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  1. Comment on Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull clings to power, but three-way showdown between Julie Bishop, Peter Dutton and Scott Morrison looms in ~society

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    Sorry, I was writing out a complete post that explained the conventions of Australian parliament and parties, but doing this at work and trying to keep up to date with the speed of new...

    Sorry, I was writing out a complete post that explained the conventions of Australian parliament and parties, but doing this at work and trying to keep up to date with the speed of new developments became futile and might get me in a bit of trouble tomorrow (I was writing for about half an hour and completely ignoring work).

    Considering that this will continue into tomorrow, I might write a primer on the whole thing tonight, borrowing heavily from @Algernon_Asimov 's post ITT if they're OK with it. Maybe could team up on it.

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  3. Comment on Force India F1 team exits administration, under consortium of investors led by Lawrence Stroll in ~sports.motorsports

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    So does that leave us with: Red Bull Verstappen Gasly Renault Ricciardo Hulkenberg McLaren Alonso Sainz Force Perez Stroll Williams Ocon Sirotkin Toro Rosso Hartley? Stoffel? Norris ditching...

    So does that leave us with:

    Red Bull

    • Verstappen
    • Gasly

    Renault

    • Ricciardo
    • Hulkenberg

    McLaren

    • Alonso
    • Sainz

    Force

    • Perez
    • Stroll

    Williams

    • Ocon
    • Sirotkin

    Toro Rosso

    • Hartley?
    • Stoffel? Norris ditching McLaren? Ticktum?

    ?

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  4. Comment on So, what have we all been playing? in ~games

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    I picked up Yakuza 0 on PC release this week and i'm absolutely engrossed in it. The story is fantastic, the side stories are goofy as hell in a good way (without spoiling too much, the quest to...

    I picked up Yakuza 0 on PC release this week and i'm absolutely engrossed in it. The story is fantastic, the side stories are goofy as hell in a good way (without spoiling too much, the quest to get back Akio's videogame made me giggle like an idiot), the fights are fun even if i'm running into way to many random encounters.

    I can really see myself playing through the whole series - I wonder how many are getting PC releases or if I'll need to buy a PS4

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  5. Comment on Force India F1 team exits administration, under consortium of investors led by Lawrence Stroll in ~sports.motorsports

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    So, considering this news likely means Lance Stroll in a Force India next year (or possibly even earlier if the world goes completely crazy), and the recent Ricciardo switch to Renault, what does...

    So, considering this news likely means Lance Stroll in a Force India next year (or possibly even earlier if the world goes completely crazy), and the recent Ricciardo switch to Renault, what does everyone think the likely team line-ups are?

    Could we assume the following:
    Renault

    • Ricciardo
    • Hulkenberg

    Force (insert India or GP)

    • Perez
    • Stroll

    Where does Sainz go? Doesn't he have a bad relationship with Max? What of Ocon? What of the Williams seat - Does Kubica make the wonder comeback?

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  6. Comment on What was the best change you ever made in your life? in ~talk

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    This is exactly what I was coming here to post - I started Keto this year and have really turned myself around in a heap of ways. I had always been pretty overweight, and while I knew I had an...

    This is exactly what I was coming here to post - I started Keto this year and have really turned myself around in a heap of ways. I had always been pretty overweight, and while I knew I had an issue with depression and was diagnosed and started medication a few years ago, I don't think I quite knew how much of a problem I had with body image. Having lost a bunch of weight, in a controlled and meticulous, yet very quick manner has given me a bunch of confidence that I really thought I'd lost forever. I'm now playing more sport and really enjoying it, a bit more involved and active at University, and starting to actually put myself out there for graduate jobs instead of being comfortable clocking in and out of my part-time job.

    I don't want to sound like I'm shilling it, because I get weird vibes from how pseudo-psychological or "religious" some other similar diets sound (specifically Paleo - here in Australia we have a celebrity chef Pete Evans who pushes paleo hard but often comes out with a lot of dangerous quack statements). I'm not going to say that it's a wonder diet, that it'll cure all your problems or make your hair stop falling out; the rigidity of the program isn't for everyone and weight loss really depends on how far you push yourself and how hard you track your diet. But it works for me, it's the best thing I've done in years and the weight loss is probably my biggest achievement ever.

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