Posts by Brent Jackson
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I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the submission form. I went looking for more info, to get a better idea of what they were actually talking about, or perhaps even some ballpark costings, but after 10 minutes gave up in frustration. So I ticked leave it as is, and Other (writing in Safety). Felt a little curmudgeonly in doing so though.
I think the most important thing to do is to physically separate pedestrians from cycles so commuters whizzing down the ramp don’t have tourists or a pushchair wander across their path.
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Envirologue: Choose Wisely, Grasshopper:…, in reply to BenWilson,
I’m always a little bit baffled when people get bitter on a PM for following polls, like popular opinion isn’t supposed to be what democratically elected leaders should be considering.
Leaders are supposed to lead. Not be buffeted about by public opinion. National recently dismissed a bill asking for Warrants of Fitness on rental properties. A kid has now died and the poorly maintained state house they lived in was partially to blame. Now the PM comes out and says that maybe some sort of Warrant of Fitness on rental properties is feasible after all. Bit bloody late for that kid ...
It shouldn't require a martyr to make the government consider good policy.
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Hard News: Campbell interviewed, in reply to Kiwiiano,
(*pity they chose a name forever besmirched by association with one of the most evil organisations on the planet.)
I presume you're referring to Heartland Bank. What is your beef with them ?
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I also remember that roleplaying games all came into New Zealand without dice, hence were books with low sales tax (10% ?) rather than games with high sales tax (40% ?).
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Hard News: Friday Music: They even taxed…, in reply to TracyMac,
Beat me to it ...
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Hard News: 2015: The Budget of what?, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
for historic reference…what were the mortgage interest rates back then? 17, 18%?)
When I got my mortgage in 1990 it was at 14.5%, and went up to 15.5% the following year, before starting to reduce.
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Hard News: First-person media and the…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Heh - I like that concept. A button in Picasa (or whatever) to "Make Selfie" which would take a prepared image of your self (ie a nice one) and place it in the foreground of the current shot.
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I heard it was ponytails ...
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Up Front: Stand for... Something, in reply to Penny Ashton,
Welcome to a civilised corner of the wild web ...
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So what are his options now ? Never seen again. Pick one tiny bit and argue it vehemently. Or totally ignore your rebuttal and post some completely different totally debunked factoid.