jimmux

The reality in Australia is nothing like what the world seems to think it is. The dumb laws are just performative actions by populist politicians. If I recall, the game bans were mostly because of one politician who made it his personal crusade.

Not much is actually enforced. Every time someone mentions one of these draconian Australian laws I have to check if it's actually real. I hear about it more from US media trying to paint us as some kind of dystopia, probably because of our gun laws.

We're not perfect though. We could be doing much better with progressive legislation, but I feel more free here than I ever have in the US.

It would be a dream if CANZUK happened, then it was joined by California and Cascadia. We could call it CACACANZUK.

That said, you would already be a powerful nation without joining anyone else. Don't wait for us to get organised.

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Given that one of those arms is a reproductive organ, you're not wrong.

I'd be a cockatoo. Pretty long lifespans, intelligent, they can fly, and spend most of their time just fucking shit up for fun.

It really is a mental illness, but it's normalised and celebrated.

He definitely lost his bark.

I think she's just a bit cold, and wondering if she should put on a tshirt because he looks pretty comfortable.

Lots of technology has reached a good-enough plateau, so I think we'll start to see some left-field ideas. I'm just going to say realistic robot pets.

I saw something recently about a 4k restoration, but possibly not all regions.

Two movies that usually appear on lists like this, but I don't see them: The Fountain, and The Fall.

That sounds like my mum's cat. She was a feral, left on the doorstep of the pub.

She'll hiss and growl at everything, but you just distract her with a toy, then it's all purrs and snuggles.She has a weird obsession with licking faces, which evolved from biting faces.

This would actually be a pretty funny premise for a heist movie. Have them stealing Lambos from a crypto conference or something.

That's why they all consider themselves to be alphas. Because they aren't functional or stable enough to be release candidates.