Posts by Mark Thomas
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Field Theory: Me and Paul, brewing up a storm,
(I assume it's good beer)
Well their friends seem to think so, but then again they would say that. I'll see if I can head over to the Shore some time this week to corroborate their tastings. I can certainly vouch for their home brewing credentials... check out the high tech equipment they were using at home
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Field Theory: Me and Paul, brewing up a storm,
This seems like an opportune time to let you beer aficionados in Auckland know that a mate of mine has set up a craft brewery/bar/restaurant in Browns Bay. They opened on the weekend and by all accounts it's been a raging success. They're open every day from 11am except on Mondays when they're closed for brewing.
Hope you don't mind the blatant advertising.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deep-Creek-Brewing-Co/163061127037336
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Hard News: Radio NZ: Sailing on in…, in reply to Russell Brown,
You have Richard Hulse to thank for the quality and smartness of that service. Dude is a hero.
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Hard News: Radio NZ: Sailing on in…,
I usually listen to Radio NZ in podcast/mp3 form, with a preference for the longer format shows like Nine to Noon, and Saturday and Sunday mornings. They're good for listening to while doing mundane number crunching tasks at work.
I never really liked Sean Plunkett's combative style, it's the last thing I need in the morning.
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Hard News: Asking for a Contribution,
Done. I have no problem contributing to the smartest website in the country (that's you guys).
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Cracker: Gimme Shelter, in reply to harrybast,
Did you see Die Antwoord in the boiler room? That was hilarious.
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I wonder if it was a different security company than usual... they seemed to be a bit more stroppy than in previous years. I also received a shove in the chest when accidentally walking the wrong way into an exit lane. Unnecessary. When you're a 120kg security guard, you can afford to ask someone to go the other way - I'm hardly going to put up a fight.
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Hard News: Do you like what we've done…,
Much better! Well done
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Southerly: The Truth About Talkback,
Brilliant. He has my vote.
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I'm planning on getting an HTC Wildfire next payday... Google Maps looks very handy, and doing the odd bit of email and browsing until data gets a lot cheaper. Anyone used one of these?
You'll notice that google have deactivated turn-by-turn navigation in NZ (you can still get directions using google maps though). If you want to enable the navigation, there is a hacked version of google maps which works very well. I've been using a HTC Desire as my in-car navigation/mp3/hands free phone/distraction in NZ and oz for the past few months and it is fantastic.