Noedel

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I can't imagine being paid to act like I enjoy working in the office in c/mildlyinfuriating
[–] Noedel 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Right. I love my job and I like the people I work with. I know that's not true for most people but damn, don't hate on those that are lucky

What is your favourite album at this moment? in c/asklemmy
[–] Noedel 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dude she showed some videos and it looked unreal. Full disclosure, we are both not into this type of music. Despite that, she said it was probably one of the best concerts she'd ever seen.

We live in New Zealand, and the group had joined forces with a local group of Maori performers who blended in their own cultural practices. It seems like they went above and beyond to tailor their performance to the local setting and honouring native practices here.

I'm really sad I didn't join, but occasionally you have to give the wife a girls night out.

What is your favourite album at this moment? in c/asklemmy
[–] Noedel 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

My wife saw her last week with a band called Heilung. That looked pretty out the gates

Trump said to lift all military restrictions on Israel on 1st day in office according to reports in c/politics
[–] Noedel 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They'll just move on to Iran

What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works) in c/[email protected]
[–] Noedel 3 points 2 weeks ago

I had one that lasted for 12 years. By the end it was more of a media centre connected to my TV, but still.

What is the first graphics card you got? in c/[email protected]
[–] Noedel 1 points 3 weeks ago

3dfx Voodoo2, followed by a Riva tnt2. Good times were had.

Tidal is laying off more staff. in c/technology
[–] Noedel 2 points 3 weeks ago

They're still immeasurably better than Spotify, both for artists and in terms of bitrate...

Won't someone please think of the boomers?! in c/childfree
[–] Noedel 1 points 1 month ago

Those are very expensive. It's what drove me to get a vasectomy

Public servants ordered back to the office, working from home ‘not an entitlement’ in c/[email protected]
[–] Noedel 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've found that level of work etiquette extremely uncommon in NZ

For the first time in my life, I have hit my deductible AND reached my out-of-pocket maximum. I now have three months of actual free healthcare, which is unheard of in the US. What should I get done? in c/[email protected]
[–] Noedel 5 points 2 months ago

Mole map

Looking for new search engine in c/asklemmy
[–] Noedel 2 points 2 months ago

Is your adblocker not stopping them?

Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference? in c/nostupidquestions
[–] Noedel 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The worst about ideation for me is that a few days/weeks/months later, I'm almost always thinking "I was willing to do that? Because of XYZ? That would've been so fucking stupid!"

But in the moment your brain can just be like "topping yourself is clearly the only logical solution" and make you actually believe that shit.

It's wild.

Sorry, I realise this is a bit off topic.

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What's a good and non patronising way to help my neighbour out (self.asklemmy)
submitted 10 months ago by Noedel to c/[email protected]
42 comments fedilink
 

My neighbour has a cat called Stevie. Stevie hangs out with us a lot and we look after him when my neighbour is away.

Yesterday we found Stevie very unwell in our garden. We took him to the neighbour and she immediately rushed him to the vet.

She mentioned the vet was 200 dollars which was a big unexpected expense for her. Her son's birthday is on Monday and she won't be able to do anything for his birthday now.

My wife and I are fortunate enough for 200 dollars to not be a lot of money for us and we want to help, but I'm unsure how.

One option would be that we leave her a little card with 100 dollars and write that we wanted to help because we care about Stevie too.

Another idea is we ask her to do some gardening for us (that's her job, and we're too busy to do it ourselves right now).

I don't want her to feel patronised or awkward about any of this... Happy to take insights.

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We finally get bike lanes on Great North Road (www.nzherald.co.nz)
 

I literally can not wait for this. Cycling there is so awful.

Suck a shame they don't do a town centre upgrade. The Grey Lynn shops could use some love.

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The horrendous price of campervan rentals (self.newzealand)
 

First of all I'm not a tourist coming here to complain about NZ!

But I have some friends from overseas visiting, and holy heck how do people afford to come to holiday here... 12k for a motorhome for three weeks! And that's excluding insurance.

With the price of a new motorhome, surely they're making obscene profits on these?

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Biden calls Xi a dictator a day after Beijing talks (www.bbc.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Noedel to c/world
6 comments fedilink
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Cascade Saddle, New Zealand (self.hiking)
 

Went her as a side trip on the Rees Dart track from Queenstown. It was a pretty grueling ascent from the hut, climbing almost 1000 metres on scree and rocks. The 18 km round trip took us quite a while!

This hike (5 days total) was absolutely stunning.

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Migrant workers being exploited, Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau says (www.rnz.co.nz)
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Auckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations (www.nzherald.co.nz)
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How do I tell my neighbours the windows in their bathroom are not frosted enough? (self.asklemmy)
 

Neighbours recently had their home remodelled, which involved them putting new glazing in their bathroom. The glass is not frosted enough and there's a lot to see.

They are large windows too, starting at knee hight. How do I bring this up?

Bonus points if someone can tell me why this community keeps showing my subscription as pending.

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impeccable views (lemmy.world)
 

Should be some snow capped volcanos there somewhere....

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