Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 14 Aug 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 14 Aug 2023
Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Probably petty but I just declined a "pre-work assessment" because after reading the fine print it appears some of it will be AI assessed, and it also requested access to my webcam while I sat the test to record me.
I've emailed the recruiter and told them I'm withdrawing my application and why I'm withdrawing it. Probably won't hear anything back but I'd rather not work for a company that can't even assess me themselves.
Yeah no thanks. F that. Good on you for having self respect enough to say "Jog on"!
Creepy. That's really gross. Good on ya for pushing back, I'm worried that this is the way of the future
It very much is. I'm in the process of trying to change jobs in the public sector, and easily 8/10 result in some sort of psychometric testing or one-way video interview with absolutely no human interaction. I've heard from friends in the private sector it's all very much the same as well, lots of video pitches and AI assessments through 3rd party agencies.
Yeah one of the shitty food prep type brainless jobs I applied for recently for subway or pancakes or something like that wanted a 60 second intro "fun" video. fuck off.
Years and years and years ago when I was desperate and was applying for anything, I applied online for Krispy Kreme and it was legitimately an hour's worth of torturous round a bout questions which culminated in asking for you to record and send them a video of yourself pitching why you wanted to work at Krispy Kreme.
I was exhausted at that point, found some way around doing that part of the endurance marathon, and wrote a MASSIVE essay in the comments section about how horrible the whole process of applying for a job at Krispy Kreme was and how crazy it was to do all of this just to get your resume in front of someone so they could decide whether or not they were going to interview the applicant.
Several months later, they rejected my application.
Ive done so many of those I want to cry
I just did one of those, but no camera, just AI mentioned. They are common, even in senior roles. Unfortunately
As an enjoyer of Asian mushrooms, having sampled a wide variety of mushrooms from Asia, I can testify that none of the popular Asian mushrooms look remotely like death cap.
When in doubt, blame it on an Asian
Patterson has told police she purchased a package of dried mushrooms from an Asian grocery store in Mount Waverley at least three months before the lunch. The package of mushrooms she bought was hand-labelled, she said.
Hand-labelled eh....hmm well this just gets weirder and weirder.
Mushroom Murder Lady is a cack. "Asian grocery store" my ass, she's a racist apparently.
Edit: also she lives in a smallish community in buttfuck Vic and she doesn't remember which of the three "asian groceries" she went to? Ha ha ha, liar!
She's already tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. And the media. May all the gods/goddesses help truth be known. I refuse to be a slave to Murdoch media.
EDIT: there's a nasty smell of 'a dingo took my baby' about this whole thing. And look how that turned out - eventually.
Agreed. She was right to be distrustful of media.
She's such a typical and easy target of societal hatred. She's middle aged and not pretty. She's working class from a poor rural town. She's white so she's a safe target, no risk being called racist if they pick on her. She is nervous and inarticulate, that doesn't make her guilty. She might really hate those people, that still doesn't mean she's guilty. She does dumb things because she's scared, that doesn't mean she's guilty. There's loads of people I hate but I would never think of killing them. The world thinks they know how a murderer behaves or what a murderer would say and if she doesn't measure up she's "guilty".
All I know is the whole world is crazy , they will chew her up and spit her out, destroying decades of her life just for a few days of gossip, higher ratings and ad revenue.
also she lives in a smallish community in buttfuck Vic and she doesn’t remember which of the three “asian groceries” she went to
She also has a property in Mt Waverly and claims that's where the "Asian grocery" is. Apparently Mt Waverly has two Korean grocery stores, and two other grocery stores that sell east or southeast Asian goods. Still doesn't make sense.
Also, threw out the dehydrator that she didn't use to dehydrate the dried mushrooms she bought. That doesn't hold water at all.
Does guilty looking things (dumping food dehydrator) out of fear of looking guilty. Heard that one before. Something ain't right here.
The plot thickens for Murderous Mycology Lady
Wtaf I was wondering why the hell I was so cold all night last night and had to put my heater on (I usually leave my heater off while I'm asleep) and this morning I was also wondering why I had to stream the bathroom a bit before I could get in the shower, and I thought I was just a bit sensitive to the cold since I just woke up, but no, it's a cool 6° outside feels like 3. 4° overnight as well
Every winter I'm reminded why exactly I want to move up north. This is why
Yeah I was wondering why my hands felt extra cold. Stupid barely insulated shacks we live in. Melbourne winters wouldn't feel half as miserable if we had proper construction (having now experienced living in a place that has double glazing and shit, I'm really feeling the difference).
Yeah I had the electric blanket on low on a timer. It was a good call.
yup, I wore my polar fleecy pjs
I really didn't need to take today off work, I'm not leaving for the airport until 4:30pm, but godDAMN I'm glad I did 😎
I just need to shave, beard trim, shower and pack the toiletries I use for that and I'm good to go!
No word yet on my business class upgrade bid.. they said they'd email between 24 and 9 hours before the flight so that means up until 11:25am. I'm expecting I won't get it.
I remember you were going to hire a car. Normally one would just pick it up at LAX on arrival (or wherever your final flight lands). Please please Be extra careful and take it easy when driving due to jet lag. Your reaction times are WAY off.
Yep picking up the car from LAX and driving 2 hours to Bakersfield on landing. I probably won't be the one driving that though I suspect, but if I am I'll be extra vigilant 🫶
One of the many reasons I could never be a politician is that I just don't give a fuck about sport and nor could I pretend to.
I HATE soccer. With a passion. But man I'd cheer the aussies on in a grass growing competition if we were playing well. Anything but Cricket.
Me: minding my own business
My brain: blows and pops bubblegum 'Hey'
Me: 'What'
My brain: 'So like why haven't we got that job we applied for an hour ago?'
me: sighs
Uh oh. Uh oh uh oh uh oh. Was having a good enough day, but after being made aware of some stuff at work that is very very relevant to my particular skill set but purposely kept from me because of some contrived administrative procedural thing that I am still completely unclear about, I am having a Moment trying to regulate the rush of trauma-response emotions of being unworthy or punished or abandoned, and also unprecedented rage trying not to scream I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU BUT YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN. This is definitely a Bad Vibe.
I am going to read some saved emails of people saying very lovely things to me and then reach out to some friends. Specifically one who works in actual proper HR and can tell me the calm factual aspects of what's going on, what the next steps are and how to resolve it with assertiveness, instead of getting struck in angry toddler space.
I am going to read some saved emails of people saying very lovely things to me and then reach out to some friends.
This is a good approach. I hope it pays off.
probably an obvious comment to make but if you are feeling it, take some notes on the situation at hand, being as factual as you can given the circumstances. contemporaenous notes are powerful documents to possess during conflicts and when things go to shit.
Finally have completed my exercises for today. It was a hectic day at work, and hectic even before I left the house! The Minipeelers are both currently ill; the Miniest has improved and the Elder was coughing a bit and looking a bit NQR at the time, so I thought bugger it, they might as well both have the day off. I set them up with their needs as much as possible before I left so it's less their father has to do. Today however was the day the WGAC delivery arrived and also the grocery delivery arrived early (with all the disso, Glen 20 and tissues etc). The Elder Minipeeler showed a brilliant side of himself in taking the initiative and bringing it in mostly on his own (he woke his dad to help with the groceries but by his own admission Mr Peeler wasn't much help). Was also totally supportive to the Miniest, helping to keep hydrated and offering food. I said, "you're a great brother and a great son too, and I'm proud of you." Bloody legend.
Elderpeeler really is a good one. Onya kiddo
Man, I hate the anxiety that comes with applying for jobs. Just give me the job now please me good worker much experienced.
Hello this is Force? Oh yes Outlier1031! Yeh they worked for me for about 18 months - honestly one of the most productive staff we had, it sucked they left. Amazing workplace culture fit too - super friendly and got along with everyone. Yeh look if you don't accept them for the job let me know I'm actually short staffed myself now. Yeh no worries.
Haha thank you. I should put on my resume 'my aussie zone friends think i'm cool' milhouse voice
I am right there with you. I've been looking for about 6 weeks now — landed a few good interviews, but there were better candidates each time. The worst part? The interviews have all been for incredible positions that I landed with rough as guts application written by chatGPT — yet the handwritten, bespoke, thoughtful (and by all other metrics) clearly superior applications have all been flat out rejected.
no idea what to make of this but uhh yeah i hate moment of this cooked as process
had to cancel camping trip since Im still crook. Kiddo has hit 4 months so he's not sleeping (plus he is sick too). And when he WILL sleep its only for the MRS so she's stuck doing almost all the night stuff. All is not well in the break household.
We must have the same thing, I had to cancel my weekend me time plans too. And 4 month old sleep oh boy 🫠 I hope it passes quickly for you guys!
the running nose dry cough thing? Yeah fun and games! And every time you think your coming out the other side it comes back and smacks you in the face again. Yeah we'll get there. Gonna start transitioning to formula so at least I can do a bit more of the heavy lifting.
Several dads I know have all spoken of the difficulty of getting their young child to feel as comfortable and relaxed around them as the child's mother. Only one couple I know has the kid prefer to sleep in his dad's arms and that's because his mum is constantly stressed out when feeding him (he has some digestive issues and she has a bunch of health issues himself. Never breastfed kiddo) I dunno if it's just thousands of years of social conditioning and a bit of biology that kids gravitate towards their mum but I can fully appreciate how frustrating it can be for everyone in this modern era.
Personally I just feel guilty I cant do more. I get he needs her and its evolutionary and stuff. But man, im looking forward to when he is a bit older and I can do more for him.
Good Bot #001. 😘
The original bot botty. All others kneel.
I am having very intrusive thoughts about the recycling skip I saw outside the leopold shopping centre last week.
The amount of cardboard in it would suppress all of my oxalis problems. I am very tempted to contact who ever manages the centre to see if they're cool with it but illegally dumpster diving cardboard just seems exciting.
i can't believe I just said that.
I love these confessions. Here's mine. Sometimes I eat those cheese slices that everyone calls "plastic cheese" on it's own for a snack. Not just one of them. Usually it's 3 or 4.
I reckon they'll be cool with you taking the boxes and if they're not then they are arseholes.
I love processed cheese slices. they are easy and don't need refrigeration. Years ago when I stayed at Miss Seagoon's place and wasn't cooking much I used to live off those, apples and walnuts and choco dinosaur biscuits
I can't see them having a problem with it, people adding their own rubbish tends to be a bigger issue with cardboard dumpsters.
First in best dressed. Go get your cardboard before someone else grabs it or the skip goes.
If you go to your local supermarket when they are stacking the shelves, just ask for the cardboard boxes, we don’t care, it’s less work for us having to compact them. I have people ask quite a bit for moving or weed suppressing.
nothing suppresses oxalis! You're stuck with it for life!
I might be putting an offer on a house to someone who is apparently desperate to sell for personal reasons. I'm going for another look and will get a building inspector to also take a look. The kitchen needs to be redone because apparently it was made for Shaq - for real the bench tops are so high - and the oven looks like it wouldn't be up to code (it's all old anyway).
The house has been on the market for a long time without much interest it appears as well.
I was once told that the first offer you make should be so low it even embarrasses you to offer it. I figure if the guy is keen to sell and "very flexible" may as well try it - especially given a few things need to be done to the house. It's livable now, but it needs a split system, a small part of it is unfinished (very minor and no big deal but why I am also getting a building inspector) and definitely needs a new kitchen so I figure I'll put those reasonings in for a lower offer too.
Any one ever done this? This is all new to me. It scares me spending so much money.
When we brought this place I had put in 3 offers on other places and got royaly dicked around. So I called the agent and went "My offer is 5k below asking range. Take it or leave it. Present it to your clients and if they agree you'll have the writing in offer 2 seconds after you call me. But Im not sending you a deposit to just talk to them". Turns out we were the only one, got it for 5k below the asking range (which even then was probably 10k too much). Worst case, they come back and say "Nah, how about X instead". But you never open negotiations high in the vendors favor. You miss 100% of the shots you dont take. Good luck!
Yep. I don't want to dick around either. If I like it and the BS comes through ok I'll put in an offer that can be without subjecting to finance, dude can go on his merry way (apparently divorce and ex is taking him for everything), while I still have to fix up the issues. It's going to be a ridiculously low offer though but he is happy to negotiate. And if not. I am not in any hurry either.
That's not really good advice. If you insult the person they'll reject it. Being ruthless wins no friends. Especially in small towns. Definitely cost the kitchen and take that off, and the other repairs. But most likely the person has an amount in mind which has already considered those factors.
Just lowballing someone because you don't think anyone else is interested won't necessarily sway someone who has a figure in mind. Don't listen to real estate agents or anyone else with a financial interest in the sale other than the vendor. Apparently desperate to sell doesn't mean someone will take something insulting or would not line up with what they need the money so desperately for in the first place.
If you're wanting to make an offer, set out some conditions, like pending finance and pending building inspection. Go 10-15% under their asking price as a place to start a negotiition so the vendor knows you're serious. Lowballing often means tyre kicker. Source, I just sold my place and had a few fuckheads who wasted my time and tried to lowball me.
I am also not desperate to buy so I don't need to come to his table either. I have a price/ceiling I am willing to spend in mind. He's willing to negotiate, going through a messy divorce and wants to get rid of it. If he wants to reject it outright, fine. If he wants to negotiate, also fine. If he wants to accept it, even better.
Saturday night was a bit of a change from the usual routine of early drinks and a takeaway, instead we booked in for a dinner and a show. Broadway it was not, this was in Parkdale. The dinner was great. If you like Italian food and excellent service, Bueno is highly recommended.
Then things got a bit surreal. We arrived at the little theatre on Parkers Road about 20 mins before the play was due to start, thinking we'd get some pre-show drinks. The bar was open, but the people staffing it were not allowed to sell alcohol, so we ducked out to a nearby bar for a quick glass of wine before returning to the theatre. This was the moment when the Matildas were in the penalty shoot out and we kind of got drawn into watching that on the pub TV, but it went on so long we had only a minute or two before the play was about to start. We dashed back to the foyer and someone was watching the penalties on their phone, so we and a bunch of other strangers gathered round to watch. The theatre staff saw what was going on and actually delayed the start of the play until the winning kick lol.
The play was a self-written murder mystery by a local amateur dramatics group. Good on them for trying, but it was just awful and we left at the interval. Not sure if the guy in the audience (all 20 of us) who had fallen asleep and was snoring loudly made it to the end.
One of my overseas rellies (a recovering misogynist) asked whether there's much interest in the WWC over here. I'm tempted to share this story with him!
The FIFA women's World Cup has turned me into a fan of soccer/football, I was so invested in the Matilda's game on Saturday and had so many emotions. It was so good!!
Honestly same, I think I'll be watching more
How good was it? It's nice to actually see a wholesome crowd watching a game instead of a load of beer fuelled stupid fat middle aged wankers.
Sorry for the cat spam, but it's taken weeks to get her to even acknowledge this things existence https://imgur.com/gallery/jX9mueJ
It's not spam. It's lovely but don't be surprised if she takes pics of you while you're sleeping.
I know that look on a kitty..
She is defintely lining up something..
Lovely coat though I'd probably tell her that before you sleep.
So far so good... the dreaded wait for everyone to finish boarding before I know for sure
Even if a baby does arrive it won’t take up much space. You’ll probably still get the armrest
Is that premium economy? Someone's got coin 🪙👛😂
So it's pretty to sign easy up to volunteer for the yes23 campaign. I did it this morning. I can't manage much more than handing out how to vote cards, but I'll probably do a couple more things in the mean time. I think this is a time to step up. Deciding you're going to vote yes and figuring everyone else around you is "Melbourne Basic Woke 101" is probably not enough. https://www.yes23.com.au/volunteer
The no campaign is based on complete bullshit. Pretty much the cookers and liberal cunts who grew up after their covid misinformation campaigns have learned their lessons very well. They know how to make people believe conspiracy theories and are under no obligation to tell the truth.
Our democracy is a bit of a joke, but it's no laughing matter what colonialism has done in Australia and all over the world. The yes side are doing an ok job, but Albo is a bit of a wet paper bag.
I am so SO fucking sick of this. I hate it. Its a bit like the gay marriage thing. There is an OBVIOUS right and an OBVIOUS wrong. But sure lets to a litmus test of how strong news corps' influence is. Or how uneducated the country truly is. Albo looks weaker and weaker by the day by refusing to call the vote. And the longer this goes on the more room is created for hate under the guise of "Debate". Pathetic leadership.
Yes. This is why I volunteered. This shouldn't be a political issue at all. It's about the constitution not being left or right wing. Australians are often either racist or just don't give a shit so they buy Murdoch's bullshit. What Murdoch has to gain from the no vote is anyone's guess, but it's probably just cos he and his staff are all racist scum.
Potato chips for dinner. I am a potato.
🥔 🔥
crispy like me
"You are a potato?" Inches towards utensil drawer
we are what we eat
I'm going to have a nap, this world is pain and I'm tired of everything.
If you want me, I'll be dead dead deader than dead.
Hugs hun! You deserve the world!
some leek and potato soup for dinner would be nice . Never made it before. How hard could it be. some leeks, potatoes, garlic, black pepper, a vegie stock cube
It's pretty easy and tastes good.
Now I want some.
Yep that's about it. If you whiz it up put a little bit of warm milk in there to give it a "creamy" look otherwise it looks like pureed baby food. Also avoid any green bits from the leek unless you like green soup. I don't mind green soup.
Work has me anxious. I hate my office but I need to stick it out whilst I look for a new job.
Today I went in and actually felt very faint... I'm a bit worried. Low level panic attack or something else? I took the afternoon off...
For me a low level panic attack feels like my heart is off, and there is a deep pit in my stomach. Feeling faint sounds a little more physiological, but could be a response to stress I guess.
I think I'll talk to my GP. He's been a bit worried about my blood pressure. 😳
feeling faint sounds like hyperventilation, a common symptom of panic , there may also be some muscle tightness around the chest
The revamped international departure security/customs experience at Tullamarine is so good. Plus it was empty so I barely slowed down (slight exaggeration) but it was completely painless. Stand here, slide passport in there, look at the screen here.. done.
Secondary note, duty free used to be cheap.. it is no longer cheap. The things I looked at were more expensive than where I've seen them at shops. I don't drink enough these days or want anything to bother with duty free anyway.
Ohh and also, the seat next to me is STILL showing as empty 😎🤞😎🤞😎
I've never seen duty free cheap and I've been here a minute.
If it makes anyone feel any better the UV index tm is the first 'moderate' day heading into this spring.
BG3 got stuck at 62% this time. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Restarted my PC and it's downloading properly again, but that's several hours of progress that was not achieved, sigh.
No horny d&d game for me yet.
PC needs lube
It's already as wet as it can get, Scotteh
Damn that sucks.
Come on download, you can do it!
Oh no! Ignore my comment I just made.
The download time sucks. So I don't blame you for having issues.
Yeah, I cant wait until I get a job and then I can upgrade my internet plan lol, it's painful when it gets stuck. If I could trust that it wouldn't, I wouldn't mind so much haha
What a time to be alive.
I'm just sad it didnt get stuck at 69%, would have done a screenshot 😂
Anyone want to work for me today? I'm too tired and lazy. I'll give you a potato and some sardines
Offer increased to two potatoes
sorry i already have two potatoes at home
Throw in a bag of grated cheese?
I am genetically blessed but not Gillian Anderson blessed, genetically.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🥪🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥫🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
I got through some housework and then I sat down and that was a mistake hahaha but I'm setting a timer for 4 minutes and then getting up.
Was just browsing https://aussie.zone/communities and forgot there is an actual community set up to ask for help of a technical nature for this platform. Looks pretty lonely in there. [email protected]
Sounds awful but do you have that one actor that you just love to watch suffer. I've been very slowly rewatching Keeley Hawes' filmography since she was popping up in my British crime drama marathon a bit, and good grief she just gives a master class every time she has to act emotionally distraught. I love it when she gets to go for that slow emotional descent or that emotionally dejected look because I'm like, ok but like is she actually ok because she just genuinely looks fucked.
I'm a poet I'm a bard
I'm easy and I'm hard
I write rhymes out of time
I'll find the words for all of my
Sorrows and my aches
Turmoils and heartbreak
I do my best to be relatable
But the reality is debatable
So date-able but hateful
Shame and self-doubt
Fill me up and pour out
Of my mouth and my fingers
They hover waiting and linger
Upon words yet unspoken
They light up awakened
WaitingI only understood 92% of that.
Fair.
Update: my bid to upgrade to business class was unsuccessful BUT look at this! This might change throughout the day but as of now I have an empty seat next to me! 🤞
There's clearly a baby in that seat.
🥔💤
Still waiting?
Yep, 83%. If all goes well, I can play tonight haha
Tonight is fajita adjacent fajitas.
bit of greek yogurt, guac, coriander.. that new hawt sauce.. is new desert island food.
Yay I'm glad you like it so much 😁
It's my new go to. Big many thanks for the rec!
I am so tired of block buster movies, will watch more "normal " movies.
Yesterday it was "Puzzles". So nicely made and scripted, characters so well drawn, no sets that I can tell, it was all on location, you forget you are watching a movie, it seems like voyeurism, 😭😭😭😭 ( tho the husband is not half as bad as such a character would be irl )
4 hobbits
( irl I have done nearly all the puzzles that were in movie. my fave shown was starry night , usually takes about 4 hours . The hardest puzzle I have ever done was a big one of Blue Poles )
I'm definitely legally obtaining the troma collection slowly. Tonight's amazing opus is called wiseguys vs zombies,
Counting down the minutes until dinner is ready. Cabbage and fennel bake with chicken pesto kiev balls.
It boggles my mind that you can bake cabbage. In my head I imagine it turning into a watery mess. It's as foreign as the idea of frying lettuce or something
BG3 got stuck at 92% again.
I am going to throw GOGs servers into a bonfire, wtf
Edit: Aborted again, restarting the download. Kill me.
Editedit: i found a few solutions on reddit and google, but I already aborted and restarted installation. If it gets stuck again, I'll start fucking around with the game files
That is super weird and unfortunate. I hate when that happens.
Okay I think I've had enough of work now. I'd like to go home please.
Well, if you're going, I'm going.
One out all out. Strength in unity. Let's all go home.
I sewed on a button in a rush this morning, and it's promptly fallen off again tonight. A testament to my excellent sewing skills.
Home alone with my vessel and mind,
Will you message me, is it solace I'll find?
Do I occupy your thoughts late at night in your bed?
Do I swirl around mixing with the anxieties in your head?
Home alone with my vessel and mind,
Oh, the things I will do just to unwind.You ever completely forget about an album, then suddenly remember it whilst you're at the supermarket with headphones on.....? Everything I Long For - Hayden
Got a new gaming headset to review. Pretty keen as!
Heavy weight in my heart, I'm struggling to breathe.
All of my dreams slip through the gaps in the weave
Between the neurons, they sparkle like falling stars.
I make wishes on each one and carve into my scars.
I drag up the past from seas glittering with moonlight,
Fishing out dreams from mistakes I can't make right.
The moon bears witness to my tear-soaked sheets,
With my hands on my heart to ensure it keeps beat.
I'll time it just right and have it dance to the song,
That the stars sing when everything is going all wrong.
Please sing to me sweet words under the nightsky,
Tell me it's okay, hold me close, don't ask me why. Just tell me you love me and want me too,
And I'll put all my fears aside because of you.It paid off!!!!!!!!!!
I love Gibson's little face peeking out!
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For the longest time, which is a while, I've been reading this as wordle and wondering why it was maps. Like, when did wordle change? Finally took the time to not glance over it today. Either way, this is less brain work than wordle.
