Hiya 👋🏼 everyone in my house is sick with a cold except for me (Elder not too bad but the others are coughing and miserable) so I have been busy. Also exceptionally busy at work. Now to curl up in bed, sort by "old" and see what you all have been up to!
Managed to convince ol' girl that she needs to go too. So perilously close to needing intervention because of weight, but having some moderate success with some pretty dense soups. No where near enough though. She's off to see another dietitian (3 different concurrent ones now) next week. Having to get these people up to date is tiring as it changes daily.
Have to say it's pretty demoralising her cracking the shits blaming me for things all the time, and it's random. If something goes wrong (anything from hearing aids not fitting to buying the wrong sort of pastry), I'm first in the firing line. I can take it but it's painful to watch.
The weird thing is that traditionally always been closer to ol' girl than ol' boy, now he's sitting there watching me cop all the shit in real time and he's confused on how to react lol. What used to happen if there was a disagreement (about banal shit), he'd crack it at me. Now everything is on its head and upside down it's very odd.
Anyway will be good to knock over the last of the weeds down there. Won't be much of an escape but at least a change of scenery for a few days.
Yea lots of cream and cheese going in. New soupmaker is turning out to be very good as it blends things down to a very smooth consistency very quickly. Also cutting the fat off anything I can find and chucking it in lol. Next step is to dump tasteless protein powder in as well and see if she notices. I don't really like doing that (putting stuff in people are unaware of) but any more weight loss she's looking at problems.
In terms of copping it it's fine. Sort of to be expected I suppose.
Sad: Realised this library book I've been procrastinating on reading can't be renewed any more and is due while I'm away. Have to drive quite a ways away to return it.
Glad: realised I could borrow the same title from a different library system on the way back, and it's closer to home (they were all on loan last month).
Sad: couldn't find my library card. Shit shit shit.
Glad: library staff extremely helpful in getting me a barcode to use. Book borrowed and ready to read in detail on my holiday!
Sad: well now it's late and traffic and gah. Will I run out of time to do everything tonight?
Glad: oh wait I booked my flight for tomorrow late arvo, not midday like my brain thought. So I have plenty of time. Yey.
Edit: extra glad: tax refund came in, yeehaw. I can safely enjoy my trip without worrying too much
I considered it a good sign that my REA looks to be an actual adult. He was also nice to Mr Woof, even though Mr Woof was being a bit hysterical about the home invasion (he did calm down a bit after I picked him up, being the same height gives a dog a lot more confidence).
Same. I prefer the lady agent who usually does the inspections - she has pets as well, and dresses rather casually for an agent, she's very down to earth and easy to approach.
This guy looked the stereotypical private schoolboy fresh out of year 12, still has broccoli hair. Teenager in me was like "this guy is a bully" 😂 he wasn't, just hard to trust guys who look like that I think! He was pleasant! But I still prefer the lady agent for sure.
Just changed over my electricity and gas providers now that the new rates apply. Much cheaper alternatives available after ridiculous hikes by current providers. I will cheers to my money savings! 🍺
Argh yes the periodic changeover of providers... That's top of the list of Admin Shit I'll Sort Out Once I'm Several Thousand Kilometres Away From It All. I actually like my current provider and will be using basically no energy until 6 Sep but I know I won't have the headspace to think about it when I get back, and why pay more per day for just connection rates?
I'm working nights, but am looking forward to a (hopefully) sunny afternoon dog walk and new sheets on the bed. Plus daytime snoozes with Mr Woof and Miss Meow are always cozy.
Dungeons & Dragons down at the pub on Sunday. Haven't met this mob before (except for one). Last time I played I was a Barbarian Hero! Which was a new departure for me. Wonder what the dice will roll up this time. Used to do this a lot way back when so watching the younguns learn to do without screens and still have fun is a bonus. Plus the booze of course. The dungeon master has a bit of a rep for exciting play so I'm looking forward to this.
I found another nice feature of the new marketing automation software compared to Marketing Cloud; it actually tells you who it doesn't send an email to.
All email platforms have an internal suppression list of email addresses that have bounced too many times and aren't worth sending to. The new system actually tells you who is on the suppression list and didn't receive an email.
In the old job I had to run a query of the send list against the original contact list to find the difference. They were doing a lot of billing changes at the time so they had to make sure everyone was contacted. The new system Just Works.
Melbcat is being absolutely adorable. She was being the little spoon, then was leaning her face into my heartbeat with her paw pillowed under her cheek, and is now facing me with her arms thrown over my shoulder.
It’s the norm for her to be calm and affectionate and she’s more relaxed in her cuddling so I think she’s feeling a bit better.
Life manages to be both fleeting and surprisingly long at the same time. Never put off things like travel plans because of that sort of fear, if you do you will find you've wasted your whole life fretting about things that don't happen. It's better to be prepared to cancel a plan if necessary than to never make plans at all.
In regards to the passport, your grandmother may be better off getting the full 10 years. She may not want to travel, but having identity documents can be very important and it can be a problem for older people when the documents have expired and they are not up to the trip to the post office to go through the renewal process. I've seen quite a few posts in the aged care groups I'm in from people struggling with bureaucracy because of this issue.
This is a really good point re: the passport. For example, getting the highest level of security on myID (which you might want to lock out scammers etc) requires an Australian passport.
I've just spent hours researching the work related travel rules and setting up a spreadsheet as a travel logbook. It appears that with a second hand vehicle I can just do whatever I like for the depreciation timeframe. It seems a bit mean to be picking a time after which I think Todd will be worthless.
Funny one, but realising I'm having a mutual break-up with my GP. He's suggested someone else who seems OK but is a bit far away from me. Time to do some research I guess!
My little trip to the shops to get Ugg boots for work and some food supplies aggrieved my little toe a bit.
Minor weeping fluid after I got home to check it out. Nail even though it looks lifted isn’t moving or shifting like it did the other day so that’s good news that it won’t detach by accident.
I’m going to just put my feet up and rest for the next few days.
I haven't started packing yet and I'm heading into the office for lunch as my colleagues are taking me out to celebrate finishing my degree. I guess I'd better start now 🥱 😴 😳 🏃🏽♀️
Using the terms "unalive" and "grape" to refer to suicide and rape, respectively. I get it, the social media platforms demonetise creators for using the actual terms, it just shits me up the wall.
I just got a work call an hour after I clocked off. Everyone in the company knows I clocked off. Then instead of “cheers mate” it’s “why didn’t you see this earlier”
Blue stands out on forms/documents done up in black ink and is easier to read and harder to fake. Black pen writing can be hard to read on such forms and is easy to fake. Purple is for wankers, green is just ... just .... not done! And don't get me started on red ink.
I love blue pens. Dark blue pens say "look at my lovely writing people". Lighter blue says "I'm barely touching the page. I don't give a fuck. I don't like writing".
People that play loud music on the bus. Hey broccoli head, it's fucking Drake FFS it's not that good either musically, lyrically or anythingly. Klangphonics make better music with lawnmowers, pressure washers and random whitegoods. Get some headphones you twit.
I've been on a lil extreme horror analysis binge on YT (love it when they're 1-5 hours long). Doesn't matter if I haven't seen the movie or read the books they're talking about, it's a good way to determine whether I'd watch/read it myself.
I've also found a couple of creators who are AFAB/women, which I love. Mertkaykay (movies and games) and Earlybird (mostly old ps1/pc games) are two examples I'd recommend.
Edit: my own suggestions (both books) for body horror/extreme horror are:
Demon Shield by Bruce King (haunted church grounds turned up to 1000, I don't even know how to describe what takes place in that book). ?/10.
The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley. Vampires are alien parasites, mix in some weird sexual stuff, the KGB, the vampire home planet, and a protag who can talk to ghosts. 10/10.
It showed my score as 4/8. Something went very wrong at question 7. It showed all the answers as being right and that's were the total score messed up too, it showed the total answered as 5 instead of 7 at that point. I went back and found if you answer it right it gives you two points for that question. So my second attempt I got 11/8
Melbcat is seeming much better after increasing her blood pressure meds. Already there’s no more wandering around yowling (which her general vets were brushing off as dementia). She’s chilled right out and seems more comfortable. I think this specialist is a good one.
It’s really stressful the way the internet is suddenly changing for me. A lot of disruption to my hobbies and friendships. This shit better not come for Lemmy
@melbaboutown@RustyRaven what I think will happen is : social media age verification will drive under 16s AS WELL AS anyone who values their privacy to less well known social media. But as what is already happening with the UK, large Mastodon instances are pre-emptively blocking UK instances, we in AU especially larger instances will get blocked from connecting internationally. Not sure how Lemmy is going to go, but I think the International blocks will come long before local action from our own government.
this short sighted reg/law will have the opposite effect intended, it will drive kids to unsafe places and i don't blame the kids, no one wants to be surveilled 24/7 , everyone needs privacy , privacy is a part of healthy boundary
this is just more of that helicopter parenting, the kind that says that kids shouldn't play outside on their own
@melbaboutown to be honest, that time of the internet was pretty good. Though the best time for me personally was when #livejournal was on the rise: a paid account allowed you to add RSS feeds to your friend feed, so pretty much everything I wanted was in one place, but filterable and with very clear security.
RSS reader with Fedi support so locked posts are appropriately protected, with something like Gotosocial widely adopted would be pretty hard to stamp out with the current laws and even without VPN. Also most of the nerds I know personally are already leery of the risks of hosting a masto or Lemmy instance, so something that made this combo easy would probably go down well, even with those I know who so far are avoiding Fedi: they are happily using Discord but what happens when they need to show their ID there? 🤔
@melbaboutown yeah I expected Discord would be in the list as it's used by tons of kids.
It all sucks!
Hosting your own website isn't as hard as it looks, but Fedi is a step up and I haven't tried it myself yet, though it is on the list, along with #selfhosting. I predict a lot of learning in these areas by a LOT of people, as well as local private mesh wifi & #LoRa networks.
nah, it's pretty basic. I run an incredibly low level server - literally just runs linux and apache, all of it basic HTML, and weirdly as a result? it's been bulletproof. always hilarious watching people try and use php exploits, my server just goes "wat."
Patiently waiting for ~7.45am to call in sick. I have next week off work but that's too far away. Had my training for complicated account types the last two days and I'm fried. Training went pretty well though to be honest. There were 6 of us doing it and everyone was really switched on and asking heaps of questions. Given the complexity of the account types were learning about, there is so much that wasn't covered, but we more or less learned how to find the info when needed.
That sounds like pretty good training to me. Complex situations - you don't need step by step instructions, more a map of the territory and a good idea of the desired end result. And access to information & skills of course.
I've been listening to hbomberguy's video on Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I'm living the meme. I've downloaded the original Deus Ex and I'm going to play it again.
I can't believe there hasn't been a game as elaborate as Deus Ex since. Maybe some proper RPGs have as many branches and paths, but no real time fps can touch it
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PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Hiya 👋🏼 everyone in my house is sick with a cold except for me (Elder not too bad but the others are coughing and miserable) so I have been busy. Also exceptionally busy at work. Now to curl up in bed, sort by "old" and see what you all have been up to!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
You're so cute you little pissy pants.
Cheers for later, Low 🍺
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Have you seen the ferret on a trampoline? Mustolids are super cute
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Adorable 😍
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Experiment #2:
Instead of lowering the strength of the pill, I took it at 5am instead so it should wear off shortly.
Goodnight everyone ❤️ Here's to success hopefully.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
good night
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Off to the Bellarine today.
Managed to convince ol' girl that she needs to go too. So perilously close to needing intervention because of weight, but having some moderate success with some pretty dense soups. No where near enough though. She's off to see another dietitian (3 different concurrent ones now) next week. Having to get these people up to date is tiring as it changes daily.
Have to say it's pretty demoralising her cracking the shits blaming me for things all the time, and it's random. If something goes wrong (anything from hearing aids not fitting to buying the wrong sort of pastry), I'm first in the firing line. I can take it but it's painful to watch.
The weird thing is that traditionally always been closer to ol' girl than ol' boy, now he's sitting there watching me cop all the shit in real time and he's confused on how to react lol. What used to happen if there was a disagreement (about banal shit), he'd crack it at me. Now everything is on its head and upside down it's very odd.
Anyway will be good to knock over the last of the weeds down there. Won't be much of an escape but at least a change of scenery for a few days.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Man that sounds like a hard time, but the fact you’re still there and supportive speaks volumes.
Try to get some time to yourself just to relax as well yeah?
Eagle@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
You're doing a cracking job. Enjoy the sunshine and the rewards of your efforts that work! Maybe she needs some aeroguard too?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Cream or sour cream garnish on soup might add some more calories?
Sorry to hear you’re copping it, that’s not fair
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Yea lots of cream and cheese going in. New soupmaker is turning out to be very good as it blends things down to a very smooth consistency very quickly. Also cutting the fat off anything I can find and chucking it in lol. Next step is to dump tasteless protein powder in as well and see if she notices. I don't really like doing that (putting stuff in people are unaware of) but any more weight loss she's looking at problems.
In terms of copping it it's fine. Sort of to be expected I suppose.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
There’s a site called Bulk Nutrients that might have something. Also consider adding bacon grease.
It’s not great. She’s probably frustrated and scared, and malnutrition makes a person extremely shirty. I just hope she calms her farm
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
With the way you describe all this your patience is boundless. It must be tough to go through all this, but you're doing a great job.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Sad: Realised this library book I've been procrastinating on reading can't be renewed any more and is due while I'm away. Have to drive quite a ways away to return it.
Glad: realised I could borrow the same title from a different library system on the way back, and it's closer to home (they were all on loan last month).
Sad: couldn't find my library card. Shit shit shit.
Glad: library staff extremely helpful in getting me a barcode to use. Book borrowed and ready to read in detail on my holiday!
Sad: well now it's late and traffic and gah. Will I run out of time to do everything tonight?
Glad: oh wait I booked my flight for tomorrow late arvo, not midday like my brain thought. So I have plenty of time. Yey.
Edit: extra glad: tax refund came in, yeehaw. I can safely enjoy my trip without worrying too much
StudChud@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Frogurts are banned in this weather. Cursed or otherwise... (that's good)
StudChud@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Finally had the inspection today, and after the REA left I realised that there was a condom wrapper on the floor next to the bed I missed.
Why yes, private schoolboy lookin 16yo in dad's faux Hawes and Curtis suit, fake tan agent, I have sex.
Unintentional power move 🤘
(He actually was very nice, I just have a grudge against REAs lol)
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I considered it a good sign that my REA looks to be an actual adult. He was also nice to Mr Woof, even though Mr Woof was being a bit hysterical about the home invasion (he did calm down a bit after I picked him up, being the same height gives a dog a lot more confidence).
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Same. I prefer the lady agent who usually does the inspections - she has pets as well, and dresses rather casually for an agent, she's very down to earth and easy to approach.
This guy looked the stereotypical private schoolboy fresh out of year 12, still has broccoli hair. Teenager in me was like "this guy is a bully" 😂 he wasn't, just hard to trust guys who look like that I think! He was pleasant! But I still prefer the lady agent for sure.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
It doesn't matter how nice REAs are. They are class traitors and agents of capital. They will not be spared when the revolution comes
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Eat the REAs
StudChud@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
A-fkn-men to that!
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 1y
Among the many disheartening situations humanity faces, our propulsion systems are woefully inadequate. That is annoying.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
transporters like in Star Trek would be awesome
Taleya@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
summons bagagawa
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I’m never doing that again 🥴
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I love the whole thing with "CHARaLS" the shirtless gardener 😂
Taleya@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I LOVE HIIIIIIIIIM!!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
I've made a Megathread on !rage@aussie.zone called Long Lost Aussie Bangers for anyone who wants to listen or contribute.
Remember if we don't use and contribute to other communities we might lose them. Cheers 🍺
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Indeed. It’s why I continue trying to tend the garden.
Heading over now
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Mate, you do more than your fair share. Thank you.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Sorry I’ve been slacking on Food Australia, it’s been hard but I’m trying to branch out a bit more
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Don't be sorry. You do more than enough.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Just changed over my electricity and gas providers now that the new rates apply. Much cheaper alternatives available after ridiculous hikes by current providers. I will cheers to my money savings! 🍺
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Argh yes the periodic changeover of providers... That's top of the list of Admin Shit I'll Sort Out Once I'm Several Thousand Kilometres Away From It All. I actually like my current provider and will be using basically no energy until 6 Sep but I know I won't have the headspace to think about it when I get back, and why pay more per day for just connection rates?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I will cheers to your good fortune 🍺
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Cheers everyone 🍺
*This post was brought to you by the chilly start this morning
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I got a headstart today. Cheers 🥂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Cheers 🍺
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Cheeeeeeers!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🍺
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Cheers from me and my poolside LIIT!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 1y
Lucky duck. Cheers 🍺
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Welp. I’ve completely gone to town on the Rage thread if you need something to get drunk to. There’s most probably something for everyone in there.
Let it never be said that Melba doesn’t deliver.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
What's everyone looking forward to this weekend?
I'm working nights, but am looking forward to a (hopefully) sunny afternoon dog walk and new sheets on the bed. Plus daytime snoozes with Mr Woof and Miss Meow are always cozy.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Dungeons & Dragons down at the pub on Sunday. Haven't met this mob before (except for one). Last time I played I was a Barbarian Hero! Which was a new departure for me. Wonder what the dice will roll up this time. Used to do this a lot way back when so watching the younguns learn to do without screens and still have fun is a bonus. Plus the booze of course. The dungeon master has a bit of a rep for exciting play so I'm looking forward to this.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Last time I played D&D my character joined the circus because of rules lawyers. It's such fun until it isn't.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
All art depends on limitations.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Flying to WA!!!!!!!!!!! I am very, very ready to get out of here and see something different for a while
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Yay!! I am flying to NQ for the week. It's work related but still ☀️☀️☀️
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
We could all do with a defrost after recent conditions. Even for work it'll be nice to get a bit of warmth!! Enjoy!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Go-karting and lunch with some friends on Sunday.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Big PT sesh tomorrow then might go to Brunswick for dinner and catchup with the dudes at the Egyptian restaurant.
Then it’s practice for my audition next week.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
just some stuff to do around the house and garden
sewing , some furniture repair and painting
I might get some old LPs and play those
might go for a walk down the beach
Duenan@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Feet up and resting, watching the footy and gaming while I rest.
Also have to do the laundry tomorrow.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Saaaaaand. So much sand. Gonna gets mah pave on.
Also new kegerator skates
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Trying to catch up on housework, tending to sick people and going to a Gem and Lapidary club show.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
I found another nice feature of the new marketing automation software compared to Marketing Cloud; it actually tells you who it doesn't send an email to.
All email platforms have an internal suppression list of email addresses that have bounced too many times and aren't worth sending to. The new system actually tells you who is on the suppression list and didn't receive an email.
In the old job I had to run a query of the send list against the original contact list to find the difference. They were doing a lot of billing changes at the time so they had to make sure everyone was contacted. The new system Just Works.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Also it's band camp Friday right now so support a band on there if you know an act that needs it
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Melbcat is being absolutely adorable. She was being the little spoon, then was leaning her face into my heartbeat with her paw pillowed under her cheek, and is now facing me with her arms thrown over my shoulder.
It’s the norm for her to be calm and affectionate and she’s more relaxed in her cuddling so I think she’s feeling a bit better.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Life manages to be both fleeting and surprisingly long at the same time. Never put off things like travel plans because of that sort of fear, if you do you will find you've wasted your whole life fretting about things that don't happen. It's better to be prepared to cancel a plan if necessary than to never make plans at all.
In regards to the passport, your grandmother may be better off getting the full 10 years. She may not want to travel, but having identity documents can be very important and it can be a problem for older people when the documents have expired and they are not up to the trip to the post office to go through the renewal process. I've seen quite a few posts in the aged care groups I'm in from people struggling with bureaucracy because of this issue.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Very well said
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
This is a really good point re: the passport. For example, getting the highest level of security on myID (which you might want to lock out scammers etc) requires an Australian passport.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I've just spent hours researching the work related travel rules and setting up a spreadsheet as a travel logbook. It appears that with a second hand vehicle I can just do whatever I like for the depreciation timeframe. It seems a bit mean to be picking a time after which I think Todd will be worthless.
Pilk@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Funny one, but realising I'm having a mutual break-up with my GP. He's suggested someone else who seems OK but is a bit far away from me. Time to do some research I guess!
bacon@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Beep Beep 🚚
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TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Smashed avocado on toast with poached eggs and sriracha and a coffee please chef.
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🥑🔨🥚
🍞🌶️☕️
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Yumm.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Feed me
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🥓🍳🧀🌯☕️
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I need a pair of new Ugg boots please
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🥾🥾
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Same as Witchy but hold the coffee please
bacon@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
🥑🔨🥚
🍞🌶️
☕️
🫴
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Well, the world is my oyster today - what does that mean I have for breakfast?
bacon@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪🦪
Duenan@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
My little trip to the shops to get Ugg boots for work and some food supplies aggrieved my little toe a bit.
Minor weeping fluid after I got home to check it out. Nail even though it looks lifted isn’t moving or shifting like it did the other day so that’s good news that it won’t detach by accident.
I’m going to just put my feet up and rest for the next few days.
Had to make the trip eventually but yeah.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
it's a cold day and the sun is lovely 😎
tone212_@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
Lunch in the sun. It’s nice but the air still has a bite to it. Bring on 18 degrees on Sunday.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Pinch and a punch
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
happy Guling
Catfish@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I've looked that up. Hope you didn't think I was being intentionally mean st anybody.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Nah, just adding some ancient Melbs flavour
Duenan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I need to get up. Do I quickly zoom down to the shops for Ugg boots as I’ve got permission to wear them at work for a little while.
Or leave it till tomorrow?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Go now and grab a bottle of booze too.
Duenan@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I forgot the booze 🤦
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Deary me.
just_kitten@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I haven't started packing yet and I'm heading into the office for lunch as my colleagues are taking me out to celebrate finishing my degree. I guess I'd better start now 🥱 😴 😳 🏃🏽♀️
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I love you Friday, but I need you to speed up a bit.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I hate texting Apple phone users because you don't know when they've read the message or not.
What's something that makes you slightly angry?
Then let it go and enjoy your weekend.
StudChud@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 1y
Using the terms "unalive" and "grape" to refer to suicide and rape, respectively. I get it, the social media platforms demonetise creators for using the actual terms, it just shits me up the wall.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 1y
It's fuckin regarded.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah. Say it how it is. No riddles.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
And PDF file. Hate that one too. Call the dirty lowlifes what they are.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y
Bad time to have a new iPhone hey lol
I just got a work call an hour after I clocked off. Everyone in the company knows I clocked off. Then instead of “cheers mate” it’s “why didn’t you see this earlier”
BECAUSE I FUCKING CLOCKED OFF YOU CUNT.
sorry.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Oh no. I don't care what you use it's just annoying not knowing.
Also to that person at work....
::: spoiler spoiler
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
This put a huge smile on my face, thank you ❤️
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Dangerous game for them to play now right to disconnect is a thing
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Bic 4pen replacement inserts should be cheaper.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Agree.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Blue pens annoy me. Pens should be be black. Purple and green are also acceptable ink colours. But blue is wishy-washy.
Unexpectedly blue pens make me slightly angry.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Blue stands out on forms/documents done up in black ink and is easier to read and harder to fake. Black pen writing can be hard to read on such forms and is easy to fake. Purple is for wankers, green is just ... just .... not done! And don't get me started on red ink.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I love blue pens. Dark blue pens say "look at my lovely writing people". Lighter blue says "I'm barely touching the page. I don't give a fuck. I don't like writing".
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
blue black ink is very nice, as is green black, sepia, and Emperor or Chinese red
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
People that play loud music on the bus. Hey broccoli head, it's fucking Drake FFS it's not that good either musically, lyrically or anythingly. Klangphonics make better music with lawnmowers, pressure washers and random whitegoods. Get some headphones you twit.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Fuck. Burnt it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Morning crew checking in 🌅
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
👊
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Tonight I had a small dinner and a meal replacement shake.
I'm setting myself the goal of doing the diet over August. Small goal I hope to build on. 👍
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I too have returned to calorie counting after putting half the weight back on over winter.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I think the trick is it has to be a whole life thing, not a "diet">
And I've put some back on, but not all. So I am starting from a better position than last time. 😸
StudChud@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I've been on a lil extreme horror analysis binge on YT (love it when they're 1-5 hours long). Doesn't matter if I haven't seen the movie or read the books they're talking about, it's a good way to determine whether I'd watch/read it myself.
I've also found a couple of creators who are AFAB/women, which I love. Mertkaykay (movies and games) and Earlybird (mostly old ps1/pc games) are two examples I'd recommend.
Edit: my own suggestions (both books) for body horror/extreme horror are:
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Nice. I should probably watch while I still can
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
friday quiz
Scoring is farked on this quiz - I got 8/10, but it showed my score as a perfect 8/8 ??? Naughty abc.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
It showed my score as 4/8. Something went very wrong at question 7. It showed all the answers as being right and that's were the total score messed up too, it showed the total answered as 5 instead of 7 at that point. I went back and found if you answer it right it gives you two points for that question. So my second attempt I got 11/8
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I think it's fixed now.
8/10
MeanElevator@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
6/10 kind of poopy but it's cool
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
It said I got 6/8 but I feel like I didn't get as many as 6 right 🤷♂️
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Melbcat is seeming much better after increasing her blood pressure meds. Already there’s no more wandering around yowling (which her general vets were brushing off as dementia). She’s chilled right out and seems more comfortable. I think this specialist is a good one.
It’s really stressful the way the internet is suddenly changing for me. A lot of disruption to my hobbies and friendships. This shit better not come for Lemmy
kudra@aus.social · 5 pts · 1y
@melbaboutown @RustyRaven what I think will happen is : social media age verification will drive under 16s AS WELL AS anyone who values their privacy to less well known social media. But as what is already happening with the UK, large Mastodon instances are pre-emptively blocking UK instances, we in AU especially larger instances will get blocked from connecting internationally. Not sure how Lemmy is going to go, but I think the International blocks will come long before local action from our own government.
I forsee VPNs and gotosocial in my future.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
ffs
this short sighted reg/law will have the opposite effect intended, it will drive kids to unsafe places and i don't blame the kids, no one wants to be surveilled 24/7 , everyone needs privacy , privacy is a part of healthy boundary
this is just more of that helicopter parenting, the kind that says that kids shouldn't play outside on their own
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
kudra@aus.social · 3 pts · 1y
@melbaboutown to be honest, that time of the internet was pretty good. Though the best time for me personally was when #livejournal was on the rise: a paid account allowed you to add RSS feeds to your friend feed, so pretty much everything I wanted was in one place, but filterable and with very clear security.
RSS reader with Fedi support so locked posts are appropriately protected, with something like Gotosocial widely adopted would be pretty hard to stamp out with the current laws and even without VPN. Also most of the nerds I know personally are already leery of the risks of hosting a masto or Lemmy instance, so something that made this combo easy would probably go down well, even with those I know who so far are avoiding Fedi: they are happily using Discord but what happens when they need to show their ID there? 🤔
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
kudra@aus.social · 2 pts · 1y
@melbaboutown yeah I expected Discord would be in the list as it's used by tons of kids.
It all sucks!
Hosting your own website isn't as hard as it looks, but Fedi is a step up and I haven't tried it myself yet, though it is on the list, along with #selfhosting. I predict a lot of learning in these areas by a LOT of people, as well as local private mesh wifi & #LoRa networks.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Taleya@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
nah, it's pretty basic. I run an incredibly low level server - literally just runs linux and apache, all of it basic HTML, and weirdly as a result? it's been bulletproof. always hilarious watching people try and use php exploits, my server just goes "wat."
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Patiently waiting for ~7.45am to call in sick. I have next week off work but that's too far away. Had my training for complicated account types the last two days and I'm fried. Training went pretty well though to be honest. There were 6 of us doing it and everyone was really switched on and asking heaps of questions. Given the complexity of the account types were learning about, there is so much that wasn't covered, but we more or less learned how to find the info when needed.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
That sounds like pretty good training to me. Complex situations - you don't need step by step instructions, more a map of the territory and a good idea of the desired end result. And access to information & skills of course.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
the printing is done, I also printed a cute little pic I liked from severance of characters as cats 😸🐱
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
I promise this isn't sewerage
::: spoiler spoiler
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LowExperience2368@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 1y
Catfish@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Maybe...
Duenan@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
That looks a little disturbing.
Is that sourdough?
Catfish@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
No, Beer & onion though.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y
to do list is growing, as is shopping list
but I have to be careful, back is flaring up
okay, first on list, take computer upstairs and print all the ids i need for vicroads
tombruzzo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
I've been listening to hbomberguy's video on Deus Ex: Human Revolution and I'm living the meme. I've downloaded the original Deus Ex and I'm going to play it again.
I can't believe there hasn't been a game as elaborate as Deus Ex since. Maybe some proper RPGs have as many branches and paths, but no real time fps can touch it
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Picked up a really cheap apple watch off a mate today. He upgraded to the latest and greatest and have me a massive discount on the old one.
I wouldn't say it's mind blowing but it does look good with a proper steel band. Health stuff is nice.
Haven't really spent much time with it yet.
Anyone here have one?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
yeah, I never wore it, just too heavy and I don't use my phone for every thing so why would i use a watch?
had a fit bit but then fit bit was bought by google and they had huge security issues but by then I wasn't using it anyway
I just don't feel the need to keep tabs on what i have done. I know already!! I don't sleep enough, I am not as fit as i would like, am over weight
my gshock is more useful, i just want a time piece
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I feel like it's a status symbol more than a useful device.
tone212_@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah I have one, it's an oldie but it does the job. I wear it only to track workouts. I used to wear it all the time but not anymore.
The battery runs out pretty fast on mine, especially if I'm using it on 4G.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
I think I'll probably end up doing the same. The novelty will wear off. If it wasn't pretty much 10% of 2nd hand price I wouldn't have bothered.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Ayup, i'm a fan. "Text my husband". "Timer ten minutes". Apple wallet to paywave with my friggin watch! Love it.
Pedometer app is a good one to keep your steps up