misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
It's this end of tipping culture?
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
That's kind of what is happening with Kim DotCom. He's been in New Zealand for years and never set foot in the US, but he is accused of conspiring to distribute pirated material that belongs to American corporations. He supposedly broke US law, while in New Zealand, and has never been to the US.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
The link works now, but doesn't show the goal
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Buses don't have their own lane on the Harbour Bridge.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Light Rail moves more people quicker, and does not get stuck in traffic.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Take out the road crossings, and take out the Light Rail tunnel from North Shore to Albany (instead convert the Northern Buswsy to Light Rail). With an improved PT corridor, you should expect to see less demand for the additional road crossing, and we should be thinking about more climate friendly options.
And the Light Rail plan from CBD to Mangere should be on the surface along Dominion Road. I don't get the obsession with tunnels. They are expensive and more difficult to access.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Not sure if you saw the news, but the BBC are experimenting with their own Mastadon instance. They can probably afford to host video.
I understand that many instances are run by volunteers and hobbyists. But that doesn't mean that a business such as BBC couldn't come and host their own instance.
And I don't think I implied that you wanted to ban video. I just want to see video integrated natively into Lemmy so that instances can turn it on or off. A Youtube link is no good. I don't like being rickrolled.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
The Deaf Community uses sign language which can only be captured and distributed as video. Many Deaf people did not have a good education, therefore their English is not at a level to be fluent. Their first language will be Sign Language. My first Language is Sign Language, but I am also fluent in English. I was privileged to be able to have a good education, thanks to my parents who supported me and made good choices for my educational needs.
Now, back to the point about video in posts and comments. I would like to see an opportunity for a Sign Language instance. There may be funding to cover the cost of storage to allow this, but this can only be a reality of video can be implemented natively.
Other instances can choose to turn this feature off? Let there be an option 👍
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
For the Deaf Community, their first language is Sign Language. I am Deaf myself, and I am privileged to be fluent in English, however I cannot say that my Deaf friends are also fluent in English. Many of them have the English level of an 8-year old (because of their poor education) so writing in English is not "Deaf-friendly"
misterharbies 1y ago • 94%
Any plans to integrate video into posts and comments natively?
Are we able to post videos or images in the comments? I know that you can post a video in the post such as a sign language video, but are people able to respond with a video comment in sign language? This will be a big deal breaker for the Deaf Community. At the moment the only option for many Deaf people is to use Facebook.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Waiting for the Climate Change Commission to shoot this proposal down.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
They started with the Women's Football!
But at the end of the day, the result didn't go our way, and we've been eliminated 😭
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Similar thing happened here in New Zealand where we are one of the co-hosts for the FIFA Women's World Cup. The sports segment started with a story about the night's rugby match between New Zealand and Australia.
They ended the sports segment talking about the Women's Football (soccer).
Now that the rugby game has completed, and tonight the New Zealand women's Football team are playing a must-win match Vs Switzerland, I'm very interested to see what the news segment starts off with tonight. Will it be tonight's women's football game, or highlights talking about last night's rugby?
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
But why is it a high-profile case? Who is she?
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Is anyone else losing respect for players that go to Saudi chasing the money?
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
I'm not sure if I would consult with a doctor about whether a waste to energy plant is a good idea. They should probably stick to what they are trained and qualified for.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Don't give them ideas!
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
Well, I'll be pleased to see my friends stop calling it cuntdown
misterharbies 1y ago • 94%
The World Cup could be referring to so many things!
We have the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, Mens Rugby World Cup 2023, Netball World Cup 2023, Mens Cricket World Cup 2023. And there's probably more.
misterharbies 1y ago • 100%
I don't really watch more than 2 hours per day. Sometimes I just watch the 1 episode, and if I've started it earlier enough, then I might be able to sneak in another episode before I get into bed.
Have been seeing plenty of old news articles popping up here. Is this someone from Reddit trying to undermine Lemmy as a source for up-to-date football news?
I have always wondered why the Melling line was not extended to connect with the Wairarapa line at Manor Park. Now it could be a possibility. And we may have missed an opportunity to relocate the Melling Station onto the other side of the river on the Riverbank car park, closer to the Lower Hutt CBD. We could still retain the car parking as it is, and have the new station on raised platforms, with the cars below. But I'm not a geotechnical engineer.