but I'm struggling to think of a reason why Maori Television would refuse to be listed on the programme guide.

Same reason they aren't listed on the MySky guide?

What you're after is an A2DP Bluetooth capable car headunit. That will stream music AND phone calls wirelessly with the 3.0 OS, even fading your toons as…

I don't have an iAnything, but my Cowon MP3 player quite happily plugs into anything with a 3.5mm jack. And no, I…

The link between activities that raise an organisation's profile and the donations that result from that raised profile is incredibly tenuous.…

These protests have several purposes including raising public and political awareness and also encouraging people to contribute to the organisation. Insofar as those contributions…

Let's hope they never ban gesticulating.

Bad techno, on the other hand..

Research came out in Italy a couple of weeks ago claiming that yelling at your kids is worse than smacking them.

I guess they do a great deal of yelling in Italy, if life there is anything like Italian films.

Let's hope they never ban gesticulating. On a slightly more…

If a protest organisation (e.g. Greenpeace) were engaging in illegal behaviour (trespass, criminal damage, etc) to make a point, would any money raised by that organisation be "proceeds of crime"?

No, that would not make that money "proceeds of crime".

To quote the relevant section of the Act, __In this…

You can see how one might be a bit worried that some copper with the wrong end of the stick might show up one day and take all my stuff

Actually, no, I can't. The copper has to go to court and convince a judge. They can't just decide, of…

Secondly, as the Law Society has pointed this out, it is a common police tactic to wear down opposition by constantly laying and then dropping charges and then laying new charges. This can lead to enormous legal expenses for defendants as each case has to go through depositions and hearings…

This included material and equipment for an environmental documentary a former student of mine had been working on outside of NZ for years. That work was effectively sabotaged and years later now, she hasn't been able to work on it or get her irreplaceable stock returned to her.

I'm really,…

Research came out in Italy a couple of weeks ago claiming that yelling at your kids is worse than smacking them.

I guess they do a great deal of yelling in Italy, if life there is anything like Italian films.

Obviously this is most worth the money if you want to use your phone as a satnav (which require's TomTom's expensive iPhone app, and also a recent iPhone)

I wonder how long that price will last now that Google have announced the same function for Android for free

Now, IIRC, they can take DNA samples from people they "intend" to charge.

Doesn't that put the cops in a bind – once they've taken a DNA sample from you they can't untake it – so they have to charge you or run the risk that you will go after…

Remember that what was nominally anti-terorism legislation in the UK was used to pursue Icelandic banks.

It's a legal truism that extreme cases make bad law and anything that comes in under the guise of "fighting terrorism" and "getting tough on crime" will be used and abused outside its supposed…

There would have to be a lot of rewriting of both acts, as they currently stand, to allow protesters to have their assets confiscated.

And

And the government would only need to demonstrate that this criminality is "probable" in front of a judge, rather than prosecuting in front of judge…

Maybe I'm just naive, but I really have been struggling to work out how someone who's "nominally law abiding" could end up unable to prove that they didn't acquire assets by way of legitimate means. If nothing else they should have records with IRD for their income tax payments.

So…

I'm hanging out for: Talking in cars almost as dangerous.

Research came out in Italy a couple of weeks ago claiming that yelling at your kids is worse than smacking them.

So that money could be confiscated? And the government would only need to demonstrate that this criminality is "probable" in…

I'm hanging out for: Talking in cars almost as dangerous.

followed by

Science Media Centre: Blinking in cars almost as dangerous

until we're all being driven round by owls, with their tongues cut out.

What happened to the edit?

I see a clickable Edit button. It works, though cancelling still returns me to the top of the thread (bug).

a huge part of the problem is what you do with your brain when talking to someone on the phone

I also heard (somewhere I don't remember) that you mentally create a picture of the absent conversationalist – which is why talking by phone saps more attention than talking with…

Russell those Belkin FM tuners don't work well (read at all) around town in my experience because the stations are too close together on the dial. Can't seem to find a frequency clear enouh.

They work OK (just) on road trips when there is less "noise" on the spectrum.

In…

Also, I suspect with a bit of tweaking, the government could designate a protest group as a "terrorist organisation" and treat any of their assets (money from donations, for instance) as the proceeds of crime. With this law, they don't need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that any crimes actually…

Also, I suspect with a bit of tweaking, the government could designate a protest group as a "terrorist organisation" and treat any of…

You've just given me all the symptoms of a heart attack.

And an idea for a new book ?

I'm using a Blueant Supertooth 3 which works well for answering, especially with the phone in a bracket. The iPhone interface for switching between iPhone / iPhone Speaker / Blueant is nicely done and easy to use with the phone handy in the bracket.

I bought the same Blueant model…

Don't say things like that, dude. Even as a joke.

What he actually meant was that McCully is going to reach his zenith and move into what you could describe as a postmeridian phase.

Better? I learnt this technique at a first aid course.

... especially once McCully becomes PM...

Don't say things like that, dude. Even as a joke.

You've just given me all the symptoms of a heart attack.

Science Media Centre: Hands-free calling in cars almost as dangerous

Ah yes, the nominally law abiding needn't worry.

In theory, no, they shouldn't. Balance of probabilities cuts in both directions. Does it make it easier for the authorities to get a seizure order? Absolutely. Does…

About that car stereo thing. I drive a classic car and don't want to cut the dash for a cd player, so I (and many others) am stuck with under-dash…

If I were a defence lawyer, I'd be arguing that that is interpreted as an individual asset being worth $30k rather than an aggregate value of all assets. It's a bit of a murky definition, IMO.

I think I'll argue that the demos rules the kratos and that people shouldn't…

Of course, any real organised criminals will have their assets buried offshore and won't suffer any risk of confiscation.

Real property is generally of very little use to you when it's overseas. Cars, houses, blocks of land... All very real, very local, and already regularly targeted by the cops under…

Actually, it boils down to the one channel: Food TV.

Same here. Sod the news, Market Kitchen is on. Of course we do have to watch Top Gear.

The problem with phones isn't what you do with your hands, it's what you do with your eyes,

That's part of it but a huge part of the problem is what you do with your brain when talking to someone on the phone. Because the person talking to you can't…

The confiscation (aka raupatu) measures will just be used against brown people and possibly activists (especially once McCully becomes PM) to bankrupt them without due process.

not currently supported on Windows 7

See, that's a fail. It's been in beta for a good six months (longer for big outfits like Tivo) and is very compatible with Vista at the API level. Not having support on release day suggests that they aren't giving the details of software…

Can I use a TiVo media device from Australia/USA?

No, the TiVo media device has been specifically adapted for the New Zealand market.

By December 2010, all of the current Australian TiVo devices will receive a software update that allows them to work in both countries.

So…

I confirmed with Tivo that I would be able to use it in NZ when i return home but I suspect it's not all that straightforward given the different digital recording standards.

It's the different digital broadcasting standards you need to worry about. The Australian tuners will be entirely incompatible…

They work OK (just) on road trips when there is less "noise" on the spectrum.

In…

I'm still waiting for my telstra clear box to have those extra tvnz channels. :/

I really thought that by switching to digital with Telstra I'd access the Freeview channels... but no! :-(

I hope this is a typo

No, it's not. Section 6(1)(b) Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009: from which property, proceeds, or benefits of a value of $30,000 or more have, directly or indirectly, been acquired or derived.

If I were a defence lawyer, I'd be arguing that that is interpreted…

Russell – when you say the price will be $920 "until January", do you have any idea of what it will be after that?

After January, the Home Networking package will cost extra (not sure how much), but the base price will remain $899, with the larger hard drive. So…

Bluetooth enabled automobiles and mobile phones drive you to your ultimate wireless destination.

From Toyota.

this one for $120 with hands-free and a holder, and this apparently slightly nicer one.

WTF? Perhaps I should just go to MagnumMac.

Mr Broad said the law could be used against those with assets worth more than $30,000.

Such people would most likely be the leaders of drug syndicates.

$30.00 ain't a lot in terms of "Assets", home contents, stereo, TV, carpets etc., plus an average…

one of those dirtcheap phone holders you stick to the dash should do the trick.

VELCRO, the stick on veriety, I've been using it to mount phones and Players for years. I'd like to see a cop trying to say it wasn't a "Holder".
Most phones that come with headphone/microphone combos…

The other option is a bluetooth headset. But I hate jacking things on my ears. I saw a bluetooth device at…

Actually, it boils down to the one channel: Food TV.

It's like our default…