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by astrec 2y ago
Correct. Strictly speaking Australian consumers don't really need a warranty, which is a voluntary undertaking by a business to guarantee certain rights, unless that warranty exceeds those guarantees provided for in Australian consumer
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by astrec 4y ago
Likewise, although I own a Seamaster. To most people it's just a piece of jewelry and might as well be from Fossil. Those who know, know. Other than the occasional fascinating conversation about what's in their collection, I don&#
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by astrec 4y ago
Not at all outrageous. I live in Melbourne, zone 1, and paid AUD$9.20 return yesterday.
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by astrec 5y ago
I've run Pop!_OS on a Lenovo X395 for over 2 years, and on a custom build PC for the last year. I've have had the opposite experience -- it just works. Granted the Pop!_Shop isn't very good.
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by astrec 5y ago
Also anecdotal, but down the road here in Melbourne we did have some major lockdowns. I'm the only person from my team in the office. It would be an exaggeration to claim this floor is at 15% of capacity. On the 2 days I week I come in
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by astrec 6y ago
Whatever knocks this exchange off the top spot will be really special: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
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by astrec 6y ago
I was a Strava premium subscriber until the summit packs came along. It made little sense to maintain 2 of the 3 available subscriptions to get the 50% of features you wanted from each of the training and analysis packs, when you could just
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by astrec 6y ago
> Any more background info? This was the sixth case, including appeals, relating to this specific matter. > But how is an entity like Google supposed to supervise the validity of such claims? Without wanting to appear too glib, Google
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by astrec 6y ago
To add a little colour here, Mr Defteros was previously awarded damages and costs when he sued the authors of the article (and book chapter). Google was notified of the defamatory material in February 2016, but did not remove it until Decem
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by astrec 7y ago
Congrats on the post. Enjoyed it. I've watched with interest as INFORMS has tried to rebrand OR as data science, but this is the first time I've seen anyone refer to it as such in the wild. I hope you're able and encouraged t
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by astrec 7y ago
I configured mine with 16G RAM, but yeah, the screen options max out at 1920x1080 and 300nits. That said, for a laptop with this form factor it's got an amazing keyboard.
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by astrec 7y ago
Have the X395 (3500U config) -- running Pop!_OS without issue.
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by astrec 12y ago
Time and money. For example, to ship a new Cirrus SR20 to Australia starts at $28,995 and you'll need to wait for factory reassembly and certification. To ferry the same aircraft costs $22,800.
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by astrec 12y ago
Ray Clamback, one of the more experienced ferry pilots (300 US->AU deliveries from memory) went into the drink off Hawaii on two separate occasions and had to tread water for 10 and 6 hours respectively. Nothing "safe" about it
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by astrec 12y ago
$10/22 minutes Causeway Bay --> Stanley. Hang on to your hat!
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by astrec 13y ago
Indeed. And any statistician worth their salt doesn't reject chance, they fail to reject the null hypothesis.
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by astrec 13y ago
A good mate of mine owns a fibre splicing business and has been doing predominantly NBN work for the last couple of years. He's fairly ambivalent because about the prospect of FTTN because much of the copper network is in such poor con
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by astrec 13y ago
No lots of jobs, no, but there are jobs. It's an interdisciplinary field, so your math and programming background will hold you in good stead. Some basic stats are a good idea too. Of course some people are doing OR but don't know
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by astrec 13y ago
Pascal is one of the most enthralling lecturers I've ever been... well, lectured by. He's incredibly enthusiastic. I think it comes across in his videos, no? ;)
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by astrec 13y ago
Try: An Intuitive Explanation of Eliezer Yudkowsky’s Intuitive Explanation of Bayes’ Theorem http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=13156
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by astrec 13y ago
I don't think it's better than Gitmo at all. Refugees, including children, are held in prisons. Sometimes for many years. All without trial. Why no trial? Largely because they have not committed any crime -- it is quite legal to seek asylum
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by astrec 13y ago
Young's little ditty had a profound influence on me; I'm still a prick, but a considerably less smug prick.
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by astrec 13y ago
That was my initial thought too. We're a cynical pair.
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by astrec 14y ago
Where I live conferences are considered a workplace so our strict equal opportunity and sex discrimination acts apply. Under these acts, crude conversation and jokes are considered to contribute to a hostile working environment. In the even
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by astrec 14y ago
Did you catch Jonathan Borwein's talk?
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by astrec 14y ago
If you're still interested, and can find someone willing to employ you look at the 457 visa and the transition stream to PR. Circumvents that whole mess IIRC.
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by astrec 14y ago
IIRC you don't need your skills tested if you have at least 5 years experience and can find someone to sponsor you on a 457 visa. After 2 years you can enter the transition stream for PR. You might find that easier than direct entry if you
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by astrec 14y ago
Yes. They sold to whaleshark.
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by astrec 14y ago
It places my house 150m out to sea, and puts a rehabilitation centre that doesn't exist at the actual location of my house. In my town, a suburb of Melbourne AU, the Apple product is completely useless.
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by astrec 14y ago
Have you tried Citi? They do all kinds of multi-currency accounts, have seamless overnight inter-country transfer etc. and are reasonably flexible. Only downsides are that they'll include your Australian Citibank accounts when reporting to

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