Posts by Russell Brown
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That doesnt disprove my point..... if methylone was better as you say, but turned out to be legal, do you doubt it would have started outselling BZP?
Yes, it would have, but it was banned before it emerged from Bowden's public trial/direct marketing operation. It had quite a fan base.
Yes, the new regulations will change things... but as things stood up until now, if a better legal high was already available, we'd already know about it. We dont.
You don't. The manufacturers already have samples, and I'm pretty sure they'll be better than BZP. Which wouldn't be hard.
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The funniest thing is that it probably led to quite good parties because of it's *ineffectiveness*.
Ben, they worked for everyone else but you. Just not for all that long -- and not nearly as long as they made you feel absolutely ghastly.
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As for the banning television channels and meddling with the constitution - I agree there - Chavez looks definitely to be on the slide.
Oddly enough, while it was doubtless whiffy, the refusal to renew RCTV's frequency licence doesn't trouble me as much as some of the other stuff. It did at least take place through a real regulatory structure, and RCTV did seem to have breached its licence terms. It's still allowed to produce locally and broadcast via satellite.
The prosecution of individual journalists on trumped-up criminal defamation charges because they wrote about the activities of senior ministers is, on the other hand, seriously chilling. It's appalling that Pilger's fervour allows him to dismiss such things.
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I think Mr Brown was fairly astonished when Judith Tizard asked to be introduced to him at the Banana conference launch and showered him with compliments. It is quite funny that he has to travel to New Zealand to get the time of day from a government minister.
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I have no inside info, and in fact no actual interest.... but logic suggests whatever replaces BZP has to be not as good.... if something better was available, it would have already been put on the market.
Not at all. Bowden's Ease (methylone) was way better than BZP, but the MoH changed its mind on whether it fell afoul of the Misuse of Drugs Act, belatedly deciding that it was an ecstasy analog after all.
Although it doesn't make much sense, the key determinant for new substances will be whether they can be construed to be already illegal. Then manufacturers will have the opportunity -- under yet-to-be-defined rules -- to make a case on safety. The Chen Palmer factor will be most interesting there.
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I've just confirmed that I'll be screening the excellent new mash-up from the creators of Starlords. Some of you might have seen an earlier version at Foo Camp, but don't give the game away ...
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David Slack talks to TVNZ's Australian correspondent Garth Bray about being our man across the ditch.
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Craig weighs on in the Air New Zealand scandal that really wasn't.
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Oh, and I've just confirmed the very cool Clare O'Leary for both the Auckland and Wellington panels. She's currently the strategic analyst at NZ On Air and has a background in film-making, digital content policy and work with the computer gaming industry. Some of us also remember her band.
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The Dalmatian Society Ballroom ? Would that be at 10-14 New North Road then ?
Yes. The full address is on the RSVP page.
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