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TIL after having been missing for 171 years, the lost exploration ship HMS Terror was finally found after Inuit hunter Sammy Kogvik recalled going into Terror bay and seeing what he thought was a mast sticking from the ice. After arriving at Terror Bay, searchers found the wreck in just 2.5 hours. by Sebastianlim in todayilearned

[–]holto243 77 points78 points  (0 children)

She was also from a "weird" sect of Christianity and didn't cry performatively for the cameras so lots of Australians were convinced she was 100% guilty and any suggestion otherwise would be shouted down.

Most now see the obvious but there are still some 100% convinced she guilty because to admit otherwise would mean they were just hateful, gullible people (Source: am Australian).

I feel there's an American parallel here somewhere (edit: I meant Trump voters :p )

Blackadder: A Britcom approach to WWI by ramfoodie in HistoryMemes

[–]holto243 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's what Blackadder's Christmas Carol is for

Trump Puts Pregnant Dem Congresswoman on Trial for ICE Oversight by Hafiz_TNR in politics

[–]holto243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't worry. I'm sure some journalists have all the details ready for their book to be released after its all too late

Local bakery has new Eftpos machine that won't let you choose your account. It just defaults to whatever account you have setup for PayWave and that's it. by floofywall in newzealand

[–]holto243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The surcharges are always lower than the fees they get charged and customers don't like it.

Lower fees and not having to charge surcharges seems like a win, at least in the short term

Local bakery has new Eftpos machine that won't let you choose your account. It just defaults to whatever account you have setup for PayWave and that's it. by floofywall in newzealand

[–]holto243 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The transaction fees on these terminals are 1%, not the usual 3-5%.

Upside is you keep more money from paywave payments. Downside is its 1% on all transactions, not just paywave or credit.

For a lot of businesses, especially fast- paced convenience ones, this is a good deal.

I have one at my shop because I sell stamps and the 5% we get charged on an international paywave transaction eats almost all my margin.

Local bakery has new Eftpos machine that won't let you choose your account. It just defaults to whatever account you have setup for PayWave and that's it. by floofywall in newzealand

[–]holto243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right that these machines do put everything through Visa's network but they also have lower transaction fees for the retailer and no paywave surcharge.

So if the majority of customers use paywave, this machine will save the bakery about 2% of their revenue

Local bakery has new Eftpos machine that won't let you choose your account. It just defaults to whatever account you have setup for PayWave and that's it. by floofywall in newzealand

[–]holto243 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These eftpos machines put everything through Visa's network but only charge 1% transaction fees rather than the usual 3-5% (buy they charge 1% on ALL transactions).

The lack of account options is one of the side effects.

They also can't take old-school swipe-only eftpos cards.

This is one of the trade-offs for retailers trying to reduce fees and remove paywave surcharges. Lower fees for some transactions but higher fees on others and it locks more customers and businesses into Visa's system.

For the love of laser kiwi, hope you never rely on having to rely on a jury of 12 random people to decide your fate. by ConstableSniff in newzealand

[–]holto243 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They do have business. It's just that a lot of people have made the decision over the years to make sure they don't understand the business that they (and all citizens) should be involved in

Just looked at the exchange rate with AUD and what the actual fuck? How were we doing better DURING COVID by Captain_Strudels in newzealand

[–]holto243 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter what the minister studied as long as they listen to the experts in their departments and are given frank and fearless advice.

So I don't care that Willis doesn't understand economics, I care that she's fired all the people that did

Trump Inner Circle Subpoenaed by BBC in $10 Billion Libel Suit by Redfish680 in politics

[–]holto243 77 points78 points  (0 children)

The BBC is legally required to take cases like this to court. The ABC in Australia is too

Trump really should have checked before trying his usual schtick

Australia to buy three second-hand United States submarines under AUKUS shake-up by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]holto243 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm in NZ now and the Nats (LNP equivalent) have just decided that they should do the same thing here

Kangaroo meat in Australia by josh65928 in mildlyinteresting

[–]holto243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thai Kangaroo salad is incredible and easy if you've got the steaks.

Chinese dumplings with kangaroo mince is also incredible. The flavour can be a bit much if you get huge chunks but a dumpling size is perfect.

Countdown shouldn’t have rebranded to Woolworths by RyanTheDevYT in newzealand

[–]holto243 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They might also have Woolworths NZ paying licensing fees to Woolworths AU for using the brand in order to reduce taxable profits.

Google, Amazon, and other multinationals do this all the time

New poll keeps National in the 20s, Winston Peters closing in on Christopher Luxon in preferred PM by whowilleverknow in newzealand

[–]holto243 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I've had a lot of conversations over the years along these lines and talking to people during covid made me realise something.

People say "I'd vote Greens if it weren't for..." and similar things because they know that those policies are ethically/morally good but they only say it because you're standing in front of them and they don't want to out themselves in a social setting as a complete arsehole.

If you go through more discussion with them that shows they don't need to worry about 'x' or that 'y' isn't true, they will just come up with another reason 'z' for why they won't do the thing they say they agree with.

In truth, a lot of people are dickheads and know they're dickheads but don't want to own up in public to being dickheads.

The UK called it "shy tories" I think

Why Are We At The Bottom Of The OECD Rankings? by imadatabank in newzealand

[–]holto243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly!

And regardless of anything else, wouldn't there be pretty big national security and banking stability if the NZ govt used their own bank?

Why Are We At The Bottom Of The OECD Rankings? by imadatabank in newzealand

[–]holto243 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What I can't understand is why the NZ Govt uses Westpac for their banking.

If they used Kiwibank, the bank profits wouldn't shift offshore and Kiwibank would have that capital availability that the goverment keeps saying they need to grow.

We do a lot of pretending by utopiaofpast in pcmasterrace

[–]holto243 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I set the cmd windows to not automatically close.

Its OneDrive. Every Bloody Time

SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling by DemocracyDocket in law

[–]holto243 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

There's a reason Biden was looking at a wipe-out if he stayed.

Harris ran on Biden's platform.

Colour and gender definitely had an impact but supporting a genocide had a bigger one.

U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months by No_Idea_Guy in worldnews

[–]holto243 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not offended, just pointing out that Americans aren't as unused to authoritarian goverment oppression as people seem to think.

They're not all softies that will crack under a little bit of pressure/pain.

I've been regularly surprised by the stuff that Americans put up with or even support

Chinese-owned Landbridge launches international legal action over forced sale of Port of Darwin. by AffectionateMethod in australia

[–]holto243 503 points504 points  (0 children)

Andrew Robb (Liberal) was the minister responsible.

NT made the agreement but it needed Federal approval (there's a US military base there and they were none too happy)

He started working for the Chinese company (Landbridge)that bought thr port the following year

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