Submitted 1 year ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
Did you ever give anything away thinking it’s worthless, or that you’ll never use or want it again, and then over a decade later think WHY TF DID I DO THAT I’M A COMPLETE IDIOT?!?!?!?!
Yeah that’s me.
Missing my old Macintosh 512K from 1984 with second external disk drive, in perfect working condition. That I now want to tinker with bad, especially now that there are great storage/communications options that can be built for them.
Retro-computing is EXPENSIVE now.
/nerdregret
The one thing I wanted back from the past is my Intellivision. It may or or be in a derelict shed. Gone either way.
I’ll pour one out for it tonight.
I still wish I had my childhood Commodore 64. Been on the lookout for one for a while now, but even the fixer-uppers are worth heaps. The days of $20 garage-sale specials are long gone!
I do still have 2 Nintendo game&watch😹 batteries cost more than the hardware now!
My dad bought a certain brand of keyboard for music, and he’s accumulated many different ones now. I cannot remember the brand/model, but he sold it before I was born and kicks himself for it because 1) it’s worth a lot now, and 2) he said it made the best sound and his current ones don’t come close.
My dream if I win the lotto, would be to buy him a moog
70s/80s audio electronics were so much better, completely agree.
I luckily DO have my dad’s old hifi setup, the sound is just -chef’s kiss-
On the upside, emulators exist any I still can play Dark Castle and Fools Errand.
As fun as retro computing and gaming is, I’ve found emulation to fulfill that itch for a more reasonable price.
I use Qemu/KVM with virt-manager, I’m currently playing with Windows XP and trying to get games like AOE2, Warcraft3, etc running on it. Eventually I may get an old white LCD 4:3 monitor.
Retro handhelds like the Miyoo Mini Plus, Anbernic RG35XX-H & Trimui Smart Pro are cheap and fun portable retro game handhelds, they are becoming very popular and the firmware mods are getting better.
Yeah I’m also well into emulation. VICE for commodore stuff, and omg how good is exodos! WinUAE for Amiga. I still long for the actual hardware though, I’ve got an old DOS machine and love it, though even that is still a bit too “new” (it’s a PII)
My husband had an IBM Original 286 that he still reminisces about to this day.
Friend of mine had an Amstrad, I remember it being wiiiiide. Nice machine though!
I’m really tired of the enshitification of clothes. You used to be able to wear, wash, even tumble dry a tshirt for years before it wore out. Now they go out of shape after a single wash. I would happily pay for good quality if it existed, but the extra $ for expensive brands is paying only for the logo, not quality. I’ve had a comedic realisation this is what it will be for the rest of my life, I don’t see clothes quality going back to how it was. RIP my wardrobe forever. Welcome to the future - no world peace, flying cars or spaceships. Just shitty tshirts.
^ I am not the lone voice raging against this!
It’s so noticeable. And it’s going to lead to a Sam Vines cycle on buying shitty clothes while still not having anything good to wear.
Unfortunately op shops will get worse with lower quality donations inevitably coming in and sewing fabric is affected too
I remember paying 30 bucks for a white tshirt. I spilt a drop of coffee on it and no matter what I did, I could not get it out.
Fuck that.
it’s the caffeine, it sets when you wash it, it also fluoresces
Wait… we didn’t get hoverboards?!
I order my T’s from a yankee shop called “pro club”. They last me about 2 years or so for me, but then start to develop little holes. Probably easily fixed with a sewing kit. They’re pricey though. The shirts look cheap cause it’s in USD, but they really aren’t. And however much you spend, that’s also basically the price of shipping. i.e if you order $100 of T-Shirts, you’ll pay another $100 in shipping = $200. Now double that, and that’s your total cost in Aussie dollarydoos after tax.
For shirts, socks, and undies, I go with Kmart special. I get a few of the $10-$20 Kmart chinko shorts once a year, similar story with undies. My socks (thick workwear ones), have actually lasted me about 3 years at this point and haven’t even worn through. The older ones feel a bit more compressed, but they’re still completely fine. They were good purchases. Also from Kmart
I just wanted to let everyone know I may not be technologically gifted like youse but I can crochet a hat and make really good sandwiches. Ok.
There is a secret to being technologically gifted. Read the instruction manuals. n/k
Yeah but some things are better when they are physically shown in person.
You’re my homey and all…but ‘youse’?
Oh baby, what is you doing…
More than one ‘you’ I think. Perfectly reasonable. We need this.
We should use youse because the English language would benefit from a plural you; it’s Austalian instead of the y’all the yanks invented, and ye has gone out of fashion.
Karaoke
The man is scared I’m gonna blow up his speakers and his hearing so he got out the old computer speakers.
I can make a good sandwich but not crochet a hat, so you’re one up on me.
I can knit socks and make acceptable sandwiches but I’m not good at hats
Ooo, I love this!
Anyone see this comment on the other DT yesterday? “Unpopular opinion but I think the daily thread is better post mass exodus of former regulars” How rude! lol
Hi. I’m from the University of Youveneverheardofit and I’m doing a project on bunyips. I was wondering if you could do my 35 minute survey. Thanks I appreciate it.
Thank fuck we don’t get that shit.
“Dear community”
Lol, couldn’t even be arsed tailoring it to the community. Literally bare minimum effort. What a drongo
Wolves do not concern themselves with the opinions of sheep
Rather arrogant, But it’s whatever, most of the people there these days are new or gronks. Also I didn’t even know noparticipation was still supported. Love the old Reddit layout
So rude! :)
They can get stuffed.
That is all.
Lol, well good for them were not there then. Love seagoon calling for them to name names, as if they had the necessary amount of brain cells to rub together to remember our usernames haha
I love calling people out and watching them squirm. 😂
That’s why they are the other thread.
Fuck that shit hole
Talk about a desperate attempt for attention
Kids requested movie night and they got to pick.
We’re watching Wayne’s World and I’ve never been prouder.
It’s such a snapshot in time and still holds up.
We’re not worthy.
The Alice Cooper scene is an all time classic
Wife: “why did you buy three 5pk of Ferrero Rocher instead of a 16pk?”
Me: “because a 5pk is $5, while the 16pk is $18”
Wife: <shocked look on her face>
Yeah usually the pricing structure is the other way around lol.
I can still taste things a bit but my sense of smell is 0%. Kids are feeling noticeably better though which is great 😅
In a further twist, instead of our friend giving COVID to Mr P, it may have actually been the other way around. An acquaintance of his wanted to come over and he told them they couldn’t because COVID. Apparently they said (imagine flippant ditzy voice) “Oh I’ve had that food weeks! Can’t seem to get rid of it!” And then proceeded to regale him with anecdotes about people they’ve seen in recent weeks, including people we’ve regularly been in contact with! 😠 Some people are just jerks.
I didn’t participate in Dry July but I probably haven’t had a drink in a month between all the colds and things I’ve had on
Don’t worry. I took up the slack :)
It’s a thankless job, but we persevere.
My much-used travel mug developed a minor leak which caused it to drip on me every time I drank from it. I ordered a replacement yesterday (the exact same model) and thanks to the wonders of Amazon it was delivered today. The wonders of the modern age.
I did an ultimate lazy move today. I finished shopping at aldi, realised I needed things from Coles, grabbed them, realised I needed stuff form the fruit and veg shop, grabbed those, then realised I forgot to grab an ice cream so went back into aldi, then realised I needed oil so had to go into aldi yet another time, then I realised as I was unpacking into the car I forgot pepper. I said “fuck off I’m not going back in there for another fortnight” and looked at Amazon. Amazon sell SAXA pepper, so I ordered it, and now some poor, underpaid, exploited soul will come deliver me my 3.50 jar of pepper tomorrow :D
(I didn’t take a shopping list because I had to turf a lot of food that may have been tampered with and this is my first proper shop since getting home. It was easier to make a list of what I do have, than what I don’t, hence the spice list I posted earlier)
Kids these days. Back when I was a girl we didn’t have that fancy internet thing and people delivering groceries to our door. At your age I walked to the supermarket, half an hour each way with a backpack every week. If I needed something I forgot I just had to do without.
I think the closest you got to food delivery in those days was a Christmas hamper. Or maybe pizza delivery, I think that started when I was still in school.
I did not know if you want to share a picture you long press it, download it and it turns up in your gallery. Fffffff…
POLY WAFFLES OMG
When my mum was preggo with me, she went through a massive craving for polywaffles. Kept sending dad to the milkbar for more, until the owner started yelling about being sold out and stop coming back every ten minutes for more! 😂
I credit her craving for my love of chocolate ha. Where did he get them??
NQR in Melton which is applicable
pollywaffles are definitely yum
God help us.
I know. I told the man what I wanted and he showed me in about 3 seconds. 😂
I’ve never eaten a Pollywaffle before.
Oh really. It’s like a crispy shell filled with marshmallow and coated in chocolate. Still leaves you hungry though.
😱😱
You must procure one!
I think jubes have the texture of over cooked calamari. Just odd.
I am keen for this day to end. I am making a double cheeseburger for dinner and gonna watch that new Aussie show, Fake with Asher Keddie and David Wenham.
I’m Christmas decoration shopping lol.
I’ve had a burrito and the world looks a little better.
Took most of the day off and spent it out in the city, lunch and ACMI with visiting relatives. The free exhibition of the history of film and visual media is pretty neat and fun but a bit overstimulating for me. After all that walking around and interaction I am POOPED. Friend offered to catch up but pushed that to tomorrow because right now I can’t wait to go home and sleeeeep.
Also finally tried Ceylon Wok and was duly impressed - especially at that price, what the hell? $12 for a decent feed with vegetables? Not bad at all
Friday night guac has been made and nommed. 🥑🍅🍋🌿🌶️
I want to go on a solo trip to Sydney or the Great Barrier Reef as a graduation present to myself.
My mum said, “No way in hell are you going by yourself, do you not have friends?”
And then starts blaming me for not going on holidays as a child because I didn’t want to leave my bed or was scared of unfamiliarity and missing school (which I wish I had missed because upper primary school was shit). Apparently they used to go on holidays every year or two years before I came into the picture.
However, a) my parents value saving money and have instilled in me the “You don’t need that rubbish” mindset, b) I’m sure I would’ve been on board with going if I had known what to expect instead of writing off the idea entirely because I was apprehensive and c) if she wanted to, she would find a way.
Cheers City Slickers and Country Bumpkins 🍺
I’m so annoyed. There were recipes I wanted to pass down but I haven’t made them in so long that I’ve forgotten stuff. (Had written it down but the paper is lost to the ether.)
I had shredded cardboard boxes and put more by the door to do when the recycling bin got emptied… but getting pakiges of necessary items just created more boxes. They’re breeding.
I’m trying to pull myself up and get all the niggling annoying stuff sorted but I’m just so lacking in energy.
I had a chat with a recruiter about a job at an interesting place yesterday. It’s a tyre company she described as a ‘christian’ business. I know the brethren are a weird christianity offshoot and like to run their own businesses in safe industries.
A tyre place back home is owned by the brethren, so maybe it’s the same deal with this place. I wouldn’t work there, but I’d almost prefer the transparency of going to work at a place where you’re expected to act proper around your weird bosses instead of the modern places insisting everyone be friends and not being sure where the boundaries are.
Help? Boyo has gotten a pile of fines (some before I met him) and is in a very bad doom spiral. I ca’t fix this ad he’s refusing to even query what they are. Should I just shut up and let him bankrupt himself?’ Danger words have been said.
Think I’m going to be cheeky today while I’m working between sites and stop off at the supermarket to do some shopping so I don’t have to do it after work today.
Misha, standing between the cat bed and the window, staring down at her own shadow cast and screaming at me because the bed isn’t in full sunlight.
Toe update - doesn’t seem like I’ve broken it. My god is it sore though, feels like I’ve overstretched all the muscles in my toe, foot, and shin. Still getting that weird pain every now and then, and I’m sure if I knock it on something birds will be disturbed 2 streets away.
Baby girl has been picky even being fed the fancy little tins of cat food in crab flavour… I was starting to worry about her health. But I mixed in some of the new insanely expensive food (bought to be easier on her kidneys) and she’s eating it with relish.
Of course! She’s got good taste!
Started watching Fake and it opens up on the bridge just outside of Flinders st station crossing the Yarra.
It makes me a bit homesick
It’s weird seeing places I walked daily for work in a tv show.
I’m pretty sure the train line she rides on is one of the northern lines too.
byoooodiful weekend, I can finally get that final front brick wall completed so of course my brain has decided HEY LETS GO PUT OPENWRT ON ALL THOSE ROUTERS YOU SCAVENGED AND MAKE THE MESH
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Quiet weekend. Work paid for dinner and a couple of drinks. Happens once a month.
Glad I’m in a different sector. All the IT places I worked for were awful and tight asses.
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 year ago
You deserve this happiness, you’ve worked so hard for it!
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Gaming weekend then?