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Daily Discussion Thread: 🌤️ Saturday, 15 February 2025

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Seagoon_@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨melbourne@aussie.zone⁩

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Ugh… I think I planted everything way too late. I’ve just planted the pumpkins out and already the leaves are starting to fall.

    I’m wondering if I should make that compost bin to dispose of the leaves but it requires buying a drill (which I would probably have to do in person due to thieves) and then either getting the (expensive) outdoor bin delivered or trying to scrape out some time for someone to drive me to get it. I could use a plastic tub I have but they’re a bit small and not uv safe so could crumble apart and leave compost everywhere.

    And I wonder if I would even use the compost. Getting a bit discouraged about gardening. Lately it seems everything I do here just backfires and becomes more trouble than it’s worth.

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      compost bin to deal with leaves

      Yea I do. Some of the waxy leaves take a bit longer though. Is good stuff!

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      How many leaves to dispose of? A whole deciduous tree or just the old garden prunings? If it’s not many, a zero effort alternative is just scatter the leaves around the garden beds. They will dry or rot depending on the weather, act as mulch for a while, and then breakdown into the soil. Natures compost, just like in real environments. If you have foodstuffs you want to dispose of, that’s different and composting is the way to go.

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      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Quite a lot from an a-hole neighbour’s deciduous tree, also grass trimmings from invasive grass originating from another neighbour.

        I could do that but it looks really messy and Karens try to report my yard

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Urghhhhh i want to stay in bed but i have to get up and get a haircut :(

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Last night I watched Judgement in Nuremberg again, for the 11th time. Time to get preachy.

    This time I watched to see every single instance where an everyday person could have done the right thing and saved a person

    to see, what can everyday people do and what people really did.

    This movie is real life, it was taken from transcripts, so these are real actions real people took.

    So in little ways, and it all adds up to a big picture, many people did the moral thing and the legal thing. They refused to wear a swastika, they defended people who were attacked . They refused to falsely accuse people.

    Where people failed, they did not do the moral thing and they did not follow the law. The police did not charge the attackers. People made false accusations. They made false judgements. Each instance adds up to a bad society.

    the servants who said they could do nothing could have encouraged their son to be a conscientious objector. They could have protested the death camp, they could have resigned from working for a war criminal. Yes, it has a cost but the cost of not doing that was far far greater.

    we must follow our consciences and remember that each small action we take reinforces our personal and social belief that each individual has value.

    thank you for listening

    do not give up being a good person, it is our greatest weapon against evil

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  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    This coolth is wonderful! Got so much planned to do this weekend that I’ve been putting off cos hot weather. Have at it!

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Needs more rain. Have the Igor make a speech

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      • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        On it.

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Successful op & vinyl shopping on Sydney Rd today. Picked up a new vinyl and a couple of bits and pieces for my place. The Salvo’s closest to Moreland Rd was the best I walked into. Savers was in and out, way too many people in there.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Savers is always so damn busy. I haven’t been to salvos since before 2010 lol! There are soooo many cool op shops and second hand shops around here, it makes paying too much for rent almost bearable.

      I know there’s a new vinyl store downstairs from my place, Black Records or something, I haven’t been in there but if you went there let me know what their selection is like!

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      • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I walked in that vinyl store, it seemed purely metal / punk focused in selection. I’m not in my metal phase any longer so I didn’t look around for too long haha.

        The best vinyl store on the street (in my opinion) is Round & Round. I used to work almost across the road from it, loved spending lunchtime break sifting through their records.

        I also walked past a record store bar that looked cool (Ringo Barr).

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Tonight I am rewatching Return of the Jedi before I nervously dive into episodes 1 to 3 next week. Then a nice hot shower. I’ve showered in the morning my whole life, but I think night showering is superior for early rising. I dawdle too much in the morning.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      When I had a job with early starts I would shower in the evenings. It worked well. Plus, there is something nice about being freshly clean and getting into bed.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Then a nice hot shower. I’ve showered in the morning my whole life, but I think night showering is superior for early rising. I dawdle too much in the morning.

      same,

      I bet I would sleep better too

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      OT and Rogue One are the best!

      I will say, the Prequels have a charm to them now, tho it is evident that Lucas loves CGI and went nuts on making every place look so populated lol too clean compared to the “used future” of the OT but it’s corny and fun anyway!

      Sequel Trilogy doesn’t exist to me haha

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I am old.

        I saw the original at the cinema when it first came out. In 1975.

        a simple story of a farm boy from a podunk country town. I could relate to that.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Alright I’m full of burger and keen for another nap.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Procrastination. I ought be packing. Instead I am turning a brick into a frog door stopper.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Ugh, UGH!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      what?

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      • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Idk I just some rando say it in the alley 😂

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Feeling a bit burnt out by other games, so I’m downloading Skyrim again lol.

    I have the DLCs Dawnguard and Dragonborn (I don’t care for Hearthfire ha), but I never actually completed the Dragonborn DLC.

    I’ll probably stuff around in character creation for a bit, think about making a buff dual wielding lady Orc, but I know I’ll end up going Wood Elf archer/theives guild like always 😂 probably do the dark brotherhood, after becoming a werewolf (because it will prevent me from becoming a vampire - strats bruh).

    Sniping enemies is just too damn satisfying 😙👌🏼

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Dawnguard gives you crossbows! Though I prefer travelling light and using bound weapons, personally.

      I also love to go wood elf archer. 😃

      I tried going full Nord warrior so I’d pick the Stormcloak path. But I just hate the Stormcloaks and Ulfric. Even on my Nord build, I always go Empire.

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      • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Funnily enough, I’ve never gone stormcloaks, only empire or ignored it entirely haha

        This time I’m forcing myself through stormcloaks because idk what that quest chain is like hahaha

        THANK YOU WOOD ELF ARCHER WINS ALL THE TIME EVERY TIME 🙌🏼🏹🙌🏼

        Yeah I forgot about the crossbows! Aight I’ll do Dawnguard again hahhahaa

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Good night everyone, sweet dreams 😘

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Twelvies on the internet are so annoying

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Hard agree!

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yep. I’m done with meat. My stomach is killing me.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Meat makes me feel incredibly sleepy. I love me a medium-rare steak but man I need a phat nap straight after!

      Luckily I don’t feel ill or anything, but I do eat mostly vegetarian when I go out to eat (and often at home too). Perhaps sticking to a veggo diet works best for you now! 💜 I hope you feel better soon!

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      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Thank you :)

        I only cut meat out because I was lazy and I can’t believe how much better I feel. I’ll try chicken tomorrow and see what happens. If it doesn’t work out, then veggo it is!

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I got a load of dvds, including a few whole series, today. Looking forward to watching Easy Rider and other faves with commentary.

    sadly, I think commentaries are just not a common thing for new movies anymore

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    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I’m fan of Easy Rider as well🙂 I’ve seen it maybe 15 times? It’s weird haha.

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        15 ! I’m impressed, I’ve only seen it twice …lol . This one has commentary by Dennis Hopper. 🙂

        I got Singing in the Rain with commentary and The Bride of Frankenstein with a doco and commentary by a film historian. And loads of other movies too, most double disc sets and still in the wrapper. I’m pretty chuffed and excited. 🙂

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Quick note on The Fountain :

    Aronofsky is obsessed with making movies about obsession. In this case, a physician driven to find a permanent cure for death (and try to save his loving wife)

    Thus far, it’s not my favourite in the Aronofsky catalogue ,however, there is a beautiful story here. It’s confusing initially but that isn’t a bad thing sometimes. The viewer is forced to either, make sense of it, or move on.

    6.8/10 space bubbles

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Is that the movie with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz!

      I love that movie tbh but I’m a sucker for bad movies 😂 eg. I loooooove The Scorpion King 👀😂

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      • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        That’s the one. I don’t think It’s a bad movie. I’m just weighing it against the rest of the directors efforts.(I’m currently reviewing all of them with a focus on his singular style)

        I have not seen the Scorpion King yet, but I’m guessing my favourite movie is way worse 🙃

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That was a really long catch-up but I’m kind of drained now and found myself alarmingly almost nodding off at times. I’m glad for it though, because it forced me to vacuum and tidy and clean the bathroom and give the kitchen floor a long overdue mop.

    Kind of don’t want to cook tomorrow because I’ll have to clean up again sigh. But this is life.

    Was so frosty outside with that cool wind! I’ll be sleeping well tonight, I hope. Tomorrow I need to wake the fuck up. Do the ONE THING that is holding me back with commencing my uni fieldwork and cook and then go out on Monday to do it without feeling like throwing up because of the shame of procrastination.

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Chanced it and got rained on in the hills.

    Man, Meyers-Creed Road is soooo pretty with all the ferns and it would have been gorgeous had I not been freezing my arse off.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Venom: The Last Dance was good. I didn’t understand most of the storyline but I did appreciate the comedy. 4/5 hobbits

    I have a love/hate relationship with popcorn.

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    There’s a retro event on at Tallboy and Moose right now. We might go, but I’m taking the girlfriend to dinner and a show in the city, so timing will need to make it worth it

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Damn it!

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    I hate this bloody self service bloody nonsense at department stores, I didn’t even notice the security tag! Can I get it off myself or do I have to take it back 😭

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    • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Got any strong magnets (rare earth), check on youtbe. I think they just unlock.

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Take it back, with the docket. The cashier will be able to remove the tag. The docket is essential.

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        yup, this happens all the time, the cashiers/help desk don’t even question it

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      • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Ah dammit thanks 🙁

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      • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Be warned, you might trigger the beepers on the way in. Show docket if any staff question you.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      A pair of needle nose pliers and squeeze the round bit. But if it has dye in it, it’ll drip.

      Probably better to take it back.

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      • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Dammit! thanks

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Ugh… I forgot and washed new items in with others and it’s transferred a chemical stink to them. Almost all of that type of clothing and the most annoying for me to replace. -_- Trying to remove the smell with baking soda and vinegar.

    To add insult to injury the new clothing isn’t all that great. It better not have ruined my usual stuff

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