Posts by Michael Fitzgerald
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Russell - a grave mistake indeed.
Nobody said -
"This is an opprtunity for NZ to display it's technological advantages..."Is Broad Band :
a) an essential part of our infrastructure
b) the group "When the Cats away"
c) All of the above - very dated and over hyped -
Australias drive for nuclear energy is the smoke screen by which they seek to hide their ambition to become a regional nuclear power. The only saving grave may be the great state vs federal seperation preventing Howards expansion plans.
Sure this is a conspiracy theory but a hell of a sound one. As it follows Bush/Howard/Blairs thinking on Iran and what dear Israel is doing. -
Steven (I can't leave that one alone).
Having grown up in a couple of family homes and seen the impact of various forms of child abuse. I as we all do have the utmost sympathies for the victims.
I do believe there are a very few who have been lead to believe they are victims as memories have been implanted by suggestion at a time from which they have no memory and are incapable of having one.
Similarly the gender reassignment after the botched circumcision is another failing of psyc.
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Steven - horrendous stuff, hard to read. I'm reffering to the memmories attributed to infants, those who cannot talk. Talking is strongly linked to the time when memory forms. I can't remember anything earlier than when I started to speak and am therefore dubious anyone else can. The situation in your link is different.
David - I'm cheap, I'm not going to buy a book and if that's not Grecian 2000 I don't know what is. Thought as much after I wrote it then saw you linked on your other page. Illiteration is a weakness (among many) of mine.
Well done on the democracy front. Any thoughts for the flag burners in Wellington?
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Don that's the point - I don't think science has been brought to the public. Just proclaimations from on high. More detail would bring a greater understanding of science & hopefully a raising of national consciousness of what constitutes good science (am I sounding geeky yet).
I did think the quip about getting someone fired was a bit harsh. I'm all for education - hell re-education for some. -
As I said above - a link to the study would be great. From that we can see the bias (everyone is biased).
Psycs do good work but they've dropped some clangers as well. Recovered Memory syndrom just one way they've ruined lives (not mine or anyone I know - another mate who's a psyc told me about a few though).
I've only recently started on this sure, but I'm not that guy or in anyway known or connected to him - he scares me too.
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Is it a national desperation or a sycophantic self-supporting circle that any criticism must be fought to the death?
It was a lightweight interview with no detail by which to judge the veracity of the study.
David I take it you don't have any details by which to illuminate the psyc study and my old flatties survey was possibly a bit close to the truth. Please prove me wrong.
Emma be proud as I am, spelling errors are a sign of national pride. Zee/Zealand and have you seen 1/2 moon & horseshoe bays on Stewart Island? They were transposed.
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Rob - That's where I went it is.
James - Just because it is the standard of reporting doesn't excuse it and if its noted we might get somewhere on it.
David - my comment was directed towards the Radio Live interview. A link to the study would be interesting though to get an understanding of the scope of the study.
An old flattie of mine doing his masters in sociology got on the TV news for his pretty bogus lunchtime general knowledge survey that showed the ignorance of the average uni student. It was all beer and giggles.
David nice story of the family.
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I didn't get my licence till I was 27 and circumstances dictated I grow up. I still hit the Human Powered Vehicle sites all the time.
Someone mentioned guns earlier.
Why doesn't the gun licence extend to competence?
An annual shooting test to ensure the duckies are dispatched in one and not limp along in agony up some sheltered stream. -
Neil a small and homogenious study will do that.
Yes - the love that dare not speak its name - apologies to whom ever wrote that one.
The bottom line is the interview didn't qualify the extent of the study, its limitations etc.
We got what the Mills & Boons version.