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by plugger 4y ago
> Australia is making noise about keeping more of its gas reserves to itself or off the board altogether (fossil fuel aversion), and that energy decisions take timeframes of five to ten years to swing about. I don't think this is ab
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by plugger 4y ago
They're not directly related as Australia sells LNG to Japan and Japan is buying oil from Russia, but it you have a read of the ABC article linked you see the following: >"The consequence of these well-intentioned policies will
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by plugger 4y ago
no offence, but this perspective doesn't apply worldwide. if you live in a country like Australia a StarLink connection will give you 10x the speed of many NBN (National Broadband Network) wired connections. 3G/4G/5G are mete
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by plugger 4y ago
Fantastic news. SatDump and SDR++ compatibility would be sweet
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by plugger 4y ago
> It also uses civil forfeiture and makes it illegal to properly run a VPN. From what I've read a VPN only becomes a problem IF you use it to bypass restrictions on accessing TikTok. Stating VPNs will be illegal is a bit of a reach
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by plugger 4y ago
If you can provide a board to Alan, the lead dev of SatDump ( https://github.com/SatDump/SatDump ) to ensure compatability I'll 100% buy this board.
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by plugger 4y ago
why would this matter in the slightest?
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by plugger 4y ago
Have you ever seen the PortaPack? https://github.com/eried/portapack-mayhem
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by plugger 4y ago
Isn't the stablecoin considered a financial instrument? The devil may be in the details, but the high level facts remain. People could not access financial instruments that they own, and that could be considered newsworthy.
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by plugger 4y ago
Yes, suprisingly people seem to react negatively to being frozen out of withdrawing their cash and those events are newsworthy?
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by plugger 4y ago
not in america, unless you count the recent bay of chuds attempt
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by plugger 4y ago
You've obviously not experienced US domestic air travel then
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by plugger 4y ago
Qantas doesn't fit the long-haul international only carrier description
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by plugger 4y ago
Yea, I find the people who complain about Star Trek and its 'wokeness' who also state they are diehard fans confusing. TOS was very heavy handed in its progressiveness at the time. Uhara and Sulu were considered groundbreaking cha
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by plugger 4y ago
As a non-religious part of the majority I'm happy that your religious views are no longer represented in political views, as they're a niche perspective and should not be foisted on society at large.
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by plugger 4y ago
you mean like Cambridge Analytica and Facebook?
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by plugger 4y ago
Conversely, if you're an American in America who doesn't travel abroad what is the threat TikTok poses when compared to the FAANGs? Given the cozy relationship between the US and FAANGs I think it's possible to argue that unf
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by plugger 4y ago
surveillance doesn't seem to do much to deter crimes, it just makes investigation easier
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by plugger 4y ago
I think my point still stands. Statistically speaking, you're more likely to have a love one hurt or killed from a firearm accident when compared to falling victim to a violent criminal offence in the home. And I'm not sure how yo
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by plugger 4y ago
And I think you're American ;) > When a person, or persons, decide to break the social contract, there's no telling to what degree they will exceed the boundaries of the law. I disagree. if the above was true the mailbox baseba
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by plugger 4y ago
I've encountered something similar to this recently as well. There seems to be a conflation of 'petty burglary' with 'home invasion/violent assault/kidnap/rape/murder' in the minds of the average
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by plugger 4y ago
lol, investment in communications ranked 4th. our internet speeds are garbage, what is this metric even meant to represent?
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by plugger 4y ago
> The healthcare system bears a heavy burden as a direct result of people doing whatever they want. Ask an ER doc what they spend their time doing. And the criminal justice system bears an expensive burden by treating these activities as
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by plugger 4y ago
Sea level rise, more powerful storms (especially nor'easters), etc. My folks live 60 miles away from here and sit on the highest elevation in the area, which is 11ft above sea level. There's very little margin on the Outer Banks.
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by plugger 4y ago
The storm that caused this erosion was a nor'easter, which are on average worse for the Outer Banks when compared to hurricanes as they're slower moving, which causes more beach erosion. Nor'easters are increasing in both siz
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by plugger 4y ago
My sister in law is a tax accountant so thankfully I still lodge through her by paper. I'd rather not have a MyGov account until absolutely required given my expectations of just how poorly that environment is configured and secured.
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by plugger 4y ago
It's demonstrably worse imho out here on the west coast, the "she'll be right mate" mentality is rife here. Used to drive me crazy when I as a sysadmin. Get something barely running? Welp, great work, pats on the back, t
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by plugger 5y ago
I'd say more security theatre than security
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by plugger 5y ago
I understand what FEIE is. but as you said, it's the first $112k. BUT, you still have to file every year, which incurs a time and financial penalty. W2 forms aren't designed for mere mortals to fumble their way through, so most ou
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by plugger 5y ago
from my understanding the US is the only G20 country that taxes citizens living and working abroad. given that I'm not sure your statement makes sense about when you should give up your US citizenship, as you'll still be out of po

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