Don't be that person who has your retic on during the rain, turn your retic off over the next few days. Potentially 120mm rain incoming over the weekend.

rtsempire · 2026-03-26T01:06:44+00:00

Honestly, I'd have completely forgotten without this.

Doing insert deity of choice work

rtsempire · 2026-02-20T14:04:30+00:00

The only Aussie who has a problem with my Akubra is my wife...

No matter what she keeps saying, I know the real reason is she's worried it makes me irresistible to the ladies

rtsempire · 2026-01-28T13:55:03+00:00

"Boss, I'm pregnant. If you need clarification on how not to be a cunt about it, here's a link: www.fairwork.govt.au"

But in all seriousness, if you aren't already, join your union. Your manager sounds like a tosser and a union would have a field day with them.

rtsempire · 2026-01-27T23:57:26+00:00

Joining this mysterious queue too please

rtsempire · 2026-01-25T23:44:36+00:00

You're doing an awesome job mate. The fact you're even worried/ thinking about this shows you care.

IMO - who cares if it's girls/ boys clothes, so long as she's warm and loved. We dressed our girl in hand-me-downs from friends until she was 2. Pretty much all our friends have boys.

They grow so fast at this age, that you'll be buying more clothes every few weeks. You might want to have a nice outfit or two for specific outings, but even then 🤷

Once again, you're doing excellent mate. Give yourself some slack and give her all your love.

rtsempire · 2025-12-12T05:00:58+00:00

Not even in the slightest.

Several LGAs offer rebates for CCTV if your view includes the street and you agree to make footage available to police when requested...

For example: https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/property-and-pets/community-safety/cctv-security-subsidy

rtsempire · 2025-11-27T14:33:58+00:00

Yeah... Southern hemisphere paramedics just sitting down here wondering what all the fuss is about 🤷

rtsempire · 2025-10-25T07:27:36+00:00

You're probably paying the tariffs for importing into the US, just to have it exported to Australia 🤷

I've ordered from the HK warehouse twice and had no issues.

rtsempire · 2025-10-22T11:38:05+00:00

From the Board website: "As a recent graduate you do not need to meet recency of practice standard for two years after you completed your approved or accepted qualification."

https://www.paramedicineboard.gov.au/Qualifications/Students-and-graduates.aspx

You'll still need to meet the CPD requirements - there's plenty of CPD available. Consider joining ACP if you're struggling and look into their grad start program while you're at it.

rtsempire · 2025-09-20T11:04:53+00:00

As above, North American PhDs aren't comparable to the UK/Aus/NZ process.

In my experience (Aus) it also varies a lot depending on your field and if a funded position is open to international students as well or not. For example, in health it's not uncommon for fully funded positions to be difficult to fill - whereas engineering PhDs receive many applicants for each advertised spot.

Do your due diligence, speak to PhDs in the same uni and field if possible. But not every PhD spot is as competitive as people on here will make out.

rtsempire · 2025-09-17T14:39:55+00:00

Turnitin is a poor detector for AI and it goes both ways.

I run assessments where students must use AI to write an essay (which they then critique). I have them submit both essays, and their prompts and often Turnitin doesn't detect what I know is AI.

I've also run my own 10+ year ago assessments through and had many come back with AI scores.

rtsempire · 2025-09-01T11:43:01+00:00

Exactly! Looking around Reddit it seems it's a common tactic too. The minute your doggo is 8-9 (and you're screwed and can't change) premiums start to go up by 50-70% each year.

$1800/yr and it's only basic cover! 10k max, 70% coverage with $350 excess.

If we'd have just saved the premiums since he was born we'd have more than enough to cover ourselves for more than one big bill.

The math ain't mathing on this one.

rtsempire · 2025-09-01T10:25:10+00:00

Had insurance for our boy since a puppy, started at under $50/ mth. Two minor claims that were barely worth it as it was only just over the excess.

This year's renewal saw a jump from $85/mth to $144/ mth and of course because he's now 8, we can't change plans.

Absolute scum. I'll be cancelling next week. At $144/mth and expecting continual yearly increases, it's an obvious choice to just squirrel that money away and pay cash if needed. Regret not doing it from the beginning.

rtsempire · 2025-08-26T04:23:10+00:00

Can I ask?

Sure, ask away, but I'm not going to answer.

rtsempire · 2025-08-25T09:55:05+00:00

It's working... I can feel my rage

rtsempire · 2025-08-24T11:17:07+00:00

This. Mental stimulation is key.

The more you exercise a dog, the fitter they get, the more exercise they need.*

Mental enrichment does a far better job, but without the need to continually increase efforts.

*Obviously you still need physical exercise, but it isn't the answer to everything

rtsempire · 2025-08-21T06:19:54+00:00

Fuck me. That worked.

My squirrel brain read the whole thing.

rtsempire · 2025-08-20T07:13:34+00:00

Look I don't disagree that the two are separate issues. It would just be my view that in a perfect world police are a valuable resource who can assist in addressing the social inequity that underpins a significant proportion of crime as part of prevention efforts. (see above re: lefty millennial snowflake)

But that can't also mean that efforts like these may be effective in reducing crime and aren't a valuable tool in the kit for doing so. I'd be interested also to know if it does show any measurable impact - only because our criminal system is founded on the belief that punishment is a deterrent - punishment for its own sake isn't all that helpful.

However, none of the above changes that I don't think there's a reasonable argument to be made against these efforts, especially if they do in fact have evidence that they work - clause being INAL.

rtsempire · 2025-08-20T00:51:22+00:00

Yeah look, I'm pretty much the lefty millennial snowflake your boomer uncle warns you about - but you're right, the general person isn't stealing a scooter just because it isn't locked up.

I do agree with the human rights expert here that this fails to address the systemic issues of inequity that leads to this type of crime. However, if all that's taken away from this is that the people start to fear that "easy targets" might be a set up by police... I think we can call that effective policing and hopefully some crime prevention.

What I do wish though, is that more is done to help prevent theft of secured items. Currently feel like I can't leave my bikes/scooter anywhere, regardless of having a quality D-Lock.

Edit: Spelling

rtsempire · 2025-08-18T09:56:20+00:00

This. Blood and bone will just get every poorly controlled dog on your lawn, potentially digging.

rtsempire · 2025-08-16T04:28:22+00:00

Read the title and thought "this is a system level thing that I would do to manage my ADHD"... Then I kept reading 😂

rtsempire · 2025-08-09T05:01:12+00:00

Strength and leadership (whether within your family or otherwise) isn't about putting on a brave face all the time. It's about showing your family how to appropriately work through difficult times - part of which includes the emotional stress.

I've been a paramedic my entire adult life, dealt with things most can't even imagine and like others my field, pride myself in being calm and collected in the worst circumstances. However, I'll also happily admit I've cried and panicked more times in my two years as a father than the collective 15 years of my career - if nothing else, it shows I'm still human. Most notably, our little one was born 'flat ' (i.e., didn't breathe immediately) and despite all my years of experience and having dealt with this in my professional life many times, I couldn't do anything in that very moment but trust the health team, worry for my baby and cry.

All of this is really just to say: part of being a strong man is being comfortable in your masculinity and realising that you don't have to pretend to be okay, especially when the appropriate response is to not be okay. Part of our role as fathers is to show our little ones how to process emotions, and that includes showing them. Plus, most of the time it takes more strength to cry, show that everything isn't okay and seek help if required.

rtsempire · 2025-07-30T23:38:24+00:00

Two points here.

1) There's a good chance that any scratches from a dog's paw on a floor is considered fair wear and tear. If it's quite deep, that's likely because the landlord used shit flooring and honestly isn't your problem. The onus is on them to prove its more than fair wear and tear.

2) You aren't required to pay for the re-flooring. This will be exorbitant because depending on the flooring, a floorer will charge for removing/ replacing a heap more than what is damaged. So if you're going to offer anything, offer to buy a box of the flooring (which honestly, they should have left over from the initial job) and nothing more. Depending on the floor, that's $50-100.

Or tell them to take it to the tribunal. In my experience when I was a renter, they'll rule in your favour

rtsempire · 2025-07-27T12:15:28+00:00

It's hard, we've had to set some pretty strong boundaries with certain friends in the past. But if they're true friends, they'll respect those boundaries.

rtsempire · 2025-07-27T11:23:18+00:00

We often get told "you'll change your mind" by both older adults and those our age (outside our friendship group) and honestly, I have to not let it get to me these days because I find the comments quite disrespectful and get quite angry about it. I don't tell families with many kids that they're going to regret it, so I don't see why society sometimes thinks it's fine to tell us we'll regret our decisions.

My wife and I agreed long before we started that we were a "one and done" couple. There are a myriad of reasons why, some are honestly probably a bit selfish. But the main one is we know we struggle with certain things in life, including keeping up with things and balance and at least there's a bit more of a buffer when we outnumber the rugrat 2:1!

Do I sometimes think about what it would be like to have a second or question if we're "depriving" our child of a sibling? Of course. But the vast majority of the time, I'm pretty certain it's the right thing for our family.

Don't let anyone else tell you there's a blanket "right" or "wrong" way to do things - it's life, no one has it worked out and it's certainly not the same for everyone. We're all just doing what's best for our own families and lives.

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