"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"
Category: Social Commentary
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Today was a windy and wet day however it appears that things are going to get better on Friday which will hopefully translate to the weekend drying up. Today I worked from home and it was rather uneventful although two system issues caused a higher volume of calls than expected but that being said at…
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Woke up today around 10am and I had some breakfast but I decided to make it a little more interesting by having chia pudding but rather than eating it out of the jar I decanted the contents from the jar into a bowel and then put some black Doris plums on top (minus the stone).…
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Oh the hysteria from the usual suspects in politics and the media – the never ending avalanche of hyperventilation about how there is a race for AI between the United States and how the United States cannot afford to ‘fall behind China’ because of…well, visions of what they believing AI is capable doing and by…
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It is always interesting to hear the Democratic establishment whining Democratic Socialists winning in primaries – rather than seeing this as a sign of enthusiasm and engagement by young people they see it as a challenge to their entrenched interests. What is even worse is the chorus online, particularly on BlueSky, by so-called ‘enlightened centrists’…
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I was watching a video regarding the rise in subscription based software and the bigger theory of everything becoming a subscription. I remember when the first subscription software appeared in New Zealand over 25 years ago, I saw it being sold in Dick Smith back when it was in business as a physical store –…
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I had a great day today which started by getting up at around 11am, washed some clothes and hung them up on the clothes rack to dry inside, I then cleaned the bathroom and the logged into my computer to see if there were any updates. Apple had released a 26.5.2 update which fixes some…
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There has been plenty of discussion regarding National introducing compulsory KiwiSaver as part of the larger discourse around the future of government funded superannuation – changes to the retirement age, whether there should be an element of means testing or any other ways to get the cost of superannuation under control. What has entered the…
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Today was good and I finally made the progress I wanted to finish up detail cleaning my house – all the skirting boards have been wiped down, corners of the ceilings removing any cobwebs, pulled out the furniture and vacuum cleaned behind it all. I was quite surprised at just how but dust and random…
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Had a great night sleep last night and I’ve decided that I’ll just stay at home instead of going down town. I’m still having a look at the duvet covers and sheets – checking out Ikea which are located in Auckland but you can order their products online to get delivered. I’m still trying to…
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Had a great day today, finally caught up on some office work that thad been building up and hopefully that as long as the team on Monday and Tuesday keep on top of it then it should mean it doesn’t build up again. I ordered some shopping online from Woolworths because I wanted chicken burgers…
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