2tapry

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[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not tried Sync yet, but have been using Connect for Lemmy on Android and finding it pretty good.

I keep falling back to the native browser interface in Chrome on the desktop, as most other "apps" still have pretty big omissions.

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago

Agree. If Aquaculture is done right it can be okay, but this is Southland and that is NOT, sadly, their way. There is still plenty of "Mud Farming" going on this year, but the local Regional Council, Environment Southland cancels all winter grazing abatement notices. When I drive around I see plenty of areas of concern, with mud clearly running into streams and rivers.

[–] 2tapry 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't read your previous post - perhaps that's the problem, but I'm a bit confused by this post.

You say:

when it’s moist, like now, the outdoor humidity would be close to 100%. Thus, it would almost be impossible to get it <60% indoors, unless you would heat it to 25c +

But then say:

In the living room it’s 21c @ 55% which is almost the same absolute humidity as outside:

These two statements conflict?

Side Note: Less than 60%RH is the recommended acceptable indoor air quality.

If you flushed your house when the temperature outside was 11C outside @ 98.9%RH and then warmed that air up to 21C you should have a RH of around 54% as you have said you do. If you flush your house when it's 9C outside @ 100%RH then warmed that air up to 21C you should have a RH of 48%. So a little temperature difference can make all the difference.

Sorry, I've probably missed something, and it sounds like you know all this. Just comparing our experience where we typically run the heat pump at 18-19C at night when we are awake and let it idle down to 15C when asleep. Typically, (but not always) flush the house during the day and maintain around 48%RH. Perhaps, overall, the air is a little "drier" down in the South?

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool. No doubt it will be fixed eventually.

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You probably know this?

Ensure you "flush" you house with cold fresh air once a day if possible. As this cold air is reheated it becomes much drier (relative humidity).

Living in the South of the South with a very soggy winter we are able to maintain around 50% RH with just a heat pump for heating and no dehumidifier.

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use sakura running on Debian (on a Chromebook). Did some searching and testing a while ago, and this one fit my purposes the best. Pretty simple but includes tabs, which even though I use tmux, I find helpful to separate out work flow sometimes.

I haven't found any emulation problems to date for what I do. man page|github

So many to choose from, though.

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago

This doesn't apply to the Skinny situation, though. Skinny "top up" as required when the plan rolls over every 28 days. They call it "Set & Forget". But when your card approaches expiry, you're guaranteed to have your plan run-out and have an inactive phone (as happened to me). At least this only happens every 3 or so years, with the expiry of the card. Something that simply does not need to happen?

I wonder what the legalities of not accepting "valid currency" are, if you can call it that in this situation?

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry, this link is probably paywalled:

Questions over oat milk plant relocation

No additional detail, but it is good to see the more 'mainstream' papers finally picking the story up.

Some key points/quotes from the article:

Southland leaders are still scratching their heads wondering how a 10-year Great South project to construct an oat milk plant in Southland will end up in Canterbury.

Some Invercargill leaders were calling for a full inquiry into the matter.

The company has yet to explain how it intends to offset the transport costs and increased carbon footprint associated with transporting oats from Southland to Canterbury.

The company being NZFF.

The Otago Daily Times has yet to receive a response to what supply contract conditions would be provided to Southland oat growers to ensure they would be competitive with Canterbury’s agriculture and grain market.

The Otago Daily Times understands NZFF was having discussions with global investors that had influenced the decision to move the plant to the Canterbury region.

Since the only two NZFF investors listed are Great South (49%) and The Warehouse (51%), does that mean that The Warehouse is dictating terms or that other investors are being brought in?

Great South chief executive Chami Abeysinghe said she thought it was important Southland got the "bigger picture". "While we're putting that disappointment aside, we need to continue to support this project," she said. "And that means we bring new technology to New Zealand, we place New Zealand in a position of advantage as a leader on a global scale. "So, we're proud that we've been able to bring that to us, to this country, even if it's not within Southland."

It is a shame that no one has bothered to present the "bigger picture" to Southlanders for them to "get"!!!

Personally, I think Great South and the Southland Councils really need to be taken to task over this - the ratepayers have/are funding this, so have an absolute right to know what is going on and how/why these decisions are being made. Unfortunately, this is what Southlanders have come to expect from their Councils, and it is not good enough.

[–] 2tapry 3 points 1 year ago

Balmy 7C in the south of the south, minimum of 4 overnight, no frost :P

[–] 2tapry 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I should confess that there were other reasons I left as well e.g. lowing interest rates, poor communications. Also note that with the account I had at the time, there were not "Plastic" cards that came with the account - this was an online only transaction account.

The Digipass dongle felt like it was designed for a child, very small with small buttons, which had very poor tacktile response, leading to lots of missed numbers and having to go back and re-enter. Having to dig it out every time you wanted to move money between accounts or out of accounts. Entering codes for EVERY transaction. Secure yes, convenient no.

There in lies the problem - the balance between security and convenience I guess?

[–] 2tapry 2 points 1 year ago

The saga continues, still with no reason for the move. Though there is some hinting that funding could be the reason?

Great South shareholder angst spills into article comments section

Unfortunately the complete lack of transparency in all facets of Council is a VERY common theme in the South.

[–] 2tapry 5 points 1 year ago

Not useful to make everyday purchases is it?

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