Posts by Russell Brown

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  • Hard News: The Casino,

    Insofar as books are the next on the bloc to be digitised, I think Robbery has a point.

    Perhaps I'm sensitive, and I'm as bored by me arguing with Rob as anyone else is, but it read to me like him making common cause with one member of the clan by dumping on the others. I just wish his first contribution to a conversation could be helpful rather than a snark.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Up Front: The Missionary Position,

    Creepiest experience ever was when I was about 13 and I had fallen asleep in the sun in our back garden only to be awakened by a middle aged JW man standing over me who said "you were so beautiful sleeping". Total ick.

    Eeeeewww!

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Casino,

    Islander - here's some points to consider writers based on what some other people have suggested.

    No one has suggested anything of the kind, but carry on anyway ...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: Mac Ouch,

    Completely off topic, because I can't be bothered going back and finding the US voting system thread we had last year some time.

    Report: Diebold Voting System Has 'Delete' Button for Erasing Audit Logs

    The pile of rank bad practices that has accumulated around this is simply staggering.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Casino,

    Back OT ...

    SkyCity bets on rebrand to pull in the punters

    Non-gambling revenues are the only growth area. Bring on the dancing girls. Literally.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: Self-satisfactorily Yours,

    In other news, the Herald, as part of its tireless drive to decrease the sum of human knowledge, has thrown the question What would you tell Andy Shaw about TVNZ's programmes? to the Your Views brains trust.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: Self-satisfactorily Yours,

    I understand there are 4 episodes available for viewing at the Film Archive in Wellington. Maybe NZonScreen (**why** is that a dot com FFS?) could look to putting them online ;-)

    It has been discussed. Indeed, NZ On Screen would love to do it.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: Mac Ouch,

    __This isn't one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. No sir. Our model is the trapezoid...__

    A headless pyramid! No one wins. What could be fairer?

    Get a publisher!

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: Mac Ouch,

    I find it very moving, even in drawly US tone which sounds like Deputy Dawg in my head.

    Bruce's speech made me think of Mark Twain.

    There are no surviving recordings of Mark Twain, but the impersonations here and here (actually voiced by a contemporary of Clemens') seem to be within the ballpark.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hard News: Mac Ouch,

    Re Sterling.
    I didn't go to Webstock this year, so I missed this "controversy" to which you allude. But reading his notes - do people not get the satire in there?

    Well, I did. I veritably lapped it up.

    But about half the room seemed to be irony-challanged or confused by it.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

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