Shag Point, New Zealand Superthread

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by kafrun I wandered in here once, but I was skerred Please don't beat me for being an outsider

But some of us like violence.

[KhanadaRhodes]

Originally Posted by No spoken words Televisions and the TV business are evil, and if you know anyone that works in that industry, they are likely scum.

this is the truest thing you've ever posted.

[Axver]

Originally Posted by KhanadaRhodes yeah, i've seen videos from the mid 70s (!!!) from australia that are in black and white. it said that the region was still broadcasting in black and white. it just came as such a shock to me. so it isn't surprising that some parts of australia would have problems with the digital conversion. and for boxes, at least here, you can get them for free if you can prove you can't afford it. but of course, there's that whole mess of showing you can't pay for it. who knows what kind of ridiculous standards they'd set? and i know! i tried to add him as a facebook friend a while back, and while i never got a denial notice, i never got an approval one either

Yeah, sometimes it's just people being stick-in-the-muds and fearing any change whatsoever. Some parts of the Outback can be fairly conservative too, so they'll dig in their heels and kick up a fuss. But other times it's quite legitimate and you'll have technological innovations taking ages to filter through. Many parts of the Outback are still stuck on dialup because installing even just DSLAMs for DSL at phone exchanges in the middle of fucking wop-wop is seen as hopelessly uneconomic and the government has pretty much had to force Telstra to roll them out nationwide. And you can just forget cable in Birdsville or Tennant Creek or whatever.

I honestly haven't looked into things to see if the government offers a full subsidy - like I said, right now I feel like getting a set-top box would be as useful as me buying petrol.

[phillyfan26]

Evening, America.

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by KhanadaRhodes this is the truest thing you've ever posted.

Outside of calling you a tool, perhaps.

[Axver]

Originally Posted by kafrun Please don't beat me for being an outsider

THIS IS A BIG FUCK YOU!

Nah, just kidding. G'day!

[bono_212]

Originally Posted by LemonMelon Unbelievable. I imagine only a handful of people would need to buy anything at all; how many are still on analogue cable, honestly?

My Aunt.


That's the only one....the end



ETA: Oh Yeah, and Axver

[KhanadaRhodes]

Originally Posted by Axver Yeah, sometimes it's just people being stick-in-the-muds and fearing any change whatsoever. Some parts of the Outback can be fairly conservative too, so they'll dig in their heels and kick up a fuss. But other times it's quite legitimate and you'll have technological innovations taking ages to filter through. Many parts of the Outback are still stuck on dialup because installing even just DSLAMs for DSL at phone exchanges in the middle of fucking wop-wop is seen as hopelessly uneconomic and the government has pretty much had to force Telstra to roll them out nationwide. And you can just forget cable in Birdsville or Tennant Creek or whatever. I honestly haven't looked into things to see if the government offers a full subsidy - like I said, right now I feel like getting a set-top box would be as useful as me buying petrol.

it kind of annoys me when people refuse to "get with the times," so to speak. i mean, i'm not suggesting everyone buy new products as soon as they roll out. even i don't do that. but if a better technology has been available for a long time, why not upgrade? especially if the difference isn't that much.

yeah, i hear you.

[KhanadaRhodes]

Originally Posted by No spoken words Outside of calling you a tool, perhaps.

i said true. not delusional.

fucktard.

[Axver]

Originally Posted by bono_212 ETA: Oh Yeah, and Axver

No, I have an analogue TV, not analogue cable. I, like the majority of Australians and New Zealanders, do not have pay TV. Free-to-air serves me just fine - well, except for sport over the last few years, which has increasingly been going to pay TV. But things I like watching such as Top Gear are going to be shown on free-to-air first anyway.

[LemonMelon]

Originally Posted by bono_212 My Aunt. That's the only one....the end ETA: Oh Yeah, and Axver

Axver owns a television?

[Axver]

Originally Posted by LemonMelon Axver owns a television?

How do you think I watch Fawlty Towers?

[phillyfan26]

I'm reading earlier in this thread when we re-lived the good times in Atlanta, Germany. Cheatin' on our wives, that's how we do it. US of RECESSION 4 lyfe. It's like SEPTA, only more obtuse.

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by KhanadaRhodes i said true. not delusional. fucktard.

Classy.

[LemonMelon]

Originally Posted by Axver How do you think I watch Fawlty Towers?

Torrents, honestly.