Lounge but Australian

[coral crescent]

My school hired me after I kept winning a bunch of contests

[late parcel]

:)

[steep idol]

photo i took today played out nicely with my desktop

[patent pecan]

Very nice

[patent pecan]

Yeehaw,.. don’t mind the state of my desk

[vivid verge]

gyatt damn

[patent pecan]

Wish I had my camera, I work right next to the raaf base @vivid verge @sudden karma

[static ruin]

Nice, welcome to the big lens club

[sudden karma]

AHHHH

you're lucky

nearest RAAF base is a hour train from me

Doesn't have much activity

Nearest active base for me is east sale and that's like 2 hours away

[fair rivet]

Clean up your desk

[static ruin]

It's called organized chaos

It looks messy, but probably knows where everything is

[untold zenith]

Guys

I have another problem

My camera

I asked dmy sister to hold it for a second

And she dropped it

It's still working and it's taking pictures fine

But it first it was saying card

And I just re inserted the SD cards

It works fine bow

But it could potentially cause even more problems

[sudden karma]

@red plume join us

[red plume]

Cheers mate 🤙

[static ruin]

Not the storm chase I wanted, but how to hope this develops into something

Looks like it may be a (potential) supercell candidate if it can actually develop into a storm

[frozen lantern]

I need my refund from George’s to come through there’s stuff on eBay that I need

[static ruin]

Storms zooming today, lookout I wanted to try was closed so no photos, by the time I could reposition, storms way off the coast. And near aquaplaning, fun times

[steep idol]

tried the grimace shake

[sudden karma]

Regret it yet

[vivid verge]

Which one

[patent pecan]

Townsville

[vivid verge]

Tuff

Supers there atm

[patent pecan]

Pretty often actually

[vivid verge]

And USAF KC135

[vivid verge]

Few times a year

Nothing ever permanent

[vivid verge]

these are there for a very cool reason

There’s about 12 USAF tankers in various places across the country right now

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/australian-air-bases-supports-us-b-2-airstrike/

[patent pecan]

The HMAS Adelaide is docked here too

[vivid verge]

It’s been there for a few months

Unless it came to Sydney then went back

Which I don’t think it did

[patent pecan]

Yeah not sure. I’m on Magnetic island at the moment and saw it as the ferry pulled out of port last night

[patent pecan]

I always forget how gorgeous it is here. Tomorrow is all camera time

[frozen lantern]

Pretty meh isn’t it

[frozen lantern]

If you do take photos you should try get in contact with base command to ensure you’re not breaking any laws

Because I’m in contact with base command on the base where I work occasionally I have rules assigned to me by the big boss and copies of the policies, legislations, laws, and such that I need to follow

[vivid verge]

I don’t think there’s anywhere at Townsville that would get you shunned

Just don’t go to the north end of the airport, stay south

[patent pecan]

Yeah this^ the south side of the runway is a popular shooting location

[frozen lantern]

Still have to be cautious though with defence

[frozen lantern]

If you’re not sure about something let me know I can have images vetted prior to release if you’re not certain

You have to be very careful with defence you don’t want to take photos of something you shouldn’t have and end up with a massive drama on your hands

[steep idol]

was hoping taro flavour at least or somthing i never tried before. gong cha better

[frozen lantern]

It’s like a vanilla milkshake with a weird aftertaste that’s how I thought of it

[steep idol]

tasted kinda sharp

||its basically blub berry syrup + vanilla||

[frozen lantern]

I’m moving up in the world

I have a flight suit patch now

[frozen lantern]

To me it was just like a vanilla milkshake nothing all that special

[karmic lily]

Bee eater gang

Bee eater gang

[frozen lantern]

I found the baileys old gold at coles I’m grabbing a block

[patent pecan]

Me 2

Not as nice of a piccy though, but I’m gonna go exploring tomorrow

[sudden karma]

I'll try it out next time I go to the supermarket

You guys seem to like it

[frozen lantern]

I haven’t tried it yet it seems like it would be good though

[sudden karma]

Just finished my second basketball game shoot, definitely improved heaps in terms of photo quality but also photo composition

This stadium had way better lighting so I was only at like 4000 iso

[karmic lily]

Huh this looks...familiar

was this at Wanneroo Scenic drive?

[patent pecan]

Town common in Townsville

[karmic lily]

oh ok

did your car get stolen while you took photos?

[vivid verge]

C1891/24
LJR OPR NEW SOUTH WALES WILL TAKE PLACE
MIL F35, FA18, EA18 JET ACFT OPR BLW 5000FT AGL ON THE FLW RTE:
SYDNEY 045020 (DESCENT) / SYDNEY 035010 / HARBOUR BRIDGE / SYDNEY
HEADS / LONG REEF / WILLIAMTOWN
SFC TO 5000FT AGL
FROM 10 210200 TO 10 220700
2410210200 TO 2410210300
2410220600 TO 2410220700

Next 48 Hours
21/10/2024 02:00 to 22/10/2024 07:00 (UTC)

21/10/2024 12:00 to 22/10/2024 17:00 (Australia/Brisbane)

for anyone in sydney

[frozen lantern]

How did you manage to get that

A fifth generation fighter, an electronic warfare aircraft and a fighter jet I am genuinely surprised that information exists outside of RAAF and ADF HQ

[patent pecan]

I drive a 30 year old LandCruiser. The kids can’t drive it

Also, at a pub and this happens @static ruin

Camera is at the island house….

[karmic lily]

Fair enough.
Guess if you drive an auto in Townsville you're automatically fucked

[patent pecan]

Pretty much. I’m surprised my work ute hasn’t been stolen tbh

[vivid verge]

Its a NOTAM

its for public safety

plus its a public event, and likely to only be F35s

it's flybys for the king's arrival

it's not an actual operational thing

all though i do know a few more than things than most about that 😉

[frozen lantern]

Me too 😉

[vivid verge]

did u hear about the b2 strike that used australia?

[frozen lantern]

I get a bit of operational information here and there allowing me to properly conduct my duties and it is information that I have clearance to know

[frozen lantern]

Nah but I wouldn’t be surprised if Australia had something to do with a stealth bomber striking a target

[vivid verge]

@tame lily hello

[sudden karma]

LMAOO

NATU WASNT LYING

[vivid verge]

👅👅

I never lie

[karmic lily]

Learning dog photography is fun

an exercise in patience for sure

[static ruin]

I'm just getting what's likely my last viewing and photos in for comet tsuchinshan, and to no surprise, clouds rolling on and about to move in this exact part of the sky

[patent pecan]

Hiked for 3.5 hours with my new lens today on the island

Got a photo of a kookaburra and that’s it

[static ruin]

lol sounds about right

My experience with my 180-600 after waiting a long time for it was the day before I got it, camera evf decided to go Australia mode and flip the evf display upside down

Was fun trying to shoot at 600mm on what was basically inverted controls lol

And that concludes my last photo attempts at the comet, 100% clear until astro dark, then this

[patent pecan]

Its become very obvious its time to upgrade straps though.. that was not comfortable having that much weight on the stock sony one

plus a quick disconnect would be nice

peep my quick reload setup though...

[static ruin]

It's not cheap, but PD straps are amazing for precisely that reason

Got anchor points permanently mounted on the 180-600, takes all of 2 seconds to put the strap on the lens

[frozen lantern]

One of those purchases where it’s expensive but worth it

Loving my PD cuff paired with the spider x holster

[static ruin]

Yep. Don't have a spider holster, though if I'm out in the field, just handy to have, can throw the strap in the bag, if I need it, is 2 seconds to put on lens, or transfer the strap to the camera for a smaller lens

Need to take new calibration frames I think to fix the background, managed to get the comet before the cloud took over tonight

Wanted a landscape shot as it got nearer to the Horizon, weather gods said no

[frozen lantern]

Considering how inconsistent my shooting can be it’s really nice to be able to just throw my camera on my hip so I can do everything with both my hands

I’ve tested the holster with my biggest heaviest setup and it holds very securely then I chuck that holster on my belt that’s made of nylon webbing which is really strong shit so I can work with both hands and my camera is perfectly secure

[sudden karma]

I think I need to stop trying to change the past

what has happened has happened, and I'm happy it has

Maybe I'm different from the rest of our generation with the way I like to date but it is weird to want someone who cares about you and only you. No.

If I could change the past there would be one big thing I'd change

But I can't

So I live on

[frozen lantern]

While that is true the past can be hard to accept

[sudden karma]

But you have to learn to accept the last

[patent pecan]

Said kooka, sums up my hike... laughable haha

[sudden karma]

god did this for a reason

Nothing happens without reason

So maybe it was a sign

[static ruin]

Yep, I can hear that photo

[sudden karma]

That I can do better with my life

[frozen lantern]

Well some bits of the past can go fuck themselves so
“oh yeah, life goes on”
-John Mellencamp (chorus of Jack & Diane)

Bits of the past are absolutely terrible and I wish those things never happened I don’t necessarily accept them but life goes on

[sudden karma]

I have major issues with accepting my failures and my wrongdoings so I dwell on them for ages. I also get really attached to people so them not being there is difficult

I'm a very loving person and I care for people alot but that's often what causes me so many issues

I prioritise other people so much I don't know how to look after myself

I still don't tbh

As much as I'm working on it I'm still a very difficult person to care for or to be friends with because I don't let people into my emotions because I've been hurt so much

It's different here where I can talk about it cause you guys have no clue who I am apart from AJ so you'll never know me, but in real life it's not like that

People are horrible

[frozen lantern]

I’m the opposite, I don’t get attached to people or things anymore I don’t know why but that’s how it is

[sudden karma]

I wish my brain was like that

[frozen lantern]

It sucks I wish mine wasn’t

It doesn’t take long and then I start to resent people I wish that wasn’t the case

[karmic lily]

F
Similar experience recently.
Drove out a good hour and paid 17 dollary doos for park entry for a place people have been getting good shots of a good variety of birds, particularly raptors

Only got pics of the same splendid fairy wren

[patent pecan]

Just stride isn’t it hahaha

[steep idol]

got work ex tmrw

[frozen lantern]

Ah shit

It’s nearly 1am on a Monday morning and I have school today I must have lost track of time when I was talking to someone

[sudden karma]

Lmao I just didn't sleep last night

Gonna go ask if I can stay home today to get some more sleep cause I'm utterly exausted

[frozen lantern]

I wish I could stay home today but it’s assessment period at the moment

[patent pecan]

Wish I could stay at home today and catch up on sleep too after a big weekend. But with drinking lots comes spending lots so I have to earn that back

[static ruin]

Ah, I remember those years of drinking copious amounts on a weekend during night out then watching money disappear

Upside is now that I don't have much, lower tolerance = cheaper night the few times I do now

[sudden karma]

I stayed home and slept which was nice

I definitely needed it

[patent pecan]

Haha, the worst part is, most of the drinking was on the deck of the isalnd house so BYO - think we got rid of 5 cartons on the friday night after arriving at 7pm lol.

then another few the Saturday plus whatever we drank at the pubs we went to

[frozen lantern]

I went to school and did hardly anything

I’ll get home and have myself a feed and a brew then we’ll be all good

[untold zenith]

Are these settings good for fighter jet spotting in cloudy weather

[vivid verge]

depends on ur camera, lens, and the specific conditions

[untold zenith]

Nikon D7100, Af-P 70-300mm f4.5-6.3 VR, cloudy weather conditions, fast F35 and F15 jets at RAF Lakenheath

[vivid verge]

i unfortunately am not magical

just show up take some photos and edit ur settings as you go

[untold zenith]

But I got a question

Am on holiday

In the uk

[vivid verge]

you dont need to be up to 1/4000 tho

[untold zenith]

Do y'all still accept me

[vivid verge]

i normally shoot 1/1000-1/2000

[untold zenith]

So 1/2000

[vivid verge]

yeh and drop ur iso

less noise

especially when its cloudy you'll get a lot of noise

make sure not to shoot backlit and youll get even less noise

[untold zenith]

I wont

I understand backlit dw

But on the spotter guide for location it says

The spot is backlit after 13:30 in summer

And is good all day in winter

But doesn't says anything about autumn

Should I just follow winter because the time is closer to winter then summer?

[steep idol]

300Mm F2.8 from nikon from back then is fuckign crazy

122mm filter

[sudden karma]

@delicate storm they gave me an eng lang practise exam

VATE24EL

password ^

[delicate storm]

THANK YOUUUU i need that tbh

[frozen lantern]

And I thought a 77mm filter was big

[lost perch]

i'm also a bit like that with emotion where ive been traumatized at a younger age (think parent dying) and then moved schools a year later without any notice and i didnt rlly have any way to contact my friends so they all essentially just dropped off the surface of the earth, resulting in me isolating emotion from stuff especially school since that's what ive done for a good bit to cope with trauma, i dont get overly emotional/suppress it which makes me seem weird, idk, ive moved on but now im just a more mysterious enigma to people that prefers to be left alone/untouched unless im with friends (ofc ill show anger/happiness unless its on the more extreme end, you'll prob never see me happy enough to be shedding tears or whatever though) idk, im torn on it as of lately cause its kinda fucked to have something like that pop up randomly but at the same time, if it didn't i'm not sure i would've met some of my best friends i currently know, or figure out that i enjoy astro, idk, story of my life that prob explains some of my weirdness even though i show like maybe 5% of it online

sorry for the random venting, just scrolling through here and figured i'd share

[sudden karma]

Zero stress

Better out then in

And I'm here for you if you ever need to talk kronos

[lost perch]

i rarely vent online but thanks

[sudden karma]

My person opinion is it helps heaps. 99 percent of people here have no clue who you are in real life, and you'll never see them. It's basically like yelling into the unknown. And every once in a while you get a gem like AJ who supports you to no end and helps heaps. I fully understand you with the you prefer to be left alone emotion, and it's most likely because your friends are doing stuff you don't like. For me it's because my friends want to do drugs and drink all the time but I'd rather stay in, have a sleepover and watch movies and play games. That could be why you are so torn, purely because you're unsure of yourself and what you want to be. It's perfectly normal, and no one is going to judge you for it. Atleast not in Aussie lounge. We support each other here and you're perfectly welcome to come chat here whenever you feel kronos

Don't let your emotions simmer

The best way to get around something is to understand it

[frozen lantern]

I did not spend 30 dollars on military rank slides for a dog. (I 100% did)

[lost perch]

nah my friends are far better than that, think it might just be an internal bias working against building meaningful connections as a result of the aforementioned two events, so i don't rlly let the emotion out so much? but then as a result i do get attached to people more nowadays if i do meet cool people, idk, the whole torn thing is just a "was this pain all necessary??" rather than an unsurity of myself

[sudden karma]

Yeah the brain works in weird ways. Sometimes we have to learn to not listen to it

[patent pecan]

I agree whole heartedly with the last statement. I've learnt in time, past relationships, losses etc. that 1. I'll either get over it, or it'll get better 2. I have to stay optimistic no matter the situation in order to see through it 3. Sure, I'll give myself time to be sad at the start, but I have bigger & better things to get on with instead of being in the dark about it 24/7

Another thing I have learnt, by being on both sides of things, it is also always great to talk to someone about it, but if they don't seem to want to help - don't shun them. 9 times out of 10 it's not because they don't want to, its more they don't know how to. In so many cases empathy is needed over sympathy - not all have been through what you have, although it's still good to get an outside perspective as long as you don't get frustrated if they sound incorrect. It should also be better knowledge to 'sit-and-listen' instead of 'trying-to-fix' someone's problem.

[untold zenith]

I decided 1/2000, F8.0, ISO 400 in cloudy conditions, should I change the iso?

[static ruin]

No one can tell you exactly what settings to use without being there, you need to learn to adjust for conditions

[sudden karma]

I prefer long exposure

Actually one of my dreams to get a long exposure pan of a fighter jet

I wonder if it's possible

I will try

[frozen lantern]

One of my dream shots is to be on the flight deck of a Hobart Class AWD during a gorgeous sunset while my MH-60R hovers just off the stern and fires of its flares for a photo

[sudden karma]

ive had a shot of an f1 car in my head for 6 months now

[frozen lantern]

That would be a highlight shot for me personally

[sudden karma]

and i might get the change to get it when i go to the f1 next year

[frozen lantern]

I’m a couple years away from this seahawk shot if I’m lucky

[sudden karma]

i beleive in you dude

you got this

[frozen lantern]

Step 1. Get into the RAN as an Imagery Specialist
Step 2: Complete all my training
Step 3: Try posted to HMAS Hobart for an operational deployment
Step 4: If all prior steps are completed then try to convince the boss to let me do this shot because it will be very expensive

[frozen lantern]

Mate do you know how much money it costs to fly an MH-60R off a moving destroyer and then fire off flares for a photo?

I don’t know how much that costs but I would have to assume that it’s certainly not cheap

[vivid verge]

Pan and long exposure don’t really work together

u mean like this

Or this

[sudden karma]

Sort of like that

I'll try find something what I'm thinking of

It's similar to my F1 photo I wanna get

but plane

and longer exposure

it may not be possible

but itd be a sick photo if it is

[vivid verge]

I mean nothings impossible

[vivid verge]

This was 1/60

Wouldn’t be super hard to go down to like 1/10 where it was taken

[vivid verge]

something like this would be difficult because planes don’t turn like that, and you can’t get that close to them

[sudden karma]

Which is why I don't think its doable

But still it could be a sick ass photo if it is

[coral crescent]

So a panning shot?

[sudden karma]

Yeah basically

it's not really a generic panning shot in motorsport tho I've done heaps of those and I'm good at them

This one's a bit harder but I'm sure once you learn the theory behind it it's simple aswell

[frozen lantern]

I reckon panning shots of firefighters might be pretty cool

I’ve got GoPro footage of firefighting

[steep idol]

would you like me to give the spec for my imaginary camera?

[frozen lantern]

Why yes I would

It looks rather fascinating

[steep idol]

85mm APO F1.2 (i call it the "Reference" series)
700mm/s liniear focus motor at 2G accel
up to F42
14 aperture blade

645 dual stacked 41Mp sensor (camera is called TMF-41s) (s= speed, r= resolution 160Mp)
60Gb/s fiber connection
4000 Mah 8.9 V batt 35.6 Wh
3.2Ghz main processer + Nvidia A400 @ 20 watt
dual Cfexpress Type C 4.0
9.44m Dot EVF

Arri L-Bus (for lenses that cant focus interanally)
3 X 7 pin lemo for acessories

12 FPS mech shutter, up to 40 FPS E shutter (e-shutter limited to 14 bit)
readout
iso 20-180,000 (no extendable because fuck you)
internal ND
reflective sensor cover in case camera detects its pointed at the sun

[untold zenith]

Thoughts?

[vivid verge]

Tough as

Good lighting

Looks like there’s a bit of chromatic aberration but it could be removed easily

[frozen lantern]

Aw man I was hoping for an extendable iso range I wanted 10-1,000,000

I don’t know if that’s even possible but if it is I would imagine it’s practically useless

I reckon topaz would struggle to get rid of the noise

[steep idol]

canon have some cameras that can do some millions of iso (sony too iircs but not their alpha) And 20 iso would be for those doing landscapes who wants to have thos smooth water

[static ruin]

Extended iso is meaningless, all extended does is effectively the same as dragging the exposure slider in post, it's just baked into the raw instead. Native iso is what's relevant

As for iso below 100, that's a whole nerdy technical rabbit hole as to why it either may not work as well as you'd expect, or not be all that viable

Some cams have a base of 64, but rarely below that

[sudden karma]

My pns had a base of 50

Was pretty sick

Ofc it didn't have Manual mode which made things harder

[frozen lantern]

I like that smooth glassy water for landscape photos I always do it where I can

[frozen lantern]

Mine has a base of 100 but I can extend it to 50 which I’m still yet to use

If it’s that bright that I’d need to use 50 iso I’d just keep it at 100 and drop my aperture or use a faster shutter and worse case scenario I’ll just chuck on my nd

I’m gonna go get my new phone

[sudden karma]

Sick what phone did you get

[frozen lantern]

128gb iPhone 14

[sudden karma]

Interesting

my phone clears

[frozen lantern]

It’s an upgrade from my 64gb iPhone X with a fucked battery

[sudden karma]

Yeah honestly a mid range phone from nothing was better then my flagship s21 ultra lol

In every way but my camera

[frozen lantern]

Yeah I don’t use android but that’s just me personally

I find iPhones to be a lot easier to use then androids and I’ve always had one

[sudden karma]

Fair

It's more how you grow up, I was born into an android family so I tend to use them easier

[frozen lantern]

Yeah it’s weird my parents have always had android but my brother and I have always used ios

[sudden karma]

Interesting

Was that a parent choice or you guys bought your first phones

[frozen lantern]

Honestly I can’t remember

iPhones are simple and it’s really easy to set them up when you get a new one

I’ve gotta setup my new iPhone and it should only take a few minutes

[sudden karma]

took me 5 mins going to the nothing phone

ofc then you gotta install the apps you want buyt thats fine

[frozen lantern]

With iPhones it transfers all the data and app’s automatically and downloads them

[frozen lantern]

Got the new phone setup

[steep idol]

how do you do that?

[frozen lantern]

I must have worded that incorrectly

I got a new phone I’ve been setting it up

[steep idol]

i want to play zzz so bad but my ssd is shite

with a 140Gb game wtf waws i even thingking?

34 TB

read

[untold zenith]

It was from Lakenheath, so rare good lighting, and I only got shots of the F15s landing

Nothing else

[frozen lantern]

What’s zzz

[steep idol]

eh prefer not to tell

[untold zenith]

Someone glazed on my honeybun

What should I do????

[steep idol]

thought your name said anal on first glance

[untold zenith]

Should I use AF-C or AF-S for planespotting

[steep idol]

i think AF-S is fine youre at infinity anyways

[untold zenith]

Photo on left is af-c photo on right is af-s

[steep idol]

does it really matter tho? are you burt shooting?

[untold zenith]

He's

Yes*

[steep idol]

AF-C looks ok but like if its kilometers away i dont see a point in using af-c

[untold zenith]

Which photo looks better though af-C or af-s

And Im shooting the photos pretty close to the planes

[steep idol]

Dude it really depends, just go out and shoot

[untold zenith]

No like portrait close

[steep idol]

see which ones work and dont

[untold zenith]

But like

[untold zenith]

I feel like AF-C is better

Because I get sharper lots on my camera

And my autofocus doesn't stay in one place

[steep idol]

then use it

[untold zenith]

So I get sharper shots on all of them

And comparing the 2 shots I see the AF-C one is a lot sharper imo

[steep idol]

do youbhave other lens?

[untold zenith]

I have 2 lenses

The AF-P 70-300mm F4.5-6.3 vr

And AF-S 18-55mm

I use the 70-300mm for my photos

But I'm gonna invest in renting either a sigma 100-400mm or a Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 for the Avalon airshow

[frozen lantern]

Go shoot and you’ll find what you like

You can always watch YouTube videos

[static ruin]

I assume you know the difference between af-s and af-c?

[patent pecan]

Af-c is generally better if you’re tracking/panning

Also, jfc why are you people up so late

[static ruin]

Because we're old, that's not late to them

I was going to wake up at ridiculous o'clock to go for a hike (realistically casual stroll) to check out photo potential of a location, instead I chose to sleep incase the weather gods allow for astro tonight

Looking at the forecast, I've lost that gamble, no photo, cloud forecast looks bad

[patent pecan]

Hahaha, I’m awake early to get in line early for local council voting 🤦‍♂️

[static ruin]

Oh right, you have elections up there

[sudden karma]

I'm the same age as them and it's late for me

to be fair heavy morning person here and I love sleeping

cause it's the only time I'm not hungry

[frozen lantern]

Sleeping is great

I’ve got a soft blanket on my comfy ass bed and I don’t have to think about my problems

I’m shooting this Halloween thing tonight

[sudden karma]

Fuck it ain't even Halloween brother

[steep idol]

i set a new HR record of 211 bpm

for myself at elast

[sudden karma]

Holy shit dude

What were you doing mate

[frozen lantern]

Yeah I don’t want to be here but I was forced

[frozen lantern]

It was crap

[frozen lantern]

If you’re over the age of 9 you should see a doctor

I was told that your maximum heart rate should be 220 minus your age so 211 bpm should be the maximum for a 9 year old

[untold zenith]

So better for shooting like mast moving stuff and sports

[patent pecan]

Yup

[steep idol]

going uphill in a poorly optimized mtb at 14km/h sustained

[sudden karma]

How bad is the incline bro

I do that at 20kmh up like 15 percents and it's fine

[frozen lantern]

How the hell did you not have a heart attack

I was put under observation when my resting heart rate was 90-130 bpm and when I was active it was somewhere between 160 and 190 if your heart rate is at over 200 you need medical attention

[steep idol]

idk what the incline was tbh but preatty steep

it was also kinda long for me round a kilometer or so

[steep idol]

if i was sprinting my usual max would be around 195-199BPM

from what i could feel i was pushing around 400-450 watts and then dropping to 200W

i dont habe a power meter tho

[vivid verge]

raaf richmond open day today was tough asf

edited some of the f35 display

[frozen lantern]

I wish I got do postings on the actual airbases

I did a couple day posting on RAAF Base Glenbrook and it was fantastic I absolutely loved it but no airstrip so no jets or planes

[frozen lantern]

By no means am I a cardiologist or any kind of medical practitioner but I don’t think that’s good for you

When I’m doing intense physical activity under high stress my heart rate will almost never exceed 170

Maybe something to do with genetics or fitness levels I’m not sure I have absolutely no training in that field

[steep idol]

well im 16, and i ride my bike preatty often , i also have astma but when riding i can do above 180 for about 10 minutes straight before my legs give up

[vivid verge]

youve got a pretty low heartrate

190+ for short periods is prett normal for a 16 yr old doing intensive excercise

obvi you dont want it there for like an hour

[sudden karma]

Something like this is decently normal

I worked today and it was definitely higher then 117, most likely 140

But that's normal

Physical activity makes our hearts beat faster for obvious reasons

It's well within my zone 1

I usually sit at zone 1 or 2 while I do intense rides cause I learnt how to regulate my heart while riding

[frozen lantern]

3 months of premium on FR24 for $1.50?????

Uh huh yes please

[vivid verge]

adsb exchange the real goat

[sudden karma]

not bad

[sudden karma]

fr always shows me more

he's too far away :(

I wish I could be down there rn

[vivid verge]

sale spotting would be chill

[frozen lantern]

That’s 50 cents a month for it

[vivid verge]

probably like 2 years till i go down there

[sudden karma]

Yeah there's heaps of activity down there

[frozen lantern]

Townsville or Amberley would be cool

[sudden karma]

I think I'll go on a day trip over the holidays

[frozen lantern]

I’ll see if I can pull a couple day posting at Townsville or Amberley

They’d be good for spotting

[vivid verge]

amberley's interesting

nigh on impossible in the summer because of ehathaze

and mp's are really weird there

one week theyll be chill the next theyll kick everyone out

[frozen lantern]

I’m a cadet PAO I can get authorisation from base command to shoot on base if I’m doing a posting or training there

[vivid verge]

not at amberley you wouldnt

[frozen lantern]

I’ve shot at HQ Air Command

[vivid verge]

glenbrook has jackshit youd be able to take photos of

[frozen lantern]

I have active authorisation to shoot on a fleet unit

There’s a couple things I’m not allowed to shoot but the base is chill with me

[vivid verge]

yeh a fast jet base youve never been to will not be chill with you though

ever been on a fast jet base?

[frozen lantern]

Haven’t had the chance just yet

As long as I have the correct authorisation and can present evidence of it then I’m all good

[vivid verge]

are you navy or air force cadets

[vivid verge]

you say that like getting the correct authorisation is easy

[obtuse notch]

are you now?

so who would be your liaison officer?

[frozen lantern]

I go to my CO or directorate Communications Officer

[obtuse notch]

and that’s for operations on an airbase right??

[frozen lantern]

If I’m doing a posting on an airbase the OIC handles permissions

[obtuse notch]

you need an AFLO for operations on an airbase, so your definitely bullshiting lmao

[frozen lantern]

You wanna see my PA qual or something

[obtuse notch]

yes absolutely

dm it to me

[frozen lantern]

We have elective badges

[obtuse notch]

then let’s see it

[frozen lantern]

Pen and film crossed is the cadet PA qualification badge

[obtuse notch]

for what cadet service?

[patent pecan]

Happy Monday Australians

[sudden karma]

not happy

It's never happy

you know this

[patent pecan]

Not with that attitude

https://tenor.com/view/glass-half-full-glass-half-empty-glass-half-full-or-empty-optimist-pessimist-gif-10862106

[sudden karma]

I need sleep

Not school

[static ruin]

I too need sleep.. but that's entirely self inflicted

Couldn't pass up a night of astro last night being clear

[sudden karma]

Was too cloudy down here sadly

[patent pecan]

If it makes you both feel better, I too needed sleep

until I had 2 coffees, that have now been shat out

[sudden karma]

the fucking bus is gonna be late

[patent pecan]

Make the most of it

Do a dance or smth

[sudden karma]

bruh it's gonna make me late for therapy

oh well

[patent pecan]

Dancing will put you in a good mood for therapy

https://tenor.com/view/backpack-kid-backpack-kid-dance-floss-floss-dance-gif-18264451

[sudden karma]

yeah nah

[static ruin]

I don't need to feel better, I knew what was going to happen... Would do it again, one tired day for a solid night of astro isna trade I'll make

[steep idol]

mannn my parents seems so stressed about every assesment and task i have, i think its doing the oppisate

for how fast i can do them,

[coral crescent]

@foggy steppe Won the youth div in the heritage comp

[foggy steppe]

ay congrats

good job

wow i forgot this channel existed

[coral crescent]

It was the elephant image lmao, cheers for the help on that

[coral crescent]

its a throwback

[foggy steppe]

ah that one very nice

good win

got a prize for it right

[static ruin]

Nice

[coral crescent]

600 dollary doos

exhibition etc

bout time this one won something

ofc theres quite a bit that could be better

[foggy steppe]

congrats!

ive had a couple photos exhibited recently too

[coral crescent]

Oh cool, where bouts?

[timber spruce]

Put it all on red

[foggy steppe]

couple media centres around here

stuff like this

[coral crescent]

Oh fun times, was that through local contests or?

[foggy steppe]

through the local photo club stuff

[coral crescent]

oh right you posted that first one recently right?

[coral crescent]

ahh gotcha

[foggy steppe]

think so

my photos were the poster photos

so i had to exhibit them

[coral crescent]

Whats that third one?

Ceremony of some sort?

[foggy steppe]

some perfume

[coral crescent]

oh lol nvm

[foggy steppe]

lmao

[coral crescent]

we have a similar sorta thing in Nepal and it reminded me of them lol

[foggy steppe]

to be exact a perfume museum so not far off lol

[coral crescent]

did not think that was a thing

more you know

[sudden karma]

Nothing to loose

[steep idol]

iona is australian?

[timber spruce]

ye

[steep idol]

huh

@coral crescent hows alice?

[steep idol]

i have a jug of oat milk for no reason

sitting next to me on my desk

[coral crescent]

He moved to Japan

recentlish

[steep idol]

oh cool

[coral crescent]

Shite as always, nothings new

[steep idol]

also i though iona was a she

[coral crescent]

lmao

[steep idol]

i miss melbourne so fucking much

idk why im sharing this pic,

maybe could be taller

[vivid verge]

@late parcel ‼️

[late parcel]

Hey

How are you all?

@sudden karma hi bozo

[steep idol]

UR BACK!!!!!

[late parcel]

Hey Kana

[steep idol]

its been supa quiet without u

[late parcel]

I wish my life was quiet

[steep idol]

i hope things are better

[late parcel]

Things uh

I fell off the wagon

[steep idol]

oof

dosent sound nice

at all

[late parcel]

Mm

How’ve you been?

[steep idol]

k ig, work ex last week, 9-5 kinda sucks with school stuff, otherwise same as usual

i've also done a bit of trolling

[late parcel]

Yikes, have a break and rest

[late parcel]

Oop

[late parcel]

😂

[steep idol]

even tricked my teacher with it too

[late parcel]

Lmao

[steep idol]

how long are you gonna be here for?

[late parcel]

Dunno

Until I feel guilty about not getting my shit together

[steep idol]

sorry, im not really sure how to respond to that, im kinda shitty with emotions

[late parcel]

It’s all good

[steep idol]

tnks

took a long nap in jp class today, couldnt feel my hands anymore

[late parcel]

Yikesss

[steep idol]

had to wait a good minute before i could move it again

[late parcel]

My lips are numb rn lol

[steep idol]

uhhhh

[eternal moat]

We had a joke for those rebranded Panasonic cameras. We called them "Leicasonics".

[steep idol]

whers the joke from?

[eternal moat]

My old workplace

[steep idol]

lol

[eternal moat]

(Used to work for a well known camera retailer)

[steep idol]

wish everyone would stop reminding me about studying and tests coming up, but idk

maybe its just me

2 sceince howmeowrk tomorrow
1 english
1 test

im just exaggerating arnt i ?

wytf am i even venting here?

[eternal moat]

Lemme put it this way: this is the easiest part of your life

[steep idol]

jeez

yeah i am truly fucked before i started

[late parcel]

You’ll be fineeee

You’ve got brains

[eternal moat]

I guess it depends on what you aim to do if you plan to go to uni

Saying that @late parcel my advice is after year 12 possibly take a gap year if you feel you can't/don't want to jump right into the grind of uni.

I tried the grind and it just didn't work out as I had no interest holding me until later in life.

[steep idol]

hello hello asian parents

[eternal moat]

I have asian parents too

[late parcel]

I just want to fucking be happy

Or to not be in pain

[steep idol]

dosent want me to take a gap year, is it too early to think about it?

[eternal moat]

If you have asian parents you need to show you have a plan with what you want to do with your gap year.

Justify it as a way to build your skills ect

[steep idol]

yeah ig

[steep idol]

but barely any motivation

[eternal moat]

This is how some of it will feel at uni just that they give you a lot of rope to fuck up

[steep idol]

cant deny it ig

[eternal moat]

The way I look at it is uni is somewhat an exercise in will

There will be subjects you love and just blast through

And those that will feel like a grind

[coral crescent]

at the end of the day you wont remember these results in a year

I sure as hell don't

[steep idol]

thers some stuff i wanna say but i dont feel like its a good idea to say

[eternal moat]

Go on

[steep idol]

|| i feel like i have a hard time focusing, but thats prob cuz im not oo interested, like in math, in the end i just learn what i need to finish the test. 2 o prob have a bad music addiction, hard to pay attention to stuff becayse my head keeps playing shit and takes up a good chunk of my thingking capacity and i just start focusing on that music in my head. 3rd i dont even know anymore, i know the things that i could do really well when i grow up but i feel like just waiting for VET next year.||

[late parcel]

I cannot read rn my eyes aren’t focusing but here’s a hug 🫂

[steep idol]

aw thanks

[eternal moat]

Ahhh I get how you feel mate, you got this.

[steep idol]

i think i just need sleep

im feeling sleepy and i keep pushing sleep aside just so i could "study"
worst idea,
i might just take meltonin now and read a book

[sudden karma]

yes

[sudden karma]

girl you sent this at 10pm OFC I wasn't replying

[vagrant river]

Above time (22:00 AEDT) in your local time · Oct 29, 2024, 11:00 AM

[sudden karma]

ok actual information now.
If you're tired, and you're casting aside sleep to study, you're not learning as much. Most of our memory retention comes with deep sleep. Therefore, actually aim to get some sleep, instead of studying until some stupid hour. Plus you get the added benefit of increased concentration throughout the day, more motivation and just better general mood

It improves you in many ways sleep

Literally the most important thing you can do

[patent pecan]

happy tuesday Australians

[delicate storm]

@sudden karma exam is tomorrow how do you feel!!!!!

[sudden karma]

IM SO DONE FOR AHH

[sudden karma]

HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT IT

[delicate storm]

I THINK IM PRETTY CHILL FOR IT TBH

POLITICS IS LOOKING LIKE MY WORST EASILYYYYY RN

[sudden karma]

english will be the only hard exam i have

ill do fine on the rest

just gotta lock in for this one

[static ruin]

I feel like you'd be the one person walking into an office all happy and cheerful in the morning

[patent pecan]

You'd be correct

[obsidian jetty]

year 10 exam is coming soon as well 😭

[sudden karma]

Don't stress about your year 10 exams whatsoever

If you fail them there is zero repercussions

[static ruin]

For Bungins if you're around, crappy photo, but eh, getting ready for Wrensday

And now to probably go back to culling photos, culled a heap to get some storage back, I've since filled it again..

[late parcel]

lol I have been awake for approaching 34 hours

[sudden karma]

GO TO HED

BED

[late parcel]

I tried

lol

Believe me I would have loved to have slept

[sudden karma]

do you mind me asking why

like is it your brain or is it insomnia

[late parcel]

I don’t think I can or should talk about what’s going on

[sudden karma]

Perfectly fine, always up to you with what you feel comfortable discussing with others

You can always DM me if you'd like I hope you know that

Open no matter the hour

[late parcel]

After 10pm I won’t get a response

[sudden karma]

yup but that doesn't change the fact they're open

[late parcel]

Let’s just say I don’t know how I will survive the next few weeks

[vivid verge]

2 hours remaining

[late parcel]

Hey Nate

[sudden karma]

you can come live with us

[vivid verge]

caffeine

[vivid verge]

gday

[sudden karma]

oh is this related to your final exams

[late parcel]

Unrelated

[sudden karma]

I hear those just finished

[late parcel]

Nope

I gave up on those lol

Fuck the HSC

[sudden karma]

ok I won't prod anymore

[late parcel]

I’m very likely over reacting to my situation. So I will wait a while for it to settle first before I make any statements

[sudden karma]

Hey that's exactly how I felt about my heart. I thought it was bad but in reality it was actually my anxiety causing it, and I was actively making it worse

sometimes we need to take a step back and view things from another angle

[late parcel]

I also did speak about this with a friend today

And she thinks I’m fully under reacting

Who knows

Fuck it

[vivid verge]

This is a good book

[late parcel]

Ooo

[vivid verge]

yeh it’s really cool and detailed

[patent pecan]

GOOD MORNING

HAPPY HUMP DAY

[sudden karma]

why are you so happy

Today is the worst day of the week for me

Exam day and then I'm free

@delicate storm GOODLUCK TODAY YOU GOT THIS 💪💪

[delicate storm]

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!

IM NOT PUTTING MYSELF UNDER TOO MUCH STRESS REVISION WISE TODAY IM JUST MEMORISING QUOTES MAINLY

[sudden karma]

ITS AT 1145

STUDY ISNT GINNA DO MUCH MORE

WE GOT THIS

[patent pecan]

It's only the worst day of the week if you look at it that way

You kids have zero optimistic outlook

[sudden karma]

No tommorow will be the best day, no work, minimal school and then I'm done

Relax all day

[sudden karma]

@slender steeple join us

[static ruin]

Yep, Wednesday is a great day.. local pub has their schnitty specials!

Then tomorrow possible storm, tossing up the idea of burning another day of leave, don't anticipate anything significant, but eh, got plenty of leave to burn

[sudden karma]

@floral river get in here

[floral river]

hello mates

im crying over my import tax

🫠

should have just wait till my Japan trip and buy it there instead

sigh this import fee is ridiculous

@sudden karma gluck with exams

[sudden karma]

thanks dude

[floral river]

pro tip for exams: don't second-guess yourself

your initial gut feelings are generally correct

if you look at your answer too long, your mind might start to ask questions...

I mean, sucks to be you because you still have exams

say what you want about work, at least there's no exams

🤪

[sudden karma]

@delicate storm WE DID ITTTTT

I FINISHED

THE EXAM ON TIME

LETS GOOOOO

[delicate storm]

WE DIDDDDDDDDDDDDD OMG

IM REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW I WENT ON SECTION B AND C BUT SOMW OF THOSE SECTION A QUESTIONS I WAS NOT EXPECTING

[static ruin]

Last exam, or still more to go?

[delicate storm]

that was my first LMFAO still have 4 left

[sudden karma]

THAR WAS ALSO MY FIRST

BUT MY ONLY STRESSFUL ONE

[sudden karma]

THEY WERENT BAD THH

I WAS LOCKED IN FOR THEM

[delicate storm]

QUESTION 5 WAS SO FUCKING HARD AND LIKE

THERES USUALLY A QUESTION ON PATTERNING OF SOME SORT EVERY YEAR BUT THERE WASNT THIS YEAR

WHAT DID YOU DO FOR SEVTION C

[obsidian jetty]

what exam was it?

english?

[sudden karma]

Eng lang yeah

[sudden karma]

QUESTION 9
it was the easiest tbh

[delicate storm]

WHAT WAS QUESTION 9 AGAIN

i did question 7 tbh

[sudden karma]

How does register and politeness affect something something social standing in contemporary Australian society

it was low-key easy

[patent pecan]

GET IN THEREEEEEE. I’ve got social hockey tonight. We’re all A-Graders so we just drink piss before during and after, and muck about

[static ruin]

Ah nice. Tomorrow will be a happy Thursday, decided to burn that day of leave even if potential storms won't be amazing.. now back under 17 weeks of annual leave built up, getting a bit low

[sudden karma]

17 weeks is fucking heaps mate

[static ruin]

It's a stupid amount, is why I don't care about throwing a day of leave away for little local storms

[sudden karma]

gonna go to Avalon airshow with AJ next year I think

[static ruin]

Surprised I've not been forced to take more time off

Ah nice

[sudden karma]

@vivid verge are you going to the Avalon airshow

[delicate storm]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

i did question 7 which was like

it was about how australian identity is changing and how its reflected in language or sonething

[sudden karma]

yeah I thought that one was tricky so I decided not to try it

[patent pecan]

Getting a bit low

Nah sounds like a good day

[static ruin]

Yep, all local stuff, so my worst case is I just relax and do nothing

[steep idol]

math exam done yesterday. math pat was today, and eng pat is tmrw

[sudden karma]

you got this big man

[steep idol]

its just a pat test

least its not tied to m grade

beam scooter riders are fucking horrible

[delicate storm]

i knew the most on language and societal change so that one was piss easy for me

[karmic lily]

Just got confirmation puppy is happening

Breeder messaged, Dam is carrying 8+

[sudden karma]

LETS GOO

[vivid verge]

Perchance

Quite likely

[sudden karma]

yeah I asked AJ she said she'll go most likely if she doesn't have exams

is there anyone else that might come

[vivid verge]

I may have to stumble upon some fortune

and some funds

[sudden karma]

I do hope to see you there

[static ruin]

Definitely glad I took the day off, poking around at models, they're somewhat split, though is a non zero chance of a storm or 2 going severe and/or supercell 👀 . But still entirely possible it all falls apart, tomorrow me problem

[steep idol]

opinions on musk stick

[vivid verge]

very good

yum yum

[steep idol]

i made it with some milk lol

[static ruin]

Loved them as a kid, brought a pack last year just for the memories, won't touch them again

I now think it was the ridiculous amount of sugar is what I liked as a kid

[sudden karma]

yummy

[sudden karma]

@tough widget

[sudden karma]

What are you ordering

[patent pecan]

Sorry for the delayed message uhh

Happy Thirsty Thursday kids

Happy possible storm hunting @static ruin

[static ruin]

Is happy Thursday, storms I still think are a coin toss at best

Severe potential has gone down, but eh, not too surprised, was already a not amazing forecast to go after to begin with

[patent pecan]

Sounds like a good day for a pub instead then

[static ruin]

Probably just be nerdy stuff like diablo until something happens if it does

QLD on the otherhand I'd not be surprised to see reports of rather large hail again today upwards of 5cm

[patent pecan]

Only ever seen hail once in Townsville in my life time

[static ruin]

Seriously?

[patent pecan]

Yep, in person anyway. I know its come down a few times

[static ruin]

I suppose like most areas, QLD gets a lot, but statistically the chances of a specific area being hit by a major storm is still small

[patent pecan]

I don't really hear much of it in North QLD. Unless humidity has a play in it

[static ruin]

At home I usually see hail in a storm or 2, but said hail is usually tiny and insignificant

[static ruin]

That's just storms in general, dew point is just as important as temperature to get them going, and how big they can get

Heck it's basically one of the potential failure options for our storms here, not much moisture in the air currently, basically relying on it to push in from the coast inland before the southerly change hits, if it doesn't, storm chance drops to near 0

[patent pecan]

0 = pub & diablo!!

fuck i haven't played diablo since i was like 6

[static ruin]

Well need to see what it does first, be a few hours before I get an idea

I was so happy when diablo 2 got a remake a few years ago, played the heck out of it for a while, on d4 currently

[patent pecan]

I think i've only ever played diablo 2

[static ruin]

The best diablo game

[patent pecan]

My mate's trying to get me to do a wedding shoot in Canberra next year... fuck me I haven't done portraits let alone weddings

Thats a long way & a lot of money for the couple for it to be a bust

[static ruin]

I imagine you'd atleast get a non refundable deposit due to the travel though

And it's close enough I'm sure we could go to the pub if you have the time, would be an excuse to get to the act

[sudden karma]

can always pawn it off to someone in Sydney from here tbh

Obviously you might not know them at all but if someone can prove it it's good money and easy for you

[patent pecan]

'have time''... The pub's the only thing I make time for

[patent pecan]

I do know the bride. Went to school with her - finny enough she use to have a huge crush on me

[sudden karma]

not surprised

who doesn't

I was talking about the person you could pawn the work off to tho

none of us have really met apart from the core ohs

Ogs

[patent pecan]

To be honest if I'm down that way, I'd use it as a holiday too. I told them I'd do it last resort for free as long as they pay flights/accomodation.

[sudden karma]

Honestly fair enough

Plus you'd get the experience to add to a resume if you wanna do something like that in the future

[patent pecan]

Thats my aim at the moment. Either cheap or free work to build a reporte and/or portfolio... that way if they aren't happy it's very much a 'get what you pay for' situation

[static ruin]

Last time I met a member here was when I picked up the 180-600, one happened to be at georges cameras at the time

So that was a bit over a year ago now

[sudden karma]

yeah so not many people

I'm hopefully meeting AJ and maybe natu next year at Avalon airshow

[static ruin]

Yep, so that dew point has only tanked, cooler air coming in.. Very low confidence of a storm now lol

[sudden karma]

aw

[static ruin]

So unsurprisingly seeing a few photos of wall clouds in QLD, basically the precursor to a tornado if the storm is going to produce one. Unsurprisingly apparently some large hail in those storms. Moisture finally arrived here, mostly a question of whether or not it can heat up enough now

[patent pecan]

yeah rogie, closer to South east QLD I take it?

[static ruin]

Yeah, North of Brisbane, storm probably head off the coast soon which is probably a good thing

Oh shit, couple lightning bolts up our mountain ranges, perhaps there is hope

QLD hail

[sudden karma]

wtf

mate that's a fucking golf ball

[patent pecan]

blimey, i need to invest in a car port

[steep idol]

hehe adaptrrrr

[sudden karma]

1070 spotted

[steep idol]

lol im running a 1080 TI but yes thers a 1070 in there

[static ruin]

Forgot ND filter to make it easier, but may have counted myself out too soon, couple of nice bolts in there

[sudden karma]

I mean at this point just get a 4060 they're not too expensive and they perform great now

[steep idol]

but why get a new GPU when the current one works gret?

[sudden karma]

True

[static ruin]

1080ti (and 1070) are sadly 'mistakes' NVIDIA won't make again, love that they're still solid cards nearly a decade later

[steep idol]

ughhh fucking mosquiots up here

[static ruin]

The mediocre lightning photos, but eh, I'll take it at this point

[patent pecan]

At least you got something!

HAPPY FUCKIN FRIYAY

BEERS ARE ON…. solos for you youngsters

Also, I’ve aged again. Got straps with my new sunnies fuckin brilliant piece of kit. Both for photography and work

[static ruin]

Becoming a boomer I see

[static ruin]

Was alright in person, just a pulse thunderstorm, but eh, been a while since I'd had lightning sound like explosions going off nearby, I enjoyed it

So of course I did what any rational person does when lightning strikes within a couple of km, I remained out in the open to watch

[patent pecan]

I'd love to try and capture some long exposure lightning storms. I've been seeing a guy on facebook lately capturing some LE with a drone with a light attached

pretty cool imo

[static ruin]

Interesting idea

That 2nd photo reminds me of horsehead rock way south in NSW I want to check out someday

[patent pecan]

I actually thought it was in NSW at first, but he's English (that photo specifically)

[static ruin]

Curious to see if Qld matches the 11cm hail they got yesterday, be nerding out on radar again, storm south of the gold coast just popped up and immediately going supercell, it chose violence

[steep idol]

i just looked through my grades, im suprised im not crashing to the ground

why do i get so confused when im doing an assesment? i just get hung up

anyways im doing my jp assesment and its super slow rn so im just gonna move to english

as much as i would love to at least get a bare minumum of C, i dont think i can with this one

i admit im a bit very lazy and procrastinate alot

[vivid verge]

I did my English speech assessment last week on the wrong fucking question

got 75% because half the marks were how well you presented the speech and the topics kind of overlapped

[steep idol]

both seems like the same quesiton to me, pls help

[vivid verge]

Don’t explain anything in your point, just state what is

in elaborate provide your ideas and techniques used

[steep idol]

do ppl still indent paragraphs?

[coral crescent]

lmao

petel?

Point, evidence, technique, explanation, link?

[steep idol]

huh

[coral crescent]

Or do you run something different up in darwin?

Thats the structure mandated for english assignments here

[patent pecan]

Sundays are for the pub

Happy sunday kids

[sudden karma]

Real

But I'll personally be grinding of fortnite

Og

[vivid verge]

fuck yeh

[sudden karma]

I love all the forzas in the background lmao

I'm waiting for my coworkers to hop on

[static ruin]

Nice early morning walk, need to return someday with a towel.. beautiful little spot

Did walk into knee deep water to get a photo, about as far as I went

[coral crescent]

You thought about taking a wide angle here before?

Could be a cool perspective

[static ruin]

I don't have anything wider, that was at 24mm. But yes, it's one of the few times I want a uwa

[static ruin]

I'm disappointed, yet to hear a happy Monday from smeet

Slacking off

[static ruin]

Apparently 14-30 on the market, could be a sign... $1300 is a heck of a lot for a niche use though

[sudden karma]

It's never a happy Monday tho

[static ruin]

It could be a happy Monday if we get these storms today

[sudden karma]

The weather's too nice down here haha

[static ruin]

We have what's stereotypical Melbourne weather currently, cloud and rain

Storm potential was high until overnight, strong inversion cap keeping it at bay.. but if one manages to get going, could easily produce hail, big if

[sudden karma]

Wish it was raining down here

[patent pecan]

Yeah I won't lie I had a CUNT of a monday

I almost died by forklift/winch so that was riveting

[steep idol]

notification not passing one of subject assesment
shiet
👀
SHIEEEEEEETTTTT
anxiety 1000000%

[static ruin]

Well good news then, you didn't die.. happy Monday!

Still holding out a bit of hope for those arvo storms here when I get home, clouds cleared, so there is a chance however small..

[patent pecan]

ha thanks

video incoming of scary runaway forklift

[static ruin]

Is it a runaway forklift, or a rollaway forklift?

[patent pecan]

uhhh at the speed it went

runaway

[static ruin]

But it's rolling, how can it run without legs

[patent pecan]

The tow pin holding the winch bent in half and popped out. Thank fuck I wasn't on the tray lol

[patent pecan]

The engine was running 😉

[patent pecan]

Happy Twos Day Tuesday

Two beers... minimum

[static ruin]

That's better, day is now complete hearing happy Tuesday

[vivid verge]

happy Friday

[static ruin]

Woah calm down there, you can't just skip ahead like that

[patent pecan]

HAPPY FUCKIN MELBOURNE CUP DAY ***

[sudden karma]

yeah it's my birthday tommorow guys

[patent pecan]

smh bring it up right after you see I won a 81 x bet

kidding. i'll express my happiness of your birth tomorrow morning

[vivid verge]

touggggh

[static ruin]

Your shout for beers?

[sudden karma]

yeah can you buy me some cookies please

[patent pecan]

I will indeed be indulging in some vienna lager this evening

[static ruin]

Never heard of it

Could be take.. 3 for storms on Thursday again, see if I can get the day off, eventually one of the good storm potential days will pan out

Showing big supercell potential locally if things don't fall apart

[patent pecan]

Realy malty/coffee taste. it's a darker colour but its not creamy/thicker like stouts and stuff

[static ruin]

Ah nice

[sudden karma]

you'll be one of the few that do ❤️

[vivid verge]

Happy friday

did i get it right that time?

[sudden karma]

Still Tuesday natu

[vivid verge]

shit

[steep idol]

might pull an allnighter just so i could pass this plp

my life rn

[patent pecan]

Happy birthday big dawg @sudden karma

Also happpy Wednesday. Hump day dudes

[sudden karma]

Finally 17

Thanks smeet

[timber spruce]

happy birthday

[static ruin]

Happy birthday.. one more year until you're a boomer by discord standards

[vivid verge]

happy Thursday

[sudden karma]

Thanks sal and puther

[sudden karma]

Closest he's been all week

[steep idol]

happy birthday

[static ruin]

It'll be a happy Thursday if we get these storms, still a coin toss, but day off again nonetheless

[vivid verge]

yay

maybe tomorrow will be the day

happy birthday as well

[sudden karma]

Thanks kana and natu

[patent pecan]

Using my day of work efficiently. Would be a cool sunrise location

[sudden karma]

might be getting a storm soon puther

i can hear some thunder

[static ruin]

Yeah heard someone else in Vic mention it, not looked at the forecasts, hopefully decent down there

In losing hope for tomorrow here, but I'll see what conditions are like on the morning

[sudden karma]

It's all gone

Was really sad

[static ruin]

confidence in storms going back up with latest models, definitely have the ingredients for a nasty storm/s now just a question of whether or not it all comes together at the right time tomorrow

[patent pecan]

Happy THURSDAY TEAM

happy storm hunting

[static ruin]

It is, I'm home today, very happy!

And maybe, as usual models flipping, it's gone back to high potential, but also higher chance of the storm setup failing based on the model runs this morning, fingers crossed

Basically comes down to the timing of the cold front, too early or late just means no storm, or much weaker

[patent pecan]

I'm not, I gotta do 3 hours of driving, then about 8 tomorrow and 4 the next 🤠

[static ruin]

Just a bit of driving, where are you going to?

3 hours isn't too bad, 8 is a lot

[patent pecan]

I've gotta do a run near ayr this morning (1.5 each way)

Tomorrow I have to go to ravenshoe, then to cairns, then home saturday

[static ruin]

Also had unforecasted rain this morning which is going to now make it even more difficult for storms to get going

Ah fair, gl

[patent pecan]

I wish we'd ge ta bit of rain here

It's be ungodly humid

[static ruin]

Yeah not so fun

Usually I don't like humidity... But rather happy to see it higher than expected for this time, hopefully remains, need more storm fuel... The joys of storm forecasting, over the years it's given me an appreciation of why forecasts get it "wrong" so often, tiny changes in conditions can be the difference between severe storm, and just grey overcast or clear skies

[steep idol]

slept at like 8pm yesterday

[static ruin]

Sounds like a great sleep

[steep idol]

oh boi it was

[static ruin]

God damn that humidity, go outside, feels like you're in a swimming pool

[sudden karma]

@vivid verge ticket info dropped

[static ruin]

Yep, storm basically over, morning rain and cloud cover killed any chance of it 😦

So much wasted instability sitting there...

[vivid verge]

yah saw that

hella expensive bruh

I’m 16 but definitely gonna be 15 if I go

[sudden karma]

Yeah wtf

I'm 17 now I wonder if I'll still be able to do sneak in

[static ruin]

Since smeet is slacking off, probably driving, Happy Friday!

[sudden karma]

Yipee

[delicate storm]

@sudden karma i finally got a computer that isnt my school surface pro and this is like, such a big upgrade its insane

[sudden karma]

Laptop or desktop?

[sudden karma]

I'm currently in the process of building my own desktop

[steep idol]

took me more than 5 moths to gather the parts

[sudden karma]

Lmao

Mine will all be here by like the end of next week lol

Super excited

[static ruin]

Nice, first build?

[sudden karma]

Yeah

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/fTHKHW

Here's the list if you're interested

I've already got the case and the PSU is on the way

Agreement with mum was one part per exam

Hence why I've only got 2 parts so far

[sudden karma]

While you can never future proof a PC, the motherboard is as futureproofed as you can get

Am5 will be supported until 2029 at the least

[static ruin]

Cpus don't really get dated as fast as they once did anyway, had my last one for 12 years. Showed its age before that, but still kept up reasonably well

GPU on the other hand..

[sudden karma]

The slot isn't gonna change

GPU is not future proofed but for what I play it'll run stuff

When I finish school I can get a better card anyway

[static ruin]

Enjoy, first build is always fun

[steep idol]

damm nvme is that cheap?

[sudden karma]

Yeah lol