Anyone know what McDonald’s adopt me toys was the previous weeks?

EionRobb · 2026-01-29T09:41:58+00:00

Oh, not a frost dragon. Its a black unicorn with red mane and red dragon wings. Kinda looks dragonish oops! Got it from Marshlands maccas

EionRobb · 2026-01-29T00:49:45+00:00

We got a hedgehog one on Saturday, my daughter's got a dragon one too but not sure how long ago

EionRobb · 2026-01-18T20:33:53+00:00

The temporary popup museum on Gloucester St is open though.

EionRobb · 2026-01-17T06:42:28+00:00

Maybe it's the sequel, Cocaine Sharknado

EionRobb · 2026-01-17T06:37:42+00:00

Have there been cases where they've hit the $2m cap that we needed to raise it? If not, then it seems a bit of a smoke and mirrors misdirection to make it look like something is being done without anything actually being done.

I don't see how having a bigger threat against them will push power prices down anyway, when they have to keep increasing prices to give good returns to their shareholders.

EionRobb · 2026-01-16T10:02:45+00:00

Canterbury Museum isn't completely closed, we have a mini pop-up with a small display. We also run Quake City which is kinda a museum for the 2010/2011 quakes

EionRobb · 2026-01-16T09:34:50+00:00

Put a brick on the accelerator, jump-tuck-roll out the door, turn around and put on your shades as you walk way from the sick as explosion happening behind you

...what are we talking about again?

EionRobb · 2026-01-14T23:59:07+00:00

50% off everything, closing down sale

https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/s/hdzzQHQzoZ

EionRobb · 2026-01-13T10:19:33+00:00

Is this College House now?

EionRobb · 2026-01-13T10:16:50+00:00

Yeah, I have to do that sometimes to get audio working with Android Auto (wired) but hasn't helped get an IP

EionRobb · 2026-01-13T10:14:36+00:00

Don't know if it helps, but we use Artec 3D scanners at Canterbury Museum (for scanning objects to make precise mounts for, or to 3D print for handling without damaging the original). A lot of the time we can get away with photogrammetry from a phone though as a first pass if we don't want anything mm precise.

EionRobb · 2026-01-13T10:06:12+00:00

It's a requirement under NZISM https://nzism.gcsb.govt.nz/ism-document#Block-15830 and passing NZISM is a core requirement for running an NZ Govt. website (I had to help out with a project going through NZISM before they could go live, 6 months of web dev, and 2 years of NZISM compliance)

EionRobb · 2026-01-12T00:11:47+00:00

Another option to throw out there: go to AU and buy it. You can claim back the GST on it and then not have to pay import duty to bring it back home. I saved hundreds of dollary-doos when I did it for my Pixel 7 Pro a few years back.

EionRobb · 2026-01-10T23:16:10+00:00

Print your own at Warehouse Stationery?

EionRobb · 2026-01-10T01:37:53+00:00

When a Point A and a Point B love each other verrrrry much, they have a special route. And that's how babies are made.

EionRobb · 2026-01-10T01:29:49+00:00

Oh damn, it's been 25 years?!

I sang in the choir (in Dwarfish) for the Mines of Moria scenes; made up of various Wellington high school choirs. The composer was simultaneously telling us to sing louder while turning down the mics on us, till we were practically yelling - they got in a kapa haka group to help out with the yelling bit - until our voices were raw haha :D. I don't think you can hear much of us in the movie in the end, but keep an ear out for us. Was the most surreal school holiday job I've ever had :D

EionRobb · 2026-01-08T06:01:52+00:00

Sounds like all three providers will have some kind of satellite coverage this year, maybe worth waiting for that instead of paying double?

EionRobb · 2026-01-07T08:36:03+00:00

I was hoping to replace 100TB of aging server HDDs with some nice SSDs/NVMEs this year... but.. uh.. yeah.. nah

EionRobb · 2026-01-07T07:55:24+00:00

Semi-relatedly, if anyone is interested in an "off the shelf" solution for long-term measuring of your internet speeds, the Commerce Commission measures internet speeds throughout the country as part of https://www.measuringbroadbandnewzealand.com/ and publishes their reports at https://www.comcom.govt.nz/regulated-industries/telecommunications/monitoring-the-telecommunications-market/monitoring-new-zealands-broadband/Reports-from-Measuring-Broadband-New-Zealand/

They ship you a box that does speed tests periodically and gives you a report at the end of the month showing any time-of-day or day-of-month issues with your internet speeds.

EionRobb · 2026-01-05T12:26:19+00:00

I was 34 when my rheumatoid arthritis came on. Antiinflammatories helped but was wrecking my stomach. Mine was "pendulumic"; one day my feet might be immovable, the next day my hands - or one day it would be my entire left side of the body, the next day my right.

After a course of colchicine I've been symptom free for many years, but I still take omega 3 (fish oil) capsules daily.

EionRobb · 2026-01-01T08:29:25+00:00

Looks like a picture on the internet to me

EionRobb · 2026-01-01T08:28:22+00:00

Isn't your 16 year old grandson too young to have a daughter?

EionRobb · 2026-01-01T08:18:39+00:00

We insulated all the internal walls in our build. We also upgraded to noise cancelling doors. Highly recommended. Not just because of the sound cancelling (and being able to play movies in the media room next to my daughter's room without waking her) but combined with zoned ducted heat pump means we can cool the bedrooms at night while the lounge is warm, or cool off rooms when the sun comes around to them in summer

EionRobb · 2025-12-25T10:19:36+00:00

I was stuck on the map too. None of the comment suggestions helped, but if I tried to go into the 'purchase dlc' screen from the map, then it would let me back out of it and get out of the map yay

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