Short answer is no. States all had their own laws, with some states tighter than others.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Australia
Wikipedia has a general history.
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Short answer is no. States all had their own laws, with some states tighter than others.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Australia
Wikipedia has a general history.
https://www.pccasegear.com/category/193_1837/graphics-cards/radeon-rx-480
Fucking hell, RX 480 for $319!
8GB models starting at $379!
That's way cheaper than I was expecting.
Fucking hell, RX 480 for $319!
8GB models starting at $379!
That's way cheaper than I was expecting.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Good price
AliExpress, I love this place.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-..._1&btsid=6f87bfc0-80c5-4c7e-a9ff-24503280d588
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-..._1&btsid=6f87bfc0-80c5-4c7e-a9ff-24503280d588
ThoseDeafMutes
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420 would be a bit of a shit price since the R9 390, also 8gb, is about the same price on PCCG. Some listings on PCCG for the 480 are 450 which is not great. 379 is good though. Benches are putting stock 480 on par with stock 390 from what I've seen.
endlessflood
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Not sure if this has already been posted, but for anyone trying to make heads or tails of the senate voting ballot this weekend:
www.donkeyvotie.org
It's pretty funny, but also legitimately helpful to have all of the links there. It's important to know that the Health Australia Party are anti-vaxxers, etc. With so many bloody options in the Senate it's legitimately possible that people might accidentally vote for parties whose policies they might find abhorrent.
I can easily see people mistakenly thinking that the Health Australia Party are all about retaining Medicare, or mistakenly thinking that the Sustainable Australia Party are all about renewable energy rather than racism. Unfortunately racists generally tend not to run as the Australian Racism Party.
www.donkeyvotie.org
It's pretty funny, but also legitimately helpful to have all of the links there. It's important to know that the Health Australia Party are anti-vaxxers, etc. With so many bloody options in the Senate it's legitimately possible that people might accidentally vote for parties whose policies they might find abhorrent.
I can easily see people mistakenly thinking that the Health Australia Party are all about retaining Medicare, or mistakenly thinking that the Sustainable Australia Party are all about renewable energy rather than racism. Unfortunately racists generally tend not to run as the Australian Racism Party.
God dang the summaries are hilarious.
Damn, that's cheap. Wonder how it compares to my 280X? Guessing it's not massive.
Also, not sure why people are keen to get the 8GB. Isn't it not powerful enough to run anything at resolutions that'd justify that much video RAM?
ThoseDeafMutes
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It's equivalent to the 290/390. If you have a 280x you will see a boost and get more vram but unless the upgrade is cheap, don't bother.
Darren870
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Could have had a nice weekend away or two with $300! Would have been better then something you wont use.
Oh yes I got Quake 2 running, thanks for your help!!
Not sure how well Quake 2 ages
Quake 1 is still the best Quake. Least some of my fondest memories. Its games like that got me into FPS video games.
reptilescorpio
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Easiest just to vote for Greens if you're lazy like me.
Yeah that was a nice touch.
lol what was he protecting them from?
Yeah that was a nice touch.
lol what was he protecting them from?
Wait for 1060?
bodyboarder
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Less is more!
Wild pigs, wild dogs, foxes.
bodyboarder
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I'm so conflicted about the Science/Cyclists party. I love science and would vote for them but I don't want more of these bloody cyclists on the road in front of my car.
bike lanes!!!!!
LOL, the cyclists don't want to be in front of your car either, that's why you should vote for 'em!
*cough* old page, didn't see Jintor's response, sorry.
endlessflood
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Is it still broken for you Gaz? Have you definitely got the right url? It's www.donkeyvotie.org
codswallop
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As someone who bought a bike suitable for road-riding early this year and has ridden on busy roads, let me just say it's terrifying.
First, bike lanes are at the edge of the road, which is often not well-kept, and has numerous bumps and potholes. Second, often they double as car parking areas, so you have to constantly swerve in and out of traffic. Third, many bike lanes are not well thought-out: often they just end with no warning, or in the case of one near me, cars just drive in the lane because it's more convenient for an upcoming intersection. Finally, drivers are just so damned aggressive to cyclists.
Forget about the 1m clearance law, I've been close enough to reach out and tap cars if I wanted many times; I've averted accidents multiple times only because I could predict a driver was going to do something dumb (which they inevitably do); when riding past parked cars I have to ride out far enough that if a door opens I can dodge it; I've had people honk at me for no reason, tailgate me, rush past and slam on the breaks all because I'm on a bike. You're so damned exposed on a bike that if a car taps you, forget about it, you're in the hospital. How about a dedicated bike path? Well, pedestrians always take up the whole path, and they're often not well maintained so they're slower to use than the road.
Sorry, rant over. Cycling infrastructure is shit in my area and even where they've made an attempt at it, it's been poorly thought-out and probably planned by people who don't ride. I kind of wish everyone was forced to ride in traffic for an hour to see just how scary it really is.
Seems to be working now, thanks Endless
Today I went and played Pinball at that Saccharomyces place recommended a page or two ago, they had three pinball tables, two weird looking guys who were WAY into pinball and a nice blackcurrent drink that cost like $4 but was fantastic. Pinball is fun.
Today I went and played Pinball at that Saccharomyces place recommended a page or two ago, they had three pinball tables, two weird looking guys who were WAY into pinball and a nice blackcurrent drink that cost like $4 but was fantastic. Pinball is fun.
Forza Horizon 2 and Halo 5 are both great games on Xbone. New patch today for Halo 5 brought in Firefight mode. Can't wait to play that.
Oh yes I got Quake 2 running, thanks for your help!!
Not sure how well Quake 2 ages
Quake 2 is one of my faves. I remember downloading bots from the internet at the library and coming home to install them, so I could actually play Quake 2 MP. It was the late 90s and we had no internet at home.
bodyboarder
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No way in hell I'd ride a bike (motorbikes on occasion) on the road, people in cars are idiots.
reptilescorpio
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All 3? They don't have local programs to handle pests? When the gun buyback happened back home they put in a ton of programs to the point where you only had to do the odd cull now and then rather than sittin on the boundary.
All 3 depends on the cattle and the area. I doubt foxes are a threat to cows, and pigs are more a north thing than a south thing. No idea about programs. A bit of Googling brought up this that suggested co ordinated efforts between local landowners work best: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/ind...eep/health-welfare/protecting-sheep-predators
Darren870
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Yea, I ride my bike everyday to and from work in Melbourne. You have to be constantly alert and even then I take the long way to try and always try to stick to a bike path.
What pisses me off is the amount of people that I see on their phones just literally looking down into their laps. Sorry girls but 8/10 its a fucking women and all she is doing is scrolling through facebook. They drift into the bike lane all the time.
Oh and drivers that park in clearway zones which are also a bike lane. Sydney Road is clearway 4-6. Constant idiots parking there. Everyday without fail.
What pisses me off is the amount of people that I see on their phones just literally looking down into their laps. Sorry girls but 8/10 its a fucking women and all she is doing is scrolling through facebook. They drift into the bike lane all the time.
Oh and drivers that park in clearway zones which are also a bike lane. Sydney Road is clearway 4-6. Constant idiots parking there. Everyday without fail.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Looks like that Donkie Vote page is busted?
Last day of the JB Hi Fi sales of Surface Pros and Books. Get to it folks
Oh yes I got Quake 2 running, thanks for your help!!
Not sure how well Quake 2 ages
Ordered on the JB website today with pickup in a local store. Apparently that can take up to 48 hours for new accounts, I don't really order online from JB for anything so I registered. Ugh, that's a hell of a term and condition to tuck away after the order and payment are complete with Pick Up In Store.
I'll pick up my Pro 4 512Mb tomorrow or Sat, saves a trip in the rain tonight.
Foxes, which I didn't think was an issue when you're a dairy farmer.
reptilescorpio
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$39 for Doom at Target tomorrow.
Is Bethesda or the local distributor trying to bolster sales figures? Fallout 4 was also on $29 clearance.
Is Bethesda or the local distributor trying to bolster sales figures? Fallout 4 was also on $29 clearance.
Yeah millions of dollars where lost today. We all got sent home today as we couldn't do shit.
Is that only for consoles or PC too?
Lemme tell you it's real scary. When I used to ride I'd always opt for the foot path if I could. Not sure why most people don't do that.
bobnowhere
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You couldn't make me ride around a big city like Sydney and I'm someone with 3 separate bikes for three separate purposes who rides almost every day. Canberra is usually alright, lots of dedicated bike paths and the local government have shoe-horned lanes into a lot of the main roads but there are still places I'll avoid. Only been hit twice and doored once.
Darren870
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More idiots on the foot path then idiots on the road!!
Was this introduced with those new bike laws that classify them as a vehicle, with them needing to follow road law and getting that 1m circumference around that cars have to not enter?
reptilescorpio
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codswallop
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If you're riding at a decent speed (say 20km/h+), a footpath is no good.
You have to constantly check for vehicles coming from driveways, slow down at intersections, and dodge pedestrians.
The road is most suitable (or decent dedicated bike paths, but it's amazing how often pedestrians use them as footpaths), despite the dangers.
I was in Canberra a couple of weeks back, the centre of the city looked great for cycling.
Yeah Target don't stock PC games now
It's $47 at EB which includes PC though!
Ah that's a shame, Big W have it for $42 on PC which is still pretty good.
Years of commuting by bicycle in Melbourne have taught me well to never trust drivers. Assume they're out to kill you, basically, because (usually through inattention) that's what they'll do if you don't.
One piece of invaluable advice I was given very early on - if you don't make eye contact with a driver potentially coming at you, assume they have no idea you're there. Taught that to my daughter before she went on a road for the first time. Within the first couple of weeks, sure enough, a car pulls from a side street right in front of her. She'd slowed down to avoid being collected, because she'd noticed the driver just didn't even look.
Bring on the fucking driverless cars.
One piece of invaluable advice I was given very early on - if you don't make eye contact with a driver potentially coming at you, assume they have no idea you're there. Taught that to my daughter before she went on a road for the first time. Within the first couple of weeks, sure enough, a car pulls from a side street right in front of her. She'd slowed down to avoid being collected, because she'd noticed the driver just didn't even look.
Bring on the fucking driverless cars.
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