Posts by Sacha

  • Hard News: Doing Science in Court,

    In other news, public starting to believe earth flat after concerted campaign - so we must stop the tyranny of its depictions as round. Un-informed mobs rule.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Hard News: The Beautiful Pants,

    The Germans probably have a word for that

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  • Hard News: The Creepy Party,

    Notable how the silly old racists come out to play when they sense 'leaders' who approve of such views.

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  • Speaker: John Roughan is Scared,

    But management doesn't 'produce' anything!

    Well supposedly, "organisation" of others' efforts

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: John Roughan is Scared,

    Elmo and Rove mention Cookie Monster's newly svelte form (includes belching).

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  • Speaker: John Roughan is Scared,

    If you slashed management numbers

    which you could do if they were more.. productive. :)

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  • Hard News: The Creepy Party,

    I think (hope) there's a substantial group of National voters who don't like NACT at all, and never have.

    Who do you think the soothing pre-election noises from National about not having an Act-like agenda were for? It's convenient having right wing nutters to point to when you want the same as them but have told everyone you're not like that. Especially your loyal voters who'd rather not believe they're signing their name to such lunacy - or they would have voted for Act instead, wouldn't they?

    Mask slipping somewhat as preparations for privatisation continue alongside quietly massive restructuring in Health and other areas despite public reassurances that wasn't on the cards (and is still 'not happening' if you listen to Ministers).

    Shame is, we don't get to have the public conversation about which parts of that agenda are good and bad ideas for the country, regardless of who's in charge. Perhaps that's what the next election campaign is meant to be a substitute for?

    Meanwhile, sombre parliamentary accountability reigns.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: John Roughan is Scared,

    the value of putting more lines to more places

    Connecting "circle" services that intersect the radial rail tracks seem most likely to be bus routes. At least regional transport planning is becoming more focused on public transport than on cars - though that brings a clash with the neanderthal in charge of the purse strings.

    I actually don't see the problem with urban sprawl.

    Servicing suburbs costs more, and the social effects aren't pretty either.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: John Roughan is Scared,

    The workers are the ones who, like, do shit.

    Funnily enough they're the ones who get blamed any time the righties talk about "productivity" - perhaps you've outed management's chum's as secret commies.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Speaker: John Roughan is Scared,

    Buses get stuck in traffic jams caused by cars

    Angus, do you understand what the word "busway" means?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

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