Posts by Russell Brown
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Eventually I took the laptop into the HP centre here and a young guy sighed..said it was extraordinarily common, and ran a batch file on the PC which fixed it. He wrote it himself as Apple have only been promising a fix for a year or three.
QuickTime on the Mac is a layer of the operating system and a core part of the user experience. It's a major port for Windows and still not always a happy one.
But isn't this also a problem with conflicts with device filters installed by other third-party apps -- and with the way Windows allows third-party apps to hose parts of the system?
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There it is right there, Russell. I do believe Emma may well have won your debate for you.
That was pretty awesome, actually ...
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The OED, which is paid content thinks that media can be used as either a plural or singular noun.
Wiktionary which is user generated, concurs.
Bugger me. When did that happen?
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And the same song, from March last year in Lyttelton.
Part One:
And Part two:
Twice as long!
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Rockin' at Sammy's.
The audio is a little ropey, but this version of 'Point That Thing Somewhere Else' fairly bristles.
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The stories aren't up yet, but Bill Francis at Newstalk ZB has just issued a statement saying they "were informed" about Veitch's problem last year, just after the Rugby World Cup.
He doesn't say who informed them.
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Jackie: I surrender! The fellow is evil! He broke her back! It was a black and white event. She was totally the victim. I get it.
I think it's more that if what has been reported is even roughly accurate, it's something for which there actually can't be a justification.
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There are some quite good quotes in a Gisborne Herald story, from a Women's Refuge co-ordinator and a family violence cop respectively:
"Tony Veitch's case is no different to what we see every week in Gisborne.
"It happens here and everywhere, and everyone should be subject to the same law, whether you can pay $100,000 or not. There is one law for the land."
Gisborne's domestic violence intervention co-ordinator Detective Sergeant Wayne Beattie says the only difference to what he sees on a regular basis and Mr Veitch's case is that Mr Vietch is held more accountable.
"Other than the fact that he is high profile, this type of behaviour is experienced all over the country, if not on a daily basis.
"It clearly shows though that domestic violence is not something that is restricted to the lower socio-economic group. It happens right across the board and all spectrums of society, and we certainly see that in our line of work.
"However, those in the upper echelons of society are less likely to report violence and more likely to deal with it as Tony Veitch has dealt with it.
"They might be too embarrassed to report it because it could impact on employment or they want to avoid the social stigma that goes with it."
Ms Pirini agreed.
"It is not just Once Were Warriors. It happens right across the socio-economic range. It is just that women who are able to afford to go to hotels, rather than come to us.
"Sadly for Tony Veitch, his situation is playing out in the public eye and he will be setting an example and precedent that will have to followed."
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With some Laphroaig perhaps...
Having recently zeroed the credit card, I lost all discretionary control yesterday and bought a Hart Brothers 13y.o. Talisker bottling. (Rationale: It's my birthday whisky, a bit early.)
I'll also be preparing with a nice fillet of salmon on saffron risotto. Last night, I had a perfect piece of eye fillet on kumura rosti with red wine jus. Half the family is away visiting grandparents, and these are things my darling does not like to eat.
Leo can't understand why I have to shout so much when it's just me watching. I've told him that there are earplugs available.
(PS: The Hart Brothers is good, but less good than the other two Talisker bottlings I have enjoyed; the Old Malt Cask Director's Tactical Selection and the Adelphi Breath of the Isles, both of which are brilliant.)
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I like the way you've put this. I'll always remember Matthew Ridge saying "I've brought Nicky" when asked on one of those puerile reality shows what he had brought along to share.
Eew.
But you're also talking about New Zealand "celebrity culture" there. And there are some pathologies mixed up in that ...
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