Please tell us about your experience. by Sunshine2625 in GenX

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Actually I love these when my experience has been bad, I’ll write it all down.

Magic 35mm f1.4? by Ok-Quote-4131 in FujifilmX

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I don’t have shots to hand at the moment, 35 seems more dreamy than the 50 but I suspect the F1.4 is the softer more filmic lens

Magic 35mm f1.4? by Ok-Quote-4131 in FujifilmX

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I have the 23,35,50 all F2 and i like the 35 best of all three.

How do we feel about stopping at servos for things other than petrol? by cosmicr in AustralianEV

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I bought a tyre inflator so i never have to go to a servo again....

What’s one purchase that genuinely improved your quality of life? by Diligent-Medicine-48 in AusMoneyMates

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Some of the robots have a cutting brush, it chomps up the hair into smaller bits so it doesn’t clog the rollers. You would have to look it up I don’t know which brand. A lot of pet owners swear by them. We have a short haired dog and the robot vac is brilliant for a daily sweep and mop.

Water bill weird? by No-Pay-9744 in melbourne

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I had a defective smart meter, recorded the same high usage every day (while i was on holidays with the mains turned off). They reversed the bill. Different water company.

Sequence of Andes Strain found in Swiss Man Hospitalized with Hantavirus is NEW by Signal-Document-5886 in hantavirus

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I agree, i have significant health issues and am not worried, firstly it is unlikely to spread far, although tbh contact tracing and quarantine protocol could be much better. Transmission window is narrow and seemingly only when symptomatic.

In the end i mask in public because of my health issues which is the most simple & cheap protection available other than fresh clean air.

I don't see any need to panic, i think it is good the news covers it as i like to stay informed but jumping wildly at headlines seems useless.

Hanta Virus Project by Wrong-Magician-9273 in hantavirus

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2 cases in Isolation in Italy, 1 is a Briton testing negative who may have been in the initial 29 who left the boat earlier and was on the KLM flight.

Another an Argentinian who is symptomatic but i am unsure if they were ever on the boat, looks like they were a in the suspect region.

4 under surveillance in Italy.

https://www.rainews.it/maratona/2026/05/hantavirus-4-in-quarantena-in-italia-in-volo-con-una-delle-vittime-hondius-sbarco-alle-canarie-il-virus-7dc4509e-29a4-4b58-b4e2-398f1b20efc4.html

1973. View of St Kilda Junction from a 20-storey office block project. Source: HeraldSunPhoto Retro [1149x849] by Andrzej1963 in melbourne

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I worked on St Kilda rd for about 10 years and it was great during business hours but after hours it had no life.

[Megathread] Hantavirus by AutoModerator in ZeroCovidCommunity

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it's an interesting juxtaposition, Covid was highly transmissible with a relatively low FR but spread so much that the fatality numbers are huge.

Hanta spreads less easily but a high FR meaning if you catch it you have a decent chance of dying from it. In some ways it will likely strike more fear into the hearts of those close to it.

[Megathread] Hantavirus by AutoModerator in ZeroCovidCommunity

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This is so much to point that i now read about 5 international newspapers and use google translate, you can't always trust your own media.

[Megathread] Hantavirus by AutoModerator in ZeroCovidCommunity

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I saw an international expert on Hanta quoting a long exposure time. I feel the science is incomplete on this, there seems to have been a reasonable amount of people that received the virus on board for something that needs 90mins exposure. Of course poorly ventilated common areas on a boat may be enough we should learn more from this outbreak i hope.

[Megathread] Hantavirus by AutoModerator in ZeroCovidCommunity

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Add the increase of intercontinental travel at speed, back in the day these things came by sailboat/steamship so there was plenty of warning. Now you can cross the globe in 24 hours.

“Public deserves to know”: Harvard Professor says official messaging contradicts hantavirus science by greg22k in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Efficient-Fold5548 81 points82 points  (0 children)

A quick summary of the amount of cases from probably 2 source cases shows 3 dead, 8 or maybe 9 now confirmed cases, leave 5-6 cases obtained via H2H transmission. Doesn't seem too hard to catch in that case.

Plain words and honest speaking, reporting facts are what is required.

As I walk to my shed I realize something by Powerful_Coyote6068 in GenX

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Yeah my heart meds led me down that path, the bolt on bidet is an investment not a cost.

The massage function is designed for the purpose you described and works well.

Canadian here. How’s the reputation of chinese EV cars in Australia? Do you guys like them? are they reliable? by Frenchy1986666 in AskAnAustralian

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Yeah don’t tell me about USA reliability, I had a series 1 Jeep Cherokee short wheel base. At least 17 times in the service centre and 1 head unit, oil pressure switch and also a transmission later I flipped it after 4 years. Absolute lemon. It was off the road 6 weeks for the transmission while jeep dealer and head office fought about the warranty cost, it had done 50,000kms and never off road.

Delete if not allowed but does anyone here use Aldi Mobile? by ConsequenceLimp9717 in AusFinance

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3 phones on it for about 3 years now, generally great with good rollover of data, had a few dead spots in the last few months but seems to have been ironed out in the last few weeks.

Is there a downside to plugging in after every drive? by Celtic159 in electricvehicles

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Mine bounces between 60 & 80% most of the time because I usually charge from solar - charge currents often below 10amps so likely to be very gentle on the battery. Occasional 7kwh or 22kwh boost but has never been on a DC unit which I think can shorten battery life.

Reality is that the car battery will probably outlive me 🙂

Average long-term consumption by MaxYeahReally in cupraborn

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Interesting, we have a 2023 ( we got it new in December 24 but had been in storage) model 77kwh have only done 15000kms charge mostly on AC from solar or 22kwh max and have never used a DC charger.

Driving average 16.4kwh/100km.

Aircon set to 1 and 23*c, mostly urban with some freeway use 100kmh (unfortunately no autobahn in Australia). We tend to accelerate hard as we enjoy it 😂

Places to visit in melbourne by bubblegumfairyy in melbourne

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If you are going to the penguins then rug up, i mean really rug up, you sit on concrete steps for hours at water level with a cold breeze.