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[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 16 points 6 months ago (14 children)

I had to jump onto a win 10 machine for a couple of weeks. Came back to my new gaming rig and I have to say... I HATE windows 11. The right click menu sucks, the task bar is shit even if it is aligned to the correct location. Actually looking back, I think the last windows I liked was 7.

[–] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

When I use 11 I feel like I'm using my left hand. That's the best way I can explain it.

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm a leftie and offended.

Believe it or not I can't use a mouse with my left hand.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago

I am ambi with a mouse after retraining myself from RSI. I get really shat at computer training rooms that have everything tied down to the right.

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[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (7 children)

I swapped to Linux last year and haven't regretted it at all. I can even style it to look like my favourite older windows designs. My laptop has vista style desktop widgets, which are just as useless as they were back then but I love them.

[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

This is the way 🙂

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[–] Baku@aussie.zone 11 points 6 months ago (11 children)

Our fire extinguishers got replaced yesterday and the dude who replaced them replaced them with longer and thinner ones. The extinguisher in the kitchen lives just above and next to the kitchen drawers. Any guesses why this is a problem?

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Early nominee for the 'Not my job mate' award for 2024

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He didn't even know we had a 2nd fire extinguisher in the laundry. that one was due for replacement 2 years ago

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[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Can you move the mount up a bit? Can you get the agent to move the mount up a bit? Can you leave the extinguisher on the floor because if there's a decent fire, get down low and gogogo, will lead you to find the extinguisher on the way out.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Stop being logical. I'm just here to dog on tradespeople with the IQ of a misshapen door knob.

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Coming into the last two months of this project. Watching the "go-live" dates of different components getting nudged back and back. Six months ago, we were going to be in Production for everything by May 31 and have June for documentation etc.

We're now at the point where the last Prod deployment is June 21, and we get the last week of June for documentation. I half expect the go-live to be June 27, with one day for documentation at this point. Either that, or I'm going to be working the weekend of June 29/30.

Something about the whooshing sound of deadlines rushing by.

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I feel like the internet is getting worse for users

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I particularly notice it on google searches. So cluttered with ads and promotional listings. It used to be that the most useful answer was in the top 3 results. Now you’re lucky if it’s on page 2.

[–] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Google search is dead. The alternatives aren't much better but I barely use it anymore. Or if I do, I have to put the word "Reddit" in the query to get a decent answer.

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[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)
[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah. It's turned up to a gallop though

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

@melbaboutown @dumblederp Yeah, it's not just you.

And it's deliberate.

This article by Ed Ziltron has a really good rundown of what happened inside Google: https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

Basically, in February 2019, there was a some corporate politicking going on within Google.

The search/tech experts (some who had been there from the start) wanted to improve search results.

The finance guys wanted to deliberately make search results worse so people would search more often and there would be more money from ads.

The finance guys won.

They replaced the head of the search team (who had been there from the very start) with the guy who had been in charge of the search engine at Yahoo at the time Yahoo stopped having its own search engine.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

If by "search more often" they mean searching the same thing on multiple different search engines trying to find better results I guess it worked 🤷‍♂️

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[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (6 children)

My "boyfriend" didn't message me on my birthday.

It's time to sleep now

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[–] Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Got an interview next week! Looks promising!

Also, I'm playing this game called "Cult of the Lamb" and I have to say, it's adorable, addictive and a hell of a lot of fun. That's my evening sorted.

Enjoy your night everyone :)

[–] Eagle@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)
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[–] bull@aussie.zone 9 points 6 months ago

I made my parents jealous with my weekend up on the border last weekend so they've taken off for there and I'm dog/housesitting for the weekend. I just rocked up with $9.95 for 24 nuggies to split with the doggo. Happy doggo.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

sore back, resting, a little concerned 🤞

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[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Cracker Barrel cheddar is a very delicious cheese and as good as some of the fancier cheddars.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

I love Cracker barrel. Also Mersey Valley classic cheese. Nice and crumbly.

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[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago

I admit defeat. My head congestion is slowly clearing but I can't hold a thought in my head. Coffee helped for about 6 mins. I am going back to sleep

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

No drinky-poos tonight. Got places to be tomorrow. For those of you who are, cheers anyway🧃 Back to regular programming next week.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 7 points 6 months ago

So, I'm coming out the other end of this sick, my lymph nodes don't hurt as much, and I feel a bit more clear headed. Helps that the cat let us sleep last night lol.

A few days ago, when it was bad and quite painful and I was having a weird lightness in my chest and kinda heart palpitations (the night I passed out), my partner kinda rolled his eyes and was a tad dismissive.

Well, guess who's in the throes of it now and just called to apologise profusely and unreservedly?

I just said "as an afab, it's par for the course to be disbelieved, but apology accepted haha." We laughed and it's fine, but man, I don't complain for attention, I'm just telling him my symptoms in case I need to be taken to the hospital and am incapable of advising the professionals of lead up symptoms.

I love him, but he is such a man sometimes lol

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Ooh, is today mediaeval combat day?

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

May the Fourth be with you, young Baku-wan

Edit: damn, I am sick, it's the 3rd still 😭

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago

It’s Friday and I am very, very ready for the work day to be over. 7 minutes away from being half way through…

Nothing I have to do this weekend, except dinner with my sister tomorrow night. After over a month of moving, cleaning and just life in general, this feels WEIRD. I can’t wait!

[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

RDO today, yay.... Dentist also today, boooo

Edit - lo-fi beats and Morgan Freeman narrated Netflix doc on the ceiling TV. Would recommend

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[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (23 children)

We spread mustard. We spread mayo. Why aren’t they in the “ spread” section?

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[–] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

There is manflu in the house. An ambulance and some sorcerous chicken soup please.

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[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lots of eggplant please. Make it bland and soggy

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

🍆💦🍆💦🍆💦

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)
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