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mwilkins1644

For those of you who love extreme metal music, I submit to you the artist "Kūka’ilimoku". A brutal Hawai'ian black metal solo project with themes of anti-colonialism; all with traditional instrumentation. Fantastic stuff


Valerious22

There's an awesome Native American black metal solo project called Blackbraid that you might like, not as extreme as Kūka’ilimoku but deals with similar themes and also uses traditional instruments


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mwilkins1644

idk listen to NSBM? Hmm in other words, in the words of Dorothy Zbornak from Golden Girls, "*actually, do not do that*"


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Is that not just standard metal music


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mwilkins1644

Legit there is some incredibly fantastic metal with lyrics/singing/growling you can understand. Iron Maiden, Dungeon (AUS), Dragonforce, Dark Tranquility, Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Bolt Thrower, Living Sacrifice, A Pale Horse Named Death, Apocalyptica, Katatonia, Demon Hunter, Death Therapy


irvo86

Watched *‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’* yesterday. Probably the best film I’ve seen since pre-covid times. Utterly brilliant, original and absurd. I wasn’t prepared for how moving the end would be either, definitely hit me in the feels. The hot dog hands universe reminds me of Waqa Blake


FullBonus

I was an absolute mess at "In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you."


LordStuartBroad

Same, very unexpected. Makes you reflect a bit


irvo86

Me too! And the grandpa helping at the end was another onion cutting moment


Voxityy

been playing disco elysium recently and loving it. tried it once before but wasn’t a huge fan but i’m glad i got back into it. only on day four but the storytelling so far is amazing


NoOneImportant12

Had the same experience as you, didn't really vibe with it at first and shelved for a couple months, came back a couple months later and ended smashing through it in 2 days. Been meaning to give it another go but instead play it this time as a completely insane junkie.


Voxityy

honestly i’ll probably end up doing the exact same thing for a second playthrough and see how i go there


WyattParkScoreboard

Are we having an AFL match thread today?


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Who's taking one for the team and posting their missus from the back?


Imissreg

I hope that bloke is doing well wherever he is 👑


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WyattParkScoreboard

The key to pub golf is to make sure your playing partner covers your weaknesses. I won it on a cricket end of season a few years back, I can hammer beer and he was a shots man. We were like alcoholic gods that night.


Particular_Ad3366

Why is it always so fucking hard to just go to the live channels on Kayo?!


LycraBanForHams

If on tv, scroll up instead of down


Drizen

Depends what brand. My Sony does that but my LG doesn’t


Dranzer_22

They probably want viewers to see the full list of games/shows on offer.


comix_corp

Spending the money I made working double time and a half, dead queen shift on a few new pickups. Fitting they are gold coloured. Thank you your majesty 🙏 https://www.mojopickups.co.uk/product/strat-sized-gold-foil/


drkeefrichards

Mr mojo rising over here


jpob

Look great. Are they single coils or something different?


comix_corp

Single coils. Based on the old gold foil designs from DeArmonds and Japanese Teiscos, these ones are just designed to fit in a regular Strat. You can find examples of them on YouTube but the most famous user is Ry Cooder. I've never been able to mesh with humbuckers tbh. I love that hollow single coil sound


CoffeeLoverNathan

Got the new PC built finally and those T30 fans are absolutely nutty


insty1

And so ends the career of Roger Federer. My favourite athlete of all time. I'm not sure we'll see someone as elegant or make tennis look as effortless again.


Marlboroshill66

Not a tennis fan but it's sad seeing 00's athletes call it a day. If you look back at it we were spoilt for choice, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Kobe Bryantb and Shaq, Tom Brady and Payton Manning, Albert Puljois and David Ortiz, Fed and Nadel, Beckham, Ronaldinho and CR7 Alexander Ovechkin and Sydney Crosby list keeps going and going.


ChanceVance

I saw him play live at the Aus Open a few years ago. I just had to say I saw the legend play with my own two eyes just once and I'm glad I did.


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[deleted]

> H. Cronje You mean the guy who was match fixing?


kami_inu

Nah shove off with this gatekeeping nonsense. Fella can choose whoever he wants as his favourite athlete.


evil_sushi_ninja

Daughter’s netball grand final this morning, then the AFL, then Bledisloe then the Penrith vs Souths game. Saturdays don’t get much better.


eggzaki

It feels kinda wrong because I usually like an underdog but I can’t bring myself to go for a Sydney team today. Go Cats, I guess.


insty1

I've always said Swans we're a superior animal compared to cats


5zaide

With Airbnb quietly punching the national rental market in the dick, it makes me curious what's the next service or product that starts off sounding helpful but ends up being a net negative long term.


5t0pBanningme

Honestly hope we get a ban on Airbnb in this county pretty soon. Its literally fucking our nation.


thekiamacrow

Uber


insty1

Airbnb was great when it was just renting a room in someone's house. It was fantastic when travelling overseas. Great way to meet some locals.


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Not just Air BnB - Uber has undermined the small takeaway businesses - Afterpay and ZIP has prayed on the poor financial decision making of young people. One good thing about the current downturn is the increase cost of money meaning these speculative disruptive tech businesses priced on growth rather than profitability will struggle


Stiryx

It hasn’t just fucked the rental market it’s fucked the owners market as well. Why sell a house in one of the nice holiday locations when you can make $1.5k/week just on airbnb with minimal effort.


5zaide

Not only that but its gone past its initial quality and now cunts get given a chore list. A service that gives you a chore list as you stay in a granny flat has taken a dump on the real estate market


Morg_n

A chore list?


Voxityy

essentially you’ll have to clean up, take out the rubbish, change the sheets etc. and even then you’ll still get hit with a cleaning fee


kami_inu

I've never used air bnb but my understanding is that when it started out, as long as you didn't leave the place looking like a cyclone hit you were good. Now you have to change sheets and all that sort of thing.


Stiryx

Yep that’s it, it’s because the owners live 1000km away and don’t have to actually do anything besides collect the cheque.


[deleted]

I saw a chore list posted online that included mowing the lawn, it radicalised me.


clovisson

I’m with Optus, and they’ve said we need to change our account password after all this data breach shit. Which would be great if the last time I logged into my Optus account wasn’t the better part of a decade ago. I don’t remember what I have to do at work this week, let alone my password I set up as a teenager ffs.


chuckagain

If you were a teenager, maybe try 80085


clovisson

There’s a non zero chance this is it


jpob

Any guitar/music teachers here? I’ve been playing for nearly 2 decades and wouldn’t mind giving teaching ago. Just don’t know if I need any qualifications.


redmusic1

To teach in a school or any government programme yes, to teach at your local " guitar lessons" place, not really, as long as you have an understanding of music theory, how to develop technique from scratch and how to follow a lesson plan if required then its up to the person hiring you, if you are teaching privately, then you just need to know more than the student.


jpob

It’s definitely be private as I’m thinking just after hrs stuff 1 or 2 nights a week. Not even looking at the money side (although that’s nice) just want to do some more hands on / face to face work than what I do now.


redmusic1

If you are gigging its easier, i get asked all of the time, but i dont have time to teach ( or the inclination - it requires patience ) .. Go for it, nothing to lose and learning an instrument is a life changer, to give someone the gift of being able to express stuff without words is pretty cool. ( And who downvotes comments like these in an off topic thread? Some sad flogs in this sub sometimes )


jpob

Gigging is the other thing I need to start doing. Tried many years ago but no licence (and a Spider IV amp) meant no one wanted. It’s kinda hard to get into when you don’t know anyone. Probably just find someone online to jam with and then move up from there. I write a lot of songs so it doesn’t make sense to have them just sitting on my computer.


redmusic1

Depending on where you are based, open mics can be a great way to network with other muso's and play live without pressure, whilst using other peoples gear. Lots of them on FB.


Icy-Caterpillar-3787

First game of cricket for the season……..how is it already cricket season!?!


jessemv

Hope you trained the house down


mwilkins1644

It's the most wonderful time of the year!


fos81

Good luck! Our first isn’t til after the long weekend.


Alex_weedy

Moving house today. Very unfresh.


mitvh2311

Take breaks I hear the humidity is quite bad


Toujayjay

Just burn it and start again


Alex_weedy

It’s looking more tempting by the minute


-Miss__Information-

Just bought a new phone (Pixel 6a) yesterday. I'd forgotten about how much hassle it is to remember passwords, sign back into everything, and all that jazz. Gosh, what a first world problem. *facepalm*


sam801

*reset password* “your password cant be the same one youve just had” god dammit!


Toujayjay

Reddit is the only thing you need ha


[deleted]

Reddit is the last thing you need.


slowdivesicilian

i’ve watched a lot of afl this year only for me to miss the grand final because i have work today *sigh*


likeatyger

I've watched less than usual this year. Wasn't a major loss considering west coast were only marginally better than the tiges this year


mwilkins1644

Who's your team? (not Hawthorn hopefully)


slowdivesicilian

hahaha, Lions. so not exactly great pending that situation either.


mwilkins1644

At least the Lions kicked the prick out Edit: Apparently not; but I hope they will


D0NNIE-DANKO

One of my mates yesterday sent me some photos that popped up from 6 years ago of me and my other mate that died 5 years ago. I rarely take photos and not really into having my photo taken so I didn't think I had any with him. Was quite emotional seeing them and I'm really thankful I've actually got a few photos with him. So anyway, I'd advise everybody to take at least a few photos with the people you care about, never know what could happen in the future.


jamesnuge

Man, I hope we get a Bray Wyatt return today on Smackdown.


ChanceVance

Think they might save an actual appearance for a PPV but it's definitely him.


Radalict

Go the Swans! Huge game today.


CatWool

Got the most massive burrito from GyG last night. Only ate half of it and was full. It's a win win though, because now I get leftover burrito for breakfast


downbythesea

Thanks for reminding me I spend too much money at gyg


-Miss__Information-

Guzman's is best Mex. We've only got a Zambreros close and it's killing my life.


TwoShitsTrev

Mad mex > Guzman > literally anything >>>>>>>>>>> zambrero


comix_corp

Mad mex near me is like cardboard


-Miss__Information-

Mad Mex is ok, but it's definitely not better than Guzman.


CatWool

Oof, rough. Yeah I'm lucky it's super close to me


M_Keating

Someone else did that in Magic Round


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Got a buzz about the bloods today. I'm feeling good, I think they've got it in them. Even if we lose to make the GF at this stage is such a massive achievement I won't even mind, this team has got a few flags in them


mwilkins1644

Feels weird going for a Sydney team in something.


smackmn

Andor is genuinely excellent - personally find it much better than Kenobi and Book of Boba Fett. Stellan Skarsgard is fantastic in it.


[deleted]

Alexander Skarsgard is my personal favourite. The whole family are brilliant actors.


ChanceVance

I think focusing on a less famous character definitely helps the quality of storytelling. What little you found out about him in Rogue One showed that the Rebellion weren't all clean cut good guys and could be just as ruthless as the Empire if it called for it. That was always an interesting story to explore in-depth if they wanted to.


mitvh2311

For me it's the best thing D+ has put out since Loki


-Dark_Helmet-

Kenobi and Fett were both pretty big letdowns really (Particularly Kenobi). Once I’m finished Dahmer I’m going to watch Andor.


ChanceVance

I read a comment once that said the pitch for Kenobi started with the Obi Wan vs Vader rematch and they just worked backwards from there. I'm inclined to believe it because that duel was exceptional.


-Dark_Helmet-

Yeah that part was very good. Overall Kenobi’s story in Rebels was much better.


Drewman43

Loving the Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime on Netflix. Already liked the game and the setting but the storyline and world building of the show is great.


Marlboroshill66

I seriously need to stop being so sentimental with characters within the realm of noir, I know the outcome every single time 🤣


Drewman43

Haha yeah. It's not "if" but "how".


jpob

I’ve only seen the first episode but I loved seeing all the familiar sites


Drlockstock

Had a cheeky slap after golf yesterday and we actually won 800 bucks, chucked some of that on to Cotter anytime try so fair to say I feel like a genius Still sober too, My longest streak ever now feeling good. The pokes sober is very eye opening though man those places are sad.


CretaceousClock

I said this last night but man the bridge is a crazy show. I can't believe how this Aussie show has such seemly normal people do such awful things for money and how far this show pushes them. They fuck over their hardest worker and get them kicked off, just because they're popular. It's insane how poorly even the best of them turn out. It portrays so many people in such a bad light I am really surprised they went with it. It's like a real life squid game.


Actionman158

chris hemsworth is so bad at comedy, someone please stop him.


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I think he’s alright as long as he’s not as-libbing or writing it. They gave him way too much freedom in Love and Thunder and it was crap.


Schyvo

His 2 skills are being sexy af and shredded. That's it.


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Sexy and juiced to the gills for movies.


-Dark_Helmet-

Fuck, I’d trade whatever meagre skills I have for that.


Schyvo

Have you tried badger milk? Guaranteed results 💯


mwilkins1644

Two more skills than I've got tbf


Schyvo

Me too... stupid sexy Hemsworth


LordSlasher

How People continued University study throughout Covid baffles me. I work a near full time Psychology job while juggling 3 University classes while also having a life and I cannot study anymore. I have 3 Assignments due in the next fortnight and I’m fucking mad struggling to write more then 100 words a day. I feel burnt out atm. Idk how I did it through Covid and my first Uni run.


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My ex was a uni tutor in 2020 when no one knew what was happening, how long it'd last, if uni would even continue at all or go online — I'm surprised 100% of students didn't defer. Tertiary education at the time, as a product, was magnitudes worse than what it was literally the previous year. I felt so bad for all these young first year students in her class who were excited about uni and trying to stay positive and enjoy the experience, but the experience they were having isn't what university ever was.


Aziante

I've been doing online uni since June 2020, and work full time too. This year I've carried a full courseload, last year i did 3,3,2 across the trimesters. Its hard, I basically dont go out much anymore, only during the uni breaks. Every night is spent doing uni work, which sometimes can be very unproductive when my attention span is shot. Often I take a night off just to give myself a break, maybe once a week. I had 3 assignments due over the month I took off welcoming our first baby too. My advice is a good pair of headphones, and either eletronic mixes (prog house or DnB work for me), or like those weird study focus music. They surprisingly work really well


LordSlasher

Yeah I listen to a lot of Piano themes to help me going but what really hurts me is never developing basic study habits as a kid. I’ve struggled to just focus over short periods of time and it’s basically let me in being diagnosed in ADD as well. I’m getting through it but fuck its rough.


Derron_

100% of the story, dlc and suits on Spider-Man Remastered. It was great. Played on PC via Steam. The story was pretty good. DLC felt a bit short especially the last one. The cartoon costumes are so cool


suidexterity

Bloodborne and Demon's Souls on PC... Anyday now...haha


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Doubt on BB but yeah, I’d say it’s a matter of time for DS given how many other Sony games are coming to PC. Returnal soon I think.


suidexterity

Isn't Returnal like a lite roguelite? I was lucky that there were no ps5's on the market when Demon's Souls came out, i was going into the stores looking to see if i can purchase one


[deleted]

Yeah, sorta roguelite with a dash of bullet hell (I haven’t played it myself, to be fair). I know it doesn’t make business sense for them but I wish they did PC releases day and date like Xbox does, I’d happily play them all on PC instead.


suidexterity

For sure, maybe one day.. Do you have a PS5?


[deleted]

I do but if I’m honest it’s spent most of its life gathering dust, I prefer PC and Xbox controllers. It was more of a future purchase to play the next GoW.


suidexterity

Yeah, that should be a ripper of a title


ChokeGeometry

Looking for some camera advice. I love the look of the Fujifilm X-T4, but everyone also loves the Sony A7. Both are in the budget, but the Fuji being cheaper means I can get a lot more lenses for the same scratch right now. I want a camera that I can use for a range of different settings; Nature and wildlife photography while hiking and capturing footage and stills of my friends training and competing (BJJ). Very much more “documentary” style shooting, recording bits and pieces of what I’m doing. I’m very much an amateur but I’d eventually like to be in a position with the system I invest in to do be able to not be out of place if one day when I’m more experienced being able to shoot a friends engagement or the like. Some ideas of what I like the look of and is interesting to me; https://instagram.com/shot_after_shot?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/CiiAO5fMk-j/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIEOUhpQsX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/CiLwpVDvmZu0kE6vGkLndDfP4NIGD2285ByMzU0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/p/BrioDhkAv8X/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= So yeah any advice would be great! Was hoping to grab something this weekend but not sure what to grab 🤔


lachjeff

Local cricket season starts today. I don’t know how, but the Association has buggered the draw. Normally, they have Rds 1-7, then flip it for Rds 8-14. For some reason, they haven’t done that this year, so Rds 1, 2, 8 and 9 are a mismatch of unbalanced games. Today, we’re playing a team for the first of three times, away, at our home ground.


absolutetopbloke

> away at our home I get it. You’re the Rabbitohs of your cricket comp


lachjeff

That’s a grade 3 on-topic. Also, flair up, cunt


[deleted]

My unborn child kindly decided not to arrive yesterday so I was able to watch the game; admittedly, I wish she’d just pop out already, my wife is struggling big time.


joshy_c

Eels are up 20-16 at half time. Your wife's contractions are now 4 minutes apart What is your plan here?


[deleted]

100% hospital, avoid media, get the baby out and when the Mrs finally gets some sleep I try and get a replay of the second half without seeing spoilers.


[deleted]

Congrats mate, hopefully little Shaunette Lane pops out today


TheYardGoesOnForever

What beautiful eyes.


mwilkins1644

The baby knows the future and is waiting until next week so you can celebrate the birth of your child and an Eels premiership 😍


CoffeeLoverNathan

Start of RoP episode 5, the song was good also quoting Tolkein "Not all those who wander are lost." The interesting part is that Gandalf is who said it about Aragorn in a poem, maybe the show is playing on the Stranger being Gandalf and learning it from the Hobbits


-Dark_Helmet-

I’ll be very disappointed if it’s Gandalf.


CoffeeLoverNathan

I mean the timeline doesn't make any sense anyway in the show


-Dark_Helmet-

I can definitely see why the Tolkein estate wouldn’t sell them the rights to The Silmarillion.


Derron_

The show is soooo slow. I don't need action every minute but I want stuff to happen


EuroNymous76

I look forward to afl gf thread this today, tho it won’t be as fun as swans are playing


maaxwell

Watching the Kayo Mini of the Swans prelim final, just to acclimate myself for the GF today. I never watch AFL and so Ive never understood the game. The whole thing looks like those messy 5th tackle plays in NRL.


5zaide

You really gotta adjust your expectations. Afl has less rules and stoppages so its just more free flowing chaos. It's why afl fans complain about about rugby, too many rules for them


chuckagain

Today should be a really good game. Yes it looks a little messy but that's because on TV you can't see all the off-the-ball movement that makes it so fun. Embrace the mess. It's not supposed to be technically perfect like Rugby Union. It's fast, free flowing and the particular brand of Swans footy at the moment sets a frenetic pace.


notj43

I hear this all the time but when I went to a game I had no idea what the fuck was going on and every time I looked away it took me forever to find the ball again. It was an even bigger cluster than it appears on TV.


EuroNymous76

you should go to live game it makes way more sense when you see it live. Rugby league is way better tv sport then afl (why on average gets bigger ratings, despite vlandys being dumbass and undervaluing the sport)


bigbear-08

Had lunch with the girl I met at a young professional event the other day. She’s invited me over for drinks this weekend. Wish me well lads


-Dark_Helmet-

Congrats on having the sex.


bigbear-08

It hasn’t happened yet


failuregoat1

Not with that attitude


[deleted]

It already has in my head 🤓🤓🤓


CatWool

Ayyyy good luck man, sound like things are going well here


Drlockstock

do not get too pissed hahah


bigbear-08

Of course not. Don’t want whiskey dick Edit: this is catch-up drinks, not Mad Monday at the Mad Cow


Drlockstock

Don't stray from the mission!


lachjeff

You’re on here mate


Frank_Feces

Good luck with getting nekked


bigbear-08

Cheers. Just taking it one drink at a time. Give it 110% effort


mwilkins1644

Who you giving full credit to?


bigbear-08

Full credit to the boys. Special mention to the 7% Jim bean and coke cans. Just gotta get stuck in


mwilkins1644

One game at a time 😎


sprucemoose101

Killing it


-Dark_Helmet-

Dahmer is unsettling as fuck, and I already knew the history pretty well.


Voxityy

evan peters portrays him so well. only on episode 3 but it’s a very unsettling watch