Interesting stuff
Not Sure ...Gra ?
"In less than a month, Elon Musk has driven away half of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers
These advertisers accounted for nearly $2 billion in spending on the platform since 2020"
https://www.mediamatters.org/elon-musk/less-month-elon-musk-has-driven-a...
They'll be back.
Peddlers of opposing viewpoints buy stuff too.
Peddlers of opposing viewpoints also have a wide range of other media to spend their advertising dollars with too.
Just in case everyone is not sick of Twitter hot takes here is one from former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/musk-bought-twitter-to-get-...
freeride76 wrote:Just in case everyone is not sick of Twitter hot takes here is one from former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/musk-bought-twitter-to-get-...
Sounds like Swellnet
Cloud capital’s first miracle is to get us to work for free to replenish and enhance its stock and productivity with every text, review, photo, or video that we create and upload using its interfaces. In this manner, cloud capital has turned hundreds of millions of us into cloud-serfs – unpaid producers, toiling the landlords’ digital estates and believing, like peasants believed under feudalism, that our labor (creating and sharing our photos and opinions) is part of our character.
Or should that be cloud-surfs.
philosurphizingkerching wrote:freeride76 wrote:Just in case everyone is not sick of Twitter hot takes here is one from former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/musk-bought-twitter-to-get-...
Sounds like Swellnet
Cloud capital’s first miracle is to get us to work for free to replenish and enhance its stock and productivity with every text, review, photo, or video that we create and upload using its interfaces. In this manner, cloud capital has turned hundreds of millions of us into cloud-serfs – unpaid producers, toiling the landlords’ digital estates and believing, like peasants believed under feudalism, that our labor (creating and sharing our photos and opinions) is part of our character.
Or should that be cloud-surfs.
haha... 'its'the model'
I cannot believe the time and effort that goes into those clearly fake fb vids where some half naked half hot chick teases the audience with her getting out of a speeding ticket or falling in a pool ...or, as I saw this morning, a boyfriend potentially eploding a coke bottle mentos bomb up her vagina, while she's 'unaware'... 15 mis of drawn out suspense and wiggling buttcheeks... and... nothing...
I cannot believe the time I put into that too
speaking of the model...
the schwabber
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mask-wefs-klaus-schwab-declares-c...
I don't know how anyone can possibly own an iphone with a clear conscience
Hahahahahaha
I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will make an alternative phone
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2022
Some real happy little vegemites in this lot when you blow up the photo , poorlean has her usual scowl on . I’m interested if this was a payed gig and if so , who payed ?
This picture from Senator Coal Cosplay of the Petersen event has the usual suspects present but of great concern are the military personnel sitting in the public gallery. This is not a good look @CDF_Aust pic.twitter.com/AGYifvymju
— Garth ..... Gasu - ガース in日本語 (@gasugasu1984) November 25, 2022
Hawke is asleep. Could be a blink. Nice to see Jacinta not have a scowl for once. I think the wind has changed too many times for Hanson. The resting bitch face is permanent.
Whaahaa nice one
Fooking Lucky Chap
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-26/man-rescued-after-falling-overboa...
Aa if golf isnt hard enough.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-26/gustnado-storm-hits-katherine-/10...
Supafreak wrote:
Also known as the chin rest.
Behold the raw power of the internet. If it could just be harnessed, we could power civilisation with free energy, forever.
(Solar system change is a thing though, he's got that right.)
Superfreak, that is the funniest thing I have seen in ages. Fantastic work.
blackers wrote:Superfreak, that is the funniest thing I have seen in ages. Fantastic work.
Not my work, just thought it was pretty funny.
Not sure if Elon and sbf are too chummy after all ;)
https://m.
Wow, let's cancel history...
Visited this amazing collection of medical esoterica, sexual fetishism and general weirdness a few years ago. At no time was I under the impression that it perpetrated "a version of medical history that is based on racist, sexist and ableist theories and language”.
It was a collection made by a very wealthy man from his travels and represents an interesting view of medical history and the cultural practices surrounding it
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/27/wellcome-collection-in-l...
"Holy flippity flipping flip flop flap smokes, everyone."
Yeah....that's about as far as I got into the video above of a "shocking story that exposes the whole crooked world of something or other".
Two great minds that are capable of discussing pretty much everything with anyone in a civil way, i think you could also add Russel Brand too the list too.
velocityjohnno wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--pLpm0b2eA
Behold the raw power of the internet. If it could just be harnessed, we could power civilisation with free energy, forever.
(Solar system change is a thing though, he's got that right.)
Ha, wow!
@stu
Yep - the whole flippity floppity stuff is a bit cringe - I was gonna give a heads up about trying to ignore the bearded potato head and consider the content ;)
A little like friendly jordies…
- Different context, same principle.
U know …
‘It doesn't take much to read between the lines: Who's being protected here and why?’
Carry on ;)
As a rule, and this applies across the political spectrum, FJ videos included, I veer away from the drama heavy rubbish posted frequently on YouTube by that fat potato and other New Woke folk like Russell Brand. Brand even says, without any irony, that his channel is for those people who are "awakening"
If people haven't yet realised it, they're using the same tactics to get views as MSM, and though they may not have the same corporate clout - and hence bias - they make up for it with a serious lack of context and research.
I agree with some of what Brand says, same as I agree with some of what JP says, and other commentators too, but the whole New Woke movement loses me with their radical histrionics. I struggle to bother with it. Posting vids like the above as some sort of 'gotcha' means jack.
Every other video "proves" a truth, or it has "damning evidence", or someone's a "fraud". It's become an endless cycle of shallow news without even the payoff of sport and Tim Bailey at the end.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63771109
Protesters call for China President Xi to resign as demonstrations over Covid restrictions intensifyhttps://t.co/G6nyw0LPQg pic.twitter.com/2ZVJxm0iIt
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 27, 2022
"After being unable to reach Sachs on his home telephone, Brand and his co-host of the week, fellow Radio 2 DJ Jonathan Ross, left Sachs four voice messages on his answering machine. In the first message, Brand joked about Fawlty Towers and the fact that both he and Sachs had appeared in The Bill, but was interrupted by Ross shouting out "he fucked your granddaughter". The rest of the message and the following three messages were all characterised by Brand and Ross attempting to apologise for Ross' outburst, but each quickly descended into farce; for example, Brand sang to Sachs: "It was consensual and she wasn't menstrual", and Ross asked to marry him."
from Wikipedia
" capable of discussing pretty much everything with anyone in a civil way, i think you could also add Russel Brand too the list too."
from Indo
"The European Union has threatened Elon Musk's Twitter with a ban unless the billionaire abides by its strict rules on content moderation".
It's not only Apple, Google and China that Elon has to worry about.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-warns-musk-that-twitter-faces-ban-...
Very interesting Udo.
Yes -Also this
Just like human fingerprints, no two zebra stripes are the same, although each of the three species of zebra have the same general stripe patterns. Scientists believe their stripes may have a social purpose and help zebra recognize each other.
Here we go, this is where the problem is:
flollo wrote:Here we go, this is where the problem is:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CliZHPsNaPB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Definitely relevant to the era we live in Flollo. No chance of being a vlogger/youtuber back in the 70's but back then a racing car driver was probably high on the priority list and comparable I suppose.
I tell you what though - my office chair is a far cry from the drivers seat of John Player Special Lotus I was hoping to drive.
It was pure class though.
Jeezus what a Creature
https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2022/12/02/a-punch-like-a-gunshot-w...
udo wrote:Jeezus what a Creature
https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2022/12/02/a-punch-like-a-gunshot-w...
Heh heh, they are amazing, saw a doco on them a while back. Not sure if the one found was a spearer or a smasher but probably best left alone. Beware brightly coloured small animals, its nature's way of telling you to back off.
udo wrote:Jeezus what a Creature
https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2022/12/02/a-punch-like-a-gunshot-w...
“Neither a mantis nor a shrimp, the mantis shrimp is found…” I thought this was pretty funny.
Old mate's a Very Stable Genius.
Trump this morning calls to be reinstated as president and declared the winner of 2020, or to have a new election immediately. pic.twitter.com/lNLe05yshc
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 3, 2022
thermalben wrote:Old mate's a Very Stable Genius.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1599023769019826176
Given the midterm results recon the Democrat's will be cheering him on.
There's a ton of tectonic activity happening around the world right now. Both volcanic and earthquake wise.
This is fucking terrifying.
— Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) December 4, 2022
Indonesia's Mount Semeru has erupted, blasting ash into the sky and sending a pyroclastic density current—or "pyroclastic flow"—down its flanks.
A webcam captured that flow.
This is what it looks like to see a pyroclastic flow coming
right
at
you pic.twitter.com/EYyHt3winv
Always plenty happening.
https://ds.iris.edu/seismon/index.phtml
Like this but more terrifying.
Awsome stuff.
On a hike today, I was explaining to my friends what lenticular clouds were... Then they pointed behind me and said "Like that one??
— Minh Phan (@WXMinh) December 1, 2022
And I literally lost my damn mind. pic.twitter.com/Qhdlj3zr9W
https://www.theage.com.au/world/south-america/this-one-stood-out-lenticu...
A taste of things to come
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-05/perlubie-tractor-beach-eyre-penin...
I agree with the actions taken. I live in the south east of SA and some areas get over run at times. Supposed to be self contained campers and caravans in designated areas only. But there’s tents and swags getting put down for multiple nights in the bush, car parks and on cliff edges miles from the nearest toilets. You end up with faeces, toilet paper, rubbish, dogs getting around unrestrained, random fire pits, damaged scrub, etc. Even saw two caravans stay overnight on the street at the Port Mc foreshore and they hooked their water hoses up to the nearest taps. Admittedly they were pretty close to the toilet block but between them they took up a heap of parks as it is angle parking there. Free camping, what a joke. Someone else and or the environment ends up paying.
My recollections may be off but I kind of think Australian has come full circle in this regard.
Feels like in the 70's and 80s it was a bit of a yob free-for-all.
Camp where you want, do what you want.
Then we had a period in the 80s, 90s and maybe into the 2000s where there were affordable managed campsites. I suppose the affordability was due in part to less pressure on them and lower relative real estate values.
Then we moved into a period where some smaller national park campgrounds were closed down and others were "formalised" and prices increased substantially.
At the same time, private camping areas went "eco cabins" which tended to be prohibitively expensive, or were sold off for development.
So now we're at a situation where established private campgrounds are fucking exxy, national parks campgrounds are (generally) far from cheap and travellers, regardless of how much money they have are looking for the free ride.
We've got a lot more people and less organised sites, and those sites are a lot more expensive and often unbearably crowded. I remember being down at Diggers Camp a few years ago and it was so busy that crew were camping pretty much under the elevated long-drop shitter. I'm sure you could have heard the shit plopping into the tank.
So now in places we're back at the free-for-all yobfest with a pared down council and NPWS workforce barely able to police it.
The big bonus here is the rise in Youcamp type websites which can yield awesome places to stay.
Australia's predicted to have another 6 million people in the next 20 years so it looks like those quiet remote places will be fewer and fewer, and they'll be more formalised, more regulated and more expensive.
Gotta say Andy, I do a lot of camping (generally within a 3 hour driving range) and haven't had the same experience. Perhaps I'm a little better with the timing of my trips (I have heard other horror stories, but from camps that I wouldn't go to anyway).
I wouldn't call the National Parks camps overly expensive either, for what you get.
Only main that is shitful right now is the traffic from the Gold Coast through the Sunshine Coast. What's normally three hours took five the last time I went through (for no apparent reason either.. i.e. no accidents). So, our default setting is somewhere south or west.
Have it cunts