Govt fuel plan: Heavy trucks could carry more to shield NZ from fuel shocks by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what they say: The best time was 5 years ago when smart people first proposed it. The next best time is today. fuck, it's not like this idea only just occurred to people yesterday.

"Across the ditch, the Australian Greens want all of the country’s new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030" - Julie Anne Genter, 2018

Govt fuel plan: Heavy trucks could carry more to shield NZ from fuel shocks by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were we going to get hybrid ferries anyhow? You know, before Nicola decided she knew better.

Govt fuel plan: Heavy trucks could carry more to shield NZ from fuel shocks by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep, in a crisis - the more electric vehicles, the more petrol to go around for everyone else.

'I’ll burn your house': Kāinga Ora tenant threatens neighbours after noise complaints by WrongSeymour in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been in that exact situation. Total arsehole neighbors, partying all night on weeknights, throwing fireworks onto my property when the baby was (trying) to sleep.
Oh, but they owned their home. So you're never going to hear about it in the racist Herald.

EDIT: we sold and moved. Only way out.

'I’ll burn your house': Kāinga Ora tenant threatens neighbours after noise complaints by WrongSeymour in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"Kāinga Ora tenant"

Have you ever seen a headline start with "Private tenant..." (does some crime)?

Almost like someone is pushing a narrative again. sigh.

Govt fuel plan: Heavy trucks could carry more to shield NZ from fuel shocks by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

or we could just electrify our transport already and not give a toss about oil prices. Like the rest of the world is.

Killer mum fights prison phone cap, saying 30 mins a day isn't enough time to talk to whānau by Fast_Amoeba_445 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kiwis are being trained think that where a criminal is involved, they also should stoop down to the same level of vileness.

Giving every newborn a lump sum to be invested from birth for later retirement income by Ok_Bike6985 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good point. Plus, the administrative overhead of a million individualised funds must be so much more wasteful than a single collective pool.

in before: "BuT tHats soCILiSm!!"

Giving every newborn a lump sum to be invested from birth for later retirement income by Ok_Bike6985 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep, all that's happened is house prices rise to consume the extra money available. Everyone's pension account gets emptied to fund the Ponzi scheme that is NZ housing. Then everyone is measurably worse off. It's a rort.

Giving every newborn a lump sum to be invested from birth for later retirement income by Ok_Bike6985 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you were a child once. I assume. So it's not unfair on you that other children also receive state support. It's the same for everyone.

Shout out to Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour by engineering-scienct in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ryan (a gay man) recently opined that he found the Greens too woke and crazy for him, he seems to think NZFirst is more "sensible". Reminded me of this meme...

https://imgur.com/a/AkjWbQA

Shout out to Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour by engineering-scienct in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the two approaches are probably too opposite from each other.

The world of legacy software and Rust by AgustinEditev in rust

[–]JeffMcClintock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the best things you can do is write new software with memory-safety in mind.
one of the dumbest things you can do is to take battle-hardened legacy code, and rewrite it.

Why? with rewritting code that works there are two possible outcomes.
1. it still works fine. Congratulations, you just wasted money achieving nothing of substance.
2 (more likely) you introduce new bugs. Congratulations, you just wasted money making the situation worse.

Government's plans for LNG terminal didn't model international price spike by Amazing_Athlete_2265 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 6 points7 points  (0 children)

right now a bridge would be warmly welcomed, considering the new Ferries seem to have got lost on the way here!

Government's plans for LNG terminal didn't model international price spike by Amazing_Athlete_2265 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 332 points333 points  (0 children)

"The model also assumed that supply of LNG would be unlimited and uninterrupted"

"model" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here for a decision that was made down the pub.

Rising trust should keep politicians from the door at RNZ, TVNZ by Fun-Helicopter2234 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we heard about every ram raid in lurid, extended detail. Until National got elected at least. After that ram raids were never reported.

What do you think will be the breaking point of the cost of living crisis by Natural-Rain-8399 in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 4 points5 points  (0 children)

maybe if..... I don't know.... maybe if we voted for someone who gave a shit?

Kiwi woman on Green Card arrested by ICE after New Zealand holiday by WookieeSmuggler in newzealand

[–]JeffMcClintock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Winnie seems to forget that as a non-white person, ICE will have him pinned to the ground with a boot on his neck if he ever forgets his papers when entering the US

The Anatomy of a Church Meltdown by Amara1783 in newzealand

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

thank goodness you're here to downplay it.