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  • Chat GPT

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    Mildly amusing but the last sentence got me.

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  • Philosophy

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    By the way ... just to confirm ... the OP is a quote of Carl Sagan's description of the "Pale Blue Dot" photo...

  • Documentaries

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    Dunno if it has been mentioned but 'McLaren'.

    Available on Stan.

    Watched on plane today.

    Life of Bruce McLaren. Racing car driver and founder of the McLaren race car team.

    Really liked it.

    He the all round nice guy stereotical Kiwi laconic bloke who became the champion driver then created the McLaren race car team with a bunch of other Kiwis and number 8 wire.

    Expect there were embellishments but if it was half true (the Le Mans story was different to 'Ford v Ferrari' 🙂 ) it was awesome.

    Taken ... shall we say succumbed... too young.

    Great Kiwi story. Not just him, but the team.

    Well worth a watch.

  • Science!

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    Good news for Hamilton:

    Jacqueline Howard  /  Apr 14  /  health New antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea, could be first new treatment since 1990s, study says | CNN New antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea, could be first new treatment since 1990s, study says | CNN

    A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin, on track to become the first new antibiotic for gonorrhea since the 1990s.

  • Planes

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    I didn't see one of these flying over my house today....

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  • 50 Years of Star Trek - RIP

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  • Help with a travel itinerary to NZ

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    @HugeCarrot2 said in Help with a travel itinerary to NZ:

    When in Hokitika the gorge tends to be the popular tourist spot. Hoki in general is quite easy to stroll around as the beach is right alongside the business district,

    Hokitika is a great spot to base yourself for the Coast. Very cruisy, enough amenities to have fun, right by the beach.

    Pro tip: if you're staying on the Coast, don't get accommodation in a multistorey building or (if you can avoid it) a brick building. The Alpine Fault will let go at some point, and you don't want to be inside one of those if you can possibly avoid it. Timber is your friend.

  • Good podcasts

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    Growing up Jehovah's Witness:

  • Extreme Weather

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    Thargominda - about four hours east of Cameron Corner (border point between NSW, QLD and SA)

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  • Bogans with kids

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  • Motorcyclin'

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    @voodoo said in Motorcyclin':

    I had a 70cc scooter in Bali for 3 months

    Rode a Suzuki A100 around Akl throughout my Uni years, and a couple years thereafter.

    I'm a motorcycliser.

  • Tesla

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    Just keep the politics to the US politics containment thread. We don’t need that shit taking over the forum. Domestic terrorism comments, political opinions etc

  • Tom Phillips - NZ hide and seek champion

  • Vegemite v Marmite

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    @Nepia said in Vegemite v Marmite:

    don't listen @MN5

    Some things just never need to be said. His last effort at commenting saw him unable to mildly swerve around an upright obstacle while driving.

  • TSF Book Club

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    David Baldacci - a calamity of souls.

    Very Grisham like, absolutely fantastic. Certainly in the top 5 books I’ve ever read.

  • Gaming/VR

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    agreed, bring back numbers, i remember during lock down we binged some movies (mission impossible, fast and the furious etc) and having to google which the next one was each time

  • Old people talk about the olden days

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    @mariner4life said in Old people talk about the olden days:

    @voodoo said in Old people talk about the olden days:

    Reading posts of Ferners Hamilton experiences puts so much else into context

    Fuck off Palmy Boy

    Someone from Palmy having a go at Hamilton.

    Pretty early in the year for a comedian fern award, especially while we wait for @virgil to sort last years but this has my vote !!!

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  • Tech Questions

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    Also considering this:

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    Flipper Simple TV Remotes and Day Clocks. Take the frustration out of day to day living for Elderly and those with Dementia NZ.

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  • Books

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    @mariner4life said in Books:

    @Chris-B said in Books:

    For sheer gob-smacking "truth is stranger than fiction" Mike Tyson's "The undisputed truth" is the best sports biography I've read. Page after page of WTAF!

    you read it and wonder how he ever won a fight

    Other fighters being scared of him was a massive factor. The ones that weren’t did much better.

    What a fascinating fellow he is.