• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Something disastrous happened the other day. We eat a lot of pine nuts so whilst in aldi I thought I’d grab some more. I didn’t check. Just through them in like an amateur. Well, when I got home, I realised they were pepita seeds. Some turd put them in the pine nut box! Wtf am I gonna do with pepita seeds? I already have some in the cupboard. Luckily I have cashews to save the day.

    My own fault for not checking that one time.

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Pepitas are nice. Different flavour to pine nuts but equally snackable. Use in pesto, roast gently and sprinkle with salt & chilli powder for snax. Add to salads etc. Grind to a paste and mix with tahini/lemon/garlic for a different hommous. Truth to tell, I like them better than pine nuts - more options to tweak the flavours.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    switched to vodafone. Seems to be working ok so far, but they did screw me on that bonus data. Good thing I took some screen caps of the chat promising that the data would be honored if I activated later.

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
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      1 month ago

      It is confusing but the bonus data has always been from the first recharge of that prepaid plan (i.e. in a year). It’s still good value without it though. But by this time next year there might be a Boost offer to move back to. 😁

      • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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        1 month ago

        if I make it last 10 months it’ll only cost me 15 bucks a month with 22 gig of data. Really not bad. test will be how good that roaming onto optus works when I go out into the country.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Had to log in install an app and allow location (which I will be turning off) just to be able to print a test page and run the head cleaning thing… on a printer.

    I swear ten years ago this crap would have seemed like malware. Requiring a full colour cartridge to print b+w is definitely a scam.

    No black is printing despite it saying the cartridge has some. Waiting on a second level clean and next I’m going to try installing new drivers.

    Missing my hulking reliable old printer scanner and wishing I didn’t buy a HP.

    • goodthanks@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Cory Doctorow talks about how printer ink is the most expensive liquid you can buy as a consumer. More expensive than pure bred racing horse semen (gross comparison though). He suggests a response to US tariffs being that Canada disregards printer firmware copyright and undercuts the US market by offering 3rd party printer ink cartridges via illegal reverse engineering.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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        30 days ago

        I wish they would and bring the tech here. You should be able to buy generic and refill.

        There’s libraries but not everyone can easily get there

        • goodthanks@lemmy.world
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          29 days ago

          I bought a printer for my dad and the refills cost more than the printer. It’s built into the business model. We’re in the age of the capitalist monopoly squeeze. The squeeze continues until it’s squeezed dry. Same reason there’s a huge number of computers heading to landfill due to windows 11 artificial hardware requirements.

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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            29 days ago

            It sucks. It’s going to get bad when a significant chunk of customers can no longer afford to buy - they could raise the prices but at some point infinite growth is sustainable.

            I’m only hoping refurbishing places like Computerbank can salvage a lot of them. Things like Linux and Libre Office will be lifelines to older and poorer people.

            If I could just get organised enough and had the mind for it I’d be all over FOSS myself

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Just went out and there’s a for sale sign on the house across the road. The caravan, the trailer, the two cars are gone. This is the same cunt who floors his hotted up torana down the street every weekend and then revs his car outside my place while his wife moves the 2 cars so he can put precious back in the yard. He also yells at his 2 little kids aggressively. Fucking hero. Best day ever.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Last day out at this site that would seemingly never end. So badly quoted… not my problem though. I’m glad today is it. Can’t say I’m going to miss wrangling the drivers of the M1.

    Had a long text chat last night with a friend at my old workplace who was stressed out of their mind after being dressed down by a client due to providing faulty data… it was a continuation of a big job I’d done a few years ago and while I think I was able to help my friend work out what happened on the technical side of things, and how to respond, I saw an excerpt of the email he received and I’m still residually stressed out this morning even though it’s not my problem at all now haha. I most definitely don’t miss those days (even though the original job was one of the more rewarding ones that we did really well out of). Had a moment of reflection on the really really shitty year I had with flaming out badly and getting bullied by my boss and I’m so happy I was able to come out of it on the other side and look back without too much pain.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    1 month ago

    I just got confirmation the car dealer has received my bank transfer. So I can now stop stressing & the pickup tomorrow is ready to go.

    Now I’ll have to get used to the blinkers being on the other side. Plus the fuel tank is on the opposite side to what I’m used to. At least it’s not as much of an adjustmant as Mr Woof will have to make, he’ll need to get used to travelling in a crate instead of having the whole back seat.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Regarding the fuel tank side…when in doubt, there should be an arrow on your fuel gauge showing you where the tank is.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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        1 month ago

        There is. But it’s on the opposite side to the car I have now (and I think every car I have ever had) so I’m sure I’ll autopilot to the wrong side at least once. I’m guessing the 3d or 4th time I fill up.

        • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
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          1 month ago

          I’ve had my car 18 months and I don’t fill up that often, maybe once every three or four weeks. I have to check which side every single time. It’s getting annoying.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      1 month ago

      you get used to the indicator pretty quickly, its only an issue if your driving 2 cars that have indicators on different sides to each other.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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        1 month ago

        I used to drive a Volvo, so have done the indicator switch before. I still occassionally do the wrong side for absolutely no reason. When I drove my Mum’s VW for a week I got it right about 90% of the time.

        • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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          1 month ago

          yeah the mrs had a ford that was the oposite as well. Try driving 2 cars with different handbreak locations. The amount of times I start the manual without putting the clutch in (or go to press an imaginary clutch on the auto) is insane.

          • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone
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            1 month ago

            I’m currently driving 2 cars, 1 with auto handbrake and one with manual. I’ve tried to drive with the manual handbrake still on more than once

            why isn’t the car moving?! What’s that odd noise?

            • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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              1 month ago

              lol yep done that one too. The auto takes its handbreak off as soon as you put it in drive or reverse. The manual very much does not.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
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      1 month ago

      I’ve got a harness and a clip leash that clicks into the passenger seat belt receiver, but also my dog is little.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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        1 month ago

        Mr Woof is fairly little too, but I believe the air bag can make the passenger seat unsafe for dogs (like it is for children).

        I’ve been trying to figure out if it would be unsafe for a cat in a carrier, but the info I find is all self-contradictory AI garbage and clickbait websites copying each other rather than anything that seems like it is actually trustworthy.

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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          1 month ago

          I’m not sure if this is best practice. But when Melbcat goes in the car I put her carrier side-on in the back seat behind the driver and use the bottom of the seatbelt to secure it.

          • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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            1 month ago

            That’s always been Miss Meow’s position. I believe either there or on in the footwell behind the front seats is the best place, but I won’t have any back seats in the new vehicle. If the front seat is safe for her that would work well, otherwise she will need to be strapped down in her carrier in the back. She’s going to hate it either way, although the sedatives the vet gave us should help.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Lady in office today has no concept of an indoor voice.

    Mentioned it to my boss and he said that’s why he never comes in on Wednesdays.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Outside of here the internet is so loudly full of young teens and children. I avoid anywhere they might be expected to hang around and move to places for adults - but they are also there and that’s actually worse.

    Not a new thing but now they don’t hide their ages and in fact they make it your problem. The behaviour is also much more inappropriate and disruptive.

    Please just let me enjoy my downtime or occupy myself when unwell. -_-

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    I’m at the ED at hospital. My mum was in a really bad car accident. Thankfully it’s just bruising but it could have been much, much worse. Her car was totalled. Driving up to the accident seeing all the police / ambulance / fire truck lights and then her totalled car was truly scary. I’m just thankful she’s OK. Waiting to do scans to make sure nothing is broken, then I’ll drive her home.