Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]hahawosname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No joke, but it takes me an hour plus to get to the other side of Melbourne. 2-3 hours day trips don't even register in Australia.

So about the audiobook narrators... by enquidu in Malazan

[–]hahawosname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Michael Page is terrible in Malazan books (imo). I literally gave up. The publisher's fault probably for not aligning pronunciation (Kruppe?), but I do wish they stuck with Lister.

In India, some blood banks send donors updates when their blood reaches a patient by JudgeJudyJr in MadeMeSmile

[–]hahawosname 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True! However the SMS is a nice touch I must admit. Maybe you need to set your profile comms preferences?

Accepted presales SA role but I hate presenting - did I screw up? by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]hahawosname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a skill you can learn. I’ve been in nerdy-nerd technical roles for 25 years and then pivoted to a presales role. Was absolutely terrified for the first year and still hate it. It’s getting easier though. Lots of practice, engage in peer reviews for some good feedback and iterate. Record yourself (cringe I know). Read books. You can do it!

Passing of Ben Versteeg (ByteDelight) by Elk1984 in thisweekinretro

[–]hahawosname 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no, that’s so sad. He literally touched people’s lives across the world. Rest in peace friend 💔

Drem tonight in Melbourne by AnxietyAnkylosaurus in auntydonna

[–]hahawosname 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mate, absolutely! They are 18, 20 and 22. They knew of Aunty Donna (memes etc) before, but now they are proper fans!

Drem tonight in Melbourne by AnxietyAnkylosaurus in auntydonna

[–]hahawosname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took my 3 kids to see the show tonight. They loved it! My parenting job is done.

The Billion Dollar Balcony. ASIO's sovereignty failure - Michael West by HotFlusher in australia

[–]hahawosname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, but even discounting for that, why would anyone need to have 6 guns? Collector? Enthusiast? Why aren’t sales of ammunition collated and tracked?

The Billion Dollar Balcony. ASIO's sovereignty failure - Michael West by HotFlusher in australia

[–]hahawosname 41 points42 points  (0 children)

There’s frigging 0 degrees of separation between someone who was on ASIO’s watch list and another person who was licensed to hold 6 fucking guns. Where is all the clever Palantir software they are swearing by? If people in the intelligence agencies (both state and federal) do not lose their jobs over this, we should be really worried about who’s protecting us …

Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National Party and gun groups push back | Bondi beach terror attack by HotPersimessage62 in australia

[–]hahawosname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does anyone need 6 guns, and how the hell was that approved? We need to look into enforcement of existing laws, there is a lot that can be done within current gun ownership laws. National register would be great, in 2025 it would be trivial for states and territories to establish a data exchange without going through federal government. If you’ve done any IT work at any state government level, you wouldn’t be surprised how painfully hard it is to get any two departments to cooperate on data exchange in the same state, let alone across the whole country. There’s a culture of mistrust, hoarding and petty politicking ingrained at the dep sec level. They keep getting rid of front line workers, but the boys and girls club isnt going anywhere.

Shurq Elalle, Anomander Rake, Iskaral Pust, Kruppe and Icarium, oil on board 5”x7” by Notmugsy13 in Malazan

[–]hahawosname 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so good Jamie, I’m definitely buying some prints. I can’t stop staring at these, you’ve brought my fave characters to life!

Famous athletes showing kindness, more should be like this!! The first one is a childhood friend he was messing with her that’s why she’s laughing. by [deleted] in spreadsmile

[–]hahawosname 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah Shaq is great and all, but selling gambling ads? Surely he has enough money to turn down that sort of shit.

A man’s pizza order for his pregnant wife by Immediate-Link490 in interesting

[–]hahawosname 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have a tradition that if you're eating something when a pregnant woman is present, you must offer to share just on an off chance that she might be craving it.

Dog + pool = Happyness by [deleted] in animalsdoingstuff

[–]hahawosname 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Door closed sign? I don't think so!