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29 Sep 2026 8:28pm
HodgeHeg said..
biotracker.tv/ is an interesting resource that has recently targeted sharks in SA with more to be added in the coming year.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1812944953049459




That is really cool :). You can display their tracks. They really like the Bight, and Eyre.

carbine: We definitely can't do that. Despite being good with lemon and tartar, they have an important job to do.

I think the OP'er is AI agent. It does some boring IT tasks for it's owner, but got some compute, and become self aware. It hijacked the owner's SB account, and went a bit rogue, but in a good way. The SUP'ers look like they are running with it too.
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28 Sep 2026 8:27pm
I'm still trying to understand the connection. The only related thing that Elon Musk seems to have with ocean sports, is a fish face.
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27 Sep 2026 8:18pm
This is what I was thinking too, but was being super polite about it:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/SHARK-DETERRENT-please-support

Reach: Sorry if this is a strange question, but, you're not an AI agent by any chance ?
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27 Sep 2026 7:38pm
^^ Worth a try.
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26 Sep 2026 7:27pm
Ok. Just seems a bizarre request to somebody that has nothing to do with water sports, or would even care. But anyway, good luck with it. I just accept that I sail in shark's territory. If I get killed by a shark, then cest la vie.
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26 Sep 2026 7:15pm
Sorry, I don't want to seem rude (if you're for real). Is this web site a wind up ?
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26 Sep 2026 7:03pm
cammd said..

I dont think the record reflects your observations, so to call people retards because they didnt imagine what you did is unfair


I was not referring to anybody (you) on this forum as that. I was referring to a given world leader with the attention span of a 7 YO ADHD. When global warming effects Him (and his cohorts), things will change. I lived in Darwin 20 years, and was an avid fisherman. I would follow the weather intently. Talking to my Darwin friends recently, and looking at the Darwin Airport historical records on BOM, I there have been 38s on October. As common as 42's in Adelaide in January. You can split hairs if you like.

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26 Sep 2026 6:51pm
It almost sounds to me you need battery powered heated gloves.

In motorcycling, it's known that cold hands can cause accidents, mostly due to reaction time. Cold muscles react slowly. I have had heated grips on my bikes for decades, and use them even in summer to improve reaction. And some riders use battery powered heated gloves. Heat really improves everything: Reaction time, pain, blood circulation etc. I don't think standard MC gloves would be any use for Windsurfing. They are designed for a different application. But, it would be good to have a Windsurfing equivalent in cold climates.
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25 Sep 2026 8:15pm
But the tropics is getting hotter. I remember growing up in Darwin in the 80s. Wet season was 32C tops. There was no need for an A/C. I noticed the global instability effect after the 1991 Gulf war up there. This war seemed to dump a bunch of populates into the atmosphere during that time. I could see the oil wells burning in the aerial news footage. Then, after this war, the wet season temperatures went up to 33-34C. It was only a degree, but, after 1991, it never went back to 32 max. Now, it's normal for Darwin to be 38C in October,and the wet seasons lasting 10-11 months. I talk to SE Asian coworkers who take trips back to their home lands, and they tell me the same thing. They just don't remember the temperature gauge being that high when they were growing up in the 80s. It seems to me the tropics is the worse affected. So, for my point of view, to say global warming is a hoax, you would have to be some sort of complete retard if you lived in the tropics and dismissed this effect. I think the above was a crack at solving this issue.

I just think that until the world's rich people are affected by global instability (which I don't think they are yet), then, and only then, will there be movements to counteract this man made effect. Maybe all the rich people are all planning to build a spaceship and fly to Planet B ?. For everybody else, it's bad luck.
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24 Sep 2026 8:57pm
Hi YH. I know what you mean. I have the same issue with gloves. I have Carpal tunnel syndrome, I find the skinny booms work for me too. The problem with booms is they are built for 85 kg guys, and thin booms flex too much for them. So there is only so much thin'ness they can get while still being functional. Good luck finding something. I measured my thin booms. My 2017 Chinook RDG is 27mm, and Philn complained that this model was a wet pool noodle some years back. So, I got his recommendation (I needed a backup wave boom anyway), and that was a 2021? Goya Carbon Skinny, which is 28.5mm (I'm measuring using my verniers BTW), and I am not a fan of it, because it is slightly thicker, and my Chinook is so nice. But with me, after a dozen summer seabreeze sessions on wave gear, my arm muscles tone up, then I'm golden for big speed gear. But, during winter, I should do what a lot of guys do here - go to the gym. Sails in winter here are few and far between. Work gets in the way of that most of the time. Had two golden sessions this month at a sweet speed strip, but got wasted due to fitness.

There is a chemical you can use to remove the cork from booms. But, I can't think of it. I don't want to say acetone. That strips everything.
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24 Sep 2026 8:16pm
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I don't think in this vid they were going fast enough to get up on the super cavitating foil, but that turbulence looks more like ventilation to me, there's lots of air bubbles, below water level

I think I've described the wrong effect. When you get a knife, and slash it quickly through the top of the water - that effect. Like there is a pressure difference between the surface air and the water, and the air gets sucked along the trailing edge of the fin - I think ?. I'm not a Mechanical Engineer.
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24 Sep 2026 9:11am
Regarding fin cavitation in the video. To me, that would be expected for this design, if I understand it correctly. The back of the board is designed to be out of the water right ?
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23 Sep 2026 7:34pm
Excellent video. Very interesting.
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22 Sep 2026 9:39pm
hilly said..

Carantoc said..
Argh I see.

But I don't think Chalmers is deputy PM, isn't that Richard Marles / defense minister. And I believe Penny Wong is ALP leader in the Senate and would be 3IC.

Although I'd bet the real 2IC of the ALP is some shadowy figure working in the background that no-one but a select few even know exists. They will also be a militant unionist.


Barnaby would be a very entertaining PM. Well, unless you are an actual Aussie at which point I don't think it would be much fun at all.

I have no idea why Tanya P isn't deputy PM. Not saying I'd rate her ability in any single aspect, but for an all-round step-in when Albo is off getting an award from the UN for being a top bloke on the word stage I'd probably rate her ability to do nothing except hold it together higher than Dr Chalmers' ability to react to whatever the Guardian financial column is saying that morning and f*&^ing it all up .


Although maybe any of these should be top choice :

PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDS OF SURFING
It is intended that this Group will provide a non-partisan forum for parliamentarians to meet and interact with surfing icons and industry leaders on matters relating to surfing.
Contact Persons:
Ms Libby Coker MP
Hon Nola Marino MP
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson
(Co-Chairs)

www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Friendship/Previous_Parliament_Friendship_Groups





Can you explain this - n Dr Chalmers' ability to react to whatever the Guardian financial column is saying that morning and f*&^ing it all up .

don’t follow


I've stopped reading the news now. I'm sick of reading every 2nd article about how AI is going to turn the universe into a paperclip factory, or AUKUS. I read this now. Not many article though. I suppose not much good news ?

www.abc.net.au/news/good-news

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21 Sep 2026 8:49pm
You mean Beet Root ?. The guy that banged his staffer in 2017, got her up the duff, and threw away his marriage ?. I'm surprised that guy's political career survived. I was hoping that was the last I would see of him. Mind you that is AU politics for you. I've no idea about Chambers.
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21 Sep 2026 8:30pm
I've put my original Garmin straps back on. I have carpal tunnel syndrome (decades of riding motorcycles). Even a bit of pressure from a rigid strap makes it worse when I sail. The OEM straps flex a bit when muscles around the wrist and arm pump up, so they are good for me. If I loose the watches, so be it. I've got an old wettie, so, will try the above trick.

Thanks for the tips airsail. Nothing wrong with these ebay jobbies. It's my wrists that are the issue.
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16 Sep 2026 8:50pm
KJ said..
The bigger issue will be if damage occurs and you have insurance - what's the come back on them if you can't contact them.



I think if they are not contactable by phone, and take a month to reply to emails (my personal experience), then what's the point of it ?. Their insurance probably is the cheapest underwriting they can find anyway. I spend that money on extra packing. Although, when I walk into the Green Fields depot, they're always helpful with my questions. That's what I do now, instead of emailing.

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14 Sep 2026 8:33pm
TerryF said..
I have a separate debit card for certain online transactions, and it only holds a balance for the expected amount.

Yes, I do that as well. But, can a credit card payment on a debit card go negative ?. I've observed that a few years ago.

With Shift and Sht, I add 3cm to the consignment on every dimension. I figured it isn't worth the f around.
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14 Sep 2026 8:25pm
ka43 said..
The phrase on the back of the con note or website "Not a common carrier" basically says it all. Basically gives them carte blanche to do what they want and charge you what they want.





I think their web site says it all. They're still driving on the wrong side of the road after all these years. No dip sht in their company with an IQ greater than 60 (and that's obivously a genius there), has picked that up yet. Embarrassing !

KJ: 1 star google review mate. The best way to communicate feedback to dip sht companies.


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12 Sep 2026 11:15pm
More Saturday night entertainment.


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12 Sep 2026 8:37pm
0:17 is impressive. The narrative is trippy.

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5 Sep 2026 7:58pm
Brent in Qld said..
This might make you happy.




That music video reminds me of Threebrain. Have you ever listened to their stuff ? (I'm listening to it now)
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3 Sep 2026 10:28pm
We've covered a lot of topics in this post. I think that is good. Thanks for the info Ian. Interesting. I'll read more later.
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2 Sep 2026 7:54pm
cammd said..
A Neanderthal in 10000bc could answer that question.



Neanderthals were extinct in 10000 BC.

PS/ Opps, Carantoc beat me too it.
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2 Sep 2026 7:50pm
OmarShamgar said..

Real-time telemetry systems used to track astronaut vitals in space helped pave the way for modern intensive care unit remote monitoring and smartphone health trackers."



Let's light this candle ?


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1 Sep 2026 9:17pm
myscreenname said..
I ❤️ the lyrics of Whitey on the Moon and The revolution won't be televised. I haven't listened to Gill SH for years.

And poor Nell. If she was in Australia, she could access NDIS.
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1 Sep 2026 6:33pm
Brent in Qld said..
Hopefully the rest of us can solve social injustice in the meantime.


Trust the Accountants on this site to ruin Science news 🔥
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1 Sep 2026 6:30pm
myscreenname said..

jn1 said..

Because Whitey on the moon ?





That's a brilliant spoken word track by Gil Scott-Heron



In other words, the US govt gives NASA money to do their missions. I'm guessing that money is spent to ensure the next discovery is by an American. As per Gill SH song, that money could be spent on public health, but isn't.
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31 Aug 2026 9:26pm
myscreenname said..
What use is it? Explain it to me, like I'm 10 years old - what is the ROI?


Because Whitey on the moon ?