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Solemn Sloth posted:There’s a pretty big difference to the sense of space contributed to by a restaurant/cafe and an apple store Agreed. Even though restaurants are commercial enterprises the act of going out and eating food in groups has been a part of human social interaction for millennia in a way that Apple stores clearly don't provide. Whitlam posted:I never said anything about it being okay because it's Labor, I just said I disagree with the knee-jerk opposition because the space will be used for public events and activities Where are you getting this stuff about the space being open to public events from? Nothing like it is mentioned in the ABC article. If you're referring to the additional open land created by the development, sure, but I wouldn't thank Apple for that.
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Ah, the sheer trend-following arrogance of using a Mac to make music. Looking forward to seeing how many cold chisel and ac/dc songs are in their list
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Rererereposting Triple M is making the surprising move to launch its own top 100 playlist on Australia Day next year, just weeks after triple j announced it is moving the date of the Hottest 100. An email sent to Triple M subscribers, obtained by The Music today, announced the 'Ozzest 100' list and takes a jab at the youth broadcaster. "So, the taxpayer funded FM has decided that there’ll be no soundtrack for Australia Day. Let’s face it, that’s usually full of hipsters or kids making music on a Mac," the email reads. "At Triple M, we’re going to give you what you’ve asked for. The perfect Australia Day soundtrack."
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Can't wait for the same people that complained about fed square and never visit town to complain about this.
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:Where are you getting this stuff about the space being open to public events from? Nothing like it is mentioned in the ABC article. If you're referring to the additional open land created by the development, sure, but I wouldn't thank Apple for that. Fed Square posted:This isn’t just any regular Apple shop – as a Global Flagship Store and Apple’s most significant store in the Southern Hemisphere, the space will host workshops, classes, and live music events. It will add to the exciting program of events already delivered by Federation Square, its partners and cultural tenants such as ACMI, the Koorie Heritage Trust and the NGV.
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Anidav posted:Former senator Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen has died at 97 years of age. The pumpkin scones have left the building! Lid posted:Rererereposting Good, let's ring Triple M up and tell them to get hosed too. They're about to discover why the stats they get might be a little bit wrong.
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Dec 20, 2017 08:58
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Although you can't tell from the description, some or all of these could easily just be paid commercial events for Apple's benefit.
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MikeJF posted:But also Death of the Architect. Honestly, a few little shard shapes in the hat or collar would be all it needs, or shards as the balcony rail or patterned in the glass. Just a token nod. https://twitter.com/drunkill/status/943381760317931520
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Lid posted:Rererereposting Can't wait for a whole day's worth of Barnsey and Accadacca
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Still lolling that the AFPs idea of OpSec is “don’t tweet the link out to anyone”.
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ModernMajorGeneral posted:Although you can't tell from the description, some or all of these could easily just be paid commercial events for Apple's benefit. Maybe, maybe not. Even if Apple is getting something out of it beyond venue hire/exposure, if classes are being run and concerts are being staged, there will still be more things to do in the city and jobs created, some in construction, some ongoing. As I say, I'm no huge fan of Apple, but I'm just not yet convinced that this is an irredeemably bad thing.
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Solemn Sloth posted:The jobs claim is the most spurious to me, since a large number are just construction, and the remainder are very unlikely to be full time. I’d like to see how many FTE ongoing jobs it’s going to provide.
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How much is Apple paying you to shill for this?
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More like powderfinger and spiderbait in between acdc and barnsey tracks I spose
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Anidav posted:Former senator Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen has died at 97 years of age. Queensland goes into mourning for over a month, tearfully remembering the great times under Sir Joh's police state.
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Lid posted:
None of that pro tools poo poo mate I only listen to music made on windows as god intended.
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Anidav posted:Former senator Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen has died at 97 years of age. Is she in hell?
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Korgan posted:Can't wait for a whole day's worth of Barnsey and Accadacca Hey, dude, don't be selling them short. There'll be some of Pink's worse songs in there. A few singles from Australian Idol runners-up (not the winners, though). Maybe even some Midnight Oil songs that none of the core listener base actually cares about the message of.
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Love being reminded that Apple is doing this for the prestige of being next to the ACMI, a government funded museum.
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Cleretic posted:Hey, dude, don't be selling them short.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Is she in hell? Yes I think they are burying her in Queensland.
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CrazyTolradi posted:Shannon Noll's version of What About Me? Maybe The Horses, although that may be more of a Triple J ironic thing.
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Dec 20, 2017 09:46
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Nah it'll be CHISELS and BARNSEY and JET and ESKIMO JOE and whatever the A/R person loving the DJ is into at the moment. Do they play much of Tina Arena, I haven't listened to them since Get This ended.
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Cleretic posted:Hey, dude, don't be selling them short. "Welcome to Triple M, where zero fucks are given to whinging welfare cheat black fellas and their Invasion Day crap. And now, a double up of the Oils, Dead Heart and Beds are Burning."
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Let's vote Treaty to the top spot, everybody get on board January 26 by A B Original for #2
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Oooh, apparently Musk's giant double a's stopped the lights from flickering last week when a coal generator fell over. That's technically not in their list of obligations but it looks like it's set up to smooth anyway.
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Resident Idiot posted:Yeah, I think there might be more to this story - Centrelink have been more than happy to assess you as being in a relationship, even if it's a same sex one since 2009 (which is apparently now long enough to be a tradition) and actually being married or not doesn't have all that much to do with it. Same sex marriage has nothing to do with this. Sounds like one of those weird edge cases: quote:The woman’s partner is not an Australian citizen or resident and lives overseas, and the couple does not share finances. The Tasmanian woman was claiming family tax benefits on the basis that she previously did not satisfy requirements to be classified as a de facto partnership. And yet, after she declared her 2016 overseas marriage after the legislation was passed, not only has Centrelink decided to retroactively recognise that marriage, but also nullify its own ruling that she did not satisfy the requirements of de facto status. Seems pretty believable to me that Centrelink would say in that particular case they didn't meet the legal criteria to be listed as a de facto couple, until they started legally recognising the marriage.
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Birdstrike posted:Let's vote Treaty to the top spot, everybody get on board
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Korgan posted:Can't wait for a whole day's worth of Barnsey and Accadacca Some vintage Prussian Blue might get a look in I think...
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MikeJF posted:Oooh, apparently Musk's giant double a's stopped the lights from flickering last week when a coal generator fell over. I think you'll find that this is politicaly correct fake news sjw bullshit, coal can not fail
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CrazyTolradi posted:Yeah I'm pretty dubious that it'll make 200 ongoing jobs, maybe half that even if they're just casuals? My dude have you ever seen how many people they have working in Apple stores?
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Senor Tron posted:Sounds like one of those weird edge cases: Hmm. Family Tax Benefit uses the same rules as Social Security payments for this, and there's a pretty extensive policy writeup here: http://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/2/2/5/50 where being married isn't an impediment on being treated as single if there's good reason for an exemption. It's entirely possible if not probable somebody screwed up though, which would leave her on the hook for it.
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Every time I go into an Apple store there are like 30 people in there. In addition to sales staff and tech support they run classes for different stuff. School groups go on excursions to Apple stores, and the kids do coding workshops and poo poo.
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 The NBN has become a complete and utter farce: https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/connected-homes/whats-the-word-around-the-block-build-for-nbn.htmlquote:Powered by nbn, more and more home owners and renters are seeking a smart future. No wonder that The Block, Australia’s most watched reality TV show, is getting its latest contestants to build their properties fast broadband ready.
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Korgan posted:Can't wait for a whole day's worth of Barnsey and Accadacca Barnsey is woke these days so maybe he'll tell them not to play his stuff. That'd be hilarious
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I worked for an ISP for years and still work in ICT, and let me tell you this is a loving load of Pissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss And probably being paid for with tax dollars.
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Whitlam posted:and it's the only one in the southern hemisphere, which means whether people like Apple or not, it'll be a tourist attraction No it won't, and this is what I really don't get about the way this was announced. "That's right, Melbourne. Apple — yes, THAT Apple — are opening a rare Apple® Flagship Store® right here, Down Under, for we unworthy barbarians. And thanks to me, Daniel Andrews, they have chosen THIS VERY CITY as etc. etc." — as if anyone gives a poo poo about Apple anymore! It's not ten years ago. Everyone already has an iPhone, everyone has a complaint about whichever one they own, Apple isn't trendy anymore, they're just... around. What I mean is, when I saw the headline, 'Fed Square building to be knocked down to make room for Apple Store', I genuinely thought it must be a joke. You might as well have said a Starbucks. It's ridiculous. Melbourne people like public spaces, they like Fed Square, they all own iPads, and none of them give a gently caress about Apple and Apple Stores and the Apple Store® Experience™. It's old news; no longer fashionable, exciting, or interesting, even for boring Australians who are excited by American brands just like on the telly. I have my own reasons for hating this plan, many and varied, but I'm just trying to imagine the ordinary Melbournite-on-the-street's reaction to it, and I think Daniel Andrews tried to imagine the same thing, and I think he's misread the current public mood about Apple, like your mum trying to keep up with which cartoons you're into. I guess we'll see.
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