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[Jintor]

There's no time limit on the ability to claim your statutory consumer rights specified in the Act. I suspect it would be based on 'reasonableness', and that you would be entitled to a remedy, especially after just 90 days.

/edit in terms of "Acceptable Quality" (which I think is what we're talking about here), even in regards to second-hand goods, it would only take into account age, price and condition. So if they're selling 'like-new' items as pre-owned, but they're more or less off the shelf, then that would be factored into it.

Bottom line, it seems likely that it would apply. Use the Competition and Consumer Act though, not the TPA.

I used this guide by the ACL and I also looked up the Act itself, though it's a bloody impenetrable minefield at times.

 

[Choc]

Sydney is going to try YET A FUCKING GAIN to get e-ticketing right

A new ticketing system, to be called the "Opal Card", will start on ferries this year and buses, trains and trams by 2014.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/onceinage...x-transport-20120323-1vnss.html#ixzz1pupofuoc

 

[Shaneus]

http://i.imgur.com/888Mv.jpg[IMG]

Hilarious ;)[/QUOTE]
I tried rehosting to imgur, but the Chrome plugin cracked the sads. I thought it might have worked, but... nope. Oh well, at least I can still see it on mine!

FYI, it was Maradona "Time To Fap".

 

[hamchan]

Today I bought Yakuza Dead Souls even though I know it'll reach bomba price in a month. I regret nothing.

 

[Jezabel]

Had my first shift at Dan Murphys today, so many delicious looking beers and ciders to keep me entertained all day.

And the king of all alcohol JAMESON. nom nom nom

 

[Danoss]

If you think Jameson is king, you have many scotches to try.

 

[Cohsae]

Jameson is the bestest. God I wish I had some right now. Really tempted to drive to Dan Murphy's.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

A Clash of Kings is getting so good.

The last chapter I read ended with

Spoiler

Stannis moving in on Renly's camp.

 

[FormallyMegadrive]

If you think Jameson is king, you have many scotches to try.

Indeed. When I drink straight scotch (not often) I feel like Denny Crane or Alan Shore

 

[Yagharek]

A Clash of Kings is getting so good.

The last chapter I read ended with

Spoiler

Stuff.

Sigh, seems like so long ago I read that. Make sure you have the next two ready to go.

 

[evlcookie]

A Clash of Kings is getting so good.

The last chapter I read ended with

Spoiler

Stannis moving in on Renly's camp.

Get hyped for the next book.

You will need it.

 

[Jintor]

I forget which one Kings is. 4? 2?

Storm of Swords is da best.

 

[legend166]

I forget which one Kings is. 4? 2?

Storm of Swords is da best.

2

 

[Jintor]

Storm of Swords is perhaps the only book I've pulled an all-nighter to complete because I was that wrapped up in the story.

 

[fappenmeister]

I miss Jameson.

I miss all Irish whiskey.

 

[Shaneus]

Had my first shift at Dan Murphys today, so many delicious looking beers and ciders to keep me entertained all day.

And the king of all alcohol JAMESON. nom nom nom

Did you ever mention which one you were at? Definitely coming in to say "hi".

"Do *you* visit GAF?" *wink*

 

[evlcookie]

Oh wait storm is #3 isn't it? Ok that one is good.

 

[ClivePwned]

I've finally managed to get some time with ME3. I'll allow one spoiler if its to tell me you get a choice to kill the guy with the neck tattoos at the start.

The kinect voice commands work quite well, too. Dunno why I feel the need to use them other that to justify the dusty kinect sensor. I like speaking the dialogue. In my voice, it flows off the tongue like stomach-bug vomit.

 

[reptilescorpio]

I've finally managed to get some time with the Idle Thumbs Liverecordedstream.

Damn good quality.

The fuck is this?

The TRUTH son. Sorry if it hurts just like your gums after eating Kettle chips.

I've finally managed to get some time with ME3. I'll allow one spoiler if its to tell me you get a choice to kill the guy with the neck tattoos at the start.

The kinect voice commands work quite well, too. Dunno why I feel the need to use them other that to justify the dusty kinect sensor. I like speaking the dialogue. In my voice, it flows off the tongue like stomach-bug vomit.

A bunch of Turian mobsters taking him out in a hail of blaster fire when he tries to run off with their money after cheating at Space Poker.

 

[Deeku]

Today I bought Yakuza Dead Souls even though I know it'll reach bomba price in a month. I regret nothing.

Post some impressions after playing it, I might still get it if it's not too terrible.

 

[Yagharek]

Oh wait storm is #3 isn't it? Ok that one is good.

Yes.

Game of Thrones
Clash of Kings
Storm of Swords (which is in two parts)
Feast for Crows
Dance with Dragons

AFFC and ADWD are also two parts to the same book which was split in two as with ASoS.

Before I read it someone told me that AFFC is "unpopular". Of course, having read the book in the last week or two, I found no problems and enjoyed it immensely.

The series so far has been of a consistently high standard imo.

 

[Jintor]

It started flagging by the recent ones but that was prrroooobably because I read them all in the space of two months or so

 

[Shaneus]

The TRUTH son. Sorry if it hurts just like your gums after eating Kettle chips.

Kettle chips? RRD? These are nothing once Roast Onion & Rosemary Safeway Grain Wave-knockoff chips are at the party.

 

[Yagharek]

It started flagging by the recent ones but that was prrroooobably because I read them all in the space of two months or so

I guess thats overload. I took about a 3-4 month break between ASOSpt2 and AFFC. That meant I kind of forgot a few characters, but that wasnt a huge problem in the end.

Also I'm going to reccommend Perdido Street Station for you a second time. I realise my description of it yesterday or the other day didnt do it justice.

Essentially there is a city, some industrial revolution style grimy metropolis with slums and serious class division. On top of that, you have various races other than humans, and whilst some of them are humanoid (insect-ish), others are 'remade' by way of some pretty ghastly sounding experiments that are only alluded to. I dunno how, but it gives me kind of a vibe along the lines of Dark City mixed with Pan's Labyrinth and a strong smell of an abattoir.

The basic premise is that someone has rocked up to town with deep pockets who wants to undergo some particularly strange operation and the main protagonist who seems to be the one to help him is a scientist verging more on the side of alchemist with a strong interest in batshit insane alternative theories of nature.

It's unlike any other world Ive read of or watched in fiction, it's full on jump-off-the-edge crazy, and unlike other sci-fi/fantasy that have some grounding in reality, Perdido St Station seems to be trying to avoid any semblance of physical plausibility.

Hell, it's not even clear where it's going and I'm a third of the way through it.

 

[codswallop]

Flamin' Hot Cheetos. No contest.

 

[Jintor]

Also I'm going to reccommend Perdido Street Station for you a second time. I realise my description of it yesterday or the other day didnt do it justice.

Vince, why is this book $14 on kindle

/edit scratch that it's currently under 'product review'. Can't even get a sample.

I started reading a Life of Pi sample and I think I'll read that after I finish the Idle Book-of-the-month.

 

[hamchan]

Yes.

Game of Thrones
Clash of Kings
Storm of Swords (which is in two parts)
Feast for Crows
Dance with Dragons

AFFC and ADWD are also two parts to the same book which was split in two as with ASoS.

Before I read it someone told me that AFFC is "unpopular". Of course, having read the book in the last week or two, I found no problems and enjoyed it immensely.

The series so far has been of a consistently high standard imo.

I think AFFC is mostly unpopular because it was a 5 year wait after a Storm of Swords and a lot of favourite characters aren't in the book.

 

[Shaneus]

Flamin' Hot Cheetos. No contest.

Endorsed by Alf from Home and Away?

 

[codswallop]

Endorsed by Alf from Home and Away?

And Howard Bishop from Neighbours!

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

I think AFFC is mostly unpopular because it was a 5 year wait after a Storm of Swords and a lot of favourite characters aren't in the book.

And because the main storyline people wanted to find out about was mired in a place the readers had no interest in.

I updated my blog again. Toothbrushes and newspapers appear to still be the most popular search terms, though encrypted_search_terms is shooting for the top spot. I think that one's all people searching for porn with private browsing on.

 

[Danoss]

Eels serving up another plate of shit to their fans tonight. I bought a season ticket for some cheap entertainment. I'm sure there are better ways to have a crap night than this.

 

[Bernbaum]

So I'm in Scotland this weekend whilst the Rangers-Celtic match is on. I might get stabbed.

Whisky shopping after work tonight!

 

[reptilescorpio]

Sooooooo anyone going to the Molydeuxjam? Starts next Friday at 6pm and could be a great idea for [insertcityhere]GAF meetups after work. I would be interested in heading up to Melbourne and checking it out if it also meant catching up with you colourful folk for a drink or two. $24 for entry to watch people make millions of dollars from parody tweets.

You must ask yourself, WWMD?

 

[Jintor]

I might be heading to the Sydney one. (There's a Sydney one right)

 

[senahorse]

Friday night, beer poured, good times. Cheers:

 

[Neverender]

And Howard Bishop from Neighbours!

It's Harold! HAROLD!!!!

 

[Deeku]

He plays the tuba!

 

[codswallop]

It's Harold! HAROLD!!!!

Aha! All the Neighbours dweebs show themselves!

Sooooooo anyone going to the Molydeuxjam? Starts next Friday at 6pm and could be a great idea for [insertcityhere]GAF meetups after work.

Friday evening may work for me but I'm busy the rest of the weekend.

Otherwise I'd definitely be interested in the Molydeux thing if I thought I had any skills that could somehow contribute.

Also the new Secondapps thing has multi quote, and it's pretty good.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

It's Harold! HAROLD!!!!

Howard Bishop sounds like some late 90s era politicians performed some dark magic and became a single dread ultra conservative. With wings for some reason.

 

[Salazar]

It is fucking freezing here.

 

[oipic]

A Clash of Kings is getting so good.

The last chapter I read ended with

Spoiler

Stannis moving in on Renly's camp.

Hell yes. Shit got real right at about that point.

GRRM sure poses a challenge to those who read awfully slowly. I'm re-reading this at the moment, and have set a goal to have it done by the time episode 1 of GoT series 2 airs. Just over a week to go! Can't wait! Been listening to Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine over and over like some madly obsessed person just because it was used in the trailer...

 

[Deeku]

It is fucking freezing here.

Did your luggage turn up in the end?

 

[Salazar]

Did your luggage turn up in the end?

Yes, thank christ. Because all I had was a sort of beige pseudo-jacket.

 

[Jintor]

Kid Icarus is hella fun. Pity about the controls.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Kid Icarus is hella fun. Pity about the controls.

Is that out? What is the general consensus on it?

 

[Yagharek]

Vince, why is this book $14 on kindle

/edit scratch that it's currently under 'product review'. Can't even get a sample.

I started reading a Life of Pi sample and I think I'll read that after I finish the Idle Book-of-the-month.

I have no insight into kindle pricing, however its a good book worth investigating for its sheer uniqueness. I'll write a review when I'm done if you like.

 

[Planet_JASE]

I started reading a Life of Pi sample and I think I'll read that after I finish the Idle Book-of-the-month.

Do it. It's an awesome book.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Is that out?

Next week. It's out everywhere else but we need to wait because LOL Australia.

 

[Shaneus]

Sooooooo anyone going to the Molydeuxjam? Starts next Friday at 6pm and could be a great idea for [insertcityhere]GAF meetups after work. I would be interested in heading up to Melbourne and checking it out if it also meant catching up with you colourful folk for a drink or two. $24 for entry to watch people make millions of dollars from parody tweets.

You must ask yourself, WWMD?

FUCK. Had whole reply typed out, then pressed ctrl-something. Anyway, I don't have the knowledge to program for a game jam, but if there's hanging-out opportunity, I would love to go. But I also have after-work drinks celebrating the retirement of one of our highest-ups (with bar tab!) so that may or may not make it easier to go. I may go and be drunk, I may not. Be drunk.

Or go.

 

[Omikron]

So Quarriors is pretty fun. Fairly light little dice rolling game.

And

Anathema's new album is already glorious and I have listened to 1/2 a track.