as provication has to be proximate). By the press not covering it obsessively, they are prroviding less than they could to the defence to give them their best short at walking away. But, if you want to reverse the situation and have all the coverage on the Bondi person and none or less on Roberts-Smith, then you are virtually guaranteeing he will be tried, and possibly allowing enough of a sliver of hope the Bonid gunman can rely of some defence (though I doubt it, because criminal mental impariment is a much narrower definition than clincial definitions).

Only in Amerika..... Look! Jesus loves science! You can now ask Jesus anything via A.I. "For some evangelical Christians, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. At $1.99 per minute, the tech company Just Like Me is taking that concept to a new level." I expect AI jesus can interpret Aramaic..... https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/buddhabot-1-99-chats-ai-110406192.html

The whole family must have legs like roosters. Is that the reason everyone refers to Trump as a "cock"?

Al Gore said Sydney harbour would be 2 mtres higher after his world tour spouting climate changes (and made 100million) in ten years, guess what its about 2mm he was a climate liar and just in it gor the money

Seems reasonable to me. Recruit people who speak the language and understand the culture of those countries the defence forces are likely to engage with

Had some incredible luck today. In my previous post (last post previous page) I said that the appointment with the ENT specialist was on July 3. I decided to take the letter of referral and test results to his office this afternoon. The receptionist was serving another patient and said "Take a seat in the waiting room. I'll be with you in a minute and get some details." There was another patient in the waiting room. His door opened and she was called in. She was out again in 5 minutes. The receptionist came around and said "His next patient is not here yet, you can have a word with him now if you like." I went in and explained my situation. He checked my ears, looked at the test graphs and told me a few things to do before my scheduled appointment. Then the receptionist collected information like my pension number, medicare number etc., and said she would organise a pre-cochlear test. So effectively, moved things up 3 months. She said "Don't tell your GP. Nobody gets to see him on day 1."

BRS trial could be more than a year away. This case will grind on for years, whereas I suspect the Bondi monster will be well and truly sentenced by then, I would imagine. There will be a bail review hearing on 17 April. So no, your theory is not supported by facts. Long-Term Estimates: Legal analysts note that cases of this magnitude "grind on for years". A comparison is often drawn to Oliver Schulz, the first Australian soldier charged with a war crime. He was charged in March 2023, but his trial is not expected until 2027, representing a roughly four-year gap from arrest to trial. If Roberts-Smith's case follows a similar trajectory, the trial might not begin until 2029 or 2030.

GON the BRS arrest didn't just happen out of the blue. Remember, he has already been found in his defamation case to have, on the balance of probabilities, committed the crimes he is now charged with, and this was long before the Bondi atrocity. Of course, being found civilly liable requires a lesser burden of proof than being found criminally liable. He does deserve the presumption of innocence in the criminal case until the verdict. There is this narrative floating around the net that suggests if you don't proclaim his innocence, you are somehow not supporting the troops or unpatriotic. The thing to remember is that these alleged crimes only came to light because 21 of his colleagues were willing to give evidence against him. Are we to suppose that these SAS soldiers formed such a conspiracy against him? I imagine it would have taken great courage for these soldiers to give evidence against him.

That's ridiculous conspiracy thinking nonsense.

Here's why we only have a month's worth of fuel stored here.

There are now guidelines and rules about deorbit or moving to what's called a graveyard orbit FCC 5-Year Rule: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules requiring satellites licensed by the US—or seeking to access the US market—to deorbit within 5 years of mission completion, a significant reduction from the previous 25-year guideline. Enforcement: In 2023, the FCC took its first enforcement action against a company (DISH) for failure to properly deorbit a satellite (EchoStar-7), demonstrating that these regulations are now being legally enforced. International Guidelines: Agencies like NASA and the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) provide guidelines, often adopting the 25-year maximum rule for LEO, or moving to "graveyard" orbits for satellites in higher orbits. Exceptions and Grandfathering: Existing satellites are often "grandfathered" in, meaning they do not have to comply with newer, stricter rules immediately. However, new missions must include plans for disposal.

I wouldn't worry about that. Here is the jury selection process (at least in NSW) If the defence believes an Afghan (f one happened to be selected) would be prejudiced to the defence, they can challenge, as can the prosecution. The Jury Selection Process: Selection: The Sheriff randomly selects people from the NSW electoral roll within a court's district. Notice and Summons: Residents receive a notice of inclusion for a 12-month period, followed by a summons to attend court on a specific date. Eligibility: Most people registered to vote are eligible, though some criminal convictions, legal disqualifications, or occupations (e.g., police) may exclude them. Exemption: Individuals can request to be excused for reasons like health, undue hardship, or prior service. Empanelling (The Ballot): At court, the Judge's Associate randomly draws cards from a ballot box to select 12 jurors for a trial. Challenges: The defense and crown can each challenge (object to) up to three potential jurors without giving a reason.

There's a few other spawn that are just as bad as their old man.

I think that those were fair comments, not likely to affect any juror. I was just saying that in my opinion, being on that jury is going to be a hard job.

I don't think you should Making such comments OME with the trial in Progress. Nev

That is probably the fear - that he goes in, becomes a regular grunt and gets killed so that the Trump dynasty dies.

One of the causes of a major sea level rise was the release of unimaginable amound of water caused by the collapse of the North American (Laurentide) Ice Sheet which caused a catastrophic rise in global sea level led to the flooding of the Black Sea and drove dramatic social change across Europe. The collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet released a deluge of water that increased global sea levels by up to 1.4 metres. This increase in sea level and associated coastal flooding resulted in the submerging Doggerland. Doggerland was a large area of land in Northern Europe in the southern North Sea. We know the area as the Dogger Bank. Ther are many otehr places identified in oral histories that relate to this global rise in sea level. The flooding of the land bridges between Tasmania and the continent, and in the area of the Timor Sea. Speaking of Sydney, the harbour is the result of rising sea levels flooding old valleys. The same applies to Botany Bay. Local area Aboriginal stories carry nuggets of truth about the effects of rising sea levels.

He'd be perfect in the infantry & when in a foxhole could stand up & see further than anyone else. Mind you the enemy could see him better than anyone else too.

The Australian court system is as good or Better than Most and it's NOT the Government 's decision to Prosecute cases, unlike the USA, and plenty of other places you wouldn't want to live in. Nev

Melania won't let her little precious be exposed to any risks. Nev

Apparently Barron is too tall according to the physical standards. I can see how height would be a disadvantage in fitting into some equipment, like a tank, but there are many other occupations in the military where tallness would not matter. Maybe he could be trained to be a drone operator, or a communications operator.

Scary thing is, the weaponry doesn't even need to be explosive. You drop a small crowbar from orbit and it will kill a tank quite effectively.

At the end of the Last Glacial Maximum (~21,000 years ago), sea levels were at their lowest. Between roughly 14,000 and 8,000 years ago, the majority of the rise occurred, with about 90 metres of sea level increase in just 6,000 years, corresponding to an average rate of roughly 15 mm per year. After this rapid rise, sea levels continued to increase more gradually, adding another 30–40 metres over the following several thousand years, reaching near-modern levels around 3,000 years ago. From about 3,000 years ago until the pre-industrial period, sea levels were relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations. From the IPCC report archive (archive.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg1/409.htm😞 Based on tide gauge data, the rate of global average sea level rise during the 20th century is in the range 1.0 to 2.0 mm/yr, with a central value of 1.5 mm/yr Based on the few very long tide gauge records, the average rate of sea level rise has been larger during the 20th century than the 19th century. No significant acceleration in the rate of sea level rise during the 20th century has been detected.

Informative, Octave. Nice to see some regulatory action. But in our changing world, the big players are less and less inclined to obey their own rules. These days all it takes is a stroke of a felt pen, to declare an emergency that throws rule books out the window. The threat of orbiting weaponry has been hanging over our heads since Ronny Raygun's time.

So Mel has them too? Oh, that unfortunate family is suffering!

I really cannot see any of these alleged 'left wing loonies'. Who are these people and how are they different from the 'right wing loonies' and 'centrist loonies'? Name calling only hinders any argument. Sure, I am cynical about all our politicians, I think the system impedes progress. Too many things get bogged down instead of efficiently moving forward. In my opinion the real reason for that level of talk is that for any gov't decision, a pathway doesn't get communicated to the public in a transparent and balanced way. We should have the pros and cons plus the tradeoffs (full cost/benefit, not just in $ ) Otherwise we cannot truly see if some policy is 'loony'.

Aaah, I didn't know they are an inherited trait.

He's a high profile person. Victoria Cross recipient. His uniform displayed in the War Memorial. I agree he's innocent until proven guilty, but he did lose a recent libel suit, because the allegations were judged highly likely to be true. So it's perhaps not surprising that these events are newsworthy.

Soooo... If it turns out that BRS did, in fact, kill unarmed civilians, you would be ok with that GON?

Like I said, conspiratorial nonsense. Naveed Akram is on remand waiting for his trial to start. In other words, he's in jail. There no doubt he's guilty because the whole country witnessed it, but there is a legal process to follow and it takes time. He's not going anywhere. Linking the Ben Roberts-Smith arrest with the Akram reporting is more conspiratorial thinking.

Are you suggesting the Bondi terror suspect is out free? That's bullshit

No, Barron has bone spurs

Does that include Barron?

Back to Trump. Many of the MAGA faithful are starting to line up against Trump including his old mates that are ex Fox news. Also British PM Sir Keir Starmer has not pulled any punches by stating he is Fed Up with Trump and appeared to compare him with Putin & that the ceasefire has to include Lebanon. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360962790/starmer-says-he-fed-trump Trump has lashed out at ex Fox News reporters Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones in a tirade of insults. Owens has hit back with "Time to put Grandpa in a home" & Kelly asking "Why can't he act like a normal human" https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360944966/iran-war Trumps disgusting attacks on anyone & everyone are really getting to a large portion of his faithful & it seems that only the Evangelistic Christian nutters that Hegseth belongs to aren't wavering. He is trying to introduce conscription with automatic registration in the Selective Service System of all 18 to 25 year old males later this year. His erratic behaviour is getting worse by the day & he could go too far & try to cancel the mid term elections with another emergency. Who knows. He has surrounded himself with inept and incompetent sycophants & Hegseth has already got rid of a dozen of the US military's best generals. No wonder they have failed miserably against Iran.

I think that's called having a nonsensical worldview then building fairy castle assumptions to support it.

It's gonna be a show trial to appease the multiculturalists so Labor can get some badly needed votes from it. The spotlight has now shifted from the Bondi murderer to Ben Roberts-Smith. I'm sure Ben's arrest was deliberately delayed to coincide with the Bondi murderer's long drawn out investigation. Can't blame an ethnic without an Anglo Aussie to blame also. Gotta balance things out a bit. That seems to be the unwritten motto in leftwing politics these days.

Elon will have lots of targets waiting for him to practice his aim. Knowing his development methods, I'd prefer him to practice aiming away from me.

We don't realise how much stuff we have launched into orbit around the Earth. I often wonder how they manage to get through the active and inactive satelites that are there without colliding with something. Perhaps a furture space business will be to go around collecting the junk and returning it to Earth for recycling.

At the end of the day, it is all about money. Idealism comes next. It is a great way to make money. The general public comes last. But they are essential to support the idealism. That's how capitalism works.

Police Procedure: In NSW there is no need to handcuff an arrested person during transport if there is no clear chance that the arrested person will attempt to flee. If a person submits to arrest why bother possibly injuring them by cuffing? Your idea that the cuffs always go on after arrest is based on what you see depicted in American crime programmes.

The Devil speaks.

Who didn't know the amount of GST in the price of a birthday cake? How many politicians didn't know the price of a packet of butter? It's easy to trip up someone on a minor detail, which is what any political opponent of another politician will do for a headline.

Whilst a politician misquoting a figure is not the best look, it is also not unheard of. Many a treasurer has misquoted inflation or interest rates at a press conference. Politicians are not scientists, and their role is to take the best advice. The denier community gets all excited if Al Gore makes a mistake, etc., as if this somehow delegitimises the established science. When it comes to climate science, I stick to my usual methods. I am not an immunologist. There is no way I can, for example, prove or disprove whether or not there is a link between vaccination and autism. I can not do the actual research myself. All I can do is look at the published research and weigh it up against any dissenting research. I believe my approach to science is quite reasonable, and surely most would agree. Why then do people throw out the peer-reviewed science in just this one area? If the science is nonsense, then perhaps someone could explain why CSIRO, NASA and a list of the world's most respected science organisations are broadly in agreement. Are they poor at science? Are left-wing loonies trying to bring down the world's economy? Are they all getting together in some kind of conspiracy? I think deniers owe us an explanation as to how and why this supposed bad science or conspiracy is occurring.

Don't over egg it. He simply Has NO idea what he is doing and his Massive ego Motivates most of it .Nev

I stole this from another thread. I think it captures the level of the world's respect for TACOtrump. Apologies to it's originator.... Around the world, non-English news outlets are finding creative ways to translate the phrase “chicken out” for news consumers who are more familiar with an egg-laying bird than the proverbial presidential clucker in chief, and to explain that the acronym has no relation at all to Mexican food. In Japan, TACO was introduced in news headlines last year during Trump’s repeated tariff announcements and reversals. At the time, it was a new English slang term spreading in the financial services industry for buying stocks cheap after a U.S. tariff announcement drove the markets lower, then selling for a profit after shares inevitably rebounded from a Trump reversal. This week, the word was back in the news, with commentators discussing the difference between TACO and “tako,” which means “octopus” in Japanese. A news segment on Fuji Television explained to viewers the origin, meaning and connotation of the acronym with the fastidiousness of an educational program. “T-A-C-O,” a newscaster spelled out, before enunciating: “TACO.” “Tako? An octopus?” another asked, mimicking the tentacles of an octopus with his arms. “Among friends, you might say, ‘Don’t chicken out,’ but it doesn’t feel like appropriate slang for a president,” a third commentator said, noting the element of scornful criticism in the English meaning. The term became so widely used this week on social media and in news coverage that shortly after the ceasefire announcement, a popular illustrator, Irasutoya, released what appeared to be two new Trump drawings: one with the president wearing a taco (of the Mexican cuisine variety) as a hat, and another of him wearing an octopus on his head. One Japanese economist invented a new linguistic format: “TACO-ru,” using a Japanese conjugation to turn the acronym into a verb, meaning, “to TACO.” In the French press, TACO has turned into “Trump always deflates,” while in Italy, some of the national papers used an Italian turn of phrase that translates roughly into “always wets himself” — pejorative takes implying fearfulness. In the Arab world, several media outlets have published explainers on the acronym, largely translating it as “Trump always backs down.” A Spanish television segment described it as “doing the chicken,” while showing an illustration of Trump carrying a chicken. As the term gained popularity last year, a Mexican news outlet made sure to distinguish that when it came to “Mister Taco,” it was not referring to the food but to Mr. President. South Korea’s version of Wikipedia, Namuwiki, has an entire entrydedicated to TACO, complete with AI-generated photos of Trump dressed in a chicken suit. It translates the phrase as: “Trump always gets scared and runs away.” The term originated last year in a Financial Times column describing the “Taco trade” among investors making sense of the quick fall and rise in the markets in response to Trump’s tariff announcements. Trump has bristled at the term, and the White House and some Trump supporters describe his approach more generously as strategic unpredictability. The use of the term to describe Trump’s change of mind on Iran has drawn criticism even from some Democrats, noting that a decision to spare the lives of 90 million Iranians shouldn’t be minimized to a meme. But in many countries, TACO has become a shorthand to make sense of the president’s extreme threats that reverberate around the world — from tariffs to military attacks — and a TACO moment can have severe repercussions for the global economy. In oil-dependent Asia, for example, the prolonged Middle East war has resulted in economic tumult and a supply chain crisis comparable to the coronavirus pandemic. In China, where the term “chicken out” does not exist in Mandarin and the taco remains an exotic dish in many parts of the country, state outlets and social media users have come up with various ideas to make the TACO meme more accessible. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV uses the phrase “back down at the last second” as its translation. Some commentators are harking back to the term “paper tiger,” an old proverb that Mao Zedong popularized in his description of American imperialism — someone that appears powerful but is weak when challenged. Others compare TACO to stalled “rotten-tail” property projects, a notorious problem of abandoned construction projects in China’s housing bubble that create legal and logistical headaches for property buyers left in a limbo. On TikTok sister site Douyin, at least one user proposed using the transliteration “Takou,” literally a “mouth/verbal flop” — a faux pas, something you shouldn’t say or you’d regret. A viral meme compared Trump’s claims of an imminent victory over Iran to e-commerce giant Pinduoduo’s gamified marketing stunt in which users are encouraged to invest a lot of time trying to clinch unattainable rewards. Another shows Trump casting a TACO spell — with firepower emanating from his hands — in a game of cards as a last resort for salvaging the stock market. Zhang Jiaqian, a meticulous translator of Trump’s social media posts, said he has not yet seen a perfect Chinese translation of TACO but shared his own view that the TACO behavior is not a sign of weakness but a scheme to maximize gains — in this case, squashing Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “We can laugh at TACO all we can want,” Zhang said, “but shouldn’t underestimate the results.”

Strategy has never been simpler....

The inmates have been running the asylum since 2016, with a 4 year break