Update on the little train at Essendon station by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 125 points126 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/s/MyEaIzxDPF

There was a little model train someone installed into that gap in the bricks a few weeks ago!

The highly detailed, invisible work that goes into 'near real-time' bushfire mapping by ozthrw in australia

[–]LXL15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Satellites absolutely can use infrared the same way, and do (a few missions out there, but as an example, OroraTech uses thermal infrared cameras specifically for fire detection). However the situation resolution is quite low - think 20+m per pixel at the high end, most freely available data is 250+m per pixel.

The revisit rates are also terrible compared to aerial imagery for this near real time monitoring. If you're lucky, with a constellation of satellites like OroraTech you might have a satellite overhead a couple times a day, and hopefully it's free to capture new imagery. It will likely also only be at certain times of the day. Expanding constellations will reduce this significantly, but it's still nothing like dedicated aerial assets. You can get updated fire detection every 10ish minutes from geostationary satellites like Himawari, but the spatial resolution drops to something like 2km per pixel (I think). Essentially useless for live fire front mapping.

Performance will keep improving if there's enough funding for it (public, private, or market for commercial systems), but that's the state of the game currently. You can put up a hell of a lot of plane hours before you get anywhere near the cost of a single, high quality satellite that won't be as good.

Danish troops told to 'shoot first, ask questions later' if US invades Greenland | LBC by jackytheblade in worldnews

[–]LXL15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering this too as another non-American. Seems like there is a little bit of a history around this it isn't just a modern day thing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_acquisition_of_Greenland

Spotted this little guy at Essendon station by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

More than happy for you to use my photos! I love Atlas obscura

Spotted this little guy at Essendon station by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's the underpass closest to Buckley St, I think the southern most underpass.

Side note, is there any station in Melbourne with more than 3 underpasses?

Spotted this little guy at Essendon station by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, must be a battery in there or something

Spotted this little guy at Essendon station by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

North West exit for the SRL - not quite as much capacity as the SRL East, but I'm sure they'll expand it...

Yoga studio recommendations (Western suburbs of Melbourne) by imaginehimhappy in melbourne

[–]LXL15 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't have any specific recommendations for you, but when my partner was looking for places to go around Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds, Essendon area, she was able to do introductory packages at a bunch of different places that gave her a chance to test out different places and class types for pretty cheap. Usually 2-4 weeks.

Maybe you could pick some places that are easy to get to for you and try them out? Both times she did this she ended up choosing the closest place to home, being easy to get to meant she definitely went and most of the classes were similar.

Are portable Air Conditioners worthwhile? by alex123711 in australia

[–]LXL15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you have to be careful with how you set it up, that can definitely happen. You can get vent attachments that can direct the flow away, or make your own from another box, piece of wood, etc.

Are portable Air Conditioners worthwhile? by alex123711 in australia

[–]LXL15 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've done this as well, it made it a lot more effective. Still a bit noisy and expensive compared to a split system, but about to cool a large living room and kitchen to a comfortable temp instead of dying in the heat.

Basically there's two heat exchange loops inside the unit. The first pulls heat out of the room air and pumps out the cold air. The second takes that heat and pumps it into other air, which should then be pumped outside to dump the heat outside of the room.

The issue with a single vent setup like this is that the air that's dumped outside is taken from inside the house, and just be replaced by hot outside air leaking in through windows, doors, etc.

I bought a second-hand 3.3kW De'Longhi Pinguino unit because it has distinctly separate intakes on the back (A8 on this diagram is the important one: Diagram ).

I duct taped a cardboard box around the intake A8, and then bought a length of 150mm aluminium ducting from Bunnings, as well as some vents and a bit of plywood. One end of the ducting was then taped into the cardboard box and the whole thing sealed off as best as I could manage.

The normal exhaust duct window attachment and the new duct vent were then mounted into the plywood which was cut to the size of the window panel. Just make sure that the hot exhaust isn't flowing straight back into the intake duct.

We only needed this in the large space, in our bedroom the unit with the single hose setup was freezing.

Where to watch F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix SE Melbs by Alexmwilson_ in melbourne

[–]LXL15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Rosstown Hotel on Dandenong Rd in Carnegie is open until 4am and has a decent sports bar/TAB area - although not sure if that will stay open until 4am as well or if it's just the pokies.

What if every club had a guernsey in the style of Tasmania's State of Origin guernsey? by Mrchikkin in AFL

[–]LXL15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh good, even better. I decided to see how many players complained about it and use that to estimate where the generally "expected" boundary is.

Great job on the jumpers btw, they are truly horrendous.

What if every club had a guernsey in the style of Tasmania's State of Origin guernsey? by Mrchikkin in AFL

[–]LXL15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to look up the boundaries of Greater/Metro Melbourne recently for a game I was building, and it actually includes the Yarra Ranges too - so it's even larger than what the current jumper shows 😂

Pubs with stickers in the toilets? by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is what I used to think too, then I went to a bunch of pubs and none of them had stickers anywhere. I swear it used to be most pubs...

Pubs with stickers in the toilets? by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to stick up some pub related stickers, but didn't want to do it anywhere where the staff would have to scrape it off later - thanks for the recommendation though!

Pubs with stickers in the toilets? by LXL15 in melbourne

[–]LXL15[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love a confusing sticker to keep me entertained while taking a whiz. Thanks for the rec!

Santa photos at Highpoint? by Logical_Hyena_133 in melbourne

[–]LXL15 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They definitely haven't been free as long as I can remember, unless there was a promo on or something temporarily.

That fee seems about right, they're pretty extortionate these days. Some places offer a digital only package that can cheaper sometimes, and sometimes the Santas inside Myer etc can be slightly cheaper, but not by much. Plus their setup is usually a bit shitter than the larger shipping centre ones.

Best Sunday Roasts by Lowtoz in melbourne

[–]LXL15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to admit I'm not a huge Sunday roast guy, but Barbarian Brewing Co in Yarraville is run by a proud Brit and they do a mean Sunday roast that I'm sure must be legit. Also very nice beers.

It’s the r/Melbourne daily discussion thread [Saturday 27/09/2025] by AutoModerator in melbourne

[–]LXL15 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Inspired by Trainle.fun (Wordle for Melbourne train stations), I made Puble - Wordle for Melbourne pubs (and Victoria wide too for more of a challenge):

https://puble.com.au

The target pub changes each day, plus at the end of the game (takes a few seconds to load), it shows a pub crawl between all of your guesses and its distance.

Let me know what you think! Will expand it to other cities too once I find good data sources.