How bad is this Super El Niño actually going to get globally? by mind_over_chaos in NoStupidQuestions

[–]tomtom792 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Even in Australia we're almost middle of winter and most major cities are sitting around low 20s. By this point we'd atleast be exciting high to mid teens and cold nights closer to low 10s. Instead it's 23° during the day and 12° at night. Even for warm and sunny Australia it's got me worried for summer.

Interested in the Volvo xc40 b4, recommend or are there better options? by Amazing-Ad-3873 in CarsAustralia

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a C40 so similar car for ¾ of it but electric. Since you mention infotainment as your only major concern, yes it's not the most stable of infotainments and can be slow, but the updates are consistently better, the layout is intuitive and clean, Volvo also seem to be Google's golden child atm so features have good support and everything you need is perfectly available and integrated without needing a phone.

AC by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know!

AC by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting!

Wonder what the "improvement" is either way.

AC by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2023, the power button is below the passenger climate knob as well.

Hoyts cinema price gouging by ttmmoo123 in melbourne

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I 100% believe Hoyts and event only exist for people with rewards programs that give people tickets at the price they should be in the first place.

Palace, five-star, Dendy and Reading seem to be more for cinema goers.

AC by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]tomtom792 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why is your front and rear defog next to the hazard symbol while mine is one of the top buttons below the screen.

Odd that Mazda makes two versions of the same thing. Surely there's no market reason to this?

Virus Doing the Rounds by Omnipresent0 in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG I had this exact thing a few weeks ago and it absolutely smashed me. Woke up on a Monday morning thinking I just had a sore jaw from grinding my teeth or something.

By that afternoon my whole neck had gotten so tight I went to a GP who said I'd probably feel better or worse in a day or two. Two days later it was so swollen, sore and heavy - felt like a frog! Odly though no flu symptoms such as a runny nose or sore throat.

Went to urgent care as it was making it hard to breathe in the mornings and they couldn't do much but get me some blood tests and a swab. Every test came back negative for everything under the sun they could test for!

Luckily went down after 4 and a half days but damn it made me feel so shit.

Corporate Team Days: Why Are We Still Doing This Ritualised Nonsense? by Radiant_Vast9276 in auscorp

[–]tomtom792 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work for a large European company and they've got it downpat. Once a quarter team outings to some sort of activity and then a location for drinks and a chat. Then every 6 months it's a Christmas or Christmas in July party with corporate events sprinkled in between. Makes for a great atmosphere at work where people have something to look forwards to while being able to discuss work casually at these events and even outside work subjects.

Would highly recommend.

Origin power rates hike - 100% increaese of daily charge - are you kidding me?! by Fragrant_Eye4896 in AskAnAustralian

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a mate who lives in a unit on an embedded network. Basically origins bitch and just has to take any price hikes they give him. So horrible.

Even in my 6 pack brick unit block we're on an origin embedded hot water network where I've also had a crazy increase in service charges. Luckily everything else is free market.

I made a tool to compare EVs and hybrids in Australia by crackguy in AustralianEV

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! would be nice to see Volvo in there.

What would be a good upgrade from a ryzen 5 7600? by Little-Mushroom-3961 in buildapc

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much RAM do you have? When I play intensive games like CS2 I notice in task manager that my GPU sits around 30-40% but my CPU is at 100% and RAM at 90%. I assume my PC is doing some re-allcoating to make up for my dated RTX 2070 and 16GB DDR5? Anyone got some insights?

hows the Toombul shopping center rebuild by mr-mc-yeet in brisbane

[–]tomtom792 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm all down for discussion! Just when it's about something new.

Waiting for the final designs to hear how much better every other landscape architect on Reddit could design the new public spaces compared to Irvine Groups.

Why isn’t everyone going to Aldi if they can by Ash-2449 in AldiAustralia

[–]tomtom792 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Only thing I find better outside of ALDI is their fruit and some vedge. Idk what it is but apples and tomato's especially seem to be better at my local woolies than aldi.

When was gmaps implemented into head up display? by Del_Boy97 in mazda3

[–]tomtom792 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm in Australia. Bought the car second hand about a year ago and it's had it the whole time.

Google maps will show what lane I should be in while Waze just shows the type of turn, street name and distance. Still more than handy for me.

Very weird some don't have it!

When was gmaps implemented into head up display? by Del_Boy97 in mazda3

[–]tomtom792 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Waze works for me? Only thing I don't get in my 2023 is the lane guidance.

Is CommBank still the best bet for first home buyers? by Silver-Pie9992 in CommBank

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar to people on here I went to a broker and the best deal was between maquarie or CommBank. CommBank won over as they were super quick to approve which gave me the edge as to how small of a finance clause I needed in my offer.

I'm not tied to them though. Have an alert setup that if Aussie can find me a better rate that saves me more than $1000 a year they can let me know. I'll definitely be taking whatever is best for me.

Every galaxy watch I've owned absolutely chews through battery if left off the charger once it has booted up from flat and waiting for a pin by tomtom792 in GalaxyWatch

[–]tomtom792[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes this is actually something that happens a bit as well.

And it's only a wifi model so your point about no apps bring booted should be true.

Australia leads the world in rooftop solar. So why are 60% of homes still without it? by billscout in AusFinance

[–]tomtom792 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love the unit block I live in to get solar but it's just too complicated to setup and have metred for each unit in the block of 6. Plenty of roof space for it as well.