• Duenan@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Falling asleep here in a conference.

    They’re going overtime as well.

    We’re almost 30 mins over time schedule.

    Can’t be good for the rest of the day.

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Ah man… these sketchy types hanging around and doing weird shit all the time are really messing with my head -_-

    The things they do are ‘petty’ and the things they steal are low value but I’ve gone back to having nightmares about break ins and struggling to sleep.

    spoiler

    There have been many break in attempts over the years while I’ve been home and I once chased an intruder out of my house. I’ve also faced a shitload of harassment/unprovoked aggression.

     

    It’s a shame that moving probably wouldn’t be the answer (though I’m still trying) because junkies/cooked people seem to be a problem everywhere in Melbourne now.

    I prefer to keep to myself and mind my own but one day I’d like to fix my health and get absolutely jacked/strong so I could feel more confident in defending myself if need be.

    • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      Yeah, I don’t like my sketch collective either. Shame, because where I LIVE is great. It’s just the volume of sketchy shit.

      There’s no easy answer, sorry Melbs

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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        9 days ago

        Yup. The actual place can be good but the people can make it unliveable.

        This is why we can’t have nice things

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Alright, need to remember it’s Tuesday and not Monday. Once I get into that groove I should be good

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Yesterday off, all day appointment tomorrow, Friday day off…I’m having a 2 day week without realising.

  • bacon@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

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  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    I’m on a much more enjoyable task this week (I’m good at this one!) and I’ve just put in a leave request for two weeks off. Yessss

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    I said I was gonna make my greasy mee goreng craving yesterday; I didn’t - but I did make it today 😋

    Was missing eggs/tofu but still not too bad. Can’t beat real market fresh yellow noodles though vs the ones from the supahmahket

    heck yeah

    Looks like it might be another day of fieldwork tomz but I have a psych sesh at 5pm so I’m gonna have to haul myself out of bed quite early 🥱

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Weekend was pretty chilled. Bit worried about that forecast though! Supposed to go camping weekend after next.

  • dumblederp@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Coffee Doritos review: They’re more sweet corn chips than savoury, with a hint of coffee flavour. Zero hobbits, would not buy again.

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Tech in the office sits at his computer, but is always typing on his phone, with the little bleeps on (but he has his headphones in?). Drives me bonkers. Though just about everything is driving me bonkers today. I need to pull up my big girl pants and have another chat with my manager.

    • indisin@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      That kind of thing would turn my day into a zero productivity day. You have every right to be annoyed and those dark murderous thoughts you’re having are completely valid. (Unless they’re disabled and need those sounds of course).

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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        9 days ago

        Usually when that tech is in the office, I make sure I have my headphones handy because he’s either talking non stop or tapping away on his phone.

      • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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        9 days ago

        If he’s disabled and needs the sounds, then they go through the headphones he’s already wearing. Not out into the general office

        • indisin@aussie.zone
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          9 days ago

          Which is likely 99.9°% the case here, but what if those headphones aren’t playing music and instead being worn to dampen other office noise as they have a sensory issue? I like to give people I don’t know the benefit of the doubt before deciding that they’re just a selfish inconsiderate twat. But they’re very likely just a twat.

          • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
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            9 days ago

            Accomodations for your disability in the work place, while completely valid and necessary, shouldn’t get to interfere with the accomodations needed for any other person in that office. If the noise is constant and loud, that probably ruins it for at least one other office tenant with a different disability.

            His noise goes through his own headphones, or a non-noise related cue is found to give him the same kind of feedback he needs, to give him what he needs while not interfering with anyone else’s equally pressing needs

            • indisin@aussie.zone
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              9 days ago

              I absolutely do not disagree here, office noises are one of the primary reasons I will not return to an office. In an office I can’t even deal with people eating at their desk with a ceramic bowl and a metal spoon. Crisps, then please kill me.

              (misophonia)

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    One dinosaur fact I was reminded of yesterday is the Velociraptor was actually about the size of a turkey, and the dinosaurs we seen in Jurassic park are actually called Deinonychus. Michael Crichton chose the name instead because it sounded better.

    Not only did he change the name, he met with the guy that discovered Deinonychus and told him he was changing the name of his dinosaur as well:

    Deinonychus were featured prominently in Harry Adam Knight’s novel Carnosaur and its film adaption, and Michael Crichton’s novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World and their film adaptations, directed by Steven Spielberg. Crichton ultimately chose to use the name Velociraptor for these dinosaurs, rather than Deinonychus. Crichton had met with John Ostrom several times during the writing process to discuss details of the possible range of behaviors and life appearance of Deinonychus. Crichton at one point apologetically told Ostrom that he had decided to use the name Velociraptor in place of Deinonychus for his book, because he felt the former name was “more dramatic”. Despite this, according to Ostrom, Crichton stated that the Velociraptor of the novel was based on Deinonychus in almost every detail, and that only the name had been changed.

    From Wikipedia