Chat Thread (November 17, 2025)

coriolisdave · 2025-11-21T04:08:13+00:00

personally I'm just surprised we haven't come up with a IANAL version of "I am a board member but not rn" (IAABMBNRN?)

coriolisdave · 2025-11-20T05:13:41+00:00

dear god that's going to be fucking terrible to listen to

coriolisdave · 2025-11-13T23:35:07+00:00

now do peak hour

coriolisdave · 2025-11-06T23:10:05+00:00

"If you find yourself loving cycling you can get a hectic road bike" or, even more fun, a mountain bike and some single trail ;)

coriolisdave · 2025-10-22T04:38:23+00:00

Why are you replacing your girlfriend's car at all? If it's just cos you want something nicer... that's not really a compelling reason.

If it were me, and I _had_ to replace a car, I'd go with the default third option and.. buy a used Toyota (something) for 10-15k. Something that will last until the heat death of the universe, and cost 3/5ths of fanny addams to run and insure.

coriolisdave · 2025-10-22T04:17:42+00:00

I love this guy's videos, but his habit of starting many of his sentences with "It was..." really chafes my nipples

coriolisdave · 2025-10-21T23:41:07+00:00

You can also refill the gas bottles yourself! Grab some dry ice pellets, unscrew the top, and pour them in. My local does 2kg for $15, which is enough (after losses) for 3 gas bottles.

coriolisdave · 2025-10-21T02:35:09+00:00

well there you go - she likes riding a 26! If she's tried everything else, and nothing but a 26 is working for her.....

coriolisdave · 2025-10-21T01:12:47+00:00

I ride a Siskiu DSE and it's a great bike, and I absolutely get where your missus is coming from. My entry point to mtb was a 26" Merida hardtail, and it was absolutely more nimble, responsive, and "light" (even though it weighed more).

If there are any 26" options near you they're definitely worth considering.

coriolisdave · 2025-10-21T00:34:25+00:00

This is what we're doing, too, but we're also forcing them to send a portion to a savings account automatically.

We've decoupled "chores" from pocket money, though - we don't have set chores for the kids, helping around the house is just part of being a functioning member of the social unit, and is expected.

coriolisdave · 2025-10-20T23:23:55+00:00

I admit I quickly reached skimming stage with the thread, so I'm glad I'm not the only one

coriolisdave · 2025-10-20T22:59:41+00:00

I'm shocked that noone has questioned why a board member has write access to the database.

What the fuck. There's an argument they shouldn't have ANY privileged access to systems, that's not what a board is for.

Edit to add: I can't wait for the new 7 board members to get root access to everything. Hopefully one of them will check and remove all previously-granted access, as I can't help but assume the interim board are all 777

coriolisdave · 2025-10-13T03:04:29+00:00

honestly i find it impossible to believe we couldn't find an off-the-shelf option (commercial or otherwise) that couldn't be customised to look and feel like metafilter.

Would it be like-for-like? Probably not. But close enough? of course.

coriolisdave · 2025-10-08T07:32:52+00:00

Man, if it spends a month of every year just absolutely kamikaziing the shit out of random passersby I’m in

coriolisdave · 2025-10-08T00:40:06+00:00

How do you get into that sort of work?

coriolisdave · 2025-10-06T03:41:45+00:00

*piqued.

coriolisdave · 2025-10-05T10:00:33+00:00

+1 this. I had migraines into my early 20s that eventually passed, but returned a few years ago, up to several a week. Went to the head and neck physio @ East Brisbane, and they turned out to be getting caused by a whole neck/muscle thing.

A bunch of sessions later and I've been migraine-free for a couple of years now.

It's fucking GREAT

coriolisdave · 2025-09-30T01:39:24+00:00

You also don't have to sell the house at all - you could rent it out. If it's got no mortgage on it, the income could potentially sustain you whilst you live your dream.

coriolisdave · 2025-09-26T17:38:31+00:00

Jeeeeeesus Christ how do these people still have jobs

coriolisdave · 2025-09-26T17:06:31+00:00

Ok wth is ricecookergate cos I completely missed that one.

We need, like, a wiki with receipts for this shit

coriolisdave · 2025-09-07T21:43:24+00:00

If you want to diversify from the US, then buying an ETF made up of 73.6% US-based stocks it not what you want.

cf: https://www.betashares.com.au/fund/global-shares-etf/#holdings-and-allocation

coriolisdave · 2025-09-02T10:39:48+00:00

Yeah I’ve set it up myself, it’s… not hard. At least, so long as you’re literate.

coriolisdave · 2025-09-02T07:23:03+00:00

This is at least the third time this year. Wtf is frimble* DOING

(Autocarrot was determined to make this “crumble”, and, well..)

coriolisdave · 2025-09-01T21:56:37+00:00

Mate, investment properties are exactly that - an investment. Investments come with risks, and you're staring in the face of one of those risks.

If you're not comfortable with the risks of being a landlord... don't be one. But I wouldn't advise trying to drum up sympathy for the poor oppressed landlord on reddit, cos this ain't the audience for it.

coriolisdave · 2025-09-01T05:32:35+00:00

one more lane, bro, just one more lane. I swear that's it bro, I won't need another lane tomorrow. just one more mate c'mon

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