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  • Busytown: Holiday reading lust,

    This is me being real generous because until you linked to that Blog I hadn't thought of getting it, but now I really want one too.

    But for the sake of my Karma, there's one on Trademe right now.

    Good luck.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Hard News: Research Fail,

    In the game of educational poker
    you'll need a taxonomy broker
    an unclassified child
    is ostensibly wild
    so conform to the cause and bespoke her

    Was that my 404 error?

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Busytown: Holiday reading lust,

    And, this just in, for Auckland-based Pratchett devotees who like a bargain, the secondhand bookshop in St Kevin's Arcade presently has a fair whack of the Discworld series

    Thanks Sam. I was hoping you could delete the tip, copied above, so I could race in and get it first, but too late for that now.

    As for the forth in The Earth Sea Trilogy, Tehuna, it seemed to be the longest, but almost all the relevant action happened in too few pages for my liking. You have to wonder what she was trying to achieve after 18 years between 3 and 4. I've read some intersting reviews and opinions on this, including this from a Doctoral Thesis. And now they tell me there are two more books besides. The Tales of Earthsea and The Other Wind.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Busytown: Testing, 1 2 3,

    One for the road, on Rich's behest.

    In Verona 'tis love's existential
    sweet Capulet's throng referential
    while down in the Hague
    it's that virulent plague
    Camus' nihilist hordes pestilential

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Busytown: Testing, 1 2 3,

    The object of the subject in Camus
    left students of Husserl in the poo
    his pestilential facade
    hoisted on his petard
    says to be is to do, but did you?

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Hard News: Auckland: where only one man votes,

    Speaking of democracy - where we speaking of democracy? Anyhoo, remember we are going to vote for MMP vs FPP in the next election.

    As the tail wags the dog, perhaps we should ask some serious questions about what is truly representational government.

    And while we ponder this, I present the poster boy for MMP.

    And in the other blue corner, the poster boy for FPP.

    So what's this SM system all about? And the STV system has a catchy little formula called the 'droop quota'. I'm already getting a little excited about all the mansplaining potential leading into the next election, and can we make sure 'carly binding referendum' is not forgotten.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Hard News: Auckland: where only one man votes,

    Sound bites of the day 'democratic deficit'. And 'Toothless talk shops'. Not new, but used in an appropriate context.

    There's always the Billy Bragg approach. This would have been better on the Tax threads, but never too late for some Billy, right? Takes a minute to start, but it's worth it.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Hard News: Auckland: where only one man votes,

    Money may have no limits but I've got the Power, to vote.

    Apparently not... Phil Twyford on bFm today. Many interesting things to say.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Hard News: Auckland: where only one man votes,

    Honestly folks, take chill pills.

    .

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

  • Hard News: Auckland: where only one man votes,

    If you tolerate this, your children will be next...

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report

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