@Nepia said in Laptop Recs?:

@MajorRage said in Laptop Recs?:

In all honestly, if you aren’t a tech head or running some serious shit on Excel, you should be on Apple.

How do we define serious shit on Excel? I use it constantly in a Mac without issue whereas up until a few years ago I had to use a workaround on a PC to have two spreadsheets open side by side on my monitors, that always baffled the shit out of me ... but at least they fixed that.

Excel for Mac has limitations and differences in VBA abilities and Pivot Tables (at least it used to). Main issue is that if the workplace uses MS then you can avoid any potential conversion or compatibility problems. If you are only using Excel for your own purposes and not having to share then it is generally OK.

I, too am a dual system user. Mac for personal stuff as it is way easier to maintain (it just does what it does) and devices all talk to each other easily.
Windows for work related stuff, primarily for the compatibility reasons. Windows 10 and a Surface seemed great at first but did really annoying shit like demanding a update when you were in a hurry to do something or randomly switching screens around multiple monitors. Found that you need lots of RAM as well.

RIP songwriter Allee Willis.

You can still get to Fox Glacier from Haast but there will be delays. Of course, you would then need to go back the same way.

https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/areawarnings/284349

Edit: The walk is closed due to landslides and storm damage so a scenic flight would be the only option.

@booboo said in The Best ... in New Zealand:

Here tis. Aussie, in fact Victorian, case here:

http://www.unistudyguides.com/wiki/RTA_v_Dederer

Am not a lawyer but my reading of that is that the bridge owner has a duty of care. I would think that Shane Jones' assertion that no-one is going to enforce it leaves the Government open to liability.

Could be wrong ...

The High Court permitted an appeal and held that the lower courts had it wrong. There's a difference between preventing a course of action with a reasonable care taken to reduce or prevent a course of action. Ultimately if you give a reasonable warning and people ignore it, you shouldn't necessarily be found to be negligent and liable because of their actions.

As per GUMMOW J:

This was not a case in which the defendant had done nothing in response to a foreseeable risk. To the contrary, the RTA had erected signs warning of, and prohibiting, the very conduct engaged in by Mr Dederer. … In the circumstances, that was a reasonable response, and the law demands no more and no less. …
The appeal should be allowed with costs. The RTA did not breach the duty of care it owed to Mr Dederer. …

@Bones been superb this year...3 or 4 days of insane rain otherwise rainfall lowest in years, warm temps.

October is usually ok though but as above, can also be shite.

#defresultofclimatechange

@Snowy said in Tech Help - Citrix environment:

@Bones said in Tech Help - Citrix environment:

@Snowy said in Tech Help - Citrix environment:

@Paekakboyz said in Tech Help - Citrix environment:

@taniwharugby says the man still on the Fern!

Define "work"...

Being at the office but fcking around on the internet? My staff call that work.

The mental image of an office full of stuffed skin suits being shouted at for fucking about on the internet is pretty funny.

Accurate too. When did you meet my staff?

At the market.

@ACT-Crusader
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funnily, my new provider started supplying me yesterday...was supposed to switch at 5pm I think. and at 4.30, our power went down and I thought it was my previous supplier being spiteful cnuts...which they werent, apparently that is illegal haha.

was an issue due to high winds yesterday afternoon downign some services

The thing with the prompt payment discounts, is they are more likely punishing the lower income families who cant afford to pay on time.

Which probably has a consequence of them choosing not to turn on the heating over winter when they need it in order to save some money on power...

I pay on time whether i get a prompt payment discount or not, just easier having the money gone at the same time each month.

@Catogrande said in Help with classic All Black Quote:

@booboo said in Help with classic All Black Quote:
@booboo said in Help with classic All Black Quote:

@jegga said in Help with classic All Black Quote:

@nzzp is it this from Gareth Edwards ?

“There is something about the blackness of their jersey that strikes fear into your heart."

That's been attributed to Edwards but I recall seeing something somewhere that it may (may) be apocryphal. A bit like the beer quote ( Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy) wasn't said by Benjamin Franklin.

Regardless how true both of the quotes are.

It was certainly in his autobiography.

Cool. So it was him.

when we do our annual rem reviews, we are asked 2 things:

1 what we'd like to see our salary move to
2 justify the pay increase

Saw this, good article. Mental health is surprisingly common in elite athletes

Sep 8, 2019  /  Sport Jonny Wilkinson: ‘It took a few years for the pressure to really build. And then it exploded’ | Andy Bull Jonny Wilkinson: ‘It took a few years for the pressure to really build. And then it exploded’ | Andy Bull

Jonny Wilkinson, England’s World Cup winning fly-half, has had a battle depression which no amount of trophies can ease, he tells Andy Bull

@Nepia said in The Ultimate one hit wonders thread........:

@mariner4life said in The Ultimate one hit wonders thread........:

@jegga said in The Ultimate one hit wonders thread........:

@mariner4life said in The Ultimate one hit wonders thread........:

@MajorRage said in The Ultimate one hit wonders thread........:

@Nevorian Good god no. They had a ton of hits.

Best thing about the verve is if, like me, you can play about 10 chords on the guitar, you can play their entire back catalogue. Fairplay to Ashcroft though, stunningily smooth voice.

Guilty pleasure, i like their songs...

fuck off

You’re dead to me

you say that so often it's lost all meaning

How about - you're an anti vaxxer to me?

Tautology

@Paekakboyz said in Any Australian based ferners know about CGT/Crypto?:

@Nepia the Christchurch one that got hacked/looted?

Vegan gains for crypto advice!!? Oh dear

I'm not sure, he said bankrupt, but I know nothing about it so not sure.

I think Vegan Gains led him to crypto youtubes and sites and they're the ones I presumed he used for advice.

Watched it recorded off Foxtel.

Well worth the watch.

Found the following article worth the read too:

Jun 17, 2019 How HBO's Chernobyl differs from real events How HBO's Chernobyl differs from real events

HBO's chilling mini-series Chernobyl tracks the minutes, hours, days and weeks that followed the devastating explosion at the nuclear power plant. But was the series true to actual events?

https://instagram.com/fantasyartbeauties?igshid=1x66akqwyua57

Pretty interesting article on why fears of Ebola outbreaks around the world might be over-dramatic

https://cddep.org/blog/posts/why_you_should_not_be_afraid_ebola_us/

Playing overseas courses is awesome. Played some in thailand a few years back. Had a similar experience with my caddy girl too!