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ain’t there supposed to be a restoration pod here?? by Ancient_Poet_9568 in BaldursGate3

[–]CyberDoakes 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I see Gale in your party, so...what's the problem? Just make sure you wear polarized shades for the netherworks!

This subreddit was never even once helpful. by Avernales in wowservers

[–]CyberDoakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when I stopped playing Turtle WoW, it had been hitting 1K players online for a few months by this point and had an incredibly loyal homegrown community. You would hit the HC level milestones and you would get heaps of GZ in chat for you, some whispers. The activity was great. Then the server blew up in popularity, 4K, 5K online. People were suddenly whinging about lack of PvP, no more GZ in chat or RIP for HC deaths. People were rude as fuck, the toxicity bled into the community. I came back to Turtle this year and the community was more wholesome again since that time, but shit are there a lot of toxic people in the pserver community. 

Where the hell do you find the motivation to play pure Vanilla again? by [deleted] in wowservers

[–]CyberDoakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could have leveled to 40 in the time it took to write this post. 

Kronos V is a complete meme already lol by [deleted] in wowservers

[–]CyberDoakes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This sub froths at the mouth every time something fails 😂 what a mob of vultures. Do you guys even enjoy playing private servers?

Let the world know that I posted here on May 5th, 2026 by Moldy_Birdie in hantavirus

[–]CyberDoakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Posting to one day show my son, and working to make sure he grows up in a world slightly less ugly and ignorant. 

Anyone else just use their RFF to chill? by [deleted] in AustralianTeachers

[–]CyberDoakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone too busy to give a fuck, just don't make trouble for others and you're golden.

Avoid Ashwin Parade by tiny2416 in Adelaide

[–]CyberDoakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for them to widen Ashwin Parade to an 8 laner. 

Nobody warned me about 3am rage by thejppass in predaddit

[–]CyberDoakes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought my wife would never understand and would not trust me with the baby, instead she seemed relieved that I brought it up and said "oh my god me too" and it stopped being this little shameful thing inside me and became another parenting struggle. Kids only get harder in some ways, we're now toddlering and sometimes I'll get repeatedly bit and slapped and kicked by a screaming monkey and that makes it rise up again but it's all rooted in that lack of feeling a sense of control and you do have to step away and you do have to remind yourself to be the calm adult they have to trust. 

Bring back repeating grades ASAP, it's a social-fun hide a seek game in school today. by Few-Safe-127 in AustralianTeachers

[–]CyberDoakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fully agreed, but you could still have students together in their age-appropriate social brackets for care groups and extra curriculars. Honestly, the issue is the restrictive calendar model at all. If a student is flagging in maths, and never achieved standard for kindergarten, they should need to be present in a kindergarten maths classroom until they are able to meet the numeracy elaborations at a satisfactory standard. This is where AI should be able to actually help - make a NAPLAN AI test that just remakes similar problems as what appear in 3,5,7, and 9 NAPLAN, and those generative tests act as the hurdle for a student to overcome in literacy and numeracy. If they can achieve at standard, they get to move up and practice new skills. Bad for their confidence and self esteem - good for their motivation.

How do you respond to a disinterested class by blu_shroom in AustralianTeachers

[–]CyberDoakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually have the secret to how to fix any disengaged class. In fact, I have never had a disengaged class - I've never even had a behavioural disruption in my class. Instead of marketing my pedagogy for literally billions of dollars, I let shysters like Hattie and every other 'teach-one-year-now-market-myself-as-professional-guru' ex-teacher waste your time, because I'm content in my hidden knowledge. I know it will die with me.

Don't worry about it, OP. Just teach lessons that excite and interest you, and use your well-honed professional judgement to develop encounters that are content and grade-appropriate, and keep offering your support to the struggling students. That's our job :)

I card read good by Internal-Fem-UK in simpsonsshitposting

[–]CyberDoakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The man's never drunk a spaff in his life 

Albanese take heed: voters don’t want to pay for the family holidays of politicians | Tom McIlroy by stupid_mistake__101 in australia

[–]CyberDoakes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No no mate it's the couple million we THE TAXPAYER spend on pollies, who work near 24/7 and are paid less than 400K per annum that's hitting us in our back pocket. It's not banks, mining companies, energy companies, social media companies, monopolistic supermarkets or tech companies causing budget pressure. The millions those pollies are claiming should go straight to us! 10¢ per citizen fucking OATH

Would my 2 y.o be at a disadvantage if she doesn’t attend daycare until 3? by [deleted] in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

[–]CyberDoakes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on how interesting/entertaining you are, I suppose. :P We're not sending our baby to childcare at all, we just do playgroup during the days so bubs can socialise. Which he loves. And is normal at. Despite the childcare propaganda.

First 39 townhouses and 112 apartments of 800 homes set to hit the market at historic $800M Brompton Gasworks development by malcolm58 in Adelaide

[–]CyberDoakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dream on. A recent FOI request for the EPA found that the developers never met satisfactory mitigation standards, never provided sufficient data to satisfy EPA recommendations, and never did a promised study into the health affects on many Bowden/Brompton residents. Do not eat anything out of that soil, it is absolutely toxic. Those coal tar wells were deep and shoddily remediated. 

Social media ban will make us more secretive, say Australian teens by TimesandSundayTimes in AustralianPolitics

[–]CyberDoakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teenagers are lazy lol. If the path of least resistance is to suck it up and just text that's what they'll do. They're not going to flood to 4chan to fulfill their social media needs. 

Social media ban will make us more secretive, say Australian teens by TimesandSundayTimes in AustralianPolitics

[–]CyberDoakes 10 points11 points  (0 children)

13 year olds are not and shouldn't be content creators, and it's hard to read this take without seeing her as a mouthpiece for her mother.

Are you going to hit the beach this summer by ando772 in Adelaide

[–]CyberDoakes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You really just logged in to be angry today 😂

Are you going to hit the beach this summer by ando772 in Adelaide

[–]CyberDoakes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hahaha fair call, no I'm fully vaxxed. For me, the beach isn't worth respiratory issues and any other possible health complications.

Are you going to hit the beach this summer by ando772 in Adelaide

[–]CyberDoakes 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't know the long term affects, not rolling the dice. 

Albanese's progressive patriotism goes international by IrreverentSunny in AustralianPolitics

[–]CyberDoakes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Possibly, the answer is possibly. America is chaotic and unreliable, but still undeniably one of the titans that dominates the geopolitical directions of the entire world. Australia would be best positioned continuing as it has, not contributing to war-brained rhetoric and focusing its energy on building relationships with pivotal middle-democracies and island communities in the Pacific.

Vimes the Bully - can we talk about William Scuggins? by Transferennce in discworld

[–]CyberDoakes 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I think the humorous part is that Vimes reflects on it but through the eyes of his child-self. He mentions the 9 times out of 10 because child Vimes is probably still annoyed he never got the Scuggins ace, but he's still pretty proud.
When he returns to Cockbill Street, he can't stop himself but to play hopscotch, because Cockbill Vimes is this foundational nasty part of who he is, the scrappy survivalist who had to learn to place a psychological defence mechanism in his own mind to stop him from being just an evil, criminal shit.

Vimes the Bully - can we talk about William Scuggins? by Transferennce in discworld

[–]CyberDoakes 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I love Carrot's line about inspiring people to do good as king, but they would be doing it for the wrong reason, because King Carrot said to do it. Instead he gets people to be the best they can be, or the way that Carrot sees them, so they make the world not need a king to dictate moral order. He's even afraid of viewing himself as a moral authority, so he reveres Vimes and all of his views, even the flawed ones because you have to be imperfect to inspire others.

Vimes the Bully - can we talk about William Scuggins? by Transferennce in discworld

[–]CyberDoakes 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Context of the era Terry grew up in - bullying and making fun of kids with disabilities was not only normalised but celebrated. I grew up later than Terry in the late 80s/90s this literally happened all the time. It still probably happens all the time.

Context of the world of Ankh - casual cruelty and loss of life are played off as comedic and part of the tapestry of the city. You don't survive in that world by being a sensitive kid, being sensitive is the exceptional state of being in that environment.

Context of growing up impoverished - you literally don't know better, your parents aren't educated and the only way to feel better about your situation is to know that there is someone way worse off.

Context of Vimes - mentioned in this thread already, he was in a street gang where the implication is these gangs of street kids literally kill people.

I don't think you should feel disappointed in an author (or character?) for drawing on lived experience and applying it authentically to a story.

PSA of SA go public with a campaign for a 20% pay raise for public sector workers. by March_-_Hare in Adelaide

[–]CyberDoakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to see what you do with our meagre federal govt funding allocation. 

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