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Open Thread – Saturday, 23 October 2021
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My early 2020 build Dell Inspiron 3493 laptop (FHD Graphics, the works), despite glowing recommendations from Windows Update, failed to update to Win11 on 2 attempts then needed the Dell factory recovery tool to revert to a Win10 image, saving my data.
You have been warned.
Not a worry for me.. my 2 desktops are both 2012 at latest & the laptop 2014 so I’m not thinking W11 .. LOL!
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The PM ‘shut down’ by Premier
Paywallian:
‘THE BLANKET RULE IS NO’
Novak’s Australian Open dreams dashed by Andrews
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shut down the PM’s suggestion that unvaccinated tennis players could apply for an exemption.
By ANGELICA SNOWDEN
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I wonder if any of this will appear on channel Stokes?
7 News Perth Reporter asks Bass Tadros from HAP about Vaccine Mandate
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Find the time. 2:32:16 😉
David Gilmour – Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2006 Full Concert
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Judge for yourself. 1:01:01
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Peter Santenello:
Join me inside a home for a fascinating conversation with 12 American Muslims. We talk about what it’s like to be Muslim in the USA, why some women cover and others don’t, how they feel about American patriotism, how it is to be a Muslim woman in the workplace, how September 11th changed life for them, and many other compelling topics
Dinner With 12 American Muslims (BIG Episode) 🇺🇸
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The decay in Australian entertainment is complete.
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That previous link was from Tim Blair. From that blog post comes this from the Paywallian:
“Former Today show host Lisa Wilkinson has omitted important details in her new book about a separate $500,000 contract she had with a vitamins company that was a key frustration for Nine management during her contract negotiations in 2017 …
In the book she discusses numerous times the “gender pay gap” between her and co-host Karl Stefanovic, who she said was earning much more than her, but it is understood she fails to make any mention of a separate, lucrative contract she had with vitamins company Vitaco (owner of health brand Nutra-Life)’
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Marcus Harris out for 9. Joe Burns currently 73 not out. And people want Harris to open for Australia????
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G’day, Silty…
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Bald and Bankrupt:
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I decided to go and ride this unknown journey across northern Siberia and speak to the people who came to build it. Join me as we ride ‘The Bam’!
The journey route: Tayshet-Severobaykalsk-Novi Uoyan-Tinda
Riding The BAM: Russia’s Unknown Trans-Siberian Train🇷🇺
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The decay in Australian entertainment is complete.
Not surprised .. NETFLIX has sooo much money to waste .. they financed that, kiddie porn, rubbish movie, CUTIES, so a few bob wasted on Lisa won’t be missed …!
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And what were the previous scores Burns has posted?
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Quiz time. Who said these words?
‘It was the biggest cheat in the US election. Media and tech giants, plus top US intelligence figures, buried a truth likely to destroy Joe Biden’s campaign, claiming it was “Russian misinformation”.
But even a media outlet which spread that fake news now confesses: damning emails found on the laptop of Joe Biden’s son were actually real.’
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And what were the previous scores Burns has posted?
Who cares?? Harris has a Test batting average of 24. Burns = 37
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Selectors care numbnuts. Now answer the question
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Not scared of you great big old pussycats!
😽
And thanks for the alternative commentary.
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Novak’s Australian Open dreams dashed by Andrews
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shut down the PM’s suggestion that unvaccinated tennis players could apply for an exemption.
The Joker should come as a Chinese student, then he would only have to do 14 day iso just like they all have to do.
The stairs just werent that steep enuff.
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Djokovic will attend.
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Ive been watching this dog for a while and the community that has talked value into it keeping in the top 30 rated crypto coins and its now No 11 on the crypto list.
Crypto coin to watch
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Hey Steve T, good to see you have resurfaced from the family cauldron! 🙂
I just wanted to thank you for, and commend to others, the link to the Swiss Air Force you posted a couple of days ago doing scary brave things with Hornets in the Alps. It was breathtaking stuff. A jet would plunge into a deep valley and disappear, and I thought OMG that’s it. Then the damned thing would re-appear, soaring almost straight upwards.
Never even knew there was such a thing as the Swiss Air Force, but those guys are absolutely amazing. Anyone who took them on in the Alps would get their arse handed to them toot sweet.
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Selectors care numbnuts. Now answer the question
If Burns was from NSW or Victoria he never would have been dropped in the first place. If the selectors had stuck with Burns he would have played 50 tests by now with a batting average of 37.
Instead they dropped him 5 or 6 times and nobody they replaced him with did a better job.
One of his replacements was Handscombe and how did that go?? Sandpapergate would never have happened if Burns was Warners opening partner.
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workplace, how September 11th changed life for them, and many other compelling topics
Dinner With 12 American Muslims (BIG Episode)
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Sorry looked at a bit, but it was the usual shirking ( an Arab word by the way) anything important. Did they discuss the Shia/Sunni “relationship”?
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And people want Harris to open for Australia????
No. Anyone but Duck Egg Joe. His last score was 2 from 16 balls, incidentally.
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Top grade tennis players practice every day for hours. They don’t sit in hotel rooms for 14 days and then play. Same with all elite sportsmen. He should boycott. All players should boycott all their matches, refuse all testing and sit back, watch and wait. They’ve been used as political pawns for for far too long. Refuse to play again until their sports administrators have been tossed.
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Jimmy Seymour is your man to open the innings. 28, very classy left hander, fitter than anyone going around. Mind like a laser beam.
Debuted for the Vics at the end of last season. Premier Grade captain at Essendon. All the makings of a ten year opener.
Everything Burns is not. At Test level.
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More evidence the Jan 6 outing was an establishment set-up:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/mcmurray-exclusive-fed-operative-ray-epps-filmed-hurling-massive-trump-sign-capitol-police-set-jan-6-protester-ryan-samsel-rots-prison-day-video/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=the-gateway-pundit&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=daily
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Just relocate the whole kit and caboodle to Sydney Olympic Park.
Melbourne is just way too dangerous. Too many street gangs dressed like storm troopers.
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Everything Burns is not. At Test level.
At Test level Burns has a batting average of 37.
Geoff Marsh the father of Shaun Marsh played 50 Tests for Australia opening bat and had a batting average of 33.
Fact is Burns is from Queensland. And there is the problem. If he was from Victoria they would have stuck with him and Burns would have played 50 Tests by now with a batting average of 37
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Neil, what is Joe Burns’ batting average at Test level?
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Neil, what is Joe Burns’ batting average at Test level?
It is better than yours.
Fact is Burns is from Queensland. If he was from Victoria or NSW opening the bat with an average of 37 he would not have been dropped.
Since 2014 when Burns was first picked nobody has done better than Joe Burns opening. Nobody.
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After phil Hughes got murdered, anyone that continues to follow cricket is a dickhead
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‘Nobody.’
Warner.
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Paywallian:
The grassroots of the Liberal National Party will vote on a motion against a net-zero target in an embarrassing rebuke of Scott Morrison’s new policy.
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Nobody.’
Warner.
I meant anybody other than Warner.
Name me anybody since 2014 that they picked to partner Warner that has done any better than Joe Burns??
I am not asking for 3 or 4 people. Just one person. That is from 6 years ago to the present.
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The Age
‘Industrial commissioner backed claim COVID health measures a step toward Holocaust’
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Greg Reese agrees:
THE TEN STAGES OF GENOCIDE
https://banned.video/watch?id=60df47eb8f54c83cf1ba5072
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‘I meant anybody other than Warner.’
Well, say what you mean.
Otherise you just look stupid. Over half your sweeping statement just got blown out the window, and you did it all yourself.
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Aussie Cossack
‼️ ALERT: Recruiting volunteers & political activists. It’s time for a Political Counter-attack!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rehvV8obblw
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The music is unnecessary in this vid.
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Good analysis of the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Kyle is in a similar predicament to Derek Chauvin, the poor cop who happened to be doing his job when that POS big george carked it. The lefties are already threatening violence and the prosecution is lying through it’s rotten teeth. Tim Pool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwRsbmwHUSM
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Bradman
Border
Jones
Smith
Burns
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Well, say what you mean.
The topic has always been somebody to replace the person to partner Warner when i don’t know who retired.
I have not looked it up. Who retired in 2014??
Anyway since 2014 Joe Burns was the best.
He was an average opener compared to the greats. But Burns was better than anybody they tried since 2014
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Test batsmen, in descending order of competence:
James Anderson
Glenn McGrath
Jim Higgs
Phil Tufnell
Bert Ironmonger (Test average 2.62)
Joe Burns
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Misleading people order of competence
“””Knuckle Dragger”””
You have to be from a State other than Queensland.
If Joe Burns was from Victoria what comes out of your mouth would be different
PS. Please tell me since 2014 anybody who has done better than Joe Burns who replaced i do not know who in 2014????
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johanna says:
October 27, 2021 at 5:52 pm
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Hello.😘
Tangerine Dream – Mothers Of Rain (State Azure Cover) // Eurorack + DAW
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Will Pucovski
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Will Pucovski
Wow one example. Who cares??
Anyway Pucovski has an average of 36. One less than Joe Burns.
If Burns was from Victoria or NSW he would never have been dropped.
Nobody since 2014 has done better than Joe Burns to replace whoever partnered Warner
You people are as dishonest as the lefties i normally argue with
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A fine summary of Neil’s comment at 10.23:
‘i do not know who in 2014????’
Are you sure that’s what you meant to say? This time?
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Laziest cricketer in Australia, and that includes Mark Cosgrove, Usman Khawaja averages 96.80 opening
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Pucovski in one innings made more than Burns in 3 Tests. Do try harder Neil Down
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You always lose Neil, give it up son
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You always lose Neil, give it up son
Please tell me anybody who they got to partner Warner since i do not know who retired in 2014??
Burns has a Test average of 37.
Name me anybody who has a better average than 37 since 2014 opening the bat other than Warner??
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Name me anybody who has a better average than 37 since 2014 opening the bat other than Warner??
Rohit Sharma
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Love the monkey.
TOP 5 GREATEST METAL VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME [Official list]
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‘Rohit Sharma’
Ha ha ha.
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Adam Voges.
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That’s what you meant, right Neil?
No?
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Gave you 2 dickhead. Fuck off
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Gave you 2 dickhead. Fuck off
Fact is nobody since 2014 who has partnered Warner has a better average than Joe Burns
Like all lefties you mislead and deceive people.
I guess you are a Victorian??
Fact is since 2014 nobody the selectors picked to partner Warner has done better than Joe Burns
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Don’t be a stain.
Like all Leftist morons, you are what you acvuse others of. Disappear now. Pucovski, Shaun Marsh even. Disappear now up your own orifice. Im done with you.
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‘Fact is nobody since 2014 who has partnered Warner has a better average than Joe Burns’
Candace Warner has a pretty good average.
In pub dunnies.
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Disappear now up your own orifice. Im done with you.
Name me anybody who has partnered Warner since 2014 that has a better average than Joe Burns??
Like all lefties you mislead and deceive people
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Papiere bitte
Unvaccinated people are set to be BANNED from Berlin’s Christmas market after officials approved shutting them out in latest example of two-tier post-Covid society
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10135427/Unvaccinated-people-set-BANNED-Berlins-Christmas-market.html
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WASHINGTON, DC – A new television ad that spotlights Pfizer vaccine-related injuries suffered by 13-year-old Maddie de Garay was pulled Friday late afternoon by Comcast attorneys after initially accepting the ad on Thursday. The ad was slated to run multiple times before and during the FDA’s VRBPAC Meeting on Pfizer Data on its COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11.
https://thecovidworld.com/maddie-de-garay-television-ad-censored-that-spotlights-the-story-of-13-year-old-covid-19-vaccine-injured-girl/
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😂 My cat is snoring her box off! Ghee whiz. Crazy sounds!
Marty McFly’s Epic Guitar Playing In ‘Back to the Future’ | Back To The Future | Screen Bites
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You know about it.
Nearly assaulted by Channel 7
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Sleep well, all.
Ruskshan:
In Conversation with David Limbrick MP – Parliament in Exile & Permanent Pandemic Legislation
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I only got to know of Conrad Black via the writing and commentary by Mark Steyn.
He has an interesting post at American Greatness.
America Gone Mad
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/26/america-gone-mad/
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I should be going to bed.
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Harald Baldr.
BRAZIL, RIO DE JANEIRO: Most residents who live in one of Brazil’s many favelas are just ordinary people who happen to find themselves in an incredibly unorthodox living situation. Over a period of a couple of days, Henry and I trawled the dark cramped alleys of the Rocinha and Vidigal favelas, letting some of the awesome people who live there give us a glimpse of their unique way of life.
The Favela People 🇧🇷
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Australia has a $2.30 fav in next Tuesday’s cup, but no one is talking about the race that stops a nation.
That’s because Dan has made everything shit.
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the Nation is at a standstill.
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What would define a cricket tragic?
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That crypto coin Shiba up 62% thats about 6 billion dollars in a day, never seen the days volume in dollars eclipse the companys market cap.
And its still powering on.
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‘Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 1923 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 deaths. Today’s tally is up from yesterday’s 1534 cases and 13 deaths.’
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The vaccines are rubbish™
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Leunig being fired would be a Fair Work issue perhaps?
It is after all just a cartoon and not news reporting, meant to be entertaining or thought provoking, witty or serious, but no-one viewing it could reasonably be expected to believe it as factual. It’s a cartoon and what he’s paid to do.
A great one though. Worth an award, and his characters with simple facial expressions conveying so much are cartoon genius, in my opinion. Rowe’s cartoons are hideous on various levels, not the least his choice of colour and nude figures.
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Stupid sock puppet who impersonates the original Candy, please stop playing the ingenue and making stuff up.
Leunig is not an employee – he’s a freelancer.
For those not familiar with the history of Sinc’s Cat – there was a Candy who contributed very useful stuff from the point of view of a politically disengaged average person. She departed some years ago. She had a very distinctive writing style, nothing like this charlatan.
Since then, Septimus created a sock called ‘candy’ who pretends to be the original but actually throws out nonsense to derail discussion.
Ignore.
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He’s pissed
REPORTS: NIH and DR FAUCI alleged horrific PUPPY experiments using US taxpayer money
Dr. Suneel Dhand – MedStoic Lifestyle
The last few days we’ve seen disturbing allegations of horrible puppy experiments conducted using US taxpayer money. We need to get to the bottom of this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYd8r2cCjJM
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‘For those not familiar with the history of Sinc’s Cat – there was a Candy who contributed very useful stuff from the point of view of a politically disengaged average person.’
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Johanna, how many years are you going back?
I know Candy from Piers Ackerman’s blog from a few years ago, possibly a decade.
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Lame Pics from the incomparable Mark A:
https://imgur.com/a/iioZvN3
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mh, the original Candy (who was from somewhere around Brisbane) departed around about 2015.
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Tina Toon
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Cheers, cohenite. I do wish Mark A would stop flouncing. We have, mercifully, been birdless since Mark A decided that his good work belongs on a site that nobody reads.
I congratulate Adam on whatever he has done to eliminate the guano.
But, we must be ever vigilant and report at the first sighting of that toxic sicko.
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Let’s all listen to Fauci. More blood curdling shit
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Black Ball.
Earlier this year (or maybe late last year), you mentioned approaching NITV for a program idea you had.
Were you serious?
If so, I have a concept (very underdeveloped thus far) for an indig-themed sitcom. I think you were writing of something more documentary-like, but my concept might be an opportunity for you to test the waters?
Lacking a production company, it might be wishful thinking, but perhaps it could lead to something else in the future?
I’d be happy to co-develop the concept with you & have you as the front man.
Have a think about it perhaps?
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What would define a cricket tragic?
Fvcktards with two left feet discussing cricket?
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Isn’t Candy STILL Grig’s numpty femme one dimensional sock?
Nota is particularly good at spotting them.
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That previous link was from Tim Blair.
Not THE Tim Blair, where Cate dropped a hint re “Sumerian mead” in a fit of irresistible duper’s delight?
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Not a worry for me.. my 2 desktops are both 2012 at latest & the laptop 2014 so I’m not thinking W11 .. LOL!
Yeah, I ran the official MS test app to check compatibility for my 6 y.o. quad core Acer laptop (bundled with an early version of Win10) which failed on processor and FHD graphics grounds only IIRC.
But Win8/10 said much the same about my even older Win7 Acer quad core Netbook, which went OK thru Win 8/10 updates when extended to 4 GB of RAM.
It’s more likely issues with drivers in the Beta version of Win11, which will be sorted after a few early adopter guinea pigs do their bit for society.
The Win10 21H1 update is reportedly having driver issues also.
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When the punishment should fit the crime.
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Since SincCat went south there haven’t been enough Titania posts
Or offensive memes
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This should be your rendition of the day the pollie, journo or enabler bounced off your bullbar.
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Unvaxxed? Job interview? Try this approach.
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Muddy yes I floated an idea for a program that would have Aboriginal people in positions of influence discuss their lives and where would they would be without assistance from white people. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti the obvious example.
My idea was to convey to black fellas that Australia isn’t inherently racist as portrayed by the usual suspects. (ABC, SBS etc.)
NITV, which falls under the umbrella of SBS, weren’t interested so with all this covid shit happening and working, it’s on the backburner.
I know there is a comedy show on ABC (?) that is sketch based. But yes, please feel free to ask the admin here for my email, be nice to converse. 🙂
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‘NITV, which falls under the umbrella of SBS…’
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Oh FFS.
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More funnies. Keep laughing folks.
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To nobody’s surprise, MSM ‘journalists’ from various outlets in the US got together to orchestrate leaks.
So called heroic ‘journalists’ collaborated and conspired to selectively ‘leak’ information, according to a timetable.
Wouln’t know a principle if it hit them on the head with a Queensland hailstone.
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Mister heart healthy, is in a spot of bother.
Brave Women Call Out Smirking Channel 7 Reporter on Dangerous injections for Aussie Kids
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How’s Nat Zero Barndoor’s Very Fat Train (VFT) going?
Will Albo beat him to the punch with a Very Fast Train (VFT)?
Choo! Choo!
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What is it with Nats and trains?
Tim Fizzer’s legacy.
/Agrarian Socialism
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Just a reminder of what happens to people who dare to raise qustions:
Yup, she has to sent to re-education camp.
So, where are the unions on this?
Chirrup, (long pause) chirrup.
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FMD. Forget energy security. The Hun:
‘Scott Morrison says he is open to deating nuclear power as part of the transition to net zero emissions but it will not be necessary to reach Australia’s 2050 target.
The Prime Minister said the government would “very closely” watch the development or small modular reactors overseas, with the US aiming to have them operating at scale in a decade.
But he said that without bipartisan support to lift the nuclear moratorium in Australia, pushing for that option would only create “one big further fight and get nothing done.”
Amid international pressure on the detail and ambition of Mr Morrison’s near plan, he said the full modelling would be released within 2 weeks and that further investments would be made on electric vehicles and regional projects.
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes labelled the plan “bullshit” and “ridiculously embarrassing” but the PM” said he was “not embarrassed at all when it comes to doing what’s right by Australia”.
Ahead of next week’s Glasgow climate Summit, a new United Nations report showed existing emissions reduction pledges had the world on track for a 2.7C global temperature rise this century, well above the aspirational 1.5C goal of the Paris agreement.
Summit president Alok Sharma welcomed Australia’s 2050 target and continue to push Mr Morrison to submit a more ambitious 2030 goal.’
When and where did 2030 come into the equation? In any case, SloMo will of course commit Australia to its inevitable seppuku in order to placate his masters.
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Going to give Question Time a go now. I expect Albo to move motions to suspend standing orders etc
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Record renewable infrastructure in one year of Liberal government than in Labor’s governance
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