Auspol January 2018: Same Shit, Different Year

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CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

Zenithe posted:

Any tech goons know about how the interchanges work? I've had Telstra come out 5 times over the last two months to fix faults, and it appears to be leaking water in based on when the speed slows down and the signal drops out, and what the last two technicians have said.

Is this something that should get fixed or am I going to have to just lodge a fault every time it rains?

It's a pit joint, sounds like it's been waterproofed with garbage bags and duct tape again.

These are the worst to get Telstra to fix, but yeah, keep lodging the faults and if you're not happy, make a complaint and take them to the TIO.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 08:42

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# ? May 5, 2024 20:18

bandaid.friend: Apr 25, 2017; My first car was a stick

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/01/police-negotiate-telstra-nbn-bundle-for-protester/

quote:

When Matt Dooley refused to leave a Telstra store after months of battling with the telco, the last people he might have expected to fix his problem were the police called to remove him from the store.
Having spent hours on the phone to Telstra trying to get his NBN connection properly installed, he had had enough and staged an impromptu sit-in at the Marrickville Metro store.
When the store called security, and then police, to have him removed from the store, he was surprised by what happened next.
The three officers � Probationary Constable Christopher Williams, Senior Constable Scott McCarthy and Detective Cameron Thomas � started negotiating with Telstra staff on Mr Dooley's behalf.
"The cops kind of took our side," Mr Dooley said. "They understood. They used their excellent negotiating skills to negotiate what I hadn't been able to in the last four months.
"One was very technically minded and got it. He knew what we needed.
"This cop was running back and forth between us to negotiate so we didn't have to talk to each other, talking about cables and routers and modems."
Mr Dooley said he and his girlfriend sat by the front door as the police moved back and forth, negotiating between the two parties before eventually solving the issue.
"Lo and behold the next day there was a Star Track Express delivered to our house with all the things we needed and just all sorted out," he said.
"As a result of police coming to the store we had internet that afternoon and cable the next day."

# ? Jan 2, 2018 08:57

ewe2: Jul 1, 2009

bandaid.friend posted:

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/01/police-negotiate-telstra-nbn-bundle-for-protester/

It's a New Years miracle, Pinky!

# ? Jan 2, 2018 09:06

MikeJF: Dec 20, 2003

Solemn Sloth posted:

Q: why did you not put the thread up on time?
OP: The answer is mate, because I wanted to do it slowly.

God I miss articulate arsehole leaders so much

# ? Jan 2, 2018 09:19

Dude McAwesome: Sep 30, 2004; Still better than a Ponytar

MikeJF posted:

God I miss articulate arsehole leaders so much

bill_shorten_rapping.mpg

# ? Jan 2, 2018 09:27

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

bandaid.friend posted:

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/01/police-negotiate-telstra-nbn-bundle-for-protester/

Should have done it in Victoria and the cops would have rocked up and shot him

# ? Jan 2, 2018 09:38

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

Solemn Sloth posted:

Should have done it in Victoria and the cops would have rocked up and shot him

and two bystanders.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:12

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008; Can't post for 5 days!

https://twitter.com/jenbechwati/status/948058071175008256

lol

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:22

Recoome: Nov 9, 2013; Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

loving millenials, amirite?

Or it's too bright to see a screen, your call

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:35

kirbysuperstar: Nov 11, 2012; Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

https://twitter.com/jenbechwati/status/948058071175008256

lol

haha

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:36

MikeJF: Dec 20, 2003

Recoome posted:

loving millenials, amirite?

Or it's too bright to see a screen, your call

We did it. We killed news. Everyone pack it in, news is over.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:39

BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

MikeJF posted:

God I miss articulate arsehole leaders so much

oh for the good old days when the preening politicians privatising our infrastructure and dismantling our safety net were even bigger pieces of poo poo in question time

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:45

Doctor Spaceman: Jul 6, 2010; "Everyone's entitled to their point of view, but that's seriously a weird one."

Hot take: Keating wasn't that funny anyway.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:46

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008; Can't post for 5 days!

Recoome posted:

loving millenials, amirite?

Or it's too bright to see a screen, your call

wait till you can get poker machines on your phone.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:46

Recoome: Nov 9, 2013; Matter of fact, I'm salty now.

Okay now that we've killed news, what is our next dastardly target, fellow millennials?

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:47

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Doctor Spaceman posted:

Hot take: Keating wasn't that funny anyway.

I actually thought Gillard and Rudd were great at Question Time but Rudd used a lot of big words so the media painted him as a gibberish blabbermouth

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:48

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Recoome posted:

Okay now that we've killed news, what is our next dastardly target, fellow millennials?

Luxery Cars.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:48

BBJoey: Oct 31, 2012

question time is easy because all you have to do is yell "no you're the bad one" louder than the other side while your backbenches hoot and holler. being "good" at it should be a mark of shame. it doesn't take a political genius to perfect schoolyard taunting (most children have it figured out by the time they're teenagers).

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:54

Wheezle: Aug 13, 2007; 420 stop boats erryday

Recoome posted:

loving millenials, amirite?

Or it's too bright to see a screen, your call

loving kids and their technology. Look at all these pure, virtuous souls waiting for the bus unsullied by the distractions of the modern age.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 10:59

NPR Journalizard: Feb 14, 2008

Recoome posted:

Okay now that we've killed news, what is our next dastardly target, fellow millennials?

Boomers

# ? Jan 2, 2018 11:01

WhiskeyWhiskers: Oct 14, 2013; "هذا ليس عادلاً."
"هذا ليس عادلاً على الإطلاق."
"كان هناك وقت الآن."
(السياق الخفي: للقراءة)

Recoome posted:

loving millenials, amirite?

Or it's too bright to see a screen, your call

Proof that it was Boomers not Millenials that killed news.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 11:19

Anidav: Feb 25, 2010; ahhh fuck its the rats again

Actually, Newspapers are good and stuff because they are immune to fake news because Journalists have to go through rigorous fact checking and source confirmation routines.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 11:37

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

Anidav posted:

Actually, Newspapers are good and stuff because they are immune to fake news because Journalists have to go through rigorous fact checking and source confirmation routines.

Did you type that with a straight face?

# ? Jan 2, 2018 12:02

Fuckface the Hedgehog: Jun 12, 2007

Im pretty sure that was written by the subroutine.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 12:16

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

CrazyTolradi posted:

Did you type that with a straight face?

Nah it got sent to him in a press release, he just copy pasted.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 12:17

thatbastardken: Apr 23, 2010; A contract signed by a minor is not binding!

ugh, new years. what a bunch of bastards.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 12:33

Lizard Combatant: Sep 29, 2010; I have some notes.

Anidav posted:

Actually, Newspapers are good and stuff because they are immune to fake news because Journalists have to go through rigorous fact checking and source confirmation routines.

Protect your career from rat.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 12:56

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Anidav posted:

Actually, Newspapers are good and stuff because they are immune to fake news because Journalists have to go through rigorous fact checking and source confirmation routines.

I had no idea Mr Murdoch had an SA account.

# ? Jan 2, 2018 12:57