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Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:24 pm, November 5th, 2024
Given that all of the polling results are within the margin of error - polling in the US election is essentially valueless. Pollsters aren't going to admit this (it's their livelihood) and journalists aren't going to admit this (what would they have to ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:19 pm, November 5th, 2024
"An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought." - Simon Cameron.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 1:50 pm, November 1st, 2024
AFAIK, the right to free speech (however enshrined in NZ law) applies to NZ citizens, permanent residents, and visitors (on whatever kind of visa). If it's 'legal' for a NZ citizen to express a particular view, then it's also 'legal' for a visitor to do so ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 1:35 pm, November 1st, 2024
Or until Hamas surrenders.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:28 pm, November 1st, 2024
Your quote: "Yeah, Not Maori at all" https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-30-10-2024/#comment-2015589 You are excluding Seymour as being eligible to have a political life as Maori - despite his whakapapa. Simply because you don't agree with his political ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:41 am, October 31st, 2024
Are you now defining 'West' as including Russia? The point was that moving NK troops into the European border of Russia increases the chances of defection to the West. Presumably if they want to defect to Russia they can already do so. The fact that NK and ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:35 am, October 31st, 2024
"Seymour was born in Palmerston North to a Ngāpuhi mother and Pākehā father in 1983." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Seymour If you believe that all people with Maori ancestry are Maori - then he absolutely qualifies. If you're arguing that you also ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:08 am, October 31st, 2024
Theoretically, and philosophically (and, I suppose theologically) - it doesn't. We just don't have any scientific instances of non-biological entities being conscious (yet). It's a fertile field for SF authors. "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:05 am, October 31st, 2024
However, the point of the post was other countries actively and officially supplying troops. And whether this is going to result in escalation.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 1:15 pm, October 30th, 2024
However, true 'learning' systems retain the history (in this case the chat history), and build on that knowledge going forward. If all it takes is a database - in order for consciousness to emerge - then we may be serious trouble. NB: I don't think that ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:50 pm, October 30th, 2024
If your requirement to be 'Maori' is solely Maori ancestry - then there are going to be very few Maori in NZ. Including a number of 'Maori' MPs in Parliament. NB: your knowledge of history (including NZ history) remains poor. Abel Tasman (I'm assuming that ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:09 pm, October 30th, 2024
Suspect their families are held hostage in NK. And there would be reprisals for defection.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:08 pm, October 30th, 2024
Not seeing any US troops on the ground in Ukraine. Talking here about escalation. Surely moving troops across a continent to participate in a war is escalating.....Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:20 am, October 30th, 2024
It seems to be true that North Korean troops are now on or at least near the Russian-Ukraine war zone. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-north-korean-troops-putin-kursk-latest-news-b2637197.html Is this an indication of the ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:12 am, October 30th, 2024
Well, the question is what source will you accept as 'neutral'? Based on your current commenting, you seem to only believe Russian approved sources of information (or, more probably, disinformation) However, here's The Times, on the subject https://www. ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:07 am, October 30th, 2024
So the only good guy on your political radar is Russia. Really?Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:04 am, October 30th, 2024
Ah yes, yet another misogynist comment from Muttonbird. Again, par for the course.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:03 am, October 30th, 2024
If David Seymour experienced white privilege (because of the part of his ancestry which is not Maori) - presumably virtually every other Maori in NZ also experienced this. The vast majority of them also have non-Maori ancestry. Trying to ignore the ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:56 am, October 30th, 2024
I would suggest that if a builder cannot offer a 10 year insurance backed guarantee now. Avoid them. ATM, only masterbuilder (or equivalent) offer anything like this. Absolutely the top end of the market. 'Ordinary' buyers aren't buying at that end. ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:53 am, October 30th, 2024
Having build insurance also protects the builder. Since it's then up to the insurance company to pursue the government (or local government) over standards failure, or the manufacturers over poor quality materials. Insurance companies are a lot better at ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:51 am, October 30th, 2024
Again, you're demonstrating your inability to engage with what I've said, rather than your opinion of who I am. Says a lot about you, none of it good. But, pretty much par for the course.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:47 am, October 30th, 2024
Yes, so why are you arguing with me? Tradespeople and other contractors can (and most certainly do) benchmark their hours, pay and conditions against 'the market' (i.e. other contractors).Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:45 am, October 30th, 2024
It's a statement of fact that you are apparently more engaged with my user handle that with the actual argument. That says a lot about you, none of it good. If you actually read my comment it said nothing about Uber drivers being happy.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:37 pm, October 29th, 2024
I would argue that builders and developers should be required to take out insurance on their builds. Which gets around the very common practice of setting up a company for a specific project, and then winding it up, once the project is complete - leaving ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:13 pm, October 29th, 2024
When you can't even muster up a response to an argument - and simply resort to ad hominem attacks about someone's username - it says a lot about your intelligence level (none of it good). I'll refrain from a cheap pot shot at your handle - though it would ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:01 pm, October 29th, 2024
I never said that Uber drivers could take collective action My quote "The part that they can't do is negotiate collectively (although, this seems to no longer be true for actors), or take collective industrial action (strike)" And, it is arrant rubbish to ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 2:15 pm, October 29th, 2024
This is arrant rubbish. True self-employed contractors (thinking here of plumbers, IT developers, and lawyers) set their own hours. [Yes, *some* of these are employees, but many are truly self-employed] They may do so in consultation with customers (e.g. ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 1:38 pm, October 29th, 2024
Possibly, because their foreign policy on Israel isn't the only factor that voters need to consider. For most Americans, they will be much more interested in policy which affects their day-to-day lives. Refusing to vote (even if you were eligible to do so) ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 3:51 pm, October 27th, 2024
The point which seems relevant, here, is that the named offender was convicted earlier this year for other violent offenses. Due to the ridiculously lengthy wait times for trials, he was released virtually immediately (due to time served on remand) https ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:28 am, October 24th, 2024
We don't know that it did cancel only Sepuloni's copy and not that of any of the other leaders. And it seems unlikely - given the explanation, so far. If it was indeed marked as spam, then all copies distributed in all inboxes within the parliamentary ...
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