Joe Millar

Retired Maintenance guy

[Joe Millar @JoeRallim]

@SpaceNews92 At Starship separation, booster goes to Most Engine Cut Off, not 33 engines still running.

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I was in China many years ago on a tour. As we drove into this city, there were literally miles of brand new excavators and backhoes lined up. When we reached our accomodation I looked outside to see about 6 or 8 workers shovelling dirt into a small motorised skip. I asked why didn’t they use one of the brand new backhoes from up the road. I was told they were for export and this way the people were employed.

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@XFreeze @elonmusk Not to be a fly in the ointment, but hasn’t several dozens, if not hundreds had their ashes sent into space, so therefore they’re not ALL there on the blue marble.

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@TruthFairy131 I wonder how many indigenous people would be still around if the ANZAC’s and the US hadn’t defended Australia during WW2? I suspect the WtC would’ve been a non starter.

[katy 🌸 @KatyKray73]

Another carload of hi-vis clowns from Iberdrola’s $11.4B VNI West project trespassing on farms.

“Environmental study” done in 5 mins on a floodplain. One smirks when told ‘they’re destroying our land’. Another hides in the car. They even brought private security to a Victorian dirt road.

A €80B Spanish giant scared of Aussie farmers saying NO. That’s not social licence, that’s force.

Farmers are not backing down. 31k signatures and rising. Sign below ⬇️

https://t.co/cYz1qjaOmR

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@Jennnyyyyyy 44

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@Rainmaker1973 Wait - that could be my son down there😂😂

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Am I correct in stating that a condition of his bail is that he must stay in QLD and only allowed in NSW and WA for specific trips concerning his case? Where is the presumption of innocence if he has these restrictions? Yes, I understand stopping overseas travel as it may be difficult to get him back, if he did decide to do a runner. But restricting ALL Australia access seems to be a form of punishment, which I thought the judge said wasn’t to occur.

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No problems - there are a lot of other issues, mostly governments of various persuasions in Australia, that cause me concern, but again, I am not in a position to fully appreciate the nuances involved, so I will keep my thoughts to myself - Oh, and my wife - she gets to here me vent my spleen😁

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OK - Boomer here - I disagree with your assumption that we are gutless and spineless. Experience has taught me to wait for as many facts can be verified before making statements. Where I do agree with you is that the whole process, including the time between the alleged offenses and the criminal arrest case is grossly unfair. As former PM has stated, justice should be swift, not 15 years after the events. The provocative arrest process was particularly needless. As many have said, it could have been carried out far more discreetly, especially given his place in Australian military history. Unfortunately, that seems to be a function now of the media with Tall Poppy Syndrome.

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@craigkellyAFEE The most indefensible part is that it does not solve the problem of reserves. If Singapore can’t get the crude to refine, then we still don’t have any reserves. The only meaningful way is to situate the reserves on our territory.

[Tony Abbott @HonTonyAbbott]

Especially today, my instinctive sympathy remains with all of our special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign, fighting at our country’s command against a merciless enemy, often under highly restrictive rules of engagement that meant known terrorists were captured and released many times.

As prime minister during multiple deployments, and having spent time with our troops in war-zones, I could not have asked for a more loyal and professional military and my respect for their service is undiminished.

Of course, there are rules that have to be observed and enforced, even against soldiers in times of war. Still, it’s wrong to judge the actions of men in mortal combat by the standards of ordinary civilian life.

If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards and why wasn’t any culture of brutality towards prisoners detected by his more senior officers, and dealt with quickly, rather than being allowed to fester, as has been alleged, for over a decade?

The Brereton investigation commenced in 2016 and only concluded in 2020. The first war crime charge against a former special forces soldier was only laid in 2023 and three years later, this has still not been finalised.

After doing their best to serve our country, dozens of former special forces soldiers should not still be in limbo years later because of ongoing investigations that have only resulted in charges in two cases.

Justice delayed is justice denied. If evidence is clear, and cases are strong, they should be brought and concluded without delay. Otherwise, people should be cleared to get on with their lives lest the process itself become the punishment.

In Afghanistan, our soldiers fought bravely and well for a just cause. I am very sorry that some of them have been subjected to a form of persecution by the country they served.

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@Rainmaker1973 Jeff Bezos but no Elon Musk - someone of importance is missing!!

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Bravo, Rowan

Maybe some 'Feminists' can explain ?

[Don't Listen to words. Watch their actions. @wakeuptotheleft]

Every damn word.

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@Mothematiks I wonder - did they license SpaceX symbol for the headlights?

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Humanoid robots evolving from stiff walks in 2023 to fluid, human-like running by 2025showing how fast AI-driven robotics is advancing

The evolution of Figure and Tesla’s Optimus from 2023 to 2025 is a masterclass in rapid iteration