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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017) on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @11:54PM (#13548218)
No, it's very lackluster in terms of salary unless you're working for a super company like Xero.
NZer here.

NZ isn't a great case for a likeness in pay to nearly anywhere else in the world for tech roles. Snr dev for a company specializing in Laravel/Shopify apps. <60k/year NZD

The education system itself is pretty broken, but not for the Early Childhood scene. Wife is doing her degree at the moment, and there is a great honor of a child's family's culture -- Embedding it into the child's learning. Te Whāriki has just undergone a massive update, mind you: http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/teaching-and-le...

In terms of Primary schooling, I've had 2 friends who have decided that the reports they are needing to do on such a deep level and regular basis are to the point of holding back what they can teach and left the teaching industry altogether.

Re:Introducing a new kind of Wi-Fi system on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @03:04PM (#12638340)
A few people in larger buildings are indeed having an issue with connecting to the base point.

This access point 'network' uses each other to make a mesh network, increasing the chance that the nearest access point has a connection to the base access point, which has a connection to the internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh_networking

Re:How startup Fab died on Saturday February 07, 2015 @05:25AM (#9013611)
Ah, I remember Fab. I liked it a lot for browsing and such. But I can't recall ever purchasing anything off it.
Re:The Pirate Bay is counting down on Saturday January 03, 2015 @05:22AM (#8830426)
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Re:Git Management for WordPress on Wednesday July 02, 2014 @06:20AM (#7976086)
Plugin functionality can be coded into the theme itself. Unless it isn't 'custom' that is. Then there is a plugins folder.
Seems as though he's aware of such a thing.

"No, that's bundled adware. If I wanted to give you malware, I would have added a keylogger which you wouldn't have ever discovered (ask around; it's technically possible). So stop whining already, uninstall the extension and move on with your life!" http://productforums.google.com/d/msg/chrome/mlAD1ygc0v0/FL6...

(Also, he's now posting on the linked thread. 7 minutes ago last reply.)

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to HN on Thursday June 06, 2013 @04:30PM (#5834968)
TIL you can append subreddits to get a multi-subreddit.
Re:Poll: long-term contractors, what is your hourly rate? on Saturday May 25, 2013 @09:47PM (#5769700)
Website developer, 16NZD/hour