And we accept that without question that we’re giving up something for something. We just don’t seem to care about what it is we’re giving up, which in two words is privacy and ownership. Of our identity and our intellectual property
To say that I’m skeptical of this is an understatement, there is no science involved in picking 50% off all possible days and associating it with naturally occurring and non-threatening events. If you believe that this is science then you should ask yourself why “that in the last 100 years of earthquakes in Christchurch how come that none of these scientifically dangerous coincidences have occurred?
Sometimes my journey to work or home from work can take an hour or more. And filling that time can be a chore. It took me a while to cotton … Continue reading →
Or at least we can hope. Having done time they’ve paid their price. It might not be closure to the parents and friends but it is what we call justice served.
that if you have #murder as a tag that somewhere someone has a bot set to check for that and the reader count goes a bit bonkers
I’m lucky enough to have in-laws who invested in a beach property many years ago. It’s a lovely place, built in the traditional way, it’s weatherboard and tin roof, built … Continue reading →
in the darkness of the evening who wouldn’t have thought alongs these lines. Perhaps it’s the bazillion dollar robbery, or perhaps it’s a murder. Most murders, not all, are committed … Continue reading →
The whole fiasco surrounding the “Abstain” campaign that blew up and blew over the last week, which followed on the from the bizarre pricing of the replica All Black Jersey … Continue reading →
Yeah it does, when the darkness comes without sleep the idea that I can understand or get my head around the statement that light has a finite speed. That’s it. … Continue reading →
Fair play if you like tattoo’s, to me they scream of needy kid, very needy kid, with a hole in their life that needs filling. If you’re so bereft of self then tattoos are for you.
we all have personal heroisms, we’ve all done things that make our hearts beat louder in our head, take for an example (amongst many) of bungy jumping, the most inane of “danger” sports is a personal challenge, a personal heroism, but it’s not heroic
Google streetmap is a clever tool, I went for a virtual tour of some of the old places I used to hang. Pretty depressing. So this is the house where … Continue reading →
I shouldn’t read the newspaper, it annoys me. Prisons. “Auckland’s Mt Eden prison operator Serco has been accused of bribing inmates with bigger helpings of food and televisions in their … Continue reading →
I like things in a certain way. Not everything just some things. I don’t like to eat with mis-matched cutlery. I don’t like to leave bones on my dinner plate … Continue reading →
I lent my dSLR to someone from twitter this week. They were late for the meeting, and haven’t said boo! since. It’s a camera not an heirloom. I’m sure it’ll be ok. … Continue reading →
Super-powers. Of course it does. I did a post about what super-power you’d pick if you could. Anyway I’ve been thinking and I’m not proud of it. But here goes. … Continue reading →
“What would lead you to believe that it was true”
Thou Shalt Always Kill [subtitled] – YouTube. Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim. Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets. Thou shalt not … Continue reading →
I became mayor of a car park, and a playground. I was mayor of the 3 different versions of the hockey stadium.
A life just as ordinary 