I have removed two replies that are not on topic - discussing the CHC gunman is not to be done here.

Geektastic: [snip]

 

Stuff has really upped its game on the reading through and checking before publishing

 

A few months ago there seemed to be a genuine improvement from Stuff, far less errors. However, the lack of proof reading seems to be very evident again in the last couple of weeks.

RunningMan:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12360252

 

In reference to the Christchurch terrorist

The plane was bound for Auckland Prison at Paremoremo where he will spend the rest of his life.

Geektastic:

Stuff has really upped its game on the reading through and checking before publishing with this one:

 

 

 

"The 29-year-old kille was sentenced at the High Court in Christchurch"

RunningMan: A few months ago there seemed to be a genuine improvement from Stuff, far less errors. However, the lack of proof reading seems to be very evident again in the last couple of weeks.

"Cyberattacks on vital government and civil institutions were a big concern to New Zealand’s Five Eyes intelligence partners Australia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada"
Yeah, right

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122604872/five-eyes-cybersecurity-agencies-will-be-involved-in-fight-against-nzx-cyberattackers

PolicyGuy:

"Cyberattacks on vital government and civil institutions were a big concern to New Zealand’s Five Eyes intelligence partners Australia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada"
Yeah, right

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122604872/five-eyes-cybersecurity-agencies-will-be-involved-in-fight-against-nzx-cyberattackers

neb:

PolicyGuy:

 

"Cyberattacks on vital government and civil institutions were a big concern to New Zealand’s Five Eyes intelligence partners Australia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada"
Yeah, right

 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/122604872/five-eyes-cybersecurity-agencies-will-be-involved-in-fight-against-nzx-cyberattackers

 

They're in a bit of a bind because it's nothing to do with them, you need to go to a commercial provider able to handle DDoS defence, not the spooks. OTOH since it's highly visible they'll be under a lot of pressure to do something even though they're not set up for it.

No

"Five Eyes intelligence partners Australia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada"
That's not five, and the biggest and most important isn't there

PolicyGuy:

"Five Eyes intelligence partners Australia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada"
That's not five, and the biggest and most important isn't there

Headline: “Victoria records 73 new coronavirus cases and 41 deaths”

Text:
Victoria has recorded 73 new infections overnight and tragically, it’s highest-ever death toll, with 41 lives lost. It is the highest number of deaths in a single day (my emphasis) in Victoria with the previous record of 25 deaths recorded on 17 August.

But further down the article it states that actually 22 of the deaths had occurred “in the weeks leading up to 27 August” and only just been reported by nursing homes. So actually (and still tragically) 19 may have died on the 27th, so not a record.
I guess there may be a subtle difference between ‘occurred’ and ‘recorded’, but in that case if you wait a month to collate and record deaths, you will get an even bigger ‘record’.

The article is attributed to News.com.au, but I guess that’s the danger of a ‘cut & paste’ from a news source.

Geektastic:

 

Not just TV. That one is an office thing.

 

Like induction for new staff - now "onboarding". 🤮

 

That one has a valid reason though. It describes the process of integrating a new employee into the organisation or introducing a customer to the product, which is a lot more broad than "induction" - hence why the word was chosen, 50 years ago, to cover that scenario. It also actually has an antonym to describe the reverse process, which induction does not.

Kyanar:

 

That one has a valid reason though. It describes the process of integrating a new employee into the organisation or introducing a customer to the product, which is a lot more broad than "induction" - hence why the word was chosen, 50 years ago, to cover that scenario. It also actually has an antonym to describe the reverse process, which induction does not.

 

Deduction? As in, he has been deducted from the organisation.

Adele Controversy Over Cultural Appropriation

In the Herald this morning. 

She's got a bikini top on and her hair in knots, which also happens to be how some African tribeswomen wear their hair. 

It's not news and it's not controversial...it's being made to be both. 

Kyanar:

 

Geektastic:

 

Not just TV. That one is an office thing.

 

Like induction for new staff - now "onboarding". 🤮

 

 

It also actually has an antonym to describe the reverse process, which induction does not.

 

overboarding?