old man emu

I think that you have identified the problem. The electors have been shown so many examples of corruption in its many forms that they see all politicians are corrupt. Not being corrupt themselves, the electors have no faith in whatever politicians say.

I knew there would be an "out". Section 8(1) of the RDA 8 Exceptions (1) This Part does not apply to, or in relation to the application of, special measures to which paragraph 4 of Article 1 of the Convention applies except measures in relation to which subsection 10(1) applies by virtue of subsection 10(3). Can anyone translate that gobble-de-gook?

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Capitol Records in the United States, and on 16 March 1973 by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom. That's 53 years ago.

I was trying to make the point that there are children in Australia from many different cultures. Why can't they join together to selebrate childhood nationally. Actually such a day is descriminatory since it excludes any child who is not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Haven't we gown up enough to have learned that promises made by politicians are hot air at best? Perhaps the running of teh country should be tuned over to the Public Service and politicians can continue to have their debating societies in the houses of parliament. Even used car salespersons are trusted more than politicians.

Bugger! Now "Yankee Go Home" is not PC.

Didn't someone once promise that Australia would not have a Goods and Servies Tax?

By the way, tomorrow, 4th of August is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day. Anyone know the date of Non-National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day? Have I jst posted something racist?

And no other indigenous population wherever on the planet has no cultural reference to the Moon? Australia is creating a culture of lunar tics.

Changing the conditions for negative gearing in a small economy like Australia's would not endanger the global economic system in the way unprovoked attacks on the economy of another country have done.

Memes like that one make one realise that one is getting old.

I was speaking to my local Member the other day. (I vote for another Party.) We spoke of Pauline and ON. He said that ON had no practical policies, which is something that many people are coming to consider to be correct. He said that he doubted if ON's results in the next election would mirror the current polling figures. The unfortunte thing is that I don't beleive his Party nor mine have a decent set of policies that would benefit all Australians. It seems to me that we have become terribly divided in our wants. Perhaps it's because we have been infected with the 'me first, last and every otehr time' virus.

Basically I'm saying STOP IT!

The written word in situations like forums can be misinterpreted becasue it lacks the nuances of voice. I caould type that Joe Blowe is a silly bugger. Can you tell from those words if I was being humourous or accusory? I think that we previously decided that it one wanted to make a statement then it should be accomanied by a reference to the source behind it. If that is done then I think it lessens the chance of persoanl attacks.

There's a bit of aggro going on between a couple of members. Hardly the sort of thing that makes for a pleasant place to come and interact with others. The aggro does not carry any of the discussion to a suitable resolve. In fact, it diminishes respect for those creating th aggro, and respecting others should be a foundational rule for we members. Let's make it the custom here to play the ball, not the man.

Two different, but possible scenarios. However we don't need AI to put the financial or military structures at risk. We' got the orange A-hole creating the risk.

What you describe might just well be the first incursion. What I was thinking of is an ultimate result if it was turned loose in some way. That's the point. AI tools work at the speed of light (?). The horse could have bolted before we knew it was thinking of bolting.

When you are pushing a lawn mower around, there's not much need to be givingh all your attention to the task, so your mind can wander off to strange topics which raise interesting, but not often considered, questions. 1. If the oveernight temperatur gets to 0C or less and ice forms on things, why doesn't the freeze kill plants that grow in the winter? 2. If The Romans were in control of Judea at the time of Christ, and Roman currency was the currency of the Empire, why did they need money changers at the temple in Jerusalum?

I feel happy! I finished mowing. Not like mowing a suburban lawn, but more like slashing a paddock of lucerne. But it's done and now I can sleep innocently.

Are we afraid that someone has let AI out of the bottle and it will turn into something like the water-bearing brooms of the Sorcerer's Apprentice? Are we afraid that AI will self-replicate and eventually create bodies for itself and we will be under attack from Dalek-like machines?

Only because the British reneged on a deal to supply the Ottomans with a battleship they had paid for. It is ironic that the Ottomans sided with Germany/Austro-Hungaria since the Ottomans and Austro-Hungarians had been at war for centuries.

Why was only one company prepared to insure a young pilot? Because their perceived risk of a claim was higher than for the average non-pilot of the same age. The company calculated its risk and from that set an amount for the premium. Whether or not that premium amount changes over the years depends mainly on the increasing age of the client. There are two classes of product that are sold by insurance companies. The first is "insurance". This product returns an agreed sum to the insurer if, and only if, an specified event occurs. Your house, car and CTP policies are insurance policies. These policies have a fixed period for which loss from a stated event occurs. There are so many events that an be insured against that I could not hope to list them all here. However there is another type of product. The other product is "assurance". This is a product that pays out for a specific reason based on the life of the insured. One product is "Whole of Life". With this type of product, the insurer agrees to pay a set amount upon the death of the insured. Since this product will have a life of many years, the premiums are based on the expected life span of the insured and the sum to be paid out. Basically, teh insurer hopes that the insured will live to an old age, by which time the total of premiums will equal the amount insured. The insurer takes a hit if the insured dies young. Meanwhile, the insurer is receiving money regularly which can be invested and the profits of those investments taken by the insurer. Assurance policies can also be taken out by companies on the lives of employees whose death would adversely affect the company's operations A similar product is an Endowment" policy. This type of policy is an agreement to pay the insured an agreed amount at the end of a specified period, say ten to twenty years. The annual premium is simply the amount agreed upon divided by the number of years. There is also a bit tacked on to cover a death benefit if the insured dies within the period. This type of policy was popular with grandparents to provide a gift to grandchildren when th child reached adulthood. Superannuation policies are a sort of assurance policy in which the premium mainly goes into investment, but there is a bit used for death and disability events. The proceds of superannuation are paid out as a lump sum which can be used to puchase an annuity (pension), or not. But most of you are well aware of that.

I figure if I keep cutting they'll I think Jerry put a curse, not a cursor, on my keyboard.

Now that I have cut them to ground level, igure thf I keep cuttick theill not flower and that will get rid of them over time. Because they are so leafy, cutting them down will let the light get to the grasses and clover that I don't mind having.

After the rain finally came a month or so ago, the earth burst forth with mallow weed which took over where I would have liked to have had a lawn, save for two years of drought. It had grown to shin-deep in thick patches, and I knew I had to cut it down. Unfortunately, my lawn mower hasn't been used for two years, either. I pulled it out of the shed, and put in some fuel, which had been in the can for two years as well. You knop already that teh mower would not start. So I had been thinking for a while that the mower had probably had it, and I done some looking around at the price of a new one - about $400. As a last resort, I tipped out the old fuel and oput in some freash stuff. I rejoiced when the mower fired up. I set about attacking one section of my yard and will knock over teh rest of it tomorrow. Eight bucks worth of fresh fuel save me a coulple of hundred bucks, abd gave me a bit of satisfaction for finally starting a job that was high on the To Do list.