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Member Since | 21/04/2012 |
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DavidFong replied to
danct9a on Free Upgrade from nbn FTTC to FTTP (Min FTTP Speed for Free Upgrade: 100/20 Mbps, Was 250/25) @ nbn Co via Participating ISPs
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Hmmm ... I up-voted this deal, so I am fully supportive of ongoing upgrades from FTTC/FTTN/coax to FTTP. Particularly for those who want or…
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DavidFong replied to
danct9a on Free Upgrade from nbn FTTC to FTTP (Min FTTP Speed for Free Upgrade: 100/20 Mbps, Was 250/25) @ nbn Co via Participating ISPs
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Thanks @brotherfranciz and @danct9a for your observations and insights, much appreciated. Even if frustrations of your experiences are…
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danct9a on Free Upgrade from nbn FTTC to FTTP (Min FTTP Speed for Free Upgrade: 100/20 Mbps, Was 250/25) @ nbn Co via Participating ISPs
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Somehow, I don't think nation-building cost-benefit calculations would justify public money being spent on 2ms vs 9 ms latency connections…
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Expensive for a Chromebook, yes, but not particularly expensive for laptops overall. In my case, I use the applications available for this…
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Rorschach on ASUS Chromebook CX9 US$529 (A$801.15, RRP US$1029) + A$159.40 Re-Shipping + A$9.02 USA Phone Number @ ASUS USA
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As in occupation? Family medicine doctor, at a community health service. With interests in quality improvement in clinical practice, data…
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twocsies on ASUS Chromebook CX9 US$529 (A$801.15, RRP US$1029) + A$159.40 Re-Shipping + A$9.02 USA Phone Number @ ASUS USA
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Good find. Annoyingly, the Asus Store listing for the CX9 specified the Intel Core i7 (at the same price) a few weeks ago, but when I…
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Dealma on ASUS Chromebook CX9 US$529 (A$801.15, RRP US$1029) + A$159.40 Re-Shipping + A$9.02 USA Phone Number @ ASUS USA
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My case is rather niche, but I only use Windows under duress, when other people/companies insist on using Microsoft Office. As luck will…
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DavidFong posted a deal ASUS Chromebook CX9 US$529 (A$801.15, RRP US$1029) + A$159.40 Re-Shipping + A$9.02 USA Phone Number @ ASUS USA
More of an 'almost' reasonable price, rather than bargain, for a premium Chromebook released two years ago. Generally, 16GB premium…
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SleeplessNytes on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Flex 5i 2-in-1 Chromebook i5 8/512GB $497 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ In-Store/ OnePass/ to Metro) @ Officeworks
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If one tries really hard, including paying for multiple subscriptions to Google and Parallels, it is possible to install a Windows virtual…
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Jo12 on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Flex 5i 2-in-1 Chromebook i5 8/512GB $497 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ In-Store/ OnePass/ to Metro) @ Officeworks
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Citrix Workspace? I'm using the Android app on an older version of this Lenovo Idepad Flex 5i Chromebook (with 10th gen i5 and lower…
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DavidFong commented on Asus Chromebook CM34 Flip Ryzen 5 8/256GB FHD Touch $547 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ C&C/ in-Store) @ Officeworks
Turns out this either was a completely 'unmarked' sale or a pricing error which lasted days! Listed priced on Officeworks is now $897 :(…
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dav3 on Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 with 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 Lens $669 Delivered @ Amazon AU
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Phone cameras can definitely be more convenient to have available for use, and often suffice for typical 'holiday-snap' photos and videos.…
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bleeder on Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 with 12-60mm F3.5-5.6 Lens $669 Delivered @ Amazon AU
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On the other hand, having everything blur and out-of-focus (including parts of the main subject) doesn't actually make for a good photo.…
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good strategy! The above estimates are actually somewhat conservative, at least given the fairly benign investment environment over the…
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gromit on How Much of Income Would Be Enough for You to Live "Reasonably Well"?
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This very much depends on how long is the 'remainder of my working life'. The lesson is to 'start early'. Using the example of…
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kungfuman on [VIC] Free Hot Chocolate (Normally $6) for Vaccinated from Mörk Chocolate (North Melbourne & Melbourne CBD)
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There's been a lot of 'de-emphasis' of AZ in Qld, to the point of trash-talking from the Queensland health department, but AZ - a vaccine…
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Quite. The customer could present a clean-wiped computer with a fresh installation ('nothing to see here!'), and then use an alternate…
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repeat on Lenovo Flex 5 (I) Chromebook i5/8GB/128GB SSD $598 Delivered @ Officeworks
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My apologies @repeat, I wrote in error. I installed VirtualBox as well, but unfortunately due to inadequate access to /proc/modules, I…
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Yes, and if ICU beds are depleted, the stress levels on both sick patients and family members (and hospital staff members) will be quite…
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Thanks for your interest in this question, @Shacktool. You are right, population statistics are not always immediately instructive about…
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Yes, it is good that Pfizer first-dose vaccine effectiveness does not appear to deteriorate significantly if increasing the dose interval…
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I agree, that, of the '4 to 8 week' range currently recommended in NSW to have an AZ vaccine, I'd opt for 8 weeks, especially since the…
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Steroids (e.g. dexamethasone) are also cheap, even cheaper than ivermectin (for human use), and yet have been researched and now…
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There is a reason why the University of Melbourne/RCH (and other) figures quote a 'spread' of uncertainty around the point estimate (which…
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Thanks @Thithlord, I'm a vaccinator (and a GP), and I work in a community health service which, other than the GP practices, has multiple…
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Yes, as @shatter mentioned, it is still recommended to be vaccinated (though there is also a recommended gap, talk with a vaccinating GP,…
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If you come from a computer science background, and think that nothing is truly random, can I cautiously suggest to be careful of…
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The first dose of either AZ or Pfizer vaccine provides more than 50% of the protection (against delta-variant) of the full two-dose course.…
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Well, I didn't have an AZ vaccine, administer AZ vaccine to my parents, and administer AZ vaccine to hundreds of patients for fun, even if…
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@ATangk, interesting stats. Delta-specific information available from the weekly vaccine update from the University of Melbourne/RCH…
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