melbaboutown
@melbaboutown@aussie.zone
- Comment on Discussion Thread Tuesday 22 🚂 April 2025 9 hours ago:
That’s good, your mum deserves to catch a bit of a break. Long waits and medical bills can be so stressful
- Comment on Discussion Thread Tuesday 22 🚂 April 2025 9 hours ago:
Dust jackets for books?
- Comment on Discussion Thread Tuesday 22 🚂 April 2025 11 hours ago:
The drop off point was closed so I had to take stuff somewhere else. It’s donated now though so I’ve got a bit of room back.
I make the best of what I have but sometimes feel so trapped here. I regret having shared walls and being packed in so close with other tenants. I used to love having a bit of a sing to lift my mood 🙁
- Comment on Discussion Thread Tuesday 22 🚂 April 2025 11 hours ago:
Same here. I’ve moved away from it and taken long breaks but there’s only a few who will contact me via other means.
Also while I’m not big on events now - all the event promo and notifications moved there.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Yeah I was discussing something I hadn’t googled and then up come ads for it. Seems a bit conspiracy theorist but it makes you wonder.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
I’m definitely accidentally throwing them off.
My senior cat sometimes gets pumpkin baby food to keep her regular and I bought a bib to keep spat out medicine off her fur. The ads for prenatal vitamins and pregnancy tests are going wild.
When I buy a tool it’s all macho car ads.
I seem to get alcohol, fast food and gambling ads regardless
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Start complaining about needing it for 30-50 feral hogs to protect your children
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
I like those glowing mushroom lights.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
That’s cute as hell. Perfect little bedroom telly
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Tomorrow I’m going to be getting my phosphate supplement, Melbcat’s biccies, and some physical storage items from Officeworks. It’s going to be an expensive day but you know. There’s a need.
Feeling a bit stressed for the end of the year when I’m going to have to give up my social media. It’s both really unhealthy mentally but it’s something for days where I can’t do much. I wish I knew how to do useful things like code or could get rid of this art block.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Me too. This one was at least progressive in some ways and could have offered some protection in the face of advancing fascism :(
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Agreed. I had a tiny one with a dvd player and after that was gone accidentally bought a huge tv online with a player that doesn’t seem to function.
I think I’m gonna just sell it on and use the desktop to watch dvds if need be. As I put a cd drive in when I built it. Clunky but eh.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Here, this will help. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmxLja-DRIw
:)
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
Computer yapping
I’ve kind of got a plan. The stuff is on my computer now and hopefully I work out how to avoid it being yoinked again when I unlink… I do have doubles on another cloud storage so I can potentially delete some of the largest files. I’m having to fight the computer on backup though. It keeps hiding the physical backup option and directing me to the cloud option… I kept digging and found a Win 7 backup option (WTF) which then failed. I do have an optical drive that could be used to make a cd copy of just these files but 1. cheap crappy thing doesn’t work and 2. storage capacity. I don’t have dvd discs and there’s no cd drive on the computer. If this little bitch keeps testing me I actually do have the ability to remove the hard drive and screw it into an external drive enclosure and rip the data off it that way. However I don’t want to mess with it drastically like that before being able to reliably back up everything else on there. And I’m still in the process getting my photos off Facebook to store locally in preparation for potentially deactivating so I need to back those up too. Also I don’t want to risk damaging that drive while doing that because I need a Windows computer to play games. I did manage to get my hands on a Windows 10 iso which I could revert it to once backup is sorted but then I would be left with an outdated insecure system. I could just buy a massive thumb drive and drag files on manually just to get myself some breathing room with freeing up my email. Some of the files are just large ie. security camera video clips.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
I hope you’re ok Catfish
- Comment on Discussion Thread Monday 21 🧛 April 2025 1 day ago:
It’s my fault it didn’t rain, I fell asleep without hanging the laundry out
- Comment on Discussion Thread Sunday 20 😸 April 2025 2 days ago:
I took the protector off to wash it and while it was drying something else happened
- Comment on Discussion Thread Sunday 20 😸 April 2025 2 days ago:
- Comment on Discussion Thread Sunday 20 😸 April 2025 2 days ago:
I’ve ordered a washable electric blanket. I’m going to try and clean the existing one but having something you’re only able to spot clean is a bit grotty to me.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Sunday 20 😸 April 2025 2 days ago:
I’ve sorted out the gross sinks, used drain cleaner, and rinsed inside the end of the hose outlet. But due to having standing water the dishwasher pipe still smells.
I’m going to have to scrub that out properly at some point because when I have the ability to deal with it all I intend to sell the dishwasher.
Dirty bench is next.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Sunday 20 😸 April 2025 2 days ago:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=3qVPNONdF58
I’m about to do washing so I’ll peg some things outside just for you.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Sunday 20 😸 April 2025 2 days ago:
Feels like I’m being buried by life crap -_-
The phosphate supplement needed to be ordered in and then the 4 day public holiday hit so I can’t get it until Tuesday. I feel like shit. I should be resting but I need to sort the things that piled up while unwell.
Scrubbed the bathroom sink out and wiped the mirror so at least they’re clean now. Next I keep working on Mt Washmore, do the dishes in the sink.
And then keep trying to chip away at the digital clutter. I haven’t been able to deal with it before now due to constant survival mode.
Next week I have to try and get more antibiotics or somehow get an emergency appointment.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 2 days ago:
Yeah. I wish there had been an alternative way back then. I wasn’t in circles to find out about the fediverse.
I quite liked the self hosted forums but people you knew/mainstream moved to other social media and you had to be there to stay in touch or have opportunities to attend community events. And when you leave they don’t. Massive social trap.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
Thanks, I’ll give that a go
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
Yeah I regret. And it’s probably more than I’ll ever be able to attempt.
Right now I just need to get my stuff backed up to physical media in time and make sure I can continue to use my main email.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
Cheers, thanks :)
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
I made repeated attempts so - 69kb, then 1.2kb. Probably too large.
Some other guy was complaining about this so I began manually downloading - and then saw that I could ctrl-a and copy the contents of the OneDrive folder to paste it into a new folder. Once I think I have everything I’m unlinking.
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
Oh man… I want to de google but I’m absolutely drowning at the moment and barely managing life admin let alone a task like that.
I still have to go through my Facebook to make sure I get everything before I deactivate or delete with the under 16 ban (because I’m not giving Meta or other platforms my id). And because the download doesn’t work I have to do it manually.
My respect goes out to people who are able to stay on top of all this
- Comment on Discussion Thread Saturday 19 😎 April 2025 3 days ago:
I thought to just download my files onto my computer, back them up and unlink my pc so it couldn’t fill that storage back up again. Well downloading my stuff isn’t working. The zip files only contain error .txt.
I’m also now being told I can’t send or receive emails because I’m over storage and have to pay for more - recurring subscription of course.
It’s so very convenient that they force your files onto their cloud and then make the process of getting them back obstructive. Really predatory.
I may end up having to pay to get to the task later but this is making me seriously consider whether I could make a go of Linux. (The only reason I don’t is because I’m not confident of being able to reliably make everything work.)
