Posts by Zach Bagnall
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Gosh. I never had a bad meal or service at Delicious (plus they even have my favourite beer by the bottle). And that was 2+ years ago. Apparently I missed the fireworks.
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Just another pat on the back for Richard Hulse for the web work at RNZ. I've been fairly critical of the streaming service in the past but the current offering is light years ahead and is especially appreciated now that I live overseas. Well done to all involved.
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Oh man, just connected to the 24" panel for the first time :love:
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Yeah I swore I'd never buy another Dell after the xps m1330.. but here we are. They do know how to deliver bang for the buck. Email support is the way to go. Phoning Dell is practically impossible.
Plus their rigorously polite email manner is hilarious.
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I'm starting to wonder if what I want is the new Dell 11z. It seems like the bastard love child of a netbook and laptop. Mmmm 1.35kg. Mmmm dual cores. And only ~$1200
I took delivery of one on Monday. The larger 6-cell battery gives it some junk in the trunk so it's quite a bit more than 1.35kg and sits high at the rear, but it's still super portable. Seems quite snappy and the speakers are surprisingly good. Multitouch works beautifully - a little too well in fact as it renders the clickable buttons practically useless. But I'll live with it - I bought a slightly (*cough* £580) cheaper laptop to leave budget for a nice 24" Dell ultrasharp LCD and good wireless mouse. Best of both worlds. I'll be requesting a Windows 7 upgrade as soon as Dell sorts out their site; it's not accepting my service tag right now.
end geekout
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Late to the party but I much prefer Flat White's sister cafe, Milkbar, 3 mins walk away on Bateman St. Same coffee but with the exciting possibility of actually getting a seat.
Also Lantana up near Googe St. Good food.
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Robyn beat me to the Giant Pool Of Money linkage, I'll just add a downloadable MP3 version. It really is superb.
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Oh, super - just what I needed. I'm moving to London on 1 Feb. I can feel that icy fog already..
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My 2^H5^H10c..
Children Of Men: very cool, wide-ranging setting and the long shot, saving-private-ryan scenes are impressive but couldn't escape the feeling that they were trying to cram too much story into the time allowed. Was not surprised to find out afterwards that it was based on a pulp sci-fi novel. Definitely worth seeing but I wouldn't call it the "best film in years" or relate to people who literally cried through the last part.
Little Miss Sunshine: genuinely funny comedies don't come along every day (or even every year) so I loved this. Saw it twice and it was even better the second time. The theatre was in tears of laughter at several points.
Babel: The Japanese story could have made a movie all on it's own (and it probably would have been better than Babel). Frequently compared to 2004's Crash, but in Crash the interaction between the different stories was kind of the whole point. In Babel, the 3-4 different stories are only tenuously linked and the connection between them doesn't add anything to the movie.
Blood Diamond: Leonardo Dicaprio actually does South African pretty well. Leo's character keeps it from turning completely into a straight hollywood actioner.
Departed: Meh. Found it very hard to take this one seriously with such diverse casting. Ending doesn't quite make up for the stale two hours preceding it.
The Prestige: Superb. Complex enough to draw real interest but not to the point of losing most of the audience. The hook is very dark indeed. Interesting theorising about Tesla in the IMDb threads.
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada: I think we got this so late it was in the previous Oscar cycle.
United 93: Seriously, how the f*** do you CHAT LOUDLY through the final climatic seconds of this movie?! Some people need a tasering. (Note: NOT Flight 93).
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Russell, a correction for the post:
and noted that the survey did not cover some of the biggest breakfast-eaters, 16 to 18 year-olds.
He actually said they were the biggest breakfast skippers, not eaters.
Audio from this morning is online:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/mnr/hungry_kids
It kicks off with the Quigley interview.