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[–] _ed 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I did send it through, with a rule for scale - they asked for a pic of the inner core with a ruler. Didnt hear back so will assume it was a wasp (learned something new).

[–] _ed 2 points 1 week ago

Pretty good spot!

[–] _ed 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Aah ok false alarm then. It looked a bit like hornets nest example on the MPI site. I'd only ever come across the open-celled paper wasp nests to date -

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submitted 1 week ago by _ed to c/auckland
 

Was doing to gibbing in another part of the house. After checking the wall I determined I would replace a bit and found this bastard in it! A not so fun surprise but there was an obvious gap to be patched.

(Have reported)

[–] _ed 11 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

It felt like he was in so much. Most’ll probably reference Jurassic Park but for me it’s HFTWP , Event Horizon.

[–] _ed 1 points 2 months ago

At the same time, it is no longer local news organisations, radio and television to manage. How would a modern framework work and what communications would it be able to oversee?

[–] _ed 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Talk about an abdication of responsibility.

But it's ok some of the edgelord broadcasters have a solution.

...If misinformation was being spread online, people could complain to those spreading it, he said...

Eyes a rolling.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by _ed to c/auckland
 

Always nice to hear acknowledgement of the obvious - with sunburns name checked.

[–] _ed 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I swear they turned it off there an switched it on up here in AKL :D

[–] _ed 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Raglan hard? I invisaged that place as kinda chill ( I have no idea)

 

I've been enjoying the free cricket on TVNZ - especially this matchup vs the west indies.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by _ed to c/newzealand
 

According to Wilson, the Ockham awards committee alerted publishers to an amendment to the eligibility conditions in August, outlawing AI covers. He thought the books he entered for the Acorn Jann Medlicott fiction prize were on safe ground but was belatedly told by the designer that the covers were heavily reliant on AI.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by _ed to c/newzealand
 

/swiped from othersite.

[–] _ed 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Personally not a fan of the idea. The carrot of the current approach of a 2x3 year term, where they only get the extra 3 years if they have done enough for a mellowpuff is a good check.

/edit - having said that a 2020 poll said that 61% were in favour so there you go.

 

Anyone have thoughts on pros/cons?

[–] _ed 8 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I've already mostly cut out takeaway coffee, but if prices head upwards I might start cracking out the tea a bit more often.

 

...He said the crew did not realise Manawanui remained in autopilot and, mistakenly believed its failure to respond to direction changes was the result of a thruster control failure...

Hows that for a work story... I've had some bad days at the office, but they have not resulted in the loss of a $100 million dollar piece of equipment.

[–] _ed 5 points 2 years ago

Aand another pic that has the construction around ~ 1911 - same view

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submitted 2 years ago by _ed to c/auckland
 
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submitted 2 years ago by _ed to c/newzealand
 

AT going next level. Muppets.

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