Outrageous Enough?
Trump is leading the world’s politicians to behave ever worse, including in New Zealand. Although topping Trump’s recent statement daring Iran to take out a couple of California cities might be hard.
Tag: New Zealand
Voting dilemmas
Who to vote for this election? And why does one even bother voting when the options seem so poor? And the chances of your personal vote being important are miniscule. Actually, there is a good reason…
Data centres galore – why is my brain boggled?
My brain is boggled by the global push to build massive data centres consuming vast amounts of electricity while the world needs to reduce its environmental impact for humanity to survive. Why are we on this track?
Universalism vs particularism, what’s that?
Universalism considers laws and rules can be devised that apply to everyone. Particularism says we need to consider context and relationships – rules can change according to the circumstances and who is involved. Is one more right than the other? Can they be combined in the political realm?
Addicted to novelty
Novelty is addictive if you are the type of person who enjoys change. While the need for novelty supposedly wanes with age, that’s not what I’ve found. How do I keep my addiction satiated?
Safe havens & self-reliance
When oil shortages loom it makes sense to want our country to be more self-reliant. It seems obvious our country should rapidly install solar power and wind turbines at scale. Or does it? What makes sense for a home may not make sense for a country.
Bottom Lines
Without a sewage system a city, or a vessel is…in the shit? Wellington’s sewage situation is anything but rosy. As is the plight of the USS Ford, bobbing of the coast of Iran with barely a head to piss in.
Xmas Rituals
We all have our rituals for events like Xmas, even people who don’t think they have any…
Scales of tragedy
How tragic is a ‘natural’ disaster? Does it depend on what is lost? Or when it happened? Is sadness about natural disasters another tilt at preventing inevitable change?
Demonic Eggbeaters and Democracy
Shane Jones says regional councils should be disestablished because they’re full of demonic egg beaters. What are demonic egg beaters? Should they be disestablished?