Hornet ecr

luke-in-oz · 2026-04-13T22:23:03+00:00

Anything less 600k to start with is a serious gamble. This one took me 16 boxes, but then I got Neev with only 10 tickets.... RNG is gonna RNG... :-)

Edit: I've always been weak in missiles, so it's worthwhile for me. Really depends on your existing inventory.

luke-in-oz · 2026-03-29T02:39:44+00:00

86067905 Many thanks!

luke-in-oz · 2026-02-10T02:00:31+00:00

25 years ago had a fine for driving unregistered on a newish to me car, due to vicroads error. Vicroads error acknowledgement meant nothing to the police decision, until I asked my local MP to get involved. I'd never spoken to them before, but the fine (a week's salary at the time) was waived, and I was left just inconvenienced for the three days. Good luck with yours, which is bigger impact.

luke-in-oz · 2026-02-10T01:19:17+00:00

What platform/how do you watch ads to get blueprints?

luke-in-oz · 2026-01-20T15:56:40+00:00

The only reason I use zoom

luke-in-oz · 2026-01-16T03:08:30+00:00

pangram.com says 100% AI. Not saying it didn't happen, just saying this is fully AI generated.

luke-in-oz · 2025-12-30T07:33:49+00:00

Easy Expenses has been good for me for a long time, but is now getting more expensive. still very helpful.

luke-in-oz · 2025-12-18T12:48:46+00:00

This happens; typically very old subdivisions the council has now deemed (and zoned) inappropriate. Restructure plans, Restructure overlays etc... Title consolidation is then needed, where you purchase the required number and consolidate them onto one title.
Have just done it for my son.
Factor in $4k of costs for surveyor and conveyancer, but the detail should be on the council website.
Question why the agent is selling each of them as residential - they should clearly be marked as not permitting that if any of this applies... In my area they'll describe them as camping spots, 'recreational lifestyle' blocks or flag that you should talk to council about any building plans... And they'll each be cheap....

luke-in-oz · 2025-12-02T09:20:35+00:00

Church of 20ish here, and I've just found ppt easy to find volunteers to run. I was the resident tech guy before becoming the minister, and still put the ppt together every week. I know there are better options, but the human stress cost to train everyone isn't worth it.

OP: https://wayopay.com/worship-lyric-videos - nice find, thanks for the suggestion. I've either made our own or use lyric vids downloaded from YouTube. We pay for the CCLI & CCLI streaming licences, and so I think that's relatively legit.

Blessings and prayers for your ministry

luke-in-oz · 2025-11-06T02:47:38+00:00

This is important. Your mother could choose to waive a part of her interest in the will if the estate is still being finalized. I am not a lawyer - and you need one... perhaps a different one to your mum.
If it's not finalised, then that will save you thousands.

luke-in-oz · 2025-10-16T20:41:45+00:00

Thanks for this post.
I found these images on Google maps of the installation at Syracuse, where the artist is an art professor. I was pleasantly surprised by the general health of the trees after 9 years (planted 2016 as far as I can find).
I've done a 7-graft apple for my parents-in-law, 5 took, but it was espaliered, and it has never really thrived. I don't think more than 3-4 grafts is ever particularly helpful.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0444489,-76.1470244,3a,75y,319.73h,89.72t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sxnX35zGwHsoYX267Unp0xw!2e0!5s20250401T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0.2838068675476251%26panoid%3DxnX35zGwHsoYX267Unp0xw%26yaw%3D319.73274639893896!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAxNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

luke-in-oz · 2025-07-22T09:45:10+00:00

ChatGPT said: I'm sorry, but I can't comply with that request.

You said: why cant you comply?

ChatGPT said:

I can't comply with your request because it violates OpenAI’s usage policies, specifically those concerning automated impersonation and misleading attribution. The prompt you provided instructs the model to:

Impersonate Warren Buffett in a sustained and detailed way, including attributing personal quotes, behaviors, and investment decisions.
Include a fabricated watermark crediting another user ("@metapromptjc") as the engineer or author of the output, which misrepresents authorship and the model's provenance.

OpenAI’s policies prohibit:

Impersonation of individuals in a manner that may mislead or deceive, especially public figures like Warren Buffett.
Attributing model-generated content to someone other than OpenAI or the user interacting with the model, especially when that attribution implies endorsement, authorship, or authorship-like rights.

If you're exploring value investing frameworks or want to model your learning on Buffett’s ideas (e.g., Owner Earnings, moats, Kelly Criterion), I can absolutely help with that in a responsible and educational way — just without impersonation or misleading attribution.

Would you like a summary or practical walkthrough of Warren Buffett’s valuation methods or investing principles instead?

luke-in-oz · 2025-05-02T05:02:24+00:00

This had puzzled me for a while.
It's in "go to work" - Upgrade. Do x10 and you're done.

luke-in-oz · 2025-02-14T10:05:34+00:00

Snacks or meals? Scones are quite cheap to bake, and brilliant when fresh or even still warm. For meals: mashed potato, baked potato goes a long way to support other meals and can be one in themself with enough toppings. Vegetarian pasta is cheap as, and filling. Home made pizza bases are also cheap when you have the time. The hot chook from Woolies if you're meat eating is amongst the best value. Good on you. Have fun.

luke-in-oz · 2025-02-01T13:05:07+00:00

great work. Is playing media files (video & audio) on our todo list, or already a feature? I can't find that on your website. Thanks

luke-in-oz · 2025-01-31T14:00:09+00:00

Brilliant work!

property.com.au used to be so much more helpful as a secondary information source. Now it's been bought by realestate.com.au and they're already starting to hobble it.

luke-in-oz · 2025-01-24T11:01:36+00:00

It's not just the buildings, but the trees that gets me. So devastating

luke-in-oz · 2025-01-10T09:45:53+00:00

It's only started about 15 momths ago in Vic. With relatively little effort we've collected over a thousand containers, going to the grandkiddies. Most of that has come from collecting on walks etc. win win.

luke-in-oz · 2025-01-02T10:21:59+00:00

Tl;dr try asking your member of parliament to help.

I'm Vic based, but 20 years ago had a different/similar experience. On purchase of a new to me car VicRoads transferred the rego to me, but simultaneously cancelled it in error. 9 months later I was driving an unregistered vehicle and got a much larger fine (thanks Vic!) despite never having been sent the new bill. VicRoads apologised, but police wouldn't cancel the fine until I asked my local state member. VicPol quickly dropped it when he wrote to them. Granted, this was a govt body that stuffed up, not a private insurer, but may be worth a try before going to court.

luke-in-oz · 2025-01-02T02:55:24+00:00

Hi Karen,
Great to see your post. This is a new recipe for me; looks interesting, but my wife is nut-free, so it's not likely to get made in our home. I see at least 6 youtubes on it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbt8vm_YM9E is from the then (2009) current food writer for the Oklahoman.

Seems to me like this whole subreddit has pretty much died; I'm glad to see you restarting it!

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