Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.
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Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US (www.bbc.com)
How web bloat impacts users with slow devices (danluu.com)
www.mollywhite.net/micro/entry/202404231317...
Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. (old.reddit.com)
Financial abuse: The 'hidden' problem banks are moving to tackle (www.sbs.com.au)
Prime minister spruiks large budget surplus as Australian households battle cost-of-living crisis (www.abc.net.au)
RBA should pause rate rises as ‘deflationary shock’ sweeps global economy, former board member says (www.theguardian.com)
Australia needs China's economy to bounce back, but youth unemployment and low consumer confidence suggest it'll take time (www.abc.net.au)
Ouch, 20% unemployment in China is rough. How tied to China’s economic outlook do you think we’re going to be in Oz?
Why we need to move on from kbin.social
I think most of us who moved here from Reddit are enjoying our time here on kbin.social. We've left a lot of the riff-raff behind us and made new friends with intelligent, thoughtful members of kbin, Lemmy, Mastodon, etc.....
PwC Australia appoints new CEO, offloads government business (www.smh.com.au)
PWC: Government business division for sale - $2 Allegro Funds: Tell 'em they’re dreaming
Insolvency data hides the true picture of business closures amid the cost-of-living crisis (www.abc.net.au)
PwC tax scandal: firm engaged in a ‘calculated’ breach of trust, Senate committee finds (www.theguardian.com)
Ford set to axe 400 jobs, with Geelong workers facing biggest cuts (www.abc.net.au)
The Reserve Bank has pointed directly to the elephant in the room (www.abc.net.au)
Oh good, I'm sure now the government will do something...
Bizarre items Aussies try to claim in tax return as ATO deduction rules revealed (www.news.com.au)
Sorry for the Murdoch rag, but I thought we could do with a trashy article to lighten things up a bit. Anyone else claimed depreciation on a boob job or the family pet?
Reddit CEO Digs In Heels As User Outrage Engulfs Website (www.huffpost.com)
Wow. Front page of huffpost.com right now. Interesting... https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b5822d50-a0bf-4881-91ab-7424a0360fc5.png
Shrinkflation: don’t want to upset customers with price rises? Just make your product smaller (www.theguardian.com)
Would be nice if there was legislation that prevented companies from doing this, so price increases couldn't be concealed so easily.
How do mentions work?
This might be a Lemmy question more than a Jerboa question, but no matter what I try I can't seem to mention myself in a comment and have it show up in my inbox. Is there a trick to mentioning someone? Or is this part of the app not working? Or do I need to wait for the federation to do some funky syncing between instances?
Almost 2 million rental households struggling to make ends meet, new report finds (www.abc.net.au)
A video where I talk about the Hurstbridge line for 40 minutes! (youtube.com)
Not my video, but saw this on YouTube and somehow ended up watching it from start to end.
How are you coping with inflation and cost-of-living increases?
Curious to hear how the current situation in Australia has impacted your daily habits, if at all....
Could a Universal Basic Income be the answer to cost of living woes? (www.sbs.com.au)
Calls for ‘comprehensive ban’ on sports gambling ads in Australia as inquiry’s report looms (www.theguardian.com)
Inflation is high but is the Reserve Bank raising interest rates into a recession? (www.abc.net.au)
AusFinance community?
Would anyone be interested in an AusFinance community here? I enjoyed the content on Reddit, and haven’t seen an equivalent pop up yet elsewhere.
Accessing communities here from other instances
I have another account on lemmy.ml and can't see any of the aussie.zone communities when I search for them, even if I provide a proper URL as outlined here....