Sunday, March 13, 2016

Basslink repairs: Bryan Green calls for ACCC investigation as internet disruptions continue and other top stories.

  • Basslink repairs: Bryan Green calls for ACCC investigation as internet disruptions continue

    Basslink repairs: Bryan Green calls for ACCC investigation as internet disruptions continue Posted March 13, 2016 18:46:40 Tasmanian Opposition Leader Bryan Green has called on the ACCC to urgently investigate issues around access to Telstra's undersea cable, saying he does not want to see "businesses being gouged" as major internet interruptions continue in Tasmania.Some internet service providers had to move to Telstra's fibre-optic cable on Friday when the undersea..
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  • World Science Festival: Australian astronaut tips a bucket on Mars One project

    World Science Festival: Australian astronaut tips a bucket on Mars One project
    Andy Thomas, first Australian in space. The first Australian NASA astronaut to go in to space has questioned whether the entrepreneurial Mars One project is "morally defensible".Andy Thomas, in Brisbane for the World Science Festival, said he was "very unimpressed with Mars One", which plans a corporate-funded one-way mission to the red planet."They claim they can launch a crew to Mars in the mid to late 2020s and do it for less than $9 billion," Mr Thomas sai..
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  • 'True shocker': February spike in global temperatures stuns scientists

    'True shocker': February spike in global temperatures stuns scientists
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Urban Heat Island Effect: an explainer Why are Sydney's western suburbs heating up so much? We explore the the Urban Heat Island Effect. PT1M37S 620 349 Global temperatures leapt in February, lifting warming from pre-industrial levels to beyond 1.5 degrees, and stoking concerns about a "climate emergency".According to NASA analysis, average temperatures last month were 1.35 degrees above the norm for the 1951-1980 period. ..
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  • Scientists Search for 'Holy Grail' of Million-Year-Old Ice

    Scientists Search for 'Holy Grail' of Million-Year-Old Ice
    Scientists Search for ‘Holy Grail’ of Million-Year-Old Ice By Michael Slezak, The Guardian Somewhere deep below the ice in Antarctica lies a time capsule. It’s the holy grail of climate science and promises to reveal the past and future of Earth’s atmosphere. And right now, scientists are meeting in Hobart to work out a plan to dig it up. Credit: Andreas Kambanis/flickr The time capsule is ice that froze 1.5 million y..
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  • Owners of 'lemon' cars are struggling to use their consumer rights to end nightmare

    Owners of 'lemon' cars are struggling to use their consumer rights to end nightmare
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. CHOICE: Consumers are being 'gagged' CHOICE Magazine's CEO Alan Kirkland says consumers should not be required to sign a nondisclosure agreement when making warranty claims against car dealers PT1M49S 620 349 Two-thirds of new car buyers have experienced problems with their vehicles in the first five years of use, with some struggling to use their legal rights to a repair, refund or replacement.A Choice survey found while most affected owners we..
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  • Top Five Games Like Dark Souls – Best Alternatives List

    Top Five Games Like Dark Souls – Best Alternatives List
    Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to Demon’s Souls which is the spiritual successor to the King’s Field series. Dark Souls too has it’s own spiritual successor in Bloodborne. So if you’re looking for games like Dark Souls there is a whole heap of them made by the same developer. Each has its own tweak to the formula, which I’ll go into in a moment. But first a look at Dark Souls itself. This game is amazing. It is also one of the most difficult games I have ever played. At its core Dark ..
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  • Man removes venomous snake from his car like it's no big deal

    Man removes venomous snake from his car like it's no big deal
    Man removes venomous snake from his car like it's no big deal By Ariel BogleAustralia2016-03-13 05:31:52 UTC (Warning: Video contains explicit language.) If you're a professional snake catcher, you have to assume finding reptiles in all kinds of nooks and crannies is part of the job. But perhaps not in your own car. And not on the way to work. Snake Catchers Adelaide posted a Facebook video of founder Rolly Burrell and a colleague driving when they spot a snake hanging out in their vehicl..
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