Posts by Steve Barnes
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Speaker: Rugby, Racing and Emotions, in reply to Danielle,
So many people like watching this sport. Are they ALL idiots?
No, of course not. Hundreds of people watch Rugby and enjoy it, healthily. Unfortunately there is something in our national psych that turns a healthy interest in this game into an unhealthy obsession for many and that drives the emotional reactions from what should be "a bit of a buzz" to an unrealistic euphoria or depression.
We are not alone in this of course, England has a particularly nasty version in football hooliganism where the reactions come closer to war than a mere pastime should. In fact, many countries have similar obsessive behaviour in regard to national sports, South America is a good case for football, Canada for Ice Hockey and India for Cricket.
I don't mean to seem to be overly judgmental on this but it is something, as a nation, we should be aware of and take a good long hard look at our priorities. -
And it must be painful for those who actually don’t care about the sport to watch the rest of us live and die with the flight of an oval ball,
Well, er, no actually, its rather pathetic watching grown-ups have tantrums over a game which has become Big Business and advertises the same company that ducked out of its responsibilities over the Christchurch earthquake victims, no, I don't mean Adidas.
But wait... there's more...
England exit from Rugby World Cup in first round would cost millions
Oh noes... the breweries might lose money... People might not drink enough. -
NZ 3604, Timber-framed buildings, is the main resource for all the rule and regs for most houses. It is readily available from NZ Standards for those that need it for the paultry sum of WTF!!!!! $279.00 NZD (ex GST) ($320.85 inc)
That is why cheap builders make fuckups.... they can't be fucked paying that price... User pays? we all use houses, this should be free to all those that need the information.
When I first started building here it cost a little over $30.00 iirc.You can, of course, view it on the web but...
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Yes, it does repeat itself, like a drunk in a midnight choir.
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Speaker: The government's Rules…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
If that builder needs someone to fit their new gas stove at home, they’re probably not going to become a certified gas-fitter; they’ll call an expert. Likewise if they need someone to run their construction company’s computer network, they’ll call someone like myself rather than learning how to do it themselves. Our lives are filled with complex systems that interact in complex ways, and it is beyond absurd for anyone to think that everyone could become even passably proficient in enough of them to be able to do away with regulators and inspectors for the entirety of society. Even historic human societies had specialists.
Thank you Matthew, you have made me feel really special.
Not everybody can be me.
Somebody called me a Polymath the other day, or was it a polymorph?We need a system that works, not the one we have now, it was working fine until National interfered with it back in the 90s.
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It has just occurred to me that Mr. Key identifies with flags, in fact I think he truly wants to be one.
He hoists himself up high and flips and flops as the wind blows.
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Speaker: The government's Rules…, in reply to chris,
Yes...
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Speaker: The government's Rules…, in reply to chris,
There’s no ethical reason for the Government not to be disclosing all the information as well as actively educating us and our kids as a means of empowerment.
No ETHICAL reason, no. Ideological, yes. They don't want to empower the average consumer, that consumer might want something that is worth the money they pay rather than be sold a pup.
As for information, do you feel comfortable getting your building information from a source that feels like the next image you will see is of a Royal baby or an article on what to wear when you go shopping?.
We used to have This before a Nat Govt. decided that private profit was better than affordable, healthy dry homes for the populace. Now it is quite hard to find anything official. You can get this The Building Act 2004
– a summary 2 pages of ???
or this Reprint as at 1 January 2015
Building Act 2004
Public Act 2004 No 72
Date of assent 24 August 2004
Commencement see section 2 ie. the actual building act.
Rosemary...BRANZ House Building Guide 1993.
That one is far better than what we have now but, unfortunately, they broke it.
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Hard News: Friday Music: If DJ was your trade, in reply to Russell Brown,
The title of the post is actually a reference to a fairly obscure reggae album.
Forgiven then ;-)
We actually agree, choice. -
Whilst scanning the Herald for something that was not Rugby I stumbles upon this...
'NZ a good investment' for Chinese investorsA powerful Chinese politician says New Zealand is seen as attractive to foreign investors and it's a reputation we should value.
She sounded a warning, however, that cash might stay away if "mixed messages" were sent.
My first, and rather reactionary, thought was "Who is this person warning of impending doom to our Nation?"
I was aghast, so I dug a little deeper.
The article was referring to a segment on this morning's "The Nation"
Interview: Madam Fu Ying
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Hard News: The positive option of Red Peak, in reply to simon g,
Labour's position is clear. It is now the same as National and the Greens. Because that's how they voted.
That video must be wrong then because that is not what it says.
Labour's position has always been Yes/No vote first, the only sensible approach. National's way is just bollocks and the Greens have backed bollocks.