Posts by Martin Lindberg
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Hard News: Finally, the Teapot Tape?, in reply to Kumara Republic,
NZ drops 5 places in RSF media freedom index.
Still, that's from 8 to 13. Not exactly on the level of Australia (30), the UK (28), the US (47) or SA (42).
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I feel like I should hand in my geek-badge since I had never even heard of MegaUpload until last week.
Since it's a bit difficult to test (ahem) the functionality now, was it possible to search for content if you didn't have the URL? Say I'd like to download the new Tintin-movie and I make the assumption that it exists on MegaUpload, could I search for it? Or would I need to ask someone in a forum for a link to it?
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Capture: Cats Love Cameras, in reply to Joanna,
I'm seeing a bunch of Russells, a David, a Jake, a Hadyn, and a couple of other usernames that suggest men to me!
They may be aspiring crazy cat-men, but I believe the official definition of a crazy cat-person requires ownership of more than four cats. Also, throwing of said cats.
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How come there are only crazy cat ladies? Are there no crazy cat men?
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to JacksonP,
What is that?
Overgrown Australian kingfisher. Aka kookaburra.
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Capture: Flash Cars, in reply to Jackie Clark,
these little stunners were parked outside
That particular little stunner is an early sixties Saab 96. My first car was one of those but a 1977 model. They had an overrunning clutch, which is something I have never come across in another car. One of the effects of a clutch like that is that you have no engine breaking. You can basically shift into 1st gear at 100 km/h and drop the clutch without any breaking or over-revving. You get used to it pretty quickly, but you're in for a shock if you try that in any other car. And having learnt to drive in that car, yes, I did have a few nasty shocks with a normal clutch.
BTW, Saab just went bankrupt the other week. :-(
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Hard News: Merry Christmas, Blossoms, in reply to Danielle,
I await the Auckland hospital version of Xmas dinner with some trepidation!
Congratulations on the addition to your family! And commiserations on the food. I have experienced it myself (not the Xmas dinner, though).
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Hard News: Dispatches from Summer, in reply to Glenn Pearce,
Queue is out the door and down the stree at the Westmere Butcher and they've been open since 2am.
Thanks for the warning. Will attend to the back-wax first then...
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Russell Brown,
the New Zealand Herald's insane motoring columnist, Eric Thompson.
I am convinced that he's some kind of agent provocateur, placed there as a mole on behalf of the god-less green movement.
ETA: I thought I had read all that a while ago. Indeed, the column was published 22 November.
