Posts by Stephen Judd
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I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with Craig.
MPs partly form their picture of what the public wants from the communications they receive. Yes, one person's vote is just one of millions, but one person's letter can be seen as a proxy for many people's opinion.
Incidentally, this means we should write to MPs when they do things we like, too. Positive reinforcement works better than punishment: let's do it.
If we don't engage with politicians ourselves, that guarantees we will be ignored.
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Hard News: About Arie, in reply to Kracklite,
Again, hello Grant Robertson! Do you know who your constituents are? It’ll need more than a few remarks on Beige Alert.
Have you got in touch with him about this issue? What did he say?
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Hard News: What Now?, in reply to Sacha,
aren't there also eco reasons for preferring say 3-6 storey buildings?
Can't think of any, apart from shade and wind effects on the street. Bigger buildings are more energy efficient and waste less land.
There could be sound aesthetic and sociological reasons not to go too high, and I certainly don't enjoy being in the upper stories of a swaying building, but tall buildings have good things going for them too.
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I see that within the SST section of Stuff, Laws’ column is at the top of the "Most Popular” list. I imagine that from an editorial point of view, people wanting to see what heinous thing he will say next is almost as good as people wanting to see what fantastic thoughts he has to share. Page views are serious business and he gets them. Laws himself thrives on any attention, and your hate just makes him stronger.
Effective consequences must be ones that do not reward him or the people who give him a platform.
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People can't help their feelings, but didn't the bulk of the post-1976 taller buildings come through pretty well?
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Hard News: About Arie, in reply to Christopher Nimmo,
Is publishing that even legal?
If I were to suggest that pelting Laws with rotten eggs wherever he goes is the duty of every decent citizen, that would not in itself be a crime. But if you were to take my advice, and you were proved guilty of assault on Laws, then I might be charged with being a party to a crime, having counseled or incited you to do it.
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Jeebus. My lovely neighbour was just rung by her sister from Kiribati, which is oh, about 1m above sea level at its highest, and due for the tsunami in a couple of hours or less. There have been no sirens, no obvious warning or signs of life, all the govt buildings are lights off, everyone is asleep. Neighbour's sister had seen reports of the earthquake on the hotel tv and wondered what was happening.
Very, very concerning.
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That is very frightening footage. I am trying and failing to not think about all the people in the boats, cars and houses tumbling in that water.
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Hard News: An excellent evening in Newtown, in reply to Steven Price,
You were there? Damnit. Love your work.
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Hard News: An excellent evening in Newtown, in reply to Sue,
we should all have a lawn bowls afternoon every couple of months
That sounds like a great idea, except for one thing -- would I have to actually be able to play? I think I've rolled a real full size lawn bowl maybe once in my life... as long as I can do this without the scorn of the competent, or perhaps merely sip my beer and murmur "well played" from the sidelines, I'm in.