Posts by BigD@mastodon.nz
(DIR) Post #AR5JLjFnQaHvnlCho8 by BigD@mastodon.nz
2022-12-29T02:19:46Z
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@stux and what a stunning environment to live in. No evolution needed.
(DIR) Post #ARKybl5HOyAzxqs3ZA by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-01-05T15:41:58Z
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@clive Yes, but there are road rules and maximum speed limits and things like etiquette. It ain't the vehicle that knows that that stuff still applies.
(DIR) Post #ARjCIY0GP0QI1CXj0q by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-01-17T07:53:09Z
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Is this a first for New Zealand? Toyota are trialing a form of short term car hire that could revolutionise how we perceive our need for private car ownership and usage. Worth a think about. Nelson only at this early stage. Will be an interesting follow.https://bowaters.co.nz/toyotamobilityproject
(DIR) Post #ARkRfLMZG1jZwjGOsy by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-01-17T22:36:10Z
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@RonicoIncredible photoSeek your permission to have as my phone's home screen. Provided I can still see my icons amoung the landscape and clouds.
(DIR) Post #ARkVUnRYujHffSpGb2 by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-01-17T23:19:04Z
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@Ronico Thanks Ronico. I would hate to loose it amoung all the other photos I come across. It's on my phone homepage and everything is looking great! Made my day.
(DIR) Post #ARzC6Nc4JeHwqcmb8S by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-01-25T01:22:27Z
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@Ronico One of my first nature films I saw as a child, that's along time ago BTW, was of beavers building a dam out of sticks. Fascinated me. Every opportunity my wife gets at a river, she builds a dam out of sticks. Possibly she saw the same movie.
(DIR) Post #AS8G45Z4b2c0X3BTSC by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-01-29T10:19:13Z
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@strypey If there's a will, there's a way.
(DIR) Post #ATYRyRd3kjGfxBbMDQ by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-03-12T23:27:12Z
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@strypey Two things I seeOur tax take is too dependant on consumerism (GST) Our population is low. And deminishing. And ageing. Latest projection of school rolls predict substantial negative enrollment in ten years time.Low fertility rates lead to low natural increase and high immigration dependancy.So, who pays for major improvement to infrastructure?
(DIR) Post #AUCTFah6ULZXjMZZjc by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-04-01T06:49:02Z
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@vik @gwilymgj Onslow will not actually generate more power, its purpose will be to provide stored water to continue generation of power when required. It will be a battery of sorts. One option is using Roxburgh Hydro for generation, which exists already.So there is really not any overload of existing transmission lines.
(DIR) Post #AUCY5pJfliXLxHmD7g by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-04-01T07:44:14Z
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@vik @gwilymgj It also requires rain on the west coast and snow melt to keep it at optimum storage. Which with climate change, may not be reliable.I actually prefer wind as a generator. As like solar, storage is a big challenge.There is some movement in battery farms being adopted. One being built at Ruakaka. Possibly linked to a Solar farm nearby also being developed.It does offer some buffer to supply for that region if the grid has problems with transmission from other sources.
(DIR) Post #AUCZaMjaBb5UEz1PVI by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-04-01T08:01:03Z
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@vik @gwilymgj You've lost me. massively redundant generation capacity. ?
(DIR) Post #AUCkHU53kNtN1EGaOW by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-04-01T10:00:52Z
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@vik @gwilymgj Possibly. Fossil fuel generation is only at Huntley now I think? And that is on demand only to compensate for lack of renewable sourced generation at peak periods.Over capacity generation would probably have grid stability problems unless that surplus can be transferred to more industry usage ( vis smelter) or the likes of Onslow.We are a small population with increasing energy demand, so funding which ever methods employed is a big issue. User pays has limitations.
(DIR) Post #AVTgYT2QIjlozFOvMu by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-05-09T12:01:16Z
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@strypey No mention of Methane reduction. Maybe it's hidden in the small print.
(DIR) Post #AVx15sjzGopjApGsGO by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-05-23T15:37:00Z
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@textfiles Great work. I've book marked for anticipated listening.
(DIR) Post #AX89gGcw5foqRtRTt2 by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-06-27T22:28:11Z
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@kingu Wonder how many hugs to full recovery :)
(DIR) Post #AcJHv5MhB5sZfNRtKK by BigD@mastodon.nz
2023-11-28T21:09:29Z
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@KiffinEileen Peters has his own agenda and this slanging of media is one of them.I see a Trump clone.Luxon knows he has a fragile coalition. He will just offer a Tut tut.
(DIR) Post #AmNWfQlW9e32PA1wVU by BigD@mastodon.nz
2024-09-26T00:21:00Z
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@paulhellyer I'm a pakeha and have Maori Grandchildren. I'm sickened by this white man rules indoctrination this jerried up cohort expound.My grandchildren deserve far better. We all do.Bloody disgrace.
(DIR) Post #AsnFpplXKMjMY82ljk by BigD@mastodon.nz
2025-04-05T21:27:59Z
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As well as the obvious, ie. rise in sea level affecting human habitation of landmass soon underwater probably by the end of this century, other inhabitants of our planet have fewer choices of where to live Modelling suggesting that if we continue on a high greenhouse gas emission trajectory, more than 90 percent of emperor penguin colonies will be all but extinct by the end of the century.#antarctica #climatechange#penguinsVoice of the Sea Ice: Changing times https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ourchangingworld/557119/voice-of-the-sea-ice-changing-times
(DIR) Post #Az3qBCazGk0J92eBge by BigD@mastodon.nz
2025-10-09T02:36:39Z
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I'm reluctant to agree with Winston on many fronts, but this I do. Shareholders, it's in their court to stop this idiotic sale your wise board has set up. Don't come crying for sympathy in future when things go pear shape.#fonterra 'Giving it away': Winston Peters lays into Fonterra over sale of iconic brands https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/575440/giving-it-away-winston-peters-lays-into-fonterra-over-sale-of-iconic-brands
(DIR) Post #Az3qnwvFTXRBpSbHkW by BigD@mastodon.nz
2025-10-10T08:56:37Z
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@strypey @rogerparkinson Good point. What is the point.I will be surprised if this gets a majority vote from shareholders. Farmers aren't broke( ATM) aren't thick( some are ignorant) and aren't all needing to pay off large bank loans( why would they at current interest rates)