Comment 20 Billion NOT 20 trillion (Score 2) 73
Article has been corrected. It's 20 billion, NOT 20 trillion
Comment Re:Lung problems? (Score 2) 98
and what would the abrasive dust do to jet engines?
Comment 1994 (Score 1) 148
In 1994 I bought a CD-Rom. Think it cost me around AU$400
Comment Dell Vostro 2009 as a Linux machine (Score 1) 288
I'm still running a Dell Vostro purchased in 2009. Upgraded ram, added SSD, otherwise stock. Slow, but don't need speed for it's particular application. Also have a Dell 17" Inspiron 7737 purchased in 2013, again upgraded ram and added SSD.
Comment EY "lost" 100 BTC in 2019 (Score 2) 42
From someone with knowledge of the situation.
"Alex, the dev at Quadriga, was instructed to send these coins while the company was under the control of Ernst & Young, three years ago. They claimed to have accidentally lost the funds by sending to defunct wallets. Now it's suddenly moving again. Shocker"
"I have no idea who is moving them now, only who is responsible for them and who lost it in the first place"
"Alex, the dev at Quadriga, was instructed to send these coins while the company was under the control of Ernst & Young, three years ago. They claimed to have accidentally lost the funds by sending to defunct wallets. Now it's suddenly moving again. Shocker"
"I have no idea who is moving them now, only who is responsible for them and who lost it in the first place"
Comment Re:Human hubris is to blame... (Score 1) 663
or Western Australia
Comment Re: This isn't right (Score 5, Informative) 312
However we have had most people kept at home longer than they would in some other countries
Well in fairness, our lockdowns have been far more relaxed than some of our peers on the continent and the police much more chilled. I'm grateful for this. And then there are my in-laws in Melbourne who have been locked down much more stringently for far longer, and they've barely had any COVID-19 by comparison. I hope things work out for them in the long run and they don't get locked down again so they can feel justified for the pain and effort, but I'm happy we haven't had this.
A little bit of inconvenience for Victorians means that Victoria has now had 36 days straight of no new Covid infections, and there are no infections still hospitalized. A far cry from the several hundred infections/day and 700+ dead of 6+ weeks earlier.
This was accomplished because the people chose to work together for the common good, rather than place their individual freedoms to the forefront. Of course there were some who didn't like it, but overall the greater majority complied.
And this was the same for all the other states, resulting in Australia now being virtually 100% free of Covid.
Comment Go direct (Score 2) 114
Here in Oz I'd tend to think most visit their favourite news sites directly, never using Google. Each state has its own main mast heads, and I'd think most people are aware of them. It's not like we has 48+ states and their respective news outlets to have to choose from.
Comment Re:You don't say (Score 1) 1224
No, no need to round up all Muslims and shoot them. I'd bet the majority of them just want a peaceful life like most of us. But if the Muslim religion wants to move forward, they first need to get rid of all the minority radicals that threaten others and incite hatred and fear. Kill them, incarcerate them, do whatever is needed to purge Muslim of the crazies.
