Posts by Sacha

  • Voting Local 2010,

    OK, though I wonder how many non-Labour voters will feel excluded by that (already known) association. Somehow I doubt Banks would have sworn off the National party conference or endorsement if the shoe were on the other foot.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • OnPoint: On Freedom of Speech,

    Geoff, you just paste the raw link here - without all the square brackets rigmarole - and the system does the rest. You do need to include the whole link including the 'http' at the beginning.

    Like this:

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Great game of netball or…,

    I wouldn't worry Jacqui - these things seem to zigzag all over the place

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Voting Local 2010,

    There's a huge gulf in relevant experience between Brown and Hubbard. And I don't see any lack of walking the talk going on by Brown at this stage either. Have I missed some news?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Regulate What?,

    The current laws seem to work pretty well.

    Idiot/Savant agrees.

    ...the claim that we are not subject to any form of regulation is simply false. As a blogger, I'm subject to exactly the same laws as Power is in issuing his press releases. If I defame someone, I can be sued. If I publish objectionable material, I can be prosecuted. If I breach a court suppression order, I can be fined. Rather than showing that the blosophere is a "wild west", the recent Whale Oil case showed that the law is perfectly capable of dealing with it.

    The problem for the justice system isn't the blogosphere, but the net's combination of strong anonyminity and a free market in legal jurisdictions. The same technology that allows human rights activists to hide from the Iranian regime and circumvent the Great Firewall of China also allows people to read or post or host information which undermines our justice system.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Southerly: At Last, David Haywood's 2010…,

    I'm a bad dude. I'm trouble. I'm a hard bastard.

    Yet somehow in my mind she sounds like Laurie Anderson reciting them words o beef

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Regulate What?,

    Maybe we should come up with a list of sites he should be reading for him. Obviously The Wellingtonista and Hubris are good starting points...

    Only if you want him to ban drinking next

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Great game of netball or…,

    Sky's broadcast was ahead of Prime's by perhaps 5 minutes

    Do they do that with other supposedly live free-to-air coverage?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Regulate What?,

    Loving this concise solution from Andrew Geddis in the Dimpost comments:

    Wouldn’t it just be easier to pass a law banning Cameron Slater?

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Regulate What?,

    What statutory rights do "real" news media enjoy alongside their responsibilities?

    A central question. I thought copyright and defamation were affected at least.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

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