Posts by Rich of Observationz
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
how I get the car rego transferred to Liberia
It's interesting that if one is licensed to drive a truck overseas, even by a stringent authority like the UK, you've got to do the full road and written tests to handle a 7 tonne van.
To navigate a 200,000t ship, anyones quals will do.
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I see the anticipated hordes of world leaders are here for the rugby.
Well, Prince Albert of Monaco, with his lovely princess Charlene. Muttering something about getting a piercing...
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There's a big Vodafone poster advertising the "new" iPhone 4 by my office. You'd have thought they'd be embarassed, but no.
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(It's the wikipedia article on the R101).
Anyway, apropos of NZ politics and of David Garrett, can anyone explain the difference between:
recklessly or negligently swearing a false affidavit/recklessly or negligently omitting to tell the full truthand perjury?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5786783/David-Garrett-punishment-already-served(Not to mention how Philip Field got parole at the first opportunity, despite his clearly not accepting that his actions were wrong).
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safe mass transport, like Airships or something
(Even helium airships still have fuel. Lots of fuel, if they're going a long way).
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Steve Barnes,
You gotta bet a drachma to a lepta that ship is owned by a limited liability corporation with no assets other than said ship.
The chances of extracting anything from them are minimal.
Who's to blame though?
- the crew who are probably being made to work excessive hours and not given adequate training
- the shipowner who pays them the low wages and registers the ship under a flag of convenience, but couldn't stay in business otherwise
- the freight company who use cheap shipping lines, but again couldn't get any business otherwise
- the companies like Fonterra that ship their goods via the lowest cost carrier, but would be nailed by farmers and consumers if they didn't
- the farmers who want to maximise their milk price at the cost of standards
- the consumers who want the cheapest possible imported goods
- the voters that elected a government that cuts back on "back-office" functions like marine safety and regulation -
Hard News: The Sound of Music, in reply to Simon Grigg,
True. I wonder how much the fee is per take-off.
If I was in a young band, I'd record a suitable tune just as a gamble on a comfortable lifetime income. Something like:
Waaaahey! Rugby! Waaaahey! Rugby!
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So, assuming an average gate of 30,000 and 20 opportunities for music in a match, then every time NZ score a try and they play "why does love do this to me", Jordan Luck makes $15.
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Hard News: About Occupy Wall Street, in reply to DCBCauchi,
I think there are a few people at Creech AFB who do just that every day.
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People pay mortgage brokers, financial advisors and the rest for a reason.
Unless one is megarich, or willing to pay hundreds of dollars an hour to an accountant, any such people you meet will basically be salesthings. Sure, they've struggled through a few exams, but basically, their skills are in schmoozing - plus they're being paid by the providers to sell you product.