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AusGAF (2016)
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I've wanted to make an alt-history thread on OT about whether the US would be better off if they didn't have the American Revolution. So many of its current day issues can be tied back to how the nation was started and the fact they're still tied to these outdated ideals (gun rights, the entire structure of their government, etc). All that stuff was great in 1776 but can and should have been improved dramatically by now.
If you look at Europe and other western democracies, they've all basically had multiple apocalyptic events that allowed them to start over and improve. France is up to its 5th Constitution! The majority of the social democracy ideals people enjoy about Europe came about after WW2 where everyone was all "oh crap we nearly destroyed western civilisation we should probably just chillax and try and enjoy things more and look after people."
You'd have thought the American Civil War would have been the opportunity to try and change things up but nope, they couldn't have screwed that up more if they tried.
Then you had this humongous population explosion, and now America is basically too big and fractured to govern effectively. I mean they're larger than every other Western democracy but what, a factor of 4?
If you look at Europe and other western democracies, they've all basically had multiple apocalyptic events that allowed them to start over and improve. France is up to its 5th Constitution! The majority of the social democracy ideals people enjoy about Europe came about after WW2 where everyone was all "oh crap we nearly destroyed western civilisation we should probably just chillax and try and enjoy things more and look after people."
You'd have thought the American Civil War would have been the opportunity to try and change things up but nope, they couldn't have screwed that up more if they tried.
Then you had this humongous population explosion, and now America is basically too big and fractured to govern effectively. I mean they're larger than every other Western democracy but what, a factor of 4?
Love this gif. America in an absolute nutshell. I'd sooner holiday in fucking Brazil
Bit of a worry that they've already figured out cheats too.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-20/alvey-reels-to-close-down-qld/8726302
Alvey Reels to close. Really sad to hear. And yeah I have reels passed down from my grandfather and they still work perfectly.
Alvey Reels to close. Really sad to hear. And yeah I have reels passed down from my grandfather and they still work perfectly.
Certainly there is/was a class of people who only bought into a platform once they were broken. Given I lost my alltime favourite platform (Amiga) in part to piracy I'm a bit sensitive. Nintendo at least weathered it.
Pretty happy with mine that I got last Christmas. A bit annoyed that the local launch has some features disabled (Assistant Apps and Shortcuts), but those are easily re-enabled. Though hopefully those will rollout soon.
That local pricepoint though...thats more than what I paid at launch last year even with paying for a remailer from the US.
Though taking a look...the current US price with GST would only be $179 according to Google, so I guess the Australia tax isn't as much as I expected.
mikezilla2
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the Big question is Which one should i pick and why do i want one besides the basic use Case ?
Well with a US one you need a power adapter (or I guess a local power cable) and there's going to be extra hassles for any repairs/warranty claims.
Is that worth saving (at this point) $20?
mikezilla2
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I was asking myself the same question this morning. Surely we do?
reptilescorpio
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Not enough emoji, can't recommend tbh
A lot of people justified hacking their 3DSes to get region-free. Its possible Nintendo made the choice to remove region-locking partially so thats no longer an incentive.
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OfTheOverflow
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I guess if there isn't an existing Austin TX thread we could humour applications of a merger.
Ace Harding
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Hi Australia GAF. I didn't want to start a new thread and couldn't find a better one to ask this in, but I'm going to Sydney in a couple months for work for about a week and might actually have some free time to explore the city.
Any suggestions for things I can (relatively) easily see/do in an evening or for maybe one weekend day I have to myself?
Never been to Australia and am from the U.S.
Any suggestions for things I can (relatively) easily see/do in an evening or for maybe one weekend day I have to myself?
Never been to Australia and am from the U.S.
Welcome to sydaneyyy. Catch ferry from circular quay to manly. Good views of the opera house and harbour bridge. Check out the rocks. Go to newtown for all kinds of food. Damn its hard suggesting touristy things when you live in this city!
They've got a pretty nice zoo, with bonus great views.
The powerhouse museum is pretty f'n rad.
I mean, it's no MONA. But if you like mechanical sciency stuff, it's good.
SuperBanana
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Are there any ways to keep tabs on Snes Classic pre-orders across stores? EB and JB don't even have it listed anymore. I was never able to get the NES Classic because as soon as I saw a store had them they'd sell out nearly instantly. I really wanna get this one for my Niece.
If anyone grabbed the open D2 beta on PS4 and wants to try a strike or whatever those modes are, Let me know.
I played through the main mission and it seemed ok. Might spend another hr or so messing around with the game.
I can't see myself buying it on console at all though, PC for sure if the game still interests me by the time it comes out.
I played through the main mission and it seemed ok. Might spend another hr or so messing around with the game.
I can't see myself buying it on console at all though, PC for sure if the game still interests me by the time it comes out.
reptilescorpio
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I'm in the PS4 beta, let me know what times you're free. I should be on tonight and tomorrow morning if I'm not coughing up a lung too much.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I'm still salty that PS+ changed to be an online paywall as well as a game collection thing, and since with that everyone was doing it now NIntendo is following suit.
http://www.igea.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Digital-Australia-2018-DA18-Final.pdf
Curious survey results.
Over 40% of over 65s playing videogames surprises me.
Curious survey results.
Over 40% of over 65s playing videogames surprises me.
From memory everyone thought they were OP when the original came out too, but it quickly balanced out. Good roller players are really good though (and inevitably Japanese).
endlessflood
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The free vs paid online console gaming battle was waged last gen, and sadly paid won comprehensively
ThoseDeafMutes
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The free vs paid online console gaming battle was waged last gen, and sadly paid won comprehensively
I held out hope that the "value add subscription" model would win out over the "holding multiplayer hostage" model. But it went the other way :/
Aarglefarg
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I noticed that my employer's super contribution changes dramatically week to week for no apparent reason. Some weeks none is mentioned in my payslip, some weeks double is, but there isn't a pattern to it or a connection to my pay for the week. Is this normal?
ThoseDeafMutes
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I have ordered two video cards from Amazon USA, delivered to Hobart. They both arrived ahead of their estimated arrival time. This has also happened with one or two other items I've ordered from Amazon, but not all of them. This is obviously anecdotal, but they appear conservative with international shipping times to account for potential delays.
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Transhuman
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When I worked at EB there was this sweet elderly couple in their seventies who would come in to buy games and they were super into JRPGs
OfTheOverflow
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That's actually adorable. Wonder how they got started on them.
Marky Mark
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I think it can depend on how often they deposit it to your super? Mine is every fortnight like clockwork but then my wife apparently has hers deposited every month or so instead. Seems like an easy way for a company to hold extra cash in their reserves for a bit of extra time, which would probably add up to quite a lot if they're a decent sized operation.
At the end of the day as long as it equates to the guaranteed 9.5% of your income (or more if your EBA defines it) then all should be well.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Got an email from Netflix that the monthly sub is going up by 20% due to a new tax.
I've been out of the country for almost 2 months, what tax are they talking about?
I've been out of the country for almost 2 months, what tax are they talking about?
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