Ah crap, then the instant electric hot water setup I got here must be a figment of my imagination and I am having cold water showers every morning.
Though its great, hot water almost instantly to shower, and my electric bills since moving here has been alot cheaper then previous places with electric tank hot water systems.
Well its easier for Iceland to do this, considering the potential amount of Geothermal and Hydro Power they can tap.
Not every country however has access to such potential energy like this, but who knows, maybe Iceland and other countries like it might become the new powerhouses of the near future, exporting energy in the form of hydrogen and stuff like that.
And if you're bored enough, you can keep track of Venus for most of the day, as it is visible during daylight (though you have to know where it is to be visible)
Of course, it's not the easiest thing to spot during the day however.
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Maybe it's due to the mountainous geography, and the fact that every Swiss male were armed and trained to defend their homes and country.
Talk about been bogged down.
Anyhow, I do remember reading somewhere how Adolf Hitler really did want to invade Switzerland, but yeah, I guess he realised it would be futile.
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Damn neutrals, at least with an enemy you know where they stand
Yeah, Microsoft had a monopoly on the Commodore 64 market, way back in the day.
Nothing much has changed, just a different computer architecture and stuff.
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Well, I recently got a new DVD player myself (in Australia), a Pioneer 355.
It had a sticker label, saying "Opened by Pioneer Australia to be modified to suit Australian Standards", didn't think much of it at the time.
Put in a region 1 dvd in it for shits and giggles, and lo behold, it would play it. So obviously the modifications Pioneer Australia did to it was to make it Multi-Region.
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10+ years later I'll get another one of these.
Isn't there an interstate highway in Arizona or New Mexico that is all metric?
Ah crap, then the instant electric hot water setup I got here must be a figment of my imagination and I am having cold water showers every morning.
Though its great, hot water almost instantly to shower, and my electric bills since moving here has been alot cheaper then previous places with electric tank hot water systems.
Well its easier for Iceland to do this, considering the potential amount of Geothermal and Hydro Power they can tap.
Not every country however has access to such potential energy like this, but who knows, maybe Iceland and other countries like it might become the new powerhouses of the near future, exporting energy in the form of hydrogen and stuff like that.
>Used goods are exempt from GST, as someone has already paid it when the goods were created
How come I just paid about $1300 in johnny howard tax when I bought my 2nd hand car from the car dealer last week?
> I, for one, welcome our new streaking overlords...
As long as they are hot attractive females, I got no problem with that.
And if you're bored enough, you can keep track of Venus for most of the day, as it is visible during daylight (though you have to know where it is to be visible)
Of course, it's not the easiest thing to spot during the day however.
Maybe it's due to the mountainous geography, and the fact that every Swiss male were armed and trained to defend their homes and country.
Talk about been bogged down.
Anyhow, I do remember reading somewhere how Adolf Hitler really did want to invade Switzerland, but yeah, I guess he realised it would be futile.
Damn neutrals, at least with an enemy you know where they stand
But neutrals, their just so... neutral
Well, I live in a seat that is perhaps one of the safest Liberal seats in the country, nothing much I could do here.
Though what is scary is that the Liberals are now in the majority in both houses of parliament.
It's a schooner!
Amazing how things change over a couple years.
Did that test about 2 or 3 years ago, and was +5 right and +2 Authoritorian, and now I am -4 and -1.2
Guess I am getting old (and this is probably offtopic-ish too)
And of course as shown in Under Siege 2, monitoring hotties on a beach from orbit.
But what happens if the scientists decided not to send those photons through whatever, will those photons not exist....
blah brain drain, I can feel my brain almost about to explode from the thinking.
I believe Vulcan, Talar and Andor are close by, and they have life on em.
It was on Star Trek, so it has to be true =P
Invest in an Australian ING savings account, mmm 5.25% interest.
Sounds Boring
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Is it just me, or is it a bad idea having that much plutonium in a laptop.
Just imagine a terrorist getting a hold of 10 or 20 laptops, with about 600 grams of plutonium powering it.
Yeah, Microsoft had a monopoly on the Commodore 64 market, way back in the day.
Nothing much has changed, just a different computer architecture and stuff.
Well, I recently got a new DVD player myself (in Australia), a Pioneer 355.
It had a sticker label, saying "Opened by Pioneer Australia to be modified to suit Australian Standards", didn't think much of it at the time.
Put in a region 1 dvd in it for shits and giggles, and lo behold, it would play it. So obviously the modifications Pioneer Australia did to it was to make it Multi-Region.
>whereas a planet-planet combination has it centre of gravity outside both bodies
So that means our moon and earth is actually a planet-planet combination then.
I do believe the centre of gravity between the 2 planets lay outside of both the earth and the moon.
>it happened in australia not the US
Well, I'm plenty disgruntled when I don't get a monetary tip myself, and I deliver pizzas in Australia.
Not to mention the money they will be saving, maintaining one less shuttle.