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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jPk_22Qig

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https://youtu.be/9aJai8loUo8

He was right, in a way...

https://twitter.com/haciseferov/status/1336947341023195139

https://twitter.com/EtceteraWithEst/status/1336287775390396417

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls0WfopgR9k

(Nappies are diapers)

China asks cabin crew to wear nappies to reduce virus risk

QuoteChina's aviation regulator has recommended cabin crew wear disposable nappies and avoid using the toilet to cut the risk of Covid-19 infection.The Civil Aviation Administration of China laid out its advice in a new 49-page set of guidelines for airlines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The recommendation on nappies applies to charter flights to and from places where infections exceed 500 in every one million people.

It comes on top of the advice for cabin crew to wear medical masks, disposable gloves, caps, goggles, disposable protective clothing and shoe coverings.
Flight crew are also advised to wear a range of protective gear, but not nappies.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55269969
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-10/cabin-crew-told-to-wear-diapers-on-risky-covid-flights
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-civil-aviation-administration-coronavirus-guidance-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/12/10/china-diaper-flight-attendants-covid/

China launches ‘gray-zone’ warfare to subdue Taiwan

QuoteHaving crushed the resistance to its rule in Hong Kong, China is moving against Taiwan with irregular tactics meant to exhaust the island's military - which is in bad shape to confront the threat. It's unclear how the incoming Biden administration will respond.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/hongkong-taiwan-military/

https://youtu.be/nTOz93h4eQ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVXSgKYBoE8

The Party That Failed - An Insider Breaks With Beijing

QuoteSo I should not have been surprised when it turned out that Xi was no reformer. Over the course of his tenure, the regime has degenerated further into a political oligarchy bent on holding on to power through brutality and ruthlessness. It has grown even more repressive and dictatorial. A personality cult now surrounds Xi, who has tightened the party’s grip on ideology and eliminated what little space there was for political speech and civil society. People who haven’t lived in mainland China for the past eight years can hardly understand how brutal the regime has become, how many quiet tragedies it has authored.

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2020-12-04/chinese-communist-party-failed



China suggests COVID-19 arrived in Wuhan via frozen meat products including ‘Australian steak’
https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/china-suggests-covid19-arrived-in-wuhan-via-frozen-meat-products-including-australian-steak/news-story/9eef3841f8c09e8033617b6b7b062d19

China suspends importation of more Australian beef as trade battle escalates
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-08/china-suspends-australian-beef-imports-latest-trade-hit/12958950

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkG0VkcVn0E

China refuses to apologise for doctored image of Australian soldier tweeted by government official
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/chinese-government-refuses-apology-image-australian-soldier/12936154

Australia demands China apologise for posting 'repugnant' fake image
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55126569

Australia PM slams Chinese official’s ‘repugnant’ tweet, as Hong Kong’s RTHK blocked from viewing it
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/11/30/australia-pm-slams-chinese-officials-repugnant-tweet-as-hong-kongs-rthk-blocked-from-viewing-it/

A new cartoon by Chinese-Australian artist @Badiucao, after Australia complained about China's spokesperson tweeting a simulated picture of a soldier:

https://youtu.be/GL5aeTlAA98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ypeugNzYA

Quote from: Taaroa on November 21, 2020, 11:35:50 AM
Such an elegant design.

I kinda miss playing minecraft.

https://twitter.com/PerfectlyCutMC/status/1332039228612636672

I like the headband with 'ninja' written on it.

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1332045207257317377

https://twitter.com/IvoGraham/status/1330849359076995073

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtL5oMyBHPs

Quote from: Asuka Langley on November 24, 2020, 12:19:41 AM
I thought the same thing  ~desu 🥴

I literally thought this faggot in a tracksuits name was Michael Jackson 🤣

Quote from: albrecht on November 24, 2020, 02:32:26 PM
Yeah, except for small ones in places like Alaska etc the big, passenger sized seaplanes probably don't much sense. I could see, no pun intended, a small passenger seaplane maybe could work around the Caribbean and some of the smaller or private islands maybe.

They're used extensively commercially in Alaska/Canada, and the Maldives (where they use Twin Otters for domestic travel). Paspaley Pearls also has a small fleet of Grumman Mallards they use to transport their employees and occasional charter.
There used to be operations done out of Miami by Chalk's until there was an extremely bad crash that killed 20 people in 2005.
Otherwise you just get small tourist kind of stuff, like to the Horizontal Falls or around Sydney.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWAfCzViVl8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA6ItoZLqEk

https://twitter.com/ryankakiuchan/status/1330911344678240256

Quote from: albrecht on November 23, 2020, 05:26:43 PM
Flying long routes over water I some times wonder "why don't we still have seaplanes?" Then I draw shark fins in the water of the aircraft safety card and ask the stewardess for another cocktail.

Just taking a guess here, but in addition to what Duke said: flying boats are presumably less aerodynamic (ie slower and burn more fuel), a lot of people are fearful of any kind of prop plane, seawater is extremely nasty to aircraft and so seaplanes require a lot of extra maintenance and cleaning, different licencing different to land or seaplanes in addition to a boat licence), and a lot of people would whine about prime waterfront property being cluttered up by aircraft and their supporting infrastructure. There are a couple of modern military flying boats though (China, Japan, and Russia all make them iirc), with the Be-200 probably being what a modern flying boat airliner would look like:

Quote from: albrecht on November 23, 2020, 05:42:50 PM
Note that none of them are distancing. None of them in masks. None of them have taken the vaccine. Also, they don't mention which vaccine? Is it a 'one and done' or booster vaccines to fly? What "medical" excuse will still allow a person to fly without the vaccine? Most of the companies developing say at least two shots- so shouldn't vaccine be plural, as in vaccines? Are they accepting some kind of liability if there is an infection because Quantas didn't properly verify someone was vaccinated? Are the people 'checking the papers' medically trained?

It's an old image. I just chose it because sometimes it's good for people to see the man making the comments, y'know?

Not particularly surprising.

Qantas passengers will need COVID-19 vaccine for international travel, Alan Joyce says
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-24/qantas-passengers-covid-19-vaccine-for-international-travel/12914020
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55048438



(He's the one in the sunglasses)

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1331001852712906755

Quote from: Rix Gins on November 16, 2020, 04:29:19 AM
https://youtu.be/z2uH4vvPrmE

Qantas celebrates centenary with release of 'very rare' Empire flying boat film reel
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/qantas-celebrates-centenary-with-bygone-era-flying-boat-film/12881604

https://youtu.be/Gc8CFsHg0vU

Quote from: Jackstar on November 22, 2020, 12:56:06 PM
https://youtu.be/2SstIcix4sQ

I'm glad that Bellgab is so full of appreciation for Electric Six. I highly encourage people to see them live if they have the chance.

You haven't lived until you've heard a drunken crowd shouting "I want to take you to a gay bar".

What's the point when London is deserted at the moment?

PlayStation’s branded take-over of London Underground signs sparks debate about capitalism
https://www.indy100.com/offbeat/ps5-playstation-oxford-circus-9725582

https://twitter.com/TfL/status/1329017386499006464