Posts by Geoff Lealand
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A regular auto payment option would be good, like we do for Scoop.
Incidentally, it good to see that the Isaac Royal Theatre fundraiser in Christchurch is getting very close to its target,
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Speaker: The act of not eating doesn't…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Really? Is there also a PO department which collects packets of crusts sent to children with straight hair?
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Done ... and if we win Lotto this weekend.....!
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Thanks, Russell. The topic for next week's lecture in my first yrear course is "The future of print", so I may well quote you.
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Hard News: Not so insane, in reply to Chris Waugh,
I have noticed this with my Chinese students here too. It will be difficult for them when the smoke-free campus begins (like the Univ of Auckland).
What are the rates of smoking-induced lung cancer in China?
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And in another legislative advance for another Australian state, Queensland is bringing in legislation (it may have already) to impose hefty fines and the prospect of prison for people found to have organised 'FaceBook parties' ie spread about news on social media about knees-ups or hooleys. This potentially includes the parents of teenager who misuse social media.
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Hard News: Moving on, in reply to Russell Brown,
It was an unusual but efficient venue.
Any thoughts re my question about regular contributions to PAS? You were planning some way of doing this.
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... But our house isn't big enough for a regular influx of international guests. Did once have a Norwegian visit, though.
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I have lots of interesting conversations about television (Breaking Bad, anyone?) and they seem real to me,
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Despite some misgivings about some content, I find a home that doesn't have a TV set rather inhospitable. It seems to be a peculiarly NZ trait to get all morally self-righteous about not owning a TV set.