Posts by Mark Harris
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as I said, the internets re full off it, the music papers are full of it, every cool indie rock star is full of it,
For a given value of "it".....
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Won't somebody think of the taonga?!?
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even though it's more recognisably a museum than Te Papa
Is that like a CD is more recognisably music than a digital download, then? :-p
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Well, I did mention salt, though we might have to raise the ante to a coupla sacks ;-)
Here's one from Ars Technica, a review of Steve Knopper's new book, Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
Backs up Simon's point from the other day
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The things one has to do to eat...
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If in doubt, send it to the Minister. It'll take longer, but postage is at least free :)
Ah, but according to the Obmudsman, the Ministers themselves are not subject to the OIA. Go figure.
The other value in a site for OIA is for transparency - seeing what process goes where, and how the machinery of government works. Very useful in a democracy. Also, you can look at what other questions are being asked and perhaps contact the requester if you think their results might be useful to your own queries.
I'd like to see a community grow up around the site, dedicated to keeping government honest. I think an open site that shows progress and procrastination by government agencies in answering OIAs is valuable in itself. If nothing else, it may spur those answering if they know that there are others watching from the sidelines.
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For all my bitching and complaining, that has been my overwhelming experience. Its not painful, unless the Minister is particularly sensitive about something. And then you write a polite letter to the Ombudsmen, and they take a look at it.
I'd tend to agree, but I come from a public sector background (and I understand you have a smattering, yourself, I/S?) and know where to look. The first hurdle is knowing where to send the request. I knew of one that got bounced around 4 departments once, not because it was sensitive but because even the agencies didn't know who was best placed to deal with it. Local government is just as bad, especially around the boundaries.
Anything that helps people get information about how they're governed is a plus in my book.
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I don't know if you could do much because of the geographical difference. That said, the ICANN Dispute resolution page is http://icann.org/en/udrp/
he Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) has been adopted by ICANN-accredited registrars in all gTLDs (.aero, .asia, .biz, .cat, .com, .coop, .info, .jobs, .mobi, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro, .tel and .travel). Dispute proceedings arising from alleged abusive registrations of domain names (for example, cybersquatting) may be initiated by a holder of trademark rights. The UDRP is a policy between a registrar and its customer and is included in registration agreements for all ICANN-accredited registrars.
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Give the OIA guys a break, it's only a 1st gen site. I'm sure they're taking notes. ;-)
That's an awesome cat vid on Leo's blog. It didn't seem worried at all, and managed to find its way round quite well.
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On the Auck/Well thing, I'm trying to remember the last time Simon Wilson was actually involved in anything creative in Wellington outside laying out Consumer, but maybe that's just me. You'd never think he used to be a student firebrand, would you?