eracode:

 

Not to forget the Eagle.

 

Or Trumps prolific use of the "pele" shot.

Not the headline but in the "Live" weather thread on Stuff:

"This system ensures the safety of guests within the tower, who, alongside the spectacular weather views, will only hear a thunder clap not the strike of lightning itself."

So, what do they thing the thunder clap is then if not the sound that the lightning makes?

Thunder and lightning are not two separate phenomenon.  Anyone with a basic grasp of 3rd form science can explain them and even disprove the old wives tale of 1 second per mile between the flash and the boom.  (it's close enough to 3 seconds per km)

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news

I guess this at least  proves that RNZ have actual people sub-editing the headlines - no AI would make that mistake 

A friend posted this screenshot to our chat... "Champayne" and "Winners Room":

freitasm:

 

A friend posted this screenshot to our chat... "Champayne" and "Winners Room":

 

 

 

 

When I immigrated here, I was shocked by the basic spelling and grammatical errors I encountered even in official documents. That hasn't improved.

I saw this yesterday and took a screenshot. NZ Herald RSS feed. The editor had nothing else to say about her in the sub-heading: "She died today."

That would be majeure, NZ Herald.

Let's talk about "syndicated advertorial". Just because something is syndicated doesn't mean it should be published.

Experts warn against ever charging your phone at the airport says the headline.

"That smells like an old story rehashed," I thought.

Sure enough, the story links to two similar stories, one from December 2023 and another from June 2023, so there's nothing new.

But then you read, "Emily Stallings, co-founder of tech retailer Casely, says that by plugging your phone into a power outlet at a public USB charging station, you're at risk of data breaches and malware infection." and it's an instant "Ah, this reads like a paid advertorial that no one is telling me about."

The "expert" is someone who created a company that sells chargers.

And I wouldn't say I like it.

freitasm:

 

Let's talk about "syndicated advertorial". Just because something is syndicated doesn't mean it should be published.

 

Experts warn against ever charging your phone at the airport says the headline.

 

"That smells like an old story rehashed," I thought.

 

Sure enough, the story links to two similar stories, one from December 2023 and another from June 2023, so there's nothing new.

 

But then you read, "Emily Stallings, co-founder of tech retailer Casely, says that by plugging your phone into a power outlet at a public USB charging station, you're at risk of data breaches and malware infection." and it's an instant "Ah, this reads like a paid advertorial that no one is telling me about."

 

The "expert" is someone who created a company that sells chargers.

 

And I wouldn't say I like it.

 

Can't you just take a usb extension cable, disconnect the data lines, and use that as a firewall? Surely there are products that do this?

I'm pretty sure "power-only" USB cables do indeed exist.

I have charged my phone at the airport before, but that was with my own charger, plugged into a regular power point.

I just looked it up. Apparently they are called data blockers. Not a bad idea to have one for public places.

They do exist, and the threat is real although I'd worry more about hotels than airports (unless you are visiting Russia or China), but the problem is the rehashing of stories that are recycled every year, just for the sake of an advertorial.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/putins-demands-that-could-end-the-war-on-ukraine/GEZ35PWGDFJS2DRBS2GYQ6XGSI/

No these demands cannot end the war as was evident by the lead paragraph which said "Putin's demands for ending the war were swiftly rejected by Ukraine"

Before you can say something could be achieved it has to at least have some chance of success.

Another click bait headline.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/519687/beauden-barrett-plays-for-taranaki-club-for-first-time-in-14-years

Lazy RNZ - that's a file picture of him in Blues kit.
Stuff managed to get a picture of him playing in Coastal's club strip, so, it wasn't like the pics were unavailable

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/korean-air-flight-drops-8000m-in-15-minutes-17-passengers-injured/LUBQSPEVLNHS7D2QQJRUGGDSXY/ 

A major system failure resulted in a Korean Air flight suddenly dropping 8168m (26,900ft) in just 15 minutes, injuring 17 passengers.

So, a descent rate of 1750 feet/minute. i.e. a perfectly normal descent.