Daily Discussion Thread: 🦔🦡🦚 Thursday 12 December, 2024
Daily Discussion Thread: 🦔🦡🦚 Thursday 12 December, 2024
Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 15°C, max - 26°C. 90% chance of no rain
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Ruff in there tonight:
End of life phone so it was comin' in with me.
Surf at that beach isn't really like that normally.
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Put a watermark on that and sell posters of it.
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Wow! That's a cool pic! Took me a few secs to figure out what was happening lol
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Would legit frame that, good shot
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Sat a bit 'funny' on the couch yesterday and now suffering from a mildly sore back.
Damn you old age. Damn. You.
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Stay active and stretchy. Go join a pilates / yoga club.
Seriously, It's been nuts watching friends / in laws / hubs grumping about farting wrong and throwing their backs out, meanwhile i actually broke my back a few years back and am older and don't have issues.
(I also did gymnastics for years. Can't do a full floor routine no mo but can still very easily roundoff / cartwheel/back arch as i barrel to my fatarsed 50's)
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Normally I'm quite active, but recent issues have sidelined me. My current exercise regimen is limited to walk and bike rides. Yoga isn't a bad idea. I was doing it for 3 years (started during lockdowns) and gave up due to lack of time.
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Legit been thinking about Pilates. Just didnt wanna be the only bloke or only 30 something there.
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I hear ya. I'm fully expecting to throw my shoulder out while shaking my fist at those dang neighbourhood kids to get off my lawn!
Very late 40s now and I'm falling apart at an alarming rate...
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I was walking to the bathroom from the kitchen and apparently this angered my spine.
It made its displeasure known quite loudly.
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Let that be a lesson to you. Don't walk ever again!!
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Obligatory meme
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Just received a work email with (should we send to all staff??????) in the subject line. Spoiler: they sent to all staff 🤣
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I'd like to introduce my newest friend, who moved in just outside my kichen window. Today is the first day she has added a cross to her web.
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These ladies are rad. I used to live with a bunch in Japan. They're great at keeping mozzies away.
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Very pretty! Orb weaver?
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Beautiful girl!! 😍😍
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I have a fear of spiders
😭
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I'm gonna start the thread off with a thank you and ackolwedgemenr:
A big thank you to the mods who are always on the ball with pinning these posts. You guys are the silent magicians that whisk everything into shape but are always forgotten. Thank you :)
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(you can tell I don't know how to spell at this hour without autocorrect saving the day)
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Some of my friends who are often hours late to catchups are trying to get me to meet them on the far side of town for a late dinner. I've just been stood up so many times in the past that I really don't have the energy for that nonsense. I like them, but they're not reliable for catchups, so I'm not busting my balls for a catchup.
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You don’t need that after a busy day at work.
Time is precious.
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I wont have been working but being hours late without notice is just rude in my book.
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Toastie time
Edit: damn that was good. Contained cheddar, bocconcini, onion and sauerkraut. 10/10 would toast again
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does look delicious 🙂
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Definitely looks 10/10. Not sure if it's my lack of carbs talking or not but the crust on that bread looks amaaaaaazing
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Woman sitting outside my apartment complex for 30 minutes. I asked her if she was ok. ☹️ She was not ok, just had her electric bike stolen and she was sitting there too afraid to go home and tell her guy. She said she was just away from it a few minutes and then it was gone. Not much I could do other than console and say call the police.
I suspect the thieves were following her in a van and stole it real quick because what are chances of a bike being stolen like that?
but bloody hell that is rough and just before xmas too
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That's pretty rough 🙁 I witnessed an attempted bike theft at Coburg station a few days ago. Broad daylight, bike locked up right in the main bike parking bit as you walk into the station, heaps of people around. Suddenly this kid across the road yells out, "OI! THAT'S MY FUCKIN' BIKE!" He was with 3 mates and they looked like they were gonna run out onto the road (but thankfully didn't because Bell Street). I looked and there's this dude trying to undo the lock or something. He legged it and when the lights changed the kids came across the road and went to the bike. One of them said, "oh man, look what he's done to your lock! You're gonna have to call your parents." Dude had obviously wrecked the lock in the process of trying to steal it and the kid couldn't undo it. Bloody thieving is out of control!
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I ate it.
After nuking it until very hot all the way through.
Not dead yet.
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Hair feels much better now (although transitioning between styles so a bit boofy). Remembered at the last minute to water my friend's plants near home. Managed some wins at uni too so I'm feeling alright. Things are under control for a moment!
Maybe I'll set up my new phone tonight. I'm quite ready to have my work stuff separate to personal again
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Watering sys. fixed!
Thank fuck for the ol' boys hoarding gene, found the right obscure bits. That took way too long to do.
All good now though. Big sigh of relief. Pulling that thing apart and redoing it was not fun.
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Yay hoarding and scared to throw things away! I don't understand how whenever I decide to throw away or donate something I've never used before, somehow the next day I need it
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I ate a meat pie with a fried egg on top
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still better than a pie floater
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I make a killer pea and ham soup so I might try that in future.
Actually no. I don’t think I will haha.
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If the soup is good, yea! If it's a watery mess fuck right back to your boring SA hole.
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Pie Madame
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At this point, dinner is roast potatoes. I might add some salmon and veg, but straight potato is sounding pretty alright for now.
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I had kfc but it was so gross I'm eating warmed up veggies in a bowl lol
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Hey, I had KFC for tea tonight too! Small world!
Mine was passable, but the popcorn chicken wasn't crunchy enough
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I see no issue with this. Bit of butter, chow down.
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How the fuck does one not get attached when house hunting? Obviously we need to like a place to throw that much money at it. Don't think my brain can deal with getting invested over and over and over
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It’s horrible, there’s no two ways about it. Happened to me time and time again. I had to change mindset to “hopeful” of getting place X but not get too attached and realise it’s not the only suitable option that will cross your path. Easier said than done.
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In the case of rentals, particularly if you're on the lower end of income, I think the honest truth is, you get rejected for so many you give up hoping until eventually you move into whatever mould dungeon you can afford and will accept you
In the case of buying, I have no clue. It's weird. You've gotta visualise yourself/your family actually living there to figure out if it's right for you, but that process is almost certain to cause some attachment
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Work: OK NOW EVERYONE GOTTA TIMESHEET EVEN IF SALARIED BECAUSE WAGE THEFT LAWS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING
Me: ok cool, I had last thursday off but had to answer an email, what's the minimum time segment to log?
Work: uh, we need to be flexible in your case......-
Work: uh, we need to be flexible in your case…
As in you DONT have to do time sheets?
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Are you kidding me. Possible power outage 7am-2pm on Sunday when it'll be 33C... at least it's not Sunday night or Monday.
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This probably won't be of any consolation but at least it's not happening on Monday where it's projected to be 40 degrees but it still sucks for it to happen on the weekend.
Oh I also sent you a DM/PM.
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Well that sucks, but with the expected heat remember to not open your fridge or freezer during that time and to plan ahead for brekkie / elevenses / brunch / lunch and have a fallback plan for afternoon tea / dinner / supper for if it's off longer than expected.
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Yeah, looks like I'll have to schedule my appointment with my friend for the morning and eat out - no way I'm getting up before 7am to get what I need out the fridge lol. Wish it was a work day, but what do
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Oof… I’m looking at antibiotics and a root canal
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Ouch. Hopefully you have caught it before it has gotten too bad? Worst pain I've ever had was an infected tooth, and it took multiple treatments packing antibiotics inside the tooth before it was healed enough for the root canal.
If you have gotten it before that stage it should not be too bad - root canals have a scary reputation, but they are really just lots of the standard drilling and things which are never fun, but nothing to be traumatised by.
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Oh that sounds painful and expensive.
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I’m hoping that it’s not too bad
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All cats have been fed. Now I can zonk without guilt.
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Have you talked to a rescue mob? I've no idea if it's better to get them hand tame before trapping or just go for it.
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I'll ring them now thanks for reminding me. Apparently the council here will have them put down, so going for the rspca.
I figure it couldn't hurt to get them used to a human.
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I am supposed to be doing a survey counting birds in my garden and my neighbour's toddler has chosen now to have a screaming/crying fit. The kid definitely has healthy lungs.
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"0 birds recorded in the early evening, due to a young homo sapien losing their shit at volume"
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This is how I feel today.
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Mr Bump? 😭
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yup
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I may have goofed. Ordered some outdoor plants for our complete redo of the garden and without thinking rationally I just expected them to take 2-5 business days to arrive despite it being a local nursery, and I definitely didn't expect getting a knock on the door and hour and a half later with them.
And I can't even plant them this weekend due to the heat on Monday :(
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Lol, at least you know they're good on postage! I love businesses that (I'm presuming) do their own deliveries, at least in the local area. It just adds that extra touch that's nice, and controlling all of the process themselves means it's a hell of a lot less likely to get damaged or grow a pair of legs and vanish
I've noticed some businesses now claiming they "hand deliver" in the local area, when what that actually means is they get on uber eats and pay some poor bloke in a banged up corolla to throw it at your door for a dollar and fourty cents per delivery
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That's the definition of being blursed!
Any chance you can get some planting in Tuesday or Wednesday?
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Yeah definitely, still on my sabbatical so I don't have anything I need to do other than gardening and play computer games haha.
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Without commenting on rightness or wrongness, it would be so exciting if people started offing nasty corporate figures, and Luigi was truly a turning point in human/American history.
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I think it will start a lot of conversations that need to be had over there. Some stat I've seen doing the rounds is that Americans paid $12(?) billion out of pocket for cancer treatments last year. UnitedHealthcare alone made $33 billion profit. They could have paid for everyone's cancer treatments in full and still delivered billions in shareholder value. Situation's fucked. Sadly, I suspect that when the buffoon takes office, the momentum will be lost.
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It would be funny if it turns out not to be him. I saw the video of his lawyer talking and seems that there hasn't been a lot of evidence shared or presented.
Going to be a very interesting trial indeed.
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There’s a quote from somewhere that says something like ‘a person is more certain to go to jail for killing 1 person than 1000’. I’ve probably got the words wrong because couldn’t remember where it’s from, but the meaning is true. Systemically killing people or letting them die from political or corporate actions is rarely subject to justice. The death of one CEO won’t change anything. I do feel sorry for the alleged assassin though, his actions will be for nothing. Maybe there’ll be some temporary discourse, but it will be business as usual for the insurance companies.
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Reminds me of a Pratchett quote, from Feet of Clay: "And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions."
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a person is more certain to go to jail for killing 1 person than 1000
That might be similar to Stalin's quote:
“a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic”
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It’s a thing. It’s called social murder
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Oh that perfect tail curl at the end! Love that style
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Mr Woof was getting a bit aggro about something out the front. I expected it to be the usual person walking past or kids playing ball. Nope, there are two uniformed cops out the front watching an argument between who I assume is a mother and daughter that obviously got a bit heated. I guess police matters probably justify a good woof.
Update: Cops and mother? have now gone, and a bunch of kids with the daughter? walked past heading away. Maybe she invited a bunch of friends around without permission? In any case, they are no longer in sight, so Mr Woof is happy and peace has been restored.
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Back at uni, someone's in my usual desk spot but luckily the library has fuck all people in it so there I am.
Made sure to PUT THE FUCKING PERMIT ON VISIBLY this time and triple checked. I haven't contested the fine yet but my psych said she was willing to write a medical letter in support just to give it a go and I don't feel like I deserve it but what the fuck, she offered, I'll take it as a sign to try.
So want to just bumble around today but I have a meeting with the other researchers at 2pm and feel like I don't know shit about fuck (I'm supposed to be trying out the sampling method now but just want to stare at grass). My body is fully prepared for relaxation and connection, not thinking!
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Contest. Seriously. That fine amount is a joke.
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Yeah, it's a special area as far as Council goes but ridiculous considering the number of spots available and low use. Same amount as parking during no stopping (but not towaway) hours in other councils, ffs... Even a $70 fine would be enough to deter the nearby business park employees.
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Yikes. My other next door neighbour has just let me know that her car was broken into as well last week and she had a very new model with the new keys.
It’s unsettling to hear that two of cars were broken into. We’re going to have to try and be vigilant and careful.
The police apparently lifted a set of prints from her car and I hope they catch the person responsible for doing this.
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I don't mean to upset/scare you, but in all honesty they probably won't. Even if they do, it's fairly likely they'd get off on a sentence most people would deem ridiculously light. Personally, I'd try not to keep up with it; it's probably bound to cause upset. Baton down the hatches, get a camera or two if you can afford it, buy one of those steering wheel lock things if you have a car, and otherwise make your property look unattractive and like too much hassle to be worth it. Try and keep up on insurance, if you're in the financial position to
Sorry for my pessimism. From a combination of my own experiences, what I've heard from other people, and news stories/crime statistics, there seems to be a lot of burglary at the moment, and the cops are stretched thin. And we seem to kind of have moved away from the punitive/prison model (which arguably is a good thing), but never really put anything else in place
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I don’t really have my hopes pinned on anything realistically but I hope my car isn’t the next on the list to be targeted.
The only saving grace for me is my car is older and I leave for work very early in the morning.
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So I got confirmation that I've been unsuccessful with that job I did reference checks for two weeks ago. I'll reply to the manager about it, but not right now. I'd like to work at this place in some context and I don't think I'll give the nicest response if I reply immediately
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That's so bullshit bro, like right before Xmas too. What a bunch of noodle heads.
I hope you are able to get a job there in the future tho!
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Pakige! The augers I ordered to drill holes for planting my seedlings arrived, along with a couple of new trowels. I'm very impressed by the quality of these ones, they seem very strong. I've had flimsy trowels that have bent, these look ike they should last a good long time.
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Omg me pakige too! My fake "au stock" thing is onboard for delivery! No signature, gate open, no excuse
Mines just a gps receiver though
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The manual (cheapo) auger I got a few years ago to originally do the veggie patch posts has been so handy, sort of regret not getting one sooner.
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I've got a manual one for posts which has been really good. These are little ones which will be good for small plants - one is a tiny little one which will be good for seedlings and small bulbs, the other one will be good for smaller pots. I only have a fairly lightweight drill to use it with, but the soil is pretty sandy so it will probably be enough for what I need to do.
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Frequent deliveries, here - but they're all gifts and loot for other people. None of it is ultimately for me. 😞
On the plus side, when my holidays start in 10 days, I'll be in a far better spot for Christmas Shopping that I traditionally manage.
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Argh, I really want to stress over this but this year my payday will actually fall on the Christmas public holidays and a bunch of things that need to be paid off have fallen on either side of the holiday days.
This is going to be a major headache if I can't work out something and sort it out.
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My watch: Congrats, you had a great sleep last night!
Me, having gotten up to pee three times and tossed and turned between each of ‘em: In what fuckin’ world?!
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My watch used to tell me I had the worst sleep ever, and easily only scored a 40/100 while I actually had an amazing sleep and was the most well rested in months
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Pretty ordinary sun rise but it will be a nice warm day today. 🌞
Getting the house ready for the young Seagoons today.
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I'm excited for Monday 😎😎
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Bit of a cool change here today - only 36. 😃
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Why I am so good at procrasti-chores? I am just barely trying to get down to what I need to do in terms of today's meeting, but in the meantime I've cleared so many nitty gritty issues - filed a PHI claim, made a dentist booking (last available for the year - procrastinated for AGES on this), contacted old water company to get credit refund, inquired about 2025 parking permit, found out medical whatever letter process, sent a bunch of emails and put in a bunch of calendar appointments etc...
okay, focus, focus, spatial sampling, do the voronoi polygons or whatever, come on
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The brain is funny like that - "oh I have to do this shit thing? Well I'm gonna do the other shit things instead, for the dopamine hit. But! I can't do fun things or I'll feel guilty! So admin chores it is!"
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voronoi polygons
Hrmm I'm leaving that one to giraffes they can deal with that one.
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Such a good term!
I am a professional when it comes to these. 😂
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Better than procrastiscrolling or procrastigaming, i figure! Maybe I'll call it... procrastiductivity.
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Whoa that’s a productive day in my book! Even though it was a distraction to your other task but still, give yourself credit for the things you ticked off the list.
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Alright. The pain has eased enough that I can walk and make something to eat.
It's amazing how a small muscular change in a shoulder can induce absolute agony, nausea and exhaustion.
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Today I finished reading another book on Western calligraphy, I learn something new in every book.
was also good to get some validation that using thinned paint for colours rather than coloured inks is the best . I'd been doing that for years already
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Good stuff Medicare. You renewed my card (due to expire in a couple of months) and cancelled the old one before I got the replacement. And you told me none of this so I only knew about it when the psych couldn't process the rebate 👌🏻
Well good thing I had just done an hour learning to calm my need to prepare for random shit to go wrong and that I do actually have agency in the world /s
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That's awkward. The myGov app is good for getting government cards instantly, just in case for future.
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Yeah. I don't have the app but luckily could jump on the website and found it pretty quickly.
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I got home around 5 and fell straight asleep. I'm one of those people that needs 9 hours, not 8, to be truly rested. Don't get it very often, but a few nights of 7 hours of sleep in a row result in a very tired Baku
We built the couch, but it's not that comfy. Apparently I paid so little attention to it I didn't even realize it turns into a bed. Kinda neat, but sacrifices do come with that. Like the armrest on one side just not existing, and the mattress thing (which is kinda more like a comforter) also being one of the cushions. It's okay
Also I didn't measure the table, and was forced to order it online and in a hurry so I've realized it's too short for the chairs I got. I think I should be able to find little feet somewhere I could drill into the bottom to give it a few extra cm, which'd make it better. Table is almost but not quite done. Few more things to put on it. Dryer guys rocked up 2 hours later, but apparently their van broke down and they got a flat tyre. But they brought it inside, plugged it in, and took all the rubbish so that's good
Picked up the 3 parcels from Kmart that we're chilling at the post office for a week. The one from NBN is still in the process of moving from Dandenong South to somewhere else. And that fake Australian stock thing I ordered has finally shipped and should arrive today or tomorrow
Just about wraps everything up in a neat little bow. Just need to really get into the packing so I have less to do on moving day
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Aww man, the Nitty gritty of moving.. when I was younger it was kind of an adventure, then at some point it became a pain in the arse! I'd love to know what couch/bed thing you bought as I actually kinda need one of those
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Yeah, there's something about it. It's nice as a change of scenery and forced mental reset. I had the same thing when I moved into this house, everything was so novel and new, and there were such luxuries I hadn't had in over 6 years, like access to knives etc. I did so much better, but as everything crumbled, so did I, and I've never been able to recover and reset my routines no matter how hard I try. My theory is that it's all to do with how subconscious memories work, and how the emotions and feelings you've experienced in rooms or spaces very much influences your conscious brain, even if you don't know why or even notice it at all
The move will certainly help with that. I can attach new happier memories to the new space, and I can get a pet, which will most certainly help with the loneliness too
Here's the couch: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/friheten-klagshamn-corner-sofa-bed-with-storage-skiftebo-dark-grey-s49444331
I have zero frame of reference for couch pricing, my initial reaction is that it was really really fucking expensive, but then a few people have told me that's actually very cheap for a couch like that brand new. I dunno. I actually had my heart set on this one but they had a 10 week lead time on it, so I chose this one. I super wanted a blue one, but they were out of stock, so in the interests of getting something happening, I went with "SKITIFEBO DARK GREY"
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You could use castors? Link
And if you could afford adjustable ones that would give you different height options along with the wheels. Just make sure they’re lockable.
It’s a bummer about the couch. You can get a blue cover maybe but if it’s really uncomfortable it’s not set in stone. Use it while you save up and shop around for one you really like. Op shops are usually pretty good
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Bunnings sell spin up levelling feet. But you may need to get an insert. Is it easier to just replace the legs entirely, or do they H shape with the rest of table?
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I have successfully completed my assignment. I don't think it will go very well - it is a reflection of what I have learned and plans for the future, and I believe I lack the optimism they are probably hoping for. Oh well, at least it is honest.
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You go, rusty!
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morning all...I've been quiet because its been a time but I'm here. Right now I need some advice - I left my spag bol cooling on the bench and left it there overnight (about 8 hours). Its now in the fridge
Should I eat it?
Have your say!
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Is that the sauce or the sauce+pasta? Was there a lid on it? What is approximate ambient temperature of kitchen overnight? Likelihood of feline (or other) bandits? 'On the bench' could cover a multitude of scenarios.
Basically, if there was a lid on it, and the kitchen got chilly overnight you might be OK. No lid and warm overnight temps then a hard no. If cats/ants/cockroaches have dipped their paws in it - hard no.
Spag Bol sauce is not as fragile as a cream sauce like alfredo, but still .... Rule of Thumb is to put such stuff in fridge as soon as steam stops rising from it. -
My gut can get a bit sensitive so I probably wouldn’t. My partner however has an iron gut and would be 100% fine with it. So I guess go with your gut?!
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I would not.
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Eight hours gives a fair bit of time for bacteria to multiply, so there is a risk of food poisoning if you eat it. Boiling the food will generally kill the bacteria, but if they have produced toxins they can take a bit longer - Staphylococcus aureus takes over an hour of boiling to destroy the toxins they produce. There has probably not been enough time for significant levels of toxin to have been produced (how long that is depends on the temperature, so not possible to really know, but it takes over 10 hours at 37 degrees, the lower the temperature of the food the longer it takes).
I'd probably eat it, but would definitely make sure it is brought to the boil and simmered for a while, not just reheated.
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100% eat. More than 12 hours I'd be increasingly sus. Also hate food waste...
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I would :)
You're not supposed to though (I think 4 hrs-ish is the suggested limit).
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I would eat it. Cooked food lasts longer than raw food.
and i would reheat it til very very hot to kill off anything that might be in there and to hopefuly denature any toxins
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I wouldn't. Look, if you can't see anything in there, and you had a thorough look through and kept a lid on it, it's probably fine, but I personally wouldn't
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Results of bird survey: I don't have many birds in my yard. Two galahs flew over, and two doves briefly landed on my neighbour's roof.
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Did Miss Meow help?
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She sulked in her haunted house for a while because I stopped her using my stool to get over the gate to escape. Then she spent some time trying to spot birds with me, and when that didn't work out she started some weird cat game that involved lots of pouncing and batting at something invisible.
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I can spot you a couple of blackbirds and a mynah
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I'm surprised I don't have any blackbirds around as I have put down lots of mulch they normally like scratching in. But I don't recall seeing a blackbird in ages. I do have an occassional mynah. I did have a pair of currawongs and a wattle bird this morning, hopefully they will come back for the next survey.
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Look I'll admit I'm the one who fucked up here. BUT: When I said "should we test this further" i was told "nah it'll be fine".
Again, my mistake. take full ownership and wont point the finger at anyone, I pulled the trigger. But in my heart of hearts I know the idea (which obviously turned out to be wrong) was endorsed by senior folks.
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How is it your fault when you brought up testing and were told it's no big deal?
Sounds like you were backed into a corner mate.
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It was my change. I proposed it. I did the leg work. And I packaged the wrong version of it not knowing the limitations of the platform. Fair there werent any guard rails to stop me fucking up, but I still did it.
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People who do whole baked potatoes in the oven. Do you do wrapped in foil or naked?
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Stab a hole or two in the spuds, parboil in microwave, then naked. Foil is for beetroot only.
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Wrapped to cook then naked to crisp the skins at the end
Hmm, just double checked and the internet says to leave them wrapped, but I’ve done the naked bit before with success
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I agree with your first method
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Foil! And salt'n'butter 🤤
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Wrapped with butter and salt. And now I want one!
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Naked on a small pile of rock salt. Par boiled first.
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Skewered on metal and foil with butter and garlic
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Foil then naked at the end.
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Thanks ATO for reducing my HELP by $522.51. Now I only owe -checks notes- $11,668.75. still $1,200 more than the actual loan. 💀
Edit: actually reminds me of the story my dad tells of the only protest he ever attended on purpose: protesting HECS/HELP (HEAC) in the 80s lol. He was at RMIT, near Melb Central (still being built, twas a massive pit in the ground), and went to the sit in protest, I think out the front of Parliament House. I mean, it didn't work, but thanks anyway Dad! 💜
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Would have been nicer if they refunded the difference they took out of our pay packets.
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Lol! As if! 😂
Besides, the jokes on them at the moment; I'm not working 😂
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvblfLtGpKs
The best bit happens at 40 seconds, where you might recognise a protesting student who would grow up to be a future LNP treasurer. 😃
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Found a "sorry you were out" delivery card for the missus in the bushes down the side of the house. Luckily only a couple of days old. Am puzzled how it got there as our mailbox is of a type that would make it very difficult for it to escape somehow. Anyway, looking forward to what that is when she collects it. It had better be some sort of full rizz skibidee pressie for me.
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I don't even get those anymore. By signing up to the Auspost app, they've just assumed that I'm not interested in receiving cards anymore
It's kind of annoying, because not everything tracks into My post. Surprises often don't if they're handwritten. Yet they just expect me to be a mind reader and know they tried to deliver it and I wasn't home or whatever
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Migraine :(
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In solidarity with Force, could I pls have some air.
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A bowl of your finest cat whiskers and a flagon of ale.
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♨️🐉🪽🍺
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A new right shoulder?
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Clever of you to specify the side you needed. The new finger I ordered was supposed to adapt to the left, but being originally from the right it had become extremely resistant to change and declared that the left hand was an illegitimate government it refused to recognise the authority of. There was something in there about leftist conspiricies, false flag operations and staph infections being "fake news" too.
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Currently on day three of no carbs, one meal a day. It's office Christmas lunch today so I'll be cheating on the "one meal a day" part, but going to stick to meats and salad. Feeling pretty low energy and had a headache yesterday but it ain't so bad
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Congrats on hitting the dreaded 'Keto flu'. It goes away after a couple of days and you'll feel heaps better. The first week or so is tough.
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Yeh I've done it before. I'm prepared with electrolytes so hopefully won't be too bad or last too long
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Good luck with the OMAD. I've never done keto but for IF, can be a bit rough at first. One trick I found at first is if you stand up quickly and feel blood rushing away from your noggin (dizzy), hold on to something, lean forward, then clench your neck.
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Thank you! Hopefully no passing out 😬
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“In every generation there is a chosen one. He alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. He is ... Abraham Lincoln the slayer.”
Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter. I give this 3.5 hobbits for originality , fun and really good production.
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Looks amazing! 🤤
Edit: Damn it! I always do this when replying to a comment at the top.
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Guessing you meant to reply to the big raven?
Unless you think I look amazing, in which case, I can assure you, I do not
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Oh haha, sorry Baku!
I’m sure you do anyway!
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It's been a week since the killing of the health insurance exec
I have some thoughts.
The one thing the US general population and the media have not been discussing is that one of the big reasons insurance feels so expensive is because wages are one third the buying of what they were in the 1970s.
Low real wages is why everything feels so expensive.
And then there is denial of treatment or only allowing less expensive but less efficacious treatments. This makes people angry and they would probably be less angry if insurance was cheaper.
There has been no discussion of what governments have been doing and should be doing to stop insurance industry fraud and abuse. Using the justice system is not discussed or has been dismissed as being pointless.
There are still few statements by any politicians other than statements saying killing with guns is bad.
Every statement by medical workers has been anti-insurance. They hate the insurance industry more than anyone. Newspapers have not interviewed one single health care worker about their experience.
I've been watching House, the tv series. Not one episode shows the time consuming battle doctors and admin have to go through to get the ok and to get money. That's not very realistic is it. Maybe we need a show where the battle isn't against germs but against insurance and the clock
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Maybe we need a show where the battle isn’t against germs but against insurance and the clock
I don't think that show would perform well in the entirety of the rest of the westernised world, which means it won't make enough billions of dollars profit to be greenlit.
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I have found the response fascinating. Because of how I curate and limit my news I do tend to follow the type of people who are not inclined to have empathy for the victim here. But it's much wider than that.
And on tv shows I think Scrubs is the only mainstream one I can think of that regularly touched on the financial aspects of health care.
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I have zero empathy for the target but I don't think killing is effective either.
The only way to fight powerful groups is with another powerful group. That's why we have unions, business assocs, governments and trading blocs. The huge problem worldwide is that big business has subverted governments, meaning they are exploiting people and the world unchecked
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I’m so knackered. I’m just not bouncing back from activity like a normal person. Woke up at like 9-10ish pm and did the meds and food in intervals.
I’ve been trying to rest up for going to the dentist today but haven’t managed much more sleep.
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I feel like I should really reduce my screen time or at least social media… the stress and brainrot are real. It’s just hard when there are barriers to doing stuff physically or outside.
Reading and art are the obvious things but I’m also pretty brain fogged. Maybe I’ll just start playing single player games again
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For fucks sake is everybody on the road today off their fucking heads? 2 near misses in the last 15 minutes!
1 bloke ran a stop sign and almost t boned us. Not a care in the world. Not even a sorry wave
We stopped to let a car in, and some munted tradie floored it out of a driveways a bit further down the road. He very nearly hit the person we let in. The person in front of us had to swerve into the gutter on the other side of the road to prevent it...
Green is us, yellow is the bloke we let in, red is the fuckwit that floored it out of the worksite without bothering to look
Edit: another dickhead just tried to turn into us. Couldn't even be arsed indicating. People need to fuck off and go get a fucking brain, did they get their license out a fucking box of cereal
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When you’ve been driving for awhile you learn to anticipate and recognise dangerous driving by driving defensively.
Just yesterday morning I noticed about 3 tailgaters and one rode up my ass.
I’ll never understand the mentality of them as it’s so dangerous to do that. One of them even went so far as to tailgate a massive truck, you can’t even see past it.
There’s a lot of reckless drivers around for sure.
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Yeah, I'm already somewhat okay at it as a passenger. Obviously my attention is usually split since I can go rant on Lemmy while the other person is driving, but while I'm paying attention I can usually tell who's going to be trouble. I used to watch the dashcam crash comps, probably bad for anxiety and mental health, but I think that was useful to watch for me. Actually SEEING what can go wrong makes it retain better in my memory, and become a more subconscious thing, where as verbal instructions and learners tests/reading materials need to stay in conscious memory for a lot longer before being utilised subconsciously. At least for me. If that makes any sense
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Driving insanity definitely ramps up round this time of the year
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When I went to spend last Chrissy with the old LTs family, we had to do the trek from the west to the south east, then towards (but not onto) Philip island. That was fucked. So many people seem to think it's okay to do 150 down the emergency lane just because it's Christmas day. Your family emergencies don't trump everybody else's right to live you POS. There were multiple people doing it, not just 1 or even 2
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That yellow line is unexpected. Was Mr Bean driving?
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Haha he actually kinda looked like Mr. Bean! The line was my bad, obviously the swerve happened when redman backed out into traffic, but he did fishtail a bit and hit the gutter on the other side of the road
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The crying of lot 49. I don't think I've read a book that sets up one premise and pivots to something else so quickly. It's impressive how much is packed into such a short book. I feel like I need to read about it then read it again
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The Deeming v Pesutto judgment will be livestreamed this morning at 10:15 for anyone who may be interested.
Don't ask me to predict the outcome, but it seems likely Deeming will win on at least one or two of her claims. Will have to see.
Edit: Well, she won on all five of her claims.
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Mind sharing a summary? I don't know who either of these people are or what the case is about
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There's obviously a fair bit of nuance (the judgment is 249 pages long) but hopefully these are the important notes.
John Pesutto = current (possibly soon to be former) leader of Victorian opposition/leader of Victorian parliamentary Liberal party
Moira Deeming = member of upper house, now an independent Liberal but used to be part of the Victorian Liberal Party
In March 2023 she helped organise a rally on state parliament steps that most levelheaded folks would describe as anti-trans but ostensibly stated to be "pro-women". It's the same rally that was crashed by literal nazis, you might remember the news from around that time.
Anyway, it's a terrible fucking look for the Liberal party to be sharing the steps of parliament with nazis, even though Deeming did not invite the nazis (she's not actually a nazi, just does share some views about gender/sex with them) and probably barely noticed the nazis were there until the nazis were leaving.
Given it's a terrible look, Pesutto moved to expel her, but eventually the party settled on a suspension. During the motion to expel he made several statements in the form of an internal dossier, media releases and interviews explaining Deeming's position was untenable. During her suspension, Deeming chose to sue Pesutto over these statements. This led to her expulsion and also the current legal process that led to today's judgment.
The judge basically said the words he used in those previously mentioned statements in fact implied or conveyed that Deeming was a nazi associate/sympathiser/tolerator/any of the above, even if he didn't say those things explicitly. There were 5 different publications he was sued over, the judge said they all carried that or a similar imputation.
She was award $300k with more likely for interest or legal costs to be decided soon.
The case was complicated but the complicating matters that stood out to me:
- The matter was handled very poorly as a whole by the Liberal leadership team. Secret recordings, unclear outcomes of meetings, etc.
- Deeming barely understood the optics of the entire situation, and did not step in line with the Liberals, which she really ought to have done to reduce damage to the party. She felt hard done by by not being able to prosecute her views in public when in reality she is generally required as an MP to stick to the party line to improve election chances.
- Speakers at the aforementioned rally have previously been interviewed by or platformed actual white supremacists or nazis and have used nazi symbolism.
- Deeming is genuinely a bigot. She's anti-trans (toilet panicker), anti-abortion (including in cases of rape) and has antivax views.
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Explain to me how to unlock a herald sun story? Please? https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/alfred-health-peninsula-health-and-kooweerup-regional-health-reveal-shock-merger/news-story/bb3aeef9f8aca168dc4e2f830b244c1b
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Copy the link to the article from the search result or wherever you found it
Make sure you've got the link that starts with /news/ instead of /subscribe/
Put the link in an archive website, like archive.md
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Thankyou! You are a gem!
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Gracias
Glasses
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Hello! It's been a hot minute. What's new?
Quick update. Mr. Omoikiri and I finally got hitched a week ago
And Mabel is still the cutest puppy in the world
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CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉🎉💜💜💜
Thank youuuu 🥳
HELLO!!! Nice to see you! And congratulations on tying the knot - if Mr Omoikiri can support you through a PhD he's probably passed most of the tests I'm sure.
I am completely in love with Mabel's anime eyes and eye-dabs
ご無沙汰しております。 🙇
He ticks many boxes but he has yet to accept coriander as our lord and savour, and that's been really hard for me to come to terms with if I'm perfectly honest.
Mabel, however, is perfect
oh WOW 💖 That's awesome
Congratulations. 🥂🥂🥂
tytyty 😘
Oh wow G'day Doctor, I assumed you'd forgotten about Lemmy!
Biggest congratulations! And Mabel is just the cutest ♥️
Hope you and Mr are going well :)
Thank you! I could never forget. I just have had to be boring and limit all kinds of social media to be productive. 😮💨
Congratulations! 🎉 💍 🥳
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Congrats!! Hope you’ll be making a DT comeback
Tytyty.
Congrats!
Thank youuuu
Wonderful news! And Mabel is such a love.
She is everything
Long time no hear!
Congratulations on your wedding!!!!!
tyty 🥂
Congratulations! All three of you look sublimely beautiful ✨️
Mabel is objectively the most beautiful tho
Gorgeous!
Congratulations!🍾🥂💐
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Hiii and congratulations 👏🎉
Thanks! 🥳
Congrats!! 🥂
Congratulations 🍾🥂
Ty!
Hello!! Congrats!! What a gorgeous photo! I hope you guys had a total blast of a day!! Mabel is sooo cute!!!
Thank you! The weather was atrocious but enough wine fixes all problems.
Congratulations!!! 🎂🎉🍾