Posts by Kyle Matthews
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I mean a voluntary scheme, where interested parties can sign up and say "here's our code of ethics."
There are several such codes out there. A google search for "bloggers code of ethics" will point you to umpteen.
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That's why I think corporates should not be allowed to sue for defamation (gawd remember the Oprah defaming beef issue?) it should be for individuals alone.
I'd imagine that it'd open it up as a free-for-all defaming every corporation around. Which can harm them, which can harm their income and employees who can lose jobs etc.
And presumably if a corporation can't sue for defamation, to be fair, a corporation can't defame someone. That's not going to work.
I'm sympathetic to the idea, but that'll just transfer the crud from the individuals to the organisations they've involved with.
I'm more in favour of bringing corporations more into line with individuals, meaning they can be held more responsible for their actions.
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Don't go into journalism Josh, your research of primary sources is too scary - what you really need to do is say "he said.... but she said no he's wrong". You can fill pages and pages doing that. ;-)
Yeah seriously. You rang up the Press Council and found out what experts in the field of complaints against media had to say and then reported it?
Careful, that might catch on.
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If she is using an isolated event to argue publicly for and unneccessary and unfair social systems change then I would contend that no, she doesnt have a pass.
I don't think that victims of crime get to write laws. I think they should have a good amount of input into it however. In much the same way that we should hear from the criminals.
If they want to get anyone to take this at all seriously they really need a name other than 3 strikes. If your first thoughts about the proposal are to compare it to an international joke it's going to be an uphill battle.
Sadly, I think the simplicity of the sporting metaphor is part of what has made this a popular policy.
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If the Listener had a legitimate grievance, why didn't they go to the Press Council instead of bringing in the heavy guns?
Is the publishing web site a member of the NZ Press Council? I presume they can only sanction members, not anyone who publishes stuff.
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But isn't 'civilization' nothing more than the extent to which we place restraints -- however imperfect they might be -- on our most atavistic urges? Slowly and painfully, the raging vengeance of the Furies with the rule of law. It's a struggle without end, but if you're not even going to fight your own reptilian brain, what's left except the mob and the endless night?
Aye.
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Kyle - with that sort of output, maybe you should get an expert in to check them out. Presume they'll be back next year?
Yeah, if I knew where you went to find a cheap mycologist in my area I would have.
Interestingly, we had no mushrooms last summer, a couple of hundred this summer. Must have been the warm weather and the soil settling in (the garden and soil was new last year). I'm not sure if we'll get them again this coming summer.
Fejoas are possibly the best fruit in the world. But only when they're properly ripe.
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Climate change is the single biggest, most important environmental threat New Zealanders face, and the media, by pandering to the denial industry, has manifestly failed to give them the quality of information they need to respond to it. Meanwhile, we squander our most precious resource; time.
Hey, you write pretty well and sound like you have a strong opinion on this, but backed up by real information.
You should have a column in some sort of nationally distributed magazine. People should hear about what's going on, after all.
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'The people in the electorate of Selwyn deserve someone who is of immediate Cabinet material, I am able to offer that opportunity,' Mr Payne told the court."
Wait. Courts can stop people standing for election if they're not of cabinet material?
Wait! I've got a long list to develop, and some political parties are going to need to find some new warm bodies.
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No victim, no crime. And the victim has to be a real human being, not just a vaguely disconcerted 'community' (see: party pills).
Sounds like you're opening up the possibility that people can do things, as if they're lucky, no crime will have been committed.
Take that kid that dropped that cinder block on the motorway a couple of years ago. Dumb luck that it hit a car, but if everyone started dropping rocks, are we only going to tell of the one that aimed well enough to hit the car?