• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    4 months ago

    Quiet weekend. Work paid for dinner and a couple of drinks. Happens once a month.

    Glad I’m in a different sector. All the IT places I worked for were awful and tight asses.

  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
    14·
    4 months ago

    Did you ever give anything away thinking it’s worthless, or that you’ll never use or want it again, and then over a decade later think WHY TF DID I DO THAT I’M A COMPLETE IDIOT?!?!?!?!

    Yeah that’s me.

    Missing my old Macintosh 512K from 1984 with second external disk drive, in perfect working condition. That I now want to tinker with bad, especially now that there are great storage/communications options that can be built for them.

    Retro-computing is EXPENSIVE now.

    </nerdregret>

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      5·
      4 months ago

      The one thing I wanted back from the past is my Intellivision. It may or or be in a derelict shed. Gone either way.

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
        6·
        4 months ago

        I’ll pour one out for it tonight.

        I wish I still had my childhood Commodore 64. Been on the lookout for one for a while now, but even the fixer-uppers are worth heaps. The days of $20 garage-sale specials are long gone!

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      My dad bought a certain brand of keyboard for music, in the 80s, and he’s accumulated many different ones now. I cannot remember the brand/model, but he sold it before I was born and kicks himself for it because 1) it’s worth a lot now, and 2) he said it made the best sound and his current ones don’t come close.

      My dream if I win the lotto, would be to buy him a moog

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
        4·
        4 months ago

        70s/80s audio electronics were so much better, completely agree.

        I luckily DO have my dad’s old hifi setup, the sound is just -chef’s kiss-

          • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
            2·
            4 months ago

            Not gonna lie it’s pretty awesome ☺️ And as a bonus, our 5 year old is becoming great at turning records over for me at the end of the side! Especially the Bluey picture discs 😄

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      3·
      4 months ago

      My husband had an IBM Original 286 that he still reminisces about to this day.

      My first computer was an Amstrad

    • Briongloid@aussie.zoneM
      3·
      4 months ago

      As fun as retro computing and gaming is, I’ve found emulation to fulfill that itch for a more reasonable price.

      I use Qemu/KVM with virt-manager, I’m currently playing with Windows XP and trying to get games like AOE2, Warcraft3, etc running on it. Eventually I may get an old white LCD 4:3 monitor.

      Retro handhelds like the Miyoo Mini Plus, Anbernic RG35XX-H & Trimui Smart Pro are cheap and fun portable retro game handhelds, they are becoming very popular and the firmware mods are getting better.

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
        2·
        4 months ago

        Yeah I’m also well into emulation. VICE for commodore stuff, and omg how good is exodos! WinUAE for Amiga. I still long for the actual hardware though, I’ve got an old DOS machine and love it, though even that is still a bit too “new” (it’s a PII)

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    13·
    4 months ago

    I just wanted to let everyone know I may not be technologically gifted like youse but I can crochet a hat and make really good sandwiches. Ok.

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
    13·
    4 months ago

    I’m really tired of the enshitification of clothes. You used to be able to wear, wash, even tumble dry a tshirt for years before it wore out. Now they go out of shape after a single wash. I would happily pay for good quality if it existed, but the extra $ for expensive brands is paying only for the logo, not quality. I’ve had a comedic realisation this is what it will be for the rest of my life, I don’t see clothes quality going back to how it was. RIP my wardrobe forever. Welcome to the future - no world peace, flying cars or spaceships. Just shitty tshirts.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    4 months ago

    Kids requested movie night and they got to pick.

    We’re watching Wayne’s World and I’ve never been prouder.

    It’s such a snapshot in time and still holds up.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    10·
    4 months ago

    I can still taste things a bit but my sense of smell is 0%. Kids are feeling noticeably better though which is great 😅

    In a further twist, instead of our friend giving COVID to Mr P, it may have actually been the other way around. An acquaintance of his wanted to come over and he told them they couldn’t because COVID. Apparently they said (imagine flippant ditzy voice) “Oh I’ve had that for weeks! Can’t seem to get rid of it!” And then proceeded to regale him with anecdotes about people they’ve seen in recent weeks, including their very elderly parents and people we’ve regularly been in contact with! 😠 Some people are just jerks.

  • Cendana@aussie.zone
    10·
    4 months ago

    Wife: “why did you buy three 5pk of Ferrero Rocher instead of a 16pk?”

    Me: “because a 5pk is $5, while the 16pk is $18”

    Wife: <shocked look on her face>

    Yeah usually the pricing structure is the other way around lol.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    10·
    4 months ago

    I didn’t participate in Dry July but I probably haven’t had a drink in a month between all the colds and things I’ve had on

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    9·
    4 months ago

    My much-used travel mug developed a minor leak which caused it to drip on me every time I drank from it. I ordered a replacement yesterday (the exact same model) and thanks to the wonders of Amazon it was delivered today. The wonders of the modern age.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      I did an ultimate lazy move today. I finished shopping at aldi, realised I needed things from Coles, grabbed them, realised I needed stuff form the fruit and veg shop, grabbed those, then realised I forgot to grab an ice cream so went back into aldi, then realised I needed oil so had to go into aldi yet another time, then I realised as I was unpacking into the car I forgot pepper. I said “fuck off I’m not going back in there for another fortnight” and looked at Amazon. Amazon sell SAXA pepper, so I ordered it, and now some poor, underpaid, exploited soul will come deliver me my 3.50 jar of pepper tomorrow :D

      (I didn’t take a shopping list because I had to turf a lot of food that may have been tampered with and this is my first proper shop since getting home. It was easier to make a list of what I do have, than what I don’t, hence the spice list I posted earlier)

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        1·
        4 months ago

        Kids these days. Back when I was a girl we didn’t have that fancy internet thing and people delivering groceries to our door. At your age I walked to the supermarket, half an hour each way with a backpack every week. If I needed something I forgot I just had to do without.

        I think the closest you got to food delivery in those days was a Christmas hamper. Or maybe pizza delivery, I think that started when I was still in school.

  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
    9·
    4 months ago

    I am keen for this day to end. I am making a double cheeseburger for dinner and gonna watch that new Aussie show, Fake with Asher Keddie and David Wenham.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      3·
      4 months ago

      I used to love all the milk bottles, teeth and strawberries and cream. Either my tastes changed, the lollies changed or a bit of both because I haven’t enjoyed them the same in years. Now I only get excited by dark chocolate coated liquorice or chocolate in general. Anyone remember wine gums? Mum used to buy all that sort of stuff, which nobody in the house liked.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    9·
    4 months ago

    I did not know if you want to share a picture you long press it, download it and it turns up in your gallery. Fffffff…

    Also the man bought me these because I’ve had a hard time finding these

  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    8·
    4 months ago

    Help? Boyo has gotten a pile of fines (some before I met him) and is in a very bad doom spiral. I ca’t fix this ad he’s refusing to even query what they are. Should I just shut up and let him bankrupt himself?’ Danger words have been said.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      8·
      4 months ago

      Oh Catfish. I’m sorry to hear this. If it was me I’d be looking straight into his eyes and saying “You need to put your big boy pants on so we can sort this out together”.

      I do hope you find a solution ♥

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      8·
      4 months ago

      I’m guessing it’s all too much to deal with and he’s shutting down? You can try a financial counsellor, some community centres have them free for low income earners

      Edit: I don’t want to ask your area and can’t link google results on mobile but just search ‘financial counselling free victoria’.

      I’m not sure what to do about him refusing to deal with it and the friction that results. I’ve had a few people coming for me for help but refusing actual assistance and it’s a very difficult situation.

      You could pick one reputable number (one off the Consumer Affairs site or the Salvos) and write it on a post it. Or call them sitting with him.

      But if he’s shutting down or lashing out then all you can do is remember that he’s an adult and responsible for himself. And check whether his finances affect yours.