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by jimmux 7y ago
That's not exactly the description I would go with for a woomera. The woomera is not thrown, and acts as an extension of the arm when throwing a spear. A boomerang is more likely to be used for flocks of birds, so the definitions may h
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by jimmux 7y ago
Yeah, what's next? A Bond villain running Russia? A racist blow-hard capitalist running America? Please...
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by jimmux 7y ago
When I'm in the US I find that with a little practice I can guess it with surprising accuracy. It might help that I have mild synaesthesia so visualising a number line makes it possible to almost see the conversion.
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by jimmux 7y ago
I don't think these opinions are mutually exclusive. I have certainly observed both. Entitled cyclists are very common around the urban area I live, but when I ride to the outer suburbs there's more of a car culture where they peo
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by jimmux 7y ago
I don't feel safe on some of the marked cycling lanes I use regularly, but you're right that it's still a good step toward education and acceptance. There's a marked lane on my commute that I now ride much more carefully
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by jimmux 7y ago
Funny you say that. A previous government introduced the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, but this triggered a propaganda campaign funded by billionaire mine owners, and they lost the next election.
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by jimmux 8y ago
Thanks for sharing this. My brother has had lifelong symptoms like these, and recently discovered that heavy metals, combined with certain genetic factors, may be the cause. In his desperate search for answers he did go a fair way down the
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by jimmux 8y ago
I learned how to use manual transmission when I was 11 years old. We lived out in the country, 35km from the nearest hospital and my Mum burned her hand quite severely late one night. We drove to the hospital with me shifting to whatever nu
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by jimmux 8y ago
Every incident I've had on a bike would have been prevented if this was the case for bike lanes in my city. Just two days ago I had to slap a vehicle to let him know I was about to be crushed between him and parked cars, because he cas
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by jimmux 8y ago
The Australian comparison would be something like the republic referendum in 1999. As a constitutional change, the law required both an absolute majority at the federal level, and a majority in the majority of states. If the Brexit referend
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by jimmux 8y ago
Chicken pecking orders can be brutal. We had multiple flocks for eggs when I was growing up, and they were usually placid but some hens were so aggressive that I wish we had made dinner of them. One in particular systematically pecked to de
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by jimmux 8y ago
I've been trying to remember the name of this game for decades. I also thought it had a HyperCard feel, which inspired me at 12 years old to attempt making something similar. I never completed that attempt, but it was my first serious
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by jimmux 8y ago
The method to find south using constellations is quite easy and useful, once you know how. I imagine it's one reason why the Southern Cross is culturally significant in the southern hemisphere. http://www.abc.net.au/sci
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by jimmux 8y ago
For the past several thousands of years, that was mainly humans and dingos. Not so much now.
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by jimmux 8y ago
I have recently settled on Shotcut as well. It's certainly not as powerful as the others, but it doesn't have the bugs they have either. So far all my renders have come out as expected as well, which is more than I can say for Kde
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by jimmux 8y ago
I found OpenSCAD was convenient for quick ad-hoc printed parts, but doing it all in the browser is even better. Thanks for this.
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by jimmux 8y ago
Criminals are often not the brightest sparks. My car was stolen last Friday night. It's on a car-share platform so the thief took the lockbox that's normally fitted to the window, bashed it open to get the key, and came back later
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by jimmux 8y ago
I'm going to need a variation of Rockstar with more brooding darkness and satanic references for system programming. I.e. closer to metal.
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by jimmux 9y ago
I switched from a RAV4 to a Fiat 500. I will admit I sometimes miss the old vehicle, but day to day the Fiat is just so much more enjoyable to get around in. It's quick, agile, and fits in spaces that others won't attempt. On the
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by jimmux 9y ago
If the terrorist is not posing an immediate threat, I would consider disarming the toddler first. This could more easily supply me with a weapon, which would improve my odds against the terrorist. Not relevant to the discussion, I know, but
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by jimmux 9y ago
There's an argument to be made that they are socially conservative but economically liberal. That seems to be less true over time, however.
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by jimmux 9y ago
I can't imagine how they would manage that in one film. The first book alone feels more like a series, with each episode covering one pilgrim's tale. Then there's the time jump between the Hyperion books and the Endymion book
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by jimmux 9y ago
I grew up on a few Aussie properties, and some of them had no numbered address. Road Mail Box numbers seem to be pretty common now, but back then it was more like "Bindabundee Homestead, Bindabundee Road, NSW". For one place I don
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by jimmux 9y ago
My previous job included this kind of work (along with coding up dirty prototypes and a bit of asset management). My job title eventually settled on "Research Engineer". The original job description was very broad, so I would sugg
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by jimmux 9y ago
After checking them out, it does seem like they hit a nice sweet spot of features and price. The lifetime plan is pretty tempting as well, but I do wonder how sustainable that is. I assume they are banking on a charge for increased storage
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by jimmux 9y ago
We're normally pretty safe from the beasties down here in Melbourne. This case is really strange, especially considering how many people are in the water here every day. It's not like up north, with jellyfish nets, crocs, etc. The
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by jimmux 10y ago
So these houses are the architectural equivalent of The Homer. http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/The_Homer
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by jimmux 11y ago
Nah, yeah. Negations aren't rare in Aussie speech (see "litotes": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English#Vocabulary ). If you're not too fussed about the less than positive implications, yo