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just a heads up if you use google you might want to change some of your settings before their new policy kicks in....tomorrow. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/if-you-use-google-you-may-want-to-read-this-20120229-1u1i9.html

i think abc news and ch24 is the best news program we have, and on top they are non biased. ch9 & ch7, show some bias, but they try not to make it to obvious, but i hate that, because they influence the viewers to vote for the coalition. sbs is very good aswell and non biased. that just shits me, as most australiens are just like sheep... for example when, they increased the retirement age from 65 up to 67, nobody on the street cared about this. whilst the same thing, overseas, led to millions of people demonstrating. or anna bligh, one time she say's, i want a nucelar power plant in gladstone, and a few months later (after fukoshima), her advisers claim, she is against nucelar power. in oz politicians can get away with anything. both parties claim, it's there good governing, (in the past,or the current) which made oztralia to overcome the global crisis, but this is bullshit, it's our mining and resources which are bought from china and india, which make us strong, and every idiot can dig minerals out of the ground. i feel we, have to be more carefull with our resources, because minerals are gone once you sold them, they will not grow back. aswell they can't keep a clean budget, what a bad example for the people. debt is a terrible thing, it's the modern form of slavery, and the rich money lenders are laughing all the way to the bank. oz, is a sissy state, were everything that is fun, is forbidden. the goverment wastes millions on fire works, but us, the people are not allowed to let of a cracker at new years eve???? the rest of the world allowes people to have bb guns, and air guns without a licence, once you turn 18, and it works fine. you are not even allowed to collect many types of fossils in australia. this reminds me of how people got treated inthe colonies, it's time to stand up for the rights which other people have all over the world i hate all those patronising laws, and i think it's time to change them!

My $0.02: (Yes, I'm a "tech" guy) Paypal Pros Easy to use Can use funds from the paypal account Can use funds from a bank account Can use funds from a credit or debit card / Can be used as credit or debit card processor [*]Very well supported [*]Very well known (gives a level of trust to users) [*]Fraud protection [*]Multiple currencies & countries Cons Censorship ​Moral police Shutdown the Wikileaks donations account Known to fuck over completely legitimate accounts for no reason And MANY other stories [*]​Are not always on the side of the seller when it comes to fraud protection (especially if you're selling even mildly-questionable-by-super-right-wing-nutjob goods/services) [*]Big-business (Instantly makes it untrustworthy in my books) [*]Doesn't allow access from a few countries Bitcoin Pros As anonymous as you make it (ie, if you you transfer all of your bitcoins out of your payment wallet and into a new one which you tell NO ONE about, it's just a bitcoin address. No names, emails, IPs, etc attached to it. I can elaborate on this if you want) No taxes or fees (there is one tiny fee but it's covered by the buyer - it's less than a few cents) Price fluctuates (don't worry, I'll put this down as a con too) Free of big business/govt No censorship No chargeback fraud Can be sent money from ANYWHERE with an internet connection Cons Clearance times can be quite long (You generally want to wait 6 "Confirmations" before clearing a deposit. This can take between 30 minutes and a few hours) Not easy/fast to get "normal" money in and out of. (You can't buy with a credit or debit card, for example. The only way for Australians to get money into Bitcoin is either doing over the counter trades with people on IRC or the real world or bank deposits which can take ages to clear) Not very well known "Too techy" / A new concept people aren't fully understanding of Price fluctuates Requires an internet connection to check your balance/send funds If you lose your password to your wallet file or the file itself, you're fucked. Your coins are gone and they will NEVER come back. (This can be resolved by always backing up and using a password you remember/have a written copy in a secure location) If I think of anything else I'll add it. Questions welcome. *Edit: Fun fact, Paypal thinks I'm a money launderer because $2-3k went through my account in the space of a day or two. (Bitcoin related )

https://www.google.com/history/ Sign in and disable that. Also, all of those precautions are well and good but I guarantee ad networks/other places know one hell of a lot about you. *Edit Tbh, don't use Google for searching at all. Give DuckDuckGo a shot. * Extra: If you use Chrome/Chromium here's some addons which will help, a bit, in securing your browsing: Adblock Plus for Chrome Google Analytics Opt-out Google Interest-based Advertising Opt-out Keep My Opt-outs Ghostery I'll add more/create a new topic later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftAPFLmvK4&feature=related

Im not really a PC enthusiast i just dont like the whole "oh your PC is broken, you should totaly just get a mac, they never break and are sooooo trendy" Im going to quote Maddox again, as it sums up my stance pretty well

Not just that.. think of all the people suffering that can only afford 19 chandeliers.

hey every one i wrote this song for my girlfriend sorry about the crappy quality I only have a shitty camera hope you all like it.... http://youtu.be/uda_8YAcqck tell me what you think

If people would learn how to use paypal, most of the fees can be eliminated. It really comes down to either they use you or you use them. If I send funds to shruman for Goods & Services for some seeds I purchased from him, he pays a 4.5% commission to paypal. However if I decide shruman is a good ol' boy & instead send funds to Family & Friends, shruman keeps every penny & I pay a 1% currency conversion fee. If there is no currency conversion, there is no fee whatsoever. The only stipulation is funds sent in this manner must be coming from your paypal balance or a linked bank account. Again, it's important that people know & understand paypals terms & conditions, offensive & prohibited items and learn how to work around them to their own benefit. Am I using paypal to buy (insert prohibited items here)? HELL NO, I'm buying widgets & whatnots. as per email discussion. It is absolutely none of paypals business what the funds being transferred are for.

I remember on the first Jenolan trip, MORG found a Cordiceps gunii specimen. Insect got pwnd.

look what i started. the stupidest argument in the history of humanity comes to SAB feel my wrath motherfuckers

nice work, reminded me of Wilco.

Pretty sure Darcy has had a few releases of these very similiar hybrids. Unless it had the Psycho0 moniker it would be a different hybrid nito. Maybe one of Ferrets bridgesii from memory. Nice plants hunni

How sweet... writing a song for your girlfriend, and then posting it on youtube .Good on you jwerta. (i hope she saw it first:P )

good stuff buddy. your voice is better than you think

I would love to roll the carpet for all my SAB homeboys and girls.....especially you Tipz.. I find it quite disturbly and upsetting actually, that the nicest, friendliest, generous, well-natured, caring and plantet-helping people I know, I have never had the privelage of actually meeting....apart from one of my best mates in real life. Sorry to drop that one Darkspark ..he is afterall how i found this place , and for that i am ever thankful. The world would be much better off, if it as a whole could, live with the same set of morals and ethics and operate in the same fashion as the people in here do. Thanks Torsten and all the corroboree members for making this place what it is. My choice is what i choose to do, and if im causing no harm, it shouldn't both you. Your choice is who you choose to be, and If your causing no harm then your alight with me - Ben Harper

Some people don't want a $2k Facebook machine *Edit And/or have issues with the walled garden approach Apple takes.

Would have to imagine this has been posted somewhere in here before but oooooh so awesome!

And overcame the vertigo of infinity to become some-[as opposed to every-]thing.

I escaped from the clutches of eternity to incarnate here.

haha wow where there are gallerinas...

Howdy. At the moment i am in search of the above print for microscopy. Preferably the prolific eastern state specimen. regards, B

very interressting, btw, my echinocactus grusonii (golden barrel cactus) x lophophora williamsii (peyote) hybreeds are comming along nicly (only kidding).

thats the whole awsomness of agar. If you get some contams just seperate out a good bit onto a fresh plate. You can keep doin this till you get a good serile culture going

Polystyrene dishes are def not pc'able. SOME polypropylene dishes are Glass def are.