March 2015 - luv-talk

East West Link - contacting the government
by Peter Ross 15 Aug '15

15 Aug '15

Hi all, Labor opposing East West Link - good news, at least for me. There is no contract signed yet - so all uncertainty claims are quite strange. It is up to the government in power to create certainty - by waiting with the contracts until after the election. The process is before the courts because the link did not go through a proper planning, assessment and consultation process yet. The lack of process created the uncertainty. So the government can correct it by honouring process. This would make it a decision made by a government which asked for a mandate from the electorate. Below my letter to Terry Mulder (terence.mulder(a)parliament.vic.gov.au) Maybe you would like to contact him too? Thanks Peter Dear Terry, the Labor decision to dump the East West Link is a good one for us in Melbourne. Please cancel the project if you care for Victoria. It may save hundred of millions or billions of dollars of claims when the project finally ends in the bin, as it should. The East West Link is not a properly planned project. I contacted you before about my concerns. Some of the events and claims are truly bizarre if you are familiar with the area as I am. I work in Kensington. I frequently use the bike track along the Mooney Ponds Creek you want to overshadow with another bunch of lanes. I also spend a lot of time waiting for and in trains from and to Craigieburn and Upfield which never go on time. It is not a surprise that the whole case is before the courts. The rush to lock it in resulted in a shoddy process which defies logic and did never satisfy requirements of proper consulting with the public. Even now, the design is still work in progress, and some of the "corrections" over time looked as professional as me designing a model train with my son. How can this being assessed? How can the community have a sufficient input in this process? How can you sign contracts with this uncertainty? It will be a liability for any future government and all Victorians. A tender process where you continue with one bidder only is another detail not making sense. I never do that if I want a good deal. You were elected with the Liberals claiming support for the Metro Rail Link. You did not advance the project. Instead it became another train wreck of "planning on the run". Please bring that back into action instead of tinkering with the East West Link if you want to do something for Victoria. Thank you Peter [contact details]

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by Anthony Shipman 31 Mar '15

31 Mar '15

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What a piece of expletive deleted mediocre, dumbed down; proprietary technologjcal arrogance !
by Rohan McLeod 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

Assembled cogniscenti Picked up a Samsung Galaxy SII m/n -191100T amoungst large collection of old laptops (most faulty) and other IT stuff which were being disgarded'; looks like it works fine; charges OK. Just contacted their support after a quick look through the user manual; It's authoritive one can't delete the supplied applications ! So it gets flogged on Gumtree If I'm ever in the market for one of these sort of phones; application deletion will be high on the feature list! Ah theres nothing like a sense of high minded outrage; to set one up for the day; but not quite as good as coffee, which comes next ! ; regards Rohan McLeod

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Re: [luv-talk] Regular event calendar
by Rick Moen 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

I am so, SO moving this from -main to -talk. Quoting Mick (micbert75(a)gmail.com) > It sounds like something so funny, but I heaven't get the point. Can > someone explain the joke, please? Cult television cartoon, spun-off from its role as a segment in the Animaniacs series. Pinky and Brain are mice who both live in a cage in the Acme labs, the product of genetic experiment. Brain is a would-be evil genius who conspires every episode with a daft plot to take over the world. Pinky has a few screws loose and specialises in bizarre non-sequitur responses. The theme song is extremely catchy. 'It's Pinky and the Brain. Yes, Pinky and the Brain. One is a genius, The other's insane. They're laboratory mice; Their genes have been spliced. They're Pinky, they're Pinky and the Brain Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain. Before each night is done, Their plan will be unfurled: By the dawning of the sun, They'll take over the world. They're Pinky and the Brain. Yes, Pinky and the Brain. Their twilight campaign Is easy to explain. To prove their mousy worth, They'll overthrow the earth. They're Pinky, they're Pinky and the Brain Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, narf!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz15xfLkg8k

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Tomorrow: "Effective Altruism and Climate Change"
by spyder.king＠yahoo.com.au 21 Mar '15

21 Mar '15

A Meetup I thought would interest a reasonable proportion of LUV-talk, at least those on the list that frequently post to it. (The rest of you are mostly a mystery, but you presumably have an interest in at least some FOSS and in quality+quantity of life.) Am I the only one here who feels like Climate Change is getting way disproportionate attention compared to other ecological threats such as accumulation of plastic refuse? Obviously ecosystems have complex interplay between various factors, eg. if ozone layer destruction hadn't been slowed, any greenhouse effects could have been much worse by now! But I think that's a reason to NOT overly focus on "Greenhouse Gases" and particularly almost all on CO2. TOMORROW Effective Altruism and Climate Change Effective Altruism Melbourne Sunday, March 22, 2015 2:00 PM Trike Apps Level 1, 421 Smith St, Fitzroy 3065 Melbourne http://www.meetup.com/EAMelbourne/events/221206996/?a=md1_grp&rv=md1&_af=ev…

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An interesting note on NBN
by Peter Ross 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

The Age today, written by Sally Young http://www.theage.com.au/comment/politicians-media-moguls-and-doomed-ending… "Abbott did reduce funding to the ABC, limiting what Murdoch views as a privileged competitor. And he did hobble the NBN, reducing the capacity for internet-streaming rivals." Why do we pretend there is a competition of ideas? Good night Peter

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The East-West Wank
by Brent Wallis 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Oh Dear, 100 day and danny still hasn't released the contract that's not worth the paper its written on....thats 99 days after his promised release date. BW

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