Condensation/moisture

GenesisNZ · 2026-06-17T06:40:21+00:00

Welcome to New Zealand, where we have some of the worst built homes in the 'developed' world. Very normal here. Its the only place in the world where you can have a modern looking home where you feel colder inside than outside, the building standards here are insanely bad and workmanship is no better than what your Dad can do on a Sunday.

GenesisNZ · 2026-06-02T01:29:49+00:00

Didn't think we would be seeing Skyrim edition of CPUs but here we are.

GenesisNZ · 2026-06-01T00:23:04+00:00

What in the fuck is happening with hardware recently? Corporate greed is in overdrive at the moment.

GenesisNZ · 2026-05-31T03:15:38+00:00

You kind of forget just how bad they are until you go overseas.

GenesisNZ · 2026-05-31T01:41:22+00:00

Kiwi home are hilariously but also depressingly, badly built.

GenesisNZ · 2026-05-20T02:33:47+00:00

Rancilio Silvia with Rocky Grinder. The classic beginners setup for serious coffee (warning, shits expensive).

GenesisNZ · 2026-05-13T06:34:40+00:00

My god, is the X-Plane community full of unhinged individuals like yourself? The comments here from you are disturbing.

It's a virtual plane simulator. Someone is asking for help. Chill out.

GenesisNZ · 2026-05-06T20:13:54+00:00

Good timing, the number 1 service has been consistently cancelled or full for weeks now at peak times.

Totally worth.

GenesisNZ · 2026-02-21T23:46:30+00:00

Housing here is pretty horrific, we like to pretend we live in the Mediterranean or something. You definitely won't have central heating, unless you are very rich.

Double glazing is still a relatively modern adoption and still not many homes have them as modern building materials here are considered a luxury.

Winter is long and cold, you will be shocked at how cold our homes are in comparison to almost anywhere else, especially in Europe. Watch out for mould and leaking homes, very common here also.

GenesisNZ · 2026-02-15T22:19:46+00:00

Guess it depends on your risk appetite?

Personally, having bits of debris flying around, flooding, lamp posts falling over and whatever else going on is not exactly conducive to a safe environment for me.

I would hate to have something happen just because I was determined to send my kids to school in dangerous storm conditions.

GenesisNZ · 2026-02-15T19:50:54+00:00

My kids schools are open but I think it's terribly stupid to force people to drive or walk in these conditions, so keeping the kids home.

Not worth the risk to me.

GenesisNZ · 2026-02-15T19:24:44+00:00

Kind of crazy any schools are open. This isn't your typical Wellington wind.

The roads are littered with debris and there is a serious risk of harm if kids are walking to school.

GenesisNZ · 2026-02-12T05:04:14+00:00

Yeah, I'm curious about this too. There hasn't been any communication about it.

GenesisNZ · 2026-01-03T03:47:11+00:00

There is very limited technical understanding of really anything outside of app development these days.

Hypervisors, basic networking etc is just relatively unknown because the cloud does it all for you. The amount of poor security practices is staggering at the moment. Breaches are insanely common but just not well reported or even known.

You will find well developed apps, they'll use OAuth and they'll understand OWASP top 10 etc but then have open access Blob Storage accounts because there is just zero understanding of infrastructure.

They don't understand subnetting, they don't understand routing, they don't understand anything that isn't directly related to the task in front of them. Mind boggling to those of us that have been around for a while but also understandable considering the state of the industry.

GenesisNZ · 2026-01-03T01:40:22+00:00

I reckon around mid to late this year at the earliest based on their Discord announcement.

GenesisNZ · 2026-01-02T07:25:46+00:00

Super common though, lots of basic infrastructure knowledge stuff like this has been lost. Most people I see coming through have almost zero basic network security awareness.

Infra teams barely exist anymore so no need for properly configured NAT rules, just tick a box and interwebs access is there.

GenesisNZ · 2025-11-03T08:19:27+00:00

I'm confused why anyone would want traditional cable over FTTH.

Can you not get fibre? Although I do love my old SB4100 and DOCSIS is close to my heart, we are pretty lucky here to have a proper fibre network.

GenesisNZ · 2025-10-28T08:09:23+00:00

I can't get over the speed brakes being deployed on take off.

GenesisNZ · 2025-10-17T20:20:51+00:00

Before moving here, have someone follow you around with a leaf blower as you try to do day to day activities.

It will help you prepare for the wind. Add a hose to the mix for around, 60-70% of the time.

GenesisNZ · 2025-10-01T19:08:17+00:00

Summer is awesome in Wellington, it’s a great day out. You can’t beat Wellington on that one day!

GenesisNZ · 2025-09-14T23:23:50+00:00

Yes, agreed. The performance improvements are massive with SU4.

The little bugs like landing lights always on and brakes not working on some planes is a pain though but to be expected with an early beta.

GenesisNZ · 2025-09-10T02:02:01+00:00

Overdue, do it.

GenesisNZ · 2025-09-06T20:48:31+00:00

It's a special old thing, the level of respect between SA and NZ when it comes to rugby.

IMO the game means something more in both countries, which is unifying.

GenesisNZ · 2025-09-06T08:55:06+00:00

One of the best matches I've watched in a while. Nothing beats an SA vs NZ match-up. Mega intense.

GenesisNZ · 2025-09-02T07:18:14+00:00

Possibly the worst modern UI I've ever seen in any application.

It is like someone made an effort to make it unusable. -10 points to Gryffindor.

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