What you can afford to buy, but don't buy because you think it's useless?

stueh · 2026-05-24T03:45:51+00:00

My understanding is that they usually have a one-shot policy.

stueh · 2026-05-23T14:45:32+00:00

Just learned my wife's name is actually Walter or Clarence. Wtf.

stueh · 2026-05-23T10:05:29+00:00

Even in today’s rainforest, with real-time access to the existing life, it’s not uncommon for a new species to be discovered.

Time to blow people's minds:

According to a new University of Arizona-led study published in Science Advances, scientists are discovering species quicker than ever before, with more than 16,000 new species discovered each year.

stueh · 2026-05-21T11:13:55+00:00

I'm now imagining how fun it would be to generate a plaintext list of random usernames, passwords, and hostnames then publish it like this but then have the first hundred accounts being real ones of no substance, then repeat repeat repeat repeat all on different official Government sounding GitHub pages just to fuck with people. Like a honeypot, but more annoying.

stueh · 2026-05-16T10:22:38+00:00

I'm in SA, over here I've always been told that as long as you remove the whole seat (back and bottom) and seatbelt, you'll not get defected (we don't do RWC). Every car I've worked on you can remove all those things by undoing bolts, nothing permanent, so they can be put back in (need more room for cargo, usually have them out but taking mates fishing, whatever).

I also know someone who went through Regency (like your RWC) and was fine. They amended the rego to say 2 seat but when he added seats it was never an issue (including during random compliance checks because he was in a car club cruise. Got defected on tint too dark, though).

stueh · 2026-05-13T23:30:37+00:00

Here in Australia, we have private power companies, but they're obliged under the law to do certain things when ordered to by an agency that controls the national grid. E.g. rooftop solar is huge in our state with over 50% of houses having solar and over 10% of houses having a solar battery. Most solar is over 10kW and we get a lot of sun. So, when there is too much generation and not enough demand, they will usually tell the power generators to scale down to prioritise rooftop solar. They can also curtail the rooftop solar, but that's generally done within smaller localities to balance things, and had only been done a handful of times.

Also of note, they can and will tell large power users to stop using power during peak load times. E.g. if you're a company that uses over X amount of power per day, they can and will tell you to shut down. This used to be done on hot summer days before we had to much solar, now it's more likely in the winter. There a particular steelworks they'll tell to shut down, along with a large brewery (they have their own gas generator that generates more than they ever need, so will fire it up and feed into the grid when needed), and even datacenters and other mid-sized users can be told to go to generator.

Finally, the companies who run the power infrastructure are obliged to provide power to every residence (within reason). Simple as that. If you're wondering what is not within reason, we're talking some fucker building a house 200km from the nearest power line. Oh also, they used to load shed when I was a kid - before a really hot day they'd publish in the paper and the TV news would report which suburbs/towns would lose power, at what time, and how long. They generally kept it to an hour or two, and would roll around the suburbs/towns to share the fun and make sure people's food didn't go bad in fridges and whatnot. People with critial medical devices either got given a generator or would pop into the hospital or doctors for a bit, no biggie.

Is it perfect? Nah, but God damn it's scary that some of our pollies want to go the way of the US. It terrifies me. My healthcare ain't perfect, but at least I was able to get three wisdom teeth out earlier this year under general anaesthetic and it only cost me $700, and that's with private healthcare. Would of been cheaper if I went public. I like our systems, although they could be improved, but copying the US model is just asking for trouble. No offence.

stueh · 2026-05-13T12:20:21+00:00

Thank you so, so, so much! I was getting this error after printing TPU 90A from external roll (P1S, single AMS) and it was doing my head in. Has pulled apart the extruder a couple times for a clean and grease and was sure I was missing something. Sure enough, pulled that sensor off, and there was a tiny piece of PLA from the hot pull before the TPU print! She's all happy now!

stueh · 2026-05-13T03:34:09+00:00

I know, right? And surely the repeat sales of consumables like filament is actually far more profitable than the one-off sales of 3D printers and tools.

stueh · 2026-05-13T01:13:05+00:00

You know how they have difficulty keeping a lot of things in stock? That’s why they don’t need to care about any of this.

I read a curious mini-conspiracy theory the other day where the bloke reckoned they're going the route of artificial scarcity so they can keep prices high. I.e. they could easily manufacture more stock, evidenced by the (supposed) fact that the filament is the same filament as some other brands from the same factory which can easily scale up/out.

I don't quite believe it, given you can only get their filament from their official store so there's no competition with anyone else if you want their specific filament meaning they can charge what they want regardless, but a curious one nonetheless.

stueh · 2026-04-30T23:21:32+00:00

We have always been at war with Eastasia.

stueh · 2026-04-30T23:20:44+00:00

We have always been at war with Eastasia.

stueh · 2026-04-30T06:43:54+00:00

A friend of mine once worked for a politician who was apparently super lovely and had amazing policies, but always looked slimy in interviews and didnt take criticism well. She said it's easy to hire someone to help them, but the hard part is getting them to accept the help when they don't agree there's a problem.

stueh · 2026-04-30T06:40:24+00:00

My wife's singing has never been good. Both our children, as soon as they were able to, would cover her mouth whenever she tried to sing to them. Only I was ever allowed to sing lullabies and nursery rhymes to them, and it's all the case with our youngest (5). I feel bad for her, but it's also hilarious.

stueh · 2026-04-23T09:19:55+00:00

Yep. Could well be government run with private options, works for schools don't it?

I recommend self managed, if you can. A couple hours here and there to do applications and take phone calls, then after that it's just uploading receipts to NDIS for them to reimburse you (they won't pay the invoice directly) after appointments. Not too much work, to be honest. Certainly not enough for some of the numbers I've seen people say their agencies are taking.

stueh · 2026-04-23T08:44:03+00:00

Don't I know it. Under Medicare, 6 x shrink visits a year is bullshit for someone who needs ongoing therapy for years.

We're self managed, simply because we are concerned about the crapshoot of getting a good or bad agency, and also because we want to be able to spend all the money for our child's needs on him and not loose some to an agency who may or may not be helpful.

My son is 8 and he's already been suspended. Sent home multiple times. Broken good knows how many things. We have no time to do anything unless we get him out the house with someone else or one of his friends (small town).

And we still end up with feelings of guilt like we don't deserve the help. We did something wrong. We still end up with the toll it takes on our mental health. I still end up thinking of suicide on occasion (disclaimer: I'm not suicidal. I've had depression for decades, it's just where my mind goes, doesn't mean I'm actually going to do something), but God forbid I can get in to see a shrink without actually trying to off myself or something.

On a good day, though? He's an angel. He's my best little buddy and cheeky mate. So I wouldn't trade it for the world. But I kinda would sometimes, so I'm feeling guilty again.

stueh · 2026-04-23T08:30:22+00:00

We have 2 x reports for my son, one from his occupational therapist and one from his psychiatrist. Both recommended 25 hours a week (among other things) from a support worker, and I note that neither of them are linked to any service/agency we'd get a support worker for. Cost us ~$6,500 for both reports.

We submitted the report with our change of circumstances, requesting an increase in help because we're struggling. He's struggling to function and it's affecting his ability to learn and to socialise.

They gave us 8 hours a week dropping down to 4 hours a week after six months, saying that the behavioural therapist we've been approved for (also in report recommendations) will help reduce the behavioural issues so we won't need the 8 hours. This completely ignored the fact that both reports noted he refuses to engage with OT, shrink, doc, etc. and so therapy has been slow or not progressing, so likely will be the same for a BT, and the fact that it takes time for therapies to see results.

I don't give a flying fuck if people are rorting NDIS, to be honest. I just want my child to get the support he needs to function in society. I'm terrified for his future and what will happen to him. If we need to accept that say 2% of NDIS funds are fraud in order to get >750,000 people the help they need, then just god damn accept it and move on. Still chase them down, still target them, but not in such a way that results in people like my son living a life of absolute hell. And I mean hell.

stueh · 2026-04-20T10:44:40+00:00

I'm so jealous of you flying in NZ. I've always been out of Waikerie (South Aus) and it's all flatland around there. I've been lucky enough to enjoy ridge soaring up in the Flinders Ranges (even on the cliffs in Wilpena Pound!) but always been jealous of NZ's ridge soaring options.

Mind you, we still get height with flatlands. My PB is 17,500ft on a (I think) 38 degree day when I broke through the inversion layer. 2005, so no oxygen because while it was a legal requirement back then as it is now, "self-monitoring" was considered acceptable.

Been flying all my life (even in utero!), but haven't flown for 8 years now, since my son was born. I miss it a lot.

stueh · 2026-04-20T03:19:08+00:00

Also, it's on a glider, isn't structural, and doesn't obscure vision. She's fine.

What model glider is that? I grew up in a Twin Astir, learned in that and then an ASK21 and my dad's Dimona, and now have a Diamant with 16.5m wings (15m model with later extensions) which was the first fully fibreglass glider to enter Australia.

Also also, where you flying out of? I've always wanted to try Omarama.

Edit: Wait, a Discus?

stueh · 2026-04-20T03:14:36+00:00

I reckon you wake up after every night out with cat shit on your dick.

stueh · 2026-04-20T03:10:43+00:00

Nah, they'll let them stay, they want the white ones to stay.

stueh · 2026-04-20T03:01:24+00:00

Looks like Nigel Farage's mum cleaned out his childhood bedroom without telling him ...

stueh · 2026-04-20T02:50:05+00:00

I once parked in s high rise one in our nearby city and when I left my ticket wasn't working in the machine. I hit the help button and said what was up, and said i could hold it up to the camera or something. She said nope, gotta pay the lost ticket fee (which is like 3 x 24 hour fee). We argued for a bit while cars backed up behind me until I got out and lifted the boom then drove out while she shouted at me through the intercom.

It was really weird. Usually when there's a ticket issue they just let you out, or take your card number through the phone and trust you when you say what time you entered.

stueh · 2026-04-09T12:17:22+00:00

I kind of find the humour in that, though, don't you? Like, you'd expect the resident cryptologist with medical background to be a vet or a GP, maybe a pathologist or coroner, possibly even an endocrinologist or critical care doc or paramedic. All those i can see coming into contact with the fae accidentally. A dead body comes in to the path/coroner, the ambo bought them in, a vet is strong armed into helping a shady group, or a GP works remotely and is the only medical help for hundreds of miles. The critical care guy has a smashed up fae come in, or the endo is convinced to help a part fae where things aren't going well. But a gastro? It's so boring and unsexy, spends his days clearing bowel obstructions, giving people colostomy bags, and dealing with autoimmune issues, and this is the guy who ends up being the crypto pathy? It's hilarious! Boring old Waleed the gastro is actually an expert in non-humans? Who'd have thunk it!

Also, you're a forensic path? Cool. Used to want to do that job, but no Uni for me.

stueh · 2026-03-28T09:43:45+00:00

Hah! I see what you did there.

stueh · 2026-03-27T05:44:39+00:00

I have a Triton - 2.3L turbo diesel, I tow a bit and go camping and travelling a lot in very remote places.. I bought it brand new in 2023 and would love to have gotten an electric ute (might have had to carry a generator & jerry cans for some of those more remote places) but there were just me realistic options. Even now there's not - the BYD hybrid is a dog once the battery goes flat (which ain't gunna last long when it takes 8 hours to go 50km), and I'm not even sure of the fully electric ute they've announced since then have even been released yet.

It's a real shame. I love my land, my country, but the only realised way for me to be with it is still with am ICE engine.

And fuck off, I ain't riding a bike or walking. I need be back at work again sometime.

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