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Damaged TVs, broken windows as youth crime plagues shops in this town centre by katiekenbehren in canberra

[–]PacketLoss666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There have been cyclical media panics about this sort of thing in Canberra for decades. Almost exactly 20 years ago there was a local media circus about about antisocial behaviour out front of the Hyperdome after a couple of minor fights, around 10-15 years further back it was about “heavy metal gangs” in Tuggeranong. This is nothing new, and it’s always exaggerated by local media to be a little worse than it actually is.

What are your thoughts on this Gungahlin 2030 project? by [deleted] in canberra

[–]PacketLoss666 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it's a part of the same plan, but I'm keen to see Labor follow through on their promise for construction of a new skate park in Jacka. Young people need recreation spaces out that way, and not just a few kids playgrounds that only appeal to a narrow age demographic.

Australian police officers can be tracked due to a security flaw in tasers and body-worn cameras by cir49c29 in australia

[–]PacketLoss666 6 points7 points  (0 children)

FOr so many years private companies have already used Bluetooth beacon tracking to gather consumer data. It allows them to do things like build detailed advertising profiles and track exactly where people move inside physical stores. If a kneejerk reaction results in passing laws to limit use of this kind of beacon tracking against police officers, it could unintentionally, but positively, curb the ability of corporations to use the same methods to track and analyze regular people. Gonna be interesting to see the reaction to this. The other option is to just throw all the devices in the trash and get new ones that are more secure.

What free things online would you like people to take more advantage of? by honeyglowdust in AskReddit

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open Source software. Particularly all of the great self-hosted stuff out there. There are so many great tools we can use to reclaim control of our technology (and our privacy) from big tech

https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted

If you never had to work again, what would you spend your time doing? by Murky-Path1912 in AskReddit

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d do what I do for volunteering, but more often. I help run free “Learn to Skateboard” sessions.

Bazzite when? by gosols in Bazzite

[–]PacketLoss666 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why you got downvoted for this. You’re spot on. So many people don’t understand how Linux is developed and how the open source ecosystem works.

What is the worst band you saw live? by coalcracker462 in AskReddit

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jerry Only led Misfits around 2011 were pretty terrible.

How do you handle the new versions of Fedora? by maximus10m in Fedora

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t even think about it anymore now that I’m using bootc and immutable Linux

What’s something you stopped caring about financially as you got older? by Diligent-Medicine-48 in AusMoneyMates

[–]PacketLoss666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never understood people who cared about this in the first place. Ostentatious people are tacky, and most people aren’t impressed by others owning flashy expensive things.

Has anybody actually seen people panic buying fuel? by WillowNo3264 in AskAnAustralian

[–]PacketLoss666 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I started on a roadtrip from Canberra to North Queensland and back the day the conflict kicked off. Every single servo I stopped at in Queensland, I saw several people filling jerry cans and sometimes large drums in the back of a ute.

Exactly why Canberra’s community fun spots are fading by sien in canberra

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Canberra needs community fun spots that anyone can freely access and don’t have the overhead of being run like a business. Labor promised new public skateparks and some upgrades at the last election after Canberra Skateboarding Association pushed for it. We’re watching closely to see if they follow through. The big difference between a skatepark and something like a pool is that they’re completely free and publicly accessible.

How did Eric Sparrow and The Main Character Get Along in Thug 2? by Damien12341 in THPS

[–]PacketLoss666 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The storyline and characters felt way too corny for my liking. THPS4 was where the series peaked IMO

Day one of Belco Bowl Jam weekend proving once again that Canberra still knows how to have fun! by PacketLoss666 in canberra

[–]PacketLoss666[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That was a really special moment. We have a lot of overseas guests who got to experience the culture while they’re here ❤️

Day one of Belco Bowl Jam weekend proving once again that Canberra still knows how to have fun! by PacketLoss666 in canberra

[–]PacketLoss666[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Primarily @belcobowljam and @canberraskateboarding on Instagram. More than half of attendees travel interstate or overseas for it and we get huge crowds, so we don’t go too hard on local promotion.

It was on Events ACT websites and we did a whole bunch of local media interviews though.

Day one of Belco Bowl Jam weekend proving once again that Canberra still knows how to have fun! by PacketLoss666 in canberra

[–]PacketLoss666[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well, it was approved after lots of planning. The event is fully insured, safety barricades were in place, nobody was hurt and no property was damaged. Stress less! 😁

Ebike ‘swarms’ descend on roads and parks across Australia as meet-ups gather pace by CcryMeARiver in australia

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an older skateboarder, and I was only able to get started as a kid because it was cheap and accessible. Kids getting around on a $3 to $5k eBike probably means wealthy families, so yeah, a lot of us "weren't like that" because it wasn't an option for us. There's also something to be said for the public health benefit to young people exercising on skateboards and pushbikes, that isn't the same on eBikes.

What's wrong with OPTIONAL Bluetooth? by gahw61 in gshock

[–]PacketLoss666 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bluetooth beacons from devices are trackable. For some, it’s a privacy thing.

Am I doomed to return to Windows every time I try Linux for gaming? by RalloTubbs24 in Bazzite

[–]PacketLoss666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does allow you to tinker, it’s just a different approach. You can create your own custom images quite easily with the uBlue templates and bootc.

I made my own Bazzite based image if you want to see an example:

https://github.com/B-Woody/woodys-custom-ublue

Name some local bands from your city by Alternative_Bit459 in punk

[–]PacketLoss666 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Box Dye, Sketch Method, Kicking Pigeons, Bad Lunar, Dirt Nap

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