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[–] bacon@aussie.zone 9 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

bit moist
checks weather
100% humidity

sounds about right

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 6 points 18 hours ago

Air so thick, you can see it

[–] wscholermann@aussie.zone 4 points 17 hours ago

Looks like no sun this week. Extremely depressing.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

I'm finally making use of the Onepass subscription. I didn't really buy anything in the past 6 months because it felt silly to buy only a couple of dollars worth of things, even with free postage. But I've found the Catch bulk groceries again and putting it to use. We might as well have 300 dishwasher tablets

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

From Coles' refund policy:

Coles Brand products

In accordance with our β€œTry It. Love it. Or Your Money Back.” satisfaction guarantee, we encourage you to return the product, empty packaging or receipt of any Coles brand product you're not happy with for a refund or replacement. This guarantee also applies to fresh produce and deli items.

I wonder how many customers try to exploit this.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

Probably a few. They take your name down so if you become a frequent flyer you'd be flagged "on the system". That's how it used to be anyway.

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 4 points 18 hours ago

Thought I'd be fine to go to work today but still positive and still sick.

On the bright side, having no smell or taste means I can eat ultra bland stuff without having to taste it. Looking at the box of bran I bought during my meal prepping months. Also cleaned up dog's vomit (he's fine, just ate too fast) and couldn't smell it at all.

[–] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Saturday Weather: Is hot

Saturday Me: Let's spend ALL day working in the yard without so much as a lunch a break, lopping trees and shovelling compost and mulch and taking a massive trailer load of junk to the tip!

Sunday Weather: Is rainy and a bit muggy

Sunday Me: Even though it's raining, let's keep going cleaning up more after yesterday's activities and filling up another trailer load!!!

Today Me: You idiot. Everything hurts. I hate you.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 21 hours ago

TIL about the black screen of death, like the blue screen of death but black

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 7 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

It's an AC on dehumidify kind of day. Otherwise, my girlfriend starts training for her new job today, I'm excited to see how it goes

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[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

attempt 2 at purchasing pokemon X did go well unfortunately, but the ebay seller has been awesome to work with! its like I'm destined to not own this game.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

There is always Citra if physical copies prove too difficult

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

yeah I know, I'd rather own it cause I just prefer playing it on the handheld. But damned if Nintendo dont make it hard!

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I have a copy, I'm happy to let you play it or whatever. I don't play it anymore, but X and Y are defo my favourites of the new gens.

If you're comfortable, I'm happy to meet in the city at some point and you can have it. Should be the DS version :) DM me, I don't want payment. Just happy to give it to someone who'll enjoy it!

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

no way. Really? I would ABSOLUTELY pay you. They are going for like 50 bucks on ebay so I'm more than happy to give you that for it.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Nah mate, Pokemon is made to be loved and played, and if you're gonna play it that's payment enough for me.

Let me know when you're in the city and I'll pop down and give it to you lol. I'm free Monday to Wednesday :)

$50 bucks is a rip, that's almost RRP when it was new lol

Sent you a dm

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

is pokemon fun? I don't have any games I play and it seems people like it and it gets them out of the house

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 points 18 hours ago

Honestly? No. If you dont have the original allegiance to it on the gameboy colour I dont think you'd get that much out of it. Im mostly in it for the nostalgia.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago

Are you asking about Go or some other version?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

aaaaaaa repointing day todaaaaaay

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 7 points 22 hours ago
[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe we should rename it "Not my problem day"

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 20 hours ago

In a way, accurate. Garage needs repointing, the dude is merrily carving away at 60 year old sandpiles as we speak. So it shall no longer be a problem of mine.

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This weather is actually pretty good for concrete work - doesn't set up so fast and is therefore stronger when cured.

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[–] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 7 points 23 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

point those things at my garage!

[–] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Instructions unclear, poked eye out.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

gets you a parrot and pegleg

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[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Tech question... If I was to get a mesh wifi setup, would the stock standard Google one be ok? Comes with Mesh router and two extra points... Current setup is router and secondary ap feeding single story house and shed... Wifi is questionable outside and at furthest point from router...

Edit... Or TpLink / Netgear...?

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 18 hours ago

I'd look at the asus offering. Cant speak to their mesh stuff, but as a router I've been VERY happy.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, neat, I'm actually looking into getting a mesh setup at the new house. I settled on TP-Link Deco XE75 Pros. Way overkill for my shitty FTTC connection, but they seem like a decent enough option for my future proofing wishes

Fair warning, if you look on Reddit, literally no brand is good enough for anyone, and they'll recommend Uniquiti/Cisco corporate grade equipment. Personally, I am only considering TP-Link or Netgear. However, Asus or Amazon Eero also seem like options worth looking at.

I'm avoiding Asus because I bought one of their routers and have had nonstop bad experiences with it. Netgear is on the pricier side and has a few less features at the price point, and apparently has gone down the drain (although my only experience with them was with a NetGear NightHawk 4G router which was amazing, but pricey).

I think TP-Link strikes a good balance of price, and feature set, at the cost of reliability and customer service. Amazons Eero devices seem fine, I am envisioning they're somewhat similar to iPhones - less feature rich, a bit pricier, but more intuitive to setup, and less prone to breaking. But it's Amazon, and some core features are locked behind a paywall

I've not got any experience with Google Mesh, and didn't even realise they offered mesh, so can't offer any feedback about it. But I do own a google pixel and have loved it, do kind of assume their mesh would be similar

Personally, I like value for money, and don't mind having to fix things every time they break, including with hours of technical tinkering and research if needed, hence why I think TP is the best for my needs.

TL;DR: For you, I'd probably go with Google. Just know that it will probably offer less features, as you're likely going to pay for the brand name and all the little things and general user experience/ease of use. But that's my biased, subjective, opinion based on my other experiences with Google

[–] Drusenija@aussie.zone 1 points 15 hours ago

I wouldn't call Ubiquiti corporate level, it's more prosumer. I've seen mixed bag reviews on their more recent stuff, I currently use their wifi APs and home and they work brilliantly for that purpose, but I also have network cabling throughout the house and a server cupboard with several NAS units in it, so... πŸ˜‚ They do have all in one routers but typically their stuff is better when you get the stuff that does one thing well (like their APs or their managed switches). That does tend to be overkill for most people though where a mesh setup or even a single Wifi router will suffice.

I've also had a lot of luck with TP-Link stuff in the past, both in their stock configurations and also reflashing some routers with OpenWRT (custom firmware), so they're usually a solid recommendation in my opinion.

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