Robert Watkins

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I live in Brisbane, AU. My politics lean socialist, I'm an atheist, my attitude is condescending, and my moral standing is lying down. ❤️ is ❤️, people. He/him.

Look, I'm not saying that people filling up and driving off without paying is a good thing.

But - from the article - the typical person filling up their car spends about $83 on it. Someone doing a runner would probably be a bit more - say, $100.

In South Australia, if the offenders came into the store and shoplifted $100 worth of goods, the police wouldn't even take the call unless you'd apprehended them in the act. It's just not worth their time for that amount of petty theft. For theft under $300, there's no jail time, and only a $300 fine.

The fact that cops _do_ tend to follow up on people not paying for petrol is the exception, not the rule.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/petrol-drive-off-surge-prompts-police-warning-to-retailers/106471400

Petrol drive-offs may not be police matter, SA's top cop warns retailers

South Australian police could stop taking reports of fuel theft unless retailers install pre-paid services at pumps, the state's police chief has warned amid a surge in petrol drive-offs.

@RickiTarr on more than one occasion, I took her into the female restroom. Because that was the one that had the change table.

In the interval between being toilet trained and still needing to be supervised, I took her into the men’s. By about age 5, I’d take her to the female restroom and wait outside.

@Lats Oh, they know it.

But they are more afraid of being seen as impotent than incompetent.

There's also a belief (probably true) that interest rates are still generally too low – a legacy of the GFC that we didn't even start to recover from until COVID hit and the government jump-started the economy again. They'd like to get the cash rate back up into the 5s, because it gives them more room to go down again when that's needed. So they've got a built-in bias for moving upwards.

What they're probably expecting is that the government will jump in with more targeted measures.

Last year's war? More like last century's war on inflation.

Interest rate hikes can not address inflation caused by supply-side disruption.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/is-reserve-bank-interest-rate-rise-fighting-last-years-war/106463596

RBA governor warns of the recession we might have to have

Is the RBA fighting last year's inflation war with its latest interest rate hike? Whatever the case may be, Australians are bracing for even more economic pain.

@MelissaBearTrix How many grandmother's watches do you have in repair???

I'm assuming this is like a watch variant of a grandfather clock...

@aleen clean with vinegar. When done, sprinkle baking soada on the surface being cleaned. The bubbling reaction can help lift stuff that’s a bit stuck off, and it helps neutralise the acid for the clean up

When cleaning with alkaline cleaners, a post wipe with vinegar can also help with cleanup.

But yeah, don’t premix.

@grumpybozo @gdinwiddie @kithrup

It is sandboxing. The SSH process is asking for access to the Downloads folder, as that's considered a sensitive location (along with the Desktop and Documents folders).

And yes, this is above & beyond the standard file system security settings.

You can give the SSH daemon access via the Privacy & Security settings. Then the problem should go away.

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mchld5a35146/26/mac/26

Control access to files and folders on Mac

On your Mac, control which apps and websites can access your files and folders in your Desktop, Downloads and Documents folders.

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@gdinwiddie He's jealous. Newsom can read.

@lexfri It's like Lex Friedman in a musical play!

Isn't it ironic?

The RBA: "It became necessary to destroy the economy in order to save it."