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Just because I'm widely read doesn't mean I'm bored. Well, not all the time, the internet just provides so much information to absorb. Cheers Ray

Ah, I haven't driven that road, though did have a look around the Bungaree area and Grand Ridge Road and saw some pretty good looking tracks in the logging areas. It's boggy enough where we go collecting wood at the moment, so don't need any more excitement. Cheers Ray

Well, I had an appropriate youtube URL, but one can't post such links here anymore so lucky you. Cheers Ray

Yes. Considering that you're about 16km from where I live, where exactly is that area just a few kilometres from your place? Is that the Little Morwell River? Cheers Ray

I thought we were off-topic? Cheers Ray

I tried, he was out eating Italian. Cheers Ray

I noted that from the outset, but it became a takeaway, so what do you do? Cheers Ray

I wouldn't bother with the intercooler first off. Find a good diesel shop and get them to work on the injectors and fuel pump, and see if they can modify boost with the factory turbo to complement the other adjustments (this is the cheapest option - if you can find a good diesel shop). You might be able to get say a 10-15% performance improvement with a relatively factory setup. Chers Ray

Everything kind of comes in interrelated packages. The turbo, injectors and fuel pump pretty much need to be done in unison. You may possibly be able to change the intercooler, but you won't necessarily get maximum benefit unless you modify/adjust boost, injection and fueling. With the 4.2, everything is mechanical, so it can only be done with spanners, sockets and flow benches, not computers. Chers Ray

I'm pretty sure that the e-tax system integrates into the main, live, system that enables the subsequent automatic generation of tax returns (provided all necessary checks and balances are achieved). It's not a paper substitute that someone at the ATO then accesses and does a data transcription, as they would with paper returns (or anything electronic in a similar sense). That's why it's not browser based. Cheers Ray

OK: Exhaust: High flow/performance - $1000-1500 Turbo: High performance ball-bearing - $3000-5000 Injectors: High flow - $900-1200 Fuel Pump: Recalibrated to suit - $2000-3000 Intercooler: High performance basic - $1000-1200 Misc Parts: $1000-2000 Labour: $? Probably missed a few things. Cheers Ray

Browser-based encryption only works so far (SSL is often only a feel good solution). My internet banking has a three stage security layer, yet there is still a risk involved and so the bank provides a surety should something be compromised (as long as I've done everything correctly). The first internet banking systems used similar procedures, but from a commercial perspective, they decided that the risk in browser-based access was worth the reduced cost, convenience and flexibility of internet banking. Telstra, as well as many other organisations over recent years, was recently compromised with the revelation of 740,000 customer accounts over the web. The ATO cannot afford to be compromised in any way whatsoever, as the potential for criminal activity would be enormous, so it has to to use more archaic methods that are platform based and not fluffy stuff in the cloud. Cheers Ray

That will need an investment of between $10,000-15,000, not including my consultancy fees (to get what a 3.0lt will get with $3000 or less). It may be better to enjoy the leisurely pace that lasts a lifetime. Cheers Ray

I think the issue is a bit more complex than that, as it's not browser-based, because of overall security issues. I applied for e-tax some years ago the ATO sent me a CD that required an installation and registration process. I'm not entirely sure about the process, but I think it sets up something akin to a VPN. The security implications are probably held in higher regard than access to Defence systems, especially when doing so through effectively unsecure systems, not supplied by the ATO, and rightly so. Apple lives in a walled garden; whereas, Microsoft works in close collaboration with governments worldwide, so that in these respects, it provides a much more open book as to access and creating secure applications within their systems (ergo its dominance in every corporate system). Linux is a menagerie of geeks and vested interests that makes herding cats look like a simple task. Cheers Ray

I can't help not to post this one: http://www.news.com....c-1226416721485 Sorry, but this was just so timely. Cheers Ray

When mum says so: http://www.news.com....9-1226416740429 I think mum was wong. Cheers Ray

Abbott is not keen on getting him on board and has made that patently clear, so Queensland would be pretty stupid if they don't take note. Cheers Ray

You're quite correct there. In 1999, I was a project manager for a major Year 2000 project and we had a international IT firm (CSC) contracted to do a lot of analysis and collating for us. One of their staff was a mad keen Linux user, who insisted that Linux would take over the desktop in a few years. Waiting, waiting... And Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly, it has a solid user base in the desktop and server environment, but is almost in the weeds as far as tablet and mobile phone devices is concerned. Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 is its push to try and capture more of the marketshare, as it languishes behind the likes of Android and iOS. It funny how no one critices Apple, yet it is now in a position and with an attitude far worse than Microsoft, which caused so much anger towards Microsoft a decade or so ago. It's also quite funny considering that I've never bagged Linux, just pointed out some of its shortfalls, yet some seem to take that as a major insult. I've been running Linux on and off for years, coming to grips with its foibles and I've had some of the latest iterations installed for quite a while and I constantly run updates (which seem never ending), so I think I am in a position to make a reasonable observation on how it may, or may not, suit people. Windows has had a lot of deserved derision over the years, but what exists now is a far cry from the days of Windows 95 etc. Windows 7 has been the most stable and fault free version I have ever used, and I've used every version since the DOS days. If some peripheral device doesn't work because of lack of drivers, it's not Windows fault but that of the device manufacturer, who is either too lazy to update or intentionally drops support so that people are forced to buy updated products. And Canonical still haven't addressed the extended desktop issue with Ubuntu, where you can only run in mirrored mode and at the lowest screen's resolution. There are a lot of frustrated Linux puppies out there because of this major shortfall in the OS. Also, you can't run Linux on a tablet and get touch support, it simply doesn't exist. Cheers Ray

I actually found a really useful wiki on how to set up Navit, I'm sure that anyone would be able to have this up and running in no time if they follow these instructions: http://wiki.navit-pr...nfiguring_Navit I thought I'd add this bit as further confirmation, which I got by opening Ubuntu and the Software Centre: I provide facts to support an argument and get insults in return. In terms of FUD, your responses reflect very much what the warmongerers do when confronted with facts about the lack of global warming: http://joannenova.com.au/ Cheers Ray

Just because one can cite an example or two of driver issues, or whatever, with old equipment, doesn't prove that Linux is a better system. It's also quite funny that Linux owners will always come up with a somewhat disparaging comment about anyone who is trying to give Linux a go, but simply get egt it to do what they want; it almost always returns a comment suggesting that the person is an idiot. One wonders why so few people use Linux, the support provided by the Linux community is purely geared towards computer geeks, which drives away anyone not part of the elite. And on Navit, it's not even in beta stange yet: http://navit.sourceforge.net/ Finally, many independent surveys have been conducted on the total cost of ownership (TCO) of Linux in the coporate world and the facts don't support the Linux hype. Clearly, if the TCO for Linux was what it was puported to be, there'd be a mass swing towards Linux, as driving down costs is a major concern for corporations. Just one example: http://www.iaps.com/...ey-2005.04.html I might also point out that when people by a new PC, it pretty much always comes with the OS installed and you are paying bugger all for that OS as part of the entire package. Linux, as a built in OS, was tried by a few companies, Dell being one from memory, but no one wanted them, so the option was dropped pretty quickly. Now I know that Linux users love to keep their Pentium 2 machines etc and dutifully boast about how Linux works just great, but most people are pretty happy to upgrade systems every five or so years. The only ones on the other end of the spectrum, in this regard, are Apple owners, who need to replace their iPhones, iPads, iWhatnots, every time a new version comes out. Cheers Ray

Infrastructure, in this case power distribution, is always very costly; whether it's replacing old systems, accident damage or providing new ones etc. But I also suspect that the 51% includes other costs (eg maintenance and other associated costs such as interest payments etc). Cheers Ray

Here's an interesting article for certain Linksys-brand router owners, or potential owners: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/132142-ciscos-cloud-vision-mandatory-monetized-and-killed-at-their-discretion/1. It really makes one wonder about the mentality of some companies. Cheers Ray

This is good: Note that 9% of the cost of electricity generation will be due to the carbon tax, which will be increasing every year until at least 2015. Also note that 20% of the cost of electricity generation is due to mandatory spending on energy efficiency programs aka wind power, solar etc; systems which simply don't work, but feel good. The Australian Financial Review reports that: Singing and dancing wonder Graig Emerson reports that: It's going to be a long, cold, winter ahead of us, even come summer. Cheers Ray

I wonder why I can't find, for example, one workable GPS program that will run on the Linux distro on my tablet? I've tried every source there is and not one produces anything that is remotely usable. Of course I can use a problematic emulator that copies Windows, but that just defeats the purpose in any case. I liken Linux to a Blow Up Barbara, a substitute for the real thing. Cheers Ray

There's still around 15% who should move to Windows 7, I don't know why they haven't. Cheers Ray