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  • Sky TV

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    @JK said in Sky TV:

    both locations also are on fibre which helps

    This is the key. After I got fibre the stream went from shite to flawless.

  • Mobile Tech (iMessage)

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  • The Fun Police. Has It Worked?

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    @MajorRage said in The Fun Police. Has It Worked?:

    So, here's the thing. Has wokeness actually worked on me, or have time changed so much that classic songs / movies are now more of a real representation of an awful time for woman / lgbt that has passed?

    I think the term 'wokeness' clouds things a bit. It's become a bit of a loaded term.

    I'd say the more extreme political 'wokeness' would be saying that these songs/movies are offensive and should no longer be heard/seen. Or edited to reflect more modern sensibilities.

    What you are describing is a pretty natural and sensible reaction I think. We now know and understand a lot more about sexism/racism than we did in the 80s. Some things were OK to joke about then but certainly aren't now.

    The best response is to understand the context, but still wince at the funny rape scene or the slur in the Dire Straits song. I think that's a pretty good way to go about it.

  • UAP report

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    Tucker Carlson jumps the shark?

    Listened in and heard 18-and-half minutes of Dunning Kruger ...

    As much as I want there to be aliens ...

  • Car/ute advice please.

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    @jegga said in Car/ute advice please.:

    @Nevorian said in Car/ute advice please.:

    Are Landcruisers a thing in NZ. Perfect vehicle for the OZ environment, latest models with a few extras now well over a 100k though

    Yeah, the 24 valve 80 series really hold their value here . Shame the 70 series goes back to four cylinder next year.

    There will be a V8 in the future but WHAT- automatic transmission!

  • Old people talk about the olden days

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    I'm sure back in our day it was a right of passage to have a near death experience choking on a K-bar.

    I recall going on fishing trip with the old man and insisting on taking K bars with us, the poor fulla had a choking fit that started out as hilarious and descended into a genuine fear that I might need to take the oars and pilot the boat back to shore to get medical assistance.

    Thankfully he recovered and no emergency maneuvers were required by my 10 year old self.

    Ahh the fond childhood memories.

  • Bogans with kids

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    Sad story but good grief....

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  • Cartoons/comic strips

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    From: https://www.facebook.com/AwkwardYeti

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    @Crazy-Horse said in Stuart Macgill Arrested -300k Cocaine Plot:

    @chimoaus said in Stuart Macgill Arrested -300k Cocaine Plot:

    I thought there was more to his kidnapping, appears he has quite the cocaine habit. Funny how many ex-sportsmen end up with cocaine issues.

    https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/aussie-cricket-great-stuart-macgill-charged-over-300k-cocaine-plot/news-story/8fb423b36e20bf72ea2fa4362e6d7143

    There was always going to be more to that story. Things usually happen for a reason.

    News never came across the ditch on that one, at least not that I remembered anyway.

    But yes, Drug Cartels generally don’t just kidnap and assault any old Tom, Dick or Harry.

  • A bit of advice for South Island

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    @Kiwiwomble Have thought on that too mate.

  • Queensland Shooting

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    That situation with the guy from Marokopa could have some similarities to this.

  • Sky box

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    @canefan no

    Sky Sport now is only sport.

  • Possible Sky deals

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    Team. Back in NZ and my parents pay $90 for sky 😳😳😳 which drops every night

    Any suggested packages which get the rugby, trackside, uk tv, history etc and soho and don’t cost the amount? Fuck that seems steep to me

  • Tech Purchase Thread

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    @NTA said in Tech Purchase Thread:

    It is a Chinese brand called ZTE

    Welcome to the Fern Xi Jinping.

    Hope you dig Polish chicks....

  • Titanic tourist submarine

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    @MajorPom said in Titanic tourist submarine:

    @Bones on or in?

    Don't pretend you don't know

  • Cool pictures

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  • Who say's it doesn't snow in Africa?

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  • Electric Scooters

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    And I've just gotten on the train to see they banned them since 1st June for "fire risk"

    What a load of shit.

    thanks to the actual contributors above.

    No thanks to the predictable, and boring, joke brigade. Gave my delete finger a workout thought.

  • Wellington Hostel Fire

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    @MN5 said in Wellington Hostel Fire:

    @SynicBast said in Wellington Hostel Fire:

    I'm all good. Thankfully I live in a boarding lodge in Mt Vic overlooking the Basin rtahre than Loafer's Lodge which catered for a rather different level of clientele. I've been working 7 days a week until very recently which is why I've been absent (that and falling out of love with rugby).

    Really appreciate the concern.

    As long as you’re still in love with cricket, I imagine the views of the basin would be magnificent.

    Yeah, although the hedgerow has grown so much it obscures the view from our deck, but up on the second floor I am perfectly positioned at the southern end , around wide mid on. Still bitching mightily about makeweights like kuggeleijn being preferred to Boulty

  • Eurovision 2023

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    Finished semi 2, and the final. Enjoyed it actually. Amazing how quickly a tune can earworm with just a second listen.

    Still not as good as last year, though, which was a cracker.