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submitted 3 weeks ago by FloofahNZ@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

A UK article with some interesting facts and info about plastic recycling.

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Cinnabon confirms expansion to NZ (www.fmcgbusiness.co.nz)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by terraborra@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Coming to Westfield Newmarket.

I’m an absolute sucker for Cinnabons and make it my mission to have one if I’m ever in the states. I will say that the mini Costco ones have been good to tie me over but nothing beats the real deal.

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submitted 1 month ago by FloofahNZ@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz
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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

This guy sound like such an utter tosser.

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

I'm guessing the author doesn't know the difference between a BB gun and a pellet gun/air rifle, because I doubt a BB would reliably kill a pigeon.

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submitted 2 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Yup.

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submitted 3 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Looking at the photos, it definitely looks like a body from a distance, I don't blame anyone for making that mistake.

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Feijoa Wine Recipe (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Fizz@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz
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submitted 1 year ago by gardner@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz
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submitted 1 year ago by sylverstream@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

See this photo. https://imgur.com/a/xxvKKCU

It's growing and spreading across the wood chipped part of our garden. According to Google Lens it's liverwort, so I've bought Yates Moss and Algae killer, which also lists Liverwort. I've done this twice, but I see very little change. I've also tried generic weed killer.

It's also growing on our footpaths between rocks and that's very hard to get rid off by hand. For other areas I could use garden tools to clear it, I'm aiming to get rid of using weed killers. So it's just for small areas.

Any tips for a weed killer that works on this?

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submitted 1 year ago by 2tapry@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Just laughable...

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submitted 1 year ago by sylverstream@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2515668

Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.

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submitted 1 year ago by jeff11@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

I've been looking for some old films to watch online and I'm looking at

  • On The Beach (1959)
  • Patton (1970)
  • The Great Escape (1963)
  • The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Those last two inspired parts of the video game series, Metal Gear Solid. In Metal Gear Solid 3, a lot of films get mentioned by characters throughout the game.

On The Beach is one I heard about because Alex Jones was talking about nuclear war earlier this year, and he showed a scene from that particular film. There's a newer version of On The Beach but I'd always go for the original, or better, read the novel it's based on.

Recently I watched 2 old Soviet films

  • Amphibian Man (1961)
  • Only 'Old Men' Are Going To Battle (1973)

Some links

Patton

The Guns Of Navarone (this one costs $ on YouTube)

Amphibian Man

Only 'Old Men' Are Going To Battle, black and white version

Only 'Old Men' Are Going To Battle, colourised in 2009

It's disappointing that many films are 48 hour DRM'd and cost $4 or $6 despite not being restored

but...

https://www.aliceinvideoland.co.nz/

w00t!

Got to get me some novels too.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

The top three stories on Radio NZ are about her, do we really need this much coverage?

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submitted 1 year ago by sylverstream@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

I'm looking for a robo vacuum that integrates nicely with home assistant, and ideally no cloud dependency. I don't want to buy such an expensive device that doesn't work when the manufacturer goes out of business or the Internet is down.

Valetudo seems to be the only option. However, even the so called easy installation involves many steps. I'm technically pretty capable as I work in IT, but I'm reluctant to possible brick a device worth hundreds of dollars. FYI more info here https://valetudo.cloud/pages/general/getting-started.html

Would someone be able to assist? Or know a company that provides this service? I'm based in Wellington.

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submitted 1 year ago by gardner@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

This video doesn't discuss NZ specifically but it does show some pretty interesting patterns that affect us.

TL;DW: Southern Hemisphere is

  • 2C cooler
  • 24% stormier
  • somehow protected from pollution from the north
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submitted 1 year ago by bevan@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Well Apollo has shut down so time to get rid of Reddit. I am currently using Power Delete Suite https://codepen.io/Deestan/full/gOQagRO/ to overwrite all of my old posts with some random text, then tomorrow I will run it again to actually delete all of the posts / comments.

Apparently if you just delete they can be easily restored.

Anyone else going down this path?

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submitted 1 year ago by Taubin@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Hopefully it's okay to ask here, but does anyone have a Calckey invite they'd be willing to share? I'd like to check it out and would prefer a local instance.

If this is the wrong place let me know.

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submitted 1 year ago by cloventt@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

I call it “Enlarged Prostate Dribble” on a Coffee Workshop / Herrick Creek Distillery Bourbon-barrel aged espresso.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Ok so this is a bit weird out of context, so here's some context.

~~I tried to do some art on the top but it's all the same colour so didn't work.~~ So here is my beautiful art, I call it "A dirty polar bear in a sand storm"

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Featuring some art I did on a flat white I made.

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submitted 1 year ago by SamC@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

Mostly linking it because of the name :)

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submitted 1 year ago by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic" event, a Coast Guard official says, bringing a grim end to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.

"The debris is consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber," Mauger said.

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submitted 1 year ago by sylverstream@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/831266

Hi lemmings, I switched over from Reddit 10 days ago now but I couldn't find a mobile client that I was happy with with an experience similar to the Reddit experience I was used to. So I decided to build my own and I hope you will like it as well!

Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect

Features:

  • Material U
  • Dark and Light themes
  • List view / Card view / Fullwidth view
  • Filter lists for hiding posts
  • Multiple accounts + switcher across multiple instances
  • Guest accounts for viewing an instance without signup
  • Search and community autofill
  • Markdown support + attempt to navigate links correctly (/u/foo will open that user instead of browser kickout. Same for /c/, !, and @)
  • Saving posts
  • full sort types
  • NSFW view options (hide, blur, show)
  • copy text and url on all posts and comments
  • add comments, replies, and new posts
  • comment replies with line indicators

Here's other screenshots:

Future plans:

  • Improving the inbox
  • Swipe actions
  • Multi-~~reddit ~~communities

Thank you for taking a look. I hope others who are migrating from Reddit like me will find the app useful and I'd love to know your thoughts!

Edit: Community for the app is here: https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect

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submitted 1 year ago by cloventt@lemmy.nz to c/offtopic@lemmy.nz

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1421735

The protests get even more creative. PoliticalHumor mods have set it so that if you subscribe to the community you can now do moderator actions through comments.

No more "Landed Gentry" here, just a total shitshow of deleted comments and lack of cohesive moderation.

They can't ban all of us

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