Chris D:
I don't know how you define "tiny country" - England (in fact the whole UK), Singapore etc aren't huge countries but are prominent and hardly "tiny" fringe nations, nor is NZ for that matter. Not every nation needs to be a gross behemoth like USA or China to have international prominence. 5 days 22 hours ago |
Chris A:
NZ is tiny. 5 days 21 hours ago |
Chris A:
My class is 10 mins late, I'm hunkering down and hoping I can go the full 50. 5 days 21 hours ago |
Chris A:
fuck, was given wrong time 5 days 20 hours ago |
Chris D:
Whether NZ is a "tiny" country depends on your perspective and criteria. In terms of population we're a lot smaller than the US, but dramatically bigger than Iceland. We're about the same size as Ireland and have almost the exact median population of all nations of the world. 5 days 18 hours ago |
Chris D:
If your measurement basis is land size, then we have about five times the median land area of all nations. In terms of GDP and GDP per captia we punch way above our weight. So would I consider NZ a "tiny" nation? No, only compared with the very few large countries. 5 days 18 hours ago |
Chris A:
Ok, so having a quick look on Google, it seems not many countries use the switch. I can't find any in the Americas that do. I'm not going to bother with Africa as for the most part their power grid is a mess anyway. Europe seems to be mostly UK+IRE, Denmark has changed to the European standard 5 days 12 hours ago |
Chris A:
Asia seems to be up to whoever was a British colony....and now I'm bored of this 5 days 12 hours ago |
Chris A:
I saw my first frog this evening! 5 days 7 hours ago |
James:
An entire page on power sockets - cool 5 days 27 min ago |
James:
more to do with what brad was saying about stuff reviews madly humping games - http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/6930310/Review-Max-Payne-3-for-Xbox-360 - although i do expect it to be good! 4 days 20 hours ago |
Chris D:
Another uncritical marketing piece. I have high hopes for this game though. 4 days 19 hours ago |
James:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/6934023/TV-star-admits-role-in-fake-pilot-stunt - in the second picture - the one of the security cam - does that look like a robotic pedo bear????? 4 days 16 hours ago |
James:
bottom right of pic 4 days 16 hours ago |
Chris A:
Looks like an ink blot to me. 4 days 13 hours ago |
Chris D:
If Key had any integrity at all, even a shred, he would force Banks to resign So much for holding ministers to a higher standard - I guess that only applies when your government isn't held together by a thread. 3 days 22 hours ago |
Chris A:
Has anyone else seen him get owned in the BBC hard talk interview? 3 days 18 hours ago |
Chris D:
Nope link? 3 days 18 hours ago |
Chris D:
Watching Air Crash Investigations - plane falls out of sky due to low air speed, guessing pitot tubes. It's always the pitot tubes. I'll report back when confirmed. 3 days 16 hours ago |
Chris A:
Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUozKMgA-Y next video is in the suggested links... for the TLDW version... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Sh06usSeg 3 days 15 hours ago |
Chris D:
LOL wow what an ass - the Prime Minister of NZ everyone. 3 days 15 hours ago |
Chris D:
I love this "according to leading academics, 90% of your rivers are polluted". John Key: "That's just, like, your opinion man". 3 days 14 hours ago |
Dave:
CD: Is that the one where the sensors were iced over? 3 days 14 hours ago |
Chris D:
No turned out to be altitude antenna problem - but yeah the pitot tubes are the stupidly designed sensor that ices up regularly. 3 days 14 hours ago |
Chris D:
According to the graph on this page, NZ'ers are the kings of unproductive work http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.ca/2012/05/mcwages-around-world.html 3 days 14 hours ago |
Chris A:
Skewed by the minimum wage act though 3 days 12 hours ago |
Chris D:
Aah true dat. 3 days 12 hours ago |
James:
amazing that most of the countries associated with big money (or were) are below the average 3 days 9 hours ago |
Chris D:
Stats NZ revised last year's growth, showing that growth in the Rugby World Cup quarter were 0.2%, less than all of the quarters in the 12 months surrounding it. News flash: every sports economist ever is proven correct and all of the blue-sky rugby fanatics were wrong. Again. 3 days 1 hour ago |
James:
yeah but we already knew that, since when do rugby fanatics act smart.... |
Chris A:
Since.... http://img2.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/t/p/tpeixz3s9rctxi3t.jpg .... never mind 2 days 23 hours ago |
Chris A:
Edit: Ghost Recon day, bitches; it's Ubisoft weekend 2 days 23 hours ago |
Chris D:
Complete pack for $7.49? Sold. 2 days 17 hours ago |
Chris D:
I can't believe what a hyper-shit driver this guy is - first tries to show off but manages to bog down a 500hp engine because he doesn't know how a clutch works, then enters an epic understeer, then managers to not correct it, and boom http://youtu.be/1pgm8I0B8bY?t=45s 2 days 14 hours ago |
Chris D:
I skipped the first 45 seconds for your benefit. 2 days 14 hours ago |
Dave:
In order to defend the aforementioned sportsperson here is a random example of a scientist: http://herecomestreble.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/tom-cruise-oprah-couch.jpg 2 days 11 hours ago |
Dave:
I had a more detailed defense pal Ned but was undone by Mr Jobs! 2 days 11 hours ago |
Dave:
Great example 2 days 11 hours ago |
Chris D:
wut 2 days 9 hours ago |
Dave:
Planned* 2 days 36 min ago |
Chris D:
aah 1 day 57 min ago |
Chris D:
Can't decide if I want to buy Assassins Creed II for $9.99.. edit: BTW anyone thinking of buying the complete pack, someone on reddit pointed out it's cheaper to buy them individually... 1 day 56 min ago |
Dave:
So looking forward to Future Soldier 21 hours 24 min ago |
Chris D:
Funny you say that - just this morning I was looking up trailers and felt underwhelmed. It looks like a third person Crysis/Call of Duty hybrid with a shit load of scripted events. Looks lame. Max Payne 3, on the other hand, looks awesome. 21 hours 18 min ago |
Chris A:
AC2 is a fiver here 20 hours 56 sec ago |
Dave:
Split screen Co-op > Everything 14 hours 19 min ago |
Chris D:
Well I just found the most disturbing reddit ever Not Safe For Life http://www.reddit.com/r/ClopClop/ 11 hours 30 min ago |
Chris A:
^Think I found my new wallpaper 9 hours 45 min ago |
James:
^now i have to clear my history on comp.... 1 hour 10 min ago |
Martin:
ClopClop is pretty bad, but I think the worst is http://www.reddit.com/r/picsofdeadkids. Yeah, it's real and it's exactly what it sounds like 0_o Not recommended. 14 min 57 sec ago |
Clogging tubes since 2005.
