Daily Discussion Thread: ⏩🆚⏮️ Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  First ever dish completely performed by the almost restored kukri:

  So amazed by whoever(s) made that knife (I am working on it buddy trust me). Wasn’t great on fresh small chilli but the already dead calamari and lemon never stood a chance.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Been in a found footage/handheld cam horror mood lately and watched what I think might be the worst movie I’ve ever seen called Dashcam.

  It actually does a good (if not repetitive) job of jump scares but my god, the main character is such a piece of crap. The main character uses the same name as the actor and it’s set during covid and she’s anti-vax, anti-mask, etc. (apparently not too far off this persons personality), she steals her friends car, steals food, has zero redeemable qualities and to make it worse as she is being chased by this parasite/monster thing she starts uttering these random phrases like ‘cm on my tts, fk me in a’ etc. It is so so cringey.

  Worst of all

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  She’s the only survivor.

  Two others I watched are Unfriended, and Deadstream which were both good and I recommend them.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Unfriended is good, and I agree: Dashcam sucks ass.

    I really really enjoyed Spree (2020). About a kid-turned-serial-killer who wants to go viral, but it’s all through his phone recording on the dash the inside of the car. I found the acting to be good, and enjoyed the overall plot.

    On the found footage genre, I liked The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), and Lake Mungo (2008) was exceptional, definitely recommend them both.

    Also recommend Creep (2014) and it’s sequel, and As Above, So Below (2014).

    The VHS series is hit and miss.

    I love horror and this subgenre, apologies for the ramble.

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I liked The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014), and Lake Mungo (2008) was exceptional, definitely recommend them both.

      I have both of them on my list to watch! I’ll move them up the order.

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    • melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I love horror and always like recs. Ramble away!

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Did the old toy sale laybuy for Christmas at Big W.

  Laybuy is surprisingly backward. You need to go in store to pay it off and they give you a receipt with a barcode you’re supposed to scan to do so

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The pessimistic part of me says that’s because they don’t want laybys to compete with BNPL bs like AfterPay. Although that stuff should be meant for things you need right now but can’t afford, I imagine a lot less people would be using it at Christmas time if laybuys were as well advertised as after pay

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I get that feeling too. It would be possible to turn that regular barcode into a QR code and associate it with a Big W account.

      You don’t get into debt with laybuy, you don’t get an item you’re then obligated to pay off, and you not get as aggressive fees for cancelling a laybuy

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mmm don’t wanna get up. But must close all theee rings

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean, I know what you mean cause I also have the rings to close, but if your not in the ecosystem this is gonna sound sus as heck!

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  **P a k i d g e**

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Big pakig! I had a package coming for a friend today, and sent it to his work addy. Apparently the postie was running quite late and didn’t arrive until 7:40pm! Naturally, they were closed. Now he’s going to be sentenced to the post office :(

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      yay, package

      boo post office

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• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Woollies seaweed flavored rice crackers are weird. Not at all like the Sakata ones - and the Aldi seaweed rice crackers are like the Sakata ones but not as much seaweed. The Woollies ones are more like salt & vinegar pringles. 100% do NOT recommend. Will use the remainder of the packet crushed as a sprinkle on the next tray bake. They are not nice as crackers.

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• Baku@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  UBank just sent me an email. Apparently they’re changing their savings rates. If you don’t deposit at least $500 per month into any of your accounts, you get 0% interest on your savings.

  I originally joined them because it was a 5% interest rate if you deposited at least $200 per month into any account, and was displeased when they upped that to $500. But now they’re lowering their regular interest rate to 0%…

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Look at Macquarie. They have 4 point something interest on all accounts (including transaction account) with no strings. You can have as many accounts as you like and can do everything with all the accounts - the only difference between transaction and savings account is whether it has a debit card, there is no requirement to move money to a transaction account so you can spend it like some banks have. It is an online only bank so you can’t deposit cash, if you need to do that you have to put it into another bank and transfer.

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fuck that noise. Go with bankaustralia, they just upped my bonus interest payouts

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  such a dry winter so far, at least this gives time to do garden work, nothing worse than gardening when it’s cold and wet, hands get so cold then

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