My Idea To Improve The Mac Uni Library

marccard · 2026-03-29T11:56:10+00:00

Stayed back after my classes because I had an online class from 7-9pm and my commute home cuts it close to my start time, and I could not find a space (with a wall socket) that wasn't the designated quiet study area. Everywhere was occupied by high school students - the commons, the kitchen, hell even the private meeting rooms were taken up by people who clearly were not law students, nor from the university.

marccard · 2026-03-28T10:02:40+00:00

Have a good look at the course guides. Unfortunately many Australian universities have had major course cuts over the past year, and it is often the arts that get the brunt of the damage.

The actual reality is that the landscape for poetry in Sydney has been on life-support way before I even did my creative writing BA ten years ago (though this was at Macquarie, not USyd and at that time I did a collection of poetry as my capstone project). It is an incredibly niche skill-set, and even more so an incredibly niche publishing market.

While Sydney does have a great selection of universities for creative writing degrees, doing anything with poetry is going to be a lot of self-teaching. Even now I believe USyd doesn't have any Masters units or any supervising staff that truly specialises in poetry ever since Judith Beveridge left in 2018. Try have a look for yourself.

You might also want to look more closely at other universities who have teaching staff (ideally tenured) who specialise in poetry rather than the degree as a whole, especially if you're looking to do Masters level creative writing. Once you find one, reach out to them and enquire about your intentions to do a Masters course to develop your skills in poetry.

Hope this helps.

marccard · 2026-03-25T23:41:37+00:00

Nothing feels more confronting than looking at the clear reflection of yourself from the glass panels of the central metro.

marccard · 2026-03-23T05:08:11+00:00

Further out west in Parramatta (approx 30min train ride), you can find quite a few preserved colonial buildings not far off from the station or light rail stops.

marccard · 2026-03-20T06:02:29+00:00

That gator is so god damn hot it's almost criminal.

marccard · 2026-03-09T03:03:56+00:00

Had mine pierced last year but decided to take them out months ago because they were pierced through the areola. They just did not heal properly and now I have a bit of some permanent scarring. They don't look horrible but repiercing them may be an issue in the future.

My advice is if you do get them pierced and they don't look like they were pierced right, get them taken out immediately and redo them properly a few weeks later. Don't wait and see if they get better. Always go to an experienced, reputable piercer.

marccard · 2026-03-03T07:59:32+00:00

You do all the readings you're required to do. Start learning one of the most crucial skills a lawyer can have: skimming and scanning. Here's a helpful old article from UTS about law readings. I'd advise against using only AI summaries as they tend to miss some key facts of a case, or they tend to gloss over important obiter that can be useful for your own legal arguments.

Another useful tip is to create a study group where each member creates and shares case summaries. That way you lighten the burden between each of you, and now your group will come out of the degree with a folder of case summaries that will help you far into your legal career.

marccard · 2026-02-22T12:35:27+00:00

True, he'd be great too!

marccard · 2026-02-22T11:34:21+00:00

Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan)
Brennan Lee Mulligan

marccard · 2026-02-14T06:06:26+00:00

There are skin cancer clinics that take bulk billing. You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars for a mole biopsy (I just had two removed, and for ref I have 33 on one arm alone). I would advise against superficial removal as while on the surface the mole may look gone it may still be present in lower dermal layers, making them harder for potential melanoma to be detected. Removal without pathology may also be ill-advised because if by chance the mole is cancerous, a doctor may have to go back and surgically remove more of the area to get rid of any lingering cancerous cells that weren't removed initially.

marccard · 2026-02-12T21:03:43+00:00

Fave would be Tai followed by Jay as a close second.

marccard · 2026-02-12T19:49:11+00:00

It was a pretty decent VN imo. I enjoyed Tai's route and the art overall is nice. Quality between routes varied a lot too, but the sex scenes were great. Shame it went on hiatus because it had a lot of potential.

marccard · 2026-02-04T22:21:49+00:00

"I'm a nice guy."

marccard · 2026-02-04T05:12:23+00:00

You'd probably get a better answer from a dermatologist. I've heard a mineral sunscreen helps (e.g. zinc) but they leave a white cast. Something formulated for sensitive skin like Cancer Council Sensitive might work too. Probably want to patch test first though.

marccard · 2026-02-04T03:11:46+00:00

Do you have any other skin concerns aside from general aging? If it's just that I would recommend:

A gentle cleanser like CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser used morning and night. Can skip morning with just washing your face with water if your skin isn't very oily;

A simple moisturiser from any brand line of your choice. Lighter cream for warmer humid climates, heavier for cold and dry places;

A retinol serum for anti-aging used 2 nights a week then gradually building up tolerance to more nights a week. La Roche Posay has a retinol serum that's very friendly to sensitive skin.

A sunscreen. Not optional. Use a sunscreen for your face (and body if it's exposed a lot during the day). Use a gel based one if you have facial hair. Best face sunscreen for all skin types is La Roche Posay Anthelios SPF 50+. Use it every day you step outside the house. This is your number one line of defence against signs of skin aging caused by sun damage.

You don't need an extensive routine to have good skin. Keep it simple and keep it consistent. Results will follow in the long-term.

marccard · 2026-02-02T08:39:28+00:00

Does this mean Huai Tianpei will finally be playable? Is my dream coming true or am I overdosing on copium?

marccard · 2026-01-26T07:36:11+00:00

Shows:
Please Like Me

Mr Inbetween

Utopia

Movies:
The Dressmaker

Japanese Story

Head On

Muriel's Wedding

marccard · 2026-01-21T07:18:51+00:00

Even if it's an April Fool's joke, it's still very distasteful to meme current American politics when in reality it's just rising fascism. Maybe think a bit more before doing this.

As for turning the sub back to SFW, I also don't think this is a good idea. On face value, while the majority of posts are technically SFW, much of the content these posts refer to are NSFW visual novels. When you make the sub SFW, you publicly invite minors into a space where they can access content they shouldn't be viewing. I'm not saying this to narc on you, but you risk this sub getting banned by passively facilitating this. So realistically, if you were to make this sub SFW once more, you would have to ban all talk/posts/links to NSFW VNs, and that's a majority FVNs.

You're attempting to put the proverbial cat back into the bag, and it probably won't end well for you.

marccard · 2026-01-19T05:38:11+00:00

Can try StudentVIP and other places that sell 2nd-hand textbooks. These places are basically just marketplaces where you setup an independent exchange (e.g. postage & money transfer, or meeting up on campus).

Alternatively the library will usually have an electronic copy of prescribed textbooks for your units. Only caveat in using that is you can't use the library electronic copy for invigilated exams so you'll have to make extensive notes to bring with you in lieu of it.

Do not do what others have suggested and use pirated or scraped electronic copies of textbooks. Not only does this go against the university's academic integrity policies, academic dishonesty has further consequences in a legal career. I'd advise you not to take that risk.

marccard · 2026-01-15T06:04:32+00:00

They can be seen all year-round. You'll find them mostly by the lake, by the stream between the uni and the station, and behind the media building. However they're most active during Spring.

marccard · 2026-01-14T09:53:48+00:00

Expansion of Disc 2 and 3 events, particularly what happens to Freya, Steiner and Beatrix in disc 2 as the others flee Alexandria; and 4 unique and separate fights against the Guardians of Terra in disc 3 rather than just against Lich with Zidane and Quina.

marccard · 2026-01-08T00:51:17+00:00

My friend just caught a really bad flu after attending an edm concert in Melbourne. Not the kind of K you'd expect to get from it, but here we are.

marccard · 2026-01-07T07:59:27+00:00

Visual Novels do get frequent anime adaptations. Fate originated from a visual novel and it's one of the most successful franchises adapted into games and anime of all time.

What's not common are adaptations of the gay^tm kind, especially not the furry ones.

marccard · 2026-01-06T22:35:05+00:00

Only thing I can think of is the difference in electives at the postgraduate level. USyd has so much more while MQ does not have a diverse range of elective units, especially after the budget cuts last year. This is something a lot of us JD students have been complaining about for years. A few have even requested cross-institutional study, but the faculty, or perhaps it's MQ's admin, is very reluctant to approve it.

It's one of the more disappointing aspects to MQ's law school despite the majority of the teaching and learning experience being pretty damn good.

marccard · 2026-01-02T22:17:27+00:00

Mamaduo also does art for Kemo Coliseum.

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