That was enjoyable.

@canefan said in NZ Politics:

@jegga said in NZ Politics:

@canefan said in NZ Politics:

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in NZ Politics:

@jegga said in NZ Politics:

Ffs

I hate this sort of gotcha politics, nothing to do with the govt, this shit show could have happened under any govt. People should attack the govt over things they are responsible for, not this ticky tack shot

Easier to sensationalize miniscule stuff like this (or post another story about Clark or the first infant) than spend the effort to actually critique what the government are/aren't doing.

It’s not minuscule ( 8 guns stolen from a police station) but it’s not as if Nash is personally responsible for those cops incompetence.

If he made the call to buy the guns back that’s definitely something worth looking at.

I mean as opposed to policy stuff labour are doing. They barely covered the whole kiwi build epic fail for example

Yep, but people relate to a cock-up over guns more than a policy. Look at the rise of the personality-based leader; it's not the policies, but the personality that's important

@booboo said in Crusaders v Blues:

Our biases tend to mean we think our sides are lily white angels and the other guys dastardly cheats.

I think this is due to the pernicious and nasty influence of soccer, pervading our sport (mostly) through modern media. Every side cheats, some more successfully than others. Cop it and move on. Was at its worst after the Lions tour, when people tried to argue until they were blue in the face that the series-deciding non-penalty in the third test was the right call. George Smith was filthy breakdown cheat, just like McCaw, Pocock, Hooper, Savea, etc.

@African-Monkey said in Crusaders v Blues:

Bring it home Blues! I'll be there cheering you on (to another loss in Chch).

this here is real support. It's farking easy when you've never suffered as supporters - this mindless loyalty is the kind of thing that I throw myself into.

GO THE BLUES

THIS ISN'T OUR YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR MIGHT BE PARTLY OUR YEAR

@Billy-Webb said in Stormers v Crusaders:

Given where the pass took place, the ball clearly traveled forward a good few yards so one can understand the inclination to want to call it as forward.
But one would expect a TMO to know the laws of the game well enough to know that it is actually about whether the ball leaves the passing player "backwards out of the hand". So yes, disappointing and frustrating that Jonkers got it wrong.

Mate, if a TMO doesn't know basic laws, how the hell do the provide advice to the onfield ref? It's just bizarre. Wayne Barnes got this one wrong at Eden park a while ago too.

Wait for a terrible call like this to influence a game at the RWC and see what happens. The standard of refs is poor at the moment, and the laws don't help them.

It's a bloody tragedy. Domestic cricket hasn't been financially viable for ages... this just confirms it. Indian Cricket used to fund it completely; really not sure now what that looks like with the new funding model.

Also, looks like we're getting played by the ICC. Changing cost distribution forecasts is the sort of thing that happens in dodgy contracts -- 'we'll pay you next week' ... 'the cheques in the mail' ...

@barbarian said in Aussie Rugby in general:

Phil Waugh was one of the greatest Australians to set foot on a rugby field.

Phil Waugh was the angriest dwarf I've ever seen play rugby.

@JK said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Awesome!

Yeah I've cast Youtube on iphone to the samsung tv no problem before (however TV also has youtube app so no real point). But I think thats the only app I can currently do that on

general rule of thumb: good hardware makers make bad software; good software makers make bad hardware.

It's not entirely true, but anyone who has tried to use a 'smart TV' inbuilt browser or app will understand this. (disclaimer: I haven't used a modern smart TV, but haven't bothered doing anything except connect a phone/laptop to the screen for years due to painful frustration)

@JK yep, either new or refurbished.

If you have Chrome on PC, there's a 'cast' button that you can use to throw your screen to the big tv, and the sound through whatever teh TV plays.

Some websites (like YouTube, for instance) are coded to cast - once they detect you are casting, they stop playing it on the screen and just send it to the TV. Others aren't so sophisticated, and you have to just share the screen, and then make the video 'fullscreen'.

It's surprisingly easy to do once you start. Also, my 'mate' tells me that there are some < ahem > dodgy internet streams of major sporting events that can be surprisingly high quality. If there are sports events not covered in NZ (overseas cricket series, for instance), this could be one slightly dodgy way or viewing them.

@Hooroo said in And the winner of the RWC broadcasting rights is...:

Wow! So if your TV is less than 2 years old you aren't watching on TV?

Yep - if you have a wifi network, then just buy a Chromecast - or an HDMI cable to connect straight to the TV. It's pretty straightforward; way way easier than even 5 years ago.