Matthew Henry John Bartlett

Jesus people deflate NZ spy base

Good discussion on ANZAC day at the Greens’ blog

Tony Jones vs Hauerwas

An amusing story about the model of a Lucian Freud painting
NRT says carbon price would cost only 3.7c/kg of milk solids at current prices
Al Gore’s new climate change speech [vid]

WCC cycle petition [via Rob A]

The best word I’ve learnt today is o‘oo‘o. It’s Samoan, and means “flow past the high-water mark”.

If you txt ‘tap’ to 883, you’ll donate $3 to UNICEF to help them provide clean water for povos.

NRT on the signing (I’m with him)
Transition Towns is very the good business
NTW: Can a scientist believe in the resurrection?

A possible scheme holding the Narnia series together [via Ben]
Play with TR909s & effect simulators [via RDB]

“Free public Wifi”

Poneke on Wellington bus reliability

I admit it, TVNZ7 makes me want to watch TV. I am watching the Kingmaker debate at the moment. It’s got a stupid structure — following the results of some bullshit poll or other — but I still feel like I’m getting a good feeling for what the minor parties stand for. Rodney Hyde is more thoughtful than I expected, but in the end doesn’t really have much of interest to say. Peter Dunne is trim milk. Pita Sharples makes me interested in the Maori party’s consultation process. Mr Anderton is completely worth keeping in parliament. Jeanette Fitzsimons is really thoroughly great.

I’m so glad we’ve got MMP. It’s good for politics (in the sense of public deliberation about public goods).

An interesting new form of alienated labour
Some photos of my niece by my brother