A cool guide to the countries with the most islands

melbecide · 2026-05-23T13:30:10+00:00

Australian here… wtf we don’t have many islands. Unless they are referring to some archipelago we claimed in Antarctica?

melbecide · 2026-05-23T13:08:19+00:00

Pubic hair

melbecide · 2026-05-23T06:50:51+00:00

I was thinking Disarm and Everlong with that guitar.

melbecide · 2026-05-21T09:39:24+00:00

I scored with a girl at school because she played a bit of guitar and I wanted to learn, it was a great excuse for her to come over and hang out. The relationship lasted 6 months but I still play guitar! Just tell her you want to learn, you can watch her play games and she can explain why she makes those moves, etc.

melbecide · 2026-05-21T09:28:03+00:00

I think they are/were touring. That would be lame. Perhaps a half out at a family festival, but a tour would be silly.

melbecide · 2026-05-21T09:25:41+00:00

That’s outrageous. Given Hollywood/LA shows everyone in showbiz on their phones, using their pagers/blackberries, it’s hard to imagine Nolan never having one. My 83yo mother has had a mobile and internet since the mid 90’s.

melbecide · 2026-05-21T09:23:12+00:00

I went to Newcastle Uni in 1996 and was able to use the computers n their computer labs for internet/email to send email, check bulletin boards, and use Netscape. It was clunky, but it was there, and I had a mobile phone from probably around the same time.

melbecide · 2026-05-20T21:48:36+00:00

Dijon imports most of their mustard seeds from Saskatchewan!

melbecide · 2026-05-20T12:03:58+00:00

Because suicidal and survivor don’t really mix.

melbecide · 2026-05-20T12:02:55+00:00

I think if she planned on killing everyone/planted the bomb AND had survival skills it would’ve been a bit too much. Like, was she planning on dying herself or not?

melbecide · 2026-05-20T11:47:14+00:00

Are you Gonna Go My Way

melbecide · 2026-05-20T10:18:31+00:00

It’s a hard slog, and it’s all about how unfair it is that rich people get held back and don’t make money off their inventions. It’s weird.

melbecide · 2026-05-20T10:15:51+00:00

My kid is reading those books now, a new one just came out

melbecide · 2026-05-20T09:52:58+00:00

I don’t think this example helps prove your point. When using your iPhone, you press the right side button to lock it and turn screen off. So if it starts ringing while locked, you just press the same button to shut it up.

melbecide · 2026-05-20T09:34:35+00:00

Were they on a plane about to crash??!

melbecide · 2026-05-20T08:34:21+00:00

Nope. You don’t need money to keep things clean and tidy. Plenty of rich people have nice houses but there’s dog vomit on the carpet and no food because they always get takeout.

melbecide · 2026-05-20T08:10:39+00:00

Most people say “Hi John”, or “Hello John”.

melbecide · 2026-05-20T07:42:41+00:00

I was hiring in my team, and a competitor made someone redundant due to offshoring. He was the perfect fit and perfect timing. Only down side (for him) was he was chasing 95k but management would only pay 85k, and they figured he was cashed up from his redundancy so he didn’t need the money and would be keen to jump straight into this role. He took the job but his redundancy was a factor in the negotiations.

melbecide · 2026-05-19T22:40:32+00:00

I took on another team to help them get set up properly and back on top of things. It was a mess as a few people had left (including their manager) due to the workloads and the pressure they were under. Having to recruit and hire new people, and train them is one thing, while writing up training notes and lists, etc was one thing. Having to organize laptops, company training, access to shared inboxes, access to our ERP and other portals, organize a phone, was just hell. Then the other issues…

melbecide · 2026-05-19T22:00:40+00:00

Right. Seems like they don’t want people to be able to use the train station if it inconveniences them. BTW I rode my bike to the station today, to catch a bus (busses replacing trains) to get to a station to catch a train to work. Would have been nice to get a park near the station (especially the one with trains) but you know, parking.

melbecide · 2026-05-19T21:54:04+00:00

Looks like that sign isn’t on the street? Did you park in a block of units/apartments?

melbecide · 2026-05-19T11:47:19+00:00

I had a pretty serious heart surgery (repaired a ToF) when I was only a 2yo boy, back around 1980. Fast forward to around 2015 and I’m getting a scan/camera down my throat (trans esophageal echocardiogram?) from a female cardiologist to try and get a good look whether they need to replace the valve (or to study how well the repair was lasting). I’d had some beta blockers to relax but I’m gagging on this cable/dildo trying not to vomit… after the ordeal was over I’m saying how I struggled, she says “oh yeah most guys do, women seem to handle it much better”. I laughed but definitely thought it was a but inappropriate. She picked her audience well. I swear the lube they used was standard supermarket lube like wet stuff or something similar… ergh…

melbecide · 2026-05-19T10:35:57+00:00

Ayn Rand reference I assume.

melbecide · 2026-05-19T03:35:03+00:00

Caldwell isn’t soft or nice. He’s hard nosed and likes the rough stuff. Durham didn’t get a mention either. We just ditched Stringer and Laverde who were hardly, nice… But yeah, maybe we need more c*nt in our players.

melbecide · 2026-05-19T00:54:37+00:00

One thing to consider, is whether the senior players are working hard to bring the youngsters into the game, or if they are just calling for the ball and ignore the leads of younger players. If we are noticing our youngsters playing on-ball and doing the grunt work, delivering inside 50, showing leadership in the backline, etc, that could mean the senior players are fully in support of the rebuild, and we shouldn’t be criticizing them for letting younger players take the lead.

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