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Open mike 04/01/2021
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Waikeria Prison
The stand off between prisoners and Corrections staff in Waikeria is now entering its fifth day. Prison conditions are the primary cause. Stuff has published this description of conditions from a prisoner in Waikeria who is not part of the group currently holed up. An…
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The Tinkers
My all time favourite sci-fi author Vernor Vinge depicted in his Peace War Trilogy a counter culture that had adapted to unique set of circumstances to produce a high tech/low energy society. The back story involves the discovery of a new weapon. Vinge being a…
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Open mike 03/01/2021
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How low will Bridges go?
I seem to have spent much of the past couple of years writing posts about Simon Bridges. It was not part of a campaign but the problem was Simon presented such an easy target. Time and time again he did stupid things. These were not…
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Open mike 02/01/2021
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Without the handbrake what should this Government do?
Happy new year everyone. Saionara to 2020 and welcome 2021. May it be even better. Today is the day MPs will start to think about the year ahead. With a stonking mandate and a possible once in a lifetime event, a majority MMP government what…
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Open mike 01/01/2021
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Is Progress Real?
It's hard to overstate the extraordinary merging of events in Europe that led to the Industrial Revolution exploding in the mid-1800's. There was of course at least 200 years of prior scene setting, across the sciences, philosophy and political arena's. In say the year 1600…
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Open mike 31/12/2020
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Parihaka
I am spending some time down in Taranaki and thought I would check out some of the local historical sites. Top of my list was Parihaka. I was generally aware of its history but after reading some more about it I cannot believe how badly…
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Open mike 30/12/2020
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An Introvert’s Guide to Spending Money*
*Warning: the following contains material that might upset some retailers Luckily, for retailers, Christmas shopping has been strong. NZ even set a new record for transactions at 204 transactions per second, which is almost as good as the number of visits per second to The…
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Open mike 29/12/2020
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Chris Bishop goes woof woof on variant ‘B.1.1.7’
I realise that this would normally be our silly season, but it seems a bit macabre with such an awful and predicable death toll running overseas in the northern winter. But nothing really excuses Chris Bishop for being a complete dickhead in barking for immediate…
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Open mike 28/12/2020
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Trump pardons buddies
Recently instead of playing golf Donald Trump has been handing out pardons, lots and lots of pardons. So which outstanding members of the American community has he decided to exercise the prerogative of mercy and are there any common features amongst them? I should start…
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Open mike 27/12/2020
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Plan B activists still think NZ should be like Sweden
There is a new strain of Covid 19 recently discovered in the UK that is considerably more infectious than the originally discovered strain. From the ABC: A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the…
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Open mike 26/12/2020
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Open mike 25/12/2020
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Daily review 24/12/2020
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Words of Outrage or Outrageous Action?
Another moron said something outrageous again and gets away with it (almost) scot-free. I’m seething with anger and I need want to do something about it, about my anger that is. I go on-line and vent my spleen. It makes me feel better. Others join…
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Open mike 24/12/2020
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Daily review 23/12/2020
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A Few Good Green Wins
January Demonstrating that hydro electricity generation and the Department of Conservation can work well together, a small scale "run of river" 1.89 megawatt generator system on public conservation land in South Westland is approved. No dam, just smart thinking. February The Auditor General comes out…
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Open mike 23/12/2020
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Daily review 22/12/2020
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Open mike 22/12/2020
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