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Lilith __

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:49:45 +1300

clutter busting

a clsuter of music, interactive and film conferences

Kumara Republic

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:35:46 +1300

Austin is the home of Stratfor, so perhaps it isn’t as unlike the rest of Texas as it boasts.

You can also throw in Alex Jones. But compared with say, Houston or Dallas, it is most certainly different on balance.

Hebe

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:33:01 +1300

Nice.Dennis is rarely nice. Beware.

Phil Palmer

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:57:02 +1300

"The city of Austin, Texas, is unlike most of the rest of the state ..."

Austin is the home of Stratfor, so perhaps it isn't as unlike the rest of Texas as it boasts.

nzlemming

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:35:51 +1300

Also in response to a tweet
Audrey Young's story for tomorrow's paper. Labour and NZF press govt on #teapottapes in the House: http://t.co/v6Rl5wBf

Last para:
Mr O'Rourke, referring to the part of tape in which Mr Key reportedly says that New Zealand First's supporters were dying off, asked "has the…

Hebe

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:01:41 +1300

Tbh, I'm way more comfortable with "a McDonald's burger" than "one of McDonald's burgers". And I really can't say why[A reply to the Twitter on the right]

Because the branding lingo has gotcha.

David Ritchie

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:25:28 +1300

"pushing F5 eight-hundred times"

Hey Damian – let's say I write a one-click script for you that does this work for you and you pay me $50 every time you use it. Sound good?

Geoff Lealand

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:32:24 +1300

Well, Austin TX has competition. I picked up a bumper sticker in Portland ORE a couple of weeks ago which read Portland : Keep It Weird They claim prior ownership on it. In either case, I think they are only mildly or respectably weird.

Damian Christie

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:32:23 +1300

Old Boys Network could very well be one of the 1300 odd acts performing at SXSW, it seems 'ironic enough' for a hipster outfit.

Kumara Republic

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:29:39 +1300

SXSW is one conference that doesn't rely on old boys' networks to run, unlike certain big casinos we're familiar with. If anything, old boys' networks would rightly be laughed off stage.

It could be a template for Wellington to follow, given the egghead-breaking masquerading as fiscal restraint going on in…

Graham Dunster

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:29:36 +1300

I've had a subscription to the NBR forever, but there is no longer any must read material in the printed edition. I have no interest spending my money on online access if it isn't (even historically) in the print version.

Damian Christie

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:11:14 +1300

Indeed. Cos I reckon $300 for pushing F5 eight-hundred times is a pretty sweet deal… #lifeafterTVNZ7

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:01:01 +1300

How difficult would it be for an enterprising (read: time rich, money poor) writer to boost his or her page views to guarantee the three-fiddy? Or are their technological/subscription barriers in place?

I need to quiz Barry on exactly how this works and whether they actually mean page-views, subscribers who…

Damian Christie

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:54:50 +1300

Public Address

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:54:50 +1300

Discussion from blog post.