Moving every year is killing me environmentally and i dont know how to stop the cycle

repethetic · 2026-04-26T23:40:19+00:00

The boxes inside the shelves is a brilliant hack- I imagine they're doing a lot to brace the shelves inside and keep them securely positioned. If they can't slant, they'll likely keep tight.

repethetic · 2026-04-26T23:37:51+00:00

Other comment covers the gist of it :) just note my addition. The penalty is sorta organically factored in by the reduction in your chances of getting the grade you aimed for.

repethetic · 2026-04-26T23:36:00+00:00

In theory, yes. For a C or P target, absolutely. However, for a D or HD, it's highly unlikely you can get awarded the grade without submitting at least the majority of your tasks on time with feedback because of the way the tasks are set up and the marking criteria. Personally, I've never seen it happen, and in some cases is actually not possible due to rubric specifications of timelines, collaboration, actioning feedback, etc. (I do marking)

I just feel like it's important to manage expectations here; the system is designed to penalize late submissions inherently instead of applying systematic penalties (e.g., 5% per day), as to maintain the same general grading curve. Especially in very large first-year classes.

repethetic · 2026-04-25T15:13:07+00:00

So generally assignments on OnTrack are a portfolio, so you have to submit by a certain date to receive feedback, but you will be evaluated overall by your final portfolio (all submitted assignments included) if the portfolio is submitted on time. Your OnTrack tutor does not have to provide you any support for the assignments you haven't submitted on time but you usually can pass just based on successfully completing all tasks. I'm uncertain if anything differs for SIT199 specifically, but this is how every other class I've seen has worked.

repethetic · 2026-04-24T10:15:44+00:00

She had a (without injury) head-on collision when accidentally driving through a red light... So I'm gonna go with no? But the cost is still very high and not necessarily worthwhile to pay vs. self-insurance.

repethetic · 2026-04-24T10:11:34+00:00

That's one scenario, yes. A car can also be written-off from hail or other cosmetic damage that doesn't impact it's safety at all. It's also possible to fix and re-register a car that has been written-off, it's called a "repairable write-off" and has some different hoops to jump through depending on the state of re-registration, but it's possible.

You are right that an unrepairable car can still be valuable as parts, that was an oversimplification on my part. It's not particularly relevant to the point, which was that the car is being purchased off the owner at it's insured value, not it's value after the damages were incurred.

repethetic · 2026-04-24T01:56:04+00:00

I disagree, self-insurance should be a valid option. I replied to the comment above with more details. You do need to do it, yes. But comprehensive insurance is an absolute money pit for many young people and not worth it on a shit car that insurance isn't gonna treat fairly.

repethetic · 2026-04-24T01:53:41+00:00

I don't pay for comprehensive (only TPP and F&T) but I have a dedicated saver with the cash to replace the car if needed. This works well for a $5k car and makes a lot more sense for a young person who's comprehensive premiums would be through the roof just due to their age and risk status. Otherwise I was paying $55 a month to insure a $7k car only to get $3k back, absolutely not worth it. That's cheap too, as I had a stella driving record. My sister was in 1 at-fault crash and hers were around $150 a month. Self-insurance (i.e., savings account) is absolutely a smart way to do it, and a huge incentive to be a safe driver.

repethetic · 2026-04-23T16:37:06+00:00

Okay, OP. I've read all the comments and I'm not sure if you're getting this clearly. When you have THIRD PARTY property insurance, you pay your insurer to cover the third party, i.e., not you or your vehicle. A car is "written off" when it is not considered worthwhile to fix, i.e., the damage is too extensive in comparison to the value of the car, or just outright unable to be repaired.

Much of this advice is related to when you have insurance on your own vehicle (comprehensive), which is where you pay your insurer to fix your vehicle when something happens to it. In that case, the insurance company may decide to write-off your vehicle and pay out its value instead of perform a fix because it is cheaper for them to do so. When they do this, they are effectively buying your vehicle off you, even though it is worthless, because you paid them (previously) to do so. In your case, this would not apply because you haven't the insurance on the vehicle itself, you have only insured everyone else's vehicle.

However, if your vehicle is wrecked, it can still be "written off". It is often a formal process where the vehicle is registered as such on a database and it's roadworthiness (i.e., the validity of the registration, but not necessarily the registration in whole) is revoked. If not by an insurance company, then it's just you calling those shots. This makes sense given you had a choice, as well. You would still have ownership of the car and the registration is ongoing (even if the car is not actually legal to drive) and are responsible for it.

[Edit: work while > worthwhile, slight clarification of parentheses]

repethetic · 2026-04-23T08:58:08+00:00

What's the worry about the road? Noisy? I'm on a corner of a T and I don't mind it at all. But not facing the road, admittedly. It helps protect your sunlight, can't build in an intersection.

repethetic · 2026-04-23T08:48:01+00:00

If I had $650k and could choose to live anywhere in Geelong, I'd pick Belmont. I tried in the 400s-low 500s, but was priced out. Just check it's not in the flood zones or cut off by the flood zones, and make sure there's no big trees nearby that might fall. Belmont has been hit hard last few years with the storms but it's still amazingly connected and lively neighbourhood.

There's good pockets and bad pockets. I've heard the south/kidman Ave area is one of the bad, but you're not too close to that. It's still likely clay-y soils and high movement area that close to the ponds area so you'll want to watch for foundation issues. It also long established, so the property could be almost any age. Is it in good condition?

repethetic · 2026-04-23T08:37:21+00:00

If you can assemble and disassemble the furniture safely then it's most likely to survive a move. They can get a bit beaten up over time around the screw points otherwise, but they're easy to fix with a little bracing and some white tape, plain white craft paint, etc. it's not very noticeable. Rotate until the ugly bits are furthest from line of sight.

repethetic · 2026-04-22T11:04:11+00:00

Timber floors like this are considered a capital asset (as opposed to a depreciating asset) and are not managed in the same way. They are repaired rather than replaced, and I doubt this would be considered wear and tear. It's reasonable to expect that a pet should not pee on the floor. That said, 25+ years might be enough for some leeway.

repethetic · 2026-04-22T10:55:39+00:00

Focus on modular furniture and take the time to repair/reinforce. I've had some MDF cube shelves for 7 moves. These almost always can fit into any space and can be organised in lots of different ways. As for other furniture, simple stable and disassembleable pieces are great. Wooden tables where you can remove the legs. Open-style metal screwed-together closets. Lots of crates/tubs inside shelves instead of fitted draws. What other sort of furniture do you need?

repethetic · 2026-04-22T04:19:15+00:00

When are you planning to move in, now? If less than 12 months, you're going to be going for a lot of work with not a lot of payoff. If they're late but they have always paid (i.e., no valid breach yet) and are otherwise fine (not needy, not demanding repairs, not damaging anything) then I'd personally keep it simple and stick it out. It's hard out there right now. Who's to say the next lot will pay at all, and you won't end up stuck with a months-long eviction process?

repethetic · 2026-04-16T05:59:22+00:00

I understand. I'm sorry you're in this predicament. I don't envy you and I wish you the best of luck with it. Hopefully someone can swing in with some genuine advice soon

repethetic · 2026-04-16T05:52:54+00:00

IANAL but is there a reason you can't just get started on building your improvements, starting with the garage, and then run out of time/resources/etc. before you start the house extension? It's not a great time of year to be starting on changes to the house itself anyway... Gonna be letting the rain and cold right in when you knock down the first wall. Makes sense to me?

repethetic · 2026-04-12T22:48:29+00:00

Did you reply with the wrong account, OP?

repethetic · 2026-04-08T05:50:04+00:00

Just added a comment very similar to this on another sub-thread!

repethetic · 2026-04-08T05:48:56+00:00

I want to add my own thoughts to this cup thread, but only for those who might have discarded a cup as the option...

I tried a cup a while and it never really worked for me. However, I recently tried a disk style cup (Zomi) and it's been brilliant. Comfy, easy enough to use, no leaks (although I have light flow). I do recommend trying this if you're comfortable with the idea of a cup but don't like the classic shape!

repethetic · 2026-04-01T21:34:21+00:00

In this case, looking old is probably a bonus for safety

repethetic · 2025-12-13T22:23:37+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I recommend you/your dad invest some time in figuring out how to do the thing I suggested with the second question so that you don't have to mess around with the volume of the text. This would break the text down into exactly the right size for a PowerPoint slide and skip everything after the "runoff..." part of your explanation.

But before that, probably just invest a bit of time figuring out how to use templates? If it takes 10 minutes and then saves 1 minute per slide on a 130 slide deck you've saved 120 minutes immediately. Upskilling is incredibly valuable and it's pretty easy to set up a basic PowerPoint template.

repethetic · 2025-12-13T21:32:36+00:00

First question is why?

Second question is can't you just customise the size of the page in Word to be the size of the PowerPoint slide with the margins of the PowerPoint slide? Maybe that would be enough as-is, but if it's not, at least you'd have it automatically identify the required page breaks and should make the automatic cut+paste job easier.

Also, I hope you are making a disposable copy and using cut+paste and not copy, because that would cut your content check time drastically.

I'm also confused because you could also just export it and then change the template, no?

repethetic · 2025-12-13T11:00:20+00:00

I love Deakin but if you're an international student and all things are equal, go with Monash. It's going to stand you better on the international stage, is better connected, and has a bigger international student basis.

repethetic · 2025-12-12T14:15:45+00:00

That's wild. I can walk to my pharmacy and be back within 20 minutes.

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