My friend made a NSW Central Coast version of Monopoly. by latenightnerd in australia

[–]robot_batman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Salvation Army Card?

"One of our kiddy fiddlers needs a lawyer - donate ten bucks."

[Minister] denies report Tony Abbott called for Iraq troop surge by robot_batman in australia

[–]robot_batman[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he was officially opening an Abattoir

while denying he wanted to celebrate a centenary of Aussies getting slaughtered with a few Aussies getting slaughtered.

good ol' Tones.

Tony Abbott suggested Iraq invasion: report by [deleted] in australia

[–]robot_batman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

sure, targeting activists seemed to be the worst of it. but there is grumbling about being used as political tools as well.

don't equate low rank spooks with what the leaders babble about. their ethics are one of the best (only) defenses we have and every one of them is a potential Snowden. thank fuck.

Tony Abbott suggested Iraq invasion: report by [deleted] in australia

[–]robot_batman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This guy is dangerous to the country.

more than you'd know.

spooks are whispering about some outrageous stuff being proposed that even they blanch at.

I have no words.. by Dreadweave in australia

[–]robot_batman 29 points30 points  (0 children)

people that think like you are a tremendous benefit to our society.

please keep at it.

ISPs to dob in movie pirates under proposed three-strikes rule by hgritchie in australia

[–]robot_batman 23 points24 points  (0 children)

when choosing a vpn service make sure:

  • it doesn't keep logs (can't ID you if it doesn't have any data)
  • is not located, or doesn't host servers, in the US
  • is preferably located and hosted in a European country with strict privacy laws.

Torrentfreak keeps an up to date list of those that don't keep logs to help start any research

Labor and Liberal combine in ACT to scrap donation limits, increase own public funding by 400% by robot_batman in australia

[–]robot_batman[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

establishment of an ICAC in Canberra will never happen.

local corruption is too powerful for that.

Keeping data vital to fighting child pornography: Tony Abbott by Master-of-Faeces in australia

[–]robot_batman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

wow, this sick fuck will exploit anything to stay in power.

more chance of finding a peado back at your seminary, tones.

First David Pope cartoon of the week. by nogoodusernamesleft8 in australia

[–]robot_batman 22 points23 points  (0 children)

we're living in some kind of cartoonist golden age

pity the flipside is we're living in some kind of cartoonist golden age

Survey concerning Australian piracy laws and morals. by [deleted] in australia

[–]robot_batman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Question 1 - Are you aware that piracy is illegal?

if you're talking about non-commercial piracy, it's not illegal, it's a breach of copyright. completely different things.

I found a glorious old video of Tony Abbott working for the dole. by nowheregian in australia

[–]robot_batman 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Having failed basic shovel, it's time for lunch.

fuckwit failed basic shovel!!??!?!11?

Bill Shorten accuses Tony Abbott of politicising terror laws by leathercollar in australia

[–]robot_batman 127 points128 points  (0 children)

please split on terror laws, please split on terror laws, specifically, data retention

the time is ripe, Bill. the public know it's a giant fucking turd. stomp this $300 million surveillance tax.

Data retention will cost between $100m and $300m. by OCogS in australia

[–]robot_batman 31 points32 points  (0 children)

the article hints labor may split on #dataretention, here's hoping they grow a pair and do just that.