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jbird84 commented on 50% off POÄNG Armchairs (e.g. Traditional from $49.50) + Del ($0 C&C/ In-Store) @ IKEA (Family Membership Required)
you havent worked at a startup until youve had a 1:1 in a poang chair to tell you all the things you're doing wrong

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noscopedJFK on Alienware 16 Area-51 Gaming Laptop (275HX/11 Pro/5090/64GB RAM/2TB Gen5 SSD/CherryMX) $7634.90 (Was $8776.90) Delivered @ Dell

wait for the m5 macbook air tbh

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Zythyx on [Refurb] Lenovo P330 Tower G1 Xeon E-2134 / 32GB RAM / 1TB NVMe / Quadro P4000 $425 ($400 eBay+) Delivered @ ACT Networks eBay

Yeah I know, and I've done that before (suspended drives internally with bungee cables) but it'd be nice to have

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Balls on [Refurb] Lenovo P330 Tower G1 Xeon E-2134 / 32GB RAM / 1TB NVMe / Quadro P4000 $425 ($400 eBay+) Delivered @ ACT Networks eBay

I was gonna say "at least it's got some 3.5 bays for a NAS setup" but I checked and it's only got 2 :\ You'd think with a case that huge…

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9hundred on Lian Li DAN-A3 Wooden 26L Compact mATX Case (Black) $99 + Delivery ($0 C&C WA) @ PLE Computers

Hasn't been true for like 20 years. These things throttle themselves and shut down now

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Azro on ANA Return: Sydney to Tokyo from $883, Osaka $885 & Fukuoka $878 (Fly Jul-Nov) @ flightfinderau

Ok yeah, you seem to be right. Thanks for the reply, cheers

jbird84 commented on ANA Return: Sydney to Tokyo from $883, Osaka $885 & Fukuoka $878 (Fly Jul-Nov) @ flightfinderau
Is this about as low as ANA gets? Wife wants specifically nonstop ANA for our trip later this year and I'm wondering if I should pull the…

Yes of course, agreed on the 6a nowadays. I'm just showing my age with the 5e :)

jbird84 commented on Sharing Wi-Fi between House and Granny Flat
I had nearly the same situation (except it was maybe 10m instead of 15) and after having tried wireless bridges and repeaters and such from…

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auscompgeek on [Back Order] SanDisk 64GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive $10 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

in terms of these drives, yes, 3.0 is faster than their xfer speed so 3.1 or 3.2 won't matter. but pretty disingenuous statement taken at…

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shaybisc on Gaming PCs: ITX 12400F/12100F RTX 4060: $688/$658 (OOS), R7-7700 RTX 5080: $2998, R7-7700 RTX 5090: $5999 + Delivery @ TechFast

Great lesson here in not relying on AI for advice

I used to do a stir fry of rice, cubed spam, canned pineapple, some veg (sugar snap peas or just regular peas usually) and some soy sauce.…

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bAps on Noctua NF-A20 PWM PC Fan A$39.59 + A$9 Delivery @ Noctua Cooling Solutions via Newegg

I find their dedication to the desaturated famicom colors kind of endearing tbh. But yeah it matches with nothing

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PerfectlyGneiss on Free Eggs Benedict If Your Name Rhymes with Benny @ Hungry Jack's

Did not expect to open a thread about hungry jacks and see debate class going on in full force. Wow

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kaikor on SanDisk Ultra USB Flash Drive 64GB $9.00 + Delivery ($0 with Prime / $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

This is really anecdotal but I've had 4 sandisk usbs around my home office for probably 5-7 years now using them as OS install drives and…

jbird84 commented on AOOSTAR WTR PRO 4 Bay NAS (Intel N150, 2x NVMe, 2x 2.5G LAN, HDMI/DP/USB-C) US$282.34 (~A$450.37) Del @ China Box AliExpress
Any known compatibility issues with unraid?

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jmc787 on GL.inet GL-MT3000 Beryl AX Wi-Fi Travel Router $103.38 Delivered @ GL Technologies via Amazon AU

You seem to be confusing wifi hotspot with travel router, they're two different things

It's worth noting that the non-deluxe edition of SE5 is included with xbox PC game pass at the moment, in case you have a subscription and…

jbird84 commented on [PC, Steam] The Orange Box $2.95, Half-Life 1 Anthology $4.68, Half-Life Complete $8.58 @ Steam
HL2 is so great. I'll always love it. Such fond memories of my first playthrough........... 20 years ago :(

jbird84 commented on Shimomura Industry VG-10 UNR-01 Damascus Kitchen Knife $76.95 Delivered @ Amazon JP via AU
Nice deal but could've done without the chatgpt summary. I trust that thing about as far as I can throw it

Gamer tip: You need a router that looks like a big dead bug so you can win at games

I would love to have to move my mouse and mousepad in order to open up a tiny drawer.

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mantichoral on MacBook Air 13.6" M4 (10c CPU, 8c GPU, 256GB SSD, 16GB RAM) $1549 Shipped + $299 AirPods/Pro Credit @ Apple EDU Store

Are you coding in the outback?

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guyvb on [Pre Order] GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600) Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7 Travel Router: US$120 (US$96 800 Units / US$102 1000 Units) @ GL.iNet

Yep-- great especially when family members sometimes don't get the difference between cell/wifi and why a vpn is important. It's just a…

Who hurt you

jbird84 commented on How Do I Turn off Dark Mode?
I thought something was wrong with the saturation of my monitor. The brown is definitely no good when the eye expects orange. May be worth…

jbird84 commented on [Windows, macOS] Aiarty Image Matting - Background Remover 1-Year Licence for Free (Was $49) @ Aiarty
Vague privacy policy, unclear if photos/materials leave your pc for processing on their servers or not. Based in China. I'll pass.

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bigpoppa on 10% off Tesla Accessories + Delivery ($0 with $250 Order) @ HaloBLK Australia

But on the bright side, those Teslas will look really nice when they automatically crash themselves

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Freestyle on Acer Aspire Go 15 i5-1235U, 8GB DDR5, 512GB SSD, 15.3" WUXGA IPS 300nits, 53W Battery $568 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Harvey Norman

California has good consumer protections. But yeah in most states you're asking for trouble

jbird84 commented on Macpac Men's Tasman Jacket $69 (RRP $249.99) + $10 Delivery ($0 with $100 Order / C&C) @ Macpac
Picked mine up today. Decent brisk weather jacket for the price I think. Will be good around Sydney come winter.
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