WaterWaiver

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[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

I hesitant to say that this shouldn't affect you. I'm sure that somehow, somewhere, Optus still managed to ruin your day. Hope it resolves SynopsisTant.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

There are no changes to the nbn wholesale pricing of these speed tiers arising from the speed increases.

Interesting, but how will this affect the price for end users? There are other fees charged to the ISPs too?

I am suspicious because NBNco only mentions wholesale pricing in this article, not end user pricing. They would have modelled it and then chosen not to talk about it. They might not technically be the entity finally billing you, but they're responsible for strong and direct impacts on what users pay.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's a gorgeous game experience. Not to mention they put so many other gamedevs to shame with their technical accomplishments (especially in the expansion -- flooding waves in a ringworld!).

Don't look up spoilers. Get yourself a copy and play it. Find somewhere to land your spaceship :)

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Atomic wafers made by the techo-church-state? Or have I got this back to front and this is how the non-technical society irradiates its children?

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Comedy prediction: SD2 releases overseas, but Australia is used to sell remaining stocks of SD1s for a few years before the SD2 is released here.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The whole thing is vaguely and noncomittally worded, it promises basically nothing.

Take this bit for example:

taking into account the EULAs of specific games within it

In other words: talk to the individual publishers of each game and get their permission :P At which point GOG's involvement is almost irrelevant, if you have the publisher's consent then they might as well give you a copy.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I would assume that court orders and proved wills have different levels of coercion when you present them to someone like GOG? Dunno. Each country probably has its own rules, including fun complexities like whether or not GOG was a party to the process or not.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 56 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Title of PCGamer's article is misleading, they want a court order to do it. Proof of death is not enough.

"In general, your GOG account and GOG content is not transferable. However, if you can obtain a copy of a court order that specifically entitles someone to your GOG personal account, the digital content attached to it taking into account the EULAs of specific games within it, and that specifically refers to your GOG username or at least email address used to create such an account, we'd do our best to make it happen. We're willing to handle such a situation and preserve your GOG library—but currently we can only do it with the help of the justice system."

They have to do that anyway. Court orders overrule a company's policies in most (all?) legal systems.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I assumed this was an XKCD when I saw it.

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Appreciated Minty :)

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Suicide Squad: Less interesting than discussing linguistics xD

[–] WaterWaiver@aussie.zone 19 points 1 month ago

Took me a few tries to understand.

spoilerShe was playing piano.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by WaterWaiver@aussie.zone to c/environment@aussie.zone
 

Encountered this fellow during bushcare today. He was sitting right on top of the bridal veil roots we were pulling, looking suspiciously like a rock.

We probably shouldn't have handled him (I hope turtles don't get dizzy from being turned upside down). We put him back down and hid him under some other groundcover as a local Kookaburra was loitering.

 

I could not find any mentions of these problems online. The article itself has no technical detail.

Looking forward to seeing what the actual problems are. It seems this is the first product to market.

Guesses based off the general subject matter:

  • Silica concentrations probably vary depending on the exact position of your head, especially since it's heavy material. If you mount this sensor even a few meters away from a worker then it's readings could possibly become invalid, eg because an angle grinder is firing dust a different direction to the sensor.
  • Silica is a slang term for a very big category of materials. Some might look completely different to others under certain laser observations, leading to some getting missed (bad) and others materials triggering false positives (leading to the sensor's screams being ignored by workers).
  • Self-cleaning routines might be needed to stop it clogging up, otherwise the sensor starts reporting a higher baseline. They could either choose to report this ("pls clean me" light comes on) or ignore it (bury head in sand mode).
  • Alternatively it's performance might actually be fine, but perhaps it's still being spruked inappropriately. Government involvement in funding the project might (?) magnify this problem.
 

Key excerpt:

According to the late professor Patrick Troy, here's how things were viewed in the early 1970s:

"The cost and price of housing continued to be a source of social and political concern. Over the period 1969-1973 the number of years' average earnings required to buy a house site increased substantially. In Sydney, it increased from 1.7 to 2.7 years, while in Melbourne it grew from 1.2 to 1.8 years."

Compare that to what modern researchers have to say about Australia in 2023:

"Since 2001, the national ratio of median house price to median income has almost doubled to 8.5, and the time required for the accumulation of a deposit for a typical property has increased from six years median earnings in 1994 to 14 years currently."

 

I want to make my own iron-on labels and patches (small scale, for fun).

Does anyone know what the name of the adhesive is? All I can find when I search online are people wanting to sell me pre-made patches, not information about their composition.

I presume it's some low melting point (<100degC) polymer. For all I know a wide variety of things might work (maybe even PETG 3d printer filament, which softens around 70degC, or hot glue shavings), but I'd like to see if I can at least find out the name of what's commercially used.

EDIT: Solved, see https://aussie.zone/comment/4326482

 

The real reason we warn kids to stay away from the tracks. It turns out that confectionery is cheaper than gravel in some parts of the world (and resists water erosion better because of the wrappers). Sadly they didn't anticipate anthropomorphic erosion events such as this leading to extended rail line outages.

Once the secret was out it became a nation-wide phenomena for kids to raid the tracks.

Railway engineers have been attempting to address this problem by tweaking the infill composition. A recent experiment involved infilling with only licorice, however it turns out some kids still like it. Local newspapers claim the railway engineers were quite confused by this result.

On the right the girl's hairdo reveals she had a recent near-miss at one of these railway digs. The adults now keep an eye on things -- if you pay close attention you will notice that there is actually an adult (or at least teenager) in this scene. Analyse the image closely and you might spot it.

An aspiring railway engineer at the top of the sketch, wearing blue, is pointing out a flawed sleeper. Either that or he's making a fat joke about one of his friends sitting on it.

The dirt desire-paths around the tracks show that locals regularly walk this line. Maybe it's safer than you think? These kids might not have been the first to raid this spot (how did they lift the sleepers?), I suspect the adults cracked it open sometime last night. Usually rail workers cover these sites with a tarp and signposts within a day of reporting.

Prompt: "The lost powers of childhood. Group of children in a park next to a rail line, discovering flaws in the world. Chocolates are everywhere." Generator: Bing DALL-E

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WaterWaiver@aussie.zone to c/imageai@sh.itjust.works
 

Just some kids enjoying the outdoors. Someone must have split a pinata. One of the human kids is helping his aquatic friends get some of the chocolates.

Kids are kids and there's enough chocolate to share. It's the parents you've got to be worried about. "Hanging out with warmbloods again Rexy?" "No he can't visit later! We're going. Now.".

I guess the true power of childhood is not fearing new people. A 5yo family member of mine once got lost in the park, it turns out she had joined a random birthday party (and no-one had blinked an eyelid).

Prompt: "The lost powers of childhood. Group of children in a park next to a rail line, discovering flaws in thez world. Reality is tearing apart and monsters are streaming in, stealing the chocolates." Gen: Bing DALL-E

 

Prompt: "Mk II Austin 1800 competing in the London to Sydney Marathon. Driver has long grey fuzzy beard and steam is coming out of his ears." Gen: Bing DALL-E.

The drawn car is nothing like an Austin 1800 (but possible some other Austin model instead)

 

I promise I did not ask for the Australian to be captured and then wrapped (blindfolded?) with a flag. That was purely the interpretation of our inter-cultural antics by the model.

Prompt: "Confused American trying to communicate with Australian" Gen: Bing DALL-E.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WaterWaiver@aussie.zone to c/gaming@beehaw.org
 

I enjoyed this review (and that of Kings Quest 1) thoroughly. I am very glad I did not try to play it myself, The Scam Bridge would have destroyed me.

I now feel some questions about a few other games that I've played before are answered -- they copied some of Kings Quest's style and feel. Vague memories of a Trogdor game are now haunting me.

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