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  • Shitty solder in wiring. Plastic for things that used to be aluminium, aluminium for things that used to be steel.

    Just cost cutting by value engineers. I remember reading that the 3rd year of a cars model was probably the best, as they'd worked out the kinks in the design and hadn't watered everything down much... I couldn't back that up if you wanted a source, however

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  • That really narrows it down! I reckon that's why we start regionally. Have the cities or districts scrap it out (fully biased self judging and everything,I guess)

    I don't want to wimp out, cos it sounds fun but my commitment phobia is kicking in

  • Anon is a DM
  • Fuck that's adorable!

    I loved having little ones and basking in their adoration. Now they're teens I get mocking, which is still pretty cool.

    I now go by the handles of:

    • wierd/strange bald man
    • daddy jizz hands

    I'm OK with it, but dumb dumb mister has a real ring of cuteness to it. Kinda jealous

  • AI for school tutoring, instant medical analysis part of NZ's future - Judith Collins
  • I don't know about my terrible CV but I've always claimed I forgot everything about excel - man, I hate the thing passionately.

    Having said that I fully support embellishing on ones CV 'cos the role descriptions are word salad or what could best be considered 'creative writing'

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  • Dave, you're a legend!

    I propose a massive dessert competition, however we'll probably need to start regionally and bubble up the winners, I reckon (but any user should be allowed to cone and vote).

    Not sure how we handle the home made vs bought scenario for ice creams, cheesecake and so on (what animal would buy crumble, is it even a thing?)

    Roll on diabetes!

  • Has anyone got anything similar to Épiphanies exceptional L'aube?

    This is a phenomenal (but short) album, has anyone got other equivalent they're sleeping on?

    bandcamp

    It's very proggy, which I love, but also very heavy. Super-tasteful use (sparse!) of blast beats, etc

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    how does Act have so many list MPs?

    I just skimmed through the leaflets and realized they got almost as many as lab/nat.

    Who do they think they're fooling?

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    so sky city might be losing it's licence...

    www.rnz.co.nz SkyCity under threat of having casino licence suspended

    The sector regulator has applied to the Gambling Commission to suspend SkyCity's operator's licence for alleged breaches of host responsibility rules.

    SkyCity under threat of having casino licence suspended

    I'm delighted about the chance of this even happening. I'm under no illusions, however after the abortive duopoly review of our supermarkets. But this isn't comcom and had a clearer harm to the community, so maybe it'll happen?

    God, I'd love to see it revoked entirely, but maybe there'll be some clearer oversight...

    > The company said it had invested significantly in systems to maintain the highest standards of host responsibility best practice, and prioritised minimising the impacts associated with problem gambling.

    As. If.

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    So the Shelly Bay fustercluck is over?

    www.rnz.co.nz Controversial $500m Shelly Bay development cancelled

    The plug has been pulled on a $500 million development at the former Air Force base at Shelly Bay.

    Controversial $500m Shelly Bay development cancelled

    With Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh buying the land, that seems like a surprisingly agreeable outcome...

    Thoughts?

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    A noob getting started with open rct2

    I've been starting to play around with rct2 and am amazed at some of the dense examples I've seen - this game is really deep!

    I'm still using the premade rollercoasters (honestly, just getting the pathing right for them is complex enough!!) and am really struggling to get the ramps to connect without massive amounts of stuffing around. I've only just realised with the elevated ones I can have the path coming off them remaining elevated which tends to help with the pathway / track collisions, but I'm not even sure how I did it!

    I hate sitting through mindnumbing YouTube videos as typically they're completely uninsightful (rct2 might be a different situation, I suppose, especially being a beginner), I feel like jumping in and learning as I went might've been a mistake...

    Are there some tips I'm missing and how the hell am I supposed to see the entrances and plan the paths without buying the coaster and hoping it going to work? (I've rebought the same thing several times when I can't get it working!)

    Cheers

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    what is the best way to drop out a threaded screw?

    So I've got some rusty old floor screws that I can't loosen with a Phillips head (they're old, so I'm betting it's not posidrv). The notches are all rusted and it hardly bites at all.

    If I drill them out, I know I'm in for a hard time but am I better off going for a really fast rotation or slower?

    And should I start with a narrow drill bit and work my way up (historically I've broken a few doing this in the past) or just begin at the intended diameter?

    Yes, in fact I do work with computers - isn't it obvious?

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    Aotearoa daily kōrero 21/07/2023

    I've hidden this 'cos it's a dupe and the other has more accurate conversation

    Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

    Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

    Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

    So how’s it going?

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    'Religious debate' time! Check in with your tire pressure...

    I'm curious what other folks are doing pressure-wise.

    I'm fairly lightweight (70kg, possibly after lunch? With back pack and water, who knows? I usually carry extra tools, etc...), and run 2.6" 27.5/650b tires.

    Rear is around 20psi, but it's tubeless so I generally catch it once it's slipped down to 15 or 17 after a few weeks :). I've just realized I'm not even sure what the tire is, but it's a maxxis brand, so probably actually 2.4" wide compared to most other companies - not much clearance on my Intense Recluse

    My front is usually about 18psi, on a specialized 2.6" somethingorother (pretty sure it's not a butcher)

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    Need a little help with a shitty website

    So, I spent most of the day troubleshooting a website that drastically slows down when 'a browser looks at it funny'...

    Usually it behaves fine - it's not the volume of requests, my teammates think it's something about the kind of requests. But they're struggling to get the logging properly configured.

    I'm an EUC engineer (p.o.s. website requires IE11 and ActiveX controls - yay healthcare!), so mostly helping on the sidelines, but I'm looking for some 'supportive' suggestions...

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