Posts by Rich Lock
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Ah, apologies for the mansplain, then. I was somewhat judgement-impaired by 8.30 last night, thanks to several stiff gins.
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Nah - pretty sure Ben'll get what I mean, especially being an Akidoka. It's intended as a compliment.
Very crude version - water is weak because it offers no resistance and anyone can overcome it. But it is also strong: it eventually overcomes everything - the river carves out the valley, the sea destroys the cliffs.
"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the pinnacle of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the pinnacle of skill." Sun-Tzu
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came in to find my (better paid) American colleagues had royally stuffed up something I’d been working on. Being a humble diplomatic soul, I didn’t just say “Fuck man, put it back how it was, can’t you see that won’t work”. Instead I praised him for his alternative approach, then got him to explain to me how it could do the very thing that had led me down the more correct path. He hit the wall eventually, realized there was no way his design could be finished without some really, really hard, sophisticated coding. He concluded “I guess I should put it back how you made it?”. Still no triumphalism from me, instead “Yes, I’m sorry about that, it’s my fault for not explaining why I’d done it that way”. But curiously, this morning, I found both him and another guy requesting a code review from me, something they’ve only ever requested from my biz partner, the system guru. I was chuffed. We all won.
Your Zen wisdom is strong like water, Wilson-San.
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don’t most super plans include a balance of investments including in stocks?
Most super schemes do allow you to nominate where your savings get invested - usually some mix of options along the lines of: 'conservative', 'slightly less conservative', 'fairly risky', and 'crazy'. Joe Punter chooses what percentage of his or her hard-earned dosh goes where.
Thanks to the GFC, 'cash' has been the best performing scheme over the last couple of years.
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Hard News: Because it's about time we…, in reply to Dismal Soyanz,
Speaking of caffeine levels, apparently 42 cups in one sitting is bad for you. So glad I stop at 40.
Ya big blouse. Drink through the pain!
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soul-crushing claustrophobia and toe-curling management-beauracratise that was such a hallmark of the original version....the two “heroes” ,Tim and Dawn, can only fufil their dream if they manage to escape.
The use of the clunking photocopier as a sort of between-scenes punctuation to really ram that point home was quite inspired, i think.
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"yank” once got me accused of being racist or demeaning or somesuch, whereas I meant it no differently than “Kiwi”
An acquaintance from Texas once got very grumpy about being called a Yank. Which of course meant that absolutely everyone referred to him that way all the time, even when it wasn't necessary.
My understanding is that Americans from the South and South-West use 'Yank' to refer to those from the North-Eastern states.
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Hard News: Only what we would expect a…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Then what do they (we) have to pay the rest of their borrowings (plus interest) back with?
Why, you silly goose, it's quite simple.
We all use the money saved in our tax cuts to buy shares in companies that are part of The Big Selloff (tm). Then, erm, the dividends on the shares you buy are used to pay off the money the goverment is borrowing to run the country. See?
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Cracker: Gimme Shelter, in reply to Mikaere Curtis,
the lead singer had a light in his mouth.
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was most pissed off that the RH in Taupo shut it's doors. On a road trip, is there anything quite as fabulous as asparagus rolls for elevenses?
My recommendation for a pit stop in Taupo would be the Bodyfuel Cafe on Tongariro Rd. Mostly because they sell a seriously awesome and enormous venison pie (mmmm pie). And the coffee is pretty good, too.