Pointless Topics

Just to jump into the fuck off money/where would you live conversation a bit late…

Melbourne (and Australia in general) is full of pretty amazing properties, and price tags to match.

Some personal local favourites:

https://www.domain.com.au/19-21-riverside-road-ivanhoe-vic-3079-2017602303

^ Massive, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired property on a riverfront, with infinity pool. The tennis court would make an amazing spot for a bowl.

https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-house-vic-alphington-138955891

^ Massive bedrooms. I really just daydream about my kids having somewhere to be, other than underneath my feet.

https://www.domain.com.au/14-yellow-gum-drive-ocean-grove-vic-3226-2018466038

^ Secret doors and slides between floors!

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Any fellow nerds tried to make a basic computer game or fiddled with e-learning software before?

Yes. A text only adventure game written in Basic on a Commodore PET. I haven’t done anything since then. I have a feeling I’m not going to be any help am I?

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Well you’ve got further than I have ha
I want to make a point and click type game and a friend mentioned e-learning software was used a lot in the heyday of newgrounds.com and similar online game websites.
Like the cloud based interactive Heath and safety courses you have to complete for work.

He lives in Spain

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Am not going to dox him but ginnerssausages has a PHD and is a research scientist. He messages every now and then, I’ve asked him if he’d care to join us again :grinning:

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Also @Scurbrampwoody posted a picture himself once iirc.

It looked like he was on a farm and was dressed like a rich sessions musician or artist that didn’t need to make art anymore.

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I should ask AI to do an e-fit

@Scurbrampwoody

This you?

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I’m interested in getting one of these.

I think it’s some sort of sparrow harvester.

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It’s a pylon helicopter. Basically portable electricity that you can move aerially when you relocate.

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Other than the fact that I’m browner, thinner, have more hair and never wear earth colours that’s really not a bad likeness :wink:

As for the descriptions of, ‘’a rich sessions musician or artist that didn’t need to make art anymore.’’ - I’ll add those to the irl, ‘’how do you always look like you’ve stepped out of a Ralph Lauren catalogue?’’ or ‘’every time I see you you look like you’ve fallen off a yacht’’. They could be taken either way, but I’ll take them as a compliment, haha.

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Glad I was bang on then haha.

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We need a ‘Insulting guesses on how other forumers look IRL’ thread

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I’ll get mine out of the way first - this, just chunkier

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This is me.

Roast me:

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Haha!! Very good. :clap:

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It’s not insulting in any way, in fact it’s quite the opposite, but it has been pointed out that I look like Barack Obama.

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I’m trying really hard to resist the urge to be a horrible Michael Fabricant on a day to day basis but this thread idea is making it difficult

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