Posts by Sacha

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  • Island Life: The Prime Minister will see…,

    Actually, it seems very similar to a copyright thread. You're trying to have a conversation when along comes someone who is underinformed, won't listen and will not acknowledge being wrong even in the face of concerted reasoning and demonstrable expertise. Still at least you're not getting the schoolboy passive-aggressive number here. Good on you all.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: A day or two at Dramfest,

    Whisky Galore has a few of the many variants. As Peter notes, it's one of the closed distilleries so they will never get any cheaper or more plentiful.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: A day or two at Dramfest,

    I could buy *2* bottles!

    On my way. :)

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: After the Charter,

    Coleman characterised in story about TVNZ's TiVo purchase plans:

    It is Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman's laissez-faire approach to the portfolio and the likelihood he will curtail a fundamental review of broadcasting regulation initiated by the last government that is forcing TVNZ to consider high risk strategies.

    Unless TVNZ and fellow free-to-air broadcaster MediaWorks get their share of broadcasting revenues, the fear is they will increasingly lose out to Sky TV when bidding for programming rights from overseas right owners, creating a vicious circle where their viewership and profitability fall inexorably, and Sky's influence expands.

    Dr Coleman appears to have bought into the half-truth put out by Sky that the market for the distribution of television programming is fragmenting, rather than consolidating.

    The imminent repeal of TVNZ's charter and the lack of weight Dr Coleman appears to attach at present to the regulatory implications of converge between the broadcasting and internet industries can only be interpreted as giving TVNZ the green light to address that challenge by tackling Sky TV as any tech-savvy competitor would.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: A day or two at Dramfest,

    I have to warn it is not a cheap drop. Sublime though if you like te Islay.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • OnPoint: Being a dick about Earth Hour,

    I'd suspect you are talking about Fluorescent lighting affecting suffererizerers of epilepsy

    They do affect some autistic people too.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Island Life: The Prime Minister will see…,

    Round and round and round..

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: A day or two at Dramfest,

    just having heard screams of
    disagreement & "Waste!" in the background

    What, you could hear me from here? - even though I'm a fan o salmon too.

    To my taste, Port Ellen is the dram I've loved the most so far - more than Springbank 25 and the lovely Lagavulin.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Island Life: The Prime Minister will see…,

    Christ, and some of you complain that copyright threads go round and round.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: Problems,

    Clarke, Asimov, what's the difference?

    Probably a satellite somewhere, in any case..

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

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