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I haz Vodafone LTE in Auckland
I rang Vodafone yesterday and agreed to the extra $10 a month to enable 4G LTE on my iPhone 5. I could see from their coverage map that my home in Howick isn’t “in the zone”, and my Epsom office is on the margin (as it turns out, no dice there either). So I’ve yet […]
Gower on ‘Teflon John’ Key
Quite a good column — readable, at least — from 3News’ Patrick Gower on the narrative that he’s been promoting lately: that NZ Prime Minister ‘Teflon John’ Key has regained his ‘vice-like grip on the centre voter’. It’s not the first time, of course, the ‘Teflon’ label has been used referring to Mr Key. But […]
There’s a joke in this … somewhere
Hello new thing. This (below) is apparently a tractor slander shaft. Oh, boy. There’s got to be a joke in there … And then there’s the ASB Bank’s use of the wonderful Brian Blessed (immortal in Blackadder as Richard IV) in their ‘be proud/celebrate success’ advertising campaign. I don’t rilly get the joke (yet). Below […]
Calling out haters like Cameron Slater
Recently, in a post Cameron Slater is social media “beef lasagne” I referred to the tactics of Pakuranga’s political attack blogger: Cameron’s schtick is fizzing up nonsense for the purposes of Shock! Horror! spittle-flecked and dishonest attacks on people with whom he disagrees online. His purpose is to ‘hurt’ them. If by his ravings and […]
Samsung’s walk in the park
Daniel Eran Dilger is a ranter — but a ranter who builds a persuasive case by (often sarcastically) citing facts, history and numbers. I have a lot of time for him. I appreciate his attention span. This very dense paragraph (below) is from one of his wonderful takedowns — in this case of a pliant business press […]
The gutsy Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking (TED)
It’s easy (and in some cases, almost fashionable) to knock TED Talks. I don’t care. I love and value them so much. Here’s the brave and visionary Amanda Palmer’s talk filmed in Feb 2013, posted March 2013. Gutsy. – P
I would have thought Dana Perino would have learned about the risks of ambiguity
Bob Woodward’s credibility-eviscerating ‘I been threatened by the White House!’ (er, not really, actually) episode has seen a lot of ink and electrons spilt. I don’t need to add to it. But this short statement (above) from former GW Bush press secretary Dana Perino caught my eye because it wasn’t clear. Even my favourite right […]
Top Posts – February 2013
Some of the most-viewed posts at ThePaepae.com in February … We was brung up proper! Cameron Slater is social media “beef lasagne” An update on Michael Williams and the Howick Local Board Beware the ubiquitous PDF? Really? Top 10 NZ property investment books – Auckland City Libraries Mr Phil Jones: re-heating cold horseshit Let a […]
Computer coding as super power
I was a geek way back, too. – P PS: Look at all the Macs! hat tip: EmpowerNetwork.com
A better Bond 50 year montage
Cool. – P via Dave Pell
Dodgy use of panorama effect = bent lighthouse
A friend, Mike, took this photo of the lighthouse on Tiritiri Matangi using his phone-camera’s panorama effect in vertical mode. Oops, he wasn’t quite straight in his ‘pan’…
Vi Hart’s Guide to Comments
If you’ve ever felt a sting from someone knocking your creative work (or your expressions of opinion, comments about people you like, or the way you approached a situation*), here’s a wonderful ‘guide’ from Vi Hart. – P *I copped a bit of what she calls ‘disappointed high-horse’ (5:10 in the video) from Ivan the […]
I like Mihingarangi Forbes
I like journalist Mihingarangi Forbes* and I don’t care who knows it, or whether they agree or disagree with me. It’s good to have her voice, her character, her background and her point of view represented on our airwaves. Read Sarah Stuart’s Twleve Questions with Mihingarangi Forbes. Good on her. Congratulations on her new job […]
