Fair dibs or else

Our two very young grandchildren demand equal shares of everything.

If one has a toy, the other demands the same toy. If one has a slightly larger slice of cake, there is screaming, shouting and tears.

It's almost as bad as state premiers fighting over their shares of GST.

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Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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Dying for you to read my blog, at https://notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au/ :-)

The word "boobs" is so scary until you get to the second "b". (Alfred E. Neumann

e-charge fires

recharging a lithium battery is causing at least one house fire each week. that's just in WA.

Part of the problem is that recharging is done out of sight, out of mind. In the garage, for example. where noone will notice the heat. and where there is unlikely to be a smoke detector.

That story comes with scary stories of houses destroyed by e-scooter recharging.

makes me wonder where people will park their EVs while the lithium batteries are recharging.

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Oh. As I wrote that I realised.

As we get more EVs the government will make it compulsory to have smoke and fire detectors installed in our garages.

There's a coming business opportunity for cowboy installers.

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Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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Dying for you to read my blog, at https://notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au/ :-)

The word "boobs" is so scary until you get to the second "b". (Alfred E. Neumann

jibber jabber voice

I've been worried about this "Voice" to parliament.

Two votes for each person who can claim to be blak.

I worry no longer.

The referendum wording has been released. Presented with tears of joy from the politician who sees it as an easy way to buy votes.

So what will we be asked?

After many months of effort, an unelected "working group" -- an early Voice -- has come up with a suggestion (which is already being debated, for and against).

We will *not* be asked to add recognition to the constitution. Rather, "In recognition of ... as the first Peoples of Australia". *Not* "we recognise them as..."

Meaningless drivel. get to the main point.

The working group wants us to vote to... allow Parliament to set up a body which will be called "the voice"

is that really the best they can advise? that we let Parliament do what it wants. what a waste of time.

i was worried that a blak voice would decide to give its members a third vote. and a fourth...

now i realise... given all the time in the world, they will not even decide to turn up for another meeting. unless it comes with a free lunch.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

Need to know: pwMapApp

 ... Kings Park Memorials

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A watch without hands tells no time, but so does a digital watch with no batteries. (Alfred E. Neuman)

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Dying for you to read my blog, at https://notdotdeaddotyet.blogspot.com.au/ :-)

The word "boobs" is so scary until you get to the second "b". (Alfred E. Neumann

footy gets civilised

When football -- AFL -- gets upset about behaviour it is usually about a fan.

A fan shouts abuse at a player. There is a public outcry. The fan is banned from future matches.

All fair enough.

Now a club has a player who should be banned. 

The usual response is, well, players can do what they like because they are our heroes.

Not this time.

There's not much detail in today's report. So I could be wrong. But...

A player sent offensive messages. A dickpick perhaps?

His club sent him to classes in civilised behaviour.

He failed to improve. Still a dickhead.

So the club will not select him to play.

Well done that club.

Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper

Need to know: pwMapApp

 ... Kings Park Memorials

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A watch without hands tells no time, but so does a digital watch with no batteries. (Alfred E. Neuman)

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rough sleeper reasons

Perth in WA has more"rough sleepers" -- per head of population -- than any other state. There are lots of reasons: economic, social and personal. Also... we have the best climate for sleeping out of doors.


Nick Lethbridge
consulting Dexitroboper

ignore the problem

in a previous post i suggested developing a space industry so that we can ship nuclear waste into the sun. a reader commented on the risk of a waste-laden rocket crashing.
yes, i had considered that.
not a problem.
we will deal with it as we deal with other high risk developments.

First, we will launch from and over National Parks. any damage will be well away from rich suburbs.

we will set stringent conditions, such as, do not crash. the rocket company will say, yes, they will never crash.

then, like the Mint and the Casino, we will put our rich and powerful friends in charge. we pay them a lot to do nothing, say nothing, deny everything.

when a rocket crashes, as it will, we will fence off the radiation damaged area. only bush bashing 4WDs will be allowed in. out of sight, out of mind.

the rocket company will be fined a trivial amount. they will promise to be good in future. a few managers will be promoted or transferred. them back to business as usual.

except that the crash area is now so degraded that it will have to be sold to a property developer. who will promise to clean up the radiation. then do nothing except make a huge profit.

see? no problems at all.
it's all -- in different guises -- happened before. and been successfully denied.
not a problem.







Nick Lethbridge
consulting Dexitroboper

hot solution

Australia pretends that it is entering the space race. Not sure what is involved, but it sounds good.
Australia is going to buy build and service nuclear subs. Which means that Australia will be left holding the poisoned chalice of nuclear waste, which no-one wants.

Let's look for the win win solution.

Build and test rockets. Pack them full of nuclear waste. Test launch them into space... into the sun.
dispose of the nuclear waste where it won't bother anyone for at least a billion years.
waste wasted and space flight developed and tested.
Win, win and win.



Nick Lethbridge
consulting Dexitroboper