That headline is backwards. The Leeuwin was moored. It did not collide with anything.
I don't know how on earth I missed this when it happened. My family has roots in Freo; people in my family have lived there for over a century.
Somehow nobody spoke of the incident. It should have been a talking point for at least a week.
Ok that picture is wonderful.
Let me guess: it did fine for a few years until everyone had tried it once?
Now I'm torn between wanting to get it once before it closes to see what it is like and just not because apparently it is crap.
I'm in a cast. This sucks. Only silver lining is I get tomorrow off. Imagine getting a 5-day medical certificate, but four of those days are public holidays already. 😢
I agree with your first statement, but disagree with the rest. I am not their target market. I enjoy playing their games, but primarily because I am spending time with the kids as I do. Not many of their games are targeted to my demographic.
I disagree that they focus only on digital. Every single Nintendo game comes out on a physical chip. And sales on digital copies are rare and minor (30% off maybe). It is often cheaper to get a physical copy on sale cheaper than digital. And you can then sell it / buy it second-hand. I've read that with Switch 2, even the digital codes can be transferred to a new owner. Nintendo for all their faults have never forced you to lock in a digital library you can never resell.
The problem is the standard apps are just that - standard. I can hop onto any Redhat, Debian or Solaris 10 box at work and use ls, cat etc.
If I went all-in on some bespoke alternatives on my special snowflake machine, I'd constantly be going nuts entering incorrect commands on remote machines and losing efficiency. Then, I'd go back to just using the standard commands everywhere.
I bought it second hand. Nintendo got $0 from the sale. In fact, two thirds of our physical games have been purchased second hand.
You might be surprised. I came to the Switch party super late when I bought my kid a switch Christmas 2023. He's all over Zelda now, has BotW, TotK and even Skyward Sword on his Switch. For him, these games are all from the last year. He turned 2 the year BotW was released.
It'll be the same story with Switch 2. Some kid who might not even be born yet will get a Switch 2 in 8-9 years and come across these games with all his school friends.
I doubt I'll go the Switch 2 path with the kids. I haven't seen a reason to upgrade, yet. I'm thinking of the Steam Deck - while the Nintendo had a fairly cheap entry point to get on the platform, I've spent enough on games to negate the difference between a Switch and a Steam Deck - where I already have a 500+ game library to play on it.
As art, the Kebab is not world shaking. But it is more than art, it's a piece of Perth. Ideally I'd like to see it restored. But if it has to be replaced, then it should be replaced by something that is/will be another part of Perth.
The 'I've got these statues in 12 countries on 5 continents' guy gets bragging rights, Perth gets to be a statistic in his story. I don't think this is a fair deal. The astronaut would be a part of that guy's story. Not Perth's.
I'll start by saying the sauce is questionable. I don't think they're asking an objective question here.
That said, I've never really vibed with the Guardian's writing style. It always feels like I'm reading the opposite of Newscorp's propaganda - but it is still propaganda. I dislike being nudged to think a certain way, even if I'm being nudged in a direction I'd probably be inclined to go anyway. Actually, especially if it's in a direction I'd be inclined to go. Did I come up with this position on my own? Or am I being helped along by some publication with an agenda?
Just give me the bare facts and let me form my own opinions, thanks.
I do love that Guardian Australia exists, however. I love that it has thrown a spanner into the Newscorp near-monopoly on journalism in Australia. I want to see it succeed and stay.
I loved this teeny bit: "best of Howard"
Mr Howard is remembered for three things:
And I nearly said "two things", as 1 & 2 are far bigger points; though you could argue that 3 had a lasting impact on Australian politics and outright lying to the faces of Australians being permitted.
I am curious as to what this MAGA-Lite group thinks is "the best of Howard", because I don't think that means what they think it means.