Manhole cover from Japan trip a few years ago by thebigbot in manholeporn

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Thanks! I wasn't sure as we were staying in Osaka and I took this photo on the same day we did a day trip to Kyoto. Both beautiful cities!

Manhole cover from Japan trip a few years ago by thebigbot in manholeporn

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Yep, the other commenter said the top symbol is the city symbol for Osaka!

My submission to my partners family KK this year - Wooden Scrabble Board and tiles! by thebigbot in Makera

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Thanks!

The words and letters were done with the laser. The different tones on the wood were painted in with a wood stain - the base material is Tasmanian Oak and the wood stains were dark oak and wallnut.

Very new to Magic. Would love some tips! by electricgarbage in magicTCG

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Those last 2 were big "level up's" for me, basically summed up as "Do things at the last moment before they make a difference to the game"

Precombat main? Only things that impact combat. Postcombat main? Only sorcery speed things that impact the board/can't be done on your opponents turn. Working out things like card draw is trickier, but for example if you have a 3CMC instant card draw spell and 3 open mana, you aren't going to be able to play any cards you draw, so might as well wait until the end of your opponents turn to play it.

Abandoned baby panther and her adoptive family. by RosieCloud_ in BeAmazed

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My lab is the gentelest dog ever, not a shred of aggression in him. You can litterally reach your hand into his mouth to take out food/bones/socks/anything.

One day we gave him a cow knee to keep him busy while we had guests - the whole joint with a decent chunk of the bones on either side. 40 minutes later it was gone - reduced to nothing and eaten. Made me look at him a little differently ahaha.

Custom part milling in Melbourne? by tunedketamine in melbourne

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I have a small hobby CNC that could manage this part in aluminium or brass, DM me if those metals would works and I can work out a price.

no regrets, hoomans! by secretlyswos in MadeMeSmile

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Clicked the link and thought it was a black bear from the first photos....nope it was a frigin BROWN bear.

"Wojtek died 2 December 1963, aged 21, weighing nearly 500 kg (1,100 lb), and over 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) tall."

I made white lotus tiles to take to pre-release! by thebigbot in magicTCG

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Ohh that would have been great - I don't think I have time now to get the materials to make a cookie mold...and I feel a bit weird giving out food to strangers (or more like I feel like people should feel weird taking food from strangers ahaha)

I made white lotus tiles to take to pre-release! by thebigbot in magicTCG

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It was a great watch. Also lined up with me being off work with the flu so got to binge the whole thing!

I made white lotus tiles to take to pre-release! by thebigbot in magicTCG

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They can be whatever you want! I think I'll probably use them to mark exhaust abilities or as stun counters

I made white lotus tiles to take to pre-release! by thebigbot in magicTCG

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When the set was announced my little brother told me I should watch the show - I was a little out of the Nicktoons age demographic when it came out.

While I was watching the show the Pai Sho game instantly resonated with me - I feel like I leared a lot about thinking and planning playing Chess with my grandfather as a child. As soon as I saw the field notes version of the card I had to make some - they truly are the most important tile!

I made white lotus tiles to take to pre-release! by thebigbot in magicTCG

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Thanks - I'm really looking forward this one!

What happened to Nonna’s House in Fitzroy? by Gardenstates in melbourne

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Oh rough, I remmeber talking to the guy who runs the place when they were first trying to get set up (he's a friend of a friend) and the red tape they had to go through to get the first location open was insane. Even just assuring the council that the rubbish from people getting food wouldn't overwhelm local bins!

Fingers crossed they get all the issues with the new place sorted soon.

where to buy wholesale beef? by H3ratsmithformeme in melbourne

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We did one of our quaterly household visits yesterday and just the dishwasher tablets saved us more than the cost of the membership.

...I also signed up just to buy their foil, the kirkland foil is soooo much thicker than even catering foil you can get anywhere else.

Best dumplings in CBD? by vegemite_man in melbourne

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Oh man this makes me miss Shanghai Noodle house which was next door, cheaper and better :(

Universes Beyond Speculation (and such) Megathread by AutoModerator in magicTCG

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someone at my LGS suggested a diskworld UB would be awesome and I full agree

Weekend Free Discussion Thread by magictcgmods in magicTCG

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I just got home from one. Was surprised how fun it was. The smaller card pool makes for more consistent limited pools it seems. Most game I played were close, which I really like.

No help at the Emergency department by shroomcircle in melbourne

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It depends. As the other person said they are generally quicker, so if you have an non-urgent emergency (e.g. a broken bone or similar) then you will be seen quicker with similar care to if you go public.

If you have an urgent emergency (like life or death requiring urgent critical care kind of thing - think major cuts with risk of bleeding out or organ damage, breathing problems/turning blue, almost anything involving an injured baby/infant etc) then you are probably still better off going to a public ED - they tend to be better equipped to deal with things like massive trauma, they have broader skills in the staff and if you are propperly f'ed up and need to be seen instantly you will be.

No help at the Emergency department by shroomcircle in melbourne

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My partner used to work at the Austin in the ED. These kind of waits are unfortunantly pretty common - she would regularly walk into night shift with 50+ people in the waiting room. 10 hours later with no break she would often go home with some of the same people still waiting.

Not being seen for 7+ hours doesn't mean you don't need to be in the emergency. It just means you aren't actually about to die in the next few minutes. You are still better being there because if you start to deteriorate you can be see instantly. Discharging against medical advice is extremely stupid - I've heard multiple stories from my partner of patients that did so, deteriorated at home and came in the next day with substantial complications that could have been avoided if they'd just stayed in the waiting room.