Jerry_Atrick

I visited Chaddie on my last trip to Aus, which was back in 2018 for my mum's 80th. The last time I would have been there waas around 2008. Wow-wee had the place grown! They had added a section that wass chockers with lucury European brands, where the prices made Ralph Lauren seem like Kmart prices. The place was so big that I couldn't be bothered walking from the Myer end of the mall to the food court (or probably courts). One of the reasons for going was to replace my didlapidated wallet...which was Oroton with another. I still have it 10 years later and it is still going strong so while they are expensive, they are worth it. Was going to take a look around the mall, but it was just too big and people were queuing to get into some of the stores. Jumped into the car and headed back to the brother's place and strolled along Burke Road in Camberwell - much more pleasant.

But he has been screwin Ukraine...

They are all moving to Chaddie (Chadstone): https://www.consultancy.uk/news/12744/chadstone-shopping-centre-expansion-opens-its-doors Soon it will be visible from space if it isn't already.

Large corporations have a track record of destroying the real value of businesses they takeover. The M&A world is literally full of carcasses of the businesses that were taken over. I used to work for a large Aussie retailer, and most of the independent businesses it took over didn't realise the supposed gains, and some did depart the ASIC register. The best performing M&A type activities are where an operating company run by its owners take over acquisitions. Think turn-around venture capital firms that specialise in certain industries - and, although his Simggles chain is suffering - Solomon Lew (regardless of what you think of him - at that level, they are all the same). He has lived and breathed retail all his life, and his acquisitions tend to fare better than others, although he has had his bumps on the way. Publicly listed companies and funds are a recipe for disaster as acquirers. It is the reason why, on announcement of a deal, the share price of the puchased (prey) company usually goes up and the share price of the purcashing (predator) company ususally goes down (assiming both are listed).

Only when they break the laws of the land. Back to the Julian Knight thing.. I am findamentally opposed to making laws to permanently incarcerate named people. I understand it may have been done because, say a psychiatric assessment concluded there is no way back for him and he should never return to society to be a threat. Fair enough. However, all it does is expose weaknesses in our parole and probation systems. If these assessmnents were robust, they would be virtually giaranteeed of never letting him out anyway, unless he was genuinely no longer a threat to society. There are many cases where probation and parole have spectacularly failed in this area. I get the law can't cover evey foreseeability and maybe this one is justified, but in the backdrop of the current failures, they need to fix that whole system up.

Sadly, GON, it seems to already have claimed a big part of your llife. Life deals us blows at times. But we have to overcome them, dust ourselves down and move forward. Maybe save some of that money you pay in election fines (unless it is the same as it would cost you to get to where you need to vote) to get a little professional help (with an open mind); Often, not much is requied, but, speaking from expiernece, it can make a world of difference. You will never forget, but you can let go to the point it doesn't drive you.

He'll accept the award pot-humosly

I would be careful using that one.. it may bite

Anyone who took that as fact... well you can fill in the rest

This isn't a random thought.. but I was in a discussion with someone today about becoming an adopter of a new technology framework over the current widespread frameworks. I made the point it is highly unusual for me to go all in on the first new release of this particular vendor's product, usually preferring to wait a few releases and then only taking it on after it has proved itself and has traction in the market. His response is that we won't be able to find the developers and that we should stick with the tried and tested frameworks. My response was if that were the case, we would all still be on IBM Mainframes writing COBOL, and that as a well paid and experienced/quality developer, he should be able to learn the new framework and start productively developing in a couple of months - and with all that experience avoid the pitfalls of newbies. It sort of backed him into a corner where we were debating the technical merits of the framework. It got me thinking - how much do we hold up progress by hanging onto the old way of doing things? Forgetting the climate change argument, why wouldn't we transition to cleaner energy that would result in cleaner air and less environmental damage*? People argue cost, but if we reduced toxins in the air, which is likely to reduce all sorts of ailments from respiratory issues to cancers resulting in early deaths, how much do we save through a healthier population not dragging down finances for health care, and the opportunity cost lost on related losses from sick leave, loss of economic capacity through early deaths or retirements through ill health, etc. How many times do you see a meme that says something like "out yout hand up if you were slapped as a kid and learned to respect people"? I can recall both my partner and I were heavily influenced by our parents' parenting, which differed substantially. And after a disagreement about how to handle a situation (after it was handled), when my partner was defending her approach based on it was what her mother did in the same situation, I stopped and thought for a minute. "Don't we both complain about how our parents handled situations.. and now we're both applying what we complained about" Of course, parenting that doesn't set boundaries and implement consequences normally results in kids out of control and worse, but studies continually conclude where the boundaries are set in calm and rational ways, and consequences are applied in calm and reasonable/non-violent ways, they have a better outcome than smacking. Of course, in the field of any animal behaviour, there are outliers. I am not saying there is no place for a gentle tap on the wrist.. and I once did grab the boy by the ear when he was being particularly obstinate.. But, geez I felt crap afterwards. Of course, old ways worked then, and many are just as applicable now as they were.. but what if we are less shackled and more open.. how much better would this planet be?

I was driving along punt road towards Hoddle street that night as he was killing people. Could have easily been my then girlfriend and I. Still shudder at the thought. There are some people that should rot in jail.. and he is one of them. He's a bit older now, but I hope a real assessment was done on him and not he is older so probably not as dangerous type assessment.

Luv it

still readily available over here, but haven't stepped on any for a very long time

£20

Ding

Doh!I knew I was an ASIO reject for a reason 😉

Haven't heard from an old work colleague for some time; known him about 30 years, bu when we left the company we worked for, he headed back to the US. When my partner and I moved to Aus for a couple of years, I caught up with him as his company was doing some work for the ADF. He just pinged my on linkedin. This was their message:

Once in a life time

high frequency

Good afternoon

I try to dress down when doing it with others, too.. They may not be so receptive, though

So? I didn't say it wasn't. was referring to the Chinese indifference to patent and IP laws... I didn't say it was a bad or cheap or crap car. I said the Chinese have been ripping off others IP for years.. That is the FACT I was referring to.. Would that car have been as good if they didn't? I don't know.. that is SPECULATION. And I don't recall talking about the cost, either.. Of course, if you're ripping off other's IP and doing it in a country that forces low costs.. of course the cost is going to be cheaper..

I am not sure where that was coming from.. Clearly I am advocating the Scottish system which is early inteverntion rather than incarceration.. I think that is wholly inconsistent with Farage.. Hard to believe, I know, but it was a reasonably balanced article. And from a Murdoch source. That also doesn't make me a Farage supporter because I give credit where it is due.. surely?

Some like it that way

What was the fact? Work in IP law (in a jurisdiction that repects the laws and intenational treaties/covenants), and it is not that easy. Of course, it depends on the particular case as well and how the patent was granted. If you patent the object, it is easier; it you patent the concept, it becomes a lot harder to copy and slightly modify. Always get a good IP lawyer. China (and other countried) don't respect IP law.. Never have and never will (but will aggressively defend theirs in jurisdictions that do - it's called legal arbitrage).