Posts by chris
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A great slice of history here,
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China has some unfortunate connotations, but on the plus side it does make for some funny jokes
a bold fashion statement.
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Legal Beagle: MPs' Pay, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Inflation was kinda high in the 70s, huh?
for sure.
Next stop, comparisons to the median wage where data is available.
1978 MP salary $18,000 divided by average hourly wage (1979)$4.52= 3982.3 hrs
1979 MPs= 92 population=3137800 rep 34106
2012 MP salary $141800 divided by average hourly wage(2012)$26.92= 5267.5 hrs
2012 MPs=121 population=4561000 rep 37694So roughly and all perks aside, an MP's value is now 1285.2 average working hours (32 weeks) more (24%), The average* number of New Zealanders represented by each MP being roughly 10% higher.
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Speaker: The Voyage: The Engine Room…, in reply to Tim Michie,
Sorry about that Tim, it’s a PDF, for best result Google the title, pdf link should appear.
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Speaker: The Voyage: The Engine Room…, in reply to Tim Michie,
I felt Jonah Lehrer perhaps overstated his case a little with:
"But there is a problem with brainstorming. It doesn’t work."
as highlighted here:
"Although this study is often cited as evidence that brainstorming does not work, it is important to emphasize that this study did not actually test the brainstorming guidelines since both experimental conditions used brainstorming. The factor under examination was group versus individual brainstorming."
A Review of Brainstorming Research: Six Critical issues for Inquiry
Evidence of Electronic brainstorming's potential benefits being your contribution to the discussion Tim,
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…via Hollywood – Blake Edwards, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Newman, Logan Lerman, Logan Browning….Ryan, Ryan's Hope, Ryan's Daughter, Blake's 7, Logan's Run, not forgetting Logan (NFSFW).
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Up Front: Sex with Parrots, in reply to Danielle,
Jackie and Nigel?
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Speaker: The Voyage: The Engine Room…, in reply to Stephen Judd,
Thanks for posting that Stephen, some fascinating observations on the stagnation of our culture and the pervading bureaucratic spirit. This paragraph in particular resonated:
"Then some laptop-wielding person in the corner, having performed a quick Google search, announces that this “new” idea is, in fact, an old one; it—or at least something vaguely similar—has already been tried. Either it failed, or it succeeded."
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Well I never
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In what sense are the two incompatible?
totally compatible, only that the ‘discover’ button could be more transparently labelled ’picks’/ ’recommended” or something. This obfuscation misleads. On a plus note, the site is fast as lasers from here. and yeah, with Mr Codtail I think including the number of votes for each song wouldn’t be an objectionable improvement. You and Andrew’s report was great Russell, I'm pleased to see ideas being picked up, and Louie the Zu – yes! Very international.