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Discussion Thread ๐Ÿซ Sunday 3 August 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

Wow. There's a lot of Bananas in Pyjamas hate out there...

Discussion Thread ๐Ÿซ Sunday 3 August 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 9 points 10 hours ago

New day new work trip new tropical soup. Trip 2 of 3 of my six months of bonkers workload and travel. It's very strange to be so busy but doing actually good things. I am so good at survival mode I don't know how to be healthy and successful but I am trying. โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

Discussion Thread โŒ๏ธ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ˜ฅ Friday 1st August 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yay!! I am flying to NQ for the week. It's work related but still โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

First Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff in c/australia@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah it was mighty.

First Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff in c/australia@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Oh no! Not even the six cylinder full Torrie UC? Not awesome. I have done a lot of miles in an old sandman and that was made for highways

Discussion Thread (Where is Yarrabyte?) Thursday 31 July 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh I love this guy! I often use this to keep me company when I clean

First Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff in c/australia@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (4 children)

wow! I've done Melbourne - Townsville in two days but that was with two drivers. And I thought that was bonkers

Discussion Thread ๐Ÿ‰ Wednesday 30 July 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
Discussion Thread โšฝ Monday 28 July 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

Yes I block time but these are meetings with external clients. But I will change what I say -thanks. It's just been curious that it's all of a sudden.

Discussion Thread โšฝ Monday 28 July 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago (4 children)

If I say "I'm good for a meeting on Wednesday up until 3pm" that used to mean "I am not around after 3". I reckon at least three times in the last week someone has responded to that with a meeting request AT 3 (or equivalent).

It's doing my head in. Have I suddenly become unclear or did you all have a big pow wow and change the meaning of time on me??!

Discussion Thread โ˜Ž๏ธ Sunday 27 July 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Ah sorry ๐Ÿ˜ž hope the tofu experiment works out.

Discussion Thread โ˜Ž๏ธ Sunday 27 July 2025 in c/melbourne@aussie.zone
[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Rainbow plant life also has some good recipes for vegan cheese/creamy sauces. This is a nut free and tofu free one https://rainbowplantlife.com/nut-free-vegan-cheese-sauce/#recipe. The one I like is a cashew queso but I appreciate that cashews can be expensive.

If you can tolerate nutritional yeast it helps give things that cheese umami flavour. Might be some ideas here anyway

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Who remembers Paul Hester? (themusic.com.au)
 

20 years since he died. This is a YouTube doco remembering his life. I remember feeling like I had lost a friend when he died. Was a great Melbourne character and an amazing drummer.

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You library might be an option to avoid the heat (aussie.zone)
 

I just got an email from my local library (western suburbs) they they will open extended hours today and tomorrow for people to use during the heatwave. Might be an option for anyone needing a quiet, cool, inexpensive option

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frugal Christmas gift ideas? (aussie.zone)
 

I have a few people to buy for this year and once again thinking how to do this frugally and sustainability (I get a bit sick when I see mountains of plastic crap in the shops). Any ideas?

Some things I have done in the past:

  • Little plant cuttings in jars (got some on the go again this year)
  • Op shops and second hand gifts - look for unusual things from the op shop. This works well for some but not unless they are a bit quirky themselves
  • Buying a bunch of treats/snacks and doing my own hampers up.
  • Baked goods - I always make a big batch of spice cookies and a couple of slices. I am crappy at packing them nicely tho, but I can cook.

I am not great at crafts but I will try anything!

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DIY cleaning stuff - my ideas (rate my setup!) (aussie.zone)
 

I've been playing around with DIY cleaning at home and thought I'd share my current setup. Love to hear suggestions or other tips

Equipment

  • I bought a couple of glass spray bottles from amazon but you could reuse old ones (mine had all broke)
  • box of rags - I like microfibre but also old tshirts and tea towels (tea towels are great for drying off surfaces)
  • old toothbrush for fiddly bits in the bathroom

Basic cleaner - option 1 : Grease / shiny things / tough surfaces

  • fill up bottle with 3:1 white vinegar to water
  • add a good bloop of dishwashing soap
  • I add in a few drops of eucalyptus oil (optional)

I use this for most things. People caution against using it for stone top benches. I haven't had an issue but if you want to be cautious use this

Basic cleaner - option 2: Gentle and deodorising

  • fill up bottle with 100% water
  • add a good bloop of dish washing soap
  • add a couple of teaspoons of bicarb
  • I add in a few drops of eucalyptus oil (optional)

Don't mix the vinegar + bicarb. They will neutralise each other and add nothing.

If you are sensitive to smells etc - use option 2 for everything

In the bathroom

Not quite basic glass and metal cleaner and disinfectant

You can use the vinegar mix for this but I have a fair bit of glass so I bought a litre of isopropyl alcohol from amazon and mixed this in a separate bottle that lives in the bathroom:

  • 70% Isopropyl alchohol
  • 30% water (you want a 70% mix for disinfecting)
  • Bloop of dish washing soap
  • optional drops of oil - again I do eucalyptus or clove oil but doesn't matter

toilets and drains

  • a tablespoon or two of bicarb in the drain or in the bowl and flush with water is simple gentle cleaner
  • For the shower I have one of those squidgy glass wipers and a refillable dish cleaner wand thing for the shower - filled with dishwash soap and some drops of clove oil). I wipe down the excess water after every shower and once a week give it a scrub with the dish cleaner wand and dish soap.

I do still use a name brand toilet cleaner once a week and maybe once a month use some oxygen cleaner or bleach on the shower tiles but I'd like an alternative.

Hard floors

I've got a spray mop and am still working through a bulk by of some eco floor cleaner but I'm thinking i'll just use mix #2 (bicarb) above when that runs out - suggestions welcome

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Bird flu detected at Vic poultry farm - strain not confirmed yet (www.abc.net.au)
 

Fingers crossed its not H5N1.

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Recommendations for a good developer (Ubuntu) laptop (aussie.zone)
 

My old xps13 is old in the tooth and the new ones have some things I don't like. So I am after recommendations. My preferences

  • Linux (Ubuntu/Debian friendly). Happy to wipe and install and will check compatibility beforehand but if anyone has a Linux daily driver they love let me know
  • good CPU and decent RAM (32gb would be nice)
  • Lightweight - smaller preferred (currently on a 13" and happy)
  • Touchscreen would be nice
  • Usb-c
  • Decent battery life

I have access to other machines for heavy GPU stuff that's not as important as CPU and RAM.

Uses:

  • Programming/terminal use
  • Reading docs and papers
  • Watching movies etc
  • No gaming

That's my wishlist. What do you suggest, Aussie tech friends?

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