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Terribly busy

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Between a combination of work and avoiding tax by turning half my garden into alcohol (made over 20 gallons so far), I’m afraid I’ve been rather neglecting what’s going on in the world which makes updating here trickier. so in the meantime do enjoy this fantastic post by White sun of the desert “According to this article in the Daily Telegraph (H/T Tim Worstall), Williams F1 give potential employees a basic maths test and a lot of them are failing. This is a remarkable coincidence, because for the past few months I have been part of a joint industry committee comprising … Continue reading →

Monday amusement

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It’s Monday and I need coffee so here’s something amusing I was linked to: Beginner’s Guide to Police Harassment “A North Island police station received this question from a resident through the feedback section of a local Police website:“I would like to know how it is possible for police officers to continually harass people and get away with it?”In response, a sergeant posted this reply:First of all, let me tell you this … it’s not easy. In the Palmerston North and rural area we average one cop for every 505 people. Only about 60 per cent of those cops are … Continue reading →

A lasting legacy for local communities

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I know more Olympic shite, I really should change topic, but inspired by other peoples graphics I thought I’d exercise my piss poor graphics skills. Especially having read about the lasting sports legacy being left in hackney with existing sports facilities and wildlife habitat destroyed for good. That’s even before you consider if the Olympic body will return the pitches under the temporary car park to anything like they’re previous state. To keep track of just what the legacy will be, and lets see how far off the mark my graphic is there’s Games Monitor. Oh and for the record … Continue reading →