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#3
Random Topics / Re: Coronavirus 2020
February 21, 2021, 07:19:04 AM
Quote from: Taaroa on February 21, 2021, 07:11:18 AM
Watched it live and I think the government got the bigger 'boo', but I can't find a clear clip of it.  :-\
Spoke too soon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8machLxfvOE

and to show how long it went on for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfyaZul05eE

Young Kissinger standing behind her.
#4
Random Topics / Re: Coronavirus 2020
February 21, 2021, 07:11:18 AM
Quote from: WOTR on February 18, 2021, 02:06:24 AM
Evacuating people with garbage bags over their head...
Apparently they were doing that so the vulture media wouldn't be able to work out the identities of people who were positive cases.

We came out of lockdown late Wednesday night, but with tighter restrictions (caps on how many people in an area at a time, masks mandatory in more places, etc) than compared to a few weeks ago. They finished the Australian Open tonight with a crowd attending:

Australian Open crowd boos at mention of coronavirus vaccines and Victorian government after Novak Djokovic's win
QuoteTennis Australia's president was booed during the presentation ceremony at the Australian Open after mentioning the COVID-19 vaccine and the Victorian government.

"With vaccinations on the way, rolling out in many countries around the world, it's now a time for optimism and hope for the future," she said. This was met with a chorus of boos, which threw off Hrdlicka, who had to pause her speech.
The crowd ultimately settled but were then angrily boisterous at the mention of the Victorian government. Hrdlicka thanked the government saying, "without you we could not have done this". This led to another chorus of boos which halted Hrdlicka's speech.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-21/australian-open-crowd-boo-at-mention-of-vaccines-victorian-govt/13177172

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhw6d2qJKdE

Watched it live and I think the government got the bigger 'boo', but I can't find a clear clip of it.  :-\
#6
Last ever Learjet will be built this year, Bombardier says
QuoteLearjet, the sleek private jet used by celebrities for decades, is ending production this year, following a slump in demand due to competition from newer and less-expensive rivals. Long before COVID-19 hit demand in 2020, the arrival of less-expensive similar-sized models from Embraer SA and Textron Inc’s Cessna eroded Learjet demand.

Bombardier said it would continue to support and maintain existing Learjets, and would offer upgrades to avionics and interiors at the Learjet factory in Wichita in the US after the production line closes.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bombardier-learjet-idUSKBN2AF1OV
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/11/last-ever-learjet-will-be-built-this-year-bombardier-says

#8
I wonder what poor bastard has the job of adding crowd sounds to the tennis.
#9
Random Topics / Re: Coronavirus 2020
February 15, 2021, 10:44:59 PM
Quote from: WOTR on February 12, 2021, 01:06:10 PM
From that to a lock-down? Wow. It's almost like there is no middle ground with complete instability and likely a feeling that you cannot be in control of the smallest aspect of your own life anymore. I suppose one day this will just feel normal...
Yeah and they did it with only a couple of cases too, all from 'hotel quarantine' (our borders are closed and anyone entering the country gets to spend 2 weeks locked in a cheap hotel room). As a bonus they've only been finding 2 or so new cases each day since the lockdown came into effect, all already known contacts of quarantine workers.

Still doesn't sound like they're going to lift the lockdown on schedule tomorrow night, but even if they do it's likely not going to be a full lifting/going back to how it was before.
Saw this the other night though while drinking outside - I get the impression not many people did because of the lockdown:

Meteor lights up Melbourne skies
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-56068503

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhbe3ueCLPw
#10
Random Topics / Re: Music
February 14, 2021, 03:09:38 AM
Quote from: Asuka Langley on February 13, 2021, 11:29:51 PM
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge was the only decent Van Hagar album but it still sucks compared to David Lee Jew

What, no love for 5150?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUb4Wsi9kI
#11
Random Topics / Re: Music
February 13, 2021, 11:15:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urw-iutHw5E

Quote from: Asuka Langley on February 12, 2021, 09:51:00 PM
Why am i listening Van Hagar and enjoying it? For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge was his only good album tbh.

Van Hagar was better than when it had David Lee Roth.

#12
Random Topics / Re: Coronavirus 2020
February 12, 2021, 11:11:44 AM
Quote from: WOTR on February 12, 2021, 02:18:23 AM
Do most people down there actually pay attention? I'm not talking parties. But do people still see their family and close friends?

Generally people follow the restrictions, but I think this time people are pretty pissed about it all after what happened last year. Until yesterday there were virtually no restrictions at all except masks on public transport and in supermarkets, so people were able to meet family and friends with no problem (as long they're in the same state/country). Gyms, restaurants, and cinemas were open without capacity caps, the Australian Open is being held currently and crowd caps were 30k/day.

Went to the petrol station at about 10.30pm and the roads and streets were unusually full of people. I guess they still had crowds at the tennis too for tonight only, except with this message:

#13
Random Topics / Re: Coronavirus 2020
February 11, 2021, 10:49:15 PM
Victoria is going back into lockdown from midnight tonight. For those playing along at home, this is the third full lockdown.

Very suddenly this became a thing today after nothing suggesting it previously, but there were rumblings about it all morning including from the PM hinting that this would happen.
Was at the gym when it was announced, and everyone was gathered around someone streaming the press conference and listening in. Reminded me of something out of WW2 or 9/11. I think there was an immediate pall over everyone once announced since we've already been through all this crap before and thought it finally under control.

The city's in chaos at the monent with traffic choking every road and shops full as people panic. Restaurants are going to be affected particularly badly since this weekend is Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day.


#16
Politics / Re: Brexit
February 07, 2021, 11:26:26 AM
Maybe they had run out of green ink already

https://twitter.com/ChrisMasonBBC/status/1358361843857776640/
#18
Politics / Re: Random Political Thoughts
February 06, 2021, 07:09:42 AM
https://twitter.com/OleDizzy/status/1357680949555773441

Quote from: albrecht on February 02, 2021, 02:59:36 PM
Weird warning/disclaimer/popup I got when looking up some stuff on the Hell Ships and Burmese campaign: 

"Indigenous content warning 
The Department of Veterans' Affairs recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Nation Peoples of Australia and acknowledges their continuing spiritual, cultural, social and economic connection to Australia's lands and waters.   
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images, names and voices of deceased persons."

Yeah, you sometimes see them do that for news bulletins and programs run by certain broadcasters (ie ABC, SBS) when there's even the chance that there's a deceased aborigine appearing in it. I've never seen any explanation for it, so I'm not sure how widespread a belief it is or why.
On a somewhat related note:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdaitcha
#19
Quote from: Uncle Duke on February 05, 2021, 09:38:48 AM
The RN's FAA Museum has, or at least had, an airworthy Sea Hawk, but I haven't seen it mentioned as having been flown for several years.

I guess not:
QuoteOne Sea Hawk, WV908, remained airworthy as part of the Royal Navy Historic Flight until 2010. It is now in storage at AMSU, RAF Shawbury.

[...]

WV908 (Sea Hawk FGA 6) was airworthy with the Royal Navy Historic Flight, Yeovilton, England until 2010
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Hawk#Surviving_aircraft

#20
Built by the British in 1942, sold to the Netherlands in 1948, sold to Argentina in 1969, finally decommisioned in 1997:

https://twitter.com/klaasm67/status/1357241207362121728

Quote from: Uncle Duke on February 04, 2021, 07:05:05 AM
The toss bombing technique shown in the video was called LABS (Low Altitude Bombing System).

I guess toss bombing isn't necessary anymore, but you've got to wonder if anyone could still do it.
#22
Politics / Re: Middle Kingdom- China news
February 02, 2021, 12:10:44 PM
Canadian Embassy Worker's T-Shirt Sparks Dispute With China
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-03/china-lodges-formal-complaint-with-canada-over-a-t-shirt/13114944

QuoteThe incident arose after a T-shirt maker posted online that a staff member from the Canadian embassy had ordered T-shirts with a bat print. That appeared to reference a theory about the origin of coronavirus â€" that it spread from a bat to a human in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where infections were first reported in late 2019.
But Canadian media reported the logo was a W in homage to the New York hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan â€" not the city of Wuhan.

Ottawa had apologised for any misunderstanding, it was reported.



#24
Politics / Re: Random Political Thoughts
February 01, 2021, 09:41:15 PM
Madman doing exercise while wearing a mask in somewhere as hot as Burma.

https://twitter.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/1356315137976672259
#26
Politics / Re: Middle Kingdom- China news
January 28, 2021, 11:20:39 PM
Quote from: Uncle Duke on January 28, 2021, 06:45:35 PM
Sucking up to potentially hostile nations is probably a good idea for an isolated nation with no air defense.

Not by spiting their closest ally and neighbour.

#27
Politics / Re: Middle Kingdom- China news
January 28, 2021, 11:10:12 AM
Quote from: Dr. MD MD on January 28, 2021, 05:40:34 AM
appeasing the Chinese Communist Party

This has been going on today, with NZ trying to do damage control now:

New Zealand Trade Minister advises Australia to show China more 'respect'
QuoteIn an interview discussing the deal, New Zealand's Trade Minister Damien O'Connor was asked about a suggestion from their Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta that the nation could mediate between Australia and China.

Mr O'Connor said New Zealand had a "mature" relationship with China and could raise issues of concern, but added it also respected its trade ties with Beijing. "If [Australia] were to follow us and show respect, I guess a little more diplomacy from time to time and be cautious with wording, they too could hopefully be in a similar situation [with China]," he said.

[...]

One Australian government source said Mr O'Connor's comments had "not gone down well" in Canberra. "What [New Zealand] has to realise is that China is intent on splitting alliances in the region, and jumping in like this plays into their hands," they said. The Federal Government expressed concerns to New Zealand after Nanaia Mahuta made the mediation offer, and the New Zealand government has since been trying to play down the significance of the suggestion.

New Zealand was conspicuously absent from a statement issued by the other Five Eyes countries â€" Australia, the US, the UK and Canada â€" condemning the arrest of democracy advocates in Hong Kong.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-28/nz-trade-minister-advises-australia-to-show-china-more-respect/13098674

#28
Politics / Re: Random Political Thoughts
January 28, 2021, 10:52:48 AM
You really don't expect something like this to happen in the modern day:

QuoteSimilar to footage coming out of Armenian trenches showing the bodies of Armenian soldiers chained to their positions, there is some indication that some commanders opted to chain soldiers to the steering wheel of their trucks to prevent them from abandoning their vehicles out of fear for being struck by a drone. [11] While it is impossible to verify whether these occurrences were legitimate, there exists a surprisingly large amount of footage attesting to such practises.
https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/01/aftermath-lessons-of-nagorno-karabakh.html
#29
Quote from: Ciardelo on January 26, 2021, 08:02:05 AM
Wait. The Taliban has an air force? :o

They did when they ruled Afghanistan. I don't think it was very well equipped or maintained, but they did at least manage to force a Russian freighter to land in Kandahar in '96:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstan_incident

I think the Taliban's opponents also had limited airpower too - I might've posted an article about it earlier in the thread.

https://youtu.be/uUvtMSj3908
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