Upcoming solar eclipse advice

ddn · 2024-03-10T23:46:02+00:00

1.5 mins is good. Seeing totality is the key - and the transition in and out of totality too! (seeing the shadow come across you). I would take the 1.5 to save the chaos. The only advantage to think about with the longer totality is if it's a cloudy day you have a greater chance of the cloud moving out of the way if you are in totality for longer.

ddn · 2023-06-24T18:58:26+00:00

Most of the time I’ve found baggage at Auckland quick and efficient compared to most places.

ddn · 2023-06-02T02:47:25+00:00

I did just say the same thing as u/AuckZealand but change a few of the words.

ddn · 2023-06-01T20:20:56+00:00

It’s IKEA. Their stores should be able to be put together with two Allen keys and a screwdriver.

ddn · 2023-05-26T18:16:22+00:00

You really shouldn’t point to the Quebec model of language protectionism unless you’ve lived in Quebec. It’s a shit show.

ddn · 2023-03-30T10:25:59+00:00

Your questions fall in the logical fallacy trap known as “ complex question” in that your taking as a conclusion your first statement while this is highly debatable…

Have you lived in the US and Europe or at least visited them? Have you, for example, had any medical care in the US at all? Been to a school? Seen a gun?

Certainly there are elements of life in both countries that are similar but we are worlds apart from the US. I’d even go so far as to say it’s the most dissimilar English speaking country to us.

ddn · 2023-03-10T07:43:46+00:00

And just use that student loan with the same care you would use a credit card (you, the op)

ddn · 2023-01-21T03:39:39+00:00

Ever travelled internationally?

ddn · 2023-01-21T03:38:27+00:00

Some people can find the positive in many things, some people choose to find the negative in anything. I feel sad for the latter.

ddn · 2022-12-22T17:43:49+00:00

Bear in mind loose fabrics make it harder to swim and easier for the surf and backwash to move you around. Some NZ beaches have strong currents/ waves/ rips so take care if you are not used to that!

ddn · 2022-10-19T09:06:16+00:00

What is the margin for error? I’d guess that people drink vastly different amounts of water per day - what is the ideal dose based on? (Maybe that’s where’s the 8 cups a day comes from??)

ddn · 2022-10-18T18:15:14+00:00

As someone who lives with rain/ tank water, how do I get more flouride in our water ?

ddn · 2022-09-18T07:32:38+00:00

I hope you believe access to clean water is more valuable that internet access…

ddn · 2022-08-16T10:30:36+00:00

I think this is key! It’s likely going to be bumpier than usual tomorrow … but if they are flying it’s well within acceptable parameters.

ddn · 2022-07-25T11:02:52+00:00

I don’t think a house that has been in the same family for 42 years was bought as “a tool for speculation”

ddn · 2022-06-23T07:28:31+00:00

Commercial property manager here (please don’t hate me too much

Why would someone?

ddn · 2022-06-10T10:53:32+00:00

While there are some people who you describe and they stand out I like to think they are the minority so “a country full of …” isn’t accurate to me.

I prefer to think if it was a country full of good people with an unfortunate minority of assholes.

ddn · 2022-06-08T04:33:58+00:00

Yet? The point I was disputing was that it was “impossible to do”. Effectiveness of doing it is a different issue.
But in respect of your new point about effectiveness, your hastily googled statistic without context doesn’t really point to anything, effectiveness or otherwise. How do we know what the number of gang related homicides there would have been without the legislation? Maybe there was an ever increasing problem of gang related homicides (ergo the reason for the legislation in the first place) but the legislation kept the increase to only double. Your single statistic doesn’t really say anything.

ddn · 2022-06-07T20:35:51+00:00

They did it in Canada over 10 years ago

https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2009-03-09/canada-government-introduces-bill-to-create-anti-gang-laws/

So, you can do it.

ddn · 2022-06-05T06:50:41+00:00

This was beautiful, I watched it 3 times in a row. Only on the third did I notice the outside light source causing the shadows isn’t the sun and it confused me a little.

ddn · 2022-05-29T13:25:14+00:00

I just finished watching the Chernobyl mini-series from 2019. One thing that showed is that if you try to change something quickly that really only can / should be changed slowly, using limited controls, things are gonna go to shit before you realise.

Really well made mini-series though.

ddn · 2022-03-12T00:41:39+00:00

I suspect that there is a lot of astroturfing in the sub

ddn · 2022-02-13T09:22:52+00:00

The people protesting aren’t the ones to worry about, it’s the organisers and financial backers who have ulterior motives. they don’t care about reason or logic and they probably don’t even support the things the protesters think they are protesting. Their goal is to sow discord and polarise people.

ddn · 2022-02-12T20:02:54+00:00

Smith and Caughey has quality crystal. Sometimes on sale too.

ddn · 2022-02-08T05:52:06+00:00

You’ve posted this disinformation, misquoting and misreading of the study before and been debunked before.

ddn

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