Random Stuff

[Autocon]

And now they have been fined 40k over it. I would perhaps reconsider

[griffin]

I love it when this pops up from time to time to draw out the xenophobes...

Over on facebook, someone posted up the comment that "British schools should be forced to teach children Arabic Numerals", and quite a few people were quite opposed to the idea, while quite a few people were quite amused at that opposition.


For those who don't know, our numbers (1,2,3,4,5,etc) are actually called "Arabic numbers". But it is always fun to see the angry comments from (presumably white) people who are not keen on the thought of having anything foreign, especially anything sounding Islamic, introduced into their western communities or schools, so their opposition to having "Arabic Numerals" taught in schools is actually opposing the teaching of basic maths in schools.
Or simply put, stupid people opposing basic education.

[DELTAprime]

I just ordered the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G. Not because I particularly want a new phone, but rather because my old phone is nearing the end of its life of getting monthly security updates.

It's really terrible that these companies stop providing security updates after a couple of years for these devices that hold so much personal information.

[Autocon]

Im on a samsung s5. My last update was march 2017. Its dying with a flicking screen and the screen not coming back from black screen when in rest mode.

Not sure what to get

[Fungal Infection]

Do a search for the Oneplus 7T Pro on youtube and watch the reviews - not available in Australia but I got one imported and its a damn good phone. So good that I'm tempted to update to their latest one which is a true flagship.

[griffin]

Im on a samsung s5. My last update was march 2017. Its dying with a flicking screen and the screen not coming back from black screen when in rest mode.

Not sure what to get

I just got a new phone yesterday, as my galaxy s4 was no longer able to work certain apps anymore. Instagram wouldn't post photos, twitter wouldn't tweet anything, the qantas in-flight entertainment app wouldn't access their system, and the web browser wasn't able to access a growing number of websites.
I bought the s4 back in 2013, for my trip to Japan... and other than a new battery for it about 3 years ago, it was still working fine (the current battery was down to about 2 days of charge now).
I don't like throwing out (replacing) items that still work, but it was just getting too difficult to use.
Even though the s4 was the new fancy galaxy phone in 2013, I decided against doing that again this time (the s20), and got a much cheaper galaxy a71 instead... which still has more than enough of what I need, and is 5G compatible, if it shows up in my area while I still have this phone.

And after finally convincing myself to take the step of replacing my (trusty) old phone with a new (expensive) one, my car breaks down the same day while I'm at the shops... $400 later, and there goes my toy spending money for the month.

[Autocon]

Have 10k for car! But its hard finding a good car that will last 20 years. People have stopped selling atm.

[Autocon]

Getting car! Also have new phone on telstra. Much faster response than optus for internet. Not sure if that's cos the phone is old or just optud