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Cake day: February 14th, 2025

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  • Yeah.

    I can’t remember exactly how it goes here in Australia, but I haven’t carried my ID with me (we don’t have electronic ID yet) for 5 years or so and have never encountered any problems.

    I think, if they’re going to fine you (like for speeding or whatever) then you have to identify yourself but not necessarily by providing a physical ID. I think you just give them your name and DoB and they look it up, and match it to your car.

    The only other time I can recall being stopped is for a breath / alcohol test. You don’t need any ID if you’re not over the limit.

    I don’t recall any other interaction with the police of any kind really.


















  • I hear you.

    Search and rescue is complex ethically.

    Australia has the largest maritime search and rescue area and our GDP is tiny compared to most other countries. Shit gets really expensive mounting missions to the middle of the Indian ocean like for the mf370 flight and stuff.

    I think the basic premise with search and rescue is that the expense is mostly disregarded if there’s any likelihood that someone is still alive.

    I suspect that these guys knew that, and didn’t disclose that they’d heard this bang such that resources continued to be provided for the search. Who knows what I would’ve done. As an external party it’s clearly “wrong” but I’ll leave others to judge them for it.