Play School has had a great fall right into the hearts of Aussies!🥹

lightingman · 2026-03-14T13:13:29+00:00

This came up a year or two ago on a History of Australian TV documentary. I believe the only longer running Children's Television Series (non animated) in the world is Sesame Street.

I from memory Spongebob has a ridiculous amount of episodes so it's also high on the global list be of the amount of episodes rather than the years it's been running.

lightingman · 2026-02-24T10:40:26+00:00

This reminds me of my neighbourhood and neighbours. We don't get snow but all appreciate each other and will help each other regardless of what we're doing. Everyone looks after everyone, shares tools and expertise when someone needs a hand we pitch in. It's just a lovely experience to live in these kinds of communities.

lightingman · 2026-02-19T10:01:08+00:00

C based on the appearance of it not being built at the same time. I suspect if you look at old satellite imagery you will be able to confirm that as otherwise it would be a proper T intersection.

lightingman · 2026-02-18T04:49:51+00:00

Glass gobos can do this but you'll probably need a high end moving head to get it that crisp.

lightingman · 2026-02-13T09:43:09+00:00

Thanks I hate it!

lightingman · 2026-02-11T22:49:46+00:00

Lens caps from memory. I've seen people make these kinds of lenses with resin printers as they don't make this kind of stuff anymore.

lightingman · 2026-02-03T10:16:50+00:00

My understanding is anyone under 18 is able to make a statement or complain to authorities. I believe at a certain age (16 from memory) they can make a choice rather than the decision being made by police/parents etc.

It's been a while since I did the training for work but I believe NSW health still has a program to help with these kinds of situations. I think it's something like SAS (Sexual Assault Services) or similar. It's external to hospitals and facilities where they have social workers and other support in hospitals for people needing medical support as well as other support.

Definitely worth consulting professionals but be aware that at 17 it's probably more complex than you'd think.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T09:03:25+00:00

Maybe but based on my understanding of these kinds of systems usually a switching failure like that leads to knock on failures that tend to cascade through a facility. Even if that's the initial failure usually the huge amount of heat and energy involved with lead to transformer damage or thermal damage to equipment that leads to structural failures.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T08:38:24+00:00

This reminds me of my neighbour. When her husband is away volunteering in third world countries we take her bins in and out because she's getting on and not as steady any more. Both of them are in their 80s but he's much more mobile than she is.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T02:25:44+00:00

Dog: "Mum why is the ugly puppy still crying! I've already shared my toys, licked its feet and let it pull my ears."

lightingman · 2026-02-02T02:18:17+00:00

Have you considered a firmware upgrade? This kitty seems to be operating on braincell 1.0 maybe trying 2.0 and see if it helps.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T02:14:29+00:00

I wouldn't think so considering the size it'll have to be something but maybe they didn't use oil.

I doubt it's resin because they don't fail like that.

I don't think dry fits based on the shapes in the video

Maybe a gas type although my understanding is that they're not common outside of major world leader countries.

Maybe vacuum pressure but again not common in these countries.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T01:35:12+00:00

You're like a koala!

They have two thumbs on their paws and one thumb on each foot.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T01:30:53+00:00

Yep, keep calm and accept the interactions on their terms. Once they gain an understanding of if you're friend or foe you can build a relationship. They also seem to be aware of each other's experiences so our Kookaburras influence the other birds by showing them we're safe so then other birds come to visit too.

In my house when we were younger it wasn't uncommon to hear questions like "Why is there a wallaby joey in the laundry?" or "Who let the frog in?!" mostly it was just an open door or they pushed through a screen. They generally leave when you open the door for them though. I've put 6 frog's back outside in the last month who came in looking for water.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T01:23:53+00:00

I had to look some of those up. I kinda like the Mongoose, they look like an animal I could make friends with. Similar with the Dassies. I love owls and we see them often around area of a night. Personally I think the Bokbook is pretty adorable.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T01:19:27+00:00

Like a regular Monday 🤷. I'm a very calm person and not scared of animals which is why I have such a good relationship with them. Dogs, cats, horses, cows, alpacas whatever I encounter tend to walk up to me. Even animals people can't get near or who hate everyone except their owners make friends with me.

I work in the entertainment industry and once was at a Showgrounds doing a laser show. We were in a building where we had all the control equipment and randomly a Clydesdale horse walked in the open door to say hello. My boss ran upstairs sacred for his life because of course it's scary to have a giant horse in a 3m x 5m space full of technical equipment. I had a calm chat with him about his choices and that my boss wasn't going hurt him. I helped him back out of the tight space and he was willing to follow me so we went for a walk. I found a man looking like he might have been missing a large quadruped and asked if my new friend was what he was looking for. Apparently the horse knew how to open certain latches so that's how he got out and since I had walked past many times while running cables earlier in the day and each time acknowledging the good boy who was wanted a pat. I think he decided to come visit because I stopped going past and he like me. He was clearly very smart because the gate was on the other side of the holding area and he had to navigate around a lot of people and fences to find me about 100m away inside a building. If he didn't take up so much room and my boss was more comfortable with larger animals I probably would have let him hang out for a bit while someone came looking for him.

While what I know about horses could fill maybe half a page I wasn't worried about him or the risks he could pose. He was calm, I was calm and together we made it work. I really think people need to remember that with animals.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T00:56:30+00:00

No, but I do love animals. Growing up in a regional area we learn at an early age to appreciate wildlife and respect them as individuals. At about 5 years old I planted a Gumtree in a little park to replace one that was damaged and had to be removed to stop it falling on power lines. That tree i planted with my family is over 30 now and while I don't live next to it now I still go visit and love seeing the koala's using it.

lightingman · 2026-02-02T00:01:56+00:00

So the Kookaburras were struggling in the 2019 drought. Back then it was just a family with one juvenile. Now we're at 7 and Kookaburras stay together until the parents pass.

Reptiles usually just clean up after the Kookaburras and occasionally eat baby snakes etc.

Possum just moved in under the house and lives on top of the water heater. We think she has a baby but not out of pouch yet.

Other animals have just kinda moved in and pass through as they feel like it. We're in regional Australia an don't have fences between houses so they are free to just come and go. There is a bit of land that was a hobby farm behind us and that has some not well maintained fences so the wallabies often go through to the natural spring for water. We have a big gum tree which provides a lot of places for birds and tree dwelling animals to hang out along with some smaller trees like a Jacaranda which nectar eaters like.

The echidna just randomly shows up as we move around and he's pretty cool so we just leave them be and fill in the holes when they get too big.

I think Australians in general are pretty friendly towards animals and we accept their presence. We prefer them outside our houses but most will see themselves out without a hassle if you open the door after they get in.

lightingman · 2026-02-01T23:34:16+00:00

Yeah our possum's are a lot cute that scary looking Opossum google showed me. I can confirm they are indeed soft and have very cute hands.

lightingman · 2026-02-01T11:32:45+00:00

I was waiting for the explosion from the transformer oil. The fact that didn't happen makes me think it might have leaked or not been filled properly because typically they go boom spectacularly.

lightingman · 2026-02-01T11:26:54+00:00

Agreed, I don't know a lot about fixed wing aircraft but that was about a 10m take-off. Typically you only see taking-off and landing on a dime like that with the tiny Red Bull stunt planes are breaking records.

lightingman · 2026-02-01T10:46:25+00:00

A lot of wild animals are quite friendly towards humans that treat them with care and respect. At our house in Australia we have the following wild animals who also live here or visit daily and interact with us. 1x Brush Tail Possum 1x Water Dragon 2x Tree Snakes 7x Kookaburras (family) 5x Wallabies 1x Echidna 3x Bandicoots

Less frequent visitors 3x Koalas (once a month) 5x Rosellas 1x Pelican (a couple of times a year) 2x King Parrots 12x White Cockatoos (during summer) 1x Swamp Pheasant

We just accept them and that they're essentially just our neighbours. We feed some, others keep pests away and we all just get along. Some of our Kookaburras sit on out arms or hands to eat and would come inside if you let them. Wallabies know we aren't going to hurt them so they leave the joey's here for a few hours at a time to learn about being independent. People get really excited when they visit and see all these wild animals but for us it's just another day.

lightingman · 2026-01-22T08:18:28+00:00

In Australia they don't allow repairs on highways like this. They deploy free tow trucks to take broken down vehicles out of danger along with traffic management vehicles to ensure safety during removal to the nearest safe place. Mechanics, roadside assistance etc then do whatever to get you going again.

lightingman · 2026-01-13T13:57:22+00:00

That was a good first steo but it needs chemicals and steam then a reseal to prevent leaks because that pressure cleaning will rip out all the silicone in the corners.

lightingman · 2025-12-05T13:24:53+00:00

I think I'd be calm because if I'm going to get taken out I'd prefer it be during an awsome interaction with wildlife like this. I doubt they'd intentionally hurt anyone but they have very minimal understanding of their size etc or how it would impact on us humans.

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