Myself and another woman just had a big go at an old racist who was targeting an SE Asian fellow and his family.
So much adrenaline; had to miss the tram bc he got on it lol. The guy walked right up to me, like he was gonna hit me, told him to do it in front of a platform of people. Backed off, kept swearing, stuck my finger up and told him to rotate, makes me ashamed to be Australian.
I thought these interactions were made up or embellished; apparently not.
The family is okay, made sure they got on the tram they needed and had a laugh with another witness.
Fucking wack commute home.
I used to think the same until something similar happened in my life. An older Australian man told an Asian student to “go back where you came from”. This was during covid. I lost my shit. I’m a large scary looking middle eastern gentleman. The message got across real fast.
This is one thing I’m not looking forward to with getting back on PT, especially on the 109. It’s unbelievable what people think they can say and do in public. The silent stares and being ignored in shops is bad enough
It’s the ranting meth heads that piss me off. I’m catching PT with my young kids (I don’t drive) teaching them how to use it, and I’ve got to teach them how to deal with that as well. At least they know I guess 🤷🏻♀️
Better that they learn early from a trusted adult how to regulate themselves around that kind of behaviour (being vigilant and sensible but also not dehumanising or disproportionately anxious/fearful). I grew up in a country with very safe and accessible PT and very little violent public behaviour (especially drug induced), it was a mindfuck getting used to it here as a young adult.
So I didn’t get the job that I applied for. But in a weird twist the team leader for the role who interviewed me is leaving the organisation this week. She asked if we could connect on Linkedin as she thought i had a lot to offer and wants to keep me in mind for roles that come up at her new employer. So i guess that is a win.
Ooo that’s bloody brilliant. That’s great!
Edit: I realise my comment makes it seem like I’m happy you didn’t get the job, lmfao. That sucks to hear, I am excited for the team leader connecting with you on Linkedin
Networking!! Very nice!!! That’s actually better than getting the role (apparently ~80% of the available jobs aren’t advertised; the only way to get them is networking). You have done very well!! 💜💜💜
Yeah she is overseas at the moment and wants to catch up for coffee when she gets back. So who knows haha I’m usually terrible at networking.
That sounds very, very promising! She wouldn’t do this if she didn’t see something in you. I think you’ll be fine at this coffee catch up, don’t go in with huge expectations or trying to impress, being friendly and curious might be all it takes. Based on what you said about the CEO, this is increasingly sounding like a better outcome anyway… I’d take her positive feedback as a win at the very least.
Hmm could it also be that that was probably not a good workplace for you and so she rejected your application but kept you in the loop for future roles?
Possibly. I don’t think ultimately the final decision was hers to make but the CEO’s as he was on the second round interview with her. I don’t think the CEO was too keen on me by the end of the interview but I think if it had been up to the team lead I may have gotten it. Based on some of the reviews of the organisation on Glassdoor, the CEO seems to be quite controlling and a lot of people leave because of him. So i probably dodged a big bullet
Had a good psych session on Saturday about my job and why I feel so angry when I’m treated poorly.
I’m going to have a very upfront and honest discussion with my manager.
If the outcome of that conversation is poor, then it’s time to look elsewhere.
Oohhh I’ve been downloading torrents for as long as they’ve been a thing and I just got my first email from an ISP saying stop it.
"We have received a Copyright Infringement Notification informing us that your IP Address was used to illegally download and distribute copyrighted material.
Please note: We are required by law to provide your personal information to copyright holders if requested.
The offending filename was: Star.Trek.Lower.Decks.S04E01.1080p.WEB.h264-ETHEL[TGx] The date of the infringement was: 2023-09-14T09:54:57Z
Please cease any and all downloading or distribution of copyrighted material immediately."
Which is legit, I totally did that. I guess I better start actually using my VPN because I am absolutely not paying for Paramount+ just for Star Trek with all of the other streaming services I pay for.
If it’s mostly newer releases you torrent, look into a debrid service like real debrid. All your ISP can see is that you’re downloading from a debrid service, not the torrent itself. Cheap, fast and high quality. I’ve had great experience with RealDebrid + Stremio + Torrentio. The RD website looks sus as hell but it is a real thing.
(Apologies if you already know all this of course)
Thank you :) I haven’t looked into changing my ways for some time so this and now seems like as good of a time as any. I’ve just been torrenting and using my main PC as a Plex Media Server for my other devices (tablet, Shield TV Pro) locally but this seems neater. I’m running through a setup guide for them now.
Pineapple Net, which is my building’s fibre optic ISP. It used to be Spirit for years but they sold to Pineapple Net during COVID sometime… annoyingly automatically bumping me up to a more expensive but faster plan.
What do you mean third party? Like Paramount, etc? I assume they or a company they employ put a tracker on that torrent and reported to Pineapple Net.
New car has been acquired!! Picking up the housemate so we can go joy riding for the afternoon!
