Blog Bits
- Paul Walker looks at the case for private prisons from an economist view. He concludes “So there is a case to be made for private prisons, but it may not be as strong as for other services currently provided by the government, and it is at its weakest for the case of maximum security prisons.”
- Stephen Franks offers a solution to s92A – “compensate the customer whose ISP is obliged to interfere without adequate reason, and compensate the ISP for any reasonable costs of investigating copyright claims that prove to be unjustified”
- Juha Saarinen writes that Brendan Battles is spamming again – text spam.
- No Right Turn covers the appointment of Tariana Turia and Russel Norman onto the Intelligence and Security Committee. John Key had to agree to Norman’s appointment, so this combined with his ordering of a review into the monitoring of Keith Locke suggests he is acting far more openly on these issues than some of his predecessors including the immediate one.
- Whoar blogs on a Swedish music model where you can “legally isten to a vast, growing catalogue of streamed tracks for free as long as you are prepared to endure around a minute of advertising per hour” or go for “a premium version, costing £9.99 per month, that suppresses the ads and offers exclusive content”.
- Eric Crampton blogs for overseas readers on what New Zealand is up to in terms of the recession. His conclusion: On the whole, Key’s National government has so far done a lot less harm than have others. Let’s hope it continues.”
- Vic Law School has set up a blog – 15 Lambton Quay.
- Green MP Metira Turei blogs on TelstraClear killing off the TCF s92A code and calls for s29A to be amdned to a notice and notice regime. I agree – and 92c should be notice and notice also.
- Andrew Geddis at Pundit praises Steve Crow for his defence of free speech, comparing him to Larry Flynt noting “Anyone who has seen the movie The People vs. Larry Flynt will know that society doesn’t always get the heroes it might want. Specifically, those who push the boundaries and advocate strongest for the freedoms we all enjoy often are not the sort of folks we’d like to pop by our house for a beer and a BBQ.”
- Bernard Darnton guest blogs at Not PC to propose we solve the recession by having a none-day fortnight!
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March 12th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
WTF? You’ve just increased his traffic 10,000 fold. FWIW, I’m not the slightest bit interested in what phil blogs on until I see the post entitled “I’ve got a job, I’m now paying tax and I’m no longer bludging”
March 12th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
So what.
Good on you, DPF, for ignoring what is presumably a considerable lack of impressedness with Whoar in general, to read and link to content without regard for those preconceptions.
I haven’t clicked on it myself, of course. But, you know, good on you.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Like all the blogs on my blogroll I see new post form the blogs on my RSS feed. If I see an interesting article in the RSS feed, I’ll click through to read it in full – regardless of what blog it is.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
“Andrew Geddis at Pundit praises Steve Crow for his defence of free speech”
WFT?
Crow is nothing but self serving and interested in making money. Free speech just happens to be a convenient vehicle to get publicity.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Presactly. Good on you.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Still free speech, but.
Rights aren’t just rights when they’re used in ways of which you approve. That’s the first step down a dangerous road.
But still, you know, fuck Steve Crow.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
“But still, you know, fuck Steve Crow.”
Exactly. And that’s how he makes his money …
March 12th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
ahem..!..i didn’t actually ‘blog’ on it..
(tho’ as an example of alternatives to that vile/draconian patch-protecting record-company travesty..it works..
..which is why i posted it..which is editorialising..
..so maybe it was subliminal blogging..)
..i just linked to it..
..chrs tho’..
phil(whoar.co.nz)
March 13th, 2009 at 5:10 am
Re: Spotify – the Swedish music player that Phil U blogged on – it’s great. Loads better than Pandora and last.fm – works essentially like iTunes in that you can search songs, artists, and albums and play them direct. No playlist feature as far as I can tell, which is a drag, and I haven’t stumped up for the pay version so every ten-odd songs I get the mellifluous but increasingly annoying reminder that upgrading to Premium would make the reminder go away. Still, small inconvenience to bear for a massive amount of music free.
MrHappy
March 13th, 2009 at 9:52 am
dpf..i would like to commend you for providing such an effective safety-valve for your more rabid readers..
..i have pretty much ignored yr comment rating system..
..but i see much use is made of it by angry righties..
..and i am sure it makes them feel a little better..to (angrily) punch in a negative karma every time they see my name..(heh..!)
..so..the law of unintended consequences comes into play here..
..in that providing that opportunity for yr rabids to have a little vent..
..to (albeit temporarily) provide an (albeit brief) relief from the grinding/relentless anger they labour/suffer under..
..you..dpf.. are providing a version of a ‘relief massage’..for the poor/suffering rabid-luvvies.
..and in doing so you are making the world an (albeit fleeting/transitory) ‘better place’..
..and for that you must be congratulated..
(and..you go strong..!..with those neg karmas..you rabid righties you..!..)
phil(whoar.co.nz)
March 13th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Phil, I do love you.
March 13th, 2009 at 9:58 am
which reminds me (after you spurted about relief) of staying in an ex-vietnam era R&R hotel in Bangkok.
Awesome aircon. You could chill beer bottles on it.
Chill dude.