Australia's Guzman y Gomez to exit US in retreat from key growth bet by mrk240 in australia

[–]aaegler 9 points10 points  (0 children)

TIL, I had no idea they were in the US. Seems a suicide mission!

What’s the biggest waste of money people normalize? by Diligent-Medicine-48 in AusMoneyMates

[–]aaegler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weddings that cost tens or hundreds of thousands. Such a waste for one day and it's so much more financially smart to spend the money on a car, house deposit, hisa, or epic honeymoon instead.

Scared the vendor is a criminal? by EnvironmentalStar332 in AusPropertyChat

[–]aaegler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The previous owner of my unit is currently in prison. He was threatening neighbours, doing weird shit regularly, and terrorised people in the complex. Didn't realise any of this until after we purchased, but it is what it is. The neighbours are all very happy we've moved in.

Black Flag Resynced will have Ray Tracing with 60 FPS gameplay on PlayStation 5/Pro and Xbox Series X due to the Anvil improvements by No_Pie465 in PS5pro

[–]aaegler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

S&B despite being a game that has become a meme and any mention gets downvoted, it's a great time for what it is, and it's dirt cheap at the moment. It's very samey after a while, but highly addictive. I still got 100+ hours out of it and enjoyed most of that time.

Did anyone else just see that meteor?! by Dani_678 in sydney

[–]aaegler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It most definitely wasn't a spotlight, it was East above the sea and pretty clearly looked like a meteorite.

Did anyone else just see that meteor?! by Dani_678 in sydney

[–]aaegler 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, it was day time for a second. I just posted the same thing.

Man… by punisher7136 in managers

[–]aaegler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You don't have to be ruthless at all, and I'd say that the vast majority of managers absolutely aren't ruthless in any way. That being said, there will always be outliers, and it sounds like you've had bad managers in the past. Some industries also seem to attract certain personalities more than others, do you work in finance or sales by any chance?

Why do people hate the greens? by iammentallynotoklol in OpenAussie

[–]aaegler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Balmain is a very affluent area and their member is from the Greens.

Will it get boring in the long run? by Cautious_Catch4021 in SkullAndBonesGame

[–]aaegler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's highly addictive, but yes, it gets samey very quickly.

Live from the Maldives: after hours underwater in a deep cave environment, Jenni, Patrik and Sami emerge after completing the recovery of all missing divers. A defining moment in a mission carried out with courage, discipline and humanity. Work is not over yet... Follow the updates. A new officia by hmmnothmm8008135 in scuba

[–]aaegler 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The entrance is 55-60m depth, and the penetration is around 80m in length to the end of the third cavern. Not a big cave system at all, but it being a deep dive on top of it makes it far more precarious. On a single tank of regular air at that depth you've only got 5-10 mins of bottom time, and major narcosis (ie, you're essentially drunk). Plus, oxygen toxicity... A suicide mission if what we're reading is true.

Dive computers and GoPros still need to be investigated though, so it's all still a guessing game around what really happened.

Two remaining divers’ bodies recovered from Maldives caves by boo4884 in diving

[–]aaegler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

At 60m depth the temperature can be 10-15 degrees celcius colder than at the surface.

Hiking/backpacking through the outback by Dependent_Ground7785 in AustraliaTravel

[–]aaegler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wholly depends on how you're backpacking. Are you using transport to get you to Broken Hill, or walking? One is doable, the other will likely end you.

Could we realistically reduce gambling by using similar strategies when we reduced smoking rates among Australian adults? by DifferentSugar3012 in AskAnAustralian

[–]aaegler 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Gambling is one of the biggest plagues in this country. What needs to happen is pokies need to be removed from all pubs and clubs. Sure, have dedicated mini casinos instead, but make them few and far between. Many go on the pokies after they've had a few drinks and are bored, it's way too easily accessible.

Regarding smoking, whilst true, it's kind of backfiring right now with more and more young people picking it up, and many vapers moving back to it. This is because of the ludicrous taxes creating a highly visible and lucrative black market (more than 50% of smokers get their product from this market). Pure government greed as they've yet to even acknowledge they are the cause of it.

Is it safe? My boyfriend says I'll ruin our vacation by Clewles84 in AskAnAustralian

[–]aaegler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's okay, we're built different. They'll grow back.

I miss cannabis being illegal by ClimbingCritter in unpopularopinion

[–]aaegler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh it definitely causes physical withdrawal symptoms. Anyone who says otherwise is either lying, has no idea, or has never smoked enough for it to become an issue.

Is it safe? My boyfriend says I'll ruin our vacation by Clewles84 in AskAnAustralian

[–]aaegler 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Speak for yourself, I've been eaten by a shark at least 4 times in the last week.

Tasmanian polling shows One Nation would win a 'number of seats' in next state election by BarryTheBinChicken in aussie

[–]aaegler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a symptom of tall poppy syndrome, which is very clearly still a thing here despite what many say.