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@decryption@aus.social

Writes about computers for a living. Australian.

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andrewharvey, to random
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Is it possible that the Red Cross has indirectly shared my blood type with Meta?

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@andrewharvey 1. that's fucked up

  1. why is blood type even a thing Meta lets advertisers target?!?
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Another dumb question from me - are there any crypto exchanges/wallets that let me deposit funds using EFTPOS online? I have a bunch of random EFTPOS gift cards with a few bucks left on em and I want to make a donation to Anna's Archive who mainly take crypto so figured this is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

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looks like coinjar doesn't, but coinspot does, with a 1.88% transaction fee

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Think I finally found somewhere to do a Sizzle meetup for a Sunday lunch thing

https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/hubs-bookable-spaces/boyd-community-hub/Pages/boyd-community-hub.aspx

haakon, to random
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Beating my head against Telstra’s process for moving my mobile number from a business account to a personal account. Somehow as the director of the Business. I am not the account owner.

Debating porting my number out to Optus and back again. I suspect it will be less painful.

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@haakon yep, porting out then back in is way smoother unfortunately

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@haakon oh you added eSIM to the mix! how dare you expect features offered by a telco to work properly

zachsimone, to random
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MEL ✈️ SYD after another fantastic #devworld!

Really enjoyed the talks and seeing everyone again. Thanks to the speakers, organisers, and sponsors 🥳🙌

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@zachsimone great to see ya - safe travels!

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@decryption If (when) Port play like this against North it’ll be a 100 point quarter.

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@evanspw AFL will introduce a mercy rule after that game

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don’t panic, nothing to see here

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@Jplonie sent on a Friday at 5pm, lol

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haha owned

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anyone have any tips/leads for a cheap place I could host a sizzle meetup on a sunday arvo once a month in melb? (pop in around 11:30, get out around 2:30) about 30 people, not fussy on AV capabilities, space for some pizza & soft-drink, no alcohol

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Issue 2085 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • Yet another government inquiry into social media

  • StackOverflow users revolt over OpenAI partnership

  • Tesla under investigation for misleading investors over perennial FSD lies

  • Tech dorks could lean a lot from Steve Albini's approach to music production

And the following stuff is on sale thanks to OzBargain:

  • Cheap Telstra & Catch pre-paid SIM, 5TB portable HDD, Dell 27" gaming monitor, JB Hi-Fi Perks discount, Nissan LEAF, DJI RS 3 Mini gimbal

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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mood - st. vincent covering big black's kerosene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TuWsQ1smQo

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Making the best of my RDO by preparing Beef Rendang for dinner. 8 hrs in the slow cooker should do it.

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@mvyrmnd your house is going to smell fantastic

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was nice seeing all the Apple people I know from the internet at /dev/x/world today! I should leave the house more often

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@bartreardon yes! have fun today

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underrated album

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@jamesh stuff in a hidden track on a CD is a lost art these days

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8:49pm train to Ballarat is 3 carriages and standing room. Fucken run 6 carriages permanently!!!

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@andyb I saw them separate it! Ugh, will have a whinge to PTV, thanks.

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bargain?

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@glencash @franksting @trib the algorithm thinks weird thoughts

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I just got an ad on Instagram from Apple that has them shoving a bunch of things we love (music, games, art) and squeezing it with a hydraulic press into an unrecognisable smush that turns into an iPad. Incredible optics, what a metaphor for the crushing effect big tech has on anything fun and creative whenever it gets involved.

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@bok its a metaphor!

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i am so tempted to just take a fucken year off and do fuck all/whatever random shit the rabbit hole takes me - not travel or some "experience" just like, live life without the burden of doing things to earn money

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@zootman damn, after 42 years you deserve it! That’s longer than I’ve been alive

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