I went back to the op shop because there was a Led Zeppelin shirt I didn’t grab. You snooze you lose, probably snapped up 30 seconds after I left by a reseller.
But I did get some Buffy dvds and some art books. I went a little ham because things are getting scrubbed from the internet and I’m rediscovering the importance of physical media.
Life is a little bit easier now the demanding meds schedule is over, instead of stressing Melbcat out all the time we can focus on cuddling and chilling together.
this is really good, so happy for you and melbcat, you both need this 😽😻
It’s so good. I think she’s got a slightly tender little tummy still but has started the fortiflora.
She’s now willing to eat her wet food with the regular meds mixed in which is so much less traumatic for both of us.
*because things are getting scrubbed from the internet
Wait, what? I’m out of the loop on this one
Pirate everything. For books:
For everything else check out the megathread at reddit.com/r/piracy
I would love to pirate but would suffer undue anxiety about it and would be hit quite hard if my internet provider cut me off. I know about vpns but don’t know which are trustworthy
NordVPN is probably the most trusted. They’ve been around a long time and have generally positive reviews.
Maybe. I’m still incredibly risk averse.
I’ve pirated for years and never been caught. The bigger issue is accessing the torrent websites. But you can set up search in Qbittorrent to search within the program, so you don’t even need to go to the dodgy websites
I’d not know where to start and would add insane anxiety to my life.
I understand, and it’s not worth the stress if it’s something you’re worried about.
The guides are always out there if you ever want to give it a go
Thanks. It’s a valuable skill, just one I’m not sure I can master!
This has been slowly happening for a long time without fanfare. A lot of stuff you used to be able to watch for free on YouTube (even older stuff) is getting more difficult or impossible to find due to aggressive copystrikes, probably to try and push us onto cable and streaming services.
Cartoon Network likes to wipe shows from the internet after they finish or are cancelled and they’re probably not the only ones.
Also the Internet Archive recently lost a copyright lawsuit that means access to 50,000 (?) books (and movies?) was lost.
Basically corporations are getting more aggressive about gatekeeping what you can access for free and taking stuff down, so a lot of people are advocating for making physical backups or obtaining copies of anything important to you.
It happens periodically. Streaming services don’t hold on to things forever, and even sites like the Internet Archive (which shares free access to books) periodically has to negotiate a changing landscape of access to materials.
We do not own things we get off Netflix, or even off Steam and such. Access can be revoked
Yeah, that’s why it should be allowed to archive. Infinity Train was wiped off the internet out of spite and there was some stink about people losing music they had purchased. As in purchased under the agreement that they would be able to keep access.
Subscription based services can get fucked. I may not dare pirate but I’m not afraid to go caveman if I have to
You got me interested about Infinite Train so I looked it up. It makes no sense whatsoever why they would do what they did.
Insane.
Worst part is that it was on my list but I never got to watch it. And because I don’t feel comfortable taking the risk of other means, I won’t be able to.
Strange how companies are able to completely deny access to culture if they feel they aren’t getting every penny they feel they’re entitled to, or just out of spite. They can still delete stuff you paid for though!
I currently have an annoying bit of string stuck in my teeth, and I can’t remove it because it’s the end of my disolving stitches and is tied into my gums. I do not like this situation.
I absolute despise catching Ubers, but sometimes it’s my only choice for a work thing.
Why the fuck do they drive with that whole “go fast, sudden stop, go fast, sudden stop”.
Literally makes me car sick.
/rant
I remember catching an Uber early morning in Paris. 130km/h speed limit to the airport, which additionally was treated as a mere suggestion. I was temporarily religious.
Buses do that too, gives me the irrits. Dude, you’re braced against the steering wheel and pedals, we aren’t.
I have never caught an Uber.
same
Goodnight everyone. 😘 Sweet dreams.
Goodnight ❤️ Love the title btw 🐈
Ugh. Huddle are hiking our insurance again. Anyone got recs? Looking house + car
Sell home. Sell car. Avoid insurance
I can’t live in a sewer, i get terrible swamp hair
I’ve sold myself to work, can I also avoid insurance for myself?
Can’t speak to house insurance but when I switched Mr P’s car from RACV to budget direct I saved about $1,000.
Better.
Ted Cat has a problem. The crunchies are not good enough and he’s protesting.
Miss Meow will volunteer to eat them for him. Miss Meow is currently very unhappy with the portion sizes of her meals at the moment, and is rather disgruntled that I keep picking up Mr Woof’s excess dry food and not letting her eat that either.
So sad.
After trying to bite my bum Ted is now sitting by the heater and is glaring at me.
bite my bum
Oh jeez again heh.
One advantage to a toothless cat, bites are not something I need to be concerned about! You might like to pass on to Ted how lucky he is to have a heater to sit on, Miss Meow is not provided with such luxuries.
Just patted a beautiful Greyhound on the way to work. I love their big emotional googly eyes 😍
Forgot to post last night but I arrived in Mollymook yesterday afternoon. I’m here until tomorrow then I start heading home 🏖️
I have no idea where Mollymook is but it looks lovely.
Meeting complete, time to work
Last day of school for the term.
I could have sworn traffic was lighter today as I was driving to work today.
Hopefully it’ll be the same on the way home.
Also I’ve been granted some luck and reprieve and I’m going shopping for burger materials this afternoon after work. Yay!!
Same re: traffic, I’m guessing private schools ended a day early (there is an unholy congregation of them in this area).
All hands meeting. Executive verbally wanks himself about the company.
None of this matters to my job.
I have work to do. Kindly fuck off.
Look at you embracing employment again! In to the swing of it all already.
Hahaha indeed.
I actually love my direct managers and some of the senior leadership team. But not this guy and his little band of yes men.
Well that’s one biscuit recipe I won’t be trying again!
Lick it 👁️👅👁️
No, you
Looks good to me.
Was that meant to be a giant biscuit?
Nope! A rack of the sugar skulls.
Oh no
I’m guessing too much butter? I have totally done that
what happened here
Potentially I de-americanised something incorrectly. Or it just sucks?
Oven temp conversion would be my guess here. Also translating cup measures but I’m sure you’re up to speed with those.
I would have claimed so before this. The crunchy corners taste decent. Had I been after a tuile it’d be great.
I de-americanise bread recipes. Always they put way too much sugar ffs. Never tried a biscuit recipe tho!
Must have required the souls of the departed or something
I had an accident trimming my beard last night, the length attachment fell off while using and took a huge chunk of it out. Didn’t have any other option but to trim it all off. I kept the mo and some of the “soul patch” (had to look up what that’s called, strange name). I haven’t been hairless on my face like this for years, it’s an adjustment. Feeling wind on my cheeks this morning was weird and kinda nice. Maybe this was divine intervention to change it up.
My husband’s been growing beards lately and he can’t get the trimming right near the top lip. Doesn’t matter how many you tube videos he’s watched he somehow makes it look weird so he shaves it all off and the growing process starts again.
I don’t care if he has a beard or not. I just don’t want to see food dangling off the mo.
I used to trim my own and it looked pretty bad each time. Started going to the local barbers, and they’re fantastic. I go every 6-8 weeks, and in between trim it myself a bit.
They’re worth it.
Good idea. Maybe I should give it a go first though.
When he goes in for a hair cut he gets his eyebrows trimmed. Surely that’s a sign you’re getting old when the hairdresser asks “Sir would you like your eyebrows trimmed too”?
In that situation I’d attempt a
combovercombdown
I’ve been there. That exact scenario. My condolences 💀
Soul patch? I call it the crouton
As a bearded man, this happening to me would break my heart. I’m so sorry.
Blood donation done
New outdoor light installed
Bottles and can returned, cash collected
It’s not even noon!!
