Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Friday Music: Buying Cool, in reply to Nora Leggs,
Doprah last night
In keeping with my practice of only engaging with the parents of exciting young musicians, I met Indi from Doprah’s parents last night. They were very pleasant folk.
Just discovered that Indi has a Soundcloud of her own. And it's good.
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Up Front: Lighting the Dark, in reply to Lilith __,
I was walking on the beach just now as it was getting dark. Then I became aware there was a guy behind me…and that that he had put the whole depth of the beach between us.
I’ve told my late-night Ponsonby Road story a few times, but … there I was, many years ago, walking home and I noticed a woman had crossed to be on the footpath behind me. I picked up my pace a little to give her some space so she wouldn’t have to worry about me, but I seemed to have trouble putting a distance between us, so I walked even faster. And faster.
Eventually a very breathless woman called out to ask me if I could please slow down so she could catch up and walk along with me. We did laugh.
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Up Front: Lighting the Dark, in reply to Danielle,
That’s not a problem with the concept of triggering, it’s a problem with its use. The concept itself is useful and I don’t think it should be dismissed.
I wasn’t trying to dismiss it and I don’t want to minimise anyone’s experience. Given that moderation was invoked I thought I should say something. Yes, “use” is a better way of putting it than “concept”, but that's what I meant.
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Up Front: Lighting the Dark, in reply to Lilith __,
We’re you. personally, triggered?
If that was the case, I’m genuinely sorry about it.
But in some respects that’s the problem with the concept of triggering. I can’t remove what is to the people involved an inoffensive bit of banter because another participant has personal reasons to be upset by it.
Context and intent are meaningful, no matter how often people tell you they aren’t.
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Ooh.
A recently re-recorded and quite different version of The Chills' 'Pink Frost':
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Up Front: Lighting the Dark, in reply to Moz,
In my experience Russell is quite selective and often quite slow with his take-downs. Especially with things like this where there’s ambiguity, and only one of the readings is offensive (and when his personal take is the non-offensive one).
I’m more likely to respond or warn than to take down or ban, that’s true. I’m also pretty swift when it’s clear to me something needs to come out.
But honestly, there’s no ambiguity about this one. I know the people concerned and they know each other, having "met" here.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Buying Cool, in reply to James Littlewood*,
15 years for Arch Hill. Smart work, that man Ben. Inspirational.
He's a good man.
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Hard News: The Digital Natives, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Another Roughan Special?
Possibly Fran. Although bizarre "I can see into the minds of non-voters" part near the end is Roughanesque.
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A useful Herald profile of Harre from 2010, as she was leaving the Auckland Transition Agency, noting her zstrategic and organisation skills.
And a weird, petulant editorial from this morning's Herald. The author doesn't understand extradition law and can't even spell Harre's name correctly.
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Hard News: The Digital Natives, in reply to BenWilson,
But what on earth does she have to do with the Internet?
Did you read the policy principles? I think she can work with that.