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Messages - varkk
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« on: September 30, 2013, 10:58:21 am »
When i was working on the Americas cup 2010 challenge you could really see the difference in funding.. even back then. Team NZ wasn't involved in the 2010 AC. Also I haven't seen a source on the $50million spent in one week that doesn't refer back to the 'some Indian guy on talkback' post on whaleoil. TVNZ commentators were saying before that the rumours were it was about $10million in one week. Now everyone is taking the $50million figure as gospel.
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« on: September 26, 2013, 03:26:53 pm »
I would like to see an americas cup where every boat is identical in every way. Where everything is manual, the only thing that comes into it is pure skills and sail choices on the day, all sails regulated too. That is where they have gone with the Volvo Ocean Race. Everyone who competes in that will sail the same design of boat from the same builder etc. Kind of sad it knocks out the competition between designers but for cost and safety reasons it is good. I would not really be surprised to see a new match racing regatta emerge like the Luis Vuitton Pacific series for teams who won't be able to afford $200Million+ to compete against Oracle.
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« on: September 16, 2013, 11:22:15 am »
So did Oracle's changes really bring them up with TeamNZ or is the different conditions favouring them. They always seem to be better with the tide than against. Also does their boat prefer the choppier conditions compared to NZ?
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« on: August 27, 2013, 10:07:32 am »
Yeah the boats are super cool, but so damn fragile. A match race should have two fast boats facing off against each other, each with different strengths/weaknesses (Maybe one is faster upwind but the other can fly past downwind). Where are the tricky sail changes as they round a mark, where are the downwind runs with massive spinnakers flying only to have someone dip it in the water as they round the bottom mark and have it slow the boat down as they frantically try to retrieve it.
The big issue with these new boats is the cost is keeping competitors from entering. How many syndicates had to pull out from this series as the cost just kept climbing and they couldn't bring in enough sponsorship to keep going? I feel a good challenger series needs at least 8 teams with it being a fairly even battle for the top 3 or 4.
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« on: August 26, 2013, 11:26:00 am »
So now TeamNZ hold the Luis Vuitton cup (again) and will now take on Oracle to get the Auld Mug.
Personally while I like the idea of the new super fast boats and the extreme high-tech which goes in to them. I think the extreme cost which goes along with it which has deterred a lot of groups from taking part has really cost the competition. I think the racing would hae been more exciting if the boats were slower but actually closer together and if there had been a good pool of challengers fighting it out. as it stands it seems most of the race is decided before they get out on the water. Team NZ beat Luna Rossa and Artemis months ago during the development. Of course we don't really know how they will do head to head with Oracle until they race each other but even a small difference in boat performance will take a lot of tactics and on water skill out of play.
Next time I would like to see them bring the costs down and get a good challenger's series happening with a wide range of groups fighting it out for the right to challenge for the cup. That would only happen if we can win it off Oracle and bring it back to Auckland and then set the terms for the next event.
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« on: May 20, 2013, 02:23:25 pm »
Add another option if money is permitting.
Fly to LA
buy a car
buy a map
Epic roadtrip!
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« on: May 20, 2013, 08:14:06 am »
Get a well kitted out campervan, fill the fuel tank and hit the road.
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« on: April 19, 2013, 12:01:18 pm »
i want to know how it will "add 5000" new jobs? also i wish i had enough cash to buy some shares. the sooner we get the general public into buy shares and not just houses the better NZ will be It is all in the BERL report on the policy, essentially by lowering power prices for businesses they will have more money for expansion etc, especially in power hungry manufacturing roles.
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« on: April 19, 2013, 11:59:12 am »
Pretty disappointed that my electorate MP changed to 'No' for the last reading! Unsurprising though, he is the most incompetent member of the house, so far as I can tell. Write a letter explaining how pissed off you are with his vote etc, imply you are going to switch allegiance to Mana or similar, or even better get involved with the LEC and replace him.
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« on: February 19, 2013, 08:40:34 pm »
I don't see the problem here, he's staying in the Vatican, where he spent most of his time anyway. Where else would you expect him to go?
Prison
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« on: February 14, 2013, 12:33:50 pm »
 Stolen from facebook feed
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« on: February 14, 2013, 10:05:40 am »
I actually get more of an LL Cool J vibe off Dorner than Seagal. Perhaps he has gone deep cover for the Navy to rout out corruption in the LAPD 
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« on: February 11, 2013, 05:06:12 pm »
You can't break what is already broken. I haven't read up to much on the proposal but I think it is based on a recent report which said that for a family to have a decent life they need to earn $18 for 40 hours of work.
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« on: February 11, 2013, 04:52:07 pm »
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« on: November 14, 2012, 11:20:00 am »
I was able to see it before not using my solar glasses, the cloud cover was enough to block out most of the light, yet still allow me to see the esclipe.
I don't recommend it though. Pretty much how it was here in Greymouth, was in an office with dark tinted windows and just happened to glance up at the right moment to see the silhouette of the sun partially covered by the moon projected on to the clouds. Then the clouds became too thick again.
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« on: October 29, 2012, 09:48:39 am »
The spelling is reflective of a low English literacy level, probably due to poor education; not a lack of intelligence. The content of the signs however... I would be willing to bet that their views are highly influenced by the English translation of a book which they read and want everyone to read and study/learn from. So therefore no excuse for poor spelling and grammar.
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« on: October 29, 2012, 08:32:47 am »
From the Herald article today on a protest in Auckland. A picture is worth a thousand words, but I think this needs only four: Never go full retard.
 Just think, those two grown men at one point would have looked at those signs and thought "Yes, this sign conveys my message in the way I wish to convey it, I am happy to be seen in public holding this."
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« on: June 15, 2012, 10:29:12 am »
lol, you think they are going to reach surplus. Next year in the budget they will revise the date to be another twelve months later. Hey guys how is that surplus coming along? http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/7103387/Bollard-sees-delayed-surplusOK so I guess I was wrong about how long until it was revised and how long until it would be predicted a surplus would occur. I wonder if treasury still believes their own lies?
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« on: June 05, 2012, 11:52:41 am »
Naitonal raids it to pay for another subsidy for a private school in 2045
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« on: June 03, 2012, 04:39:23 pm »
How can you say that?
That's Labours way, always has been, always will be. National did jack $#@! in its first term other than clean up the $#@!storm of a mess that Labour left behind. National has always been about the future.
Like when Labour ran a surplus and paid back a lot of the debt that the government had run up since Muldoon's days, while National called for tax cuts. They established the Cullen Fund and Kiwisaver scheme to help ensure reitrement benefits would still be available years down the track. Last election they talked about raising the retirement age over concerns of the affordability of the system. Where as National has cut income taxes for the top, increased other taxes and charges paid by everyone and run up a large debt to do so. Which one was about the future and which one about rewarding themselves now?
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« on: June 02, 2012, 01:42:05 pm »
lol, you think they are going to reach surplus. Next year in the budget they will revise the date to be another twelve months later.
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« on: June 02, 2012, 10:31:13 am »
I He says while a zero budget may make logical sense at first thought, coming out of a recession it makes more sense to invest heavily into education, to reap the benefits down the line. He proposes to pretty much make university free in terms of course costs, saying it will work out much better in the long term. The thing is this government doesn't care about the long term. They are all about the here and now. Anything beyond the current fiscal period is for the next guy to worry about.
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« on: May 28, 2012, 12:28:55 pm »
The trouble with that idea is that it is incredibly narrow minded. The finance industry for instance targets people with Mathematics and theoretical physics degress as they have the knowledge and ability with numbers etc which many with a degree in finance are just unable to grasp. The point of a university education is to encourage 'critical thinking' and not just the specifics that are included in the degree courses.
The actual facts you may learn as part of your education are just a side-effect to developing the analytical skills which are vital for any non-trivial job. By the end of a degree the student should be able to apply these skills in to a wide range of fields, and not just the specifics they encountered in their course work.
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« on: May 18, 2012, 08:29:07 am »
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