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Western Sydney would rival anywhere for ‘rugby’ talent. It’s a shame that there’s no benevolent rugby loving billionaire that would bankroll a side, because you just know that in 5-10 years the place would be producing superstars. Indeed. The bloke who wanted to bankroll it got told to geffarked. S...

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The first year...TWO players not in the system were selected. One of whom is Max Douglas, who has now found his way onto the Tahs extended squad. Hallelujah. The other was ... Tizzano (might've actually been a third player in 2018, Viliami Lea, heavy-set winger, ex Qld, then Rats in Shute ... who m...

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That's red

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Point of clarity on private schools - objection to the concept (Mat the Expat style) in its entirety is different to being annoyed at paying the fees. The irony here is I paid the fees, yet don't object to the concept. Go figure. Me neither. Although I object to paying them top-ups for aquatic cent...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:40 am 80 metres run by Nareki for the Highlanders to score.

Bidduva wrecking ball

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vintage_cox wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:38 pm Leave the loophole, but make it that you have to take part in the Olympic tournament, not just a random qualifier

For clarity, who exactly are you suggesting gets to make that call?

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Sarah Hanson-Young is hinting at naming him in Parliament if nothing else comes of it... I'd reckon Christian Porter will have to make a statement sooner rather than later. Identifies himself as the accused and it goes on from there. ̶M̶a̶r̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶P̶a̶y̶n̶e̶'̶s̶ Linda Reynolds' days as the defence...

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It’d be pretty rum if the AG himself was the one allegedly being investigated Holy cow I don't know for certain but missing the appointment of not one but two high court judges is very strange given he is the AG. Aren't you at the private bar? You'd know that is no small thing. Noted, thanks The on...

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it's about advertising revenue. In the context of the thread, yes, that's the bottom line. The wrap of events in Aus, though, are just a tiny sliver of the story. Less than one hundredth of it. The anti-competitive practices worldwide, rigged pricing bid systems and outright collusion has just been...

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This scene is done. The camera moves on. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2021/02/24/australia-shows-you-can-stand-up-to-big-tech-canada-should-do-the-same.html ... “It is about levelling the playing field,” Guilbeault said then. “Those who benefit from the Canadian ecosystem must also con...

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towny wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:40 pm Facebook has also said they’re willing to pay for content, which is what they’re now happily doing.

It essentially just boils down to that.

Weren't paying before, will be in future.

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Flametop wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:20 am
eldanielfire wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:17 am I wonder how Nigel's ex-referee colleagues feel about him regularly slagging off their decisions in public?
It was always about Nige.

100%

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I not a fan of Sonja and her hairdcore interview style. I think she's awful same way I think John Inverdale is. It's not mysonginistic she's just shite. Was Inverdale the bloke with the rose-cvnted glasses? ... He'd at least get points for that. I very rarely get to see anything of the 6N but even ...

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what if Bloomberg started linking their own stories here and demanding PR pay them for stealing their content? That’s what you guys think is fair, right? Is that your opinion? If PR was a corporation that extracted circa four billion in the local market over the last four years then yes, they need ...

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Nice OP

Thorny is lookin' a bit Russki these days?

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guy smiley wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:10 am
kiwigreg369 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:43 am GS - try this - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/google.

The Guardian will appreciate the click, and it not be viewed via Facebook feed where they get no benefit.
I cancelled my subscription to the Guardian over their stance on this issue.

Still waiting.

LOL

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The previous time I block-quoted one of Towny's posts his reply was ... chirping crickets ... But, one for the road: I got a bored reading some of this drivel after half the first page. I can’t imagine it was going to get better. I thought the ignorance here was mostly focused on rugby, but it seems...

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towny wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:04 pm Is that so? What errors in fact did I make?

Are you saying your rant was omni-perfection?

It wasn't just slapped together with balloons and doof-doof music for Mog?

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Mog The Almighty wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:07 pm I thought it was a quality rant. You could be a writer or journalist.

It's hard to write huge long slabs of text and keep people engaged and interested.

The truest thing he wrote was this...

towny wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:42 pm I see that I agree with Mog and GS.

Suddenly my confidence is shaken.

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freddie111 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:16 am Wrt Amp it allows you to get the cached version super fast while Google

It also makes the gateway the destination. Gamekeeper turned poach.

And it's gotta be acknowledged Google is the first tier player in this game. Facebook is the ersatz version.

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Shrekles wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:35 am
Slim 293 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:33 am
CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:24 am Will stan be showing SR Aotearoa?
Yes.
Is that the only place we can get access to the games in Australia though?

Probably, apart from one of the SRAu games (I think per round) on Nine GEM, free to air.

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Slim 293 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:19 pm Stan have also just announced they'll be showing Japan's Top League...

Schweet

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Bindi wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:38 am Whilst this was purely done to appease big Rupret, the outcome is quite nice.

Got a feeling this sort of model will spread to some more countries.

guy smiley wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:50 am I’m in the boat with those who find it hilarious.

It is pretty funny.

Possibly not for the reason you think, though.

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Sorry, you're saying it's a "small negative" but they'll simultaneously be better off? Yes, since content providers have the prospect of being more fairly paid. F'rinstance, an organisation representing just 2% of the top 20 news websites by viewership recently inked an agreement with google for $3...

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I don't think this is the positive outcome that Kiap is saying it is. I said it was a small negative. That's this morning. But you have been joyously supporting this legislation for months, promoting it at every opportunity knowing full well that today's outcome was very likely. Facebook blocking a...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:37 am I don't think this is the positive outcome that Kiap is saying it is.

I said it was a small negative.

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I am shocked at the number of people who use Facebook for news, or anything actually. Grandpas. You old fellas need to get hip with the internet jive. Yep! Mind you, it's interesting to see how FB's algorithm is working to keep up - lots of posts from groups I'm a member of I haven't seen for ages....

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When you say providers "weren't getting their dime..." you're not suggesting that there is no way providers were able monetise visits to their site? Not enough. They're better off where the middleman pays. I ask it this way ... Did Zvcker just say, fvcker, there's no money for me in news so I can't...

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Kiap, since you have been by far the biggest supporter of this media bill on this forum, can you please explain how FB blocking all Australian news sites is a positive outcome for our news organisations? It's probably a small negative - by that, I mean ... ... for both Facebook itself and content p...

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BOM page gone as well as the ABC so no weather or bushfire alerts. This is a great day for Australian news. Fantastic that the Aus govt really took it up to the big guys and showed em. ScoMo... getting shit done :thumbup: Fantastic. Be sure to thank your pal Zuck for all he's done. :thumbup: Then g...

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Facebook (and all their associated properties) were a by-catch here. Rightly so, but by-catch nonetheless. But, hey! I think I might ... just maybe ... find a way to live with this. :lol: Good luck with trying to extort one of the biggest companies on the planet :lol: I agree with the idea of curbin...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:00 am
Anonymous 1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:40 am After winning 6 away tests in a row I suppose I shouldn't be to downhearted

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Isn't AC airflow 'one way' (from outside to in)? The outside exhaust air is just from the cooling of the condensors, I thought? Second point, yep, it's just heat exchange if it's a split system outside unit. No specific 'AC airflow' there. Obviously would still need ventilation (airflow) somewhere ...

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This is why I can’t be arsed with this thread or this place most of the time... material isn’t discussed. Oh contraire. Questions were answered. Then you didn't return. For those arguing in favour, a question... why does the policy being floated not include support extending to the public broadcast...

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I think he saw the writing on the wall. Maybe going to Glasgow will add some steel to his game, but he's not even a certainty for the Tahs this season, who will use him in rotation with Harris and Swinton. He's still young, might come back. The Wallabies won't be weakened significantly by his leavi...

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Jeff Jarvis is professor of journalism at the City University of New York. He's also -- I kid you not -- the irony-free author of "What would Google do?" What would Jesus do, I ask you, as he admiringly shills his arse off for them? Everyone knows that Jarvis is a tool, and that’s why he is regular...

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From SMH today: Seven West Media inks $30 million-a-year Google deal By Zoe Samios and Lisa Visentin February 15, 2021 — 10.30am ... The Kerry Stokes-controlled media company announced to the stock exchange on Monday that it had agreed to a “long-term partnership” with Google to provide news content...

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^Pony-tailed nazi? ... Anyway, the process moves on. From the AFR: Google desperate for deals in effort to avoid code Miranda Ward Feb 15, 2021 – 12.00am ... A Senate committee recommended the passage of the legislation on Friday afternoon, saying it was “confident” the bill would deliver on its int...

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Good graph. Not in quantity. V2 ('African variant') came from Europe Source : Link below (with lots to read) https://www-news24-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.news24.com/amp/health24/medical/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/how-scientists-found-the-fingerprint-behind-south-africas-covid-19-virus-202...

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ZuluBoy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:52 am The V2 variant was discovered here because South Africa is the world leader in genome sequencing.

Per capita?

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