• oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Remember how everyone was having really weird dreams if not nightmares yesterday? Well last night was my turn. Urrrgh.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      I felt like I had some weird dreams last night or the night before during one of my naps. I’m not quite sure as my memory of it wasn’t as vivid as other times.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    6 months ago

    Movie review. Anatomy of a Fall. A very subtle and powerful story of sexism ( I’m sure the town wouldn’t have pursued her if she was “nice” ) and male ego ( husband just couldn’t bear her success nor the social belief that being a carer has no value. ) Reminded me of witch trials.

    Slow movie, very much worth it.

    4.5 hobbits

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Roadworks update, I decided to call the council because they’re doing even more roadworks now. They’ve closed off all the streets around me as well and we still haven’t received anything in our letterbox or anything like that. I decided to call the council to see what’s happening and how long the works are going for. Apparently it’s a “minor” drainage upgrade and they’re doing more next month.

    She said they were meant to have sent us a letter about the works and also seemed confused I had no clue what was happening

  • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    I just went to a doc appointment. We discussed migraines. An hour later I’m on instagram and I get a migraine medication ad. I had not googled anything about migraines or headaches or anything vaguely related. I’ve been working in tech for over 20 years now, and I’m now convinced it is all listening. It’s not just a paranoia any more.

    • Simon@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      Yeh damn. Reminds me of that online therapy company that was busted a few years back for turning around and selling the details of your session after it ended. Advertisers need to pull there noses out of certain fields I reckon

    • Ami@mastodon.world
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      6 months ago

      @Mittens_meow @Seagoon_
      Even worse is the fact the surveillance is crowd sourced.

      Your phone might be as secure as it can be, but the Dr’s phone/smart speaker/doorbell/etc may have picked up on what was said, detected your device/s via bluetooth and attributed it to you.

      It’s not just your devices watching and listening, it’s everyone else’s devices as well.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Made a kickass lentil soup yesterday for dinner. Really hit the spot.

    As much as I love lentils and how good they are for me, my digestive tract gets a bit upset the following day.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      Are you 24hr soaking and rinsing the lentils? That’s the only tip I have for digestive comfort in the lentil category.

      Red lentils and Mae Ploy Yellow curry paste are my jam.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Rinsing, yes but not soaking. I’ll give that a shot actually. I tend to get similar effects from canned lentils, so not sure if it will help, but why not.

        Mae Ploy is literally the brand I had in mind. Got the red and yellow curries in the fridge. The red one has a bit of kick to it though. I use that one sparsely.

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      6 months ago

      There’s a herb called angelica - yep the same stuff that gets candied into stringy green strips - but the leaves used fresh is GREAT for reducing the fart component of lentils/beans/peas/asparagus. If you have a garden, then might be worth growing some. Add a frond to the beans as they cook and hoist it out before serving cos quite stringy. Epazote does the same thing but might be easier to find on iherb or similar. I wouldn’t cook legumes from scratch without epazote now.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      Soaking and throwing away the soak water can help draw out some of the farty compounds. However an increase in gas from legumes is normal to a degree, it’s your microbiome digesting all the good stuff, and the gut will adjust if you eat legumes regularly. Also, if using canned, throw away the water and give a very good rinse. Same principle, the water contains lots of the fatty stuff.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      6 months ago

      Love me some Lentils. Really getting into the beans and lentils lately! Price of meat certainly helps. I had a crack at a coconut chickpea curry. Pride forced me to finish the plate, but the Mrs was diplomatic in her “Yeahhhhhh look I appreciate the effort and I’m sure you’ll get it right next time! but… i couldn’t finish it”

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Try this one

        Since starting to shop at my local asian grocer, my curry game has lifted. The thai and malaysian curry bases are heavens above anything from Colesworth.

        Beans and coconut rice are good too.

        • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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          6 months ago

          That looks really good. I’d do things a little bit differently though. I wouldn’t put the sugar or the salt in. I’d stir the spices in after the capsicum with the garlic and some ginger. Season at the end.

          • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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            6 months ago

            Funnily enough, I only put sugar and salt at the end after I’ve checked the flavour. This one didn’t need the sugar at all, but some might like it a bit sweeter.

        • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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          6 months ago

          the asian grocers out my way are really limited. There is like 5 indian ones, but thats it. I’m desperate for a good Korean one, super stoked to try tteokbokki!

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    6 months ago

    I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of looking at the night sky. Did anyone else think the stars were tinged with green and sparkled more than usual on the nights of the aurora?

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    6 months ago

    TV Review. Wrong Side of the Tracks. Spanish drama series on Netflix.

    Truly the best depiction of dumb teenagers I have ever seen. The dumb just doesn’t stop, it’s like as if that’s what they are and can’t help it. Seriously, the best dumb teenagers evah.

    Vigilante series . Makes me ask myself what I would do if I were these characters.

    4 hobbits.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    Woops. Apparently had a tiny bingle while parking on a narrow mountain trail in Japan and was in such a rush that I didn’t even notice I had bumped into anyone else. The other driver had a dashcam though so they got in touch with the police and I had an urgent email from the rental company, who thank god took care of everything - there was no excess or fine or anything and they reassured me it was all okay and everything was covered. Couldn’t sleep last night from the anxiety and just gave a statement at the cop shop so that the relative insurances could follow up. I’m so grateful for the lovely lady at the rental car place who was extremely calming and reassuring… 😔