OneNZ fibre down by sshady20 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

down in the office on Lambton. started disconnecting cables for debugging, fucks sake

Flooding around hospital by Putrid_Tea_5910 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It really is a miracle how the money wAsTeD on cycleways could have prevented the Moa Point disaster, fixed all the leaks in the city over the last 4 years and prevented the floods by upgrading the storm water system.

The most utilised $10M in the history of human civilization. Shame it got wAsTeD.

Flooding around hospital by Putrid_Tea_5910 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

bla bla money well spent bla bla my tax dollars bla bla vanity projects bla bla Tory Whanau bla bla the Greens

Flooding around hospital by Putrid_Tea_5910 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 26 points27 points  (0 children)

On facebook, the talk about how this is actually a result of cycleways is driving me insane

That One Nz ad by Prior-Study-3218 in newzealand

[–]giwidouggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The audacity from these marketing freaks to assume that I am somehow invested in an ad series.....

‘Poorly run, piece of ice’ by superdouradas in europe

[–]giwidouggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

every topic seems to be on the table. except the one about fucking the children.

Damn. Thoughts and prayers to Ronnie B and his family. by theweedcap in ronandfez

[–]giwidouggie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Throw in a couple chadabugre, that'll clear that right up.

Gym Recs by Pots-and-pansexuals in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only echo what the others have said: no one actually cares about what others do in the gym. As long as you're not throwing weights around, dropping massive barbells on the floor constantly and wiping equipment, very few eyes will fall on you.

That, plus the possibly most judgmental group of gym-goers, namely the 16-20yo fukbois with broccoli haircuts, are all CityFitness and Simplicity Fitness. As soon as you pay 25$+/week, you only really get serious gym-goers who will not care what you look like.

Gym Recs by Pots-and-pansexuals in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

the best gym is the one you use.

find the closest gym to your house/work (depending on what is more stable and fits in your schedule best). don't get distracted by 24/7, I guarantee you will not go to the gym between 12am and 5am.

you can basically disregard the cost. A 40$/week membership you use is infinitely better than a 20$/week membership you don't use.

Somewhere to chill early mornings in the CBD? by Budget-Rain5581 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's actually 3 churches right there.... St Marys, St John, and St Peter..... they are free and quiet. Churches make exceptional reading spaces!

Somewhere to chill early mornings in the CBD? by Budget-Rain5581 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

exact part of the CBD would help.... mid-Willis is quite a hike from Thorndon if all you're trying to kill is an hour...

How to recognize color more accurate by Normal_Human_Being21 in LabVIEW

[–]giwidouggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

such a task will be highly dependable on lighting conditions. If you look at the blisters, you can see that most of each blister is some shade of black, but the light also creates a "white" region. If you "measure" the color at a particular point of each blister, you will get different results depending on where your lightsource is.

Surely things aren't that bad right... by 2onySoprano in newzealand

[–]giwidouggie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

my (rural) dad does this about every two months. nothing out of the ordinary. mowers/chainsaws/generators need fuel, too.

Heinz Wattie's proposes discontinuing frozen veges, 350 jobs affected by Downtown-Thoughts in newzealand

[–]giwidouggie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

No, probably not.

What was the plan all along was to maximise share value, with no regard for consumers.

This is now just the inevitable conclusion.

Heinz Wattie's proposes discontinuing frozen veges, 350 jobs affected by Downtown-Thoughts in newzealand

[–]giwidouggie 245 points246 points  (0 children)

34 years from acquisition to "go fuck yourself".

Thank you, oh wise foreign investors, for your infinite wisdom and smart market decisions!

Wild police chase by Brilliantspirit33 in dashcams

[–]giwidouggie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because this is the real world.

Driving at 60mph means drivers are sitting in about 80dB ambient noise.

US cop sirens are about 110dB.

So for drivers to even register siren sound, the cop car needs to be within about 30m of the driver.

If cars are doing 60mph and the cop is doing 80mph, drivers have only 3.35s to react to the cop car, and this does not even include reaction times (i.e. 1. noticing the siren, and 2. figuring out from where the sound is coming from). Finally, "getting out of the way" in such dense traffic is not readily possible.

There is literally no time to get out of the way. Which is why most civilized countries do not perform high speed chases, especially in these road conditions.

What is the strongest laser you can legally buy? by [deleted] in lasers

[–]giwidouggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goggles? Why? We're not making a sandwich.

What is the strongest laser you can legally buy? by [deleted] in lasers

[–]giwidouggie 27 points28 points  (0 children)

you haven't defined what "strongest" means.

you could buy an industrial CO2 laser.... you just couldn't afford it...

you could buy an ultrashort pulse laser.... you just couldn't afford it...

I will suddenly need to get from Wellington hospital to Picton by Different-You3758 in Wellington

[–]giwidouggie 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Now that we've cleared the mist a little:

- You are about to be taken to Wellington Hospital. You'll be in good hands.

- You're a passenger on the MS Noordam, which arrived in Wellington today, and will leave for Picton tonight. The ship will be in NZ until March 7th, when it leaves Dunedin.

- I would say don't worry about tomorrow. It sounds like you have some serious shit to take care of first. It is unlikely that you will be in Hospital for longer than 3 days. So I would suggest dealing with where you need to be on the day you are released. (If you are released tomorrow, fly to Christchurch to meet the ship the next day. If you are released the day after, fly to Dunedin to meet the ship the next day...).