I've had spam calls from Compare the Market 5 times so far this morning, so now my AI Nonna "Rosa" is handling them.
Sorry Lenny, we've moved on.
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Shaun Ewing
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Shaun Ewing
@swewing
A tech geek, cat dad, and a collector of PBXs and telephone systems going back decades. Also runs a global hobbyist telephone network called PhoneNet. 🏳️🌈
Sydney, Australia 가입일 Nisan 2008
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@fictillius @JohnGrahamALP Indeed.
I have to go from Barangaroo to Waterloo first so I can get a seat on the way home after work now.
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New rolling stock and more frequent trains when @JohnGrahamALP?
Eddie Redcliffe@fictillius
NSW Transport Minister John Graham on Tuesday revealed the Metro from north-west to south-west Sydney had experienced its two biggest days of patronage ever in March, in part due to fuel prices. afr.com/politics/petro…
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@_colourmeamused I don't understand.
My partner and I don't even share location unless we're meeting somewhere and not leaving home together (eg: dinner after work in the city and coming from our respective offices). Even then it's temporary.
Can't imaging just sharing with people permanently.
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@noprentence @VinoNStrosGal Totally agree. Mine is an absolute gem and I get a beaming "Hi Shaun!" as I enter.
No judgement, and she'll run me through things to keep in mind if a medication is new.
Went elsewhere once and was interrogated for daring to try to fill opioids and ADHD meds at the same time.
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@VinoNStrosGal I want to thank my pharmacist, Scott... You have been so good to me, i have horror stories from before you. my Dr told me "find a good pharmacist and make him your friend". It took me awhile but I found one.
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This is exactly what happened to me.
On March 2, 2026.
I was turned away by 55 pharmacies via phone call while trying to fill a legitimate prescription from my pain specialist.
I went into acute withdrawal before my dad and I finally found a pharmacy willing to help.
Since then I carry a letter from my specialist explaining my condition, my diagnosis, and my treatment plan just to prove I deserve my medication.
Patients aren’t “pharmacy hopping.”
We’re being forced to pharmacy hunt just to survive.
Justagirl@Justagirlawd
@VinoNStrosGal The bigger issue is now in pharmacists refusing to dispense the medications once you have found a good clinic and doctor. They force the “pharmacy hopping” issue by refusing to fill medications creating a self fulfilling issue. It’s an appalling over reach of power
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@ape_descendent @cherrymilkte4 Had a look through a local one a few weeks ago and giggled at these being sold as bowls without the dip of course 🤣
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@cherrymilkte4 I've seen rinsed out, plastic takeaway food containers for $2 each
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australian op shops need to sort out their pricing and like agree on SOMETHING because it shouldn’t be possible for me to get a kmart waffle maker for $4 and also a marc jacobs handbag for $4
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The 20 year old (Sybil) now carries hers around the house with her.
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@ape_descendent Welcome to the "possession without authority illegal" club. It is not a fun club to be in.
Hope you're doing ok (well as best as you can be).
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Mum took me to Bunnings as a bit of a day trip. I'm on the type of painkillers that chemists lock in a time-delay safe so we had a wonderful 2 hours wandering around making "smaller than small talk" & looking at the things.
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@squashedpeaches @CtrlAltDwayne Can't believe I've never come across that before, it looks really interesting and I think I need to set it up and check it out. Thanks!
Will let you know how I go :)
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I genuinely don't know how Atlassian is still alive. Every dev on earth hates Jira. They've made nothing but stupid acquisitions. Loom. Trello. DX. The Browser Company. Just collecting startups like Pokemon cards.
Meanwhile the founders are sitting in their multi-million dollar properties while the company bleeds money. It's incredible.
Klaas@forgebitz
so atlassian has never been profitable sounds like a terrible stat for project management software
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@mikjcal @sonutizerr I'm the same. I struggle being full time remote.
I go in a couple of days a week just to get out of the house. Even if I spend the day on Teams I still get to go grab coffee/lunch/etc with colleagues and have those informal chats you don't have when it's only scheduled meets.
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For me personally I would have to say no.
I found working from home was quite isolating and I had zero separation from work and home.
I went back to the office 5 days a week. I need that mental separation and also to be around colleagues. Even if I’m at my desk with my headphones on, I enjoy the buzz of the office the structure and having a workspace separate to my home.
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@shanselman I really feel like it was a story just to get people to get to the marketing fluff at the end.
If not someone really needs to actually implement some basic SDLC principles.
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you, too, can learn how to delete production with an ambiguity loop that runs as admin! Sign up for my substack...
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@spacepunk Everyone thinks it couldn't happen to them. In 2024 I fell and had multiple fractures including my hip.
Off work for 7 months. I luckily had savings but had $50 left when I got my first pay after returning to work.
I'm terrified of what would have happened if I didn't save.
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When I was in my 20s I had a very severe back injury that left me in quite a bit of constant pain and often took away my ability to walk, stand, or even sit. I was at the doctor's once and told him I was worried about becoming homeless because my injury and he said "of course you wont! Youre in school for microbiology and chemistry! You think homeless people can do that??"
It was my first exposure to how painfully and dangerously deluded the well-off are about the homeless and disabled and how only one small misfortune can be all it takes to take *everything* from you
Kevin Dahlgren 🥾 🥾@kevinvdahlgren
I met a trained chemist who ended up on the streets after he was laid off. He burned through his savings, couch hopped and finally ended up on the streets.
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I've started digging out my old boxsets of shows.
Most recently I lasted three episodes of horribly cropped The West Wing in widescreen before going back to DVD.
I also cancelled my streaming subs when I remembered I have over 1,000 DVDs and BDs in boxes in the garage.
The Green Kasey 🎃@RawbertBeef
Ironically, when you stream The Simpsons, this joke is lost because it was written to be in 4:3 but Disney+ messed with the aspect ratio. Physical media > streaming!
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@taipan168 Those type of guests don't care about the issue. They're seeking "service recovery" - ie: compensation.
If it really was an issue they would have accepted a room change.
Having said that if the hotel did have quieter rooms available then you'd think they'd allocate those first.
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Whilst I agree it's bad when there's a loud event that makes your hotel room very noisy, if the staff offer to move you and you decline, there really is not much else they can do.
Also: specify a quiet room when booking and request one on check-in.
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There's a guy at the cafe downstairs with a full desk setup including stand, keyboard, and mouse. Naturally in a meeting.
And you people wonder why cafes are banning laptops.
Meanwhile upstairs it's rather nice.
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@UberPrutser @applemuzeumpl We had them at school in ~1999 and today nearly 30 years later it now makes sense why I never saw them anywhere else!
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@applemuzeumpl Had one long time ago, was only offered via the education market in majority of Europe. Got replaced by the eMac years later.
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"So much AI slop on Facebook. No Mac ever looked like this."
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@nienna121 I giggle when I see people say that's what happens in any large city and you have to accept it.
Meanwhile this is my ride to work in my city of 5.5 million people outside the US.
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Why do American leftists talk like this? Public transit here has gotten worse and worse and if you call it a problem a leftist will come out of nowhere telling you that you’re whiny and soft. I refuse to accept people peeing on the floor next to people just trying to go to work!
welcome to our trash revolution@trash_panda97
i’ve been on the subway with homeless people that peed, screamed, all sorts of stuff. it was mildly uncomfortable but truly didn’t impact my day in any way. maybe your husband needs to toughen up
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@RealEmirHan That was a great restaurant too. Forty One in Chifley Tower here in Sydney.
A shame when it closed about 15 years ago.
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The steak scene in MATRIX was almost cut. Keanu Reeves fought to keep it, while Joe Pantoliano—who hadn’t read the script yet—didn’t realize they were talking about cutting his own scene and told Keanu to “get the f*ck over it” since he was in 99% of movie.
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