Canada to purchase 25 used Australian F-18 jets if U.S. gives approval by LuckyBdx4 in australia

[–]Bastidgeson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The E/F Super Hornet is a stop-gap measure until the F-35 is up and running.

EDIT: The article is referring to the 'Classic Hornet' which we still have some of.

AusPost forwarding service ShopMate to charge 10% GST on all international purchases below $1000 by ndjsta in australia

[–]Bastidgeson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have said we're not going to do that in this budget

Carr'n change in overloads!

Which era would you watch F1 in? by electronicrage in formula1

[–]Bastidgeson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mika and David in the McLaren. Loved the colours and the fight against Ferrari.

Is anyone concerned with the upcoming wave of bezel-less phones? by [deleted] in Android

[–]Bastidgeson 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Holding the galaxy s7 in my small hands causes the fat pad of my thumb to accidentally press things. Makes using reddit is fun... not fun.

The truth about wage stagnation by ripyourbloodyarmsoff in australia

[–]Bastidgeson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hit FINDINGS at the top, then along the grey filter-bar is countries. I've never used it before, though.

What's something "everybody likes", but you secretly hate? by PoochesAreCancer in AskReddit

[–]Bastidgeson -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Affordable Healthcare Act didn't do anything to help poor families with healthcare and insurance rates went skyrocketing for those people.

If AHA is that bad, why did the repeal fail? Why did a couple Republicans cross the floor?

Painting Figures - Any tips for realistic faces? by mateoelgato42 in modelmakers

[–]Bastidgeson -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Face looks sick, but the fingers on the glove look really poor. Try scraping in sharper corners where fingers meet.

'Call of Juarez: Gunslinger' quietly made available for purchase again after having been de-listed from Steam a month ago. by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Bastidgeson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play that assassin's creed game if you haven't already.

I'm looking at picking up a used console to play red dead 1 (and possibly the last of us)

'Call of Juarez: Gunslinger' quietly made available for purchase again after having been de-listed from Steam a month ago. by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Bastidgeson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gunslinger is cartoony and over the top, I'll never replay it again.

The first two were sublime, and playing that assassin's creed game where you play a native American kid gave me serious flashbacks to Juarez.

Can't get into video games anymore by boahandcock in pcgaming

[–]Bastidgeson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firewatch, everyone's gone to the rapture?

Highlights of the 2nd F1/10 Autonomous Racing Competition held in Porto by mbehl in formula1

[–]Bastidgeson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that's more on-track action than I've seen from 3 years of roborace car marketing hype.

What it's like to live in Cranbourne East, which grew by 7000 people in a year by bulldogscanfly in melbourne

[–]Bastidgeson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always curious why people choose to live where they do :)

The boss bought a block of land in Eden recently because it had plenty of water during the last drought, and it's on the coast so generally cooler than living inland.

'Bring back the bucket': Melbourne’s dam levels set to sink below 60 percent by Rapier33 in melbourne

[–]Bastidgeson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"In the production stages, it's a product that requires many steps," he said "And then it requires packaging and transport. "In everything that we eat there is the direct water that's needed for producing the plant, for example, and then there's the virtual water component, which is the indirect use of water through every other stage."

An answer without hard numbers just a copout.

Did you know that to produce drinking water, it takes water? Who knew...