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This is the current thinking with a lot of bullshit tech startups. Provide a functional service and gather all the data, then work out how to effectively make money with it later. In actuality, they waste money providing an unprofitable service with the hopes a larger company will buy them out and use it for something profitable. This is a good strategy for government because... agile disruption.
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LibertyCat posted:You can't really compare what the average WW2 "computer" did vs a programmer today. Given the logical structure of this sentence, I take it that you are a woman?
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SynthOrange posted:Oh no I missed it! and was in the wrong state! Now THAT's unfair! 
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:Jack was a misogynist and womaniser. He had to be taken out. The feminist cake bake was a political hit.
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thatbastardken posted:It's not legal to have an employment contract below the award wage, is it? mate, you are being ripped off. You are doing call centre work right? Your work is being dictated by your employer, equipment provided by them, you bear no financial risk (for slow/missed work), and are paid fortnightly/monthly? Then you are an employee. If they are paying you below award, then it's likely a sham anyway. Don't work for them unless you're desperate for work. In that case, keep a very detailed record of your pay stubs, and employment contract so that you can report them to the Fair Work Commission once you get a better job.
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Apr 8, 2016 07:26
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Neil Anthony Brown, QC (born 22 February 1940) is a former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. I google searched the first couple of sentences, and the third result is Andrew Bolt's Herald Sun blog.
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Apr 11, 2016 11:05
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Jumpingmanjim posted:The photo kind of tells you everything you need to know. He also has ab implants.
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Apr 11, 2016 14:50
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Higsian posted:I'm not saying it's always elitist stuff that gets funded. I'm basically just not comfortable with having a small number of people empowered to make decisions on public spending in an entirely subjective field like art. If private foundations or individuals want to fund specific stuff they like or think is valuable to society then that's their business, but public money should reflect the will of the public when it comes to something subjective. This is essentially what the Australian Research Council does as well. But it is also getting budget cuts, so maybe poo poo's hosed regardless.
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Apr 12, 2016 07:28
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LibertyCat posted:I am not kidding when I say I was more moved during the events of the Mass Effect series than I ever was by the works of Beethoven or Leonardo da Vinci. Saying video games aren't art is purely snobbery Mass Effect was a great game... for me to poop on. It's not even a good sci-fi story. Read a book.
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Apr 14, 2016 14:47
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Halo14 posted:Has this been posted yet? quote:- Greater taxation equity by widening the tax “pool”, reducing individual and business taxation, and eliminating tax evasion. Tax the poor, slash government spending, and give us a bigger pension. Jesus Christ.
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Apr 15, 2016 08:15
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Cartoon posted:Anyone know what their policy on nuclear is? Could be a game changer. I imagine their position is contingent on whether it lowers their power bill or not. They would likely support waste generated power using the bodies of newstart recipients if it would cut $10 off their quarterly bill.
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Apr 16, 2016 04:45
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Cleretic posted:The concept of Bill Shorten winning will be so unfathomable to all major political parties and news outlets that both parties give concession speeches and for a few months we just assume Nick Xenophon is PM because we can't find anyone else that makes sense. After Mr Abbott's wild ride starting in 2009, anything's possible.
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Apr 17, 2016 08:33
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Omg 51-49 to labor 
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Apr 17, 2016 15:00
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open24hours posted:The design is so, so bad. Geocities chic will be remembered more fondly than this rubbish. What I'd like to know is who designs these sort of websites? Is there a designer with an Arts background justifying the aesthetics of the page layout and colour scheme? I don't want to live in a world where theverge.com is used as a reference for website design.
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Apr 20, 2016 05:55
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The Lord Bude posted:It's standard modern website design. Large amounts of whitespace, simple clean font to allow people to easily read without being bombarded with information. looks good on tablets and phones which are increasingly the primary way people access the internet. On a phone, crikey displays a single column of stories. On a desktop, it does 2 columns - 2 columns is good for tablet sized screens and small laptops, but it should probably go further on a larger screen. Honestly it's actually pretty good - remember that the most common screen resolution is actually 1366x768, since this is what pretty much every <$1,000 laptop uses. The second most common resolution is 1080p and it still looks good there. You could argue for a slight increase in information density - the brisbane times looks pretty good post redesign, but crikey is still perfectly fine. Scaling up your phone layout leaves a lot to be desired. The alternate white on black, and black on white themes with nagging red bands asking you to subscribe, and light blue bands scattered throughout is ugly and hard to read. At the very least, the amount of content displayed under the headline should increase to account for the increased real estate. The headlines in the small blue bands are around half a dozen words. The amount of information on the screen is reminiscent of websites from the 90's which were formatted for 640x480. I just tried zooming the screen down to 50% and it looks better. It also highlights how the website is just the mobile design blown up way too much.
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Apr 20, 2016 07:54
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norp posted:When taxis can provide a minimum standard of service like Myself and 90% of Sydney is not in Uber's service area. Funny that Uber can undercut taxi's and provide better service so long as they only operate in the CBD, surrounding suburbs and the airport. Maybe we should try and make Taxi's better rather than rely on a business who will not guarantee service to an important part of our transit network.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:14
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Recoome posted:What the gently caress is this even I just checked, and they have increased the coverage area. It wasn't long ago that you couldn't get an uber if you lived more than 15 minutes away from the cbd. It still doesn't change the fact that they have no obligations to provide access to their service. If you live on the outskirts of the city, you still have to rely on taxis. WhiskeyWhiskers posted:Right, but then in that case the review system is completely immaterial. An app that gave you all the driver's information without being able to review them would work just as well. Yeah it would go a long way, if the government legislated that taxi companies must provide ride hailing apps that take bookings, payments, and offer driver information. But it would be much better if they do something about the wages and working conditions to lead to many of the complaints about taxi drivers. But gently caress, paying for a properly run and managed taxi service. Tokamak fucked around with this message at 06:33 on Apr 21, 2016 |
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Recoome posted:In yet ANOTHER unsurprising turn of events, the UPF hate transgender people. This is naturally riding on the way of "Bathroom Laws" which are being passed in the US at the moment.  *enters womens restroom* *UPF supporter sweats uncomfortably*
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Apr 21, 2016 07:03
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Anidav posted:Maybe in this case the free market will actually fix it???  Jumpingmanjim posted:The solution is for the government to issue unlimited taxi licenses to anyone willing to maintain basic standards for a reasonable fee and tell the entitled baby boomer rent seeking fucks that think their licenses are worth 300 grand to gently caress off. That'll be a start.
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Apr 21, 2016 10:17
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open24hours posted:Why does student politics even exist? Does anyone really care if the Central Queensland chapter of the Socialist Alliance refuses to buy Israeli sausages for their fundraiser? Breeding pools for lovely career politicians. We should force politicians out into the real world where they can learn to fling roo poo at their mates and perform sick donuts. The political establishment would rather not have their replacements learn about ordinary Australians and grow a conscious. Better to insulate them in a privileged, institutional bubble. So they can argue with other underdeveloped young adults over abstract, unrealistic political beliefs, fix elections and cook books without real social and legal ramifications. This allows politicians to graduate into the real world as fully formed shifty fuckers, ready to fight paper tigers. While simultaneously remaining clueless as to how the real world actually works.
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Apr 22, 2016 05:40
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Apr 22, 2016 11:38
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Does anyone have family or friends that live in/lived in Australia that do not speak English. I always assumed it would be extremely difficult. It's quite possible if you live in a suburb with a large migrant population. Typically it is the older relatives who come over and hang out with the other migrants in the community. I live near Hurstville, and about 2/3 of the population were born overseas, and half of the population are of Chinese ancestry. I've even been in a store where the clerk didn't speak English and wrote prices down on paper for me.
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Apr 27, 2016 14:10
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The people hate us. Maybe if we do the opposite of what we are currently doing they will like us again???
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Anidav posted:In the complaint documents their lawyer, Tony Morris QC, claims the two were "at all times treated by the AHRC with absolute, unequivocal and flagrant indifference, disregard, contumacy, hauteur, disdain, vilipendency and insouciance". 
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