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A userscript to properly hide users you want hidden

I've already suggested that the 'hide' user feature should hide them better, such as not showing replies. I figured I could use my considerable spare time to make this happen …

Chair Mat for Carpet Recommendations (Thick Carpet)

It's time for a new chair mat. I've had this 10+ year old one from OW (seems to be better made than the current crop) and it's finally time to put it out of its misery. This mat is a …

Mid-Life Crisis Gaming PC - High End

Been thinking of buying into the pcmasterrace hype train for a while. I've held off because I'm not great at the self-control thing and limiting myself to consoles and a Mac somewhat …

Solar Install Question, but You're Not Sure How Long You'll Be Living There

Something I probably should've looked into a few years ago but…here we are. Parents use about $800 a quarter (soon to be $1k) - it's a sizeable country home with a pool. Anyway, …

Optus SIM in Telstra Smart Modem Gen 3

I have an unused Telstra Modem from their $1/month NBN promotion that they didn't want me to return. And I have a spare Optus post paid SIM on a pooled data account. I've been trying with …

Citibank Australia

Citibank PayAll to ATO hasn't been received

Paid a tax bill with PayAll for the first time, back in November. Called the ATO and they can't find a transaction with the amount I paid. Citibank confirmed the account number it was paid to. …

Giving slack to a failed business that leased property from us

We leased out a shop to a business that ultimately didn't work out and have time remaining on their initial contract period. Contractually, we have full claim to the remaining amount on the …

Outdoor Light: 304 or 316 Stainless Steel (Sydney)

I've had some 100W halogen floodlights die so I'm replacing them all with LED fixtures. tl;dr: 304 vs 316: does it matter in Sydney (30 mins from beaches) Now, I've got some very …

Microsoft

MS Refund via Payment Central Portal - 4 Months Still Nothing

Long story short, I had the famously frequently failing MS Elite 2 controller. I had it replaced 5 times before I told them to just give me my money back. Refunds appear to come via what I assume is …

One office monitor to rule them all

I'm in want of a one really good monitor to go with my work Surface Pro 4 (soon 7) for the time being. Later, the monitor will be used with my personal or other work laptops as I move between …

360 S7 Robot Vacuum Replacement Battery

My first robot vacuum is starting to show signs of old age, Well, it's only been 16 months since i got it. It's run for 300 hours in total, if I assume 20 mins per charge that's 900 …

Renovations: Small Works Contracts - Are They Necessary?

I have a couple of builders for a 10k ish job. One will offer a contract as part of their SOP. The other seemingly isn't. According to Fair Trading, it's necessary? I wasn't aware of …

Home Insurance: Sum Insured Based on Original Build Cost

It's time for renewing the home insurance, but I haven't reviewed the cover in a while. I've just had AAMI's 'Complete replacement cover' for the longest time. Suppose …

Title case is a terrible default

A forum/community as refined and mature as this can appreciate this feedback: Title case is a sin. Please stop it. I'll use the example used to highlight capitalisation and comma use: I …

poll Do the forums need a 'serious' tag on comments?

Don't get me wrong, I like this community for what it is, but posts can be a playground for smartarses and jokers, which can probably deter people genuinely looking for help or advice. The …

It can't be that hard to use automatic headlights...

Been wanting to rant about this one for ages, but it seems like the perfect time for it: Cars that clearly have automatic headlight systems without their lights on in the rain/night etc. My lights …

Fixed Wireless, Need Cheap Landline Plan

What's the cheapest way to keep a landline active? Mobile reception is spotty indoors where my parents are so I really only need to keep it around for emergency reasons. Anything lower than …

hipages

Hipages, or How you're meant to find a tradie?

I use hipages for finding someone to work on an area I've no previous contacts. Are there any downsides to using them as a sort of directory? Does hipages extract some fee from them? Do the …

A Car for Older People

Ageing parents are wanting to swap down from their relatively massive Kluger. They don't drive much (rural town so any trip covers some distance) but I'd like them to have as safe a car as …

AmEx Statement Offers

AmEx Statement Credit Offers: Partial Refund but above $500 Remaining

So I bought some items from Sony using the recent 500/150$ cash back offer but in one instance i need to claim a price match difference after already paying and getting the Amex offer. Can the …

Please add the viewport meta tag to the site

At least on this bargainer's iPad Pro 12.9", sites without the tag are scaled wrong (and look very zoomed in, or 'big'). Throw this tag into your header and instantly feel 50 …

When Will The Dyson V10 Get The Big eBay Discounts?

Yes, I know it's literally only just hit retail. What I'm looking for is if anyone has any rough history on how long the V6/8 went from $999 to $800, and then were part of 20% Bing Lee/TGG …