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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by Apocryphon on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @03:50AM (#24834845)
If there are any naval powers in the post-apocalypse, New Zealand would be plum pickings for any pirate lord or renegade admiral.
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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by wesleywt on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:15AM (#24834988)
It would a bit far off the trade routes for pirates don't you think? I would hang out in the Malaysian or Singaporean areas.
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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by hnarn on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:39AM (#24837830)
> I would hang out in the Malaysian or Singaporean areas.

Not if all the billionaires are in New Zealand.

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by CalRobert on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:31AM (#24835073)
I'd be a little nervous to be a lightly-defended island likely to still have arable land and pleasant weather in 100 years.
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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by rgoulter on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @04:14AM (#24834986)
There was an Australian comedy skit along these lines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-yT7o6y6k

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Re:Gabe Newell applies for NZ residency by aussiegeek on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:56AM (#24836300)
From the same episode of Gruen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUYbI64QHI
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