Dan

There's an hour left on the auction for my old amp I wrote literally dozens of shit songs on nearly three decades ago www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

Did someone say we're doing Kahless days?

I did too and was actually surprised how little tourism is mentioned on the NZ economy page 😂

Regional Economic Profile | New Zealand | Economy structure

I did this - agri *just* scrapes into the top 10 industries contributing to GDP regions.infometrics.co.nz/new-zealand/... . Tourism isn't on that list of top-level sectors, but is 3.6% of GDP - about the same as 'education and training' regions.infometrics.co.nz/new-zealand/...

You're all just fighting for second place behind

If you want to know how low the bar can go, I was occasionally offered the chance to write 'opinion pieces' on things after going on an in-office rant at Newshub... only twice did I take up the offer. One was about house prices, the other... time travel

Could have etched Windows '98 into a bottle of KGB or Purple Goanna

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

LMFAO SOMEONE MADE IT A REAL THING

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Does this mean Windows can now literally be stored in windows?

Quoting a council guy

I didn't grow up in Auckland, but I can tell you with 100 percent certainty it was us kids on BMXs and cheap Warehouse mountain bikes that ruled Hamilton in the '90s

I wonder if it ever occurred to them many people learn how to ride a bike a couple of decades before they learn how to drive a car

Auckland Council thinks cycling is a 'relatively new' thing, compared to driving 🫠 www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Okay you may be right - yes it was MS, mum never shelled out for a MD 😂

Yeah, that's a Megadrive/Genesis cartridge. I never beat it, my little brother did though 🫠

Been so long since I had a cat, I'd forgotten about this

Sorry, but I just learned about the UK defence attaché to the United Arab Emirates, then I had to spend ages verifying that instance of nominative determinism

Good news is I will never again, ever, think a lyric I write is too on the nose or cheesy. Bad news is I will never kick as much ass as KMFDM, but ah well

On my student allowance of $180 a week 😂

$180, good god, not $1809

Anyway, after an argument with Copilot about whether or not the stickers add or subtract value, and TradeMe's algorithm suggesting it was potentially worth $1809, I've put an absurd 'buy now' price on it, otherwise it's up for $1 reserve until Thursday www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

We're moving to a new build and this shit is too rusty, not to mention heavy lol

Just tested it and thank god, it's dead. I can send it to amp heaven without guilt

Might have finally broken my brain

Right, it's been boxed with the Megadrive and some books, labelled "ancient tech"

My first one was second-hand, about $800 incl tape drives and cassettes, in 87 or 88. Second one I remember I paid for myself was $130 in 91 or 92

Knew this was a better investment than property

These games ruled. I shudder to think how racist 'African Safari' might be in 2026 though