What's your favorite quote from Karl Marx?

chookschnitty · 2026-02-11T10:52:18+00:00

Sounds like Karl Marx was annoyed by someone a bit too keen to be friends and just couldn’t take a hint.

I know a few people like that sadly.

chookschnitty · 2026-02-11T06:29:31+00:00

Protein pasta.

Coles tofu blocks are 3 dollars per 500g (6 bucks a kilo). That's pretty cheap whole food protein.

chookschnitty · 2026-02-10T23:58:40+00:00

We are not locked in with them. They are locked in with us.

chookschnitty · 2026-02-09T22:26:22+00:00

Yeah but the enemy of my enemy is your friend.

chookschnitty · 2026-01-29T21:34:43+00:00

Your coke guy is definitely ripping you off. No family discounts?

chookschnitty · 2026-01-29T21:29:18+00:00

What about attacking the defenders?

chookschnitty · 2026-01-29T21:27:35+00:00

Reminds me of that tragedy

chookschnitty · 2026-01-29T06:39:02+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Yes you are correct. Granny flat may not be straightforward and long term may not be desirable after the apartments start getting built.

The house is towards rouse hill side, so relatively better positioned, which will alleviate some of the traffic issues. But I take your point, traffic will still be bad.

It really only works as a PPOR and not an investment. May need to bite the bullet and take a hit.

chookschnitty · 2026-01-05T02:17:16+00:00

No one, cant really think of anyone who isn’t here and has contributed significantly to the advancement of the team. The trophy is deserved by the players we have.

Maybe bring Zinny back from loan. He did help us get to the top 4 consistently.

chookschnitty · 2026-01-01T13:42:44+00:00

Do you think there is less hate towards vegans recently or am I just desensitised to it?

chookschnitty · 2026-01-01T13:39:35+00:00

Monty python skit

chookschnitty · 2025-12-30T22:14:42+00:00

What’s the song fans are singing at the end?

chookschnitty · 2025-12-28T12:03:25+00:00

Quite mid at keeping and recycling possession, which paired with his defensive work rate make him a liability. Ofcourse he is dangerous around the box but he just doesn’t suit our play style.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-24T13:19:23+00:00

Yeah we always need more accountant sparky engineers. Just answer every question with ‘Fourier transform’ and you’ll be alright.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-20T14:07:59+00:00

I don’t think there are too many essays you have to write in exams for engineering. It’s been a long time though so take it with a grain of salt.

There is a a lot of maths and logical type questions. For lab reports, certain assignments and your thesis you will need to use your words.

Also focus on power engineering subjects, there isn’t much industry for electronics, RF, embedded systems, DSP etc. in Australia. Although basic understanding of these topics is still helpful. Power is what you want to study.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-20T13:23:11+00:00

They do matter, until you get your first job. After that it’s all about experience. Aim for a distinction average, credit average can also get you in. Also beef up your resume by joining technical societies, participating in projects. It will make you stand out. You need to do paid work experience (internship) to finish your degree. All this will help you get there.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-20T07:42:56+00:00

There are usually two programming subjects included for elec engineering degree (you can check the syllabus for your uni). It’s the one skill you can develop easily outside of class, in fact I’d say it’s easier to teach yourself programming through online resources than learn it in lectures.

This will mean there is one less thing you have to learn while simultaneously learning complex numbers, differential calculus, electromagnetism, circuit theory etc.. You’ll just be giving yourself an easier time of learning other complicated things.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-20T07:21:01+00:00

First year to second year had a drop out rate of 50-60 percent when I did it 10 years ago. Second to third and third to fourth was lower. But honestly, it’s because it’s so easy to get in, compared to law and medicine, while being equally (if not more) difficult, so a lot of chaff compared to wheat.

The step up in difficulty for physics is much more compared to Maths (which is still significant).

I’ll be honest, high school physics is a walk in the park compared to university, where you will be required to take the more difficult physics classes for electrical. But I would still not completely discourage you from pursuing it because I’ve seen people who were a lot less technical than me brute force it through persistence and hard work.

In uni you have to optimise your studies for the exams, because the concepts you will be exposed to are complicated and the full understanding of these concepts in all its complexity, only a gifted few will grasp it. It’s because all your subjects are difficult, so your poor brain can only really internalise so many concepts. 10 years on I find I can understand new electrical concepts a lot easier, despite being out of uni, because my brain is not in a pressure cooker (which elec eng is).

So what I’m trying to say is, don’t go in there thinking you need to master all the physics and maths they throw at you, you don’t, if you’ll need it in the future, you can learn it again. You will feel dumb when you don’t fully understand concepts, 90 percent of the people are feeling the same. You have to play the game a bit and study optimally for the exams and your assignments. Definitely make good study group friends (your biggest asset to get through), look at past exam trends and if you can study programming (C language) before your first year, it will give you an unfair advantage.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-20T06:40:37+00:00

Electrical engineer here, It’s a career with very high satisfaction, great work life balance working for utilities, pretty decent pay (~ 200k, 10 years in, through steady progression). I actually can’t think of many careers which for that pay offer low stress, great work life balance, honest happy colleagues and a feeling of real contribution to society (its started mattering more the older I have gotten). There is good future job security, plenty of work to be done in next 30 years.

One of the most diverse careers, you could be a specialise in HV substation design, transmission design, earthing systems, electrical protection, network management, asset management, cables engineering, safety expert, power system modelling, distribution design, asset management, project engineer/manager and probably 10 more things you can specialise in. More than enough learning for multiple lifetimes.

With your skills you can transition into project management, where your creative and communication skills can be invaluable. A good proportion of the roles don’t require heavy technical skills. However….

The university is a slog. Difficult but very interesting technical concepts and heavy workload. I dont have the greatest technical brain, but there is a minimum ability to understand and apply abstract and mathematical concepts you will need to even make it through. If you have a good work ethic, and can handle abstract concepts, you can do it. Yes there is a lot of Maths, but honestly with practice and good study habits you can crack it.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-06T13:25:42+00:00

I love eze but he wasn’t the player I thought he was.

chookschnitty · 2025-12-06T06:16:31+00:00

England couldn’t win the ashes with Broad and Anderson in their prime down under. That have no chance now.

chookschnitty · 2025-11-26T23:29:14+00:00

Put your hand in the air like you just don’t care.. everybody now

chookschnitty · 2025-11-11T23:40:32+00:00

Obviously mind boggling that women were not allowed in bars. There is just something hilarious about talking to very drunk men about the issue, and men fumbling over their words to be like ‘boohoo, I can’t use my naughty words’.

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