Not really keen on getting out of bed for another couple of hours tbh
Times like this I could do with a mini tea station in my room. Hot water dispenser, box of tea bags, a couple of cups.
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Trying to teach bot recruit #001 to date.
Currently showing today's date as 01 MMM 2023. Apparently instructions unclear.
The current code includes an instruction somewhere to mark itself as a bot account, which is a problem as it is currently posting from my account. I might need to create a separate account for it. It will mean that if anyone marks to block bot accounts they won't see any automatic threads which could be a bit of a problem too.
Let's start with making threads first, bots need to advance quite a bit more before they're ready to date
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I think Iβve just made the worst decision ever.
I decided to wash my oodie and itβs so heavy water now. The washer couldnβt cope with the weight of it when it tried to spin it down (on gentle).
Iβm now turning on the heating to help it dry, I donβt even know if I can get it dry at this rate.
I have backup oodies thankfully but this is the worst weather to be washing it in.
Dumb decision by me and yours truly.
Maybe try layering it on top of a dry towel (like flat drying knits), to help pull the moisture out?
I'll add to this, you can put it on a towel, and another towel on top, and then roll it up tight and squeeze it etc. Repeat if desired. Will help with initial moisture quite a bit
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I wash my oodie (along with as many blankets or other bulky things I can accumulate) at the laundromat for this reason. Definitely would not have washed it today. Good thing you have backups
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DT people convinced me a couple of years back to buy a dehumidifier.
It works wonders on drying the laundry and my Oodie in particular.
Hopefully yours doesn't take an eternity to dry
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Juliette Lewis really did get typecast as the "offbeat 90s girl", didnt she?
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Greeting this weekend with an absolutely ripper UTI! Have a few unavoidable errands and then it's home to drink an oceans worth of Ural and cry.
Hot tip that I found out last time I had a UTI - if you end up needing a prescription, ask your gp to give you one with a repeat. That way, if you get another within a year, you already have a prescription ready to go. If you donβt, go get the script anyway and the medicine lasts 3 years. Saves you another trip to the gp/the bill.
Just make sure you take complete the full cycle of the pills because antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a terrifying reality
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dumb poem
Nightmares are burned away at first light,
My dreams are rare but worth the fight.
Puss slept-guard on my doona and chest,
Better-Half's snoring scared off the rest.
Wake and piss like a broken hydrant,
I might take off, missing the toilet.
Coffee in my hand, heater in my face,
Catch up on this thread at a steady pace.
Thank you for sharing pics of your cats,
I saw them all and want to give them all pats!
Love you all, amazing humans you all are,
Stay beautiful, stay excellent, you all raise the bar.
My blocked ear is still working on getting better. Has anyone had a fungal ear infection before and feel comfortable sharing how long it took to clear up?
Wow, have to get used to the new DT home and how it looks!
Does anyone know what stores like Myer do with all the clearance/reduced to clear stuff that has been reduced for many weeks? I'm eyeing off a few things that are reduced a fair bit but still too pricey for me right now. Do they eventually get reduced further?
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Why is owning a beaver not a blessing?
spoiler
Because the beaver dams it
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Iβm thinking pizza and a movie. Might roll with 1981βs Excalibur. With a saucy little Helen Mirren as Morgana le Fay (and many others βΊοΈ
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Today's mad science: got one of those limited edition 'intense' Dare iced coffee and used it as the milk in crunchy nut cornflakes. It's a little too sweet but otherwise not bad!
image is of aforementioned cornflakes in iced coffee
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bacon, eggs, hashbrowns and toast for brekky.
cats and dogs got half of it, grifting little buggers
Good morning folks! I wanted to sleep in but now that the work sleep schedule is a thing, I woke up at 9am :c
Travel tip: I'm writing this because I didn't know this service existed so maybe others don't know either.
LT;DR version: pre-purchase international SIM cards from Melbourne-based online store so you can use mobile data with decent data caps as soon as you land overseas.
Long version: (I'll use spoiler tag to avoid a huge text post appearing by default)
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Did you know there are services where you can pre-purchase international SIM cards before you travel, which will be activated on the date you specify? When I've travelled internationally in the past, I have gone SIM hunting after I've arrived, which can take a few hours off your day and can be tricky if you've landed somewhere where you don't speak the language and need to use your phone's navigation without any service (real life experience for me in France 2017 trying to drive myself to a convenience store in the suburbs near Lille). I'm not even going to entertain the idea of roaming with my Aussie SIM. I need more data than the piddly amounts they overcharge for. I also don't need to be contactable via phone or SMS on my Aussie number while OS. Apps all use push notifications for authentication (banking, microsoft, google, etc)
Anywho, cut to planning for my upcoming US trip and I find out there's a Melbourne based SIM store called simcorner who I was able to buy an UNLIMITED DATA 30 day T-Mobile SIM through for $67 AUD. It took a few days to arrive but I've now received and registered it for activation which should happen while I'm in the air on my way to LAX in August. All I need to do is swap SIMs on the plane and when I land I'll be up and running right away. No muss. No fuss.
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One more cup of tea, then time to get stuck into the basement
Sleep schedule, exercise schedule have been fked up on June thanks to work. Aiming to fix both in July because itβs not worth sacrificing those things just to be a cog in the machine.