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Tangentially related - but this conversation reminded me of 'felix Von luckner' who during WW1 took a three masted sailing ship to war in a time of Dreadnaughts... He also gave rise to one of the most colourful Wikipedia pages I've ever stumbled across. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_von_Luckn...

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In terms of investing, I tend to stay away from trying to pick stocks. I’m very cynical on public markets and what information is disclosed to the average punter. My brother is a partner at a long/short equity hedge fund and he’ll happily admit (after a couple of beers of course) that no one really...

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Yeah, we wouldn't nearly be approaching those numbers, two or three maybe. But we are in Welly (Lower Hutt to be precise), so generally no shortage of wind and not alot obstructing air-flow on the valley floor. Our building is also a little higher than the surrounding houses. The turbines would be ...

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f**ked the NCR stuff up. My only genuine complaint. The NCR are my favourite Fallout faction. Just seemed lazy, like they weren't arsed dealing with anything that wasn't fallout 4 raider stuff. Got to remember they weren't guaranteed season 2 - they have to make a changes to generate enough demand ...

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ROP? Rings Of Power, LOTR. Oh right. Video game nerds probably have much lower expectations, tbf. Other than the Last of Us live action game adaptations have been total dogshit since forever. You clearly haven't seen the response to HALO! TBF, I'm a huge Halo fan and don't mind what they did - they...

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In terms of investing, I tend to stay away from trying to pick stocks. I’m very cynical on public markets and what information is disclosed to the average punter. My brother is a partner at a long/short equity hedge fund and he’ll happily admit (after a couple of beers of course) that no one really...

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I played Fallout 3 a long time ago. Very enjoyable game with a surprisingly good ending. I've watched 1.5 episodes of the new show. It's not bad. As usual it's woke but what isn't. I think some of the violence is over the top also. The visuals are very impressive. Give yourself an uppercut mate :lol:

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Not sure how they managed to do it but the Ukrainians shot down a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber near Stavropol. https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1781178675045552537?t=gNF_kcGbfh0AVvHO_BaEow&s=19 I am amazed at the slow pace at which the plane is falling, almost like a leaf in the ait. Do these ...

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And I've been looking at domestic/small commercial wind turbines. From what I've heard the main reason domestic turbines haven't taken off is the much lower wind speed at the height small turbines can reach. Utilities install 100m turbines for that reason as well as or enonomies of scale. Solar OTO...

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shanky wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:39 am In NSW, the poles and wires are government owned

Good to know - we're still getting bummed on charges

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Kiwias wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:07 am Discharged from hospital yesterday and told to be a good boy and stay at home doing SFA for the next two weeks.

Bloody hell it is lovely to be back home.

Great news!

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Yeah, we have a gigantic system that maxes out when it's sunny. Farken hate having to pay the $1.30 supply charge each day. Have you costed out a battery? Yeah, I have. Have been told by a mate in the know to wait until the State Govt brings in a rebate for it or some shit. If I had a battery....ho...

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Binged 6 yesterday - it's excellent

Shows the useless ROP Showrunners how to create something new whilst using the source material correctly.

10/10 watching the rest today and season 2.

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The Goldmine continues: A portly local man who gets his barber to trim his dense facial hair into a cropped beard has become the butt of many jokes this week. The fact that his mates are also tier-1 smart arses does not help things for 30-year-old Jacob Webcke, a Betoota-based office worker. As some...

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grievous wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:19 am cheers gents, look those up

Heaps Normal is for sale in Woolies now alongside other 0 percent beers

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:22 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:54 am Good folk brewing have just taken over management of the local bowling club

Walkable, dog friendly and good beers
I can just envisage you out on the lawn...

Yorkers!

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Yeah it can present interesting moral dilemmas. The cost of natural environment habitats/beauty or more carbon emissions? Solar panels produced by Uryger slaves or more carbon emissions? Solar farms being dangerously installed by backpackers who also perform the electrical work which should be done...

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Years ago I had a fascinating chat with a yank structural engineer who specialised in deep sea oil and gas platforms and the problems he was trying to manage on a daily basis were just mind boggling. Truely smart dude, and also a bit nuts! Shirley, that shows how to do it though Its not cost effect...

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Yeah it can present interesting moral dilemmas. The cost of natural environment habitats/beauty or more carbon emissions? Solar panels produced by Uryger slaves or more carbon emissions? Solar farms being dangerously installed by backpackers who also perform the electrical work which should be done...

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Good folk brewing have just taken over management of the local bowling club

Walkable, dog friendly and good beers

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Also, France is one of the few countries who can sustain an expeditionary force far from home. Sure, not at the scale of Uncle Sam, but no-one can do that. France has carriers, heavy lift capacity, modern gen 4 fat jets, a radiant will equipped and sustained standing military (not territorial defen...

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Do you have shares of companies/funds that invest in Lithium? I think it's very risky putting all your eggs in one basket. Mining companies, and no, I don't put all my eggs in one basket. This was just fun to ride Mining companies have been gaining in the last few weeks. I own shares of Glencore an...

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How is asbestos being allowed to end up in playground mulch with no repercussions? Pretty sad state of affairs. What do you mean no repercussions? The investigation is ongoing by the NSW EPA. Yep, there will be serious repercussions. At a minimum, people will lose jobs, and if it's found that peopl...

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I Lol'd

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:29 am How is asbestos being allowed to end up in playground mulch with no repercussions?

Pretty sad state of affairs.

What do you mean no repercussions? The investigation is ongoing by the NSW EPA.

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I love war and westerns of this era. Seen a bunch. You just have to get used to the depiction of 'indians' as primitive and dim. Its a downward spiral on cultivating racism. Here are a few westerns. I've started with the must-see classics then gone by actor rather than director. And I'm purposefull...

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I think Higgins was raped. That makes her the subject of an antisocial and criminal act. It also says nothing about her as a person, for good or for ill. OTOH, being a LP staffer says enough to me. I wasn't casting dispersions at you ;) The mouth-breathers who claim she is just a grifter on the oth...

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They all just can't help themselves... The scale and scope of arsholery on show is deeply impressive. That said, the whole shebang doesn't exactly compel my attention since it's merely more proof that shitheads gotta shithead. It doesn't help that Higgins and Lehrmann a pair of pasty pig-eyed paras...

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They all just can't help themselves...

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towny wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:01 am Sweden cabal is okayest cabal.

It's pursuant to Farva as he is a member of Adelaide Cabal - Best Per Capita Cabal*

*I am a charter member

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His tone is off the charts.

Never seen him live sadly

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Thanks, guys, for the kind words, mingled with the sort of humour and disrespect I expect from a bunch of rugby buggers. Luckily, parking is free at the hospital. I am not sure if I will join the high school kids for touch rugby but it is something to keep as a sort of target. It is amazing that yo...

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Genuinely? :o Yep - I lived up there from 13 - 18 and Welsh was mandatory at my school. They also lied to my parents about the level of English used in classes :lol: Total immersion is the best way to learn! Fair play :thumbup: Diolch! I still read most of my mate's posts from North Wales in Welsh ...

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Bovid 2: Electric Boogaloo.....

If I see Groucho posting on this thread, I'm heading to the hills and making a fort

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I was looking at the Ukrainian attack on the Shaheed drones plant in Tatarstan. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68712158 What is amazing is the drone the Ukrainians were using was not some type of super technology, but a simple tourist aircraft (A22 Foxbat) turned into a bomb that the Russian...

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He's going to be much closer to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. And yes I can pronounce it flawlessly, and with ease. I too can pronounce it with ease as I speak Welsh. Genuinely? :o Yep - I lived up there from 13 - 18 and Welsh was mandatory at my school. They also lied...

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Wine Wednesday. Even if I don't drink any other day, wine Wednesday breaks the week up a treat. I have met with my friends every Wednesday evening for a few pints down my local for 20 years. It breaks the week up, and also ensures that I keep in touch with my small circle of closest friends. We als...

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Channel 7 really has jumped into bed with some genuine c**ts in recent time. First Ben Roberts Smith and now Bruce Lehrmann. Paying for hookers for a man who at the time was in court accused of rape doesn't look good. Surely the only career path left for Lehrmann is to work for Sky News? The funny ...

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Hmmn, most Thai Masseurs who are legit tend to have bigger.... https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.394%2C$multiply_1.3545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_124/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/4788586201e5af556716b38823211a3174d8d81a https://www.smh.com.au/national/more-details-emerge-of-bruce-lehrm...

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LandOTurk wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:41 am
Pat the Ex Mat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:14 am You have to go to Machynlleth just to say you've been, and can pronounce it
He's going to be much closer to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. And yes I can pronounce it flawlessly, and with ease.

I too can pronounce it with ease as I speak Welsh.

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