It's time to throw in the towel and start a new tool and markup language.
Hmmm... I know, how about Flash!
Banks must roll differently stateside, here in Australia my visa debit card has been compromised twice. Both times I was contacted by the bank (different banks in each case) before I even knew what was going on. They had a new card and number out to me in 3 days and the dodgy charges were refunded by the time I logged on to my internet banking to check.
Another time I was on my honeymoon and the resort we were staying at put a rather large hold of funds on my visa debit card. My bank rang me and said they had a large charge on my card and asked if it was ok.
Impressive all round.
That implies they care about universal enforcement of the law. They don't really care if someone whines about a traffic fine anonymously on the blog. No, they'll go after "particular" offenders, or they'll use it to punish dissidents they particularly dislike after already having them so they have something that can stick. That's how modern democracy works, after all--enough laws and you'll be able to nail someone on something eventually.
You are correct, it seems Atkinson had a particular bee in his bonnet about a 'fictitious' Liberal Party mouthpiece. Turns out the guy exists...
Yesterday, on radio station FIVEaa, defending his internet censorship laws, Mr Atkinson said the new legislation was necessary because people such as Mr Fornarino were plants for the Liberal Party. "I'll give you an example; repeatedly in the AdelaideNow website one will see commentary from Aaron Fornarino of West Croydon. That person doesn't exist," he said. "That name has been created by the Liberal Party in order to run Liberal Party commentary." When asked how he knew Mr Fornarino did not exist, Mr Atkinson said: "Because I've been the member for the area for 20 years, I've lived here for longer. "I have the up-to-date electoral roll and I just know West Croydon people very well." But Mr Fornarino does exist. He lives in a flat on Port Rd, about 500m from Mr Atkinson's electorate office.
Whoops.
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The biggest problem I see on the roads are large cars being driven around with only 1 person in them! How "fuel efficient" is that?
About 9 months ago I got sick of paying high prices for petrol and wanted to do my bit for the environment, so I got my motorbike license and purchased a 125cc scooter. I haven't looked back. Now my wife and I only have two vehicles, a small 2.0 litre car and a 125cc scooter. These two vehicles are fine for everything we need them for.
While I admit scooters aren't right for everybody, they are definitely a possibility for the majority of people. When I try and encourage other people to do their bit and buy a scooter they often come back with the following responses...
"They don't work out that much cheaper once you buy everything." - Complete BS, sure there's a little bit involved in the outlay (Scooter AUD$3000, license/training AUD$500, gear AUD$500, rego AUD$350, comp. insurance AUD$200) but once you're up and running these things run on the whiff of an oily rag. Consider it an investment. Right now I'm doing about 150km per week to and from work (and a little bit of running around on the weekends), I'm averaging about 30km per litre! It costs me around AUD$9 per week to fill up, that's with 98RON premium mind you! So you do the sums and see how much it will save you.
"Scooters are dangerous, you could get killed." - Again, complete BS. I was sceptical about how everyone kept saying how dangerous riding a scooter would be. So I did my research and contacted my state's Transport Authority. The stats were even surprising to a sceptic. In the past four years in my state there's been one fatality on a scooter and only three other fatalities on motorcycles less than 250cc. Once you go over 250cc, people seem to become retards and there are a lot more deaths. Mind you, 2/3 of those were with stationary objects i.e. poles, parked cars etc. People forget too that on a scooter you're a much smaller target and much more agile. The main risk I've faced seems to be people coming into my lane without checking blind spots. In all cases I've been able to successfully swerve/break/accelerate out of the way.
"What about riding in the rain, you'll get wet." - No, you don't if you have the right gear. I bought a weatherproof clothing straight up. I wear this gear over my normal business attire with leather shoes and I'm yet to get wet. I've even ridden in hail and I didn't feel a thing!
"You can't carry much stuff on them." - This is the only place where scooters fall down slightly. But still, scooters offer a few storage options. Most come with storage under the seats - big enough for a bag or your helmet. There's usually a bag hook to hang some shopping bags, you can get a top box put on the back for more storage and I also wear a back pack.
"They're too slow and therefore dangerous." - This is true for the 50cc scooters, which I believe are only suitable for inner city riding. But my 125cc will top out at about 100km/h and will happily cruise at about 90km/h. They are also *very* quick off the line.
Did I also mention they're very FUN to ride?
So what's your excuse?
Anyone can make an omelet with eggs. The trick is to make one with none.
