Recent content by harrywwc

so, the tl;dr is "hey boomer! sell your home, to give the younger generation a go! (but we'll make sure any excess money impacts you negatively)." "nah - I'm good, I'll just rattle around here a bit longer."

So, you want the government to be more deeply involved in our lives, in our communications? you want them to filter "everything" so we're "safe"? Scam calls will often (not always) come from a "private number" - so respect their privacy and don't answer. Conversely, it seems that scam uh...

two things: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is think before you click

back in 1999 Scott McNealy then CEO of Sun Microsystems, said "You have zero privacy anyway... Get over it."

A "password manager" will help. "the best password is the one you can't remember" :) (Troy Hunt, Cyber Security Expert from Brissie). the one(s) built in to your browser are "ok", but better is something like 1Password (costs $US3 / month) which is pretty easy to use, or something free (both of...

Sadly, it's less about how you create your passwords (and hint: longer is better - think 20+ characters), but how they are stored. they should be properly hashed ('trap-door' encryption) & salted (an 'extra set of characters' created automatically) with a modern algorithm, but far too often the...

last year I wrote to my local Federal Member (hats off to Dr Gordon Reid) about pretty much this situation of Services Australia calling from an 'unknown number' and demanding personal information from [me] before proceeding. they start by sending an SMS warning you that a call is coming, and...

correct (usually). however, even though it's owned by 'council', the resident is expected to maintain it anyway. the alternative would be council having their people do it, and having to put the rates up. so either, the residents pay - even renters, as increased rates would lead to increase rents.

while we do a regular shop at Aldi, there are some products there were won't buy (again). their quality, especially in the meats, seems to be a bit 'hit and miss'. additionally, if there is only 'one' of a product, and it's from <somewhere I'd prefer not to buy from> then there is (rarely) a...

oh look, takata airbags - again. did they learn nothing from their last f'up?

look - not surprised. accidental inhalation of even small quantities can cause death; it's in many tumors; in the gaseous form it can cause burns; in solid form it can cause hypothermia; can corrode many metals - all in all a dangerous chemical that should be banned. /s ;)

rather than a 'communist country', perhaps a 'penal colony'?

I meant to add to my earlier post... "where there's a will, there's a relative" :/

I am not a lawyer nor do I play one in a TV show... it would seem to me that anyone could wander up and say "several years ago when I was visiting her, granny promised me <insert valuable item(s) here>." sadly, there is no way to verify such a claim, it could well be true. or not. the only...

keep in mind, it's not the "Government's money", it's our money collected via the myriad of taxes, stamp duties and other levies. stop believing the lie that if the government 'gives' you money, that it's "free money", it's not.