Nobody gives me HDs anymore, Wah! No I'm not insomniac and reading old papers for endorphins or some such shite. It didn't work, but revisiting dot matrix fonts is enlightening
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I'll have whatever Witchy wants to order for me, and Witchy can have: a walnut, apple and brie toastie with an Irish coffee
Witchy will have what SHE wants! Chef, can I please order a generous serve of humble pie for Force, with sriracha if he would like that with it, and some super sweet raspberry vinegar to go with.
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I have to admit (reluctantly) that your choice for my breakfast was actually pretty nice.
I wasn't trying to punk you ๐ญ I was trying to be nice ๐ญ
OK, I'll forgive you. Have a nice breakfast muffin on me ๐ง.
Akshully humble pie is real - can be spelled umble pie - is a savoury meat pie made mostly with offal (the umbles of a beast are the kidneys, liver and lungs). Done well it's delicious. Eat with sharp pickles on the side and a nice frothy beer or three - breakfast (or dinner) of champions. Close cousin of haggis but with pastry not oats and baked not boiled.
I'll take it, sounds yum. I don't mind a bit of offal
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Curse these naps.
Was late with the antibiotics so gave them right after the midnight medsโฆ bubs threw them right back up so I gave her some anti nausea meds and repeated the dose.
Dealing with a spilled milky drink on the carpet too. As much as I soak and blot it up I can still smell it -_-
I wish there was a carpet cleaner that doesnโt absolutely reek of perfume to the point of setting off migraines and causing asthma attacks.
I use the bacterial enzyme cleaner which is less scented but thatโs more for breaking down pee, and doesnโt do a good job of actually cleaning spills.
I hate having carpet. If I could go back in time Iโd buy a washable rug and use it to shield.
Trying to sort computer shit out quick and dirty just to get unstuck.
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Windows 11 machine is completely full so using a Mac to download the classic Linux Mint and waiting a hundred years for the iso to download so I can sha the damn thing and make a bootable usb drive. The old desktop has been backed up a few weeks ago.
Tried to drag a bunch of files onto a 32gb usb off Windows machine to free space and keep them safe but thereโs seriously not enough room for all of it so I might get an external drive just for that to have on top of backups. Otherwise if I can get the desktop sorted soon I can just ferry the most important stuff over.
Then I have to download everything off Flickr and Dropbox and make sure the last gmails get changed over on any platforms theyโre still connected to (or emails theyโre recoveries for).
Today is going to be very busy so that may have to wait
Yay the string of numbers matches one of the approved ones :)
I am impressed at your mad IT skillz
Thanks. Theyโre actually extremely patchy because Iโm mostly self taught, I can follow curly tutorials and use the command line with a guide but a lot of the fundamentals have been missed
you keep working at it , that's a lot of the reason behind success :)
Iโll try. Fingers crossed I have time and brain cells
Yay. Welcome (back?) to the Tux team! I realised how many old photos I still have stored on Facebook the other day. I think un-cloud-ifying is going to be one of my long term projects too. So I look forward to hearing how you go.
Iโm going to have to do it fast because starting from December Iโm going to lose access :(
Iโve tried Linux before but not as my main. This is basically to test out and see if I can switch over for most things because I viscerally hate Windows 11
I've been on linux for years. LibreOffice is prettty good as an MS office replacement. I don't play a lot of PC games so I've never missed that. I reckon you'll be fine.
Problems might include document compatibility when dealing with organisations and possibly WebEx or Zoom. Iโll work it all out on this old machine as I get time and energy though. I have a lot of more urgent stuff to do before then. One step at a time
Yell out if you find any issues. I use Ubuntu as my biz laptop. Zoom and IIRC Webex are ok and I have had to work around document compatibility a bit so I know some tricks :)
Thanks so much. Iโll probably be asking a lot when it comes time to try and get stuff working
the rain is lovely
Well there goes my trip into the city.
Borderlands 2 and music it is!
Why are the new Myki readers so awful? I'd argue them to be worse than even the first-generation readers with a bad read.
The entire device basically gets locked out on a bad read for about a minute. If your Myki doesn't read properly, or your phone is acting up, a few retries could lock out a big chunk of the ststion gates.
Yeah, it is slowing me down massively each time. I use a card through google wallet and it used to be so smooth. I am hoping when they enable credit cards I can just let it use my main card and leave it at that.
The whole myki contract from the first machines has been a clusterfuck awarded to the lowest bidder.
I worked for a place ages ago that had put in a bid for a decent system but the government wanted to save cash.
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Hmm the few times I've used them they've been really quick and easy. I anticipate the barcode/QR camera or card payment for entry are going to be a colossal disaster though.
They're nice when they work. Problem is when they don't.
Mmmmm, fruit toast
I heard a rumble of thunder.
Mustโve been that bean I ateโฆ
Nothing like a good fart in the morning.
So far it has been slightly moist. Might do some laundry.
back pain very tiring :(
Pain is exhausting. I hope thereโs something to give even a little relief
Gentle hugs ๐ซ It must be very frustrating for you.
thanks for the hug
i end up feeling guilty I have to rest :(
I get it. Shit piles up then you end up doing stuff only to feel worse.
You know the drill. Look after you and the boys and everything else has to wait.
Waiting for the crazy weather - Iโm getting more wind now but the sunโs out, itโs not too bad outside.
It's one of those things everyone seems on edge waiting for it to happen, so it feels like it'll just fizzle out.
I was looking forward to sitting inside watching the rain. I got rained on as I was walking home then it stopped as soon as I got inside.
Wind's a bit wild in Ballarat. There is a lot of banging and clanging from mysterious things blowing around, but my fence repair is holding up well so far. No rain, but not much sun either.
why change BOM page, why?
The radar map is different. Nooo I liked the old one.
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