Posts by Richard Aston
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It seems the net is kicking back . Anyone seen this site offering protection from network surveillance.
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Hard News: The United States of Surveillance?, in reply to David Hood,
I did once get an enquiry to the effect of “My great grandmother and great grandfather seem to be listed as living in separate parts of town” and all I could do was agree that yes, they were
That's a nice little example of the limits and issues with metadata.
What do we take from that information. Of course we assume they were divorced, separated or having marital difficulties but I could think of many other possibilities. -
Hard News: The United States of Surveillance?, in reply to David Hood,
Thanks for that link David a great eye opener
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I really like Generation Zero's "Density Done Well"
Not sure if, or even how, the Unity Plan can control this but it seems to me its perfectly
sensible we intensify parts of Auckland, especially around public transport hubs but
that intensification needs to be accompanied by really good human centered design.
Can't say I have much faith in developers to do that well and there are to many examples of badly designed intensification around Auckland already,thinking of New Lynn here. -
I saw the show - and voted - Duncan's woeful team were easily outclassed by Guyan's.
Duncan's stunt with the Juicy Puff was embarrassing., It wasn't debate , just TV showmanship , ie bullshit.
What was interesting was the slightly hysterical tone from Duncan's "No" team , a;ll emotive blah blah, Which was really disappointing because I was really up for hearing some real arguments - and evidence - against synthetic cannabis not just hysterical "its turning our youth into psychos" , man I have heard that shit before . -
Hard News: SpinCity, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
I think there is a need for a large convention centre. I went to a conference recently , 400 people from NZ , Sky City was the only conference center in NZ they could get that could deal with that number. Trouble is because they are the only ones the conference organizers had to accept their price , no competition.
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Hard News: You can Roughan but you just…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Trams can be injurious to your health
In 1903 a runway tram killed 3 people in Auck .
No more double decked trams after that. -
Hard News: You can Roughan but you just…, in reply to Stephen Doyle,
For some reason Govts are afraid of a powerful united Auckland
They are afraid of Auckland becoming a City State like those who ruled Europe for centuries.
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Hard News: The War Stories, in reply to Celia Wade-Brown,
We sang that verse in Wellington Cathedral.
Good on ya Celia , that's good to know .
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Hard News: The War Stories, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
This article from the VUW Student Magazine Salient had a pretty big effect on me when I first read it.
Had a big effect on me reading it today Graeme!. It’s bloody shocking.
Baxter’s resilience and total commitment to his ideals is breathtaking, doubt I could have done it.