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Knipex. And also use the right tool for the job. Don't go using a pair of mini flush cutters to try cutting a steel nail.

**P**eter's **R**ussell of **C**lark. Or something.

Index tracking ETFs. They have all of the blue chips, don't make the mistake of thinking that you can pick individual companies by anything…

Are you sure about the expiry date? Any promotional gift card I've got from HN has had a one month expiry.

Tax brackets only apply to income over the threshold and don't affect anything underneath it. Trying to avoid income to lower your tax…

You used some of your super to *speculate* on bitcoin. Bitcoin has no underlying value and does not generate income, it is only worth what…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money

Who knows? There is no inherit value and its only use is speculation. It will either keep going up as people keep believing in it and…

Are you sure that it is not actually a *you* problem? A lot of people get really offended when their manager tells them that they need to…

The obvious question is ... why? They were terrible when they first came out, but that is all that there was at the time. They are still…

Because a lot of problems that school teachers write require some mind reading ability to know what they actually want.

The problem is when people can't tell the difference between fact and drivel and just believe the computer because it is "AI". I am not…

No it isn't. Old-school search tools will give you a link to pubmed or similar. ChatGPT will make up complete nonsense.

WD Blue. 5400 RPM. They are slow, but in this case that is a good thing. And as far as I can see 8TB is still the best $/TB. So get four of…

Yeah but refubing costs time, specialist manpower and money. A charity has a purpose and generally that does not include ewaste disposal.

Fate Grand Order. It teaches history. Sort of.

How about avoiding *any* drugs. And not just for one night, for at least a week. If you have gotten into the habit of requiring alcohol to…

You should explain what NG is before putting up a poll. Most people have absolutely no understanding other than "it's something that rich…

I have a pair of Dell Ultrasharp 27" 2560x1440 monitors and it is fantastic. Each monitor can have two windows side-by-side so you can have…

If it is paid for by super then the beneficiary is probably super. It is no good meeting the threshold for an insurance payout but not for…

Negative gearing is just offsetting your expenses against your income. A PPOR does not generate any income so the proposition doesn't make…

> To suggest there is no knowledge in alternative medicine is beyond stupid Soooo they can prove it, right? Otherwise it is not knowledge…

> There are many examples of your beloved science getting it wrong, yet you still expect us to believe in Science doesn't require belief,…

Alternative medicine has been around far longer sure. That just means that they have been doing it wrong for a very long time. There is no…

Science is a process not a belief system. > Asking the questions, and finding the solution is how alternative medicine came into being Yeah…

Do you know what the word "science" means? Basically at some point someone has asked a question "does this work?" and has then proven it…

Yeah, but diagnosed based on what? They made the entire thing up and billed you for something that was pointless but not harmful.

Well I don't know what you are doing with them so maybe you have a good reason. What I don't know is why you are using all of the SI…

There is no value, it is just worth what people feel like paying at the moment. It is just a giant ponzi scheme. That is why the price…