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Comment · 7 years ago
As per someone else's comment, everyone can have a bad day. I try not to judge people I don't know (unless there are repeat stories, then it's hard not to).

Oh, and never read about your heroes!

Edit: just -> judge. Damn auto-correct!

Comment · 7 years ago
I eventually took pity and signed up. Kidding, I signed up because it's a very simple, no fuss, useful service, and I'm getting a lot of use out of it, so thanks.
Comment · 7 years ago
There was one windows update around two years ago that broke it, but I just reinstalled it and haven't had any problems since.
Comment · 7 years ago
I kept on wondering why I hadn't seen any of this, and then remembered that I'd installed Classic Shell start menu, which provides a Windows 7 style menu. It doesn't disable the Windows 10 menu, just hides it. Makes for a much more pleasant experience though. (No affiliation)
Comment · 7 years ago
I got this too.
Comment · 7 years ago
Australian here. I studied it in school and so have my kids. They were equally amazed at how much meaning they could bestow on the words.
Comment · 7 years ago
Stolen goods can be confiscated by police without any compensation for the pawn shop. Therefore it is in their interest to know where the customer got the item from, unless the shop is acting as a fence, as in this case.
Comment · 7 years ago
Perhaps the actual "artwork" is the auction itself, and we are all unwitting participants. Or it's just someone hoping to make some easy money.
Comment · 7 years ago
Actually they're getting much better. I bought some off-brand Lego from aliexpress a couple of years ago, and apart from the lack of branding I can't tell the difference, even after two years of use.
Comment · 7 years ago
I'm mainly a dinosaur for wanting audio jacks as i still use my old Sennheiser headphones that I bought in 2006, and still work perfectly. I did switch to Bluetooth headphones for a while but they fell apart after 12 months.

I feel like prices haven't moved in line with inflation, it's just planned obsolescence has moved further up the price range.

That said, I'm aware that I could buy a second hand iPhone with an audio jack if I really wanted.

Comment · 8 years ago
Ha! It does, but it actually just means the opposition party's counterpart to the attorney-general.
Comment · 8 years ago

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