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by astrec 17y ago
I suppose flag is a form of voting, but I think you underestimate the value of HN culture. Angry arguments and spite have rarely been tolerated here. It appears PG didn't ban a blog entry, but rather a domain, and one which had previously b
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by astrec 17y ago
It wasn't exactly your finest hour. That said, I (perhaps naively) assume that the HN community is strong enough to self heal sans permaban - the intent of flag, innit?
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by astrec 17y ago
Really? Although I found it to be in very poor taste it was on your own blog and I'd be surprised and disappointed if this was the case. Any moderators willing to confirm or deny?
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by astrec 17y ago
Whats so wrong with saying n-word when referring to it? Because to matter how much lipstick you slap on a pig, it's still a pig. (Apologies to my sus brethren.)((Oh, and just be clear, we're talking about the word and the word only.))
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by astrec 17y ago
It gave me an offer to delete my search history which I gladly took up. Thanks for the tip.
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by astrec 17y ago
No doubt, but the government has thus far proven itself inept with respect to technology let alone counter measures and risk mitigation. A political assault is far more likely: "Anonymous are terrorists, therefore all who protest against go
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by astrec 17y ago
They're doing it wrong - nothing a fact finding trip to Victoria, Australia couldn't fix: a) Red light cameras are so old school. Replace them with speed and red light cameras. When you put your foot down on amber you get pinged for speedin
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by astrec 17y ago
Too right. Production root passwords had a planetary theme - where planetary means one of the giants in our solar system - not hard for a nosey and curious kid to take a peek at any system they wanted.
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by astrec 17y ago
(Some) Stupid stuff I did as a 17 year old: -> Deleted /var on a production system I had no right touching at a Fortune 500. -> Drove my dad's car into a fence. Unlicensed. -> Stole the street sign for Cobain St. -> Plagiari
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by astrec 17y ago
A republic is not necessarily a democracy, and the two terms are not strictly interchangable. A republic may take many forms, including but not limited to democratic, mercantile, classical, and religious republics. Constitutionally the USA
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Federal Court Judgement: Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Limited(austlii.edu.au)
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by astrec 17y ago
You're right. Police corruption was rife in New South Wales which resulted in the Wood Royal Commission http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Commission_into_the_New_S... and also in Queensland see the Fitzgerald Inquiry etc. http://en.wik
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by astrec 17y ago
Australia uses preferential voting for pretty much all elections. "How to vote" cards are handed out at all polling booths by the parties contesting the election. These how to vote cards indicate how to allocate your preferences to the maxi
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by astrec 17y ago
In this case it's the reporter. I think it's fair to say Richard Cobden SC has a complete command of how this works. During the trial he made the argument iiNet does not own, control, promote or support BitTorrent software; that the film st
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by astrec 17y ago
Whilst I happen to agree the US has a sense of purpose, it fails the test by your own definition.
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by astrec 17y ago
Today's empires are built on the megalomanic greed of a bunch of predatory chief executives and their political stooges.
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by astrec 17y ago
This is strikingly obvious - even in modern agriculture - when moving between countries with lots of grain fed beef (USA) and those with paddocks of grass fed beef (Australia, Argentina).
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by astrec 17y ago
Failure to secure the dot com cost us $400,000 at auction (plus legal fees over 10 years): I really can't recommend you try and build a brand without it. Even bit.ly owns bitly.com.
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by astrec 17y ago
S-64 Helitanker to be exact. Elvis is the moniker of one such helicopter which divides it's time between California and Victoria for their respective fire seasons.
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by astrec 17y ago
Sure, but 30 seconds before you pitch that startup is it more beneficial to hear "Pingswept you look great!" or "Pingswept that zit on your nose really detracts from your presentation." White lies have a certain social utility.
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by astrec 17y ago
My old 3 phone used to constantly roam in 3's own broadband area. Ka-ching! Of the VHA brands Vodafone is the better of the two.
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An open letter to Stephen Conroy(zdnet.com.au)
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by astrec 17y ago
As your comment here is generally well informed I'd be chuffed if you elaborated. edit: genuine compliment, but i'm not crawling.
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Data Monday: American Information Consumption(lukew.com)
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MUJI & LEGO(design-milk.com)
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by astrec 17y ago
I was greeted with "G'day you fuckin' long streak of pelican shit" just this morning. I'm not in the least bit offended, far from it - it's how I know my world is in order.
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by astrec 17y ago
Get yourself a copy of Four Steps to the Epiphany .
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by astrec 17y ago
That's a glide ratio of ~4.7:1 whereas the Gimli glider managed ~12:1.
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by astrec 17y ago
Here's how it works (roughly): AU based airline flies route between SYD and BKK. Airline reduces capacity of SYD crew base. Airline declares BKK a crew base. Airline pays BKK cabin crew local rates. BKK cabin crew staff SYD-&#62
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by astrec 17y ago
The Wall Street Journal is a prestige masthead, but comprises only a minor part of News Corp's print media holdings - so no, I don't even consider it significant in relation to the current Google play: Murdoch has bigger fish to fry.

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