Sternhammer

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[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

A Donkey Vote isn’t the same thing as an Informal Vote. A Donkey Vote means simply numbering the candidates in the order they appear on the ballot. In other words, a thoughtless vote that any donkey could do.

This is why there’s a benefit to appearing in the first spot and why the impartial and independent Australian Electoral Commission (another invaluable aspect of Australian democracy) randomly determines candidate order.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Weird that Americans want to go with Aluminum when there’s also Americium, Berkelium, and Californium. Not to mention Deuterium, Helium, Iridium, Lithium, etc..

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

Or we could go with train-port.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (10 children)

Technically not ‘convicted’ until sentenced but that day is coming.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

lazy and unprofessional

This is a key aspect of Trumpism: it’s all about the grift and that means the shortest path to money.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 0 points 5 months ago

Yes, as a motorcyclist I’m always aghast at the speed cyclists can attain in relation to the protective clothing they don’t wear. I can understand why it’s not practical to wear abrasion-resistant clothing and a full-face helmet, but still.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Indeed. Apple always gets criticised for the 30% ‘Apple Tax’ but the console manufacturers get a free pass for the same thing. Bizarre.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 21 points 6 months ago

Yes, additive colour theory is based on red, green and blue (RGB). These are the colours you see if you look at your TV screen very closely.

Subtractive colour theory uses cyan, magenta and yellow. In printing black, abbreviated ‘K’, is added for contrast—CMYK. These are the inks used to print the dots you see if you look closely at a magazine photo.

I think people are confused by this because they’re taught a bastardised version of subtractive colour theory, using red, blue and yellow, at a very early age.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago

I think the Easter Billy thing may have been a fund raiser for the Save the Bilby Fund, though I’m not sure. Did some work with them in Charleville some time back, as part of a student field trip looking at design concepts for what eventually became the Bilby Experience. Great people.

From what I can remember they’ve had good success in rebuilding the bilby population.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 11 points 6 months ago

Good luck getting Optus, a communications company, to promptly and accurately communicate with its customers.

[–] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I could see this degeneration happing about 5 years back when our vice chancellor started calling herself ‘president’. They gave up on it after a few years but it’s very clear where their priorities lie.

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