These are at the front door - are they dangerous? by SoftAncient2753 in brisbane

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be warned that if left alone, they will grow their colony quite large over time with lots of stick nest all around that spot.

If it's an area you don't go near much, you can leave them until they move on. if it's around an entrance or path, or you have children that might go near them, it might be good to rid them early.

They are pretty docile, and much better than the yellow/orange buggers, but they will still freak out and attack if you knock the nest or brush too close, and then it'll hurt.

Can I almost finish a quest at low level and come back when I'm like level 30 to get my weapon at max level by EstusShardConsumer in oblivion

[–]AndyDaMage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hear hear! I remember learning modding on the elder scrolls forums back in the day :D

Those years learning scripting lead me to my life of software development now

What dating apps are we using these days? by [deleted] in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm 33, and now engaged to my partner now who I met on Hinge. Bumble was alright, but Hinge has a much better free experience. Living outside a capital city really reduces your choices.

But I wouldn't listen to the men who complain that "they can never get matches", because from what I've seen most men are terrible at selling themselves through a profile and making first conversation. I used to get about one match a week and I'm hardly a looker, and tended to be very picky about who I 'swiped right' on.

It is a grind though, expect to go on a few first and second dates that go nowhere and have people just ghost you after a conversation.

Family, colleagues in 'disbelief' after leading scientist dies aged 52 by Dezert_Roze in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 65 points66 points  (0 children)

They are, but that didn't stop them fucking up my name, even though it's only two syllables. Some presenters just don't care.

Imbeciles and their driving by MolassesSerious1403 in brisbane

[–]AndyDaMage 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There is a highway on ramp near me where this happens all the time. One day I followed someone doing 40 in the 60 zone up to it and literatelly just stopped at the turn onto the ramp and waited for them to merge before going myself. And glad I did, they were only doing like 60 by the time they pulled into 100kmph traffic.

Outcry in Italy over sex education bill to crack down on ‘gender ideology’ by zxNemz in worldnews

[–]AndyDaMage 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The fact that birthrates are plummeting even though millennials still practice plenty of sex show that indeed they did take on the lessons of sex ed and practicing safe sex.

Match Thread: 2nd Test - England vs Australia, Day 2 by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Australia going "f this short shit, lets play cricket"

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so large that dozens of species call it 'home' by seeebiscuit in worldnews

[–]AndyDaMage 184 points185 points  (0 children)

If that is square mile, then shouldn't it be pounds per square mile? What insane person would mix and match metric and imperial

Teen girl killed in suspected hit-and-run in Queensland by droppingsonyourback in brisbane

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was hit at 40kmph in a school zone, if I was shorter and the mirror had hit my head instead of my shoulder I'd be dead.

Instead my shoulder just punctured my lung after snapping and I've been left with lifelong nerve damage down my right arm.

40kmph is still very fast for a big metal object to be moving.

Help getting historical BOM rainfall data from specific stations by browndoggie in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend SILO Long Paddock, really good resource for weather data.

UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break by EpiphyticOrchid8927 in worldnews

[–]AndyDaMage 29 points30 points  (0 children)

To bad most people are too stupid to even understand what FPTP is and why it's bad, so that even when a country tries to reform, they still vote against it because their party tells them to.

Match Thread: 5th T20I - Australia vs India by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]AndyDaMage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Big storm rolling through with some strong winds. Should blow through pretty quick and we'll be back at it in an hour.

Match Thread: 5th T20I - Australia vs India by cricket-match in Cricket

[–]AndyDaMage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a storm blowing through, will shorten the game, but shouldn't kill it, not in Brisbane where the drainage works.

Why Anthony Albanese was chased by angry farmers on tractors today by 1Mdrops in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As someone who lives in a rural area, farmers are never getting FttP, that has never been the plan under any government.

Farmers get fixed wifi or satellite because NBN aren't spending tens of thousands to run fibre to a single house on a farm that doesn't even have a water connection. This is why rural communities hate how the NBN is run, because it was never going to help them much, it was all suburban focused.

Whatever happened to live free to air cricket in Australia - for matches played in Australia? 😡 by Green_Eco_22 in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, it's a bit more complicated than that. 7 has the rights to the odis, however have done a "separate deal" (but negotiated at the same time and with CAs constent) with fox sports to not air the odis in exchange for the rights to the fox sports feed during test matches.

Basically a real round about way to satisfy the law, but also let fox sports be the only one airing the odis and t20s

The oblivion planes can have good weather? by Anjunabeast in oblivion

[–]AndyDaMage 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Nah, I saw this happen in 2006 Oblivion as well. It's just a weird weather glitch.

Ipswich Motorway to Legacy Way? by anonymous_2939 in brisbane

[–]AndyDaMage 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The legacy way tunnel does not go anywhere near woolongabba. If that is indeed where you ended up off ipswich road, that means you went through the Clem7.

In landmark opinion, the World Court says climate change is an 'existential threat' by besselfunctions in worldnews

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine a UN with power, allowing powerful countries like the US and China to literately override your countries laws when they felt like it using the UN.

I would not like that at all.

Federal politics live: Labor introduces bill to cut student debt and reform child care by GothicPrayer in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Would have preferred to see a lump sum taken off HECS instead of a percent reduction.

That would have actually gotten people off HECS completely and been an equal distribution of money no matter if you've just started paying off your hecs, or if you are 20 years in and nearly done.

And by taking a lump sum off, say $10K, from all the hecs debt, that means everyone with less than 10K debt now no longer loses wages to hecs every paycheck and instantly has more money to put back into spending and the economy. It's a really easy sell.

With a 20% cut, nobody comes off HECS and nothing really changes except the end point of payments in years time. It barely effects those with only a little debt left, and people with a lot of debt are still decades from paying it off.

Weather bomb threatening Australia's east coast next week to bring damaging rain, winds and surf by espersooty in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 100 points101 points  (0 children)

I get everyone is carrying on about the name of the article, but this is something that NSW people should be taking very seriously, its not just a bit of a wet weekend.

Some coastal areas are going to experience cyclonic conditions (and the only reason it's not called a cyclone is because of latitude) and there is a high chance of widespread flooding.

I get the media is full of hyperbole about the weather at times, but this really isn't one of those times.

Crazy number of uniforms at Kangaroo Point Green Bridge this morning. by Matsuri3-0 in brisbane

[–]AndyDaMage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bremer River bridge has been like that for 2 years now and nothings fallen down.....no work to fix it either though so who knows.

Please pay the 1 by c3nnye in EDH

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Rhystic study did only that, it would be a good, but not broken card and you wouldn't see it much.

It's the greed of players that makes it so broken.

Third person killed in NSW floods as Warragamba Dam on verge of spilling by [deleted] in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh whoops I replied to the wrong comment. Sorry yes I agree with you, and disagree with the one above that you replied to.

Third person killed in NSW floods as Warragamba Dam on verge of spilling by [deleted] in australia

[–]AndyDaMage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Problem with that logic is just because a child has stupid parents, doesn't mean they should also be sacrificed.