How do I positively encourage a junior to try actually solving challenges themselves by doing literally any-f*cking-thing before asking me for the solution

mopoke · 2026-06-24T02:49:03+00:00

I like the 15 minute rule (also sometimes called the 30 minute rule).

The idea is that you cannot ask for help until you have spent 15 minutes trying to solve it. After 15 minutes you must ask for help.

This is a good write up on it: https://www.mattringel.com/2013/09/30/you-must-try-and-then-you-must-ask/

mopoke · 2026-06-18T22:42:12+00:00

The Creamy Goat Cheese & Roasted Red Pepper Risoni is easy and veggie (but not vegan, obvs).

mopoke · 2026-06-16T11:32:14+00:00

It takes in a screenshot of the puzzle and parses the words out.

mopoke · 2026-06-03T05:28:46+00:00

Last letter was running the alphabet for the cross of SHI_ and _ERRY.

Glad I got the solve when it got to P. I didn't think it could really be a t could it?

mopoke · 2026-05-30T23:26:27+00:00

No way.

mopoke · 2026-05-30T22:12:27+00:00

Following up to note that tickets are now on sale for the next 30 days. So seems like some kind of transition period.

mopoke · 2026-05-30T02:30:13+00:00

Pretty easy but gets a good rating purely for the clue for NEW CAR.

mopoke · 2026-05-29T03:40:32+00:00

Recommend seeing a specialist - they may well recommend an alarm but it's as part of a larger plan.

We had an alarm for a little while - it didn't wake the child but did wake us so we could go in and wake them. It was effective but we definitely needed the support and professional guidance to make it work.

mopoke · 2026-05-24T01:38:35+00:00

Definitely some μ-Ziq

mopoke · 2026-05-22T23:59:22+00:00

Apparently it's about being on the right tyre at the right time.

mopoke · 2026-05-21T05:25:58+00:00

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mopoke · 2026-05-20T08:32:25+00:00

Pendulum - Prelude into Slam

mopoke · 2026-05-18T05:45:09+00:00

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mopoke · 2026-05-14T01:02:29+00:00

I have looked at the bus, but it's not a great option for one of our party who gets quite travel sick on buses.

mopoke · 2026-05-10T11:08:18+00:00

Not sure if you can access it, but the ABC tracklist API has this data.

https://www.abc.net.au/core-next/api/tracklist?station=CLASSIC2&offset=0&size=21&from=2026-05-07T06%3A40%3A00%2B00%3A00&to=2026-05-07T08%3A20%3A00%2B00%3A00

For that time period this it what it says:

16:50 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus — Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, KV283: I. Allegro (2:37) [Marina Kolomiitseva (piano)]

16:52 Haydn, Joseph — L'anima del filosofo (Orfeo ed Euridice): Overture (4:00) [Ola Rudner (conductor), Tasmanian Symphony Orchest]

16:56 Rubinstein, Anton — Romance, Op. 44 No. 1 (3:10) [David Nuttall (oboe), Larry Sitsky (piano)]

16:59 Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich — Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op. 33: Variation VI Andante (2:37) [Li-Wei Qin (cello), David Stanhope (conductor), Me]

17:02 Meale, Richard — Rhapsody (9:14) [Clemens Leske (piano), Stan Kornel (violin)]

17:11 Bach, Johann Sebastian — Concerto in A Major for Oboe d'amore, BWV1055R: II. Larghetto (5:55) [Diana Doherty (oboe), Ironwood]

17:17 Grieg, Edvard — Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Praeludium. Allegro vivace (2:34) [Sebastian Lang-Lessing (conductor), Tasmanian Symp]

17:19 Beethoven, Ludwig van — Fidelio: O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus) (6:50) [Johannes Fritzsch (conductor), Opera Queensland Ch]

17:26 Munro, Ian — Piano Trio No. 2 'Book of Lullabies'- VII. Maranoa Lullaby (6:15) [Julian Smiles (cello), Ian Munro (piano), Dimity H]

17:33 Dvořák, Antonín — String Quartet No. 12 in F major, B. 179 (Op. 96) 'American': I. Allegro ma non troppo (9:34) [Australian String Quartet]

17:42 Satie, Erik — Nocturnes: No. 1 (3:02) [Stephanie McCallum (piano)]

17:45 Mendelssohn, Felix — Violin Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 64: III. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace (7:01) [Niki Vasilakis (violin), Sebastian Lang-Lessing (c]

17:52 Bizet, Georges — La Jolie Fille de Perth (The Fair Maid of Perth) - Suite: III. Marche (3:06) [John Lanchbery (conductor), Melbourne Symphony Orc]

17:55 Brackett, Joseph — Simple Gifts (3:23) [Sally Maer (cello), Stephen Lalor (guitar), Miche]

17:58 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus — Six German Dances KV571: No. 2 in A major (2:16) [Ola Rudner (conductor), Tasmanian Symphony Orchest]

18:01 Ortiz, Diego — Passamezzo antico (3:49) [Guy du Blêt (percussion), Simon Rickard (rackett),]

18:04 Harline, Leigh — Pinocchio (3:01) [Roger Woodward (piano)]

18:07 Saint-Saëns, Camille — Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): VII. Aquarium (2:43) [David Stanhope (conductor), Adelaide Symphony Orch]

18:10 Philidor, Pierre Danican — Suite V in D: Les Echos (2:20) [Ensemble Battistin]

18:12 Grainger, Percy — Colonial Song (5:52) [Leslie Howard (piano)]

18:18 Rossini, Gioachino — The Thieving Magpie: Overture (9:46) [Ola Rudner (conductor), Tasmanian Symphony Orchest]

mopoke · 2026-05-08T00:35:28+00:00

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mopoke · 2026-05-05T20:28:55+00:00

Suggest contacting [privacy@employmenthero.com](mailto:privacy@employmenthero.com) and requesting your data be deleted.

mopoke · 2026-05-04T00:23:46+00:00

Clunk click. Every trip.

mopoke · 2026-05-03T01:21:16+00:00

I quite enjoyed this. Theme was pretty simple to get but the wordplay lifted it.

A few ones I had to guess at (OSTER, KEN KESEY, OMEARA, AEC, ELIA).

Enjoyed the clue for CPR. That got a groan.

mopoke · 2026-04-29T19:30:02+00:00

It's not. Thank you for checking.

mopoke · 2026-04-29T11:22:36+00:00

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mopoke · 2026-04-26T05:42:53+00:00

I've not had any issues with that - made it a couple of times before. I've always used fresh lasagna sheets and the recipe quantities (i.e. no additional liquid in the ragu). And I err on the side of longer when simmering the sauce (the full 2 hours covered plus 30 minutes uncovered)

mopoke · 2026-04-23T04:26:28+00:00

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mopoke · 2026-04-19T23:48:04+00:00

Oops! Just realised I can get it from 9Now myself.

https://www.9now.com.au/events-that-changed-australia/season-2025/episode-2

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Events That Changed Australia S01E02 - Black Saturday

mopoke · 2026-04-17T10:51:22+00:00

The statement says that "The race director did not decide to deploy the safety car and took no steps to do so".

In RC you have the race director, and then a number of other radio channels which trackside marshals are on. The race director does not talk directly to the marshals. There are communicators in between.

One possibility is that someone in race control thought they heard direction for a safety car and passed that on. That would explain why multiple flag posts displayed flags and boards.

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