BAN 1366×768 Screens 😛

April 3, 2022April 1, 2023 Fergus Youngfirst-world-problems1 Comment

In the year 2022, Why on earth do New mid-range and better Laptops fitted with a 15.6 inch 1366×768 resolution screen still even exist?

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Something tongue in cheek… In the guise of certain people in New Zealand advocating banning 1080 poison by way of “BAN 1080” signage and scrawls particularly in parts of rural New Zealand, I propose a new movement for the more tech inclined among us: BAN ~~1080~~ 768, Demand 1080 (minimum)… 😛

“768” being the vertical resolution on laptops screens I’m railing against (which is not tongue in cheek). The majority, if not all laptops with a screen size of 14 inches or larger should have at least a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080. No laptop with a screen 14 inches or larger on a medium spec (AMD Ryzen 5, Intel i5) or better laptop should ever be sold new with a mere 1366 x 768 resolution screen in the year 2022. Continue reading “BAN 1366×768 Screens 😛” →

Do not feed game cartridge to Crocodiles

February 7, 2022March 1, 2022 Fergus YoungLeave a comment

Here’s one for rather interesting warning labels. This one discovered on a Game Cartridge (Possibly for a Nintendo “Family Computer”)

First three symbols seem pretty self explanatory (Keep away from Heat, Physical abuse, and Water), but what on earth is the 4th one? Do not feed to Crocodiles???

Using Google Translate’s optical character recognition function, the text appears to say something along the lines of “We can not guarantee the item will survive damage from the above activities”.

This picture can not be explained

August 1, 2020May 5, 2025 Fergus YoungLeave a comment

Update: 1st August 2020 – The Agent rang thanking me and mentioned it was given to someone in Ngāruawāhia intended to be distributed by local children for a local letterbox drop (possibly as part of a fundraiser I believe). Still strange where it ended up though.

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Box of about 1,500 Real Estate flyers left under a tree in a ditch at the Waterworks Dam on Hakarimata Trail. I really don’t understand why anyone would go to the trouble of hiking in a box load of glossy flyers, then leave it under a tree all alone. Very weird and odd…

Box of Real Estate flyers dumped on Hakarimata Trail

Initially though it was gear or supplies for track maintenance and/or weed control, but seemed really weird to keep it in a cardboard box, so peered through the opening.

Took the box out of the reserve and dropped it off to Lugtons (Hamilton based Real Estate agency). While I was initially hesitant to touch it, It didn’t appear to be used to transport/hide drugs or any other nefarious activity, and I did not think the colourful flyers made for healthy fertilizer hence the reason to remove it.

In hindsight… Could be as innocuous as someone wanting extra weight to hill train with but simply aborted the idea halfway with the intention of picking the box back up upon coming back down (but never did or otherwise forgot).

Real Life Facebook

June 28, 2020July 30, 2020 Fergus YoungAustralia, humourLeave a comment

Real Life Facebook, an Older YouTube Skit from Australian Comedian, Kinne
(Click picture below to access YouTube Clip)…

No holds barred bragging

June 17, 2020June 23, 2020 Fergus YoungLeave a comment

Caught my eye while cruising homely.com.au. Inflated ego award goes to… *Drum roll*…

Vickeym at https://www.homely.com.au/melbourne-greater-victoria/questions/worst-suburbs-in-melbourne/

“I’m better than all of you, you are all losers, look at me me me, it’s all about me!”

Asking to have one’s backside kicked. (Figuratively speaking of course)

Say Cheese

April 23, 2020June 28, 2020 Fergus Youngcomedy, humourLeave a comment

A little bit of comedy: Troy Kinne – Say Cheese. (Click picture below to access YouTube Clip)

Retro City

March 26, 2020August 25, 2020 Fergus Younggaming, retroLeave a comment

Revisiting an old rendition of SimCity Classic while stuck at home…

Revisiting a rendition of an old game, Retro City (Based of Simcity Classic)

Downloadable from the Windows Store as RetroCity. Beware, Windows Store pop up nags.

Drowning does NOT look like drowning

March 5, 2020September 2, 2020 Fergus YoungLeave a comment

An interactive website I found that provides information on recognising signs of drowning in a child along with the opportunity to practice recognising these signs.

URL: http://spotthedrowningchild.com/

The key take away here is that… Drowning does NOT look like drowning

Quoted from the site… “Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. The respiratory system was designed for breathing. Speech is the secondary or overlaid function. Breathing must be fulfilled, before speech occurs.”