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Not that I recommend mobile phones and social media, but digital literacy is the equivalent of basic literacy in the digital age, and especially in regards to any political engagement, organisation and representation. That isn't LESS the case for subsistence farmers in less developed areas...

Not really surprising, the political goal with both was to oust them. I doubt Trump will actually see any sort of serious sentence for fraudulent records. It's just amusing how much more coverage a case about fraudulent filings (in regards to hush money over an affair with a porn star) gets than...

It's odd the difference in political rhetoric between when Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice about his affair with an intern, and Trump being indicted for fraud in regards to funding hush money for covering up his affair with a porn star and fraudulently reporting the...

There was a whole bunch of things. Dutton's an ex-cop, and he didn't care if a New Zealander had been here since they were a kid and had no family in New Zealand, he'd lock teenagers in with hardened crims and then deport them for relatively minor crimes if they hadn't gotten citizenship. A lot...

Yeah, we've made it easier for New Zealanders to officially become Australians starting last year, and they can join the military even before that if they want (starting next month, and extending to the other "5 eyes" later). Aside from just recognising the number of New Zealanders here, it's...

Depends on what links the accounts and what they were banned for. Yes, if XXXX comes back with the same avatar, same IP, same posting style and calls themselves XXXX2, they'll probably be banned straight away regardless. Serial pests are also banned on sight. Otherwise, depending on why they...

Believe it or not, banning people isn't the goal of moderation, and you might be surprised at the paper trail required for a ban. On the other hand "new" users, and especially suspected retreads, are on short shrift anyway.

Thing is, with these two candidates which Americans will actually bother to vote? I think the incumbent vote for Biden will struggle with turnout against Trump campaigning on victimhood and persecution. Admittedly I'm not likely to have any contact with whatever demographic comprises highly...

I'm in South Australia, not the US. Similar issues with urban/suburban sprawl though, and "donut cities" are the norm. At least my state capital benefitted from decent planning from the outset, with the parklands (which entirely circle the CBD) and river providing pleasant, interconnected...

It's certainly fair to question whether they are going to achieve their stated goals with the various projects and budget allocations being instigated. It's not exactly a new idea, the same basic principles have had a lot of names, and the success of the "Garden City", "New Urbanism" and...

I still expect Americans to elect him president. Again. Mostly due to my extremely high opinion of the United States.

Bullshit. Melbourne is aiming for a "20 minute city" (that's a total of 20 minutes return walk to shops, markets, parks, GP and schools/childcare) as we speak, and the projects entirely consist of rezoning, infrastructure and inner city housing instead of continuing with suburban sprawl...

It's amazing that a rehashed idea in urban planning and zoning would be seen as some sort of totalitarian conspiracy. From "Garden Cities" and "Neighbourhood Units" to "New Urbanism", the most relevant criticism should be the historical failures of realisation. My city was planned with the CBD...

Does it even matter to Trump supporters if he's a convicted criminal? It's not like his character or business dealings were a closed book when he was elected the first time.

If I'm not within a 15 minute ride of where I work, I move. I'm not spending the equivalent of another work day per week just commuting in urban traffic. That's in a city just under 1.5M. It's only been the recent massive hike in housing prices, and mass immigration without the infrastructure to...

On device AI is definitely a selling point due to the privacy and security concerns related to precisely this sort of Cloud AI implementation. Although I'll be surprised if Apple (who has said they are dedicated to it) or anyone else pulls it off in a manner competitive to OpenAI. Apple claims...

Well it is amusing how blasé we are about the threat of nuclear annihilation compared to the start of the cold war, given the return to multipolar geopolitics and proxy hostilities. Although I think globalisation and familiarity are responsible for our lack of regard for the threat as well...

Sounds like you're describing globalisation and The Butterfly Effect, although I'm not sure the Beirut explosion is really a good example of either. It's not like improper storage of 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate is a small thing.

Pretty sure it's a meme.

I'm surprised Port Moresby isn't on there, but the numbers listed on that page for Port Moresby are way off. Population was just under half a million in 2022, not a quarter of a million, and I think they are only counting cities over 300,000.