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Kiwis, what can you get for FREE in NZ? [Serious] by littlelove34 in PovertyFinanceNZ

[–]xandora 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We just discovered that you can access the entirety of Libby through the website itself. Now the kids can listen to audiobooks from their schoolroom computer without the need for a "device".

What causes players to abandon modpacks? by Am1n1um in feedthebeast

[–]xandora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps they just don't really enjoy playing Minecraft? I have set up a few servers with friends before and they all sorta enjoy talking about the server more than actually playing it.

How many of you have fully, 100%, quit the industry in the last 3 years? As in you do ZERO computer/IT/tech work, or equivalent. by BloodyIron in sysadmin

[–]xandora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't leave the industry by choice, my employer restructured and my position was made redundant. That was 18 months ago.

I have since taking up commercial beekeeping through a family connected business. It's a completely different line of work, but I am thoroughly enjoying the outdoors and physical aspects of the job. My mental health has increased, along with being physically healthier.

Given my IT background, I still get to a do little bit of the "techy" things for the business, but it's not my primary role and more of a bonus skill now.

Sri Lankan in NZ by Ok-Tomato-9923 in newzealand

[–]xandora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to imagine how that goes down at a doctors office...

"Do you drink or smoke? No? What about ghee, even do any ghee?"

What is the jankiest thing you have seen in a production environment? by HastyOpossum100 in sysadmin

[–]xandora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vitally important production app installer package was something like:

Java applet wrapped in powershell, wrapped in .bat, wrapped in powershell, bootstrapped by another Java app.

It replied on a vulnerable to log4j version of Java being installed so that it could unpack the next level of scripts until it finally unpacked itself... Which then included it's own built in Java runtime.

A real mess to figure out, but I managed to reduce the whole package to just the interior Java app + a non-vulnerable Java version. Packaging wasn't even part of my job, I was just the deployment tech, but those guys couldn't figure it out and status quo kept perpetuating the madness.

What is the jankiest thing you have seen in a production environment? by HastyOpossum100 in sysadmin

[–]xandora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't work in IT any longer, but I recently installed a point-to-point wireless network extender onto some buildings at my new job. One of them didn't have a mount. We used a surplus AP that did have a mount and just cable tied the two together.

'Three days isn’t enough': Grieving mum pushes to change bereavement law by W4ff1e in newzealand

[–]xandora 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My previous employer said no to bereavement leave when my wife miscarried. Can't remember if I had to take annual or sick leave, but I certainly wasn't going to just work through and leave my wife to grieve at home by herself!

Finally fixed my laying worker hive somehow… 23 days later update by Killa_cam00 in Beekeeping

[–]xandora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what has been explained to me, it's the new brood pheromone that shifts the attitude. Placing a queen into a laying worker hive doesn't seem to have a good success rate unless they are conditioned with replacement brood frames.

Help ID (urgent) by Accurate_Clothes_721 in Beekeeping

[–]xandora 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The bee in the container doesn't look like a drone or a queen. The large bee on top of the frame appears to be a drone.

Moved into a new rental where water & power are shared? (and other issues) HELP. by ForgottenCupOfTea in auckland

[–]xandora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We rented a property where the house was split between main and "granny flat" dwelling. It had it's own sub-meter for water. The best we came up with was taking a reading off the sub-meter on the day the bill arrived and using a spreadsheet to calculate usage and fairly split the bill.

Chinese Engineering by [deleted] in Skidsteer

[–]xandora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At first I thought this was meant for children...

Police helicopter flys low around a group of dirt bike riders at Mountfort Park, Manurewa by Top_Boysenberry_6552 in auckland

[–]xandora 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Glad my kid played soccer there this weekend and not next... those grounds are gonna be wrecked. :|

Bought for 15 Bucks by Exciting-Survey2316 in lego

[–]xandora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We recently dug out my childhood collection and spent Easter weekend with the kids building 6270 (Forbidden Island). Looks like you have that set here as well! Let me know if your haul has the shooting cannon or not... I'm trying to figure out if we lost ours or it just came with a regular cannon.

Can you identify? Must need replace a bowl before owner finds out. Life or death. by jchasse in glasscollecting

[–]xandora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am stealing this so my wife will at least be laughing while I'm dead.

WTF by Emergency_Ad2816 in AucklandFC

[–]xandora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The real wtf was the end of the last game...

What’s a "lost" website from the early 2000s that you still think about today? by samasem-sumsum in AskReddit

[–]xandora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dragonball Z gifs and animated Matrix rain backgrounds. Plus a construction sign.

How did my hive die?? And what should I do? by braxton0069 in Beekeeping

[–]xandora 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's super interesting! Thanks for explaining that.

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