Posts by Jeremy Andrew
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That assumes there's enough NZers still watching it to make enough noise to count as a hubbub. Is there a quorum for a hubbub?
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What is "just" or "warranted" is not dependant on the opinion of the crowd
Crap it isn't. If the crowd condone the behaviour, it is hugely more likely to be repeated & emulated. If 10,000 people in the stands are shouting "yeah, goodonya! He was asking for it mate!" then how is a player not going to believe his actions weren't warranted? If there are no repercussions other than a quick penalty kick, where does justice come into it?
On a broader scale, many, many of our laws are defined by what society thinks is reasonable at that point in time - measured by taking 12 average people and asking them what they think.
So therefore the definition of what is just is indeed decided in many cases by the opinion of 'the crowd'.
On the bright side, at this point in time, the crowd is largely saying "don't bash your kids".
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BTW, "violence" means "an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power". Hence, Martial Arts doesn't count as violence.
Hence, a bit of biff on the rugby field doesn't count - just ask the crowd if it was "just" or "warranted".
How many people on assault charges use the defence "he/she deserved it" or "he/she was asking for it"?
The definition of unjust and unwarranted changes depending on context.
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A thousand wiki-fiddlers can't be wrong...
What if you obtain someone by peer-to-peer sharing?
I think you can share with a friend, but only for non-concurrent use.
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<googlegooglegoogle> oh. That is funny.
I blame it on excessive childhood exposure to The Two Ronnies...
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I think, therefore I am.
Unless I'm delusional, in which case maybe I only think that I thought that I am, so possibly I aren't.
But if I aren't, then I wouldn't be thinking at all, so probably I am.
Therefore I'm not delusional.
Or something.
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could be freely distributable for non-commercial use
There's quite a few of them in some of the bars in town of a Friday night I'm told. Some of the commercial ones as well, but not so many. Although you'd want to make sure your antivirus systems were up to date...
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Hi Mum, look what followed me home, can I keep him?
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Its not the Macbeth of the NZ Music scene is it?