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Australis13

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  • Canonical lays out a plan for AI in Ubuntu Linux

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  • If they get it right (opt in by default, respects privacy, appropriately sandboxed for security, clearly defined use case, etc.) then I can see how this could be useful.

    But it's a big if.

  • Cassandra Syndrome

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  • Thanks for sharing this - I, too, especially in the past few years, have scratched my head and wondered how others can't see the blindingly obvious, as though they have no ability to see patterns or commonalities at all.

    There have been a few instances where I specifically thought of Cassandra and mentioned her on occasion as a way to explain my feelings of being ignored or contradicted (when most of the time my warnings or suspicions ended up being correct).

  • Trump administration fires National Science Board members - UPI.com

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  • Yet another way in which this administration is clearly anti-science.

  • What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People

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  • It makes me mad that so much of the world still thinks we lack empathy. We have lots of empathy. We just can't always read the NT cues to trigger it.

    It's also a really messed up world when sticking to the rules (high compliance with ethics, etc.) is considered a deficiency.

  • Trump's spiritual advisor says that saying no to him is like saying no to God

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  • Ah, another arrogant individual who presumes to know the mind of God.

    I loathe televangelists. They are nothing like the Christ they claim to serve.

  • Engineering shenanigans

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  • IIRC, Jon Pertwee didn't like technobabble, so used "reverse the polarity" as his go-to phrase. Funnily enough, he only says "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow" twice! (The Sea Devils & The Five Doctors).

  • Hegseth removes flu vaccination requirement for US troops

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  • Honestly, it's really hard to tell. I'm pretty sure some of them are just that stupid, but there's also some that have no problem undermining the US to enrich themselves. And of course there's some that are both.

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    Hegseth removes flu vaccination requirement for US troops

    www.cidrap.umn.edu /influenza-vaccines/hegseth-removes-flu-vaccination-requirement-us-troops

  • Trek Wars

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  • This particular story is best read in the following order: Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 1 (optional), Chapters 2-3, and finally Chapter 6. There's a fan-fiction sequel with Chapters 7-9, but our class won't be looking at those.

  • Um excuse me. #picathecat

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  • "You seem to have forgotten that my bowl is half empty..."

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • I'm not sure what's worse... stepping on IKEA parts or Lego...

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • Vegemite is great, but I'm aware it's probably an acquired taste!

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • Well, I'm from Australia and the number is just the first one I thought of.

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • I haven't formed an opinion on those yet!

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • Well, all I can say is that clearly there's a subset of people that those pictograms don't reliably work for. I am tertiary educated, so well beyond third grade!

    As for the products, I have not had issues with longevity - most of the kits are chipboard (particle board) and I have reasonable expectations for it (as long as you avoid moisture it can last ages).

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • I understand that they're trying to make it language-agnostic, but I do think it would be helpful to at least have the part names on the components page (even if they're given in multiple languages). Today's kit had a jig for the nails to help you align them for attaching the back panel of the cabinet, but it wasn't initially clear what it was for (even with the picture "demonstrating" its use). Labelling it on the parts page would have saved time trying to work out what it was for, especially since (at first glance) the picture looked like it was some kind of spacer to keep the top of the cabinet off the wall!

    I agree about the tolerances on the wood kits too. You've got to be really careful screwing in the pins that are used as part of the joins, since if they're not perfectly aligned it can be a real pain to get the two pieces to fit together.

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • Thankfully that's not a common problem I've had...

  • Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

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  • Thanks. I always read the instructions ahead of time to avoid getting caught out and do sort the pieces first. I've never had issues mixing up pieces -- the most common issue I have is that sometimes a given step is not clear to me. I find the picture-only guides like IKEA the worst for this as every so often there is a picture which is ambiguous.

    Today's biggest problem was the orientation issue, particularly as I had to assemble it in-situ. I knew exactly what piece was what, but it was critical to know which edge was the top and front, given how I had to assemble it, and there was no way to know that without going back and forth in the manual to compare how the assembly of the side (early in the manual) was positioned for the final assembly (later in the manual).

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    Does anyone else hate assembling flatpack furniture?

  • Trump, 79, Posts Himself as Christ After Bonkers Pope Attack

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  • I agree. I think one of the arguments for the amillennial view is that it was talking about the Roman Emperor of the time.

  • Trump, 79, Posts Himself as Christ After Bonkers Pope Attack

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  • Oh, I know that the Antichrist (the definitive article) signs an agreement with Israel (that's what starts off the 7-year Tribulation, if I recall correctly). Trump hasn't done that, nor does he meet a couple of other specific requirements, so I don't consider him to be the Antichrist (note the uppercase).

    That said, he's definitely consistent with many of the attributes and I think meets the definition of an antichrist (lowercase) - hence why I said he's that type of person.

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    Is A.I. worth it? (The Collection - Season 13 Bluray)

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    Australia Post halts most parcel postage to US immediately

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-08-26/australia-post-commercial-shipping-suspension-us-tariffs/105696336
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    Australia Post halts transit shipping to US as global carriers face 'chaos'

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-08-21/australia-post-suspends-transit-shipping-parcels-us-trump-tariff/105680456
  • Linux Questions @lemmy.zip
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    Weird Secure Boot Issue on Surface Pro 3 (might be related to keyboard cover)

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    America's economic and political chaos has implications for Australia: The United States has proven itself an incomprehensible and unreliable ally

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-06-09/donald-trump-elon-musk-australia-defence-security-alliance/105391190
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    America is on the verge of something fateful, but it cannot escape history

    www.abc.net.au /news/2024-09-15/us-election-america-cant-escape-its-history/104305618
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    Australian Taxation Office fires warning shot over 'hopelessly flawed' sovereign citizen movement's tax advice