Chris Beasley

@tim12rob @herbofchch @MarkGraham_Akl Be interesting to see how this plays out as builders carry quite real risks with respect to works. I wonder if a one of insurance cost per project for 'x' years of coverage would be better, can be assinged to the cost of building and gives home owners certainty

@herbofchch @Benoire_NZ @MarkGraham_Akl Professionals generally carry min 6 years of liability and pay for associated run-out insurance. Same would have to apply to builders to be meaningful.

Ex-publisher of the Building Guide - shared liability is a good move but without mandatory builder insurance, it's worthless. Also, responsibility has to be sheeted home to the builder themself, not a company that can be liquidated, leaving the builder to carry on regardless.

@2degreesmobile any issues with mobile and mobile broadband around green Bay, West Auckland? Our wireless broadband has gone down/up several times and about 10 mins ago dropped completely.

Anyone know of any decent public and secure bike parking for ebikes near federal street? Mate potentially has new job and wants to cycle to city from out west.

@tim12rob @urbanistfromwhk ooooh something better than the normal New Lynn dross of commercial beer places. Might have to try it when it opens.

Beerspot opening in New Lynn? Sign outside 3008 Gt North Rd, Avondale end. @urbanistfromwhk

@JibberXyile If in doubt just click. These where proper games where even the manual told only half truths.

@Benoire_NZ You can't even get anywhere without the manual, its great! Already stuck on the first mission. Maybe clicking on everything will work...

I think its taken me 25 years (oh its 32,,,) to think about playing this one properly. (I was a point and click snob, maybe I still am?) Hope my PC specs are upto it @Captain2Phones shared.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/store_item_ass… No 386, Sound Blaster, Microsoft Mouse, DOS or CD-ROM drive 👀

Anyone know why I'm seeing regular posters tagged with 'ad' and when I click on the tweet it says the post has been deleted?

@GreaterAKL @AklTransport I wonder if AT was to be disestablished if the government would make a play for the arterial road network and bring that under NZTA control, similar to the red routes in London being part of TFL and not the local borough council... I've heard this suggested so mayor be aware...

Abolishing @AklTransport is certainly the nuclear option here that might create as many problems as it fixes. A lot could be achieved by bringing transport strategy, policy and planning back into the council though. nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-tr…

@tim12rob It's the 'not my problem' syndrome

@tim12rob Purist approaches in the major displines related to the creation of buildings and infrastructure always seems to lead to failures within the displines itself; look at traffic engineers and the failure to recognise externalities such as health issues caused by transport.

Sorry to say, too often I'm ashamed of my chosen profession. Architecture is not art. It's not shapemaking nor meaningless concepting. We create spaces from *real* stuff. It can change lives for better - and for worse. We owe it to society to do better. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Forgot how beautiful these buildings are and my institutions has one of the best!

Hamleys always brings out the inner child no matter how old!

@tim12rob Intrigue 🤷‍♂️never know whats around that next corner...

Why....? So many random junctions.

@OwlcatGames 'Greatest Exploration' achievement on Xbox appears to be broken. Explored all the planets across all the Acts across two plays and can't report them to get the achievement. Anyone got this recently via normal play?

@tim12rob @matty_prasad With a poignant deep thinking statement I hope.

@matty_prasad I hope the Herald does the end-of-episode completion interview!

hey twitter folks. What's the urban design employment situation like at the moment in Auckland Central? Partner has settled on Urban Design as it will maximise her planning degree and archi techicial skills the most. She is just looking for a part time starting out role.

so it seems that once you've got the post up on the side, clicking the main screen will then load the post up in to the main window. replies to tweets can be now be browsed at the same time as the main thread using the side by side... slightly easier for that but odd nonetheless

it appears that the way you view twitter/x posts in the browser has changed with the post opening to the side of the main feed instead the post replacing the feed. Is there anyway to revert it back as its becomes hard to get back to comments within the post.