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Comment Is it worth it? (Score 1) 47

I don't use LinkedIn as I haven't seen the need as yet, and early on it seemed Spammy so I didn't bother.

I'm just wondering if people actually gain meaningful employment from LinkedIn?
If you do/don't Is it worth having those personal details up there? (Full Name, Phone, email, address).
I'm sure it isn't that difficult to find information on someone, but having those details all in one place?

Comment Re:Meanwhile... (Score 1) 282

As long as the service works that doesn't look too bad.
I wonder how much content there is, it would be good to have for a few months. Or even run the two week trial after the season has finished.

Foxtel did have issues with streaming the first episode from what I have read, their servers were overloaded.

The biggest problem is that now you need four or so services in order to watch what you want... that quickly adds up.

Comment Re:Right to bear arms (Score 1) 1197

Australian Shooter here with my humble opinion (take it or leave it!)

The gun laws here keep the honest guys honest, but it won't solve the problem America has that all these rifles are still out there in circulation, and easy to get.

Our gun laws prevent a lot of rifles that could do this from entering circulation. This has only happened through a massive buy back and gun control over the past 20 years, as well as making it just enough of a pain to go through the hoops to gun ownership, especially for automatic rifles.

With the reluctance of US citizens handing them over due to your second amendment, I really think it wont work... well not for decades at best.

Having so many gun owners with concealed carry permits etc. means there are other things that don't happen over there. I would say that any major terrorism plot would be cut down a lot due to the high level of personal gun ownership, as well as carry/concealed carry permits. Knowing full well that (in some states) one in 10 people could shoot you if you tried something, would make it hardly worthwhile.

So what is wrong with the people committing these acts? What drives people to go that crazy that they will take another life? The gun enables them to do it easily, but the crazy is always there. I wish here was an easy solution.

Comment Re:Question for you file sharers (Score 1) 188

There was a case here in Australia where a someone bought the copyright to the Australia song "Kookaburra" from the deceased writer's estate. The song was originally written by a school teacher for the girl guides in 1932.

They then proceeded to sue the band Men at Work for copyright infringement on a flute line in their song "Land Down Under" which supposedly shared similarities. They were ordered to back pay royalties for the song.

The guy who played the flute riff in the song ended up committing suicide some time after.
There is a news article about it here

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