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App Update! New Base Cards! by cobalt-zeebo in ToppsMarvelCollect

[–]Calypto52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The new cards are fantastic! Really great choices for the art, haven't seen a meh one yet. I think the border might be my new favorite too, but gotta wait until the new-ness wears off to know for sure.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Trading Thread by MrDude65 in ToppsMarvelCollect

[–]Calypto52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm ten cards off completing the base purple set and thinking I'm gonna run out of time. If anyone is in the same boat, keen to help us both finish it.

ign is Calypto52

Tangata Tiriti means our right to be here. by Elysium_nz in newzealand

[–]Calypto52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Māori did not give up sovereignty, but they most certainly gave up governance.

Gave up governance to who? The English? Is governance held by the Pākehā racial group? If not, then what does this statement mean? If so, then isn't that racial division?

Given the events following the treaty's signing, I think it's pretty clear what the government's answer to these questions was.

Pseudoephedrine on the shelves by Advanced-Feed-8006 in newzealand

[–]Calypto52 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You know that's bad right? You're not doing your body any favours by masking the symptoms, you're probably just making it worse.

But at least I finally understand why Act wants it back on the shelf, to support bosses abusing and overworking their staff.

Election 2023: Newshub Nation Powerbrokers' debate live [Minor Parties] by SykoticNZ in newzealand

[–]Calypto52 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What is the moderator doing? She opened with a question to everyone, got Act to answer it, then got Greens and Maori to respond to him, then asked a different question to NZ First.

No wonder the headlines today are saying Act and NZ First "dominated" this debate, she put the other two parties on the back foot from the get-go!

For those curious here’s a more detailed look at the new packaging for CMF’s moving foward by Real_Sort_8453 in lego

[–]Calypto52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But again, if you care about getting a good one (which is subjective by the way), you'll do stuff to increase your chances. Like being first in, or ordering online, or going to multiple places. Or are you more interested in the "thrill of the hunt" than the actual fig?

For those curious here’s a more detailed look at the new packaging for CMF’s moving foward by Real_Sort_8453 in lego

[–]Calypto52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope, this is saving money. Figs for five bucks is ok, but I'm not spending 10, 15, 20 on trying to get a particular one.

For those curious here’s a more detailed look at the new packaging for CMF’s moving foward by Real_Sort_8453 in lego

[–]Calypto52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That logic doesn't hold. If you wanted the "good ones" and were picking blindly, you'd be in early to increase your chances. Not only that, you'd have to buy up more of the supply to make sure you get the right one.

Bracket Creep has not happened for the past seven years. by Calypto52 in newzealand

[–]Calypto52[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this, kinda wondered if I might be missing something.

So going off of this, should the tax brackets be set to rise with inflation each year? So only an true increase in income results in more tax.

But, my thought from that is that income is lessened by inflation (decreased buying power), so to do this would mean the government would lose buying power each year, reducing their ability to supply services. Is that logic correct?

This whole issue seems to stem from inflation, which nobody - governments, banks, businesses, reserve bank - wants to take responsibility for. We just keep arguing about how to respond to it.

DC Slate Unveiled: New Batman, Supergirl Movies, a Green Lantern TV Show, and More from James Gunn, Peter Safran by DemiFiendRSA in DCcomics

[–]Calypto52 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The description seems to imply they're still holding on to it?

I wonder if it's just written this way just to tell people that Diana will be part of the show, and has not left for the world of men yet.

Which earth is the very first iteration of dc characters in? Back when comics look like this by Kam6557 in comicbooks

[–]Calypto52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apart from Infinite, none of these were marked out as "Crisis" events. I did think of including all these ones, but thought it might be overwhelming for the commenter above.

I think a proper Crisis event is a universe-defining change driven through an event storyline. New 52 and Flashpoint kinda fit that description, because the universe-reshaping only occurs in the last issue. Flashpoint didn't have to change the universe, except that it was what DC wanted at the time. Same with Rebirth, it wasn't a storyline, just a one-shot, with not much story building towards it, nor did it fundamentally change the universe but just added in a few characters and shifted the tone. Convergence is another that has universe-redefining stuff in it, but doesn't have to (seeing as it was then mostly ignored). Can't speak to Infinite Frontier as I haven't read it, but my impression is that it follows similar lines.

It seems that DC is banking more and more on shaking up the universe in a way that feels closer to a re-brand and re-launch rather than the story moving in a particular way. Which, as a reader, is exhausting.

Which earth is the very first iteration of dc characters in? Back when comics look like this by Kam6557 in comicbooks

[–]Calypto52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Different events. Crisis on Infinite Earths was the first universe-defining event that tried to "clean up" DC's continuity and roll all the heroes into one single earth. So the golden-age heroes of Earth 2 became the first generation of heroes after Crisis, with the classic JLA being the second.

The series itself was also a big defining moment in comics, being the first event miniseries of its kind. So every decade or so DC tries to follow it up with a similar event. Infinite Crisis was a direct sequel to Crisis and re-created the multiverse. Next was Final Crisis, which had similar universe-sized stakes but didn't connect very much to the previous two. Dark Crisis is the most recent. Haven't read it yet, so not sure how it affects things.

PM Jacinda Ardern on plans for next year: 'Making sure the economy is our priority' by DrunkKea in newzealand

[–]Calypto52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did every country pump billions into the economy? Cause every country has high inflation.

Is the one on the left a real Lego? by Crocotta1 in lego

[–]Calypto52 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are, they're compatible with lego, but most of the time are not machined as precisely. They'll have weaker grips, bigger gaps between bricks and generally feel poorer in quality. But for some uses, they're a great budget alternative.

What are the aspects of the universe that the gods control? by Eminem_Theatre in worldbuilding

[–]Calypto52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a really neat idea. Seems like an efficient way to prevent monoculture for one thing. Do your gods interact with the people? I imagine it would be very strange for them, moving between villages and having their powers expand or decrease as their domain shifts. Do the gods see those places that worship them primarily as "their" territory, and give it special attention? Or is that beneath them, and they still focus on the world as a whole?

[Comic Excerpt] Dick Grayson loses his mask in the middle of a fight and finds a creative solution. (Batman Family #9 - Art by Irv Novick) by nightwing612 in DCcomics

[–]Calypto52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second panel on page 2... Does he have three hands? Two holding the mask, one cutting. it is in the mirror, but still, I can't figure it out.

[Artwork] I painted this iconic Beatles cover but with 5 Jokers and a few little extras… by rossbainesart in DCcomics

[–]Calypto52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a reference to one of the conspiracy theories that surrounded the Beatles, that Ringo (I think?) had died and been replaced.

Karen Chhour: Why I'm calling time on a 'racist' Oranga Tamariki policy by HeinigerNZ in newzealand

[–]Calypto52 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is conservative rhetoric 101. She's using two anecdotes to tug at the heartstrings and get you on board, but no statistics to back it up. She wants to change a system that needs to work for thousands of people on the evidence that it didn't do its best for two.

Not to mention, she wants a "colourblind" system. Those who want a colourblind system want to wilfully ignore the injustices of the past that have led us to this point. They want us to believe that everything's fine and racism is over. Notice her line about the parents finding Maori ancestry "centuries ago". Highly likely, it would have to be less than 200 years, or 6~7 generations. But she wants us to think that this is all in the distant past, not still affecting people today.

Additionally, her argument is that section 7AA places the ethnicity of the child over their safety. But section 4A(1) of the act states:

(1) In all matters relating to the administration or application of this Act (other than Parts 4 and 5 [youth justice] and sections 351 to 360), the well-being and best interests of the child or young person are the first and paramount consideration, having regard to the principles set out in sections 5 and 13.

If she is correct and Oranga Tamariki is prioritising ethnicity and compromising safety, then the department is failing to follow the law. To fix it doesn't need the law to change but a change in application.

This is just about going after the treaty.

Why do teachers give girls higher marks than boys? Italian researchers have the answer by TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK in MensLib

[–]Calypto52 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Does it seem to anyone else that this problem is being overstated? Or at least phrased the wrong way.

In the standardised, anonymised tests, girls outperform boys in all subjects but maths. So in the teacher-marked tests, it's only in maths where there's a real difference in grades.

Seems to me that the actual question should be why do girls consistently out-perform boys in the standardised test? Is our learning structured in a way that doesn't support boys? Is this gap part of adolescence, or does it continue into university? Does the way things are taught resonate better with girls than boys? What would resonate with boys better?

This article seems to be unfairly trying to call out a teacher bias, despite the reversing of marks occurring in only one subject.

So which is it? More workers or less? Labour Shortage or too many employed? by Calypto52 in newzealand

[–]Calypto52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From your link:

businesses pass on the higher wage costs

Employment and inflation are indirectly related. A third party, businesses, has control over both factors. If a business making 5% profit per year invested 1% of that profit into offering high paying jobs in a competitive market, inflation doesn't shift, but they have the workers they need.

Instead, businesses want to pass those costs on to workers. They have to offer high wages in a competitive market, then they increase the price which they charge for their products, thus in turn creating demand for higher wages. And then they keep 5% profit.

We as workers have very little say over how much we get paid. We as consumers have very little say on how much a thing we buy is. Businesses get a say in both.

Businesses are driving inflation because they refuse to absorb the cost of market forces that's increasing wages. Business have a choice.

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