ironic_ali

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by ironic_ali 7y ago
So, what you're saying is the Keas that stripped the rubber round my windscreen up at Mt Hutt, thought my car was a big metal trap with tasty goodies inside?
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by ironic_ali 7y ago
"criticising" is all anyone can do (when they get caught...). They are above the law.
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by ironic_ali 7y ago
Great advice and in regards to kids I ended up sitting on the floor with our 18 month old today for over an hour, just blowing bubbles. Watching him learn to blow the bubbles himself and seeing the joy on his face was pretty special.
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by ironic_ali 7y ago
Everyone should be spreading their savings around different banks. Banks will only pay back a certain amount if they go bust - and it depends on the country how much that is.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
I replied to another poster and although your points are valid, each members debt load had a greater effect. Please see https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europe...
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Another major factor was the debt of each members after joining the euro: "All members past debts were in their home currency, including Germany. Upon joining the Euro, the past debts were also converted to the Euro because their old c
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
An understanding of every comment here shows agile (or any other methodology) in all its "glory"...... People just can't agree on anything is the simple answer. It's how we get round that to get anything done as a group
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
No, let's not forget that. However, where there's money (and China has a lot of it) most companies, tech or not, are going to jump through hoops and sell their ethics & morals to get it. "The shareholders demand profits!&
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
> Is it so different to do this regularly/daily? Before I got into IT in the late 90's (I was 19-20 yrs), I had various construction work to tide me over. Like climbing a 4 metre ladder onto a roof with 40KG rolls of pitch, or
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
> The car had the right of way, it was not acting maliciously, and she walked right in front of it. According to AZ law, asking the car to make what might be a dangerous last second swerve into another lane or slamming on the breaks to a
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
I wonder what their pension liabilities are for current and previous staff? And whether those funds are classed as company assets or seperate fro the bankruptcy?
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
I was at a bbq recently and the host lady had made a pavlova (or "Pav" as it's known). I jokingly asked if it was Australian and everyone including her laughed, but there were daggers behind the eyes...
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Here's hoping!
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
It sounds like the "you" before the fireworks started did actually die - and the new "you" appeared after. I have personally gained a great deal from mushrooms and mescaline. I'm a better human (I believe) for those
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Remove "probably" and your statement is correct.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
We had PICNIC back in the day in the UK too, plus "ID ten T" often went on the notes. ID10T
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Because NZ is so awesome, it's on the list twice!
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
It is to me.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
A environmental cost benefit analysis was most likely done before the outcome you outline so succinctly. The machine clean-up proposal - once appropriate lobbying efforts by the corporation making the profits occurred - flew through Congres
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
It is interesting. Almost like the pursuit of gaming takes away the imagination and urge to engage in anything else.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Since I began to become aware of politics as a late teenager in the mid 80's, there was conspiracies of power grabs that mostly all came true in hindsight. It doesn't seem controversial to say that nothing has changed other than i
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Sounds like the Chinese have taken Pilger's Economic Hitman as their roadmap to power and riches.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Same for the poor horse.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
This study is married with bias, the French have had it in for the English since Waterloo. J/k
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Going down the rabbit hole of looking at the alleged evidence puts one in the same bucket. I'm from the UK and know for a fact the msm have covered for the establishment crimes for decades/centuries. Then you look at who owns the
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
You, I like you. One thing I believe you missed is the the promise from G4S of a cushy 'director' role for said minister when politics has run its course, for said minister....
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
Dopamine would be chemical in this case (probably? I'm not a neurologist..)
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
I remember reading not long after the TSA (operationgrabass?) started they were advertising on pizza boxes.
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
I recently had some electrician, plumbing and gas work done and the bill was around my contractor rate here in NZ. Given the politics and bs around the big corps and govt ministries my skillsets fit into (business analyst/pm) a trade h
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by ironic_ali 8y ago
I recently had a thought about democracy (in any form), being a societal form of bullying on those that voted for the losing parties. Compared to a dictatorship, democracy is 'better', as at least you get the opportunity every few

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