Dirty politics in America...

Mariel Garza has resigned after billionaire owner Patrick Soong-Shiong vetoed planned endorsment of Kamala Harris. The Los Angeles Times has previously endorsed a Democratic candidate for every election since Barak Obama's campaign in 2008.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/36046...ala-harris

Beams in a building site have collapsed in strong winds in Welly.
 And bad weather's forecast for the weekend.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36046445...ak-weekend

Experts have discivered that the altar stone at Stonehenge is Scottish - that's an incredibly long way to move a stone - approximately 700 kilometres. It was thought to be Welsh until now; the latest studies show that it came froim north east Scotland.


https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2024/08...tonehenge/

My Snipping Tool does not work as it should, can't take a screen shot.  

How to uninstall and reinstall it?  Downloaded but it won't allow me to install it,   asked to do it from MS Store.  but MS says it is installed.

Or, how to reset it?

Win 11 Pro.

IÔÇÖll stand for Russian president when Putin's gone, NavalnyÔÇÖs widow tells BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3z4ydk90vo.amp

I whispered in her ear ÔÇÿListen, I donÔÇÖt want to sound dramatic, but I think thereÔÇÖs a high probability IÔÇÖll never get out of hereÔǪ. They will poison meÔÇÖ.

ÔÇÿI knowÔÇÖ, she said with a nod, in a voice that was calm and firm. ÔÇÿI was thinking that myselfÔÇÖ...

It was one of those moments when you realise you found the right person. Or perhaps she found you

Yelp disables comments on the McDonaldÔÇÖs that hosted Trump after influx of one-star reviews

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/yelp-dis...sited.html

ÔÇ£The fries were too salty as if someone who lost a major election had been crying over them for an hour,ÔÇØ read a one-star review posted Oct. 21.

LOL

Using Chrome, just about every link I click on within trademe gives me a 

This page isnÔÇÖt working
If the problem continues, contact the site owner.
HTTP ERROR 406

Works fine in Firefox though and other sites in chrome seem to be ok...

   
Went to replace front fan because it was noisy. Got it out only to discover it has extra wiring. Some go up to the switch area of front. Have refitted original fan to study and post this thread.
Replacement to left.
Please advise. Thanks

Dunedin airport has put a time limit on people hugging - 3 minutes, that's it. Those exceeding the time limit will be 'gently moved on'....


And all the other airports laughed...



https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/360460139...limit-sign

This was a while back but was on tonight's news. A young man who had  Duchenne muscular dystrophy
 spent much of his life online where he became a character called Lord Ibelin Redmoore, or sometimes, Jerome Walker. When some of the people who knew him through his gaming attended his funeral, his parents were stunned, but eventually, comforted.

https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-47064773