Posts by Russell Brown
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I'd be on a hiding to nothing to expect anyone to agree with me on anything around here. I don't appreciate being accused of arguing in bad faith, however, and don't see why anyone should.
You know I wasn't saying that. It was just an odd line of argument.
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Well, Jackie, I think I'm perfectly entitled to raise an eyebrow at an unelected and unaccountable newspaper editorial writer pontificating on the "legitimacy" of people you might not like, but who actually have to submit to the will of electors every three years,
You are perfectly entitled, but don't expect anyone to join in that bizarre line of argument. "Pontificating" on politics and other matters is what we expect newspaper editorial writers to do, isn't it? Are you really saying that the fact they are not elected undermines their authority in doing so?
And FWIW, the editorial wasn't venturing on the "legitimacy" of Hide's place in Parliament, or as a coalition partner, but on the limits of the mandate he enjoys.
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Russell, how did your son enjoy his first voting experience?
It was very cool. I'll blog it today.
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Not Thursday, Wednesday.
On Thursday I was surrounded by wonderful people. :-)You did have me wondering ...
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there's been a kiwi one made, giovanni - russell showed it to us the other night, tantalised us with "it will be online in the next couple of days" sort of thing, and then...............nada. He's such a big tease.
Am not!
Anne has decided to make a few more tweaks, including mixing in some of the audio they got from the crowd at the Naval & Family near the end of the clip -- they were all singing lustily along, so why not hear them?
I'll be sure to let you know.
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so it could have all started at RRR, not sure. we used to score some really good records there though. and cheap. especially rare 7" stuff. like the Stridulators
I played 'The Inside Track' in my bFM Historical Society interview this week -- which has just aired (11am-12pm). And I forgot to (a) listen, and (b) tell anyone else it was on.
Never mind -- it'll go up as a podcast, but without the music, sadly.
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I just played it to Leo, who processes sound differently to most of us, and has very acute hearing.
Unprompted, he heard "I can't" and a hard "k" sound.
Then given the choice between "I can't breathe" and "I shot the prick" -- he went for "I can't breathe".
Other autistic son: pretty much the same result.
And now I hear it too, which is actually something of a relief.
I do think the Supreme Court has done exactly the right thing in releasing this though. I've been hearing about this suppressed evidence for weeks -- and had the judgement and the unedited recording not been released, the talk would never have gone away.
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I am clearly very suggestible.
When I first listened to the tape, having been prompted to hear "I shot the prick", that's exactly what I heard. Now, having read the comments here, I unmistakably hear "I cannot breathe."I'm trying to hear "I can't breathe," but I just can't. I'm stuck on the "sh" "p" and "k" sounds.
I downloaded the file, clipped out the part in question, slowed it down by 25% and listened repeatedly on headphones, and I can certainly hear the passage as transcribed by the police, although the second "I shot" is ropey. But I've been prompted to hear that.
It's fascinating in psychological terms, but yeah, I can see why it wasn't admissable.
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Sacha, you should try and come down for Wednesday's Media7 record (it's a 2pm job, unfortunately).
We're looking at Supercity arguments in the media.
Meanwhile, another forum full of people who hear either one thing or another.
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Even despite the prompting, the first thing I heard was breathe, not prick.
Fascinating. I hear "prick", spoken sharply, and clearer than the rest of it.
I'd been led to believe the words were: "I shot the prick, I shot", but I didn't hear that. I heard "I shot that prick."
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