Changing your own lightbulb was illegal in Victoria Australia until 1998.
Australia is pretty strict about electrical stuff, and only qualified electricians can perform electrical work, including work on any electrical fixtures. Light bulbs were counted as a fixture, until the law was amended in 1998 to specifically exclude light bulbs.
Australia is still a lot stricter than the USA in terms of electrical work you can do to your own house. It's still illegal to replace a light switch or outlet if you're not a qualified electrician.
In Chicagoland there are places where you can't even plug something into an outlet because of Unions. I'm all for Unions, but some (especially the police) of them are basically shadow governments with their own special rules.
Yes, start small, lift the plastic door off the hinges; then slowly go for the bigger stuff; hit the gym as swell to make it a little easier on yourself. Eventually you'll be able to lift that whole ass target.
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londos@lemmy.world · 78 pts · 2y
To this day I don't know how to read Tweets in the right order. I always feel like I'm reading a Carnac joke.
residentmarchant@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
I know how to read them, but I still always read the top tweet first, then the original tweet, then the top tweet again....
I know, I'm dumb
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 2y
YouTube to MP3.
YOUTUBE TO MP3!
Opens envelope and blows into it, pulling out a card
What are some fun beginner crimes for someone getting into lawlessness?
gst0ck@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
Think Jeopardy.
callyral@pawb.social · 4 pts · 2y
Retweets are like parentheses in math
^sorry if this shows up as a double comment, i'm not sure why it wasn't posting my comment^
downpunxx@fedia.io · 3 pts · 2y
deep cut
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y
I never watched Carson but then I found out about art fern a couple years ago. Looks like I've got another set of sketches to look up now
callyral@pawb.social · 1 pts · 2y
Retweets are like parentheses in math
lung@lemmy.world · 68 pts · 2y
Steal an unloved kitten and give her a good home
bazus1@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
I knew there were some unsavory-types here on Lemmy, but I didn't know there were f'n monsters here. How do you sleep at night, you ghoul?
ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 2y
Probably surrounded by kitties
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
That now have good homes.
Neato@ttrpg.network · 5 pts · 2y
Any outdoor cats without tags that you can convince to live with you is legally yours.
Don't let your cats outdoors, people. Free cats.
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 39 pts · 2y
Posts direct content from news articles on Lemmy to save clicks and deny clickbait traffic.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 2y
That’s not illegal, it’s merely unethical.
kn33@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
It's copyright infringement
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 2y
Oh, looks like I misread that comment.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
But moral...
dan@upvote.au · 26 pts · 2y
Changing your own lightbulb was illegal in Victoria Australia until 1998.
Australia is pretty strict about electrical stuff, and only qualified electricians can perform electrical work, including work on any electrical fixtures. Light bulbs were counted as a fixture, until the law was amended in 1998 to specifically exclude light bulbs.
Australia is still a lot stricter than the USA in terms of electrical work you can do to your own house. It's still illegal to replace a light switch or outlet if you're not a qualified electrician.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Do they have people inspecting it to make sure you haven't?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 2y
Seriously. It sounds like a law that would be rather difficult if not impossible to enforce.
Etterra@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
In Chicagoland there are places where you can't even plug something into an outlet because of Unions. I'm all for Unions, but some (especially the police) of them are basically shadow governments with their own special rules.
jecht360@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y
BoneALisa@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
I think its still piracy but i pay for deezer just so i can use deemix to get their FLACs lol.
PrinzKasper@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
I'm still using OG deemix, are there newer alternatives?
ViscloReader@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
What's the latest alternative for Android, everything I tried seems dead
db2@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
When you cross the street put your first step just over the crosswalk paint. Watch out for cops though, they'll shoot!
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 27 pts · 2y
Sir this is America. They would be shooting anyway.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Only if you're brown or darker...
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 2y
Or an acorn. Or sleeping…
son_named_bort@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Remove the tag from a couch that isn't yours.
Delonix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
That tag could be useful!
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 2y
Not a crime and also completely legal
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
It is violation of copyright?
quixotic120@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
LodeMike@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 2y
No it's completely legal. It's called time shifting.
kn33@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
https://www.copyrighted.com/blog/criminal-copyright-infringement
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
nobody who is ripping music from a shitty yt music vid is turning it into a commercial venture
Crashumbc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
According to the record companies and the money they pay judges it is!!!
samus12345@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Download pirated games and movies. 🏴☠️
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Buy legal weed. Still federally illegal.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 6 pts · 2y
Loitering.
wkk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I'm fine with bank heists but please don't loiter :(
edit: English not my first language yada yada, I confused "loitering" for "littering"... I'm fine with loitering after all
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 2y
Drive past a red light at an empty intersection at 1am
match@pawb.social · 4 pts · 2y
Practice shoplifting a little every time. Especially if you also have friends who want to get into crime.
brokenlcd@feddit.it · 14 pts · 2y
Yes, start small, lift the plastic door off the hinges; then slowly go for the bigger stuff; hit the gym as swell to make it a little easier on yourself. Eventually you'll be able to lift that whole ass target.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Local target store stolen in its entirety, investigators baffled
match@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2y
Primary suspect is a Californian woman in a carmine trenchcoat
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y
Carry a screwdriver with replaceable bits and slowly dismantle everything, one screw at a time.
match@pawb.social · 3 pts · 2y
I got a Target on my back and it's heavy as fuck
merari42@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Shoplifting began in ancient Phoenicia where thieves would literally lift the corner of a shop in order to snatch the sweet, sweet olives within.
PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks · 2 pts · 2y
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callyral@pawb.social · 3 pts · 2y
crossing the street beside, but not on, a sidewalk
Album@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Wear sunglasses at night
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
That used to be called limewire