Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 9hMedicare in Australia is paid for by a 1.5% levy on your taxable income. Collected by the tax office and fed directly to Dept Social Services. 041
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026They have tried moving the bus port at least twice that I know of. The best option would be to lean into the situation and declare Moorabool St the major interchange - and close it to public traffic. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I think it bears repeating; Putin could end this war today - all he needs to do is stop attacking Ukraine. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026How about we start producing CFCs again since the Ozone hole is nearly closed. 010
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In Australia we are just into Spring, and already there is a 27C (80F) day predicted for the weekend. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I don't know why, but a darker blue would work better for me. 020
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My father has very many old Jazz records on 78. He would like to give them to someone who cares, but there doesn't seem to be much demand for such things. We are in Australia and shipping costs to anywhere else would be prohibitive. 120
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I don't understand why you need to register EVERY time. Surely the records from last time are still present. But I am not USAian and we have an independent electoral commission that manage literally everything about elections in a totally non-partisan way. 110
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026If they don't work as hard, why don't they get paid as much? 040
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026And with technology changing so fast, in a couple of years AI will require much less compute power. So the data centres will be stranded assets before they are finished! 110
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026If we are going to convert a planet so it can support human life, how about starting with the one we are already living on? 1224
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026AI is not sustainable as the resource hog it currently is. That means it either collapses under its own weight, or it becomes enormously more efficient. In other words, the new data centres popping up everywhere are already stranded assets and wasted money. 020
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I'm stuck on the *at least* four grandparents. Are their people who have more? Or are we including non-biological? 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026AI is not viable as a technology if it continues to use this level of resources. Therefore, either it does not succeed or it becomes much more efficient. In either case, the new data centres will very soon become stranded assets. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The highest fertility groups are the lowest developed countries. Higher technology and social advancement leads to lower fertility. Are you saying that America will become the least developed country in the world in the next couple of years? 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026How many Democrats registered as Republicans just so they could select the most unelectable candidate available? 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I think this should be *despite* government policies. It has almost entirely been led by households while the major political parties fight over whether something should be done. 0120
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026With preferential voting so binary decisions are eliminated. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 03/05/2026What other country in the world has ANY assassination attempts on their elected leader? Americans are so abnormal! 210
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026From Australia - we weren't asked. Just attacked for not providing assistance that we don't have available. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf is about a male who lied to get attention. The story of Cassandra is about a female who told the truth and was ignored. This seems to be a statement on something or other. 030
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 16/04/2026theconversation.com/victoria-has...theconversation.comVictoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?Public transport access, travel time and familiarity with the network all play a role in how many people switch away from driving. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"wokeness"?? SF has been "woke" (whatever your definition) since Jules Verne with Capt Nemo. Or, if you consider mythology to be SF - then Loki was canonically trans. 010
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The movie "Cabaret" - set during the rise of Nazism - contains the line "you still think you can control them?" 010
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 08/04/2026As far as I understand it - a two-week ceasefire is NOT a "total and complete victory." 020
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 08/04/2026V/Line appear to be constantly running close to their limit with no buffer for unexpected situations. This is apparent whenever an incident arises. Metro in contrast generally have an option to adapt. Admit I use V/Line more so my evaluation may be biased :-) 020
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Nostradamus said the 3rd anti-christ would arise in the West. He would draw those of poor faith as if the Messiah, but would work to destroy the work of the true Christ. All rubbish of course. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Honest question since I don't know American or general military history: When was the last time that the USA *won* a war? Especially one that they started? Also - when has any US military action resulted in a positive result for the target country? 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 01/04/2026It takes a very specific skill-set to run a government into the ground when they can quite literally print their own money. Indeed the US currency is the world standard - how bad a manager must one be to destroy that massive advantage? 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026In 7th grade I recall be assigned a Roald Dahl story where a woman killed her husband with a frozen leg of lamb and then cooked the evidence. We were supposed to write another passage as an ending... 1210
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Australia is accomplishing amazing things around renewables generally. The thing is that it is almost entirely community led. The politicians refuse to make a commitment because the country is led by the mining lobby. The economy is based on "ship the land off-shore". 010
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026LNP is diving faster than Trump's approval rating. ON have no policies to base a campaign on. Looks like Labor for the next few years (decades?) 110
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Haven't heard any of that on Australian News. And the leader of one of our major parties believes renewables are unsustainable and wants to build nuclear plants. 3100
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 21/03/2026They only follow the Old Testament. The New Testament - the Christian part - is not a major piece of MAGA theology 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Wow. Triggered much? I was suggesting that petrol issue was much lower when most people worked from home. Nothing about COVID 010
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Rather than free PT, perhaps the government could encourage Work-From-Home. Like lock-down, that would significantly reduce petrol usage. 020
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Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Wasn't Trump the one that said he didn't need the rest of the world, wanted to leave NATO. Now he is trying to get everyone to get on board with a war he started... 001
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Starbucks have twice tried to break into the Australian market. Both times they got no business since every street corner has a cafe with better, cheaper and more convenient coffee. 010
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 11/03/2026But none of them have any chance of becoming Gov. Unlike the MAGA playcard that they all follow. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026But their families are still in danger from retaliation. The Iranian regime was never good, but the cure (?!) is worse than the disease. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 02/03/2026This is how it works throughout Australia, and many other countries. Voters register once when they turn 18. The rest of the time, the officials have a record of who is registered to check against. 030
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Out of how many? What is the percentage? 33 sounds like a lot, but I have no idea what the total number is. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026So - if the UK requests access to the Epstein files to pursue the charges against Andrew, will they be sent? will the UK then be in a position to release details relevant to other investigations. The files are not limited to the US or American citizens. 000
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Now watching Creepshow S2 E5 - "Night of the Living Late Show". Where an inventor uses VR to enter a film called "Horror Express". 180
Peter @mitchepr.bsky.social · 19/02/2026"Would you die for your God? would you suffer torture and ruin in the name of your God?" "Of course" "And if your God said his greatest wish was for you to live an enjoyable and fulfilling existence? To take pleasure in living?" "Um..." 000
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