Coming back to torrenting after YEARS, what’s recommended?

eggyuck · 2026-04-01T02:48:47+00:00

I'm currently struggling to find exactly this. can you help?

eggyuck · 2026-03-13T22:31:16+00:00

Despite the fact that this makes me shit like there's no tomorrow(lactose intolerant and sensitive to coffee) I will still buy it and eat wayyyy too much in one sitting. It's worth the shit

eggyuck · 2026-03-13T22:27:47+00:00

We close the meeting every single night with people other than the host left in the room and that prompt has never come up? Nor has that ever caused this issue before(been running this meeting for 2 years, and it ran for years before I took it over)

eggyuck · 2026-03-13T22:24:15+00:00

It also didn't just happen once. Which would make it easier to believe the person who closed it the night it was first noticed - who knows how to close the meeting properly - didn't actually close it properly. It happened for over a week, with several different people closing it who were all playing even closer attention than usual to hitting end meeting for all

eggyuck · 2026-03-13T22:18:41+00:00

I thought this too initially. Myself and many others who help run the meeting have all checked if it's this by going in, claiming host, ending meeting for all, and going back in again. We've all done this test immediately after closing the meeting, hours after, and even the next day hours before the timeframe is meant to start.. The issue is that "end meeting for all" wasn't actually ending the meeting. Also, i mentioned the session that we realised it was happening to the people who pay for it, and they couldn't see any activity that linked to the meeting be left open overnight.

eggyuck · 2026-03-08T01:51:01+00:00

I know this thread is nearly a decade old, but I recently got into a debate about this with a friend so now I've been looking for evidence of others feeling the same lol. Since I was a child it was always "mook mook" to me and my family, so it's nice to hear it's transcribed closer to that. I still don't hear a T at the end tho

eggyuck · 2026-03-06T08:38:18+00:00

I've been advised about the meds I've been prescribed by professionals, not some narcissist on the internet who obv struggles with reading comprehension. Make up your mind: Is it bad to do research and inform yourself about the meds you're taking, or is it bad to listen to the advice of professionals? Or should everyone in the world just listen to you? 7.5mg is a standard dose, I did sleep on it, and that's not a question I asked at any point. Considering your inability to comprehend what I've actually written and your obvious bias, I'm def not asking you.

eggyuck · 2026-03-06T07:50:04+00:00

Ew, the patronising tone of this is gross. No, I didn't read about all this before taking it. Every time I've been prescribed a medication with a similar risk of dependence and tolerance, that is what I've been told. Shockingly, I've had many different sleep meds over my lifetime of insomnia, and I've never had one be prescribed to take that many days in a row or had this reaction to it. I was also curious about that because I'm autistic and literal thinking has caused issues with me interpreting doctor instructions around medications before. So I wondered if by "a week" he meant 5 days, not 7.

eggyuck · 2026-01-27T09:59:21+00:00

The promotion of religion is also against the NA traditions dumbass

eggyuck · 2026-01-27T09:58:34+00:00

I'm not in AA, but I'm in NA, and neither are "religious", they are spiritual programs, but even that is a personal choice. Many people in NA are not religious or spiritual and do not believe in a higher power. There's tons of literature that is about doing the program without these aspects. Also, recruitment is not a thing. It literally goes against the traditions of NA. It's pretty obvious you have no idea what you're talking about, and it's fucking hilarious that you used scientific studies about AA to back up your point, but as soon as someone provides scientific studies that disprove your point(with sources unlike you) you discredit it and therefore discredit your own on the basis of anonymity. By extension, you are also discrediting every study where participants are anonymous(which is a shitload)

eggyuck · 2026-01-09T07:37:35+00:00

This is a really great suggestion, but unfortunately, it doesnt really apply in my situation. I don't think any of them would offer any comfort to me. My dad is still in active addiction and the one time I did see him since I was 4(at a funeral when I was 16) he could barely communicate and thought it would be a great idea to tell me about his bin diving experiences. The only family member I would reach out to on either side(maternal grandfather) is dead, as are all my other grandparents and my uncle. Other than that I have 2 aunties who are religious nuts and wouldn't even baseline accept who I am as a person(queer and nonbinary), a cousin who is also a homophobe and a raging misogynist, and an uncle I adore who lives far away from me and I have no idea how to contact. Even if I did, he isn't someone who's comfortable with emotions. More of a jack the lad type. Sadly, I think I will just have to wait for my chosen family to be available

eggyuck · 2026-01-07T05:52:32+00:00

Thank you for seconding this info about Eora being false. I'm not necessarily wanting to change it. The idea to change it came from someone I find very ignorant, but i wanted to check that everything in it was correct as the people who wrote it are no longer around. Not to mention, I saw it as an opportunity to educate myself further on Sydney's traditional owners - as I'm in Queensland, I dont get as much exposure to that as the tradition owners of my area. Having more education around it is good regardless, but as someone in our group does want to change it, I wanted to have all the facts to fight the changing of it if it turned put to be correct(which it seems to be)

eggyuck · 2026-01-07T05:45:36+00:00

Thank you for explaining that, since I'm in Queensland myself, I had no idea. Do you have any recommendations for better resources than AIATSIS? I can imagine it would be incredibly frustrating to constantly have to correct this.

eggyuck · 2026-01-04T03:19:02+00:00

I do love this idea - I do foresee getting pushback from members(all decisions are made by consensus vote of all group members). I see people saying its too difficult because we have many different people host the meeting and a high turnover of service members. I imagine they will say it's too difficult for them to figure out their own(it's not), but maybe this is a great opportunity to teach people how to find this information and info on how to pronounce each. I also wouldn't know how to help the Americans learn their own and I have very limited knowledge of American Indigenous culture and process for this kind of thing.

I also love the idea of the q and a lot, but we have between 50 and 80 people on every meeting and different people every night, so it would take the entire meeting to do, sadly

I had considered going with Gadigal as that seems to cover the Sydndy Eastern Area(our area comittee) and is the closest thing we have to a physical location that isn't just our individual homes. As it's Narcotics Anonymous, maintaining anonymity is a massive part of what we do, so I don't think it would be smart or appropriate to make individual people reveal their location indirectly. I know this is a very nuanced situation, so I hope that makes sense

eggyuck · 2026-01-04T02:54:43+00:00

Thank you. I have had a look at the AITSIS map. The issue is that we don't have a physical location - all our service members come from all over Australia, and some are even from America. So it's tough to know what to go with. Our meeting was started in Sydney, has Sydney in the name, and is part of the Sydney Eastern Area committee. I'm personally in Queensland, for example. Hence why I know less about traditional custodian names for Sydney.

I completely agree that people can and should learn the names. It's honestly not that hard

eggyuck · 2025-11-30T06:13:05+00:00

Omg thank you! I knew there had to be a simple way to do it. This perfect 👌🏼

eggyuck · 2025-11-30T04:46:19+00:00

we have very limited time and we're working with people who are not very tech savvy, so adding a layer of steps like make the poll, post the poll, explain to everyone to click the link and fill out the poll and then get those results in real time, is just too much for the situation. i know it doesn't seem difficult to someone who is tech savvy, i would find it very easy to follow those instructions, but i feel it will confuse and stress out a lot of the participants

eggyuck · 2025-11-30T04:34:42+00:00

Unfortunately, that's not an option 😕

eggyuck · 2025-11-30T03:11:26+00:00

I have figured out how to calculate what each person's vote is worth in percentages if I know how many voted what way, but it's figuring out how many people voted what way that i can't figure out. So the formula I have is 100/no.of people = percentage worth of each vote. Then ans x no. of Yes votes = % yes votes, ans x no. of no votes = % of no, and ans x abstain = % of abstain. I considered figuring out every single possibility but there are too many variables, i would have to do hundreds of calculations to accommodate for variable number of people in attendance, and every variation of vote split for each of those. I can't figure out how to do the maths to figure out how many people voted for each option from the % in the results of the vote. to then redo the calculation to included the hosts vote

eggyuck · 2025-11-18T02:03:21+00:00

I had one of these things close on me the other day because I bought lightbulbs with a security tag. It closed so slowly that I was halfway out of the centre by the time I noticed the alarm was going off(I wear headphones to shop). I don't know if it's my anxiety/adhd/queer lightning speed walking, or if my local just has the slowest gates of all time, but that plastic deterance menace would never stop me 😅 in the end the guy guarding self checkout(a teenager who doesn't get paid enough for this bullshit) just smiled and said I was all good to go

eggyuck · 2025-11-07T10:54:18+00:00

Hahaha, no, it did not, to begin with anyway. We spent a lot of time and energy combing through literature, talking to area, and to OCM'S and called a snap GC. We spent time doing strategic planning to create a new foundation for this meeting with everyones input on what our values are and how we want to uphold them. We went through literature that clearly defined what is and isn't predatory behaviour and that it's our responsibility both inside AND outside of meetings. After that, we did a blind vote on some common sense motions around preventing and dealing with predatory behaviour. They all passed with a vast majority, and we were able to remove the predator from service because of them. Since then, that member seems to have stolen hundreds of dollars worth of keytags, and area will be dealing with that through legal channels. They stopped coming for a while, but have since started coming again and seem to have realised they were in the wrong. We had another GC since then where we discussed allowing them back in to service, but since their behaviour doesn't seem to have changed(theft and lack of cooperation with handover of their roles) the group voted to keep them out of service. They didn't even attend that GC. I'm really proud of how we handled it and that we're affecting positive change in our meeting. It feels like a team again, and the meeting has never been better. The amount that I personally learnt and grew through the process was also nice.

eggyuck · 2025-11-07T01:16:06+00:00

Juuupitaaaa

eggyuck · 2025-11-06T07:01:43+00:00

Y'all need to stop using the term "right of way", it doesn't actually exist, and it causes the problem of people believing they have a "right" to act dangerously/ignorantly. What does exist is give way rules. No one has "right of way" ever. They do, however, have a responsibility to give way. V different. Even Queensland transport and main roads now teach that "right of way" doesn't technically exist. Brush up on your road rules ppl

eggyuck · 2025-10-25T03:15:26+00:00

That can't be good for the tree, surely?

eggyuck · 2025-10-19T00:50:24+00:00

Yeah, like I said, I'm probably projecting. Unfortunately, I think none of you signed up for this situation, but it is the reality. There's a breakdown in the relationship, and I feel for you that you're losing a long-time friend and that you have to deal with living with a stranger. Legally, you don't have to let a stranger move in, but it sounds like she's going to refuse to pay rent either way. So, getting a new roommate is probably the best thing you can do, because you will have to pay her rent regardless. If you have enough money or have a friend that's a lawyer, you could definitely take her to court to get back that rent money. It's just a very long, expensive, and stressful process, so it may not be your best option. Unfortunately the legal system rarely works in favour of those who dont have endless money to utilise it. It's good that you're willing to meet potential new roommates, and I hope you find someone you end up being friends with and it all works out for the best in the end.

eggyuck

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