Damn, it's almost like the people that still reddit are the ones you wouldn't want here in the first place

Blind is full of a certain type who are obsessed with net worth and superficial career goals, not surprised in the slightest

I feel like the communication from reddit was done on purpose so that the 3rd party app devs didn't have the time to put things in place, how cool would it have been if come 1st July the app just points to a different service, with a note saying the app is being renamed and using a different website for content

As far as I can tell, there are 2 types of contractors.

The first type, is contracting because they have a set of valuable skills that they can charge a premium for. Because of this, employers will hire them on and pay a premium for it, the contractor has to consider all the extras that are involved, lack of holiday pay, ACC levies, as well as ensuring their own future. It's a choice to forgo job security and in return they can live much more comfortably.

The second type, is contracting because the employer is forcing the issue, or a contracting job is the only thing this person can find, these roles are usually not paid a premium, and these people aren't making a choice of forgoing job security. Instead, they are being short-changed by the employer, who is taking advantage of this arrangement, to avoid having to have these employees on payroll.

ACT mention in the article that this results in lower prices and more choice, the only way this can happen is that the employee gets shafted. In my industry, real contractors are much more costly than FTE's, and is usually only done because they are offering a particular set of skills, or a way around headcounts when the work just needs to get done.

It's odd, most subs I frequented had votes to go dark, so majority supported the decision, wonder if it's now the folks that remain are the minority that voted against the blackouts

On a similar note, as a NZer currently residing overseas, it would be nice if articles linked from newshub are provided with an alternative text, as its not available to those outside NZ

Have you got a real world example that is not on the web/social media?

In my experience, the world is not run by NT folks, and if you're being yelled at as an adult that person doing the yelling is certainly not NT.

As I've gotten older I have come to realise everyone is dealing with something, whether it's a diagnosable condition or not. As an example my wife has anxiety with OCD thrown in, my daughter probably inherited both, my son has some ASD tendencies, my MIL is the biggest narcacist and a complete A-Hole, her partner is a functioning alcoholic with his own issues. Then my mum is likely got mild anxiety, as well as my little brother, older brother has anger issues as well as my father. All this is to say externally you would consider everyone I just mentioned NT, my wife is the only one that has been diagnosed with anything

Yup this, my MIL is a pretty shitty person, cheated on my wife's father right around the time he was dying of cancer, when he did die she kicked my wife out of the house (she was 19 at the time and just lost her father) sold it and moved 4hrs away, didn't tell my wife where she had gone, no contact number, then proceeded to "poison the well" with her side of the family.

We recently found a letter that was supposed to go to me but never made it, from my MIL's sister saying how bad a child my wife was and how she made her mother's life so difficult, all bullshit, plus they didn't talk to my wife for years after the cheating started.

Thing is, my MIL runs a facade, it wears off in a few days if your staying with her and her narcissistic tendancies come out. She is still with the man she had an affair with, and I refuse to call him family, hes my MIL's partner if I ever need to explain it, which is often atm because hes almost on his death bed from all the alcoholism and smoking through the years

To add, I once worked in a company that had "contractors" working next to me, it was eye opening chatting to them, as they were not doing this by choice, and were desperate to be made full time employees, they were certainly not living the lavish life that all my previous contractor colleagues were afforded, and it was sad to see people being taken advantage of like that.

Well, my 1st thread on Kbin, proves people do not understand business

Huh? You got one response and blanket suggest people don't understand business?

Umm, it's mentioned in the linked article, pancreatic cancer

Bioshock, more importantly, that scene

Verge has done a great job of sensationalizing this email, the actual quote is a lot less of a gotcha than the headline represents

I'm living in Dublin and even here folks from mainland Europe complain about the lack of non-car related infrastructure, but friends of ours from Indiana absolutely loved being able to get around for the most part without a car. They repeatedly mentioned things like sidewalks just not existing in many places, which seems crazy to me, everywhere I've lived has at least been pedestrian friendly enough.

You guys beat us at most things, but at least we have the Bledisloe, and fibre internets

My workplace almost came to blows as every 2nd source file was auto-formatted to varying levels of spaces.
I was told this after I complained to my manager that someone came into my project fresh and started autoformatting our code to 1 space on every file they worked on.

Yup, I've still got sync installed, but I'm not going to install the reddit app, I'm settling in on a home instance of kbin and am pretty happy so far, so don't think I'll be back to reddit for my daily fix

To add to this, if Microsoft wasn't the one attempting to buy out Activision, then the alternative was going to be some other big company like Google, Amazon or Tencent, IMO we would be worse off in those situations.

The console race in the last 20 years has really allowed whatever leader exists to be anti-consumer, Xbox showed this when they were dominating for most of the 360 era, and as Sony clawed back market-share towards the end, as well as taking advantage of the Xbox blunders towards the beginning of last generation, they also started to go back to anti-consumer ways. The classic one is cross-play, why would the market-leader allow cross-play giving access to their large player-base to their competition. We almost need this back-and-forth in the market to ensure competition.

The K7XX has been a workhorse in my gaming setup for many years now, I bought them soon after release, when only the black colour scheme was offered, and at the time this was considered one of the best deals in the headphone market.

My initial thoughts were mixed, mainly because I was used to my previous cans (Samson SR850), so I did have a bit of an adjustment period, especially due to the fact the Samson's were very bright. After some adjustment, I have come to really enjoy the K7XX, at least for gaming, and they have been my go-to gaming cans ever since.

Comfort wise, the pads that came with the K7XX were extremely comfortable, they have just the right amount of rebound, and really hug your head. About the only complaint I have with the pads is that they can itch a little bit, and this is where the Yaxi pads shine. I replaced my old pads with these Yaxi pads about a year ago, and I can't praise these pads enough.

The Yaxi pads have a slightly smaller opening than the original pads, this helps keep the headphones in the right spot on your ears a bit more, the opening is certainly still large enough, and going back to the old pads makes them feel a bit loose on your head. The sound signature does change somewhat, I won't claim to be an expert in detailing subtle changes, however what I can say is that these still maintain their soundstage, and I didn't hear any negative changes to the sound that made me want to switch back to the originals. Where these pads shine is the extra comfort that the alcantara surface adds, if my only complaint about the original pads is that they can get a little itchy, I feel that these pads completely eliminate that issue, and I can wear these for hours without any discomfort around my ears.

Aside from the pads, the headband on these headphones is mostly fine, however it can cause a hotspot on the top of your head, and I feel the need to adjust the location of the headband padding every now and then just to relieve pressure, but this is a pretty minor complaint, especially considering the fact these are extremely comfortable elsewhere.

So years later, I'm still using these K7XX cans, and couldn't be happier with them, especially with these Yaxi pads. I rotate my office headphones a lot more, and have dabbled in a few different directions, but my gaming setup hasn't changed in all these years, and while I have been tempted to try out some of the other options in AKG's lineup (K612, K712, K702 etc) I haven't quite pulled the trigger, as get the feeling the differences are probably going to be pretty minor, and while I'm happy with these I may as well stay in ignorant bliss.

TLDR: I love this combination of flawed headphones with the amazing Yaxi pads that create the most comfortable headphone I've had in my collection, perfect for long gaming sessions

Exactly, Sony had a great start to the PS4, they gained a lot of goodwill because they started that generation on fairly equal footing with Xbox, and MS made a lot of blunders before the consoles even went on sale. At the time, the PS4 was a better deal, and Sony was much more customer-oriented. I was mainly a 360 user, and had a PS3 but it was rarely turned on, but I went all in on PS4.

I reckon however about mid-way through the last gen Sony had enough market share to care a bit more about profits than their customers. Mainly the issues around cross-play and cross-save, some say their stance on back-compat wasn't great, but I'm not sure I agree because it's likely largely a technical issue.

When the mid-gen refresh started coming around, I seriously considered switching to Xbox, but PSVR helped me stay in the Sony eco-system, but I did end up going all in on Xbox for this current gen, and am happy I have done, sure I miss out on some Sony exclusives, but I certainly appreciate the user-experience more on Xbox, with things like quick-resume and smart-delivery making Xbox feel truly next-gen