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@TheTwelveYearOld

I'm a Linux Mint newbie, so, at most, 4 tabs opened to resolve a glitch.

Well, 4 tabs if the search engine used was DuckDuckGo...
... but, as much as I hate to admit it, only 2 or 3 tabs if Google was used to find the needed pages.

@wildwhitehorses
No, I'm not "new to Australia".

The point I was making is that the "duration of our showers" is comparatively insignificant compared to commercial water use and wastage.

Data centres, for AI processing, needlessly waste water resources.

Growing rice and cotton on the world's driest continent seems a bit stupid.

Screwing the geology of the Great Artesian Basin to extract gas seems short-sighted.

There are FAR more pressing concerns than how much water we individuals use while showering. (Sure, there are some small towns or shires where this is a concern.)

@wildwhitehorses

Yeah, right. Any water shortages are likely due to personal hygiene requirements of people, and nothing to do with new b.s. AI data processing centres using gigalitres to cool equipment and maintain humidity levels.

Got it.

@No1

Shhh...
If he's still here, it's just a matter of time...

@Amoxtli

@JohnHoward

Of course Kick is Australian. It is arguably INXS' best album.

Wait... what are we talking about??? (Hopefully, it's not a snuff film.)

@Davriellelouna

@brisk

True. However, that's buried in the 'fine print' of the second verse, and very few people know there is a second verse, let alone the words!

@Etterra

It's slightly less ironic.

The seppos have the world famous Statue of Liberty and a plaque with the words, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe."

Us Aussies still haven't had the guts to dump the Union Jack from our own flag, let alone establish a bill of rights.

@Davriellelouna

@ryannathans

I live in the hope of seeing an ultra-left-wing group demand that the "Greens" change their name due to it being unacceptable "botanical chlorophyllic appropriation".

@Eyekaytee

@Ixoid

A small but well-earned round of applause for correctly using "distasteful" rather than "tasteless".

Now, to be clear, if our federal politicians continue down this path towards "identity verification" in order for people to use the web, then I, for one, suggest we overthrow our government, using physical violence if necessary.

@Davriellelouna

@trk

"Never again, without my permission."

@NigelFrobisher

@Hugin

Ah, cool. So, O2 replenishment is still required. Ta!

@Tenderizer

America invade Australia?
I thought they'd already done that...
... to just about every country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr8ljRgcJNM

@Davriellelouna

@Hugin

I'm probably wrong, but AFAIK subs (navy war vessels) don't actually need much "new" or "introduced" oxygen when submerged.

Us humans breathe out just as much oxygen as we breathe in - it's just that it's contaminated with carbon - CO2.

I don't think that nuclear powered subs "generate" or "create" much oxygen for the purposes of life support.

Instead, subs use CO2 "scrubbers" that are replaced at regular intervals. (See space flight, especially Apollo 13...)

As stated, "diesel electric" subs ALSO need to either surface or "snorkel" when running on diesel to recharge their batteries.

@maniacalmanicmania

@No1

There IS a seal in that photo.

To see it, ya gotta put on some goggles and stick your head in the water.

@FireWire400

@noorbeast

Port? Use of "port" to denote a bag, suitcase, or other "carry all"?

Only octogenarians use "port" in this manner...

@maniacalmanicmania

@maniacalmanicmania

Yanks want to hear Australian characters being voiced by Yanks.

An Aussie character, voiced by an Aussie, will be heard as British by a Yank.

@captainaggravated@sh.itjust.works

@Zagorath

"Road usage" has been taxed through the fuel excise paid at the bowser. This method is far from perfect, but it does allow reasonably anonymous travel.

In the future, the gov't will have (at least) two ways of taxing the road usage of EVs.

One way will be fair, equitable, based on 'mileage', and anonymous.

The other way will permit the government to conduct 'real time' monitoring of every vehicle's speed and position.

Our gov't will choose this second option, and with bipartisan support.

@Davriellelouna

@No1

The French wouldn't say that. They'd say whatever is French for "Sign here!"

We'd then pay them a few more BILLION dollars, and the French would wait a week or two for another policy reversal.

At the rate we're going, we'll end up buying our subs from China...

@Davriellelouna

@pulsewidth

Yeah. It's like "Foster's" supposedly being our national beer.
Who the f in Australia actually drinks Foster's? (Rhetorical question...)

@MHLoppy

@voracitude

Sean Bean? Naaah.
The husband survived.
Sean Bean pretty much only takes roles where his character dies...!
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@galoisghost