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#2876928 1-Mar-2022 14:35

From Windows Insider: Windows 11 has a great trick! It can inflate your mouse!

But, nothing yet on how to inflate your desk so that you can use the bigger mouse.

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#2878430 3-Mar-2022 17:22

"Walkworth" - an unintentionally brilliant pun

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300531028/auckland-traffic-live-truck-crash-blocks-sh1-both-ways-north-of-warkworth

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#2879720 6-Mar-2022 13:38

Numbers are down, but on some arbitrary measure they are up. Let's call it breaking news!

While this may not technically be incorrect given the sudden spike in cases over the last week, this hardly paints an accurate picture of case numbers which are in fact lower today.

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#2880166 7-Mar-2022 11:30

NZ Herald Front Page!

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#2880170 7-Mar-2022 11:46

Air freight or sea freight?

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#2885584 13-Mar-2022 15:24

Good to see that we are reusing COVID tests now, that'll save money. Getting more than 300 positive results from 100 tests! Stuff. Up.

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#2885585 13-Mar-2022 15:26

I did OK at School-C maths, but this one had me flabbergasted.

(Spoiler alert. According to the Stuff mathematics department it's Circumference, which isn't wrong of course. If I've missed something obvious please tell me.)

Sometimes I use big words I don't always fully understand in an effort to make myself sound more photosynthesis.

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#2885586 13-Mar-2022 15:33

mdav056:

Good to see that we are reusing COVID tests now, that'll save money. Getting more than 300 positive results from 100 tests! Stuff. Up.

It's because you resell them once used /s

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#2885592 13-Mar-2022 16:03

floydbloke:

I did OK at School-C maths, but this one had me flabbergasted.

(Spoiler alert. According to the Stuff mathematics department it's Circumference, which isn't wrong of course. If I've missed something obvious please tell me.)

Just another example of journalism/media folks not being very strong in the STEM subjects. They can probably show you their “participation certificates” in those subjects.

“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. Carl Sagan 1996

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#2886372 15-Mar-2022 10:08

https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/03/14/homeowner-shares-desperation-amid-building-supplies-shortage/

Newton says she’s seen jibbing being sold for thousands of dollars on Trade Me auctions and that she’s willing to pay the extortionate prices just to get the repairs finished.

Firstly, jibbing is starts with G. Gib is the proper name of a product. Secondly, gibbing (jibbing) would be a verb, not a noun.

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#2886387 15-Mar-2022 10:49

RunningMan:

Firstly, jibbing is starts with G. Gib is the proper name of a product. Secondly, gibbing (jibbing) would be a verb, not a noun.

Thirdly, why would anyone expect a New Zealand journalist to be literate or know how to use a grammar and spelling checker?

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#2893347 29-Mar-2022 08:25

Forget selling, Kiwis are spending big to make their cars super. NZHerald 28 March 2022.

The article then goes on to list the items kiwis have spent their money on. With the exception of “polish” all the big items are safety or maintenance related i.e. tires, wipers and batteries. Maybe the headline could replace the “super” with “roadworthy”.

“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. Carl Sagan 1996

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#2894183 30-Mar-2022 12:28

Eight children in 5 months. Impressive.

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#2895523 1-Apr-2022 21:24

Herald:

“Homes owned by Auckland's politicians have leapt more than $14 million in value in just a few years, highlighting how the city's 23 MPs have benefited from the housing market boom.”

See also homes owned by Auckland doctors, dentists, teachers, electricians, vets, bus drivers etc

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#2895673 2-Apr-2022 12:18

Geektastic: Herald:

“Homes owned by Auckland's politicians have leapt more than $14 million in value in just a few years, highlighting how the city's 23 MPs have benefited from the housing market boom.”

See also homes owned by Auckland doctors, dentists, teachers, electricians, vets, bus drivers etc

That's dumb. How many politicians? One, two? Is this for homes they bought as investment after becoming an elected official? Is there anything else that differentiate them from other professionals buying houses in the same areas?

Stupid is stupid.

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