@liamvhogan Now googling LaTeX

Counterpart sounds fascinating, but it's in the 7 Plus app and I find the ads on commercial streaming services far too annoying to deal with. Will have to wait till it shows up somewhere else.

#TV #ScienceFiction https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/the-cold-war-sci-fi-drama-that-s-harder-to-explain-than-watch-20241106-p5koid.html

@liamvhogan In sone ways, they never went away https://www.patreon.com/timrichards

@homelessjun @skinnylatte @mekkaokereke I see, that's difficult. Banks here in Australia are required to offer low-income people on government benefits a no-fee account.

@skinnylatte @mekkaokereke Hmm I see. Also, that relative lack of bank accounts explains the prevalence of cheques. But why are people unbanked? Is it difficult to open an account?

@skinnylatte I once ate at a Buddhist restaurant attached to a temple in Seoul; I was more strictly vegetarian then and the local tourism authority thought I'd enjoy it. God it was bland - though that was part of the philosophy. Check out this text on the menu:

@skinnylatte @mekkaokereke Usually it seems connected with racism too, but I can't think how in this case

@skinnylatte @mekkaokereke We have an instant payment system between different banks here in Oz too. The US has always seemed way behind on payments tech. At least American publishers have stopped sending me foreign currency cheques! Almost impossible to bank them here nowadays.

@liamvhogan Or a day

@joannaholman @ajsadauskas @keira_reckons Good point re Costco and car use. We live in a CBD apartment and we generally do a big shop via online ordering every two-three weeks, so it is possible to buy larger amounts without a car. But we have to plan carefully in order not to throw away fruit & veg.

@liamvhogan Call me, Ishmael

I don't get that policy. If you earn money, you should pay taxes on it. Especially if it's a substantial part of your income.
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@liamvhogan We don't work on Fridays either. Have been eating funky food in Carnegie.

@liamvhogan True that. And as a reader you often ended up reading stuff you wouldn't have come across otherwise, just by flicking through the pages.

@Tattooed_Mummy @TheBreadmonkey I am copying in the knowledgeable @skinnylatte on this one.

@shlee @Gargron Are they on sale in Australia?