luciedigitalni

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If you've ever wondered where the .io domain name comes from, it's this place (it refers to British Indian Ocean Territory).

#Colonialism

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/03/britain-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius-ending-years-of-dispute

#history

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@StryderNotavi which raises the obvious question, what were all the other Councillors doing instead of attending the previous Council meeting?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

@samhkennedy @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars surely it's because of the cycle lanes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@ajsadauskas @ppossej @SituationCake @Seagoon_ I want to know why their systems can't determine how many avocados I'm buying

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

@kudra @ajsadauskas @wscholermann @Seagoon_ someone told me that it's partly to do with the interaction between the prevailing wind from the west and the Dandenong range to the east. also all the evil london plane trees

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@Charles @fuckcars we need a fleet of automated war drones to take these things out

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

@Meron35 also, the parks around the ground are used as car parking for AFL games, just not for Tay Tay

 

"...Australia is heading in the wrong direction. In Melbourne, for instance, the amount of space devoted to private parking has increased by 156% over the last 20 years. The MCG’s green oasis is very much the exception."

#AusPol #FuckCars @fuckcars
https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/02/28/taylor-swift-mcg-parking-urban-planning

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars yes but the idea of using individual cars as mass transit is just incredibly innovative. City Nerd's review is worth a watch to understand the true genius involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVdge8DhB4

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

@Ilandar @yoz Seven is a terrible business that continues to exist primarily because of the political power it provides for Kerry Stokes

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