Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz Dave @lemmy.nz 1y ago

Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 11/7/2023

Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So how’s it going?

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Getting a new bed today.

The old one tore between the pocket springs, it was about 12 years old, I got a really sore back sleeping on it one night. Had to sleep at the foot end whilst waiting for the new one to turn up....it has been 3 weeks. Looking forward to a good nights sleep tonight.
- Beds are so important
  
  I know, the hole kept getting worse till we bit the bullet. We got really lucky also, the day we decided that a new bed was required....Farmers were having a 50% off bed sale....so epic win
Kia ora. Nō Australia ahau, engari he tauira hōu ō te reo Māori ahau. Kei te pēhea koutou?
- I'll get back to you on that, I'm only a few chapters into Bruce Biggs 'Let's Learn Maori'
  
  Cool! I'm using "Māori Made Easy" by Scotty Morrison. It's very good.
- Kia ora! Nō Taranaki au, engari e noho ana au ki Wellington.
  
  I ako au te reo Māori mo e rua nga tau, engari kaore au i te pai tonu.
  
  Kia ora, e Rewi (I've read that means Dave!) Kei te pēhea koe? Kua ako au ki te reo mō anake toru marama. Kāore tōku reo i te pai hoki!
Battling with WINZ today. Dropped off a uni application yesterday. Got an email that I needed to come in for an appointment the day before my course starts. Last semester they called me and it was sorted. Tried calling them, the first two times I was told the wait line is 109 minutes long and I was hung up on. The other times I was told they are at capacity and to call back later. Why they don't have a call back system is beyond me so now I am in the office waiting... 0/10 don't get health problems.
Anyone have any recommendations for some USB C Hubs/Docks ?

Was previously using an HP G5 until it decided to die, and was wondering if I should get another of the same, or if there was something better out there. (I use HP/Dell Laptops, partner uses HP/Macbooks)
- I have been using a Dell one at home for ages, it seems to work well. I have used it with my Linux Mint laptop, my partners Chromebook and my Galaxy phone.
  
  Pretty sure this is the one
  
  Interesting. Not too sure if it's a bug on my end, but when I click the link, it sends me back to this comment. However, when I inspect the element, it correctly shows the PBTech link?
  
  Anyhows, I remember having one of those (or something very similar for work) but had forgotten about them. Thanks for reminding me to look into these ones too :)
Had pretty good day, I cut grass for a living and I'm really getting a bit sick of all the mud and I think everyone else is getting a bit over it as well.. still had a good time though, my 5y.o. boy had a girl sleep over last night and it was adorable, destroyed his bedroom this morning though 😂

Just enjoying a nice peaceful evening on Lemmy with a cup of tea ✌️

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