Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Kittens and puppies for happiness, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Roflnui
(the 'three faces' gets special praise)
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Field Theory: Japan moves, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
it has the force of convenience on its side
Strikes me as a very useful analytical phrase...
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As an aside, some unexpected copyright enforcement:
In May 2010, geneticist J. Craig Venter and his team made news by creating the first “synthetic life form,” replacing the genetic code in a bacterium with DNA they’d composed on a computer.
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In order to distinguish their synthetic DNA from that naturally present in the bacterium, Venter’s team coded several famous quotes into their DNA, including one from James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist of a Young Man: “To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life.”
After announcing their work, Venter explained, his team received a cease and desist letter from Joyce’s estate, saying that he’d used the Irish writer’s work without permission. ”We thought it fell under fair use,” said Venter.
Some lawyers really do have too much time on their hands.
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Hard News: Kittens and puppies for happiness, in reply to Sacha,
the real Roseanne Liang discusses briefly
Ooh. look, an interview with her on PA Radio. Probably does not contain kittehs.
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Hard News: Kittens and puppies for happiness, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
everyone should get along to the new NZ film My Wedding and Other Secrets
Interview of the two leads by TV3's Kate Rodger:
And the real Roseanne Liang discusses briefly whether her dad or partner would win a fight:
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to Paul Williams,
More likely though, the punishment will be inadequate.
Hence my preference for other forms of action now, while the wet bus ticket is slowly prepared by industry regulators. Lovingly moistened, if you will, while balking at the taste.
Combining forms of activism brought results with Henry, though that included prompt coordinated action (and some political and diplomatic complaint). I suspect we've already wasted too much time talking about it rather than doing it this time anyway.
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On that Brian Edwards thread, Lhaws' ex-fling Jacqueline Sperling gives her reasons for persisting:
[I] did not ask for the publicity that came from knowing Laws. I did not ask him to go public with our relationship in order to boost his radio show’s ratings, nor did he ask my permission to do that. Since he chose to do that though, i will continue to speak out regarding what an awful person he is – for the sole purpose of hindering his efforts to ever get back into National Politics.
I will continue to speak out about him, because i never want to see him in a position to be making decisions that affect New Zealanders. I would do the same to anyone who is full of as much hate, anger, and poison,as Michael Laws is, who is aspiring to be elected to a public position.
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
It's trolling, pure and simple.
It's bullying, impure and simple - and taking away his megaphone is a fair and reasonable response just like removing someone's baseball bat is. No one should have to put up with constant denigration and violence whether verbal or physical, and it's not that good for the bully's soul either.
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Can't believe the SST got rid of Steve Braunias
Priceless cutting satire, that article. Good on Brauniuas and the Southland Times for broadcasting the real not-so hidden Lhaws:
"What d'you reckon, listeners," I said to my audience on Radio Live today, "should we track them down and kill them so that free speech can survive?" Adolf, of Invercargill, said: "Ja! I have a pitchfork!"
Hermann, of Hamilton, said: "Nein! Forget the bloggers. Let's get the looters, especially the ones afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome. We must not let them breed."
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From the classy journalism file, Caroline Meng-Yee called to task by Jonathan Marshall. Positively postmodern, career-obituary style.
A senior newspaper reporter who secured the first interview with murder victim Sophie Elliott's family has been condemned for attending a fancy dress birthday party as the dead student.
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Meng-Yee, who recently quit as the Herald on Sunday's assistant editor after three years, closely followed the 22-year-old's high-profile murder.
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Meng-Yee did not respond to Sunday Star-Times inquiries but in 2009 she spoke to Metro about her work. The article said when Meng-Yee arrived at the newspaper she claimed her aim was to "lower the bar".