misterharbies
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misterharbies@lemmy.nzto
NZ Off topic@lemmy.nz•Lower Hutt residents spooked by mysterious helicopters flying overheadEnglish
2·1 year agoSpooked? Really?
This app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston.weather when I had it installed has an option to make the weather notification permanent (persistent).
This app seems to have been sold since I last installed it.
I don’t think you can get widgets on the usual Android lockscreen anymore. What I used to do was make the weather app have a persistent notification, and have that notification showing on the lockscreen.
It’s this end of tipping culture?
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World News@lemmy.ml•EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformationEnglish
9·3 years agoThat’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.
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Football (migrated to football@sopuli.xyz) @lemmy.world•Barcelona [1] - 0 Royal Antwerp - João Félix 12'English
2·3 years agoThe link works now, but doesn’t show the goal
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Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Tunnels, light rail, cycling and bus lanes - govt unveils ambitious $45b new harbour crossing planEnglish
1·3 years agoBuses don’t have their own lane on the Harbour Bridge.
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Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Tunnels, light rail, cycling and bus lanes - govt unveils ambitious $45b new harbour crossing planEnglish
2·3 years agoLight Rail moves more people quicker, and does not get stuck in traffic.
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Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Tunnels, light rail, cycling and bus lanes - govt unveils ambitious $45b new harbour crossing planEnglish
2·3 years agoTake 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.
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Announcements@lemmy.ml•Upcoming AMA with Lemmy's creators: Monday, 7 Aug, 1500 CESTEnglish
10·3 years agoNot 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.
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Announcements@lemmy.ml•Upcoming AMA with Lemmy's creators: Monday, 7 Aug, 1500 CESTEnglish
3·3 years agoThe 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@lemmy.nzOPtoLemmy Support@lemmy.ml•Is Lemmy a good option for the Deaf Community?English
6·3 years agoFor 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”
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Announcements@lemmy.ml•Upcoming AMA with Lemmy's creators: Monday, 7 Aug, 1500 CESTEnglish
181·3 years agoAny plans to integrate video into posts and comments natively?
misterharbies@lemmy.nzto
Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•National unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to TaurangaEnglish
9·3 years agoWaiting for the Climate Change Commission to shoot this proposal down.
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Football (migrated to football@sopuli.xyz) @lemmy.world•Wow. ESPN showed only three of the five goals in the Sweden/Italy match. They cut it short to talk…about American football TRAINING CAMP.English
1·3 years agoThey 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 😭
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Football (migrated to football@sopuli.xyz) @lemmy.world•Wow. ESPN showed only three of the five goals in the Sweden/Italy match. They cut it short to talk…about American football TRAINING CAMP.English
6·3 years agoSimilar 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?
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Football (migrated to football@sopuli.xyz) @lemmy.world•Jordan Henderson to Al-Ettifaq here we goEnglish
24·3 years agoIs anyone else losing respect for players that go to Saudi chasing the money?
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Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Does New Zealand need a Waste-to-Energy plant? Can't be good when even the local doctors are against it.
9·3 years agoI’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.
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Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Countdown supermarkets to rebrand back to WoolworthsEnglish
2·3 years agoDon’t give them ideas!





Those are horrible. The captions are down there, and the movie is up there. And sometimes the arm goes limp and you have to prop it up again. And where do you suppose I put my drink? On the floor?