Posts by Russell Brown

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  • Hard News: The Public Bad,

    Recommend some classics, well that rather depends on your own predilictions doesn't it? For eg while I am generally all over Islays that excludes Bruichladich and Laphroaig, but your mileage may differ. However wrt Islay you can't go past Ardbeg and Caol Ila, the most balanced of them.

    I supped a Springbank 15yo at the weekend, followed by a Caol Ila. Which was probably the wrong order to go about it, but, still, the contrast was remarkable.

    I know you deeply disapprove of Speyside Peter, but I think the BenRiach range offers a great malt for the money, especially when they're charging $149 for Laphroiag these days. Some of them are even peated!

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  • Hard News: Blackout Bingo!,

    Spotted the cover of the current issue of Newsweek today: We Are All Socialists Now

    Here's the story

    And a blog post with the same title by Sullivan. From October .,,

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    Apologise to Sacha

    Thanks.

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    Mark, that's a VERY useful blog post.

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    Given that there's nothing wrong with being bipolar, I'm hardly offended by the accusation

    Of course. But implying that the problem is that the person you're arguing with has a mental illness is unacceptable, especially in the case of Finn, who's not here to defend himself.

    Finn Higgins was one of the sharpest minds we've ever had in this place (and that's saying something) and Rob trying to re-litigate the past by saying that Finn's "condition" was an issue in debates here is truly cheap and shitty.

    Tether. Near end of it.

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  • Hard News: Blackout Bingo!,

    In today's Questions for Oral Answer:

    **12. CLARE CURRAN** to the Minister of Commerce: Does he intend to respond to public concerns expressed about the implementation of section 92A of the Copyright Act, which comes into force next week; if so, what will be his response?

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    This really is a pain in the ass.

    Again, everyone, please exercise and assume good faith in arguing.

    I am all too aware that people frequently feel wound up by robbery and I'm seriously appalled by his recent comments, but everyone needs to get on track.

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    apologies to PA for my mistake.

    Apologise to Sacha.

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  • Speaker: Copyright Must Change,

    Stop digging, rob. What you wrote earlier was really not on.

    What he said. Rob, you were out of order and you went on and made it worse. And not for the first time. I'm really getting tired of this. You're the one who needs to sort himself out.

    Just shut up for a while, please, or at least stay on topic.

    (And if you'd been paying attention you'd know that Sacha is not remotely anonymous.)

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  • Hard News: Blackout Bingo!,

    Er, the demo is Thursday, not today, right?

    Er, yes. Left out the key word "tomorrow". Fixed now, thanks.

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