Posts by Phil Lyth
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OnPoint: Budget 2013: Bringing Down the…,
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Gavealittle.
thanks Keith
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Hard News: Neither fish nor fowl, in reply to Bart Janssen,
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If you are bigger or faster do not allow your size or speed to hurt other people … even if they are doing something “wrong”.
Maybe with a corollary, Don't assume that on a bike you can get away with stupidity.
Seen on Thorndon Quay, which has angle parking, a couple of weeks ago - motorist indicating to turn left into dockway of a building. Not one, not two, not three, but four cyclists zoomed past on the motorist's left without a care in the world.
Oh for the day when the Netherlands model of shared space is adopted here and respected by road users.
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Hard News: My Food Bag: is it any good?,
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I once heard a trendy MP say at Parliament, I never thought I'd get sick of salmon. Now I know. To change the thread, has anyone noticed the dissonance between the upfront claim:
We stand behind our produce, our recipes and uncompromising service.
and the legal fineprint buried in the depths:
All representations, terms, warranties, guarantees, or conditions [blah blah blah] are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. [much more legalness followed by] You expressly acknowledge and agree that My Food Bag does not assume any obligation or liability for any advice given, and that all such Products are accepted by you entirely at your risk.
Well that convinces me Nadia and Theresa "stand behind our produce". Yeah right.
Don't get me started on what the fine print says about allergies.
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Coming late to this party, but . . .
I am looking forward to seeing the first weddings being celebrated on Saturday 1 June. (Is it inappropriate for me to note that is Queens Birthday?)
Given Parliamentary processes, plus the needs of the bureaucrats to get everything lined up (they might need a month or so) I think 1 June is achievable.
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Hard News: Irony Deficient, in reply to Lyndon Hood,
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The issue at the top of people’s minds tends to be copyright over source material
Well yes, and Gareth Hughes' Member's Bill would address that. (I leave it to the reader to decide if the problem is solved.)
I'd be interested to hear from satirists (yes, looking at Lyndon, Jackson, Joshua and Steve) whether other changes to legislation should be proposed, around slander and libel. Feel free to take offline by emailing me (the little envelope icon at top right of this comment.)
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Hard News: Irony Deficient, in reply to ScottY,
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It may not get the audience of something on TV1, but if it’s good enough and funny enough people will find it.
I'd be inclined to say if it is good enough, people will tell people about it. Viral, innit.
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Hard News: Irony Deficient, in reply to Russell Brown,
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Ah, yes. I meant to include that in the post, so thanks.
Good to know that some real people, as opposed to a few politics anoraks like me, take an interest in the Proposed Bills page listing members bills in the ballot.
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To observe that Green MP Gareth Hughes put a Members Bill into the last ballot to allow use of copyright work for parody and satire.
(With the new system for the ballot, bills go online shortly after they are entered into the ballot.)
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Up Front: Submission Pun Goes Here,
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Not actually Trevor’s job. Ruth Dyson is the committee chair
Well yes. Must confess to a touch of laziness, knowing that Trevor is more readily identified by the general public as being willing to engage when necessary.
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Up Front: Submission Pun Goes Here,
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If, like me, you’re considering submitting in person, that list of names may give you pause.
Please, don't be scared off from the idea of making a submission in person - or even by videolink if the committee does not travel to Christchurch (and I hope it does.)
My experience is that MPs on select committees will always give a fair hearing to novices, people who are making first submission. Certainly if anyone tried to be hard on a submitter, I think it likely that Trevor would be tearing the MP a new one.
[ On the other hand, if a person chooses to go hardout with a direct attack on an MP or party on their first submission, don't be surprised if there is some comeback.]
And be aware that MPs can and are swapped in to select committees for particular items of business. There is no guarantee that the six permanent members will be the ones there on the day you make your submission.
If it helps, remember they all put their trousers on one leg at all time. (This thought on another post got some commenters taking off on a tangent.)