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  1. Chief Stipe
    Nor does it make sense to me. Bloody long cable needed to connect to a satellite! Would be a bastard for aviation as well. I'm assuming he means a way to connect to the fibre network. Just an access point. Wi-Fi or copper to that would provide more than enough bandwidth. Or even a fibre cable from the front gate hung on power poles or across the ground.
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    Theoretically yes. You'd have to pull some strings with Chorus, Downer or whoever the sub contractor is in your region to jump to the front of the queue. Then Spark as RITA's IT vendor would have to display some agility and innovation. But more than feasible.
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    Bit early Curious. Mild Autumn so far. The Flu has a distinct seasonal pattern related to temperature and humidity. Unlike the odd statement from the MOH that kids with Covid-19 don't infect adults the flu does.
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    Less. If the main fibre running past the gate was installed as per standard then their will already be a pre-installed connection point. Then you run a short fibre cable to a secure location and attach an access point device. A couple of years ago I designed a mobile LAN in a box that would enable the setting up of pop-up offices where ever there was a fibre access point.
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    I understand that BOAY has been mentioned on a Harness Owners Facebook page. Apparently you faithful BOAY posters are a pack of whingers hiding behind non de plumes. As for me I'm full of my own self-importance hence calling myself Chief Stipe. I'd just like to say that my avatar and name is a bit of light hearted humour. As you all know I wouldn't make it as a Chief Stipe as I overlook nearly all indiscretions by posters. Keep at it guys!
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    I don't know. However from a cost perspective if RITA worked with their vendor (Spark) it would cost stuff all to install an access point on a racecourse if like Foxton fibre goes past the front gate. If the gate and/or the access point are some distance from the broadcast unit then there are lots of options to connect e.g. using Wi-Fi.
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    I don't know as I'm assuming that satellite is still part of their model. I suspect that they are taking the opportunity to go down the path they want to go down regardless of impact. This has been my greatest fear about the Covid response that it will be used to their own advantage. A greater fear is that Govenrment will do the same.
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    My guesses are: They won't be sending the broadcast feed to the network via Satellite but via fibre. I don't know much about their broadcasting model but I assume in some locations they use Satellite as opposed to fibre; More studio type work will be done remotely instead of in a broadcast van hence fibre gives them a better more diverse network connection; Part of the "master plan" and yet another spurious reason to close provincial tracks; Cheaper?
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    Excellent. I was starting to get a bit worried Curious that imprisionment was getting to you or you were substituting too much of that tobacco for something greener.
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    I guess so. Unfortunately NOT Foxton!
  11. Chief Stipe
    Where was that advisement published Pitty? That means there will be a limited trackside broadcast crew. I'm sure we could get a fibre connection into Hokitika pronto - not what you know.....
  12. Chief Stipe
    Aren't Wanganui and Manawatu in the CD? If so that is 6 days, 8 days, 6 days apart.
  13. Chief Stipe
    LOL do you mind answering ALL the questions I get? ?
  14. Chief Stipe
    I guess that is why we have never had responsiveness to changes to our meetings in "normal" times. Another level of management in the mix further divorced from those that provide the product.
  15. Chief Stipe
    It's happening - the Mesara Report by stealth.... This travel restriction is a nonsense. The government have given the go ahead for the Warriors and their crew to go to Australia. There are now tests that show Covid-19 infection within 10 minutes - they are talking about using it for the NRL. If we have a subset of the population which is very small that we can isolate and frequently test surely we can allow travel?
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    Have I missed something over the years (well I know I've missed quite a bit generally) but why is RITA driving this?
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    I haven't had time YET Mardigras. The first 3 hours of my day are spent doing BAU chores on BOAY. Today I slept in which is not surprising as I've been putting in some long hours. My posts are generally leisure activity. I will admit that they are coloured at the moment by personal experience. Contrary to what you may have assumed I spent a few years working in the government side of Health and quite frankly it doesn't take much to get me pissed off with the faceless risk adverse bureaucrats that run the show. I'll get back to you in due course.
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    I can't find it on the NZTR website. Must still be in draft for "internal" discussion.
  19. Chief Stipe
    Posts related to Covid-19 not Bernie's Blog.
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    Covid-19 posts shifted from Gallops - Te Akau thread.
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    Posts from the Gallop Topic "Bernies Blog" that are Covid-19 yarns.
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    No we don't. 152 countries have a lower number of recorded cases per head of population. At last count there were about 198 countries so 75% of them are lower than NZ.
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    Muldoon won't be turning with angst but delight. After all he loved intervening in the economy and throwing money to the masses.
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    I was working off the same stats as you. Stats not opinion. But then you are referring to the gradient are you not? I misquoted Adern. She said "We have amongst the lowest number of confirmed cases per 100,000 people in the world." My bad.
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