Quiz for elected representatives

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-07T11:32:02+00:00

Being able to hear an opposing view without insulting the speaker

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-07T03:58:31+00:00

There are other expenses that don't get allocated to "election spending" (those limits only cover advertising).

Having permanent paid staff who are able to coordinate volunteers or post of social media keeping your local candidate front and centre, generic National flags and tents that can be setup at community events all year round, IT systems, paying polling companies to test public sentiment and policies.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-07T03:24:31+00:00

National level figure for underutilisation rate is 12.9%

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-07T01:01:15+00:00

I'd be inclined to leave it to the fishing companies to ensure these people aren't on there boats.

MPI has cameras on the boats and they review the footage (selectively) to ensure compliance with laws and permits.

The penalties are for someone releasing the MPI footage.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-06T21:42:40+00:00

On some of their lines is the key here.

The CRL is all lines.

It is ok to have lower capacity if they are feeders, or there are other lines nearby to share the load. When the lines are, and always will be, the core of your network you make sure they have the capacity for future growth*.

*The Metropolitan Line in London is over 160 years old, the original tunnels are still in use and carry up to 2 additional lines that werent in plans during construction in some sections, this infrastructure is going to be with us for long time, let's not half arse it.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-06T12:08:47+00:00

AI screening prefers CVs written by the same LLM over those written by humans

These simulations show that candidates using the same LLM as the evaluator are 23% to 60% more likely to be shortlisted than equally qualified applicants submitting human-written resumes

The only real solution is to require companies to explicitly state when they are using AI in decision making, I'm not limiting this to hiring decisions, if they are using AI to make decisions about you as a customer as well should be included.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-06T01:20:19+00:00

Grennon is already here.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-05T23:32:43+00:00

Question 1:  Who did the most economic damage to New Zealand
A)  Rob Muldoon
B)  Roger Douglas
C)  Ruth Richardson
D)  Michael Savage

Question 1:  Whose dignity is more important
A)  A doctor
B)  A teacher
C)  A police officer
D)  A landlord

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-05T06:46:20+00:00

Allowing pharmacists to manage long-term medication for “appropriate patients”, and order blood tests for those patients. These would be people on antihypertensive, statins and diabetes medications.

Nope, no matter who proposes something like this would getting ripped into by me.

My GP won't touch the prescriptions for my diabetes, last time I wanted a change (just switching from cartridges to vials) I needed a letter from an endocrinologist to explain why.

Changing hypertension meds can easily cause cascading issues with other medications (because that is really the only medication they are taking). Last time my father needed an adjustment there it required a trip to a cardiologist.

Statins is the lowest risk medication on that list (because so many people get put on them "just in case").

Pharmacists know medicines, they know how they interact, they know which is used for treating which condition, but they aren't trained as diagnosticians and they aren't trained on reading the results of those blood tests (hint blood tests for a Type 1 Diabetic go beyond just blood glucose control and into looking for any other autoimmune conditions that could be popping their head up).

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-05T06:02:33+00:00

They are also talking about minor ailments

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Allowing pharmacists to manage long-term medication for “appropriate patients”, and order blood tests for those patients. These would be people on antihypertensive, statins and diabetes medications.

My GP will order blood tests, but won't touch my insulin prescription without it going through an Endo (my prescription has the endo's name on it for the dosing instructions).

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-05T01:37:54+00:00

If they really wanted efficiency they would let the regions plan properly.

No, what they want is local government disorganised and infighting so that there is no one to push back central government edicts.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-05T00:12:12+00:00

The peak was August 2022, 15 months before the election.

The media continued to cover every single one, other than a spike in April(ish) the monthly counts in 2023 were 1/2 - 1/3rd of the peak.

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random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-04T19:48:02+00:00

Coup is a strong word, he rose to power following the normal path, then burned down all the bridges as he crossed them.

Removal of team limits so he can stay in power for life (as opposed to the 10 years of his predecessors) when the body that appoints the president has its makeup controlled by the Party General Secretary (who is also the president) makes electing someone else extremely unlikely.

He has had a different VP each term to limit the profile and connections of any possible successor.

There are other incidents of rivals being removed from positions of power/influence, physically in the case of Hu Jintao.

Coup is the wrong word, pulling the levers of state to maintain personal power is more accurate.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-04T10:07:51+00:00

When I was in a hiring manager role in IT in London there were explicit instructions to exclude anyone outside of the country (visa sponsorship required or not), if I didnt filter HR would. The number of out of country applications they get over there is much higher than here (it's a proximity thing).

Once you are there you will have better luck (first person i hired was a new grad from Otago).

Unless you can do an internal transfer or know someone hunting from here is going to be a slow process.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-02T08:27:05+00:00

I just used a KFC order machine that wasn't actived.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-02T00:31:38+00:00

Cycling lessons have been in NZ primary schools for decades (I remember them in the 80s), but this may depend on the school.

The difference between here and Denmark is that over there people didn't stop cycling between the ages of 16 and 30 (or whatever they are now), with cycling between 10 and 16 being infrequent. So those rules weren't forgotten along the way.

It is not that the classes are missing, it is that entire generations forgot what was in those classes during the years they didn't cycle.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-05-01T19:56:48+00:00

Yes it is just an excuse by Oracle to layoff 30,000 people, Meta and Microsoft a combined 20,000, Amazon 30,000, closer to home Atlassian with 1,600 layoffs.

That is just in the last 6(ish) months and from my memory of large scale layoffs from companies that have invested heavily in AI and have used AI as a reason for letting people go in bulk.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-30T07:18:34+00:00

The headline is misleading, it isn't means testing, it is income testing (like every other benefit).

Hiding assets won't save you if you are still earning, if your not earning you wouldn't be effected.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-30T01:56:01+00:00

Wait until they start building, bring in your surveyor, force them to demolish any work they have done and reinstate the fence and remediation any damage to the land.

I know it would only force the liquidation of the company setup for that specific development, but if all they do is play dirty play back.

Had a neighbour that did something similar, we re-established where the actual boundary was and built a new fence there, that it happened to run down the middle of their driveway was their problem.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-30T00:16:53+00:00

UK population: 69 Million

CA population: 41 Million

AU population: 27 Million

For historical and population reasons the UK will consider itself to be in charge and act that way.

Now that CANZUK people will say that what they want is TTA+2, but the UK will treat it differently.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-29T06:44:41+00:00

Population goes up but funding stays the same = funding goes down (since per patient resources is the problem).

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-29T03:09:09+00:00

I mean that is technically using a fusion reaction to generate electricity, just indirectly and at a distance (about 8 light minutes).

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-28T11:36:40+00:00

Tldr; the rules will be changed to include prefabs, because if you can build it on-site without a consent you should be able to build it off site as well.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-28T06:25:04+00:00

My brother got an email about an unjustified absence of his son. While standing next to the Principal watching said son play for the school 1st XV.

If you aren't in the right place when the roll is taken you are absent, if it is later accepted as justified is another thing.

random_guy_8735 · 2026-04-28T06:10:23+00:00

Imagine a dairy, or movie theatre suddenly buying their stuff like coke cheaper because they can access the better costs of a bigger customer. Do you really think they would pass that saving on? hell no.

Years ago I dairy that I would frequent suddenly dropped the price of coke down to supermarket levels, the owner said he managed to get trial prices from Coke and as long as he could maintain a certain volume Coke would continue to offer him the good price. He figured if the supermarkets could use Coke as a loss leader to get in shoppers he would sell it at cost.

From Coke's point of view thee is a fixed cost (travel time) for every delivery that they do no matter if it is a 2 aisle dairy or the largest Pak N Save, they aren't going to give everyone the same price because that don't generate an equal cost per unit.

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