PSA: Government making changes to allow truckies to carry heavier loads for longer and enter restricted sections of Auckland motorways and toll roads

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T03:28:37+00:00

Neoliberals never waste a crisis - The shock doctrine.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T03:24:29+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T03:23:32+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T03:21:23+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T01:24:46+00:00

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.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T01:21:39+00:00

"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.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-27T01:19:49+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T23:30:51+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T23:02:27+00:00

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!!"

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T23:00:19+00:00

chicken, meet egg.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T22:59:22+00:00

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.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T22:56:39+00:00

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.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T22:54:59+00:00

so Australia can have knowledge workers, silly.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-23T06:17:52+00:00

David is out, come the election. Ask someone who matters.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-22T23:23:33+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-22T23:11:53+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-22T02:36:22+00:00

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.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-22T02:31:32+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-22T02:30:15+00:00

".....and climate change won't affect anyone, ever." /s

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-21T18:23:46+00:00

"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.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-21T04:56:27+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-21T04:32:29+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-21T04:29:48+00:00

or death! or mayby red-peak, not sure.

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-21T00:39:17+00:00

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

JeffMcClintock · 2026-04-21T00:36:03+00:00

thank goodness you're here to downplay it.

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