melbaboutown
@melbaboutown@aussie.zone
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 13 hours ago:
I know it sucks, especially if you’ve had challenges or barriers that others haven’t. But don’t worry about keeping up with the Jones and all the rat race shit. You may find that behind a lot of flashy things lies a lot of stress and hidden debt.
Don’t compare your life to other’s highlights reels. Don’t let unequal outcomes affect your self esteem.
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 13 hours ago:
Oh ok it was a kids tv show reddit.com/…/brisbane_tv_from_the_olden_times/
Not from Brisbane so I would never have got that.
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 16 hours ago:
These companies are determined to ruin absolutely everything aren’t they? This has knock on effects for repairing/upgrading/buying low cost refurbished computers and reducing e-waste as well as screwing the economy when it goes down.
With any luck morally and financially impoverished people might stealthily avail themselves of the newly lucrative items the way it happens with copper wire and pipes
- Comment on Lemon8 and Yope put on notice as social media age ban targets 17 hours ago:
Hot new retro craze - personal websites and webrings?
I know Dreamwidth is fighting this but I wonder if Wordpress and Blogspot are affected. Or Neocities.
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 17 hours ago:
Can you tell her about the Breakfast Club that only 70’s/80’s kids from Queensland would know?
Hang on, is this to do with the free school breakfasts program?
I have one old memory of free breakfast being held at my Melbourne primary school but I don’t think it lasted long for us.
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 17 hours ago:
Welcome back dude
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 17 hours ago:
I feel like the official Xmas pud should be changed to choc ripple cake or tiramisu. Or the classic Pav.
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 17 hours ago:
They put him in the drunk tank!
The suspect had one too many and ended up face down beside a toilet.
Haven’t we all
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 17 hours ago:
Yes. Abusive men basically had a free pass back then and things haven’t changed enough
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 1 day ago:
I’m so sorry to offer advice instead of comfort. It sucks
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 1 day ago:
I get it. Personal info deleted but I get it. I managed to secure a steady job but had many refusals prior and ultimately lost it due to my health.
I’m completely out of touch and my past experience no longer applies so this may be boomer advice, but is it possible to temporarily change fields to gig work or side hustles just to get some money up and regroup?
Long ramble of unsolicited advice if you wanted to read it
Elderly and disability care can be hard and emotionally confronting, and not easy if you have a disability yourself and/or lack a car. There may be tasks you can’t physically do or inappropriate or dangerous behaviour. But there are clients who just need help with routine cleaning or need errands done. Lacking a car will go against you as transport to appointments can be very important but maybe sign up to something like Mabel and see if you can find some clients close by? Even if it just means picking up their medication, getting their shopping, or being some form of social interaction. I’m not sure what qualifications are needed or if there are any, sorry. But I do know you can set specific areas you will work in. I’d suggest petsitting if you didn’t have a partner and your own pet. Drop in care could still work as some cats get very stressed in catteries and prefer to stay in their own homes. Dog walking could be another casual side hustle if physically possible. Cleaning is a hard one as it could be physically exhausting and low pay. I don’t have experience but maybe check out work as an NDIS cleaner in case it might offer fairer pay and conditions (not sure). I’m not sure if you’re handy at all but there are people who struggle with male tradies and would feel safer with a non-man/queer person in their home. However this is potentially a risk to you. I don’t have experience but there could be occasional work as a life model. It’s long boring work but cash in hand. You probably could negotiate to be in shorts and a tank, and I’d recommend approaching reputable art teachers or schools for reasons of safety and dignity. I don’t know what the pay is like. I understand if you don’t feel comfortable. But all body types are welcomed.
TW risk of sexual harassment and assault?
In case you were thinking it - avoid those “cash for modeling” flyers. They will be for adult shoots and you won’t have the rights to the photographs which means you don’t have control of when where or how they get used. Also be very careful of independent photographers as you risk pervy Guy With Camera and potential coercion. No experience myself with either but I knew a few models and heard shit. Also it’s not lucrative, most were time for print (or whatever) which means they modeled in return for copies of the photos for their portfolios - aka ‘paid in exposure’. Not worth it.
I’m very sorry if this is poor and out of touch advice. I read it back and it sounds like I’m advising you to get a paper route… it’s just all I’ve been able to think up.
- Comment on Discussion Thread ⏰ Thursday 4 December 2025 1 day ago:
Ugh… I was feeling very tired after the vet yesterday and regrettably took a nap. I’m on the night shift now.
Melbcat got some buttered cracker pieces as a treat, has received all of her night medication, and is grumpily loafed up on my pillow. The vets didn’t want to give more antibiotics so she has to finish these ones and get a recheck before they’ll think about prescribing more. Next week she goes to the dermatologist.
spoiler
The lesions on her face are growing more slowly with the cream but they are growing back, and there hasn’t been the immune response that would make me feel confident the Aldara is working.
I’m looking through the secondhand art books to see which would be useful to me but am very tired. I sketched an idea yesterday or the night before from shapes but need to find a reference.
Maybe I’ll just rest and watch a movie on my phone.
- Comment on These platforms are currently exempt from the under-16s social media ban. But that could all change 1 day ago:
They don’t want the kids to see all the forking going on
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍞 Wednesday 3 December 2025 1 day ago:
I’m using Brave to avoid ads (so many were for gambling, alcohol and AI porn/scams) but am still being served dodgy channels like manosphere stuff. And because I’m not signed in I can’t block them.
Nice looking out, YouTube. The teens are so protected.
Incidentally the restrictions on YouTube and Twitch also mean I can’t watch the videos my friend makes. We are both well over 30.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍞 Wednesday 3 December 2025 1 day ago:
Yes, I leave Melbcat with a wrapped hot water bottle on cold days and would either have cooling run well before or left on low if I’ll be out for long on a hot day.
I’d worry about overheating at her age
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍞 Wednesday 3 December 2025 1 day ago:
I know you can get UV resistant umbrellas or parasols but you do get funny looks
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍞 Wednesday 3 December 2025 1 day ago:
I’m sorry. 😔 They missed out.
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 1 day ago:
I just realised… we’re technically complying with the law by verifying but we’re all DMing a ‘16 year old’.
New legal issue created. /s
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 1 day ago:
I might, it’s just a hassle. I can’t be stuffed.
And I find it kinda plausible. Maybe it wasn’t the main driver, that’s the Australian government having a knee jerk response to look like they’re solving a complex problem. But for lucrative data brokers it is very very convenient.
It would have perhaps been better to give under 16s dumb phones and have a family computer room, or just talk to your damn kid about what they’re doing and seeing online. But that doesn’t dump highly sensitive info out to create advertising profiles and sell.
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 1 day ago:
Yes. I’d have the same response if I was able to get out more IRL and youse weren’t some of the only sane people on the internet
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐠 Tuesday 2 December 2025 2 days ago:
Didn’t Anonymous hack government sites in retaliation and scare them into backing down? I remember it but that was a while ago
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 2 days ago:
I played those too when they came out
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 2 days ago:
I think this was my first game as a little tacker. Text based.
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 2 days ago:
Annoyingly I deleted my MySpace, Friendster and all my old school forums are gone
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐠 Tuesday 2 December 2025 2 days ago:
Yeah, my anxiety is just going crazy.
I wish I had a shed with an extraction fan, or enough room to paint outside with Melbcat in a big comfortable cat run nearby
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐠 Tuesday 2 December 2025 2 days ago:
I’ve begrudgingly given her an earful. Only because it’s you guys.
She’s lucky she didn’t have to hear about the onion on my belt (which was the style at the time)
- Comment on As of December 10th, You need to be sixteen to use Aussie.Zone 2 days ago:
I no longer drink, don’t have a car and don’t wish to appear in any photos. And despite having been a redditor for 12 years, changing handles frequently for privacy means I’ve been Melbaboutown for much less than that. I’m not sharing any other accounts as the long term ones are doxable.
It sucks that Lemmy is being forced to do this and I wouldn’t even humour it for a second if it wasn’t you guys asking.
Guess if I want to keep talking to you awesome units Molly is just going to have to hear about my calcium pills, gaming off floppy discs as a child, and how I still have the Walkman I owned as a teen. Also Video Ezy and Blockbuster.
Whether the government wants to believe me is up to them.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🐠 Tuesday 2 December 2025 3 days ago:
Reading up some more and cats are very sensitive to fumes from even odourless mineral spirits, which are also really flammable… I could try to work outside but bubs would fuss and there’s the disposal issue.
Perhaps I should first just use paint from the tube and try cleaning brushes with vegetable oil followed by soap and water.
And find somewhere safe to keep these flammable bottles in Summer :/ /paranoid
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 1 December 2025 3 days ago:
Your family are kind of being jerks… shame is demotivating. And any kind of meds aimed at improving your mental health or ability to cope probably won’t work in this environment.
Do your best. Stress can sometimes result in hives
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 1 December 2025 3 days ago:
Last night I washed a couple of soft toys that had been hanging out in the laundry basket for ages in a bucket. Hung them in the shower to drip dry but they’re still really wet where water has collected at the bottom. I squeezed some of it out but I might have to rough up the stuffing further by wrapping them in a towel and squeezing or weighting.
I probably did it wrong but am just trying to get things around the house cleaned and sorted as straightforward as possible.