The sheer volume of useless yet over-confident men I have encountered in positions of power in the corporate world has turned me into a very cynical and sceptical employee. It makes me very good at my actual job (in-house legal) but seems to be very bad for my career.
Mt Smart Stadium time to upgrade your sound system #allaboutthattreble #earsplitting
Amazing - thank you!
OMG that plate is fantastic.
My thoughts exactly
Standing as a candidate for NZ First.
I've always worked under the assumption that most male professional athletes in NZ are right wing, to the extent that they think about or interact with politics at all. Even then, the Taine Randell news is a disappointment.
Using "woke" to describe a decision about civil defence is, objectively, the act of a moron. Whether or not the response was an overreaction is a separate question although I am not sure why the mayor of a town that was underwater less than 2 years ago wouldn't err on the side of caution.
Especially when you consider the recent history with flooding and storms in the area. It's less than 2 years since the Wairoa River burst its banks FFS.
Mr. Bungle
I also hate the misuse of "woke" - co-opted by conservatives as a catch-all perjorative for everything they disagree with so it loses all meaning. Civil defence has nothing to do with social issues. He can just call it an overreaction. He'd still be wrong but he'd sound like less of a dickhead.
For the love of god someone book Robyn for a NZ gig after her Aussie shows in November.
Given their persistent venality and incompetence, I'll believe it when I see it.
*anyone
The government is busy telling everyone about fuel shipments headed to NZ.
I want to know about shipments of EVs, eBikes, eBuses, trains, and solar panels, so we don't need to worry about that other shit anymore.
Not a single mention of public transport. Incredible.
National could cover public transport fares rather than just subsidising people to buy petrol. They could invest in renewable energy generation in NZ instead of an overpriced LNG terminal. They won't because propping up the fossil fuel industry is the whole point. #NZPol
Another parent-teacher interview last night and the common theme is our amazing teachers - and they are absolutely amazing - are totally overwhelmed by constant, sudden changes in curriculum while still trying to help kids catch up from the (absolutely necessary) disruptions during lockdown.
I am a grudging, occasional user of AI given its carbon footprint, unreliability and impact on real people. However, when I do use it I say please and thank you because I grew up on Terminator 2 and The Matrix and would rather be a glorified pet than liquified and fed to the other meat batteries.
I mean nice to have it empirically tested and confirmed but we also always knew this.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ignorance and arrogance seem to be both one of the most common and one of the most dangerous combinations of personality traits in those who seek out positions of power.
BVV really had the fucking nerve to describe her years of gaslighting, conspiring with her own oppressors and fawning subservience to the whims of private capital as "public service". Pathetic.
#nzpol
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. It was never good and then it was relentlessly overplayed.
It's teacher-only day at our local primary school and I know how tough those can be for working parents. Fortunately, my neighbour has invited over, by my estimation based on the noise levels while trying to work, 30-50 children for an all-day screaming contest. #ittakesavillage #screams #feral
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Imagine how I feel. I'm not allowed to be in the same place as Tony Hadley in case it creates some kind of freaky spacetime incident.
Screenshot of ABC News article showing someone on a plane using headphones and reading a book. The headlines reads "New United Airlines policy allows airline to ban passengers who don't use headphones".
Your move, Auckland Transport.
Lack of self-doubt and inability to take feedback is the most pure, classic corporate CEO behaviour.
