Trivia and other useless but interesting items

I love Chess. The recent dumpy spit was most un chess like [biggrin] Grand masters can be touchy of course.

The online cheating seems rather a lot different to the on camera games Mr Hans Niemann is accused of cheating in. The rumors of a vibrating egg some where the sun doesn't shine seem a bit dark for me[bigrolf]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-63043023


The letter is a tad funny. He was beaten a few weeks ago so not sure he can claim to be the "World Chess Champion" ?

So much trivia [bigrolf] I do love seeing Magnus Carlsen play so not meaning to be mean[bigwhistle]

I was a customer- the phone and other details they had are ....... snail mail contact only ? Could put this in GRUMPY[biggrin]


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Lake dart mouth overflowing for the first time in 26 years-

My disco is almost full after a $2.06 a ltr drink- Ouch I thought yet today its Kaos as everyone rushes to fill up.

"Apco Mildura fuel attendant Ellie Laird said it was disappointing to have to turn motorists away.
"We do cop it a little bit [from customers] but they're pretty understanding that we just have to wait for a truck from Melbourne or Adelaide," she said.
"It's been chaotic and after the truck comes tonight it will be even more chaotic."

Diesel pumps run dry at Mildura while north Qld drivers face long queues ahead of fuel excise increase - ABC News

Duplicate post.

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I was a customer- the phone and other details they had are ....... snail mail contact only ? Could put this in GRUMPY[biggrin]


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Fractal mathematics.........

Anyone remember why they were / are called Optus?

Anyone remember what you were offered when Telstra was sold off?

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Fractal mathematics.........

Anyone remember why they were / are called Optus?

Anyone remember what you were offered when Telstra was sold off?

DL

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Aussat? Singtel owned -

Telstra shares - T1 priced at $3.30 1997. T2 $7.40 1999. T3 $3.60 2006 -Not a good investment though I guess dividends soften the pain for those who brought them[thumbsupbig] I grabbed some T2 and carried a Loss for a bit- OUCH

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Aussat? Singtel owned -

Telstra shares - T1 priced at $3.30 1997. T2 $7.40 1999. T3 $3.60 2006 -Not a good investment though I guess dividends soften the pain for those who brought them[thumbsupbig] I grabbed some T2 and carried a Loss for a bit- OUCH

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Anyone remember why they were / are called Optus?

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Rough guess.... OpporTUniStic?

Should have been called Cactus ****tus.

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Rough guess.... OpporTUniStic?

Should have been called Cactus ****tus.

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It was when all Telstra users (aka everyone) were offered a choice. Opt in or opt out.

Maybe some MBA's had set up a company that had the abbreviated answer, and it was the only alternative at the time.

DL

Queensland's Browns Plains without electricity after drone food delivery crashes into powerlines

Thousands of people were left without power after a food delivery drone crashed into powerlines yesterday in what has been described as a "first" by Energex.

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn...862&height=485

I wonder how much this costs and who gets to pay???