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@decryption@aus.social

Writes about computers for a living. Australian.

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Yet another person is using my gmail address with a dot in the username thinking it is theirs - this time it's enrolling their kid in school. Normally I do nothing but should I do something here? I have the damn kids birth cert, full details of the family, etc.

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@purserj oh yeah, i have their mobile phone number (they're australian)

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@purserj yep, even the parents, lol

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@trib it's basically the smith or jones of malta

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@trib it happens all the damn time with gmail and icloud - rental applications, car loans, court appearances, etc. - people legit do not know their goddamn email address

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@purserj the school or the mum ya reckon?

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@burgerdrome contacted the school, lets see what happens

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Issue 2098 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • Huge leak of Google's Search algorithm internal documentation

  • Netflix & Amazon Prime get price bumps in Australia, again

  • The National Robotics Strategy will helps us dominate the robot instead of it dominating us

  • tinyPod turns your Apple Watch into an iPod

And the following stuff is on sale thanks to Ozbargain:

  • Cheap Playstation Plus, JB Hi-Fi 10% off almost everything, Jabra earbuds, Android watches, Moto G84 phone, Sony & Nikon cameras, iPads on Telstra plans, Sonos Move, iPad Pro M4, Ryzen 5950X CPU

If you aren't a subscriber, you missed out on today's issue - don't make that mistake again! Visit https://thesizzle.com.au to sign up for Australia's best tech email newsletter.

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every time I mention Palestine in the DRW newsletter I get at least one (usually more) angry responses with a "why wont you stick to tech/privacy/security" vibe

surveillance and AI tech—fueled by data collection of Palestinians—are amplifying the genocide. Israel exports its tech around the world, 'battled-tested' on Palestinians. Israel has contracts with large data-extractive tech companies. these are privacy and security issues.

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@floreani good to know im not the only one who gets these "please stick to tech" complaints massive eye roll

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I really need to get a wood fire pizza oven/the add on for the bbq in summer.

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@Caprica wood fired pizza is the best

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two cheeks of the same arse, lol - im gonna have to remember that one (good article too) https://www.innovationaus.com/labor-and-coalition-are-two-cheeks-of-the-same-arse-on-it/

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@aussiegeek i wish i did!

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Anyone recommend an email service that if a free tier for a small subscriber base?

cc @decryption

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@jono depends if you’re cool with the service tracking links, clicks and opens of every email

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@jono mailerlite is nice and basic, activecampaign has a good CRM component to it, mailchimp is very popular so lots of guides around the net to learn it & integrations that work with it

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Girl dinner sorted.

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@Caprica ooh is this at NQR? I want some

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Issue 2097 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • Optus loses bid to keep its forensic report into 2022 data breach secret

  • EFF & FIRE allowed to be involved in eSafety vs X federal court case

  • xAI gets $6b of funding that may as well be flushed down the toilet

  • If you happen to be in Switzerland, please buy me an LTO tape used at CERN

And the following stuff is on sale thanks to Ozbargain:

  • Cheap Razer mouse, Belkin USB charger, Motorola phone, Coolermaster monitor, Apple gift cards, refurb Fetch PVR, 20% off at DigiDirect

If you aren't a subscriber, you missed out on today's issue - don't make that mistake again! Visit https://thesizzle.com.au to sign up for Australia's best tech email newsletter.

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Got the Casio watch and it’s much smaller than I remember. Looks stupid on my fat wrist. Need a bigger watch!

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@simonoid i think i'd like it more if it was just like 1cm bigger on all sides

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@jamesh the Swatch Twice Again is nice - $140 is a bit more than I want to spend though.

https://www.swatch.com/en-au/twice-again-so29b703/SO29B703.html

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@tintinaujapon that was my first reaction too, haha - even my wife said "is that a kids watch?"

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@georgeharito not bad, will have a look at the dimensions - hoping to spend under $100!

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@georgeharito the apple watch is better value than I realised - for ~$250 I get a watch that updates the time itself and has a nice big screen (but it semi-fragile, will require an expensive battery upgrade after 3-4 years and imho looks ugly)

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@georgeharito all the notifications can be disabled, but yeah, they can get turned on again pretty easily too

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@georgeharito about 1cm bigger, which is nice

48.9 × 42.8 × 13.4 mm
vs
38.2 × 35.2 × 8.5 mm

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@joeyjojo I wanted to love the F91W but yeah, looks small on me. Something cheap and in the 49mm x 44mm zone or bigger would be nice

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