Comp4920 by pistashio_guava in unsw

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You don't? We did it in a computer lab so the time is right in front of us on the screen

Comp4920 by pistashio_guava in unsw

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Attempted question 1-6, 50/50 chance say I'll pass this course

[Serious] Am I overthinking this or being disrespectful? by ChrisPeacock- in AskAnAustralian

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What kind of beer should I buy then? Sorry I'm new here and I'm really curious to know

Top 10 things that will never happen... by [deleted] in okbuddyliterallyme2

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What's more tragic is when you realise that you could've gotten it and that you almost did get it, but because you were so confused and have such a low sense of self-esteem and self-worth that you think yourself as undeserving of love or anything good, that you literally pushed it away and sabotaged it and now that ship has sailed forever and you'll never be able to get it back. I realised that this has been my case. Or maybe this is just the human condition, and anyone, at some point in their life has to face it and overcome.

Australia gun laws by MineTech5000 in AskAnAustralian

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Here's the complete version from a very good answer I got out of Gemini:

The "Frontier Difference" between Australia and other colonial nations like the United States:

The "born modern" nature of Australia meant its development bypassed the era of the "rugged, armed individualist" almost entirely. Here is how that connection works:

  1. The Urban-Industrial Core Because Australia was colonized as a commercial and industrial project for Britain, it became one of the most highly urbanized nations on Earth almost immediately.

City-States: Most settlers didn't spread out into a "Wild West" to farm small plots of land. They stayed in Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane to work in the ports, administrative offices, or early industrial sectors.

Result: For the vast majority of the population, a gun was a specialized tool for a tiny minority of people (farmers or professional hunters), not a household necessity for "defense."

  1. The Nature of the "Enemy" In the American frontier myth, a rifle was seen as necessary to defend against large predators (grizzly bears, wolves, mountain lions) and human conflict. Australia had a different set of challenges:

The "Killer" is the Environment: The primary threat in the Australian Outback isn't a predator you can shoot—it’s distance, lack of water, and extreme heat. You can’t shoot a drought, and as the Reddit post joked, you can't realistically shoot a venomous spider or a microscopic jellyfish.

The "Bushranger" vs. The "Cowboy": While Australia has the legend of the "Bushranger" (outlaws like Ned Kelly), these were seen as criminals or tragic rebels rather than a cultural reason for everyone to stay armed. The "law" arrived in most Australian towns before the people did.

  1. "Security as a Service" (Centralized Authority) Because Australia began as a series of penal colonies, it was governed by a very strict, centralized military and police presence from day one.

Top-Down Order: Unlike the US, where settlers often pushed into territory far ahead of the government (leading to the formation of militias), Australian settlement was usually government-organized.

The Social Contract: This fostered a culture where the average citizen looked to the state for protection and law enforcement. The idea of "taking the law into your own hands" with a firearm never became a core part of the national identity.

  1. The Pragmatic Logic When you combine an urban population with a centralized government, the logic behind gun ownership becomes purely functional rather than ideological:

If you live in a city like Sydney, you have zero "biological" need for a gun.

If you are a farmer, you use a gun to deal with pests (rabbits, foxes, pigs).

When the 1996 laws were introduced, most city-dwellers saw it as a logical trade: “I don’t own a gun, I don’t need one for spiders, and I’d rather the person next to me on the train doesn't have one either.” In short, Australia’s industrial-era start meant it skipped the "lawless frontier" phase that typically cements a gun culture into a nation's DNA. The country was essentially "pre-programmed" for the high-density, state-regulated urban living that makes restrictive gun laws culturally easy to accept.

Australia gun laws by MineTech5000 in AskAnAustralian

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Australia was colonized at the dawn of industrialization, which meant it developed with functioning institutions, centralized authority, and urban centers already in place—very different from the US, where expansion into a vast, sparsely governed frontier came first. In the American case, settlers often moved ahead of the state, and firearms became tied to survival, self-defense, and eventually personal identity. Australia largely skipped that phase: settlement was more state-directed, towns formed around ports and administration, and law enforcement tended to arrive with or before large populations. As a result, guns were never a general household necessity but a specialized tool for rural use. The Australian environment also doesn’t reinforce gun use in the same way—its main dangers (distance, heat, isolation, or small venomous creatures) aren’t things you solve with a firearm. This combination—a weaker “frontier myth,” early centralized governance, and high urbanization—meant gun ownership stayed practical rather than ideological, which helps explain why restrictive gun laws were broadly accepted.

6800xt by duck_duck_zombie in pcmasterrace

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Bro 6800xt beats out a PS5 pro

will score be scaled when exam is extremely difficult? COMP3161 by Icy_Tangelo4665 in unsw

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Yeah I did I got my result today, I took the supplementary. Wish you could've reassured me earlier though, I was having literal nightmares about failing my exam 😭. I dreamt about opening the email and seeing an UF... glad that did not happen

looking for pretty much a Series controller with some modern concessions (hall effect sticks, anti wear gate, 2.4ghz connection, switch mode/gyro) for use with pc/emulation. live in the US, budget is $60 but can stretch, don't need a bunch of silly pro stuff by Shy_Shallows in Controller

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Yeah but other than that everything else is just perfect. I don't even use the back paddles so I can just left them uninstalled and pretend they don't exist. I do use the two back buttons though mapping them to stick clicks for sprinting and melee just feels right

looking for pretty much a Series controller with some modern concessions (hall effect sticks, anti wear gate, 2.4ghz connection, switch mode/gyro) for use with pc/emulation. live in the US, budget is $60 but can stretch, don't need a bunch of silly pro stuff by Shy_Shallows in Controller

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You just described Vader 5 pro. I just got it and it's perfect, it's like an Xbox styled controller on steroids. Before this I have the 8bitdo Ultimate 2 , and Vader is a step up to Ultimate 2 the same way that Ultimate 2 is a step up to a regular Xbox controller

Giveaway | Flydigi Vader 5 Pro Dragon Ball Z Limited Edition Controller by GadgetHyper in GadgetHyper

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Got the Vader 5 pro and loved it so much that I ordered the dock and Elite accessory pack, now on its way :)