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#2819791 26-Nov-2021 13:39

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Burglarised is a legit word in NZ - burglarized is not. If you want to use that word, that's how to do it - that's all I was saying.

Of course, burgled is a better word.

At least the reporter knew the difference between robbed and burgled... That's a first.

A standard clause in works specifications for housing in the UK includes

"Ladders should not be left on site in such a way as to assist persons in effecting burglarious entry to the property. "

I always liked that line.

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#2819794 26-Nov-2021 13:45

A standard clause in works specifications for housing in the UK includes

"Ladders should not be left on site in such a way as to assist persons in effecting burglarious entry to the property. "

Made me wonder whether it is even a real word > googled > it is, of course.

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#2819896 26-Nov-2021 16:54

eracode:

A standard clause in works specifications for housing in the UK includes

"Ladders should not be left on site in such a way as to assist persons in effecting burglarious entry to the property. "

Made me wonder whether it is even a real word > googled > it is, of course.

Bien sûr.

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#2819908 26-Nov-2021 17:43

NZH today:

“Revealed: Prince Philip’s Will in secret royal safe.
It has been confirmed that the Duke of Edinburgh's Will is stored in a royal safe.”

Yeah, well , duh - what’s so revealing? You wouldn’t leave lying around for the downstairs to get their peepers onto it.

Might be more interesting if it was secreted in a Commoner’s safe.

Would be even more exciting if they revealed that Harry was in a secret safe, rather than Will.

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#2820584 28-Nov-2021 14:27

Auckland has a new spelling?

From Stuff: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/127121436/covid19-144-new-community-cases-one-death-announced-in-delta-outbreak

There are 144 new cases of Covid-19 in the Delta community outbreak and a person in their 80s has died in Aucland’s North Shore Hospital.

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#2821321 30-Nov-2021 07:40

From Stuff Homepage!

"Interislander ferries will proof of vaccination and or a negaitve Covid-19 test for travellers from December 15."

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#2823249 2-Dec-2021 14:38

RNZ headline: "Luxon, Bridges make announcement in Tauranga"

Article: "Bridges was unable to attend after his son had an accident at school."

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#2823341 2-Dec-2021 17:21

"A regional breakdown (see table below) also reveals the nation's biggest data hog: Auckland."

No? Really? The city that has the largest population by a country mile used the most broadband?

Wow. I'd never have guessed. Thank heavens we have these geniuses to tell us.

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#2826417 8-Dec-2021 06:44

NZH headline today: “Inconsistent' price estimates: Auckland Council explains why CVs have been delayed.

Delays in the release of new Auckland Council valuations are because data teams generated inconsistent price estimates across the city.”

This is incorrect - the figures that councils produce are not prices - they are estimated values. A price is the amount of money at which something is offered for sale. That is not the case with council CVs.

This sort of reporting doesn’t help with clarifying peoples’ understanding of the reason for, and the role of, council CVs.

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#2828953 8-Dec-2021 21:02

Geektastic: "A regional breakdown (see table below) also reveals the nation's biggest data hog: Auckland."

No? Really? The city that has the largest population by a country mile used the most broadband?

And there's an XKCD for that:

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#2841437 1-Jan-2022 14:11

At least they got the Girls part right.

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#2843668 5-Jan-2022 13:20

"The International Space Station (ISS) – which orbits the earth every 90 minutes – has released a video of parts of the North Island."

Oooooooooooooh! How special!

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#2846107 10-Jan-2022 14:18

"Full House star, Bob Saget, has passed away aged 65"

No issue with the headline itself, but on multiple occasions he is referred to as Tanner. Apparently this news is also 20 years late being reported, with upcoming shows in 2002.

"TMZ reports that Saget was found in his hotel room by hotel staff who notified the Shreiff's Department and fire deparment. Tanner was pronounced dead at the scene. ... Tanner was looking forward to upcoming shows in 2002"

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#2846819 11-Jan-2022 17:24

"Some European carriers, including T-Mobile/Sprint in the United States, are blocking iCloud Private Relay access when connected to cellular data."

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#2848127 12-Jan-2022 13:14

Today's Stuff top story, no kidding!

"Health officials are set to release the latest information on the Covid-19 outbreak, including how many new cases there are at the border."

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300494417/covid19-health-officials-to-announce-latest-community-border-cases

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