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The majority of households here in Oz now own multiple cars. We went from 22% of households having more than one car in 1960 to 59% in 2020. The idea of every adult owning a 4WD/SUV as a personal shopping trolley and personal transport is ridiculous, yet sadly that seems to be the direction we...

No context, and I've never seen or read anything else from her, so it's hard to judge whether this was just her being old, ignorant and racist, trying to pander to her audience and failing or just misspeaking. I wouldn't have thought broadband as a utility would be a hard sell requiring identity...

They also have a higher rate of digital illiteracy in the US, although I don't know if that applies to NYC.

It might have been more patronising than malicious or mean spirited, but that doesn't mean it isn't racist. I get the feeling Hochul would be shocked to know that in Papua New Guinea, where there's a much more serious digital divide than anywhere in New York (1/3 of the population has internet...

Ignorance can still be racist. I'm not certain whether she literally meant that inner city black kids don't know what a computer is, but either way it's a pretty racist mischaracterisation. Regardless, the actual policy she's enacting (and was supposed to be spruiking) is broadband as an...

Well, despite Hochul's racism and poor communication skills, my understanding is that her attempt to address the digital divide is, in practical terms, the extension of broadband internet access as a basic utility. That's certainly a part of the solution, but really it's not only access, but...

Can't speak to the nature of the problem in the US, but the "Digital Divide" is without a doubt a real thing. Not really a race issue, although no doubt it's not evenly distributed. A lack of basic IT literacy by highschool is the modern equivalent of still being unable to read and write, given...

The US is a strange place. I've only seen diversity statements from employers, when advertising a position where it's likely to be explicitly relevant.

Guy has been in the US since he was 15 apparently, and attended university, so surely he can speak and understand English to a reasonable degree? Considering both group's statements were full of lies, the video and reported physical evidence seems like the only reliable information, and even in...

The fact that two of the whistleblowers died is bound to raise eyebrows. It's not exactly difficult to attribute Boeing with executive psychopathy either. Actual evidence is lacking though, and the narrative for whom, why, when and how is really very weak.

Impressive how quickly their reputation has gone to shit. Killing whistleblowers with some sort of undetectable, toxin induced pneumonia seems like it would require a bit too much professionalism and competence at this stage.

Well, might be a fair bit different in the US. My younger brother and one of my sisters were adopted from a Catholic orphanage, and from what I remember of the process you applied and then if you met the requirements and passed the interviews you met the child. After which you could say no, but...

Hard to judge anything from an edited written summary of a verbal interview. Can't say I envy Chandler the task of raising his sons in any sort of spotlight as a multiracial family in the US with it's current political environment. Hopefully America's not really the shit show it looks like from...

I just assumed Chandler and his wife are infertile and wanted kids. Can't say I'm familiar with the adoption process in the US, but in my experience adoption isn't like shopping for a consumer product such as a car or fashion accessory. You don't get to pick and choose based on your colour...

I might give it a crack once it's available Cross-Buy (developers have said it will be, but there's some delay getting it to the Meta PC store). I don't mind battle royale games, although I prefer them slower paced and more tactical. Like the larger maps in PUBG. Only one I've played in VR is...

Well it certainly wouldn't be a real "choice" if it was a condition of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. I think here it's actually a choice (for sex offenders), although obviously it would still be a factor in parole hearings. I also oppose the death penalty and corporal punishment...

Eh, his choice and if it works that's great. We do it here as well, and not just for child sex offenders. They chemically castrate people in care with brain injuries to make them easier to deal with (which I'm not OK with, but it doesn't happen in my state).

Yeah, I assume the US isn't that much different to Australia in that regard. No lack of wealthy retirees with hobby farms, or large scale farms that are more management than hands on. Can't say I'm interested enough to read her book, just commenting on how she comes across, but it'd be funny if...

I'd guess she still thinks her "Pragmatic Country Woman" routine is a good complement to Trump's "Eccentric New York Billionaire". I imagine she's been off the farm for a while now, and her attempts to lean into her background come across as not only ingenuine, but a bit psychopathic. Probably...

Isn't the "hard nosed, independent, country woman" her brand though? I don't know anything about the woman, but that's the impression I got from her tweets. Reminded me of Palin.