Mantzy81

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Breaking up from my wife of 20+ years as of today because she never does anything wrong and when I suggested that maybe that's not always true (because she let something I made get destroyed by not reassessing that it was safe from the dog when nobody was around) I am in the bad books and she is explaining to our 7 year old daughter why she's not going to be coming to our family gathering tomorrow and that she may be only seeing each of us on a week on-week off basis like her friend has to do. Which I'll be honest, was a bit of a shit thing to say to her and make her worried when it might not even happen.

Hope everyone has a better one than I am. Even those who are alone.

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How convenient for anyone who happens to be staging an embargo on the country at this moment in time.

Not suspicious at all. No sir. Nothing to see here.

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If the US military were capable of self-reflection the world would be a different place.

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As a South Aussie, we also have HUGE amounts of roof-top solar.

I've currently got a 2.8kw system and am upgrading it this year to a 16kw with a 32kwh battery. I'll use it to charge my ev (another purchase this year, possible changing both cars) and get a bidirectional charger installed so, when there is limited power in the grid, I can sell some of it back at stupidly high prices, including some from the car too. We use about 20-40kw per day (40kw only on really hot or really cold days), so should cover us for a while.

In case anyone wants cost breakdown, it's going to cost about $30k, and will pay for itself due no bills in a maximum of 8 years and a lot fewer if we sell spare electricity back to the grid.

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Ogles can't deal with ogling. Ironic.

What can I do with my old-but-functional android smartphone?

I kept my old phone (an AT&T-locked Samsung Galaxy S7) going for 10 years, replacing the battery midway through and using it well into unsupported territory. I like to keep things working as long as I can within reason, and I also know that this phone is destined to become e-waste as soon as I get rid of it. ...

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Personally I prefer to give mine to charities that help women escape domestic violence households and need help setting up their lives again. Many leave with nothing, including their phones which are usually being tracked by their abuser. Have a look around to find one, or a local homeless shelter. Or, if you're worried it will become ewaste, send it to a recycling centre - many parts can be stripped out and made into new products.

Bondi’s Paperwork at Epstein Hearing Suggests Trump’s DOJ Is Spying on Congress ( truthout.org )

A photograph taken during U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s combative appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday suggests that the Justice Department has been tracking the search history of lawmakers who are combing through the unredacted Epstein files. As Bondi launched into various tirades against ...

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Of course they are. You've got to gather the evidence before you start the purge.

The long knives are being sharpened

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A new form of government, voting system and dismantling of the current two parties into a range of smaller parties elected via mixed member representation voted in by preferential voting and banning monied interests and lobbying.

Need to eat the rich first.

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I'll call it "the US" at the beginning of a conversation but mix it in with America afterwards as the context shows I'm talking about the US and not the continent.

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Texas was already stupid. The daughter is British but her father lived in the US. It's not that uncommon of a coincidence.

If it was in the UK and someone did this there, it would've been bigger news as most people don't have guns because it's a more normal country.

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"We thoroughly investigated ourselves and concluded that there were no issues"

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If they're only doing web stuff, I'd recommend ChromeOS on a Chromebook+ tbh.

Most users never use anything more than that and web-based apps will be more than enough for what they're likely to use. It's also ideal for those not tech savvy. Plus can use android apps too if needed so it can be used as a big tablet.

But of the 3, I'd probably chose Linux for them. But you'll have to expect to still be the tech support. That's why I say ChromeOS - it's used by kids a lot for a reason

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Nah I get why - it's mostly a matter of perspective. Many had to deal with crappy school-supplied Chromebooks or the cheapest model their non-tech parents bought them for under $150. Or early models. And those were very poor implementations. Still are. I have a weak tablet style model and it takes a while to get going. My wife though, she has a Chromebook as her personal laptop, a higher end model from 7 years ago and it's still stupidly good and fast for a computer that old. But it also cost a lot more too - can't remember exactly how much but closer to $500-600 range. Was pre-Chromebook+ but all the specs were above those requirements. She uses it for browsing and web stuff primarily and it only ever causes issues when she forgets to update it for a few months and then wonders why she can't video call her parents.

If all you've used is a shit one, you're going to assume they're all shit - it's unfortunate that they "can run" on a potato and they sell them like that too which they really shouldn't. I also understand that I didn't choose one of the three options so would get discussed for that. And also, I get why some might not want to support anything Google-related too.

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Hello fellow Aussie/Kiwi. No, they don't. Or they kinda do but call it something else and it still usually runs through a middleman rather than a direct bank-to-bank transfer - E.g Visa's Visa Debit or MasterCard's Maestro. EFTPOS still doesn't work online unless using a middleman either, like PayPal or Square.

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I wish someone had the kahunas to leak the whole unredacted lot. Would all fit on a USB stick. Make a few, send them out anonymously to media (probably ones NOT in the US to), see who reports on them. Also send them to a leaks site, and even 4chan/Reddit/Lemmy so checksums can be verified.

If multiple lawmakers and/or DOJ staffer did it, they can't blame them all if they tried to prosecute. Plausible deniability.

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The exact opposite actually. Everyone knows other countries have been dickheads before. And they are eventually humbled by war/gradual disenfranchisement/apathy/believing their own hype/over reach or spreading themselves too thin/internal revolution due in inequality or barbarism.

Now it's the US's turn. We're just all wondering which method is going to take place to bring them down. We're watching the fall of an empire and it's both fascinating (especially to history nerds like myself because we're living through important times) but also terrifying (especially to history nerds like myself who knows what usually happens). All empires eventually fall, just ask gestures towards all of Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and the rest of the Americas

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Pepsi though, they're kinky af

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Trump should just shut up.

He should have done that about 70 years ago.

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Hey now, you might be yucking someone's yum. As screwed up as the feet people are

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The land of the free sure loves to protect the ears of their brave snowflakes from people around the world booing this pope-killing couch fucker of a VP. Did he even say thank you for those boos?

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Doth protest too much

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Please remember many of those independents would also vote for a fully fledged, "mask off" nazi party if one existed too - they're not all leftists, many are way worse than GOP supporters

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He is mentioned in the files several times, but negatively i.e. the pedo elites didn't like him. Which, ironically, only paints Obama in an even better light.

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Betty White must have been a real cunt.

(joke, obviously)

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Maybe let them join Eurovision first and see how that goes. Always a good judge of character.

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They don't count unfortunately as they relinquished their Prime Goose status for those events as competing for other countries. I want full Canada, all of the time eh. If Australia can do it, so can our winter cousins (am Australian, literally have Canadian cousins too and we're both similar countries and people but complete opposites too).

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Checked and my feed is full of it, but I don't use Reddit for content anymore (just to get answers to things)

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I think you need to address why cooking sucks for you. Do you know how to cook properly? My wife isn't a big fan and that's mainly as she doesn't know what goes well together and doesn't know how to use herbs and spices so needs recipes to tell her how to make most foods, especially initially.

It's quite easy to throw something healthy together. Eg. Had a chicken breast, stir fry veg and rice meal tonight. Rubbed a spice mix on the chicken and threw it in the air fryer for 20 mins, cup of washed rice in some water (to just over top of finger nail) cooked covered on low for 12 mins and left to steam for 5-10mins with cooktop off and then fry up some pre-cut stir fry veg - convenient, quick and not much more expensive. Throw a sauce like chutney or honey-soy (or bbq) on it and happy days. Doesn't have to be hard, doesn't have to cost a lot, doesn't have to take long and doesn't have to be bad for you. But this is something I would do, my wife probably wouldn't.

Sitting down with the family and eating a meal is also good bonding time and helps mental health.

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I'm assuming you see food as sustenance and little more. Question, do you smoke or have you ever noticed/been told you don't have much of a sense of smell?

I'm not saying I don't get food out - we do once a week usually. And sometimes I just can't be arsed to cook so we have cheat meals (bowl of ramen, sanga, something on toast etc.) but it's always a good feeling, both physically and mentally, to prepare a meal and eat it. Honestly, it's the mental side that is most important in this. You can eat healthy out (assuming those making the food are using quality produce) but it's a) going to cost a lot which is another mental drain b) doesn't give you the dopamine hit of making something great yourself so it's another mental drain.

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"Girl" or maybe "young woman" as an alternative option.

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This was a special election for one seat. Wait till a proper election like midterms to see an actual review

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Shutdown 2: electoral boogerpoo

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"Employees should report to work for their next regularly scheduled tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activities"

US glorifies their armed forces so much that they even try to describe "a normal day at work" as a "tour of duty". Don't be fucking dumb. It's important work, absolutely, but describing it in military terms is doing a disservice to everyone. A 9-5 office job doing logistics is not the same as 3 months in a sub. Both equally important as without the logistics, the sub ain't going anywhere, but don't describe both as a "tour of duty".

Edit: formatting

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Starbucks is shit, it has always been shit, it will always forever be shit.

There's a reason it failed in Australia. There's a reason it only exists still in Australia and that's only to cater to tourists who don't like coffee but like coffee-flayoured milk bevetages - you'll never find Australians in there except maybe if working and forced to make shit drinks. Literally everywhere else is better, including fast food places.

I'll give it some credit as a "third place" but literally every other coffee shop is too and they serve actual coffee.

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No, he's Dutch so they're de auto tanken

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Honestly I think the single use plastic is worse

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Can still use "Pedo King" and "Pedo Island Guy" (or PIG)

All it's gonna do is make people talk weird. Mark my words, still a problem
@yakko@feddit.uk avatar yakko you mean like this?

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Was tempted to post to both

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https://aussie.zone/pictrs/image/9c34754f-4e6f-4dcf-9111-922008ecca3f.jpeg

Fair call, maybe a heavy crop without circles or arrows would have solved the problem?

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Trump being corrupt is just another day in the Orange Republic

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Would it even reach their teeth?

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Accusation is an admission, same as always

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That is how case law works, yes.

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So...if you're just using web stuff, you could probably save a heap by using a Chromebook. That's what my wife's personal laptop is and is perfect for web stuff (and has the option of Android apps too, like Mozilla). It's not her only computer though.