Fruity Gordo posted:

I think it takes a certain kind of gregariousness to actually enjoy door knocking. I really enjoy it but I'm the kind of person who strikes up conversations with randoms in the doctor's office if I get the feeling they wouldn't be disturbed by it. I totally get how it could make a person feel really uncomfortable and drained because you really have no clue whether you're about the be abused or not, and you're trying to immediately make a connection with people you have zero clue about.

hooman posted:

Brandis being censured made me happy far beyond it had any right to.

Also I assume GSC is now Birb Katter, because that is amazing.

SadisTech posted:

I'm really, really getting loving shirty about the number of Australians I'm seeing making comments to the effect that "Oh boo hoo, convicted drug peddlers getting shot, they knew the risks, who cares."

Imagine knowing that you were going to be shot to death. Imagine being led into a jungle clearing at night and being tied to a post with your hands behind you. Imagine seeing a torch beam turned on and aimed right at your heart to provide a target.

Imagine men in uniforms filing into the clearing and lining up facing you. Imagine them picking up their rifles and aiming these lethal weapons right at you. Imagine hearing a harsh command shouted. Something terrible happens to your body and if you're lucky you'll die before you understand what it actually was. Your brain processes sounds slightly behind other sensation so your last conscious impression is of stunningly loud noise, frightening and painful in your ears.

If you're lucky you'll be dead straight away. If not, you might remain slightly conscious while they check, and then you hear the captain shout another order, and then a man in a uniform stands over you and aims his rifle down at you from point blank range.

Imagine that.

Who cares.

auzdark posted:

Maybe Pyne has it set up so he gets emailed when his name is mentioned on the interwebz

Birb Katter posted:

I will fly to this goonmeet

Endman posted:

Guys, I totally invited the Queen to our internet clubhouse am I cool yet

Mad Katter posted:

Gough Suppressant posted:

Implant the RFID in your fingers, problem solved

Endman posted:

People would probably start screaming that the government is turning them into the Borg.

Having to get an implant in order to work is also hilariously cyberpunk.

Milky Moor posted:

Cyborg strippers are hot as heck imo

Kat Delacour posted:

Oh my god ... Are goons turning into a lobby group?

Anidav posted:

What should we ask him? I can't think of doing anything except for throwing eggs at him for letting the Abbott Point go ahead.

Endman posted:

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/mar/13/mounted-police-join-effort-to-dismantle-heirisson-island-protest?CMP=soc_567


Pictured: Not a police action.

Gough Suppressant posted:

Fan death remains a major issue for South Korean metal bands

open24hours posted:

Endman posted:

As much as I would love to chill out with a pet wombat, the idea that private ownership is the only thing that gives an animal species its value is shockingly stupid.

MaxwellsEquations posted:

Another good read for insane chemistry experiments is this blog http://pipeline.corante.com/, an organic chemist with a ton of experience and pharmacological knowledge. He's intimately familiar with Ignition! as well and quotes it for the more crazy chemical reactions.

Probably my favourite post of his is this lovely thing http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/02/23/things_i_wont_work_with_dioxygen_difluoride.php


Another is about a chemical that literally burns sand, chlorine trifluoride. http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2008/02/26/sand_wont_save_you_this_time.php

Dante18907 posted:

My friend Gold Standard Conure pointed me in the direction of this thread, and to the attention of BCR, with regards to issues with my current pay scheme and determining the pay bracket etc I should be in so that I have some information to back me up when I go to my rear end in a top hat boss to ask if I can please be paid well.

Info;

Age: 25
Job: Computer Technician/Onsite Service Engineer
Job Description: I perform onsite break fix and troubleshooting for National Companies like Fujitsu and RSS for customers ranging from Coles and Target to the ATO and Aurizon as well as in-office IT support for the company I work for directly and some printer maintenance for the same companies photocopier fleet.
Wage: $17.40/hr with $137.31/week (equates to $3.61 an hour for a total of $21.01/hr) FLAT car allowance and $0.32/km allowance
Allowances: I currently get paid a car allowance in a flat rate/week as well as a rate/kilometer of business travel.

From my cursory lookings I THINK that I am under the MA000021: Business Equipment Award 2010. I currently do not have a copy of my contract though I will be trying to get one, and I don't know if there are any clauses in my contract that exclude me from awards etc or specifically what award my contract is covering me with.

The ideal outcome for me would be that I would be taken off the car allowance and brought into line with the other technicians in the workshop ($25/hr) and I am fine with still using my car for the work. I currently do not have the solid information at my disposal to propose this to my boss, who is a very tight individual when it comes to money and wages.

I am almost certain everyone working here is getting ripped off when it comes to OT and other things in the contracts. I would also like some information RE, who to turn to should he turn me down, as there are very few available jobs in Mackay in this industry and I am unable to move from here for the foreseeable future.

Let me know if you need any more information.

SynthOrange posted:

Link please.

froglet posted:

Oi

So goons, I'm leaving for Melbourne tomorrow. I might not come back to Perth if Melbourne is the lefty paradise promised.

Konomex posted:

There is minimal evidence that Mike Baird hasn't, at some point in his life, eaten a live human baby. Can you trust a man who lacks enough alibis?

Don't elect a possible cannibal, elect a wooden plank, at least a plank can't eat your infant flesh.

CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

I like how if you think about it for more than a second you realise Christian is probably going to get TB and die too so he won't have too long to sit around moping about Satine.

Graic Gabtar posted:

Enjoy it. After this we enter a desolate wasteland of elections that people probably don't give a gently caress about.

(Apologies to people who actually may give a gently caress)

e: fixed typo completely changing the context - watching cricket.

thatfatkid posted:

A bloo bloo bloo i'm allergic to something so anyone who eats that certain something is a terrible person bloo bloo.

Gentleman Baller posted:

If you missed Indian take-away chat FriendlyJordies has you covered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNwgjVzkT-I

Looking forward to his nut milk vid next month.

Jumpingmanjim posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pmJTFUFuc

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