Mega Thread The Questions Thread - Part II

[MrsEddieBetts]

I think I said earlier we just did the south. So Hobart, Huonville, Geeveston, Cockle Creek, stayed a night on Bruny Island then back around the other way to Port Arthur which is also near the Tassie Devil sanctuary. Port Arthur was fantastic. Stayed in the hotel there that overlooks the grounds. Really beautiful place. Hard to believe it was ever a prison. Can't really comment on the rest of the island as have sadly never made it back there.

I guess it depends what you want to do though. The above is good if you like communing with nature and the landscape and things in it.

That sounds really nice. We're just trying to decide whether a driving trip or a drop by the beach/pool trip would be better for the little one. We have opposite opinions on that at the moment!

 

[GeelongFTW]

for things to do in the norf:

"Tasmazia" in the NW is really good value.

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Running around in life-sized mazes was a lot more fun that I thought it would be.

for things to do near Launceston the Gorge in the city centre is great. You can go on the chairlift, admire peacocks, walk through nice paths and tracks in the area and walk on the suspension bridge if you're brave enough...


Grindewald swiss village is also great (not too far from the city centre).

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Great mini-golf course, beginner canoeing facilities, childrens equipment including a giant jumping pillow and you can even feed the local ducks. Also really nice hotel rooms if you want to stay the night.

 

[Gralin]

That sounds really nice. We're just trying to decide whether a driving trip or a drop by the beach/pool trip would be better for the little one. We have opposite opinions on that at the moment!

Yeah we didn't do a big holiday until the bubba was four, meant we wanted an apartment not a hotel room, with a one year old you're more likely to want a hotel room, more options for places to stay.

Kids club will be less likely, going somewhere near relatives so you can get a baby sitter for a day or night can be good.

I'd find a place you like the look of that you can see yourself at with a kid

 

[BotsMaster]

Where does one purchase a box set of The Simpson’s (kind of like a seasons 1-20 pack), preferably not eBay.

Have looked up the JB Hi Fi website and all they have is the single season packs.


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

http://www.australiadvdboxset.com/p...DVD-Box-Set-112-Discs-Prerelease-Edition.html

 

[worbod]

Is it possible for data stored on the old floppy disks to be obtained and transferred onto a memory stick in the same way that video content can be transferred onto a CD/DVD?

 

[Scotland]

Is it possible for data stored on the old floppy disks to be obtained and transferred onto a memory stick in the same way that video content can be transferred onto a CD/DVD?

Depends on the format of the data and the quality of the disk.

If you have a a drive capable of reading a 3.5" floppy then you should be able to transfer data from it.

 

[Gralin]

Is it possible for data stored on the old floppy disks to be obtained and transferred onto a memory stick in the same way that video content can be transferred onto a CD/DVD?

if you've got a disk drive sure

 

[Scotland]

I remember in the 90s we had a Windows PC with a 5.25" floppy drive installed so disks from the previous DOS computer could still be used. A bit like a VHS/DVD combo it seemed like a good idea but got about 2 minutes of use.

 

[quotemokc]

If you get a floppy drive sure.

I don't even have a CD drive on my computer anymore.

 

[Gralin]

My first of with a hdd, had a 120MB HDD, it had 4MB of ram and a half MB graphics card, it was a beast, took something like 40 floppy discs to install games and i couldn't have that many installed at a time.
Had both 5.25 and 3.5 inch floppy drives

 

[perthblue]

Have $87 left on a Universal Gift Card, what should I blow it on? Thinking just a Bookdepository haul, or some stationery, but am wondering if anyone else has any ideas

 

[Cruyff14]

Can't go wrong with some books.

Speaking of books, does anybody have any recommendations on real life crime books? Got one on The Iceman.

 

[Gough]

Mr Nice.

 

[perthblue]

Mr Nice.

Jez?

 

[Gough]

Jez?

The late Howard Marks.

 

[perthblue]

The late Howard Marks.

It was a Peep Show reference.

Anyways, I ended up purchasing 6 books with my remaining $87. My other choice was a povo spec Bayern Munich jersey. I think I made the right choice.

 

[Cruyff14]

It was a Peep Show reference.

Anyways, I ended up purchasing 6 books with my remaining $87. My other choice was a povo spec Bayern Munich jersey. I think I made the right choice.

What books?

 

[perthblue]

What books?

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche
The Misfit Economy by Alexa Clay (already read some of this one, would recommend)

 

[Catfish Alley]

Can't go wrong with some books.

Speaking of books, does anybody have any recommendations on real life crime books? Got one on The Iceman.

After watching the series I'm reading 'Mindhunter'. It's good. Pretty dark stuff but provides good insight into how FBI profiling began.

 

[Cruyff14]

After watching the series I'm reading 'Mindhunter'. It's good. Pretty dark stuff but provides good insight into how FBI profiling began.

Interesting. Does it cover real crimes etc?

 

[Catfish Alley]

Interesting. Does it cover real crimes etc?

Yep, I'm only half way through it but it's covered a handful of cases already. Goes over crime scenes, motives, psychology and the FBI process in determining a suspect. The guy has input into some fairly big cases like Ed Kemper, Green River, Son of Sam, BTK etc. He coined the term 'serial killer'.

 

[Scotland]

Have $87 left on a Universal Gift Card, what should I blow it on? Thinking just a Bookdepository haul, or some stationery, but am wondering if anyone else has any ideas

Def $87 worth of stationery. That's a lot of biros.

 

[perthblue]

Def $87 worth of stationery. That's a lot of biros.

could probably kill a jungle full of tigers with that much

 

[Scotland]

could probably kill a jungle full of tigers with that much

If I crash land can I eat my own shoes?

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Rough idea on what 3 downlights in a kitchen would cost to put in ?