• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Did a bit more of the retaining wall this morning before heading down the bellarine. A bit more head scratching than anticipated. But so far it’s bang on level. When that little spirit level bubble looks at you all lovingly from the centre there’s an internal squeal of ‘eee thank fuck I’m not re-doing that’.

    Body is ruined after the last few days though and now I have to do some mowing :(

  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Did you ever give anything away thinking it’s worthless, or that you’ll never use or want it again, and then over a decade later think WHY TF DID I DO THAT I’M A COMPLETE IDIOT?!?!?!?!

    Yeah that’s me.

    Missing my old Macintosh 512K from 1984 with second external disk drive, in perfect working condition. That I now want to tinker with bad, especially now that there are great storage/communications options that can be built for them.

    Retro-computing is EXPENSIVE now.

    </nerdregret>

    • Briongloid@aussie.zoneM
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      2 months ago

      As fun as retro computing and gaming is, I’ve found emulation to fulfill that itch for a more reasonable price.

      I use Qemu/KVM with virt-manager, I’m currently playing with Windows XP and trying to get games like AOE2, Warcraft3, etc running on it. Eventually I may get an old white LCD 4:3 monitor.

      Retro handhelds like the Miyoo Mini Plus, Anbernic RG35XX-H & Trimui Smart Pro are cheap and fun portable retro game handhelds, they are becoming very popular and the firmware mods are getting better.

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        Yeah I’m also well into emulation. VICE for commodore stuff, and omg how good is exodos! WinUAE for Amiga. I still long for the actual hardware though, I’ve got an old DOS machine and love it, though even that is still a bit too “new” (it’s a PII)

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      My dad bought a certain brand of keyboard for music, in the 80s, and he’s accumulated many different ones now. I cannot remember the brand/model, but he sold it before I was born and kicks himself for it because 1) it’s worth a lot now, and 2) he said it made the best sound and his current ones don’t come close.

      My dream if I win the lotto, would be to buy him a moog

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        70s/80s audio electronics were so much better, completely agree.

        I luckily DO have my dad’s old hifi setup, the sound is just -chef’s kiss-

          • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
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            2 months ago

            Not gonna lie it’s pretty awesome ☺️ And as a bonus, our 5 year old is becoming great at turning records over for me at the end of the side! Especially the Bluey picture discs 😄

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      My husband had an IBM Original 286 that he still reminisces about to this day.

      My first computer was an Amstrad

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      The one thing I wanted back from the past is my Intellivision. It may or or be in a derelict shed. Gone either way.

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        I’ll pour one out for it tonight.

        I wish I still had my childhood Commodore 64. Been on the lookout for one for a while now, but even the fixer-uppers are worth heaps. The days of $20 garage-sale specials are long gone!

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I appear to have burnt myself out on art but despite the block the desire is still there.

    I’m just so constantly exhausted and not feeling good or stressed out

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I’m really tired of the enshitification of clothes. You used to be able to wear, wash, even tumble dry a tshirt for years before it wore out. Now they go out of shape after a single wash. I would happily pay for good quality if it existed, but the extra $ for expensive brands is paying only for the logo, not quality. I’ve had a comedic realisation this is what it will be for the rest of my life, I don’t see clothes quality going back to how it was. RIP my wardrobe forever. Welcome to the future - no world peace, flying cars or spaceships. Just shitty tshirts.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Kids requested movie night and they got to pick.

    We’re watching Wayne’s World and I’ve never been prouder.

    It’s such a snapshot in time and still holds up.

  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I really did not know there was a recipe difference between Savoy and Jatz.

    Where on earth does the name Jatz come from?

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I hope I haven’t made a mistake tipping for Collingwood tonight.

    changed it last minute before the bounce.

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    New toy day! A shame it comes completely dead in the box so you can’t even turn it on until it charges for ages. Probably the first product I’ve ever got which didn’t have some charge in it.