Posts by Cameron Junge
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Hard News: This. Is. Crazy., in reply to Robert Urquhart,
Salvation Army? Auckland Mission? Probably any of the social housing providers, I'd guess?
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Legal Beagle: Fact Check: New Bail Laws, in reply to Cameron Junge,
Yeah, what Matt said...
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Am I wrong in believing that the new amendments wouldn't have saved Christie?
My understanding is that the tighter bail conditions are for a SECOND offence, while Christie was killed while Akshay was on bail for kidnapping her (his first offence).
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For those mentioning Little Brother, the main point (that I got) of the book is that if the watchers are looking at you (ie. they're Big Brother) then the response is to look at them (ie. become Little Brother) . Encryption does not stop "them" spying on you, or abusing freedoms (ie. the $5 wrench solution). But letting the world know what they're doing puts the spot light back on them.
BTW. There's a sequel to Little Brother, Homeland . An unfortunate outcome of using that name means that Fox has issued DCMA takedown requests... morons!
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Gio: you do realise that there's absolutely no motivation for a company in a low-wage country to increase its wages when a tariff removes one of its advantages?
If I'm making shoes and paying my employee $2/shoe, and selling them to the States for $20/shoe, then I can afford to cut some of the profit I'm making & pay my employee $3/shoe. But if my $20 shoe now costs $50 from tariffs and the locals prefer to buy a locally made brand, then I'm gonna have to keep making shoes at $2/shoe, or even lay off staff. The only people benefiting are the ones taking the tariffs.
Oh, and why would I ship to the US? The US can be stuck with their expensive manufacturers, I'll just sell my shoes locally and save the shipping costs.
[Edited for the apostrophe nazi Matt]
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@kyle: I'm sure my personal evidence will be less valuable than yours, but I used to work near the Ellerslie Police Station, and I can confirm that motorcycles are still used (at least up until a few months ago). The sound of a sick siren (anyone who's heard them will know what I mean) was associated with the rapid blur of a motorcycle usually shooting down Main Highway.
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@keir: hate to repeat what's already been said, but I think your definition of consumption & production is not only different to what most commentators would use, but also different to what the common man would use. *shakes head*
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Sort of. You can model it as consumable for our intents here, I think.
I'm still confused. How do you throw away shelter? After I've used it, it's still usable by someone else (well, unless I've burnt it down, but that's another issue).
Oh, and a fruit tree produces fruit, that can be sold after it's picked. A bee hive produces honey, that can be sold after it's harvested. Both of those produce a good. Houses don't produce a good or item.
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Shelter not being a consumable good, obviously.
Please clarify for me: are you saying that you consume shelter?
By consume I mean use, modify, destroy, etc. You know, like how you use a TV & throw it away after 4 or 5 years (when it's worthless), or how you eat a meal, or how you throw away that toilet paper after it's been used.
I always assumed that consumable goods were things that you use then throw away once you've used them for their purpose. Even cars aren't consumable goods... unless you're Warren Buffet.
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Every contract I have signed specifically *excludes* braille editions or talking -books -for-the-blindfrom my royalties
Wow, that's an interesting clause! I agree that it's a good clause, but it sure looks like the publishers are taking advantage of it somehow (assuming it's a common arrangement).