I’ve been neck deep in Lemmy stuff recently and realised we don’t have a post that explains the different frontend options that are available on Lemmy.nz....
Are gamers getting older? It would be interesting to see how this breaks down by age.
I’m getting older. I have 3 kids and no time. 10 years ago I had no kids and 3 time. Now when I play, I just put it on the easiest setting and play it like an interactive movie.
A bill designed to give consumers more control over their data will be introduced into Parliament tomorrow, the minister of commerce and consumer affairs says....
A super security and intelligence agency recommended four years ago and said to be “not too far away” last August, is under “active consideration” by Cabinet....
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Auckland after an elderly woman was viciously knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on Sunday....
Wellington City Council have put plans to build a permanent cycleway in Brooklyn on hold after losing over half of its funding. Waka Kotahi was expected to fund 51 percent through the Transport Choices fund, however Transport Minister Simeon Brown confirmed there would be no funding for the project in December....
Jamie Arbuckle, the Marlborough councillor who became an MP, says he has settled into having two roles so comfortably he’s going to keep both salaries after all....
I’ve heard some people take the approach of “merge everything”. Whatever people contribute, merge it. People like to feel like their time is valuable, and that their work is valued.
You can follow up the merge with polish or tweaks but if you merge contributions you’re more likely to see more.
International testing indicated New Zealand had more bad readers among its 10-year-olds than other developed nations, but the picture improved for teenagers....
The Stratford-revered glockenspiel has stood proud in the main street, Broadway, since it officially opened in 1996, but it had stopped working over the weekend....
Alternate frontends
I’ve been neck deep in Lemmy stuff recently and realised we don’t have a post that explains the different frontend options that are available on Lemmy.nz....
Gamers Are Becoming Less Interested in Games With Deep Strategy, Study Finds (www.ign.com)
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 23/5/2024
Last weeks thread here...
New tech bill will allow consumers to share data (www.rnz.co.nz)
A bill designed to give consumers more control over their data will be introduced into Parliament tomorrow, the minister of commerce and consumer affairs says....
Down time last night 17/5/24-18/5/24
Hi everyone,...
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 13/5/2024
Last weeks thread here...
A Northland island has a very unusual problem...too many kiwi (www.rnz.co.nz)
The residents of an island in Northland are grappling with an unusual problem - they have too many kiwi....
Woolworths tells 79,000 they won a prize, then rescinds it (www.rnz.co.nz)
Woolworths has apologised to thousands of customers after mistakenly telling about 79,000 people they had won a competition....
Transpower warns of possible power shortages on Friday (www.rnz.co.nz)
The national electricity grid operator is warning of possible insufficient power generation to meet households’ demand on Friday....
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT (www.tomshardware.com)
Cabinet mulls creation of mega spy agency as FIANZ seeks 'serious rethink' (www.rnz.co.nz)
A super security and intelligence agency recommended four years ago and said to be “not too far away” last August, is under “active consideration” by Cabinet....
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 7/5/2024
Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!...
Update on federation issues with Lemmy.world
A while back I made a post about Lemmy.world federation and a lot has changed since then so I thought I’d do an update post....
Watch: Elderly woman knocked to the ground in unprovoked attack (www.rnz.co.nz)
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Auckland after an elderly woman was viciously knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on Sunday....
Plans for permanent cycleway in Wellington suburb on hold (www.rnz.co.nz)
Wellington City Council have put plans to build a permanent cycleway in Brooklyn on hold after losing over half of its funding. Waka Kotahi was expected to fund 51 percent through the Transport Choices fund, however Transport Minister Simeon Brown confirmed there would be no funding for the project in December....
MP Jamie Arbuckle to keep two jobs - and two salaries (www.rnz.co.nz)
Jamie Arbuckle, the Marlborough councillor who became an MP, says he has settled into having two roles so comfortably he’s going to keep both salaries after all....
Fix & Fogg nut butter launched into space (www.rnz.co.nz)
One Wellington peanut butter company has gone where no Kiwi food company has gone before....
it is what it is (lemmy.world)
How bad at reading are New Zealand children? [not that bad] (www.rnz.co.nz)
International testing indicated New Zealand had more bad readers among its 10-year-olds than other developed nations, but the picture improved for teenagers....
Over $300K spent on slushy syrup and maintaining machines for prison staff (www.rnz.co.nz)
Corrections has spent over $305,000 on slushy syrup and maintaining frozen ice machines in the past six years....
Kiwi cheerleading team win gold at world competition [International Open 5 division] (www.rnz.co.nz)
A New Zealand team has taken home gold at the Cheerleading World Championships in the US....
Kiwi turns up in suburban back yard - I didn't expect it to be that large' (www.rnz.co.nz)
When Eugene Dementyev heard a tap at his back door, he thought it was a cat - and was shocked to discover it was a kiwi....
Man fights cancellation of 24-hour gym membership for ‘loitering’ after he stayed the night (www.rnz.co.nz)
How long is too long to spend in a 24-hour gym? Can you do too much squatting?...
Stratford-revered glockenspiel stops working (www.rnz.co.nz)
The Stratford-revered glockenspiel has stood proud in the main street, Broadway, since it officially opened in 1996, but it had stopped working over the weekend....
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 29/4/2024
Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!...