Posts by Russell Brown
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And yet I kept hitting the space bar to pause the action, so I could contemplate the image for longer than the few seconds the programme was giving me.
It's hard to do that on live TV, but technology lets us add another dimension to the experience.You need a PVR!
I've also been enjoying having Front Row and a remote control on both my new Macs, including the Macbook that plugs into the TV in the lounge.
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The above also means I could run actual political advertisements (which i'd consider on a case by case basis) if they are properly constituted, with the name and address of the promoter.
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Again: not true. How many times do I have to say it? Section 53(1) requires disclosure of your name and address even if you don't spend a cent on your blog.
Huh? 53(1) says:
(1) No person may, during a regulated period, publish or cause or permit to be published any election advertisement unless—
(a) the advertisement contains a statement that sets out the name and address of the promoter of the advertisement; and
(b) the promoter is entitled to promote the advertisement.Above that, Section 51 (2) [my emphasis] says:
Section 51 (2)
(2) The following 〈publications〉 are not election advertisements:30
(da) any editorial material, other than advertising material, published on a news media website that is written by, or selected by or with the authority of, the editor or person responsible for the website solely for the purpose of informing, enlightening, or entertaining readers ...10
(g) the publication by an individual, on a non-commercial basis, on the Internet of his or her personal political views (being the kind of publication commonly known as a blog).So what is written in news media publications and personal blogs is specifically ruled out as an advertisement. And if you're not publishing an advertisement, you don't need to supply name and address.
I think this clearly applies to comments as well, but Graeme begs to differ.
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It was there, and Brent Edwards (who noticed that it was three-four weeks) got it completely wrong, conflating about four different aspects into one.
Just listened back to it myself. He did.
Annette King is proposing to cut the time in which registration as a third party is prohibited from the four~six weeks beginning on writ day and ending at the election, to the approximately three weeks beginning at the close of nominations.
Gotcha.
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I've seen reproductions of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles hundreds of times, but standing before the physical object in the NGA is over-whelming. I spent over half an hour sitting in front of it, peering at details, stepping back to catch the whole sweep...
I had a similar experience in the presence of Mark Rothko's paitings for the Four Seasons, now in their own room at the Tate Modern. It was a moving and contemplative experience for a Sunday morning, and I had the room to myself for most of the time.
Actually, I'm sure Hamish would agree with you. But his social history via visual art is still a good use of the television.
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My thoughts are that even this half-pai version will deliver a more equitable campaign than the opaque free-for-all spendup we had in 2005.
Yes. Like I said, I found looking at the work of the British Electoral Commission quite encouraging. Their regulatory system is quite complex (and harsher than the EFB in some respects -- non registered voters can't donate to parties at all) but it seems to work.
They even run a site with tools and advice for people who want to get involved in the democratic process.
This bill has been a fiasco from the start, and I hope Metiria and Russel (who I understand are working together on it) are able to continue moderating it into something both workable and sensible.
Here's hoping. You don't need to be a blogger screeching about the onset of a fascist state to be unimpressed with what's gone on.
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Well, yes. Any explanation?
Pictures were being taken with a waterproof camera, but not one that looked especially professional.
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It's Bomber saying "this is bad shit, people are going to be pissed when they find this out." That's the incriminating evidence.
Well, actually, what he said was (I paraphrase) "people are going to be pissed off, the police were obliged to take an interest, but I believe what was said to be no more than arrogant boasting".
And Shep, your practice of impugning and demeaning people from behind a pseudonym is bearing out the unflattering stereotypes.
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It seems to me what might be necessary here is a set of guidelines for how the law is intended to be interpreted.
Good idea. Annette King, apparently speaking on the basis of official advice, had a very different on the bill's meaning to Bill English.
I still think there are some significant flaws to be fixed. As I've said in this morning's post, I support the objectives of the bill, but it's really trying my patience.
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I keep getting a 7.2 MB mp3 file, slightly over 11 minutes long, but the audio disappears at the 7 minute mark, followed by 4 minutes of silence. I've downloaded it twice, same result.
Shit, sorry guys. For once, I didn't encode the file myself, and didn't check it. I'll get a replacement.
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