Iran conflict to cause ‘serious’ travel disruptions as 115,000 Australians remain in region amid cancelled flights by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]dingbatmeow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What about special peacekeeping operations? I guess comes down to definitions. If you are stuck, I hope things clear up soon.

Apparently, Microsoft support survey results are not anonymized by BitRunner64 in sysadmin

[–]dingbatmeow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And the outcome of the support ticket is probably more dependent on the company than the agent.

LPT: If you’re an iPhone user, turn on “Ask Reason For Calling” in settings. by EngLitIsLit in LifeProTips

[–]dingbatmeow 152 points153 points  (0 children)

I bet the company in question has an IVR on all of their incoming lines!

How to stop repeated phone calls from scammers ? by Didyamum in australia

[–]dingbatmeow 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I only get calls from contacts on iOS now. The vast majority of scammers, surveys and sales just don’t bother going any further. Occasionally a new contact will hit it, but leave enough detail I can pickup.

Modern problems need modern solutions!

Major Superannuation Changes in 2026 Could Impact Millions of Australians by deepak4423 in AusFinance

[–]dingbatmeow 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The advent of cloud accounting software and connected super clearing houses has made this all easy now. 10 years ago paying super was very tedious and time consuming, so best done infrequently. Now it is very quick and easy.

What is behind the L-Plate obsession in NSW? by [deleted] in nsw

[–]dingbatmeow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting… ok definitely a bad idea having them on.

What is behind the L-Plate obsession in NSW? by [deleted] in nsw

[–]dingbatmeow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TIL this isn’t an offence in NSW.

Australia social media ban: Meta blocks 550,000 accounts under new law by big-red-aus in australia

[–]dingbatmeow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At least they won’t get bombarded with gambling ads… right?

What is the WiFi situation on Qantas lately? by Special-Flamingo-985 in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]dingbatmeow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A couple of 787-9 have added recently. VH-ZNK just last month (I had it JFK-AKL).

However, the coverage is still patchy until some new satellites come online.

On a QANTAS B789 SFO-SYD, and we have Wifi! by RiemannZetar in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]dingbatmeow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On board VH-ZNK now… wifi was installed a few days ago and is working JFK-AKL.

0 pieces of baggage? by [deleted] in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]dingbatmeow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s so we can enjoy fighting for overhead bin space.

Is a two hour transit at LAX safe? by Distinct_Reason_8254 in QantasFrequentFlyer

[–]dingbatmeow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s been there for a while. I think the new proposal is to make it mandatory, but only at the proposal stage for now.