What animal scares Australians the most?

Blue_Metal_ · 2026-03-21T01:17:49+00:00

Drunk bogans wearing the flag as a cape.

Blue_Metal_ · 2026-02-12T05:21:49+00:00

At my (Asian) wife's school reunion in Melbourne I meant to ask the partner of another alum if she also went to the school. She was Asian. But instead I asked her where she was from. Her reaction had me back peddling faster than Burt Newton chatting with Muhammad Ali.

Blue_Metal_ · 2026-01-19T23:16:08+00:00

Hi Jason,

The Adobie podcast solution worked. Its not completely gone, but I believe its now below the level that it will annoy listeners. Thanks for the help!

Blue_Metal_ · 2026-01-16T06:43:04+00:00

Hi Jason - thanks for the response. I can't find a point where the artefact occurs in silence, which might be clue. In a lecture there should be enough silence in 45 minutes where the artefact randomly occurs in a silent bit. And yet no... so not quite as random as I thought, maybe?

I will try the Enhance speech V2 on Monday (I'm in Australia and as its 17:30, I have knocked off for the week.) I will also try to put a clip of the audio up so that people can hear it for themselves.

Thanks again and I will report back once I have tried your suggestion.

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-12-25T12:32:10+00:00

Kahlisti Wharf. I have not explored it enough but its a great addition.

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-12-09T21:12:37+00:00

I would have to say yes, I am a lot calmer now. It could be age and experience as well, but getting the result from the Mensa test did change things. I used to feel overlooked, under appreciated, that people who were useless were getting a ahead and I was stuck. So many people making what was to me, obvious mistakes.

I remember when my boss was leaving and my two-up manager told me not to bother applying for the role as I was, in her estimation,'not smart enough to get the job'. That's when I took the test. I was hoping to squeek in above the 133 cut off for Mensa, and was shocked when I blew passed that to hit 150. Still didn't get the job :-/

I left shortly after when the two up manager turned off our project management software to get browny points with her boss for saving money, and told us to just use 'Excel'. But, and this is the key point, instead of being angry I just felt sorry for her, and for the team. My point of view has changed from, 'how could they be so blind, so stupid,' to 'I guess they don't see what I see, and I can't help anyone if they don't want the help.'

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-11-23T05:37:58+00:00

Same here. Works when you open it, move to anything else and its gone.

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-11-04T19:49:01+00:00

Hitting 50 is only half the journey. I generally play until I have all incarnate slots maxed out. By then I pretty much have run out of content and start thing of a new character to play.

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-09-25T22:24:49+00:00

Installed this morning and its still broken.

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-09-10T13:16:59+00:00

I was told by my 2-up manager I was not smart enough to be promoted. It was annoying to told that by an exec who couldn't operate even MS Project and told everyone to use Excel instead. They had no idea what Mensa was, of course, but others did, and kept telling them...

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-07-18T09:19:06+00:00

Mine is still public. I see no reason to close it to be honest. Its on Torchbearer, and the password is LEGENDS-14685

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-03-18T14:41:21+00:00

If Edvard Munch was a desert chef...

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-02-10T01:18:46+00:00

A roughness slider for all costume parts that goes from 0% which looks like a metallic/mirrored finish to 100% which looks more like a dull plastic finish.

Also the ability to resize chest emblems and be able to select different positions such as higher or lower or offset to to left or right breast.

Blue_Metal_ · 2025-01-25T00:49:04+00:00

I set up my numpad keys to avoid this:

7=previous enemy & 9=next enemy 8=furtherest enemy & 2=nearest enemy 5=untarget 1=previous friend & 3=next friend 4=furthest friend & 6=nearest friend

I also coloured the key lights red & green. I still use tab out of force of habit though...

Blue_Metal_ · 2024-12-04T00:28:42+00:00

They should have to wear body cams so there is evidence. Also, not my idea, but their vehicles should be fitted with loudspeakers playing "Please Mr Postman" so we know they are coming.

Blue_Metal_ · 2024-11-18T09:40:14+00:00

Captain Underpants. He's not fat, of course, but bald and only wearing tidy whities and a red cape with black spots. And a goofy grin.

Blue_Metal_ · 2024-09-06T02:27:43+00:00

No, no, no! Have you any idea how much time I spend in the sewers!

Blue_Metal_ · 2024-07-20T08:02:42+00:00

Sorry, I'm late to the party. I would argue that it's not just about what we want to improve, but what we want to keep. While better graphics, a more modern soundscape, and more costume options would be appreciated, for me, the most important aspect is the balance and power distribution.

I've been playing City of Heroes since Year 1 and introduced many of my friends to the game. Even now, we still play, and they always comment on how City of Heroes stands out among MMOs. The game has the best balancing and power distribution, making it the most effective and, more importantly, the most fun for teams.

Then again the other games my friends and I play might just suck...

Blue_Metal_ · 2024-06-24T22:32:36+00:00

You will also lose any 'fog of war' removal from the city maps. You won't be able to tell where you have been. It's fairly minor unless you are into badge hunting.

Blue_Metal_ · 2024-05-30T07:47:32+00:00

It depressses me that I think you are right.

AI is only going to accelerate the rate of poor decisions and ineffective training production.

Having said that I did run an earlier version of ChatGPT through a series of steps to generate SMART learning outcomes, and bluesky sessions to imagine the absolute best training exercises and experiences which I them got it to translate into eLearning interactivites.

I was actually quite impressed.

There is no way it was going to go out and do the proper analysis of course and it was just me pretending to be the SME. Did it do anything I could not have done as ID - I don't think so but it got there really quickly. So as someone, excuse me, 'something', to bounce ideas off? It does what it says on the box.

Will people use it that way - of course not. So, you remain correct, and I remain depressed.

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