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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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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?

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

liamvhogan, to random
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One of the mysteries of rap history is how the Beastie Boys managed to avoid any major diss battles, with anyone, despite being at best really annoying brats and at worst, historically huge misogynists and dickheads. These three should be studied by peace and conflict experts

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@liamvhogan maybe they were just too good to need to have/make beef?

jpm, to random
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Very @futzle areas

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@jpm @decryption there’s one that hangs around the Monash area I’ve noticed

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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Lonsdale Street, despite being a major trunk route for buses travelling through the Melbourne CBD, has curbside 2-hour parking on weekends within the designated bus lane along it - and is a loading zone too, apparently. It should be a clearway 24/7, there’s no excuse even if it is paid parking.

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@timrichards there’s plenty of space for cars on Lonsdale Street and only a relative sliver given over to buses - let alone bikes. Bourke Street has trams, Lonsdale Street should have a proper busway.

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@danielbowen @timrichards I literally did not know that Lonsdale Street used to have trams running along it. There you go!

Kels_316, to random
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looking at flights to Cairns for a thing and hilariously the way to get there from the Sunshine Coast is via either Sydney or Melbourne. The travel time is measured in days. Normal country.

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@Kels_316 you could take the Spirit of Queensland train up overnight? Dep Gympie North 16:24, arr Cairns 14:30 next day. Fares from $390, business-class airline-style reclining bed/chair called a "railbed".

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@Kels_316 it's not as comfortable or quiet as a traditional sleeper berth but I'm sure you've slept in worse. Beats the hell out of driving up the Bruce Hwy for 2 days straight.

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@Kels_316 @allrite @timrichards the reason there are seats is for passengers boarding north of Rockhampton, where the Spirit of Queensland is the only service that runs along the line (The Inlander only runs Townsville-Mt Isa).

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@allrite @Kels_316 @timrichards also I’ll add that when I booked my Caledonian Sleeper berth for my trip on it in late August, back in late March, there were a grand total of 5 berths left on that trip, 5 months out. And that’s a train service that runs 3 or 4 trains each night each way between Scotland and London, 6 days a week.

ThermiteBeGiants, to random
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I hope they’re having a Bonza time up there

ThermiteBeGiants,
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@luciedigitalni it's a very long list

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