Evenepoel hunting down Pogacar and Vingegaard seemingly by himself was pretty epic. He must have descended like a mad man.
I genuinely miss Froome this year. He has regressed into such a meme rider and it was always amusing to see him getting dropped before sprinters on the mountain stages after claiming this year was his comeback.
One of the best first stages I can remember. So many talking points, so much drama, so many feel good moments at the end. It's crazy to think a decade or so ago we would have had some incredibly boring prologue stage instead of this.
Vingegaard told Australian media that he was not at his best and just happy to be there competing for the podium. The journalist he gave the interview to suspects Visma are playing mind games with their rivals and that they are quietly confident about their chances. They have been playing around a bit on social media too.
Make the effort to see it at least once in your life. Real snowfall is pretty magical for those of us who live in different environments.
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The Jelly Star is even smaller and released last year. Not that I would recommend it to anyone concerned with updates or custom ROM support, because it probably won't get any lol
Sorry if I've misunderstood what you were trying to say. I interpreted that quote from you as suggesting the last true compact Android phones (the Xperia Compacts and, to a lesser extent, the S10e) don't have custom ROM support. If you were instead saying the most recently released "compact" phones (which are really just medium-sized phones) don't have custom ROM support, then that would also be partially incorrect since the Pixel A series is widely supported and the Xperia 5 III has official LineageOS support.
Compact phones are dead now and the last ones don’t even seem to support degoogled custom ROMs.
The XZ2 Compact still has LineageOS and DivestOS support and there are ongoing unofficial iodéOS builds for the XZ1 Compact (which I am using). The S10e has decent support too, although it's a bit larger. But yes, modern compacts are dead in the traditional form factor - it's now flips or a niche micro-brand phone like the Unihertz Jelly series.
Yes, that is too old for a new phone considering it's already past its end-of-life for both official support and your OS. I'm not sure why you'd recommend them to buy new either - a phone like that is only going to be good value if you pick up a used one for cheap. A new model will be massively overpriced for what it is (and may not even be new, just refurbished and repackaged).
They unfortunately seem to thing my curiosity represents some hostility
Last time we had a disagreement you labelled me obtuse, asked if I was thick, then called me a "right wing troll" who was interacting in "bad faith". In this thread you asked for sources, asked for more sources, refused to read any of them and instead repeatedly deflected with a whataboutism. So no, I don't think you're "just curious" and I think it is pretty understandable why I would disengage from the conversation when you appear to be taking it down exactly the same route again.
Hopefully the "ABC News" bit is just branding, rather than implying the scope of the checking. The ABC has started putting some things under its "ABC News" banner in recent years, I guess to indicate that they are a serious and trusted source of information.
Always vanilla, because you can do so many things with it. Eat it plain, eat it with toppings, eat it alongside a heated dessert, make affogato or iced coffee, etc. I only buy "ice cream", though. In my opinion, anything that can't meet the minimum milk fat standards (and therefore can't use the words "ice cream" on its packaging) is usually pretty bad compared to stuff that can. It's either noticeably less creamy or it has a weird artificial creaminess (a good example of this is Peter's). I'll buy Bulla or Golden North if they're on sale, otherwise I go for Foodland or Drake's home-brand.
I filled it out for you. The app sounds interesting - like Zwift but for running?
EF fires Andrea Piccolo after rider reportedly caught with HGH
EF Education-Easypost terminated the Italian's contract with immediate effect after he was reportedly stopped at an airport and found with the banned substance.
EOFY sales on annual prepaid SIM plans
You may have noticed most, if not all, basic monthly prepaid SIM plans have had a price hike within the last year. For example, mine went from $10 a month to $15 a month. I've been shopping around for an alternative and, with the EOFY sales on currently, the annual prepaid plans are a significantly cheaper alternative than the monthly plans (often with more data too).
The cheapest I have found so far is Catch Connect's 60 GB plan which is currently discounted to $89. That works out to ~$7.42 per month, with 5 GB of data per month on the Optus 4G network. If that's not enough data, their two higher tier plans work out to ~$9.08 and $12.50 per month over a full year with way more data.
Other options you may want to look at are Kogan (Optus 4G network) and Lebara (Vodafone 4G network), though neither have an option as cheap as Catch Connect. There may be differences in how your data allowance is provided (up-front or monthly) and whether rollover is included so check that out as well.
The five-time champion’s lawyer says the cyclist has lost ‘absolutely everything’ and ‘doesn’t have an address’
Anthony Albanese on climate change, Gaza and China (podcast)
Guardian Australia political editor Karen Middleton speaks with prime minister Anthony Albanese
Also contains a brief chat about "what's next?" 8 months after The Voice referendum defeat. Unsurprisingly, nothing, as everyone with a brain was warning the progressive No voters at the time.
Adelaide United is delighted to announce the signing of young Australian centre-forward, Archie Goodwin.
Signed on a four year contract. Clearly Adelaide rate him quite highly and see a move overseas in his future.
Cate Blanchett’s claim to be ‘middle class’ isn’t unique among the wealthy, or even the 1% she’s part of. Downplaying privilege among elites contributes to the problem of wealth inequality.
The free ecoSwitch app takes the guesswork out of sustainable food choices, empowering consumers to take matters into their own hands.
Came From Nowhere
Marc Fennell charts the rise of the Western Sydney Wanderers, a ragtag Aussie team whose passionate and sometimes controversial fans drew the ire of police, politicians and shock jocks.
Every time I talk about privacy online, the pessimists always come out. "It's impossible to have any online privacy." "They've already collected so much data about you. Why bother?" Is it really well and truly over? Or are there actually good reasons to still care about online privacy in the age of ...
In sharing this video here I'm preaching to the choir, but I do think it indirectly raised a valuable point which probably doesn't get spoken about enough in privacy communities. That is, in choosing to use even a single product or service that is more privacy-respecting than the equivalent big tech alternative, you are showing that there is a demand for privacy and helping to keep these alternative projects alive so they can continue to improve. Digital privacy is slowly becoming more mainstream and viable because people like you are choosing to fight back instead of giving up.
The example I often think about in my life is email. I used to be a big Google fan back in the early 2010s and the concept of digital privacy wasn't even on my radar. I loved my Gmail account and thought it was incredible that Google offered me this amazing service completely free of charge. However, as I became increasingly concerned about my digital privacy throughout the 2010s, I started looking for alternatives. In 2020 I opened an account with Proton Mail, which had launched all the way back in 2014. A big part of the reason it was available to me 6 years later as a mature service is because people who were clued into digital privacy way before me chose to support it instead of giving up and going back to Gmail. This is my attitude now towards a lot of privacy-respecting and FOSS projects: I choose to support them so that they have the best chance of surviving and improving to the point that the next wave of new privacy-minded people can consider them a viable alternative and make the switch.
Inside the world of 'kidfluencers' where children make thousands from social media — at a cost
Children are gathering large followings and earning thousands of dollars through social media influencing — but some warn it comes with a dark side.
Comparison of privacy and/or security focused Android ROMs versus "Stock" Android
I stumbled across this today and thought it was worth sharing. I have used every one of these ROMs except /e/ and they are all good projects in their own right.
Even in states that don’t have daylight saving, most people favour it. However, support is strongest in the country’s south, where the difference between summer and winter daylight hours is greater.
Cafe owners have tried to keep prices low but are being squeezed out by tight margins.
A generation of renters are staring down poverty in retirement unless something drastic changes
Politicians are all too aware that a metaphorical poverty freight train is coming for a generation of renters, but can a collision be avoided, asks David Taylor.
The government has easily retained the the Melbourne seat of Dunkley at Saturday’s byelection. Labor’s primary vote is stable while the Liberals did get a swing, it was not as big as many hoped.
Coles plans to ‘optimise its workforce’ with big data and AI tools from a controversial tech company.
Is the 'Change the Date' movement gathering momentum?
Normally I tune out to this annual debate since it feels so polarised and stale, but the messaging from Woolworths, Cricket Australia, the Australian Open and others this year suggests big companies are concerned about an attitude shift within Australian society. It seems they've decided the inevitable backlash is now worth it because the silent majority has begun leaning in favour of change.
Is this just a natural result of this being the first post-referendum Australia Day or is there a longer-term change unfolding here?
Opinions on Costco?
Everyone has an opinion on Costco but I'm curious how this community feels about it, considering we are probably more budget and value conscious than most.
League of Geeks games studio lays off half its workforce, 'indefinitely pauses' production on Jumplight Odyssey
One of Australia's largest and most celebrated game developers announces sweeping cuts and pauses development on high profile new title. It comes off the back of a tough year for the global gaming industry.
One of Australia's largest video game developers has made half of its workforce redundant, citing issues such as rising cost-of-living and recession fears scaring off investors. The development team of the cancelled early access game Jumplight Odyssey will be put into the game in its final update and half of any future sales of the game will go directly to those who worked on it.
Got a 4G Phone? It May Soon Stop Working - Carriers are Killing 4G & 3G Devices.
This isn't particularly recent news but it hasn't been reported on much for how significant it is. The TL:DR is that many 4G phones use 3G for calls or don't support VoLTE with Australian telcos. The shutdown will leave a significant number of Australians with phones that cannot make phone calls, forcing them to buy a new one.