… with 18 million users already able to connect to 2Gbps fibre as of now. Do you think former Philosopher Prince of Broadband and current Telstra advocate I mean HNIC Malcom Turnbull's …
Just read this fascinating article … back when a gummint Telstra offered services that worked for a reasonable price - just like the free market idealogues claimed is impossible with no …
I'm trying to source horticultural glue such as the brands in the title (although anything that works works is OK with me). So far best I can find is Tree Guard Glue $21.95 + Postage & …
Huawei has gone from nothing at all to (apparently) having the world's most powerful smartphone device that's also a definite looker and is my perfect screen size: 6" … in just 2 …
Interestin 'speriment: the tl;dw is a homeless guy asks for money and a guy in a suit ask for money. Obviously the guy in the suit gets a lot of help from passersby, the homeless lookin' …
"The sport shopper is very different from any other groups we've encountered. "Sport shoppers focus on saving the most, not spending the least, making them very different from …
Before you accuse me of dramatically lowering your account security right at the same time that you will be using unfamilar wifi networks in a foreign country I'm just passing on the AU gummints …
Diji1 on 17/12/2015 - 14:59 on Australian Taxation Office
The ATO has published a list containing 1500 of the largest entities in Australia and the amount of tax/taxable income they paid for 2013-2014. As the headline notes 600 paid no tax at all. Other …
Apparently the subject is suspicious due to marketing speak … which is funny cos im in marketing lel but I really do just want a cheap bag for gym. I prefer to carry it rather than use a …
As you may or may not be aware da gummints bought the nerd flavoured Koolaid and is intent on convincing all and sundry to allow their health records to be made fully electronic. Since no one in …
Looking for the "best" cheapest phone that runs Android in some flavour of version 4 and above. Don't care bout speed, screen quality, sound quality, sdcard, future upgrades or …
The state of Android antivirus apps is dire. As in they have very bad record when it comes to simply detecting much at all. However I had Avast Mobile Free (not sure if paid exists) installed from …
Today I made a complaint to before service is even provisioned because they gave me a quote of $99.95 for 100 mbit + waive modem fee + waive connection fee + waive any technician professional fee, …
What was already hands down the most powerful tablet (at the expense of other things such as screen quality), the Nvidia Shield Tablet, has been released as a new model with a price drop: $199 USD …
Having been whipped into a frenzy by interest groups funded by the largest internet companies in existence, most notably Boogle, clueless "internet citizens" have been campaigning for …
After 3 years in a row of applying for and getting approval to increase health insurance costs from da gummints, the industry has applied again to increase those costs to you and me the …
Tim Cook recently gave an interview which was quite erudite and wonderful until I got to the bit about the football player and the iWatch. You may or may not know (or care even) that whilst the …
Just added a Visa debit card to my Amazon account and it happily let me pay without entering a CVV code. That's the 3 letter code on the back which prevents "just anybody" entering …
New evidence has emerged that weight loss apps are a waste of time for consumers. Sauce: http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/11/weight-loss-apps-no-b... This joins the growing body of evidence that …
Former NBN Co chief Quiqley has recently made the claim that Prime Minister Turnbull**** (former Communications Minister Philosopher Prince of Broadband no less) has added at least $15 billion ON TOP …
600,000 requests last year apparently. sauce: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/29/australian_telcos_co... I used to think people that banged on about "police states" were kookoo but …
Today the US Senate passed the Cyber Security Information Sharing Act otherwise known as CISA. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/754 In broad terms it seems to be a shocker …
Many here are fans of Amazon's low, low prices (and great service) and I notice many people commenting that they dislike various Aussie companies that mistreat their workers - I thought of this …
Hi OzB need chair delivered ASAP in Adelaide. I want a height adjustable swivel executive style. Don't want to spend more than $125 including delivery. Any comnments on …
NBN purchases 1,800,000 metres of … copper. This fit's in with the NBN's pathetic target of providing Australians with ADSL internet speeds but charging people a lot more for it. …
Despite more than a generation passing of theories claiming videogames cause various maladies, usually criminal violence or death, so the theories are clearly not made up by nutters … and in …
Hi OzB, I'm looking for the best way to get 5% Coles Gift Cards and found these links. Based on experience which of these would you recommend or avoid? http://www.thethankyouclub.com.au/ 24.95 …
Mayne seriously … it seems like Dick head Smith screws up every order I make from them. I'm starting to suspect it's a deliberate campaign just to get people into the shop so they …
A large scale study has found no connection between IT and learning outcomes. Further, as you might expect, use of IT was correlated with lower grades in some population segments (ie. students with …
According to security researchers* over 20 handsets from various Chinese manufacturers have malware pre-installed (after they leave the factory but before they get to the consumer). Source: …
Was looking for an icebox and found this seller on Tatbay eBay http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/iceboxcoolers1/m.html?_nkw=&_armr... Various sizes, reasonable shipping considering what it is I think.
Hiya, I'm trying to buy some styrofoam boards that are flat and about 1 - 3 cm thick. X and Y dimensions don't matter as much as I'm cutting it into broad strips but 40 x 60 cm or …
Philosopher Prince of Broadband Malcom Turnbull is floating the idea of a "Trusted ID" system for entities to use when conducting business with the .gov. The Framework will be developed …
Had a small amount owing, high two figures, to AGL for a gas supply. There was an ongoing payment that would have settled the balance in six weeks that they'd been receiving since the beginning …
As I understand it the RRP price is a device to skew the consumers sense of value. It has no bearing on value aside from this. The brain sees the actual price and the higher RRP number and …
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2015/s4268724.htm Isn't it wonderful to have sold your own electricity generation capacity on the lie that "competition" was going to deliver …
Leading political class member and Philosopher Prince of Broadband "Malky Mal" Turnbull has recently sent a letter to the ACCC warning urging them to not cut the price of wholesale fixed …
Currently reviewing my energy provider and decided to go with and decided to choose Momentum Energy and I was perusing the Terms & Conditions and found something troubling to me. The document is …
It is not illegal for any Australian citizen reading this to download any work that is covered under copyright for non-commercical purposes. You are not a criminal if you do this: the only recourse …
I'm sure I don't need to tell everyone on here about what a cluster**** the whole energy privatisation thing has been. Rather than the promised magical fairyland of lowered prices through …
That date is set as the day ISP's will be required to store every piece of metadata you generate. There's a "we (ISP's) aren't ready yet" provision that allows …
While researching the Nvidia Shield Tablet I noticed Gam est0p (US store) has the 32GB LTE version for $299 when it's RRP is $399. I suspect this is either meant to be the 16GB WiFi version as …
Bought a cheap SIM the other day and had the Woolies ladies tell me they no longer need to bother with ID verification or filling out forms. Weee! But then I ring Vodafail to port my number and had …
So as you may or my not be aware the Australian Gov has recently passed legislation that enables Australia's intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless surveillance of anyone in Australia via …
After 3 years (roughly .. I think) of almost flawless service Bulknutrients has screwed up with me twice in a row in a month: First they shipped Dextrose Monohydrate instead of Maltodextrin … …
Soylent is the name some nerd twit came up with for a meal replacement shake and then the internet hailed him as inventing "food 2.0" (no really, the internet is that retarted) - basically …
Went into one of those convenience stores because I was thirsty and picked out a peach flavoured ice tea for $3.80. Went to the counter, handed over the item and pulled out my credit card. The …
