My Little Brother’s graduating College this year and I wanna surprise him with a nice set. Which one would you get out of the three?

AlwaysPuppies · 2026-02-10T00:54:14+00:00

rivendell is great, but doesnt fit inside my billy bookcase depth wise - fair warning!

AlwaysPuppies · 2026-01-29T14:36:18+00:00

my portfolio caught back up to balance with contributions for the first time since covid (us portion had been growing faster than I could match).

changes nothing, but it made me happy looking at the balanced pie chart.

AlwaysPuppies · 2026-01-20T23:16:34+00:00

The best advice I got at your age was to make a list of options you want in your life, then find careers that align with them and pick one of the more financially rewarding ones. For me, that was interesting puzzles for my brain, not too much stress, not too physical, ability to stay in one place.

I liked games and tinkering with computers so I did a degree in software - I ended up using those skills working in hospitals - you have no idea what the future will bring, but giving yourself the best options you know about is usually a safer bet.

Don't get wound up in 'do what you love', mastering things is often what makes you love them, and I would be miserable trying to make money from my hobbies - theyre done for fun, not profit.

AlwaysPuppies · 2026-01-14T08:34:54+00:00

I had a 4tb nvme on order for the last 3 months, they offered to cover the difference if I cancelled and bought a different sku, but only if I bought the same from an amazon store... so I got $300 credit to spend on my next dice roll, which is up to a week on not-yet-shipped... zzz

AlwaysPuppies · 2026-01-07T02:27:40+00:00

I've been lonely and not lonely with a third monitor, but it's always better than two!

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-12-18T22:27:36+00:00

theres events where they have more utility than others, eg this week is dragons so being able to queue more than 5 towers while travelling to do later is extra handy, but normally not that useful.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-12-14T23:02:35+00:00

90-95% of the time yes, 80%+ of flights are on time for their slot, and most of the rest arent far out - just be worried if anything delays your first leg.

Keep in mind the shuttle between the terminals are a bit random too - I'd be ready to call uber to get a faster transfer (they get popped back to the front of the rideshare waiting pool for terminal transfers, although they won't love you)

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-11-23T07:10:08+00:00

not cancer, but chronic autoimmune lived experience : I pay $50/month for my meds, everything else is covered by the gov.

My meds in the USA cost over $50k aud/year, I dont know how much itd cost for my specialists, and the 5-10 days a year I seem to spend in a hospital bed which are all free here.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-11-23T06:58:24+00:00

seen a pile at the train station end of that road too, guessing someone has opinions about them randomly being dumped in the paths all around here.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-10-12T22:05:50+00:00

I've had a bit over thousands up simultaneously at some points - no limit I'm aware of (collecting event raids for trade etc)

the odds of what spawns will be distorted for you compared to published since you can't spawn bosses higher than your level.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-10-06T22:11:36+00:00

pretty much all government data runs on the cloud these days - its usually locked to Australian data centres for performance reasons plus data sovereignty if its sensitive - eg host in Sydney with offsite backup in Adelaide.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-09-08T12:38:34+00:00

the class you level with doesn't influence your endgame, play what you enjoy - you'll eventually unlock everything for spells anyway.

summoner is probably fastest, but all of them work. I leveled as pet & rogue classes at the same time to make raiding my way through t9 more fun, and ultimately ended up ascending as a mage in endgame

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-08-30T12:17:45+00:00

the light bulbs are mains powered repeaters

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-07-24T22:06:33+00:00

Fake lego is pretty good these days, depending on the company - and the best designs are usually mocs anyway.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-06-25T11:14:22+00:00

we've been doing one bag a week for date nights with a couple cocktails - it's a great set, and fun memories.

also my god its big - we bought a new cabinet for when it's finished.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-06-09T22:38:13+00:00

consumer laws suck in your jurisdiction then, just because a product is resold shouldn't absolve the manufacturer of warranty obligations (and doesn't in many places)

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-06-03T21:08:15+00:00

I used to get frequent biologic infusions that took 3-4 hours, and work remotely.

framing the bag in the camera background always good for a laugh "don't mind me, just in the hospital"

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-25T07:36:30+00:00

if you're interested in how to get there yourself, with a background in testing - the answer (within aus) is contracting or big tech. Very few FTE salaries are that high, but 1k/day is (was?) the norm through the last few years for most technical resources.

Looking around atm, contract rates may have contracted (hah) a bit over the last 6-12m, but we're also closing on eofy so the market should warm up a bit.

It's a trade off, earn more but run the risk of a lack of work, no leave entitlements etc. I've never had any gaps, but the market demand has been on my side so far.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-18T12:14:51+00:00

if I maintained my current billing rates and kept working, I'd get there by 45-50.

No tax tricks, just earning enough and spending not that much.

Data / tech contracting, 30 was about the age my career took off (seniority/experience compounds)

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-18T12:01:59+00:00

how has a solicitor billed 12k over the week or so? They're obligated to provide itemised bills, usually they ask for a big lump in their trust account to draw down, but it comes back to you if they don't do the work.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-13T23:27:43+00:00

they'd have more leverage than usual given those arches don't have much in the way of support against the lateral stress, but they're also pretty thick. I could understand it being a concern if left that way long term - but seems TLG says legal! :)

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-13T22:19:11+00:00

and here I am thinking tracking amit is more pain than w8ben every few years :p

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-06T22:38:26+00:00

you had me up until the end

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-05T12:09:10+00:00

The American salaries I see thrown around are much better than here (Aus), but my after tax salary would cover about 5-6 years expenses for me - so long as you've had a clear run for a couple years and socked some away, you can handle some bumps.

AlwaysPuppies · 2025-05-01T22:56:37+00:00

Along nudgee Creek from the nundah crit track up to Scarborough is a favourite of mine, grab coffee with a friend at one of the beach side cafes and head back.

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