Posts by Martin Lindberg
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Story on ArsTechnica on hamsterized journalism.
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You should have listened to Ken Ring when he predicted yesterday's events!
Wait-what? He didn't?
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
... you've got to respect a scientist being a scientist who's going to tell the truth rather than a comforting lie
Quite.
That's not opinion, that's science. And science is one cold hearted bitch with a 14 inch strap on!
Vince Masuka, Dexter
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Hard News: Bishop Brian: It's worse than…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
It probably has more to do with Goff going a polling cycle without opening his mouth and using it as a pop up shoe store.
To quote Homer Simpson: It's funny because it's true.
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Up Front: Respectably-Dressed Sensible…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Could we please have a local Godwin's law where you lose when Paul Henry or Michael Laws are invoked as the Moby Dicks (possible pun) of New Zealand.
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to Biobbs,
Agreed. But if we could ‘Denmarkise’ our penal system as well as our urban planning that would be a brilliant thing….
Oh yes, definitely that. And the health system. And the public broadcasting. :-)
and the cheese and smørrebrød...
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Southerly: One Hundred and Thirty-one…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
What about the bus passengers! Won’t someone please think of the passengers!
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Hard News: We are all Twitter, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Well, if it's so clear-cut, what about these tweets:
"Voted National today. Yum-cha for lunch"
or
"Voted National today. Yay for them!"
Both illegal and threatening democracy as we know it?
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Hard News: We are all Twitter, in reply to nzlemming,
It seems to me that all these arguments against electioneering on election day are based on some pretty elaborate strawmen. I suppose I don't really care either way, but we are talking about a law that could fine you $20,000 for an indiscreet tweet or facebook status. Man, you must be doing something pretty damn serious.
Of course, countries are free to come up with any laws they feel like. But a law is a law is a law. I can't chose which ones I feel like complying with and which ones I can ignore because they are just plain silly. I believe most other countries manage just fine with party officials handing out voting papers while wearing a party button without democracy going to hell in a hand basket.
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Hard News: We are all Twitter, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
we want people to be able to vote without being harassed by people outside polling places who might scare them off: can’t be bothered going through all that, etc;
Does that actually happen everywhere else?