Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 13 Oct 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Fri 13 Oct 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Hello, I am alive. Still. Heheheh
I am still trying to log in on my phone (jerboa app and chrome mobile browser), but I am not getting a reset password link. I also cannot reset my password on PC (where I am typing this from) without remembering my old password... which wouldn't be necessary if I could remember my old password haha. I will keep trying, but if I am unable to reset my password so I can log in on my phone, I may set up a new, even more starchy, account.
Anyway, I am currently working from home, smashed out a busy day today, never once looked at my phone until after work, when I saw I was summoned by my good friend PeelerSheila :D <3
I will be available tonight on my PC :) I may need to work tomorrow, to help a colleague so I won't be able to reply tomorrow (I need my monitors for work lol), but I am here now my fellow DTers, my favourite people. I truly love you all
Edit: sorry if my tone is off, im kinda still in work mode bleeeeheheeheheheheehe lol
A black cat wishing you all a fangtastic Friday 13th
His Lordship and I have decided to have an absolutely over the top compliment day. Made a cuppa? Oh what rapturous divine beverage crosses my lips you truly are a credit to teamakers and all their arts! You have fed those felines with the grace and deftness of Apollo himself!
It's delightful.
Volatile neighbours at it again. Seriously, fuck them
Sooo a doordash driver either stole or forgot to deliver my drink and apparently doordash support is worse than basically anything else I've ever seen
"Please allow me a moment to transfer you to the correct department"
"Your chat had been disconnected. Thanks for using doordash! How do you rate this conversation?"
Edit: after several escalations (9 transfers!) Old mate Kimberly told me I'll receive a refund of $11.50 in 5-7 business days, even though nothing in my order was $11.50 and that's certainly more than a bottle of coke, then said ""have a nice day"" (she quoted have a nice day) and disconnected
Maybe it’s just this bleary Friday but feeling in a definite work rut of late. So I apologise for probably the deepest/longest post I’ve ever made online.
I’ve been in my (IT/AV/technical) industry 25 years, and at my current job almost 10, but due to some SERIOUS imposter syndrome am still pretty much doing the same work now that I was doing back in the day.
Around 15-20 years ago I was doing much more technically complex work than I am now and climbed to some higher leadership levels, but HATAED managing people so quit that job and dropped right back to the coal face where I’ve been ever since, with pretty much zero progression.
My boss’ boss - we were both at the same level when I first started. My manager, I trained them when they joined as a junior, helped them rise up to a role at my level, and then eventually supported them to go higher and they’re now my boss.
I’ve been approached by other groups over the years to join/help out/move up, but I’ve pushed back every time because I can’t help but think “I can’t do that”, “they THINK I know more than I actually do”, “if they find out I’m actually crap I’ll be unemployed with a family to support”, "I've hit the limit of what I'm capable of".
GAH. I wish I could just appreciate what I’ve got, but I come to work completely on autopilot, can’t remember the last time I actually had to use my brain for anything, and seem to just be the guy everyone turns to for help/advice, train new staff and to help further their own careers. Imposter syndrome blows. Wish I had the kind of personality that could fake it till I make it.
OK vent over, time for more coffee.
Anyone else here given blood and not been able to fill the bag? I gave blood and followed the normal procedures (like drinking all of the water, having snacks beforehand etc.,) and yet I couldn’t completely fill the bag. It got close but the flow pretty much dwindled down to drops. Normally my body freely gives blood but this time around it was like “nah bruv, that’s as much as I’m willing to part with”.
Rewatching Xena! The power, the cheese, the how bothered can we be about hiding the fact we're filming in NZ (Lucy Lawless' accent included).
Also time to state my favourite fact that Lucy Lawless got the powers that be to hide sneakers and kneepads in her costume. Also also less fun fact more opinion, Renee O'connor getting absolutely yoked as the seasons progressed, and doing her own stunts, legend!
I haven't made miso soup in so long that the last remaining bit I have has dried up and gone flaky. I've put it in the hot stock to slowly dissolve anyway. Let's hope it's still good for my gut.
Long time since I've had Japanese. Made asparagus goma-ae (sesame dressing - hand ground the seeds but i think I added too much soy sauce), rice is cooking, miso soup will be plain and I will just have some TINNED FISH (the last I have atm) as a side. Maybe soak some shiitake overnight for a side protein tomorrow.
i just woke up from a nap, but i genuinely have no memory of drifting off to sleep. i was lying down, tired but awake, next thing i know it's an hour later and i'm waking up with a start.
I feel like this yo-yo weather is making all my houseplants sad. Don't worry guys, I feel just as wilty and confused as you do right now! On the plus side I think the humidity is helping some of them...
I have managed to wrangle my week such that I have NO meetings today, all deadlines are met/things are on track, and all I need to do is sit down and read a whole stack of papers (academic articles, not student papers). I'm sure this sounds boring AF to many of you, but it sounds like my perfect Friday!
Watched “Asteroid City” last night. Still processing it lol🫠 I will say it’s the most Wes Anderson thing I’ve ever seen haha.
Morning. I got back to sleep eventually
Aaaaand the dreaded merge feature on iOS Safari has disappeared my 300 odd tabs. Coincidentally, yesterday I was chatting about how when past you does something that future you pats yourself on the back for. Well, I found that I had somehow bookmarked a lot of the same tabs almost 12 months ago.
Go past me! The other tabs… Oh well. I’m awful at having too many open and it’s bit me the arse more than once.
Aim for today is to leave the dwelling and venture out into this uninviting weather.
Q: What dishwashing liquid does everyone use? I’m pretty sure I’ve been a Morning Fresh faithful forever, but lately I’ve just found that no matter how soapy, I’m still find grease on some cookware.
Edit: Oops I just checked. Looks like Palmolive. Maybe I do have to return to MF.
I'm so burned out with my masters degree at the moment. late on everything and the quality of all my work is awful. feels like I will have to write to my professors apologising for doing such a terrible job 🫠
Ooh sky pretty!
I shouldn't have eaten so much dark chocolate coated liquorice. Or icecream and rhubarb and apple fruit mince pies. Or home made chicken nuggets. Every year from around my birthday to Christmas I turn into a piggy. It's like a 3 month long pigout session. All the stuff I've denied myself all year is suddenly essential eating. I'm going to undo all my good work if I don't pull up 😳
My gamble paid off and my sleepbought vacuum bags and filters arrive today! Well, between that and the air purifier I guess it means I can thoroughly get rid of whatever dust accumulates while I'm away.
When I bought my phone with a stylus it was mostly because I thought it would help with my gardening record keeping, and I'm pretty happy with how it's working out so far. In the past I've kept switching between computerised databases and handwriting, and nothing really worked out, but this allows me to do a combination of both. I've got a database for the plant varieties & a diary of what I'm doing, and I can use the phone to take photos, write notes directly on them, and then send them to the app as a new diary note I can add details to later.
Took myself out to the city for a spot of shopping, ramen + beer for dins, then ice cream from Piccolina for dessert which was delicious. Down the laneway was a Pidapipo which had a nightclub line. I waited in no line for my ice cream. Is it that much better? I swear people see a line and think yep I need to go there.
Thank god the day’s over.
Tucking into some SPC Dino pasta for a snack at the moment.
I was driving back from work and was so exhausted that I struggled driving home and staying in my lane.
Never felt like that before, my eyes were drooling and I felt like I could have fallen asleep.
Anyway I’m glad to have been able to get home in one piece.
Torn between that feeling of complete apathy to the work I do, and a burning passion to protect the area of knowledge and ability that I've carved out for myself.
Like, on the on hand: couldn't give melted diarrhoea in a plastic cup, as much as the work gives me the bum squirts due to stress. But on the other hand: I will ball my fist around a roll of dollar coins and smack a bish who steps on my plot.
🔗 NSW police considering ‘extraordinary’ powers to search pro-Palestine protesters
The fact this is being contemplated is an absolute disgrace.
omg, I've been banned from the newspaper comments section
thinking what was it I said that could have riled people
I implied someone was stupid for not detecting sarcasm . Looks like they really couldn't take a joke.
There is so much agitprop/propaganda/lies out there at moment, I suggest go to sources like BBC and nyt only . Very reliable ones.
oooooh it's all gone a bit....Bigly.
Zoidberg and Claude / August will now be living as virtual machines. I have nabbled an old r210 for this. But what to call the enclosure.......TAKING ALL BETS will be running the aforementioned (VPN/DL machine and home automation) as well as a walled off XP vm for legacy hardware that doesn't support windows any more.
Update: and now I'm rigging ways to convert two 3.5 drive cradles to four 2.5 ssds.....
Exercises completed, but I don't think anything will make up for the "goodbye" cakes I've had at work (cherished colleague's last day yesterday) and the apple & rhubarb fruit mince pies with vanilla icecream that I had last night. I thought I'd enjoy them while they last (Mr P eats the whole packet overnight so I've been buying them and missing out 😕) Gotta get 'em while the gettin's good!
Was absolutely pishing down in the city just before. I was watching the rain bouncing off the buildings near my office. Sun is out now so I'm taking the opportunity to flee home.
Weeeeeekeeeeennnnnnnd
Debating whether to go on a weekend/overnight adventure or stay home.
Somethings up with my iPhones alarm volume. I seem to be waking up later than usual. Didn’t have this issue on my android. Might have to bring my android out again for alarm
Spooky!
I want to incorporate a 5-10 min mobility training into my workout. Can someone suggest a good video pls & ty
I didn’t order the rain deluxe for this afternoon. Might send it back to sky chef.
Hey @Duenan@aussie.zone you watching the cricket buddy?
So tired.
- start looking at mesh systems that don't force 3rd part cloud setups.
- land on asus
- hit part of 'replace your router with - '
Nope.gif - scroll to section on 'using own router'
- hit lines like 'not the best option' and 'turn off router in your modem' and 'unplug ethernet cables'
- u fckin wot m8
- read further and realise article is wildly conflating 'modem' 'router' and 'wireless ap'
- bite tablet in half
- start researching creating own mesh from scratch
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