• TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    12 minutes ago

    This day has thoroughly defeated me. White flag, i’m calling it. You have won day. let me lick my wounds in peace.

    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
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      13 minutes ago

      All I need to do is write up some notes from today’s meetings and update some stuff in jira and just review my todo list and I’ve been staring at the peregrin falcon livestream for 15 mins. BRAIN FRIED.

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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    2 hours ago

    Second interview went… okay. I definitely fumbled some questions and repeated myself a lot. But the interview ended with talk of what’s next, etc, so at least it wasn’t a “okay, thanks for coming in, see you around” sort of end. Fingers crossed for a call either way quickly.

    • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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      1 hour ago

      I’m sure you did fine, everyone gets nervous and fumbles a bit in interviews, it’s to be expected and is fine. End of interview is promising!

      • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
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        1 hour ago

        That’s true - I consciously remembered that it’s okay to pause and think about responses instead of just blurting things out, so I’m proud of myself for that.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      It sounds like you did well, try not to stress too much on repeating yourself :)

      The worst case is actually still a best case scenario - consider this a practice interview and write some notes about how you wish to articulate yourself next time. I found it helps to write what I did well, and what I did not do so well. And looking up common interview questions and writing answers in the STAR format helps with memory retention too when you’re put on the spot in an interview.

      I’m sure you did great! Fingers crossed for you!!

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    2 hours ago

    o h ffs, i tried too fix my solar mushroom garden lamp with super glue. Lamp isn’t fixed and now I have dirt glued to my fingers

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    3 hours ago

    some pics of my old sewing machine after spending many hours refinishing the woodwork. It was so bad, it had huge patches where there no finish at all and much lifting and bubbling of veneer. It’s still really beat up. I haven’t waxed it yet which should help filling holes. Later today I’ll be having a go at using a tough wire brush on that base, the softer brush did nuttin’.

    spoiler

    and some patina

    spoiler

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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        2 hours ago

        Thanks, it’s really been through the wars with all those knocks and scratches, it’s a machine after all!! 🐱 I learnt the bubbling veneer comes from the wood frame shrinking ever so slightly over the century

        And terrifies me working near or on the treadle , it could easily break my fingers or wrist if it moves while I’m cleaning or painting

        • Catfish@aussie.zone
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          2 hours ago

          Don’t know the series number, but I first leant to sew on one of its close relatives. Identical woodwork.

          • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
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            1 hour ago

            Same here. Granny’s old machine was a tabletop Singer of an earlier vintage with a wind up handle so you had to manoevre thread and material etc with only one hand. Mum’s treadle one like this was soo much easier cos you could have 2 hands available. And Mum had zillions of different feet for it. Only downside was no zigzag stitches, but it’s straight stitching was excellent. My sister has it now, and it’s still in use.

            • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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              58 minutes ago

              The treadle I learnt on had zigzag, I remember using it to finish seam edges and to make buttonholes. I still remember the method for making buttonholes. Mark the ends of the hole with pins. Set the zigzag to maximum width, near zero length. Do about 10 stitches. Adjust zigzag to about 3 mm width, sew down one side of buttonhole, do the other end of the buttonhole, turn the fabric then do the second side. Finish the thread with a reverse knot , then cut. Very very carefully cut the buttonhole slit between the two sides of sewing.

              • Catfish@aussie.zone
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                36 minutes ago

                I know this method, but am just shit at it. Never seem to line the ends up right. I do them by hand if they must exist.

            • Catfish@aussie.zone
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              1 hour ago

              I don’t know any family history on the treadle. The Elna I have is early 80s and was my Grans. Don’t care about the lack of fancy stitches. It’s innards are mostly metal so it’s a tank! Wouldn’t mind an auto buttonhole thing, I suck st those

          • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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            2 hours ago

            yeah, I love this design too . 🐱

            where it didn’t have big patches of no finish it was black with 120 years of old wax, oil and dirt . I took most of that dirt off.

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
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    3 hours ago

    Anyone watching the Deeming v Pesutto defo trial?

    Impressions

    Deeming comes across as an indignant dumbass, and I can’t help but believe Pesutto, Southwick and Crozier’s view that she was not remorseful or willing to do what she needed to do to unfuck things after the nazi-adjacent rally. Deeming did not seem to understand she does have certain obligations to step in line behind the Liberal brand and focus on issues that might have a reasonable chance of winning seats in an election.

    Pesutto was not threatening her when he said an option was that she could resign from the party to prosecute her views – instead of ultimately being expelled for bringing legal action against him.

    Deeming plays a victim, claims she was powerless and limp, suggests she has no idea how to write a press release and claims she was subject to bullying or being railroaded by the Liberal leadership team. Simply did not occur that way in my opinion. She dominates the meetings that were recorded, routinely talks over colleagues and plays ignorant about the issue at hand.

    She’s a moron.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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      3 hours ago

      Deeming comes across as having some pretty awful narcissistic tendencies. She’s in it for herself, not for the party and is playing victim while being a bully is one.

      Unfortunately she is not part of a team and the other liberal psychos and narcs don’t want her.

      I am glad I do not know these drop kicks.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
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    4 hours ago

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    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      At least the chicks are okay!

      But that dead one looks like it tried to phase through the concrete and lost concentration halfway through 😅😬

      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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        3 hours ago

        I swear I was gone for 5 minutes to get a hot pocket and when I came back it was gone. So I rewound and saw it had been swept along the sill to otherside. Good cos mamma bird doesn’t need to see that shit.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    5 hours ago

    Out and about today.

    Had to travel to Keysborough to pick up something then finally I’m back at at Southland treating myself out to a coffee and chilling at a cafe inside.

    Have to do a lot of food shopping and was thinking of maybe picking up some spare clothes since the buttons on all my of sleep shirts seems to have all popped off.

    Thankfully it’s a bit quieter here today compared to last week.

    Hope it’s a fairly painless process today.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
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        4 hours ago

        I think it might be time for me to get off this seat and finish off this coffee to get my shopping done before I get too tired and lazy.

        I think all this decaf coffeee I’ve been drinking is actually keeping me awake at night.

        I’m zombielike tiday.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    5 hours ago

    Out and about today.

    Had to travel to Keysborough to pick up something then finally I’m back at at Southland treating myself out to a coffee and chilling at a cafe inside.

    Have to do a lot of food shopping and was thinking of maybe picking up some spare clothes since the buttons on all my of sleep shirts seems to have all popped off.

    Thankfully it’s a bit quieter here today compared to last week.

    Hope it’s a fairly painless process today.

          • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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            3 hours ago

            ok. Lets test you out.

            1. Say you know nothing about subject matter, are you going to go and make promises to the business around subject mater with 0 consultation with the experts?
            2. Microsoft release a shiny new product, do you: A) Wait for it to mature and industry feedback before testing to see if its a good fit for the business? B) Rush to deploy, consequences be damned having learnt nothing about the last time you did this and it was a complete disaster?
            3. A project has been committed. An approach has been agreed with the subject experts. Do you consult with your team before announcing a complete change in the approach and scope?

            Seriously. If you stop, listen and consult you would be 10x the department head than the one we have.