Posts by Che Tibby

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  • Hard News: Inimical to the public good,

    i'm very far from anyone involved in briefing the minister or involved in the minister's office on this one, but i'm probably not wrong in assuming that she's working under advice.

    and that advice might well be *bad* on some points, especially the child pron aspects russell mentioned in the original post.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Real Gone,

    Hi-Fi seem to have a grip on the whole customer service deal.

    indeed. if i want to see sanctimonious record-store wankers i'll read hi fidelity.

    ps. i'm mad, and i'm not going to take it any more.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Real Gone,

    their imports were unjustifiably expensive

    i would go there to sample cds, then buy them online...

    </shameful blushing>

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Inimical to the public good,

    they want to be able to issue sheaves of take down notices without having to suffer any consequences.

    that's my inexpert reading of what's been sold to the minister. i see "externalising enforcement costs".

    and whoever the advisor is who created a link between 'music piracy' and "child pron"? you're an idiot who deserves to lose your job for misleading a member of the Government...

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Inimical to the public good,

    My point really is that if this did happen there would still be music played through radio and other media. I'd assume that the record companies would not die but would move to a more viable business model

    frankly, if the current "push" business model that identifies and makes stars out of wankers like vanilla ice or britney spears dies, then the world would actually be a better place.

    maybe we'll get more genuinely decent acts like clap your hands say yeah coming through all the noise.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Up Front: Just Answer the Question,

    Now I just know that won't be work-safe.

    don't fret, nary a curtain or carpet in site.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Through the Looking Glass,

    John Key's just said he'll form a "razor gang" to slash bureaucracy

    i think he actually said, 'cabinet expenditure control committee' and the papers re-worded it.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Inimical to the public good,

    but they'd have to find the music, get a decent copy of it, negotiate with each band to ensure they had permission, and compensate directly?

    bro.. just knick it off the web, it's easier.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Speaker: Assiduous, Unrelenting,

    i agree. great and evocative writing. i find myself casting my minds eye back to similar journeys i've made. the trip to drink from the same stream that kept my first new zealand ancestor alive was a memorable one.

    but onto water.

    i think you can leave water standing in a bucket or container for a few hours and most of the floride evaporates? it's what they recommend for water in fish tanks for example.

    that said, i've the feeling that it's the minerals in the italian water that makes the magic, not what we have in ours.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report

  • Hard News: Inimical to the public good,

    But they never buy discs

    there's that generational change mentioned upstream...

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