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Discussion Thread 🏕️ Wednesday 22 October 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Trying to sort computer shit out quick and dirty just to get unstuck.

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Windows 11 machine is completely full so using a Mac to download the classic Linux Mint and waiting a hundred years for the iso to download so I can sha the damn thing and make a bootable usb drive. The old desktop has been backed up a few weeks ago.

Tried to drag a bunch of files onto a 32gb usb off Windows machine to free space and keep them safe but there’s seriously not enough room for all of it so I might get an external drive just for that to have on top of backups. Otherwise if I can get the desktop sorted soon I can just ferry the most important stuff over.

Then I have to download everything off Flickr and Dropbox and make sure the last gmails get changed over on any platforms they’re still connected to (or emails they’re recoveries for).

Today is going to be very busy so that may have to wait

Yay the string of numbers matches one of the approved ones :)

Apparently I’m ok to skip the authentication of the .txt file so I’m using balenaEtcher to flash the iso and hopefully all goes well.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I am impressed at your mad IT skillz

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks. They’re actually extremely patchy because I’m mostly self taught, I can follow curly tutorials and use the command line with a guide but a lot of the fundamentals have been missed

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

you keep working at it , that's a lot of the reason behind success :)

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago

I’ll try. Fingers crossed I have time and brain cells

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[–] bacon@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'll have whatever Witchy wants to order for me, and Witchy can have: a walnut, apple and brie toastie with an Irish coffee

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Witchy will have what SHE wants! Chef, can I please order a generous serve of humble pie for Force, with sriracha if he would like that with it, and some super sweet raspberry vinegar to go with.

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

😳

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have to admit (reluctantly) that your choice for my breakfast was actually pretty nice.

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I wasn't trying to punk you 😭 I was trying to be nice 😭

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

OK, I'll forgive you. Have a nice breakfast muffin on me 🧁.

Akshully humble pie is real - can be spelled umble pie - is a savoury meat pie made mostly with offal (the umbles of a beast are the kidneys, liver and lungs). Done well it's delicious. Eat with sharp pickles on the side and a nice frothy beer or three - breakfast (or dinner) of champions. Close cousin of haggis but with pastry not oats and baked not boiled.

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago

I'll take it, sounds yum. I don't mind a bit of offal

[–] bacon@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

😔🥧🌶️🍭🍭🔴🍶

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Curse these naps.

Was late with the antibiotics so gave them right after the midnight meds… bubs threw them right back up so I gave her some anti nausea meds and repeated the dose.

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Dealing with a spilled milky drink on the carpet too. As much as I soak and blot it up I can still smell it -_-

I wish there was a carpet cleaner that doesn’t absolutely reek of perfume to the point of setting off migraines and causing asthma attacks.

I use the bacterial enzyme cleaner which is less scented but that’s more for breaking down pee, and doesn’t do a good job of actually cleaning spills.

I hate having carpet. If I could go back in time I’d buy a washable rug and use it to shield.

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