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VPN Protocol Alignment chart
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Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
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1194 in Australia, it was discontinued in 2019 after 66 years. It's now on the internet http://1194online.com/
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Some days it'll be like that
Stop dropping watt bombs on cliff faces.
I tend to prioritise the drivetrain for upgrades/maintenance, or go single speed ;)
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Android auto now blocked if you use a VPN?
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Depends on the client, but wireguard has application exceptions.
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Heatwave is no joke...
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You'd be surprised. A little window rattler AC could be powered by such a setup - ie I have a 1.6kw cooling A/C with an input rating of 490W, I've measured it to be around that. That will cool a bedroom somewhat. The issue will be the surge power when the compressor kicks in, so maybe add 50%.
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Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
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Nah that was just the talking clock. The wake up/reminder service was a 'premium' service accessible via 1234.
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How is it that we still cannot combine wifi networks to increase bandwidth, is there someone working on that?
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SD-WAN includes that but it is not its sole purpose, although I agree most vendors will say that's what you want. WAN/Link Aggregation, Multilink Aggregation, Link Load Balancing, Equal Cost Multipath, WAN Virtualisation, etc are ways to bundle multiple links together.
In WIFI terms, it's called channel bonding, it was proprietary and various vendors had their own implementations, see "Super G".
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We shouldn't have to work 40 hours a week to afford a basic life. We do because our currency is constantly losing value. This is by design.
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25 - 30 years is the norm in Australia for a mortgage. But a fixed interest rate can only be set for 1 - 5 years at a time.
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It was so pretty before! (Birmingham Central Library)
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I like brutalism architecture, I genuinely feel at peace around it. It's polarising. That said I also like art nouveau which I guess is pretty much the opposite.
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One third of Queensland public servants have witnessed corruption and over half didn’t report it, watchdog finds
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As a backdrop, Australia is among the top 10 least corrupt countries in the world.
The QLD Crime and Corruption Commission website has many examples of the kind of corruption they find. It's mostly to do with procurement and employment fraud, conflicts of interest, occasional dodgy police and major crime ie organised crime.
It is true the CCC is grossly under resourced and in need of reform, however as with many anti-corruption bodies, they become politicised and in this case the state government (either persuasion) is dragging the chain.
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What are rough bricks called ?, I specifically want to know the term to lookup so I can find rough brick 𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 on Google instead of the smooth ones.
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Also "rough cut"
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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
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Sort of along the same vein - as unions grew weak in Australia a different way to represent workers was needed. Industry Superannuation funds were created. Workers pay into these retirement funds which in turn invest in the companies. These funds now represent the investors interest in the companies the investors work at.
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Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending
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Yet to be decided, November 5th is the supreme court hearing date.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/18/supreme-court-trump-tariffs
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Plover chick hiding in the grass
How are you alive?
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Whistleblower Richard Boyle avoids conviction and jail after revealing tax office’s unethical behaviour
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I think it's because he took/leaked confidential documents belonging to the ATO. This isn't covered by the public information disclosure laws. You do not need to collect evidence, that's up to the investigators, you are encouraged to provide your own records eg notes, journals.
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NBNCo reveals plans to upgrade speed tiers
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FTTC can provide these sorts of speeds, FTTN, not so much. VDSL2 can deliver 250Mbit/s at around 200m.
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European toothpaste?
I buy "Dentitex Advanced Whitening Toothpaste" from Aldi, I think it's made in Germany? I don't mind it.
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Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts
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Indeed but in this particular case they're using a large number of IPs, over 3000 on the last list I saw.
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Inside the plan that could rein in vice chancellor salaries and overhaul uni boards
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Going from pro vice chancellors to C-levels. Removing faculties and deans, replacing with schools and directors who answer to the exec. Neo liberal idealism.
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Kicking datacenters' drinking habit is nearly impossible
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Same evap cooling for electricity generation, the steam is closed loop but then you gotta condense it back to water through cooling.