Posts by Brent Jackson
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Dismal Soyanz,
Too right. 400,000 or so voters admitting having their vote affected by Nicky's book - that is way significant!
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Hard News: But seriously, drug policy, in reply to S-L,
They should be preventing the next generation to be aware of the drugs in existence and change the way people think about taking it.
I believe you need the opposite. You need the younger generation to be aware of drugs, and be aware of the potential problems with them. Withholding information is not the answer.
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Up Front: Oh, God, in reply to tussock,
Absolutely awesome tussock. Can we make this compulsory reading in all schools ?
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Hard News: Friday Music: Mo' Nina, in reply to Tim Welch,
Countdown Point Chevalier… not quite as terrible as it used to be
I kinda wish I knew what it used to be like so I can appreciate how less shit it is.
If you ever experienced a 3Guys Supermarket a couple of decades ago, then you'll have an idea - because that's what it was.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Toby Manhire's line
or Winston Peters, whose bottom lines appear to be drawn by MC Escher
is absolutely brilliant.
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When I try to pin down a religous person on what they actually believe, most of them end up with a vague "there is something more to life", and something has to last after death because the alternative is too bleak to accept.
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Up Front: Oh, God, in reply to andin,
"rational theists" is surely an oxymoron
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Already signed, but couldn’t bring myself to donate – I refuse to give money to the Herald who are currently aiding the precipitous decline in journalistic standards in New Zealand. (I'll give some money to PA instead).
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Teej,
3: it’s about now presumably that Collins (and hopefully Key) is busily recognising that metadata is actually kinda intrinsically related to the content it describes, and that its collection and use for investigative purposes is actually something to be concerned about
A wry observation
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Hard News: UPDATED: Media Take: Election…, in reply to tussock,
Well said.