The Silver Fern

Pretty grounded and humble interview in my opinion Steve. From both 🤷‍♂️

The respect between these two is so apparent and that's all down to Farrell. What a great coach he's been for Ireland.

I still haven't watched this game and don't know the score, but judging by the fact the thread doesn't have 800 posts, Italy didn't win.

@booboo in case you miss it across the ditch he now has the 5:00-6:00 am gig on National Radio.

First Up First Up

News and current affairs with Nathan Rarere, weekdays at 5am.

Quite bizarre at first hearing him doing political interviews etc after decades of sport and more mainstream radio

@catogrande haven't read the article yet. Thought the Genge tactic made for a fun watch, certainly created confusion and like I said during the game - worked in isolation, looked great! But then you look at the rest of what was going on and it seemed pretty gimmicky and not well thought through - everything after Genge smashing it up and making a couple of yards was dysfunctional and/or disorganised.

@nta said in Solar Power - Help Needed:

@victor-meldrew have a read of this:

Kerry Thoubboron  /  May 26, 2021 Comparing Microinverters and Power Optimizers | EnergySage Comparing Microinverters and Power Optimizers | EnergySage

Microinverters and power optimizers are two of the more popular inverter technology options. Learn how the compare.

Micro Inverters aren't necessarily better than Power Optimisers - just depends on the engineering of the system as a whole.

So basically you have three differences in how the panels operate:

Basic string - where some or all panels are on one circuit that feeds back to the inverter. This is how they used to do it in the old days, when people were getting 6-8 panels on one roof space. The issue is if one panel stops performing (breakage, intermittent shade, etc) it affects the whole array. Once systems got bigger you'd have multiple strings and so on, or if you had panels in different orientation, or needed to balance voltage.

With optimisers or microinverters you don't need to worry about any of that - one or more panels get shaded, the rest just power on.

On the same technical wavelength as the designer now and system set-up pretty much sorted.

Once again thanks for the help.👍

@Frank said in Investing - Property/Shares:

How is the NZ housing market likely to fare should there be a major recession?

Watch RBNZ lending/deposits with big banks. They need to grow for market to hold up.

@victor-meldrew said in Nigel Owens - 100 Tests:

@catogrande said in Nigel Owens - 100 Tests:

@nostrildamus said in Nigel Owens - 100 Tests:

He'd probably make a good commentator. Knowing the laws gives him an advantage over many of them..

He’s been bloody good to listen to in the Lions matches. Keeps his gob shut unless he has something of value to say or is asked by Warburton (also good). You get a slightly different viewpoint that makes you consider things differently.

Heard him on last nights game. Gave an excellent insight on what goes thru the Ref's mind at different stages of the game - which most of which wouldn't be remotely aware of. Great stuff.

Agreed

Best performance of the evening

Has anyone been using Syncplay or similar apps to watch movies or listen to music with friends?

I've been using https://www.airtime.pro/ to stream music to friends.

Any app or service suggestions? Would love to be able to stream music to friends easily from my desktop.

@Kirwan it definitely feels good when you pick up the cadence and shorten stride. My physio also told me to focus on keeping my upper body straighter, down from the shoulders, like your shoulders were on a coat hanger. Feels less like you're lumbering along and more like you're running at pace - and damn the stats that say otherwise!!!

@Snowy said in Chester Williams - RIP:

@booboo said in Chester Williams - RIP:

Unlike Chester I was lucky enough to survive my heart attack at age 49.

Which match were you watching?

RIP Chester.

Heh. Could bore you with the story but won't. Good Dad joke when I can say "don't you know I've got a heart condition?".

But this thread is about important people not me.

@jegga

Think it was Lauda himself who spoke the last tribute to James Hunt in that film. I've read they were good friends as well

@victor-meldrew I met him at a reception following the Munster-Eagles game of 2008. What a solid guy. He held my baby boy for a picture and I found out after we got home that they shared the same birthday! All the best to him for a happy and healthy retirement.

@crucial said in And we thought Buck was tough in Nantes...:

@canefan said in And we thought Buck was tough in Nantes...:

25 years Crucial? The right hand must be your longterm live in lover.....

You joke now. Your turn will come.

I have 2 CF jnrs. The joke IS on me

dunno who he is your worshipfullness, I was just minding me own business