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Raptorfag posts. All of Auspol goes to jail.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:24 |
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ewe2 posted:Sharri Markson has been trumpeting her success about it on twitter this morning. She put together a pdf of all of Mike Carlton's responses as proof of his abuse. She forwarded 15 of his emails to the SMH editor, who then pressured Carlton to resign. Yeah replying like that to readers isn't a great idea, but as he said this morning there's only so many times you can get called "Nazi scum" before you start telling people to gently caress off. deathofmusic posted:''It's not what you're doing on the internet, it's the sites you're visiting, it's not the content, it's the sites that you've been,'' It's the law, it's Mabo, it's the vibe
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:43 |
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webmeister posted:It's the law, it's Mabo, it's the vibe So it boils down to, "we know who we want to put the screw on, we'll figure out why we want to later".
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:45 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Pretty sure the guy that ran Buildev lived next door to my parents for ages. When my mum was a kid the family lived next door to George Freeman and one day she and her little brother found a gun and asked his wife if they could play with it.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:51 |
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i'll believe the law is serious and not racist when australian jews returning from israel are detained as being potentially involved in terrorist activities. until then it's just a dogwhistle muslim thing
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:52 |
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Amoeba102 posted:Exception if you used a multi ticket. I should have said it's better if you use exclusively one for of transport 5 days a week, unless it's traisn outside of peak times. I've got a MyMulti1 as I catch 2-3 buses each way to/from work and with Opal it'll end up being $36 rather than $46, so there's a pretty easy saving right there (life would be easier if Sydney Buses drivers universally allowed transfers rather than not believing they exist). It's not very difficult to save money on it, really. Especially if (like me) you frequently will take a trip or two on some sort of public transport on the weekend as well, since now it's free if you've done your normal weekly commute. Hell, maybe it'll push a few people into using public transport more... (hahahahaa pipe dreaming there, although being able to catch a ferry from Parramatta to the City and back on Sunday for $2.50 capped is pretty incredible compared to the non-Opal fare). Now my friend who works at the airport, she's getting reamed by the prices... . Maybe the workers there should unite in some fashion and try to force their employers to pay the airport tax for them. Nah, that's crazy talk. Couldn't happen .
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:52 |
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Sydney Alliance are running a campaign to remove the fee for workers! Sign the petition: http://www.sydneyalliance.org.au/airportfee
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:56 |
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Scylo posted:Turns out Abbott was wrong and browsing history isn't actually a part of data retention. Is he wrong, incompetent, technically illiterate, stupid or intentionally confusing the debate? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/06/australias_metadata_debate_is_an_utter_shambles/ quote:As much as anything, Australians should fear the government's metadata retention proposals because it's becoming increasingly clear that our politicians have no idea what they're proposing.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 03:59 |
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quote:When asked this morning if he had given any guarantees to people who want the laws repealed that he would try again in the future, Mr Abbott responded: "It's off the table - it is gone. It's disappeared." The govt is getting good at disappearing things.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:00 |
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deathofmusic posted:Is he wrong, incompetent, technically illiterate, stupid or intentionally confusing the debate? I'd like to lock in E: All of the above, thanks Eddie.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:09 |
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Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:10 |
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Credit Union Australia has a simple enough online system and their customer service is fantastic. CUA has fees if you withdraw more than 4 times a month if you have less than $5000 with them. They've got 3% interest on their savings account. You can withdraw free from rediatms and NABs network. UBank is all online and has 4.11% but you'll still be part of the big four (its backed by NAB)
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:13 |
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deathofmusic posted:''It's not what you're doing on the internet, it's the sites you're visiting, it's not the content, it's the sites that you've been,'' He's been told to say this. But with data retention, you don't have to look at people's computers. You only have to set up a proxy that gets everything they're doing and filter it for urls and keywords at your leisure later. It's bullshit designed to comfort people who don't understand networking.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:13 |
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Those On My Left posted:Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though. What exactly do you need from the online banking? Credit unions are good for a lot of things but the online/mobile banking, while functional, won't be as fancy as the ones the big 4 have.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:21 |
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Those On My Left posted:Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though. ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave)
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:21 |
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New improved team australia from @somersetbean
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:23 |
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xPanda posted:More Opal chat: I saw the other day, for the first time, someone actually use it on a bus. It takes as long to get on a bus with Opal as it does for the current ticket machines, and now it takes as long to get off the bus. So not only have they not changed how long it takes to get everyone on a bus (which is a big deal during peak hour) but the new system adds time to people getting off the bus. So now it takes longer to get on and off buses, harder to get tickets, and costs more. I'd be more upset about this monumental fuckup if it weren't the NSW government behind it - I think I have some serious fuckup fatigue there. I think it's quicker with Opal comapred to the ticket dipping, but only by a second. However, now getting off with take more time, which is going to be a intresting to see a packed peak hour bus tapping off at a train station or some such. iajanus posted:I've got a MyMulti1 as I catch 2-3 buses each way to/from work and with Opal it'll end up being $36 rather than $46, so there's a pretty easy saving right there (life would be easier if Sydney Buses drivers universally allowed transfers rather than not believing they exist). It's not very difficult to save money on it, really. Especially if (like me) you frequently will take a trip or two on some sort of public transport on the weekend as well, since now it's free if you've done your normal weekly commute. Hell, maybe it'll push a few people into using public transport more... (hahahahaa pipe dreaming there, although being able to catch a ferry from Parramatta to the City and back on Sunday for $2.50 capped is pretty incredible compared to the non-Opal fare). Well you've hit on another advantage, bus transfers. However, if you caught trains along with your buses you'd be paying more than the multi1.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:28 |
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Contra Duck posted:What exactly do you need from the online banking? Credit unions are good for a lot of things but the online/mobile banking, while functional, won't be as fancy as the ones the big 4 have. I've been with CUA a long time now, and their online banking is really straightforward and works fine. I've never found myself thinking "oh man I wish I could do X." Since I've never used any of the Big 4 (apart from a brief trial of ANZ that went horribly wrong, so I closed the account), I don't even actually know what sort of features the big banks would have that CUA doesn't.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:31 |
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BCR posted:Credit Union Australia has a simple enough online system and their customer service is fantastic. CUA has fees if you withdraw more than 4 times a month if you have less than $5000 with them. They've got 3% interest on their savings account. You can withdraw free from rediatms and NABs network. Zenithe posted:ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave) Contra Duck posted:What exactly do you need from the online banking? Credit unions are good for a lot of things but the online/mobile banking, while functional, won't be as fancy as the ones the big 4 have. e: Do CUA offer a Mastercard/Visa/AMEX?
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:32 |
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Zenithe posted:ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave) Seconding ING, fantastic bank. They don't do credit cards if that's something you need, but all bank cards are debit cards so that's not a biggie.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:33 |
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quote:Asked about privacy concerns, Abbott told ABC radio he had “no doubt that the civil libertarian brigade will do their best to stop this, but my responsibility as prime minister is to keep our country safe. That’s my responsibility and all of the expert advice from every single counter-terrorist agency is that this information is absolutely essential if we are to maintain our vigilance against terrorist activity.”
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:33 |
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Those On My Left posted:Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though. Can I ask how exactly you're being screwed over by Westpac? I'm with Westpac, and the worst I can actually articulate about them is that I don't like their online banking, it feels kind of borked and non-user-friendly.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:35 |
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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2014/aug/05/raf-jets-escort-qatar-airways-plane-to-manchester-airport-live-coverage Glad to see our rampant stupidity is spreading onto international flights
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:35 |
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Cleretic posted:Can I ask how exactly you're being screwed over by Westpac? I'm with Westpac, and the worst I can actually articulate about them is that I don't like their online banking, it feels kind of borked and non-user-friendly. As I said above (we were probably posting at the same time) their online banking is absolutely hosed for me. Further, I've found their credit card service to be atrocious. I've had my credit cards long enough to go through two renewal periods, and in each case they've completely hosed up the renewal, which is a big problem if you've got joint cards with your partner, as it means hers have to get cancelled too. Last month I spent maybe two hours on the phone to them just to get them to send the cards to the right loving address, and they misinformed me about it once. I then had to basically bully them into waiving my fees as compensation for their lovely service - I shouldn't have had to ask. Bifauxnen posted:I've been with CUA a long time now, and their online banking is really straightforward and works fine. I've never found myself thinking "oh man I wish I could do X." Since I've never used any of the Big 4 (apart from a brief trial of ANZ that went horribly wrong, so I closed the account), I don't even actually know what sort of features the big banks would have that CUA doesn't. Thanks for chiming in
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Murodese posted:http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2014/aug/05/raf-jets-escort-qatar-airways-plane-to-manchester-airport-live-coverage What's that got to do with Australia?
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In case anyone is interested, I found this info about Credit Union Australia's ethical cred:quote:"CUA does not directly finance the coal and gas sector and we do not lend directly to companies within those sectors. As Australias largest credit union, CUAs business is the provision of personal banking products and services and our business banking customers are typically within the SME sector. http://www.marketforces.org.au/banks/compare
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:42 |
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Ragingsheep posted:What's that got to do with Australia? Oops, misread it. Thought it said the guy was from Australia, but nope. The couple they were interviewing were (who cares?).
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:42 |
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Those On My Left posted:Basically, I need to be able to log into it, transfer money between several of my own accounts (my partner and I have four separate joint accounts that we use for various purposes), pay other people with bank transfers, and BPay bills. Over the last few months with westpac, logging into it has apparently become a really difficult task for them to manage. I time-out maybe half the time. Today I've tried four or five times and haven't been able to log in. Their tech support is useless. Cool, that's all pretty standard and you'll be able to do that with every credit union. They'll all offer visa and/or mastercard too. ATM's won't be an issue either because pretty much every credit union is a part of the rediatm network so you'll get free withdrawals at any NAB or redi ATM. CUA is a fine choice, they're much bigger than most credit unions too which is probably a good thing if you ever have the urge to visit a branch, but you may also want to check if there's a specific credit union for your industry or region as well because sometimes they can be better.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:46 |
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Is he actively now trying to insult the IPA? Who the hell is this government trying to get to support them?
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:47 |
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Lid posted:Is he actively now trying to insult the IPA? Who the hell is this government trying to get to support them? Tim Wilson was against the changes on Twitter this morning. Seems like the only group this government hasn't upset yet is the christian religious right.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:50 |
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Contra Duck posted:you may also want to check if there's a specific credit union for your industry or region as well because sometimes they can be better. Better in what respect?
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:55 |
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Zenithe posted:ING are quite good, provided you don't need to make cash deposits or bank a cheque. They have no fees, usually higher than average interest and have some handy things right now (2% back when you use paywave) Huh, maybe I should look into them again. I used to have one of their online-only savings accounts and it was great, but then I drained it to start throwing money into a first home saver. But that's all getting scrapped now and I can pull that money out next year, so...
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:55 |
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Ragingsheep posted:Tim Wilson was against the changes on Twitter this morning. Seems like the only group this government hasn't upset yet is the christian religious right. Yeah, who is that guy? I saw him on ABC this morning and it said he was a representative of the human right commission or some such body.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:56 |
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Orkin Mang posted:Yeah, who is that guy? I saw him on ABC this morning and it said he was a representative of the human right commission or some such body. He's our Human Rights Commissioner.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 04:58 |
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Orkin Mang posted:Yeah, who is that guy? I saw him on ABC this morning and it said he was a representative of the human right commission or some such body. Tim Wilson is a former spokeswanker for the IPA, and then Brandis created the post of Freedom Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission. SMH profile from earlier in the year.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 05:00 |
Those On My Left posted:Does anyone here use a credit union or a small bank or something like that? I'm really tired of being screwed around by Westpac and would like to at least consider moving my money out of the Big Four. I'm only interested in going with someone who has an excellent online banking system, though. I'm with bankMECU and they would win hands-down any "most ethical bank" contest. They also apparently just won an award for having the best internet banking experience in the credit union/member owned bank category. http://www.bankmecu.com.au/why-bank-with-us/sustainability-and-community.html Their twitter account is pretty openly activist about leftish things Drugs fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Aug 6, 2014 |
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 05:00 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Tim Wilson is a former spokeswanker Haters Objector posted:I'm with bankMECU and they would win hands-down any "most ethical bank" contest. They also apparently just won an award for having the best internet banking experience in the credit union/member owned bank category.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 05:02 |
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Those On My Left posted:Better in what respect? Sometimes they will have lower fees or better interest rates on some products. It depends on your situation though. As an example, Teacher's Mutual Bank are about even with CUA on most things but their low rate credit card deal is excellent, no annual fees and 11.5% interest. If credit cards mattered to you then it might be a good idea to go with them instead but otherwise it doesn't matter. You can check out the credit unions that apply to you to see if they can do anything that is way better. e: hadn't heard of bankmecu before that but they look pretty drat good.
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# ? Aug 6, 2014 05:17 |
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Contra Duck posted:Sometimes they will have lower fees or better interest rates on some products. It depends on your situation though. As an example, Teacher's Mutual Bank are about even with CUA on most things but their low rate credit card deal is excellent, no annual fees and 11.5% interest. If credit cards mattered to you then it might be a good idea to go with them instead but otherwise it doesn't matter. You can check out the credit unions that apply to you to see if they can do anything that is way better. Thanks for pointing that out. For credit cards, the only thing I want to make sure of is that there are no annual fees. I never carry a balance on my credit card and so am not worried about interest.
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Cartoon posted:Soil yourself isn't quite as catchy as kill yourself but I suppose it's a step forward. I want to start a landscaping business and call it Help, I've Soiled Myself.
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