I noticed that Whale Oil was moaning about the short comings of the new iPad in a post the other day and a number of other people I have spoken to have decried it in a similar vein. No USB, no Camera, no 1080p playback, no flash etc. That’s OK, whale. You are not the [...]
Spam Journalism: The spurious use of sensational headlines to add spice to an otherwise pointless article. Thanks to Crusader Rabbit for pointing me to this lovely bit of medical spam at News.com.au: Energy drinks’ ‘serious’ heart risk JUST one energy drink can cause “serious heart conditions”, a world-first study has found. The report, according to [...]
It is good to see that NIWA is now going to publish all it’s data and calculations on the web to allow proper scrutiny. Good on them for taking the initiative and not waiting until they were forced into it (a much less attractive look). I am vastly amused that James Renwick, the principal climate [...]
I am at the Paracute Christian Music Festival this weekend, so blogging will be light and sporadic. I am always amazed at how massive this thing is. We arrived at the campground to put up a tent for youngest MacDaughter & friends at 11:20 (20 minutes after the gates open officially) and we had a [...]
Dr Tim Parke, the clinical director of the adult emergency department at Auckland City Hospital, puts his concerns into an article in the Herald today. He writes that, in his opinion, the proposed use of public facilities for extra private procedures will produce a two tier system where, eventually, richer patients will have better medical [...]
Today is the big day when Apple reveals its least surprising, most-leaked product ever, the Newton Message Pad – whoops, sorry – I meant the iPad. It looks very pretty (note: the keyboard dock is an artists impression, I think): Seems like (non-surprise again) more than a large iPhone and less than a laptop. It’s [...]
No one has said that living on the minimum wage was fun or comfortable. The 25c per hour increase that the National Government has approved will not change that. It barely keeps pace with inflation. But that is not the point of the minimum wage. It is the minimum. It is not meant to be [...]
A medical miracle! Actor James McAvoy expecting first baby Oh. Wait. I think it’s his girlfriend that’s pregnant. As you were… Add a Comment
The Herald carries a fairly level-headed article (from the Independent) on the differing verdicts in the case of two separate “mercy killings” in the UK. I say level-headed because it actually does explore the reasoning behind the difference in verdict and vaguely explore the problems associated with strong mandatory sentences. One woman killed her 31 [...]
Okay, Okaaaaaay. White text on black background is giving people brain damage – fixed Garish colour scream is causing nausea – fixed And for those of you for whom one more click is just a click too far – everything is back on my front page – fixed Ah. If only all things in life [...]
