Posts by Rich Lock
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Making it cheaper to get stuff built by way of deregulation ended up with the entirely-predictable consequence of low-quality shit going on the market.
Shall we talk about the changes to the Rescource-Management Act now?
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"Entrepreneurs are the life blood of New Zealand's economy. We have more than 470,000 small businesses run by smart, inspired Kiwis with mindsets that operate without boundaries," said Marta Mager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), Regional Director, Americas. "New Zealand is one of the most innovative, creative, technologically advanced and internationally competitive countries in the world."
This being true, money must be absolutly pissing into New Zealand from all the overseas licencing deals we're doing on all these innovative, creative, and technologically advanced operations without boundaries. Wow, we can probably just use all that to pay off the debt right now, yeah?
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Treasury media statement from this morning.
Contains a few interesting nuggets.
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In fact I believe Mediawatch this weekend had a whole spiel about the media use of the term to amp up the horror of the story, rather than play it down.
It did. Although I wasn't able to focus on it due to domestic stuff.
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Hard News: Because it's about time we…, in reply to giovanni tiso,
English miner food out of some bad 90s flick
The cliche'd English working man would avoid coffee altogether, instant or not.
Ginge should probably switch to tea for extra-bonus-class-awareness points. Milk and four, thanks luv.
Still, it's reassuring to know that we'll still be able to get a hot beverage of some description after the revolution, even if it is just instant. It'll give me something to look forward to after a hard days kneeling in a mud puddle self-denouncing while I'm interred at the Waiheke Re-education Centre for Enemies of the People.
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To be fair on the Herald (oh how it pains me), today's paper has around five full pages worth of coverage of Egypt. Mostly buy-ins, but still an impressive amount.
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Hard News: Because it's about time we…, in reply to Sacha,
To me, it's the notion that you can only talk about either coffee or politics, and that this site is somehow a hotbed of smug luxury lifestyle discussions
But....but...HOW CAN YOU STAND TO TALK ABOUT SUCH TRIVIAL SUBJECTS WHEN THERE ARE WORKERS BEING OPPRESSED!
GOD, YOU BOURGEOIS SCUM MAKE ME SICK!
Ahem. Ginger seems a little overwrought. Perhaps he or she should consider switching to decaf.
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Hard News: Because it's about time we…, in reply to Sacha,
As a short black drinker I'm not sure I like your metaphor..
Ah, so you're one of 'those people', who prefers to take it 'straight'. Not that there's anyhing with that, of course.
Good, basic no-frills. no-nonsense, but enormously satisfying when done right.... :)
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I've been trying to come up with a riff about how making a good coffee is like making luurve to a beautiful woman, but it's far too filthy for public consumption.
Grinding beans, dripping fluids, and using your steaming wand until it's hot and frothy.....
Coat, getting, etc
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Sorry to say but shares have done very well over the last 1.5-2 years. Better than cash.
Yes, but my understanding is that that isn't necessarily reflected in the various super-schemes, where cash has been providing a better rate of return than the managed portfolios.