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Re: Is it illegal to ride an electric scooter in Australia?

grum — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:11:40 -0000

There is no Perth Lime trial.

Re: [Giveaway] Win a lifetime Plex Pass courtesy of Plex and Techaeris

grum — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:46:55 -0000

Been using Plex for years. I travel constantly and it helps me manage my shows across all my devices.

Re: [GIVEAWAY] One lifetime Plex Pass for a lucky Techaeris reader

grum — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:27:25 -0000

Plex is life. I travel around the world and plex is the only reliable way to consume my shows.

Re: Olympus releases the massive E-M1 and E-M5II firmware. Download it now!

grum — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:22:30 -0000

Does anyone have the link to the new E-M5 II manual?

Re: Australia Wireless Frequency Bands and Carriers

grum — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:27:33 -0000

Australian carriers:

Telstra
Optus
Vodafone

Re: Private: Netflix Australia and New Zealand Launch Party Contest

grum — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:55:40 -0000

wheeee!

Re: Gourmet Pens: @Massdrop Giveaway: Pelikan M400, Pelikan Edelstein Ink & More

grum — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 21:21:12 -0000

The Pilot Vanishing Point

Re: UnoTelly SmartDNS and VPN | Landing Page

grum — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:46:13 -0000

woo!

Re: Win a Lamy 2000 and a bottle of Iroshizuku in our February Give Away

grum — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 22:03:38 -0000

top work

Re: The 13 best places in the world to work remotely

grum — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:07:29 -0000

That incident was a misunderstanding and had nothing to do with digital nomads. No money was handed over, all nomads were let go after documents were checked. It was believed they were working illegally FOR the co-working space. Once it was clear that they weren't staff, all was fine. Unlike most articles on the matter, the one you linked to even explains that it was a misunderstanding.

So once again, name me a time when a digital nomad has been deported form Thailand.

The Thai government is already on record stating that digital nomads are allowed to operate on tourist visas as the existing system is not compatible to this sort of work. It is clear that they do not take jobs away from the locals and they bring money into the country, something the locals are desperate for give that Thai tourism is taking a huge hit after the Russians stopped coming.

There are almost a dozen co-working spaces throughout Thailand that are operating fine with zero hassle from the authorities.

The digital nomad community is extremely tight and as soon as something bad happens, everyone will know about. So far, the practice is accepted and those who are DNs in the traditional sense are fine. If there were actual arrests, the community would avoid the country like the plague.

If you're going to criticise a way of life and paint a picture of an evil country, back it up with actual facts.

Re: The 13 best places in the world to work remotely

grum — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:04:17 -0000

"the police and immigration regularily crack down on shared workspaces where foreigners work openly"

Please name one time in Thailand when this has happened to the type of people who this article is targeted at and actually has resulted in deportation.

Re: The 13 best places in the world to work remotely

grum — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:00:04 -0000

Well, given that the data is partially crowd sourced and partially from reputable stats, you can submit your own numbers to the site to fix the picture. Complaining about it isn't going to fix it.

Re: Does anyone still read my blog?

grum — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 03:35:10 -0000

rss here

Re: Private: Win the UnoTelly Holiday Sweepstakes!

grum — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:06:53 -0000

woo!

Re: Involuntary Hiatus

grum — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 02:25:05 -0000

In the meantime we all expect you to hand deliver next week's strip to each and every one of us.

Re: Communication

grum — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:57:49 -0000

I have a feeling didn't write a comic today, you just documented what happened last night.

Re: The Talk

grum — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:01:33 -0000

Hentai? No, the eel thing is a real life thing. You haven't interneted properly.

Re: Good Deal: Samsung Gear Fit smartwatch/fitness band for $139

grum — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:38:52 -0000

DWI are great as long as the goods arrive in good condition and never break. After-sales service is like playing russian roulette. Pay extra for shipping insurance. Stuff has a tendency of going missing.

Re: Hey Google, please make driverless cars, just don’t design them

grum — Wed, 28 May 2014 18:09:05 -0000

The design would have been on purpose. By deliberately making it look as safe as possible, consumers are forced to focus on the technology and not be focused on pre-conceived notions.

Re: Twitter for Travelers Ebook

grum — Sat, 17 May 2014 06:45:41 -0000

seems like the link is not working anymore

Re: No smoking signs updated to no gadget signs

grum — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 07:00:03 -0000

"This demonstrates a lack of understanding by airlines about what that feature actually does.” has little to do with why they aren't allowed to have devices turned on during specific times. Carriers don't want their crew checking if devices are emitting radio signals or not. They have enough time dealing with idiots who have their seats reclined and tray tables down.

This is the same reason why some carriers choose to ban e-readers during these times, knowing full well that they are about as harmful to the plane as the common hearing aid. If it looks like it is an electronic device, turn it off for the next 15 minutes. Its not the end of the world. It is not the flight crew's job to work in the grey. They have limited time and resources so they need to be black and white when it comes to decision making.

Also, the ban isn't solely based on RF interference. It was believed that some electronic devices emitted too much EM radiation or could fail when in use. Sure, this isn't much of an issue these days due to regulations in the electronics industry, but there still are devices out there that have dodgy internals that may cause issues. One such example are knock-off lithium ion batteries that have a higher percentage of failing. Sure, that percentage is still incredibly low, but its a variable they feel like they need to control regardless.

Aside from that, one of the more compelling reasons why these devices are not to be used during takeoff/landing is so they can control the passengers. A distracted passenger may become a liability, resulting in injury, death or worse, lost money to the carrier.

One of the main reasons why these rules are now being relaxed is that in-flight wifi is becoming a huge revenue raiser for carriers. At least in North America. The gain in revenue outweighs the risk so change is happening. Once someone figures out how to bring cheap wifi to Australian flights, we'll see the ban rapidly vanish from our carriers.

There is no law in Australia banning mobile phones on planes. The regulation allows the decision to be made by the carriers themselves. In the end it is always about money.

PS. planes have had the no electronic signs replace the no smoking signs for years now. It just takes a while for carriers to update their fitouts. Thats the same reason why you see portable CD players and Furbies on the flight safety cards. Costs money to change things, might as well leave them as they are until absolutely necessary. Moneymoneymoneymoneymoney...

Re: Barbour x Pantone Collection

grum — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:59:11 -0000

That is a very, very nice jacket. Added to my wishlist :)

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Re: The first Bitcoin ATM in Australia opens in Sydney

grum — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 22:17:14 -0000

wow, there sure are a lot of "first" Bitcoin ATMs in Australia these days.

Re: Free Krispy Kremes! – vlogs by grum

grum — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 00:41:40 -0000

Yeah, some of the trains have semi-motorised doors. You have to open them manually but they close automatically. Victorians love sharing germs with each other.

Re: Commonwealth Bank enables NFC payments for Samsung Galaxy S 4

grum — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:27:00 -0000

oh ta, no need to. I already forced a KMS install. It spazzed out since it doesn't like my ROM. :)