Twitter & Facebook. Always stayed away. In hindsight a good decision.
Agreed. Other David Graeber (R.I.P.) books worth reading: Bullshit Jobs The Utopia of Rules (On technology, stupidity and the secret joys of bureaucracy)
UK is not the 5th largest economy anymore (BREXIT-related?): US China Japan Germany India UK Not that it changes your argument.
The group want the government to "Restore Passenger Rail". So as soon as there's a functioning rail system, they're going to use the train instead of a hired van... Also looking forward to the impatient car drivers ripping off the banners from the "farmers...
In the picture, does W. Brown "complain" about the width of the footpath? To me it appears the footpath is too narrow to be usable, especially with the electricity poles on the footpath. Good to see broken yellow lines, because the "average" NZ car drivers...
It's still possible to top the stupid argument "it's better to farm here than elsewhere": UK fracking and oil drilling good for environment, claims climate minister Sounds familiar: He called the fossil fuel extraction pioneered by Shell and BP in the ...
There's no correlation between GST on food and recent food price inflation There might be a correlation between GST on food and food price
I can't see the link between GST on food and food inflation (in Germany). As far as I remember Germany always had a reduced GST rate on food (and other products I mentioned above). In my opinion, the food price inflation in Europe is mainly linked to the ...
Find it hard to understand why we don't introduce a lower GST on fresh food. Germany has a standard GST rate of 19%, but a lower GST rate of 7% for food, books, culture etc.
Not sure about the part " Eagle in Wellington may even have suffered from Ardern’s endorsements"... I based my voting decisions mainly on the little booklet that came with the voting papers (plus some minor internet search), not on party alignment or ...
It is possible to have a dual citizenship (German and New Zealand). I have both: German since my birth and New Zealand since I successfully applied for it. In general Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship, but there are exceptions. You can apply for such ...
I guess this works both ways: My understanding of what the psychologist from the link above was saying is if we don't acknowledge peoples feelings, then that feeling (of anger) stays with them, and they are less likely to be open to logic and new ...
Enjoyed it very much, too... Oh, and I did find a typo here: National Party hack Matthew Horton in 2021...
Wellington CBD is very suitable for large pedestrianised areas. We walk through the Botanical Gardens into town and everything is easily accessible by foot. Our friends can easily be reached by bus (wondering if it's just a lucky coincident we never have ...
Not sure comparing Carbon Intensity based on US dollar GDP is overly meaningful, because China tends to keep the Yuan artificially low, for example see Why is China's currency getting weaker I think the "efficient use of energy" would be a better ...
This part: Netherlands accounts for just 0.46 percent of the world's CO2 emissions Is a very convenient excuse for a lot of countries to do nothing. Looking at the emissions by country, for example here: World-o-meter - CO2 Emission by Country, shows that ...
One can only hope the MoH here is taking vaping at least as serious as smoking. Saw this one on the Guardian (12.11). Advice from the Australian "National Health and Medical Research Council": The advice states the vapour from e-cigarette devices can be ...
Agreed. Especially, food prices and - for all those petrol-dependent / addicted car drivers - petrol prices will have a bigger impact on the election than some election debates.
I guess this article provides some answers: NZ Powerful Farmers Starting paragraphs: For decades, many of New Zealand’s most influential people didn’t hold seats in parliament. They didn’t pass legislation or regulations. They often didn’t even work in the...
Here's an idea... I heard the government wants New Zealanders to drive 20% less in their cars by 2030. Why don't we take the worst offending drivers off the road for that? Like everyone driving more than 20 km/h over the speed limit is on a shortlist to ...
Without a doubt that should be the starting position: Lifetime disqualification from driving... Required to sell all vehicles. And permanently prohibited from buying any more. So sorry if that impacts on his ability to work. Get a job in walking distance ...
and for soldiers.
He figured out it's the ultimate vote loosing decision. So flip-flopping: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/christopher-luxon-will-not-axe-labour-day/WXEB4R6BFWR3STYBAEYSSQOFDQ/
Unbelievable (quoted from article): Last month, she recruited the former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer to review the country’s border force, weeks after he had urged the UK to adopt a hard line on boat migrants. Last year, Australian ...
We don't use / like "fake meat" substitutes at all (they're not cheap either). To get a certain consistency, for example similar to mince meat, we use small-diced carrots, as long as they're not overcooked. Small-diced carrots are in the chilli and in the ...
Plant-based diet is more expensive? Every time our groceries bill is a little higher than normal, I automatically double-check and it almost certainly includes an animal product, either butter, cheese or eggs. It's still significantly lower compared to pre...
Flexitarian here (vegetarian at home and sometimes meat when eating out). Vegetarian Chilli was my first dish to replace the meat version. Taste-wise, consistency-wise there's absolutely nothing missing. I could eat it every day. And super easy to make, ...
The National (Polluter) Party is not helping: Christopher Luxon continues 'ute tax' attack...
I understand why Labour did reduce the fuel tax (there are riots in other countries about high fuel prices and it would certainly significantly reduce Labour's chances for re-election if petrol prices stay high). However, from today, it is 100% clear, our ...
Sorry, I wasn't overly clear. The operation itself surely was planned a while time ago. I was talking about the Police reputation... there's not much of a point having Police if they can't even protect their own safety and property, like Police cars.
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