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  • Commented on Dead plots
    @1080 Well 666 is a no brainer in a US context Once upon a decade I used to know the algorithm for creating the check digit in NZ's Social Welfare numbers. Long forgotten. I could still look at a SWN...
  • Commented on "It'll all be over by Christmas" (Part 2)
    "If your move is signed off at Ministerial level. I assume guidance was sought before headhunting internationally, in this case for a forensic pathologist position - not many suitable candidates in a population of 5 million." Yes. NZ Defence lawyers...
  • Commented on Roll the dice
    Working for British Gas 20 years ago we were quoting for new/upgraded gas supplies in cu.m and KW, with BTU and cu ft being a legacy mode to convert from. If the home of the BTU can adapt... There is...
  • Commented on Cough Cough
    Hamilton jetboat Jet Sprints, with added compulsory jumps and a throttle that only does 'off' or 'full'....
  • Commented on Cough Cough
    Catching up on comments... I work in an area where I deal with or work with a lot of newish lawyers and new law graduates. One of the more common comments is that a law degree (LLB) just doesn't teach...
  • Commented on Cough Cough
    Ahem - New Zealand actor Sam Neil....
  • Commented on Public appearances in a time of pandemic
    Level 4 Lockdown (NZ) - excludes essential visits to supermarket, chemist, petrol station, etc, walking in public as long as you observe a 2m distance from others. UK-style allotments aren't a thing here in NZ, so I have no idea...
  • Commented on Public appearances in a time of pandemic
    NZ has a lockdown except for essential services as of Wednesday. Working in Legal Aid I fall into that category. Tomorrow we'll find out what is doable in terms of 'work from home'. I bus to work & don't have...
  • Commented on COVID-19
    Thanks for the reply. As I said "I hope"... For now, everything is wait-and-see - so much unknown. Having done the UK-NZ trip a couple of times via several routes, yeah it's a bugger any which way even at the...
  • Commented on COVID-19
    PS The office manager handed out a box of tissues to each staff member today. My brain is fuzzled......
  • Commented on COVID-19
    Skimmed through the ~120 comments so far, so apologies. Not many found cases in NZ yet, I see one of the two latest 'suspects' tested negative. I have no idea if that Korean cult has a presence here - haven't...
  • Commented on CASE NIGHTMARE BLONDE
    There's a rare and interesting 'behind the curtains' look at how HM might exercise soft power from Australia in 1979. Through a loophole, communications that are subject to the 100 year rule in the UK were available after 30 in...
  • Commented on Ask me anything!
    I'm sorry, I didn't mean it as a personal dig, and I know you've had shitty real life stuff to deal with over the past two years. I like what goes on here and would hate to see it go...
  • Commented on Ask me anything!
    Ask me anything: Is there anything that would make it more likely to get more female commentators to the blog? Or commentators under the age of 50?...
  • Commented on Ask me anything!
    Greg Tingey @ 567: Breach of the OSA? Sure. Who what and how, beyond the media publications? We'll have to wait and see. But as always 'cui bono'? Treason? "or if a Man do levy War against our Lord the...
  • Commented on Social architecture and the house of tomorrow
    2119ad - Let us remember the starting point of this 'What If': What is the home of 2119 going to look like? (Assuming no collapse of technological civilization, and an orderly--and complete by 2119--migration to renewable energy sources. Also assume...
  • Commented on Upcoming appearances
    I took a visit back to NZ for the Millennium while I was living overseas, did a bus tour around the bottom half of the South Island. That thing about seeing your own country - especially since so many people...
  • Commented on Upcoming appearances
    PS, If you don't want to drive, then Intercity Bus might be more to your liking - something like this: https://www.intercity.co.nz/bus-pass/travelpass/new-zealand-itineraries/north-island-adventure-travelpass/...
  • Commented on Upcoming appearances
    If you're taking the train from Auckland then you'll have no chance for stop-offs in the North Island, since it only runs 3 times a week - jump on jump off doesn't work if you have to wait three days...
  • Commented on The Inevitable Brexit Thread (2)
    My go-to on Hubbard for a long time has been Russell Miller's 'Bare Faced Messiah', of which I have a HB copy and has been available as a free download for the past 20 years....
  • Commented on Three pieces of news about the Laundry Files (UPDATED!)
    Congratulations on the nomination. There's only one in the 'Series' I'm not familiar with at all. There's some interesting competition. As for the rest of the list, my first thoughts are: Oh boy, 'Novel' is going to be interesting(!), and...
  • Commented on Someone please cancel 2019 already?
    I like what you've said about the NZ polling places in Aus, since I've never seen anyone ever mention that before. Lots of similarities between the two countries - Saturday voting, compulsory enrolment (tho' not voting in NZ), sausage sizzles....
  • Commented on Brexit! Means! Brexit!
    The UK as 51st state, or 51-54 or whatever, is fun to play with just to see how it effs up the US house/senate. Nobody with the sense of a hyperactive kitten should consider it seriously. Certainly, nobody south of...
  • Commented on Dread of Heinleinism
    I missed seeing this entry posted, so have ~300 comments to catch up on... getting there... I went to dig out my copy of Heinlein's "Take Back Your Government" - non-fiction written in 1946 but not published until 1992. Unfortunately...
  • Commented on Sitrep
    Off topic, but we're past #300... Charlie, any intent to head to the antipodies in July/Aug 2020 for CoNZealand?...
  • Commented on Happy 21st Century!
    JBS @ 736 "How do you get 1,350 to 3,600 cards" I was thinking of what a CD could hold as pure plain text data versus what it or the fiche can hold as page images. A CD can hold...
  • Commented on Happy 21st Century!
    A standard 'fiche card is A6 & commonly holds 98 to 160 images, depending on the reduction, though they can go up to 270 images. My copy of Asimov's Fantastic Voyage II is 392 pages in hardback so would take...
  • Commented on Solarpunk rising, or how to turn boring bureaucratic meetings into creative fodder
    Absolutely and completely off topic... Could anyone advise if there is a reputable NZ/AUS/ZA shop in York? Asking because a sib is moving there......
  • Commented on Test Case
    A question, since I don't know enough about the difference between the Scots & English legal & police systems: Assume in the scenario: Scotland is part of the UK, both outside the EU. The accident is in England. The dispatchers...
  • Commented on Test Case
    I'm only about a third of the way through the comments at this point, many of which are interesting and are causing me to pop up a few search windows and dive around Court judgments etc. In NZ there are...
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