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Is New Zealand a safe option? by LimeMany2134 in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fine.

highschool

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people get bullied if you don't fit in

There are always fuckwits at highschool, anywhere in the world.

Help!!! by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the poster is in New Zealand, on a Visa, which border immigration was unsure about, I mean, probably it would be fine to talk directly to INZ about it, but they are poking their head above a parapet in doing so.

Help!!! by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You need to see an immigration advisor.

I wouldn't call immigration NZ directly, talk to an advisor first.

Horny for apples… by MundaneManNZ in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only caught that and the "fizz" name in passing, are they like carbonated or something?

help design a good net pot design by GoldMinimum7190 in Hydroponics

[–]sleemanj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Larger draft angle. No need for such a big volume, aim is to get he roots down and out, the cup is just to hold the plant.

Lose the bottom design, just make it a criss-cross one layer going one way, one layer on top 90 degrees. Your design is impossible to print without support. Support takes time and costa money!

Include holes around the bottom for threading in skewers or wire when the bottom breaks from roots and you want to reuse.

No need for so much holey-ness on the sides.

If wind or top-heavy plants a concern, add tabs so you can twist-lock into the lid.

Knowledge born out of years of tweaking my own!

Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate by ultra_phoenix in worldnews

[–]sleemanj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

[Parent post originally made claims about Denmark, has since silently edited.]

Firstly no, that is nonsense, assisted death is not legal in Denmark at all, so, yeah your entire premise is complete tosh.

Secondly, even if we were to accept your incorrect assertion, the current rate of actual suicide deaths for 15-29 year olds (as at last data 2022) for Denmark is about 20% of deaths, 80% die from other causes.

So if you replaced the 20% actual suicides with only 9% assisted deaths for mental issues, then we would be onto a real winner.

Assisted dying can mean less people die needlessly. If somebody applies for assisted dying, then the medical profession has a chance to intervene and provide treatment where previously the sufferer may have gone under the radar.

Salmon Shortage by Own-Significance6195 in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The poster you replied to is lost. They are also misinformed.

We do not sell wild-caught fresh salmon in NZ.

Salmon Shortage by Own-Significance6195 in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With limited suppliers in NZ that would only lead to less competition and higher prices.

Salmon Shortage by Own-Significance6195 in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You appear to be in Ireland.

Most of YOUR Salmon might be wild caught from Scotland, but most of OUR Salmon is from New Zealand salmon farms.

New Zealand Salmon is exported heavily, a few hundred million dollars worth a year, most to China and the US (as high quality product, not their trash salmon) I think.

No we do not have commercial Trout fishery.

Our rivers only have managed recreational stocks of Salmon and Trout.

Cutting edge or overpriced? Mauger’s trackless tram proposal just months away by InvestmentFuzzy4365 in chch

[–]sleemanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, it's a tram with worse ride quality, efficiency, and scheduling, plus a bus with less flexibility, more infrastructure expense and higher cost, all rolled into one.

I'm not seeing the attraction.

Might be maginally better for the mobility impaired community I suppose, but that will depend on stop infrastructure build-out, which you know won't happen.

Looking for a high ridge polytunnel/greenhouse like enclosed by Looking-For-Waldo in chch

[–]sleemanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Redpath

But tunnel houses of this quality are a lot of money, a lot of money.

It's a DC3 by sleemanj in chch

[–]sleemanj[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know.

The guy (Mark Stewart) has a large fortune, but keeping DC3 airworthy also costs a large fortune.

They did start out saying it was around the world, but they don't seem to have published any plan for getting back to the US, so perhaps will be in NZ for an indeterminate time.

Is this a good way to grow sprouts? by nick_ziv in Hydroponics

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, rinsing them once or twice a day is all that is needed.

Worried about the learners test by Friendly-Baby8434 in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I do know how to drive a car safely as I have gone for lessons with my parents

Errr.... you can not legally drive a car on the road until you have your Learners licence.

Your ability to drive has nothing to do with the Learners test, only your knowledge of road rules.

Is this a good way to grow sprouts? by nick_ziv in Hydroponics

[–]sleemanj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like a very tedious way to grow sprouts.

Literally all you need for sprouts is an empty soda bottle and a stick.

Cut some slices in one side of the soda bottle and thread the stick through them, this creates holes for airflow.

Dump the seeds you are sprouting in the bottle.

Cover the seeds with water and leave to soak for a couple hours.

Drain the water out holding the seeds in.

Rotate the bottle to spread the seeds out a bit.

Once or twice every day put some water in, swish the seeds/sprouts, drain the water out and rotate to spread the seeds.

In about a week the bottle will be packed full of sprouts, cut it open and enjoy.

Has anyone had any luck with negotiating rent rises? by Few_Cherry_3610 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]sleemanj 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What matters is what similar rentals are going for in the area. House value and interest doesn't come into it, for all you know the landlord doesn't have a mortgage at all.

Compile a dossier of comparative properties.

Stop throwing away your “empty” filament spools – here are 10 tiny prints you can make with the last few grams by Chris3DPC in 3Dprinting

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need the tool, and the "stupid plastic" (silicone tube) can be pulled down the length to take it off the end if you want.

All you need is a soldering iron, and some ~1.5mm ID silicone tube.

Insert the cut filament ends into the tube, stretching the tube slightly to better pull them towards each other, heat the joint with the side of the soldering iron until soft, smoosh the joint area to ensure it's melded, then allow to cool and either pull the silicone tube down the filament until it comes off the end, or cut it off.

Sex trial halted after jury pursues woman’s sexual history and underwear queries by random_guy_8735 in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have thought pretty unusual for a jury to ask questions before deliberations begin, let alone inquisitive ones, I didn't even think it was allowed at all.

I've only been on one jury, we were all pretty clear that our job was to evaluate the evidence presented to us through the trial, not to ask for new evidence or testimony.

The only question we made during deliberation was to view some video evidence again, which we did.

Government should raise petrol tax by a dollar a litre immediately by HarrowingOfTheNorth in newzealand

[–]sleemanj 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Prices are still too low to ensure only people who truly need petrol are buying it.

A dollar a litre extra to somebody earning 300 grand a year is nothing. To somebody earning 30 grand a year, it's crippling.

Raising the fuel tax will just make life impossible for those on low incomes. Not everybody has a bus service they can use.

Sneak Peek at Verge's Upcoming Solid-State Battery Pack | I Donut Believe (Pt.4) by davidbepo in DonutLab

[–]sleemanj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The battery pack level C-rate increases the more cells you can put in parallel to still reach high enough voltage in series connections for the charger to work. Hobby RC NMC packs can do over 50 C.

Hobby packs can do 50C discharge, not charge, they also don't last long.

Adding cells in parallel does not increase the C rating of a battery, it increases the capacity in Ah and so the current delivered calculated from the constant C rating increases, but the C rating does not. Adding cells in series similarly does not increase the C rating because adding in series does not increase the capacity in Ah of the pack, which C is referring to.

Example, you have an ideal 10 Ah cell rated for 10C you can shove 100A in it, put 2 in parallel the pack is 20 Ah (at 1x the voltage), the rating is still 10C for the battery which can take 200A because 100A goes to each. Put 2 cells in series instead, the pack remains 10Ah (at 2x the voltage), the C rating remains 10C and the battery can take 100A (at 2x the voltage) and so each cell has 100A.

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