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'duck!': the problem with Sydney's new ferries...

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Ten new Sydney ferries will not be able to pass under two bridges on the Parramatta River if commuters are seated on the top deck, the government has confirmed.

The new River Class ferries, which have been built in Indonesia and shipped to Australia, are due to enter service on Sydney Harbour later this year.

Read more:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/duck-the-problem-with-sydney-s-new-ferries-20200821-p55o61.html

 

Depressing headline and (stupid) story, isn't it? Who are the incompetent nincompoops for this fiascolata? This is where you need to be more optimistic and follow the advice of Punch, 47 years ago, on responding to the ever bad news. News is always going to be bad anyway, that is the nature of "news"... But all is not lost. Learn to read that a Disastrous Train Strike is going to Promote Wildflower Growth... It's easy with some "training"...

The nincompooping man (person) responsible to tick off the new ferries programme thus has some such magical positivism for you. I think I heard an interview when the minister in charge mentioned that ducking for a few seconds was only a passing-moment well-compensated by being able to enjoy the general magnificent harbour views from a higher vantage point... See? I once went on a cruise on the Elbe River in Germany, where the chimney of the paddle-steamer had to be lowered to go under the bridges...

Was this the same minister who signed off on new trains that could not go through the tunnels?... He's still there, signing off on new stuff we're awaiting the cockup with impatience to make a new positivism out of drabs... 

 

 

great news!...

A quarter of a century after it first aired, Father Ted, one of television’s most loved sitcoms, has officially stamped itself on popular culture.

Ireland’s post service, An Post, issued a set of stamps on Thursday to celebrate its characters and one-liners and to mark the show’s 25thanniversary.

Phrases forever associated with Craggy Island, the fictional home of three wayward priests and their housekeeper, now adorn four stamps: “That’s mad, Ted”, “Will you have a cup of tea, Father?”, “That money was just resting in my account” and “That would be an ecumenical matter”.

Retro wallpaper in the background of each stamp matches different rooms in the parochial house where Fr Ted, Fr Dougal, Fr Jack and Mrs Doyle played out surreal scenes that entered comedy lore.

“I don’t think until today it has sunk in what a huge thing it is, what an honour,” Pauline McLynn, who played Mrs Doyle, told the Guardian. “How many people do you know can say ‘I was once on a stamp’?”

The writers, cast and crew never imagined that the show, which ran for three seasons from 1995 to 1998, would become so popular or enduring, said the actor.

“I often wonder about the staying power. It’s incredibly stupid and properly funny. We made it 25 years ago and now kids are still finding it incredibly funny. You always hope that things you’re proud of will last the test of time.”

 

Read more:

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/27/thats-mad-ted-stamp...

"on the buses" starring The hon. andrew (sid) james constance...

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more NSW cockups, fucups or SNAFUs...

NSW Transport is yet to alert up to tens of thousands of people whose full driver's licence details were mistakenly left exposed in an open cloud storage. 

 

Key points:
  • Transport for NSW said it is working with Cyber Security NSW to investigate the issue
  • The documents feature scans of licences which reveal information such as names and addresses
  • Experts say the data could be misused for identity theft purposes

 

The cache was discovered last week by Ukrainian security consultant Bob Diachenko who stumbled upon the directory while investigating another data breach. 

The storage folder, which he said was easily discoverable, contained back-and-front scans of NSW licences alongside tolling notices hosted on Amazon's cloud service. 

The total number of images inside the directory was 108,535.

The documents revealed names, photos, dates of birth and addresses of drivers, which Mr Diachenko labelled a "dangerous exposure".

 

 

Read more:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/nsw-drivers-licence-data-breach-under-investigation/12611918

 

Why would the former RTA, now renamed Service NSW store information on any cloud provider is beyond me. Ah yes... I know. They don't have to pay staff and storage facilities and they can blame the SNAFUs on the cloud provider... Piece of cake.