Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: The Vision Thing, in reply to Sacha,
Nick Smith seems a tad confused about what local government actually does (reflecting the inadequate Act policy he is implementing on that tiny party’s behalf).
Yeah, quite. As usual, they have a policy slogan and no real idea what it means*.
*Nothing bad, middle New Zealand. Promise.
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Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to chris,
It’s as good a motivation as any to lose less phones.
Which actually highlights some of the issues in consumer protest in this area.
You or I making fewer calls on our phones obviously doesn't help. Maybe, over time, not buying certain brands might help (problem: other phones aren't very good).
On the other hand, it's reasonably easy to try and buy ethical food.
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Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to chris,
I don’t disagree that it is a real issue, and fully deserving of it’s own thread. Yet 137 workers poisoned by n-hexane cleaning iPhone screens (link on other thread) is no less real
Yes, and it was justly reported after it happened, two years ago and 1200km away at a factory run by a different company, Wintek.
Apple wasn't the only company having screens made by Wintek, but it deserves scorn for trying to ignore the injuries caused by the use of that cleaning chemical. I presume its views had a role in the subsequent sacking of factory managers, but Apple clearly wasn't keen on paying compensation.
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Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to Russell Brown,
You’ve come out pretty strong on this considering the mass and visibility of allegations raised on this side of the firewall.
I think I’ve mentioned it twice in posts. And I think I’ve also been very clear that US tech firms (and Apple in particular) and their suppliers should be closely scrutinised. But a lot more Americans eat chicken than own iPhones. And the industry that brings them chicken has been hideous for decades. It’s just not such a sexy story.
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Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to chris,
Sure, Daisey insulted the journalists, got that. The reason I ask is your repeated “don’t touch the Apple, look at the meat” campaign reminds me of the Chinese ‘5 mao’,
I honestly think it's a real issue, especially when stuff in China is huge headline news and stuff in the US southern states is largely confined to trade publications. The armed factory guards that Daisey lied about seeing in Shenzen have actually been a reality in America.
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Hard News: A fiction of unalloyed darkness, in reply to chris,
I wouldn’t feel the need to ask, respectfully, have you ever received compensation from Apple or any of its subsidiaries for the time you put into maintaining the corporation’s public image Russell?
Don't be ridiculous. Daisey lied in his monologue, in the This American Life doco and to a string of journalists who directly asked him about it. He actively tried to cover up those lies.
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Hard News: The Vision Thing, in reply to giovanni tiso,
Yes, the explanation came some days after I posted that. And I’m not alleging any sort of conspiracy.
Thanks. I only mentioned it to illustrate a point about the respective personal styles of the two men, but I'm rather regretting it.
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On the other hand, Daniel Spector was sitting between Farrar and Cunliffe. He's American -- and so it all becomes clear ...
Shearer is a stealth candidate for the Americans.
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Hard News: The Vision Thing, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
I was going to satirically suggest that Shearer was taking policy advice from Farrar at Kiwifoo, but left it out as too snarky.
Truth is stranger than speculation, evidently.
The difference is that with speculation, you get to just make shit up. See above.
It was a discussion. Farrar was there. So was Cunliffe and so were about two dozen other people. Perhaps we can lay this stupid conspiracy theory to rest.
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Hard News: The Vision Thing, in reply to giovanni tiso,
The detail of the speech having been workshopped at Kiwi Foo is almost too good to be true.
Because, as I have attempted to explain to you, it isn't true.