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ThermiteBeGiants

@ThermiteBeGiants@aus.social

Heritage railway evangelist. Fair-weather e-bike commuter. Reluctant STEMnik.
Interests: Trains, trams :dingdingpixel:, bicycles, vintage tractors, home brewing, communism (historical & future). Posts a lot of "bad" music.
Real heads are #trolleypunk, yoghurt-heads are solarpunk. Trans rights = human rights.
Posts are mostly followers-only. Follow requests are vetted based on the vibes of your bio.

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jpm, to random
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Ugh, fine, I guess I’m re-factoring this crusty C code I wrote a couple of years ago

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm :sayori_dislike: crusty code
:sayori_like: rusty code

liamvhogan, to random
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LITHGOW MACCAS

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@Taco_lad @liamvhogan different Maccas

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@Taco_lad @liamvhogan I think all the shark in Sydney is on the BBQ at @MattHatton ‘s workplace this arvo

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@MattHatton @Taco_lad @liamvhogan arthropods too, except for one notable specimen

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm @MattHatton @Taco_lad @liamvhogan

timrichards, to random
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Sounds like a good idea. Too many building owners are happy to let them sit empty for ages.

City of Port Phillip to increase rates for empty shops in bid to fill them
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/empty-shops-face-tripled-council-rates-in-a-bid-to-fill-them-20240529-p5jhny.html

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@luciedigitalni @timrichards that might interfere with the commercial landlord’s overwhelming imperative to ratchet up rates whenever a tenancy expires in order to make the property look like a better capital asset on the balance sheet

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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Here’s a question: what would you say is the most culturally-significant item for Australians?

(note: auspol-style answers will get an instant block)

burgerdrome, to random
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whenever I am forced to look at LinkedIn I can only imagine that I have the contorted, screaming face of someone who is in a fantasy movie and is looking deeper and deeper into The Cursed Orb or whatever and refusing to let go even though it's obviously killing them. with each turn of the scroll wheel I sink a little deeper into the madness, feeling myself overwhelmed by the slick achievements of others, my blood boiling at the midwit business insights of the rest. then just as suddenly it is gone and I can breathe again, and I remember my family loves me, and there is hope for a better world

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@burgerdrome I found out this morning that “LinkedIn integration” in Outlook* is turned on by default, which is pretty disgusting stuff

  • I do not use Outlook very much, only under sufferance so this is probably years-old
ThermiteBeGiants,
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@luciedigitalni @burgerdrome yeah I found that out last week. Absolute joke of a program

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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News of the Sydney “Tekno Train” being run during Vivid reminds me of when in 1976 the Victorian Railways converted a passenger excursion carriage into a “dance car” with a polished floor and a carpeted area for a band to play on, for use on charter trains throughout the state:

Official “General Arrangement” diagram for Victorian Railways Dance Car 11BCPL

timrichards, to random
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I'm thinking, for a change, of not buying a local SIM (or eSIM) for my upcoming trip to Switzerland. It's only ten days, so if I use data sparingly and stick only to wifi on some days, I should be able to use my Australian number on Telstra's $10/day international roaming day pass, and not spend much more than a new SIM. Hmmm worth a try I think.

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@timrichards I have been looking into this recently for my upcoming trip to the UK, as for security (and laziness) reasons I want to keep my Australian phone number while I’m over there for the month.
Apparently Belong (a Telstra subsidiary) has a $30 for 15 days roaming pack, with unlimited SMS, 3GB data and 150 minutes of international calls, which seems quite competitive compared to $10/day on Telstra.
Vodafone has $5/day roaming and you just get to use your existing Australian plan for calls, SMS & data which might be more competitive if you want more data and don’t want local eSIM hassles to go with that

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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Attention all 5-year olds: Japan now has a DINOSAUR TRAIN
https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/dinosaur-train-brings-the-past-to-the-rails/63920.article

luciedigitalni, to random
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Gina's attempt to stop people looking at that portrait of her is going well

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@luciedigitalni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK4HHaNhcgU

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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New California High Speed Railway construction progress video just dropped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLl3gMvduGs

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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Oops!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/wa-pilbara-rio-tinto-train-derailment/103839526

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm

jpm, to random
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Ok computer-touches of the fediverse, I’ve had enough of the Windows fucks and will be installing Debian <soon>. Maybe 20 years has been enough for a viable Linux on the desktop, who knows…

So what window manager are the cool kids using these days? Is Enlightenment still a thing? I want to not have fuck with things

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm I hear good things about KDE Plasma, personally I use GNOME because I’m Basic and it’s fine.
Everyone seems to hate Wayland & systemd but good luck going back to the old ways on Desktop unless you’re like a Slackware grognard

jpm, to random
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bnunnings.com.au

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm oh no, furry Bunnings

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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If you know who coded Premier Inn's website, please put me in touch. I just want to talk.

timrichards, to melbourne
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Weird little V/Line office at Box Hill Station. How old is that logo?

#melbourne cc @danielbowen

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@timrichards @ajsadauskas @danielbowen there is a story behind it! https://wongm.com/2023/11/why-do-v-line-and-metro-trains-have-their-own-ticket-offices/

jpm, to random
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A 600dB truck horn, for when you need to deafen God from across the universe https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006139224416.html

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm

shlee, to random
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I cannot wait to buy "NoEnglishName_Null"

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm @shlee that sounds uncomfortable

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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After almost 500 days, Victorian Goldfields Railway steam locomotive J549 has returned to Maldon! It has been undergoing a heavy overhaul at the VGR workshops in Castlemaine, and finally ventured out onto the VGR's mainline today as part of a series of load trials as part of its return back to service. Well done to all the people involved in getting it going again!
#HeritageRail

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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🎵 they see me rollin' / they hatin' / patrollin' and tryna catch me ridin' dirty 🎵

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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Get yer Ding-Ding on, Canberra! :dingdingpixel:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-07/canberra-light-rail-stage-2b-federal-government-funding/103813252

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