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    New Ipods: which one should i get?

    Dont buy the ipod classic! the HDDs are quite fragile and you risk breaking them buy running/dropping them (my ipod photo only lasted a year) the ipod touch is really your only option for video, however if you're going to spend $$$, why not get an iphone? then youll have internet and phone as...
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    how do you study for the sc?

    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no you're not right im applying for scholarships right now and the only academic marks they want are those from the trials
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    random q

    im going to uni next year and i have a question if im doing say commerce, but i want to learn about psychology, architecture, criminology, etc... can i just rock up to the lectures and listen to what is being taught? does anyone check that you are a student of that faculty?
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    myer group interview!

    i worked at myer last year in the group interview, you will be most likely be surrounded by 30-40yr old people who can barely speak english... its easy to get selected - dont be shy and speak up; try and develop a rapport with the interviewer... smile, be casual etc but DONT suck up to them...
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    how do you study for the sc?

    since schools choose their own curriculums before year 10 (in science especially), you cannot be examined on knowledge based questions - hence it is simply a comprehension test (like UNSW science competition) and so it is a complete waste of time to study (i didnt and got over 90 in everything)...
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    Are you honest if you are given marks you dont deserve

    no lol you deserve whatever the teacher gives you... they're the marker and its up to them to get it right
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    Morris Iemma resigns

    Its imperative that rich people get the baby bonus and child care its the rich who can best support kids with minimal welfare from the gov and its the high income earners (ie highly skilled and motivated) who we need working rather than staying at home looking after kids (NB its also the...
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    Laptop for uni

    new macbook is speculation, but its a near certainty and should come out on september 9: http://images.macrumors.com/article/2008/04/16/235810-aboutme2_800.jpg i dont see how you can do cad work which needs a mouse when lying on your bed the m1330 has been very highly rated and you can choose...
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    scholarships

    i completely screwed up my trials, coming 80th in a year of 200 this was for a number of reasons, but mainly because at that time i had no courses in mind so had no motivation to work hard - also i was sick of school so i pretty much only studied the night before but im the type of person...
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    Morris Iemma resigns

    hmm lets see... *greenhouse targets that will actually have an impact on Australia's contribution to climate change *movement towards renewable electricity *taking a much more progressive stance on the drug problem *increased teacher salaries *ban on developer donations *commitment to...
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    Laptop for uni

    maybe the dell xps m1330? i dont know if that screen size will be big enough for CAD work, but anything bigger is no longer 'small and light' its a shame that you cant get the new aluminium macbook coming out next week - had it had not been for the CAD that machine would have been perfect
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    Morris Iemma resigns

    well its a bit hard not to have that attitude when all you get from the NSW liberals are media releases condemning the government... how are they expecting to get voters if they arent offering anything? ill be 18 next election and ill be voting greens - at least they have proper and...
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    Rules for Customers

    has anyone noticed that the plastic bags have become much weaker?
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    Rules for Customers

    fuck i hate when people patronise me. I dont care if your granddaughter is the head prefect at some shitty school down the road; dont look at me with pity that im working at a supermarket, like im some yr 10 dropout and have been doing manual labour since then... i would like to tell them to...
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    getting throuhg customs

    haha i dont think thers any chance getting one of those bottles through customs... itll show up on the xray straight away and it breaks so many rules
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    NSW Power privatisation defeated

    the retail sector of the power industry was privatised several years ago... it works the same as the telecoms industry where isps buy wholesale bandwith from telstra (a private company - whereas in power they buy wholesale power from the gov... so we already have this 'competition'. The issue...
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    NSW Power privatisation defeated

    privatisation of energy has already occured to a large extent we have private retail companies that buy wholesale power from the gov (AGL, integral...) - yet for some strange reason the gov has kept its own retailer (energy australia) at the other end of the supply chain we have private...
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    HSC focus groups

    Re: 回复: Re: HSC focus groups ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^66 but were talking about an organised, structured session - possibly with (non interfereing) teacher supervision do you have any ideas of what to discuss?
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    Compulsory uni service fees to be reintroduced

    I completely agree And USUs also help find accomodation, jobs and legal advice And if you dont like the extra curricular activities, or if you are going to be selfish and deny collective benefits to the uni society - go find a different uni that doesnt attempt to offer such a wide range of...
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    HSC focus groups

    so ive been contemplating initiating a program of group discussions (10-15 ppl) at school on various topics (especially individual english texts) - the idea would be to get the intellectuals to share some of their insights with the less skilled people.... does anyone think this would work? if...
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