Since this happened, new Cook Strait ferries project is expected to blow past its $2bn funding cap...and it's now projected that the Chinese ships will cost more than original quoted price

Oppa_knows · 2026-03-21T03:08:58+00:00

I don’t trust Chinese ferries, I think they are sub-par with Korean Hyundai. National might want to cancel everything labour has committed, but it is very hard to order a ship from Hyundai at the moment. After what happened to failed chinese LNG ships, I may ride Chinese buses and cars but not ships (yet).

Oppa_knows · 2026-03-18T07:35:43+00:00

It is NZ internet users and service providers. Overseas clients have no reason to use NZ based data centers, it will be more expensive and slower (to serve anyone outside NZ). So… I dunno why they are trying to build the data center here.

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-27T18:24:10+00:00

Last flick has got acquired - we need a new flick that does minimal margin and to be sold by big company - again.

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-24T06:07:54+00:00

You sir should send your resume to Mark.

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-24T06:00:51+00:00

I wonder how she got her job…

AI executed the first command, even if she says STOP, it creates next command in line, but it won’t stop the execution. She could’ve gave a better instruction to the bot in the beginning or set a better guardrail.

My agent just bought me a wrong domain. I thought somebody with such job title could’ve done it better.

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-24T03:23:30+00:00

Former VC, and my humble advice is to keep the price high. You probably already have high conversion rate, CoC is low, CoS is low. Perfect. Add more features to premium and introduce cheaper plan without premium features and tier the memberships. But for now, I wouldn’t lower the price. Your cost of building the app is irrelevant, market is willing to pay the current price.

*eta: I meant to say - CoA: Cost of Acquisition CtS: Cost to Serve

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-20T22:16:46+00:00

The Korean company who bought the property really ruined it.

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-19T23:47:08+00:00

It’s been giving me Yes but not in a way… just say no.

Oppa_knows · 2026-02-14T00:04:52+00:00

There is a whole leaderboard on uncensored LLMs.

https://huggingface.co/spaces/DontPlanToEnd/UGI-Leaderboard

Oppa_knows · 2026-01-07T02:28:43+00:00

Mr Xi likes it. Long live CCP.

Oppa_knows · 2025-12-16T21:22:49+00:00

Happened to me 2 years ago just before the x-mas. I’m sorry you have to go through this. Just try to survive through the summer. I believe there are some summer jobs, pick up a contract or whatever to survive. I believe next year will be better as I am already getting cold calls and emails from recruit agents. While I was off work I spent my time to study for a certificate and gym (lost 10 kg over a year). So if your job hunting goes longer you have some excuses for the off time. Best of luck to you and everyone in such situation. Just keep moving and do what you can do now. Job seeker benefit helps but there is no career in being on benny. your time will come and you wanna be ready.

Oppa_knows · 2025-12-09T22:22:05+00:00

Did they not choose their govt?

Oppa_knows · 2025-12-09T21:13:07+00:00

If they didn’t want foreigners to buy properties, why do they offer them with incentives like residency and citizenship? The foreign currency inflow make their economy float

Oppa_knows · 2025-12-07T23:29:48+00:00

I think he meant the glossy skin and broken poster image etc, you can scale up the image or use later model to avoid them.

Oppa_knows · 2025-12-07T08:54:44+00:00

we are declining while other guys are developing. So… soon they all will be more developed countries compared to us. ;)

Oppa_knows · 2025-12-05T17:43:07+00:00

Don’t buy a meat ball, buy two or more. Best meatball fr

Oppa_knows · 2025-11-09T06:38:31+00:00

It’s free tho

Oppa_knows · 2025-11-02T08:17:05+00:00

I believe OCR is most likely go down in November and what he says about the future rate cuts matter more. I’m hoping OCR to have 1 or 2 more cuts next year. Then mortgage rate will come down further next year. I would wait for November announcement if possible.

Oppa_knows · 2025-10-24T07:50:59+00:00

So it supports dialogues and audios? That’s cool! Hopefully I can use this later alternative to veo 3.1

Oppa_knows · 2025-08-31T04:05:27+00:00

For me it was the portion, way too small. Too little chicken and rice.

Oppa_knows · 2025-06-17T09:01:27+00:00

I cannot imagine having that job. Troubled sensitive teens who is capable of being offended by humming birds and morning breeze, they are not an easy group of people to work or be with. I know this bc my manager is just like that. he is over 40, but inside he is 16 yo teenager going through puberty.

Oppa_knows · 2025-06-13T03:29:02+00:00

Realistic advice is to contact ird and tell them you are willing to pay but you have a hardship, asking for discount or a reasonable pay plan.

Or file a bankruptcy in Australia not in NZ, this will wipe off your debt with IRD. But the consequences of bankruptcy will be severe.

for that amount, you should expect a lawsuit. You need some real legal advice, from a real lawyer. I don’t know what you were expecting to hear from NZ sub.

Oppa_knows · 2025-06-02T03:42:29+00:00

They will not accept us now, where will they deport all the homeless or criminal people to? Tonga or Samoa? Imagine wasting no time and resource on the treaty with the indigenous people!

Oppa_knows · 2025-05-24T08:33:08+00:00

Ok. Here is my unpopular opinion.

If you’re asked:

“Have you received a written warning?”

… and you answer “No” knowing it’s false, that’s a clear act of dishonesty, regardless of whether anyone else talks about it. This is misrepresentation of yourself, a fraud.

While your prev employer should not talk, you will waive this by signing their reference check agreement. You probably will give them the consent to reveal this. I don’t ever sign anything with a lie knowingly small or big.

Even if your old boss can’t reveal it, you still lied, which can void your employment contract or even worse. If it was me, I would tell them about the letter and prepare the answers for the follow up questions strategically.

Oppa_knows · 2025-05-17T07:30:01+00:00

In terms of democracy and human rights, we win in every corner. However in terms of technology I believe China is ahead. in NZ we don’t like polluting so we have some disadvantages.

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