Posts by giovanni tiso

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  • Hard News: The Future of the Future,

    I think there's merit in the argument that 'good' telly is only really going to be delivered by payment of some sort outside the ad revenue stream.

    Limited merit. The West Wing, 30 Rock and The Office are all produced by NBC, yes? The Simpsons are also free to air. So was Seinfeld.

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  • Hard News: The Future of the Future,

    Speaking of television and anniversaries, Philip has written a great post on Merata Mita, with the link to Tapu! at NZ On Screen.

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  • Radiation: Geek, annoyed,

    a tool or piece for boring

    I think you're being prophetic there.

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  • Hard News: Blog About Cat,

    I'm a sporting sort of fellow.

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  • Hard News: Blog About Cat,

    Because, for a cat, squinting ones eyes and looking away is a sign of pleasure or contentment. Whereas widening ones eyes is seen as a threat.

    Not to disappoint the lovely creatures, I widen my eyes at them and then I attack them.

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  • Radiation: Geek, annoyed,

    While we're aggregating our nerd rage: Guillermo Del Toro departs “The Hobbit”.

    Wait: they're making The Hobbit into two films? Oh FFS!

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  • Hard News: Still not all that Super?,

    Nothing changes an Alliance/Labour voter into a National/Act voter faster than a pay increase.

    Have you just discovered the concept of class?

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  • Southerly: Golden Lads and Girls All Must,

    So take that -- all you people who have so often compared Jolisa Gracewood with Mussolini or Simon Cowell!

    And let's be honest: who hasn't?

    This

    "I don't want to open the boxes without her,"

    is very very sweet whereas this

    That's because Grandma's vegetarian soup is made with shin-bones

    I plan to take to my grave.

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  • Hard News: Blog About Cat,

    Pet-owning note: Americans are really into indoor cats, and are likely to look askance at you if you have an indoor-outdoor cat. I have even heard people say that having a free-roaming cat is animal abuse, which I find quite strange.

    Verily. Justine and I looked after my sister's cats for a couple of years back in Italy, in a very small apartment and with no option to let them out of the door ever. Frankly it was not only animal abuse but also abuse of us humans.

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  • Hard News: Blog About Cat,

    unless you want to be one of those journalists that hosts answers to readers' gardening questions.

    I have one: I can never work out if it's more important to expose tomatoes to the sun, or shield them from the wind. I just can't seem to strike a successful balance.

    How about making no noise unless there's a rumble on?

    How about letting the man blog about his cat, if that's what he feels like doing?

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