[–] 1 point 6 months ago

I mean you could always read the linked article, but anyway that's Australias richest person, Gina Rinehart.

She's been in the news this week because a long running court battle that she was involved in has wrapped up.

I'm no expert but the whole thing tied back to the estate of her father who died back in the 90s and left her the mineral mining business she's turned into a huge fortune. Years ago some other members of her family went to court to get some of her money, and it took decades but they succeeded.

Gina Rinehart seems like an awful person, and in all likelihood the victorious family members are no better. The amount paid was insignificant to someone so obscenely wealthy.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    If I remember right last time I made cauliflower puree I simmered it in milk, strained off, blitzed the cauliflower and added the milk back in till it was the consistency I wanted.

    Definitely one of those things that seems fancy but is actually not so tough to make. Adding a little butter in at the end works well, too!

    Great looking meal!

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  • [–] 48 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    I agree it seems a strange choice of words.

    Japanese monks and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years. They accidentally In doing so they built the world's longest climate dataset

    Something like that seems more straightforward.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I've been living in Melbourne for ~10 years and don't own a car. The public transport and bike infrastructure around where I live is pretty good.

    If I need to move house or something like that there's a car share service that has vans you can hire by the hour.

    Interestingly the State Government here has made all public transport free for the month of April. They only announced it late last week. LINK.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago* (8 children)

    If I remember rightly in the UK in the 70s there was a subculture called Skinheads. It was similar to early Punk with big boots and leather jackets but having a shaved head was a big part of it. So was reggae music. They loved the reggae.

    Gradually, however, Skinhead culture became political in a way that has nothing to do with reggae music. Before long Skinheads were violent white supremacists.

    Point is I assume at some stage in that transition there must have been Skinheads that were far enough along politically to be White Nationalists but still retain the original love for the reggae. So I don't think it would be that far fetched to assume some of them might have had a go at making a song or two.

    Would it be any good? Probably not. Will I be looking for it? No. If it was on the radio right now would I listen to it? Again, no. But does it exist somewhere out there? I believe it probably does!

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