u/Smodey
Hi folks, I found this large winged ant hanging out indoors near an open window on a rainy day (today) in Auckland. I thought it was a queen at first, but looking at those gnashers I'd say not.
Colours are accurately represented here and you can see the size is approx 12-13mm long.
An ID would be appreciated, as I don't think this one is local.
Thanks!
Hi r/nzev, can anyone suggest an alternative marketplace to Trademe or FB Marketplace for selling a spare Nissan EVSE? I'm not a fan of either of those companies, and I'm wondering what else is out there like the good ol' Trade&Exchange.
Chur.
Hi r/Carpentry folks, my dad is moving house and has about two dozen large planks and smaller pieces of salvaged mature redgum and is hoping to find a woodworker who will take them off his hands for a small fee, rather than see them turned into firewood. Some pieces are about 30mm thick by 400mm wide and 2-3m long, and all are dressed on both faces to a high standard. Some have undressed edges but very few knots. All clean, straight and dry. I can supply accurate measurements of the large pieces - and photos on request.
If any woodworkers here are in the Melbourne (Australia) area and looking for some truly lovely timber for cheap, let me know.
If this is the wrong place to post this, my
It struck me that a reference to a 'gate' in space might relate to an artificial portal of some kind. Perhaps a time/space portal.
In Dark, H.G. Tannhaus apparently had some pioneering input into that technology in the 1950s-80s, so it stands to reason that perhaps in the Blade Runner universe these gates are a reality for space/time travel by 2019, and Roy Batty's famous quote is referencing one such gate?
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe: attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate*. All those... moments... will be lost in time, like... tears... in rain".
Slight light leak at top left, but otherwise the film is looking good 10 years after the use-by date. Scanned on a V700 with BetterScanning film holder. Could use better colour balancing, but this was just a quick test.
