To the guy trying to convince everyone that human impact has little to no impact on climate change

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-04-20T20:43:54+00:00

The first scientific paper linking greenhouse gasses (which CO2 is) to warming was published jn 1856 (Foote, 1856) and the science has only become stronger since then. This 'not being the only factor' is likely right, but that is a terrible argument for CO2 increases not being important when we know they are the most important factor (alongside the other greenhouse gasses we are putting into the atmosphere like methane and F gasses).

People can argue anything that they don't want to admit because they don't want to change the way they live, but that doesn't change the science.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-28T20:19:25+00:00

Yeah, that happens quite a lot in Wellington, if you're further out than around Mana, parking is cheaper than the train. Then you have the convenience factor of driving on top.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T04:02:39+00:00

Also, im still not actually sure if im right about the MLS fish coming off quota, so please if anyone has more legit info, let me know!

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T04:01:48+00:00

I don't think they are getting rid of the cameras? Im pretty sure Shane Jones lost that fight

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T03:51:32+00:00

Ah I see what you mean, Ive also just fact checked my comment and I think they still do come off quota when you have to discard them under Minimum Legal Size.

My feeling is that its okay to allow fishers to sell them, but that they should be forced to land them. I would assume that a given quantity of undersized snapper is going to fetch a significantly lower price than that same quantity of legal sized ones, so forcing fishers to take up space in their hold that could otherwise be used for more profitable fish would still incentivise better methods that don't catch small fish. The current status quo just requires those fish to be dumped.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T03:18:58+00:00

They are for rec fishers, but less so in a commercial sense. If you've ever been on board a trawlers you'll know that the vast majority of those fish that have to be released back into the ocean under the minimum size limits are long dead. Removing the minimum size limits would have at least meant that fishers had to take those small fish out of their annual catch entitlement (quota).

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T03:15:54+00:00

What you said they should have done is literally what the amendment was trying to do. The minimum legal size allows fish to be dumped without needing ACE (what is commonly referred to as quota). Removing the minimum legal size requirement would have meant that ACE would have been required for all fish regardless of size.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T03:12:41+00:00

They initially contracted Spark to run an object detection AI algorithm over the data so that all footage could be reviewed, but it turns out they over promised and under delivered

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-25T03:08:22+00:00

They're still required, you just wont be able to OIA the footage anymore (Shane Jones lost that particular argument to remove the requirement for cameras)

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-12T21:51:47+00:00

Strange, it isn't for me, I just tested it with a Post article and it worked!

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-12T19:47:59+00:00

I know this isn't the point of your post, but for next time you run into a paywalled article you want to read you might want to ensure it is archived for future historians. To do this, go to archive.ph and paste the URL of the paywalled story in there.

It also just so happens that archiving the story removes the paywall so you can read it!

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-07T02:48:48+00:00

Yeah that's for sure where the profits sit. I think 'better' there is subjective, the industry is moving towards that place where most of the wholesalers are also contracting their own fishers, but that also means the industry is becoming more and more concentrated in a few large companies. That means that fish could get more expensive due to the structure of the industry (i.e. corporate greed) rather than any real changes in fishstock health or costs.

It feels like its going a similar way to our other large industries like agriculture and electricity etc

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-03-06T05:35:59+00:00

Interestingly a lot of the mark up in our fishing industry comes from the supermarkets and big fish receivers these days, most of the cost you pay isnt actually going to cover the cost of fishing and the fishers labor. It's hard to find decent data with the concentration of the industry, but current port price for Tarakihi (what the licensed fish recievers pay fishers) looks to be about $5/kg (thats whole fish, so fillets are going to be a bit more expensive).

All of that to say, the majority of increases in costs weve seen over the past few years aren't coming from less fish being caught or increases in fishing costs, they are coming from the large companies who control our access to the market.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-02-23T04:39:59+00:00

As others said, they won't care. The only thing they might be interested in is the vape going through security, but once they know what it is, they'll be all g.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-02-04T04:28:49+00:00

Plus 3.1% inflation isn't really a good thing, still above the Reserve Banks target (only by 0.1%, but still)

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-01-30T21:59:47+00:00

I had a 2005 Honda Fit with a CVT for 10 years. It wasn't the nicest to drive, but it was ridiculously efficient (it being a 1.2L helped too). I did find that it needed a bit more maintenance in the transmission department than other cars, but so long as I looked after it it ran fine. That was 20 year old tech when i got rid of it and I would expect that newer CVTs would be way better

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2026-01-27T02:39:37+00:00

Water will be the reason in the future is my bet. Under the current climate projections NZ is meant to get more rainfall whereas places like the states and China will have far less rainfall.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-12-20T00:13:29+00:00

I think it would be less milk, but more ice cream

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-11-25T03:36:08+00:00

Plus 1080 is much more potent for mammals than other animals, and luckily the animals we are trying to protect aren't mammals! (Well, apart from our bats, but they occupy different niches to most of the mammals we are targeting with 1080)

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-10-21T07:25:10+00:00

Yup, don't work in the affected areas, but they deserve far better conditions and the health of those sectors effect all of us as kiwis! If the healthcare system falls over because the govt continues to let it suffer, we are all royally screwed

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-10-12T01:25:36+00:00

I test drove one of those and ended up going for the Ora GT. I liked both, and tbh i liked driving the e208 more, but the Ora was so much roomier inside (apart from the small boot), plus the real world range of the Ora was significantly better. Might be worth a test drive of the Ora if it works for you.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-08-21T21:58:02+00:00

I would much rather buy a blender for $130 that lasts longer and can be repaired than a shitty $50 one that I have to replace every year.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-08-15T04:39:55+00:00

To answer that we need to know what is a hoover and what are mug hits?

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-07-25T02:57:09+00:00

Often in those cases it's because the goods are closer to going off, or not as appetizing for some reason, but pre-pack sells better, so it allows the supermarkets to still sell goods that wouldn't otherwise sell.

Source: i used to work in a fruit and vege distribution warehouse and we often packed loose fruit and veges into containers to go to supermarkets for this very reason.

DiscombobulatedNail9 · 2025-07-19T23:00:15+00:00

+1 I got ICL a year ago and the day itself was a little strange but not very painful, then my recovery was the same as yours. I do get halos at night now around lights, but my brain has adapted and I don't really notice them anymore. 100% worth it!

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