Australis13

Signal security relies on user competence. The user has to be savvy enough to not fall for phishing attempts. All it would take is for one of the morons to have scanned such a QR code for that whole chat to have been compromised. I would bet big money that at least one of these fools had already done so.

Considering one of the participants of that Signal chat (Witkoff) was in Russia at the time, I think you would win that bet.

Apologies! Don't know what happened there... it's Malcolm Nance.

Malcolm Nance (veteran of US intelligence) discussed the Signal breach here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERwAvesX9o

It's not just conceivable, it's almost guaranteed that non-US powers were listening in. These people are either incredibly stupid (and have the Dunning-Kruger over-confidence to match) or they are traitors to the US.

The RAADS-R is worth doing and it is used in formal diagnosis here in Australia. https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/

Which online tests have you done? I'm assuming from the screenshot you've done the AQ test (which is one of the more scientific ones) and looked at the others on the Embrace Autism website.

I would also not rely on any LLM for advice in this regard. There's a lot of misleading and plain wrong information on the Internet and much of it has likely been incorporated into the major LLMs.

Part of me just wants it over. My inner pessimist worries that the LNP will get in (either majority or minority) and wreck a whole lot of things. My inner optimist says that enough Australians see through the LNP's BS to at least give us a Labor minority government.

Okay, so who's going to stop him? Anyone?

I'm glad your son's doctor was able to sort it out! That sounds like a significant improvement.

There are plenty of medications and even vitamin supplements that can interfere with sleep (e.g. don't take Vitamin D in the evening), so it's good to look into whatever medication one is taking as well.

I think they're drawing the distinction between small outbreaks - when the disease has to be reintroduced each time - and it becoming endemic (e.g. present in the community for more than 12 months).

Yes, I take melatonin and find it helps with more consistent sleep.

Poor sleep usually leads to impaired emotional regulation and less bandwidth, so improving one's sleep can often help with anxiety, stress, etc.

Now his attack on Columbia University makes sense.

It frustrates me a bit that all the coverage is negative. Yes, the government needs to do their homework and I fully agree that the costings need to be updated and the business case for SRL North and East split in order to carry out a proper assessment.

However, every article I've read on this almost completely ignores all the positive parts of the Infrastructure Australia report. On almost every one of the review themes in the IA report, the SRL is referred to in a positive manner. E.g.

The proposal demonstrates strong alignment to Victoria State policy documents, in particular Plan Melbourne 2017 – 2050, which states an intent to “maintain a permanent urban growth boundary around Melbourne to create a more consolidated, sustainable city”. However, as SRL East is expected to enhance accessibility for outer suburbs, it may encourage urban expansion as these outer areas become more liveable. The proposal also delivers strong alignment to the Australian Government’s Infrastructure Policy Statement, as it is demonstrated to deliver improvements in productivity, public transport network resilience, equity, connectivity and reduces ongoing transport emissions, which is also consistent with the National Electric Vehicle Strategy (2023) and the Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan (2023).

Substantial stakeholder engagement has been and continues to be carried out for SRL East... The depth of stakeholder engagement indicates there is likely sufficient buy-in from stakeholders and the community and that the project responds to their needs.

SRL East is anticipated to directly improve quality of life of Melbournians, particularly in outer and middle suburbs. It is anticipated to deliver improved living affordability through reduced transport costs for households close to the SRL East corridor and along the connecting regional rail network, encourage increased active transport and reduce road network congestion. ... Analysis completed as part of the BIC demonstrated that approximately 20% of households located within SRL East precincts will be within the lowest income group (Income Quantile 1), demonstrating that investment in SRL East would benefit more vulnerable members of the community by providing greater housing choice and better access to public transport.

Full report available here: https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/projects/suburban-rail-loop-east