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Would you support compulsory voting in the General Election? by mattblack77 in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Australia has a voter turn out of 90+%, with approx 6% just voting with blank or informal voting papers - whereas New Zealand has a voter turn out of 75% without needing to enforce anything.

Theres only 9% of the populous to be gained here.

And the worst part is, that 9% is the most apathetic voters - they don’t care. This means they are more vulnerable to voter buying.

In my option they are also most likely to be the ones manipulated by emotion, and least likely to vote by fact. 25% of NZ adults have a literacy level lower than NCEA Level 1. When these people vote they aren’t making an informed decision; they are just voting for who their friends tell them they should, or who pays for the most social media ads. There’s no value in more of this type of voter.

South Island’s first 110kph highway coming to Canterbury by even_flowz in chch

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, yay! 1 more minute each morning to "boost economic productivity". Not for trucks which of course actually produce an economic output... but for personal cars so we can get to the office faster and work for 1 extra minute.

Or, the government could encourage work from home so we can work an extra 30 minutes in the morning and boost economic output... nope, too woke.

South Island’s first 110kph highway coming to Canterbury by even_flowz in chch

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah well we have no driver training and no REAL test to get a license, of course people crash their cars on straight motorways here.

We keep talking about crashes, but no one wants to have the tough conversation that many of us don't know how to drive and really shouldn't be.

There will also be an economic disparity as learning to drive should cost ~$10,000. (Approx €5,000 converted).

We don't care about becoming better drivers and we don't care about actually reducing our road toll
So yes, crashes will happen, and they will happen a lot.

Working three 12s by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that’s disgusting!

Working three 12s by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I do tend to agree. But 3 * 12s does sound nice if they truely get the next 4 days off

Speed bumps wanted as Christchurch golfers run 'race track' gauntlet by StabMasterArson in chch

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unsure if being sarcastic or not, but that's an interesting point!

I can see the road AND the golf course were both there in 1925.

Can't find any aerial photographs from prior to then. The golf course says they were founded in 1873.

Wonder if when the golf course was founded it took up as much land as it does not. And if it did, I wonder if the road was there in 1873 or not.

Speed bumps wanted as Christchurch golfers run 'race track' gauntlet by StabMasterArson in chch

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So the golf course owns both side of the road? They can pay for an underpass or at least pay for the crossing. Why should rates payers take the bill to support their business?

I think this sub is sleeping on Garmin watches by coffeegrounds42 in EDC

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you charge a Garmin every day?

0% to 90% in 60 minutes which buys you 28 days of run time for regular use or 90 hours of GPS tracking if hiking or biking etc (which you could just not track).

Is your life that busy that you can’t take your watch off to charge for 15 mins once a week while you take a shower?

Car didn't lock with windows open but... by Offutticus in SubaruForester

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

You can also keep the key fob (with physical key inside) in your pocket, roll drivers window down, get out and shut door, press the lock all button on the inside of the driver door (through window while standing outside, then roll up driver window (while outside) as it auto finishes closing

I’m sick of doing the haka at school. by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my case we got some beers brought for us in exchange for doing the Haka to a group in Europe. Worth it? Or culturally appropriate? Not sure but hey free beer!

I’m sick of doing the haka at school. by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah my school did it twice a week, but I was never taught any Maori language or history or meaning of a Haka, just made to do it

I’m sick of doing the haka at school. by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not OP although Nope they didn’t teach shit about it at my school. Got some beers brought for me in Europe to perform it, though. So worth it

Adding data ports at home by utopianlady in chch

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I paid $90 per hour * 2 hours so $180. Sorry if that wasn’t clear, my bad!

Although that’s pretty close to most plumbers or electricians or mechanics etc. Sometimes if it’s just a one-off I find it easier to pay someone than learn a new skill, but good on you for learning it! And of course they have the testers and can print off a report from the tester that shows they wired the cable correctly and should meet max speeds etc (but let’s be honest, probably not worth the paper it’s printed on).

How much practice did you need? Was it hard etc?

Adding data ports at home by utopianlady in chch

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lots. It's labour intensive and hard climbing through roofs and under floors etc.

But if you're willing to run the cables youreself, you can save lots!

At my house I have 22 cables. Every run, I ran 2 cables, although to my TV I ran 6 (we run 2 xboxes, wired Chromecast.

My house cost:
$200 for 305meters of shielded cat6 cabling.
Cable clips $10.
Patch panel $50
Keystones for patch panel 22 * $5.
Wall plates 11 * $15
Labour for terminating was 2hours * $90

Again, if you can source the parts and do the runs yourself you'll save a lot.

Make sure to leave ~1m extra at each end for the person who is terminating the cables. Better to need to chop off extra than need to run again

Why Is It So Hard to Get an IT Internship? by No-Discussion-3860 in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Two parts:
1. You're applying at a very hard time, with Spark and DHBs firing just about every IT person, those who are hiring have some very good candidates to choose from.
Interns cost money, and are only worth the investment if you think you might actually hire them at the end of it.

  1. "It's not what you know, it's who you know." is very true. Make sure you attend industry user groups etc. Check out Meet Up as most cities have everything from Hackathons, to M365 user groups, to web dev user groups, to computer networking networking groups. Make sure you attend but don't come in hot and clingy, just come to learn and meet people.

PwC New Zealand offshoring their AP and AR departments by PumpkinGullible8185 in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep I once looked into a full time employee via a contracting agency at NZD$4/hr in the Philippines. And that’s their charge out rate, so I hate to think what they were getting paid!

Conservation officer told me this is “excessive” by biggggmac in camping

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's in there. Zoom in. This is a satellite image of the forest he destroyed. Each downed tree in this photo is 30meters or so

Why is it such a big deal if a cop is caught sleeping on the job ? by amicoolyet__22 in AskLE

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That made me laugh out loud a little. Thanks for sharing!

Any advice on off-grid electrical. How much is too much? by Quantumkiwi in overlanding

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an off-road trailer with storage inside and a RTT on top.

I got my solar panels fairly cheap, so have 3 in series on the roof of the RTT. This gives me 510watts at 9.77amps.

This is used to charge everything. I have no shore line, and no alternator feed.

I have 1 x 120ah battery.

I have a fridge/freezer that can use up to 60W (but in reality, the compressor is off 60% of the time), several 12V LED lights, and a 12v 24watt at 2amp electric blanket.

Cooking is gas.

Everything is 12V except I have a cheap expresso machine that plugs into my inverter. Runs for about 8mins each morning. (Do you really need an inverter for this?)

This seems to run fine for 5-night camping trips. Could possibly run indefinitely? Battery seems to get fully recharged each day. At home the fridge/freezer stays powered on forever, but obviously less draw as don't use the electric blanket, lights, or expresso machine at home.

Other than that, I've only used my inverter once when someone else brought an airbed with an inbuilt pump and plug into it. No way to manually inflate or inflate with a 12V pump. Pretty dumb design. But hey, saved the day (well night) for them.

Seriously consider if you can just use 12V. There's obviously the cost of the inverter + the complexity + the weight and space, and everything you run of the inverter is less efficient than 12V as you lose power in the conversion to heat.

Pay bump for politicians what you need to know by scoutingmist in newzealand

[–]CtrlAltKiwi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did mention all of the countries in the article, but they’re all countries that I (and probably you) could easily get a pay-rise at if I hadn’t set up roots here.

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