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factotum started the topic in Thursday, 21 Nov 2019 at 2:21pm

For when one interesting things thread isn't enough.

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andy-mac Thursday, 4 Jul 2024 at 4:39pm
Jelly Flater wrote:

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velocityjohnno Thursday, 4 Jul 2024 at 6:16pm

UK election tracker:

https://www.economist.com/interactive/uk-general-election/results

Poised to be biggest Tory wipeout since 1906.

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Jelly Flater Friday, 5 Jul 2024 at 9:17pm
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velocityjohnno Friday, 5 Jul 2024 at 10:03pm

Famed for their humour, the Brits did not disappoint

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/05/rishi-sunak-candidates-g...

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blackers Friday, 5 Jul 2024 at 10:15pm

The joys of a first past the post system, SNP looking like losing nearly 40 seats with a 1.5% swing against. DUP, PC ( Welsh Nationalist) all down slightly. No move to the nation state here. Conservatives had a 20% swing against, most went to Farage's Reform (14%) yet only win 4 seats, same as the Greens. Big numbers for Labor, gain of 214 seats but only a small swing in terms of overall numbers. Low turn out as well.

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Roker Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 10:50am

Think the main point is Labor’s historically low vote percentage for a seat majority winning party. And the Reform vote being high but spread out. More votes than the Lib Dems who got seventy one seats to Reform’s four. Can’t see the Reform vote going back to Tories. Some sort of move has occurred in the UK.

Speaking of the UK’s voting system.

Doesn’t do to pay too much mind to these things - ie Hillary beating the Donald on the primary vote in the ‘16 election and forever claiming she was the legitimate winner.

Shoulda gone to Wisconsin, ventured out into the sugarcane fields in rural PA and spoken to the deplorables instead of hobnobbing with Béyoncé and co. in Philly.

Campaign according to the system.

But it is interesting to note that if France had the same first past the post voting system as the UK, le Pen’s RN would’ve won an outright parliamentary majority on the votes cast during the first round.

It would seem more joyous is a convoluted first past the post system held over two rounds.

All meaningless enough, but with the other parties aligning against the RN in order to manipulate the results of the second round - might add some extra fuel to the fire when the inevitable riots flare up after the count on Sunday.

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blackers Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 12:46pm

You are a funny cat Roker. If we don't pay attention to actual votes, actual results, what do we pay attention to?

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Roker Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 5:56pm

Next time around, when the Red Wall’s looking more like the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall, the disaffected Labour voters will find refuge with Reform.

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blackers Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 8:15pm
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Next time around, when the Red Wall’s looking more like the ruins of Hadrian’s Wall, the disaffected Labour voters will find refuge with Reform.

Good joke but sorry champ, no populist-right revolution this time. Maybe next time? You seem to have missed the point in your fervour. The vagaries of first past the post and low turnout have lead to a lopsided result, hardly reflective of the number of votes. Reform picked up most of the swing against the Tories, a significant proportion of whom were no doubt disaffected Labour voters who wanted to leave the EU, hence the big Boris majority. Which evaporated due to incompetence. Latest polls suggest a majority want to rejoin. It goes in cycles.

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Roker Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 8:41pm

Labour will be forced into forming a shaky coalition - next time, time after - despite FPTP. With the Lib Dems? The SNP, Greens? Even the decrepit remains of the Tories? To ‘faire barrage’. A ragtag bunch of Corbinistas in there too?

Fractured legislatures and unstable coalitions will be a feature of European parliaments prior to the nationalists gaining supremacy.

Watch how the French Assembly ends up tomorrow. With its FPTP voting system.

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velocityjohnno Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 9:57pm

Meanwhile, in France, one bright spark protestor seems to have created a firework machine gun. Can you get these in Australia? Asking for a friend.

https://www.thesun.ie/news/13344170/french-election-chaos-nazi-hat-fury-...

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Meanwhile, in France, one bright spark protestor seems to have created a firework machine gun. Can you get these in Australia? Asking for a friend.

https://www.thesun.ie/news/13344170/french-election-chaos-nazi-hat-fury-...

Must admit - I prefer the millinery sported by Count Binface and Nick the Flying Brick from the Monster Raving Loony Party in comparison to the crook casquette sported by Marine’s mademoiselle in that article.

Marine has a bit more ‘dédiabolisation’ to do. The devil’s work is never done.

The famous sense of humour will be the saviour of the Brits.

https://www.news.com.au/world/final-humiliation-for-uk-pm-in-horror-vote...

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velocityjohnno Saturday, 6 Jul 2024 at 10:56pm

"The “intergalatic space warrior’s” policies include national service for all former prime minister, and nationalising the singer Adele."

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Jelly Flater Monday, 8 Jul 2024 at 6:37pm

Intergalactic ;)

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Jelly Flater Monday, 8 Jul 2024 at 11:01pm

- amazing place, good memories ;)
..... 'strayan time capsules, hope they stay that way

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udo Wednesday, 10 Jul 2024 at 10:17pm

OMG Barry

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southernraw Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 6:57pm

Barry continues to cop his karma. Sucked in boofhead.

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goofyfoot Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 9:59pm
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Barry continues to cop his karma. Sucked in boofhead.

Baz got a decent touch up didn’t he! Time to hang them up me thinks.

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southernraw Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 10:06pm
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Barry continues to cop his karma. Sucked in boofhead.

Baz got a decent touch up didn’t he! Time to hang them up me thinks.

Would be great to see someone else represent the AFL other than this thug.
I reckon Dusty would hold his own ;-)

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lostdoggy Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 10:11pm

Pretty stupid going into boxing as an ex-footy player, no matter the code.
Pissing away any chance of TBI compensation from your league in the future if you need it.

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goofyfoot Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 10:11pm
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Barry continues to cop his karma. Sucked in boofhead.

Baz got a decent touch up didn’t he! Time to hang them up me thinks.

Would be great to see someone else represent the AFL other than this thug.
I reckon Dusty would hold his own ;-)

Yeah I’m with ya.
Apparently the indigenous fellas can hold their own.
Dusty? Hahaha nah I think more a lover than fighter .

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goofyfoot Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 10:12pm
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Pretty stupid going into boxing as an ex-footy player, no matter the code.
Pissing away any chance of TBI compensation from your league in the future if you need it.

Mundine did ok didn’t he?

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lostdoggy Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 10:13pm

Nothing to lose if you don't have a brain.

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goofyfoot Thursday, 11 Jul 2024 at 10:18pm

Ha true

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garyg1412 Saturday, 13 Jul 2024 at 8:51pm
udo wrote:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-13/surfers-paying-100-an-hour-to-sur...

F#@k me. I wonder what I could have got up to when I was 11 years old with a $100/ hour entertainment allowance from Mum & Dad.

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southernraw Wednesday, 17 Jul 2024 at 10:43pm

Fark! Hope both Ry Craike and his dad are doing ok. Hectic.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/wa-news-two-men-hospitalised-after-the...

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seaslug Thursday, 18 Jul 2024 at 12:32pm

Not in a good way, thoughts are with Ry and family

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Pop Down Thursday, 18 Jul 2024 at 5:31pm

Watching Free TV , can be an interesting thing 2 do , I am finding atm .

As seem 2 B on a bit of a Quest , I am staying in 1 in Melbourne , searching 4 my next spot , on my lappy .

So turned on the Box 2 .

Saw the Wheeler Dealers do a Mustang up to full H/P minus 1 .

Wonderfully noisy car imho .

Then saw "how do they do it ?' .

Only took notice of the African Charcoal Makers , half way through , so think it was in SAfrica .

They collected heaps of Wood and wood stuff , that had no use .

Lots of small logs , as well .

A Company was formed and the White Manager , had been with them for 30 years .

He was the only white person working , making Charcoal ( Pure Carbon ( bad stuff , not CO2 , burnt out ) , by the tonnes , to sell in Europe , the premium BBQ market , apparently .

They had about a dozen HUGE Kiln's .

Lovely simple designs , used 4 centuries , with holes everywhere , to regulate airflows .

They stack the kiln with tonnes of wood , which has harmful pollution stuff , that comes out , if burnt normally .

After lighting a kiln , a huge Blume of Smokey Gases ( the bad wood stuff ) starts pouring from holes in it's roof .

After an hour the kiln gets hot enough ( 300*C?) and they close the holes , trapping the bad stuff in and letting the Carbon Producing Process , goes for days , happen .

Stuff does start coming out of its chimney , eventually .

They called it Cleaner ? , but it looked really hot .

The whole process took about 10 days , with shovelling out Carbon and bagging it , the difficult part .

Masks were worn :) .

Carbon burns really well , without all the bad Stuff in wood !!!

Great for cooking things .

That's good for humans ,

The biggest chunks are the valuable pieces , European BBQ Stuff .

The smallest carbon pieces are crushed into a power , mixed with water and maize starch , stirred up and made into briquettes .

These guy's get cooked again , heated by coal , coming out as Premium Charcoal Bricks ( 5 tonnes per day ) .

This process has been done for thousands of years .

It made this Group ( no idea who ) have employment and a business .

No idea about how much CO2 this process created ( they get 4 tonnes of Carbon for 10 tonnes of wood , I think ) .

I do think it is a clever way to burn out the shitty stuff in wood and make an efficient energy source , for people !

Saw nothing about who owns what or who get's the money from the business .

Also nothing about where the "Useless " wood came from .

We have a lot of Useless Wood in Australia and grow more , let's build some Cool Kiln's .

Devine Madman's Hot & Fresh Brickies , would go Off in Bhutan , Bali , Bondi Beach or Brighton . good 4 cooking corns maybe ?

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velocityjohnno Friday, 19 Jul 2024 at 8:12pm

Blue screen of death worldwide after potential buggy update to security software

https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-cfmeu-fallout-contin...

Many flights cancelled, doesn't anyone do physical face to face tickets anymore?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/07/19/outage-tech-internet-bro...

Down in that telegraph thread a fix has been provided, if you are stuffed

Blue screen of death hits Aussie supermarket card only:

https://7news.com.au/news/chaos-strikes-coles-woolworths-and-more-austra...

Cash is king, always.

And in the UK, riots in Leeds

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29328137/police-car-overturned-riot-breaks...

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velocityjohnno wrote:

Blue screen of death worldwide after potential buggy update to security software

https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-cfmeu-fallout-contin...

Many flights cancelled, doesn't anyone do physical face to face tickets anymore?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/07/19/outage-tech-internet-bro...

Down in that telegraph thread a fix has been provided, if you are stuffed

Blue screen of death hits Aussie supermarket card only:

https://7news.com.au/news/chaos-strikes-coles-woolworths-and-more-austra...

Cash is king, always.

And in the UK, riots in Leeds

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29328137/police-car-overturned-riot-breaks...

Dan Murphy's was still operational, all good in the world. :)

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truebluebasher Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 2:29am

Oz Pitch Black Blue Screen Cloud strikes.
Only & All Nations participating in Oz Pitch Black Microsoft Interoperability Exercise crashed.

Q: Why Oz ? Huh tbb...go on...try and answer that...
Firstly only Oz is large enough to offer free long range flight exercises to integrate several systems.
Oz Defence Microsoft Defence Cloud is the first to trial Weapons > Transit > Logistics > Networks...
Meaning...it hyperlinks to jump start Civic STEM Cloud Surfers...to expand their Defence Empire!
https://aidn.org.au/asd-microsoft-initiative-bolsters-australias-cyber-d...

All crew know that Oz now integrates Aukus STEM into Schools / Unis...
To get the tick they need MACS across their 365's...Oz has 11,000 yuppie Cyborgs integrating WAR.
https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/the-australian-organisations-l...
This enables faster weapons funneling + "Good Little Citizens" to track & flush out any non patriots!
Redspice = Interoperability
https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/microsoft-and-asd-join-forces-...

The Blue Screen of Death Crash sequence incorporates all western Ai Bio Cam Networks...
(Here's How!)
Microsoft just finished signing up a few straggler Nations into the Microsoft Pacific Defence Team.
Euro NATO / Nth America / Alaska / Hawaii + Free Asian Countries / South Pacific.
Crew know most of them > These are a few more recent rogue Microsoft South Pac states...
UAE / Turkey / Indo / 'Africa' Nondescript / Mexico (Soon) + by default Israel...
Likewise other Nations might only offer up Air Ports as their minimum obvious Defence Matrix.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/fighters-around-the-world-exercise-aus...

Right! All saw the Air Ports go off grid...All say Aye...but only Pitch Black Nations...just say yes! Ok!
Again...feel free to check if ya don't trust tbb... (Correct...No Weird Sth Americans or Commies)
Just our Super Heroes knocked themselves out...(Please No! Don't bring the Media into it...FFS!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike_incident

In short the more yer Pitch Black nation integrates the deeper yer Blue Screen Deadly Impact...Got It!

Example: it's our Pitch Black gig! : 1. Oz 2 NZ 3 UK 4 US 5 Netherlands 6 Belgium 7 Philippines.
All clearly see these Nations are NATO groupies and will fully integrate NATO Blue...(See chart below)
Exactly...Oz went first...then these Nations were cool to integrate a bit deeper. (Dirty Minds!)
What Oz gets outta it ...is shitloads more Defence Contracts...sell loads more killing machines!

But How tbb ? Like this...

All these nations integrate their Microsoft Aircraft flying Between Ipswich < > Darwin.
Ya see...needs a fair run to fully cross / down loads interoperable systems...
So if ya fly all night long...Bingo...the download is a success...(Can't just do that anywhere but here!)
Each week they involve more complex multi language interoperability scenarios.
tbb picked up on this...all different languages ya see...that's the trick...How to unite a Pacific Force?

Basically by shadowing one another overnight to trust & swap everything... Now we're Mates! Hell yeah!
20 Nations continue integrating more over the next few weeks > days ending 2nd Aug 2024.
No! Not tbb saying this....reading from the Pitch Black menu!
That's why the Govt tell ya...they need a few more days...
Almost downloaded & integrated all they need into each Nation's Matrix...
Boy! Does tbb want this to be a conspiracy...but alas...it's just straight up everyday warmongering.
Nations pair off & integrate until their Cloud is ready to burst > Fly on Home & rain on their parades.

They fly their interoperable Aircraft to each homeland assimilating Microsoft defence into their Matrix.

Like how they do that tbb...
(About now tbb shares he ain't got a mobile phone & never had or wants one!)
So why the fuck ask tbb...no idea! Qldurrz must learn to smell this shitfuckery from a mile away...
That be why tbb can see things more clearly without bias or conspiracy...(Zero agenda)
Seriously! Not a conspiracy...it really is as open & simple as it looks.
Ask! Why wouldn't it be? All these dudes spend Gazillions & never shut up about China...well durr!
Sure : As a child tbb visited Gran each hols' just to Spy on Amberley's latest Fighter Jets...(True!)

Ok so all these nations Microsoft contract timelines dissect in Oz right now as they finish downloading.
And like as they fly home only all these exact same nations go off grid ...where Bio Scans happen?
Here's the order / level of MACS interoperability integration...
Again...please don't think this is suss...it takes all of 5 mins- 1hr to draft this Matrix upgrade!
https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories...
https://www.airport-technology.com/news/global-transport-systems-struck-...

1. Airports > Bio Cams
2. Shipping > P&O > Cargo > Postal Network
3. Transit Grid > Bio Cams > Cards
4. Banking / Payment Systems / Betting (Laundering)
5. Hospitals are neutral due to code of ethics (See > GP's / Pharmacies to track down Scripts )
6. Stadium-Media-Ticketing / Mobs-Thugs Cams > Supermarket Cams for local ID.

In closing...it's not mandatory but Corps would be rewarded if they integrate...
Once Pitch Black Pac Rim Defence Pact download their Microsoft Planes'n'Boats'n'Trains...it's back to normal!

Maybe tbb shouldn't have shared #1 Top Secret...well it's a bit hard not to trip over it...go ask our Media...well durr!

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blackers Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 9:44am

This helps put the outage into context I guess. A quote from a cyber security expert:
“This is basically what we were all worried about with Y2K, except it’s actually happened this time,”
They get to say “we told you so”, just 24 years later.

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velocityjohnno Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 2:37pm

Glad to hear Dan was still up & running.

Here is crowdstrike CEOs explanation to fix:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/crowdstrike-ceo-explains-how-global...

I was almost expecting 'switch to Linux'

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blackers Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 5:26pm

"I was almost expecting 'switch to Linux'
Probably the best advice you will never hear. On other interesting matters, caravan manufacturers now employing more people than the car industry was at its peak. Support local.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/not-far-from-the-old-ford-fa...

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truebluebasher Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 6:19pm

Thank blackers for revisiting the fact that y2k also hit Oz / NZ first
Is it always gonna be us that Die First...coz tbb 'd starve eating Aussie Human Brainz
tbb still uses [Millennium Bugger] for 100's Signage Postcards of the Era...

There still remains a few Govt Consult Papers online...slim pickings now!
Mostly hypothetical Reviews without context...can dig about for some traces of the Bug!

Y2K Countdown began in Oz about 3-4 years out...
Each industry started from 30% ready > 70% ready...that's also where us Users were at...come the Day!
Finance / Health / Water / Power were obviously always gonna be 100% compliant

$90 Disposals Emergency Packs > Torch / Solar Shower / Gas Stove -2 Canisters / Matches (A Bomb)
https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSAdelaide/videos/7news-flashback-y2k-millen...

PwC Estimated $10b cost > feds spent $530m + States $100m each
Of interest being Reserve Bank Inflation Converter is still Down Now with Cloud Strike!
Can share the 2024 Creepy screen...most unusual...
https://www.rba.gov.au/calculator/annualDecimal.html

Howard hooked up a few Private Colleges with End of the World Evacuation centres
tbb has one across the road > Fire / Flood / Cyclone / Tsunami Proof...(20m above sea > checks out!)
That's also where the 7th floor kicked in @ 20m above sea level...(This is real & a few do exist!)
Kinda like the End of the World drilled focus on Pacific Disaster Evacuation Reviews & rolled out a few...

Extra Staff : Centrelink 500 > Tax 150 > ADF 20 > Consular 10 + NYE Cops (Ice rinks > Morgues)
Only Aust' Securities & Investments Commission was shut down on midday until after!

Good examples of Tsunami compliance were Nauru Hose + 7th Floor Northborne House Canberra HQ.
31st Dec -7th Jan...Sen Ian Campbell @ HQ www,y2kaustralia.gov.au (Don't work! Bummer!)
1st Jan 2000 End of the World updates @ 4am > 10am > 3pm.

Much talk about numerology ( All the 9's (vs) 4 in Leap Years x 400 years etc...)
Did score a few Vidz...can thank blackers for regurgitating these Y2k Buggers.

There are a few Black Friday 2000 NYE Reports..

https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsIllawarra/videos/flash-back-friday-nye-1...


FF 2024
Crew will note the small window of opportunity prevailed...for Oz/US Global Cloud Strike
Straight after EUROs / Wimbledon / Origin / Oz Paris Olympic Check-in / Trump Launch
Squeeze it in Before the Friday night > Weekend Footy

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Roker Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 6:35pm
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"I was almost expecting 'switch to Linux'
Probably the best advice you will never hear. On other interesting matters, caravan manufacturers now employing more people than the car industry was at its peak. Support local.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/not-far-from-the-old-ford-fa...

Wasn’t able to read that good news article. But while driving thru Utah several years ago, I passed by a huge lot, full of Jaycos, row after row, lined up further than the eye could see. The scenery’s not so bad up that way, but that sight was the most stunning. How did so many bloody Jaycos end up in bloody Utah? A tax haven for caravans? I don’t know. But here’s to the free movement of goods, and to zero tariffs on caravans, I guess. Listen up J.D. And here’s to Gerry and his brave band of conquering Aussie cyclists.

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blackers Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 8:03pm

Utah? Weird. Ironically Jayco didn’t get a mention. It was just good to read about local people still making stuff - 100 or so companies, 10 000 workers, locally owned businesses, doing everything on site. 30 000 vans a year, guess they have to go somewhere.

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basesix Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 8:21pm
blackers wrote:

Utah? Weird. Ironically Jayco didn’t get a mention. It was just good to read about local people still making stuff - 100 or so companies, 10 000 workers, locally owned businesses, doing everything on site. 30 000 vans a year, guess they have to go somewhere.

sounds like a homelessness 'solution' waiting to happen... you go first, America.

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wax24 Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 8:41pm

Base, i was having lunch with my younger sis last month, in SF. We were just having a day of reminiscing, going back to old spots. There's an urban lake in town called Lake Merced. We drove round it for old time's sake and all the on-street parking surrounding it were taken up by what i guess you guys call "caravans" and i call "RVs" (i think that's right?). All homeless. Vans (whatev we'll call em) mostly in disrepair, alot looked like they'd be hard pressed to move without the tow truck.
My sis told me that they are allowed to stay there and be on food stamps, all on our taxed backs.
Those people, the ones on the margins, are the population i serve, here at hospital. So, i feel differently about them than my sis. And i didn't wanna ruin the day. So i said nothing.
It's alot of fun watching a homeless population grow around you. (not)

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blackers Saturday, 20 Jul 2024 at 8:56pm

Not so different here Wax. Technicality, a RV is different from a caravan, the latter need to be towed by a vehicle, no engine. We have plenty of the former, usually refitted commercial vans. Lots of people living in both as cost of home ownership and rental has skyrocketed.

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basesix wrote:
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Utah? Weird. Ironically Jayco didn’t get a mention. It was just good to read about local people still making stuff - 100 or so companies, 10 000 workers, locally owned businesses, doing everything on site. 30 000 vans a year, guess they have to go somewhere.

sounds like a homelessness 'solution' waiting to happen... you go first, America.

Yeah I guess that Frances Mcdormand movie - Nomadland - didn’t come out of nowhere.

Locally - Gen Xers transitioning into Grey Nomads? With an eye to the bespoke, indie experience. As the Boomers start to age out.

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truebluebasher Sunday, 21 Jul 2024 at 8:41pm

Pitch Black Blues...continued...
Western Alliance Defence Crowd Strike.
tbb read dozens of varying reports of (Cloud / Crowd) Strike!
https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/2dilpm4878haxlfqwnx8g/news/industr...

July 2015 Dutto combos Home Affairs + Immigration + Border Force
June 2022 Albo transfers Home Affairs to ( Attorney General )
Sept 2022 NEMA National Emergency Management Agency
>>> (Prevention) > Response > Relief > Recover > Reconstruct > Risk Reduction > (Prevention) >>>

Executive Head ( PM / Prez ) 1st Ministers > NatCab > Nat Security > Nat Co-ord ...[ EMA < > ADF ]
Health/Insurance/Coronial/Border-Goods/Cyber/Ambassadors/Events/Policing/Water/Power/Transport
Legal/International/AID/Supply/Food/Education/Banking/Telco/Data/Agriculture/People

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our-portfolios/emergency-managem...

Circular rotational Shared Power Base can operate ahead of or without a Leader or Ministers...
You'll see of recent times how EMA / ADF / BOM / Aid all outrank PM / Ministers on the Telly.

Few crew will notice ADF orchestrate their Cloud Strike NCM National Coordination Mechanism

Here's the Background machinations to the US/Oz Defence Update Crash...that ya don't see!

Crew may be aware of Oz Govt appointing "Pretend over arching Roles to backdoor US envoys"
Best examples being e Safety Commissioner / Cyber Security Coordinator / New Religious Envoy / GG
Crew may also be aware of these highly respected appointments being disposed of just as quick!
Remember these Right Stuff appointments ...Now where did they go...never lasted long Huh!
https://www.themandarin.com.au/26581-alastair-macgibbon-appointed-new-ch...
https://www.zdnet.com/article/australias-cybersecurity-chief-alastair-ma...
https://www.themandarin.com.au/223494-air-forces-readiness-chief-sent-in...

Also might be aware of Hired Corp chicks parachuting into $b Executive roles without being vetted
Often while working for UK/US & not even being in Australia or knowing shit about shit win a prize!
https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/major-general-michelle-mcguinness-t...

Might even notice US Chix running our Country telling Albo to keep outta their US security takeover!
https://www.ncsi.com/event/dodiis/agenda/speakers/#major-general-michell...
Oz/US Major General Michelle McGuinness Oz Nat' Cyber Security Coordinator.
Highly decorated Terrorism / Intelligence Officer / Cyber Soldier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_McGuinness

Pitch Black Microsoft Defence Cyborg Assimilation to visiting Airforces.
Crew may be aware that Defence Aircraft are #1 Tech Computers that prioritise Nat Security...
Defence Jets upload Space Weather 24/7 VIP BOM to boss climate wars.
Oz Cyber Coordinator massaged Pitch Black Cloud Strike across first ever World Civil Defence upload.
Need to thread a World window for minimum impact for First ever Mass Civic STEM Yuppie upgrade
Microsoft defence upload caused only minimum Major network outage over World Bio ID network.
Coordinating defence upload threading thru All major Sports Events > Pollie Hols' Elections' Rallies.

Major upgrade Timed as least disabling period to minimise damage / Compo!
There's still more to come on a trickle feed...a few minor glitches until Pitch Black wraps up!

Ok! tbb ... sounds a bit rich...think so...
Ask yerself who first informed the world of biggest ever Tech Crash...

Obviously our PM or Defence Minister or Home Affairs Minister (Nope! Stop Laughing...then who?)

That be the Oz/US Major General employed to run the Defence upload!
Major General Michelle to you Sir!

US @ 3:00 (Oz) @ 3:30pm > Blue Screens

(First) 4:21pm ADF Michelle informs Oz of our fate.( Without PM or ministers knowing shit! )
https://x.com/AUCyberSecCoord/status/1814183822692598205?ref_src=twsrc%5...

Knock Off 5:20 pm Telstra inform Aussies that 000 / Fixed / Mobile Network is Ok.
Knock Off 5:48 pm Oz Microsoft Director : Not Us but Crowd Strike > This is the Y2K Big One.
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So who convened the End of The World Coordination Mechanism...
ABC : "Oz Govt Agencies / Retailers / Banks/ Airlines called for an Emergency Meeting!"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-19/government-called-snap-crises-mee...
This on the fly meeting sounded like a makeshift Pow Wow that got up branded as NEM?
Now saying it was just one part of three so far of an ongoing NEM.
Possibly 2 weeks or exactly when Pitch Black Wraps Up (2nd Aug > Sound about Right...Michelle?)
tbb reckons Michelle just goes Zoom Zoom...We got this...[Pitch Black Patch]...all sorted...No War!
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Evening 7:00 pm : PM : "NCM has been Activated, My Govt is working closely with Michelle!"
Michelle is in Control...Calling the Shots!
Evening 7:45 pm : Home Affairs Minister : "I joined Michelle's meeting earlier this evening!"
"No evidence of Cyber Security threat!"
"Govts across the country are working as hard as possible to get services up and running!"
https://x.com/ClareONeilMP/status/1814235546060829168

Evening 8:02 pm : Dpty Sec Cyber Home Affairs
"Crowd Strike are on it...Not a Cyber Security incident!"
"We're working as fast as we can to resolve the incident!"

Amazing to think Crowd Strike has our Govt running ragged to mop up after them without an ill word!

(Important) Albo banks our Nation on US chick that has only been plugged into Oz Grid for 5 months!
The same US Chick, the only Chick that tells you & I wot to do when world comes to an end...Amazing!
Again...please don't wake the media to inform us on which US Backpacker Chick is running Australia.

Saturday 11:50 am : Acting PM Defence Minister Marles : "We understand Aussies are Concerned!"
https://x.com/RichardMarlesMP/status/1814478050899513823

Biggest ever World Security Threat ever in Australia
Biggest Fire Breathing Security Mad Pollie Dutto's Response : "[?]" (Silence!)
Again [L] Leader must have been informed of his hand picked Michelle's Defence upgrade...refuses to take the bait!

Seems All Lead Oz pollies were informed of Defence upgrade during their break...all still asleep!
Clear to all this was a US Microsoft defence upgrade coordinated by Pitch Black Michelle
ADF Cyberchick was the only one to watch it contaminate & first to inform Oz it's gone viral!
ADF Michelle was in Control from Start to Finish...Oz pollies are just along for the ride!

Much much later one or two Oz Pollies Yawned & chimed in...to mop up.
Albo > Who's that Toto! Nothing to see...all go back to airbnb is the message from lounging Aukus PM.

Oh! I see...ya all held a meeting...How did that go... (So I gotta read this Card to the Public...Ok!)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS4sCZdasAQxvyS?format=jpg&name=small
ACT NOW! If something seems Funny STOP! Hang Up! Think about it! Report It! Protect fellow Citizens!

Even industry has been groomed to expect Zero Compo...
Heads Up! Defence Microsoft Crowd Strike Upgrade Glitch files under { Extraordinary Circumstances }
Meaning : "Zero obligation for Defence / Business to pay Lost Income / Damage Compo!" (Fuck Off!)
Outcome : No Apology! But you are entitled to claim back services not rendered & not a cent more!
Most reckon that will also likely be offered as vouchers...all know the score...(Check Insurance!)

Can share that Vanguard crashed the Internet > Blackrock trained Trump's Assassin (All knew that!)
Pretty much answers yer Next Question!

Clare : 'Far to Early to consider Compo!' ( Let's not go there!)
Airlines > Chambers Of Commerce say to forget it...don't bother asking!

If Crowd Strike abuse someone then that's $200m fine and/or a Life Ban > World Meltdown is Free!

Crew will slowly notice > CrowdStrike fall under National Security Risk = National Security Glitch!
Media will then be led to think it was a National Security Exercise that leaked...well durr!
By that time we'll be at War with China & Russia.

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Defensive Override Blue
Albo says no biggie, company is cool, let's not talk about compo! Huh!
Is Crowd Strike embedded within our Matrix.

Here's Oz Crowd Strike Prez (Aussie) Mike Sentonas' Apology
https://www.skynews.com.au/business/tech-and-innovation/crowdstrike-pres...

Like Mike
https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/crowdstrike-s-australian-boss...

Melbourne Greek > WA Uni > WA ministry of Justice Geek Guy > Woodside.
2004 VP @ Network Associates > McAfee (Teamed/Crowdstrike CEO George) > VP Intel / Chief Tech
2011 Started Crowdstrike with CEO George > Mike was Chief Tech now Da Prez.
2021 moved to US Defence > runs Oz Sydney office but don't mix with North Shore Energy Tech Gurus

Mike exposes Flaws in Govt Tech ( Iran / China / Russian > US elections etc)

Oz Crowd Strike Contracts
ADF : 2019 Ltd Tender $ 945,323 / 2022-2025 $ 1.5m Software Contract
ASD : 2019-20 $624,966 (Ltd number of Falcons) / 2023/24 $981,000 Electronic Reference Material
S.A. : n/a $2.5m Critical Departments
NSW : Sept 2020-2024 $1,584,564 + $454,518 Repeat Contracts to DCS 5,000 assets
Vic : Signed up Cloudstrike in June 2023 to better secure it's 365 Microsoft network
Future Fund : $3.1m Consult-Software Maintenance-Support
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Crowdstrike [JOB AD] Posted 14days-30 days ago
Wanted : Incident Response Consultants ( Weekends ) Thursday-Monday
Australia x9 All States & Territories + Japan x4 + Singapore x2 + Malaysia
tbb found this Qld ad first (Was looking for Qld contracts & busted this wide open!)
https://au.linkedin.com/jobs/crowdstrike-jobs-brisbane-qld?position=1&pa...

Note this Crowdstrike Job ad required e-mail + Password
Thought what would happen if tbb just clicked anyhow & there ya have it...(Shh!)

#1 Defence Cyber Security Crowd Strike advertising for their own impending Global Crash.,,FFS!

https://crowdstrike.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/crowdstrikecareers/job/Austral...

Read the current bottom line Ad > Tokyo Incident Job just became Full Time...well durr!

Cannot make this shit up people!
Last Week Black Rock advertise their Trained Assassin...
This Week!
Vanguard advertise Global Crash Test Mop up Dummies in the weeks counting down to their crash!
Like OMG! OMG!...Money for Jam...We the people are that stupid we are!
There it is advertised 24/7 on tap as normal everyday business!

Exactly...Who's gonna read tbb's 3rd crack Fine print in a Surf Blog...WTFU Australia!
Every fuckin' Oz State / City mop up jobz advertised to perfectly suit Pacific Timeline / Oz Mop Up!
PM Albo : "Well that's just normal business practice in the event of one of them thingies...nuthin' suss!"

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Free World / Oz Govt Defence run Crowdstrike checks thru Microsoft Tech > AWS web > GCP Clouds!
Very reason Crowdstrike moved from Silicnone Valley to Austin Texas was to embed in Defence.
Falcon is level IL5 Top tier Defence rating.
https://www.crowdstrike.com/press-releases/crowdstrike-achieves-il5-auth...
https://www.crowdstrike.com/federal-government/dod/

Oz Co-Ord Cyborgs ...(Oz #1 Cyber Security Job is also #1 Least Secure Job)
AFP MacGibbon becomes Oz first 2015 e Safety then March 2017 ACSC (First) Cyberman
May 2019 Lt Gen John Frewen (Acting) > Feb 2020 Corona Cop
March 2020 Naval Defence Abigail Bradshaw (CSC) under Rachel Noble PSM Signals Directorate
March 2023 Role ? (Delayed!)
https://www.cyberdaily.au/policy/9227-shadow-cyber-security-minister-jam...
June 2023 Air Marshal Darren Goldie (Got Hot Waxed by Oct Crowdstrike ERM Contract.)
https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/joint-capabilities/13134-air-marshal-d...
Here's the inside word on Goldie's UFO abduction
https://www.reddit.com/r/AustralianMilitary/comments/1dwnqba/sowhat_did_...
Nov 2023 ACC / BP Hamish Hansford (Temp) > Moves to Head
Feb 2024 Lnt/General Michelle McGuinness

Sept 2024 Deloitte Cyber Summit shows all Positions + Opposition Min for Cyber Security J Patterson

#1 ASD Rachel #2 ASD Abi is head of CSC #3 CSC Coordinator Michelle

Virtual Ticket $650 > Table $1,485 > Individual Pass $1,650 (FR 15% discount)
https://live.afr.com/cybersummit/

OK! We've established the Crowd Strike
Oz Defence Deals
Preemptive Pacific Time Job Ads for Crash Test Mop Up Dummies
Oz Cyber Defence Heads that hotwire Crowd Strikes

So...How do they join to broaden Cyber defence to meet far reaching Oz o/s Civic Defence Directives

Dept of Home Affairs : Protective Security Policy Framework Directive
In short there was reluctance to share Cyber Security but most of Coalition run Microsoft /AWS /GCP
ASD Australian Signals Directorate runs Crowd Strike Falcons

March 2022 Redspice $10b x 10 years
https://www.asd.gov.au/about/what-we-do/redspice
https://www.asd.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/ASD-REDSPICE-Blueprin...

Simple concept of integrating a global self compliant point of service security network.
But also allowing or affording tech updates to be incorporated & checked seamlessly 24/7.
IRAP Infosecurity Registered Assessors Program [ Trust e ] with [APEC ] Processor Seal

Basically the govt rewards Corps for integrating into ONEOFUS Westworld STEM network
Note : These first 2 directives are actually real & this is how it works!
Direction 002.2024 = 'Tech Asset Stocktake' (If Company refuses Govt will scan / audit them!)
Direction 003.2024 = 'Supporting Visibility of the Cyber Threat' Govt runs scans over Global Corps!
https://www.themandarin.com.au/251123-defence-asd-and-future-fund-reveal...

Ok! Crew have got the picture...Now it's not unreasonable for Govt to run a 'Bork' upgrade Test...

Direction 004.2024? = "Crowdstrike Upgrade > Let's see how each of the crew handle that!"
Reason tbb cites this is because Defence never got the bug = A Test!
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/07/though-the-defen...

Pause there...Why then was a dedicated small prioritized Transit / Point of Service most affected...
Well! Not only does Pitch Black record gathering of Microsoft Air Defence switching from 2d > 3d Ai.

Let tbb explain the Oz-US Air transit / Self secure 3d Ticketing / Xray Cam network upgrade.
See above the unusually Large SA Crowd Strike Contract (Too early for Subs > Maybe Rockets!)
But we never heard of Rockets Crashing > Only & Mostly Transit...so why US / SA Crowd Strike deals!

https://smallcaps.com.au/us-homeland-security-micro-x-self-screening-x-r...
https://micro-x.com/senior-us-homeland-security-leader-visits-micro-x-he...


https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/UK-airports-granted-...

Now it's less about the tech but the upload that enables unified Microsoft Global 3d ai Plug in...
Wot tbb is suggesting is that each receiving the upgrade are preferred partners & got the gear.
Crowdstrike was selective Global chaos that targeted all services currently digitizing frontline.
Airport / Ports / Rail check-in / Travel Cards / luggage/ cargo
Postal / Banking / Betting / Ticketing / Media / Arenas
GP check in / Scripts / Self Serve Supermarket Aisles
All highly selective uniformed Private Civic Frontline Defence Bio cam 3d ai IT Check Sign-in Network

Pitch Black switches each Airport Matrix that perfectly infiltrates Gateway Transit ai > 3d switch.
All they need to do is await approval unlock Defence code & their up & running on IRAP Secure Cloud!
All affected Countries are in Oz Pitch Black Microsoft Gang...

No other evil nations got the Bug...apart from commercial 3rd party universal trading partners.

Paris says their system held up well...better than most...Coincidence!
Note defence would have largely bypassed France during Chinese Games transit security contracts.

Few would know until Govt approves of them to unlock Crowd Strike code for Ai / 3d compliance.
The world perfectly sees a Glitch but the Glitch delivers a ready Security Upgrade...like this!
https://www.4ca.com.au/trending/entertainment/what-caused-the-largest-it...

[7:30] Unless Crowdstrike is not a malware upload but programs Unsigned inside Kernel Mode.
Buried within but only accessible with High level security access.
That's exactly the Test that sneaky secret Defence & Signals Directorates ask of their citizens.
Also explains why Defence Cyber Security Cop first informed the Public...Relax! We're monitoring!
All perfectly timed to thread International local Political / Events & times with Pitch Black / Airports.
All Pacific Timeline Mop Up crew were in place leading up to the Weekend (No extra Emergency Pay needed)
They want the world to see an epic vast security Transit/Ticketing expansion upgrade as a glitch. Yes!
Coz that's exactly what we all saw... a perfectly Secure Company trip over a pebble...all swear to that!

Here's the kicker...All swear they lost money...
As said...they had it all planned & covered in the weeks leading up to their Crash!

Whereas tbb & millions of others raced to panic buy shit like Free Water...
See tbb had no water that day ...knew that was odd without notification!
Got fleeced $100's stockpiling War Rations on that Friday!
Arrived home to running tap...bloody relief!
Reckon plenty more are panic buying dud tech merch & upgrading security + buy extra to secure crew!
Kinda like a shot over the Bow of Big Pharma > You had your Virus now it's our Cybermen's turn!

Why PM's & Airlines / Supermarkets/ Banks all shrug off Compo...(A Necessary Evil!)
Why Optus Kelly accuses PM of double standards...'Bloody 2 faced Bastard!'
Also why Crowdstrike act all guilty...we deserve your wrath...hit us with yer best shot.(Laughing!)
Coz their owners Vanguard just send their fake bill to Defence!

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velocityjohnno Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024 at 8:59pm

Epic chronicling there tbb

Can only offer this as a reward, so you can keep online if ever affected

Been fun doing this over the weekend, have quite a few old computers around the house as never bothered to trade/throw them out and it's great to see the old dog light up with a new operating system, which you can keep in your pocket. All PCs with very outdated internals, so a stripped down version of this like XFCE is nice. It's nice to get extra life out of items that would just get landfilled.

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Island Bay Friday, 26 Jul 2024 at 4:17pm

White Island (Bay of Plenty) erupting this morning, seen from the Ohope surf cam

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AndyM Friday, 26 Jul 2024 at 5:41pm

How good is that?!
According to Google Earth White island is 50km from Ohope.
Looks closer in that shot.