Posts by James Butler
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When did it become okay to make women into objects for our own emancipation?
Whenever the Tui "all-girl brewery" ads started, about 2-3 years ago I think.
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they probably need to rebrand to The Curmudgeon
But there's already a magazine called North and Sou - oops, my bad.
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Hard News: No Surprises
<sings>Bring down the government - they don't, they don't speak for us</sings>
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I largely buy the listener because I can't be arsed figuring out which day the paper publishes TV listing
The downturn of The Listener had an upside for me - when I stopped buying it, I also stopped watching TV, because I never knew when anything was on. Brilliant!
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<embarassed>Um, I don't get it.
Don't worry, it just means you're immune to The Listener
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But I think there's a case for seeing it my way, as the guy who's paying for it.
This would have more force if we (taxpayers) were paying for all of it, which isn't a bad idea really. Interesting thought - what if Student Associations were more like school Boards of Trustees (with the proviso that students can represent themselves, rather than delegate to their parents :-))? ie. if they were considered a fundamental and essential part of the organisation, rather than some kind of lobby group.
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As for student loans, they could be less extortionate by not existing at all
Surely your issue is not with student loans, but student fees? I for was quite grateful for the former, considering the magnitude of the latter.
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Hard News: Home, straight
PS Russel, have you been reading The Up Front Guide to Strategic Comma Placement?
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I also like the idea of ordinary citizens being able to reward good drivers with 'mod points", and when you get enough mod points you get a prize or something.
Surely the point of mod points is to be able to mod other drivers down, eg. I drive well, you piss me off, you lose your licence / get a '-1 Troll' note on your file.
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The world needs more philosophical tech writers.
I know one who has a PhD in the Philosophy of Theology. So there are some around (well, at least two).