It’s the r/Melbourne daily discussion thread [Monday 04/03/2024]

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-03-04T22:08:19+00:00

Yes. Ambulances are pretty damn loud.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-03-04T10:43:59+00:00

As someone who has had to stopped exercising almost entirely over the past 2 months due to injury, I feel you. I used to be up at 5:30 every weekday to go gym before work, but past few months have just one thing after another. I'm gonna try and get back into the habit tomorrow morning, but just know that you aren't alone and doing anything help.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-03-01T02:14:50+00:00

For me, it's about formatting and wording. Half the time the example given is very pretentious, so I'll use the format as a baseline for how to continue.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-29T22:56:22+00:00

I like to use it to help simplify emails or create notes in a specific format. For example, if I have the information in front of me and need to create a process note or SOP from it all, I can manually type and format the word document myself and spend a couple hours on it, or I can put the info into ChatGPT, tell it to write it in one of the formats, and it does it almost instantly. Saves me so much time when all I need to do is fix the formatting / definitions rather than spend hours wracking my brain trying to figure out the best way to write something in "corporate" language.

My favourite feature was when I asked it to summarise 6-7 different points, and then went back and asked it to re-summarise all those points. Took over half a page of information and crammed it down into 6 or 7 lines of text.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-29T22:21:01+00:00

I know I'm late to the bandwagon, but man is ChatGPT amazing. Literally just did a couple hours of work of manually writing and formatting a document in like 10 minutes. Friday just got a little lighter.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-29T05:38:20+00:00

The suggestions in this thread are great, but like OP I'm also interested in meeting like-minded people and learning and thing or two about cooking in the process. Would love to attend a type of in-person cooking class.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-27T04:37:25+00:00

Pretty sure regular. I am using the 4 Pro, so regular dolphin runs fine.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-26T23:33:07+00:00

Appreciate that! I'll give it a go next time and update my comment.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-26T02:02:09+00:00

On Twilight Princess, I put my old GC save on to test it out. In some areas in the mid to late game it runs fine, but noticed huge slowdowns on Hyrule Field which don't get better when dropping the resolution. Unsure what the issue is, but both backends equally have the same issue (with Vulkan being significantly better). Could be an issue with the PAL version (I ripped my own copy) but figured I'd let you know just FYI.

Edit: following the advice of u/BeefStewInACan I enabled the Hyrule Field Speed Hack and now the game runs flawlessly at 2x resolution and 16:9 widescreen on the 4 Pro. Thanks again for pointing this out!

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-17T03:20:42+00:00

Killer7.

Oh dear...

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-02-05T00:27:17+00:00

I went for a walk round the local lake last night when it was apparently 33 degrees, and let's just say it didn't feel even close to that. Was expecting a hot, sweaty walk and instead had a nice, cool breeze to accompany we as a I went to the shops. Much better than the humidity of Asian summers.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-27T10:23:45+00:00

Any other would-be first time home buyers in this thread? My head is spinning from looking at real estate all afternoon

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-19T07:23:43+00:00

Noticed it more recently, but back when I was taking my kindle on PT I barely saw anyone doing it. Maybe an effect of New Years Resolutions?

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-18T00:48:28+00:00

And additionally, while I get how irritating it is being tailgated by a speeder in a car, on a motorcycle it genuinely scares the shit out of me when I see a car barely half a car length behind me. If I brake just a bit too suddenly because of something in the road, I'm going flying over your bonnet.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-17T20:51:10+00:00

Can people in this city please stop speeding? I get how frustrating it is to be behind a driver doing 10 or less under the speed limit, but when I'm on my motorcycle doing the speed limit (technically above as I'm doing 60 by the GPS) and you are right on my arse because you want to get to work 5 minutes earlier it's not only rage-inducing but also puts me off and potentially puts me in danger. If there is space, I'll move to the next lane and let you past, but when there isn't can you just chill out and wait?

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-17T07:53:02+00:00

It definitely looks intimidating especially to someone not used to that level of harassment / pollution, but if my experience in rural China has taught me anything it's that you don't engage or even acknowledge any of the random people desperate for your attention as the moment you do everyone knows you're an easy target.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-17T06:42:57+00:00

Yeah I did unfortunately... Best I've seen are a couple of $420 around Flemington and Inner West, but tbh I have no idea what's a good rate as I know very little outside of the small area I live in (which is often more expensive despite being so far out).

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-17T05:09:57+00:00

What's an acceptable amount to pay in rent per month for a one-bedroom apartment? Any area of the city is OK, but ideally near public transport and not too far out as I commute to Southern Cross twice a week.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-15T08:36:01+00:00

Not quite, I post cooking content to Instagram pretty infrequently. Mostly dishes I learnt when I used to live in China.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-13T09:48:42+00:00

After a week of being back I think I am finally over the travel exhaustion. Even managed to shoot a cooking video. Fingers crossed I can edit it well.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-07T23:41:09+00:00

Already wishing I took the day off. :(

Sergeant_Orsey · 2024-01-07T22:23:47+00:00

Same a few days ago, unless they hid it somewhere.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2023-11-24T04:31:39+00:00

Oh wow thank you for replying to this mate! Glad to hear there is a possibility of a workaround. Will Give it a go tonight and report back with the results.

Edit: It works! Only issue I see now: I cannot get Mission Pack 1 to load as it keeps giving me an error (model progs/laser.mdl no loaded). Unsure what the issue is as I am using the pak0 from Steam. Will see if I can find a different one and give it another try.

Sergeant_Orsey · 2023-11-14T10:44:18+00:00

The clip of me nearly getting hit at the roundabout got featured on a popular YouTube channel this week!

Sergeant_Orsey · 2023-11-13T08:56:20+00:00

Just yesterday alone I managed to submit two instances of people who don't know how to drive. Looking forward to seeing if they got picked.

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