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  • Christchurch Gunman in Mosque

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    Hopefully that is the last we see of him in our media now (unless he is shived on his way to the shower) even when he does eventuslly die in prison, there shouldn't be a mention, consign that fluffybunny to the dark pages of our history books.

  • Kim Jong Un Ill After Surgery

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  • Tiwai Smelter Closure

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    @Stockcar86 said in Tiwai Smelter Closure:

    @NTA Similar I think. The generators offer into the market a specific quantity at a specific price. The highest-priced bid offered by a generator required to meet demand for a given half-hour sets the spot price for that period

    That sounds right. In theory, if cheap hydro is available in large quantities, the expensive generation should rarely be required, so spot prices should trend quite a bit lower.

  • Cannabis referendum

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    @JC said in Cannabis referendum:

    @Kruse Akira is more dangerous than alcohol or cigarettes, and more awesome than weed. He should definitely be legalized.

    Dangerous ground there on a contentious issue.

    Lets stick to the safe discussions like abortion and religion.

  • Covid Economics

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    @Godder I was gonna say ol' Gareth has been banging that drum for years then I saw the link address...

  • Oil Price

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    @Catogrande I did actually see the press conference when he said it. Whether he follows through, or is able to, we will see. If it doesn't happen then someone will call him on it no doubt.

  • Conservative vs Progressive Family Values

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    Back to OP

    I'm chief cook & bottlewasher in my house when I'm not away in Japan for the winter.

    My partner Nerys has the full-time job out of the house.

    I get up every morning to walk the dog then back to make her breakfast and lunch if she wants to take one to work.

    Then through the week it's cleaning, shopping, cooking.

    That's my role.

    To support her.

    The lady from Brisbane is doing the same thing.

    Unlike a lot of partners these days, she doesn't want her cake and eat it too.

  • Tommy Robinson

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    @Siam said in Tommy Robinson:

    @MajorRage you haven't seen the footage either.
    If it were anybody else, that video would be edited and on news in every country.

    Don't get all shitty about it, you're simply commenting without seeing all that's available. That footage is tv gold and entirely topical.

    The guy did a good thing, it's all simply what depersoning someone looks like. In this modern world of equality.

    The above has no relevance to anything I wrote. Which were my observations.

    You can argue anything you want fella, but you can't argue my observations, unless you are calling me a liar.

    As for getting shitty ... best grab a mirror mate.

  • Scandinavia thread

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    @Catogrande 40! years ago I spent a couple of months hitching through Scandinavia. In those days lager was 5 quid a pint!!!

    Nevertheless everyone was very generous. I seldom got a lift without an accompanying meal and a beer - which was awkward as your host would offer you a can and then not have one themselves as it was too fucking expensive.

    There were also a reasonable number (in the 20's) of people dying every year when their backwoods stills exploded.

    Ferries were packed with people getting absolutely shitfaced for the day on duty frees.

  • Racism in NZ

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    Sorry to resurrect an old thread but wasn't sure where to post this. I found this article really interesting - makes me think about race in a different way. Would be interested to read his book.

    Jan 26, 2020  /  World news How to fight racism using science How to fight racism using science

    Misguided assumptions about race are going mainstream, but hard facts can help you combat entrenched attitudes

  • Student Loans

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    Supposedly if you dispute that there's a debt at all, they can't collect without a court order or similar.

    All a bit messy - I went to university 1998 so had the full whack of interest and can relate. Not sure what the answer is, because it's a loan and to be repaid, but the lender can literally change the law around the obligations after the loan was made, can arrest for default, take from wages etc, and it's only wiped by death or bankruptcy, where other unsecured loans are also wiped by No Asset Procedures, so it's not exactly a standard loan.

  • South americas meltdown

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    Fascinating long read. Here’s the headline, intro & link:

    The Surprisingly Solid Mathematical Case of the Tin Foil Hat Gun Prepper
    Or, “Who Needs an AR-15 Anyway?”

    As gun policy discussions unfold in the wake of mass shooter incidents, they routinely end in three buckets. There’s the “tyranny can never happen here” bucket, which the left has mostly abdicated in the wake of Trump winning after they called (and still call) him a tyrant. There’s the “you can’t fight the army with small arms” bucket, which is increasingly unsound given our ongoing decade-and-a-half war with Afghani tribal goat herders. And there’s the “what the hell do you need an AR-15 for anyway?” bucket, which, by its very language, eschews a fundamental lack of understanding of what those people are thinking. I am not a prepper. But I know a few. Some of the ones I do know are smart. They may not be doing as deep an analysis as I present here, on a mathematical level, but the smart ones are definitely doing it at a subconscious level. If you want to understand the perspectives of others, as everyone in my opinion should strive to do, then you would do well to read to the end of this article. To get where we’re going, we will need to discuss the general framework of disaster mathematics. [...]

    https://medium.com/s/story/the-surprisingly-solid-mathematical-case-of-the-tin-foil-hat-gun-prepper-15fce7d10437

  • Baghdadi gooooooooone

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    @JC said in Baghdadi gooooooooone:

    @jegga said in Baghdadi gooooooooone:

    Jamie Lee Curtis has an interesting take

    ... and a great rack.

    Had . Had a fantastic rack .

    For an alleged hermaphrodite

  • Edward Snowden

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    About 2/3rd through, taking my time and re-listening to parts as I think its probably pretty important. Pretty fascinating story although pretty unsurprising really. I do wonder if the existence of the Constitution might in time right these wrongs, at least it gives some sort of a firm foundation to work back toward.

  • Euro qualifier stopped twice for Racism

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    @MajorRage you colonials really have come a long way in the humour department.

  • Mexican Cartels

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    Well for some silver lining to this horror from my absolutely overly-privileged 1st world position...at least 'Narcos' will be good for a few more seasons.

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    @Chris said in Should the Crusaders change their name?:

    @Kirwan said in Should the Crusaders change their name?:

    So what ended up being decided? Keeping the name, losing the sword?

    At the moment sword and knight gone from the Logo for 2020 name stays for next season but under review for 2021

    Ahh, the weasly chicken shit way of changing the name.

  • French Politics

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    All other outlets seem to be towing the "motive of the knife attack is unclear" line , the daily mail may be a rag but at least they actually did report on it

    Deaf 'Islamic convert' is named as Paris police HQ attacker Your browser does not support HTML5 video.
  • Instagram

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    @MajorRage way to shut down a bitch session piling on Sonny Bill. Killjoy