Posts by Steve Barnes
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Hard News: Getting to the bottom of…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Noone wins a race to the bottom.
That would depend on who's bottom you were talking about.
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Hard News: Getting to the bottom of…, in reply to BenWilson,
That means that we get into the mode of thinking that it’s all about trying to maintain high levels of employment, and avoids/ignores the point that the entire purpose of industry is to create enough things, and if there are enough things, we don’t have to work so much.
I seem to remember that in the 50s we were told that automation would mean we all had more leisure time.
Yeah, right.It is a world that’s mostly carrots and very few sticks. Sticks would only be needed to prevent actual crime, and crime would be considerably less attractive than just picking up the carrots one needs.
They will always invent new crimes to keep the poverty stricken in check.
In Boulder, Colorado they have a medical marijuana system, this is mostly to allow the middle classes to have a good supply of dak and at the same time persecute the lower classes for drug "cimes" -
It doesn’t mention indicators though.
But This does...
Waterfront Auckland is advising cyclists, pedestrians and motorists to watch out for the rails, take care when crossing and listen for oncoming trams... ...trams have front and rear indicators and warning gongs that ring when the tram pulls out on to the road as it leaves each stop.
As for...
Is it that unreasonable to consider getting out of the passenger side?
Are you 'avin a laugh?
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
“Don’t be a dick” and “pay attention, ’cause it’s not all about you” are fine principles for pedestrians too. :) )
Indeed. In fact I would like to see it apply to all people at all times.
There are such things as points, I believe.
Without wishing to become a pendant...
I would say that to turn a vehicle one would have to be able to steer it, surely?And then I read This
From the Melbourne Tram Driver...if I was a #109 and wanted to turn up Cotham Rd, I would twist the points switch on the console as I approached the first dot. Between the first and second set of dots, there is a transponder that picks up the signal and switches the tracks. If I was a #48 continuing along High St, I would simply not touch the switch, as the default signal is "straight".
It doesn't mention indicators though.
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Well, the drafters of the legislation obviously felt people would quibble
And this?
if the overtaken vehicle is a light rail vehicle moving in the same direction, the light rail vehicle must not be—
(i) signalling an intention to turn left...Has nobody pointed out the fact that light rail vehicles travel on, well, rails? bit hard to "turn left" I would have thought.
As with much legislation in this country the drafters were lacking in practical experience I think. -
Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Deborah,
It made me very aware of the need to keep an eye on parked cars.
And that is the clue we should be looking at. There is little point in abusing a driver for a momentary lapse of caution when you are in a coma.
I rode a bike for years back in the UK with few problems. The trouble with NZ is that once people get on the road they turn into Nazis and that includes cyclists. -
Hard News: The Mega Conspiracy, in reply to nzlemming,
Doh! Your link goes straight to the comments.
Sorry, not intentional.
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Hard News: Review: Lana Del Rey, 'Born…, in reply to nzlemming,
Being real, he has to do it because his manager ripped him off, not the "powers that be".
What is a manager if not "a power that be"? A manager sure ain't no artist. Unless, of course, they are "Rip off" artists.
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This may change you minds.
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Hard News: The Mega Conspiracy, in reply to nzlemming,
Edit: Also, that was the first time I’d ever heard of the film in question. Just saying
See, sometimes te interwebs tell you about stuff, eh?
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