Interview with Marc Andreessen.

@raznomore not that brave though eh....now where's my hamster gif...

And yeah on another note, Punch Drunk love is good.

@r-l

There's some brilliant stuff there. 🙂

@raznomore said in NZ Politics:

What's everyone's take on Cindy's Dawn Raid apology?

Don't let the fact I am a second gen NZ Samoan stop your honesty.

Government optics purely inline with Jacinda's approach of running the country. Always make the decisions for your own PR purposes.

I can't comment on if it will achieve anything for the greater Pasifika people, but my (limited) understanding of what happened here does tell me that it's perhaps something that was long overdue. Dawn raids against a specific race of people is truly shocking. As you mention, the longstanding effects of these (mistrust of government / police) affect everybody.

Wife wants us to watch Starstruck, anyone seen it?

David's parents both have dark hair and they were very shocked when their son was born with very blond hair.

It's so very puzzling tho

@voodoo fucking testify brother

@antipodean said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@mikethesnow said in Coronavirus - Overall:

First Trevor Noah and now this. He certainly knows how to destroy a legacy.

Yep.

Edit: I wrote that halfway through the video.
Holy shit.... he's gone cocaine and crazy.
Like.... SUPER cocaine and crazy.

@Cyclops said in Super Rugby News:

@Duluth said in Super Rugby News:

Tim Perry.. of all the players who had multiple starts for the Blues he was the worst. Second place is miles behind him. Think of all the crap players that played for the Blues over the decades Tim Perry was number one. Well done.

Managed to win three super rugby titles though!

Didn't really watch him at the blues but he was decent for the crusaders and ultimately managed to push crockett out of starting his last final.

Not to mention a fairytale end to his career winning the M10 Cup with the Mako in his final match.

Six test caps.

And even memorable for the Blues....

Pretty solid, Tim! 🙂

@jk said in What are you listening to, right now................:

Both of those songs are actually bloody well written musically. Both very similar structure and my fav bits in both are about 2/3 of the way through with the solo and then bringing it back in for a more powerful version of the chorus. Can tell there are actual musicians involved. Much better than a lot of the crap we are served up today.

And another

They did some good tunes back in the best era of rock…..

Here’s my favourite

@sparky said in British Politics:

Not my cup of tea but it is at least different to the other news channels on offer. I still like BBC News (less good on non-UK stuff), Nick Ferrari on LBC and Times Radio.

Agree on Nick Ferarri on LBC - he's also good on Sky

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@yeetyaah Maybe a team list will be released, but I doubt it.

Still here still there.

Gyming 5 days a week and plenty of riding at the moment as managing to get out in the forest at least once a week

@nta said in Aussie Rugby:

If Jordie Barret doesn't even get a yellow card for head contact with a Force player, then Swinton "Just got it a bit wrong".

I'll bring up DMac's RC and suspension and compare the two.

Despite being told by all and sundry that I'm wrong (I'm not), the difference between an inadvertent collision and a deliberate targeting is crap. Did they bring in the NRL judiciary and tell them Swinton was needed for Origin?

Turret running today in Race 6 and she’s a genuine chance at $5

Japan XV v Sunwolves full replay -

@Rugger-Quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

3000 or more test runs. New entry on the list.

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/new-zealand-test-cricket-3000-or-more-test-runs

3.19 remaining........most of this was due to the spelling of one particular name...

@crazy-horse said in Coronavirus - Australia:

@nta said in Coronavirus - Australia:

@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:

@nta said in Coronavirus - Australia:

Bloke I used to work with got on the Indian Pacific in Sydney middle of last week.

Three days later in Perth, he had to quarantine for 48 hours after the NSW cases popped up.

Ridiculous.

the God Emperor of WA does exactly what he wants.

did i read somewhere a story that the WA cops were accessing the data of COVID-tracing apps in their investigations?

I think a few of our state law enforcement departments would find that info VERY interesting.

Yeah it was one of the first things I thought of when things started. I guess it's like anything, if the cops can get the warrant then it's all go.

Wonder what the check-in rate for most people is? I do it pretty regularly but occasionally won't bother eg. local supermarket, because I scan my loyalty / staff card there anyway.

@majorrage said in Coronavirus - UK:

@siam said in Coronavirus - UK:

@victor-meldrew but a car accident death within 28 days is still a covid death? What about a suicide? Or a murder? (I can feel my blood pressure rising....🙂).

I don't expect you to look that up mate. I got a big night in front of the tele, best to leave it there😁

I think you are getting yourself worked up over not much here. Excess deaths are unequivocal proof that Covid is taking people early. The numbers are broadly in line, so its' just reality. How much life people are losing is a fair question, as the vast majority of deaths are elderly, ill & obese.

I don't know, mate. Have you ruled out a spate of people being hit by buses? The same group of people would be slower to get out of the way 🤔

Lovely conditions for batting today. Going to have to work very hard for our wickets me thinks.

@mariner4life said in Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log:

you just gotta make time bro. i do 6 sessions a week...

he says smugly with kids old enough to stay home by themselves while i go early in the morning

i am completely incapable of pushing myself to workout at home. no amount of new equipment is going to do it. it's why it all slipped away when i was at the same stage you were. Heaps better now.

I’m the opposite. I love a good home workout whether it’s weights/calisthenics/punching bag or whatever. Whatever works for the individual as long as it’s consistent.

@machpants said in NH club rugby:

So maybe the SA teams wouldn’t have been much of an addition to SR!

https://www.planetrugby.com/benetton-thump-bulls-to-win-pro14-rainbow-cup/

3rd string Bulls lose to Benetton

Not much of a story really

@majorrage said in Brexit:

@pakman said in Brexit:

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page 48, bottom right corner I bet ... Fucking media.

Bottom right column third page of business section. Bit like BBC's 'apology' to Dyson.

@paekakboyz said in Lockdown Check In:

Well us Wellington folks are getting a wee shake with the latest covid case. Have already heard from some of my team who are a bit anxious, and my MIL was also pretty nervous about what might happen. Hopefully people pull finger and get back to scanning.

Never coming home again anyway.

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Warning: 40 minutes long

@canefan
Embarrassing, just hope we don't medal in that event.

@No-Quarter said in GOT - there will be spoilers:

I'm currently reading the books. Got em on Kindle so it has merged all 5 books into one which physiologically makes it a tough as you don't feel like you are making much progress. Have got 69% of the way through.

They are freaking awesome though.

The detail on the houses the families is fucking amazing isn’t it.

@MN5 said in Australia v India:

@Snowy said in Australia v India:

@MN5 said in Australia v India:

I hate overrated All Rounders like Watson and Ben Stokes.

How do you feel about Chris Cairns?

I said overrated not underrated

We could just go with rated then.

Luatua and Vito-doing well overseas, I understand. Charlie would have been useful too (33 now though). I'd say decline. Stale tactics, so-so selections.
Would have liked to have seen a bit of Jordan in a Bledisloe, hoping it will still happen.

@SynicBast said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

@Bones said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

@Billy-Tell well yeah, if your foot is on the line, you're outside the field of play right?

In touch and field of play are separate concepts. You can have one part of your body in the field of play and still be in touch. Howver if you are required to be outside the field of play then no part of your body can be inside the field of play. That's why they use separate terminology.

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@Catogrande said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@Catogrande said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@Crucial said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

Had it on good authority that some of the Home Nations would love for the Lions Tours to finish.

Minimal remuneration and loss of players to injury the primary reasons.

If we'd gone down 3-0 - which was on the cards prior to and during the tour - then it could have seen the end.

So thanks for playing ball NZ 🙂

It is certainly something that really irks me that the NH either decided (or allowed) the SoccerFootball construct of clubs to be the structure in Pro Rugby.
It can only lead to the game being money driven, to owners making decisions based on their club rather than country and to the international game being devalued.
When 'friendlies' become common the international game will die and the RWC will become everything. (I think there are some in higher powers that would actually welcome that scenario)

It's not really the NH as a whole, just England and France. Now I can't speak for France but the idea that The RFU would actually make a pro-active decision of any magnitude is laughable. In England professionalism was held back for a year to allow for a smoother, land transition. What a complete and utter joke. The RFU did SFA to manage the change and left this extra year as a vacuum for wealthy sugar daddies to finance the clubs and effectively own the player base. Fucked it up from the word go.

there are many aspects of the professional game in England that are laudable but the overall planning is not one of them. It is more a case of constantly putting out fires that we have started ourselves.

Wales has done an awesome job of fucking it up too

True but in a different way. The idea of the regions was IMO, the right way to go but it seems from the outside that it has been handled poorly. Quite how I don't know but money is obviously a problem

Regions would have been accepted from the outset if they had been administered and financed by the WRU a la NZ.

They weren't, and then it became tribal warfare.

@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

@Nepia said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:

I don't think those fans exist (Australians maybe?)

Only as good as your last 2 Tests, boys. 😎

We've got the Foster * that we can lay on the table through this dark, dark time.