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We have that here, too.. The passengers that need to get off at shorter platforms eaither eat themselves at, or move to the carriages that abutt the platform. It really isn't a big deal. Jeez, I dunno; they save a bit of dough by not making the platforms longer and people complain. If they spend the money to make the platforms longer, people complain. Depends on how you look at things, I guess.

Cyprus is one of my favourite places to take the family... Absolutely lovely people (south and north). Quite a bit of history. Easy to get around... and away from the tourist areas, quite spectacular scenery.

There may be method to the Russian madness of not resisting in a meaningful way the Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region and it comes to prioritising gains v losses: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/18/zelenskiy-ukraine-shock-russia-offensive-incursion

Maybe the AI hasn't factored into its training driving at 3pm around a school, but I doubt it. I am thinking it accounts for, or is biased to inexperienced and general dipstick drivers rather than prudent and reasonable and therefore takes a conservative approach to the probable outcome. Also I would guess it's not a binary decision. It would have assessed what was going on behind it as well and considered the risk of a rear shunt v mowing down the pedestrian and braked accordingly. I have no idea of that car's systems but maybe it even considered swerving. AI is definitely nowhere near perfect, but as older cars are replaced by newer cars, they will start talking to each other and you will find they will be able to act in concert to avoid the primary and secondary risks.. Makes for a Russian hacker's disruption heaven.

Her pumpkin scones are to die for

Well, I did my last roll of the dice today.. To be honest, I sort of stopped doing the analysis when I stopped posting regularly... And sure enough, the favourite (Geelong) got comprehensively accounted for by St. Kilda. Rounds 4 through 22 (19 weeks) of "entertainment" for £50... I was tempted to top up for tomorrow's games, but, heck, I need to keep this shirt on my back... Anyone here good for a loan? Preferably margin to put on the stock market. Oh wait, darn it.. the rebound already happened 🙂 If there is any consolation, the pundits have called this the wierdest season in living memory.. Ah well, back to more contributions to the forums.. I bet (pardon the pun) everyone is looking forward to that...

Big congrats to your son, and to you and your good self. Although our physcial paths have not crossed, I am also proud of him for achieving what he has in real adversity. Quality deserves recogniton.

Sounds reasonable to me.. in fact it is wonderful Sin searly D J Trump

In terms of motor and battery, there is much less to break down. Otherwise they are much the same as ICE cars and yes, more to go wrong that can't be repaired at home

EVs use a different motor and fuel system, with regen braking... that is about the difference between them and ICE cars..

So far two alleged war criminals who are allegedly being protected by Kerry Stokes don't seem to be suffereing too much i nthe way of the application of due process in law enforcement.

Just check the updates don't include security updates as well. You will want them, even if you don't transact through your tablet.

I think you should read Marty's post again. He wasn't threatening anything, just acknowledging you had a bad first experience. Otherwise, I am with Litespeed.. we all have a brain and can use it if we need to.

Steady on, @Asymeo. I understand where you're coming from. But, firstly. @old man emu did not ask you your nationality - he asked your first language - and many countries, as their first language, speak other country's langages - albeit a dialect. Many South American countries speak their dialect of Portugese or Spanish, but ccollectively their first languages are said to be Portugese, or Spanish, not, say Brazilian or Mexican. Secondly, this is not a site that bans people because or otheir origins or any other characteristic that is usually used to discriminate against. The mods, who have a thankless and difficult task (it is voluntary based) are reviewiong all sorts of stuff that is posted here and try and strike a balance between the rights of individual posters (whether they are new or have been around for ages) and the rights and protections of all others on the forum. That is not to say you won't see racially or otherwise discriminatory content on here. There is (IMNSHO), and it is often met with a fierce rebuke. Mods do step in. However, in this case, the mods are trying to determine if you'r a bona fide member or a shit stirrer. My father was an immigrant to Australia after WWII, and lived for around 60 years in Aus. Although his conversational English was fine, his written English was poor, so I have been personally giving you the benefit of the doubt - and I would say while you aren't banned, the deleted thread should probably be reinstated if it hasn't been already. However, you last post does make me wonder. Poorly constructed sentences interspersed with fairly articulate words - I can't think of the last time I heard or read anyone use the word orthography (but, I think you mean orthographic)... With that, to me, it smacks of a remedial LLM AI model or you are using translation software as English isn't your first language - either is OK by me if it helps you participate as a bona fide member, because we want to see all sorts of bona fide contributions from all walks of life, even if they are Chinese, Russian (well some may not), or Mynamar and even if they don't concur with everyone on here (if that were the case, I would have been booted out long ago). For me, at the moment, as the subject matter doesn't seem to have been manipulative, but more thought provoking (I am an eternal optimist), I am happy withg your membership. But please bear with our scepticism and criticism if we can't understand or misinterrpret either the content or intent of your posts.

Time for a bit more corruption (or lobbying).. wonder why MSM won't report it

Either that or a minty smelling arse

If you look at the first femail boxer in this article, I would suggest a similar physique: https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/list-of-the-greatest-womens-boxers-of-all-time-do-you-agree-with-this-top-5-ranking/12mvcj2e6htrb1pkn15zh3cs3c And remember when the Chinese women's swimmers first came to prominence in the Olympics quite some time ago - not too many blokes would have thought of taking them on in a boxing ring. But, I think this is a real vexing issue and I can see both sides of the argument having merit. The levels of testosterone presently in the body do not seem to negate the effects of it being previously in the body during development stages. An Aussie femal boxer has slammed the press and "ignorant" about they way they have treated Khelif... She thinks there's nothing in it. I would suggest that listening to someone in the sport that has boxed against Khelif and not involved in the bout in question is probably not a bad thing. But she is neither an expert, nor is there mass agreement by others in the sport as far as I can tell. To me, there is a simple solution - create a trans competition. Sure the numbers are low at the moment, but I wonder if a trans competition may bring more trans into competitive sport? Yes, some trans may object on the basis it discriminates against them as women (as they see themselves as women). But life isn't black and white and we have to accept compromises in all sorts of things. Also, it will provide pause to the issues to allow time for the issues to be dealt with, possibly as a stepping stone to being able to compete in femail comps, or realise that it is not inherently fair on the numbers.

Apparently, British tanks are being used in the incursion into Russia, and there is a lot of debate abot whether that should be the case.. Many people that call into talk back radio are concerned about poking the bear and its consequences. Apart from the fact we would normally shoot a rabid maniac bear, very few of the population here seem to have cottoned onto the fact that the Russian military has shown to be in disarray and under resourced, an under-maintained both in people and hardware/tech.

Yeah... This is the problem with th education system. Eveyday finance should be a mandatory subject at early high school. If you can understand basic maths, you can understand basic rules of finance and consumer law.. He may be an "idiot" for doing it, but if he has never been educated about what can happen if a company that owes you something goes broke, a bit of a hard word in a vulnerable situatiuon, and you have this issue. In the UK, many flying schools offer bhig discounts for big upfront payments, especially the commercial training world. Many go under owing a lot of money/training to consumers/students. I thin k Soar aviation in Melb did the same thing..

I'm not sure he had the stamina for that..

Reminds me of this oldie: Wife: "So, on your first night of being a gigolo, how much did you make?" Hubby: "$03.33" Wife: What miserly woman gave you 33 cents!?" Hubby: "All of 'em"

No wonder I don't catch much when I go fishing.

Kids didn't comit crimes in the era of corporal punishment? I think you will find the stats have little correlation to the era of corporal punishment - there were cycles of high and low rates of youth offending (oddly, these cycles are correlated to non-youth offending).. with the 1900;s high low in the 30s and escalating well past the 50s. Of course, a pure rate is useless as you have to categorise the crime - in days gone by, petty crime was pursued yet it is hardly reported today let alone working out who the offender was. In fact, did it not just mean those likely to misbehave became canny at not getting found out by their parents (until the police got involved)? Are you saying kids today don't know right from wrong? They may at the moment be more cavalier than they were only a couple of years ago, but that doesn't mean they don't know right form wrong. There are, but oddly your example doesn't sound like a crime.. But were kids not influenced before tech.. Remember the famous (or infamous) "dares", where kids wourld be dared into doing all sorts of things. Tech spreads it quicker, but is was certainlyu around in thiose days, and it didn't take long for new things from others got around... I was speaking to a bloke in the pub a few years ag o - respectable civil engineer who as a teenager stole the odd car to impress the girls... as well.. Seems like pretty women were influencers back then, too. No, but this has been going on for years (well, maybe not hte police helicopter thing); youth gangs well before more "liberal approaches" were adopted mainstream and some of them were bloody violent. The increase in tech available, including the police filming, etc, makes it more accessible to the public. Funny how they turn off their body cams, for example, when they want to. Your argument is like saying, society is increasingly fragmented and needs to be brought back together. The society was very close and looking out for each other during WWII ; we need another war to bring society back together. Prove causation, an you have a point. There apparently is evidence (I say apparently as this is a what I was taught at a criminology class - but can;' be arsed looking it up) a correlation between removing corporal punishment from school and reduction in vikolence at schools. It may well be a coincidence, though.,

Ahh.. we have a double D size - perfect!

Sadly, another example of relying on press beat-ups to come to a conclusion. My experience is anecdotal, but as a young-an, I first enjoyed life in the serene suburb of Kew East in Melbourne. Hardly a dust up in school; no bullying to note, and virtually no crime, let alone youth crime. Then, after my parents split, life was turned upside down in the suburb of Glenroy, a lower-income suburb next to Broadmeadows, where it was the polar opposite. I had never before heard of a street gang, burglaries, car theft, etc - much of it committed by youth and there was one kid in our class who's father's profession was burglary. No second prizes for guessing how that kid ended up (I coincidentally googled his name and area and some old newspaper articles came up). Oh, and not to mention the schoolyard violence and bullying.. I think you can see a picture emerging. But it went a bit deeper than that. The school I left in Kew East, admittedly early, the teachers were committed, and Mr. Stanton (one always remembers a great teacher) started teaching us electronics in grade 3. The next year, it was like stepping into a child minding centre.. it's not that the teachers were not committed - there were a couple I recall, including Mr. Parker, who worked tirelessly - but against under-funding and disinterested parents and kids. It was quite the world apart - and Kew East was decidedly middle class at the time - not like Kew, Malvern, Hawthorn, and the like. The press are great at beating things up - which sells papers and brings eyeballs to the screen near you; all , which forms popular opinion. Sadly, they rarely put a balanced set of facts across and the next thing you know, society is baying for blood. A quick Google search will tell you Victoria has the second lowest rate of youth offending, only beaten by the ACT and SA; Given the socio-economic makeup of the ACT, that is not a bad effort. It will also yield that despite a sudden rise in youth crime last year, Victoria still has 5% less youth crime than it id in 2019 (pre-pandemic) and it was on the decrease then. Is it coincidence the spike came at a time of a cost of living crisis and an increasing epidemic of anxiety. Vic has recently abandoned the reform to up the age of criminal responsibility to 14 thanks to one highly publicised incident. To be honest, I haven't done the research, but the articles I quote below say it is a waste and resources would be better spent attacking the root cause to prevent it from happening in the first place. And it will probably be a lot cheaper in the long run. https://www.mondaq.com/australia/crime/1475994/youth-crime-in-australia-an-in-depth-analysis-of-trends-and-statistics#:~:text=Youth crime in Australia – Victoria&text=In 2023%2C crimes committed by,aggravated burglary and vehicle theft. Is a fairly high level overview. I would be concerned why in one year there was a marked increase in Victoria in youth crime. What was the sudden change. Given there were no sudden changes in the law or enforcement, nor social services, I would suggest the idea that the we are suddenly "molly-coddling these c**ts". What has changed? Maybe that is a better place to start. From this article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/12/amid-claims-of-a-youth-crisis-victorias-approach-is-working-advocates-say, "Murray says all data is “open to interpretation” but most of those working the sector know they are dealing with a “small group of kids” in a “small number of postcodes”. And this article shows despite the spike recently, the trend has been lowering youth crime: https://youthlaw.asn.au/the-facts-in-youth-crime/ Its a bit like the DV Murder - there was a spike and the press beat it up as if it was a chronic problem. Both issues have the potential to be a chronic problem, but in these cases the experts may well have the better ideas to resolve (or reduce, as you will never totally resolve) the issue. BTW, I forgot about this: https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/14/alarming-surge-in-mental-ill-health-among-young-people-in-face-of-unprecedented-challenges-experts-warn Look at some of the root causes identified... The news rarely makes much of a meal of that, because it would offend their advertisers, and therefore, revenue.