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  • Old neighbour spent all his day in the garden and now there's an ambulance at his place.

    His existence irritates the hell out of me, but deep down I hope he's okay.

  • As I watch these lion dancers doing their thing, I can't help but wonder: What's the connection with China and Lions in the first place? Were Chinese importing lions from Africa thousands of years ago? Any why are Lions the symbol of England for that matter?

    I'd have thought Tigers would have been a lot closer to China, at the very least.

    • There's a good post on askhistorians about the England bit.

    • there would have been lions in Central Asia

    • wikipedia said a Han dynasty emperor got gifted a lion

    • Lions for England is an accretion of earlier arms of bits of land they owned at some point. Eg. Aquitaine. it’s built up the same way the ‘Union Jack’ is = St. Patrick, George & Andrew.

  • After midnight, the air is silent,
    \ The crickets chirp, the birds are quiet.
    \ Hear the low hum of passing cars,
    \ The beat and thrum of guitars in bars.
    \ Occasionally a cry will break the night,
    \ Or giggles will follow the sound of a light.
    \ The sound of bottles being thrown away,
    \ The bar downstairs is done for the day.
    \ Come three in the morning, or even one,
    \ The club's will close, they're all done;
    \ The patrons will flood the street to phone,
    \ A rideshare to drive them all the way home.

  • I gotta head into Richmond in a couple hours to get the car, then drive to the corner of the city near the Royal Melbourne to pick everyone up around 4pm, then hightail it out to the 'Rat.

    Google Maps keeps directing me to the hellish Westgate and the inevitable shitshow with the newly flipped m80 intersection. Would it not be easier to take Ballarat Rd, or even Dynon Rd -> Princes Hwy? 🤔

  • Ugh, so glad it’s day off day… I’ve been slightly crook 1.5 days, had a wee bit of work drama one day, caught an Uber that smelt like upchuck the other day (man, the standards are non-existent these days), and what should have been an easy bike service with a few blingy bits has turned into a debacle of issues that makes it sound like I’ve been riding it til the wheels fall off.

    Yep, definitely pours.

  • Tinned fish/preserved seafood enjoyers of this thread, what's your favourite place (not colesworth) to get the goods?

    Editing this just to elaborate on my request. I'm mostly looking for fancy stuff like Ortiz, Jose Gourmet, Little Tin Co.

    • Getting the fancy stuff in Australia is tough, and costs far too much. You really need to order online honestly. You can go to various markets and most will have a spot to buy from, but yeh you'll pay too much 🤷‍♂️

    • Why not colesworth?

      I only ever buy Sirena tuna and guess where I get them from?

    • The Aldi smoked rainbow trout fillets are very nice. I'm not so fond of the truffle oil infused trout fillets, but the plain ones are lovely. I like their plain sardines in oil but these sell out fast. I don't like the sardies with horrid gloopy sauces that Aldi sells. If I want a gloopy sauce, I'll make it myself.

      Preston market fishmongers have nice smoked cod fillets (not entirely sure it's really cod but definitely smoked) and I use these quite a lot. I would assume Vic market likewise would have a good range.

      Most mediterranean grocers have baccala which is basically baconised white fish. Needs to be soaked to remove excessive salt but once soaked is nice in stirfries and fish pies etc. and just magic in an omelette or a rich tomato/garlic based fish stew (bouillabaise). Nice for pizza topping too.

      I do get colesworth plain sardines in oil when I can't find any at Aldi - they are the cheapest. Also colesworth can be relied on for tinned crab meat (when I can't be bothered sourcing, cooking and picking fresh crab).

      Most IGAs have John West stuff, including kippers, and sometimes other brands. Prices are higher but there's usually a good range.

      NQR occasionally has tinned fish both plain and fancy and this is a good source for stocking up the larder when they have stock in.

      If stocking up, I'd start with NQR, and then Preston market, and then Aldi, and then IGA and then, and only then, colesworth.

      • Thanks for the rec. Probably should've worded my post better, was more looking for fancy schmancy stuff.

        I'm making up a little gift for someone.

  • Ok I had to post this here after seeing it on the other site. For anyone who has wondered how they do the VFX for live sports broadcasts - ads on the field that seem to follow the camera around perfectly, on-screen graphics following players around, calculation of ball trajectories - this is a fantastic 11 minute video. You gotta check it out, I don't even care for sports and was mesmerised!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkWWcjeL_zM

    Tech is wild though. I cannot believe they managed to render an entire NHL game into Toy Story settings/characters - including the freaking commentators - LIVE, with only TWENTY seconds delay from the live broadcast.

  • I've been watching Babylon Berlin lately. Binging it so I can power through before it leaves Netflix.

    The band from the fictional nightclub in the show released music for real (as the Moka Esti Orchestra) and it's...actually legit as hell

    • Incredible show. The final series wasn't released on netflix. I sailed the high seas to find it.

  • That stupid high fps effect on smart TVs ruins almost everything, I hate watching movies at other peoples houses when they leave that setting on...

    e: only at my cousins would I watch absolutely brain numbing shit like Let's Be Cops tho lmao

  • I got a few scones from the food cupboard recently, so this afternoon I organised some jam and cream to have a fancy little afternoon tea. Heated up a scone, cut it in half and realised it was cheese and chives 🤣. It was still yummy, but not what I was planning or a good mix with jam and cream.

    I'm pretty sure the other two I have are actual fruit scones so I will put the cream aside to have with them this weekend.

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