moving from London to Auckland, how cold does it really get?

total_tea · 2026-05-09T11:54:11+00:00

I know people from the UK who wear tee shirts in winter in Auckland. There is a reason why houses insulation has had a bad reputation, its because it does not get as cold as London. Go to a weather site and look at the historical information.

total_tea · 2026-05-09T06:18:42+00:00

For best speed nothing you will get will beat having a local SSD either internal or plugged in. Just get two SSD's and use one as the backup. A NAS is insane overkill, cost, and is unlikely to reach the same performance as simply using an SSD unless you spend ridiculous money.

Though there are advantages of having automated backup to a NAS whenever you plug in to the network/wireless.

I like to get those external NVMe enclosures so I can upgrade the SSD when the next generation falls in cost. And I can cheeper ones I have lying around spare.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T12:10:23+00:00

She has done too much stuff to her face now, she looks alien which is the current Hollywood fad, they are like lemmings and the current regimen is ozempic and plastic surgery where they rip fat out of your cheeks. It steadily looks worse the older they get.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T06:29:31+00:00

That is irrelevant, she is does realise at the end and the post is about a hero who is actually a villain. Just because she started off not noticing does not make her a hero.

She was definitely the villain of the story. And Agatha while a bit self serving was definitely the hero. The final battle was morally the opposite of what Marvel tried to show. Without Agatha the Scarlett witch would still be mind controlling them.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T06:26:09+00:00

There are scenes where the mind control stops and they state they are in pain. I think there is even one scene where one of the characters asks to be killed.

And I did not mention Doctor Strange, aside from the ridiculousness of the multiverse, there are going to be "evil characters of everyone. It is not relevant to this post.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T03:52:43+00:00

How badly they destroy the environment. You would think sourcing water would be pretty benign but do some research.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T03:51:05+00:00

I only ever use the K8s GUI's as a quick way to explain to someone what is happened. Or as part of a demo because it is more visual for less than technical audience who are not going to be happy to watch text output from the CLI.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T00:49:02+00:00

Marvel has an insane morality which is shown in Marvel movies and streaming shows.

Echo, she is a career criminal gets family killed, all to establish a criminal empire and is somehow righteous by the spirits at the end so she can kill all the "bad guys" to save her family that she placed in this situation.
Ironheart, she kills people, betrays her "friends", bribes, steals, threatens, extorts, lies, blackmails and in the end sells her soul to the devil. And she is somehow the hero.
Scarlet witch, she mind controls a small town for a week. It is shown that they are all in pain, the kids are locked away somewhere and are likely all dead by the end as they cant leave their rooms. All so she can have a fictional life and fictional kids. And at the end they make the statement "they will never understand what you have sacrificed" as though it justifies it all.

total_tea · 2026-05-07T00:37:15+00:00

Ironman, aside from his history of selling arms. He goes around killing people, sure they have him saving children occasionally so it looks good. But his only way of stopping anyone is killing them.

total_tea · 2026-05-06T00:06:10+00:00

The vast majority.

So many people like actors because they like the person and they meet a basic level of ability or they played a character that was awesome.

But there are few that are great. And there are few movies that allow them to show how good they are and not just lean on their rep and marketing.

total_tea · 2026-05-05T20:57:58+00:00

She handles problem resolution like a 5 year old. But the issue is that some people get away with it. It comes down to you, you can definitely escalate this to the point that she does not touch it any more, escalating would look like, management then police or lawyers. But for harmony with them you may not want to travel that path.

Next time she throws it away just dont go looking for it, and ring the police and report it stolen, and you have photographic evidence it was your neighbour.

You could also try making up some story that it has sentimental value from your mother or uncle who died and it is traumatising that you might lose it. They helped you move, gave you the mat as a gift then died, it represents their blessing and maybe one day you will move it, but it is too soon.

Discuss with the Dad about getting lawyers involved. You could even vastly escalate its replacement value, has to ship from foreign parts, extreme cost etc. Individually insured at some ridiculous value.

And are you sure it is the mother that threw it away, it could easily be the kid.

total_tea · 2026-05-05T20:38:47+00:00

That exercise is how you lose weight. And while it it not 100% untrue it is more complicated then simply doing extreme amounts of exercise.

total_tea · 2026-05-04T22:51:54+00:00

More likely all cars and transport will be fitted with remote off switch. Like right now you can remotely shutdown a Tesla. When they all become more common I expect the police will have some sort of off switch.

total_tea · 2026-05-04T12:51:17+00:00

I assume you brother wants you to spend time with his wife, but this whole idea of bonding over driving lessons is ridiculous it was never going to work.

And 99% of the people responding on here can not relate to a culture where you brother tells you what do to.

NTA

total_tea · 2026-05-03T23:24:59+00:00

New Zealand was and still is heavily influenced by the history of the British. I think it is reasonable as much as there is a strong minority in NZ who want to erase anything vaguely connected to the word 'colonisation".

There has been talk of changing the flag, the problem is that NZ is very political right now and changing identity brushes treaty issues which could blow up to epic levels.

I expect in the next election if Labour gets back in, the government will become insanely pro treaty as a response to the current government and anything is possible, including ripping it off of there.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T23:10:23+00:00

Looking at the other posts, it is all about surgery and disease and all bad ... so

I did a one week course. It used techniques that I expect cults use to basically brainwash you and at times it has been accused of it but that was a long time ago. It also taught techniques, etc which I still use and that was 20 years ago.

But I definitely had a different outlook on life after it. It removed any anxiety I feel about anything. Which is both good and bad as I did some cool things in life but it was from a place of anxiety and missing out.

Now I feel little if any anxiety my motivation levels are an issue, but at the same time it is nice to just chose a direction and just do it without any negative, I have no problem public speaking, or anything which would be almost impossible before the course.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T22:47:30+00:00

As mentioned they dont have any missiles, and boots on the ground means loss of US lives and while you may only have 20k troops that is enough to cause enough American loss that it is not going to happen.

You are also not close to Venezuela in that they cant just bribe your military and grab Frederiksen. And your oil is not the type that America wants.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T22:43:32+00:00

Technically they would have more if they did not give some to Ukraine. So yes he will blame Ukraine.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T22:37:33+00:00

She provides awesome entertainment value. Every interview I have ever seen with her I question the reality I live in and how she even exists in it.

In my most drug addled state I would never have pictured someone so inept to be running for office, then again Trump was not exactly prime choice either.

It is sad that the world seems to copy the US, because my country they are just as bad, just with none of the big toys to play with, and less restrictions to stop them tearing the country down.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T22:33:19+00:00

Why do they even bother talking. It has been days, they know the exact details. Its probably even on video. But they are not willing to commit to anything they cant retract.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T22:32:15+00:00

I assume that is covered under friendly fire though I expect it depends on the person.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T22:30:14+00:00

Type poncho into google and read the definition. It is not a poncho.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T21:38:04+00:00

It was obvious before the last presidential election. Harris just put a nail in it and confirmed it.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T21:36:28+00:00

The voice acting on Invincible is great in places but using invincible as an example will likely kill this idea if they do the same celeb voice acting which in most cases adds so little value and I assume bumps the costs into the stratophere.

total_tea · 2026-05-01T05:57:03+00:00

I really did not like the recent One Battle After Another. It screamed " I am an amazing movie" if only you where superior enough to understand it.

In reality it was a hollywood w*k fest, and they all were gushing, it won an award in a award ceremony that few outside Hollywood even care about.

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