Posts by giovanni tiso
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to Morgan Nichol,
But should they?
Charming.
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Hard News: How much speech does it take?, in reply to Kumara Republic,
As George Carlin said some time during Bush senior's presidency, the function of the lower class is to scare the shit out of the middle class. And not just in the United States.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Rich Lock,
It’s kg yield that is maximised to maximise profit. It isn’t the taste.
Also: appearance. Which I think is the main thing that conspires oxheart tomatoes. In this respect the consumer contributes by being bloody stupid.
(And really is there anything more perfect in appearance and horrible in taste than the chilled fruit you get on airplanes?)
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to Danielle,
OTOH, I am pro-clapping if the film is amazing. I'm not entirely sure why - it just gives the festival experience a bit of gloss.
Clapping for films at festivals is a convention. It's got nothing to do with the director or the cast being there.
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Muse: NZIFF Rant: A Diva's Place Is On…, in reply to David Hood,
The Austin Drafthouse Cinema were in the news a little while back for their new warning spot before films
They've been the Magnited States of America to me ever since.
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Field Theory: All Blacks v South Africa…, in reply to Paul Rowe,
For me the choice is Ma’a/SBW, with Conrad the consistent starter (given that Kahui is crocked again).
I'm sure the coach and the selectors agree with you, but we don't want to assume that Smith will be blessed with perfect health and stamina for every minute of the world cup, do we?
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I know this sounds like vintage white whine (a.k.a. First World Problems)
In a nutshell, yes. Fact is, you don't know why this person was late, you don't know why they got up twice during the film. I can see a number of scenarios in which it could have happened to me. And short of the person being rude about it, I'd say that people with bladder problems or various kinds of shit going on in their lives are entitled to go to the cinema too.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
We tend to find food products that are expensive to produce (rarity, low yields, tricky cultivation) desirable. Is this because they absolutely taste pleasant, or because we live in a society that elevates conspicuous consumption?
It's because they absolutely taste pleasant.
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Bart Janssen,
So never never never put your tomatoes in the fridge, the flavour will disappear and never come back even when they are warmed.
Yeah, we so needed science to tell us that :-)
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Field Theory: All Blacks v South Africa…, in reply to Hadyn Green,
He was a bit stuttery when he came on, and his last minute passes terrify me. I keep seeing a Frenchman grabbing one and running it in for the winning try…
I think it's going to happen even if we don't end up playing against France somehow.