Posts by Russell Brown
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Speaker: Why the disaster in Japan made…, in reply to BenWilson,
Make it an Android and I agree with all you say.
Awesome. I bet Garth that someone would say "get an Android!" in the first half-dozen comments. :-)
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to BenWilson,
I’d go so far as to say everything advertised in them is disappointing. Ever seen a Sea Monkey (tm). With the naked eye? How about “Unbeatable fighting power in 3 days?”. I’ve seen what people in martial arts clubs are like after 3 days training. How about “Charles Atlas Muscles”?. Try flexing yourself heaps and see if you get muscle mass any time soon.
But what about that mini-submarine? That must have been real.
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to Nick Kearney,
The only real reason to continue to buy the SST is Rod Oram’s business column.
Nah.
That would be my reason for cancelling my subscription.
Perhaps someone should give Hilary Calvert a column then? Is she really the best you guys could come up with?
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to Carol Stewart,
Well, actually, in Norway, the authorities do. Apparently, in some locations at least, there is an approved range of paint colours for house exteriors. And you know what? The landscape is really very beautiful and harmonious as a result.
Which is fair enough. But this was a wall in an urban environment, 100m from funky K Road. If you were developing location-appropriate standards for that area, Askew's work would pretty much be it.
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to David Herkt,
I don’t miss Braunias – wittering Kiwiana has only so much to give and he’s been on repeat for a very long time.
The Sunday column waxed and waned, but Braunias still has powers of description well beyond those of most columnists. He's one of relatively few NZ print columnists who make me think "I wish I'd written that".
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Field Theory: Japan moves, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
As Kevin Rose and others have pointed out, Apple did a good thing by turning its Japanese retail stores into community hubs for people who needed information and electricity for their devices. Even after they closed on the first day, people were apparently gathering outside to use the free wi-fi.
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Hard News: About Arie, in reply to Kracklite,
Yes, whisky was involved, but so were my fingers on the keyboard, so I take responsibility for that and I apologise both to Hilary and to to you for my aggressive tone.
Thank you, and good on you. I do understand that you had something to say.
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Hard News: About Arie, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Btw I am finding Kracklite just a little threatening. Perhaps he should stop attacking me and concentrate on forming a Kracklite Party to contest the general election.
Yes, I noted that last night. Moreover, I couldn't understand his argument, and I usually greatly enjoy the clarity of his writing.
Kracklite, be careful of letting the whisky do the writing. An apology might be nice.
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Hard News: The Wall and the Paper, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
I’m honestly not trolling for a fight here, but isn’t “heritage” all about political acceptability applied to private property? Seriously interested in where people draw the line.
I think where-the-line-is-drawn is actually the nub of this issue. What powers does Shields have, what policy was he acting under, what are the damn rules anyway?
In general, the issue of council officers' power vs. that of elected representatives is worth discussing in the Super City.
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Hard News: About Arie, in reply to Kracklite,
Woah. As your host, can I ask you to take it down a notch or two?