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No difference to when Qantas ran direct flights Sydney to New York via LAX.. The main benefit is that it's pretty much impossible to miss…

I did it in April/May with China Eastern. Pretty decent.. modern planes, good economy seats and space. English is generally poor.…

If a company stores the bitlocker key of a server holding bitlocker keys in itself... they're total idiots. Having it unrecoverable would…

They're short on widebodies as well and they're purposely putting them on unique routes where they have no/little competition. Like the new…

Many don't have a DAC as some phones have the DAC and supply analogue out through USB-C port. Have to be careful what you buy. Galaxy s23…

I have this ugreen, was supposed to be my travel charger but I ended up still looking when I saw how heavy it was. Also have Baseus wall…

These are pretty heavy at 370 grams (without the cable). Its quite heavy for a GaN charger and its an important factor for travel. My 65W…

I personally haven't seen anything faster than 100 Mbytes/sec from an SD card.. but I don't really buy any super fast cards as I don't have…

SuperSpeed usually refers to USB spec. It means it supports 5 Gbps USB transfer spec, instead of 480 Mbps. 480 Mbps would cap the USB…

Was at Shanghai Pudong airport for a 5 hour layover last month... half the food stores are closed, including Burger King, etc. The…

3,400 points on Classic Plus lol.. (plus $167 tax)

eBay interface for some years now purposely hides the item description.. especially on mobile app most buyers I suspect doesn't even…

I tend to end up giving them away fairly often to family and friends... buy them as low as $5 sometimes so i just give them away Also you…

I'm addicted to power.. 30+ powerbanks at this point

They fly A330s from Syd/Mel which are pretty old. The seating and space is pretty good, but the entertainment system is crappy

Only China Southern and China Eastern flies into BNE. In comparison there's 8 chinese airlines flying into Sydney

China's been known for denying visa-on-arrival to people with Turkish stamps for a while (just google it). I think it's because it's a…

Motorola Edge 30 Pro was around $450 on sale, last year

Sony Xperia phones haven't been sold here through offiicall channels for 5 years since they pulled out. you'd have to get it from a grey…

Just a warning these I believe are 1-size only and are pretty big. The standover height means you need to be pretty tall

Hardly any airline flies over Ukraine. But plenty flies over Iran, Iraq, Persian Gulf, Black Sea, etc. Not particularly safe areas either.

Prepare a list of alternative flights on the same carrier that you'd be happy with. Do the work up front. Make a note of the Date/time,…

VAT is 20% there

Mountain Designs Pro 3.8 on special can go down to $40 ish (after coupon and giftcard stacking). I have one and it's not really that great…

the law says that drivers must give way to buses with a "give way to buses" sign at the back. So yes in their case indicating does give…

Pre-covid I was often flying on $300 return AirAsia SYD-KUL. Nowadays you can find sale fares on full service airlines for $600-$800'ish..…

Edge 30 Fusion is around $350 on special these days

PwC is the administrators and they're now legally liable for supply and ACL warranty issues for any new purchases made when they are the…

It's pretty likely the new $1450 new fare amount is generated from Air NZ booking system, so you'd be up the same cost even if you booked…