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Trump's Camp Says It Has Nothing to Do With Project 2025 Manifesto -- Aside From Writing It in c/politics@beehaw.org

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 13 points 2 days ago

Sounds like they just asked every donor for their top unhinged priority and said yep..

New Zealand turns to the right | The populist National-led government is undoing many of Jacinda Ardern’s progressive initiatives, including environmental protections. in c/climate@slrpnk.net

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 23 points 5 days ago (4 children)

This is just normal left / right politics.. every country has it. One side builds and people get bored and new media love to stir shit, then other side comes in and sells / destroys / winds back.. people get up on arms and vote the other ones back in and the cycle continues

Why is Google launching the Pixel 9 so early? in c/android@lemdro.id

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

They have always followed the iPhone event haven’t they? Maybe this year they think they have enough advantage to lead

What is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Crystal Skull springs to mind as a close second

win10 LTSC it has literally no bloatware and extremely stable in c/piracy@lemm.ee

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Enterprise is close (no candy crush etc), but LTSC still rules supreme

Google announces surprise Pixel hardware event in August in c/android@lemmy.world

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Maybe they think they have the one up on Apple this year and want to lead rather than follow.. I hope it is something exciting, even though I am an iPhone user. Any innovation is great though I am guessing it will be AI related

iOS keyboards that don't censor "bad words" in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just added the curses to the normal text replacement settings in IOS and I have never had a ducking problem

How was your NBN fttp upgrade experience ? in c/australia@aussie.zone

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Mine was one of the first for our suburb, so they might have been a bit green, I am not sure. The bloke arrived and asked if someone had been here to do the underground lead in, nope... so he just did it above ground from the pole to a clamp on the side of the fascia board of the house.. I wish it had been underground, but whatevs... fibre

Have you seen someone die in front of you? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I have seen a few.. I started work at a young age as an apprenticeship painter for the railways, and when I was 16 I witnessed my first fatality and had to get down onto the track and cover the remainder of her body with a sheet, I saw another lady OD in a waiting door and have her boyfriend put her on the train and jump back off again, but I witnessed the OD… plus a couple of relatives

‘Made in China’ EV influx into Australian market to drive down costs in c/electric_vehicles@lemmy.ml

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

There is no way I would spend $50k+ on an electric vehicle. Waiting for one with 200km range and $30-35k

How does it feel being in a relationship? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago

Love can hurt too.. I am going through a rough patch at the moment and I sometimes wish I never knew love because the pain of losing it is the worst pain in the world.. I don’t think that helps you much, but it is another side

A Long Time Ago, 47 years today, Star Wars was released. When/where did you first see it? in c/nostalgia@lemmy.ca

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

School excursion upon release.. I don’t remember much as I was pretty young, but there are some scenes that are burned into my mind

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How long would you live if electricity for the whole world went out permanently? (aussie.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by kowcop@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I was having this conversation with my daughter and thought it was an interesting topic.

If an EMP or solar flare took out everything electronic in the whole world (permanently), how long do you think it would take for you to die, given your current location and circumstances.

I believe my daughter thinks we would live a lot longer than I do, but she is thinking about how long she can live without the internet while I am thinking the world will quickly descend into anarchy.

With no traditional forms of transport, so supplies would dry up, limited resources, health etc, law and order would be a challenge as things become more desperate.

I think I would live for about 3 months. I would try to get the family somewhere safe and remote and come back later, but I think most people would have the same idea.