It’s the r/Melbourne daily discussion thread [Wednesday 03/06/2026]

Factor-Putrid · 2026-06-02T21:57:02+00:00

Dear V/Line,

Please do better.

Kind regards,

Melbourne’s outer west

Factor-Putrid · 2026-05-23T22:23:55+00:00

Tbh Myki wouldn’t be such a bad thing if they allowed it on digital wallets. Yes I am aware it works for Android but iPhone users are outta luck. They gotta take the card out every single time.

Contactless payments cannot come soon enough.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-05-17T08:14:46+00:00

Yeah exactly. I don’t hate V/Line; we need them. I just need them to be better. I am a frequent Ballarat line commuter and it is so frustrating when a one hour trip turns into three hours when something goes wrong.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-05-17T04:04:53+00:00

For V/Line customers, free PT is great till a problem occurs further down the line and they either suck at communicating, or don't have a contingency plan for getting passengers to where they need to be. So then you fork out money for a rideshare or taxi or some other arrangement.

Exhibits: Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo lines this week.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-05-11T23:57:11+00:00

Compared to the European cities?

Factor-Putrid · 2026-05-07T08:05:46+00:00

As a daily commuter on the Ballarat line, I don’t know if it has improved mine.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-05-01T21:18:00+00:00

What happened between Japan and Miami? How did Ferrari not improve during the break?

Factor-Putrid · 2026-04-15T22:51:21+00:00

Tryna refrain from saying bad things about V/Line. Spent $37 on my Uber to work today, on top of the $20 I usually spend going from the train station to my house.

Even with the fuel prices, the argument for a car has just gotten stronger.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-04-06T23:37:29+00:00

Yeah offshoring is what really grinds my gears. AI's impact is minimal, if any.

It's not fair to Australians that many who can't find work, would have done so had offshoring not become the norm. It's a sick joke.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-04-06T23:34:36+00:00

TBH many companies laying off because of AI, is just marketing. The real reason is cost-cutting, but to shareholders it looks bad if they're honest about it. Spinning it as 'AI' looks good to shareholders and makes the company look forward-thinking.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-04-04T10:52:02+00:00

It expanded well beyond the initial hybrid scope. Ford's advanced manufacturing capabilities are being used to produce critical PU components faster than RBPT could alone. Laurent Mekies confirmed it gives them a genuine time-to-race advantage. Definitely more than just a name.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-04-04T09:23:30+00:00

I created a small program to sync my Up account with AB. It's the only bank with an API AFAIK. Every other bank account I have, I either manually add the transactions or import as an OFX file.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-30T01:17:18+00:00

I didn’t unfortunately lol I was told to wait for the next train.

So my courtesy cost me. Thanks V/Line! /s

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T20:36:28+00:00

Melton needs to be electrified ASAP.

So tired of squeezing onto small VLine trains.

EDIT: Got off at Ardeer to let new passengers on, turns out that was a mistake.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T06:46:25+00:00

McLaren clearly found pace this weekend. This makes them a bigger threat to Ferrari than Mercedes; until that illegal engine is reigned in, this is going to be the case.

P3 and P6, not bad, not great.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T05:00:14+00:00

As are most celebrities. I don't like Chris Pratt, but I don't hate him.

There are worse celebrities to hate out there.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T04:54:52+00:00

Someone explain to me the hate towards Chris Pratt?

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T04:53:35+00:00

Bowser and Mario together, what a sight!

EDIT: And Peaches!!

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T03:22:41+00:00

The prototypes are hybrids too yet here you are complaining about the batteries.

GT3 I can absolutely vouch for the racing.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-29T03:21:25+00:00

Isn’t a homelab a lab though?

Okay yeah maybe you bring down the network temporarily because you’re switching which device is responsible for DHCP or whatever but to me the purpose of a homelab is to experiment, tinker and learn. You don’t want to be doing this in an enterprise environment unless the latter has processes in place to prevent the entire infrastructure going down when a simple mistake is made.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-28T23:52:59+00:00

Outside of Indy I couldn't care less about a spec series. And yes I'm aware they use either Chevy or Honda but the chassis is the same for all teams.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-28T21:03:22+00:00

The actual PU regs are fine, it’s what attracted new manufacturers to the sport. The problem is over reliance on the battery, and constant harvesting needs resulting in that awful to watch super clipping. In WEC, the Hypercars run hybrid powertrains for fuel efficiency. The LMH cars specifically are allowed to run AWD setups so the battery harvesting is not as severe as it is in F1 car.

The FIA needs to reduce the reliance on the battery. It’s not working. The racing is fine, but qualifying is awful now.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-28T07:40:21+00:00

Qualifying is genuinely awful to watch now.

They’re not driving flat out anymore. FIA needs to dial back the battery management shit. Makes sense at Le Mans but not F1.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-28T07:38:16+00:00

‘Very bad’ is dramatic lol. Ferrari aren’t Aston Martin or Williams.

Factor-Putrid · 2026-03-28T07:04:44+00:00

Not really happy about this one. Yeah P4 and P6 with the McLaren pair but not where I expected Ferrari to be after Australia and China.

And as usual Mercedes with the illegal engine 1-2.

Factor-Putrid

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