Posts by Alfie
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Some behind-the-scenes work from the police or others has seen the Whaledump Twitter account shut down. Fairfax have a quote from Slater saying "good job."
I get the impression that some on the loony right are hoping they've killed the messenger. Will taking out one Twitter account stop the hacker from releasing more information? Nah!
Come in Porcupine Farm!
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Moz,
Tonight's Campbell Show was a good example... 8 radio mics and a nicely balanced sound mix. It's not brain surgery.
And I reckon your taser idea is brilliant. Let the audience have one each and you'd see a drastic change in behaviour from our pollies. ;-)
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Russell Brown,
I tweeted last night that it showed how hard producing this kind of live video on a limited budget actually is.
Good or poor production -- they both require the same setup -- the same number of mics, etc. The difference with a good production comes down to having a decent sound engineer controlling the mix. I've worked with soundies who can mix six radio mics simultaneously and successfully. Just pre-setting levels and letting a limiter take care of the peaks doesn't work when once person consistently interjects at a higher volume.
I think part of the problem with the current debates is the candidates being encouraged to shout over each other. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer debates to be more balanced and reasoned with each speaker being treated with a little more courtesy. If necessary, mute or at least dip the other mics when someone has the floor.
The cacophony of noise experienced last night and at times in the TVNZ debate may fuel the adversorial, game show style we're seeing this election, but it adds little to audience understanding of the issues. Give me controlled, intelligent debate any time.
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Richard Aston,
The production values were bloody aweful through , audio levels all over the place , the intros were far too long and it was very hard for me to hear what Press Editor was saying.
That's a valid point Richard. We tuned in around 7:35pm and found numerous technical problems. For a start the pictures were out of sync by about two seconds. I closed and reopened the page, switched to the lowest quality offered, but nothing improved that.
The audio levels were poorly mixed and I found myself riding the volume on my PC to try and hear what was being said. It didn't help that the Press journos often stood some distance from their mics - radio mics would have been a better call. And when Key was shouting over Cunliffe his audio took precedence, suggesting a poor or even unattended sound mix.
It appeared to us that Key was trying too hard to score cheap points by trying to get laughs - or relying on noise over substance. In reference to what a couple of people have already mentioned, I actually said to my wife, "Is Key pissed?" Because his performance at that point was looking increasingly unhinged. We gave up after five minutes.
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Russell Brown,
No – this is a very widespread misconception. The conversation is quoted in Hager’s book, on page 46. It’s noted as “Cameron Slater, Facebook messaging to and from Judith Collins, 11 September 2011.”
Except Greg O'Connor's name is redacted in the book and he is only referred to as [a police source].
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think O'Connor would be doing anything illegal if he had leaked Police video evidence to Slater, even if the motivation and morality involved is questionable. It's certainly not a good look for the cops to be cosying up to a vile blogger to discredit the victims of the Urewera raids after charges against them had been dropped. But it's much worse for the Minister of Police to be actively encouraging that sort of behaviour.
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
The thlot pickens! An interesting little item on stuff reports that the purchaser of Hotchin's monument to self-regard on Paratai Drive is the NZ CEO of Orovida...
Here's the link (on Stuff):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/8981806/Hotchins-mansion-on-brink-of-sale -
Good grief! Bernard Hickey became a target for Slater, Odgers and Graham when he was setting up his non-profit journalism site. This quote from Odgers echoes her now familiar tone.
This new website is a vehicle for the left. ... a one stop SuperBlog of whining high-pitched left-wing c**** calling for higher taxes and a left-wing government'.
And here she is inventing lies for distribution. Her registration with the Law Society must be surely hanging by a thread.
Goss you can spread is Chaston wants 3-4m for interest.co[.nz] and Hickey asked for equity and got refused. They are managing his transition so BNZ and other sponsors don't walk/get jitters.
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The hacker has released more Slatergate data - this time it's a pile of social media conversations and emails between Collins and Slater.
The conversation - if accurate - shows the blogger discussing the expected release of intelligence information with Ms Collins, a Cabinet minister, before the SIS had released it.
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PM John Key has confirmed there will be a hurried inquiry into Collins's actions in relation to the Feeley / SFO affair. Mr Key has assured the public that the enquiry will of course be ‘Complete, Off-the-record, Verifiable, Extensive, Restricted and Ultimately Pointless’, as most New Zealanders would expect.
[Caveat: that last comment is obviously not a direct quote] ;-)
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Simon Sjorn,
If the just announced SIS inquiry somehow exonerates all concerned just before the election -that would be a fine thing for Key and co. , no?
It certainly would and it feels like it's shaping up that way. Miraculously, Key may not be required appear at the hearing. Now how does that possibly work?