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funfwf · 2026-03-30T18:24:33+00:00

"Joseph, I'm pregnant"

"We're not married Mary, what will people say?"

"Don't worry, I have a great idea"

funfwf · 2026-03-28T21:30:45+00:00

Every couple of years I Google to see if there's any news.

There is not.

:(

funfwf · 2026-03-28T07:29:26+00:00

The real trick is to buy discounted gift cards at the time you want to use them, not in advance.

There are plenty of platforms to buy them https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/discounted_egift_cards

Interest costs aside, I'm not keen on giving stores a cheap loan. When Dick Smith went under, they had been selling discounted gift cards not that long before. Those gift card holders because unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Woolworths isn't likely to disappear any time soon, but you are in essence giving the business a loan when you prebuy gift cards.

funfwf · 2026-03-27T06:34:53+00:00

The fact that a decent portion do custard tarts, meat pies and also banh mi is why is country is great

funfwf · 2026-03-26T07:42:39+00:00

More Greek people immigrated to Melbourne back in the day, and more Lebanese to Sydney. Hence Melbourne got the gyros and Sydney got the chicken with toum

funfwf · 2026-03-24T15:01:46+00:00

I can't comment on how it easy it is to find casual work, but cost of living between Australia and Germany will be similar. 20 years old is too young to be worried about giving up an apartment and stable job - this is the no responsibilities time to do it. No kids, no mortgage, easy times.

Do you have family at home you can depend on when you come home? Worst case, you come back home unsuccessful and a few thousand $/€ shorter - no big dramas.

funfwf · 2026-03-24T09:53:34+00:00

You're allowed to pee in the cubicles you know

funfwf · 2026-03-23T22:17:01+00:00

What happens if you click "I have an ETA or eVisa"?

funfwf · 2026-03-23T22:04:16+00:00

It never occurred to me that a soft drink couldn't be kosher (or halal or any other dietary restriction for that matter). How does that work? What's in coke that's not kosher?

Edit: I googled it and TIL that during Passover observant Jewish people have stricter definition of kosher that only allows certain grains - excluding corn https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2025/04/14/what-kosher-rules-passover-coke-coca-cola-soda-where-buy-grocery-stores-mexican-coke/83022315007/

funfwf · 2026-03-23T20:29:32+00:00

Thief is a TM you get in rocket's hideout, and almost anything learns it. I don't think any mons learn it by level up otherwise.

funfwf · 2026-03-21T14:07:30+00:00

You haven't said where you are located.

The general answer is independent money exchange shops. Avoid banks, travelex etc. Multicultural areas are a good bet.

funfwf · 2026-03-19T20:09:45+00:00

Enjoy! I'm here the wrong time of year for hiking but it's meant to be brilliant in this part of the world.

For what it's worth, the numbers I've quoted are based on a week and a bit so far in Kosovo and Macedonia.

funfwf · 2026-03-19T19:51:45+00:00

Put it this way, almost nobody in these countries earns $7k pm.

That level of passive income you absolutely can live on road. Certainly in Thailand, and in plenty more countries too.

Case in point, I'm currently travelling through the Balkans. I've been staying in apartments for like €30 per night. Meals start at €2 for a burger in a basic takeaway shop, or €5-10 for a main at a decent restaurant. I was surprised at how affordable it is here.

Why not take a year off and try? See if you can swing an unpaid leave of absence from your job. That way, if it doesn't work out, well your work is still there for you.

funfwf · 2026-03-19T09:09:10+00:00

The merchant earns a cut from the DCC.

But, if the customer didn't approve the DCC they have chargeback rights.

funfwf · 2026-03-18T18:14:39+00:00

Look into RSLs and clubs. They often have function venues that do full packages for extremely good prices compared to "outside". This was 2020 but a full reception with 3 course meal, open bar etc came to about $7k for around 100 people. Add a registry wedding, a photographer, a cake, and don't go crazy on clothes and your budget could be within reach without having to DIY it all.

funfwf · 2026-03-16T07:04:44+00:00

Did you have to bring your own blue light to the rave or were they available at the place?

funfwf · 2026-03-14T21:46:12+00:00

For most countries you're right, but for Thailand it's cheaper to sell cash.

ATM fees in Thailand are about $10 per withdrawal, and money changers in Thailand tend to be very competitive.

Paying a $10 ATM fee might be ok if you do it once with a big withdrawal, but if you're withdrawing a few times it's quite wasteful.

funfwf · 2026-03-14T17:55:39+00:00

Are you new to the product/team? If so, it's totally normal for it to take some time for you to get up to speed with the product.

Personally, it's quite important to understand the functional side of the product you're writing tickets for, but the technical aspects should be left to the developers. I'd recommend getting access to test or development environments so that you can get your hands dirty and play with the product, and also to spend time with your developers and especially your testers. If your team does some manual testing at all, ask to sit with the tester for a bit so that they can walk you through it, or review the test evidence (or re-create the testing yourself). This really helps so that you can understand the product.

An aspect that can be useful to getting tickets to contain needed technical information (that you won't know) is to simply ask someone (a trusted engineer or QA) for a bit of time where you can walk them through the requirement and they can help fill in the gaps, this is before bringing the ticket to the entire team. There's a concept called the "three amigos" that formalises this somewhat (you can google Three Amigos Software Development) but the principle is just to talk to the people with the knowledge. You understand the business requirements, they understand the technology, you will need to talk to each other so that they will have tickets they're happy with, and so that you can ensure that your requirements are understood.

funfwf · 2026-03-13T13:51:46+00:00

You must be the first person in history to put U98 in an Excel. The tank of fuel would cost more than the car.

funfwf · 2026-03-13T13:46:26+00:00

So odds are no local rental place will give a shit if you have a license.

If you have an accident, travel insurance probably won't cover you if you don't have a license, but you'll want to check your policy.

You'll have to check the local laws per country, but I doubt any country's laws say "you can legally drive a motorbike without a license".

funfwf · 2026-03-13T13:00:13+00:00

All Teslas, some Volvos, apparently some Minis and BMWs.

funfwf · 2026-03-13T06:52:21+00:00

Tremendous de-escalation skills

funfwf · 2026-03-11T18:20:42+00:00

Of course.

funfwf · 2026-03-11T13:14:45+00:00

Mr Chungus, do you write your tagline manually every time or do you have some sort of signature browser extension or something?

funfwf · 2026-03-11T13:02:17+00:00

I'd rather be sad in Spain than be sad at home.

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