I thought Serpentine Dam was a nature playground. I remember going down the rock waterfall like it was a water slide. Pretty fun.

That playground looks lame. There are loads better playgrounds than that scattered about. Even one just near the CBD.

So I've just bought a PC. I haven't had a new computer for 12 years. The newest game I've played is Subnautica (and Below Zero). I've basically missed everything from the last 15 years.

I own a few games that I haven't been able to play until now (Fallout 4, Star Wars Squadrons, Witcher 3, few others). Thinking I probably have enough games in my backlog to play those and maybe look at new stuff next sale.

Yep, the laptop (actually more like a tablet PC with detachable keyboard) I had issues with is a 2015 vintage HP thing with only 2gb RAM. I used the xfce spin.

It's no speed demon, but it's ok for simple stuff.

I had this issue for ages with Linux. Something about power saving kills the wifi connection. Fedora finally fixed whatever it is. Try booting off a fedora USB and seeing if it goes away.

The judge was offering him an armed security escort. They were following him down the street hurling abuse and who knows what else had there not been cameras watching. There's "not compassionate" and then there's whatever this is.

I can't quite imagine being in his shoes, but I would not engage with these people. They are giving no indication that they'd accept an apology or anything less than this guy's head on a platter. In fact, they're behaving like an apology or any other interaction at all would lead to potential violence.

I don't know enough about the case to comment on the circumstances of the accident. But, it does appear to be an accident, if one that should never have happened. They're behaving like he stalked her for weeks to murder her.

There will come a day where he will be called up to explain himself. Let's hear what he has to say, then. Today was not judgement day.

Do these people sound like they'd be reasonable on any level at all? Even the judge called them out for their antics.
I honestly can't see any way he could engage with them and not escalate matters.

It's a magistrates hearing to list the charges. He was very likely under orders from his lawyer to say nothing.

I'm not familiar with this incident, from the article it looks bad for the driver. I expect his bus driving days are behind him.

Is it worse than actual smoking, though?

I'd take a photo of the sky here, but I think I'd be unpopular. 😃

Suffice it to say that I don't miss going an entire week without seeing the sun.

The 7-eleven coffee is far better than it has any right to be for $2. Plus you can reliably obtain it when real coffee shops have closed.
I don't think I've ever moaned while sipping it, but you make allowances for the price.

I'm not at all versed in the legalese, perhaps I'm using the wrong term (IP). We are in agreement that they can't do anything about your site having their prices listed.

What they probably can do something about is you taking that data from their API or website without authorisation. If it isn't called Intellectual Property, then let's call it "Woolies doesn't like that" law.

True, but we are speaking about what people want, not how they voted.

That's going to be a tough one to call. Nokia Communicator had diary (calendar), web browsing and email features in the 90s. You could also tether off it, but it was dialup and most phones could do that.

That was pretty much the definition of a smart phone at the time.

It may depend on your culture, but Blackberry and Windows Mobile phones were both fairly common in business circles years before iPhones.

The iPhone was an incremental advancement, not a major invention out of nowhere. The first iPhone was actually pretty crap compared to some models on the market. It wasn't until the 3G model that iPhones took off.

The whole start to Graceland by Paul Simon is pretty vivid:

The Mississippi Delta Was shining like a national guitar.
I am following the river down the highway through the cradle of the Civil War.
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland - Memphis, Tennessee
I'm going to Graceland

Poor boys and pilgrims with families and we are going to Graceland
My traveling companion is nine years old he is the child of my first marriage
But I've reason to believe we both will be received in Graceland

I have never been to Tennessee. But this intro really conjures up some vivid imagery of driving down a highway through some historic country, along a river in the company of a child - and being among many others going to the same place.

It's pure poetry.

I suspect that the majority of voters never wanted to leave in the first place. Results-wise, there was like 1.2% in it. And the leave voters were more likely to actually turn up. The problem is that too many "remainers" didn't actually vote.

If you have the budget, I recommend you get yourself an air fryer. I know that doesn't really help you with your present problem. I don't know whether you can cook it up in a frying pan. I've always had access to an oven.

You can probably cook it up in a Microwave, but take it out of the foil first.

The road closure is not in Google Maps. This is the same reason the Montague St bridge keeps getting hit - Google Maps sending people down that road.

I had a bunch of these from Ikea when the kids were little. Very useful when the kids awoke in the middle of the night. They were strategically placed around the house, I remember one being in the kitchen another in the bathroom. One in their room.

They were <$5, used 3x AAA batteries that lasted ages and had great magnets. If you have a real use for them, I recommend the Ikea ones. Of course, the real challenge with Ikea is actually walking in and out and only buying the $5 you went in there for. I've never managed it.

But, that's exactly what they've got. Presentation of prices. If you take it from their presentation, I can see their issue. If you send people into stores to gather those facts for yourself, they don't have a legal leg to stand on.

What I don't really understand is why they take issue in the first place. You're effectively advertising for them on your site.