Posts by Soon Lee
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Thinking of warmer climes: this was sunset taken at Pre Rup, one of the temples in Angkor, Cambodia. Seems like we were there only yesterday, sitting on the stone steps waiting for the sun to go down.
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So good luck to Labour, or to any other political party, but before you chase the Bogan vote you have to prove the worth of politicians in general first.
So Labour, and all the other political parties *should* chase the Bogan vote, and they should do so by proving the worth of politicians.
"Me?
I just want a party to vote for whose three guiding principles are (a) maximize individual liberty, (b) minimize the Gini coefficient, and (c) protect the commons. Yes, I am aware that these three goals are orthogonal and often conflict with one another: that's why it requires an ongoing process of negotiation rather than an ideologically-driven damn-the-torpedoes race to the goal.
Charles Stross" -
OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to Sacha,
I'm a Malaysian Chinese New Zealander...
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Cornwall Park on a frosty Winter's day.
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OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to Katharine Moody,
George Bush Jr. is not a member of the opposition party in the New Zealand.
This? This I take personally because, hey, have you seen my name?
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OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to Seriatim,
"If this initiative pressures the Nats into finally setting up a buyers' register - success. It doesn't matter what it reveals, just as long as we finally have hard data to base some effective policy on."
So I'm just collateral damage?
I got a good look at the inside of my skull reading the article, my eyes rolled so hard. The article is wrongheaded in so many ways.
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Ummm, no?
Also, deep nostalgic flashbacks in three, two, one...
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The recently rebuilt Te Atatu Library after hours.
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Hard News: Will the grown-ups ever…, in reply to Sacha,
Sppk
(Ritual self-disemvoweling found elseweb & too good not to share)
