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#3106843 22-Jul-2023 09:34

Behodar:

This sort of thing:

"YouTube Premium Quietly Hikes Subscription Prices in the US"

YouTube Premium is inanimate. It cannot hike prices. Google has hiked prices. Variations of this sort of headline seem to be really common in recent months and I'm not sure why.

Class of 2022 journalism school.

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#3107609 24-Jul-2023 15:35

With regards to the Kiri Allan crash, all the media reports talk about two flat tyres, and a white scratch on the rear panel. But no mention of the fact the rear axle is ripped right off its mount!!

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#3107611 24-Jul-2023 15:38

yip, that was a serious "bump".

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#3107613 24-Jul-2023 15:39

It'll buff out.

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#3107621 24-Jul-2023 16:06

cyril7:

With regards to the Kiri Allan crash, all the media reports talk about two flat tyres, and a white scratch on the rear panel. But no mention of the fact the rear axle is ripped right off its mount!!

Cyril

That's unusual "reporting". Normally it's way into "shock and awe" of over stating the impacts.

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#3108962 28-Jul-2023 09:18

An article in Stuff on “nuclear powered rocket developed by NASA” reducing the time to get to Mars.

“It currently takes between seven and nine months to carry out the 225-kilometre trip but an engine powered by nuclear fission could send humans there in three to four months.”

If its only 225km to Mars, I could probably walk (physical limitations of walking in space notwithstanding 😂) in less than three to four months.

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#3109133 28-Jul-2023 13:44

This isn't a headline but still, Stuff Up living up to its name:

"Yes means no and no means yes, should I kick you in the groin?".

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#3109212 28-Jul-2023 14:45

neb: "Yes means no and no means yes, should I kick you in the groin?".

That is the next poll! 🙃

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#3109358 28-Jul-2023 17:00

They've changed the wording now:

Should we pay GST on fruit and veges?

National deputy leader Nicola Willis said Labour plans to cut GST from fruit and vegetables. Do you think we should pay GST on fresh produce?

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#3109360 28-Jul-2023 17:04

allan: Should we pay GST on fruit and veges? National deputy leader Nicola Willis said Labour plans to cut GST from fruit and vegetables. Do you think we should pay GST on fresh produce?

Were the results not following the narrative?

Saying "Yeah" to this is the opposite of saying "Yeah" to the old question. I hope this is a completely new poll, not that the results could be considered statistically significant at all.

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#3109405 28-Jul-2023 19:25

The distance to Mars varies considerably depending where it is in its orbit of the sun and the earths orbit of the sun. The lauch has to timed to take advantage of the optimum distance.

Having said that I don't think the distance gets down to anything like 225 km.

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#3109408 28-Jul-2023 19:44

Technofreak:
The distance to Mars varies considerably depending where it is in its orbit of the sun and the earths orbit of the sun. The lauch has to timed to take advantage of the optimum distance.

I think you're in the wrong thread with this, you want the one discussing pricing trends at the Peking fish market.

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#3109459 29-Jul-2023 08:33

neb:
Technofreak:

The distance to Mars varies considerably depending where it is in its orbit of the sun and the earths orbit of the sun. The lauch has to timed to take advantage of the optimum distance.

I think you're in the wrong thread with this, you want the one discussing pricing trends at the Peking fish market.

Yeah, I did give that some thought but I'm not good on predicting fish prices.

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#3109980 31-Jul-2023 10:35

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018900347/minister-s-downfall-triggers-premature-election-speculation

i read it completely wrong, they must have known what they were doing

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#3110788 1-Aug-2023 18:51

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/494939/70-years-of-road-based-policies-created-today-s-problems-does-national-s-transport-plan-add-up

The plan is nothing if not ambitious: More and bigger roads worth nearly NZ$25 billion over 10 years, including a four-lane motorway from Whangārei to Tauranga at a stated cost of $6 .

That might sound like a lot, with the cost per kilometre of road being about $20 million. But recent big road projects suggest it could be a significant underestimate.

Wellington's Transmission Gully spans just 27km and cost an estimated $1.25b - that equates to over $46 per kilometre. The recently opened Ara Tūhono (dubbed the "holiday highway") from Puhoi to Warkworth north of Auckland cost about $1.05b for just 18.5km - almost $57m per kilometre.

I know it's not a politics thread, but if National can really build a 4 lane motorway from Whangārei to Tauranga for $6 then I'll vote for them. $46 for a kilometer of road through Transmissioh Gully is pretty cheap too.

Perhaps RNZ should stick to their usual media measurement of a football field for length rather than this crazy metric system /s

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