Posts by Brent Jackson
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So, is Minecraft the new Lego ?
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Up Front: Or It's Who We're Drinking With..., in reply to Stewart,
... a fully-employed tax-paying property-owning hyphenating member of society
Lol.
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Hard News: The Big 2012 US Election PAS Thread, in reply to Steve Barnes,
I think "twatcock" is the phrase you're looking for ...
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Hard News: The Big 2012 US Election PAS Thread, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Except they've coloured in West Virgina wrong. The numbers say Obama is winning it, but they've coloured it Romney, and given Romney the Electoral Votes.
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The Electoral Commission have released their final report :
http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1211/Final_Report_2012_Review_of_MMP.pdf
They're sticking with the proposed 4% threshold, even though the simulation data showed 3% to be the better option.
They believe that going to 3% is too big a jump, and that there should be a review after 9 years (3 elections), to see if it should be adjusted further.
Because they are abolishing the electoral seat threshold, it is likely that we will get a less proportional parliament than under the current system. What a wasted opportunity.
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Hard News: High anxiety, live, in reply to Alison Kagen,
also at my local, capitol, tonight
Also playing there on Saturday morning (27th Oct) at 10:45am.
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Hiked up to Crosbies Hut from Te Puru (just north of Thames). The track was a little muddy in places.
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OnPoint: H4x0rs and You, in reply to Sacha,
So you mean "they are shitting on us" as opposed to "their articles are shit" ?
I'm not seeing a big difference there.
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Hard News: Special Sources, in reply to Russell Brown,
Graeme Edgeler wrote :
Keith’s responsibility [is] to protect his source. Claire’s responsibility [is] to protect hers, but if others find out, and it’s newsworthy, they’re free to publish it.
Yes, but I think it is my responsibility to call them on it as unethical behaviour.
(And it is arguable as to whether Ira's involvement was newsworthy).
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Hard News: Special Sources, in reply to Russell Brown,
But if you're given the name, you have to justify not printing it
But did she have to print it ? If she felt she had to, in order to ensure that she got future tip offs, then she is no longer acting as a journalist, and is merely acting as PR for her source's boss.
I think it is unforgivable to use a confidential source to give away the confidential source of another journalist.
