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[–] Electronic_Owl 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Seagoon_ 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Seagoon_ 6 points 1 year ago

Listening to an interview with John Waters. 💗

[–] TinyBreak 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A surprise early Strange New Worlds was a welcome addition to my Sunday night. As was the surprisingly good Beef Madras from coles.

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[–] prime_factor 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] StudChud 5 points 1 year ago

Blaze it 🚬🌿🔥

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[–] calhoon2005 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Any other parents here use a pocket money app? Recommendations? My current system of marking it on the fridge has some drawbacks....

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[–] Seagoon_ 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Today I learnt about the sport Extreme Ironing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ironing

Now it makes sense, cue Divine , "Can't you see I'm ironing in here"

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[–] Duenan 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not sure if this is allowed but if anyone has Apple TV and doesn't have a current subscription, you can get 2 free months via this promotional link.

https://redeem.services.apple/en-au/stephencurry-pty-tv-2m-social-2023?itscg=80121&itsct=UND_SC_social_2M_23&rt=social

Don't forget to cancel the sub after redeeming it so you don't ger charged.

[–] Seagoon_ 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I hate apple tv with a passion

their app sucks so bad, if you switch it on all the other apps are subsumed and you lose a lot of functions

If you search in their app they will always give the most expensive option or say what you want doesn't exist.

the controller also sucks

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[–] Seagoon_ 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Seagoon movies. Mortal Engines. I just could not get into this Steam Punk Vernian /Howl's Moving Castle pastiche but if you love steam punk post apocalyptic stories you will love this a lot. It looks glorious , has an original idea and some good characters. Trailer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsFc2gguEg

And that's it for daily movies , I've been watching so much telly and movies the past few years I am filled up. I also notice that for me it's consumption of another person's whole vision. There is no room for my own creative thought. To have a fresh mind I need my own real experience and if I can't have that then books and music.

So movies and telly only on the weekends from now on. I still love movies so much 💗💗💗, just need to regulate my watching.

[–] useless_modern_god 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh God that movie. I just couldn’t. No hobbitses. You have stamina

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[–] Seagoon_ 6 points 1 year ago

🤨 Big W cat litter has increased from $19 to $25 a bag

[–] anotherspringchicken 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Hello brains trust, I’m seeking appliance advice.

Thinking of getting a split system for heating/cooling as gas heating costs are nuts and we also don’t have aircon, so combining the two seems like a good idea.

Could anyone suggest brands to check out or avoid, please?

So far, I’ve heard Mitsubishi and Panasonic are good, but am a bit unsure about where to start

[–] RustyRaven 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm looking in to them too. I don't know whether to try to choose a brand first, then try to find a decent installerr, or pick an installer and choose from the brands they sell. I really just want to wave a magic wand and have it done.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apparently there's a difference between Mitsubishi heavy industy and Mitsubishi electric. You want the former.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Mitsubishi Electric are still decent. Mine is around 10 years old and I let it get dirty and never serviced it. It was full of cat fur and mould. I paid someone to do a full clean and now it works like new.

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[–] tone_212 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A very up and down day. Mostly down. Terrible sleep made for a moody office day. An afternoon pick up in energy came, then got a job application rejection email to end the work day after a good interview on Friday. My experience didn’t align apparently. Fair enough but still stings. Never going to leave my current job at this rate. Finished with a good gym session to process all of today’s emotions. Ready for a deep sleep.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Indonesia should have spam laws.

My Telkomsel SIM card gets multiple offers and promo messages daily from the carrier with a few different numbers. They're all legitimate links but it's getting really annoying lol.

[–] calhoon2005 5 points 1 year ago

YouTube had static posts now...? When did that happen... I keep waiting for the video to autoplay then realise it's just a screen cap or something.

[–] StudChud 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not what's said, what's implied, read between the fucking lines

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[–] bananafungus 5 points 1 year ago

Ok, 8hrs of Scott & Bailey last night probably wasn't a good idea, my dreams today were mostly just made up episodes Lmao

[–] MisssDarylC 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

About to try a method of scrambling eggs in the shell before boiling them. Wish me luck!

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