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If I were to compile a list of ceremonial or celebratory events that I don't believe in I doubt that smoking ceremonies would be top of the list. Are smoking ceremonies more numerous than Christmas festivities or Christian ceremonies? I am a pretty hard line atheist however I don't really mind what others do. I understand that things that mean little to me may be meaningful to others. For me it comes down to kindness and empathy. I really can't understand why you guys spend so much emotional effort on this.

Spacey can I ask if the largest source of smoke is from Aboriginal ceremonies. At my local national park I can often smell smoke from wood fired BBQs. To be clear would ban wood fired BBQs? I find it bemusing when people bang on about a particular ceremony. As an atheist I think I think all ceremonies are bollocks (to me) however I am a well adjusted enough person to say"you know what, this means nothing to me, however it may mean something to someone else, so why have a panic attack over it. Recently I went to an art exhibition at the Melbourne Town Hall. At the opening there was a very short welcome to country and yes a tiny fire. The wording was short and to the point detailing the history of this place and welcoming all the people who have come since including all the waves of immigrants. This in no way bothered me and I can't really see why it would bother any intelligent rational person. I see little difference between this and Christian pronouncements on ANZAC day etc. The other thing that bothers me about this conversation is the idea that all Aborigines can be lumped into one category. Once we start with Muslims this or Aboriginals thar or Men this or Women that then I am out.

I also like magpies although not keen on the 10% of male magpies that get a touch aggressive every September although they are just protecting their young. Here is a website where you can report attacks and also be alerted to locations with aggressive magpies. Australia's Magpie Swooping Map 2024! The red one is the extra aggressive one that got me.

I say a magpie but actually, I took a bullet for the country. But this is the best ear ever, everyone says that. They say "Sir this is a great ear", "there has never been an ear this good".

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In YouTube recommendations list you can click on "This does not interest me" or "Don't recommend this channel" I use these features regularly and for the most part my recommendations are reasonable.

I was thinking the same thing.

Something I have noticed is that in the past they seemed to make contact with the helmet but lately seem to go for the ears.

This f***** was pretty agro and he got me twice, once on the way out and then again on the way back.

Well after an afternoon bike ride, I can confidently say that Magpie season has started.

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I imagine whoever pays for the conversation recoups their investment in charging fees like any other business.

These lamp post charging points are not free electricity. http://1,300 street lights converted to EV chargers in London

I find this article to be alarmist. Whilst the owner may pay for the QR order at the table system and these costs are ultimately paid for by the customer I have don't ever recall a price differential related to my choice to order in this way. I am sure that you can find the odd place that does add a surcharge but so far I have not struck this. The article talks about patrons having to hand out private information. The payment is made by a third party so certainly this is safer than the good old days of handing over your credit card to wait staff who in the past could "skim it" You do hand over your email address. I don't see this as a problem, my Email address is out there anyway and so what if I get the promotional email (which I could block if I wanted to) The article does not detail what data can be sold. The article says "These QR codes lead you to online menus where you have to input details like your name, address and email to order your food or drink." I regularly dine out and have never ever been asked my home address. This claim seems unlikely. If I ever were to be asked my home address I would decline to do so and I don't think this would invalidate the order. "and then some even ask for a tip at the end of the process even though you haven't received your order." Well, not really, there usually will be three boxes on the payment screen for tips, something like 0% 5% 10% you can tip if you want or not. It is much more private and comfortable than being face to face with a wait staff person observing whether you tipping or not. What I like about ordering at the table is that you do have the choice (at least at places I have dined). Being an older couple I usually find the wait staff will make the point that you don't have to order that way. I find myself feeling a little bit resentful of this because I think assumptions are made because I have grey hair. I am still intellectually with it. I am bad for going out without my glasses and having to get my wife to read out the menu, With an online menu I can easily make the text bigger. There is often that awkwardness in a cafe about whether they come to the table to take the order or if you have to go to the counter. If the wait staff walk past a couple of times, do they think I have already had my order taken or are they very busy? When it comes time to leave I don't have to work out where you pay and possibly wait until someone is free. When dining with friends it avoids that awkward bill-splitting fiasco The article then gets all whiney about parking payment methods. I have just returned home from town (Geelong) and I have my parking app open in front of me. I parked for 59 minutes and 1 second. The total cost was $3.95 of which 41 cents was a service charge. The card the money comes from is also free because I pay it off well within the interest-free period. There are 3 benefits of using this app. The first is it is extremely quick, no fiddling with coins or getting out a credit card. 2 You only pay for the parking you actually use. Instead of saying "I will probably need an hour but I better get extra just in case" you get the extra and cancel it when you return to your car. You only pay for what you use. 3 If you are away from your car and you plans change and you need longer you can just add time remotely. Before I adopted this app my parking cost for my Monday morning town trip was between 6 and 7 dollars usually because I had to allow extra in case I was delayed getting back to the car. There is no more jogging back to the car because the parking is about to run out. I am happy for people to use whatever means of payment they want, I make no judgement and anyway, it is really none of my business. Personally I am happy to learn how to use new methods I am capable assessing their pros and cons.

Geelong. Pretty stable and reliable.