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I dabble. Mostly in trains - H0 scale and live steam. Sometimes in games. Professionally in tech. He/Him
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I watched S1 and found it passable enough to keep with it at the time. But I'm finding that I'm not exactly hankering to resub to Prime so I can watch S2. I think I can do without.

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It's New Train Day. #modelrailways

Picture of a model train locomotive, red with orange and yellow stripes and a silver roof, and the number 8176
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I own and run trains from Germany and Australia, covering the time period from the early 1950s to now. If I had to pick a favourite, era 4 (1965-1990) East German Deutsche Reichsbahn would get the nod, with trains like these. youtu.be/4mNrXnht304youtu.be/F6DjqcQ85fY

Kato BR175
Kato BR175

YouTube video by Making Tracks - Model Railway on 24sqm

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They tell the poor to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Problem is, if all you can afford is cheap boots, those bootstraps keep breaking. And if you can't afford any boots, well then you're just fucked. What they don't tell you is that this is by design, and working as intended.

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Six is the new five. #running

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In all honesty - banks are a major part of the problem.

"The Commonwealth Bank has recorded a $9.5bn full year cash profit, a modest decline from last year’s record, in a robust result generated against a backdrop of rising household costs.

CBA’s chief executive, Matt Comyn, said that while many Australians were challenged by cost-of-living pressures and were experiencing falling levels of disposable income, the economy remained resilient.

Comyn said:

Higher interest rates are slowing the economy and gradually moderating inflation.

Australia remains well positioned but downside risks continue around productivity, housing affordability, as well as ongoing global uncertainty."
Australia’s largest bank, which generates the bulk of its revenue from mortgage and business lending, has recorded increased numbers of customers falling behind on repayments.

Commonwealth bank branch
The 90-plus day “past due” arrears for home loans jumped 18 basis points during the year, according to the results released this morning.

Consumer arrears also jumped in a reflection of the “impact of higher interest rates and cost of living pressures on some borrowers”.

The bank declared a final dividend of $2.50 per share, up from $2.40 a year ago.
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The Pacific

A view of the ocean with a rocky shore
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Media literacy has never been the right ring's strong point.

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It's infuriating to read that. I've read an interesting explanation lately. People follow Trump despite his obvious problems because he tells them their grievances are not their fault. He gives them someone else to blame. Immigrants. Elites. And he promises to make those people's lives miserable.

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rainynight65
@rainynight65.ah-web.org
I dabble. Mostly in trains - H0 scale and live steam. Sometimes in games. Professionally in tech. He/Him
9 followers32 following111 posts