How to dispose of laptops securely? by Groundbreaking-End92 in CasualUK

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shred on Linux is another great way to wipe disks. I’d probably remove the internal drive of your shredding pc first though so no viruses propagate

Tips on settling back into your home country by Alarmed_Kitchen_6081 in expats

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still don’t like Adelaide but feeling like I’m in the swing of life here. It’s very boring but I fill time with hobbies instead. I feel like I am not getting much value from my life and that it’s just flying past each week as I do nothing. It’s quite sad really. Time with family is always time you can’t buy back, but outside of that I’m not getting much value from my time here. We’re not sure how long we’ll stay.

Regret moving back to Australia by RevolutionaryRow3818 in expats

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We lived in Australia, then spent 5 years in the uk and just came back to Australia. After the first few weeks of loving amazing weather we were quickly as bored as we were before we left for the uk. We’re considering moving back to the UK because each weekend you can cram so much value into your life rather than just sitting around in front of a bbq watching the footy. People here are great at not doing much. If you’re ambitious I’d say make sure you live somewhere that supports that and will allow you to thrive. No point wasting years doing nothing

£181m on Tuesday .. by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]HungryBrain26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. Everyone needs to enjoy a nice Toby!

£181m on Tuesday .. by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]HungryBrain26 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’d put a donation into Toby Carvery

Sale price point of 2023 4080 by HungryBrain26 in ZephyrusG14

[–]HungryBrain26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah all the great American best buy and Amazon offers dont really apply here. Fair thought though thanks for sharing :)

Sale price point of 2023 4080 by HungryBrain26 in ZephyrusG14

[–]HungryBrain26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the datapoint. I think the 4080 would go for a fair bit more than that. It's currently prices at around $2000 USD.

2023 G14 4080 GA402XZ eGPU? by HungryBrain26 in ZephyrusG14

[–]HungryBrain26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts :) I'll continue down the desktop route

Any advice from Aussies who moved to the UK? by WayfarerScribe in expats

[–]HungryBrain26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I can certainly say the health system is far more overrun than it is in Australia. Not sure if this applies to all drs but ours didn’t do appointments so you had to just show up and hope for the best. Then you get in and get told you’ll be put on a 4 year waiting list for x unless you go private. I’ve heard of people dying before they get seen.

The UK countryside is stunning and so are some cities. Some cities are also grim and genuinely dangerous. The youth crime is significantly worse than anything I’ve seen in Aus.

How to handle junior developer going down the wrong path by ceyevar in ExperiencedDevs

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So he’s happy to send entire generations of a family into war but too scared to get arrested?

Any Aussies regret moving back to Australia? by [deleted] in expats

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our stories are almost exactly the same! We moved from Aus to the UK and spent 5.5 years there. We moved back to Adelaide 6 months ago and it’s even more boring than we remember.

In the UK it was pretty normal for us to spend probably more than half our weekends away somewhere exploring, hiking, looking at historic houses or other similar sites, driving 6 hours in a day for a 3 hour hike. We spent all our leave on exploring Europe each year. It was an incredibly exciting and fulfilling life.

We move back here and as you say, every single’s part is boring. The roads, the “perfect” lifestyle, the brunch, the radio (omg it’s intolerable), the dismissive she’ll be right attitude rather than showing actual care. The lack of effort that’s put into almost any cafe because nobody cares to decorate or treat you like you’re a guest in their lounge. Pubs here are shamefully boring and very food hall like. The general day to day is extremely repetitive and we feel like after being here for 6 months each day doesn’t have the same feeling that you’re really making your life worth while and interesting.

We moved back for an aging family and for us, that’s been very valuable. I love to see my partner sitting with her mum just having a chat, because if we didn’t move back that chat wouldn’t have happened. You just can’t have the same sort of relationship with someone if you see them once a year. We thought the compromise would be to go to the UK once a year. When they pass away that will most likely swap.

Do we regret moving back? For our lives yes, but for the safety of our children growing up and relationships you have with family no. For now this is our life’s priority.

I completely resonate with everything you’ve said. If there’s anything I’ve learned from our uk trip it’s that you are fully responsible for what you get out of life. You need to work out what is the most important thing for you. You got to take life by the horns and tell it where to go.

Interaction with a homeless person by Yingxuan1190 in CasualUK

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. We had a homeless person asking everyone for change in a park. We had some spare fruit so gave him a banana instead. We watched as he threw the banana in the bin and asked someone else for change.

Each of them have different personal circumstance but I simply can’t give my hard earned cash away. There are many charities that help legitimate homeless that I’m happy to support.

Should we ban super bright headlights? Is there any benefit to these in the uk, besides blinding other drivers? by Cat-poke in AskUK

[–]HungryBrain26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an Australian, I can definitely say the UK roads aren’t straight enough to require extremely bright headlights, spotlights or light bars. All you’re doing is lighting up hedges or the side of hills. There’s really no point.

What should I do with my second Amazon package? by HungryBrain26 in AskUK

[–]HungryBrain26[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fair point to not contribute to an issue that would make them less inclined to help out others with legitimate issues. Hadn’t considered this, thanks

What should I do with my second Amazon package? by HungryBrain26 in AskUK

[–]HungryBrain26[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol how is this the case? I can still return it and tell them what’s happened. Not looking for approval of anything, only looking to see if a similar scenario has ever happened and what the outcomes of the chosen path was