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Daily Discussion Thread: Sunday, 23 February 2025

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨briongloid@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨melbourne@aussie.zone⁩

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    today I made my first entry in my new art journal 🙂

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Anyone got a recommendation for an eco dishwasher substance? Long time since I’ve had one. I like earth choice for floors but their dish liquid sucks.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I buy dishwash liquid and dishwasher stuff from source bulkfoods. Both are good, as is their laundry powder. You can buy a reusable bottle or take your own. I also don’t mind ecostore brand too.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I use ecostore powder, it seems to work fine

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Liquid for handwashing dishes? I used the Kin Kin orange liquid bought in bulk from FOTE and it’s worked a treat. Smelled the BEST. Unfortunately they now only have a lime and eucalyptus one, I’ve bought some for when my current stash (lasted me 3+ years) finishes, I don’t think it smells as great but I think it should be just as powerful

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        powder for the machine, I just use what ever is on sale for handwashing, it’s all just comprox ( synthetic liquid soap ) with additives

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    • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Can’t say as to eco, but powder > liquid.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    this here is imo the bestest song ever about public transport …lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_GLSgJ39Dc&rco=1

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Looks good, let me buy a ticket

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Toorak Tram

      m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJdVAINx6n8&pp=ygULVG9vcmFr…

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      • Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Bernard Bolan!

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        When I ran away from home I was going to the Toorak tram tram stop. It was just me and my fur koala. I didn’t really run away from home, I was just going out for the day. I was 2. 👧🐨

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I finished reading Juice. Yeah… I dunno… It was a read. But not nearly what I hoped it’d be.

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I felt the same. Liked some little vignettes in there. I thought the feel of the land post climate change was really good - but … The story telling was really clunky. I didn’t really care about the people? I dunno…left me…dunno…

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      • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yes! I didn’t really care for the framing - it felt really indulgent even though most of the reviews praise Winton’s economical prose. Really? The stoic narrative voice was kind of uninspiring, very “we did this and then we did that”, it didn’t resonate with me. The dialogue with the bowman was suuuuper clunky. In an apocalyptic world, who TF is actually going to keep someone alive to listen to them recount their lives for the span of an entire book?!

        I appreciate it as an important work warning us of the future, forcing us to realise what our lives right now are leading to, but as a piece of fiction… it definitely didn’t have the same impact on me that other TW or cli-fi books have had

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Tim Winton?

        no comment

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Does anyone have any insights or recommendations about melatonin? Might have a chat to my GP

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’ve used it primarily to adjust sleep cycles, not so much to fall asleep when it’s late. I’d use it to start sleeping earlier in the day after several days of shitty sleeping patterns. I don’t recommend using it more than 3 days in a row; I find it that it makes me groggy and grumpy in the morning. Expect weird dreams.

      Also I have never bought it in Australia with a prescription. I’ve always bought it overseas or from iHerb.

      And finally, just because a lot of formulations have super high dosage like 5-10mg doesn’t mean they’re better, I find the side effects aren’t worth it. The recommended dose is about 0.3mg I believe. Those work well and are worth getting in the right dose, personally, even though you could save money with a larger dose and a pill cutter (I used to have either the 3 or 5mg tablets, the bottle lasted me 6 years) but pill cutters aren’t precise and at larger doses you’re looking at more significant differences between cut pieces (or larger amounts lost in the process).

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      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Thanks, I’ll have a look

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    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I know some people who have used it. I have used it for a night or two as a reset but find I wake up pre dawn. Peoples’ mileage varies…

      As an aside I have a friend that’s a long time insomniac/delayed sleep person. They have recently started drinking cherry juice at night - apparently it’s an amazing natural source of melatonin and has actually helped them. This is someone that’s previously tried melatonin, sleeping tablets, GABA etc and been down many medical rabbit holes so I trust they are not just jumping on some wellness bandwagon.

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      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Thanks, cherry juice is interesting

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