Northern beaches bushfires

 

Bushfires threaten Sydney’s northern beaches (Guardian)

Flamin’ whatnow?

Pic: AAP

 

size_comparison___science_fiction_spaceships_by_dirkloechel-d6lfgdf space3 space2wall-EAn exhaustively researched (currently in its fifth iteration with future updates including Dune and Mass Effect planned) fictional spaceship size comparison chart by German digital artist Dirk Loechel featuring craft of all descriptions from Star Wars, Warhammer, Babylon5, Star Trek, Wall-E, Serenity, Farscape, Silent Running, Independence Day, AvP, Battlestar Galactica and dozens more.

Link to gob-smackingly massive version here.

UPDATE: Still not sufficiently sated by the rocket-scaling above? Check out Jeff Russel’s Starship Dimensions – an entire site dedicated to this sort of thing.

io9 (H/T: JCDSR)

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About fupping time too.

And ironically the couple will be entitled to a free TV licence because John – who is on disability allowance – turned 66 last week.
The couple were [taken to prison by taxi] because they could not pay a €1,200 fine in relation to not having a licence.
“I get €207 per week pension and Angela gets €188 long-term sickness benefit,” John told the Herald.
“There’s not a chance we can come up with the €1,200. If I had the money, I’d pay it.”

Sorry, John

That’s not exactly going to put petrol in Tubs’ Jag now is it?

Suck it up. The Law is the LAW.

Retired couple with health problems taken to prison over non-payment of TV licence (Irish Independent)

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cliona and bikeMe minus you is such a lonely ride.

Thea writes:

On Monday my colleague rescued the lonesome bike from the Stephen’s Green [Dublin] construction work(ers)

I am delighted to report that bike and owner Cliona (above) are reunited, just in time for the weekend. Have fun you two!

Mmf.

 

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