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  Meta stops fact checking posts
Posted by: harm_less - 08-01-2025, 01:04 PM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (3)

That is until this finds its way onto Facebook Wink

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  "Entitlement & laziness"
Posted by: Lilith7 - 07-01-2025, 02:52 PM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (17)

According to a man in Point Chevalier, those are the reasons for people leaving their shopping trolleys in the street.

Yeah...he might like to try being say, a solo parent with small children & no car, see if he feels 'entitled & lazy'.... Rolleyes


Nobody likes trolleys left on streets but claiming that its all down to laziness & entitlement smacks of being uninformed...perhaps his type of view could be described as 'priviliged & ignorant' Rolleyes


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5383...ident-says

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  Unprecedented number of submissions on treaty principles
Posted by: Lilith7 - 07-01-2025, 02:45 PM - Forum: Opinion and Politics - Replies (9)

An Otago law expert Professor Andrew Geddis has said he was expecting a high number of submissions given public interest & said that they could number into the tens of thousands.

I hope he's right & so strong is the oppostition to this that they're forced to give up.


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5383...iples-bill

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  Upgrade PC build plan
Posted by: Excalibur - 06-01-2025, 09:03 PM - Forum: PressF1 - Replies (20)

My existing PC is 13 years old. In addition PC Health Check says it can't be upgraded to Windows 11.
Issues:
Doesn't support secure boot
Doesn't support TPM2.0
Processor not supported.

So my plan is to start thinking about an upgrade before I need it. In this way I can properly plan the move and be ready in case something hurries the inevitable.

The thought was to use my case and PSU, or I have some bigger PSU in storage.
Swap in a new mobo, CPU and ram.

I've done a couple new builds some years ago. Looking like things have changed so expecting to have to learn a bit.

Current setup:
DH67BL (LGA1155) I believe this is mATX
Intel Core i5 2500 Sandy Bridge
DDR3 16GB
Case 450L x 430H x 200W
Graphics GTX 550Ti

Useage:
Internet
Videos
No gaming
Very light graphics work

Where to start?
What are the considerations?
Will my case fit regular ATX?
Perhaps buy parts in a bundle?
I understand I can upgrade to W11 with suitable PC spec.

Thanks.

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  Good ol' Chkdsk
Posted by: king1 - 06-01-2025, 02:06 PM - Forum: Computing and Technology - Replies (1)

It tries hard and should be commended, but after about four pages of errors it comes up with 

Quote:"Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems"

Fail - on all counts...



   

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  Hamas approves list of Israeli captives for release
Posted by: Lilith7 - 06-01-2025, 10:47 AM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (1)

Hamas has approved a list of captives to be released as Doha talks continue.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...s-shipment

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Wink Ping by default on Trademe?
Posted by: Oh_hunnihunni - 04-01-2025, 03:12 PM - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (6)

Did you guys know listings on TM now offer Ping by default? You have to untick a box if you aren't interested in offering that, and paying another commission to them. Despite never signing up for such a thing my listing sold and the buyer paid by Ping, despite my payment instructions requesting bank account, and far as I remember only that on the listing.

Be wary, when making a new listing, how many other silent things are we signing up to?

Not very transparent. I wonder how the Commerce Commission would view this?

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  Ten wild political predictions fpr 2025
Posted by: Lilith7 - 04-01-2025, 02:46 PM - Forum: Opinion and Politics - Replies (4)

The spinoff....I SO hope the first one comes to pass. Rolleyes



But I hope the one about Nicola Willis is wrong - & the one about Trump, but hope the one about Zoi is true, & while I'd love to believe the final one, I doubt we'll get that lucky.. Rolleyes Big Grin

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/01-01-...s-for-2025

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  Tariana Turia, A politician for the people
Posted by: Lilith7 - 04-01-2025, 02:40 PM - Forum: Opinion and Politics - No Replies

That rarest of creatures, a good politician...


https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/03-01-...-1944-2025

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  ACT regulatory standards bill
Posted by: Lilith7 - 03-01-2025, 04:25 PM - Forum: Opinion and Politics - Replies (13)

Sneaking it in under the radar....their third try.
The words 'sneaky, devious & underhanded' come to mind whenever ACT does or tries to do, anything. Dodgy


https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/mem...whole.html


The Dangerous bill flying under the radar...


https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-anal...the-radar/

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