• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    4·
    2 months ago

    Anyone want a gratitude thread? I feel like I’ve been looking at life through a negative lens lately, which doesn’t really help.

    So I’m going to start this thread. I am grateful for the beautiful autumn leaves I saw on my walk today. I will show photos next time, as the ones I took today made my location identifiable to any georainbolts out there.

  • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
    3·
    2 months ago

    I was at a PD presentation today and then later on had a look at the Other Place (using my phone), and up popped an ad for the very specific thing the PD was about.

    I didn’t google anything related to the topic, and only used my phone to check messages a couple of times.

    That was a little too much of a coincidence. Bloody technology, snooping on me. Very creepy indeed.

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
      2·
      2 months ago

      They say the apps don’t need to use your microphone to listen in and present you ads but this sort of thing happens far too often.

      One time my girlfriend showed me something on her phone and I started getting ads on mine. Either they’re listening or they’re scanning faces and delivering ads to known friends

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    31·
    2 months ago

    Coming home on the train. The stops and places didn’t worry me, I did get a little start when a darkish bloke with a black hoodie, tee and black backpack got on.

    I’ll be ok. It was just a bloke

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      2·
      2 months ago

      dark hair, dark beard, a Mediterranean complexion , indeed, because it was a bloke that looked like that committed an act of extremist xian motivated terrorism when I was on the train on Saturday

      look up my post history

      it was just a bloke, that one bad individual who did it , many men wear black and have black backpacks, there is no need to worry

      • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        We do tend to prioritise past experience over objective assessment. Understandable that this should have disturbed you. Kudos to you for applying rational assessment. Can take some time to make this stick though, so don’t be surprised if these feelings happen again. Breathe deeply.

        • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
          2·
          2 months ago

          thank you

          it is definitely disturbing to have an extremist shake his bag of weapons and yell he is going to kill all non xians

          😢 I did not choose this, it happened

          • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Completely true. Like witnessing a horror car accident. It’s right and good to mourn the victims, but take no personal responsibility.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    Missing ballot papers found at election workers home

    what if your passion could become your career?

    Love it when ads line up with content like that 😂

  • melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone
    1·
    2 months ago

    Am listening to Mushroom Case daily.

    Anyone got an equivalent podcast for the Diddy trial? Stuck at home for a while, need trashy entertainment…

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      The Trial of Diddy perhaps?

      Haven’t listened to it, but it came up on the search 😁

      The Case Against podcasts might be good yoo

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    1·
    2 months ago

    One of the boys had a fever and had to be picked up from childcare early on Monday. This resulted in the week up until now just being a fog of Trying To Get Things Done. Things are somewhat back to normal so we’ll see how things play out.

    I got Bazzite working on the old work laptop. Silly me didn’t disable Secure Boot. It loads straight into Steam Big Picture on startup, so I wouldn’t use this version as my daily driver, but it would be great for handhelds and loungeroom PCs.

    Also, Sleep Token have dropped a new album. I know some people on here dig them. I’m listening to it now.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    1·
    2 months ago

    Belated thanks to our local Witch for the motivation brew. It’s taken a while to kick in for me as it usually is, but here I am finally sat in the uni library with a blank Word document open! And a tab open to ChatGPT where I’m about to explain what my project is about and to please help break me out of my stupid block to just start writing.

    Edit: who knew that just having ChatGPT just open and trying to draft up a question on how to structure one section would do the job - ended up smashing out dot points for the intro and aims in one hour. Now onto the method section (should be easiest to fill out) and then sketching out the results section to discuss with supervisor tomorrow.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    1·
    2 months ago

    Melbcat came over to a visitor for pats and reached up trying to get in their lap! She needed to be lifted for a cuddle but after they got up she jumped into the empty chair independently.

    I didn’t think she was interested in getting up there anymore or had the mobility but maybe now I need to get a pet ramp and even buy a comfier (and destroyable) chair for her.

    I wish she’d take her 4cyte. That on top of the solensia and she’d be able to climb the walls!

    Edit: She’s still relaxing in her chair

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Finally figured out why I don’t feel like I fit in, in the role.

    I’m the only guy here who does not wear RM Williams boots.

    I swear it’s like a uniform.

    Boots must really help when trying to herd emails or if an errant teams message hopped a fence.