Lounge but Australian

[late parcel]

ooo thanks, good to know

[errant linden]

if only we could train crocs to eat pollies

[late parcel]

her fams big into 4 wheeling, we want to do the old tele track too

[late parcel]

lmao

[errant linden]

@late parcel u get any presents for xmas

[late parcel]

yeah

a few

mum got me a hair curler, dad got me lollies, bro got me coffee grounds and my coworker made me a self care basket:) you?

[errant linden]

ye nice

umm

I haven't gotten anything yet 😭

beanie, small USB fan for the desktop, some beard oil, and a 2024 horoscope book here.

[late parcel]

aw 🫂

[errant linden]

only thing I really want is a new film cam my olympus is broken it likes to rewind itself and not stop

[late parcel]

beard oil?

[errant linden]

yeah

[late parcel]

oh yikes

[errant linden]

so I have to use the whole roll then close

I tried to eyeball it last time but I lost 1/3 of my roll

[errant linden]

I have a beard much like Gandalf

[late parcel]

oh yikers

[late parcel]

lmao

i didnt take you as a beard guy

[errant linden]

still waititng on that roll to get developed from teds

yup, beard guy. Love having a beard.

[late parcel]

they take a while

[errant linden]

10 day turnaround sent it in on the 21st

Im praying it gets here b4 new years

[late parcel]

hopefully

[errant linden]

mmm that reminds me that I need to get my Leica IIIf CLA'd

[eternal moat]

They usually send it to the store in Melbourne to get dev'ed and sent back

[late parcel]

ah i gotta make a booking with my gp soon

[eternal moat]

We used to pack the big bag of film to send off to head office at the end of the week

[errant linden]

they develop it in the one at pitt st im pre sure

[late parcel]

i jokinly put on my friends blood pressure cuff and it was apparently veryyy high

[errant linden]

at least I think/hope so

[late parcel]

with a resting heart rate of 93..

[errant linden]

how high?

[late parcel]

gosh i cant remember

[eternal moat]

If it's 10 day turn around that's way too long if they have development on site it's way less than 10 working days

[errant linden]

damn

are you a diabetic or overweight? That combined with high blood pressure and high resting pulse is not good

[late parcel]

neither

her dad said could be caffeine overload and stress but heart problems ruun in my fam so im gonna be safe

[errant linden]

my blood pressure has been all over the shop in the past 2 years

[eternal moat]

From the Canberra store we packed and sent to Elizabeth Street (head office) to have it developed, usually the scans come back digitally first and the negatives usually arrive a day or so after (couriered).

It's usually done at the end of the week

[errant linden]

as low as 90/65 and as high as 135/90

[late parcel]

i think mine was around 135/90

[eternal moat]

So in theory it arrives by the middle of the following week.

[late parcel]

i think

[errant linden]

that's bordering on high blood pressure (right on the cusp)

[late parcel]

whenever ive had my checkups its been normal though

[errant linden]

get them to do cholesterol count, RBC count, WBC count, blood sugars, kidney and liver function too

a simple blood test will cover all of them

if blood sugars are high, then they may want to do a fasting blood sugars test

make sure your GP does a ECG too

[eternal moat]

I'm proud to say that I was involved in computerising a heap of the record keeping for sending films around.

Canberra became a one horse town for film development when Big W and a local photo development shop closed.

So we had so much to deal with and a paper system was just not good enough when you're booking in several rolls at a time (think a giant bag of like 20 disposables).

@errant linden

[late parcel]

had a full blood screening a few weeks ago and all was normal. low on iron but no anemia, not really a problem though

havent had an ecg in a while thouhg

[errant linden]

eat more Red meat and vegetables high in Irons too (Brussel Sprouts and Mushrooms are good natural sources of soluble Iron in vegetables)

my GP chastised me a few months ago becuase he expects me to learn how to read an ECG chart lol

[errant linden]

[late parcel]

ew brussel sprouts 😂 i guess with the cost of meat going up so much i havent had much red meat... and being a gal... but im taking the iron supps, should be leveled out by now or soon

[late parcel]

lmao

[errant linden]

thats pre cool

[errant linden]

oh lol, I thought you were a guy hahaha

[late parcel]

lmao nah

im also prescribed some meds that can raise blood pressure but i havent taken them in probably 3 weeks so i doubt its that

[errant linden]

https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/darth-vader-apology-accepted-apologize-star-wars-youre-forgiven-gif-21611600

[late parcel]

😂

anyways i might hit the hay

[errant linden]

careful, I heard hay is learning to punch back

[late parcel]

had a big few weeks and need to catch up on a lottt of sleep (been getting 2-5 hours for the past few weeks)

[errant linden]

that is NOT good

[late parcel]

yikes, might leave splinters too

[late parcel]

yeah its not

[errant linden]

and Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo may join him

[late parcel]

lmaoooo

anyways the bed is calling

take care Dave, merry christmas

[errant linden]

Merry Christmas mate

[errant linden]

How do you make God cry?

Be a Ginger

[static ruin]

And so day #3? in a row begins of East coast battering by storms, already a couple of supercells up Newcastle way with giant hail

Little storm here I'm tossing up the idea of going after, went from light rain to hail on radar within 15 minutes, just hard to find spots for nice photo with where it is, want to avoid that holiday traffic also lol

[woeful belfry]

I just saw a friend's photos on FB ... trees down all over their house and car. No power, no water, no services at all.

It's just starting to get dark and rumbling skies here, but it won't be as hectic here in Melbs as it is QLD/VIC

[static ruin]

Yeah it'll be rough in some areas, afaik this is also expected to go right into the night, so may try to get out for storm photos, but yeah not just geography I have to factor in, is now also holiday traffic with people heading home for the weekend lol

[errant linden]

the real storms will start tonight

[static ruin]

The time just varies per location, NSW coast from Sydney up to newcastle is definitely now lol, a few of them have gone supercell along with giant hail now

[late parcel]

4cms at rutherford i think

we caught the edge of the cell

[static ruin]

Yeah seen pictures, was a couple of nasty supercells up that way

Basically waiting to see what the storms do at this point, if they move more eastward may try for coastal lightning tonight, will see

[static ruin]

Confirmed tornado from Christmas near the gold coast, weather station reported 160km/hr, and it was believed to have exceeded that in some areas. Can see it just to the left of the tree in the middle

[late parcel]

whoa

a few months ago my friends farm shed got flattened by a tornado

we had our roof taken off 10 or so years ago too

[woeful belfry]

whoa!

A friend of mine on the gold coast hinterland had her car crush by a tree and some windows broken from branches. No power, no water, no mobile reception there.

[errant linden]

very nice @static ruin

[static ruin]

Not my photo lol

Basically just other weather nerds online tracking down photos from where radar showed tornado where the more significant damage was, afaik it didn't go down officially as a tornado by BOM (we don't really track them that well in Aus lol)

[errant linden]

still nice

went out with the camera yesterday arvo but nothing decent

[static ruin]

It happens

We had a big storm just before I left work yesterday, had the camera gear on me knowing there were storms.. beautiful shelf cloud, by the time I could get out, was too late lol

Went to the coast just to watch the lighting as it moved out, most of it was just shrouded by rain at that point though, if I was even half an hour earlier...

Was also a sign there noting how many deaths there are on these rocks, I understand why seeing how people behave.. people walking right against the water on low rock taking selfies, while there's still a big storm out there

[errant linden]

yup

no idea of rock shelf safety some people

always treat the sea with respect

[static ruin]

Yeah people don't realise how quickly things can change

[errant linden]

I used to do rock fishing with my best mate in our late teens to mid 20s

always very wary and watchful and picked our locations carefully

[woeful belfry]

I was out on the coast yesterday and I was a tad amazed and slightly concerned about how close to the edge some of the fishermen got. And there are/were Rogue waves happening. Lord knows I had to quickly evacuate a spot I thought was safe after standing there 10-15 minutes

[serene ibex]

there are a god awful amount of settings, I might just wait till my course

[left ridge]

I can't believe i saw the sdyney opera house and the effiel tower in the same place

[serene ibex]

Morning

[static ruin]

gday

[serene ibex]

How r ya Punther

[static ruin]

Alright, you?

Last day of the year I suppose, so can make all the generic bad jokes that go with it

[serene ibex]

Alright

Got bullied last night because of a camera setting and

People telling me my 18-45mm is good enough for uni next year

[crystal jacinth]

happy new year aussielanders

at least those of you in the timezone where its now

[quaint comet]

Happy new year East Coasters!

[late parcel]

happy new years aussies

[eternal moat]

Are you struggling with how to set the camera up or fireworks photos?

[coral crescent]

Happy new year

[serene ibex]

No

[errant linden]

Happy New Year everyone

[serene ibex]

HNY @errant linden

[errant linden]

You too mate!

[karmic lily]

its wednesday, so you must post fairy wrens for the sake of the alliteration alone

[errant linden]

Loris Australia wide say screw Wrensday. it's Lori day! Every.day.is.Lori day.

[proud sedge]

Any people in melbourne here

[serene ibex]

How do u guys fold the reflectors?

I know it’s a silly question

[eternal moat]

Twist

Similar to how you fold a sunshade for a car

https://www.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Reflector

[serene ibex]

I’m going to be awhile

My reflector has green side

But the same rule would apply

[serene ibex]

Got it sorted @eternal moat

But that’s 2 of the things I need for uni next month

I got a speed light aswell

[woeful belfry]

Yes. At least one

[proud sedge]

W

[woeful belfry]

?

[left ridge]

Ello im in belbourne

[feral herald]

@errant linden

[errant linden]

Reputation is my least favourite album by far

[errant linden]

how do New Zealanders find sheep in tall grass?

Irresistable

[feral herald]

Look and listening for rustling grass?

[errant linden]

Irresistible

[errant linden]

Meredith

[feral herald]

https://tenor.com/view/meredith-grey-greys-anatomy-ellen-pompeo-lonely-gif-5199182

[errant linden]

Her too

Meredith is not a friendly cat

Olivia is a bit better

Benjamin is a good kitty

[errant linden]

I just want her to release eras tour on 4k blu ray...for everyone. I mean, us Aussies can't even get Fearless tour on fucking blu ray but America has had that for 10 years

[feral herald]

Oh right I almost forgot.

[errant linden]

frustrating AF at how her internatinal fans get treated like shit

[static ruin]

Definitely nothing 'portfolio' worthy, fun couple of days this weekend trying to get out with the big lens, more potential photo ideas, and as usual, many curse words used as birds fly off the perfect spot

[errant linden]

dunno, the red browed finch is lovely, as is the parrot (mulga???)

[static ruin]

The parrot is a red rump parrot

Well both the parrots, green one is male, yellow is female

[errant linden]

ahh. I've never seen this parrot before

[sharp steppe]

Looks like I'll be heading back to Sydney next week

[fleet edge]

Ayy

[sharp steppe]

Monday night through Thursday morning. Hopefully the weather won't be trash...

[static ruin]

Weather seems to have calmed down a fair bit compared to the last month, should hopefully be fine

[serene ibex]

Good arvo

[woeful belfry]

it could be

[errant linden]

good on my Apple Watch - finished having a big sloppy shit on the dunny and it says "congrats on your new movement goal" about a second after I'd finished and was wiping my ass LOL
best laugh I've had in a long while

the timing was fucking impeccable

[left ridge]

I mean apple is congratulating you on a very hard task

[errant linden]

lol

the irony is, it wasn't hard LOL. And, I'd been on the dunny for a good 10 minutes by that stage. lactose intolerance and ate cheese on Monday night

[feral herald]

@errant linden

[errant linden]

no fair, no fair!

[feral herald]

Gonna binge watch it

[errant linden]

no fair

[errant linden]

masterpiece, probably my fave song

[serene ibex]

Morning Dave

[feral herald]

All Too Well is underratewd

Especially the 10 minute version

[errant linden]

yes!

[feral herald]

You've probably seen the short film already.

[errant linden]

sure have, many times

I'm an old fan from 2008

All Too Well was already my fave song back then when RED was released

and probably still is

but 10 min version is even better

and the MV is just amazing

[feral herald]

Red was an interesting album.

Red TV is a way better version of it.

[errant linden]

beg to differ

the re-records lack the emotion of the originals

[feral herald]

Says the All Too Well 10 minute version enjoyer…

[errant linden]

The vast majority of the re-records are sonically even worse than the originals

[fiery island]

I was out on a bushwalk and this bugger scared the crap out of me when it only had its head poking out of the grass.

[errant linden]

I can see why. The stubby legs are hard to see even in this image!

[fiery island]

I'm a country boy, taught to leave snakes well alone.

[late parcel]

yeah

i itroduced my nieghbours grandkis to a snake yesterday

just one of the 2 diamond pythons in my shed, showed them the firendly oen that i pick up and the non friendly one. taught them how to leave them alone and get grandpa even if it looks friendly

[woeful belfry]

"come into my shed kids ... I wanna show you my snake ... but don't touch it!"

[errant linden]

same

[errant linden]

that'd be funny if backpain had a "snake" 😛

[late parcel]

😭

friendly one

not friendly one

[feral cargo]

why are you closer to the unfriendly one?

[late parcel]

because i put my phone down to pull a tick off the friendly one

[serene ibex]

Anyone have any suggestions for hobbies? Running out of ideas

[static ruin]

You need to find something you enjoy, people can recommend them, doesn't really mean much if you're not interested though

Aside from photography my other big one is astro, but that's very weather dependant, and certainly not for everyone

[serene ibex]

All I need is recommendations

Me and my mum are running out of options

[potent roost]

My guy has a grudge

[left ridge]

He was done wrong by an australian and he never lived it down

[timber spruce]

He probably think it isn't real

(it isn't real)

[left ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/doesnt-really-exist-gizelle-bryant-real-housewives-of-potomac-did-not-exist-not-true-gif-16991250

It's just a figment of the western imagination

[timber spruce]

it's all paid actors!

[static ruin]

How do you think I afford my camera gear

[sharp steppe]

Anyone got any good spots for shooting in the Sydney CBD? Vantage points over the harbour bridge that are (free) public access at night?

[static ruin]

Oh right, you're in Aus this week. Not a city person so I've got none, however just fyi, it'll likely be very wet through to Thursday around Sydney

[sharp steppe]

yeah seen the forecast is a bit rubbish...

still gonna make the most of it if I can

[eternal moat]

The Pyrmont Bridge near the naval museum (not the main harbour though)

Gives you a view of the boats and Barangaroo

[sharp steppe]

The one at darling harbour?

[serene ibex]

Is skiing popular in our region

Like Australia/NZ?

[static ruin]

Kind of, our ski fields are always packed during the winter, We only really have a few areas for it. Issue is mostly the cost, cheap accommodation at our snowies can easily run up to $500 a night during winter

[sharp steppe]

Same here in NZ

[steep idol]

any darwinians?

[sharp steppe]

Had a very productive shoot down at the botanical gardens

Pending they survive review later i got some absolute bangers

[static ruin]

Birding?

[sharp steppe]

Birds, bugs, lizards...

[static ruin]

Ah fair. I'll have to actually go check it out someday

It's easy to do since I don't work all that far from Sydney, but I still never go there

[sharp steppe]

It's a great spot to have so close to the CBD

[static ruin]

Not surprised by it, was sad when the western storms basically died as they hit the mountains

[sharp steppe]

The good thing about the heavily populated parks is that everything there is used to humans and you can get close

[static ruin]

Makes sense

I'd say meetup tomorrow there with the big lenses, but I think it is actually supposed to be heavy rain most of the afternoon, with possible storms thrown in

[sharp steppe]

I fly out at 1:45 so not really gonna have a chance sadly

[static ruin]

Ah

[sharp steppe]

Even if the weather isn't poop

[eternal moat]

Very despite us not having that much snow

People also fly to Japan to ski

[eternal moat]

Yup

When I visit I usually stay in the area it's convenient for the event I attend haha

Great for walking around and taking snapshots

[serene ibex]

I suggested it to my mum she says that the season is short and it’d be hard to do since it barely snows in Brisbane

[eternal moat]

Well yea Brissy is not the place to go skiing

[serene ibex]

After she said that, I told her people do skiing clubs in which they fly out to the parks and stuff

Still didn’t believe me lol

[eternal moat]

Lemme put it this way where I live diving is extremely popular but the city is land locked

So people go to the coast every chance they get to dive

[eternal moat]

Short season just means more of an excuse to do more skiing while you can

[static ruin]

Kosciuszko is the place to go, you definitely don't go in Brisbane lol

We have the mountain range that goes down a bit into Victoria, Perisher & Thredbo are the main ski fields

[serene ibex]

Just mum hasn’t really come up with anything that has sparked my intrest

[eternal moat]

What do you mean for a hobby?

[serene ibex]

(Apart from music and photography)

[static ruin]

If you want to save money if you ever do it, can also be worth going just out of season during early spring

[serene ibex]

Correct

[static ruin]

September and even October the snow is (usually) good, October can vary based on the Winter season, accomodation prices can be half the peak price

[eternal moat]

Looking for an outdoor hobby or what's your goal?

[serene ibex]

Fixing my social life tbh

Kinda got fucked once I graduated from high school

[eternal moat]

Take up a social sport

Ultimate Frisbee is really good

[serene ibex]

You trying to say that skiing isn’t that?

A social sport?

[eternal moat]

Do you see snow slopes in QLD?

[serene ibex]

No

Not one

[sharp steppe]

Seeing as you can't do it most of the time... Yeah

[eternal moat]

Exactly

That's why I suggested frisbee

QLD has lots of clubs

Both social/casual and pro

It's accessable to all fitness and skill levels

[static ruin]

I wouldn't recommend skiing as a social sport since it's limited to a short time of year, and it's just one of the most expensive things you could do if it's for social reasons

[eternal moat]

You can play it in any weather too

[serene ibex]

Isn’t ultimate frisbee?

[static ruin]

Long term skiing makes photography look cheap

[eternal moat]

Gold Coast usually hosts comps if you wanna play pro-am

[eternal moat]

Exactly, skiing is expensive af

https://afda.com/ultimate/what-is-ultimate

Hell ADFA has a team

[serene ibex]

Let me look at video, then I will decide

[eternal moat]

Up to you

Good way to get your cardio in shape too (fuck loads of repositioning)

[serene ibex]

I looked at a video of the American version of ultimate frisbee, and nah doesn’t look appealing to me

Thanks for trying tho Flight

[static ruin]

Are you looking for a sport specifically, or just anything outdoors?

[eternal moat]

Look at bushwalking groups ect ect

[static ruin]

Yeah was about to suggest that, if you like nature stuff, bushwalking groups may be worth checking out

[serene ibex]

Anything that really gets me out of the house

And helps me get a social life going

Last year just was non stop work and study

[eternal moat]

We already suggested a bunch of things

[static ruin]

You still need that initial motivation, something you enjoy, and just find somewhere that does that. Could be sports or bushwalks as above, idk what interests you, but even things like board games, there's often hobby stores that have game days/nights, but these are just examples I know, you can find a social group for most things if you search

[eternal moat]

That would be locally accessable

Yet you want skiiing which is both expensive and not accessable

[eternal moat]

Forgot hobby stores are a good option too

[serene ibex]

Hobby stores?

[eternal moat]

Warhammer, board game stores ect

[static ruin]

They deal with collectibles, board games, card games etc

[eternal moat]

They usually have play nights

[serene ibex]

Oh so like dnd etc.

[eternal moat]

Yes

[static ruin]

I used to play magic the gathering at one, but yeah they have things like DnD, board game nights and such

[eternal moat]

I tried ultimate it wasn't quite for me as I didn't have time to dedicate to it due to my work.

The times I played pick-up it was heaps of fun even as a novice

[serene ibex]

I also spent time looking at the clubs on offer on my uni campus

[static ruin]

Yeah I stopped playing TCG's because of time (and to a degree money since mtg isn't cheap), but outside of certain games like that, hobby stores have social nights as noted with other things that won't cost

[serene ibex]

This is what greeted me

[static ruin]

Many years ago me and some friends used to go for board game nights, even with people we had never met before it was always fun

[eternal moat]

https://studenthub.torrens.edu.au/Hub/Community/Sports

It covers way more than just table tennis

Though table tennis has a very dedicated and hard core following

[serene ibex]

It doesn’t show much flight unless I’m missing a button to click

Like just a description

[eternal moat]

You're probably gonna have to root around as it doesn't seem very well layed out

Or only accessable to students such as yourself

[serene ibex]

Also you sure it covers the Brisbane campus

[eternal moat]

I would be very surprised that your uni does not have a sports club

[serene ibex]

I clicked on events and activities and I ended up on the same page

Through the link you gave me

[eternal moat]

Hmmm

[serene ibex]

Would you like me to hop on my student account and search?

[eternal moat]

I reckon you should there might be public facing I can't see

Sports is a major component in any uni

[static ruin]

That's up to you, we're giving you ideas, you still need to do the legwork yourself and find something more local

[eternal moat]

Also attend the market day

Usually clubs have registration booths on the day

That's what UC clubs did

ANU too

If ANU can have a niche club like amateur rocketry I'm pretty sure a uni as big as Torrens in Brisbane will have a sports club

You know one of the places State of Origin is played

[serene ibex]

I’m still seeing the same things as you are Flight

[eternal moat]

Damn, maybe send an email or contact student hub to get clarification

[serene ibex]

On it

[eternal moat]

Your uni seems to have the same structure as mine https://ucx.canberra.edu.au/sport-and-fitness/sport.html

[serene ibex]

Email sent

Now I wait

[eternal moat]

Dig around for local community groups too you'll find fellow uni students in them easily

[serene ibex]

I sent it to my student onboard person, and mentioned if they didn’t have any knowledge. Could they recommend me a reliable contact

Because tbh it’s just straight up odd that they only seem to offer table tennis

Don’t you think?

[eternal moat]

Yea I agree it's a bit odd

It looks like they have a massive sports hall along with plenty of green

[serene ibex]

I mean orientation dates haven’t been announced but still

[eternal moat]

Yea, it's still summer holidays

[serene ibex]

Where?

[eternal moat]

Still at least you're being proactive lul

[eternal moat]

Just based on the photos of the student hub

[serene ibex]

Very opposite of my mum

[eternal moat]

Let me put it this way: I didn't full take advantage of my years in uni so I want others who are going through it to full enjoy theirs.

It's a period that you make strong friendships

So take full advantage of it

[serene ibex]

thats what im trying to make this year generally

[eternal moat]

And have some fun while you're at it too

It's not to say one should ignore their studies to go goof off but allow yourself space to enjoy being a [broke] student

[serene ibex]

yeah

[eternal moat]

To use an old meme you'll feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when you finish your degree

[serene ibex]

thats what I want to feel

and not to steam roll it

like I did in my cert3

Also Flight, I do try my best with this sort of stuff

[eternal moat]

Good to hear, Dell is fine btw xD

[serene ibex]

Dell?

oh pfff

thats a nickname

dont mind me Delli

[eternal moat]

Yes, that's usually what the guys shorten my name to lul

[serene ibex]

thanks for trying Dell

tbh I think im doing better than most no offence

[eternal moat]

What do you mean? There's nothing to offend me with lul

[serene ibex]

Actually there isn’t

lol

But I will try and find stuff on my end

[serene ibex]

Hey Dell, got an email back today and they said it hasn’t been updated yet to show correct information. And they also mentioned that if I wanted to get more information speak to the on campus support team
@eternal moat

[sharp steppe]

Two extras from my Sydney trip. The rest are in #🗂・specialist-collective

[left ridge]

Hmmm very nice birb

[static ruin]

Definitely taking the camera in one day and stopping by that area for birds

This evening was just trying backyard birds in the rain, am curious to try an actual birding walk in wet conditions, just not sure how confident I am in the lenses weather sealing yet lol

Or I need to find some kind of cover to mitigate some rain

[fiery island]

Leaving Adelaide for Melbourne soon..getting driven mad over what camera gear to take. I'm tempted to just go all out minimalist and take my Leica Q3 Mono.

[static ruin]

Take all of it /s

[fiery island]

I'll look up the prices on shipping containers. 😩

[sharp steppe]

If you have to agonise over what kit to take, it's because you have too much overlap without a clear purpose. Time to sell some kit.

[fiery island]

yeah I have two Pentax 31mm and 21mm prime lenses I have continual debate over which to take even on a day trip.

They are both awesome primes in their own right, but have unique optical characteristics that make each a compelling choice.

[steep idol]

ya down south are lucky, thers like 1 film lab in all of the top end

[serene ibex]

Birbs

Also did u read Dell?

[steep idol]

dell?

[serene ibex]

Delayed flight

[steep idol]

nope

[eternal moat]

Read what?

[serene ibex]

⬆️

[eternal moat]

Ahh, at least you've got a proper lead now

[errant linden]

even the dropbears are fake!

[errant linden]

from the Luna park area.

[errant linden]

no, they all died.

[sharp steppe]

Too late, I'm back in kiwiland now

Maybe next time

[steep idol]

C'mon i know im not the only one.......
Am i?

[errant linden]

damn sorry mate, don't always pop into this channel and quite often miss out on conversations until it's too late.

[errant linden]

this was from Luna park...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpastern/4422374026/in/album-72157623758469484/

ignore my effort, it was my first time shooting cityscapes at night.

[errant linden]

darwinian as darwin award idiot, or darwinian as in believing in actual evolutionary science? If the latter, then yes, I am One too.

[steep idol]

im talkin bout dwellers in darwin, the top end

[errant linden]

ahhh lol. My bad. Nope. I hate the heat, and I hate the humidity. Brisbane is bad a fucking enough.

I'd move to Tasmania if I could (West coast).

[steep idol]

I hate the hunidity more than the heat, Im not ok with the heat but adding humidiyt is FAR FAR worse

[errant linden]

both are shit lol

Baby Taylor (13 years of age). 1 of the first songs she wrote.

[steep idol]

truly

[serene ibex]

hey @errant linden

[errant linden]

hey mate

[serene ibex]

How r ya!

[errant linden]

hot, too fucking hot

too fucking humid

[static ruin]

Sunday going to be like that here

39 degrees, however the heat is expected to peak late evening, so going to be an uncomfortable night until the southerly moves in around midnight, as per current models anyway

[proud sedge]

miss sunny days

now its utterly rubbish

[errant linden]

hot in Ipswich for the next week, minimums 23c overnight. My bedroom was 30.7 at midnight last night...I don't have aircon.

[serene ibex]

Heyo my fellow aussies

[steep idol]

ello

[left ridge]

[serene ibex]

How r we ?

[steep idol]

1.hawt
2.humid
3. food shortage
4. rail closed
5. stuart hwy also closed

[serene ibex]

I’m still bothered that I haven’t found any clubs to join yet

Like really bothered

Because I want my life at uni to go to waste

[serene ibex]

Still haven’t thought anything

[karmic lily]

Kinda a bummer when the fairy wrens start to lose their breeding colors

[serene ibex]

I ended up joining the ski club

[woeful flame]

https://tenor.com/view/australia-day-happy-true-blue-oz-gif-20103260

lol

[static ruin]

Straya day

[left ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/australia-gif-18930796

I can't wait to hear the opinions at dinner

[static ruin]

lol

Oh damn, southerly change came through earlier than I thought, didn't hit 40 degrees like expected

Just noticed big temperature drop

[steep idol]

if only roger was here

[serene ibex]

heyo

[timber spruce]

helo

[serene ibex]

how r ya?

[timber spruce]

doin' fine

chillin'

[serene ibex]

signed up for a ski club

[steep idol]

as usual bored

but school starts in 3 days so i can get my USBC cable back form my friend

[coarse meadow]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0IvSBdLO6y/?igsh=MzZsa2ZrbXlub2Uw

renaywells_thegreens

Thank you @TheJuiceMedia for such great explainer! Appalling that instead of actually putting forward better policies and providing more representative leadership - the major parties would rather make it near impossible for anyone else to get elected. 🙃

Likes

48959

Instagram

Is this true

[eternal moat]

Lol pretty much

[static ruin]

Mostly true, though the only thing that really differs is our current gov has recently changed those stage 3 tax cuts to benefit those lower down more, it's been amusing seeing the media trying to convince people it's a bad thing

Have to be on something like $150k+ for the new plan to be worse for you than the original, yet people are somehow criticising it lol, anyone under is better off

[eternal moat]

Oh man the Murdoch media is going into a hysteria I gotta say Labor managed to flip a shit sandwich

Stage 3 tax cuts was a trap for Labor so they played a bad hand as best they could

[eternal moat]

Did you see that article of a couple earning 200k per head crying poor?

[static ruin]

Yeah, those poor people, how are they going to afford that second mercedes

[eternal moat]

I swear people who cry poor can just sell one of their investment properties if they can't make the payments

[eternal moat]

They were whinging they couldn't buy another property

It's all in the fucking name investment you don't invest what you can't afford to lose

At least with housing you're getting more or most of your investment back

[static ruin]

But yeah it just dumbfounds me how people can be financially better off, but still part of the backlash lol

[eternal moat]

Unlike losing it on the stock market

[eternal moat]

Greed

And spending beyond their means

[static ruin]

All they need to do is not over leverage and they're still in a good spot anyway

[eternal moat]

It's actually pretty amazing to see people on 6 figures basically live hand-to-mouth

[eternal moat]

Greed gets the better of them

[static ruin]

Even the tennis, albo got boo'd I saw a funny comment which honestly wouldn't surprise me if it has some truth to it, given the ticket prices, a lot of those people who attended are probably those on absurd salaries who now god forbid won't get a tax cut, or as big

I only found out recently they use "dynamic pricing" for the tickets so prices go up with supply and demand, cheapest ticket at one point was $2k for the final match lol

[eternal moat]

Yup, people are greedy af

Imagine being so entitled

But I guess that's what happens when the government fosters that attitude

I mean I'll be joining the homeowners' club soon but it's gonna be a bit of a struggle for a year or two

Can't have a stable life without a stable home these days

Rentals are just cooked

[static ruin]

Yeah that's the dream someday, have thought about just working a less than ideal job that pays fairly well with OT just to get in the market, won't be fun for a while, but probably worth it long term

[eternal moat]

If you reckon you can deal with the less ideal job for a short period of time I reckon it's worth the temporary pain.

Better to have a solid home than being constantly moving

Moving for rentals ends up being a waste of both your time and money

[steep idol]

ello gow was the first day of school. Started off with a rainstorm in the top end

[serene ibex]

would it be worth getting a new SD card for uni (They have no expectations for photos day one)

[steep idol]

maybe?

[fiery island]

Trust me it's a good thing they moult, the males often suffer heath issues if they keep their colours.

I spotted a frogmouth today, these birds can be really difficult to spot.

I wish I had a lens longer than my 90mm though.

[static ruin]

Can see why they're difficult to spiot, just blend right in with the bark

[karmic lily]

I know but they're just so nice to photograph

[serene ibex]

Hey @static ruin should I get a new SD card for my camera for uni next month?

[static ruin]

idk, do you need a new SD card?

You either need one or you don't

[serene ibex]

There’s just a lot of stuff on my current SD that I don’t need

[static ruin]

You don't format it time to time after photos are backed up?

[serene ibex]

I don’t have a sd card reader

[static ruin]

I basically reformat mine in camera after I dump the photos to the computer

[serene ibex]

It’s just with uni starting and all that

[static ruin]

Well the point still remains, you also don't need an SD card reader, you can just connect camera via USB to computer (with SD card in camera) and copy the photos off it, SD cards aren't typically used for long term storage

[serene ibex]

And with well camera files taking a huge amount of space on your computer

[static ruin]

The files are going to take up space whether that be on the SD card, or computer, buy another drive whether that be internal or external

[serene ibex]

I have a hard drive

I mean it’s really all up to me? Right?

Your not the one going to uni

@static ruin

[static ruin]

Well yes, of course it's up to you lol

[serene ibex]

Yeah might get another SD card, start fresh

[eternal moat]

One can never have enough memory cards

[left ridge]

Which is why one should start an sd card mountain

[foggy steppe]

one should never store permanent data in SD cards unless they actively want to lose it

[fiery island]

I always have a spare, some cameras need a blank card for Firmware updates.

[static ruin]

I've just formatted my card when installing firmware updates, but again I typically just dump the photos on the computer and reformat next time I take the camera out to start fresh

[fiery island]

SD cards are pretty durable. I have only had one or two act up on me. Though I have had one person in my family make a pretty dreadful mistake with a store brand SD card.

[serene ibex]

It’s just I have uni starting

[serene ibex]

orientation is on the 15th of feb @eternal moat

[karmic lily]

I am getting a dog

[serene ibex]

one of my uni classes got moved to another day, swapped to online and it runs from 6:31pm-9:30pm

whats funny @feral cargo

[feral cargo]

oh it's just really late

[serene ibex]

yeah, no shit sherlock

idk why tho

[feral cargo]

that's why I was laughing cause its a major oof

[eternal moat]

Woot uni lifestyle here you come!

[eternal moat]

It’s gonna suck in autumn and winter as it’ll dark af when you start and finish

[feral cargo]

I didn't mean to upset you @serene ibex

[serene ibex]

All good

Your tired and that’s fine

[serene ibex]

I asked why this is the case to the enrollment team

And I have yet to hear back

[feral cargo]

no, I just meant the class was late. I sent that reaction as like a "oh no laugh through the pain" type thing. sorry for the misunderstanding

[serene ibex]

All good

[feral cargo]

👍

[serene ibex]

Idk why this is the case

But ok

[eternal moat]

Wtf they can’t teach a lighting class online…

Online diagram isn’t the same as physically showing the students how light interacts with talent and the scene

[serene ibex]

My same thoughts

Like WTF, how the hell you going to teach a lighting class online

Least I go to uni once a week

[serene ibex]

The image is proof that they can somehow do so

[static ruin]

It's not a question of whether or not they can do it, you can in theory make just about any class online.

The issue is you as a student aren't going to learn as much not seeing it in practice, it's going to effect how much you're getting out of it

University doesn't care, they still get the same $$

[serene ibex]

But like the time is fucked

6:30-9:30pm

Oh and that freed up Wednesday btw

[eternal moat]

It’s not as illustrative as seeing it irl and seeing how it changes

[serene ibex]

Also it says “under careful Deliberation, your academic team have decided to cancel the face 2 face learning for trimester 1 but have enrolled you in the same class but online”

[serene ibex]

Can we all agree that this is a bit fucked

?

[foggy steppe]

a lot of classes go online if there are common schedule clashes or minimal offline enrolment

its pretty normal

you might be disappointed but thats how life and uni works

[serene ibex]

Guess my Wednesday is free now

To do whatever the hell I want to do

Yeah?

Guess I find something to do that day

No @foggy steppe ?

[foggy steppe]

that is how uni timetables tend to work yeah

lots of free time to study or work on assignments or join clubs or talk to friends or rest

[serene ibex]

I have joined a ski club soo yeah

Tbh I wouldn’t know what to do on Wednesday that isn’t study or assignments

[fleet edge]

"free time"

Aka a dozen required readings, juggling a job, and desperately trying to get your group assignment members to do their job

[serene ibex]

I work once a week

So I’m good

[fleet edge]

Yeah so do I but uni can get a bit hectic

Try your hardest to stay on top of work

[serene ibex]

I’m very organised soo

[fleet edge]

Chances are you'll still get pretty desperate by the end of it

How good you are at studying changes how desperate you will be

[serene ibex]

I’m very hard working too

[fleet edge]

It's easy to get overwhelmed is what I'm saying

I'm hard working too

Most people I know in uni are

But the courses can easily flood you with stuff

Get sick one week?

Well, you now have to double your required readings, email convenors for missed tutorial notes, and catch up on your own time

[eternal moat]

It is, you have my sympathy I’ve had 8-9pm lectures and tutorials in the past it’s cooked

[fleet edge]

I had 7-10pm labs before

Really sucky

Especially when they run overtime

[eternal moat]

But sometimes that’s your only choice as it’s the only available slot that a tutor and/or lecturer is available for

[serene ibex]

I’m trying to have a life too

[fleet edge]

The classic timetable clash where your classes partially overlap and you have to get the vibe of when to leave each class to sprint to the other

Or just skip one entirely

[eternal moat]

Oh god Ive had those before

[fleet edge]

And then you learn part of the lecture you left wasn't recorded and have to scrounge for notes

Even worse when the lecturer decided to end the lecture on "upcoming assignment tips and information"

True story :P

[serene ibex]

So can I really have a life then?

[fleet edge]

Yeah, make study groups

Don't try to go all in on the movie lifestyle tho

Have friends, hang out with them, do things

[serene ibex]

I mean can I not do extra curricula?

[fleet edge]

Just don't schedule hang outs during the major assignment times which is usually end of semester

[fleet edge]

Yeah, I find I can do 1 or 2

More than 2 is really chaotic

[serene ibex]

I do a ski club with has an associate program

[fleet edge]

Especially when you get slapped by 4 3000 word essays due within a week of each other

[serene ibex]

They will be back from Japan on the 9th of Feb

[fleet edge]

The advice I usually give is join as many as you're interested in, go to club activities for the first couple weeks

Weed out all the ones you don't like

Whittle it down to 3 max

[serene ibex]

At least ski club is one, right?

[fleet edge]

Yeah that's cool

There's lots of groups that do stuff which aren't a actual society too

Just finding the right people can help you find fun groups

Like my uni has a unofficial photography messenger chat

[static ruin]

Are they like PL, just buy gear, but not use it?

[fleet edge]

50/50 :P

[static ruin]

Like every week just have a gas meetup at the local camera store

[serene ibex]

They have a form on their website in which you can hire gear

The ski club I mean

So I could theoretically fit one more club

[foggy steppe]

my advice for uni is to try do a minimum of 40 hours of study a week

including homework

[serene ibex]

👍

[foggy steppe]

even if its a chill week do the full 40 hours

also join like

at least 3 or 4 clubs

its usually $5-10 for a year so even if you dont go its whatever

but it gives the options to go for a lot more events and meetups

and its way easier to keep in contact with friends in clubs than classes usually

[fleet edge]

Yeah, join clubs, actively participate lots in 1 or 2, passively participate in the rest basically by showing up to a few meetups every now and then

[foggy steppe]

clubs like ski usually have like barely any events

more like 2 big events a year or so

[fleet edge]

I joined a stupid amount of clubs way back

Whittled it down to 2 that I did lots in

And a few others I kinda just kept in check with

[foggy steppe]

i went through a period of "1 assignment due per day for 2 weeks" lol

and averaged 2 assignments per week for the whole of uni

that was rough

[fleet edge]

These times suck so bad

[foggy steppe]

yeah i joined like 5-10 clubs and did a lot in 2 too

[serene ibex]

I mean it’s fine

I can work with that

[fleet edge]

When you read the course summary and it sounded okay till the assignments all decided to hit at the same time and they're harder than you expected

[foggy steppe]

harder than you expected is key

sitting there til morning stuck on a question sucks

essays are usually not bad tho, they take a while but its not really possible to get stuck

[serene ibex]

⬆️

[fleet edge]

Referencing is a bitch for essays tho

Especially IR or securities

Digging up the most obscure sources for every sentence you say

[serene ibex]

I said I can work with only have 1or 2 big events at the ski club

[foggy steppe]

in sciences referencing id say isnt as bad

probs the opposite, essays worse in non-stem but question stuff is better

[fleet edge]

Yeah, way less problem solving, way worse tedious essay writing

I think I hate Arts courses that are essay heavy the most tbh

[serene ibex]

Y’all listening to me?

[foggy steppe]

yeah but we cant really reply to what you said

its just like "thats good"

[fleet edge]

It's hard to find sources since they're not as well archived as academic journals

[foggy steppe]

yeah i can imagine non-academic sources would be fucked lol

my least favourite were the problem solving assignments every week courses

[fleet edge]

Those suck

Those suck hard

[foggy steppe]

UQ had a lot for some reason

[serene ibex]

Guess I have to find something to do Wednesday then

[foggy steppe]

doing a thesis in arts would be hard as hell tho

[fleet edge]

Atleast art essays don't rely as heavily on backing up literally every sentence which claims anything

[foggy steppe]

you could also leave it open as a day to see friends or study or chill

or work

[fleet edge]

Also just a day off

[foggy steppe]

most people dont have 5 days of uni a week

[foggy steppe]

thats a big bonus lmao

when you write an offhanded thing and then you need to prove it

[fleet edge]

A flex day that you can do anything with is a godsend in uni

[serene ibex]

Most of my friends I have to organise it

[foggy steppe]

a lot of people care less about that after high school

[fleet edge]

The UN peacekeeping operations are for keeping the peace (United Nations, 2021)

[serene ibex]

And I also don’t have many friends outside of high school

[fleet edge]

It's way easier to make friends in uni as long as you put yourself out there

[foggy steppe]

thats literally what my intros sound like

[foggy steppe]

youll make new ones in uni

some people find it easier, some harder

but youll make friends either way as long as you try

[serene ibex]

Orientation is on the 15th

Of February

[fleet edge]

If your uni offers citation and academic and study practices workshops go to them

Highly recommend

[serene ibex]

I think they do, will check sometime

[fleet edge]

The key is trying

[foggy steppe]

i found it really hard personally

[eternal moat]

Holy fuck Ive had that happen and the lecturer was like “I don’t do notes because you should be attending lectures”

[foggy steppe]

but i managed to leave uni with 2 solid new friends even then

[serene ibex]

I’ve found hard even with TAFE

[foggy steppe]

yeah sometimes lecturers are just anti-recording

[eternal moat]

Thiiiiis so fucking much @serene ibex it may seem like you have weeks before a major piece of assessment is due but it creeps up on you really fast

[foggy steppe]

i found it difficult because my classes were weird, and you would almost never have a class with the same person twice

what i found to be better was to stick with a club that has regular members every week

and that youre genuinely interested in

[serene ibex]

I’m good with my assignments and stuff

[foggy steppe]

assignments will fuck you at some point

there is no exception

[eternal moat]

Uni gives so much freedom that it’s enough to hang yourself with

[serene ibex]

I know

[fleet edge]

I've never met a uni student who wasn't getting fucked by assignments. Being studious only changes how much you get fucked not whether you will be fucked or not

[eternal moat]

I.e you fucked around and found out

[eternal moat]

It’s rare you have the super organised people

[foggy steppe]

i know the 2nd and 5th place in NSW high school maths who got fucked by maths assignments in uni

[eternal moat]

My ex was one of those super organised students

[foggy steppe]

ive never met a student in my degree who wasnt fucked by assignments

its just how it is

[eternal moat]

@fleet edge I know someone who did 5 units at ANU, had a job and did part time modeling (insane time management)

[fleet edge]

The people who can somehow not panic submit at 11pm whilst working multiple days a week and also still have a social life are monsters

[serene ibex]

Look, can we at least stop panicking, let’s just see how this all plays out yeah

[foggy steppe]

even without working not panic submitting is rough

[fleet edge]

We're more like, trauma bonding over uni haha

[serene ibex]

I have point tho, don’t I?

[fleet edge]

Last year and then I'm out

Let's gooo

[foggy steppe]

the rest of us are used to it so its less panic and more complaining

im starting a new degree in april!

[fleet edge]

3 more compulsory classes

[foggy steppe]

but its overseas and masters so its chill lmao

3rd degree lets go

[fleet edge]

You get to put off the nightmare that is grad program applications for a few more years yet, lucky haha

[eternal moat]

I remember my final assignment for my last unit. I got an extension because the software platform we were using shit itself.

Smashed out a 30-40% assignment in 3 days and got an HD.

[foggy steppe]

yeah the phd stuff is such bullshit ill put it off to even decide if ill go through with it lol

[fleet edge]

Last minute D's and HD's feel so good but you just know it's reinforcing bad habits haha

[foggy steppe]

thats actually impressive

i ended up rushing my final thesis

[serene ibex]

Well guys at least wish me luck, I’m sure I will be fine

[foggy steppe]

then getting an hd in it and failing a different unit lol

yeah good luck

[fleet edge]

Yeah, good luck :3

[serene ibex]

I will let you guys know how orientation goes once it comes around

[fleet edge]

We're just bitter late stage uni students haha

The majority of third years+ are similar

First year is fun

Or can be fun

[serene ibex]

My course goes for only 18 months

[fleet edge]

Good time to head out and experience life as a young adult

[fleet edge]

Oooh short one

[serene ibex]

That’s why I’m trying to make it count

[fleet edge]

Because of the pandemic and me working shitty jobs, discovering I'm queer (and having a existential meltdown), being depressed, nobody teaching me how to cook and clean, and my family having financial problems at one point, I've been in uni for 8 years now

[serene ibex]

I’ll find something to do on Wednesday now

[fleet edge]

There's always the magic of post grad ✨

[foggy steppe]

taking as long as you want for a degree isnt bad

its just how life goes

i ended up with 5 years for undergrad but if things go to plan which they never do itll be 10+ years total

[fleet edge]

Part time study is Hella valid

So much more relaxed

Hard to get swamped by two courses

[serene ibex]

Hope the Torrens Uni activity website has updated

[fleet edge]

Oh yeah, universities grade very differently from HS

[serene ibex]

Yeah I know

[fleet edge]

Sweet

[serene ibex]

Doesn’t it go C, D, HD?

[fleet edge]

P, C, D, HD

A credit is a good mark

[serene ibex]

Close

I had the idea

[fleet edge]

Sometimes, depending on the class, a P is a good mark :P

But yeah, if you're getting straight credits, you're doing good at uni

D's and HD's are usually deliberately hard to get

[foggy steppe]

im just full time 10 years

P C D HD or just WAM

aus has 2 systems

[serene ibex]

I might look again at the Torrens activity website since it’s coming close to orientation day

[fleet edge]

Torresns uses the D, HD, scale from memoty

[serene ibex]

Still tho

[serene ibex]

I’ll look at this again

[fleet edge]

Ooof

[eternal moat]

I think reading the marking rubric and having done the assignment once before helped. 3 components: technical documentation of our theoretical solution, building a rough prototype (does not have to be functional) and a video presentation of how one would progress through the system

@foggy steppe

I don’t think I slept very much in those days 😬

[foggy steppe]

all that in 3-4 days

goddamn

[eternal moat]

Are you doing phd/post grad?

[foggy steppe]

its insane that you passed let alone hd lmao

[foggy steppe]

did 2 bachelors, honors (which i failed), now masters then phd

Depending after masters might just work instead

[fleet edge]

X2D isn't gonna buy itself :P

[foggy steppe]

Honestly true

[eternal moat]

Ngl that's impressive

[foggy steppe]

If I get a decent enough salary I'll genuinely just buy x2d

[eternal moat]

What industry sector are you aiming for?

[foggy steppe]

Not fully decided but either academia, health or sell out to a hedge fund lmao

[static ruin]

Could always just push for the hedge fund for a few years, set yourself up better than just go with whatever you prefer

I imagine it's both boring and stressful so burnout would be fast anyway for hedgefund

[eternal moat]

Imo sellout for a few years to set your life up and do whatever you want

[foggy steppe]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking

Like pre PhD

Get a bit of money

My friends are doing that, it's super stressful but for a year or two it's doable

[serene ibex]

the torrens activities website hasnt updated

[errant linden]

this video has been out for some time now...our government and major parties are cunts.

[errant linden]

apparently the median income according to the ABS is $2300 gross per week. Well fuck me, but no cunt I know earns that much.

[eternal moat]

No way they said that

[errant linden]

you mean like this :p

[eternal moat]

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions#:~:text=Employee Earnings and Hours%2C Australia,males and %241%2C130.00 for females.

[errant linden]

why do you think you need 1?

[errant linden]

I already have a sister

[fiery island]

Stevie Wonder could have spotted those.

[eternal moat]

$2300/week puts you close to the top 10% of earners in Australia

[errant linden]

well, that's shit, cos the best way to learn about light and lighting in a studio is to fucking play with the light...

[eternal moat]

It's achieveable in one's life time with the right job

Hell you can easily make that in trades

[errant linden]

spot on 100000% fucking percent

[eternal moat]

The trade off is you fuck up your body

[errant linden]

how so? that's not a bad time imho

[static ruin]

Depends on the trade, but yeah I know a couple who moved out early because of that

[errant linden]

nah...uni is a money making exercise now. They don't give a fuck about actually teaching students shit. I saw enough of that fuck up shit back in 2017 when I partially completed a TPP at USQ

[static ruin]

One just became a truckie instead, pulls in upwards of $150k/yr, granted with a crapload of OT, but no real physical toll relatively speaking

[eternal moat]

It just sucks in Winter/Autumn when it's dark and cold. If you're a woman sometimes those uni parking lots are sketchy my old uni started offering security escort for students studying late.

[errant linden]

ah my memory is shit. At least I got the 300 part right

[eternal moat]

Trucking's hidden physical toll is weight

[static ruin]

lol also true

[eternal moat]

It's objectively worse than office job

[errant linden]

just proof that they do sometimes decide to show themselves to the world

[static ruin]

But to be fair, it's no different than a lot of office workers if you just sit in a chair all day

[eternal moat]

As you rarely get to walk around

[foggy steppe]

people trash talking unis gets so old

[errant linden]

that's what the uni should be doing. proper security. But that costs money...eats into profits 😉

[foggy steppe]

most of the top unis have 24 hour security you can call for escort/drive to bus areas etc

[eternal moat]

I mean they had security cameras there but there was a spate of weirdos harassing students late at night so they started to offer that for night class/study.

[static ruin]

Playing devils advocate, is it actually an issue statistically, or is it just perception

[errant linden]

I can only base things on my personal experiences. They're shit. I'm also fucking old enough to remember what unit was like before you were even born.

[eternal moat]

I agree, for young people uni offers a ready networking opportunity for them while they build skills for real life.

[static ruin]

This is honestly the first time I've heard of people even commenting on things like a uni car park being an issue at night

[eternal moat]

If anything it's the network you build in uni that is really important rather than just your qualifications alone.

[errant linden]

I'll go with a real issue. There's a lot of weirdos out there. I'm a beefy guy and they give me the creeps. What the fuck are they gonna do to a hot petite woman in her 20s in the dark late at night?

[foggy steppe]

personal experience is such a poor way to give general statements on gigantic things that affect many people

and yeah the networking is just as important as the education and the experience

[eternal moat]

It could be a freak incident but it's the perception of "oh the chances are low so why would we care about you"

[errant linden]

it's all I can go on. Back in my day, ONLY the fucking top 1% went to university. The rest got a trade or job

[foggy steppe]

its a recognised issue at least at unsw/usyd/uq/qut and there are talks on safety, and a lot of measures are taken to provide security to people who feel concerned

[errant linden]

now every cunt wants to go to uni

you need a fucking degree to fucking clean dunnies

FFS

[static ruin]

That's a cultural issue more than a university issue

[eternal moat]

And you know what - having more people going to uni actually did increase productivity

[errant linden]

this degree BS has gone OTT because governments wanna make money from stupid plebs

[static ruin]

University is great, it's the people that go because they're told they have to if they want to be successful rather than going with a goal that's the issue

[errant linden]

beg to differ

[foggy steppe]

also increasing rates of jobs are moving towards office rather than field

[errant linden]

I've known more than my fair share of people who went to uni who couldn't wipe their fucking asses

[foggy steppe]

this i 100% agree with

[eternal moat]

It's a numbers game too with uni sure you get washouts that amount to nothing but then you get the students who end up doing innovative things.

[foggy steppe]

if you go coz you think you have to its shit

[errant linden]

stats are like politicians. Full of lies

[eternal moat]

I agree, you have to want it

[foggy steppe]

whats not lies then

if stats arent true

what is true lmao

[eternal moat]

I only figured that out when I was in my 30s with uni as I had the drive to finish up my degree.

[errant linden]

stats can be manipulated in any way you want to show what you want...it's a veil of distruth.

[foggy steppe]

to put it as simply as possible

[eternal moat]

The irony here is you're typing things out on a machine that was conceptualised by someone who went to uni

[foggy steppe]

is it so hard to respect the paths that other people want to take through life

[errant linden]

anyway, I'm outta here.

[foggy steppe]

whether that be uni or trades

[eternal moat]

Yes, we need trades but the world has more than just trades

I think it's a good thing people want to study something in higher education

[errant linden]

and those uni kids leaned on the shoulders of the greats that invented computers in the 50s/60s

so bleh

[foggy steppe]

who also went to uni

and these kids are now inventing new things

[eternal moat]

I finished my degree even if I decided not to use it

[static ruin]

So that knowledge is then used & expanded on, technology progresses

[eternal moat]

However it gives me choice

[errant linden]

yeah but back then, uni was REAL. You had to be super smart to go to uni, not some idiot with half a brain who spends 50k on HECS to get a piece of paper like it is today

[foggy steppe]

the key here is respect

respect the people who go to uni and the ones who dont

[errant linden]

there's a reason why global IQs have went down in the past 50 years

[foggy steppe]

dont just look down on people for taking a path you didnt

[errant linden]

what a load of horse shit

[eternal moat]

Exactly, I fucking am in aw of say mechanics and trades who do genuinely good work

[static ruin]

Basically why I think we have some of the issues we have today, and definitely not going to be solved by applying it in reverse. Just need to recognize basically any path has its merits, depends on what one wants to do in life

[errant linden]

does that explain why the average kid today can't fucking spell without a spell checkers, has fuck load shit grammar, and can't count without a calculator...righto...

[eternal moat]

Seriously a really good cabinet maker putting together a kitchen it looks fucking amazing

[errant linden]

anyway, I've made my point

[foggy steppe]

my brother is an excellent mechanic and i was a top student who went to uni, neither of us is gonna look at each other and call each others careers shit

[errant linden]

gonna fuck off now, got better things to do

[foggy steppe]

thats nonsensical

[eternal moat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YXBkKQnQA

This is why

Kids are being fed on screen time and it's the parents fault they don't fucking control it

[static ruin]

I actually like that NSW has put in a blanket ban for students using phones at schools now

[foggy steppe]

i kinda am against that particular one for high schools

im glad it exists for primary

[eternal moat]

I remember in school before smart phones they had phone ban

[foggy steppe]

but phones actually supplemented my study heavily in high school

used them for googling stuff and note taking etc

[eternal moat]

Difference is you actually use it to Google questions you don't understand

[static ruin]

Suppose part of it could just be different era I grew up in, I finished before they were sufficient for that

[foggy steppe]

for primary schools phones make zero sense and are pretty problematic

[eternal moat]

So many people just end up scrolling tiktok

Or some other shit

[static ruin]

Still had a Nokia phone when I left school, internet on the phone wasn't even a consideration for me lol

[eternal moat]

It's literally the gameboy problem

[foggy steppe]

our teachers would also regularly check to see that i was actually using it properly

they loved sneaking around the room to look over peoples shoulders

[eternal moat]

(Yes, I bought my gameboy to school to play during recess)

[foggy steppe]

i brought my DS in early primary school too lol

[foggy steppe]

yeah there was a long while where phones could be nothing but a distraction i think

[eternal moat]

Those were the salad days I and a friend played through Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

On our GBA and SP

[static ruin]

Ah, good times, gameboys before backlights were a thing on the screen

[foggy steppe]

my era was pokemon 3rd and 4th gens and those were so much fun

[static ruin]

Trying to awkwardly tilt the screen so you can actually see it

[eternal moat]

The SP was a revolution with backlighting

[static ruin]

I was first and second gen pokemon

[eternal moat]

I went through 1st and 2nd

[static ruin]

Gen 2 was my favourite by far, basically anything beyond I played on emulator

Did enjoy gen 3 though

[foggy steppe]

4th was the first one i played when i started gaming in general so its got a top spot for me

[static ruin]

Got pokemon black I think on the DS, whatever gen that was, never got far, boomer me complained it felt too modern

[foggy steppe]

black was some wild modern changes and i couldnt get past that either

gen 5 iirc

[eternal moat]

Wait no I lied I only had a cursory experience of 3rd

My main experiences were with 1st and 2nd that was in my formative years

[static ruin]

I was sad when the battery died in my pokemon silver cartridge

[eternal moat]

You aren't wrong I feel they put too much stuff

[static ruin]

Could replace it, but eh, easier to just play on emulator now if I ever revisit

[foggy steppe]

the gba batteries that led to all the saves getting wiped

[eternal moat]

Same my Pokemon Crystal version's battery died so it's long gone

[static ruin]

pokemon red cartridge is still going strong

Well last I checked anyway

[eternal moat]

Interesting enough GBA cart kept power so I have been able to save my Golden Sun saves

[eternal moat]

My Yellow version is gone

[static ruin]

😦

[eternal moat]

Battery died too

Still got the carts though I'll replace the batteries at some point

[static ruin]

Just easier to play on emulator rather than bother with battery at this point

[foggy steppe]

it does always feel nice to play on original device

emulating 3ds always feels weird on a ps5 controller

[static ruin]

It does, but the lack of backlight is still pain

[foggy steppe]

ah yeah that cant be fixed lol

[eternal moat]

Short of modding your Gameboy Color

[foggy steppe]

seen some crazy gameboy mods so not surprising

[eternal moat]

The modding community is biiiig

Full on IPS monitor replacement

[static ruin]

lol

[eternal moat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTYN0XssT38

[foggy steppe]

that genuinely looks really good lol

[static ruin]

Ah, remember that mario game

[foggy steppe]

ive never seen deluxe

oh its lost levels too cool

[serene ibex]

Fresh start for uni

Agreed @eternal moat ?

[eternal moat]

Like I say you can never have enough memory cards, they're cheap pick one up for your new school year.

[serene ibex]

(Dave is wondering why I need another SD card)

[eternal moat]

If anything being able to rotate a pair (or more) cards is always good

[serene ibex]

I just know I have a lot of photos on my current sd card

And I know it will melt my computer

[eternal moat]

Well you shouldn't be storing images on your cards anyways

Make sure you put some money into storage solution like hard drives and backups ect

[serene ibex]

Just let me figure it out

[eternal moat]

I keep images on rotated cards as a temporary backup in case I accidentally nuke some work on the computer.

[foggy steppe]

buy an external ssd or similar for backup

or an external hdd

[eternal moat]

Then I use the old rotated card I format it

[serene ibex]

I will pick up another SD while shopping for uni

[foggy steppe]

i format sd cards at the start of every shoot

[eternal moat]

If your computer is struggling with storage for work get a 2tb external ssd for projects and a larger mechanical drive for long term archive.

[foggy steppe]

since i often go through multiple cards in each shoot

[eternal moat]

It's so weird to see that photos is really "efficient" compared to shooting video