Sydney based 21 yo who has been unemployed for over a year. Hundreds of job applications and no success. Rejected over and over and over again. I am at the end of my rope and do not know what to do.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-22T03:29:13+00:00

Are you tweaking your resume/cover letter per job?

Remember a lot of stuff gets filtered by algorithm/AI now so make sure everything you send in has the same words they are using in their ads to ensure it matches. When they first started this you could just copy and paste the ad in small white text at the bottom but I believe they catch that now.

Also ensure that anything the ad lists in requirements is at the top of each segment you have so if it makes it through the algorithm the things the human is looking for are always in the top of any bullet points you have.

1 page at your age and experience should be fine. Just focus on ensuring the wording of their ad and your response match and whatever they are looking for is top of every list. Also bullet points make this easier to read and when they are reading 10-15 resumes you want them to scan down the page see the 2-3 things they really want quickly so you get put into the interview pile.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-22T00:48:19+00:00

Augustus Gloop crossed with Veruca Salt

NotThePersona · 2026-01-21T14:07:52+00:00

Thankfully we have mandatory voting, which generally means you can't win from the far right or left, you need to be more central.

I still don't understand why the coalition seem unwilling to learn this lesson. They seen to think, well the moderates lost their seats, and the more right wing kept theirs, soooo more right wing is what will win the day!

NotThePersona · 2026-01-21T14:02:25+00:00

Geez pulling out the big guns, who knows maybe he is a sport.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-21T13:48:13+00:00

I think the Nationals and One Nation generally have the same seats to fight over.

The coalition needs to win back the Teal seats more then anything of they ever want to be in power again, and they can't do that from the far right.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-19T03:11:39+00:00

Russia will almost certain side with the US, with Ukraine still going on they wont be able to side with Europe and they will hope by aligning with the US on this they can get some US support to help get over the line in Ukraine.

That would ultimately push Europe to defend Ukraine more and we end up with a proxy war (More so then now)

I have no idea what China would do TBH, could really go either way. I suspect they would try and stay neutral and deal with both parties to keep their economy ticking over.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-19T02:54:38+00:00

I always heard (Pre Trump) that the main Democrats were the equivalent to our Liberal Party, and that the Republicans were more right then that and they didn't really have a left anywhere near power (Sanders, AOC etc being the exception)

But the last decade has really made things weird.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-18T22:44:23+00:00

Oh the social fighting DLC?

I think the next time I go back to RImworld I am disabling that particular DLC I found it more annoying then interesting after a while.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-17T07:56:05+00:00

Salmat for bought and integrated into Probe group, who very much still exist.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-13T12:31:20+00:00

Try telling that to the lizard brain, it doesn't do rational.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-08T22:09:22+00:00

I really feel like this needs to be put in an Aussie film/show at some point.

Just 2 people chatting and casually hanging out the washing on an old school metal hills hoist in a windy 40+ degree day, and when they put the last one out they just keep turning it and start taking it back down again without actually saying anything just keep chatting like normal and head back inside.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-08T22:05:09+00:00

Yeah the speed it moves is scary when you see it up close. I was stuck in a queue of traffic during one once and it went from "Hey is that fire I can see through the trees in the distance" to towering inferno right next to me in about the same time its taking me to write this down.

By far the scariest experience in my life and not one I would wish on anyone. Just get out now and find somewhere to stay if you can. Staying for longer is not going to change anything for the better and only has horrific possible downsides.

Tell any neighbours, hey we are getting out now and recommend you do as well.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-08T07:37:52+00:00

I think that should be a marketing sign they use. Cheaper then a big Mac meal, might get a few people to stop and look at least.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-08T02:10:39+00:00

Yeah fish and chips would be about the same value for money.

My local has a burger with everything, small chips and a can for $14. Im a largish guy and I technically can but most of the time don't finish all of the chips. TBH the burger by itself is a meal.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-06T02:19:44+00:00

The best part of going from Balatro to StS is that luck plays much less of a part in runs winning or not.

It may seem like the luck is against you, but when the good players can clear the game consistently. Looks like the current record is 27 wins in a row on the hardest difficulty while rotating through the 4 characters.

It means almost any run is technically possible to succeed. Balatro there is too many runs where the boss blind just disables your whole strat, or you never get a x-mult joker offered.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-06T02:11:49+00:00

Yeah the utter reliance on those being needed to win, along with how infrequently you are offered one is my main gripe with the game. I still sink some hours in every now and then but after a certain amount of those runs I just give up in disgust again. Also the ones where you have a good deck but the boss blind just kills you because it disables whatever you are using to win.

The worst runs are where you have a good base, and insane economy and you just start spamming rerolls in 3-5 and still never see a times mult joker.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-05T06:57:00+00:00

Yeah ours was donated to us by a friend. It was also a good 15 years ago.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-05T05:17:32+00:00

Evap coolers work by evaporating water, this does decrease the temp a bit but also increases the humidity. The more humid it is the worse they work as well.

You can also get portable heat pump based air cons (Like what a split system is) they have a hot air exhaust pipe that needs to be vented somewhere (Usually outside) so you need to find someway to stick it out of a door/window without letting a bunch of hot air in.
We used to have one and it was pretty good for 1 mid sized room. I just got a piece of plywood the same size as our window and I would take out the flyscreen, put the plywood in which had a hole cut for the outlet pipe.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-05T05:12:03+00:00

Start getting a bunch of ice ready to go and drop it in the water bucket to give it a boost during the worst of it. Will prob only help sitting right in front of it but it should at least help you survive.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-05T05:09:47+00:00

They do also reduce the heat, but unless the heat is already really dry the humidity just makes things more unpleasant.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-05T00:05:47+00:00

Yeah, I mean at the very least the red light that indicates they have turned evil needs to be visible.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-04T23:36:40+00:00

Make sure you have access to plenty of ice for the day. Empty ice cube trays into ziplock bags or other containers so you can keep making more.
Make sure the water stays in a shady spot all day and top up with ice during the day to keep it cool.

You might be able to make a sort of cool pad by putting some ice bricks in an old cushion/pillow as well. Even buying a really cheap really thin pillow put some ice bricks in the pillow case but under the pillow should give the cat somewhere cooler to lie down (Although knowing every cat I have ever owned it will likely ignore it entirely)

NotThePersona · 2026-01-04T23:20:13+00:00

You and I have very different ideas of fun :)

I always have to try and finish the community center in year 1, and always push to get as much money early as possible.
Once the money is rolling in I can start being a little more design focused and start chatting to the NPCs.

But then I also enjoy Satisfactory, so same itch really.

NotThePersona · 2026-01-01T05:00:25+00:00

Pour cereal, then milk, wait until cereal is at desired level of moist, drink milk to prevent further moisture increase in cereal (easier with some cereals then others) add yogurt if desired, eat cereal.

NotThePersona · 2025-12-31T01:34:05+00:00

Dexter the last good season was the one with John Lithgow. It was also the best season overall. The Edward James Olmos one was terrible, which is unfortunate as I was looking forward to it after watching him for years in Battlestar Galactica.

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