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@trib@aus.social

Runs a sustainably-managed, dog-friendly B&B in the hills of the Bega Valley and also works at a large dairy. Semi-retired from 20+ years of working in design of user experience, services, and organisations. Outdoorsman. Bowhunter. Gamer. Progressive. Husband. Dad. Pro 🐈and 🐕. Lives in Djiringanj Yuin country. He/him.

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decryption, to random
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Yet another person is using my gmail address with a dot in the username thinking it is theirs - this time it's enrolling their kid in school. Normally I do nothing but should I do something here? I have the damn kids birth cert, full details of the family, etc.

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@decryption there's more than one Anthony Agius? Like, a common given name, but how many Agius (es/en/i) are there?

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@decryption ah. Now it all makes sense. Except for the bit where people don't know their own email addresses.

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Best iOS app for Mastodon? Anyone? Bueller?
Balance of ease of use, cleverness, cost, etc.
TIA

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TEETH

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006543256011.html

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@jpm but why?

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@jpm teeth 😬

trib, to random
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, I have a Pixel 7a phone with a cracked screen, but the local repairer doesn't fix Pixel devices. Is there someone reliable, quality, and trustworthy I can send it to for repair?

I could buy the kit from iFixit, but I don't presently have the time (or patience) to do the job (too much farm work, firewood cutting, and house reno work to do).

Suggestions appreciated.

@decryption should I put this on the forums?

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What. The. Fuck.

:pakidge: 💨

Less than 24 hours between ordering and delivery. I have never seen a pakkidge move so fast for only spending $35 including delivery.

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@jpm if only my coffee order was so fast. I ran out yesterday and the new one was posted yesterday. I have too much blood in my caffeine system rn.

decryption, to random
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got a pixel 8a - too cheap not to!

  • RRP is $849

  • JB is running a promo where you get $300 off the 8a if you trade in any smartphone, so I gave them a Samsung Note 10 with a cracked screen for $1, bringing the price down to $548

  • if you make a new JB Hi-Fi perks account you get a $10 off coupon, $538

  • I paid the $538 with a gift card I got at 5% off making my out of pocket cost $511.55

  • plus JB give you a $200 gift card if you buy an 8A during its first 2 weeks of sale, which I'll happily use on more ink for my Epson ET-8550, or a new lens for my camera, making the effective price $311.55 for a brand new phone that has support for 7 years ($45/yr if the battery makes it that long!)

I love bargains 💸

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@decryption I busted the screen on my 7a and there's nobody local to fix it, so this has been tempting, but the nearest JB stores are Canberra, and I don't have the time for a day trip.

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@decryption Hmm. I'm sitting on about $500 of vouchers.

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Well fuck. Just before I had my flu shot too.

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@jpm the one and only time I've had proper flu, it smashed me for 10 days, and then left me weak for about 6 weeks. Sympathies.

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Masto = r/Landy

cc @liamvhogan @Kels_316 @franksting

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Just the absolute worst.

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Fat worms are fat.

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@jpm suckoids.

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Remember, a surplus in a government budget means they've FAILED to spend on social and public goods - the things that build a society and lift people up.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/budget-to-confirm-a-surplus-this-year-then-deficits/103841688

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Get you some mushrooms with actual flavour

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@jpm source? Not at Bega Woolies, and Coles gives me the wiggins.

video/mp4

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@jpm "Rich Uncle Jeff..." <snortlaugh>
Perhaps the fungatorium @geordie buys from (I have forgotten the URL) does mail order?

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I'm suddenly in a team for a 100MW battery project

trib,
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@evcricket make sure you treat any nonsense with the same public contempt we get to see from @Kels_316. Some of us don't do consulting any more and live vicariously through tooted shenanigans.

decryption, to random
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bargain?

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@decryption mate I work in a dairy and we don't have anything like this.

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wtf is this sennheiser thing in the ceiling in this classroom/large meeting room space?

image/jpeg

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@decryption looks like a white one of these - https://www.sennheiser.com/en-au/catalog/products/meeting-and-conference-systems/teamconnect-ceiling-2/teamconnect-ceiling-2-black-509161

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lets say i wanted to use something that isn't a smartphone for TOTP purposes - what's out there? something stand alone, probably not internet connected or reliant on a business providing updates to keep it working, and that I can have multiple copies of

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@decryption @bling I have an RSA token (my bank uses them for business customers). They replace them for you on 10-year cycles, I think. I'm on my second and opened the business in 2006.

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oh cool, the first data from the National Audit of Mobile Coverage (first time govt has independently tried to map mobile coverage in Australia instead of relying on the telcos to self-report) is now live

https://d1zckiwudrcznp.cloudfront.net/

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@decryption "not enough crowdsourced data" for where I am. I can confirm that it's patchy.

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@decryption

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@purserj @decryption maybe not up my road... Google Street View terminates at the intersection with the Princes Highway. But pretty much everywhere civilised.

liamvhogan, to random
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Chainsaws have a pull cord to start the engine, and it’s designed for roughly the arm pull length of an adult man. If you don’t have that it doesn’t matter how strong you are, you’ll struggle to start it. ‘Design aspects of material objects’ with Liam

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@jpm @liamvhogan no, yes, once the saw is warm.

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