absGeekNZ

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[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just because you are all out of fucks, doesn't really have anything to do with the finite/infinite nature of all fucks.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32975689

Older article (2023), but sharing for those unawares.

The birds - which have been around since the prehistoric Pleistocene era - were officially declared extinct in 1898.

After their rediscovery in 1948, conservationists began collecting and incubating eggs from wild takahē, to prevent them from being eaten by predators

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 days ago

How to cover up leaving 10 minutes late!

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 days ago

s/main/only/

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 5 days ago

The pictures don't show any reason why this should be closed.

It looks like a huge gap between the cycleway and the tracks. If the level crossing needs work, why close 1.5km of cycleway?

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I am quite specific about who I share this kind of stuff with!!!

NSFW

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 days ago

I once long ago worked in the incoming mail department for are insurance company. It was basically data entry.

Thing was, there wasn't enough work.

There were two teams of five, plus a supervisor for each team, and a manager above them.

So what would happen was, we would arrive in and go to our spots, a few minutes later the main would arrive. Most days there was 100 pieces of mail to process, a really busy day may have twice this amount.

Even the most complex items would take me 10 minutes to process. The bulk was around 3 minutes, given the above, could personally have processed all the mail on an average day, with 3hrs to spare for complications.

On an average day, I got in the order of 30-40 minutes of work.

On slow days, it was more like 20.

I started coming in late, sleeping at my desk. Wandering around, going up to the upper management offices and the roof.

I eventually got fired, after months of this behaviour. Not because I was underperforming, no! I got fired, because I was "effecting the moral of the team"

I can see the point of why I was fired. I was an arse, I wasn't suitable for the role.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 week ago

I was surprised by the reaction to this movie. I really enjoyed it.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

The thong on the right is sitting way too high, men's hips are lower down than that.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 weeks ago

You could have most people in a relatively small area with the rest for farming.

There would be little need for the equivalent of roads, almost all travel would be walk or bike. The longest distance between two points is less than 34km. If the main settlement is in a ring around the middle of the cylinder, it is less than 17km to any point.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If we can do B, A doesn't provide many benefits.

A 1km diameter, 30km cylinder would provide enough area to feed ~140k people. 95km^2 of space.

That is assuming no imported food etc, based on 7000m^2 per person which is almost 2 acres each.

140k people is a small city.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Literally nothing.

Give him a high five and tell him to keep doing what he is doing. Since we invent the time machine, I wouldn't want to fuck that up. Really I wouldn't even visit.

I would however be expecting a visit from my future self, to get the details on how to solve global warming and a bunch of other issues.

 

About 1000 internet years ago. I saw one of those "demotivation" posters and I want to find out again.

The text was something along the lines of

Don't wait to be corrupted, embrace the evil inside. Be the chaos you want to see in the world.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

She was removed today.

So kicking and screaming then.

 

I was reading a post about unique things you wouldn't want, such as a nasty medical condition named after you.

That got me thinking.

What is the most unique thing.

Being the tallest person doesn't count, because there is always a tallest person...

I thought maybe units of measure, there are not really that many units named after people. Newton, Pascal, ampere etc... Turns out there are quite a few.

Next thought was atomic elements, there are 19 named after 20 people. That is fairly unique 20 people out of the ~110 billion to have ever lived, have an element named after them.

 

I wonder what option the greens will have from here.

 

What arsehole teachers.

I empathize with the mum, worrying about the government cutting the program.... They will be looking for any excuse

 

What the actual fuck!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/21173586

Government’s push to fast-track projects in NZ stirs fears deep-sea mining off Taranaki, long opposed by the community, could go ahead

Archived version: https://archive.ph/ovTcB

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=&url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/19/deep-sea-mining-new-zealand-south-taranaki-bight-ocean-seabed-patea-beach-ntwnfb

 
 

Just wow!

What a psycho.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18104463

Air New Zealand has abandoned a 2030 goal to cut its carbon emissions, blaming difficulties securing more efficient planes and sustainable jet fuel.

The move makes it the first major carrier to back away from such a climate target.

The airline added it is working on a new short-term target and it remains committed to an industry-wide goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

The aviation industry is estimated to produce around 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions, which airlines have been trying to reduce with measures including replacing older aircraft and using fuel from renewable sources.

 

Just changed my theme to Vaporware dark, it is really funky.

I really like the monospaced font and retro-futuristic look.

 

I'd hate to see the school trips decline.

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