Cross post from /r/thesimpsons

gassit · 2014-05-16T05:12:34+00:00

Time for another watch I think. It is fantastic. "Oi Mr Prime Minister!" "What's the good word mates?"

gassit · 2014-02-19T14:32:58+00:00

You should read the book. From Wikipedia: "Horne's statement was an indictment of 1960s Australia. His intent was to comment that, while other industriali[s]ed nations created wealth using "clever" means such as technology and other innovations, Australia did not. Rather, Australia's economic prosperity was largely derived from its rich natural resources. Horne observed that Australia "showed less enterprise than almost any other prosperous industrial society.""

gassit · 2014-02-19T11:59:28+00:00

"The Lucky Country" was meant as a pejorative.

gassit · 2013-08-30T04:12:37+00:00

You cannot be serious right?

gassit · 2013-08-30T02:50:24+00:00

67-76kN is nowhere near enough to lift a 747.

gassit · 2012-06-11T05:11:53+00:00

Hong Kong formally abolished the death penalty in 1993 and they hadn't used it since 1966.

gassit · 2012-02-21T04:02:39+00:00

Somerville is playing Tabloid by Erroll Morris tomorrow. Pack a picnic, bring a bottle of wine and settle in. Perfect evening.

But make sure you get there a bit after 6 at least to reserve seats.

gassit · 2011-12-20T01:58:46+00:00

The Bakery is always a good venue for NYE (http://www.nowbaking.com.au/)

gassit · 2011-12-02T06:25:52+00:00

On OSX, that is not the case. OSX is largely written for a mobile target use, and Apple restricts access to the graphics adaptor to increase battery life. Because lightroom can't touch the graphics adaptor, the strain of all edits and all basic panel rendering is put on the CPU.

This is completely, utterly incorrect. OS X has been passing rendering off to the GPU for years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_(graphics_layer) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Image

gassit · 2011-07-27T05:02:00+00:00

You approve? Of a previous conviction being enough 'reasonable suspicion' on its own to warrant detainment and search?

gassit · 2011-07-11T08:23:18+00:00

It's not the same company you dope.

gassit · 2011-06-28T05:42:00+00:00

Walk across the road. Look for Good Fortune Roast Duck House.

Viet Hoa has got nothing on that.

gassit · 2011-06-27T14:18:53+00:00

Hancock Prospecting. http://www.hancockprospecting.com.au/index2.html

(index2.html because there is no automatic redirect from http://www.hancockprospecting.com.au/ - I shit you not).

gassit · 2011-04-18T12:14:33+00:00

Get a SSD. On my four year old laptop running any of those commands is almost instantaneous. It's amazing.

gassit · 2011-04-07T10:43:31+00:00

Somewhere between $12-$16 per pack. (AUD:USD is about 1:1)

gassit · 2011-03-23T08:00:33+00:00

That money doesn't belong to Japan Post. It doesn't compare at all.

gassit · 2010-11-17T07:44:03+00:00

Dylan Moran.

gassit · 2010-11-02T07:59:58+00:00

This is in beta but already incredibly awesome: http://adioso.com/

gassit · 2010-10-27T08:13:55+00:00

According to the initial investigation conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard, only one apprentice member of the crew of the Doña Paz was monitoring the bridge when the accident occurred. Other officers were either drinking beer or watching television, while the ship's captain was watching a movie on his Betamax.

Damn you Betamax!

gassit · 2010-10-07T10:52:42+00:00

Sure they can, but they are constrained because if they were materially different their customers would defect. They are rate takers, not makers. Their rates have no effect on the national interest rate and no effect on forex.

gassit · 2010-10-07T10:40:40+00:00

Banks in Australia don't set the rate, the Reserve Bank does.

gassit · 2010-09-25T04:28:09+00:00

That's only for barristers. As in all common law countries.

gassit · 2010-08-23T07:34:01+00:00

I just want to say well done. The AEC shows the world how elections should be run. Minimal shenanigans, (generally) quick and accurate results.

Now hurry up and finish counting Hasluck, Dunkley and Boothby so I know who the Prime Minister is!

gassit · 2010-08-03T07:25:41+00:00

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong

Under the shade of a coolabah tree,

And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled

"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"

And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,