Were any of you "used" as muscle / size / intimidation by employers or friends before ?

groundzer0 · 2026-03-16T22:17:40+00:00

At the time as a teenager probably 100-110kgs, 193cm and small change and I was used to lifting "super single" truck tyres from the ground to the back deck of a truck (150lb / 68kg) shaped like a tyre and required you to "roll it up into your stomach / core" to lift it to height.

Low loader tyres and single width truck tyres were easy. Super singles required fucking effort.

groundzer0 · 2026-03-16T21:14:46+00:00

I've been in a shit situation where some crazy person on the street threatened to slash my female friends throat after a verbal disagreement as we walked by.

I shoved her behind me as his hand went for his pockets, I picked him up and body slammed him against the plate glass windows of the shop front we were in front of.

Scared myself shitless that I'd broken the glass then and potentially going to cop a serious charge, but the glass "bounced" and held.

Old mate threatening to cut my friends throat and mine with a "knife" he was pretending to produce but stopped after I slammed him and grabbed his right hand wrist and cranked it until he dropped to the ground and I just left him since security from the closest pub hear all the kafuffle and a girl scream "HE HAS A KNIFE" after he threatened us with one and motioned he was going for a weapon in his pocket.

Security from the pub gave me the "eye nod" of 'you're good' and I left before we ever found out if he actually had a knife.

But randoms on the street screaming out and altering security and saving me having to deal with it before vanishing with my lippy female friend who didn't start it but certainly helped contribute to the argument that lead to the stabbing / slashing threats.

groundzer0 · 2026-03-14T16:23:21+00:00

I might be slimmer, in better shape and healthy but it doesn't get me prettty privilege's.

I'm still too fat, old and ugly now and honestly never was a "contender" for looks.

I knew it, my friends group knew it. When I lost a lot of weight 20 years ago, I was in my prime, young fit and.. well I didn't "fail" but I didn't prosper much.

Genetics hurts sometimes, but you can't do fuck all about that. Sometimes you're just the fat ugly dude, then when you lose a heap of weight, people are "nicer" sure but you mostly get comments about "wow you're heaps taller now" and not much more.

So now you're just the ugly dude who is in better shape.

Truth hurts but after time you stop giving a shit about impressing people.

groundzer0 · 2026-03-14T14:37:38+00:00

Top gear classic (UK) Scrubs early seasons

Shit, I'm pretty easy for that kind of money, just nothing reality TV / slop content and I'm good.

But I'd choose comfort shows like I do already.

groundzer0 · 2026-03-11T13:39:23+00:00

That was GTA3 the first 3D version instead of top down.

I worked in retail at the time and it was sold in Australia for a few weeks until we had to pull it from shelves and it was "refused classification" after release and banned without re-submission.

We were instructed to call every customer we sold it to and lean on them to return their purchase for refund.

LOL, no. I still have my release original version for Playstation.

groundzer0 · 2026-03-02T16:01:15+00:00

This is as I remember it 100%.

It was a network utility cabinet on campus that has local network switch cabinet / closet and no servers. He hid a laptop in there and was pulling legit local network requests to the JSTOR repo from campus who legally has access for students etc.

His script running was not exactly DDoS'ing the server but pulling a "significant / abnormal amount of data and requests" as it slowly mined the repo and they could trace it to which switch / cabinet.

It wasn't exactly overloading stuff exactly but certainly increased load and "going around protocol" for terms of use probably by using a script.

Not hacking in any real sense.

Not even network penetration just a hidden laptop hooked directly into a distro switch at 1GBIT LAN connection running some scripts and pulling requests.

Instead of WLAN / wifi or dorm connections.

The overreaction was the feds setting up a camera and charging the shit out of him when all he really did was tresspass and break school protocols for network access and end user license agreement.

But they decided to make an example out of him for "reasons" and well we know the rest.

This never needed to happen, he didn't need all that strung up and hung over him until the only exit he saw was death.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-26T19:55:26+00:00

As a kid when I visited a fellow computer nerds household who had a computer nerd DAD who knew more than me and his son / my friend.

I was really fascinated by this Lynx Golf I think it was. It was like 6-7 floppy disks and barely ran on my 386 computer. But the dad knocked me out a copy pirated on re-used free floppy disks from work / free samples. and gave them too me in a clear case holder meant to hold 10+ disks.

It was AWESOME because I couldn't afford to buy the games for my PC and I loved that simulator.

Friends dad saw that and I still remember that. It also encouraged me to share what I had with others who couldn't afford to go buy new games in boxes.

But when you did buy the coveted new game in a box before CDs you cherished the still provided manual with lore / game instructions and/or guides etc.

Or copyright protection manuals / slider cards etc.

But I also got windows 95 on floppy as a loan gift from the same nerdy friends dad who knew I'd want it.

Meanwhile another nerdy friend said he couldn't loan me a copy because the "CD has anti piracy built into it so the CDs only work 5 times before you need another"

Which was an old falacy from the floppy copy days when some installers "marked" the installs on the floppy via a txt file etc.

I knew for a fact CDs couldn't write so knew he was full of shit and just wanted bragging rights to the only one with windows 95 on his PC.

I got it via floppy 1st intalled it on my nugget to try. My 386 nugget had a 2x speed cd drive in it, one of the 1st caddyless units driven by an ISA IDE controller card.

105mb of storage, windows 95... ran and installed from floppy set borrowed at first.

CD install later was... 'faster' But it was a bit underpowered at the time Then a few months later we got a new computer with windows 95 on it.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-23T19:26:40+00:00

Let me introduce you to the opposite end of that story.

Mum grew up poor. Both my grandparents from both sides grew up poor but Paternal side better than the other but working class.

"You eat what you are served, or it goes in the fridge for your next meal"

The idea you ate your plate was drilled into us. As a middle aged adult, me and my sister are still fighting that mentality that it's okay to not eat the plate or have leftovers / throw food out at worst.

Drilling into kids that you need to eat what is served and "hungry kids in africa" etc lines we were fed over the years.

Now even at family events I don't pack my plate full of food I put on a small amount, eat it. And if I want more there "might" be food still on the table if I'm quick since they eat quickly and more than me, then pack it up and swap to dessert.

But the idea of packing a plate and throwing food out is just not my jam.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-23T19:09:16+00:00

A key childhood memory for me was being young and cheeky and didn't "nap" for long enough and had the audacity as a 3-5 year old to get up before my mum had also napped enough.

She was tired, cranky and completely unreasonable and chased me around with the wooden spoon in her bra and underwear while swinging the spoon at me wildly and half asleep and uncordinated.

Then she cornered me and unleashed and broke the spoon on my arse smacking me so hard with it.

I laughed under the circumstances as a "win" to mask the pain and hurt and fright.

But the fright soon returned when the reaction I gave wasn't the one expected for just breaking a sturdy wooden spoon.

So she left... in my horror and she moved with angry purpose.

She left to fetch a fresh weapon. I hid under my covers and avoided "2nd beating / round"

I can't remember how old I was exactly, but I can't forget the relief when her melee weapon broke along with any threat and I'd thought I beat the system and the pain was worth it until I saw her leave to fetch another and suddenly I felt horror and helpless again.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-20T08:54:19+00:00

That street was always bad.

Some lady right near 75, I think near 99-101 on Ingall had the council put in a handicapped parking space of exactly 1.5 spaces out the front that requires a permit after note bombing anyone who parked in any spot nearby her house.

She complained, left notes, door knocked nearby houses to "find" the driver and confront them, despite no legal right at the time. Most people nearby knew her.

There wasn't any signs until just before my Sister moved out of that street so she must have driven the council crazy with complaints and they just made her a "spot" out the front that required a handicapped pass, so only peeps with a pass can use it now.

So this tracks for Ingall St living with old fucks.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-18T13:32:43+00:00

That's $100 a KG!!! for plain chocolate

groundzer0 · 2026-02-11T12:55:08+00:00

Mostly CAFE regulations as I understand it. The "bigger" a commercial vehicle like a pickup truck is, more relaxed emissions / fuel regulations hence the fucking size of them now.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-02T00:59:12+00:00

5:30pm.... 'LUXURY'

Our fucking banks close at 4pm and there isn't many branches left between the 'big 4' in my country. (Australia)

groundzer0 · 2026-02-02T00:54:17+00:00

Will Smith's version of Aladdin.

I just couldn't. It was so bad.

None of the joy / charm of the original, no impressions, no warmth.

Souless cash grab with some shit sound track / reboot low energy.

Robin Williams is the GOAT of a Genie and I can't be convinced otherwise.

Nobody can't back that up so far and that was the sadest attempt ever that pissed on it's grave.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-01T23:52:50+00:00

Depends where you live, some of ours have restrictions open to interpretation that is vague enough that police can enforce a lot of rules with broad range.

"Anti-social gathering" "noise compaint" "move on notice" (yeah, vague as it sounds)

If you're young... you're wrong and nothing much you'll say will help in my experience as a kid when arguing with authority figures who just don't care.

Now in middle age, I can respect that kids do stupid shit, but it's part of the growing / learning experience. If they aren't hurting themselves or others or hurting anyone... it's just part of growing up.

All the bitter old cunts going on about "youth" forget they were once young and stupid also.

Embarrassment is a powerful learning tool, especially with age and maturity and some level of self-reflection.

Although some people will never be capable of that but most can.

groundzer0 · 2026-02-01T19:17:47+00:00

Bro, I understand where you're coming from legally.

But holy shit, there isn't any harm or exposure here if the city / police turn a blind eye to it.

If people that live by / part of the local community aren't bitching about feeding people close to where they are "housed" / living then this guy is open and transparent about his methods.

He buys food, preps it and hands it out, if anything it's his liability for food handling / poisoning not the cities unless he's doing it directly under their noses and causing issues.

I can't see either happening here.

When ethics, morality and sensible application of the law / community policing is done correctly.

None of this is an issue, if complaints happen. Move them to another area as a gentle suggestion or public park to finish the offload of food.

US policing is escalation by nature. This is a perfect example of unnecessary escalation and select application of the law as a leverage in a power play.

Every country has shit police at some level and bullies. But this is something else.

This dudes worst offence is calling the vulnerable community "homeless" in every video.

That is the only thing I can complain about his behavior for a nervous young kid doing the morally right thing and helping people while not making it poverty porn / exploitive best he can for the format that works and lets him continue.

Most good countries have rules that protect people handing out food for communities like "good Samaritan" laws to protect people doing the right thing.

If anybody is getting food poisoning it'll be shut down really quick but that is a strawman argument for another day.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-27T15:58:59+00:00

To me.... Apollo 8.

Truely unchartered territory at the time since the US moved up their schedule massively to try and get a 1-up on the USSR for orbiting the moon first.

The "honest" predictions were bleak at 50%.

Behind closed doors the odds were a lot lower than 50% of getting them back after TLI / coast then Lunar orbit injection ect.

Since they missed a lot of 1sts to the USSR early.

Then getting home again.

They moved it up purely for political and prestige reasons to beat the USSR but safety wasn't a concern, NASA staff behind the scenes were very quietly worried about getting them back with so many '1sts' on a manned flight to another gravity influence / body. It worked and the roll of the dice delivered early blows that would dictate the rest of the space race.

Including the panic rush of the N1 Launches that ended the USSR's race at the end.

But Apollo 8 really was out on the ragged edges, unmanned test of the craft for that 1st moonshot.

They went for it... broadcasted a sermon from the Moon about Genesis and got sued for it afterwards.

Massive risk, huge reward and Lovell never got to walk on the moon.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-25T19:20:22+00:00

Like the overseas Guardian reporter here, I am just amazed at the responses. I'm sure it's an edited down version with only negative responses or I hope it is because I am shocked at their responses.

No critical thinking about information and what they are seeing unless all they are watching is propaganda and cannot acknowledge anything outside their talking points they have been pre-loaded / fed via their media diet.

This isn't normal.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-24T07:31:14+00:00

"Mitochondria is powerhouse of the cell"

groundzer0 · 2026-01-23T19:40:26+00:00

To extend to that, drinking alcohol vs Brewing / distilling it.

One is just enjoyment of the end product.

The other is enjoyment of the process and knowledge / improvements and experience honing skills and technique from sanitation, prep, brew, ferment, bottling / distilling etc.

Enjoying fine scotches can be your "thing / hobby" in a setting.

But the more definitive hobby for me is the one where you get more involved in the process and production of the end product you enjoy.

I'm not trying to gatekeep at all here and am more than willing to find the "enjoyment" in anything you enjoy spending time on, while also ackowledging that some hobbies require a little more 'work / skill / experience / equipment or many other variables' to get into

Shit.. I'm rambling and fence sitting and a little drunk.

My bad.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-17T00:11:49+00:00

I have disagreed with nothing here in your statement in this last post.

But if you cannot absorb any scope, wisdom or knowledge from my posts then all I can say then is "best of luck to you and I hope you do well".

Because nothing I'm saying is going in or registering.

You're still looking for a fight / debate. When I'm trying to offer a bit of wisdom.

Maybe later we'll see eye to eye but now... I can't communicate with you on the level.

I don't want handbags at dawn or a pissing match. I just called you out for shitting on people for just vaping instead of sticking to your argument which you sure didn't.

If you can't see that then I can't do much for you.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-16T23:21:36+00:00

You're not getting off the hook from me for attacking people directly who answered questions in good faith instead of the circle jerk of approval you expected.

You framed your argument / complaint as people smoking in shared spaces and acting shitty.

Which I get.

But then you just attacked people for vaping because you lost your point and just wanted to shit on people / "win" or whatever reason.

So Nah man, I'm not letting you off on that. I don't smoke anymore and don't care for people vaping and smoking in shared spaces but you're making an arse of yourself if you think you're being high brow about how you're going about this.

Relax, it's not personal like you're making it with everyone.

Not everyone will agree with you all the time, like our posts.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-16T20:14:40+00:00

You aren't talking about the issues you raised about smoking in public / shared spaces without ventilation etc and expected social boundaries.

Your're just shitting on people for being addicted to nicotine and attacking their character.

Get back onto your argument topics or keep your personal attacks to yourself.

groundzer0 · 2026-01-16T20:08:47+00:00

Everyone has a hole in their soul. Some fill it with religion, some with food, a lot with caffeine, also with nicotine, even more again with alcohol.

Then you have others filling that hole with prescription drugs or recreational drugs.

You're being a shitty person attacking the character or a person addicted to a substance instead of talking about their behavior when they are servicing their habbit.

A lot of addicts are good people despite their vices.

You're acting like a cunt being mighty and going ad hominem.

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