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Comment on Australian filmmaker James Ricketson has been found guilty of espionage and sentenced to six years in a Cambodian prison in ~movies
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Comment on Huawei banned from 5G mobile infrastructure rollout in Australia in ~tech
kingjames Link ParentI think s/he's probably referring to the very large pools of Chinese immigrants in Australia, a trend that isn't reciprocated in China. And maybe referring to the fact that they no doubt are...I think s/he's probably referring to the very large pools of Chinese immigrants in Australia, a trend that isn't reciprocated in China.
And maybe referring to the fact that they no doubt are primary investors in our political system... if Sam Dastyari is any indication. Maybe he's an outlier, but I doubt it.So it's not exactly warm fuzzies.
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Comment on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ditched his commitment to legislate for an emissions reduction target as he scrambles to save his leadership. in ~news
kingjames Link ParentI think I disagree still. Leadership and power are different things. I still think we lack effective leadership. But we have no shortage of power brokers of fiscal influencers. That's part of the...I think I disagree still.
Leadership and power are different things.
I still think we lack effective leadership. But we have no shortage of power brokers of fiscal influencers. That's part of the problem. -
Comment on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ditched his commitment to legislate for an emissions reduction target as he scrambles to save his leadership. in ~news
kingjames Link ParentI guess that's what I mean by a lack of leadership. No one wants to follow anyone. No one is inspiring people to go with them. Certainly not Turnbull. He's in a bind and the party has him, but...I guess that's what I mean by a lack of leadership.
No one wants to follow anyone. No one is inspiring people to go with them. Certainly not Turnbull.
He's in a bind and the party has him, but then they always kind of have, at least the Nationals did. -
Comment on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ditched his commitment to legislate for an emissions reduction target as he scrambles to save his leadership. in ~news
kingjames LinkSo terribly disheartening. I wonder whether today's political climate is even conducive to real leadership. It's all so much about safe ratings, political capital and maintaining power. No risks....So terribly disheartening.
I wonder whether today's political climate is even conducive to real leadership. It's all so much about safe ratings, political capital and maintaining power. No risks.
Or, conversely, about tabloids, drama and sensationalism.
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Comment on What upcoming games or updates are you excited about? in ~games
kingjames LinkThere's a few games/updates that I'm excited for. For starters Stone Shard is coming out soon, which is a genre I really love and something about the art style looks really solid and interesting....There's a few games/updates that I'm excited for.
For starters Stone Shard is coming out soon, which is a genre I really love and something about the art style looks really solid and interesting.
Then there's Pathfinder: Kingmaker which is again an RPG, but it feels real old school, just done really well.
Then I'm also pumped for Starfield. I don't know a lot about it, but it's a Bethesda release and I'm very curious to hear more about it.
As far as updates, not sure if you're into Path of Exile? That's a free game that had a massive expansion recently (effectively doubled the amount of content). It has a new update and league coming up with some really interesting mechanics. They are nailing it. Definitely putting Diablo 3 to shame - though there are reports Blizzard is developing Diablo 4. So add that to the list.
This is definitely terrifying, but also the idea that one political party in the Cambodian government just casually retained every seat in the house. Why even bother keeping the appearance of democracy?