Mel
@melinmelbourne.bsky.social
I'm actually in Seattle. Formerly superhot . No more jockeys, public transport, general frustrations.
The only war is a class war
The only war is a class war
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Mel
@melinmelbourne.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Christmas viewing schedule this weekend:
No More Jockeys Christmas Specials 2020
No More Jockeys Christmas Specials 2021
No more jockeys Christmas specials 2022-2023
Muppet Christmas Carol
No More Jockeys Christmas Specials 2020
No More Jockeys Christmas Specials 2021
No more jockeys Christmas specials 2022-2023
Muppet Christmas Carol
Why does sbs have an American commentator. And why is he so much louder than the other guy
June 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Why does sbs have an American commentator. And why is he so much louder than the other guy
Transit in Seattle is so weird sometimes. Like imagine if Melbournes flagship project was building a line to run trams to Geelong. While Vline already existed but only runs for like an hour a day. While coburg had no rail connection of any kind and no real prioritised buses
May 29, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Transit in Seattle is so weird sometimes. Like imagine if Melbournes flagship project was building a line to run trams to Geelong. While Vline already existed but only runs for like an hour a day. While coburg had no rail connection of any kind and no real prioritised buses
Someone needs to launch an education campaign to get Americans to stop calling the World Cup “FIFA”. It’s like calling the Super Bowl NFL or the Olympics IOC and yet, they all do it
March 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Someone needs to launch an education campaign to get Americans to stop calling the World Cup “FIFA”. It’s like calling the Super Bowl NFL or the Olympics IOC and yet, they all do it
You gotta hand it to the Brits, nonce is a great word.
February 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
You gotta hand it to the Brits, nonce is a great word.
My deep seated Australian egalitarianism (look its tall poppy) makes me deeply cringe at him walking around with a Quad God singlet on. Like come on mate.
February 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
My deep seated Australian egalitarianism (look its tall poppy) makes me deeply cringe at him walking around with a Quad God singlet on. Like come on mate.
I keep getting the Salesforce agent force ad during the Olympics and I don’t understand it. The whole premise is using Salesforce to plan a dinner party? Including an AI agent “sous chef”? From Salesforce?
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I keep getting the Salesforce agent force ad during the Olympics and I don’t understand it. The whole premise is using Salesforce to plan a dinner party? Including an AI agent “sous chef”? From Salesforce?
Absolutely delighted to be back on Olympian TikTok
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Absolutely delighted to be back on Olympian TikTok
What in seppo bullshit is hungry jacks doing using “sodas”. I think the TV ad also had “creamer” in it too 🙄
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What in seppo bullshit is hungry jacks doing using “sodas”. I think the TV ad also had “creamer” in it too 🙄
Just did my first Australian domestic flight after 5 years of flying in the US and the whole process is a true delight. Super friendly service everywhere, efficient and easy security. What a dream.
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Just did my first Australian domestic flight after 5 years of flying in the US and the whole process is a true delight. Super friendly service everywhere, efficient and easy security. What a dream.
We did a massive clean out before we moved to the US 5 years ago. And I only regret donating 3 things: a plastic spoon that came in my very first utensils set when I moved out of home which turned out to be the perfect shape and balance. And my fake Christmas tree and a box of glass bauble ornaments
December 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
We did a massive clean out before we moved to the US 5 years ago. And I only regret donating 3 things: a plastic spoon that came in my very first utensils set when I moved out of home which turned out to be the perfect shape and balance. And my fake Christmas tree and a box of glass bauble ornaments
It’s 10pm pacific time so I can say a connections spoiler now: Scratchies aren’t lottery tickets.
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
It’s 10pm pacific time so I can say a connections spoiler now: Scratchies aren’t lottery tickets.
“12 day advent calendars” make no sense. Advent is a defined season, the 4 Sundays before Christmas til Christmas Eve. It makes sense to go to the 1st to start a calendar though. The 12 days of Christmas are after Christmas.
Just say you’re making a shitty countdown calendar.
Just say you’re making a shitty countdown calendar.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“12 day advent calendars” make no sense. Advent is a defined season, the 4 Sundays before Christmas til Christmas Eve. It makes sense to go to the 1st to start a calendar though. The 12 days of Christmas are after Christmas.
Just say you’re making a shitty countdown calendar.
Just say you’re making a shitty countdown calendar.
Almost got hit twice today by cars right on red-ing without looking for pedestrians. Different intersections but both time the light had just gone green for me and they were racing to beat the oncoming traffic. Any Australian who thinks we should have the equivalent hates pedestrians
November 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Almost got hit twice today by cars right on red-ing without looking for pedestrians. Different intersections but both time the light had just gone green for me and they were racing to beat the oncoming traffic. Any Australian who thinks we should have the equivalent hates pedestrians
Going back to Australia for Christmas means I don’t have to ration Vegemite for the rest of the year.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Going back to Australia for Christmas means I don’t have to ration Vegemite for the rest of the year.
Wordle 1,603 1/6*
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Now I have to find a new starting word again.
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Now I have to find a new starting word again.
November 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Wordle 1,603 1/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now I have to find a new starting word again.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now I have to find a new starting word again.
Coming to one of the three brunch places in Seattle makes me miss Australia. This is diabolical. No one dishing out tables, zero sound proofing, every man for themselves
October 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Coming to one of the three brunch places in Seattle makes me miss Australia. This is diabolical. No one dishing out tables, zero sound proofing, every man for themselves
Melbournes SRL went to an election 2 years after ST3 and will have TBMs for section 1 in the ground by the end of year. Meanwhile Seattle still has no finalised plans and are setting up more advisory groups. FML
New Post: We Are Here Because No One Will Make A Decision seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/04/w...
October 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Melbournes SRL went to an election 2 years after ST3 and will have TBMs for section 1 in the ground by the end of year. Meanwhile Seattle still has no finalised plans and are setting up more advisory groups. FML
“Watching a podcast” do you hear yourself? Everything doesn’t need to be video.
We used to be a society
We used to be a society
October 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Watching a podcast” do you hear yourself? Everything doesn’t need to be video.
We used to be a society
We used to be a society
I didn’t expect it to be more boring than tortured poets, and yet
October 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I didn’t expect it to be more boring than tortured poets, and yet
Why have this as an AI response google? Like what is the fucking pint of framing this as an AI question except to boost your AI traffic numbers?
September 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Why have this as an AI response google? Like what is the fucking pint of framing this as an AI question except to boost your AI traffic numbers?
Not every website/app/service needs stories, DMs and short form vertical video. I do not need stories on the Premier League app. I do not need Reels on LinkedIn. I do not need Spotify DMs.
August 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Not every website/app/service needs stories, DMs and short form vertical video. I do not need stories on the Premier League app. I do not need Reels on LinkedIn. I do not need Spotify DMs.
9 years since it was voted in and only 12% through the design phase. Melbournes suburban rail loop was announced in 2018 and the TBMs for stage 1 are set to be in the ground at the end of the year. At this rate I’ll ride the SRL trains before this design phase is done.
Sound Transit system expansion committee now in session. No big revelations, but one unsettling stat appears. West Seattle/Ballard projects are only at "12%" in design phase, nine years after voter approval.
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
9 years since it was voted in and only 12% through the design phase. Melbournes suburban rail loop was announced in 2018 and the TBMs for stage 1 are set to be in the ground at the end of the year. At this rate I’ll ride the SRL trains before this design phase is done.
Remember when Apple was good and didn’t allow such bullshit? Between the dross on the AppStore and allowing all kinds of bullshit notifications, it sometimes feels like the epitome of enshitification
August 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Remember when Apple was good and didn’t allow such bullshit? Between the dross on the AppStore and allowing all kinds of bullshit notifications, it sometimes feels like the epitome of enshitification
Reading this thread and the replies, and aside from the confidently incorrect thing, just how _cutesy_ GPT is now gives me the absolute ick.
August 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Reading this thread and the replies, and aside from the confidently incorrect thing, just how _cutesy_ GPT is now gives me the absolute ick.
Where did LLMs “learn” this style of social media posting? Because you never saw it on Reddit or Twitter before LLMs? And now it’s a huge slop giveaway
July 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Where did LLMs “learn” this style of social media posting? Because you never saw it on Reddit or Twitter before LLMs? And now it’s a huge slop giveaway