Not sure who was making this one? Thanks to Goddess for doing the last couple.

      • Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        Same. Too bad the option isn’t available in cinemas. They should have sessions where the movie has subtitles throughout the whole movie

          • Goddess_Amaterasu@aussie.zoneEnglish
            7·
            1 year ago

            How good would it be to be able to understand the whole damn movie. Like it’s 21 century and yet when they have characters speaking in another language often times instead of translating in English so we know what’s been said it show [speaking in insert that countries’ dialogue] so you’re just sitting there like, wtf did they say though. Ok so it’s that countries language but what’s the conversation if you don’t know that language. Like what is that?!?! How do they get away with doing that so often?!?!

    • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I have solutions for this depending on which device I’m using.

      If I’m watching my TV, my soundbar has a Voice button which has 3 levels which it will boost the center channel to help with it, or I can connect my bluetooth headphones and they handle it better.

      If I’m watching on my PC, I use some free software called FxSound which is an equalizer for Windows. Even just installing it and using the General profile is a noticeable improvement over the default balances but it also has sound profiles for Movies, TV, Transcription, Music, Voice, Volume Boost, Gaming, Classic Processing, Light Processing, Bass Boost and Streaming Video. I recommend installing FxSound for all Windows users, I have it on all of my computers.

      If for some reason I’m using my phone, or using my phone to Bluetooth to my headphones or to my car stereo I use an equalizer on that (Android) called REEQ which has preset profiles or you can make custom ones. That app has definitely increased the quality of the audio from and streamed from my phone.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s so annoying. But why is it so? Never used to be a problem with regular tv, or dvds, is it a feature of streaming technology, or is it just currently fashionable to make voices indiscernible? I always have to watch with subtitles on.

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Mattress salespeople are absolutely insane.

    Kept feeling like I was a hot chip surrounded by seagulls.

    I’m amazed we made it out of Nunawading alive

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      You should have laid down on the mattress and when they ask “Can I help you with anything?” you reply “A cup of tea would be great thanks”.

      • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        We’re really just dipping our toes in the water to see what we like.

        If they’d been a bit more chill we would have stuck around and bought something.

        But each area felt too staked out. We had 6 different salespeople try to get us at Snooze.

        Massive turnoff. Just wanted to get out.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Ick. That’s a large part of why I ended up with a mattress-in-a-box instead, I really didn’t want to deal with all that. And I’ve been pretty happy with it - plus they are sending me a new mattress topper which the Koala matresess all come with now (but didn’t when I bought mine) so it might even get better when that arrives!

          • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
            0·
            1 year ago

            I’ve tried floating the idea to Mr Smeg before but he’s very insistent on try before buy.

            So I feel there will be more pushy salespeople to deal with in my immediate future.

            Might try the FTG store next time

            • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneMEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              I liked that you could try out the mattresses and return them if you didn’t like them for a full refund - most allowed around three months. Just lying on them in store isn’t the same as actually sleeping on them for a full night. I figured worst case scenario I didn’t like any of them and just bought myself some time to make a final decision. But I was happy with the first one.

              • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
                3·
                1 year ago

                I love the concept but Mr Smeg is a NO person by default.

                For the same reason I wasn’t able to convince him on certain couches only available online that were the perfect fit for our tiny loungeroom.

                If it’s not in a physical store it doesn’t exist to him.

  • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Harry Belafonte has been ear worming me this week.

    Day-O and Jump In The Line keep getting stuck in my head.

    I blame/thank Tim Burton

  • charred_chook@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Just spent the last few hours at the office “redecorating” for a coworker who’s back from leave tomorrow. Cow themed. I’ve never been more productive

  • SituationCake@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Air fryer owners. What is the cleaning situation like? I have not joined the air fryer revolution yet. It’s seems like they might be good, but is the time saved in cooking negated by time spent in cleaning? I’m thinking compared to using normal oven, which does not need cleaning every use and baking sheet is easy to wash or put in dishwasher.

    • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I actually can’t get mine properly clean. I’ve tried soaking with dishsoap but stays greasy and smelling like a dirty bbq. I’ve been putting off trying something more drastic, I should get onto that.

      It cooks the hell out of potato gems, I can tell you that much. Early days of having it I made pork crackling too (which worked REALLY well) but I’d recommend not trying that with your air fryer indoors, especially if you live in an apartment. I had to run it on my balcony so I didn’t set off all of the smoke alarms lol

    • Miss Cellophane@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I have a smaller air fryer, where the basket and draw are completely removable, and seperate to the heating element. I just soak it with hot water & some dishsoap, and it wipes clean pretty easy most times.

      I use it 99% of the time over the oven as I live alone, and it doesn’t really require any pre-cooking time.

    • Hongohones@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      The one I was given has a large lid, which opens above the whole 20 cm round tray which is non stick, easy to remove and really simple to clean.

    • Hanhula@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Depends on the kind of airfryer you have. Mine is basically a toaster oven. It has a drip tray, so I can just yank that out and clean it properly every so often.

      It also toasts better than my oven or toaster, so it ends up being used for a loooot of things. Fantastic thing. Got it from Harris Scarfe in a new years sale for like… I think $200?

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’m a bit late to this party, but while I don’t have one myself, we have an airfryer at work. It’s one with a separate basket inside a drawer that comes out completely from the machine. My boss uses it to grill meat as he’s into keto/paleo. IT IS A PAIN TO CLEAN. The basket and drawer have to be soaked and then scrubbed because it didn’t take long for the non-stick coating to give up the ghost. Work does not have a dishwasher (other than me and my slaves). So it doesn’t get done more than once a day in the morning having been soaked overnight. One of these days in the not too distant future I will defenestrate the entire object. With happy squeals of delight.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      It depends on what you cook in there. Sometimes I just wipe out the drawer and the basket with paper towel then wet the towel and give it another wipe. If it’s really grubby I’ll soak it in the sink.

    • the_procrastinata@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      They’re…ok. Smaller capacity means quicker heating time, so can be useful for small apartments with no oven. They do make nice crispy food that would usually be fried, and that’s nice. However, the treats for mine have to be hand washed which is a bit of a pain. There’s also a weird bit between the door and the oven which is a little crumb magnet but you can’t get them all out. That’s pretty annoying.

  • MisssDarylC@aussie.zoneEnglish
    81·
    1 year ago

    I’ve sat down to do the theory work for my first aid and cpr training tomorrow and I’m already falling asleep, curse my uninterested brain.

  • Seagoon@aussie.zoneEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    making chicken mushroom pies for dins, some banana walnut bread for rest of the week tea.

  • KagariY2@aussie.zoneEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    spent the day gardening at the community garden. plucked out a lot of weeds, more weeds to tackle at home as well as the community garden. went to bunnings bought supplies to reframe one plot for pea and beans. Monday involves a lot of calling and harassing of people. yea long week ahead

  • heyheyitskay@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Any hot tips on how to put a smoke alarm back after changing batteries? The Bunnings lady makes it look like child’s play but the top came right off (rather than being attached via a flat cord) and I’m struggling to align the top back to the body and slot it back in :(

    • bananafungus@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Not much help, but my approach is to stand awkwardly on a chair and just mash it at the roof part until it catches.

      • heyheyitskay@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Lol yeah I feel like they didn’t really think about this when designing these because unless the whole thing is transparent you can’t really see and try to align the bits that fit

    • Sir_ListerOfSmeg@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      My solution was to buy one of those smoke alarms with a built in battery that lasts 10 years.

      This is not helpful information in anyway though.

      I’m just too short to have to deal with changing batteries every year (or reach the top shelf at a supermarket) so I feel your pain

      • heyheyitskay@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Lol even if you have a ladder to reach the design is just too stupid so I agree with built in batteries

      • calhoon2005@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I’m an original pearl jam fan. Was in the first wave over the fence in 95. Burnt into my memory that night. I remember Eddie said something like, there’s a whole bunch of extra people in here now, everybody be cool and we’ll keep playing…… everyone was cool and they kept playing, and it was amazing.

        • Lodion 🇦🇺@aussie.zoneMEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’m so unbelievably envious, that is awesome. I’ve seen them every time they’ve been to Perth since 1996, except when the came with BDO most recently. Come to think of it, they’re well passed due for another tour here…

          But I did see Soundgarden at BDO `97… acoustic encore from Chris was… amazing.

          • calhoon2005@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            I missed seeing him. I had tickets but couldn’t go.

            Edit. I saw EV a few years ago on his solo tour. His support was Glen Hansard. I fucking love Glen Hansard and seeing them perform together was incredible. You should check out their (sort of) collaboration soundtrack album - Flag Day

  • Waddlekins@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Have packed another couple tea mails for swaps overseas Last one i gave out 2 teas i dont drink and got 10 teas i do drink in return. So awesome 👌

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Here is a good one.

    At the p’s place helping them get a few things ready for our trip to bro’s wedding in JK. To say things get tense is an understatement before trips. Been a while seens I’ve been with them but same ol…

    Old man bought some ‘tiles’ the find stuff airtag type things for their luggage. I set them up all good to go. Work great.

    I leave them on the table next to the passports and he freaks out saying I need to put them in an envelope so they can find them before we leave…

  • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    G’day again DT peeps! So, the steam “summer” sales are coming up at the end of the month (AKA the time I can spend a shitton of money on games and not feel bad). My Steam library feels a little lacking, does anyone have any suggestions? My only thing is I’m not big into shooters or survival type games. But I’d love some reccos!

      • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Noita doesn’t look too bad. Not 100% sure I’ll enjoy it, but it does look kinda fun. Might grab it one day. The graphics in Binding of Isaac look cool, but not sure it’s my sort of game. FTL looks like a great game, and I reckon I’ll grab it, but it also looks like the kind of game I won’t have the brain cells to “win”, but will enjoy nonetheless. OW looks interesting, but I’m not sure I get the objective from a flick through on the steam listing/the trailer?

        Lots of reccos there! Thank you!

    • the_procrastinata@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I personally really like the True Fear Games, so far there’s two out of three released. The last has been held up by funding and development issues. The games are hidden object type games but with an actually good jump scare side to them. Very atmospherically creepy

    • Hanhula@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Have you played Unpacking yet? It’s an Australian-made game that’ll take you about 4 - 5 hours to complete. It’s been my favourite casual game for the past few years. Very sweet little game.

      I’ll second the recommendation for Divinity Original Sin 2, and I’ll add to that the amazing Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (fun mechanics & story! good lgbtq rep!), and the upcoming Baldurs Gate 3 (which has its full release in August). Rimworld is also an absolutely mad game that you can do just about anything in. Hit MMO Final Fantasy XIV has a steam version, but be warned - it has the best story I’ve ever played through in entirety, it’s very long, and it’s very, very, good. If you have an addictive personality, maybe handle that recommendation with care.

      Have you played any of the Dragon Age games? They’re all fantastic. Inquisition usually goes on sale for like $15.

      Dorfromantik is another really chill casual game I like. You place hexes good. Yep.

      • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        1 year ago

        Thanks for the reccos! Unpacking looks pretty chill, on the wishlist! Divinity doesn’t seem like my type of game (I don’t really like RPGs either for the most part), same with Pathfinder. Rimworld I see recommended everywhere (along with Rust and factorio). Rimoworlds graphics remind me a lot of Prison Architects (from a quick look at the trailer). Never played dragon age

        Dorfromantik (holy hell I’m never gonna remember how to spell that) looks quite good though! I’m a little on the fence about it, but the graphics look beautiful and they have trains! Trains = automatic buy (well, not quite, but close to it)

        Thanks again for the reccos!

        • Hanhula@kbin.social
          2·
          1 year ago

          Hm, let me poke you on that, actually! When you say you don’t like RPGs - what have you previously tried? DOS2 et al, as CRPGs, are quite different to ARPGs. If you’re not used to them, don’t bother with the recommendations for Pillars of Eternity or Pathfinder - but I’d genuinely consider trying Divinity: Original Sin 2. It’s got very simple combat (which you can make easier/harder as you like) that’s very fun, and it’s turn-based. So instead of having to run in and deal with a chaotic mess, you can think your way through with some level of strategy.

          • 🇦🇺Baku@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            1 year ago

            All good! I’ve been thinking on this (I wasn’t just ignoring you!) over the last few hours, and I don’t think I have tried any specifically (I’ve gotten various RPGs through free sales on Steam/Epic before and have probably opened a couple, but I couldn’t name them if I tried). But just looking at the store pages, it doesn’t really appeal to me much. I’m probably an oddity though

            • Hanhula@kbin.social
              2·
              1 year ago

              Genuinely would be a good idea to try. Dos2 in particular is a very comedic game, so it’d be a fun shout!