Posts by Paul Brislen

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  • Island Life: Page 3 Boy,

    That picture's been Photoshopped...

    You can't tell me there's an Oxford Dictionary in that office.

    Oh, wait. That's not right.

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  • Radiation: All this, and Lucy too,

    Oh, and I almost forgot: Fiona — WRITE MORE!

    it's excellent stuff.

    Cheers,

    Paul

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  • Radiation: All this, and Lucy too,

    The Millennium Centre in Wales was used in one of the first series Dr Who (well, first new series) to great effect - nothing like seeing the Tardis parked in front of Gwyneth Lewis's magnificent "In these stones horizons sing" ...

    more on Gwyneth and the Centre here:

    http://www.gwynethlewis.com/millenniumcentre.shtml

    and a history of it all here:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/wmc/

    Who would have thought that two of the best written shows on TV this year would be Dr Who (clearly the best drama we've had for yonks...) and Battlestar Gallactica (!) I mean, really... it's The West Wing in space! Bags of fun.

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  • Word of the Year 2006,

    Unbundle!

    come on, I had to say it.

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  • Island Life: Citizen Key,

    And I grew up in a state house, not in New Zealand but in North Wales, and frankly so did most of the kids I knew and so far I know of only one who ended up in jail (if you're going to rob banks do it properly I say)...

    but on the other foot, how many privileged, well-to-do fellows end up on the wrong side of the law? Enron, Billionaires Boys Club... the list is quite extensive. Of course, it's CLEAN crime. Thousands lose their pensions but nobody gets beaten to death with a spade so that's OK.

    It's all part of the "he's a nice man in a suit and a tie so he couldn't POSSIBLY do us any harm, could he?" carry on that gets us into so much trouble in the first place. LOOK BEYOND THE FACE PEOPLE... see what they're really like.

    /rant over/

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  • Hard News: Let's be hearing it,

    And David Farrar is on a plane, unable to blog...

    blogstipation will set in and cripple him if he's not careful.

    Oh the humanity.

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  • Kiwi: An animation,

    Ah, pay TV.

    One day... one day...

    Of course, for the Most Irritating Game of the year, may I recommend:

    http://www.zanorg.com/prodperso/jeuxchiants/doublejeu.htm

    you'll have to switch it over from French to English to really enjoy the abuse, but give it a go. I've wasted HOURS at it.

    stupid interweb.

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  • Kiwi: An animation,

    Speaking of animations... is it just me or is that "Gain Perspective" animation thingie wotsit on the left-hand side of the page really cool...

    I thought it was a link but couldn't get it to go. Russell, can you shed any light?

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  • Kiwi: An animation,

    So what does it say about us as New Zealanders? Eh? Eh?

    SPOILERS: WATCH THE BIRD FIRST

    Is it suggesting that Kiwis are good at solving problems and that we can look at things "outside the box" for all the good it will do us...?

    Is it suggesting that blindly following our dreams and going it alone is quite a terminal [velocity] occupation?

    or is it something ... deeper?

    Disclaimer: I am not actually a Kiwi or a kiwi.

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