Working on embedded and automation software for portable atomic clocks at Adelaide University, former atomic physicist, generally a nerd
Melbourne, Australia
Joined December 2009
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Chris Billington retweeted
I did a deep dive into this CR investigation for my blog. Their reporting has a number of concerning errors that completely undermine their findings. Chief among these is a reliance on CA's pseudo-scientific daily lead limits that are far lower than average human intake.
my latest investigation for @ConsumerReports is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — some by more than 10 times !
Rent assistance is broadly favoured by economists over most housing affordability interventions, it was a recommendation of the 2010 Henry Tax Review, and of the 2022 National Housing and Homelessness Agreement review from the Productivity Commission.
Chris Billington retweeted
The AI 2027 scenario is terrifying and important. More people should be thinking about how radical change might come over the next few years, how likely it is, and how a sane world would be reacting to it.
We want to bring you into the story, and the conversation. Video here:
Confused by the disdain the timeline seems to have for speed dating.
It's not a substitute for dates, it's a substitute for swiping.
it's swiping but with gender parity, being forced to spend 5m on each person, filtered for people who bothered to leave the house and aren't bots
If it were about environmentalism, Europeans would all have AC as a side effect of using heat pumps for heating, unless deliberately crippled to not to be able to run in reverse.
The environmentalism angle seems pretty BS if they're wasting energy by not even using heat pumps
Love it when something totally inexplicable happens in a book, all the characters are like "what the fuck", and you know it's actually gonna have an explanation because it's not a TV show
...why? Who asked for this?
I don't think we need more tax transfers to seniors, does anyone think we do?
Or do seniors need extra incentives to use PT or something? Do we want to get them of the roads, are they causing too many accidents?
What is the angle here
Chris Billington retweeted
The Australian Border Force won’t stop searching me and my personal devices when I visit Australia. Despite being an Australian citizen, under Australian law, I have zero recourse to this continued flagrant invasion of my privacy. After two years of harassment I am publicizing this as a considered next step in an effort to make it stop.
(Link below).
Chris Billington retweeted
at this point the 'purpose of a system is what it does' analysis suggests that the purpose of the Trump administration is to take things it could easily do legally, instead do them illegally, get sued, and lose
Supply is the main issue, but I feel like the 5% deposit scheme is an improvement anyway. 20% deposits essentially play the role of insurance, and delay buying a home for people who can otherwise afford it. Government seems well-placed to play insurer.
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Don't needlessly throw babies out with bathwater.
Yes, schools could handle boys better. The all-boys school I went to knew you had to tire them out with sports if you wanted them to focus.
Also ADHD is real and stimulants are highly effective at treating it, helping many.
The hilarious thing is that even NIST itself requires users to change their password on a schedule, in violation of its own recommendation on the matter
(at least, this was the case a few years ago)
Perhaps an underappreciated reason for due process and transparency in immigration.
Some such stories may be made up, but we have no way of telling which - everyone's just going on priors.
It's bad if they're true, and corrosive to democracy if they're not. People should know! xitter.cf/aviflombaum/status/191…